International Master Renato Terry claimed his ninth victory in the 3+0 Thursday tournaments, extending his record with three consecutive titles. Grandmasters Oleksandr Bortnyk and Benjamin Bok also secured wins in the weekly events for titled players. Women's section prizes went to Savitha Shri B, Liudmyla Ivanytska, and Le Thao Nguyen Pham.
The 3+0 Thursday series consists of three weekly Swiss-system tournaments for verified titled chess players, each with 11 rounds at a 3+0 time control and a combined prize fund of $3,000.
In the first tournament, Benjamin Bok entered after missing the opening round and dominated thereafter. His sole draw came against International Master Levy Rozman, known as GothamChess, from a winning position. Bok then won his remaining five games, including a victory over Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi in the same variation where Erigaisi had previously beaten him. Entering the final round half a point behind Shamsiddin Vokhidov, Bok capitalized on Vokhidov's opening blunder to finish with nine points, securing clear first ahead of Jan-Krzysztof Duda on tiebreaks. This performance elevated Bok's Chess.com blitz rating to a peak of 3172.
The second tournament saw Oleksandr Bortnyk take clear first with 9.5 out of 11 points. Bok's final-round win over Erigaisi proved crucial, handing Bortnyk the margin of victory. Erigaisi scored 8.5 points for third place on tiebreaks, behind Terry's second-place finish. Bortnyk navigated a complex game against Tobias Koelle and used a Philidor Defense to defeat the runner-up.
Renato Terry, dissatisfied with second place in the prior event, won the third tournament outright with nine points from 11. He opened with three victories, including an attacking win over Dmitrij Kollars in round two, before a fourth-round loss to Erigaisi. Terry then remained undefeated, drawing only with Bortnyk and Fabiano Caruana, and clinched the title by beating Bok in the finale. Parham Maghsoodloo took second with 8.5 points, ahead of Caruana on tiebreaks.
Women's prizes across the events were awarded to WGM Savitha Shri B in the first, NM Liudmyla Ivanytska in the second, and IM Le Thao Nguyen Pham in the third.
