2026 NY Marshall Presidents' Day Invitational - IM A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2249, and top seed was Florian Kaczur (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2469).
Florian Kaczur (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2469) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kevin George (7.0) and Oliver Barbosa (5.5). Kaczur won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Qi Pang (2095) beat Whee Ky Ma (FM, 2324), a +229-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Florian Kaczur led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Florian Kaczur takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
IM Florian Kaczur beat IM Kevin George (White).
IM Florian Kaczur 4+3 wins (R2–R5, R7–R9)IM Kevin George 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇭🇺IMKaczur, Florian | 2469 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.75 | 37.0 | +9.3 | 2576 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬IMGeorge, Kevin | 2345 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 38.0 | +25.8 | 2458 |
| 3 | 🇵🇭GMBarbosa, Oliver | 2373 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -5.5 | 2315 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Pang, Qi | 2095 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +95.2 | 2309 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMVenkatesh, Narayan | 2259 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.50 | 40.0 | +14.8 | 2291 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱FMMa, Whee Ky | 2324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.00 | 40.5 | -19.2 | 2241 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMColas, Joshua | 2282 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.25 | 41.0 | -18.4 | 2202 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Anatol, Luke Leon Robin | 2114 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 8.75 | 42.5 | -7.0 | 2098 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Weisz, Bryan | 2116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.75 | 43.0 | -17.0 | 2044 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Goodrich, Elliott | 2113 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 43.5 | -53.6 | 1991 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pang, QiUSA+95.25.0 pts · #4
- 2George, KevinIMEGY+25.87.0 pts · #2
- 3Venkatesh, NarayanFMUSA+14.85.0 pts · #5
- 1Goodrich, ElliottUSA-53.61.5 pts · #10
- 2Ma, Whee KyFMNED-19.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Colas, JoshuaFMUSA-18.44.0 pts · #7
- R4+229 Elo gap