Peninsula Chess

Monday, March 26, 2018

2018 Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament Results

The 15th annual Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament was held on Sunday, March 25th. We had a turnout of 153 players. The results are listed below.

This year, we had 3 USCF Quick-Rated sections, and 3 unrated sections. Here is the USCF rating report (note that the rating report link is not in tie-break order, so cannot be used to determine place prizes).

USCF 900+

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[S]	TBrk[M]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Alan Finkelstein	1461	TIERRA	7	W11	W7	D3	W5	W6	4.5	14.5	12.5	13.5	48.5
2	Vian Yang	963	BOAKS	4	L3	W11	W17	W9	W5	4.0	11.5	11	10	39.5
3	Sri Krishna Velicheti	1172	BOWD	8	W2	W13	D1	L6	W8	3.5	16	14.5	11.5	50.5
4	Evan Leong	1055	RALST	6	D9	W14	L7	W13	W11	3.5	10.5	9	9.5	31
5	Abhijith Aravind	1140	BOWD	6	W8	W12	W6	L1	L2	3.0	16.5	14.5	12	50.5
6	Tristan Liu	1229	BAY	8	W15	W10	L5	W3	L1	3.0	15	13.5	11	47.5
7	Elliott Regan	1048	ABBOTT	6	W17	L1	W4	L8	W12	3.0	13.5	13	9	42
8	Ariane Yedidia	963	CENTRA	6	L5	W15	W10	W7	L3	3.0	13.5	12	9	43
9	Alexander Cottrell	944	CENTRA	7	D4	D16	W12	L2	D10	2.5	13	8	8	36
10	Thomas Lu	999	BAYS	8	W14	L6	L8	W16	D9	2.5	11	7	7.5	32
11	Mannansh Nayyar	1040	KIDS	5	L1	L2	W14	W17	L4	2.0	14	9.5	5	38
12	Aravind Acharya	972	FOST	3	W16	L5	L9	W15	L7	2.0	11	8	7	34
13	Jared Gong	917	RALST	6	B---	L3	W16	L4	L14	2.0	9.5	6	7	25
14	Collin Liou	1271	CENTRA	6	L10	L4	L11	B---	W13	2.0	9.5	6	2	29
15	Jacob Yuryev	981	RALST	6	L6	L8	B---	L12	W17	2.0	8.5	5.5	3	30
16	Adam Zweiger	1173	TIERRA	7	L12	D9	L13	L10	B---	1.5	8.5	6	2	29.5
17	Joshua Wu	917	SAND	4	L7	B---	L2	L11	L15	1.0	10.5	6.5	3	27

USCF 500-899

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[S]	TBrk[M]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Caden Cartagena	888	PLA	4	X21	W8	W7	W2	W3	5.0	14	14	14	46
2	Sid Bobba	882	BOWD	6	W9	W13	W12	L1	W7	4.0	14.5	12.5	13	49
3	Anders Kostrub	742	RALST	7	W10	W11	W17	W12	L1	4.0	12.5	11	14	40.5
4	Nicholas Cottrell	764	ARROYO	5	L6	W16	D11	W10	W12	3.5	11	9.5	8.5	36
5	Sumedha Chikkerur	615	BOWD	6	L12	D10	W16	W11	W6	3.5	11	9.5	8	36
6	Manya Kumar	554	NESBIT	5	W4	L7	W8	W9	L5	3.0	16	13	10	43.5
7	Pranav Kamisetty	813	COLP	4	W20	W6	L1	W14	L2	3.0	14	13.5	11	45.5
8	Raghav Vemulapalli	638	FOST	3	W15	L1	L6	W17	W14	3.0	13	11.5	8	42
9	Noah Korn	601	BAYW	2	L2	W19	W15	L6	W13	3.0	12	11	8	38
10	Baron Edwards	537	ARUND	3	L3	D5	W18	L4	W16	2.5	14	8.5	6	39
11	Oren Wohl	509	BOAKS	4	B---	L3	D4	L5	W18	2.5	12.5	8.5	6.5	34.5
12	Derek Chen	857	BFE	4	W5	W14	L2	L3	L4	2.0	17	13	9	51.5
13	Erik Leong	697	FOX	3	W19	L2	L14	W15	L9	2.0	12	8	7	37
14	Venkata Datta Sur Yarrapathruni	582	BOWD	6	W18	L12	W13	L7	L8	2.0	11.5	8.5	8	39
15	Everett Keninger	518	CENELE	3	L8	W20	L9	L13	W19	2.0	9.5	6.5	5	26.5
16	Samina Ginwalla	553	TIERRA	6	D17	L4	L5	W20	L10	1.5	11.5	8	4.5	28
17	Arthur Li	802	NESBIT	4	D16	D18	L3	L8	D20	1.5	10.5	6.5	5	31
18	Skyler Peterson	813	SYNAP	5	L14	D17	L10	W19	L11	1.5	9	6.5	4	28.5
19	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	525	BREW	2	L13	L9	W20	L18	L15	1.0	9	6	3	24.5
20	Francesco Campanile	587	RSE	5	L7	L15	L19	L16	D17	0.5	9	6	0.5	28.5
21	Ankit Muppala	621	BOWD	6	F1	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

USCF u500

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[S]	TBrk[M]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Kara Kim	424	FOX	5	W21	W13	W5	W3	W4	5.0	13	11.5	15	40.5
2	Hamilton Zhang	358	HIGH	3	W14	W11	L3	W6	W8	4.0	14	12	12	42.5
3	Gabrile Narayan	473	HILL	6	W18	W6	W2	L1	H---	3.5	13.5	13.5	12	41
4	Matthew Foster	450	RALST	6	H---	W17	W10	W5	L1	3.5	12.5	12.5	11	39
5	Ananya Acharya	483	FOST	1	X22	W7	L1	L4	W9	3.0	14	14	9	43
6	Giancarlo Ramirez	331	FOST	4	W16	L3	W11	L2	W15	3.0	14	12	9	43.5
7	Christopher Nelson	350	FOX	5	W15	L5	W13	L8	W10	3.0	12	10	9	39.5
8	Ryan Lee	452	FOX	3	L13	W20	W14	W7	L2	3.0	11.5	11	9	34.5
9	Bohan Shao	357	SEREN	4	D17	L10	W12	W15	L5	2.5	12.5	7.5	7.5	36.5
10	Lincoln Olthof	100	FOX	4	H---	W9	L4	W13	L7	2.5	11	7.5	8	34
11	Kian Baheri	103	NESBIT	4	W19	L2	L6	D18	W16	2.5	11	6.5	7	32
12	Samantha Tow	102	SAND	3	H---	U---	L9	W20	W18	2.5	4.5	2	5	15
13	Calvin Baxter	226	BAYW	4	W8	L1	L7	L10	W19	2.0	14	9	6	42.5
14	Francois Presta	163	BOWM	6	L2	W21	L8	L16	W20	2.0	11	7	5	30
15	Benton Akka	100	CENELE	5	L7	W19	W18	L9	L6	2.0	10.5	7.5	7	31.5
16	Eisak Shih	100	BOREL	7	L6	L18	W19	W14	L11	2.0	9.5	6.5	5	27
17	Camden Baxter	156	BAYW	4	D9	L4	W20	H---	U---	2.0	6.5	3	6	21.5
18	Aeron Gurskis	251	CENELE	3	L3	W16	L15	D11	L12	1.5	13	9.5	5	37
19	Joseph Campanile	351	RSE	5	L11	L15	L16	B---	L13	1.0	8.5	6	1	25
20	Joanna Thomas	188	FOST	1	H---	L8	L17	L12	L14	0.5	10.5	7.5	2	26
21	Orion Gurskis	216	CENELE	3	L1	L14	H---	U---	U---	0.5	7	2	1	20
22	Robyn Nakhimovsky	299	KIDS	2	F5	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0
23	Prateek Kamisetty	100	FOST	1	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

