Pairings – Friday Night Blitz - dinner provided
Please note that pairings are tentative and subject to change before the start of the round.
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | 1 | DEREK JIN (2160 7.5) | 1 | ANDREW HOY (2202 7.0) |
| 2 | 2 | STEWART TAYLOR JR. (2136 7.5) | 0 | JAKE WANG (2139 6.5) |
| 3 | 2 | JOHN HARDIN (1872 6.5) | 0 | ROI YEHOSHUA (1771 6.0) |
| 4 | 0 | STEPHEN GRADIJAN (1895 5.5) | 2 | CHARLES SLADE (2123 5.5) |
| 5 | 2 | GEORGE LI WANG (1898 5.0) | 0 | NATASHA CHRISTIANSEN (1933 5.0) |
| 6 | ½ | JERICHO CARLSON (1480 5.0) | 1½ | ALEXANDER F GREEN (1355 5.0) |
| 7 | 1 | JOAQUIN CARLSON (2022 4.0) | 1 | MICHAEL N COPPOLA (unr. 4.0) |
| 8 | 0 | NICHOLAS GODFREY (unr. 4.0) | 2 | JUSTIN RAL GUERRA (1445 4.0) |
| 2 | AJEY PANDEY (unr. 0.0) | See T.D. |