2026 New Years Tuesday Night Marathon - Under 1600 Round 4-7
27 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1711, and top seed was Dylan Kwong (🇺🇸 USA, 1853).
Jacob Golas (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Alexander Borisovich Menchtchikov (3.0) and Ethan Israel Solomon (2.5). Golas shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Dominic A Vasquez (1586) beat Dylan Kwong (1853), a +267-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Golas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
Jacob Golas won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexander Borisovich Menchtchikov | * | — | — | — |
| 2Jacob Golas | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Kyle Ewart Coventry Booth | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ethan Israel Solomon | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golas, Jacob | 0 | USA | +24B | +14N | +6B | −3N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Menchtchikov, Alexander Borisovich | 1737 | USA | +9N | +15B | −11N | +18B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1823 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Solomon, Ethan Israel | 0 | USA | =23B | F | +10N | +1B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.25 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry | 1581 | USA | +5N | =16B | +23B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1948 | +55.2 |
| 5 | Hack, Richard | 1609 | USA | −4B | −6N | +19B | +7N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1481 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Robins, Alexander | 1641 | USA | F | +5B | −1N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2472 | +43.6 |
| 7 | Starr, Albert | 1596 | USA | +20B | −8N | +12N | −5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1410 | -15.0 |
| 8 | Tobias, Mason | 1547 | USA | F | +7B | +17N | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2426 | +48.8 |
| 9 | Massop, Daniel | 1747 | USA | −2B | F | +14N | +15N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1849 | +16.4 |
| 10 | Vasquez, Dominic A | 1586 | USA | +14B | +23N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2568 | +29.2 |
| 11 | Pagan Griso, Simone | 1582 | USA | =16N | F | +2B | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1929 | +36.4 |
| 12 | Blum, Paul A | 1448 | USA | −17N | =25B | −7B | +27N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1400 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Mackley, Merlin Ethan | 1682 | USA | +19B | =24N | F | −21N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 731 | -28.0 |
| 14 | Kwong, Dylan | 1853 | USA | −10N | −1B | −9B | +26N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1498 | -53.6 |
| 15 | Martin, Bryan D | 1582 | USA | +26N | −2N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1548 | -5.2 |
| 16 | Little, John | 1734 | USA | =11B | =4N | −18B | −6N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1410 | -68.0 |
| 17 | Karpe, Ummon | 1656 | USA | +12B | F | −8B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1498 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Weaver, Kyle | 1607 | USA | F | F | +16N | −2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1736 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Swan, Mason James | 0 | USA | −13N | +?B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ben Cherif, Rachid | 0 | USA | −7N | +26B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Cao, Danny | 1531 | USA | F | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2482 | +14.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 30946433 | 0 | — | +27N | −?B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Fisher, Brett | 1683 | USA | =3N | −10B | −4N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 783 | -25.4 |
| 24 | Rosston, Andrew Burkett | 0 | USA | −1N | =13B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rothman, Ivan | 1768 | USA | F | =12N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1448 | -14.8 |
| 26 | Ramos, Joel Thomas | 1536 | USA | −15B | −20N | F | −14B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 918 | -22.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 566004934 | 0 | — | −22B | −?N | F | −12B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Booth, Kyle Ewart CoventryUSA+55.22.5 pts · #2
- 2Tobias, MasonUSA+48.82.0 pts · #4
- 3Robins, AlexanderUSA+43.62.0 pts · #7
- 1Little, JohnUSA-68.01.0 pts · #18
- 2Kwong, DylanUSA-53.61.0 pts · #12
- 3Mackley, Merlin EthanUSA-28.01.5 pts · #27
- R1+267 Elo gap
- R3+155 Elo gap
- R4+151 Elo gap