Tom Murphy

Career

He is considered one of the top regular players in the Dupont Circle chess park, and one of the best blitz chess players in the United States of America. He holds an Expert rating with the USCF. Murphy grew up in North Carolina, where he played briefly in scholastic tournaments. He placed 15th overall in the 2005 World Blitz Chess Championship.

Achievements

• In 1989, after a patron sponsored his entry into the World Open Blitz, he split matches with four-time United States Champion Robert Byrne and IM Anthony Saidy, on his way to capturing the u2200 class prize of $300. In 1998, he won the Arlington Chess Club"s annual championship, beating two International Masters in the process.