2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - Six Day GM B
Round-RobinStandard
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 2385, and top seed was Ivan Schitco (🇲🇩 MDA, GM, 2490).
Ivan Schitco (🇲🇩 MDA, GM, 2490) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Jakub Fus (5.5) and L M S T De Silva (5.5). Schitco shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Bryan Enming Lin (IM, 2340) beat Aleksandr Lenderman (GM, 2468), a +128-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
14 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×5
FM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇲🇩Moldova×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Bryan Enming Lin drew with IM Jakub Fus (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Bryan Enming Lin 3 wins (R5–R7)IM L M S T De Silva 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 🇲🇩GMSchitco, Ivan | 2490 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.00 | 39.5 | -3.8 | 2453 |
| 2 | 🇵🇱IMFus, Jakub | 2422 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +4.9 | 2461 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰IMDe Silva, L M S T | 2404 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +7.8 | 2463 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸IMLin, Bryan Enming | 2340 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 39.5 | +32.0 | 2470 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳GMKoustav Chatterjee | 2488 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.75 | 40.0 | -8.6 | 2417 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸GMLenderman, Aleksandr | 2468 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | -5.8 | 2419 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMAtwell, Rose | 2290 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.00 | 40.5 | +25.2 | 2396 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸IMLudwig, John | 2344 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | +0.5 | 2347 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMKaplan, Avi Harrison | 2372 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -36.4 | 2220 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸IMHebbar, Eshaan | 2233 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.25 | 43.0 | -16.7 | 2182 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lin, Bryan EnmingIMUSA+32.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Atwell, RoseFMUSA+25.24.5 pts · #7
- 3De Silva, L M S TIMSRI+7.85.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Kaplan, Avi HarrisonFMUSA-36.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Hebbar, EshaanIMUSA-16.72.0 pts · #10
- 3Koustav ChatterjeeGMIND-8.65.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R5+128 Elo gap
- R2+111 Elo gap