The April 2017 Peninsula Chess League tournament was held on Friday, April 21st. This was a 3-round event, time control G/15; d3 for the USCF sections, and G/18 for the unrated sections. The tournament was run as an individual Swiss tournament with 5 sections (3 USCF-rated, 2 unrated). 86 kids participated.
Here is the
USCF Rating Report. Some notable rating gains:
Ariane Yedidia (924 -> 1030),
Niko Nachbar (593 -> 853),
Nathan Bederov (655 -> 786),
Trisha Sabadra (458 -> 613), and
Robyn Nakhimovsky (216 -> 415).
Winning teams:
1st place, Super Team (6 players): Arroyo/Central Middle
1st Place, Large Team (5 players): Bayside
1st Place, Standard Team (4 players): Fox
1st Place, Small Team (3 players); Tierra Linda
1st Place, Mini Team (2 players): Peninsula Liberty Academy
This was Arroyo/Central Middle's second Super Team victory. This was Bayside's first win of any kind in the PCL. Fox is the only school to have wins in all 9 PCL tournaments. PLA won the mini team prize for the 4th consecutive time. Only a miracle win by Ethan in round 3 prevented Kids Connection from winning the mini team title. If Ethan had lost, Kids Connection would have beaten both Woodland and PLA by 1 point (and Brewer Island by 3 points).
Players with perfect 3.0 scores: Ethan Cartagena, Alan Finkelstein, Thomas Lu, Niko Nachbar, Trisha Sabadra, Cade Miller, Aaron Kang, Nate Hui, Alexander Shi, and Michael Fowler.
Here are the final team standings (winners in bold):
Team Size 6 Standings
| School | Points |
|---|
| Arroyo/Central Middle | 454 |
| Fox | 361 |
| Brewer Island | 352 |
| Central Elementary | 308 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Cade Miller | Section 4 | 3.0 | 84 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Collin Liou | Section 1 | 2.0 | 84 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Ariane Yedidia | Section 1 | 2.0 | 84 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Keenan Liou | Section 1 | 2.0 | 84 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Jay Kothari | Section 2 | 2.0 | 76 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Dylan Williams | Section 4 | 1.5 | 42 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Julian Ward | Section 2 | 1.0 | 38 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Zachary Tyson | Section 2 | 1.0 | 38 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | Maya Ellis | Section 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team Size 5 Standings
| School | Points |
|---|
| Arroyo/Central Middle | 412 |
| Bayside | 341 |
| Fox | 323 |
| Brewer Island | 310 |
| Central Elementary | 280 |
| Foster City | 140 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Bayside | Thomas Lu | Section 2 | 3.0 | 114 |
| Bayside | Aaron Kang | Section 4 | 3.0 | 84 |
| Bayside | Tristan Liu | Section 1 | 2.0 | 84 |
| Bayside | Ayman Ahmed Khan | Section 2 | 1.0 | 38 |
| Bayside | Rohan Kumar | Section 1 | 0.5 | 21 |
Team Size 4 Standings
| School | Points |
|---|
| Arroyo/Central Middle | 336 |
| Bayside | 320 |
| Fox | 275 |
| Brewer Island | 262 |
| Central Elementary | 242 |
| Kids Connection | 231 |
| Brittan Acres | 204 |
| Foster City | 140 |
| Heather | 96 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Fox | Jared Gong | Section 2 | 2.0 | 76 |
| Fox | Erik Leong | Section 3 | 2.0 | 68 |
| Fox | Ryan Lee | Section 3 | 2.0 | 68 |
| Fox | Evan Leong | Section 1 | 1.5 | 63 |
| Fox | Kavin Misri | Section 5 | 2.0 | 48 |
| Fox | Skyler Peterson | Section 2 | 1.0 | 38 |
| Fox | Erick Cheng | Section 3 | 1.0 | 34 |
| Fox | Avi Shekhar | Section 3 | 1.0 | 34 |
| Fox | Nalini Kotecha | Section 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Fox | Anaya Misri | Section 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team Size 3 Standings
| School | Points |
|---|
| Bayside | 282 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | 252 |
| Tierra Linda | 219 |
| Brewer Island | 214 |
| Fox | 212 |
| Central Elementary | 200 |
| Kids Connection | 197 |
| Brittan Acres | 180 |
| Foster City | 140 |
| Heather | 84 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Tierra Linda | Alan Finkelstein | Section 1 | 3.0 | 126 |
| Tierra Linda | Samina Ginwalla | Section 3 | 1.5 | 51 |
| Tierra Linda | Adam Zweiger | Section 1 | 1.0 | 42 |
Team Size 2 Standings
| School | Points |
|---|
| Peninsula Liberty Academy | 202 |
| Bayside | 198 |
| Tierra Linda | 177 |
| Arroyo/Central Middle | 168 |
| Kids Connection | 161 |
| Woodland | 160 |
| Brewer Island | 158 |
| Fox | 144 |
| Central Elementary | 144 |
| Alto International | 138 |
| Brittan Acres | 132 |
| Foster City | 98 |
| Arundel | 92 |
| Ralston Middle | 90 |
| College Park | 84 |
| Heather | 60 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Peninsula Liberty Academy | Ethan Cartagena | Section 1 | 3.0 | 126 |
| Peninsula Liberty Academy | Caden Cartagena | Section 2 | 2.0 | 76 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Laurel | Elliott Regan | Section 1 | 1.0 | 42 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Foster City | Aravind Acharya | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| Foster City | Shricharan Sriram | Section 4 | 1.5 | 42 |
| Foster City | Alex Zhao | Section 1 | 1.0 | 42 |
| Foster City | Ananya Acharya | Section 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Foster City | Raghav Vemulapalli | Section 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Brewer Island | Trisha Sabadra | Section 3 | 3.0 | 102 |
| Brewer Island | Suraj Yarrapathruni | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| Brewer Island | Shrisha Dandamudi | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| Brewer Island | Prakruthi Radhakrishnan | Section 5 | 2.0 | 48 |
| Brewer Island | Dheeraj Yarrapathruni | Section 5 | 2.0 | 48 |
| Brewer Island | Abhijith Aravind | Section 1 | 1.0 | 42 |
| Brewer Island | Ankit Muppala | Section 2 | 1.0 | 38 |
| Brewer Island | Neeharika Kumar | Section 5 | 1.0 | 24 |
| Brewer Island | Vishal Dandamudi | Section 1 | 0.5 | 21 |
| Brewer Island | Neil Bhatkhande | Section 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Woodland | Adam Bederov | Section 1 | 2.0 | 84 |
| Woodland | Nathan Bederov | Section 2 | 2.0 | 76 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Highlands | Jaden Cheung | Section 1 | 1.5 | 63 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Kids Connection | Robyn Nakhimovsky | Section 3 | 2.5 | 85 |
| Kids Connection | Anish Dara | Section 2 | 2.0 | 76 |
| Kids Connection | Anika Dara | Section 5 | 1.5 | 36 |
| Kids Connection | Anish Patil | Section 3 | 1.0 | 34 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Ralston Middle | Avirral Agarwal | Section 2 | 2.0 | 76 |
| Ralston Middle | Aidan Gurskis | Section 4 | 0.5 | 14 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Central Elementary | Alexander Shi | Section 5 | 3.0 | 72 |
| Central Elementary | Michael Fowler | Section 5 | 3.0 | 72 |
| Central Elementary | Matthew Foster | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| Central Elementary | Orion Gurskis | Section 4 | 1.5 | 42 |
| Central Elementary | Everett Keninger | Section 2 | 1.0 | 38 |
| Central Elementary | Aeron Gurskis | Section 4 | 1.0 | 28 |
| Central Elementary | Kayla Stephanos | Section 5 | 0.5 | 12 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Hoover Elementary | Yu-Ming Liu | Section 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Alto International | Niko Nachbar | Section 2 | 3.0 | 114 |
| Alto International | Kai Nachbar | Section 5 | 1.0 | 24 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Fairmeadow | Sharvari Vartak | Section 3 | 2.0 | 68 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Challenger | Aneesh Mardikar | Section 3 | 2.0 | 68 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Redwood Shores | Kelvin Gao | Section 3 | 0.5 | 17 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Serendipity | Bohan Shao | Section 3 | 2.0 | 68 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| LP Collins | Ann Mary Thomas | Section 3 | 0.5 | 17 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Borel Middle | Chenrui Zhang | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| College Park | Desmond Chua | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| College Park | Dylan Chua | Section 4 | 1.0 | 28 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Cipriani | Rhodes Kostrub | Section 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Sandpiper | Arianna Zhu | Section 4 | 1.0 | 28 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Arundel | Isaac Copen | Section 4 | 2.0 | 56 |
| Arundel | Bailey Chinnan | Section 5 | 1.5 | 36 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Heather | Nirav Adavikolanu | Section 5 | 1.5 | 36 |
| Heather | Marina Mendez | Section 5 | 1.0 | 24 |
| Heather | Olive Burton | Section 5 | 1.0 | 24 |
| Heather | Cooper Burton | Section 5 | 0.5 | 12 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Brittan Acres | Nate Hui | Section 5 | 3.0 | 72 |
| Brittan Acres | Arthur Li | Section 5 | 2.5 | 60 |
| Brittan Acres | Luke Williams | Section 5 | 2.0 | 48 |
| Brittan Acres | Anderson Barrile | Section 5 | 1.0 | 24 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Notre Dame | Kenta Itami-Wolf | Section 5 | 2.0 | 48 |
| School | Name | Section | Score | Points |
|---|
| Nesbit | Caleb Nagtalon | Section 5 | 1.0 | 24 |
Individual results:
Section 1 (USCF-rated)
Section 2 (USCF-rated)
| Place | Name | Rating | Grade | School | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | TB(H) | TB(S) | TB(C) | TB(CO) | NW | NB |
|---|
| 1 | Thomas Lu | 905 | 7 | Bayside | W11 | W6 | W3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Niko Nachbar | 593 P16 | 3 | Alto International | W9 | W5 | W4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Nathan Bederov | 655 | 3 | Woodland | W7 | W10 | L1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Anish Dara | 874 | 4 | Kids Connection | W12 | W8 | L2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Caden Cartagena | 762 P15 | 3 | Peninsula Liberty Academy | W14 | L2 | W13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Avirral Agarwal | 712 | 6 | Ralston Middle | W15 | L1 | W10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Jared Gong | 833 | 5 | Fox | L3 | W12 | W11 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Jay Kothari | 624 P15 | 2 | Arroyo/Central Middle | W16 | L4 | W9 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Ankit Muppala | 762 P9 | 5 | Brewer Island | L2 | W14 | L8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Julian Ward | 813 P11 | 7 | Arroyo/Central Middle | W13 | L3 | L6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Zachary Tyson | 684 | 5 | Arroyo/Central Middle | L1 | W15 | L7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Ayman Ahmed Khan | 683 P7 | 6 | Bayside | L4 | L7 | W15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Skyler Peterson | 646 | 4 | Fox | L10 | W16 | L5 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Everett Keninger | 621 P3 | 2 | Central Elementary | L5 | L9 | W16 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Neil Bhatkhande | 487 P19 | 2 | Brewer Island | L6 | L11 | L12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Yu-Ming Liu | 777 P5 | 3 | Hoover Elementary | L8 | L13 | L14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 |
