2026 NY Marshall Winter Challengers Invitational
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2137, and top seed was Joshua Colas (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2278).
Pedro Espinosa (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2205) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Logan Brain (4.5) and Joshua Colas (4.0). Espinosa won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Chenxuan Ling (CM, 2093) beat Joshua Colas (FM, 2278), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×2
WIM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsCM Pedro Espinosa led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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3
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
CM Pedro Espinosa held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Pedro Espinosa lost to Logan Brain (Black).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
CM Pedro Espinosa won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸CMEspinosa, Pedro | 2205 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 23.0 | +15.6 | 2285 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Brain, Logan | 2153 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 23.5 | +16.6 | 2236 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMColas, Joshua | 2278 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.75 | 24.0 | -19.4 | 2166 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸CMLing, Chenxuan | 2093 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.00 | 24.5 | +12.9 | 2143 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Patel, Maahir M | 2114 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 25.0 | -10.4 | 2090 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸WIMGaw, Chloe | 2153 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 9.50 | 25.0 | -26.8 | 2084 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Stern, Kevin B | 2008 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.75 | 25.5 | +13.2 | 2053 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Kozower, Ethan | 2089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 7.50 | 25.5 | -10.0 | 2041 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brain, LoganUSA+16.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Espinosa, PedroCMUSA+15.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Stern, Kevin BUSA+13.22.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Gaw, ChloeWIMUSA-26.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Colas, JoshuaFMUSA-19.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Patel, Maahir MUSA-10.43.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+185 Elo gap