2025 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-4
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27 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Sept 2025 to 23 Sept 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1660, and top seed was John Little (🇺🇸 USA, 1741).
Eric Liu (🇺🇸 USA, 1641) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Dominic A Vasquez (3.0) and Zachary Wickliffe (2.5). Liu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dylan Kwong (1108) beat John Little (1741), a +633-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
02 Sept 2025 → 23 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×22
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsEric Liu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
3
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Eric Liu held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Eric Liu 3 wins (R2–R4)Dominic A Vasquez 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eric Liu | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Dominic A Vasquez | — | * | — | — |
| 3Brett Fisher | — | — | * | — |
| 4Zachary Wickliffe | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu, Eric | 1641 | USA | =22N | +23B | +10N | +3B | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.75 | 1855 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Vasquez, Dominic A | 1579 | USA | +16B | +15N | F | +4N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2356 | +27.8 |
| 3 | Wickliffe, Zachary | 1712 | USA | +17B | +11N | =4B | −1N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1722 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Braithwaite, Andrew | 1622 | USA | +24B | +14N | =3N | −2B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1622 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Karpe, Ummon | 1625 | USA | F | +19B | =7N | +12B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2427 | +40.4 |
| 6 | Fisher, Brett | 1629 | USA | +25N | −10B | =8N | +17B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1841 | +30.0 |
| 7 | Dees, Calvin Django | 0 | USA | F | +26N | =5B | +10B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Le, Thu Anh | 1577 | USA | −14B | +24N | =6B | +27N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1408 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Brickhouse, Christian | 1624 | USA | F | +22B | +20N | =14B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1784 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Kwong, Dylan | 1108 | USA | +13B | +6N | −1B | −7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fitzgerald, William | 1632 | USA | +18N | −3B | F | +16N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1601 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Nystrom Burke, Oliver Peter | 1609 | USA | −15B | +16N | +18B | −5N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1431 | -28.8 |
| 13 | Little, John | 1741 | USA | −10N | +25B | +15N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2336 | +19.2 |
| 14 | Chan, John | 1571 | USA | +8N | −4B | F | =9N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1608 | +3.0 |
| 15 | Tobias, Mason | 1555 | USA | +12N | −2B | −13B | −18N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1519 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Blum, Paul A | 1489 | USA | −2N | −12B | +23N | −11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 808 | -20.4 |
| 17 | Hossain, Shaikat | 1608 | USA | −3N | F | +22B | −6N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1526 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Elmendorf, Robert | 0 | USA | −11B | F | −12N | +15B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hack, Richard | 1644 | USA | F | −5N | +26B | −21N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 878 | -18.2 |
| 20 | FIDE 2083388 | 0 | — | F | F | −9B | +?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Patel, Milan | 1729 | USA | F | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2444 | +15.2 |
| 22 | Starr, Albert | 1611 | USA | =1B | −9N | −17N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1352 | -18.8 |
| 23 | FIDE 39992926 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −16B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39992950 | 0 | — | −4N | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cao, Danny | 1517 | USA | −6B | −13N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 886 | -11.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 39992918 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −19N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 30946433 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karpe, UmmonUSA+40.42.5 pts · #5
- 2Fisher, BrettUSA+30.02.5 pts · #2
- 3Vasquez, Dominic AUSA+27.83.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Nystrom Burke, Oliver PeterUSA-28.82.0 pts · #15
- 2Blum, Paul AUSA-20.41.0 pts · #22
- 3Starr, AlbertUSA-18.80.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+633 Elo gap
- R2+521 Elo gap