Section 3 (USCF-rated)
Section 4 (Unrated 4-8)
| Place | Name | Grade | School | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | TB(H) | TB(S) | TB(C) | TB(CO) | NW | NB |
|---|
| 1 | Cade Miller | 4 | Arroyo/Central Middle | W8 | W16 | W4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Aaron Kang | 8 | Bayside | W17 | W6 | W3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Matthew Foster | 5 | Central Elementary | W15 | W5 | L2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Suraj Yarrapathruni | 5 | Brewer Island | W14 | W12 | L1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Shrisha Dandamudi | 3 | Brewer Island | W9 | L3 | W11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Desmond Chua | 6 | College Park | W18 | L2 | W10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Isaac Copen | 3 | Arundel | L10 | W15 | W13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Aravind Acharya | 2 | Foster City | L1 | W18 | W16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Chenrui Zhang | 6 | Borel Middle | L5 | W13 | W14 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Dylan Williams | 5 | Arroyo/Central Middle | W7 | D11 | L6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Orion Gurskis | 2 | Central Elementary | B- | D10 | L5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Shricharan Sriram | 3 | Foster City | D16 | L4 | W17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Arianna Zhu | 4 | Sandpiper | X19 | L9 | L7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Aeron Gurskis | 2 | Central Elementary | L4 | W17 | L9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Dylan Chua | 3 | College Park | L3 | L7 | W18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Aidan Gurskis | 6 | Ralston Middle | D12 | L1 | L8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Nalini Kotecha | 4 | Fox | L2 | L14 | L12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Rhodes Kostrub | 4 | Cipriani | L6 | L8 | L15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Maya Ellis | 6 | Arroyo/Central Middle | F13 | U- | U- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Section 5 (Unrated K-3)
| Place | Name | Grade | School | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | TB(H) | TB(S) | TB(C) | TB(CO) | NW | NB |
|---|
| 1 | Nate Hui | 3 | Brittan Acres | W6 | W11 | W7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Alexander Shi | 3 | Central Elementary | X22 | W13 | W5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Michael Fowler | K | Central Elementary | W21 | W15 | W10 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Arthur Li | 3 | Brittan Acres | W20 | D10 | W14 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Prakruthi Radhakrishnan | 1 | Brewer Island | W16 | W9 | L2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Kenta Itami-Wolf | 1 | Notre Dame | L1 | W18 | W16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Dheeraj Yarrapathruni | 2 | Brewer Island | W19 | W14 | L1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kavin Misri | 2 | Fox | L14 | W17 | W19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Luke Williams | 3 | Brittan Acres | W17 | L5 | W13 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Bailey Chinnan | 3 | Arundel | W12 | D4 | L3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 13.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Nirav Adavikolanu | 2 | Heather | W15 | L1 | D12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Anika Dara | 1 | Kids Connection | L10 | B- | D11 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Kai Nachbar | 1 | Alto International | W18 | L2 | L9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Marina Mendez | 3 | Heather | W8 | L7 | L4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Anderson Barrile | 3 | Brittan Acres | L11 | L3 | W20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Olive Burton | 3 | Heather | L5 | W21 | L6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Caleb Nagtalon | 2 | Nesbit | L9 | L8 | B- | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Neeharika Kumar | 3 | Brewer Island | L13 | L6 | X21 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Kayla Stephanos | 3 | Central Elementary | L7 | D20 | L8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Cooper Burton | 1 | Heather | L4 | D19 | L15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Anaya Misri | 2 | Fox | L3 | L16 | F18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ananya Acharya | 2 | Foster City | F2 | U- | U- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
