2nd Koltanowski Memorial Tournament - Under 1600
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 16 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Albert Starr (🇺🇸 USA, 1632).
Jack March Soloway (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Calvin Django Dees (3.0) and Vasisht Macharla (2.5). Soloway won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
16 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
10
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×8
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsJack March Soloway led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
Jack March Soloway never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jack March Soloway beat Calvin Django Dees (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jack March Soloway 4 wins (R1–R4)Calvin Django Dees 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jack March Soloway | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Calvin Django Dees | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Vasisht Macharla | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Hsing Li | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soloway, Jack March | 0 | USA | +2N | +?B | +3N | +4B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dees, Calvin Django | 0 | USA | −1B | +?N | +7B | +?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Macharla, Vasisht | 0 | USA | +?N | +9B | −1B | =5N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Li, Hsing | 0 | USA | +8N | +?B | =?N | −1N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Elster, Benjamin | 0 | USA | −?N | F | +?B | =3B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zhang, Jessica | 0 | USA | =?N | +10B | −?N | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Namiranian, Kian | 0 | USA | =10N | −?B | −2N | =?N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kumar, Vihaan | 0 | USA | −4B | −?N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tsebrii, Maksym | 0 | GER | F | −3N | +?B | −?B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 39952240 | 0 | — | =7B | −6N | −?B | −?N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 654 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tsebrii, MaksymGER0.01.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 399522400.00.5 pts · #9
- 3Namiranian, KianUSA0.01.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Tsebrii, MaksymGER0.01.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 399522400.00.5 pts · #9
- 3Namiranian, KianUSA0.01.0 pts · #7