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2026 January-February Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-3

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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
Top seed
🇺🇸FMMarcus Miyasaka2235
Avg top 10
1,860
Participants
19
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Aleksandr Gutnik led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
2
1
11.52.53R1R2R3
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

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gutnik, Aleksandr2009USA+11N+7B+2N3.03.04.04.002426+5.4
2Morrison, Ruari1605USA+16N+3B1B2.05.05.02.001941+30.0
3Berg, George1876USA+8B2N+6B2.03.04.02.001683-12.0
4Le, Quan Anh2089FRAF+12B+9N2.02.02.02.002519+4.0
5Miyasaka, MarcusFM2235USAF+6B+10N2.02.02.02.002635+1.6
6Shou, Joshua1525USA+13B5N3N1.04.05.01.001784+29.2
7McMichael, Alan1658USA+17B1N8N1.04.04.00.00977-15.4
8Yates, Daniel1542USA3NF+7B1.03.03.01.001768+21.6
9Jameson, Micah K1664USA+15BF4B1.03.03.01.001895+17.6
10Wecht, Gabe0USA+14NF5B1.03.03.01.0019650.0
11Strauss, Sydney1535USA1B+17NF1.03.03.00.001137-3.2
12Lapanowski, Alexander Frank1747USAF4N+18B1.02.02.00.001794+2.8
13Ballantyne, Rochelle1931TTO6N+18BF1.01.01.00.001531-16.8
14Brendel, John1695USA10BF+19N1.01.01.00.002274+4.4
15Levine, Zachary1700USA9N+16BF1.01.01.00.00889-20.8
16FIDE 56600497702B15NF0.03.03.00.008530.0
17FIDE 202403907N11BF0.02.02.00.007980.0
18Lefkowitz, Ryan1498USAF13N12N0.02.02.00.001023-10.8
19Jennings, Ken1474USAFF14B0.01.01.00.00895-4.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets