2026 March-April Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 1-4
39 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Mar 2026 to 25 Mar 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1895, and top seed was Quan Anh Le (🇫🇷 FRA, 2085).
Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 2008) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Quan Anh Le (3.0) and Jesse Sun (3.0). Gutnik shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Charles Ho (1572) beat Ciprian Solomon (1858), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.0/4. Gutnik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
Jesse Sun won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Quan Anh Le | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Jesse Sun | — | * | — | — |
| 3Aleksandr Gutnik | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Charles Ho | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2008 | USA | =5N | +27B | +6N | =2B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 1976 | -0.2 |
| 2 | Le, Quan Anh | 2085 | FRA | +23B | +24N | =4B | =1N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 2018 | -4.0 |
| 3 | Sun, Jesse | 1795 | USA | F | +37N | +8B | +4N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2532 | +25.0 |
| 4 | Olsen, Robert | 1869 | USA | +12B | +9N | =2N | −3B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1883 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Ho, Charles | 1572 | USA | =1B | F | +7N | +6B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2099 | +74.4 |
| 6 | Solomon, Ciprian | 1858 | USA | +7B | +11N | −1B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1749 | -10.8 |
| 7 | Koppenaal, Richard | 1648 | USA | −6N | +16N | −5B | +22B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1730 | +8.4 |
| 8 | De Villa, Jose | 1748 | USA | F | +28N | −3N | +24B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1800 | +4.6 |
| 9 | Espinosa, Keith | 1766 | USA | +38B | −4B | +36N | −13B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1759 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Gerstl, Mark | 1810 | USA | +15N | F | +18B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2458 | +12.0 |
| 11 | Xiang, Jun | 1763 | USA | +30B | −6B | +22N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1928 | +13.0 |
| 12 | Chowdhury, Evan | 0 | USA | −4N | +34B | +23B | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1781 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Garcia, Miguel | 1852 | USA | F | F | +26B | +9N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2539 | +13.8 |
| 14 | Deng, David | 1830 | USA | =32B | F | +25N | =21B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1800 | -1.8 |
| 15 | Cruz, Paul | 1648 | USA | −10B | −22N | +35N | +36B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1706 | +6.0 |
| 16 | Berg, George | 1808 | USA | −26N | −7B | +38N | +34B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1668 | -14.8 |
| 17 | Muwwakkil, Mulazim | 1600 | USA | F | +31B | F | +20N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2530 | +27.0 |
| 18 | Brendel, John | 1666 | USA | F | +39B | −10N | +32N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1723 | +3.0 |
| 19 | Fujita, Anjyu | 1726 | USA | +34N | F | +20B | F | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2514 | +38.4 |
| 20 | Frumkin, Edward | 1712 | USA | =25N | +29B | −19N | −17B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1541 | -13.8 |
| 21 | Knowles, Chase | 1962 | USA | +22B | F | F | =14N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1954 | -0.2 |
| 22 | Davar, Ben | 1680 | USA | −21N | +15B | −11B | −7N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1563 | -12.4 |
| 23 | Hull, Cameron | 1697 | USA | −2N | +35B | −12N | −28B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1610 | -9.2 |
| 24 | Greco, Anthony | 1721 | USA | +35B | −2B | F | −8N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1691 | -4.2 |
| 25 | Ying, Hantian | 0 | USA | =20B | =33N | −14B | −29N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Lay, Thomas | 1711 | USA | +16B | F | −13N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1831 | +6.4 |
| 27 | Sukhum, Pat | 0 | USA | F | −1N | +33B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1791 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Yates, Daniel | 1504 | USA | F | −8B | F | +23N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1724 | +11.0 |
| 29 | Morden, Rose | 1669 | USA | F | −20N | F | +25B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 912 | -17.6 |
| 30 | Ramdas, Marco | 1869 | USA | −11N | F | F | +33B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1669 | -19.6 |
| 31 | Tannenbaum, Jeffrey A | 1746 | USA | F | −17N | F | +37B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1590 | -8.4 |
| 32 | McColgan, Matthew | 1636 | USA | =14N | F | F | −18B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1561 | -8.0 |
| 33 | Ho, Jeffrey | 1572 | USA | F | =25B | −27N | −30N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1069 | -6.0 |
| 34 | Lemercier, Nicolas | 1714 | FRA | −19B | −12N | F | −16N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 968 | -34.0 |
| 35 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1615 | USA | −24N | −23N | −15B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 890 | -23.6 |
| 36 | Chan, KaraWCM | 1722 | CAN | F | F | −9B | −15N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 908 | -41.2 |
| 37 | Daley, Edward L | 1578 | USA | F | −3B | F | −31N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 972 | -10.0 |
| 38 | Statz, Ben | 1597 | USA | −9N | F | −16B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 988 | -20.4 |
| 39 | FIDE 39979679 | 0 | — | F | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ho, CharlesUSA+74.42.5 pts · #3
- 2Fujita, AnjyuUSA+38.42.0 pts · #13
- 3Muwwakkil, MulazimUSA+27.02.0 pts · #6
- 1Chan, KaraWCMCAN-41.20.0 pts · #35
- 2Lemercier, NicolasFRA-34.00.0 pts · #33
- 3Kenny-Maheux, VictorUSA-23.60.0 pts · #32
- R4+286 Elo gap
- R4+193 Elo gap
- R2+160 Elo gap