Unrated K-1

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[S]	TBrk[M]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Sanvi Kumar	10	NESBIT	1	W21	W8	W2	L4	W9	4.0	15.5	13.5	13	44
2	Noah Berman	10	SCCLC	1	W14	W19	L1	W7	W4	4.0	13.5	12.5	12	45.5
3	Edwin Harris	5	CIPR	K	W24	L7	W20	W13	W10	4.0	8.5	8	11	27.5
4	Irene Shao	5	POND	K	D7	W12	W8	W1	L2	3.5	16.5	14	11.5	47.5
5	Darin Nishikawa	5	FOX	K	W17	L6	W19	D10	W16	3.5	12	11	10	38
6	Kai Rechin	10	SCCLC	1	W9	W5	W10	H---	U---	3.5	9	9	12.5	29
7	Zachary Wong	10	FOX	1	D4	W3	D13	L2	W15	3.0	15	13.5	9	45.5
8	Siddhanth Iyer	10	CIPR	1	W11	L1	L4	W19	W14	3.0	13	12	8	43
9	Alexander Finkelstein	10	ARUND	1	L6	W24	W15	W14	L1	3.0	12	11.5	9	39.5
10	Theodore Shtoyk	10	HEATH	1	W15	W22	L6	D5	L3	2.5	14.5	9	10	43
11	Gregory Prigogin	10	CENTRA	1	L8	D21	W18	D16	D13	2.5	11.5	6.5	6.5	28.5
12	Sanam Bhaskar	10	FOX	1	H---	L4	L16	W24	W19	2.5	7.5	4	5	24.5
13	Kabir Kaul	10	HEATH	1	L23	W18	D7	L3	D11	2.0	14.5	10.5	6	36
14	Sofia Dore	10	ARUND	1	L2	W20	W22	L9	L8	2.0	12	8	7	34
15	Siana Shah	10	FOX	1	L10	W17	L9	X22	L7	2.0	10.5	7.5	5	31.5
16	Elsie Nierenberg	10	ARUND	1	H---	U---	W12	D11	L5	2.0	8.5	5	6	22
17	Nils Mueller	10	NESBIT	1	L5	L15	D24	D18	W20	2.0	8	4.5	3.5	22
18	Luke Thomas	10	FOX	1	H---	L13	L11	D17	W24	2.0	7	4.5	4	17.5
19	Jeffrey Silverman	10	HEATH	1	W20	L2	L5	L8	L12	1.0	13.5	9.5	5	36.5
20	Shuyao Helen Deng	5	FOX	K	L19	L14	L3	B---	L17	1.0	9	5	1	26.5
21	Kiaan Chopra	10	FOX	1	L1	D11	H---	U---	U---	1.0	6.5	2.5	3	19.5
22	Connor Sargeant	10	FOX	1	X25	L10	L14	F15	U---	1.0	4.5	2	4	17
23	Joanna Thomas	10	FOST	1	W13	U---	U---	U---	U---	1.0	2	0	5	6
24	Simoni Shah	10	FOX	1	L3	L9	D17	L12	L18	0.5	13.5	9.5	1.5	33.5
25	Rohan Sangani	10	BRITT	1	F22	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

Unrated 2nd-3rd Graders

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[S]	TBrk[M]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Miles Yu	30	BRITT	3	W33	W24	W2	D6	W3	4.5	14.5	13.5	14	49
2	Neel Ambarge	20	BREW	2	W5	W20	L1	W11	W10	4.0	17.5	14.5	12	52
3	Maximus Kwan	20	CIPR	2	W36	W4	W8	W7	L1	4.0	17	15.5	14	51.5
4	Caleb Roodman	30	SCCLC	3	W28	L3	W23	W13	W9	4.0	13.5	12	11	42
5	Holden Keane	30	BAYW	3	L2	W26	W33	W17	W6	4.0	13	12	10	43
6	Pranav Sathish	20	KIDS	2	W18	W9	W21	D1	L5	3.5	17	14.5	13	50.5
7	Colby Manrao	30	ARUND	3	W23	W12	W10	L3	D8	3.5	15.5	13.5	12.5	50.5
8	Alina Liashenko	30	AUDUB	3	W26	W16	L3	W22	D7	3.5	14	12	11.5	47.5
9	Dheeraj Sukla Yarrapathruni	30	FOX	3	W29	L6	W30	W16	L4	3.0	13.5	12	10	42
10	Maya Kacholiya	30	HEATH	3	W34	W22	L7	W15	L2	3.0	13	12	11	42.5
11	Mak Boonyapornnad	30	FOX	3	L16	W28	W18	L2	W25	3.0	12.5	11	8	37
12	Dominic Wong	30	FOX	3	W35	L7	L16	W27	W17	3.0	11.5	10.5	8	37.5
13	David Golomb	30	HEATH	3	L22	W31	W25	L4	W28	3.0	11	9.5	8	33
14	Zachary Bunin	30	FOX	3	L30	W29	L22	W19	W23	3.0	10	8.5	7	31
15	Elaine Franchi	20	BREW	2	L24	B---	W37	L10	W22	3.0	7.5	7.5	7	27.5
16	Grant Park	20	HEATH	2	W11	L8	W12	L9	D18	2.5	15	9	8.5	44
17	Andrew Yip	20	FOX	2	H---	W27	W19	L5	L12	2.5	11.5	7.5	9	31.5
18	Julien Pazdera	20	HEATH	2	L6	W35	L11	W37	D16	2.5	10.5	6.5	6.5	33
19	Joshua Jing	20	BAYW	2	D27	W37	L17	L14	W30	2.5	9.5	6	7.5	31
20	Benjamin Mangiafico	30	HEATH	3	W32	L2	W24	H---	U---	2.5	7.5	3.5	8.5	20.5
21	Justin Wong	30	FOX	3	W25	W30	L6	H---	U---	2.5	7	3.5	9.5	25
22	Anika Dara	20	KIDS	2	W13	L10	W14	L8	L15	2.0	15	11.5	8	44.5
23	Viktoriia Gusieva	20	FOX	2	L7	W36	L4	W34	L14	2.0	13	9	6	36
24	Helen Li	20	CIPR	2	W15	L1	L20	L25	W34	2.0	13	8.5	6	39
25	Ashwin Prabhu	20	WHITEO	2	L21	W32	L13	W24	L11	2.0	12.5	9.5	6	34.5
26	Christopher Joe	20	FOX	2	L8	L5	W35	D30	D27	2.0	12	8	4.5	34.5
27	Daniel Kudzelka	30	ARUND	3	D19	L17	W31	L12	D26	2.0	11.5	8.5	6	33.5
28	Cooper Burton	20	HEATH	2	L4	L11	B---	W33	L13	2.0	11	7	4	31
29	Bhargava Ogireddy	20	CIPR	2	L9	L14	D36	D31	W33	2.0	10	7	3.5	27.5
30	Abhinav Khosla	20	KIDS	2	W14	L21	L9	D26	L19	1.5	13.5	10.5	6	39
31	Nickan Shakeri	20	FOX	2	D37	L13	L27	D29	D32	1.5	9	6	4	22.5
32	Drew Benavente	20	BREW	2	L20	L25	L34	W35	D31	1.5	8.5	5.5	2.5	23
33	Henri Kistenmacher	20	HEATH	2	L1	W34	L5	L28	L29	1.0	13	8.5	4	34.5
34	Lucas Papa	20	ARUND	2	L10	L33	W32	L23	L24	1.0	9.5	6.5	3	29.5
35	Dominic Ramirez	20	FOST	2	L12	L18	L26	L32	W37	1.0	9.5	6.5	1	24
36	Thea Geylani	30	HEATH	3	L3	L23	D29	H---	U---	1.0	8	4	2	23.5
37	Maya Yusupov	30	HEATH	3	D31	L19	L15	L18	L35	0.5	10	7.5	2.5	26
38	Kavin Misri	30	FOX	3	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0
39	Kai Johnston	20	FOX	2	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0
40	Linus Zhao	20	FOST	2	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

Unrated 4th-8th Graders

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[S]	TBrk[M]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Jonas Roodman	50	SCCLC	5	W20	W16	W3	W2	W5	5.0	14.5	13	15	47
2	Alice Finkelstein	70	TIERRA	7	W8	W13	W7	L1	W9	4.0	16.5	14	13	51.5
3	Aidan Pazdera	40	HEATH	4	W22	W4	L1	W13	W12	4.0	15.5	14	12	44
4	Caspar Li	60	TAYLOR	6	W24	L3	W16	W7	W8	4.0	12.5	11.5	11	40
5	Wyatt Price	50	CENELE	5	W26	D15	W21	W6	L1	3.5	12	12	12	40.5
6	Dylan Chua	40	COLLP	4	H---	W14	W10	L5	W17	3.5	11	11	10	33.5
7	Jonathan Park	40	FOX	4	W10	W9	L2	L4	W15	3.0	16	14	10	49.5
8	Darren Benavente	40	BREW	4	L2	W19	W23	W17	L4	3.0	13.5	12	9	40
9	Andrew Manrao	50	MARIPO	5	W12	L7	W18	W15	L2	3.0	13.5	11.5	10	46
10	Zachary Chuang	60	RALST	6	L7	W26	L6	W21	W18	3.0	10	10	7	34
11	Elizabeth Park	40	FOX	4	L18	L12	W22	W19	W16	3.0	9	7.5	6	26.5
12	Vivian Harris	40	CIPR	4	L9	W11	D13	W14	L3	2.5	15	8.5	7.5	42
13	Brandon White	40	HEATH	4	W19	L2	D12	L3	W20	2.5	13.5	8	7.5	39.5
14	Alex Shi	40	CENELE	4	D17	L6	W20	L12	W21	2.5	11	6	6.5	36.5
15	Grace Stiefel	40	HEATH	4	W23	D5	D17	L9	L7	2.0	13.5	10	8.5	45
16	Samuel Chu	40	CIPR	4	B---	L1	L4	W22	L11	2.0	13.5	8.5	6	35
17	Alexey Krytsyn	80	RALST	8	D14	W18	D15	L8	L6	2.0	13	9.5	8	41.5
18	Olive Burton	40	HEATH	4	W11	L17	L9	W24	L10	2.0	12	9	7	34
19	Emerson-elyse Barajas	40	NESBIT	4	L13	L8	B---	L11	W24	2.0	9.5	6.5	3	25.5
20	Marina Mendez	40	HEATH	4	L1	D22	L14	W26	L13	1.5	11.5	6.5	4	32
21	Mario Fagnani	40	NOTRE	4	H---	W25	L5	L10	L14	1.5	11	7.5	6	28
22	Lucas Kishore	50	CENELE	5	L3	D20	L11	L16	W26	1.5	10	6	3	28
23	Luke Dunne	40	NOTRE	4	L15	W24	L8	H---	U---	1.5	6	3	4.5	20.5
24	Sami Khalak	40	SCCLC	4	L4	L23	W26	L18	L19	1.0	9.5	5.5	3	26
25	Desmond Chua	70	BOWD	7	H---	L21	U---	U---	U---	0.5	1.5	0	2	6.5
26	Sofia Trias	40	HEATH	4	L5	L10	L24	L20	L22	0.0	10.5	7	0	29
27	Max Johnston	40	FOX	4	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

Sunday, February 11, 2018

2018 Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament - FAQ

General FAQ

When is the tournament?

