Quarterly Blitz Results (Mar 2026)

Mar 19, 2026: The first Quarterly Blitz tournament of 2026 had 27 players including a highly rated new comer, Nikhil Kalghatgi. The average chess.com rating was 1631. There were 10 rounds, with 1 game per round using SWISS pairing.

Congratulations to unbeaten Nikhil for first place with 10 out of 10, NM Ryan Young for second place and Joe Nasser for third place based on modified median. Worthy of mentioning due to a stellar performance is Diaz Starlyn who achieved 5.5 and was placed 8th.

Thank you all for participating and thank you to Adam for running the tournament on the evening. Full results table and photos below.

Results Table

Photo of the Top 3 (Joe, Nikhil and Ryan)

Focus on the Big Table (Boards 2 - 6)

All 13 boards, plus one for social play