2025 November-December Marshall Mondays Round 3-6
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21 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2205, and top seed was Nico Chasin (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2517).
Moshe Blank (🇺🇸 USA, 1915) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Aditeya Das (2.5) and Grant Xu (2.0). Blank clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Moshe Blank (1915) beat Hairan Liang (CM, 2218), a +303-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 6
GM×2
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×17
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇵ðŸ‡Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsMoshe Blank led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Dec
Moshe Blank takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Moshe Blank lost to FM Aditeya Das (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moshe Blank | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2FMAditeya Das | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3GMNico Chasin | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMGrant Xu | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blank, Moshe | 1915 | USA | +10B | +12N | −2N | +6B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2272 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Das, AditeyaFM | 2287 | USA | =15B | +6N | +1B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.75 | 2261 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Xu, GrantFM | 2289 | USA | =17B | =11N | +7B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2251 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Chasin, NicoGM | 2517 | USA | F | +8N | +13B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2917 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Le, Quan Anh | 2079 | FRA | +9B | +15N | F | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2643 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2049 | USA | =11B | −2B | +9N | −1N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1904 | -14.8 |
| 7 | Berg, George | 1867 | USA | +14N | =16B | −3N | −9B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1872 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Colwell, Andrew | 1836 | USA | =18N | −4B | −10N | +20B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1951 | +7.4 |
| 9 | Tushman, Fiona | 1686 | USA | −5N | F | −6B | +7N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1874 | +22.4 |
| 10 | Liang, HairanCM | 2218 | CAN | −1N | F | +8B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1876 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Kozower, Ethan | 2076 | USA | =6N | =3B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2169 | +4.6 |
| 12 | Bernard, Jaron | 1763 | USA | +21N | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1865 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Timmerman, David | 1929 | USA | F | +19B | −4N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2042 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Paas, Leo | 1775 | USA | −7B | F | F | +19N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1811 | +5.2 |
| 15 | Resika, NathanFM | 1999 | USA | =2N | −5B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1991 | -1.0 |
| 16 | Anatol, Luke Leon Robin | 2121 | USA | F | =7N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1867 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Paragua, MarkGM | 2412 | PHI | =3N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2289 | -1.7 |
| 18 | Weideman, Hendrik | 1958 | RSA | =8B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1836 | -6.8 |
| 19 | Tanaka, Takki | 1753 | USA | F | −13N | F | −14B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1046 | -30.4 |
| 20 | Gilbert, Brian | 1740 | USA | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1036 | -7.4 |
| 21 | Hrop, Stephen | 1814 | USA | −12B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 963 | -11.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Blank, MosheUSA+34.63.0 pts · #1
- 2Tushman, FionaUSA+22.41.0 pts · #12
- 3Bernard, JaronUSA+10.81.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Tanaka, TakkiUSA-30.40.0 pts · #21
- 2Liang, HairanCMCAN-15.21.0 pts · #14
- 3Gutnik, AleksandrUSA-14.81.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R1+303 Elo gap
- R4+181 Elo gap
- R4+134 Elo gap