2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - 1600-1999 Round 4-7
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34 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Mikhail A Chernobilskiy (🇺🇸 USA, 1884).
Calvin Django Dees (🇺🇸 USA, 1851) won with 3.5/4, ahead of John Boyer (3.5) and Gagik Babayan (3.0). Dees shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tao Ni (1549) beat Satyakam Dash (1803), a +254-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
27 Jan 2026 → 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
11
3
4
2
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Dees takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dees, Calvin Django | 1851 | USA | +31B | =5N | +6N | +28B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2142 | +50.0 |
| 2 | Boyer, John | 1778 | USA | +19N | +33B | =25N | +10N | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 2074 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Babayan, Gagik | 1729 | USA | =23B | +31N | +13B | =5N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1908 | +18.6 |
| 4 | Finacom, Richard V | 1818 | USA | +26B | +15N | −14B | +31B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2514 | +43.6 |
| 5 | Powers, Christopher | 1817 | USA | +12N | =1B | =28N | =3B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1864 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Chernobilskiy, Mikhail A | 1884 | USA | +7B | +24N | −1B | =13N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1864 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Milliken, William | 1801 | USA | −6N | +30B | +9B | =11N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1849 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Siegel, David | 1709 | USA | =11B | +20N | +17N | −12B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1820 | +12.0 |
| 9 | McCutcheon, Bennett | 1656 | USA | =29N | +21B | −7N | +18B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1779 | +25.6 |
| 10 | Wickliffe, Zachary | 1755 | USA | +14B | F | +12N | −2B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1764 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Sarmasi, Aron | 1752 | USA | =8N | −17B | +16N | =7B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1728 | -4.8 |
| 12 | Pickering, Carl A | 1750 | ENG | −5B | +23N | −10B | +8N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ni, Tao | 1549 | USA | +17N | =25B | −3N | =6B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1802 | +24.6 |
| 14 | Rachuri, Sujan | 0 | USA | −10N | +18B | +4N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Braithwaite, Andrew | 1641 | USA | +22N | −4B | +32B | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1766 | +10.2 |
| 16 | Agdamag, Samuel | 1600 | USA | F | +34N | −11B | +29N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1747 | +11.4 |
| 17 | Dash, Satyakam | 1803 | USA | −13B | +11N | −8B | =20B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1564 | -51.2 |
| 18 | Fitzgerald, William | 1659 | USA | +27B | −14N | =22B | −9N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1669 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Ploquin, Phil | 1694 | USA | −2B | F | +24N | =23B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1791 | +8.0 |
| 20 | Chan, John | 1596 | USA | +32N | −8B | F | =17N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1649 | +4.2 |
| 21 | Tam, Hoa Long | 1728 | USA | −24B | −9N | =30B | +32N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1585 | -15.2 |
| 22 | Stults, Sawyer | 1671 | USA | −15B | F | =18N | +33B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sloan, Sacha Marino | 1720 | USA | =3N | −12B | F | =19N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1599 | -19.6 |
| 24 | Mehta, Soham | 1876 | USA | +21N | −6B | −19B | −26N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1565 | -65.2 |
| 25 | Morello, Nicholas | 1792 | USA | F | =13N | =2B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1663 | -6.4 |
| 26 | Reed, Paul H | 1727 | USA | −4N | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1847 | +12.8 |
| 27 | Schuster, Zack | 1681 | USA | −18N | +29B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1603 | -4.2 |
| 28 | Dutter, Frederic | 1747 | USA | F | F | =5B | −1N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1641 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Le, Thu Anh | 1546 | USA | =9B | −27N | F | −16B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1373 | -11.8 |
| 30 | Patel, Milan | 1722 | USA | F | −7N | =21N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1572 | -15.2 |
| 31 | Mays-Smith, Isaac S | 1774 | USA | −1N | −3B | F | −4N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 999 | -27.8 |
| 32 | Casares, Nick | 1435 | USA | −20B | F | −15N | −21B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 855 | -13.6 |
| 33 | Madden, Dahlia | 1711 | USA | F | −2N | F | −22N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 924 | -19.4 |
| 34 | Sisti, Daniel J | 1567 | USA | F | −16B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 800 | -9.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dees, Calvin DjangoUSA+50.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Finacom, Richard VUSA+43.63.0 pts · #4
- 3McCutcheon, BennettUSA+25.62.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mehta, SohamUSA-65.21.0 pts · #22
- 2Dash, SatyakamUSA-51.21.5 pts · #17
- 3Mays-Smith, Isaac SUSA-27.80.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R1+254 Elo gap
- R3+182 Elo gap
- R4+149 Elo gap