Current Tournament

NOTICE 5/15/26: Round 4 is Thursday, 5/21. Email Jack, at PARSIVAL38@YAHOO.COM 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 21st
Posted May 18th

Section

# White Black

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

2 1 OLM Alaa Moussa (2210) 9 Gary Boyle (1927)

3 14 Jim Boyd (1840) 11 Advit Venkatesh (1876)

4 2 Alex Dyer (2114) 10 Vafa Bahmanzad (1924)

5 4 Avinaya Subedi (2086) 18 Shaun Sweitzer (1800)

6 8 Andy Zhong (1931) 17 Ramil Macaspac (1806)

7 21 Matthew Mohyi (1712) 15 Jack Manata (1839)

8 23 Greg Sullivan (1700) 16 Miller Zhang (1829)

9 6 Jim Mennella (2000) 22 Robby Murphy (1710)

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

11 33 Felix Castro (1455) 20 Pejman Sagart (1735)

12 30 Bowen Jing (1495) 26 John Wickersham (1609)

13 19 Vian Parikh (1772) 32 Shane Kepler (1466)

14 34 Luke Froning (1423) 25 Tom Williams (1617)

15 29 Keith Wilson (1509) 44 Gary Kellison (1240)

16 31 Anton Czanik (1489) 47 John Goddard (1214)

17 28 Ashwath Pradeep (1532) 39 Brian Jing (1328)

18 35 Rex Pimentel (1400) 40 Anika Macha (1307)

19 51 Dean McCleary (1059) 38 Jacob Lozover (1339)

20 49 Glenn Shulman (1100) 37 Bhagavat Nair (1380)

21 43 Uthran Narayanan (1249) 53 Jagger Newsome (999)

22 50 Steve Rack (1061) 45 Jasen Giodomenico (1240)

23 65 Noah Buller (unr.) 46 Charles Clark (1220)

24 64 Matthew Buller (unr.) 48 Jose Esteban (1138)

25 54 Howard Whitlock (902) 42 Christopher Lin (1294)

26 63 Richard Kelley (unr.) 52 Jun Kang (1034)

27 57 Mark Boettger (861) 60 Henry Posalski (459)

28 61 Caroline Broussard (155) 59 Hemish Parikh (821)

29 62 Dylan Silva (101) 58 David Povall (850)

12 Brent Underwood (1870) BYE

36 Chris Mitchell (1400) BYE

55 Tyler Wang (893) BYE

#		White		Black
1	5	CM Marius Gabriel Lucan (2051)	3	Ralph Gholmeih (2097)
2	1	OLM Alaa Moussa (2210)	9	Gary Boyle (1927)
3	14	Jim Boyd (1840)	11	Advit Venkatesh (1876)
4	2	Alex Dyer (2114)	10	Vafa Bahmanzad (1924)
5	4	Avinaya Subedi (2086)	18	Shaun Sweitzer (1800)
6	8	Andy Zhong (1931)	17	Ramil Macaspac (1806)
7	21	Matthew Mohyi (1712)	15	Jack Manata (1839)
8	23	Greg Sullivan (1700)	16	Miller Zhang (1829)
9	6	Jim Mennella (2000)	22	Robby Murphy (1710)
10	27	Sam Barboo (1600)	13	Fred De Leon (1864)
11	33	Felix Castro (1455)	20	Pejman Sagart (1735)
12	30	Bowen Jing (1495)	26	John Wickersham (1609)
13	19	Vian Parikh (1772)	32	Shane Kepler (1466)
14	34	Luke Froning (1423)	25	Tom Williams (1617)
15	29	Keith Wilson (1509)	44	Gary Kellison (1240)
16	31	Anton Czanik (1489)	47	John Goddard (1214)
17	28	Ashwath Pradeep (1532)	39	Brian Jing (1328)
18	35	Rex Pimentel (1400)	40	Anika Macha (1307)
19	51	Dean McCleary (1059)	38	Jacob Lozover (1339)
20	49	Glenn Shulman (1100)	37	Bhagavat Nair (1380)
21	43	Uthran Narayanan (1249)	53	Jagger Newsome (999)
22	50	Steve Rack (1061)	45	Jasen Giodomenico (1240)
23	65	Noah Buller (unr.)	46	Charles Clark (1220)
24	64	Matthew Buller (unr.)	48	Jose Esteban (1138)
25	54	Howard Whitlock (902)	42	Christopher Lin (1294)
26	63	Richard Kelley (unr.)	52	Jun Kang (1034)
27	57	Mark Boettger (861)	60	Henry Posalski (459)
28	61	Caroline Broussard (155)	59	Hemish Parikh (821)
29	62	Dylan Silva (101)	58	David Povall (850)
	12	Brent Underwood (1870)		BYE
	36	Chris Mitchell (1400)		BYE
	55	Tyler Wang (893)		BYE

