2026 February Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1655, and top seed was Leo Malcolm (🇳🇿 NZL, 1790).
Leo Malcolm (🇳🇿 NZL, 1790) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Hillel Doron-Repa (4.0) and Mark Xu (3.0). Malcolm took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anderson Chen (1472) beat Victor Kenny-Maheux (1634), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Malcolm takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
Hillel Doron-Repa lost to Leo Malcolm (Black).
Leo Malcolm 3 wins (R2–R4)Michael Verberkmoes 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillel Doron-Repa | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Leo Malcolm | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Michael Verberkmoes | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kobi Cornwell | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malcolm, Leo | 1790 | NZL | =16B | +23N | +2B | +8N | =3N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 1841 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Doron-Repa, Hillel | 1689 | USA | +25N | +10B | −1N | +18B | +11B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1859 | +34.8 |
| 3 | Xu, Mark | 1606 | USA | F | +16N | =22B | +15N | =1B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 1790 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Cornwell, Kobi | 1568 | USA | =17N | =19B | +28N | =9B | =8B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1671 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Chen, Anderson | 1472 | USA | −12B | F | +16N | +23B | +10N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1686 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Doron-Repa, Yotam | 0 | USA | −9N | +27B | −20N | +28B | +23B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Verberkmoes, Michael | 1544 | USA | F | +13N | +26B | +11N | F | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2360 | +41.6 |
| 8 | Flores-Zeledon, Jonas | 0 | USA | +27B | +12N | F | −1B | =4N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Weldon, Christopher | 1731 | USA | +6B | +24N | F | =4N | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1566 | -4.4 |
| 10 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1634 | USA | +21B | −2N | =14B | =13N | −5B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1357 | -28.6 |
| 11 | Reznikov, Gennadiy | 1639 | USA | +15B | +26N | F | −7B | −2N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 816 | -21.2 |
| 12 | Reznikov, Samuel | 1740 | USA | +5N | −8B | F | =14N | =13B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1629 | -15.2 |
| 13 | Vairavan, Kavin | 1481 | USA | F | −7B | +17N | =10B | =12N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1513 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Okonova, Avrora | 1559 | USA | F | =20B | =10N | =12B | =18N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1609 | +8.0 |
| 15 | Li, Mingyang | 0 | USA | −11N | +?B | +19N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Yoo, David J | 0 | USA | =1N | −3B | −5B | =24N | =28N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Emery, Kyle | 0 | USA | =4B | −18N | −13B | =21N | =24B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Duong, Kimberly | 0 | USA | F | +17B | F | −2N | =14B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Li, Henry Mingzhe | 1420 | USA | F | =4N | −15B | +27N | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1566 | +8.0 |
| 20 | Chu, Caroline | 1456 | USA | F | =14N | +6B | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 1559 | +5.6 |
| 21 | Guan, Ophelia | 0 | USA | −10N | −25B | =?N | =17B | =27N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Zablocki, Idan | 0 | USA | F | +29B | =3N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Vasilatos, Carolina | 0 | USA | F | −1B | +24B | −5N | −6N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 374096649 | 0 | — | F | −9B | −23N | =16B | =17N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chan, Hannah | 1594 | USA | −2B | +21N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 889 | -15.2 |
| 26 | Zeng, Andrew | 0 | USA | +?N | −11B | −7N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ben Cherif, Rachid | 0 | USA | −8N | −6N | F | −19B | =21B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 620 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Lefkowitz, Ryan | 1487 | USA | F | F | −4B | −6N | =16B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 766 | -15.6 |
| 29 | Kim, Jordan | 0 | USA | F | −22N | F | =?B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Verberkmoes, MichaelUSA+41.63.0 pts · #2
- 2Doron-Repa, HillelUSA+34.84.0 pts · #1
- 3Chen, AndersonUSA+21.23.0 pts · #11
- 1Kenny-Maheux, VictorUSA-28.62.0 pts · #14
- 2Reznikov, GennadiyUSA-21.22.0 pts · #26
- 3Lefkowitz, RyanUSA-15.60.5 pts · #27
- R5+162 Elo gap