Calling All Women

Good morning chess players! Last year Bushwick Chess saw 21 players face off to see who would take the Top Woman title at the club, with the likes of WFM Nino Jalagonia, Sam Sharf and Kameliia Sharuda vying for the title. But it was Najee-Ana Walthrust who took home the gold by the end. This year we’re looking to increase the amount of competitors, raise money for a prize fund and introduce you to our Top Woman of 2026. If you would like to donate to the prize fund, please reach out on our Instagram or email us at bushwickchess@gmail.com

Reminder! Tonight at Bushwick Chess we will be meeting at Nook 7-11pm for our free play Casual Club. Come through for free games and hangs all night.

Bushwick Club Rapid! Upsets Galore!

The March Bushwick Chess Club Rapid saw 31 players rated an average 1673 NYCR tested their skills against the pros. But the most notable games were a handful of wins by lower rated players against their strong counterparts. Five total upsets saw players winning against 250+ rating deviation to the biggest upset of the night going to 1969 rated Gautam Narula who bested top seed 2384 rated FM Juan Pereyra for a second time, a 415 rating difference! Narula went on to lose only to NM Danny Vulis in the finale round, but took home Top Player for his efforts, gaining 45 rating. Second Place went to FM Juan Pereyra also on 4/5. Third Place went to Peter Chiappini on 4/5, who gained a whopping 163 rating.

U2000 went to 1934 rated NM Danny Vulis on 3.5/5 (+30), U1800 went to 1732 rated Saye Oyama (+40), U1600 went to 1593 rated Abe Drogin (+163!), Top Unrated went to Emelian Khokhlov (1628), and U1400 went to 1342 rated Mikey Ettlinger. You can find your updated ratings HERE.

Matt Biancuzzo on Perpetual Chess!

Our friend and remarkable chess content creator Matt Biancuzzo, founder of Foorest and content king was on the most recent Ben Johnson podcast episode. You can listen in full HERE!

And that’s it for this week chess players! Join us tonight for more chess and be sure to check our socials HERE. Much love chess players, see you over the board soon. You can find your updated NYC Rating HERE.