Current Standings

Section

# Name Rtng R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts

1 Ralph Gholmeih 2097 B- B- B- W21 W14 W8 6.0

2 CM Marius Gabriel Lucan 2051 B- B- B- W6 W4 H- 5.5

3 Gary Boyle 1927 B- B- B- H- W7 W11 5.5

4 OLM Alaa Moussa 2210 B- B- B- W5 L2 W12 5.0

5 Advit Venkatesh 1876 B- B- B- L4 W16 W18 5.0

6 Jim Boyd 1840 B- B- B- L2 W27 W14 5.0

7 Alex Dyer 2114 B- B- B- H- L3 W15 4.5

8 Avinaya Subedi 2086 B- B- B- H- W9 L1 4.5

9 Vafa Bahmanzad 1924 B- B- B- H- L8 W22 4.5

10 Brent Underwood 1870 B- B- B- H- U- W20 4.5

11 Ramil Macaspac 1806 B- B- B- W29 H- L3 4.5

12 Shaun Sweitzer 1800 B- B- B- H- W13 L4 4.5

13 Andy Zhong 1931 B- B- B- D15 L12 D17 4.0

14 Jack Manata 1839 B- B- B- W20 L1 L6 4.0

15 Miller Zhang 1829 B- B- B- D13 D20 L7 4.0

16 Matthew Mohyi 1712 B- B- U- W19 L5 W27 4.0

17 Robby Murphy 1710 B- B- U- D30 W26 D13 4.0

18 Greg Sullivan 1700 B- B- U- W26 W21 L5 4.0

19 Emon Bayrooti 1699 B- B- U- L16 W30 W28 4.0

20 Jim Mennella 2000 B- B- B- L14 D15 L10 3.5

21 Fred De Leon 1864 B- B- B- L1 L18 H- 3.5

22 Sam Barboo 1600 H- H- H- B- W53 L9 3.5

23 Felix Castro 1455 H- H- H- U- W33 W30 3.5

24 Chris Mitchell 1400 B- U- U- W32 H- B- 3.5

25 Andrew Norman 1959 B- B- B- U- U- U- 3.0

26 Pejman Sagart 1735 B- B- U- L18 L17 W40 3.0

27 John Wickersham 1609 B- B- U- W37 L6 L16 3.0

28 Bowen Jing 1495 B- U- U- W38 W31 L19 3.0

29 Vian Parikh 1772 B- H- H- L11 H- U- 2.5

30 Tom Williams 1617 B- B- U- D17 L19 L23 2.5

31 Keith Wilson 1509 B- U- U- D34 L28 W46 2.5

32 Anton Czanik 1489 B- U- U- L24 W41 H- 2.5

33 Shane Kepler 1466 H- H- H- U- L23 W48 2.5

34 Luke Froning 1423 B- U- U- D31 D37 H- 2.5

35 Gary Kellison 1240 U- U- U- W57 W38 D37 2.5

36 John Goddard 1214 U- U- U- H- W61 W44 2.5

37 Ashwath Pradeep 1532 B- U- U- L27 D34 D35 2.0

38 Rex Pimentel 1400 B- U- U- L28 L35 W49 2.0

39 Jacob Lozover 1339 U- U- U- W54 D44 H- 2.0

40 Brian Jing 1328 U- U- U- W55 W47 L26 2.0

41 Anika Macha 1307 U- U- U- W56 L32 W55 2.0

42 Dean McCleary 1059 U- U- U- W52 L43 W57 2.0

43 Bhagavat Nair 1380 H- U- U- U- W42 U- 1.5

