BCC: BRANDON WU REACHES USCF MASTER RATING MILESTONE // TORNADO 124 // ROUND 3 // 2201 //

BRANDON WU: USCF MASTER 2201

NM Brandon Wu: BCC $15 Open, $15 Open, June, 2016.

 Brandon Wu plays Soren Pedersen in May Spring Thaw 2016

3-STEP ROAD TO US MASTER RATING:

1. In a field of 225 in the U2200 Section of the

World Open, Philadelphia, 2016, Brandon finished

10-15th with 4 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss! Bravo, Brandon!

This performance got him from 2192 to 2199!

2. Waltham, MA Chess Club, Summer Open

(Game 45/5sec delay); 18 players, one section,

10 Rounds: Brandon registered for 4 rounds and

won 2 games for 3 points but no rating change:

2199 to 2199 . . . 

3. Boylston Chess Club Tornado #124, 24 players

in 2 sections; Brandon joined the event in Round 3,

won his game vs Brian Zijian Yin (1815)

and withdrew from the event with a 2201 rating,

up +2; from 2199 to 2201! Bingo!

CONGRATULATIONS: BRANDON WU

MAY YOU CONTINUE TO REACH NEW CHESS HORIZONS

AND CONQUER HIGHER CHESS HONORS AND TITLES

Brandon began his USCF career at MeteroWest 4SS 5 section event with 98 players;

in the U1400 section with 26 players, on 6/26/2012: Brandon finished with 2 points sharing

9-16th place for his first rating of 451. Brandon's first BCC event was July Grand Prix, 2012, 21 players, 2 sections. Brandon played in the U1600 Section where he scored 3 points to share 1-3rd place and a rating hike of +100 788 to 888. From that point, Brandon consistently participated in most every BCC Saturday event from 2012 to date. 
Brandon will be 13 yrs old on August 7, 2016: "happy birthday, Brandon . . . !
Keep your eye on the 8th rank . . ."

 PHOTOS/TEXT: STEVE STEPAK