2025 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7
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25 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 25 Nov 2025 to 16 Dec 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1619, and top seed was Milan Patel (🇺🇸 USA, 1722).
Soham Mehta (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Alexander Robins (3.0) and Andrew Burkett Rosston (3.0). Mehta broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Danny Cao (1506) beat Richard Hack (1626), a +120-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
25 Nov 2025 → 16 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsSoham Mehta led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Soham Mehta never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Soham Mehta 4 wins (R1–R4)Milan Patel 3 wins (R2–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehta, Soham | 0 | USA | +14N | +16B | +15N | +2B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Robins, Alexander | 1614 | USA | +21B | +18B | +14N | −1N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 2354 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Rosston, Andrew Burkett | 0 | USA | +19N | −6B | +25B | +17N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Patel, Milan | 1722 | USA | −16B | +11B | +22N | +14B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1726 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Starr, Albert | 1595 | USA | +23N | =12B | =11N | +22B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1687 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Karpe, Ummon | 1665 | USA | F | +3N | +17B | −7N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1586 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Braithwaite, Andrew | 1623 | USA | F | −14B | +12N | +6B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2382 | +17.8 |
| 8 | Galvez, Carlos | 0 | USA | F | +?B | +9N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Vasquez, Dominic A | 1595 | USA | F | +20B | −8B | +19N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2316 | +7.8 |
| 10 | Martin, Bryan D | 0 | USA | −12N | +24B | +?N | −13N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1491 | -25.2 |
| 11 | Myers, Steven Lee | 1562 | USA | F | −4N | =5B | +18N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1466 | -4.8 |
| 12 | Pirone, John | 1498 | USA | +10B | =5N | −7B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1416 | -8.0 |
| 13 | Turner, Robert | 1573 | USA | F | =21N | F | +10B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1554 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Menchtchikov, Alexander Borisovich | 0 | USA | −1B | +7N | −2B | −4N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Cao, Danny | 1506 | USA | F | +22B | −1B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 2426 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Fitzgerald, William | 1614 | USA | +4N | −1N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2522 | +26.0 |
| 17 | Tobias, Mason | 1549 | USA | −18N | +23B | −6N | −3B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 865 | -13.6 |
| 18 | Weaver, Kyle | 0 | USA | +17B | −2N | F | −11B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kojevnikov, Alexander | 1516 | USA | −3B | F | +24N | −9B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1513 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Saucedo, Tristan | 0 | USA | F | −9N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Le, Thu Anh | 1554 | USA | −2N | =13B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1401 | -7.8 |
| 22 | Hack, Richard | 1626 | USA | F | −15N | −4B | −5N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 808 | -31.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 30946433 | 0 | — | −5B | −17N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Otterbach, Renate | 1431 | USA | F | −10N | −19B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 716 | -7.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 39997936 | 0 | — | F | F | −3N | −?B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fitzgerald, WilliamUSA+26.01.0 pts · #14
- 2Braithwaite, AndrewUSA+17.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Robins, AlexanderUSA+16.83.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Hack, RichardUSA-31.40.0 pts · #21
- 2Martin, Bryan DUSA-25.22.0 pts · #7
- 3Tobias, MasonUSA-13.61.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R2+120 Elo gap
- R1+108 Elo gap