44 Uthran Narayanan 1249 U- U- U- W65 D39 L36 1.5

45 Jasen Giodomenico 1240 H- U- U- U- U- W61 1.5

46 Charles Clark 1220 U- U- U- W64 H- L31 1.5

47 Jose Esteban 1138 U- U- U- W58 L40 D52 1.5

48 Glenn Shulman 1100 U- U- U- W51 H- L33 1.5

49 Steve Rack 1061 U- U- U- H- W63 L38 1.5

50 Jagger Newsome 999 H- U- U- U- U- W63 1.5

51 Matthew Buller unr. U- U- U- L48 D56 W60 1.5

52 Noah Buller unr. U- U- U- L42 W65 D47 1.5

53 Christopher Lin 1294 U- U- U- D61 L22 D56 1.0

54 Jun Kang 1034 U- U- U- L39 L57 W64 1.0

55 Howard Whitlock 902 U- U- U- L40 W58 L41 1.0

56 Tyler Wang 893 U- U- U- L41 D51 D53 1.0

57 Henry Posalski 459 U- U- U- L35 W54 L42 1.0

58 Richard Kelley unr. U- U- U- L47 L55 W65 1.0

59 Ayaan Kumar 1300 H- U- U- U- U- U- 0.5

60 Dereck Williams 874 U- U- U- U- H- L51 0.5

61 Mark Boettger 861 U- U- U- D53 L36 L45 0.5

62 Hemish Parikh 821 U- U- U- U- H- U- 0.5

63 Caroline Broussard 155 U- U- U- H- L49 L50 0.5

64 Dylan Silva 101 U- U- U- L46 H- L54 0.5

65 David Povall 850 U- U- U- L44 L52 L58 0.0

#	Name	Rtng	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts
1	Ralph Gholmeih	2097	B-	B-	B-	W21	W14	W8	6.0
2	CM Marius Gabriel Lucan	2051	B-	B-	B-	W6	W4	H-	5.5
3	Gary Boyle	1927	B-	B-	B-	H-	W7	W11	5.5
4	OLM Alaa Moussa	2210	B-	B-	B-	W5	L2	W12	5.0
5	Advit Venkatesh	1876	B-	B-	B-	L4	W16	W18	5.0
6	Jim Boyd	1840	B-	B-	B-	L2	W27	W14	5.0
7	Alex Dyer	2114	B-	B-	B-	H-	L3	W15	4.5
8	Avinaya Subedi	2086	B-	B-	B-	H-	W9	L1	4.5
9	Vafa Bahmanzad	1924	B-	B-	B-	H-	L8	W22	4.5
10	Brent Underwood	1870	B-	B-	B-	H-	U-	W20	4.5
11	Ramil Macaspac	1806	B-	B-	B-	W29	H-	L3	4.5
12	Shaun Sweitzer	1800	B-	B-	B-	H-	W13	L4	4.5
13	Andy Zhong	1931	B-	B-	B-	D15	L12	D17	4.0
14	Jack Manata	1839	B-	B-	B-	W20	L1	L6	4.0
15	Miller Zhang	1829	B-	B-	B-	D13	D20	L7	4.0
16	Matthew Mohyi	1712	B-	B-	U-	W19	L5	W27	4.0
17	Robby Murphy	1710	B-	B-	U-	D30	W26	D13	4.0
18	Greg Sullivan	1700	B-	B-	U-	W26	W21	L5	4.0
19	Emon Bayrooti	1699	B-	B-	U-	L16	W30	W28	4.0
20	Jim Mennella	2000	B-	B-	B-	L14	D15	L10	3.5
21	Fred De Leon	1864	B-	B-	B-	L1	L18	H-	3.5
22	Sam Barboo	1600	H-	H-	H-	B-	W53	L9	3.5
23	Felix Castro	1455	H-	H-	H-	U-	W33	W30	3.5
24	Chris Mitchell	1400	B-	U-	U-	W32	H-	B-	3.5
25	Andrew Norman	1959	B-	B-	B-	U-	U-	U-	3.0
26	Pejman Sagart	1735	B-	B-	U-	L18	L17	W40	3.0
27	John Wickersham	1609	B-	B-	U-	W37	L6	L16	3.0
28	Bowen Jing	1495	B-	U-	U-	W38	W31	L19	3.0
29	Vian Parikh	1772	B-	H-	H-	L11	H-	U-	2.5
30	Tom Williams	1617	B-	B-	U-	D17	L19	L23	2.5
31	Keith Wilson	1509	B-	U-	U-	D34	L28	W46	2.5
32	Anton Czanik	1489	B-	U-	U-	L24	W41	H-	2.5
33	Shane Kepler	1466	H-	H-	H-	U-	L23	W48	2.5
34	Luke Froning	1423	B-	U-	U-	D31	D37	H-	2.5
35	Gary Kellison	1240	U-	U-	U-	W57	W38	D37	2.5
36	John Goddard	1214	U-	U-	U-	H-	W61	W44	2.5
37	Ashwath Pradeep	1532	B-	U-	U-	L27	D34	D35	2.0
38	Rex Pimentel	1400	B-	U-	U-	L28	L35	W49	2.0
39	Jacob Lozover	1339	U-	U-	U-	W54	D44	H-	2.0
40	Brian Jing	1328	U-	U-	U-	W55	W47	L26	2.0
41	Anika Macha	1307	U-	U-	U-	W56	L32	W55	2.0
42	Dean McCleary	1059	U-	U-	U-	W52	L43	W57	2.0
43	Bhagavat Nair	1380	H-	U-	U-	U-	W42	U-	1.5
44	Uthran Narayanan	1249	U-	U-	U-	W65	D39	L36	1.5
45	Jasen Giodomenico	1240	H-	U-	U-	U-	U-	W61	1.5
46	Charles Clark	1220	U-	U-	U-	W64	H-	L31	1.5
47	Jose Esteban	1138	U-	U-	U-	W58	L40	D52	1.5
48	Glenn Shulman	1100	U-	U-	U-	W51	H-	L33	1.5
49	Steve Rack	1061	U-	U-	U-	H-	W63	L38	1.5
50	Jagger Newsome	999	H-	U-	U-	U-	U-	W63	1.5
51	Matthew Buller	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L48	D56	W60	1.5
52	Noah Buller	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L42	W65	D47	1.5
53	Christopher Lin	1294	U-	U-	U-	D61	L22	D56	1.0
54	Jun Kang	1034	U-	U-	U-	L39	L57	W64	1.0
55	Howard Whitlock	902	U-	U-	U-	L40	W58	L41	1.0
56	Tyler Wang	893	U-	U-	U-	L41	D51	D53	1.0
57	Henry Posalski	459	U-	U-	U-	L35	W54	L42	1.0
58	Richard Kelley	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L47	L55	W65	1.0
59	Ayaan Kumar	1300	H-	U-	U-	U-	U-	U-	0.5
60	Dereck Williams	874	U-	U-	U-	U-	H-	L51	0.5
61	Mark Boettger	861	U-	U-	U-	D53	L36	L45	0.5
62	Hemish Parikh	821	U-	U-	U-	U-	H-	U-	0.5
63	Caroline Broussard	155	U-	U-	U-	H-	L49	L50	0.5
64	Dylan Silva	101	U-	U-	U-	L46	H-	L54	0.5
65	David Povall	850	U-	U-	U-	L44	L52	L58	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.