Saturday, August 15, 2020
Saturday, August 15, 2020
The Blitz Tournament of the Americas
Saturday, August 15 on chess.com
Promote high quality chess
and bring masters together from all over the Americas.
Join us on Saturday August 15th as we unite the chess masters of North, Central and South America in a celebration of online chess and the power of chess to empower and unite communities.
The Blitz Tournament of the Americas is a free online blitz event open to any titled player from North, Central or South America.
Organized by the Mechanics' Institute in partnership with Kmada Chess and Chess Sin Fronteras, this free event will be broadcast both in English and Spanish.
Are you a titled player? RSVP https://forms.gle/itS1vN7is5aiy4ft6
Tournament Details:
- Date: Saturday August 15 @3:00PM Pacific Time, 15:00PST
- Format: 9SS G/3 +2
- One open section, open to any titled player, either FIDE or by players National Federation.
- Entry fee: Free
- Chief TD: FA Dr. Judit Sztaray, Asst. TD: FA Abel Talamantez
- Mission: To promote high quality chess and bring masters together in competition from all over the Americas.
Join us in helping bring communities together through chess, and helping showcase the power of chess to inspire, empower, and overcome.
Follow the tournament through the club: https://www.chess.com/club/the-blitz-tournament-of-the-americas
Final Tentative Results - pending fair play review:
# | Name | Fed | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total | T-Sonneborn |
1 | GM Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero | CUB | W58 | W39 | W25 | W3 | W12 | W5 | W18 | L2 | W11 | 8.0 | 44.5 |
2 | GM Conrad Holt | USA | W83 | W32 | W79 | L24 | D6 | W25 | W19 | W1 | W5 | 7.5 | 37.25 |
3 | IM Andrew Hong | USA | W34 | W28 | D9 | L1 | W47 | W20 | D4 | W30 | W16 | 7.0 | 37 |
4 | FM Kyron Griffith | USA | W44 | L5 | W58 | D46 | W36 | W26 | D3 | W18 | W12 | 7.0 | 35 |
5 | GM Andres Felipe Gallego Gallego | COL | W13 | W4 | W14 | W19 | W24 | L1 | W10 | D12 | L2 | 6.5 | 38.5 |
6 | GM Enrico Sevillano | USA | W7 | D40 | W30 | W9 | D2 | D19 | L11 | W36 | W21 | 6.5 | 36.25 |
7 | FM Kelvin Sánchez | VEN | L6 | W84 | W45 | W8 | L23 | W29 | D21 | W24 | W26 | 6.5 | 30.25 |
8 | GM Aramis Alvarez | CUB | W62 | W15 | L23 | L7 | D37 | W77 | W64 | W19 | W9 | 6.5 | 29.25 |
9 | NM Kirk Ghazarian | USA | W56 | W17 | D3 | L6 | D15 | W34 | W27 | W10 | L8 | 6.0 | 32.5 |
10 | CM Sriram Krishnakumar | USA | W72 | D18 | W11 | W16 | W20 | D24 | L5 | L9 | W29 | 6.0 | 31 |
11 | IM Christopher Woojin Yoo | STP | W47 | L25 | L10 | W38 | W52 | W28 | W6 | W23 | L1 | 6.0 | 29 |
12 | FM Anish Vivekananthan | RUS | W37 | D27 | W40 | W23 | L1 | W48 | W24 | D5 | L4 | 6.0 | 28.75 |
13 | NM Kevin Pan | USA | L5 | W44 | W28 | D32 | W40 | D46 | L14 | W53 | W36 | 6.0 | 27 |
14 | FM Javier Benitez Lozano | MEX | W68 | W49 | L5 | L17 | W63 | W35 | W13 | L16 | W25 | 6.0 | 26.5 |
15 | WGM Lisandra Ordaz | CUB | W59 | L8 | D48 | W75 | D9 | L21 | W45 | W31 | W23 | 6.0 | 25 |
