Despite being the lowest-rated player with a 1991 FIDE rating in the IM D section, James Marsh had a very impressive 5/9 score with a 2300+ FIDE performance. Notably he earned 60 rating points to eclipse the 2200 US Chess mark to achieve his NM title! His last round positional win over FM Aditeya Das was the clincher:1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nf3d54.Nc3h65.Bf4Bd66.Bxd6Qxd67.c5Qe78.e3O-O9.b4c610.Be2Nbd711.O-Oe5Battle lines are drawn! White is going for a queenside pawn storm while Black is going to try to get central counterplay.12.b5Ne413.Rc1Nxc314.Rxc3e415.Nd2cxb5This looks a bit too helpful for White, as Black willingly opens squares/files for White's pieces.15...f516.Rb3Nf617.a4⩲This is still better for White, but it seems harder to break through than the game.16.Bxb5a617.Be2Nb818.f3f519.Qb3Be620.fxe4fxe421.Rxf8+Kxf822.Qb6...Black has no counterplay and can only hope to defend against White's unwavering b-file crush.22....Nc623.Rb3Ra724.Rb1Qd825.Nb3Ke826.Na5!Qa827.Nxb7Kd728.Bd1Qc829.Ba4Ra830.Nd61-0 White wins.1-0