Sunday, March 25th, 2018. Pre-registered players should arrive by 10:30am. For those who haven't registered yet, site registration is 10:00-10:30am.

Who can play in the tournament?

Any child in 8th grade or below can play in the tournament.

Is USCF membership required?

USCF membership is not required to play in the unrated sections.
USCF membership is required to play in the USCF sections. You may join here: https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php.

Where do my entry fees go?

All proceeds benefit the Fox PTA.

How do I sign up?

Are there other tournaments like the Fox tournament?

Yes! The Heather tournament, held in May, and the Baywood tournament, held in the fall, are very similar to the Fox tournament. Watch for announcements for those tournaments.

Facilities FAQ

Where can I park?

There are about 50 parking spots at the school. You are welcome to use the spots marked for staff (as of course it is not a school day). If you arrive too late, all the spots may be filled, but you should have no problem parking along the streets next to the school.

Are there bathrooms?

Yes, the bathrooms are outside.

Is there food available on site?

Yes, food is available on-site. We will be selling pizza, drinks, and snacks.

Are there restaurants nearby?

Nothing within walking distance. There's a small selection of places near Ralston/Alameda de las Pulgas, but we wouldn't recommend trying to drive there and back between rounds.

Is there wi-fi?

No, wi-fi is not available. Cell phone service is available, though it can be spotty for some carriers.

Is there a playground?

Yes, there is a playground available for use by the kids, with basketball courts, baseball fields, monkey bars, and slides.

Player FAQ

What do I do when I arrive?

The first thing each player should do upon arrival is check-in. Each player will be given a name tag to make sure everyone is in the right place. Please arrive before 10:45am; earlier is better. The later you arrive, the longer the check-in line will be.

How does my child figure out where to go and who to play?

Before each round, we will post the pairings on the walls outside. Someone will say "The pairings are up!" The pairings are done per section, so there will be one paper with the unrated K-1 pairings, one for unrated grade 2-3, one for unrated grade 5-8, one for USCF under 500, one for USCF under 900, and one for USCF 900+. Find your section, then look for your name. Next to your name will be your board number, color (white or black), and opponent. Enter the tournament room, find your board number, and sit at the correct color, then wait for further instructions by the tournament director.

Can I talk during the game?

No! You may (but are not required to) say "check", but don't say it too loud. You may talk to a tournament director if you have a question. Other than that, there should usually be silence.

How do I show good sportsmanship?

Glad you asked. It is traditional to shake hands with your opponent before and after your game, and to say "good game" after the game. Even if one side is distraught over losing. Respect your opponent. Do not taunt them if you take their pieces or if they make a bad move (this means NOT saying something like "I've got your queen!").

What is the time control?

The time control for the unrated sections is G/20 (game in 20 minutes). This means that each side has 20 minutes to make their moves for the game (so the game should be over in 40 minutes or less). The time control for the rated sections is G/17 d3 (game in 17 minutes with a 3 second delay). A chess clock is used for each game.

How do I use a chess clock?

To start the game, black pushes down on his side of the clock to start white's timer. After you make a move, push down on your side of the clock. Be sure to push down on the clock with the same hand that you used to move the piece. Do not keep your hand on the clock after you have pressed it. The clock will show minutes + seconds left for each side. If the clock goes all the way down to 00:00, then that side has run out of time. You (the player) are responsible for "calling the clock" -- that is, saying that your opponent's clock has run out of time. Players in other games and the tournament directors are not responsible (and should not) call the clock in someone else's game. If one person runs out of time, that person loses unless his opponent doesn't have enough material to checkmate his opponent. If this is the case, the game is a draw (even if the side that ran out of time has a massive advantage in material).

What happens if I forgot to hit the chess clock after I move?

Your opponent is under no obligation to tell you that you forgot to hit your clock. You may lose seconds or even minutes while your opponent silently waits. If your opponent seems to be taking an unexpectedly long amount of time to move, check your clock! That being said, I would say it is common courtesy to notify your opponent after a small amount of time has run off the clock. At least the first time it happens.

Can I stop the clock if I have to use the bathroom?

No! If you have to leave in the middle of your game for any reason, you cannot stop your clock. Your clock will continue to run. However, keep in mind that 20 minutes is a long time, so if you have to take 1-2 minutes to use the bathroom, you still have plenty of time. Of course, it would be better if you went before your game started.

