2026 January-February Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-3
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 08 Jan 2026 to 22 Jan 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1860, and top seed was Marcus Miyasaka (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2235).
Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 2009) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Ruari Morrison (2.0) and George Berg (2.0). Gutnik broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Joshua Shou (1525) beat Rochelle Ballantyne (1931), a +406-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
08 Jan 2026 → 22 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsAleksandr Gutnik led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Aleksandr Gutnik never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Aleksandr Gutnik won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2009 | USA | +11N | +7B | +2N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2426 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Morrison, Ruari | 1605 | USA | +16N | +3B | −1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1941 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Berg, George | 1876 | USA | +8B | −2N | +6B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1683 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Le, Quan Anh | 2089 | FRA | F | +12B | +9N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2519 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Miyasaka, MarcusFM | 2235 | USA | F | +6B | +10N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2635 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Shou, Joshua | 1525 | USA | +13B | −5N | −3N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1784 | +29.2 |
| 7 | McMichael, Alan | 1658 | USA | +17B | −1N | −8N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 977 | -15.4 |
| 8 | Yates, Daniel | 1542 | USA | −3N | F | +7B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1768 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Jameson, Micah K | 1664 | USA | +15B | F | −4B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1895 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Wecht, Gabe | 0 | USA | +14N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1965 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Strauss, Sydney | 1535 | USA | −1B | +17N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1137 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Lapanowski, Alexander Frank | 1747 | USA | F | −4N | +18B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1794 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Ballantyne, Rochelle | 1931 | TTO | −6N | +18B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1531 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Brendel, John | 1695 | USA | −10B | F | +19N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2274 | +4.4 |
| 15 | Levine, Zachary | 1700 | USA | −9N | +16B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 889 | -20.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 566004977 | 0 | — | −2B | −15N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2024039 | 0 | — | −7N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lefkowitz, Ryan | 1498 | USA | F | −13N | −12N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1023 | -10.8 |
| 19 | Jennings, Ken | 1474 | USA | F | F | −14B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 895 | -4.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Morrison, RuariUSA+30.02.0 pts · #12
- 2Shou, JoshuaUSA+29.21.0 pts · #11
- 3Yates, DanielUSA+21.61.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Levine, ZacharyUSA-20.81.0 pts · #18
- 2Ballantyne, RochelleTTO-16.81.0 pts · #4
- 3McMichael, AlanUSA-15.41.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+406 Elo gap
- R2+271 Elo gap
- R3+116 Elo gap