1st Place: FM Bill Jordan
2nd Place: Ayman Almutawa
3rd Place: Tarush Jindal
4th Place: Ethan Retnaraja
Congratulations to FM Bill Jordan, who won the tournament and is crowned SA’s Blitz Champion for 2025!
Final Standings:
Pos NAME Rtg T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | BH
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1 Jordan,William 2194 FM SA 15.0 | +W19 +B7 +W14 +B3 +W5 +B4 +W2 +B6 +W8 +B13 +W11 +B9 +W15 +B16 +B17 | 128.0
2 Almutawa,Ayman 1889 SA 13.0 | -B16 +W18 +B17 +W6 +B14 +W3 -B1 +B4 +W7 +W5 +B8 +W13 +B19 +W9 +W11 | 130.0
3 Jindal,Tarush 1966 SA 12.0 | +W20 +B9 +W8 -W1 =B6 -B2 +W19 +B7 =W4 +B15 +W13 +W5 +B11 +W17 +B14 | 130.5
4 Retnaraja,Ethan 2065 SA 10.5 | +B12 -W6 +B16 +W7 +B13 -W1 +B5 -W2 =B3 +W9 +B14 +W17 +B8 +W15 -W10 | 134.0
5 Mdinaradze,Edgar 1798 SA 10.0 | +B11 +W15 -B6 +W8 -B1 +W14 -W4 +B9 +W21 -B2 +W7 -B3 +W10 +B19 +W16 | 133.0
6 Cruse,Thomas 1737 ENG 9.5 | +W10 +B4 +W5 -B2 =W3 +B9 +W8 -W1 -B13 -B7 +W18 -B15 +W20 +B12 +W21 | 133.5
7 Vinall,Chris 1732 SA 8.0 | +B18 -W1 +B12 -B4 +W19 +W11 +B13 -W3 -B2 +W6 -B5 -W8 -B16 +W23 +B15 | 131.5
8 Houston,Joshua 1462 SA 8.0 | +B24 +W13 -B3 -B5 +W10 +W16 -B6 +W17 -B1 +W14 -W2 +B7 -W4 -B11 +W22 | 131.0
9 Dash,Shourya 1562 SA 8.0 | +B23 -W3 +B11 -W13 +B18 -W6 +B10 -W5 +B17 -B4 +W22 -W1 +B14 -B2 +W20 | 129.0
10 Lian,Mark 1175 SA 8.0 | -B6 +W25 -B19 +W12 -B8 +B20 -W9 +W16 -B15 +W24 -B17 +W26 -B5 +W13 +B4 | 103.0
11 Nagpal,Kavish 1185 SA 7.5 | -W5 +B26 -W9 +B22 +W23 -B7 +W14 -W13 =B19 +W12 -B1 +B20 -W3 +W8 -B2 | 118.0
12 Dua,Krsna 1342 SA 7.5 | -W4 +B22 -W7 -B10 =W21 +B24 -W20 +W26 +B23 -B11 -W15 +B18 +B13 -W6 +W19 | 97.5
13 Tanti,Joseph G 1872 SA 7.0 | +W21 -B8 +W20 +B9 -W4 +B15 -W7 +B11 +W6 -W1 -B3 -B2 -W12 -B10 +B26 | 127.0
14 Perkins,Aaron 1763 SA 7.0 | +B25 +W17 -B1 +W15 -W2 -B5 -B11 +W19 +W20 -B8 -W4 +B23 -W9 +B18 -W3 | 125.5
15 Ayyar,Hariharan 1618 OS 7.0 | +W22 -B5 +W21 -B14 +B16 -W13 -B17 +B25 +W10 -W3 +B12 +W6 -B1 -B4 -W7 | 123.0
16 Parikh,Pradyun 1233 SA 7.0 | +W2 =B19 -W4 +B20 -W15 -B8 =W21 -B10 +W26 -B18 +W23 +B22 +W7 -W1 -B5 | 115.0
17 Nguyen,Vu 1511 SA 7.0 | +W26 -B14 -W2 -W19 +B22 +B23 +W15 -B8 -W9 +B25 +W10 -B4 +W21 -B3 -W1 | 114.0
18 Caruso,Connor 1113 SA 7.0 | -W7 -B2 +W26 +B21 -W9 -B19 +W25 -B20 +B24 +W16 -B6 -W12 +B22 -W14 +B23 | 96.5
19 Rowberry,Jacob 1461 SA 6.5 | -B1 =W16 +W10 +B17 -B7 +W18 -B3 -B14 =W11 =W22 +B26 +B21 -W2 -W5 -B12 | 120.5
20 Jerry,Eithen 1303 SA 6.5 | -B3 +W23 -B13 -W16 +B24 -W10 +B12 +W18 -B14 +B26 +W21 -W11 -B6 =W22 -B9 | 100.5
21 Nagpal,Vir 1225 SA 6.0 | -B13 +W24 -B15 -W18 =B12 +W25 =B16 +W22 -B5 +W23 -B20 -W19 -B17 +W26 -B6 | 92.5
22 Balasubramani,Vittal 1065 SA 5.0 | -B15 -W12 +B24 -W11 -W17 +B26 +W23 -B21 +W25 =B19 -B9 -W16 -W18 =B20 -B8 | 90.5
23 Upadhyay,Manvi 624 SA 4.0 | -W9 -B20 +W25 +B26 -B11 -W17 -B22 +W24 -W12 -B21 -B16 -W14 +BYE -B7 -W18 | 89.0
24 Chandrakahi,Charith (W) 0 SA 2.0 | -W8 -B21 -W22 +B25 -W20 -W12 +B26 -B23 -W18 -B10 -- -- -- -- -- | 66.0
25 Parekh,Arnav (W) 0 SA 1.0 | -W14 -B10 -B23 -W24 +W26 -B21 -B18 -W15 -B22 -W17 -- -- -- -- -- | 61.0
26 Hanjrah,Anhad 277 SA 0.5 | -B17 -W11 -B18 -W23 -B25 -W22 -W24 -B12 -B16 -W20 -W19 -B10 =BYE -B21 -W13 | 87.5
