Boston Chess Congress 2026
January 02, 2026 - January 04, 2026
To contact Continental Chess, please email: director@chess.us (at least one hour before your game).
When your game is over, please confirm the result with your opponent by signing each other's notation sheets.
After you have done this, please also write the result of your game on the yellow pairing sheet in the hall.
If your result is not reported correctly, this may affect your pairings, rating and possible prize.
Thank You!
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Blitz:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_BCC26: Saturday Night Blitz!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total | Prize! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brent McCreesh | 14567906 | 2007 | CT | W30 (w) | W30 (b) | W18 (b) | W18 (w) | W6 (b) | W6 (w) | L3 (b) | W3 (w) | 7.0 | 180.00 |
| 2 | 2-3 | Bohan Wang | 16880573 | 2083 | MA | W21 (w) | W21 (b) | D12 (b) | W12 (w) | L8 (b) | W8 (w) | W14 (b) | W14 (w) | 6.5 | 99.00 |
| 3 | Nathan Peyton | 16452322 | 2005 | NY | X22 | W22 (w) | W25 (w) | W25 (b) | D14 (w) | W14 (b) | W1 (w) | L1 (b) | 6.5 | 99.00 | |
| 4 | 4-6 | John Blomer | 30072898 | 2071 | MN | L19 (w) | W19 (b) | W23 (b) | W23 (w) | W9 (w) | L9 (b) | W17 (b) | W17 (w) | 6.0 | |
| 5 | Matt Chan | 13910194 | 2046 | CT | D33 (b) | W33 (w) | D9 (w) | L9 (b) | W20 (w) | W20 (b) | W18 (w) | W18 (b) | 6.0 | ||
| 6 | Dejan Skrcheski | 30299274 | 2000 | MA | W31 (b) | W31 (w) | W13 (w) | W13 (b) | L1 (w) | L1 (b) | W19 (w) | W19 (b) | 6.0 | ||
| 7 | 7-8 | Charlie Creswell | 30359466 | 2081 | ME | L23 (b) | W23 (w) | D11 (w) | W11 (b) | L17 (w) | W17 (b) | W25 (w) | W25 (b) | 5.5 | |
| 8 | Zachary M Chua | 30638924 | 1971 | BC | W26 (w) | W26 (b) | D15 (b) | W15 (w) | W2 (w) | L2 (b) | W9 (b) | L9 (w) | 5.5 | ||
| 9 | 9-13 | Robert P Cousins | 12653439 | 2191 | NH | D16 (w) | W16 (b) | D5 (b) | W5 (w) | L4 (b) | W4 (w) | L8 (w) | W8 (b) | 5.0 | |
| 10 | Michael Minkin | 12603704 | 2115 | MA | W20 (b) | W20 (w) | L17 (w) | W17 (b) | L19 (w) | W19 (b) | L12 (w) | W12 (b) | 5.0 | ||
| 11 | Charles Slade | 12487244 | 2000 | MA | D24 (w) | W24 (b) | D7 (b) | L7 (w) | W30 (b) | W30 (w) | L13 (b) | W13 (w) | 5.0 | ||
| 12 | Kristian Jacome | 14531740 | 1858 | NY | W28 (b) | W28 (w) | D2 (w) | L2 (b) | D15 (w) | W15 (b) | W10 (b) | L10 (w) | 5.0 | ||
| 13 | Brian Dai | 31223384 | 1782 | CT | W36 (w) | W36 (b) | L6 (b) | L6 (w) | W29 (b) | W29 (w) | W11 (w) | L11 (b) | 5.0 | 90.00 | |
| 14 | 14-16 | Jianda Liu | 17182781 | 1891 | MA | W34 (b) | W34 (w) | W29 (w) | W29 (b) | D3 (b) | L3 (w) | L2 (w) | L2 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 15 | Kritarth Acharya | 31079746 | 1769 | PA | X37 | X37 | D8 (w) | L8 (b) | D12 (b) | L12 (w) | D23 (w) | W23 (b) | 4.5 | ||
| 16 | Matthew Huang | 31085114 | 1752 | NY | D9 (b) | L9 (w) | L19 (w) | L19 (b) | W32 (w) | W32 (b) | W26 (w) | W26 (b) | 4.5 | ||
| 17 | 17-22 | Nich Mastromarino | 16405203 | 1860 | MA | W27 (w) | W27 (b) | W10 (b) | L10 (w) | W7 (b) | L7 (w) | L4 (w) | L4 (b) | 4.0 | |
