2025 October-November Marshall Mondays Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 06 Oct 2025 to 20 Oct 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2116, and top seed was Justin Sarkar (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2291).
Michael Rohde (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2237) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Quan Anh Le (2.5) and Alejandro Saez Coma (2.0). Rohde broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Quan Anh Le (1929) beat Alejandro Saez Coma (CM, 2160), a +231-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
06 Oct 2025 → 20 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 5
GM×1
IM×1
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×20
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsGM Michael Rohde led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
GM Michael Rohde held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Michael Rohde won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMichael Rohde | * | — | — | — |
| 2Quan Anh Le | — | * | — | — |
| 3Ethan Kozower | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4FMGrant Xu | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohde, MichaelGM | 2237 | USA | +14B | +8N | +7B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2841 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Le, Quan Anh | 1929 | FRA | +3B | =7B | +9N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2410 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Saez Coma, AlejandroCM | 2160 | ESP | −2N | +23B | +15N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 2002 | -9.8 |
| 4 | Xu, GrantFM | 2279 | USA | +16B | +5N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2788 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Kozower, Ethan | 2030 | USA | +17N | −4B | +19B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2127 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Tanaka, Takki | 1826 | USA | −8B | +14N | +21B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2033 | +33.2 |
| 7 | Liang, HairanCM | 2244 | CAN | +10B | =2N | −1N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 2004 | -15.8 |
| 8 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 1997 | USA | +6N | −1B | =10N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1969 | -2.6 |
| 9 | Knowles, Chase | 2007 | USA | +18B | =11N | −2B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 2016 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Berg, George | 1845 | USA | −7N | +22B | =8B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2032 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Sarkar, JustinIM | 2291 | USA | +15N | =9B | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2167 | -2.3 |
| 12 | Timmerman, David | 1930 | USA | +22B | F | =13N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1997 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Bernard, Jaron | 1752 | USA | F | +21N | =12B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2080 | +34.0 |
| 14 | Kagle, Sasha | 1884 | USA | −1N | −6B | +23N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1785 | -9.4 |
| 15 | Blank, Moshe | 1939 | USA | −11B | +18N | −3B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1968 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Breskin, Nicklas | 1944 | USA | −4N | +17B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2016 | +2.6 |
| 17 | Frumkin, Edward | 1754 | USA | −5B | −16N | =18B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1661 | -6.4 |
| 18 | Hrop, Stephen | 1827 | USA | −9N | −15B | =17N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1627 | -14.2 |
| 19 | Hinson, Miles | 1975 | USA | F | =20B | −5N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1770 | -10.6 |
| 20 | Chakrabartiroy, Arko | 1895 | USA | F | =19N | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1975 | +4.4 |
| 21 | Colwell, Andrew | 1843 | USA | F | −13B | −6N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 989 | -22.8 |
| 22 | Gilbert, Brian | 1856 | USA | −12N | −10N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1088 | -36.8 |
| 23 | Koppenaal, Richard | 1665 | USA | F | −3N | −14B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1175 | -6.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Le, Quan AnhFRA+35.22.5 pts · #2
- 2Bernard, JaronUSA+34.01.5 pts · #12
- 3Tanaka, TakkiUSA+33.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Gilbert, BrianUSA-36.80.0 pts · #21
- 2Colwell, AndrewUSA-22.80.0 pts · #23
- 3Liang, HairanCMCAN-15.81.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+231 Elo gap