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2026 April-May Marshall Thursday Open Round 1-4

Open SwissStandard

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.

Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
02 Apr 2026 → 23 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸FMAditeya Das2233
Avg top 10
1,888
Participants
18
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
6
3
2
2
1234R1R2R3R4
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/4. Gutnik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Andrew Colwell drew with Aleksandr Gutnik (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Andrew Colwell 3 wins (R1–R3)Aleksandr Gutnik 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Andrew Colwell*
½
2Aleksandr Gutnik
½
*
1
3Quan Anh Le
0
*
1
4Edward Frumkin
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gutnik, Aleksandr1976USA+10B+5N+3B=2N3.58.09.57.752214+20.0
2Colwell, Andrew1854USA+15B+6N+12N=1B3.56.56.54.752087+21.0
3Le, Quan Anh2058FRA+11N+4B1N=8B2.58.09.04.501848-15.0
4Frumkin, Edward1690USA+17B3N=7B+14N2.55.05.01.501700-1.0
5Calderon, Paul1903USA+14N1B9N+11B2.06.57.01.501305-10.4
6Berg, George1861USA+16N2B+11N9B2.06.56.51.001787-7.6
7Jagga, Rohit1727USAF=8B=4N+15N2.04.54.52.251809+7.0
8Kushalnagar, Nirupam1878USAF=7N+18B=3N2.04.54.52.251899+3.2
9Das, AditeyaFM2233USAFF+5B+6N2.04.04.04.002682+4.4
10Morrison, Ruari1696USA1N=14B+16BF1.54.04.00.251813+10.8
11FIDE 56601218003B+17N6B5N1.06.56.50.0011410.0
12Brendel, John1682USAF+13N2BF1.04.54.51.001654-1.2
13Jennings, Ken1454USAF12BF+16N1.01.01.00.001666+10.8
14Han, Daniel0USA5B=10NF4B0.56.06.00.7514900.0
15Lefkowitz, Ryan1484USA2NFF7B0.05.55.50.00991-12.0
16McMichael, Alan1649USA6BF10N13B0.04.54.50.00870-28.2
17FIDE 56601219804N11BFF0.03.53.50.008900.0
18Shou, Joshua1538USAFF8NF0.02.02.00.001078-4.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets