2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - Open
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2136, and top seed was Josiah Stearman (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2477).
Josiah Stearman (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2477) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Lucas Lu (3.5) and Tim Shvarts (3.5). Stearman broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Suvan Baranwal (1824) beat Sasha Milo Schaefer (CM, 2097), a +273-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 10
IM×1
CM×6
WCM×3
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×3
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Josiah Stearman led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
2
1
5
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Josiah Stearman held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Josiah Stearman 4 wins (R1–R5)Ryan (Zhuoyuan) Xu 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMJosiah Stearman | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ryan (Zhuoyuan) Xu | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Lucas Lu | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Tim Shvarts | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stearman, JosiahIM | 2477 | USA | +34B | +10N | +9B | F | +7N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2894 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Lu, Lucas | 1922 | USA | +30B | =6B | +29N | =3N | =4B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2138 | +57.6 |
| 3 | Shvarts, Tim | 2026 | USA | F | +31N | +13B | =2B | +6N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 2331 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) | 1929 | CAN | −5B | +25N | +37B | +29N | =2N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 2100 | +45.6 |
| 5 | Cheung, Kyle | 1886 | USA | +4N | −9B | =30N | +12B | =14N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.75 | 2025 | +38.0 |
| 6 | Li, Aiden LinyuanCM | 2031 | USA | +33B | =2N | =18N | +26B | −3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 2079 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Saez Coma, AlejandroCM | 2146 | ESP | =36N | =27B | +16N | +8B | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2102 | -4.2 |
| 8 | Baranwal, Suvan | 1824 | USA | +39B | =13N | =17B | −7N | +29B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2154 | +83.2 |
| 9 | Nkululeko, Nkosi | 2060 | USA | +25B | +5N | −1N | F | =15B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2113 | +3.6 |
| 10 | Zhao, Austin | 2031 | USA | +24B | −1B | =12N | +11N | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2087 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Velampalli, Akhil | 1739 | USA | =20N | =19B | =14N | −10B | +36N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1943 | +52.0 |
| 12 | Kazan, Jude | 1926 | USA | −13B | +34N | =10B | −5N | +22B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1960 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Farzaneh-Far, Marcus | 2050 | USA | +12N | =8B | −3N | +36B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 2005 | -9.2 |
| 14 | Marzouq, Chowdhury | 1990 | BAN | F | =23N | =11B | +24N | =5B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1925 | -6.6 |
| 15 | Chovanec, AliceWCM | 1847 | USA | F | −17N | +31B | +16B | =9N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 2093 | +51.2 |
| 16 | Tripodi, Matthew | 1893 | USA | =22B | +39N | −7B | −15N | +35B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1942 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Lugo Roldan, Jean P.CM | 2060 | PUR | F | +15B | =8N | +28B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2131 | +4.4 |
| 18 | Ho, CarterCM | 2163 | USA | F | +32N | =6B | +27N | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 2326 | +22.0 |
| 19 | Paruchuri, Naveen | 1921 | USA | F | =11N | −23B | +35N | +30B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1900 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Stancil, Kimani | 1910 | USA | =11B | −26N | +32B | =30N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1947 | +3.4 |
| 21 | Jiang, Jason | 1948 | USA | F | =35N | =24B | +22N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1967 | +2.8 |
| 22 | Berg, George | 1861 | USA | =16N | −29B | +40N | −21B | −12N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1812 | -6.8 |
| 23 | Cheng, Samuel | 1826 | USA | F | =14B | +19N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 2149 | +34.0 |
| 24 | Olsen, Robert | 1870 | USA | −10N | +40B | =21N | −14B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1891 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Tse, WhitneyWCM | 1878 | USA | −9N | −4B | =34B | F | +38N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1867 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Brain, Logan | 2153 | USA | F | +20B | =28N | −6N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1948 | -15.6 |
| 27 | Ross, Phillip E. | 2094 | USA | F | =7N | +35B | −18B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2035 | -3.6 |
| 28 | Yassky, Daniel | 1902 | USA | +38N | F | =26B | −17N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 2022 | +9.0 |
| 29 | Schaefer, Sasha MiloCM | 2097 | USA | F | +22N | −2B | −4B | −8N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1691 | -83.2 |
| 30 | Boyer-Olson, Jack | 1860 | USA | −2N | F | =5B | =20B | −19N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1717 | -28.8 |
| 31 | Statz, Isaac Hart | 1978 | USA | F | −3B | −15N | +32N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1844 | -21.2 |
| 32 | Childers Pickett, Logan | 2035 | PUR | +40N | −18B | −20N | −31B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1805 | -24.2 |
| 33 | Li, Wan QinWCM | 1771 | USA | −6N | F | F | +34N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 2001 | +23.2 |
| 34 | Pinales Roussel, GabrielCM | 1971 | PUR | −1N | −12B | =25N | −33B | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1665 | -30.6 |
| 35 | Goto, Kenji | 1796 | USA | F | =21B | −27N | −19B | −16N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1642 | -26.0 |
| 36 | Leong, Anson | 1862 | USA | =7B | F | F | −13N | −11B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1705 | -23.6 |
| 37 | Yang, Lucas | 1971 | USA | F | F | −4N | =38B | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1699 | -28.8 |
| 38 | Goel, Raben | 1854 | USA | −28B | F | F | =37N | −25B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1644 | -29.6 |
| 39 | Le, Quan Anh | 2058 | FRA | −8N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1059 | -30.2 |
| 40 | Feng, Jayden | 1942 | USA | −32B | −24N | −22B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1122 | -63.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baranwal, SuvanUSA+83.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Lu, LucasUSA+57.63.5 pts · #3
- 3Shvarts, TimUSA+53.23.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Schaefer, Sasha MiloCMUSA-83.21.0 pts · #31
- 2Feng, JaydenUSA-63.20.0 pts · #40
- 3Pinales Roussel, GabrielCMPUR-30.60.5 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R5+273 Elo gap
- R1+234 Elo gap
- R4+200 Elo gap