2026 Championship Series
GRAND PRIX
STANDINGS
GRAND PRIZE: Top Adult and Kid (Under 18) will receive: 1 Year Membership to US Chess, Blundercoin Trophy, and (optional) guest spot on an upcoming chess rock song and video by Benjamin Blundercheck & The Poisoned Pawn!! Additional Sponsor Awards TBA,
🥉 +1 coin for attending
🥇 +2 coins for 1st place
🥈 +1 coin for 2nd–5th place
⚡ +Bonus BlunderCoins may be awarded at events
🏆 Most coins across all 5 events = Grand Prize
| Rank | Player |
Grand Prix 1 May 2 |
Grand Prix 2 Jun 7 |
Grand Prix 3 Jul 19 |
Grand Prix 4 Aug 16 |
Grand Prix 5 Sep 26 |
Total 🪙 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 |
Burt, Michael
CURRENT LEADER
|
– | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1–5 |
Coley, Charles
|
1 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1–5 |
Guthrie, Noah
|
2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1–5 |
Jackson, Cayden
|
– | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1–5 |
Schuyler, James
|
3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 6–16 |
Frankforter, Erik
|
2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Golart, Dylan
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Hayspell, Reggie
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2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Jackson, Maddox
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
John, Hrithvik
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Mock, Rayshod
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Moody, Kenneth
|
2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Nichols, Joshua
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Rust, Ted
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
Smith, Carter
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2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 6–16 |
V, Mel
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– | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 17–30 |
Berry, James
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Bridges, Daniel
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Gardner, Alex
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Hama bor, Baran
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– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Hughes, Shakyla
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Johnson, Eric
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Mastromarino, Nick
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– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Roos, Bradley
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– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Rowan, Hartley
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– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Tanner, William
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Teasley, Darius
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– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Turner, Dyllan
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Walls, Jay
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1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 17–30 |
Ward, Richard
|
1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
1 = 1 BlunderCoin
2 = 2 BlunderCoins
3 = 3 BlunderCoins
4+ = 4+ BlunderCoins
– = did not attend
GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Oozlefinch Chess Riot — Overall Point Totals
Activity Breakdown
Cayden Jackson
6 pts
Round 1
+1
Round 2
+1
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Musical Chess 1
+1
Musical Chess 2
+1
Joshua A Nichols
4.5 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Round 1
+1
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Musical Chess 1
+1
Musical Chess 2
+1
Michael Burt
4.5 pts
Round 1
+1
Age Bonus
+0.5
Round 2
+1
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Musical Chess 2
+1
Charles Ryan Coley
3.5 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Round 2
+1
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Dylan Golart
3.5 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Round 2
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Musical Chess 1
+1
Maddox Jackson
3 pts
Round 1
+1
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Musical Chess 1
+1
Mel V
3 pts
Round 1
+1
Round 2
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Nick Mastromarino
3 pts
Round 1
+1
Round 2
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Ted M Rust
3 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Age Bonus
+0.5
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Noah Guthrie
2.5 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Round 2
+1
Musical Chess 2
+1
Hrithvik John
2 pts
Round 1
+1
Blitz Rd 2
+1
Rayshod Mock
1.5 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Blitz Rd 1
+1
Baran Hama Bor
1 pts
Yell Challenge
+0.5
Age Bonus
+0.5
Darius Teasley
1 pts
Round 1
+1
Bradley Roos
0 pts
—
Hartley Rowan
0 pts
—
| Player | Yell Challenge |
Round 1 |
Age Bonus |
Round 2 |
Blitz |
Blitz |
Musical |
Musical |
Freestyle |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayden Jackson | — | +1 | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | — | 6 |
| Joshua A Nichols | +0.5 | +1 | — | — | +1 | — | +1 | +1 | — | 4.5 |
| Michael Burt | — | +1 | +0.5 | +1 | +1 | — | — | +1 | — | 4.5 |
| Charles Ryan Coley | +0.5 | — | — | +1 | +1 | +1 | — | — | — | 3.5 |
| Dylan Golart | +0.5 | — | — | +1 | — | +1 | +1 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Maddox Jackson | — | +1 | — | — | +1 | — | +1 | — | — | 3 |
| Mel V | — | +1 | — | +1 | — | +1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Nick Mastromarino | — | +1 | — | +1 | — | +1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ted M Rust | +0.5 | — | +0.5 | — | +1 | +1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Noah Guthrie | +0.5 | — | — | +1 | — | — | — | +1 | — | 2.5 |
| Hrithvik John | — | +1 | — | — | — | +1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Rayshod Mock | +0.5 | — | — | — | +1 | — | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| Baran Hama Bor | +0.5 | — | +0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Darius Teasley | — | +1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bradley Roos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hartley Rowan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Chess Riot at Oozlefinch
Keytars - Advanced
1 (#1)
Jackson, Cayden
5 pts
Sol 14 · M-Buch 12 · Cum 15
Rd 1
5 W W
Rd 2
4 B W
Rd 3
2 W W
Rd 4
3 B W
Rd 5
6 W W
2-5 (#2)
Mastromarino, Nick
3 pts
Sol 15 · M-Buch 14 · Cum 11
Rd 1
7 W W
Rd 2
3 B W
Rd 3
1 B L
Rd 4
4 W W
Rd 5
5 W L
2-5 (#3)
Nichols, Joshua A
3 pts
Sol 11 · M-Buch 11 · Cum 9
Rd 1
8 B W
Rd 2
2 W L
Rd 3
6 B W
Rd 4
1 W L
Rd 5
7 B W
2-5 (#4)
Jackson, Maddox
3 pts
Sol 11 · M-Buch 11 · Cum 9
Rd 1
6 W W
Rd 2
1 W L
Rd 3
7 B W
Rd 4
2 B L
Rd 5
8 W W
2-5 (#5)
Rust, Ted M
3 pts
Sol 11 · M-Buch 11 · Cum 6
Rd 1
1 B L
Rd 2
6 W L
Rd 3
8 B W
Rd 4
7 W W
Rd 5
2 B W
6 (#6)
Golart, Dylan
2 pts
Sol 14 · M-Buch 14 · Cum 6
Rd 1
4 B L
Rd 2
5 B W
Rd 3
3 W L
Rd 4
8 W W
Rd 5
1 B L
7 (#7)
Guthrie, Noah James
1 pts
Sol 12 · M-Buch 12 · Cum 4
Rd 1
2 B L
Rd 2
8 W W
Rd 3
4 W L
Rd 4
5 B L
Rd 5
3 W L
8 (#8)
Roos, Bradley
0 pts
Sol 12 · M-Buch 11 · Cum 0
Rd 1
3 W L
Rd 2
7 B L
Rd 3
5 W L
Rd 4
6 B L
Rd 5
4 B L
| Place | Name | US Chess RatingQuick · Reg | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Pts | Sol | M-Buch | Cum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (#1) | Jackson, Cayden | 1890 | 5 W W | 4 B W | 2 W W | 3 B W | 6 W W | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