| 18 | Natasha Christiansen | 11366805 | 1852 | MA | W32 (w) | W32 (b) | L1 (w) | L1 (b) | W31 (b) | W31 (w) | L5 (b) | L5 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 19 | Dumiso Birchwood | 31920031 | 1739 | MA | W4 (b) | L4 (w) | W16 (b) | W16 (w) | W10 (b) | L10 (w) | L6 (b) | L6 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 20 | Justin Ral Guerra | 12912297 | 1728 | TX | L10 (w) | L10 (b) | W34 (w) | W34 (b) | L5 (b) | L5 (w) | W31 (b) | W31 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 21 | Thanveen Te Katta | 30695054 | 1693 | NY | L2 (b) | L2 (w) | L27 (b) | W27 (w) | W33 (b) | W33 (w) | L22 (w) | W22 (b) | 4.0 | ||
| 22 | Jonathan Halperin | 17325634 | 1593 | MA | F3 | L3 (b) | L32 (w) | W32 (b) | W27 (w) | W27 (b) | W21 (b) | L21 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 23 | 23-24 | Nicolas Zimmerman | 31280503 | 1679 | CT | W7 (w) | L7 (b) | L4 (w) | L4 (b) | W24 (w) | W24 (b) | D15 (b) | L15 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 24 | Julian Warren | 30982540 | 1589 | NY | D11 (b) | L11 (w) | W33 (b) | L33 (w) | L23 (b) | L23 (w) | W34 (b) | W34 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 25 | 25-29 | Eric Ren | 16753438 | 1817 | CT | W35 (b) | W35 (w) | L3 (b) | L3 (w) | L26 (w) | W26 (b) | L7 (b) | L7 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 26 | Alexande Rapoport | 15946270 | 1291 | MA | L8 (b) | L8 (w) | W36 (b) | W36 (w) | W25 (b) | L25 (w) | L16 (b) | L16 (w) | 3.0 | 18.00 | |
| 27 | Jeffrey Chen | 30365128 | 954 | MA | L17 (b) | L17 (w) | W21 (w) | L21 (b) | L22 (b) | L22 (w) | W35 (b) | W35 (w) | 3.0 | 18.00 | |
| 28 | Rajvika Samoju | 32191518 | 915 | NY | L12 (w) | L12 (b) | L30 (w) | L30 (b) | W36 (w) | W36 (b) | L29 (w) | W29 (b) | 3.0 | 18.00 | |
| 29 | Kevin T O'Brien | 31637399 | 838 | VT | B--- | B--- | L14 (b) | L14 (w) | L13 (w) | L13 (b) | W28 (b) | L28 (w) | 3.0 | 18.00 | |
| 30 | 30-32 | Edward Foye | 12888390 | 1627 | MA | L1 (b) | L1 (w) | W28 (b) | W28 (w) | L11 (w) | L11 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 31 | Todd Jaarsma | 17080215 | 1554 | RI | L6 (w) | L6 (b) | W35 (w) | W35 (b) | L18 (w) | L18 (b) | L20 (w) | L20 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 32 | Samuel Wolski | 30322825 | 907 | RI | L18 (b) | L18 (w) | W22 (b) | L22 (w) | L16 (b) | L16 (w) | L36 (b) | W36 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 33 | 33 | S Van Dooijeweert | 31249664 | 1637 | NY | D5 (w) | L5 (b) | L24 (w) | W24 (b) | L21 (w) | L21 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 34 | 34-36 | Sathvik Gaddam | 31534127 | 1133 | NY | L14 (w) | L14 (b) | L20 (b) | L20 (w) | L35 (w) | W35 (b) | L24 (w) | L24 (b) | 1.0 | |
| 35 | Avikh Tzukert | 32792988 | unr. | MA | L25 (w) | L25 (b) | L31 (b) | L31 (w) | W34 (b) | L34 (w) | L27 (w) | L27 (b) | 1.0 | ||
| 36 | Shieldng E Cournoyer | 32760286 | unr. | MA | L13 (b) | L13 (w) | L26 (w) | L26 (b) | L28 (b) | L28 (w) | W32 (w) | L32 (b) | 1.0 | ||
| 37 | 37 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2659 | MA | F15 | F15 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |