13 months of silver and bronze medals have come to an finish for GM Jose Martinez, who rose to seize his fourth Bullet Brawl title and the $400 first prize in Saturday’s occasion. Battling in opposition to GMs Hikaru Nakamura, GM Daniel Naroditsky, and 188 different titled gamers, Martinez scored 73/80 and posted a rating of 264, eclipsing Nakamura by 13 factors. Naroditsky rounded out the rostrum and can obtain $150, whereas GM Andrew Tang will obtain $100 for his fourth-place end.
A decent tussle for the $100 finest girls’s prize was gained by IM Karina Ambartsumova, who cleared FM Anastasia Avramidou by a single level, whereas a mysterious new victor, “lethalspider7,” was topped in the neighborhood occasion.
The following version of Bullet Brawl will happen on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at midday ET/18:00 CEST.
Standings
| 1 | MEX | GM | Jospem | Jose Martinez | 3165 | 264 |
| 2 | GM | Hikaru | Hikaru Nakamura | 3259 | 251 | |
| 3 | GM | DanielNaroditsky | Daniel Naroditsky | 3122 | 234 | |
| 4 | GM | penguingm1 | Andrew Tang | 3173 | 181 | |
| 5 | GM | dropstoneDP | David Paravyan | 3086 | 176 | |
| 6 | GM | gurelediz | Ediz Gurel | 3087 | 169 | |
| 7 | GM | hansen | Eric Hansen | 3037 | 168 | |
| 8 | GM | Zhigalko_Sergei | Sergei Zhigalko | 3104 | 166 | |
| 9 | GM | legendisback1 | Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus | 3022 | 149 | |
| 10 | IM | yosephtaher | Yoseph Theolifus Taher | 3015 | 144 | |
| 11 | GM | Adham_Fawzy | Adham Fawzy | 3012 | 136 | |
| 12 | IM | Boundless_Strike | Shamil Arslanov | 2820 | 130 | |
| 13 | GM | nihalsarin | Nihal Sarin | 3112 | 126 | |
| 14 | GM | LionTheLeon_06 | Leon Luke Mendonca | 2883 | 124 | |
| 15 | GM | K_A_S_T_O_R | Rodrigo Vasquez | 2820 | 112 | |
| 16 | IM | DonkyDonkyDonkey | Eray Kilic | 2988 | 111 | |
| 17 | GM | TheBigBoss04 | Jose Gabriel Cardoso | 2941 | 107 | |
| 18 | IM | Alonmindlin | Alon Mindlin | 2847 | 107 | |
| 19 | FM | hakanazeri2 | Khagan Ahmad | 2785 | 107 | |
| 20 | FM | edgarhay012 | Edgar Hayrapetyan | 2814 | 106 | |
Having been unceremoniously thrust into the limelight firstly of 2024 and compelled to defend his popularity, Martinez has dealt with off-the-board trials and tribulations thrown his way with grace and humility. Impressively, the Peruvian-born GM has additionally managed to keep up his world-beating kind on-line and cashed in on the most recent version of Bullet Brawl.
Martinez kicked off the event in fashion, responding to an early loss by the hands of GM Nihal Sarin, with a 35-game unbeaten streak which included 10 wins over GMs: Emin Ohanyan, Eric Hansen, Yagiz Erdogmus, Sergei Zhigalko, Nihal (x2), Ediz Gurel, Anatoly Bykhovsky, Rodrigo Vasquez, and Naroditsky.
Although none of those video games have been significantly clean-cut, owing to Martinez’s capacity to generate chaos, the 25-year-old was in a position to flaunt his indomitable tempo in his conflict with Chessbrah’s Hansen.
Towards non-GM opposition, Martinez targeted on ambushing his opponents who tried to carry tempo. Even IM Yoseph Taher, himself a former Bullet Brawl winner, fell sufferer to Martinez on three events.
Coincidentally, Martinez and Nakamura by no means paired in opposition to one another in Saturday’s occasion, which means that their streaks in opposition to different members have been essential. A 15-game successful run by Nakamura on the tail finish of the world introduced him inside 13 factors of Martinez, however the hole proved insurmountable.
Regardless of Nakamura’s ending second, the stress of the second introduced out his finest chess. Within the penultimate sport, he uncorked a scintillating mixture culminating in a smothered checkmate.
Together with his newest victory, Martinez joins Tang in fourth place on the all-time Bullet Brawl leaderboard and also will be looking for a top-five end on the Titled Cup leaderboard after a slew of strong outcomes over the past month.
All-Time Leaderboard
*Martinez’s fourth win will probably be added shortly.
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Bullet Brawl is an thrilling titled area that options Chess.com’s high bullet specialists and takes place weekly on Saturdays. The format is a two-hour area with a 1+0 time management; the prize fund is $1,000.
Very like Titled Tuesday and Area Kings, Bullet Brawl typically options high GMs, together with Hikaru Nakamura, Daniel Naroditsky, Andrew Tang, Tuan Minh Le, and plenty of extra!
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