Below are the round 3 results/game studies and tentative round 4 pairings for our June Mini-Marathon, along with the results for three extra rated games from six newer visitors to the club. We’re definitely growing and may need to occupy two tournament rooms for future events to continue our distancing with one game per table, which is a good problem to have.
Some exciting seesaw battles again in this round, with many nice positions squandered amidst the attendant time trouble, groans and gnashing of teeth, and when all the clocks were stopped Pranav found himself alone at the top with 3-0. Only Mikhail now stands between Pranav and an absurdly high USCF provisional rating, just one of the great games we’ll see next week, I’m certain.
Pranav – Alexander, 1-0
Shahin – Ziyu, 1-0
Daniel – John, 1-0
Aarav – Ritam, 0-1
Cesar – Benjamin, 1-0
Hamdanil – Mattan, 1-0
Jerome – Ragav, 0-1
Vaibav – Umit, 0-1
Jose – Aditya, 0-1 (unrated forfeit win for Aditya)
Mikhail, Caleb, Ashwin, Viyan, Kornel, Nicholas: Half-point byes
Extra Rated Games:
Arjun – Raghuram, 0.5-0.5
Umar – Ptolemy, 0-1
Kheshav – Clyde, 1-0: No game score provided
