3DC 2025 Tournament Results

The 3DC Chess Tournament was held on a sunny, warm afternoon, Sunday, August 17, 2025. The tournament consisted of 5 rounds, one game a round. Time controls were 10 minutes with 5 seconds delay.

With 87 players packed into the Civic Pavilion, we surpassed last year’s turnout by 15 and even exceeded our 2025 target of 80 participants. The competition was well balanced, with players evenly divided between the rated and unrated sections.

Can we now claim the title of largest free chess tournament in Boston? Quite possibly!

A huge thank you goes out to Adam, Zach, and Jamie from JP Chess, and to Frank, the Tournament Director from the Ocean State Chess Association. We are also deeply grateful to the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture for generously providing both the venue and financial support to make this event possible.

Here's a video on Instagram made by a city videographer. Below, you’ll find the results tables for each of the four sections.

Red Section - Rated (26 players)

Gift card prizes awarded to Ryan ($75), Brian ($50), and to Daniel, Joseph and River ($25/3)

Yellow Section - Rated (19 players)

Gift card prizes awarded to Abhinav ($55), Aaron ($30), and to Hongcheng, Noah and Anubhab ($20/3)

Green Section - Unrated (24 players)

Medals were awarded to those finishing in the top 3: Jimmy, Scott, Dante and Dan.

Blue Section - Unrated (18 players)

Medals were awarded to those finishing in the top 3: Ian, Max, Patrick and Winston.