Starting in 2010, the NBCC began holding "odds blitz chess tournaments," where higher-rated players give time odds to lower-rated players in order to provide greater winning chances for the underdogs. Even though some of our resident masters have won these events, despite the odds, there have been a few class players who have earned first place, edging out the masters, in these fun tournaments.
XXII: Kevin Corteville and Krystian Tkaczewski Jr. XXI: Vaibhav Singh XX: Carter Clayton and Nelson Castaneda XIX: Shaina Mezheritzsky, Phiron Hin, Nelson Castaneda, and Arijit Chakraborty XVIII: Nelson Castaneda and Suhas Kodali XVII: Raghav Arun and Daniel Pascetta XVI: Max Krall and Mark Rovensky XV: Manav Ramprasad and Nelson Castaneda XIV: Mark Bourque XIII: Joseph Bihlmeyer XII: Alexander Ruth XI: Joseph Bihlmeyer, David Herscovici, Allen Mo, and James Wilkin X: James Wilkin IX: Daniel Pascetta VIII: Alexander Ruth VII: Dennis Prawira VI: Nelson Castaneda V: Nelson Castaneda IV: Nelson Castaneda III: Richard Bauer II: Richard Bauer I: Richard Bauer