2026 April Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1650, and top seed was Julio Senador-Gomez Jaen (🇪🇸 ESP, 1737).
Kimani Thompson (🇺🇸 USA, 1582) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Akeil Williams (3.5) and Julio Senador-Gomez Jaen (3.5). Thompson clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Milan Rajendran (1447) beat Srijeet Ghosh (1614), a +167-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKimani Thompson led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Kimani Thompson takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Kimani Thompson lost to Akeil Williams (White).
Kimani Thompson 3 wins (R3–R5)Akeil Williams 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kimani Thompson | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Akeil Williams | 1 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Julio Senador-Gomez Jaen | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Shyam Ganesh | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thompson, Kimani | 1582 | USA | +24B | −2B | +8N | +7N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1740 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Williams, Akeil | 1689 | USA | +11B | +1N | +3B | =6N | −4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.75 | 1985 | +51.2 |
| 3 | Senador-Gomez Jaen, Julio | 1737 | ESP | +21B | +5N | −2N | =9B | +10N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1739 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Ganesh, Shyam | 0 | USA | +12N | F | +5B | F | +2N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Elster, Benjamin | 1590 | USA | +14N | −3B | −4N | +22B | =9N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1720 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Xu, Mark | 1595 | USA | F | +15N | +20B | =2B | −1N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1618 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Cornwell, Kobi | 1561 | USA | =13N | +10B | =17N | −1B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1567 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Cheng, Angelina | 0 | USA | +23N | −17B | −1B | =19N | =15B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Goodrich, Avery | 1611 | USA | +16N | F | F | =3N | =5B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1664 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Rajendran, Milan | 1447 | USA | F | −7N | +21B | +20N | −3B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1512 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Li, Mingyang | 1683 | USA | −2N | F | +15B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1738 | +8.4 |
| 12 | McColgan, Matthew | 1628 | USA | −4B | +16N | +19B | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2241 | +10.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 566011914 | 0 | — | =7B | =19N | F | +14N | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lemercier, Nicolas | 1682 | FRA | −5B | F | +23N | −13B | =18N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1583 | -16.4 |
| 15 | Jandhyala, Satyarjit | 1583 | USA | F | −6B | −11N | +24B | =8N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 839 | -33.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 566005809 | 0 | — | −9B | −12B | =22N | F | +24N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1297 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Duong, Kimberly | 1671 | USA | F | +8N | =7B | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1561 | -6.0 |
| 18 | Ho, Jeffrey | 1566 | USA | F | F | +24N | −11B | =14B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1490 | -7.2 |
| 19 | DeDona, Thomas | 1441 | USA | F | =13B | −12N | =8B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 828 | -10.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 39974936 | 0 | — | F | +22B | −6N | −10B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ghosh, Srijeet | 1614 | USA | −3N | =23B | −10N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1319 | -43.2 |
| 22 | Meadors, Christian | 1470 | USA | F | −20N | =16B | −5N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 790 | -13.6 |
| 23 | Radjabov, Samir | 1592 | USA | −8B | =21N | −14B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1455 | -14.0 |
| 24 | Mitchell Jr., Richard Timothy | 0 | USA | −1N | F | −18B | −15N | −16B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Williams, AkeilUSA+51.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Elster, BenjaminUSA+28.02.5 pts · #4
- 3Thompson, KimaniUSA+12.84.0 pts · #8
- 1Ghosh, SrijeetUSA-43.20.5 pts · #19
- 2Jandhyala, SatyarjitUSA-33.61.5 pts · #22
- 3Lemercier, NicolasFRA-16.41.5 pts · #11
- R3+167 Elo gap