2026 April-May Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-4
18 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1888, and top seed was Aditeya Das (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2233).
Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 1976) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Andrew Colwell (3.5) and Quan Anh Le (2.5). Gutnik shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ken Jennings (1454) beat Alan McMichael (1649), a +195-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Gutnik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Andrew Colwell drew with Aleksandr Gutnik (White).
Andrew Colwell 3 wins (R1–R3)Aleksandr Gutnik 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew Colwell | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Aleksandr Gutnik | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Quan Anh Le | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Edward Frumkin | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 1976 | USA | +10B | +5N | +3B | =2N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2214 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Colwell, Andrew | 1854 | USA | +15B | +6N | +12N | =1B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 2087 | +21.0 |
| 3 | Le, Quan Anh | 2058 | FRA | +11N | +4B | −1N | =8B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1848 | -15.0 |
| 4 | Frumkin, Edward | 1690 | USA | +17B | −3N | =7B | +14N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1700 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Calderon, Paul | 1903 | USA | +14N | −1B | −9N | +11B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1305 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Berg, George | 1861 | USA | +16N | −2B | +11N | −9B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1787 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Jagga, Rohit | 1727 | USA | F | =8B | =4N | +15N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1809 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Kushalnagar, Nirupam | 1878 | USA | F | =7N | +18B | =3N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1899 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Das, AditeyaFM | 2233 | USA | F | F | +5B | +6N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2682 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Morrison, Ruari | 1696 | USA | −1N | =14B | +16B | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1813 | +10.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 566012180 | 0 | — | −3B | +17N | −6B | −5N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1141 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Brendel, John | 1682 | USA | F | +13N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1654 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Jennings, Ken | 1454 | USA | F | −12B | F | +16N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1666 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Han, Daniel | 0 | USA | −5B | =10N | F | −4B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lefkowitz, Ryan | 1484 | USA | −2N | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 991 | -12.0 |
| 16 | McMichael, Alan | 1649 | USA | −6B | F | −10N | −13B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 870 | -28.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 566012198 | 0 | — | −4N | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Shou, Joshua | 1538 | USA | F | F | −8N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1078 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Colwell, AndrewUSA+21.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Gutnik, AleksandrUSA+20.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Jennings, KenUSA+10.81.0 pts · #8
- 1McMichael, AlanUSA-28.20.0 pts · #14
- 2Le, Quan AnhFRA-15.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Lefkowitz, RyanUSA-12.00.0 pts · #15
- R4+195 Elo gap