Pairings – Friday Night Blitz
Please note that pairings are tentative and subject to change before the start of the round.
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | YURIY KRYKUN (2376 7.0) | MIKAYEL MKRTCHYAN (2188 10.0) | ||
| 2 | BENNET PELLOWS (2201 6.5) | TOMEK GRUDZINSKI (1911 6.0) | ||
| 3 | SIDDHARTH ARUN (2143 5.5) | BRIAN D SALOMON (2099 5.5) | ||
| 4 | ANAND NAIR (1834 5.0) | DANIEL SCHLEITH (1095 4.0) | ||
| 5 | RAYHAN RIAZ (1660 4.5) | ZEPHANIAH CHANG (1255 3.5) | ||
| 6 | PETER DA SILVA (unr. 3.0) | NIKITA PANASENKO (1740 4.5) | ||
| 1 | CHARLES SLADE (2000 5.0) | See T.D. |