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Tang Wins 4th Bullet Brawl By 20-Point Margin Over Nakamura
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Tang Wins 4th Bullet Brawl By 20-Point Margin Over Nakamura

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GM Andrew Tang won his fourth Bullet Brawl by a 20-point margin over GM Hikaru Nakamura. Tang began and ended on undefeated streaks to score 256 and take home the $400 first prize.

Nakamura won $250 for second place. IM Renato Terry earned the $150 third prize with 226 points, and GM Jose Martinez finished fourth for $100. IM Karina Ambartsumova scored 94 points to win the $100 best women's prize. 

Scoring 215, Veijalainen from Finland won the community event by a 21-point margin. 

The next Bullet Brawl will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at noon ET/18:00 CEST.

Standings

Rank Rk Fed Title Username Name Rating Score
1 1 GM penguingm1 Andrew Tang 3157 256
2 1 GM Hikaru Hikaru Nakamura 3171 236
3 1 IM MITerryble Renato Terry 3123 226
4 1 GM Jospem Jose Martinez 3108 222
5 14 GM Philippians46 Andy Woodward 3144 199
6 1 GM dropstoneDP David Paravyan 3088 197
7 1 GM vi_pranav Pranav V 3034 150
8 1 GM TheSilmarils Giorgi Margvelashvili 2955 138
9 1 FM GoltsevDmitry2000 Goltsev Dmitry 2865 127
10 1 FM TanitoluwaAps116 Tanitoluwa Adewumi 2910 127
11 1 NM Abund Qingyu Yuan 2857 122
12 1 IM mind1mover Vuk Damjanovic 2864 121
13 1 IM yosephtaher Yoseph Theolifus Taher 3038 111
14 1 GM vugarrasulov Vugar Rasulov 2931 110
15 1 GM KNVB Aman Hambleton 2902 109
16 1 GM ChessSharkz Kayden Troff 2874 108
17 21 CM AmbartsumianTyhran2012 Tyhran Ambartsumian 2707 104
18 1 FM Electrodynamic_Dracula Havard Haug 2830 97
19 1 CM Turboplombir Sergey Sklokin 2654 97
20 93 IM Mykola-Bortnyk Mykola Bortnyk 3049 95
21 1 FM ManuDavid2910 Manu David 2870 95

(Full final standings here)

After starting with a draw vs. GM Pranav V, Tang went on a tear, kicking off a 27-game winning streak. Along the way, he defeated Nakamura for his 13th straight win and then GM Vugar Rasulov for his 14th. In both games, Tang escaped dangerous attacks by his opponents. Against Rasulov, the 24-year-old grandmaster's monarch fled from his crumbling queenside, and in the end, it was Tang's king attack that prevailed.

When Tang was given another shot vs. Pranav, the tournament leader defeated the Indian prodigy in 29 moves. 

It was Martinez who finally stopped Tang’s winning streak, serving the hyperbullet champion his first loss of the day. Once Tang’s streak stalled, Nakamura seized the opportunity to take over the lead. At the halfway point, Nakamura gained his revenge vs. Tang in a madhouse of a game.

Nearing the final quarter of the arena, Tang regained the lead with a nine-game winning streak. Nakamura countered with a 12-game winning streak himself, tying up the score at 183.

Tang broke through the tie and built up his lead by finishing with a 21-game unbeaten run. In his double-edged duel vs. CM Volen Dyulgerov, Tang found a picturesque tactical idea to penetrate with his rook. 

Ambartsumova, the top scoring woman for a second week in a row, won an attacking miniature vs. Rasulov with a striking mating finish. 

All-Time Leaderboard

*Tang's 4th win will be added to the leaderboard shortly.

How to review games?
The games from this week's Bullet Brawl can be found here.



Bullet Brawl is an exciting titled arena that features Chess.com's top bullet specialists and takes place weekly on Saturdays. The format is a two-hour arena with a 1+0 time control; the prize fund is $1,000.

Much like Titled Tuesday and Arena Kings, Bullet Brawl often features top GMs, including Hikaru Nakamura, Daniel Naroditsky, Andrew Tang, Tuan Minh Le, and many more!


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