2025 December Marshall Premier FIDE - Open
SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 12 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2313, and top seed was Nico Chasin (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2517).
Kassa Korley (🇩🇰 DEN, IM, 2402) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Justin Chen (4.0) and Nico Chasin (3.5). Korley shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Justin Sarkar (IM, 2278) beat Safal Bora (GM, 2501), a +223-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
12 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×2
IM×5
FM×1
CM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
🇪🇨Ecuador×2
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Kassa Korley led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
9
5
1
2
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE14 Dec
IM Kassa Korley takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
IM Kassa Korley went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMKassa Korley | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2FMJustin Chen | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMLiam Putnam | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4IMJustin Sarkar | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korley, KassaIM | 2402 | DEN | +9B | +10N | =4B | +6N | +3N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2596 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Chen, JustinFM | 2366 | USA | +33N | +15B | =3N | =4N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2446 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Chasin, NicoGM | 2517 | USA | +14B | +21N | =2B | +5N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2430 | -4.1 |
| 4 | Putnam, LiamIM | 2498 | USA | +22N | +13B | =1N | =2B | =5N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 2402 | -4.2 |
| 5 | Sarkar, JustinIM | 2278 | USA | +24B | +36N | +7N | −3B | =4B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2417 | +10.6 |
| 6 | Hoffman, LucCM | 2130 | USA | =16B | +35N | +11N | −1B | +25B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2181 | +9.8 |
| 7 | Bora, SafalGM | 2501 | USA | F | +30N | −5B | +17N | +8B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2339 | -5.4 |
| 8 | Kozower, Ethan | 2076 | USA | −15N | +26B | +16N | +19B | −7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2098 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Lu, Lucas | 1883 | USA | −1N | =23B | =18B | +36N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1984 | +22.4 |
| 10 | Schaefer, Sasha MiloCM | 1946 | USA | +31N | −1B | =32N | −14B | +26N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1994 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Ulloa Centeno, Leandro Nicolas | 1945 | ECU | F | +18N | −6B | =20N | +15B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 2018 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Bonin, JayIM | 2053 | USA | F | =16N | +27B | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 2172 | +5.7 |
| 13 | Anatol, Luke Leon Robin | 2121 | USA | +28B | −4N | +36B | −12N | =22B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 2042 | -16.1 |
| 14 | Hinson, Miles | 1972 | USA | −3N | =24B | +35B | +10N | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 2140 | +15.4 |
| 15 | Berg, George | 1867 | USA | +8B | −2N | −17B | +33N | −11N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1987 | +13.4 |
| 16 | Stancil, Kimani | 1924 | USA | =6N | =12B | −8B | −22N | +35B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1972 | +5.6 |
| 17 | Levin, Anthony | 2010 | USA | F | =32B | +15N | −7B | =9N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 2023 | -1.0 |
| 18 | Yu, Vincent Zhiwen | 1868 | USA | F | −11B | =9N | =23B | +29N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1928 | +9.9 |
| 19 | Wu, Winsley | 1925 | USA | F | =27N | +28B | −8N | =20B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1907 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Statz, Isaac Hart | 1827 | USA | F | =25B | =34N | =11B | =19N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1949 | +26.0 |
| 21 | Hebbar, EshaanIM | 2241 | USA | +23N | −3B | +29N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 2259 | +4.9 |
| 22 | Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCM | 2043 | USA | −4B | −28N | F | +16B | =13N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1992 | -16.4 |
| 23 | Zhang, Andrew | 1969 | USA | −21B | =9N | =30B | =18N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1908 | -16.4 |
| 24 | Lee, Rohan | 1944 | USA | −5N | =14N | +31B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 2012 | +8.4 |
| 25 | Marri, Anvith Reddy | 1972 | USA | F | =20N | F | +29B | −6N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1958 | -1.7 |
| 26 | Ulloa Centeno, Luis Manuel | 1936 | ECU | F | −8N | =33B | +35N | −10B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1898 | -9.2 |
| 27 | Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam | 1897 | USA | F | =19B | −12N | =30N | −31B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1744 | -23.4 |
| 28 | Patay, Travis | 1827 | USA | −13N | +22B | −19N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1905 | +5.2 |
| 29 | Blank, Moshe | 1915 | USA | F | +34N | −21B | −25N | −18B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1816 | -11.4 |
| 30 | Wagner, Richard | 1985 | USA | F | −7B | =23N | =27B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1959 | -4.4 |
| 31 | Ma, Jin | 1787 | USA | −10B | F | −24N | F | +27N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1804 | +2.8 |
| 32 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1932 | USA | F | =17N | =10B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1978 | +5.2 |
| 33 | Kazan, Jude | 2000 | USA | −2B | F | =26N | −15B | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1783 | -34.8 |
| 34 | Aravindakshan, SahanaWIM | 1954 | USA | F | −29B | =20B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1679 | -28.8 |
| 35 | Ma, Julian | 1919 | USA | F | −6B | −14N | −26B | −16N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1191 | -65.2 |
| 36 | Ching, Mike Wai Chong | 1791 | USA | F | −5B | −13N | −9B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1265 | -22.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Statz, Isaac HartUSA+26.02.0 pts · #15
- 2Lu, LucasUSA+22.42.5 pts · #14
- 3Hinson, MilesUSA+15.42.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Ma, JulianUSA-65.20.0 pts · #36
- 2Kazan, JudeUSA-34.80.5 pts · #34
- 3Aravindakshan, SahanaWIMUSA-28.80.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R3+223 Elo gap
- R2+216 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap