2025 Marshall Chess Club Blitz Championship

SwissBlitz

45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 12 Oct 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2443, and top seed was Mykola Bortnyk (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2651).

Mykola Bortnyk (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2651) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mark Paragua (7.5) and Nico Chasin (6.5). Bortnyk took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Joseph Otero (1885) beat Jeevan Karamsetty (FM, 2264), a +379-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸New York, NY, United States

Dates

12 Oct 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦IMMykola Bortnyk2651

Avg top 10

2,443

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×5

IM×8

FM×4

CM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×35

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇪🇨Ecuador×2

🇫🇷France×1

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×1

Top 3

🥇
IMMykola Bortnyk
🇺🇦UKR·2651
8.0pts·2751perf+7.5
🥈
GMMark Paragua
🇵🇭PHI·2518
7.5pts·2583perf+9.9
🥉
GMNico Chasin
🇺🇸USA·2443
6.5pts·2484perf+7.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Mykola Bortnyk led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Bortnyk8Paragua7.5Chasin6.5Dlugy6Pressman6Adewumi6

R6 · LEADER CHANGE12 Oct

GM Mark Paragua takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Mykola Bortnyk drew with GM Mark Paragua (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Mykola Bortnyk 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)GM Mark Paragua 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Nico Chasin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMykola Bortnyk	*	½	½	1
2GMMark Paragua	½	*	1	0
3GMNico Chasin	½	0	*	—
4GMMaxim Dlugy	0	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bortnyk, MykolaIM	2651	UKR	+12N	+32B	+7N	=2B	=3N	+9B	+4N	+5B	+11B	8.0	48.5	52.0	45.00	2751	+7.5
2	Paragua, MarkGM	2518	PHI	+14N	+28B	+18B	=1N	+13B	+4N	−5N	+3B	+10B	7.5	47.5	51.5	41.50	2583	+9.9
3	Chasin, NicoGM	2443	USA	+30N	+19B	+11N	−4B	=1B	+6N	+18B	−2N	+15N	6.5	47.0	51.0	33.50	2484	+7.4
4	Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM	2467	USA	+37B	+8N	+13B	+3N	+5N	−2B	−1B	=11N	=6B	6.0	51.0	54.0	32.75	2492	+4.8
5	Dlugy, MaximGM	2525	USA	F	+25B	+15N	+10N	−4B	+18N	+2B	−1N	+13B	6.0	46.5	51.0	32.50	2501	+1.1
6	Lin, Bryan EnmingIM	2323	USA	=21N	+16B	−9N	+30B	+17N	−3B	+12N	+15B	=4N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.75	2382	+17.0
7	Pressman, LeifFM	2126	USA	+31B	+43N	−1B	−12N	+28B	−8N	+41B	+18N	+17B	6.0	38.5	40.5	21.00	2193	+16.4
8	Morris-Suzuki, Alan H	2177	USA	+26N	−4B	−29N	+41B	+40N	+7B	−15N	+22B	+16N	6.0	37.0	39.0	24.00	2258	+20.6
9	Brodsky, DavidGM	2469	USA	+27B	−10N	+6B	+25N	+12B	−1N	=11B	−13N	+20B	5.5	45.0	49.5	27.75	2313	-13.8
10	Ling, ChenxuanCM	2151	USA	+29N	+9B	+21N	−5B	−15N	+22B	=17N	+19B	−2N	5.5	42.5	46.5	25.50	2357	+92.0
11	Katz, AlexanderIM	2398	USA	+35B	+24N	−3B	=34N	+37B	+15B	=9N	=4B	−1N	5.5	42.5	45.5	23.50	2340	-3.0
12	Tadevosyan, Levon	2026	ARM	−1B	+38N	+33B	+7B	−9N	=36N	−6B	+23N	+19B	5.5	41.5	44.5	23.25	2254	+90.4
13	Rohde, MichaelGM	2198	USA	+42N	+40B	−4N	+14B	−2N	+31B	=19N	+9B	−5N	5.5	40.5	42.5	20.75	2286	+10.8
14	Wang, Connor Junda	1916	USA	−2B	+41N	+43B	−13N	=20B	=34N	=23B	+32N	+28B	5.5	35.0	37.0	17.75	2097	+82.4
15	Zhu, LinxiFM	2189	USA	+44B	+20N	−5B	+32N	+10B	−11N	+8B	−6N	−3B	5.0	43.5	43.5	19.50	2257	+28.5
16	Lu, MaximillianIM	2345	USA	−24B	−6N	+35B	−40N	+27B	+21N	+28B	+20N	−8B	5.0	37.5	39.5	21.00	2116	-46.0
17	Karamsetty, JeevanFM	2264	USA	−20B	+35N	+24B	=37N	−6B	+33N	=10B	+34N	−7N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.25	2092	-35.8
18	Shangin, Lev	2103	USA	+39N	+33B	−2N	+29B	+19N	−5B	−3N	−7B	=21N	4.5	42.5	45.5	17.25	2174	+23.6
19	Bonin, JayIM	2171	USA	+38B	−3N	+28B	+20N	−18B	+29N	=13B	−10N	−12N	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.25	2068	-23.4
20	Otero, Joseph	1885	USA	+17N	−15B	+30N	−19B	=14N	+37N	+36B	−16B	−9N	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.25	2122	+48.2
21	Ulloa Centeno, Leandro Nicolas	2175	ECU	=6B	+22N	−10B	−36N	=33B	−16B	+39N	+41N	=18B	4.5	35.5	37.5	16.50	2118	-22.0
22	George, KevinIM	2291	EGY	−28N	−21B	+44N	+42B	+34B	−10N	+29B	−8N	=24B	4.5	34.0	34.0	11.75	2042	-52.6
23	Hyatt, Jessica	1868	USA	F	−31N	+38B	−33N	+42B	+40B	=14N	−12B	+29N	4.5	33.0	35.0	13.75	1978	+24.6
24	Smith, Daniel	0	USA	+16N	−11B	−17N	+45B	−36B	−41N	+40N	+31B	=22N	4.5	31.0	31.0	12.75	2131	+23.8
25	Hoffman, LucCM	2166	USA	+41B	−5N	+40B	−9B	−31N	−28N	+42B	=38N	+32B	4.5	29.5	31.5	11.00	2082	-39.1
26	Wong, Hudson	1902	USA	−8B	−37N	=27B	−31N	+43N	−39B	+44B	+33N	+34B	4.5	29.0	29.0	11.25	1948	+20.0
27	Weisz, Bryan	2023	USA	−9N	−29B	=26N	+44B	−16N	−42N	+43B	+40B	+31N	4.5	28.5	28.5	9.75	2009	-6.2
28	Lu, Lucas	1963	USA	+22B	−2N	−19N	+43B	−7N	+25B	−16N	+37B	−14N	4.0	40.5	42.5	14.00	2078	+28.3
29	Feng, Jayden	1887	USA	−10B	+27N	+8B	−18N	+32B	−19B	−22N	+35N	−23B	4.0	37.5	41.0	17.50	2052	+70.0
30	Subervi, Jonathan SigfredoFM	1931	DOM	−3B	+44N	−20B	−6N	−38N	+43B	−35N	+39B	+37N	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	1959	+2.6
31	Peyton, Nathan	1808	USA	−7N	+23B	−32N	+26B	+25B	−13N	=34B	−24N	−27B	3.5	37.5	41.0	15.25	1973	+39.8
32	Yedidia, Daniel	2074	USA	+45B	−1N	+31B	−15B	−29N	=38N	+33B	−14B	−25N	3.5	37.0	37.0	8.50	1948	-32.2
33	Armaan Chandragupta Jain	1904	IND	+34B	−18N	−12N	+23B	=21N	−17B	−32N	−26B	+41B	3.5	35.5	37.5	12.25	1973	+16.8
34	Nasta, Kiren Vivek	2106	USA	−33N	+39B	+42N	=11B	−22N	=14B	=31N	−17B	−26N	3.5	35.0	37.0	12.25	1952	-73.6
35	Lee, Rohan	2004	USA	−11N	−17B	−16N	+39B	−41N	+44N	+30B	−29B	=38N	3.5	31.5	31.5	8.50	1980	-21.6
36	Sarkar, JustinIM	2129	USA	−40N	−42B	+39N	+21B	+24N	=12B	−20N	F	F	3.5	26.0	26.0	14.75	1991	-12.3
37	Kozlek, Tommy	1926	USA	−4N	+26B	+45N	=17B	−11N	−20B	=38B	−28N	−30B	3.0	36.5	36.5	8.50	1931	-9.9
38	Statz, Isaac Hart	1955	USA	−19N	−12B	−23N	F	+30B	=32B	=37N	=25B	=35B	3.0	33.0	33.0	11.25	1934	-12.4
39	Ulloa Centeno, Luis Manuel	1854	ECU	−18B	−34N	−36B	−35N	+44B	+26N	−21B	−30N	+42N	3.0	30.0	30.0	6.50	1903	+18.4
40	Tripulskiy, Mark	2033	UKR	+36B	−13N	−25N	+16B	−8B	−23N	−24B	−27N	−43N	2.0	38.0	40.0	8.50	1858	-79.6
41	Li, Wan QinWCM	1958	USA	−25N	−14B	F	−8N	+35B	+24B	−7N	−21B	−33N	2.0	38.0	38.0	8.00	1867	-29.5
42	Le, Quan Anh	1950	FRA	−13B	+36N	−34B	−22N	−23N	+27B	−25N	−43N	−39B	2.0	33.5	35.5	8.00	1826	-29.0
43	De Villa, Joseph R	1784	USA	F	−7B	−14N	−28N	−26B	−30N	−27N	+42B	+40B	2.0	32.5	32.5	4.00	1788	-0.2
44	Garcia, Miguel	1951	USA	−15N	−30B	−22B	−27N	−39N	−35B	−26N	F	F	0.0	29.0	29.0	0.00	1228	-57.6
45	Chanadiri, Tamar	1951	USA	−32N	F	−37B	−24N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1205	-25.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ling, ChenxuanCMUSA
+92.0
5.5 pts · #9
2Tadevosyan, LevonARM
+90.4
5.5 pts · #13
3Wang, Connor JundaUSA
+82.4
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Tripulskiy, MarkUKR
-79.6
2.0 pts · #42
2Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA
-73.6
3.5 pts · #35
3Garcia, MiguelUSA
-57.6
0.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R1+379 Elo gap
Otero, Joseph1885 beat FMKaramsetty, Jeevan2264
R5+358 Elo gap
Peyton, Nathan1808 beat CMHoffman, Luc2166
R1+328 Elo gap
Lu, Lucas1963 beat IMGeorge, Kevin2291