It’s official. The Right Move is proud to acknowledge Elian Gonzalez as our official National Chess Day Blitz Champion by virtue of his undefeated 5-0 victory on October 14, 2018. This outdoor contest held at Roberto Clemente State Park from 12:30 – 2:00 featured 12 outstanding players playing five 5-minute per player games with no time delay. Congratulations all. Here are the results: (photos below)
| # | Place | Name | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | 1 | Elian Garcia | W8 | W4 | W3 | W6 | W5 | 5.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Amirgashev Ergashev | L5 | W11 | W9 | W7 | W6 | 4.0 |
| 3 | 3-7 | Suvan Baranwan | W12 | L6 | L1 | W11 | W10 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Chan Ma | W9 | L1 | L7 | W10 | W8 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | Louis Barry | W2 | W7 | L6 | W8 | L1 | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Oliver Ma | W10 | W3 | W5 | L1 | L2 | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Aditya Saurabh | W11 | L5 | W4 | L2 | W12 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8-9 | Otabek Rajabouv | L1 | W9 | W10 | L5 | L4 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Carlos Luna | L4 | L8 | L2 | W12 | W11 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 10-11 | Liam Luna | L6 | W12 | L8 | L4 | L3 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Shulie Raykhan | L7 | L2 | W12 | L3 | L9 | 1.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Benny Raykhman | L3 | L10 | L11 | L9 | L7 | 0.0 |
Go for It all…