2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 1-3
35 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1815, and top seed was Mikhail A Chernobilskiy (🇺🇸 USA, 1884).
Frederic Dutter (🇺🇸 USA, 1747) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Christopher Powers (3.0) and Isaac S Mays-Smith (2.5). Dutter won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: John Chan (1596) beat Richard V Finacom (1818), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Dutter takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Christopher Powers 3 wins (R1–R3)Frederic Dutter 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutter, Frederic | 1747 | USA | +14B | +6N | +5B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2440 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Powers, Christopher | 1817 | USA | +27B | +21N | +4B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2577 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Mays-Smith, Isaac S | 1774 | USA | +32B | =12B | +16N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2038 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Dash, Satyakam | 1803 | USA | +8N | +23B | −2N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1756 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Wickliffe, Zachary | 1755 | USA | +19B | +15N | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1874 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Babayan, Gagik | 1729 | USA | +28N | −1B | +18N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1813 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Pickering, Carl A | 1750 | ENG | +22N | F | +13B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2438 | +14.2 |
| 8 | Rachuri, Sujan | 0 | USA | −4B | +26N | +30B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sloan, Sacha Marino | 1720 | USA | −15B | +17N | +14B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1720 | +1.6 |
| 10 | Morello, Nicholas | 1792 | USA | F | +34N | +12B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2570 | +19.0 |
| 11 | Dees, Calvin Django | 1851 | USA | +29N | F | +20B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2455 | +20.0 |
| 12 | Chernobilskiy, Mikhail A | 1884 | USA | +17B | =3N | −10N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1745 | -11.0 |
| 13 | Tam, Hoa Long | 1728 | USA | =26B | +31N | −7N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1681 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Casares, Nick | 1435 | USA | −1N | +29B | −9N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1564 | +8.4 |
| 15 | Schuster, Zack | 1681 | USA | +9N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1738 | +3.0 |
| 16 | Sarmasi, Aron | 1752 | USA | +18N | F | −3B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1685 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Stults, Sawyer | 1670 | USA | −12N | −9B | +29N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1610 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Chan, John | 1596 | USA | −16B | +19N | −6B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1641 | +3.4 |
| 19 | Finacom, Richard V | 1818 | USA | −5N | −18B | +28N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1566 | -40.0 |
| 20 | Siegel, David | 1709 | USA | F | +24B | −11N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1815 | +5.8 |
| 21 | Elster, Benjamin | 1652 | USA | +30N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1682 | +3.2 |
| 22 | Ni, Tao | 1549 | USA | −7B | +33N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1696 | +7.8 |
| 23 | Ploquin, Phil | 1694 | USA | +33B | −4N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1722 | +1.6 |
| 24 | Boyer, John | 1778 | USA | F | −20N | +31B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1638 | -7.4 |
| 25 | Madden, Dahlia | 1711 | USA | F | +35B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2525 | +10.4 |
| 26 | Reed, Paul H | 1727 | USA | =13N | −8B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1728 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mehta, Soham | 1876 | USA | −2N | =28B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1577 | -31.6 |
| 28 | Patel, Milan | 1722 | USA | −6B | =27N | −19B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1535 | -26.0 |
| 29 | Agdamag, Samuel | 1600 | USA | −11B | −14N | −17B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 852 | -26.2 |
| 30 | Le, Thu Anh | 1546 | USA | −21B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 852 | -7.2 |
| 31 | Sisti, Daniel J | 1567 | USA | F | −13B | −24N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 953 | -10.4 |
| 32 | Fitzgerald, William | 1659 | USA | −3N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 974 | -13.6 |
| 33 | Braithwaite, Andrew | 1641 | USA | −23N | −22B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 821 | -21.2 |
| 34 | McCutcheon, Bennett | 1656 | USA | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 992 | -12.8 |
| 35 | Schaezlein, Charlie | 1725 | USA | F | −25N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 911 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Powers, ChristopherUSA+26.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Dutter, FredericUSA+22.43.0 pts · #2
- 3Dees, Calvin DjangoUSA+20.02.0 pts · #4
- 1Finacom, Richard VUSA-40.01.0 pts · #21
- 2Mehta, SohamUSA-31.60.5 pts · #28
- 3Agdamag, SamuelUSA-26.20.0 pts · #32
- R2+222 Elo gap
- R2+165 Elo gap