Is the touch-move rule enforced?

Yes! If you touch a piece, you have to move it (unless you can't make any legal move with it). If you touch an opponent's piece, you must capture it (unless you can't). If you want to castle, you should touch your king first; otherwise, if you touch your rook, your opponent could compel you to move your rook (without castling). Once you let go of a piece, it has to stay there. The only exception to the touch-move rule is that you may say "adjust" before touching a piece to move it closer to the center of its square.

What is the 50 move rule?

If both players make 50 moves without moving a pawn or capturing a piece, the game is a draw. Once a pawn move or capture is made, the count starts over. It is not automatically a draw; one of the players in the game must claim a draw. Since it is hard to document how many moves are being made, if a player suspects a claim might be made later, the player should raise a hand and notify a tournament director of their intent to claim a draw later. The tournament director can then use the clock to determine how many moves have been made, and check the clock later to see how many additional moves have been made. The player should probably count out loud (softly) how many moves have been made. One move by black and one move by white only counts as one move, not two!

What is the draw by repetition rule?

Basically, if the same position has been reached in a game 3 times, the game is drawn. It is not automatically drawn; one of the players in the game must claim a draw. Note that it is not the moves that are repeated, but rather the position. The repeated position does not have to be repeated on consecutive moves, either (though it often is). Perpetual check is a special case of draw by repetition.

What do I do when my game is over?

Raise your hand and someone will come over to record the result. Make sure they record the result correctly (especially if you won). Then set the board back up and go outside and play until the next round!

What do I do after my 5th round game is over?

Please wait for the awards ceremony. All players will receive a trophy or a medal. If you must leave before the awards ceremony, please make arrangements for someone else to get your trophy or medal.

Tournament FAQ

How many games will my child play?

Each child will play 5 games. Do not leave just because your child loses in an earlier round!

What do I do if my child has to leave early?

If you do have to leave early for some reason, please notify a tournament director immediately. Otherwise, we would pair your child against another child for the next round, and that other child would be disappointed not to play against someone.

Hey, you said my child would play 5 games, but they only played 4. Why?

If there are an odd number of players in a section, it's impossible to have everyone play in each round. In that case, one player in each round will be "unpaired", and will receive 1 point (equivalent to a win). No player will be unpaired more than once.

When are the games played?

The rounds are scheduled to start at 11am, 12:10pm, 1:15pm, 2:10pm, and 3:05pm. Times are structured this way to allow players time to have lunch. The awards ceremony will start at approximately 4pm. Times may be pushed back a bit if we get a late start, but we usually manage to catch up to the original schedule by the end of the day.

How is each child's score calculated?

Each player starts with a score of 0. They receive 1 point for a win and half a point for a draw. So the maximum score for a 5-round tournament is 5 (five wins).

Why did my child get paired against this other kid?

This is what is called a swiss tournament, and pairings are done automatically by computer based on some basic swiss system rules. In the first round, pairings are somewhat random (they are based on USCF ratings if any children have ratings, but most do not have ratings). In subsequent rounds, the system tries to pair each player with another player with the same score. So, if your child wins their first round game, they will probably play against someone else who won their first round game. More information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss-system_tournament

Will my child get a trophy?

Trophies are given to the top places in each section. How many trophies depends mostly on how many entries there. Depending on all the results, your child will most likely get a trophy if they have a score of 4.0 or more, though this is not guaranteed. Sometimes players with lower scores will get trophies, as well. Sometimes a player with one score gets a trophy, while a player with the same score does not. This is because ties are broken by tie-breaks. Tie-breaks may also be used to distinguish between first and second place, or second and third, etc.

How do tie-breaks work?

There are several ways to determine tie-break scores. Usually these involve looking at each player's opponents and how well those opponents scored. The computer pairing program calculates all of the tie-breaks based on set formulas.

Can I stay in the tournament room?

Yes, parents are allowed to remain in the tournament room, but please be quiet! If the noise becomes too much, we will ask people to go outside (this applies to both adults and children). Please silence your cell phone or put it on vibrate so as not to disturb the players.

Saturday, January 20, 2018

January 2018 PCL Results

The latest Peninsula Chess League tournament was held on Friday, January 19th. 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). 85 kids participated.

Here is the USCF Rating Report. Some notable rating gains: Anish Dara (+97), Pranav Kamisetty (+125), Akshay Lal (+170), Prakruthi Radhakrishnan (+101), Ragha Vemulapalli (+108), Neil Bhatkhande (+108), Kenta Itami-Wolf (+145), Aeron Gurskis (+151), Orion Gurskis (+111), and Calvin Baxter (+115).

Winning teams:

1st place, Super Team (6 players): Brewer Island

1st Place, Large Team (5 players): Ralston

1st Place, Standard Team (4 players): Kids Connection

1st Place, Small Team (3 players); College Park

1st Place, Mini Team (2 players): Tierra Linda

This was Brewer Island's 3rd Super Team victory. This was Ralston's first Large Team win. This was Kids Connection's first PCL win of any kind.

Players with perfect 3.0 scores: Anish Dara, Tristan Liu, Pranav Kamisetty, Caden Cartagena, Neil Bhatkhande, Shrisha Dandamudi, Alexey Krytsyn, Dheeraj Yarrapathruni, and Nirav Adavikolanu.

Here are the final team standings (winners in bold):

Team Size 6 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	443
Ralston	370
Bowditch	326
Fox	307
Kids Connection	299
Central/Arroyo	181

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brewer Island	Neil Bhatkhande	Section 3	3.0	102
Brewer Island	Akshay Lal	Section 2	2.5	95
Brewer Island	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	Section 2	2.0	76
Brewer Island	Dheeraj Yarrapathruni	Section 5	3.0	72
Brewer Island	Vishwa Pasapula	Section 5	2.5	60
Brewer Island	Trisha Sabadra	Section 2	1.0	38
Brewer Island	Aashika Anandh	Section 5	1.0	24

Team Size 5 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	405
Ralston	328
Kids Connection	299
Fox	295
Bowditch	292
Central/Arroyo	181
Nesbit	104

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Ralston	Alexey Krytsyn	Section 4	3.0	84
Ralston	Matthew Foster	Section 3	2.0	68
Ralston	Evan Leong	Section 1	1.5	63
Ralston	Anders Kostrub	Section 2	1.5	57
Ralston	Anna Bautina	Section 4	2.0	56
Ralston	Jacob Yuryev	Section 1	1.0	42
Ralston	Jared Gong	Section 1	1.0	42

Team Size 4 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	345
Kids Connection	282
Ralston	272
Fox	271
Bowditch	254
Central Elementary	234
Foster City Elementary	210
Heather	204
Central/Arroyo	181
Nesbit	104

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Kids Connection	Anish Dara	Section 1	3.0	126
Kids Connection	Jaden Cheung	Section 1	2.0	84
Kids Connection	Anika Dara	Section 5	2.0	48
Kids Connection	Abhinav Khosla	Section 5	1.0	24
Kids Connection	Robyn Nakhimovsky	Section 3	0.5	17
Kids Connection	Anish Patil	Section 3	0.0	0

Team Size 3 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	273
Kids Connection	258
College Park	254
Fox	220
Bowditch	216
Ralston	215
Tierra Linda	206
Central Elementary	192
Central/Arroyo	181
Heather	176
Foster City Elementary	172
Baywood	106
Nesbit	90

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
College Park	Pranav Kamisetty	Section 2	3.0	114
College Park	Shrisha Dandamudi	Section 4	3.0	84
College Park	Dylan Chua	Section 4	2.0	56

Team Size 2 Standings

School	Points
Kids Connection	210
College Park	198
Brewer Island	197
Tierra Linda	168
Bowditch	160
Fox	152
Ralston	152
Central/Arroyo	147
Central Elementary	136
Heather	128
Foster City Elementary	124
Baywood	89
SCCLC	86
Nesbit	66
Keys	62
Cipriani	52
LP Collins	34

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Tierra Linda	Adam Zweiger	Section 1	2.0	84
Tierra Linda	Alan Finkelstein	Section 1	2.0	84
Tierra Linda	Samina Ginwalla	Section 2	1.0	38

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bayside	Tristan Liu	Section 1	3.0	126

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Central/Arroyo	Collin Liou	Section 1	2.0	84
Central/Arroyo	Keenan Liou	Section 1	1.5	63
Central/Arroyo	Vevaan Kodige	Section 3	1.0	34
Central/Arroyo	Alex Dils	Section 2	0.0	0
Central/Arroyo	Alexander Cottrell	Section 1	0.0	0
Central/Arroyo	Nicholas Cottrell	Section 2	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bowditch	Abhijith Aravind	Section 1	2.0	84
Bowditch	Suraj Yarrapathruni	Section 2	2.0	76
Bowditch	Desmond Chua	Section 4	2.0	56
Bowditch	Sumedha Chikkerur	Section 2	1.0	38
Bowditch	Ankit Muppala	Section 2	1.0	38
Bowditch	Akshay Anandh	Section 3	1.0	34
Bowditch	Vishal Dandamudi	Section 1	0.0	0
Bowditch	Arin Magesh	Section 4	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Abbott	Elliott Regan	Section 1	1.0	42

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Sandpiper	Joshua Wu	Section 1	1.0	42