16 | FM Dachey Lin | USA | W64 | L19 | W52 | L10 | W83 | W59 | W25 | W14 | L3 | 6.0 | 24 |
17 | FM Alberto Salazar | NIC | W88 | L9 | W60 | W14 | L25 | W50 | L23 | W48 | W33 | 6.0 | 23.5 |
18 | FM Guannan Song | CAN | W70 | D10 | D74 | W80 | W50 | W23 | L1 | L4 | W30 | 6.0 | 23.25 |
19 | NM Linden Li | USA | W76 | W16 | W36 | L5 | W34 | D6 | L2 | L8 | W41 | 5.5 | 25.75 |
20 | FM Ladia Jirasek | USA | D38 | W42 | W22 | W26 | L10 | L3 | L37 | W56 | W39 | 5.5 | 25.75 |
21 | GM Dmitry Gurevich | USA | L45 | W68 | W83 | L47 | W49 | W15 | D7 | W37 | L6 | 5.5 | 22.75 |
22 | WIM Ann Lindsay Chumpitaz Carbajal | PER | D61 | W86 | L20 | L40 | W38 | L36 | W43 | W63 | W53 | 5.5 | 19.75 |
23 | IM Abhimanyu Mishra | USA | W54 | W45 | W8 | L12 | W7 | L18 | W17 | L11 | L15 | 5.0 | 27 |
24 | GM Patrick Wolff | USA | W73 | W52 | W46 | W2 | L5 | D10 | L12 | L7 | D32 | 5.0 | 24 |
25 | NM Jeevan Karamsetty | USA | W67 | W11 | L1 | W37 | W17 | L2 | L16 | W51 | L14 | 5.0 | 23.5 |
26 | IM Greg Shahade | USA | W51 | D74 | W27 | L20 | W32 | L4 | D53 | W34 | L7 | 5.0 | 22.25 |
27 | NM Marcos Ortiz | NIC | W69 | D12 | L26 | D70 | W41 | W31 | L9 | L33 | W51 | 5.0 | 21 |
28 | NM Gabriel Sam | USA | W31 | L3 | L13 | W43 | W70 | L11 | L51 | W45 | W49 | 5.0 | 20.5 |
29 | NM Conrado Diaz | USA | U--- | W54 | L34 | W42 | W51 | L7 | W49 | W47 | L10 | 5.0 | 20.5 |
30 | IM Carlos Andres Perdomo | USA | D86 | W38 | L6 | W39 | D31 | W56 | W46 | L3 | L18 | 5.0 | 20.25 |
31 | WFM Fiorella Contreras Huaman | PER | L28 | W64 | W62 | D74 | D30 | L27 | W35 | L15 | W52 | 5.0 | 19.75 |
32 | CM Vyom Vidyarthi | USA | W81 | L2 | W33 | D13 | L26 | L39 | W68 | W64 | D24 | 5.0 | 19 |
33 | IM Elliott Winslow | USA | L46 | W87 | L32 | W44 | L53 | W69 | W50 | W27 | L17 | 5.0 | 17.5 |
34 | FM Andy Lee | USA | L3 | W85 | W29 | W79 | L19 | L9 | W70 | L26 | W56 | 5.0 | 16 |
35 | WCM Alice Lee | USA | W57 | L36 | L41 | W81 | W78 | L14 | L31 | W73 | W50 | 5.0 | 15 |
36 | FM Balaji Daggupati | USA | W63 | W35 | L19 | D77 | L4 | W22 | W39 | L6 | L13 | 4.5 | 19.75 |
37 | NM Jorge de Jesus Perez Marimon | CUB | L12 | W82 | W53 | L25 | D8 | W40 | W20 | L21 | U--- | 4.5 | 19.25 |
38 | WFM Munkhchuluu Tsegmed | MNG | D20 | L30 | W61 | L11 | L22 | W66 | W40 | L39 | W59 | 4.5 | 17.75 |
39 | NM Michael Aigner | USA | W71 | L1 | D70 | L30 | W66 | W32 | L36 | W38 | L20 | 4.5 | 17.5 |
40 | IM Ali Farahat | USA | W90 | D6 | L12 | W22 | L13 | L37 | L38 | W54 | W58 | 4.5 | 16.25 |
41 | NM Oscar Jesus Roldan Luna | MEX | L79 | W72 | W35 | L48 | L27 | D76 | W75 | W59 | L19 | 4.5 | 15.25 |
42 | CM Nabí Isaías Pérez Torres | MEX | W50 | L20 | L80 | L29 | L44 | W82 | W69 | D65 | W64 | 4.5 | 14.25 |
43 | WIM Tania Regla Hernandez Alvarez | CRI | U--- | D75 | D78 | L28 | D61 | W55 | L22 | W76 | W65 | 4.5 | 14 |
44 | CM Mauricio Marrujo | VEN | L4 | L13 | W90 | L33 | W42 | L45 | W66 | D58 | W63 | 4.5 | 13.25 |
45 | CM Rohan Rajaram | USA | W21 | L23 | L7 | W60 | L59 | W44 | L15 | L28 | W67 | 4.0 | 16.5 |
46 | FM Josiah Stearman | USA | W33 | W77 | L24 | D4 | W74 | D13 | L30 | U--- | U--- | 4.0 | 16.5 |
