2026 January-February Marshall Thursday Open Round 4-6
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 12 Feb 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1850, and top seed was Marcus Miyasaka (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2235).
Rochelle Ballantyne (🇹🇹 TTO, 1931) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Ruari Morrison (2.0) and Gabe Wecht (2.0). Ballantyne broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 12 Feb 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×14
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsRochelle Ballantyne led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Rochelle Ballantyne never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Rochelle Ballantyne won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochelle Ballantyne | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FMMarcus Miyasaka | — | * | — | — |
| 3John Brendel | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ruari Morrison | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballantyne, Rochelle | 1931 | TTO | +6B | +2N | +3N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2541 | +11.0 |
| 2 | Morrison, Ruari | 1605 | USA | +7N | −1B | +10N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1791 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Wecht, Gabe | 0 | USA | +?N | +12N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1813 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Brendel, John | 1695 | USA | =16B | +7B | =6N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1828 | +10.6 |
| 5 | Miyasaka, MarcusFM | 2235 | USA | +8B | F | +9N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2850 | +10.6 |
| 6 | Berg, George | 1877 | USA | −1N | +16B | =4B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1772 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Yates, Daniel | 1542 | USA | −2B | −4N | +13B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 850 | -28.4 |
| 8 | Le, Quan Anh | 2089 | FRA | −5N | −9B | +11N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1853 | -16.8 |
| 9 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2009 | USA | F | +8N | −5B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2163 | +7.8 |
| 10 | Shou, Joshua | 1526 | USA | +13B | F | −2B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 805 | -15.6 |
| 11 | McMichael, Alan | 1658 | USA | +14B | F | −8B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1766 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Levine, Zachary | 1699 | USA | +18N | −3B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2337 | +11.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 566004977 | 0 | — | −10N | +17B | −7N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jennings, Ken | 1474 | USA | −11N | −15N | +17B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 778 | -14.6 |
| 15 | Lefkowitz, Ryan | 1498 | USA | F | +14B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2274 | +18.8 |
| 16 | Jameson, Micah K | 1700 | USA | =4N | −6N | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1593 | -10.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2024039 | 0 | — | F | −13N | −14N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Strauss, Sydney | 1538 | USA | −12B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 900 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Morrison, RuariUSA+26.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Lefkowitz, RyanUSA+18.81.0 pts · #8
- 3Levine, ZacharyUSA+11.21.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Yates, DanielUSA-28.41.0 pts · #14
- 2Le, Quan AnhFRA-16.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Shou, JoshuaUSA-15.61.0 pts · #13