Play Up Challenge

Date: Saturday, February 22
Event Format: 4SS
Time Control: G/60 d5
Entry Fee: $125, BCF membership is required
Registration: Must register in advance online
Round Times: 9:30am, 12:30pm, 3:00pm, and 5:30pm

Want to play strong opponents? Then this event is for you!

We have assembled a gang of strong players. Chess gladiators, all rated at least 2000, and some much higher. They're not playing each other, they're playing the challengers. They're playing YOU!

Can you score a point? Test your might!

Participation is limited to club members. The price for non-members in the registration menu below includes a one-year adult membership for the club. If you'd like a different membership tier, please head to our Membership page.

Participation is also currently limited to the first 6 players to sign up in each section, but may expand depending on how many Gladiators we can recruit.

The fine print: Challengers must be rated at least 1900 to play in the top section (Premier), and will play Gladiators rated >2200. Challengers must be rated at least 1600 to play in the middle section (Rising Stars), and will play Gladiators rated 2000+. Anyone may register for the bottom section (Future Experts), and will play Gladiators rated 1600+.

Pairings will be calculated and published in advance and include randomness as opposed to standard swiss pairings.

This event is USCF rated, and a current US Chess membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

If you are interested in playing as a Gladiator please reach out to the club at info@boylstonchess.org

Need to withdraw or take a bye? Email td@boylstonchess.org at least 30 minutes before the round.

For parking and transportation info, please visit Parking and Public Transit.

If the metal gate to the building is closed, please press the doorbell marked #1

Please see our tournament policies for more information.

Registration is now closed, please register at the tournament.

#	Name	USCF ID	Rating	Live	Bye RequestsByes
1	Vihaan Jain	16584243	2067	2067
2	Bohan Wang	16880573	2029	2029
3	Arthur Zhou	30350651	2023	2078
4	Zachary Pan	30221502	2020	2078
5	Royce Zhang	30154455	1976	1980
6	Ken Frieden	10088259	1975	1894	Round 3
7	Lacey Wang	30313152	1942	1987
8	Natasha Christiansen	11366805	1832	1832
9	Marcus Farzaneh-Far	31665965	1824	1879
10	Bowen Yu	30477200	1769	1769
11	Harry Li	16988211	1738	1852
12	Michael Bernier	12565373	1321	1200

#	Player	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4
1	Alexander Ivanov	W 11	B 13	W 8	B 10
	2456 12513936	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0
2	Mikayel Mkrtchyan	---	---	---	B 8
	2346 30698398	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
3	Brandon Wu	B 8	B 17	---	W 14
	2282 14933988	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
4	Andrew Hoy	W 13	B 10	B 11	W 17
	2267 12846607	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5
5	Nikhil Kalghatgi	B 14	W 8	B 17	---
	2263 13797221	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
6	Anton Barash	B 10	W 16	B 18	---
	2173 13679247	0.5	1.5	2.5	2.5
7	John Archibald	bye (½)	B 11	W 13	B 18
	2143 15110208	0.5	1.5	1.5	2.5
8	Vihaan Jain	W 3	B 5	B 1	W 2
	2067 16584243	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
9	Joseph Perl	W 17	B 14	W 10	B 13
	2057 12595285	0.5	1.5	1.5	2.5
10	Arthur Zhou	W 6	W 4	B 9	W 1
	2023 30350651	0.5	1.0	2.0	2.0
11	Zachary Pan	B 1	W 7	W 4	---
	2020 30221502	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
12	Camden Wagner	B 16	W 18	---	---
	2012 13599730	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
13	Royce Zhang	B 4	W 1	B 7	W 9
	1976 30154455	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
14	Ken Frieden	W 5	W 9	---	B 3
	1975 10088259	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
15	Charles Slade	W 18	---	---	---
	1923 12487244	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
16	Natasha Christiansen	W 12	B 6	---	---
	1832 11366805	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
17	Bowen Yu	B 9	W 3	W 5	B 4
	1769 30477200	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
18	Harry Li	B 15	B 12	W 6	W 7
	1738 16988211	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Bd	Res	White Player	Res	Black Player
Open - Round 4
1	0	Arthur Zhou (2023 2.0)	1	Alexander Ivanov (2456 2.0)
2	0	Vihaan Jain (2067 1.0)	1	Mikayel Mkrtchyan (2346 0.0)
3	1	Andrew Hoy (2267 2.5)	0	Bowen Yu (1769 0.5)
4	1	Brandon Wu (2282 1.0)	0	Ken Frieden (1975 1.0)
5	0	Harry Li (1738 0.0)	1	John Archibald (2143 1.5)
6	0	Royce Zhang (1976 2.0)	1	Joseph Perl (2057 1.5)

#	Place	Player	Rating	Live	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total
1	1	Andrew Hoy	2267	2242	2247 5	W 10	D 8	W 16	W 15	3.5 / 4
2	2	Alexander Ivanov	2456	2456	2453 3	W 16	L 10	W 12	W 8	3.0 / 4
3	3 - 5	Anton Barash	2173	2183	2185 2	D 8	W 17	W 18	U --	2.5 / 4
4		John Archibald	2143	2136	2133 3	H --	W 16	L 10	W 18	2.5 / 4
5		Joseph Perl	2057	2057	2056 1	D 15	W 13	L 8	W 10	2.5 / 4
6	6 - 10	Brandon Wu	2282	2274	2266 8	L 12	W 15	U --	W 13	2.0 / 4
7		Nikhil Kalghatgi	2263	2263	2255 8	L 13	W 12	W 15	U --	2.0 / 4
8		Arthur Zhou	2023	2078	2094 16	D 3	D 1	W 5	L 2	2.0 / 4
9		Camden Wagner	2012	2049	2059 10	W 17	W 18	U --	U --	2.0 / 4
10		Royce Zhang	1976	1980	2010 30	L 1	W 2	W 4	L 5	2.0 / 4
11	11 - 14	Mikayel Mkrtchyan	2346	2346	2348 2	U --	U --	U --	W 12	1.0 / 4
12		Vihaan Jain	2067	2067	2072 5	W 6	L 7	L 2	L 11	1.0 / 4
13		Ken Frieden	1975	1894	1908 14	W 7	L 5	U --	L 6	1.0 / 4
14		Charles Slade	1923	1929	1940 11	W 18	U --	U --	U --	1.0 / 4
15	15	Bowen Yu	1769	1769	1774 5	D 5	L 6	L 7	L 1	0.5 / 4
16	16 - 18	Zachary Pan	2020	2078	2060 18	L 2	L 4	L 1	U --	0.0 / 4
17		Natasha Christiansen	1832	1832	1822 10	L 9	L 3	U --	U --	0.0 / 4
18		Harry Li	1738	1852	1826 26	L 14	L 9	L 3	L 4	0.0 / 4