2025 December Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000
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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Ryan (Zhuoyuan) Xu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1871).
Hudson Wong (🇺🇸 USA, 1804) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Sawyer L Sarwar (4.0) and Ryan (Zhuoyuan) Xu (4.0). Wong shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mikhail Razygraev (1619) beat Jaime Jariton (1802), a +183-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 · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×41
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇵🇾Paraguay×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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5
2
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3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Hudson Wong held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Wong takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Hudson Wong lost to Sawyer L Sarwar (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson Wong | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Sawyer L Sarwar | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Ryan (Zhuoyuan) Xu | — | — | * | — |
| 4Liam L Kojuharov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wong, Hudson | 1804 | USA | +46N | +18B | +8N | +5B | −2B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1936 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Sarwar, Sawyer L | 1774 | USA | +34B | +36N | F | +17B | +1N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2511 | +49.6 |
| 3 | Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) | 1871 | CAN | F | +39B | +11N | +16B | +22N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2526 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Kojuharov, Liam L | 1813 | USA | =14N | =26B | +15N | =30B | +17N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1809 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Goto, Kenji | 1792 | USA | F | +43B | +6N | −1N | +27B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1759 | -2.4 |
| 6 | Reznikov, Gennadiy | 1639 | USA | =38B | +44N | −5B | =10N | +15B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1679 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Singh, Ian Avery | 1841 | USA | +29B | +9N | +21B | F | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2560 | +31.2 |
| 8 | Lu, Marissa | 1703 | USA | +20B | +16N | −1B | −22N | =28N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1728 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Suthar, Viaan | 1683 | USA | +37N | −7B | +43N | −13B | =20N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1658 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Razygraev, Grigory | 1565 | RUS | +33N | −21N | F | =6B | +34N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1714 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Suthar, Manish | 0 | FID | =?N | +45B | −3B | −12N | +35N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Xu, Kevin | 1733 | USA | =15N | F | F | +11B | +19B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 1699 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Mayers, Sascha | 1760 | USA | F | =15B | +26N | +9N | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 1951 | +26.4 |
| 14 | Weldon, Christopher | 1720 | USA | =4B | F | +31N | +35B | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 1823 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1699 | USA | =12B | =13N | −4B | +42N | −6N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1614 | -22.8 |
| 16 | Zhou, AbigailWCM | 1824 | USA | +24N | −8B | +19B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1621 | -32.0 |
| 17 | De Villa, Joseph R | 1710 | USA | F | +38N | +32B | −2N | −4B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1718 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Cheng, Kyle | 1630 | USA | +23N | −1N | =35B | =20B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1599 | -6.8 |
| 19 | Endo van Dooijeweert, Sebastian | 0 | JPN | F | +25B | −16N | +36B | −12N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Zhou, Mason Lou | 1641 | USA | −8N | F | +38B | =18N | =9B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1636 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Colwell, Andrew | 1836 | USA | +28N | +10B | −7N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1842 | +1.0 |
| 22 | Curran, Samuel M | 1627 | USA | F | F | +41N | +8B | −3B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1896 | +21.0 |
| 23 | Zhang, Allison J | 1505 | USA | −18B | +34N | −27N | +40B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1614 | +12.0 |
| 24 | Mutha, Kabir Partha | 1663 | USA | −16B | F | +39N | F | +26B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1738 | +7.6 |
| 25 | Nigam, Myra | 1563 | USA | =41B | −19N | +45N | =32B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1780 | +34.0 |
| 26 | Liu, Oliver Y | 1652 | USA | F | =4N | −13B | +44B | −24N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1585 | -15.2 |
| 27 | Fernandez-Aller, Santiago | 0 | USA | F | =35N | +23B | F | −5N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kong, Scarlett | 1744 | USA | −21B | F | F | +37N | =8B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1710 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Huang, Sean | 0 | USA | −7N | +37B | =33N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1699 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Lou, Aileen | 1521 | USA | F | +31B | F | =4N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1812 | +14.0 |
| 31 | Lai, Harry K | 0 | USA | F | −30N | −14B | =39B | +40N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Liang, Melanie | 1758 | USA | F | +40B | −17N | =25N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1623 | -21.2 |
| 33 | Chang, Charlotte Tai-En | 1666 | USA | −10B | +42N | =29B | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1525 | -15.2 |
| 34 | Sethi, Abeer | 0 | USA | −2N | −23B | F | +38N | −10B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bangaru, Sahishn Sai | 1449 | USA | F | =27B | =18N | −14N | −11B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1482 | +2.8 |
| 36 | Razygraev, Mikhail | 1619 | RUS | +47N | −2B | F | −19N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1788 | +18.0 |
| 37 | Rong, Sean | 1592 | USA | −9B | −29N | F | −28B | +44N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1501 | -14.8 |
| 38 | Nigam, Shyra | 1526 | USA | =6N | −17B | −20N | −34B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1390 | -17.6 |
| 39 | Liang, Jerry | 0 | USA | F | −3N | −24B | =31N | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 967 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Lim, Ayden | 1597 | USA | F | −32N | =42B | −23N | −31B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1309 | -42.8 |
| 41 | Gilbert, Brian | 1740 | USA | =25N | F | −22B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1402 | -17.6 |
| 42 | Jandhyala, Satyarjit | 1488 | USA | F | −33B | =40N | −15B | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1381 | -13.6 |
| 43 | McCahey, Nicholas | 1459 | USA | F | −5N | −9B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 938 | -13.6 |
| 44 | Li, Henry Mingzhe | 1452 | USA | F | −6B | F | −26N | −37B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 828 | -32.4 |
| 45 | Huang, Brian | 1467 | USA | F | −11N | −25B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 762 | -14.8 |
| 46 | Xu, Mark | 1584 | USA | −1B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1004 | -8.8 |
| 47 | Jariton, Jaime | 1802 | PAR | −36B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 819 | -29.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sarwar, Sawyer LUSA+49.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Nigam, MyraUSA+34.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Wong, HudsonUSA+31.64.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lim, AydenUSA-42.80.5 pts · #41
- 2Li, Henry MingzheUSA-32.40.0 pts · #47
- 3Zhou, AbigailWCMUSA-32.02.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+183 Elo gap
- R2+121 Elo gap
- R3+113 Elo gap