Big Money Blitz
- Date
- Friday, March 8
- Event Format
- 6SS
- Time Control
- G/5 d0
- Entry Fee
- $25 for members, $35 for non-members
- Prizes
- $$800 Guaranteed
- Round Times
- 7:45pm first round, rest ASAP
Big Money Blitz!!
Same format as our normal Friday Night Blitz (six double rounds), but this event has a guaranteed prize fund:
Open Section: $320-$160-$80 Top Under 2300: $60 Top Under 2100: $40
U1900 Section: $80-$40 Top U1600: $20
This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.
Need to withdraw or take a bye? Email td@boylstonchess.org at least 30 minutes before the round.
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Please see our tournament policies for more information.
| # | Name | USCF ID | Regular/Blitz Rating | Blitz | Bye RequestsByes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauro Ampie (FM) | 16386271 | unr | unr | |
| 2 | Siddharth Arun (NM) | 13206647 | unr | unr | |
| 3 | Anton Barash (NM) | 13679247 | unr | unr | |
| 4 | Alejandro Botta (NM) | 12740272 | unr | unr | |
| 5 | Benjamin Caspersen | 31773414 | unr | unr | |
| 6 | Patrick Colleran | 31646336 | unr | unr | |
| 7 | William Collins | 11434801 | unr | unr | |
| 8 | Eric Feng (NM) | 15742464 | unr | unr | |
| 9 | Eric Guan | 30463053 | unr | unr | |
| 10 | Justin Guerra | 12912297 | unr | unr | |
| 11 | Andrew Hoy (NM) | 12846607 | unr | unr | |
| 12 | Nathan Johnson | 12787489 | unr | unr | |
| 13 | Arnold Joseph | 31424444 | unr | unr | 2 |
| 14 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 13669318 | unr | unr | |
| 15 | Harry Li | 16988211 | unr | unr | |
| 16 | Kelsey Liu (WIM) | 15770981 | unr | unr | |
| 17 | Haley Martin | 14620637 | unr | unr | |
| 18 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan (NM) | 30698398 | unr | unr | |
| 19 | Jacob Morris | 30237539 | unr | unr | |
| 20 | Daniel Naroditsky (GM) | 12892910 | unr | unr | |
| 21 | Akshay Padmanabhan | 14297271 | unr | unr | |
| 22 | Karthik Padmanabhan (NM) | 14297265 | unr | unr | |
| 23 | Daniel Paley | 17121400 | unr | unr | |
| 24 | Joseph Perl | 12595285 | unr | unr | |
| 25 | Brian Salomon | 12685114 | unr | unr | |
| 26 | Charles Slade | 12487244 | unr | unr | |
| 27 | Ari Ushomirsky | 31285643 | unr | unr | |
| 28 | Camden Wagner | 13599730 | unr | unr | |
| 29 | Elliott Wu | 12887861 | unr | unr | |
| 30 | Felix Wu | 30258050 | unr | unr | |
| 31 | Jay Yalamanchili | 13885980 | unr | unr | |
| 32 | Kevin Zhao | 30425013 | unr | unr | |
| 33 | Akshay Zimare | 16188198 | unr | unr | |
| 34 | Alex Zimbalist | 31766365 | unr | unr |
| # | Player | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Naroditsky | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2733 12892910 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | |
| 2 | Mauro Ampie | 19 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| 2354 16386271 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2320 30698398 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Alejandro Botta | 21 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| 2255 12740272 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Eric Feng | 22 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 2230 15742464 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | Andrew Hoy | 23 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 2227 12846607 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | Siddharth Arun | 24 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 15 |
| 2200 13206647 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | Anton Barash | 25 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| 2198 13679247 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| 9 | Charles Slade | 26 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 24 |
| 2147 12487244 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 10 | Brian Salomon | 27 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 |
| 2128 12685114 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | |
| 11 | Kelsey Liu | 28 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| 2124 15770981 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | Joseph Perl | 29 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 2116 12595285 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| 13 | William Collins | 30 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 2109 11434801 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | Karthik Padmanabhan | 31 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2065 14297265 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 15 | Jay Yalamanchili | 32 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 13885980 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| 16 | Akshay Padmanabhan | 34 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2002 14297271 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 17 | Kevin Zhao | 35 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1982 30425013 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | |
| 18 | Elliott Wu | 1 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 1893 12887861 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| 19 | Camden Wagner | 2 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| 1851 13599730 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| 20 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 3 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
| 1830 13669318 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| 21 | Jacob Morris | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 28 |
| 1824 30237539 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| 22 | Felix Wu | 5 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 11 |
| 1794 30258050 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | |
| 23 | Harry Li | 6 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 31 |
| 1716 16988211 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | |
| 24 | Nathan Johnson | 7 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 9 |
| 1714 12787489 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 25 | Justin Guerra | 8 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 20 |
| 1522 12912297 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| 26 | Akshay Zimare | 9 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 20 | 18 |
| 1376 16188198 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| 27 | Arnold Joseph | 10 | 18 | 32 | 28 | bye (½) | bye (½) |
| 1331 31424444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 28 | Ari Ushomirsky | 11 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 21 |
| 1314 31285643 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | |
| 29 | Daniel Paley | 12 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
| 1290 17121400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 30 | Eric Guan | 13 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 29 |
| 1285 30463053 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 31 | Patrick Colleran | 14 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 23 |
| 1126 31646336 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 32 | Haley Martin | 15 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 35 |
| 1032 14620637 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 33 | Gennife Greenberg | --- | --- | --- | --- | 29 | 34 |
| 104 31599223 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| 34 | Benjamin Caspersen | 16 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 33 |
| unr 31773414 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 35 | Alex Zimbalist | 17 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 32 |
| unr 31766365 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Please note that pairings are tentative and subject to change before the start of the round.
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Tentative Pairings
Open - Round 6 |
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| Res | White Player | Res | Black Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Daniel Naroditsky | 0 | Andrew Hoy | |
| 1 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan | 1 | Eric Feng | |
| 2 | Siddharth Arun | 0 | Jay Yalamanchili | |
| 0 | Mauro Ampie | 2 | Anton Barash | |
| 0.5 | Brian Salomon | 1.5 | Kevin Zhao | |
