We enjoyed another excellent turnout for our casual evening this past Thursday and 26 people played in our impromptu G/2+3 double-round blitz tournament (two games played against each opponent), with Andy Applebaum taking sole first with a perfect 8 points. One point behind in sole second was first-time club visitor Ramkumar Jeyaraman, while Cesar Tamondong claimed sole third with 6 points. Of particular note was the result of Hayden Brongersma at 5 points, a young player who seems to get stronger each week and, if memory serves, only took up the game seriously earlier this year. Full results for the tournament are given below and we’ll continue to offer these blitz events (with different formats and time controls) on casual nights given it’s clearly what club membership wishes to do.
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
| 1 | Andy Applebaum | W 22 | B 22 | B 17 | W 17 | W 11 | B 11 | W 3 | B 3 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||
| 2 | Ramkumar Jeyaraman | B 6 | W 6 | W 15 | B 15 | W 8 | B 8 | B 11 | W 11 | |
| 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | ||
| 3 | Cesar Tamondong | W 16 | B 16 | W 13 | B 13 | B 7 | W 7 | B 1 | W 1 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ||
| 4 | Rohan Kapre | bye | bye | W 6 | B 6 | B 19 | W 19 | W 5 | B 5 | |
| 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 5 | Kornel Csernai | B 24 | W 24 | W 7 | B 7 | W 12 | B 12 | B 4 | W 4 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 6 | Hayden Brongersma | W 2 | B 2 | B 4 | W 4 | B 21 | W 21 | W 10 | B 10 | |
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 7 | David Zhao | W 19 | B 19 | B 5 | W 5 | W 3 | B 3 | B 15 | W 15 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 8 | Mark Drury | W 10 | B 10 | bye | bye | B 2 | W 2 | W 17 | B 17 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 9 | Josen Kalra | B 15 | W 15 | W 16 | B 16 | W 18 | B 18 | W 21 | B 21 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 10 | Amogh Rao | B 8 | W 8 | W 26 | B 26 | B 13 | W 13 | B 6 | W 6 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 11 | Pranav Jindal | B 14 | W 14 | W 21 | B 21 | B 1 | W 1 | W 2 | B 2 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 12 | John Vitlacil | bye | bye | bye | bye | B 5 | W 5 | B 14 | W 14 | |
| 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 13 | Lasha Lakarbaia | W 26 | B 26 | B 3 | W 3 | W 10 | B 10 | W 22 | B 22 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 14 | Paul Hartel | W 11 | B 11 | B 23 | W 23 | B 17 | W 17 | W 12 | B 12 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 15 | Jay Wacker | W 9 | B 9 | B 2 | W 2 | B 22 | W 22 | W 7 | B 7 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 16 | Atul Dhingra | B 3 | W 3 | B 9 | W 9 | W 20 | B 20 | W 23 | B 23 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 17 | Nikita Grinkin | B 25 | W 25 | W 1 | B 1 | W 14 | B 14 | B 8 | W 8 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 18 | Aditya Dhamdhere | bye | bye | —- | —- | B 9 | W 9 | B 25 | W 25 | |
| 0.5 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 19 | Isaiah Scott | B 7 | W 7 | W 24 | B 24 | W 4 | B 4 | W 20 | B 20 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 20 | Hugo Pu | bye | bye | —- | —- | B 16 | W 16 | B 19 | W 19 | |
| 0.5 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 21 | Ashwin Ganesh | W 23 | B 23 | B 11 | W 11 | W 6 | B 6 | B 9 | W 9 | |
| 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 22 | Richard Wang | B 1 | W 1 | W 25 | B 25 | W 15 | B 15 | B 13 | W 13 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 23 | Jerome Oriel | B 21 | W 21 | W 14 | B 14 | B 26 | W 26 | B 16 | W 16 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 24 | Victor Chen | W 5 | B 5 | B 19 | W 19 | B 25 | W 25 | W 26 | B 26 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 25 | Michael Darr | W 17 | B 17 | B 22 | W 22 | W 24 | B 24 | W 18 | B 18 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 26 | Ganesh R. | B 13 | W 13 | B 10 | W 10 | W 23 | B 23 | B 24 | W 24 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |