NJSCF 140th Anniversary Commemorative Tournament
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Morris County, NJ, United States. 10 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2429, and top seed was Andrew Tang (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2548).
Aleksandr Lenderman (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2462) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Maxim Dlugy (6.0) and Andrew Tang (6.0). Lenderman shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
Location
🇺🇸Morris County, NJ, United States
Dates
22 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×7
🇵ðŸ‡Philippines×2
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Aleksandr Lenderman led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE26 Oct
GM Aleksandr Lenderman takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Aleksandr Lenderman drew with GM Andrew Tang (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Maxim Dlugy won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸GMLenderman, Aleksandr | 2462 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.00 | 38.5 | +15.9 | 2592 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸GMDlugy, Maxim | 2496 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.75 | 39.0 | +6.3 | 2547 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸GMTang, Andrew | 2548 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.25 | 39.0 | -0.2 | 2541 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿GMKhamrakulov, Djurabek | 2474 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +4.2 | 2504 |
| 5 | 🇵ðŸ‡GMBarbosa, Oliver | 2395 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | +9.7 | 2476 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸GMMolner, Mackenzie | 2468 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | -5.0 | 2425 |
| 7 | 🇵ðŸ‡GMParagua, Mark | 2413 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +2.2 | 2431 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸GMStripunsky, Alexander | 2486 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 40.5 | -7.4 | 2423 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸GMFedorowicz, John | 2313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -9.7 | 2222 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸GMRohde, Michael | 2237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 44.5 | -16.0 | 2007 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA+15.96.5 pts · #1
- 2Barbosa, OliverGMPHI+9.75.0 pts · #5
- 3Dlugy, MaximGMUSA+6.36.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Rohde, MichaelGMUSA-16.00.5 pts · #10
- 2Fedorowicz, JohnGMUSA-9.72.0 pts · #9
- 3Stripunsky, AlexanderGMUSA-7.44.5 pts · #8