Current Tournament

NOTICE 5/8/26: Round 3 is Thursday, 5/14. Email Jack at [email protected] with any questions or bye requests.

Current Tournament

This is a five-round Swiss format chess tournament. All USCF and club tournament rules will apply. Pairings and standings will be posted here as they become available. For a full schedule of tournaments, see the events page. If you cannot make your scheduled game, please use the contact form so we can adjust the pairings.

Pairings for May 14th
Posted May 11th

Section

# White Black

1 5 CM Marius Gabriel Lucan (2051) 3 Ralph Gholmeih (2097)

2 18 Shaun Sweitzer (1800) 4 Avinaya Subedi (2086)

3 9 Gary Boyle (1927) 17 Ramil Macaspac (1806)

4 15 Jack Manata (1839) 1 OLM Alaa Moussa (2210)

5 11 Advit Venkatesh (1876) 23 Greg Sullivan (1700)

6 16 Miller Zhang (1829) 14 Jim Boyd (1840)

7 10 Vafa Bahmanzad (1924) 2 Alex Dyer (2114)

8 12 Brent Underwood (1870) 6 Jim Mennella (2000)

9 22 Robby Murphy (1710) 8 Andy Zhong (1931)

10 13 Fred De Leon (1864) 27 Sam Barboo (1600)

11 26 John Wickersham (1609) 21 Matthew Mohyi (1712)

12 24 Emon Bayrooti (1699) 30 Bowen Jing (1495)

13 19 Vian Parikh (1772) 33 Felix Castro (1455)

14 25 Tom Williams (1617) 36 Chris Mitchell (1400)

15 39 Brian Jing (1328) 20 Pejman Sagart (1735)

16 43 Gary Kellison (1240) 31 Anton Czanik (1489)

17 44 Charles Clark (1220) 28 Ashwath Pradeep (1532)

18 45 John Goddard (1214) 29 Keith Wilson (1509)

19 32 Shane Kepler (1466) 47 Glenn Shulman (1100)

20 48 Steve Rack (1061) 42 Uthran Narayanan (1249)

21 49 Dean McCleary (1059) 35 Rex Pimentel (1400)

22 40 Anika Macha (1307) 52 Howard Whitlock (902)

23 46 Jose Esteban (1138) 63 Noah Buller (unr.)

24 58 Henry Posalski (459) 41 Christopher Lin (1294)

25 51 Jagger Newsome (999) 55 Mark Boettger (861)

26 53 Tyler Wang (893) 59 Caroline Broussard (155)

27 62 Matthew Buller (unr.) 54 Dereck Williams (874)

28 50 Jun Kang (1034) 60 Dylan Silva (101)

29 56 David Povall (850) 61 Richard Kelley (unr.)

