Big Money Blitz
- Date
- Friday, March 20
- Event Format
- 6SS
- Time Control
- G/5 d0
- 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 event is not USCF rated and USCF membership is not required. However USCF ratings will be used for section eligibility and pairing/prize purposes.
A current USCF membership is required.
Need to withdraw or take a bye? Email td@boylstonchess.org at least 30 minutes before the round.
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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 | Regular/Blitz Rating | Blitz | Bye RequestsByes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jianchao Zhou (GM) | 15524414 | 2659 | 2601 | |
| 2 | Alexander Ivanov (GM) | 12513936 | 2462 | 2315 | |
| 3 | Denys Shmelov (IM) | 13433622 | 2459 | 2459 | |
| 4 | Alimzhan Amirkul (FM) | 32066600 | 2428/16 | 2428/16 | |
| 5 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan (NM) | 30698398 | 2347 | 2253 | |
| 6 | Andrew Liu (NM) | 13987660 | 2341 | 2341 | |
| 7 | Derek Zhang (NM) | 14081435 | 2329 | 2178 | |
| 8 | Matthew Fishbein (NM) | 13157281 | 2281 | 2236 | |
| 9 | Nikhil Kalghatgi (NM) | 13797221 | 2272 | 2270 | |
| 10 | Anton Barash (NM) | 13679247 | 2257 | 2129 | |
| 11 | Kevin Zhao (NM) | 30425013 | 2256 | 2019 | |
| 12 | Joaquin Carlson (NM) | 15794580 | 2254 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Brandon Wu (NM) | 14933988 | 2234 | 2087 | |
| 14 | Zachary Pan (NM) | 30221502 | 2219 | 2016 | |
| 15 | Alexander Golosovker | 17055851 | 2092 | 1923 | |
| 16 | Bohan Wang | 16880573 | 2083 | 1981 | |
| 17 | Shea Winter | 30178627 | 2061 | 1874 | |
| 18 | Joseph Perl | 12595285 | 2056 | 1938 | |
| 19 | Charles Huang | 30427161 | 2045 | 1563 | |
| 20 | Andrew Bernal | 16009740 | 2007 | 1827/12 | |
| 21 | Jericho Carlson | 16096060 | 2001 | 1904 | |
| 22 | Charles Slade | 12487244 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| 23 | Igor Starobinets | 12891598 | 1991 | 1991 | |
| 24 | Camden Wagner | 13599730 | 1958 | 1866 | |
| 25 | Jacob Morris | 30237539 | 1897 | 1712 | |
| 26 | Hayden Collins | 30173640 | 1825 | 1708 | |
| 27 | Elliott Wu | 12887861 | 1803 | 1604 | |
| 28 | Cassandra Parent | 13591356 | 1761 | 1557 | |
| 29 | Zachary Tower | 30739679 | 1747 | 1444 | |
| 30 | Rohan Kasiviswanathan | 13669318 | 1742 | 1672 | |
| 31 | Justin Guerra | 12912297 | 1728 | 1728 | |
| 32 | Robert Eckstut | 32497520 | 1563 | 1487/20 | |
| 33 | Shivasanjeeva janardhan moorty Potluri | 16016348 | 1550/4 | unr | |
| 34 | Jacob Snell | 15597803 | 1411 | 1411 | |
| 35 | Mohammad Saeidi | 16773762 | 1409 | unr | |
| 36 | Jesse Chalif | 32256191 | 1320 | 1278 | |
| 37 | Kavin Sundaram | 15955858 | 1158 | unr | |
| 38 | Zahra Mohammadi | 16773756 | 978 | unr | |
| 39 | Roy Zheng | 32493951 | 900/7 | unr | |
| 40 | Basil Sousounis | 15995442 | 330/4 | unr | |
| 41 | Kai Johnson | 32468321 | unr | unr | |
| 42 | Sergey Nersisyan | unr | unr | ||
| 43 | Daniel Tempesta | 32921978 | unr | unr |
| # | Player | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jianchao Zhou | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2660 15524414 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | Alexander Ivanov | 15 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2450 12513936 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | Denys Shmelov | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 2442 13433622 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Alimzhan Amirkul | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 8 |
| 2412 32066600 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | Derek Zhang | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 |
| 2328 14081435 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Andrew Liu | 19 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 2318 13987660 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | Matthew Fishbein | 20 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 13 |
| 2281 13157281 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| 8 | Nikhil Kalghatgi | 21 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| 2263 13797221 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | |
| 9 | Joaquin Carlson | 22 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 2262 15794580 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| 10 | Anton Barash | 23 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| 2254 13679247 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | |
| 11 | Kevin Zhao | 24 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 2244 30425013 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | |
| 12 | Brandon Wu | 25 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 6 |
| 2234 14933988 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | Zachary Pan | 26 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 7 |
| 2230 30221502 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | Alexan Golosovker | 1 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 22 |
| 2130 17055851 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 15 | Bohan Wang | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 27 |
| 2118 16880573 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| 16 | Charles Huang | 3 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 17 |
| 2102 30427161 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| 17 | Shea Winter | 4 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| 2074 30178627 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| 18 | Joseph Perl | 5 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 20 |
| 2056 12595285 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 19 | Andrew Bernal | 6 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
| 2012 16009740 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 20 | Jericho Carlson | 7 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 18 |
| 2011 16096060 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 21 | Igor Starobinets | 8 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 1991 12891598 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| 22 | Charles Slade | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 1962 12487244 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 23 | Camden Wagner | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 9 |
| 1962 13599730 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| 24 | Jacob Morris | 11 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 19 |
| 1894 30237539 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 25 | Hayden Collins | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| 1842 30173640 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | |
| 26 | Cassie Parent | 13 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 25 |
| 1766 13591356 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 27 | R Kasiviswanathan | bye (1) | 6 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
| 1729 13669318 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| # | Player | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott Wu | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1831 12887861 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | Zachary Tower | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1721 30739679 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | |
| 3 | Robert Eckstut | 10 | 13 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1637 32497520 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | Sh MoortyPotluri | 11 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 1550 16016348 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | Justin Guerra | 12 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1522 12912297 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | |
| 6 | Jesse Chalif | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 1422 32256191 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| 7 | Moh SaeidiRazavi | 15 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| 1409 16773762 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| 8 | Kavin Sundaram | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| 1224 15955858 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
| 9 | Kai Johnson | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| 1033 32468321 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| 10 | Zahra Mohammadi | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| 978 16773756 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 11 | Jacob Snell | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| 885 15597803 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | Roy Zheng | 5 | bye (1) | 6 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| 797 32493951 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | Basil Sousounis | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
| 330 15995442 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | |
| 14 | Emmanue Hernandez | bye (1) | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| 295 30659373 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |
| 15 | Daniel Tempesta | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| unr 32921978 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Open - Round 6 | ||||
| Bd | Res | White Player | Res | Black Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.5 | Jianchao Zhou | 1.5 | Kevin Zhao |
| 2 | 1 | Alimzhan Amirkul | 1 | Nikhil Kalghatgi |
| 3 | 2 | Andrew Liu | 0 | Brandon Wu |
| 4 | 2 | Denys Shmelov | 0 | Igor Starobinets |
| 5 | 1 | Derek Zhang | 1 | Anton Barash |
| 6 | 0 | Matthew Fishbein | 2 | Zachary Pan |
| 7 | 1 | Joaquin Carlson | 1 | Camden Wagner |
| 8 | Alexan Golosovker | Charles Slade | ||
| 9 | 2 | Bohan Wang | 0 | R Kasiviswanathan |
| 10 | 2 | Charles Huang | 0 | Shea Winter |
| 11 | Joseph Perl | Jericho Carlson | ||
| 12 | 2 | Hayden Collins | 0 | Cassie Parent |
| 13 | Andrew Bernal | Jacob Morris | ||
| U1900 - Round 6 | ||||
| Bd | Res | White Player | Res | Black Player |
| 11 | 2 | Justin Guerra | 0 | Kavin Sundaram |
| 12 | 2 | Elliott Wu | 0 | Jacob Snell |
| 13 | 2 | Zachary Tower | 0 | Jesse Chalif |
| 14 | 0.5 | Sh MoortyPotluri | 1.5 | Basil Sousounis |
| 15 | 2 | Moh SaeidiRazavi | 0 | Emmanue Hernandez |
| 16 | 0 | Roy Zheng | 2 | Daniel Tempesta |
| 17 | 2 | Kai Johnson | 0 | Zahra Mohammadi |
| # | Place | Player | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jianchao Zhou | 2660 | WW 17 | WW 19 | WD 2 | WW 8 | WD 4 | DL 3 | 9.5 / 12 |
| 2 | 2 - 3 | Andrew Liu | 2318 | WW 26 | WW 20 | DL 1 | DL 4 | WD 9 | WW 10 | 8.5 / 12 |
| 3 | Kevin Zhao | 2244 | WW 24 | DD 4 | DD 5 | DD 6 | WW 14 | WD 1 | 8.5 / 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | Denys Shmelov | 2442 | WW 12 | DD 3 | DD 8 | WD 2 | DL 1 | WW 13 | 8.0 / 12 |
| 5 | 5 - 7 | Alimzhan Amirkul | 2412 | WD 21 | DD 7 | DD 3 | DD 14 | WW 18 | DD 6 | 7.5 / 12 |
| 6 | Nikhil Kalghatgi | 2263 | DD 13 | DD 18 | WW 23 | DD 3 | WD 7 | DD 5 | 7.5 / 12 | |
| 7 | Zachary Pan | 2230 | WD 25 | DD 5 | DL 14 | WW 16 | DL 6 | WW 19 | 7.5 / 12 | |
| 8 | 8 - 13 | Derek Zhang | 2328 | WW 22 | WD 11 | DD 4 | LL 1 | DD 15 | DD 9 | 6.5 / 12 |
| 9 | Anton Barash | 2254 | DD 15 | DD 16 | DD 18 | WW 17 | DL 2 | DD 8 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 10 | Brandon Wu | 2234 | DD 16 | WD 15 | DD 11 | WW 21 | DD 13 | LL 2 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 11 | Bohan Wang | 2118 | WW 27 | DL 8 | DD 10 | LL 13 | DD 21 | WW 20 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 12 | Charles Huang | 2102 | LL 4 | LL 23 | WW 26 | DL 15 | WW 25 | WW 21 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 13 | Igor Starobinets | 1991 | DD 6 | DL 14 | WW 20 | WW 11 | DD 10 | LL 4 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 14 | 14 - 16 | Joaquin Carlson | 2262 | DD 18 | WD 13 | WD 7 | DD 5 | LL 3 | DD 15 | 6.0 / 12 |
| 15 | Camden Wagner | 1962 | DD 9 | DL 10 | DD 22 | WD 12 | DD 8 | DD 14 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 16 | Hayden Collins | 1842 | DD 10 | DD 9 | DD 17 | LL 7 | DD 22 | WW 25 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 17 | 17 - 18 | Alexan Golosovker | 2130 | LL 1 | WW 26 | DD 16 | LL 9 | WW 23 | ~ 18 | 5.0 / 10 |
| 18 | Charles Slade | 1962 | DD 14 | DD 6 | DD 9 | WW 19 | LL 5 | ~ 17 | 5.0 / 10 | |
| 19 | 19 - 20 | Matthew Fishbein | 2281 | WW 23 | LL 1 | DD 21 | LL 18 | WW 24 | LL 7 | 5.0 / 12 |
| 20 | R Kasiviswanathan | 1729 | B -- | LL 2 | LL 13 | DD 22 | WW 26 | LL 11 | 5.0 / 12 | |
| 21 | 21 | Shea Winter | 2074 | DL 5 | WW 25 | DD 19 | LL 10 | DD 11 | LL 12 | 4.5 / 12 |
| 22 | 22 | Joseph Perl | 2056 | LL 8 | DD 24 | DD 15 | DD 20 | DD 16 | ~ 23 | 4.0 / 10 |
| 23 | 23 - 24 | Jericho Carlson | 2011 | LL 19 | WW 12 | LL 6 | DD 24 | LL 17 | ~ 22 | 3.0 / 10 |
| 24 | Jacob Morris | 1894 | LL 3 | DD 22 | DD 25 | DD 23 | LL 19 | ~ 26 | 3.0 / 10 | |
| 25 | 25 | Cassie Parent | 1766 | DL 7 | LL 21 | DD 24 | DD 26 | LL 12 | LL 16 | 2.5 / 12 |
| 26 | 26 | Andrew Bernal | 2012 | LL 2 | LL 17 | LL 12 | DD 25 | LL 20 | ~ 24 | 1.0 / 10 |
| 27 | 27 | Alexander Ivanov | 2450 | LL 11 | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | 0.0 / 12 |
| # | Place | Player | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Justin Guerra | 1522 | WW 12 | WW 13 | WW 3 | DD 2 | WW 4 | WW 6 | 11.0 / 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Elliott Wu | 1831 | WD 6 | WW 5 | WW 4 | DD 1 | DD 8 | WW 9 | 9.5 / 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Basil Sousounis | 330 | WW 8 | WW 14 | LL 1 | DD 6 | DD 9 | WD 10 | 7.5 / 12 |
| 4 | 4 | Zachary Tower | 1721 | WW 7 | DD 9 | LL 2 | WW 10 | LL 1 | WW 8 | 7.0 / 12 |
| 5 | 5 - 7 | Moh SaeidiRazavi | 1409 | DD 11 | LL 2 | WW 15 | WD 7 | LL 6 | WW 13 | 6.5 / 12 |
| 6 | Kavin Sundaram | 1224 | DL 2 | WW 11 | DD 9 | DD 3 | WW 5 | LL 1 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 7 | Kai Johnson | 1033 | LL 4 | DD 10 | WW 11 | DL 5 | DD 13 | WW 15 | 6.5 / 12 | |
| 8 | 8 - 9 | Jesse Chalif | 1422 | LL 3 | WW 15 | WW 12 | DD 9 | DD 2 | LL 4 | 6.0 / 12 |
| 9 | Jacob Snell | 885 | WW 10 | DD 4 | DD 6 | DD 8 | DD 3 | LL 2 | 6.0 / 12 | |
| 10 | 10 | Sh MoortyPotluri | 1550 | LL 9 | DD 7 | WW 13 | LL 4 | WW 11 | DL 3 | 5.5 / 12 |
| 11 | 11 | Daniel Tempesta | unr | DD 5 | LL 6 | LL 7 | WW 15 | LL 10 | WW 12 | 5.0 / 12 |
| 12 | 12 - 13 | Roy Zheng | 797 | LL 1 | B -- | LL 8 | DL 13 | WW 15 | LL 11 | 4.5 / 12 |
| 13 | Emmanue Hernandez | 295 | B -- | LL 1 | LL 10 | WD 12 | DD 7 | LL 5 | 4.5 / 12 | |
| 14 | 14 | Robert Eckstut | 1637 | WW 15 | LL 3 | U -- | U -- | U -- | U -- | 2.0 / 12 |
| 15 | 15 | Zahra Mohammadi | 978 | LL 14 | LL 8 | LL 5 | LL 11 | LL 12 | LL 7 | 0.0 / 12 |