2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Bryan James Loayza Rivera (🇵🇪 PER, 1852).
Gavin Liu (🇺🇸 USA, 1570) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Zihan Brendon Zhou (4.0) and Cody Wu (4.0). Liu won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gavin Liu (1570) beat Audrey Zhou (1795), a +225-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 · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×50
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGavin Liu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
19
7
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Gavin Liu held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Gavin Liu 4 wins (R1–R4)Hudson Wong 3 wins (R3–R5)Zihan Brendon Zhou 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gavin Liu | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Hudson Wong | — | * | — | — |
| 3Zihan Brendon Zhou | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Bryan James Loayza Rivera | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu, Gavin | 1570 | USA | +39N | +8B | +3N | +15B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2084 | +118.8 |
| 2 | Zhou, Zihan Brendon | 1741 | USA | +49B | +37N | +10B | =7N | =1B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1829 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Wu, Cody | 1669 | USA | +29B | +16N | −1B | +19N | +21B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1770 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Beckles, Jeremiah | 1794 | USA | +44B | =15N | =19B | +24N | +10B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 1871 | +7.8 |
| 5 | Wong, Hudson | 1835 | USA | +28B | −30N | +35B | +34N | +7B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1888 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Loayza Rivera, Bryan James | 1852 | PER | =20N | +40B | =34N | +17B | +18B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1936 | +20.0 |
| 7 | Hsu, Noah | 1635 | USA | +38B | +13N | +31B | =2B | −5N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1833 | +41.6 |
| 8 | Zhou, Audrey | 1795 | USA | +33B | −1N | +36B | =11N | +12N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1722 | -13.2 |
| 9 | Dubey, Shiv | 1777 | USA | +47B | =25N | +53B | =18N | =11B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1841 | +18.0 |
| 10 | Spellman, Ayden | 1682 | USA | +22N | +17B | −2N | +54B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1754 | +19.6 |
| 11 | Liao, Connor | 1837 | USA | F | +46N | +14B | =8B | =9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1897 | +12.8 |
| 12 | Ginsberg, Benjamin Bernard Thomas | 0 | USA | −16B | +47N | +28B | +23N | −8B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1692 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ganesh, Shyam | 0 | USA | +42N | −7B | +16B | −21N | +36B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tanaka, Takki | 1650 | USA | F | +48B | −11N | +20B | +22N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1879 | +47.6 |
| 15 | Han, Leqi | 1780 | USA | +26N | =4B | +30B | −1N | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1675 | -16.4 |
| 16 | Gumbe, Farirai | 1712 | ZIM | +12N | −3B | −13N | +59B | =17N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1568 | -11.0 |
| 17 | Radjabov, Samir | 1592 | USA | +52B | −10N | +57B | −6N | =16B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1671 | +14.0 |
| 18 | Xu, Kevin | 1804 | USA | F | +57N | +25B | =9B | −6N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1769 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Tushman, Fiona | 1653 | USA | F | +59B | =4N | −3B | +35N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1756 | +22.4 |
| 20 | Li, Mingyang | 1683 | USA | =6B | −54N | +33B | −14N | +46B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1659 | -7.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 39999408 | 0 | — | F | =35N | +45B | +13B | −3N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Zheng, Samuel | 1612 | USA | −10B | =44N | +50N | +37B | −14B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1495 | -18.4 |
| 23 | Goodrich, Sebastian | 1726 | USA | F | =24B | +51N | −12B | +28N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1828 | +13.6 |
| 24 | Chan, William | 1598 | USA | F | =23N | +52B | −4B | +53N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1816 | +45.2 |
| 25 | Cheng, Kyle | 1679 | USA | +56N | =9B | −18N | +48B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1731 | +8.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 39980570 | 0 | — | −15B | −38N | +58N | +55B | =32N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Thompson, Kimani | 1582 | USA | −31B | −45N | =56B | +44N | +33B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1657 | +3.8 |
| 28 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1565 | USA | −5N | +56B | −12N | +57B | −23B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 981 | -9.2 |
| 29 | Yoo, David J | 0 | USA | −3N | =58B | −41N | +50B | =37N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kouyate, Dervin | 1662 | USA | +45B | +5B | −15N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1808 | +15.6 |
| 31 | Ciacci, Marco | 1789 | USA | +27N | +51B | −7N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1698 | -12.8 |
| 32 | Tsuchida-Tomashevsky, Winnie | 1539 | USA | F | −34B | =40N | +60N | =26B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1613 | +11.2 |
| 33 | Sethi, Abeer | 1525 | USA | −8N | =39B | −20N | +58B | −27N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1344 | -30.8 |
| 34 | Curran, Samuel M | 1639 | USA | F | +32N | =6B | −5B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1742 | +7.6 |
| 35 | Kong, Scarlett | 1739 | USA | F | =21B | −5N | +45N | −19B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 944 | -39.6 |
| 36 | Vairavan, Kavin | 1576 | USA | F | +50B | −8N | =41B | −13N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1540 | -3.6 |
| 37 | Liu, Jesper | 1529 | USA | +58N | −2B | F | −22N | =29B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 877 | -24.8 |
| 38 | Chan, Hannah | 1587 | USA | −7N | +26B | =43N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1431 | -15.6 |
| 39 | Lai, Harry K | 1603 | USA | −1B | =33N | −46B | +56N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1290 | -46.8 |
| 40 | Campbell, Declan | 1762 | USA | F | −6N | =32B | +49N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1640 | -18.0 |
| 41 | Sussman, Myles | 1670 | USA | −51N | F | +29B | =36N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1346 | -34.0 |
| 42 | Chan, KaraWCM | 1678 | CAN | −13B | F | =59N | F | +48N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1720 | +4.4 |
| 43 | Hemlock, Sebastian Koh | 1613 | USA | F | F | =38B | +46N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1784 | +17.2 |
| 44 | Mailybayev, Assau Temir | 0 | USA | −4N | =22B | −48N | −27B | =57N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Cheng, Angelina | 0 | USA | −30N | +27B | −21N | −35B | −47N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Xu, Mark | 1595 | USA | F | −11B | +39N | −43B | −20N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1491 | -21.6 |
| 47 | Cornwell, Kobi | 1561 | USA | −9N | −12B | −49N | F | +45B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 853 | -30.4 |
| 48 | Goodrich, Avery | 1611 | USA | F | −14N | +44B | −25N | −42B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 869 | -50.8 |
| 49 | Rong, Sean | 1529 | USA | −2N | −52N | +47B | −40B | −55N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1519 | -3.6 |
| 50 | FIDE 566010780 | 0 | — | F | −36N | −22B | −29N | +56B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Wong Okyere, Darwin C | 1501 | USA | +41B | −31N | −23B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1603 | +13.6 |
| 52 | Farzaneh-Far, Ramin | 1784 | USA | −17N | +49B | −24N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1448 | -26.0 |
| 53 | Kim, Liam H | 1578 | USA | +60B | F | −9N | F | −24B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | -16.0 |
| 54 | Duong, Kimberly | 1671 | USA | F | +20B | F | −10N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1683 | +1.6 |
| 55 | FIDE 566010772 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −26N | +49B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Bericourt, Patrice | 0 | FRA | −25B | −28N | =27N | −39B | −50N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 566010764 | 0 | — | F | −18B | −17N | −28N | =44B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 566005809 | 0 | — | −37B | =29N | −26B | −33N | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Li, Henry Mingzhe | 1442 | USA | F | −19N | =42B | −16N | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1408 | -4.0 |
| 60 | Zheng, Jacky | 1437 | USA | −53N | F | F | −32B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 759 | -26.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liu, GavinUSA+118.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Tanaka, TakkiUSA+47.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Chan, WilliamUSA+45.22.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Goodrich, AveryUSA-50.81.0 pts · #52
- 2Lai, Harry KUSA-46.81.5 pts · #41
- 3Kong, ScarlettUSA-39.61.5 pts · #60
Biggest upsets
- R2+225 Elo gap
- R4+210 Elo gap
- R1+192 Elo gap