2026 May-June Marshall Thursday Open Round 3-6
24 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 28 May 2026 to 18 Jun 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Quan Anh Le (🇫🇷 FRA, 2018).
George Berg (🇺🇸 USA, 1901) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Aleksandr Gutnik (3.0) and Quan Anh Le (2.5). Berg won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Daniel Yates (1498) beat Jaron Bernard (1792), a +294-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Berg takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berg, George | 1901 | USA | =5B | +11N | =10B | +12B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1924 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 1990 | USA | +20B | +7N | =3N | =13B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 2041 | +4.2 |
| 3 | Le, Quan Anh | 2018 | FRA | +4B | +10N | =2B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2246 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Chernin, Oliver | 1973 | USA | −3N | +14B | =13N | +7B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1926 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Darack, Adam Samuel | 1708 | USA | =1N | −15B | +14N | +18B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1694 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Kushalnagar, Nirupam | 1886 | USA | F | +16N | +17B | =9B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2059 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Griffin, Miles | 1800 | USA | +9B | −2B | +12N | −4N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1837 | +3.8 |
| 8 | Davar, Ben | 1652 | USA | +23B | −9N | F | +21N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1758 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Gilbert, Brian | 1725 | USA | −7N | +8B | F | =6N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1779 | +4.2 |
| 10 | Resika, NathanFM | 1957 | USA | +12N | −3B | =1N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1860 | -7.0 |
| 11 | Thompson, Kimani | 1599 | USA | +24N | −1B | =20B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1704 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Frumkin, Edward | 1660 | USA | −10B | +20N | −7B | −1N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1086 | -13.2 |
| 13 | Peyton, Nathan | 1931 | USA | F | F | =4B | =2N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1982 | +5.6 |
| 14 | Yates, Daniel | 1498 | USA | +22B | −4N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1674 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Jennings, Ken | 1465 | USA | F | +5N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 2508 | +16.0 |
| 16 | Segich, Joseph | 1739 | USA | −17N | −6B | F | +20N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1091 | -11.8 |
| 17 | Colwell, Andrew | 1895 | USA | +16B | F | −6N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1813 | -4.4 |
| 18 | Shou, Joshua | 1533 | USA | F | F | +22N | −5N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1750 | +22.0 |
| 19 | Buratti, Luca | 1597 | USA | F | +21B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2421 | +21.2 |
| 20 | Shi, Kalil | 0 | USA | −2N | −12B | =11N | −16B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 21 | McMichael, Alan | 1621 | USA | F | −19N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 825 | -19.8 |
| 22 | Bernard, Jaron | 1792 | USA | −14N | F | −18B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 716 | -33.4 |
| 23 | Ho, Jeffrey | 1552 | USA | −8N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 852 | -14.4 |
| 24 | Strauss, Sydney | 1506 | USA | −11B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 799 | -7.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shou, JoshuaUSA+22.01.0 pts · #12
- 2Buratti, LucaUSA+21.21.0 pts · #13
- 3Le, Quan AnhFRA+16.42.5 pts · #4
- 1Bernard, JaronUSA-33.40.0 pts · #22
- 2McMichael, AlanUSA-19.80.0 pts · #19
- 3Ho, JeffreyUSA-14.40.0 pts · #24
- R1+294 Elo gap
- R3+259 Elo gap
- R2+243 Elo gap