| 2-5 (#2) | Mastromarino, Nick | --- | 7 W W | 3 B W | 1 B L | 4 W W | 5 W L | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| 2-5 (#3) | Nichols, Joshua A | 1757 | 8 B W | 2 W L | 6 B W | 1 W L | 7 B W | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 2-5 (#4) | Jackson, Maddox | 1573 | 6 W W | 1 W L | 7 B W | 2 B L | 8 W W | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 2-5 (#5) | Rust, Ted M | 1300 | 1 B L | 6 W L | 8 B W | 7 W W | 2 B W | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 (#6) | Golart, Dylan | 1102 | 4 B L | 5 B W | 3 W L | 8 W W | 1 B L | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 7 (#7) | Guthrie, Noah James | 1345 | 2 B L | 8 W W | 4 W L | 5 B L | 3 W L | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 (#8) | Roos, Bradley | 1174 | 3 W L | 7 B L | 5 W L | 6 B L | 4 B L | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
Castlers - Beginner
1 (#1)
Burt, Michael
4 pts
Rd 1
8 W W
Rd 2
3 B W
Rd 3
4 W W
Rd 4
2 B L
Rd 5
6 W W
2-5 (#2)
Coley, Charles Ryan
3 pts
Rd 1
4 B L
Rd 2
6 B W
Rd 3
3 W W
Rd 4
1 W W
Rd 5
5 B L
2-5 (#3)
John, Hrithvik
3 pts
Rd 1
5 W W
Rd 2
1 W L
Rd 3
2 B L
Rd 4
6 B W
Rd 5
7 W
2-5 (#4)
V, Mel (W/D)
3 pts
Rd 1
2 W W
Rd 2
7 B W
Rd 3
1 B L
Rd 4
5 W W
Rd 5
—
2-5 (#5)
Mock, Rayshod
3 pts
Rd 1
3 B L
Rd 2
BYE+
Rd 3
7 W W
Rd 4
4 B L
Rd 5
2 W W
6-7 (#6)
Hama bor, Baran
1 pts
Rd 1
7 B L
Rd 2
2 W L
Rd 3
BYE+
Rd 4
3 W L
Rd 5
1 B L
6-7 (#7)
Teasley, Darius (W/D)
1 pts
Rd 1
6 W W
Rd 2
4 W L
Rd 3
5 B L
Rd 4
BYE+
Rd 5
3 L
8 (#8)
Rowan, Hartley (W/D)
0 pts
Rd 1
1 B L
Rd 2
—
Rd 3
—
Rd 4
—
Rd 5
—
| Place | Name | US Chess RatingQuick · Reg | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Pts | Sol | M-Buch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (#1) | Burt, Michael | --- | 8 W W | 3 B W | 4 W W | 2 B L | 6 W W | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 2-5 (#2) | Coley, Charles Ryan | --- | 4 B L | 6 B W | 3 W W | 1 W W | 5 B L | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| 2-5 (#3) | John, Hrithvik | --- | 5 W W | 1 W L | 2 B L | 6 B W | 7 W | 3 | 12 | 11 |
| 2-5 (#4) | V, Mel (Withdrew) | --- | 2 W W | 7 B W | 1 B L | 5 W W | — | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| 2-5 (#5) | Mock, Rayshod | 1058 | 3 B L | BYE+ | 7 W W | 4 B L | 2 W W | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 6-7 (#6) | Hama bor, Baran | --- | 7 B L | 2 W L | BYE+ | 3 W L | 1 B L | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 6-7 (#7) | Teasley, Darius (Withdrew) | --- | 6 W W | 4 W L | 5 B L | BYE+ | 3 L | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 (#8) | Rowan, Hartley (Withdrew) | --- | 1 B L | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Legend:
W = Played White
B = Played Black
W = Win
D = Draw
L = Loss
½BYE = Half-point Bye | BYE+ = Full-point Bye
Cell:
Opp#[W|B][+|½|–]
Tiebreaks: Sol = Solkoff (sum of opponents' scores)
M-Buch = Modified Buchholz (Solkoff minus lowest opponent)
Cum = Cumulative (sum of running score each round) — shown because Sol + M-Buch didn't break a tie
Rapid / Blitz Tournament at Frank's Monster Munchies!
Monster Munchie Pawn Pushers
1 (#1)
Schuyler, James
6 pts
Rd 1
16 B W
Rd 2
14 W W
Rd 3
3 B W
Rd 4
4 W W
Rd 5
7 B W
Rd 6
2 W W
2-6 (#2)
Moody, Kenneth
4 pts
Rd 1
8 W W
Rd 2
6 B W
Rd 3
4 W L
Rd 4
3 W W
Rd 5
5 B W
Rd 6
1 B L
2-6 (#3)
Guthrie, Noah James
4 pts
Rd 1
5 W W
Rd 2
7 B W
Rd 3
1 W L
Rd 4
2 B L
Rd 5
10 W W
Rd 6
9 B W
2-6 (#4)
Frankforter, Erik
4 pts
Rd 1
13 W W
Rd 2
10 W W
Rd 3
2 B W
Rd 4
1 B L
Rd 5
8 W L
Rd 6
7 B W
2-6 (#5)
Hayspell, Reggie
4 pts
Rd 1
3 B L
Rd 2
9 W W
Rd 3
14 B W
Rd 4
6 B W
Rd 5
2 W L
Rd 6
8 B W
2-6 (#6)
Smith, Carter Neal
4 pts
Rd 1
11 B W
Rd 2
2 W L
Rd 3
10 B W
Rd 4
5 W L
Rd 5
12 B W
Rd 6
13 W W
7-11 (#7)
Gardner, Alex
3 pts
Rd 1
9 W W
Rd 2
3 W L
Rd 3
16 B W
Rd 4
8 B W
Rd 5
1 W L
Rd 6
4 W L
7-11 (#8)
Berry, James Thomas
3 pts
Rd 1
2 B L
Rd 2
11 W W
Rd 3
12 B W
Rd 4
7 W L
Rd 5
4 B W
Rd 6
5 W L
7-11 (#9)
Ward, Richard
3 pts
Rd 1
7 B L
Rd 2
5 B L
Rd 3
15 W W
Rd 4
12 W W
Rd 5
11 B W
Rd 6
3 W L
7-11 (#10)
Walls, Jay
3 pts
Rd 1
12 W W
Rd 2
4 B L
Rd 3
6 W L
Rd 4
15 B W
Rd 5
3 B L
Rd 6
14 W W
7-11 (#11)
Hughes, Shakyla
3 pts
Rd 1
6 W L
Rd 2
8 B L
Rd 3
13 W W
Rd 4
14 B W
Rd 5
9 W L
Rd 6
15 B W
12-13 (#12)
Coley, Charles
2 pts
Rd 1
10 B L
Rd 2
15 W W
Rd 3
8 W L
Rd 4
9 B L
Rd 5
6 W L
Rd 6
BYE+
12-13 (#13)
Turner, Dyllan
2 pts
Rd 1
4 B L
Rd 2
16 W L
Rd 3
11 B L
Rd 4
BYE+
Rd 5
14 W W
Rd 6
6 B L
14-16 (#14)
Johnson, Eric
1 pts
Rd 1
15 B W
Rd 2
1 B L
Rd 3
5 W L
Rd 4
11 W L
Rd 5
13 B L
Rd 6
10 B L
14-16 (#15)
tanner, william
1 pts
Rd 1
14 W L
Rd 2
12 B L
Rd 3
9 B L
Rd 4
10 W L
Rd 5
BYE+
Rd 6
11 W L
14-16 (#16)
Bridges, Daniel (W/D)
1 pts
Rd 1
1 W L
Rd 2
13 B W
Rd 3
7 W L
Rd 4
—
Rd 5
—
Rd 6
—
| Place | Name | US Chess RatingQuick · Reg | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Pts | Sol | M-Buch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (#1) | Schuyler, James | --- | 16 B W | 14 W W | 3 B W | 4 W W | 7 B W | 2 W W | 6 | 17 | 16 |
| 2-6 (#2) | Moody, Kenneth | --- | 8 W W | 6 B W | 4 W L | 3 W W | 5 B W | 1 B L | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 2-6 (#3) | Guthrie, Noah James | 1345 | 5 W W | 7 B W | 1 W L | 2 B L | 10 W W | 9 B W | 4 | 23 | 20 |
| 2-6 (#4) | Frankforter, Erik | --- | 13 W W | 10 W W | 2 B W | 1 B L | 8 W L | 7 B W | 4 | 21 | 19 |
| 2-6 (#5) | Hayspell, Reggie | --- | 3 B L | 9 W W | 14 B W | 6 B W | 2 W L | 8 B W | 4 | 19 | 18 |
| 2-6 (#6) | Smith, Carter Neal | 774 | 11 B W | 2 W L | 10 B W | 5 W L | 12 B W | 13 W W | 4 | 18 | 16 |
| 7-11 (#7) | Gardner, Alex | --- | 9 W W | 3 W L | 16 B W | 8 B W | 1 W L | 4 W L | 3 | 21 | 20 |
| 7-11 (#8) | Berry, James Thomas | 1743 | 2 B L | 11 W W | 12 B W | 7 W L | 4 B W | 5 W L | 3 | 20 | 18 |
| 7-11 (#9) | Ward, Richard | --- | 7 B L | 5 B L | 15 W W | 12 W W | 11 B W | 3 W L | 3 | 17 | 16 |
| 7-11 (#10) | Walls, Jay | --- | 12 W W | 4 B L | 6 W L | 15 B W | 3 B L | 14 W W | 3 | 16 | 15 |
| 7-11 (#11) | Hughes, Shakyla | --- | 6 W L | 8 B L | 13 W W | 14 B W | 9 W L | 15 B W | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| 12-13 (#12) | Coley, Charles | --- | 10 B L | 15 W W | 8 W L | 9 B L | 6 W L | BYE+ | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 12-13 (#13) | Turner, Dyllan | --- | 4 B L | 16 W L | 11 B L | BYE+ | 14 W W | 6 B L | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 14-16 (#14) | Johnson, Eric | --- | 15 B W | 1 B L | 5 W L | 11 W L | 13 B L | 10 B L | 1 | 19 | 18 |
| 14-16 (#15) | tanner, william | --- | 14 W L | 12 B L | 9 B L | 10 W L | BYE+ | 11 W L | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 14-16 (#16) | Bridges, Daniel (Withdrew) | --- | 1 W L | 13 B W | 7 W L | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 11 |
Legend:
W = Played White
B = Played Black
W = Win
D = Draw
L = Loss
½BYE = Half-point Bye | BYE+ = Full-point Bye
Cell:
Opp#[W|B][+|½|–]
Tiebreaks: Sol = Solkoff (sum of opponents' scores)
M-Buch = Modified Buchholz (Solkoff minus lowest opponent)
The Schedule
5 CHESS EVENTS · 5 ROCK SHOWS
Grand Prix 1
Frank's Monster Munchies Rapid & Blitz
May 2, 2026 · Frank's Monster Munchies
UPCOMING
Grand Prix 2
Chess Riot at Oozlefinch with The Bread Collectors
Jun 7, 2026 · Oozlefinch Beers & Blending
UPCOMING
Grand Prix 3
Blundercheck's Birthday Simul and Rapid
Jul 19, 2026 · Hampton History Museum
UPCOMING
Grand Prix 4
Rapid-Fire Arena at Sly Clyde with The Emus
Aug 16, 2026 · Sly Clyde Ciderworks
UPCOMING
Grand Prix 5
Grand Fin- ale at Kiwanis Peninsula Seafood Festival
Sep 26, 2026 · Greek Hellenic Community Center
UPCOMING