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Jan 11, 2025 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Daniel Naroditsky picked up right where he left off in the previous edition of Bullet Brawl, scoring 233 points and winning Saturday's event in a field featuring the world number four, GM Arjun Erigaisi, and 246 other titled players.
Starting the year with twin wins, Naroditsky has already netted $800 in prize money and taken his career wins to 26, closing in on GM Hikaru Nakamura's all-time record of 34.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
A spirited performance by GM Hikaru Nakamura in Saturday's Bullet Brawl saw him return to the throne and collect the $400 first prize after consecutive second-placed finishes in November.
72 wins, 28 of which were part of a timely winning streak, helped Nakamura accrue 266 points, four more than the 24-time winner GM Daniel Naroditsky. Third place was claimed by Turkish prodigy GM Ediz Gurel, who scored two wins over Nakamura in the event.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
13 months of silver and bronze medals have come to an end for GM Jose Martinez, who rose to capture his fourth Bullet Brawl title and the $400 first prize in Saturday's event. Battling against GMs Hikaru Nakamura, GM Daniel Naroditsky, and 188 other titled players, Martinez scored 73/80 and posted a score of 264, eclipsing Nakamura by 13 points. Naroditsky rounded out the podium and will receive $150, while GM Andrew Tang will receive $100 for his fourth-place finish.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Alireza Firouzja won his first Bullet Brawl title and $400 on Saturday after posting a 42-game winning streak that saw him skyrocket to 254 points and eclipse the 33-time winner GM Hikaru Nakamura. 196 titled players stood between Firouzja and victory but the world number seven outshone the field in the tactics and pace departments.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Hikaru Nakamura has made Chess.com history by becoming the first player to win Bullet Brawl and both editions of Titled Tuesday in the same week. Nakamura capped off a perfect week and secured a 33rd crown after scoring 252 points on Saturday. Trailing the winner of the $400 first prize were GM Haik Martirosyan, who won $250, and GM Daniel Naroditsky, who will receive $150.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Daniel Naroditsky, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Saturday, showed that with age comes wisdom as he won his 24th Bullet Brawl and the $400 first prize ahead of GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Andrew Tang. Naroditsky notched 77.5/83 and scored 283 points, eclipsing Nakamura by a 27 point margin.
IM Karina Ambartsumova won the hotly contested $100 best women's prize, edging out FM Anastasia Avramidou by four points, while Sundram Kumar won another edition of the community event.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Hikaru Nakamura completed a Bullet Brawl after scoring 71.5/77 and finishing ahead of the second and third-placed GMs Oleksandr Bortnyk and Tuan Minh Le. in Saturday's event. With a winning margin of 55 points, Nakamura was the winner of the $400 first prize and has now won the event a record 32 times.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Hikaru Nakamura came out on top in October's final Bullet Brawl after a tight race with GMs Daniel Naroditsky and Oleksandr Bortnyk on Saturday. Nakamura faced stiff resistance en route to his score of 251 and was fortunate to notch a 17-game streak at the end of the event, securing him the $400 first prize.
IM Karina Ambartsumova put in a stellar performance and finished in 19th place, earning her the $100 best women's prize, while "Macmaster" was able to score 83/88 in the community event.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
GM Hikaru Nakamura posted a 303 score to win his 30th Bullet Brawl title on Saturday and secure the $400 first prize. With 80 wins, three draws, and three losses to his name, the winning margin of 94 points over second-placed GM Oleksandr Bortnyk was the greatest winning margin in the event's history. GM Andrew Tang ended the arena in third and will receive $150, while GM Tuan Minh Le picked up the $100 fourth place prize.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
chess.com | Jack Rodgers
The Saint Louis Chess Club has expelled GM Christopher Yoo from the 2024 U.S. Championship, saying in a statement after round five that the 17-year-old was guilty of "gross violations" of the event's "Code of Conduct" and the "US Chess Safe Play Policy." After losing his fifth-round game to GM Fabiano Caruana, Yoo is alleged to have "crumpled his scoresheet, stormed out of the tournament hall and struck a videographer from behind," according to the Saint Louis Chess Club, who say the police...
