2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - Six Day GM A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2436, and top seed was Titas Stremavicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2552).
Ekin Baris Ozenir (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2433) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Viktor Matviishen (5.5) and Titas Stremavicius (5.5). Ozenir shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Maximillian Lu (IM, 2411) beat Titas Stremavicius (GM, 2552), a +141-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Viktor Matviishen led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
GM Viktor Matviishen held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
GM Viktor Matviishen drew with GM Titas Stremavicius (Black).
GM Titas Stremavicius won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 3 | 🇹🇷IMOzenir, Ekin Baris | 2433 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +10.3 | 2517 |
| 1 | 🇺🇦GMMatviishen, Viktor | 2528 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | -2.3 | 2506 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹GMStremavicius, Titas | 2552 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | -5.3 | 2504 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸IMNarayanan, Samrug | 2428 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5.0 | 23.00 | 40.0 | +6.3 | 2480 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸IMLu, Maximillian | 2411 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | +8.3 | 2482 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸IMGriffith, Kyron | 2419 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +2.3 | 2438 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿GMMirzoev, Azer | 2471 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 19.00 | 41.0 | -9.6 | 2390 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸IMAdewumi, Tanitoluwa | 2448 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | -6.6 | 2392 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMTanenbaum, Zachary | 2371 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.50 | 42.0 | -11.8 | 2319 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸FMGuo, Ethan | 2303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 12.75 | 42.0 | +5.0 | 2326 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ozenir, Ekin BarisIMTUR+10.35.5 pts · #3
- 2Lu, MaximillianIMUSA+8.35.0 pts · #5
- 3Narayanan, SamrugIMUSA+6.35.0 pts · #4
- 1Tanenbaum, ZacharyFMUSA-11.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Mirzoev, AzerGMAZE-9.64.0 pts · #8
- 3Adewumi, TanitoluwaIMUSA-6.64.0 pts · #7
- R3+141 Elo gap
- R2+125 Elo gap