Boston Chess Congress 2026

There was good representation from JP Chess at the Boston Chess Congress 2026 held early January 2026 at the Hyatt in East Boston. The JP Chess players along with support totaled more than 12. Thanks to a donation from Charlie Woodruff who paid for a JP Chess team room on the Saturday where our players could go to relax and analyze games.

JP Chess had players in the U1200, U1700, U1900, or U2100 sections. The bulk of JP Chess players were in the U1700 section. Luckily no JP Chess players were paired against each other.

Daniel Waranch's performance was outstanding. He entered the fifth round of the U1700 with 4 out of 4 but lost round 5 to the overall section winner. Daniel was placed joint third. His reward included a rating jump of 93 points to 1690.

Other strong performances came from Elliot Wu and Benjamin Grosz, scoring 3.5 out of 5 in the U1900 section, tying for 3rd best result in the section, and Zach Ellinor, scoring 3.5 in the U2100 section.

Full results tables can be found on the USCF website here: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202601040393?section=0

Photo: Time for a team photo. Players and the support team.

Photo: JP Chess Team Room - in between the rounds