2026 January Marshall Premier FIDE - Open
SwissStandard
52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 18 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2352, and top seed was Safal Bora (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2496).
Kassa Korley (🇩🇰 DEN, IM, 2416) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Haari Muthukumar (4.0) and Safal Bora (4.0). Korley won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jay Bonin (IM, 2058) beat Tanitoluwa Adewumi (IM, 2448), a +390-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 18
GM×2
IM×6
FM×5
CM×4
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×46
🇪🇨Ecuador×2
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Kassa Korley led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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8
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Kassa Korley held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Kassa Korley 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Safal Bora 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMKassa Korley | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2FMHaari Muthukumar | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3GMSafal Bora | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4GMMackenzie Molner | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korley, KassaIM | 2416 | DEN | +37B | +33N | +7B | +22N | =3B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 2560 | +7.9 |
| 2 | Muthukumar, HaariFM | 2216 | USA | +16B | +12N | =4B | =8N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 11.75 | 2365 | +19.4 |
| 3 | Bora, SafalGM | 2496 | USA | =9N | +45B | +31B | +11N | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 2429 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Molner, MackenzieGM | 2459 | USA | +17N | +20B | =2N | F | +8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2494 | +1.3 |
| 5 | Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM | 2448 | USA | +21B | +27N | =8B | −10N | +36B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2266 | -8.3 |
| 6 | Jiang, AndrewFM | 2266 | USA | +23N | −7B | =38N | +16B | +21N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 2119 | -14.8 |
| 7 | Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCM | 1958 | USA | +13B | +6N | −1N | =18B | =9N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 2251 | +70.8 |
| 8 | Girsh, DanielFM | 2268 | USA | +28B | +38N | =5N | =2B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 2269 | +3.0 |
| 9 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2009 | USA | =3B | +48N | =24B | =15N | =7B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2153 | +16.0 |
| 10 | Bonin, JayIM | 2058 | USA | F | +35B | +44N | +5B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2340 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Safranek, WilliamFM | 2242 | USA | F | +46N | +36B | −3B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2310 | +7.6 |
| 12 | Yang, Lucas | 1881 | USA | +42N | −2B | +27B | +29N | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2331 | +90.0 |
| 13 | Hebbar, EshaanIM | 2233 | USA | −7N | F | +32B | +37N | +39B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2150 | -9.3 |
| 14 | Das, AditeyaFM | 2277 | USA | −38B | +28N | =37B | =17N | +44B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2049 | -25.0 |
| 15 | Statz, Isaac Hart | 1871 | USA | F | +52B | =29N | =9B | +18N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2216 | +72.4 |
| 16 | Shrivastava, Nivaan | 1961 | USA | −2N | +42B | =25B | −6N | +37B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 2137 | +44.0 |
| 17 | Stern, Kevin B | 2008 | USA | −4B | =32N | +35N | =14B | =20N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 2105 | +20.0 |
| 18 | Shvarts, Tim | 2039 | USA | +30B | −22N | +43B | =7N | −15B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1990 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Bhoopathi, Rishith | 2002 | USA | +50B | +25N | =22B | −24N | −11B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 2233 | +56.0 |
| 20 | Dong, Kyle QiyuCM | 2086 | USA | +43B | −4N | =39B | =26N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 2086 | -3.6 |
| 21 | Schaefer, Sasha MiloCM | 1982 | USA | −5N | +34B | =45N | +41B | −6B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 2072 | +17.6 |
| 22 | Rozman, LevyIM | 2323 | USA | +49N | +18B | =19N | −1B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 2191 | -5.0 |
| 23 | Zhao, Austin | 2028 | USA | −6B | −30N | =34B | +48N | +41N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1974 | -15.2 |
| 24 | Makoto, RodwellIM | 2326 | ZIM | F | +26B | =9N | +19B | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 2303 | -0.5 |
| 25 | Shen, Leo Xiaohang | 2125 | USA | +39N | −19B | =16N | +38B | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 2072 | -11.6 |
| 26 | Marshall, AbbyWFM | 2076 | USA | F | −24N | +48B | =20B | +27N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 2199 | +12.8 |
| 27 | Goodrich, Elliott | 2165 | USA | +32B | −5B | −12N | +43N | −26B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1954 | -53.2 |
| 28 | Lu, Lucas | 1938 | USA | −8N | −14B | +49N | +30B | −31N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2011 | +13.6 |
| 29 | Nkululeko, Nkosi | 2081 | USA | +34N | F | =15B | −12B | =40N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1894 | -19.6 |
| 30 | Ulloa Centeno, Luis Manuel | 1930 | ECU | −18N | +23B | −33B | −28N | +46N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1951 | +4.4 |
| 31 | Miller, RachelCM | 1999 | JAM | F | +41B | −3N | −39N | +28B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2071 | +5.2 |
| 32 | Leong, Anson | 1860 | USA | −27N | =17B | −13N | =47B | +45N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1933 | +12.8 |
| 33 | Belenky, Nicholas | 2118 | USA | +40N | −1B | +30N | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2212 | +14.0 |
| 34 | Diamond, Colin | 1909 | USA | −29B | −21N | =23N | =46B | +47N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1895 | -2.0 |
| 35 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1893 | USA | F | −10N | −17B | +51N | +38B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1985 | +20.0 |
| 36 | Wu, Winsley | 1965 | USA | F | +51B | −11N | +45B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 2109 | +24.4 |
| 37 | Ulloa Centeno, Leandro Nicolas | 1990 | ECU | −1N | +40B | =14N | −13B | −16N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 2006 | -3.2 |
| 38 | Li, Robert | 1923 | CAN | +14N | −8B | =6B | −25N | −35N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 2017 | +7.6 |
| 39 | Doddapaneni, Viyaan Krishna | 2021 | USA | −25B | F | =20N | +31B | −13N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 2024 | -1.2 |
| 40 | Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam | 1915 | USA | −33B | −37N | F | +42N | =29B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1983 | +12.4 |
| 41 | Stolyarov, Alan | 1926 | USA | F | −31N | +46B | −21N | −23B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1811 | -11.4 |
| 42 | Ayyappan, Santhosh | 2089 | USA | −12B | −16N | +47N | −40B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1681 | -82.4 |
| 43 | Pimanoff, Theodore | 1865 | USA | −20N | +49B | −18N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1861 | -2.4 |
| 44 | Li, Mason J | 2029 | USA | F | +47B | −10B | F | −14N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1900 | -19.6 |
| 45 | Berg, George | 1876 | USA | F | −3N | =21B | −36N | −32B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1699 | -16.8 |
| 46 | Lee, Rohan | 2004 | USA | F | −11B | −41N | =34N | −30B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1680 | -61.6 |
| 47 | Malhotra, Rishan | 1739 | USA | F | −44N | −42B | =32N | −34B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1650 | -15.6 |
| 48 | Boyer-Olson, Jack | 1838 | USA | F | −9B | −26N | −23B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1238 | -28.8 |
| 49 | Marri, Anvith Reddy | 1940 | USA | −22B | −43N | −28B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1242 | -47.6 |
| 50 | Klenoff, Caleb | 2147 | USA | −19N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1203 | -27.6 |
| 51 | Singh, Ian Avery | 1979 | USA | F | −36N | F | −35B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1130 | -42.4 |
| 52 | Knowles, Chase | 1975 | USA | F | −15N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yang, LucasUSA+90.03.0 pts · #11
- 2Statz, Isaac HartUSA+72.43.0 pts · #14
- 3Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCMUSA+70.83.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Ayyappan, SanthoshUSA-82.41.0 pts · #42
- 2Lee, RohanUSA-61.60.5 pts · #46
- 3Goodrich, ElliottUSA-53.22.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R4+390 Elo gap
- R1+354 Elo gap
- R2+308 Elo gap