2026 June Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in New York, NY, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1546, and top seed was Jeffrey M Otto (🇺🇸 USA, 1649).
Kimani Thompson (🇺🇸 USA, 1587) won with 4.0/5. Thompson shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Brian Huang (1424) beat Jeffrey M Otto (1649), a +225-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
19 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×12
🇬🇹Guatemala×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Thompson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 566018730 drew with Kimani Thompson (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
FIDE 566018730 went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 566018730 | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Kimani Thompson | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Shyra Nigam | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4David J Yoo | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thompson, Kimani | 1587 | USA | +8N | +7B | =2N | +9B | =4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 1808 | +16.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 566018730 | 0 | — | +18N | +11B | =1B | =6N | +3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jandhyala, Satyarjit | 1547 | USA | =5N | +20B | =10N | +13B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1471 | -8.4 |
| 4 | Nigam, Shyra | 1419 | USA | F | =14N | +12B | +10B | =1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1787 | +55.2 |
| 5 | Yoo, David J | 1499 | USA | =3B | F | =9N | +16B | +8N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1724 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Huang, Brian | 1424 | USA | F | +16B | =13N | =2B | +9N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 2426 | +60.4 |
| 7 | Ghosh, Viaan Ishan | 1585 | USA | +19N | −1N | =14B | =15B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 787 | -20.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 566003687 | 0 | — | −1B | =18B | +20N | +14N | −5B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Palomo Torres, Eduardo | 1602 | GUA | =11N | +17B | =5B | −1N | −6B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1311 | -30.4 |
| 10 | Gao, Isabella | 1443 | USA | F | +15N | =3B | −4N | =11B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1365 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Liu, Jesper | 1504 | USA | =9B | −2N | F | +18B | =10N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1651 | +23.6 |
| 12 | Zhang, Plato | 1513 | USA | F | −13B | −4N | +20B | +15N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 619 | -25.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 566018706 | 0 | — | F | +12N | =6B | −3N | −7B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 566018714 | 0 | — | =16N | =4B | =7N | −8B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 566018722 | 0 | — | F | −10B | +17N | =7N | −12B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1241 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Otto, Jeffrey M | 1649 | USA | =14B | −6N | +19B | −5N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 662 | -59.2 |
| 17 | Lam, Dylan | 0 | USA | F | −9N | −15B | +19B | =18N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Qin, Sophia | 1534 | USA | −2B | =8N | F | −11N | =17B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 704 | -21.6 |
| 19 | FIDE 374096649 | 0 | — | −7B | −?B | −16N | −17N | +20N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 566018692 | 0 | — | F | −3N | −8B | −12N | −19B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Huang, BrianUSA+60.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Nigam, ShyraUSA+55.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Yoo, David JUSA+36.43.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Otto, Jeffrey MUSA-59.21.5 pts · #18
- 2Palomo Torres, EduardoGUA-30.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Zhang, PlatoUSA-25.22.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R2+225 Elo gap
- R5+178 Elo gap
- R4+150 Elo gap