GM Arjun Erigaisi has proven his mettle once again in the Bullet Brawl arena by confirming his second title in a commanding display of attacking chess. Arjun scored 52/63 in two hours for a score of 175 points, earning him the $400 first prize.
19 points behind and earning $250 for second place was IM Renato Terry, while IM Yoseph Taher and GM Tuan Minh Le took home the $150 and $100 third and fourth prizes, respectively.Â
Meanwhile, 17-year-old FM Rose Atwell secured the $100 best women’s prize after scoring 94 points and finishing 23rd overall.
The next edition of Bullet Brawl will commence on Saturday, April 25, at 12 p.m. ET/18:00 CET.
Standings
| Rank | Fed | Title | Username | Name | Rating | Score | Longest Streak |
| 1 | GM | GHANDEVAAM2003 | Arjun Erigaisi | 3314 | 175 | 14 | |
| 2 | IM | MITerryble | Renato Terry | 3254 | 156 | 16 | |
| 3 | IM | yosephtaher | Yoseph Theolifus Taher | 3206 | 141 | 10 | |
| 4 | GM | wonderfultime | Tuan Minh Le | 3239 | 138 | 10 | |
| 5 | GM | Oleksandr_Bortnyk | Oleksandr Bortnyk | 3232 | 135 | 8 | |
| 6 | GM | Msb2 | Matthias Bluebaum | 3139 | 127 | 7 | |
| 7 | GM | ChessSharkz | Kayden Troff | 3031 | 122 | 5 | |
| 8 | CM | NikaVolkov | Nika Volkov | 3065 | 117 | 13 | |
| 9 | IM | Bryanl106 | Bryan Enming Lin | 3053 | 117 | 4 | |
| 10 | GM | dropstoneDP | David Paravyan | 3113 | 114 | 10 | |
| 11 | FM | ShadowKing71 | James Chirilov | 3038 | 112 | 5 | |
| 12 | IM | Turboplombir | Sergey Sklokin | 3037 | 108 | 7 | |
| 13 | IM | IlanSchnaider | Ilan Schnaider | 3034 | 108 | 5 | |
| 14 | NM | tactic | Kent Slate | 3019 | 107 | 3 | |
| 15 | FM | TrimitziosP7 | Petros Trimitzios | 3011 | 106 | 6 | |
| 16 | GM | jcibarra | José Carlos Ibarra Jerez | 2989 | 105 | 6 | |
| 17 | IM | Kacparov | Kacper Drozdowski | 3010 | 105 | 5 | |
| 18 | GM | HVillagra | Cristobal Henriquez | 3052 | 104 | 6 | |
| 19 | CM | DrKiller67 | Artem Avanesian | 3002 | 103 | 6 | |
| 20 | FM | 1800_strength | Dachey Lin | 3003 | 96 | 7 |
(Full final standings here.)
Streaky spells reigned supreme in Saturday’s Bullet Brawl, with six players in the top 20 posting winning streaks of at least 10 games. Among them was the winner of the last two editions, Terry, and his 16-game streak in the second quarter indicated that he was in the kind of form that might garner him a trifecta.
Despite Terry’s exceptional start, five other players: Le, CM Nika Volkov, GM Oleksandr Bortnyk, Taher, and Arjun all kept pace. None started better than Arjun, whose 26/30 start saw him rise to the top and create a buffer between he and the then second placed Le.
In a crucial showdown between the pair, Arjun sliced open the center with 27.Rxe5!! before uncorking a coup de grâce bishop sacrifice that confirmed victory on the 29th move.
Earlier against Volkov, who was leading at the time, Arjun weathered his opponent’s attempts to bewilder him and used clock pressure to induce a fatal blunder.
Rather than took his foot off the pedal, Arjun continued his rampage and notched a 14-game winning streak, his longest of the event.Â
Several of his closest challengers, including Bortnyk, Terry, and Le were put to the sword on multiple occasions during this time, widening the gap to 34 points at the top. An 18-move win over Terry stemming from the Reti Gambit Declined, Advanced Variation was his second quickest win of the streak.
With a huge lead in tow, Arjun tapered off the intensity of his play and eventually secured victory by a 19-point margin.
Another shining star of Saturday’s Bullet Brawl was IM-elect Atwell, who knocked over multiple 3000+ rated players and is showing great promise to join IMs Alice Lee and Polina Shuvalova and become the third women’s player to reach a 3000 rating on Chess.com.
All-Time Leaderboard
| Player | All-Time Wins | 2026 Wins | 2025 Wins | 2024 Wins | 2023 Wins |
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 54 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
| GM Daniel Naroditsky | 32 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| GM Oleksandr Bortnyk | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| GM Andrew Tang | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| GM Ediz Gurel | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| GM Jose Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| IM Renato Terry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GM Yagiz Erdogmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| GM Nihal Sarin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GM Arjun Erigaisi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GM Jeffery Xiong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| GM Sam Sevian | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| GM Alireza Firouzja | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| GM Matthias Bluebaum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GM Tuan Minh Le | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IM Yoseph Taher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IM Reza Mahdavi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GM Javokhir Sindarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How to review games?
The games from this week’s Bullet Brawl can be found here.
Bullet Brawl is an exciting arena featuring Chess.com’s top bullet specialists. It takes place weekly on Saturdays. The format is a two-hour arena with a 1+0 time control; the prize fund is $1,000. Like Titled Tuesday and Arena Kings, Bullet Brawl often features top GMs, including Hikaru Nakamura, Andrew Tang, Tuan Minh Le, and many more!
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