2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 1-3
22 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 04 Nov 2025 to 18 Nov 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1602, and top seed was Milan Patel (🇺🇸 USA, 1722).
Alexander Borisovich Menchtchikov (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Milan Patel (2.5) and Danny Cao (2.0). Menchtchikov broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Renate Otterbach (1431) beat Dominic A Vasquez (1595), a +164-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsAlexander Borisovich Menchtchikov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alexander Borisovich Menchtchikov held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
Alexander Borisovich Menchtchikov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Menchtchikov, Alexander Borisovich | 0 | USA | +?B | +3N | +13N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Patel, Milan | 1722 | USA | =17B | +14N | +9N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1726 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Cao, Danny | 1506 | USA | +18N | −1B | +11N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 2395 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Hack, Richard | 1626 | USA | +19N | +10B | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2303 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, William | 1614 | USA | F | +21N | +12B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2394 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Galvez, Carlos | 0 | USA | +15N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Myers, Steven Lee | 1562 | USA | −8B | =18N | +17B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 2316 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Mehta, Soham | 0 | USA | +7N | F | =?B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tobias, Mason | 1549 | USA | +11N | F | −2B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1659 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Otterbach, Renate | 1431 | USA | +12B | −4N | −16B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1486 | +4.2 |
| 11 | Starr, Albert | 1595 | USA | −9B | +17N | −3B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1399 | -15.8 |
| 12 | Vasquez, Dominic A | 1595 | USA | −10N | +20B | −5N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1377 | -17.4 |
| 13 | Turner, Robert | 1573 | USA | +20N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2261 | +14.0 |
| 14 | Weaver, Kyle | 0 | USA | +?N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Saucedo, Tristan | 0 | USA | −6B | +19B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Robins, Alexander | 1614 | USA | F | F | +10N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2231 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Kojevnikov, Alexander | 1516 | USA | =2N | −11B | −7N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1353 | -22.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 39997936 | 0 | — | −3B | =7B | −?N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hossain, Shaikat | 1574 | USA | −4B | −15N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 826 | -17.2 |
| 20 | Blum, Paul A | 1461 | USA | −13B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 784 | -13.4 |
| 21 | Martin, Bryan D | 0 | USA | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rosston, Andrew Burkett | 0 | USA | −?N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Fitzgerald, WilliamUSA+18.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Turner, RobertUSA+14.01.0 pts · #13
- 3Hack, RichardUSA+13.62.0 pts · #2
- 1Kojevnikov, AlexanderUSA-22.80.5 pts · #17
- 2Vasquez, Dominic AUSA-17.41.0 pts · #8
- 3Hossain, ShaikatUSA-17.20.0 pts · #21
- R1+164 Elo gap