| 2 | Joseph Perl | 0 | Camden Wagner | |
| 1 | Alejandro Botta | 1 | William Collins | |
| 0 | Kelsey Liu | 2 | Felix Wu | |
| Charles Slade | Nathan Johnson | |||
| 1 | Elliott Wu | 1 | Akshay Zimare | |
| 2 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 0 | Justin Guerra | |
| 0.5 | Jacob Morris | 1.5 | Ari Ushomirsky | |
| 2 | Harry Li | 0 | Patrick Colleran | |
| 1 | Haley Martin | 1 | Alex Zimbalist | |
| 1 | Daniel Paley | 1 | Eric Guan | |
| 1 | Gennife Greenberg | 1 | Benjamin Caspersen | |
| 1 | Arnold Joseph | bye | ||
| # | Place | Player | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Naroditsky | 2733 | WW 16 | WW 23 | WW 6 | WW 4 | WW 5 | WW 2 | 12.0 / 12 |
| 2 | 2 - 3 | Andrew Hoy | 2227 | WW 19 | DD 10 | WW 21 | WW 8 | WD 3 | LL 1 | 8.5 / 12 |
| 3 | Siddharth Arun | 2200 | WW 22 | LL 8 | WW 24 | WW 16 | DL 2 | WW 10 | 8.5 / 12 | |
| 4 | 4 - 7 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan | 2320 | WW 13 | WW 7 | DD 11 | LL 1 | WW 23 | DD 5 | 8.0 / 12 |
| 5 | Eric Feng | 2230 | DD 9 | WW 25 | WW 10 | WW 11 | LL 1 | DD 4 | 8.0 / 12 | |
| 6 | Anton Barash | 2198 | WW 24 | WW 31 | LL 1 | DD 17 | DD 8 | WW 14 | 8.0 / 12 | |
| 7 | Joseph Perl | 2116 | WW 27 | LL 4 | WW 18 | DD 15 | DD 14 | WW 17 | 8.0 / 12 | |
| 8 | 8 - 9 | Kevin Zhao | 1982 | WW 29 | WW 3 | DD 14 | LL 2 | DD 6 | WD 11 | 7.5 / 12 |
| 9 | Felix Wu | 1794 | DD 5 | LL 21 | WW 20 | DL 12 | WW 25 | WW 23 | 7.5 / 12 | |
| 10 | 10 | Jay Yalamanchili | 2020 | WW 28 | DD 2 | LL 5 | WW 21 | WW 15 | LL 3 | 7.0 / 12 |
| 11 | 11 - 13 | Brian Salomon | 2128 | WW 26 | WW 32 | DD 4 | LL 5 | DD 17 | DL 8 | 6.5 / 12 |
| 12 | William Collins | 2109 | WD 30 | LL 14 | WD 13 | WD 9 | DD 16 | DD 15 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 13 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 1830 | LL 4 | DD 20 | DL 12 | WW 30 | DD 18 | WW 24 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 14 | 14 - 18 | Mauro Ampie | 2354 | DD 17 | WW 12 | DD 8 | DD 23 | DD 7 | LL 6 | 6.0 / 12 |
| 15 | Alejandro Botta | 2255 | DD 25 | DD 17 | WW 19 | DD 7 | LL 10 | DD 12 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 16 | Elliott Wu | 1893 | LL 1 | WW 26 | WW 31 | LL 3 | DD 12 | DD 18 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 17 | Camden Wagner | 1851 | DD 14 | DD 15 | WW 32 | DD 6 | DD 11 | LL 7 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 18 | Akshay Zimare | 1376 | DD 21 | DD 30 | LL 7 | WW 29 | DD 13 | DD 16 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 19 | 19 - 20 | Harry Li | 1716 | LL 2 | WW 27 | LL 15 | WD 25 | LL 21 | WW 31 | 5.5 / 12 |
| 20 | Ari Ushomirsky | 1314 | LL 23 | DD 13 | LL 9 | DD 26 | WW 32 | WD 25 | 5.5 / 12 | |
| 21 | 21 - 22 | Charles Slade | 2147 | DD 18 | WW 9 | LL 2 | LL 10 | WW 19 | ~ 22 | 5.0 / 10 |
| 22 | Nathan Johnson | 1714 | LL 3 | WW 28 | LL 23 | WW 31 | DD 24 | ~ 21 | 5.0 / 10 | |
| 23 | 23 - 24 | Kelsey Liu | 2124 | WW 20 | LL 1 | WW 22 | DD 14 | LL 4 | LL 9 | 5.0 / 12 |
| 24 | Justin Guerra | 1522 | LL 6 | WW 29 | LL 3 | WW 32 | DD 22 | LL 13 | 5.0 / 12 | |
| 25 | 25 - 29 | Jacob Morris | 1824 | DD 15 | LL 5 | WW 30 | DL 19 | LL 9 | DL 20 | 4.0 / 12 |
| 26 | Arnold Joseph | 1331 | LL 11 | LL 16 | DD 28 | DD 20 | H -- | H -- | 4.0 / 12 | |
| 27 | Daniel Paley | 1290 | LL 7 | LL 19 | LL 29 | DD 28 | WW 33 | DD 30 | 4.0 / 12 | |
| 28 | Haley Martin | 1032 | LL 10 | LL 22 | DD 26 | DD 27 | DD 30 | DD 29 | 4.0 / 12 | |
| 29 | Alex Zimbalist | unr | LL 8 | LL 24 | WW 27 | LL 18 | DD 31 | DD 28 | 4.0 / 12 | |
| 30 | 30 | Eric Guan | 1285 | DL 12 | DD 18 | LL 25 | LL 13 | DD 28 | DD 27 | 3.5 / 12 |
| 31 | 31 - 32 | Patrick Colleran | 1126 | X 34 | LL 6 | LL 16 | LL 22 | DD 29 | LL 19 | 3.0 / 12 |
| 32 | Benjamin Caspersen | unr | X 35 | LL 11 | LL 17 | LL 24 | LL 20 | DD 33 | 3.0 / 12 | |
| 33 | 33 | Gennife Greenberg | 104 | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | LL 27 | DD 32 | 1.0 / 12 |
| 34 | 34 - 35 | Karthik Padmanabhan | 2065 | F 31 | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | 0.0 / 12 |
| 35 | Akshay Padmanabhan | 2002 | F 32 | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | 0.0 / 12 |