47 | NM Siddharth Arun | USA | L11 | W66 | W73 | W21 | L3 | D53 | D48 | L29 | U--- | 4.0 | 16 |
48 | CM Ryan Amburgy | USA | L49 | W61 | D15 | W41 | W77 | L12 | D47 | L17 | U--- | 4.0 | 15.5 |
49 | FM William Alfaro | NIC | W48 | L14 | W59 | L50 | L21 | W54 | L29 | W68 | L28 | 4.0 | 14.5 |
50 | CM Daniel Herman | USA | L42 | W67 | W51 | W49 | L18 | L17 | L33 | W70 | L35 | 4.0 | 14 |
51 | IM Benjamin Gongora Montes | MEX | L26 | W69 | L50 | W76 | L29 | W67 | W28 | L25 | L27 | 4.0 | 13.5 |
52 | IM Alvaro Blanco | MEX | W60 | L24 | L16 | W67 | L11 | W73 | L56 | W62 | L31 | 4.0 | 13 |
53 | FM Marco zapata Ferrada | CHL | U--- | W90 | L37 | W73 | W33 | D47 | D26 | L13 | L22 | 4.0 | 12.5 |
54 | WCM Anika Rajaram | USA | L23 | L29 | W85 | L59 | W71 | L49 | W60 | L40 | W70 | 4.0 | 11.5 |
55 | FM Jorge Arturo Vega Garcia | MEX | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | W86 | L43 | W61 | W75 | W68 | 4.0 | 10.5 |
56 | WCM Claudia Munoz | USA | L9 | L60 | W69 | W89 | W80 | L30 | W52 | L20 | L34 | 4.0 | 10 |
57 | NM César Arturo García Rosas | MEX | L35 | L63 | L67 | W90 | L68 | L58 | W82 | W69 | W76 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
58 | CM Advay Bansal | USA | L1 | W71 | L4 | L78 | L76 | W57 | W67 | D44 | L40 | 3.5 | 12.25 |
59 | NM Abhishek Mallela | USA | L15 | W81 | L49 | W54 | W45 | L16 | D63 | L41 | L38 | 3.5 | 11.75 |
60 | WCM Alexandra Naira Prado Serrano | BOL | L52 | W56 | L17 | L45 | L81 | W85 | L54 | W84 | D62 | 3.5 | 9.75 |
61 | NM Helen Montiel | PRY | D22 | L48 | L38 | D62 | D43 | L75 | L55 | W87 | W84 | 3.5 | 9.75 |
62 | NM Alejandro Waldo | MEX | L8 | D78 | L31 | D61 | L69 | W71 | W81 | L52 | D60 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
63 | CM Anthony Rozenvasser | USA | L36 | W57 | L77 | W87 | L14 | W81 | D59 | L22 | L44 | 3.5 | 8.75 |
64 | WIM Rochelle Wu | USA | L16 | L31 | W82 | D66 | W75 | W74 | L8 | L32 | L42 | 3.5 | 8.75 |
65 | FM Lenin González Arroyo | MEX | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | W85 | W87 | W76 | D42 | L43 | 3.5 | 7.75 |
66 | WIM Thais Castillo Morales | CRI | U--- | L47 | W91 | D64 | L39 | L38 | L44 | W72 | W75 | 3.5 | 7.25 |
67 | FM Gustavo Hector Garza Ramo Maass | USA | L25 | L50 | W57 | L52 | W88 | L51 | L58 | W71 | L45 | 3.0 | 8 |
68 | NMe Manas Paldhe | IND | L14 | L21 | L87 | W86 | W57 | W83 | L32 | L49 | L55 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
69 | NM Vanessa Descarrega Zacarias | VEN | L27 | L51 | L56 | W72 | W62 | L33 | L42 | L57 | W89 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
70 | WCM Omya Vidyarthi | USA | L18 | W91 | D39 | D27 | L28 | W84 | L34 | L50 | L54 | 3.0 | 6.75 |
71 | CM Nelson Muñoz | PAN | L39 | L58 | L81 | W82 | L54 | L62 | W89 | L67 | W87 | 3.0 | 4 |
72 | WCM Bitia Esther Cruz Castro | HND | L10 | L41 | L84 | L69 | L82 | W89 | W87 | L66 | W78 | 3.0 | 4 |
73 | CM Pranav Senthilkumar | USA | L24 | W88 | L47 | L53 | W87 | L52 | W84 | L35 | U--- | 3.0 | 4 |
74 | GM Michael Rohde | USA | W85 | D26 | D18 | D31 | L46 | L64 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | 10 |
