2026 March Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in New York, NY, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1616, and top seed was Brian Liu (🇺🇸 USA, 1734).
Timothy Tran (🇺🇸 USA, 1636) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Srijeet Ghosh (3.5) and Jia Rui Weng (3.0). Tran won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kavin Vairavan (1525) beat Brian Liu (1734), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Tran takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Srijeet Ghosh lost to Timothy Tran (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Srijeet Ghosh | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Timothy Tran | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Kyle Cheng | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Jia Rui Weng | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tran, Timothy | 1636 | USA | F | +2N | =5B | +3B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.25 | 1869 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Ghosh, Srijeet | 1608 | USA | +15N | −1B | +19B | =6N | +10B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1695 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Weng, Jia Rui | 0 | USA | +?B | +19N | =4B | −1N | =5B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cheng, Kyle | 1663 | USA | +11N | +10B | =3N | =8B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1821 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Quinonez Hernandez, Fabrizzio | 1567 | USA | F | +17B | =1N | =7B | =3N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1675 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Sethi, Abeer | 1521 | USA | =17N | +18B | =7N | =2B | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1541 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Vairavan, Kavin | 1525 | USA | F | +13N | =6B | =5N | =15B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1701 | +37.6 |
| 8 | Chan, William | 1614 | USA | F | +22N | +14B | =4N | −1B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1456 | -16.0 |
| 9 | Chu, Caroline | 1450 | USA | −10N | +20B | =11N | F | +16N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 841 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Park, Alexander | 1644 | USA | +9B | −4N | F | +12B | −2N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1572 | -14.8 |
| 11 | Kan, Nicholas | 0 | USA | −4B | +21N | =9B | F | =12N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Okonova, Avrora | 1567 | USA | F | +16N | =15B | −10N | =11B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1428 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Liu, Brian | 1734 | USA | F | −7B | +22N | =15N | =18B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1370 | -38.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 566005809 | 0 | — | +?B | F | −8N | −16B | +?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Reznikov, Gennadiy | 1600 | USA | −2B | F | =12N | =13B | =7N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1521 | -9.4 |
| 16 | Caraballo, Jacer | 0 | USA | F | −12B | =?N | +14N | −9B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rose, Will | 1491 | USA | =6B | −5N | F | −20N | +21B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1352 | -14.4 |
| 18 | Goodrich, Avery | 0 | USA | F | −6N | +21B | F | =13N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Radjabov, Samir | 0 | USA | +20N | −3B | −2N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Otto, Jeffrey M | 0 | USA | −19B | −9N | F | +17B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mitchell Jr., Richard Timothy | 0 | USA | F | −11B | −18N | −?B | −17N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Lin, Irene | 0 | USA | F | −8B | −13B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vairavan, KavinUSA+37.62.5 pts · #3
- 2Tran, TimothyUSA+33.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Ghosh, SrijeetUSA+18.43.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Liu, BrianUSA-38.02.0 pts · #15
- 2Chan, WilliamUSA-16.02.5 pts · #14
- 3Park, AlexanderUSA-14.82.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R2+209 Elo gap