Shawn Martinez

Full name

Shawn Martinez

Born

1990 (age 35)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

Bio

Shawn Martinez is a Guinness World Records holder for longest chess marathon, set April 17-20, 2025 with Tunde Onakoya.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Closed Sicilian Defense (8 games)

French Defense: Schlechter Variation (3 games)

Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (3 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Korchnoi Defense (2 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (2 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (3 games)

Modern Defense with 1.d4 (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (2 games)

Réti Opening: Sicilian Invitation (1 games)

English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Taimanov, Full Symmetry Line (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Shawn Martinez (2347) Nicolas Cogan (2295)	1-0	34	2025
Shawn Martinez (2327) Andrzej Krzywda (2529)	1-0	26	2025
Shawn Martinez (2361) Katarzyna Dwilewicz (2524)	1-0	41	2025
Shawn Martinez (2400) Mario Gavilan Diaz (2551)	1-0	43	2025
Shawn Martinez (2368) Alessia-Mihaela Ciolacu (2505)	1-0	39	2025
Shawn Martinez (2366) Kristjan Heidemann (1937)	1-0	24	2025
Shawn Martinez (2368) Danilo Cesar De L Alves Campelo (2083)	1-0	24	2025
Shawn Martinez (2354) Nataliya Buksa (2587)	1-0	29	2025
Shawn Martinez (2420) Kanan Hajiyev (2696)	0-1	70	2025
Shawn Martinez (2352) Andre Bold (2524)	0-1	75	2025