Big Money Blitz
- Date
- Friday, August 22
- Event Format
- 6SS
- Time Control
- G/5 d0
- Sections
- Open, U1900
- Entry Fee
- $25 for members, $40 for non-members
- Prizes
- $$750 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: $300-$150 Top Under 2100: $75
U1900 Section: $75-$50 Top U1700: $50 Top U1500: $50
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.
Registration is now closed, please register at the tournament.
| # | Name | Section | USCF ID | Rating | Blitz | Bye RequestsByes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Ivanov (GM) | Open | 12513936 | 2443 | 2362 | |
| 2 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan (NM) | Open | 30698398 | 2347 | 2292 | |
| 3 | Andrew Liu (NM) | Open | 13987660 | 2338 | 2354 | |
| 4 | Derek Zhang (NM) | Open | 14081435 | 2329 | 2093 | |
| 5 | Eric Feng (NM) | Open | 15742464 | 2299 | 2223 | |
| 6 | Nikhil Kalghatgi (NM) | Open | 13797221 | 2270 | 2250 | |
| 7 | Brandon Wu (NM) | Open | 14933988 | 2266 | 2130 | |
| 8 | Suraj Ramanathan (NM) | Open | 14361257 | 2257 | 2138 | |
| 9 | Weiliang Tan | Open | 16291273 | 2243/22 | unr | |
| 10 | Andrew Hoy (NM) | Open | 12846607 | 2236 | 2177 | |
| 11 | Joaquin Carlson | Open | 15794580 | 2220 | 2021 | |
| 12 | Anton Barash (NM) | Open | 13679247 | 2214 | 2152 | |
| 13 | Maxwell D Chen | Open | 14678004 | 2138 | 1956 | |
| 14 | Abhishek Mallela (NM) | Open | 12888811 | 2114 | 2000 | |
| 15 | Bohan Wang | Open | 16880573 | 2086 | 1956 | |
| 16 | Joseph Perl | Open | 12595285 | 2057 | 1916 | |
| 17 | Charles Slade | Open | 12487244 | 1985 | 2007 | |
| 18 | Jericho Carlson | Open | 16096060 | 1945 | 1777 | |
| 19 | Anand Nair | Open | 15223527 | 1816 | 1778 | |
| 20 | Daniel Barrett | Open | 30230124 | 1719 | 1703 | |
| 21 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | Open | 13669318 | 1700 | 1655 | |
| 22 | Igor Starobinets | Open | 12891598 | unr | 1980 | |
| 23 | Michael Stukalin | Open | 32055450 | unr | 1729 | |
| 24 | Dumiso Birchwood | Open | unr | unr | ||
| 25 | Zachary Tower | Open | 30379679 | unr | unr | |
| 26 | Jim Jin | U1900 | 30855444 | 1770 | 1681 | |
| 27 | Cassie Parent | U1900 | 13591356 | 1761 | 1565 | |
| 28 | Justin Guerra | U1900 | 12912297 | 1646 | 1667 | |
| 29 | Shaurya Vir | U1900 | 32501879 | 532/7 | unr |
| # | Player | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Ivanov | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 23 | --- |
| 2451 12513936 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| 2 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan | 16 | 25 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2347 30698398 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | Andrew Liu | 17 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 2338 13987660 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | Derek Zhang | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 2329 14081435 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | Eric Feng | 19 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 2299 15742464 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | Brandon Wu | 21 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 13 |
| 2266 14933988 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | Nikhil Kalghatgi | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2266 13797221 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | Weiliang Tan | 22 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| 2243 16291273 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | |
| 9 | Andrew Hoy | bye (½) | bye (½) | 25 | 17 | 26 | 14 |
| 2232 12846607 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| 10 | Anton Barash | 23 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 |
| 2207 13679247 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |
| 11 | Suraj Ramanathan | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| 2138 14361257 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | |
| 12 | Maxwell Chen | 25 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 18 |
| 2138 14678004 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | Joaquin Carlson | 28 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 6 |
| 2115 15794580 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | Bohan Wang | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
| 2030 16880573 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | Abhishek Mallela | 1 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 11 |
| 2005 12888811 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | |
| 16 | Charles Slade | 2 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 20 |
| 1985 12487244 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| 17 | Igor Starobinets | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 21 |
| 1980 12891598 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| 18 | Jericho Carlson | 4 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
| 1930 16096060 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | |
| 19 | Anand Nair | 5 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 24 | --- |
| 1816 15223527 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| 20 | Cassie Parent | 7 | 28 | 1 | bye (1) | 25 | 16 |
| 1761 13591356 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 21 | Daniel Barrett | 6 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
| 1719 30230124 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 22 | Zachary Tower | 8 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 26 |
| 1718 30739679 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 23 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 10 | 19 | bye (1) | 21 | 1 | 28 |
| 1675 13669318 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | |
| 24 | Justin Guerra | 11 | bye (1) | 15 | 27 | 19 | 25 |
| 1646 12912297 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| 25 | Dumiso Birchwood | 12 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
| 1643 31920031 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | |
| 26 | Jim Jin | bye (1) | 3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 22 |
| 1602 30855444 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | |
| 27 | Shaurya Vir | 14 | 21 | 22 | 24 | --- | --- |
| unr 32501879 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 28 | Michael Stukalin | 13 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 23 |
| unr 32055450 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Open - Round 6 | ||||
| Bd | Res | White Player | Res | Black Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nikhil Kalghatgi | 1 | Derek Zhang |
| 2 | 0 | Anton Barash | 2 | Eric Feng |
| 3 | 1.5 | Andrew Liu | 0.5 | Weiliang Tan |
| 4 | 0.5 | Abhishek Mallela | 1.5 | Suraj Ramanathan |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Stukalin | 1 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan |
| 6 | 1 | Joaquin Carlson | 1 | Brandon Wu |
| 7 | 2 | Bohan Wang | 0 | Andrew Hoy |
| 8 | 0 | Maxwell Chen | 2 | Jericho Carlson |
| 9 | 1 | Justin Guerra | 1 | Dumiso Birchwood |
| 10 | 0 | Daniel Barrett | 2 | Igor Starobinets |
| 11 | 2 | Charles Slade | 0 | Cassie Parent |
| 12 | 2 | Jim Jin | 0 | Zachary Tower |
| # | Place | Player | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eric Feng | 2299 | WW 21 | DD 5 | WD 7 | DD 3 | WD 4 | WW 9 | 9.0 / 12 |
| 2 | 2 - 3 | Andrew Liu | 2338 | WD 16 | WW 22 | DD 3 | WD 4 | DD 9 | WD 6 | 8.5 / 12 |
| 3 | Nikhil Kalghatgi | 2266 | WW 24 | WD 14 | DD 2 | DD 1 | WW 13 | DD 4 | 8.5 / 12 | |
| 4 | 4 - 5 | Derek Zhang | 2329 | WW 8 | WW 9 | WW 6 | DL 2 | DL 1 | DD 3 | 8.0 / 12 |
| 5 | Suraj Ramanathan | 2138 | WW 17 | DD 1 | DD 13 | DD 6 | WD 20 | WD 10 | 8.0 / 12 | |
| 6 | 6 - 8 | Weiliang Tan | 2243 | WW 26 | WW 10 | LL 4 | DD 5 | WW 14 | DL 2 | 7.5 / 12 |
| 7 | Bohan Wang | 2030 | WW 28 | DD 13 | DL 1 | DD 20 | DD 8 | WW 18 | 7.5 / 12 | |
| 8 | Jericho Carlson | 1930 | LL 4 | WW 26 | WD 22 | DD 23 | DD 7 | WW 20 | 7.5 / 12 | |
| 9 | 9 - 12 | Anton Barash | 2207 | WW 11 | LL 4 | WW 25 | WW 21 | DD 2 | LL 1 | 7.0 / 12 |
| 10 | Abhishek Mallela | 2005 | WW 23 | LL 6 | WW 17 | DL 13 | WW 15 | DL 5 | 7.0 / 12 | |
| 11 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 1675 | LL 9 | LL 21 | B -- | WW 25 | X 23 | DD 12 | 7.0 / 12 | |
| 12 | Michael Stukalin | unr | LL 14 | WW 24 | LL 21 | WW 26 | WW 16 | DD 11 | 7.0 / 12 | |
| 13 | 13 - 14 | Brandon Wu | 2266 | WW 25 | DD 7 | DD 5 | WD 10 | LL 3 | DD 14 | 6.5 / 12 |
| 14 | Joaquin Carlson | 2115 | WW 12 | DL 3 | DD 20 | WW 19 | LL 6 | DD 13 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 15 | 15 - 17 | Charles Slade | 1985 | DD 27 | LL 20 | DD 16 | WW 22 | LL 10 | WW 24 | 6.0 / 12 |
| 16 | Igor Starobinets | 1980 | DL 2 | DD 23 | DD 15 | WD 18 | LL 12 | WW 25 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 17 | Justin Guerra | 1646 | LL 5 | B -- | LL 10 | WW 28 | DD 21 | DD 19 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 18 | 18 - 19 | Andrew Hoy | 2232 | H -- | H -- | DD 19 | DL 16 | WW 22 | LL 7 | 5.5 / 12 |
| 19 | Dumiso Birchwood | 1643 | WD 20 | DD 27 | DD 18 | LL 14 | DD 24 | DD 17 | 5.5 / 12 | |
| 20 | 20 - 21 | Maxwell Chen | 2138 | DL 19 | WW 15 | DD 14 | DD 7 | DL 5 | LL 8 | 5.0 / 12 |
| 21 | Anand Nair | 1816 | LL 1 | WW 11 | WW 12 | LL 9 | DD 17 | U -- | 5.0 / 12 | |
| 22 | 22 | Jim Jin | 1602 | B -- | LL 2 | DL 8 | LL 15 | LL 18 | WW 26 | 4.5 / 12 |
| 23 | 23 | Alexander Ivanov | 2451 | LL 10 | DD 16 | WW 24 | DD 8 | F 11 | U -- | 4.0 / 12 |
| 24 | 24 - 26 | Cassie Parent | 1761 | LL 3 | LL 12 | LL 23 | B -- | DD 19 | LL 15 | 3.0 / 12 |
| 25 | Daniel Barrett | 1719 | LL 13 | WW 28 | LL 9 | LL 11 | DD 26 | LL 16 | 3.0 / 12 | |
| 26 | Zachary Tower | 1718 | LL 6 | LL 8 | WW 28 | LL 12 | DD 25 | LL 22 | 3.0 / 12 | |
| 27 | 27 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan | 2347 | DD 15 | DD 19 | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | 2.0 / 12 |
| 28 | 28 | Shaurya Vir | unr | LL 7 | LL 25 | LL 26 | LL 17 | U -- | U -- | 0.0 / 12 |