2026 February-March Marshall Thursday Open Round 2-6
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2035, and top seed was Justin Sarkar (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2288).
Marcus Miyasaka (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2237) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Anthony Levin (3.5) and Aditeya Das (3.5). Miyasaka shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Marcus Miyasaka led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Marcus Miyasaka never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Marcus Miyasaka beat Anthony Levin (White).
George Berg won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMarcus Miyasaka | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Anthony Levin | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3George Berg | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMAditeya Das | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyasaka, MarcusFM | 2237 | USA | +10N | +2B | =3N | +9B | +5N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 2383 | +14.6 |
| 2 | Levin, Anthony | 2046 | USA | +18B | −1N | +7B | +4N | =9N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 2048 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Das, AditeyaFM | 2221 | USA | +22B | +9N | =1B | +6N | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.75 | 2391 | +11.8 |
| 4 | Berg, George | 1856 | USA | +16B | +19B | +17N | −2B | =12N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1880 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Kushalnagar, Nirupam | 1871 | USA | −9B | +18N | +13B | +11N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1904 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2009 | USA | +8N | +11B | +12N | −3B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2099 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Morrison, Ruari | 1635 | USA | +27N | +10B | −2N | +14B | −11N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1780 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Bernard, Jaron | 1860 | USA | −6B | +23N | −9B | +18B | +15N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1806 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Le, Quan Anh | 2106 | FRA | +5N | −3B | +8N | −1N | =2B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 2047 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Frumkin, Edward | 1688 | USA | −1B | −7N | +20N | =12B | +22B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1673 | -4.6 |
| 11 | Colwell, Andrew | 1858 | USA | F | −6N | +19N | −5B | +7B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1799 | -5.8 |
| 12 | Brendel, John | 1685 | USA | F | +29N | −6B | =10N | =4B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1821 | +13.2 |
| 13 | Lefkowitz, Ryan | 1487 | USA | −19N | +26B | −5N | −15B | +14N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1474 | -6.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 30907853 | 0 | — | −15N | +?N | +23B | −7N | −13B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 15 | McMichael, Alan | 1646 | USA | +14B | F | F | +13N | −8B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1674 | +1.2 |
| 16 | Strauss, Sydney | 1535 | USA | −4N | +24B | F | +20B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1745 | +20.4 |
| 17 | Jameson, Micah K | 1716 | USA | +28N | +22N | −4B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1751 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Zubov, Andrey | 1428 | RUS | −2N | −5B | +22B | −8N | =21N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1028 | -9.6 |
| 19 | Levine, Zachary | 1679 | USA | +13B | −4N | −11B | =21B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1608 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1634 | USA | +24N | F | −10B | −16N | =26N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1291 | -25.6 |
| 21 | Han, Daniel | 0 | USA | −23N | F | =?B | =19N | =18B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ying, Hantian | 0 | USA | −3N | −17B | −18N | +23B | −10N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 174095136 | 0 | — | +21B | −8B | −14N | −22N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Fusco, Daniel John | 0 | USA | −20B | −16N | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sarkar, JustinIM | 2288 | USA | +26B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2688 | +0.8 |
| 26 | Jennings, Ken | 1470 | USA | −25N | −13N | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1390 | -6.8 |
| 27 | Yates, Daniel | 1538 | USA | −7B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 835 | -14.8 |
| 28 | Shenk, David | 1645 | USA | −17B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 907 | -8.2 |
| 29 | Darack, Adam Samuel | 1730 | USA | F | −12B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 885 | -22.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Morrison, RuariUSA+25.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Strauss, SydneyUSA+20.42.0 pts · #15
- 3Miyasaka, MarcusFMUSA+14.64.5 pts · #1
- 1Kenny-Maheux, VictorUSA-25.61.5 pts · #21
- 2Darack, Adam SamuelUSA-22.40.0 pts · #25
- 3Yates, DanielUSA-14.80.0 pts · #22