75 | NM Rodrigo Del Puerto | ARG | U--- | D43 | W86 | L15 | L64 | W61 | L41 | L55 | L66 | 2.5 | 7.25 |
76 | NM Victor Emmanue Aguilar Mosivais | MEX | L19 | L83 | W88 | L51 | W58 | D41 | L65 | L43 | L57 | 2.5 | 6.75 |
77 | NM Kevin Yang | USA | W87 | L46 | W63 | D36 | L48 | L8 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | 6.75 |
78 | NM Ismael Roberto Acosta Perez | CUB | L80 | D62 | D43 | W58 | L35 | U--- | U--- | U--- | L72 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
79 | NM Vinesh Ravuri | USA | W41 | W80 | L2 | L34 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | 6.5 |
80 | NM Enrique AlfonsoFonseca Manrique | MEX | W78 | L79 | W42 | L18 | L56 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | 6.5 |
81 | NM Victor Salomon Vargas Sotelo | ECU | L32 | L59 | W71 | L35 | W60 | L63 | L62 | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | 6.5 |
82 | WFM Carolina Torres Hernandez | HND | U--- | L37 | L64 | L71 | W72 | L42 | L57 | U--- | W85 | 2.0 | 5 |
83 | NM Jason Metpally | USA | L2 | W76 | L21 | W84 | L16 | L68 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | 4.5 |
84 | WFM Miriam Parkhurst Casas | MEX | U--- | L7 | W72 | L83 | W89 | L70 | L73 | L60 | L61 | 2.0 | 4 |
85 | WIM Andrea Ortez | SLV | L74 | L34 | L54 | L88 | L65 | L60 | B--- | W89 | L82 | 2.0 | 1 |
86 | WCM Patricia Castillo | DOM | D30 | L22 | L75 | L68 | L55 | W88 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | 3.5 |
87 | CM Clarence Lehman | USA | L77 | L33 | W68 | L63 | L73 | L65 | L72 | L61 | L71 | 1.0 | 3 |
88 | NM Javier Omar Gonzalez Carrillo | MEX | L17 | L73 | L76 | W85 | L67 | L86 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | 2 |
89 | IM Navarro Mónica Segura | VEN | U--- | U--- | B--- | L56 | L84 | L72 | L71 | L85 | L69 | 1.0 | 0 |
90 | NM Michael S Walder | USA | L40 | L53 | L44 | L57 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 0 |
91 | WFM MarjoireJ. Bocangel | PER | U--- | L70 | L66 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 0 |
Confirmed players as of 8/15 1:30PM PT
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Streamers - updated 8/14 7:30PM
Mexico
MF Julio Diaz
Caissa Mexicali Chess Club
Lic. Fridha Becerra / Fabiola Jimenez
Chess Sin Fronteras
Jose Santos Gomez
WIM Ivette Garcia Morales
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Mayra Lopez
Club Caballeros del Tablero
Lic. Carolina Santos
Argentina
Luis Caserez
Paraguay
WIM Gaby vargas Talavera
Peru
Monica Navarro
El salvador
WIM Andrea Ortez
Bolivia
ChessMEC
Streamer Guillermo Mendoza
Panama
WCM Maria Angelica Carrillo
Mariangie Chess
Cuba
Yoan Perez
Habana Ajedrez Online
GM Aramis Alvarez
GM_Cuban_Chess
Venezuela
Vanessa Monserrat Descarrega Zacarias
Corals Patino Garcia
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FM Mauricio Ramirez
Colombia
FI Cesar Monroy
Nicaragua
MF Marco Zapata
KmadaChess/KmadaTech
Ecuador
FM Alexis Vargas
Chile
FM Ivan Vargas Maliqueo
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