34 Luke Froning (1423) BYE

37 Bhagavat Nair (1380) BYE

38 Jacob Lozover (1339) BYE

57 Hemish Parikh (821) BYE

#		White		Black
1	5	CM Marius Gabriel Lucan (2051)	3	Ralph Gholmeih (2097)
2	18	Shaun Sweitzer (1800)	4	Avinaya Subedi (2086)
3	9	Gary Boyle (1927)	17	Ramil Macaspac (1806)
4	15	Jack Manata (1839)	1	OLM Alaa Moussa (2210)
5	11	Advit Venkatesh (1876)	23	Greg Sullivan (1700)
6	16	Miller Zhang (1829)	14	Jim Boyd (1840)
7	10	Vafa Bahmanzad (1924)	2	Alex Dyer (2114)
8	12	Brent Underwood (1870)	6	Jim Mennella (2000)
9	22	Robby Murphy (1710)	8	Andy Zhong (1931)
10	13	Fred De Leon (1864)	27	Sam Barboo (1600)
11	26	John Wickersham (1609)	21	Matthew Mohyi (1712)
12	24	Emon Bayrooti (1699)	30	Bowen Jing (1495)
13	19	Vian Parikh (1772)	33	Felix Castro (1455)
14	25	Tom Williams (1617)	36	Chris Mitchell (1400)
15	39	Brian Jing (1328)	20	Pejman Sagart (1735)
16	43	Gary Kellison (1240)	31	Anton Czanik (1489)
17	44	Charles Clark (1220)	28	Ashwath Pradeep (1532)
18	45	John Goddard (1214)	29	Keith Wilson (1509)
19	32	Shane Kepler (1466)	47	Glenn Shulman (1100)
20	48	Steve Rack (1061)	42	Uthran Narayanan (1249)
21	49	Dean McCleary (1059)	35	Rex Pimentel (1400)
22	40	Anika Macha (1307)	52	Howard Whitlock (902)
23	46	Jose Esteban (1138)	63	Noah Buller (unr.)
24	58	Henry Posalski (459)	41	Christopher Lin (1294)
25	51	Jagger Newsome (999)	55	Mark Boettger (861)
26	53	Tyler Wang (893)	59	Caroline Broussard (155)
27	62	Matthew Buller (unr.)	54	Dereck Williams (874)
28	50	Jun Kang (1034)	60	Dylan Silva (101)
29	56	David Povall (850)	61	Richard Kelley (unr.)
	34	Luke Froning (1423)		BYE
	37	Bhagavat Nair (1380)		BYE
	38	Jacob Lozover (1339)		BYE
	57	Hemish Parikh (821)		BYE

Current Standings

Section

# Name Rtng R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Pts

1 Ralph Gholmeih 2097 B- B- B- W21 W10 5.0

2 CM Marius Gabriel Lucan 2051 B- B- B- W9 W7 5.0

3 Avinaya Subedi 2086 B- B- B- H- W16 4.5

4 Gary Boyle 1927 B- B- B- H- W13 4.5

5 Ramil Macaspac 1806 B- B- B- W26 H- 4.5

6 Shaun Sweitzer 1800 B- B- B- H- W15 4.5

7 OLM Alaa Moussa 2210 B- B- B- W8 L2 4.0

8 Advit Venkatesh 1876 B- B- B- L7 W22 4.0

9 Jim Boyd 1840 B- B- B- L2 W24 4.0

10 Jack Manata 1839 B- B- B- W14 L1 4.0

11 Miller Zhang 1829 B- B- B- D15 D14 4.0

12 Greg Sullivan 1700 B- B- U- W30 W21 4.0

13 Alex Dyer 2114 B- B- B- H- L4 3.5

14 Jim Mennella 2000 B- B- B- L10 D11 3.5

15 Andy Zhong 1931 B- B- B- D11 L6 3.5

16 Vafa Bahmanzad 1924 B- B- B- H- L3 3.5

17 Brent Underwood 1870 B- B- B- H- U- 3.5

18 Robby Murphy 1710 B- B- U- D27 W30 3.5

19 Sam Barboo 1600 H- H- H- B- W52 3.5

20 Andrew Norman 1959 B- B- B- U- U- 3.0

21 Fred De Leon 1864 B- B- B- L1 L12 3.0

22 Matthew Mohyi 1712 B- B- U- W23 L8 3.0

23 Emon Bayrooti 1699 B- B- U- L22 W27 3.0

24 John Wickersham 1609 B- B- U- W35 L9 3.0

25 Bowen Jing 1495 B- U- U- W45 W36 3.0

26 Vian Parikh 1772 B- H- H- L5 H- 2.5

27 Tom Williams 1617 B- B- U- D18 L23 2.5

28 Felix Castro 1455 H- H- H- U- W37 2.5

29 Chris Mitchell 1400 B- U- U- W31 H- 2.5

30 Pejman Sagart 1735 B- B- U- L12 L18 2.0

31 Anton Czanik 1489 B- U- U- L29 W46 2.0

32 Luke Froning 1423 B- U- U- D36 D35 2.0

33 Brian Jing 1328 U- U- U- W49 W47 2.0

34 Gary Kellison 1240 U- U- U- W50 W45 2.0

35 Ashwath Pradeep 1532 B- U- U- L24 D32 1.5

36 Keith Wilson 1509 B- U- U- D32 L25 1.5

37 Shane Kepler 1466 H- H- H- U- L28 1.5

38 Bhagavat Nair 1380 H- U- U- U- W48 1.5

39 Jacob Lozover 1339 U- U- U- W61 D40 1.5

40 Uthran Narayanan 1249 U- U- U- W62 D39 1.5

41 Charles Clark 1220 U- U- U- W59 H- 1.5

42 John Goddard 1214 U- U- U- H- W56 1.5

43 Glenn Shulman 1100 U- U- U- W60 H- 1.5

44 Steve Rack 1061 U- U- U- H- W58 1.5

45 Rex Pimentel 1400 B- U- U- L25 L34 1.0

46 Anika Macha 1307 U- U- U- W54 L31 1.0

47 Jose Esteban 1138 U- U- U- W63 L33 1.0

48 Dean McCleary 1059 U- U- U- W51 L38 1.0

49 Howard Whitlock 902 U- U- U- L33 W63 1.0

50 Henry Posalski 459 U- U- U- L34 W61 1.0

51 Noah Buller unr. U- U- U- L48 W62 1.0

52 Christopher Lin 1294 U- U- U- D56 L19 0.5

53 Jagger Newsome 999 H- U- U- U- U- 0.5

54 Tyler Wang 893 U- U- U- L46 D60 0.5

55 Dereck Williams 874 U- U- U- U- H- 0.5

56 Mark Boettger 861 U- U- U- D52 L42 0.5

57 Hemish Parikh 821 U- U- U- U- H- 0.5

58 Caroline Broussard 155 U- U- U- H- L44 0.5

59 Dylan Silva 101 U- U- U- L41 H- 0.5

60 Matthew Buller unr. U- U- U- L43 D54 0.5

61 Jun Kang 1034 U- U- U- L39 L50 0.0

62 David Povall 850 U- U- U- L40 L51 0.0

63 Richard Kelley unr. U- U- U- L47 L49 0.0

#	Name	Rtng	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	Ralph Gholmeih	2097	B-	B-	B-	W21	W10	5.0
2	CM Marius Gabriel Lucan	2051	B-	B-	B-	W9	W7	5.0
3	Avinaya Subedi	2086	B-	B-	B-	H-	W16	4.5
4	Gary Boyle	1927	B-	B-	B-	H-	W13	4.5
5	Ramil Macaspac	1806	B-	B-	B-	W26	H-	4.5
6	Shaun Sweitzer	1800	B-	B-	B-	H-	W15	4.5
7	OLM Alaa Moussa	2210	B-	B-	B-	W8	L2	4.0
8	Advit Venkatesh	1876	B-	B-	B-	L7	W22	4.0
9	Jim Boyd	1840	B-	B-	B-	L2	W24	4.0
10	Jack Manata	1839	B-	B-	B-	W14	L1	4.0
11	Miller Zhang	1829	B-	B-	B-	D15	D14	4.0
12	Greg Sullivan	1700	B-	B-	U-	W30	W21	4.0
13	Alex Dyer	2114	B-	B-	B-	H-	L4	3.5
14	Jim Mennella	2000	B-	B-	B-	L10	D11	3.5
15	Andy Zhong	1931	B-	B-	B-	D11	L6	3.5
16	Vafa Bahmanzad	1924	B-	B-	B-	H-	L3	3.5
17	Brent Underwood	1870	B-	B-	B-	H-	U-	3.5
18	Robby Murphy	1710	B-	B-	U-	D27	W30	3.5
19	Sam Barboo	1600	H-	H-	H-	B-	W52	3.5
20	Andrew Norman	1959	B-	B-	B-	U-	U-	3.0
21	Fred De Leon	1864	B-	B-	B-	L1	L12	3.0
22	Matthew Mohyi	1712	B-	B-	U-	W23	L8	3.0
23	Emon Bayrooti	1699	B-	B-	U-	L22	W27	3.0
24	John Wickersham	1609	B-	B-	U-	W35	L9	3.0
25	Bowen Jing	1495	B-	U-	U-	W45	W36	3.0
26	Vian Parikh	1772	B-	H-	H-	L5	H-	2.5
27	Tom Williams	1617	B-	B-	U-	D18	L23	2.5
28	Felix Castro	1455	H-	H-	H-	U-	W37	2.5
29	Chris Mitchell	1400	B-	U-	U-	W31	H-	2.5
30	Pejman Sagart	1735	B-	B-	U-	L12	L18	2.0
31	Anton Czanik	1489	B-	U-	U-	L29	W46	2.0
32	Luke Froning	1423	B-	U-	U-	D36	D35	2.0
33	Brian Jing	1328	U-	U-	U-	W49	W47	2.0
34	Gary Kellison	1240	U-	U-	U-	W50	W45	2.0
35	Ashwath Pradeep	1532	B-	U-	U-	L24	D32	1.5
36	Keith Wilson	1509	B-	U-	U-	D32	L25	1.5
37	Shane Kepler	1466	H-	H-	H-	U-	L28	1.5
38	Bhagavat Nair	1380	H-	U-	U-	U-	W48	1.5
39	Jacob Lozover	1339	U-	U-	U-	W61	D40	1.5
40	Uthran Narayanan	1249	U-	U-	U-	W62	D39	1.5
41	Charles Clark	1220	U-	U-	U-	W59	H-	1.5
42	John Goddard	1214	U-	U-	U-	H-	W56	1.5
43	Glenn Shulman	1100	U-	U-	U-	W60	H-	1.5
44	Steve Rack	1061	U-	U-	U-	H-	W58	1.5
45	Rex Pimentel	1400	B-	U-	U-	L25	L34	1.0
46	Anika Macha	1307	U-	U-	U-	W54	L31	1.0
47	Jose Esteban	1138	U-	U-	U-	W63	L33	1.0
48	Dean McCleary	1059	U-	U-	U-	W51	L38	1.0
49	Howard Whitlock	902	U-	U-	U-	L33	W63	1.0
50	Henry Posalski	459	U-	U-	U-	L34	W61	1.0
51	Noah Buller	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L48	W62	1.0
52	Christopher Lin	1294	U-	U-	U-	D56	L19	0.5
53	Jagger Newsome	999	H-	U-	U-	U-	U-	0.5
54	Tyler Wang	893	U-	U-	U-	L46	D60	0.5
55	Dereck Williams	874	U-	U-	U-	U-	H-	0.5
56	Mark Boettger	861	U-	U-	U-	D52	L42	0.5
57	Hemish Parikh	821	U-	U-	U-	U-	H-	0.5
58	Caroline Broussard	155	U-	U-	U-	H-	L44	0.5
59	Dylan Silva	101	U-	U-	U-	L41	H-	0.5
60	Matthew Buller	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L43	D54	0.5
61	Jun Kang	1034	U-	U-	U-	L39	L50	0.0
62	David Povall	850	U-	U-	U-	L40	L51	0.0
63	Richard Kelley	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L47	L49	0.0

Tournament Results

Prize winners for the tournament ending on April 23rd are as follows:

$250 Tournament Winner: OLM/CM (FIDE) Alaa Moussa
$190 Runner Up: CM (USCF) Marius Gabriel Lucan
$63 Best Under 2000: Siddharth Kaushik
$63 Best Under 2000: Vafa Bahmanzad
$125 Best Under 1800: Advit Venkatesh
$125 Best Under 1600: Matthew Mohyi
$125 Best Under 1400: Bowen Jing
$125 Biggest Upset: David Povall

Full results for completed tournaments can be found on our USCF tournament history page.