GM Daniel Naroditsky has added one other Bullet Brawl trophy to his ever-growing cupboard after successful his second straight occasion forward of GMs Andrew Tang, Oleksandr Bortnyk, and 171 different titled gamers. Taking part in 76 video games in two hours, Naroditsky accrued a rating of 228 and defeated GM Magnus Carlsen en path to the $400 first prize, leaving a margin of 26 factors between himself and the second-place Tang.
FM Anastasia Avramidou gained the $100 finest ladies’s prize whereas Sundram Kumar returned after a hiatus to win the neighborhood occasion.
The following Bullet Brawl will begin on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at midday ET/18:00 CEST.
Standings
| Rank | Fed | Title | Title | Username | Score | Rating |
| 1 | GM | Daniel Naroditsky | DanielNaroditsky | 3253 | 228 | |
| 2 | GM | Andrew Tang | penguingm1 | 3129 | 202 | |
| 3 | GM | Oleksandr Bortnyk | Oleksandr_Bortnyk | 3242 | 198 | |
| 4 | IM | Yoseph Theolifus Taher | yosephtaher | 3068 | 191 | |
| 5 | IM | Renato Terry | MITerryble | 3115 | 191 | |
| 6 | GM | Aram Hakobyan | Njal28 | 3044 | 181 | |
| 7 | GM | Vladimir Fedoseev | Bigfish1995 | 3011 | 177 | |
| 8 | GM | Anish Giri | AnishOnYoutube | 3045 | 170 | |
| 9 | GM | Pranav V | vi_pranav | 3095 | 160 | |
| 10 | GM | Ediz Gurel | gurelediz | 3137 | 138 | |
| 11 | GM | Salem AR Saleh | Salem-AR | 3007 | 130 | |
| 12 | IM | Gianmarco Leiva | GianmarcoVaR | 2809 | 125 | |
| 13 | IM | Harshavardhan GB | Legendinunknown | 2909 | 125 | |
| 14 | CM | Nika Volkov | NikaVolkov | 2905 | 121 | |
| 15 | IM | Andy Woodward | Philippians46 | 3005 | 120 | |
| 16 | NM | Qingyu Yuan | Abund | 2888 | 115 | |
| 17 | GM | Emin Ohanyan | OhanyanEminChess | 3028 | 114 | |
| 18 | IM | Kacper Drozdowski | Kacparov | 2883 | 114 | |
| 19 | GM | Leon Luke Mendonca | LionTheLeon_06 | 2825 | 114 | |
| 20 | GM | Mitrabha Guha | mitrabhaa | 2968 | 112 |
Saturday’s Bullet Brawl noticed extra titled gamers be a part of than in any earlier version with no scarcity of 2600+ FIDE rated gamers. GMs Carlsen, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Anish Giri, Vladimir Fedoseev, and David Paravyan have been a number of names that promised to shake up the standings; nevertheless, none was in a position to hold tempo with Naroditsky.
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When Carlsen paired with Naroditsky early within the occasion, the five-time world champion tried to shock him with the offbeat Alekhine’s Protection, maybe not realizing that Naroditsky has performed many video games towards Bullet Brawl common, Charlotte Chess Middle colleague, and Alekhine’s Protection exponent Bortnyk.
Unruffled by the opening, Naroditsky traded down till the pair reached an equal rook and three-pawn endgame earlier than the U.S. GM used his premove prowess to trick Carlsen and win the sport.
Whereas wins over super-GMs spurred Naroditsky on, the catalyst for his victory was his skill to persistently punish opponents whose items have been awkwardly positioned, permitting him to construct a number of 10-game successful streaks.
As per normal, one of many best threats to Naroditsky was Tang, and his compatriot was one of many eight gamers in a position to defeat him after the previous squandered an equal place in a time scramble.
The sport would have little impact on the standings as Naroditsky had opened up a 20-point margin heading into the ultimate 10 minutes of the occasion. The win introduced Naroditsky’s 18th Bullet Brawl title and eight for the yr.
Juniors additionally closely featured in Saturday’s Bullet Brawl, and GM Ediz Gurel, IM Andy Woodward, and FM Faustino Oro all completed within the high 25. Primarily based on their 2950+ bullet-rating excessive scores on Chess.com, it appears to be only a matter of time till one in all these prodigies posts a successful rating.
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The video games from this week’s Bullet Brawl might be discovered right here.
Bullet Brawl is an thrilling new titled area that options Chess.com’s high bullet specialists and takes place weekly on Saturdays. The format is a two-hour area with a 1+0 time management; the prize fund is $1,000.
Very like Titled Tuesday and Area Kings, Bullet Brawl typically options high GMs, together with Hikaru Nakamura, Daniel Naroditsky, Andrew Tang, Tuan Minh Le, and lots of extra!
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