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Nesbit	Arthur Li	Section 1	1.0	42
Nesbit	Neil Sirimalle	Section 5	1.0	24
Nesbit	Amrit Pillai	Section 5	1.0	24
Nesbit	Akhil Pillai	Section 4	0.5	14
Nesbit	Emerson-Elyse Barajas	Section 4	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
SCCLC	Jeremiah Talo	Section 5	2.0	48
SCCLC	Isaia Tuimavave	Section 2	1.0	38

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Foster City Elementary	Raghav Vemulapalli	Section 2	2.0	76
Foster City Elementary	Prateek Kamisetty	Section 5	2.0	48
Foster City Elementary	Ananya Acharya	Section 5	2.0	48
Foster City Elementary	Aravind Acharya	Section 2	1.0	38

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Fox	Skyler Peterson	Section 2	2.0	76
Fox	Erik Leong	Section 2	2.0	76
Fox	Ryan Lee	Section 3	2.0	68
Fox	Erick Cheng	Section 3	1.5	51
Fox	Ella Kim	Section 5	1.0	24
Fox	Justin Wong	Section 5	0.5	12
Fox	Anastasiia Pelevina	Section 5	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Peninsula Liberty Academy	Caden Cartagena	Section 2	3.0	114

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Baywood	Calvin Baxter	Section 3	1.5	51
Baywood	Noah Korn	Section 2	1.0	38
Baywood	Camden Baxter	Section 3	0.5	17

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Notre Dame	Kenta Itami-Wolf	Section 3	2.5	85

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Highlands	Hamilton Zhang	Section 3	2.5	85

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Keys	Alexander Mueller	Section 3	1.0	34
Keys	Rohan Sinha	Section 4	1.0	28

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Central Elementary	Aeron Gurskis	Section 3	2.0	68
Central Elementary	Orion Gurskis	Section 3	2.0	68
Central Elementary	Jacob Mauger	Section 4	2.0	56
Central Elementary	Alex Shi	Section 4	1.5	42

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
LP Collins	Jyosshnaa Vijayasenthilnathan	Section 3	1.0	34
LP Collins	Anagha Vasudevan	Section 4	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Cipriani	Rostislav Bautin	Section 4	1.0	28
Cipriani	Renat Bautin	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Heather	Nirav Adavikolanu	Section 5	3.0	72
Heather	Olive Burton	Section 4	2.0	56
Heather	Cooper Burton	Section 5	2.0	48
Heather	Marina Mendez	Section 4	1.0	28

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Alto	Yarah Tehrani	Section 4	1.0	28

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Arundel	Alexander Finkelstein	Section 5	2.0	48

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brittan Acres	Miles Yu	Section 5	2.0	48

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Audubon	Vidhu Thirunagari	Section 5	1.0	24

Section 1 (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	Anish Dara	1132	5	Kids Connection	W12	W5	W8	3.0	0.0	4.5	6.0	10.0	2	1
2	Tristan Liu	1185	8	Bayside	X16	W4	W3	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	1	1
3	Jaden Cheung	1188	2	Kids Connection	W10	W11	L2	2.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	11.0	2	1
4	Abhijith Aravind	1132	6	Bowditch	W14	L2	W11	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	1	2
5	Adam Zweiger	1179	7	Tierra Linda	W15	L1	W12	2.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	2	1
6	Collin Liou	1295	6	Central/Arroyo	L9	W13	W10	2.0	0.0	3.5	3.0	7.0	2	1
7	Alan Finkelstein	1494	7	Tierra Linda	L11	W15	W9	2.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	7.0	2	1
8	Keenan Liou	1147	8	Central/Arroyo	W13	D9	L1	1.5	0.0	5.5	4.0	11.0	1	2
9	Evan Leong	1025	6	Ralston	W6	D8	L7	1.5	0.0	5.5	4.0	10.0	1	2
10	Jacob Yuryev	989	6	Ralston	L3	W14	L6	1.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	9.0	1	2
11	Elliott Regan	1033	6	Abbott	W7	L3	L4	1.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	12.0	2	1
12	Joshua Wu	894 P6	4	Sandpiper	L1	B-	L5	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	10.0	1	1
13	Jared Gong	909	6	Ralston	L8	L6	W15	1.0	0.0	3.5	1.0	7.0	1	2
14	Arthur Li	894 P3	4	Nesbit	L4	L10	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	0	2
15	Vishal Dandamudi	930	6	Bowditch	L5	L7	L13	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	8.0	2	1
16	Alexander Cottrell	944	7	Central/Arroyo	F2	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	6.0	0	0

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	Pranav Kamisetty	738	4	College Park	W7	W5	W9	3.0	0.0	5.5	6.0	11.0	2	1
2	Caden Cartagena	833	4	Peninsula Liberty Academy	W6	W13	W4	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	1	2
3	Akshay Lal	546 P22	2	Brewer Island	W12	D9	W10	2.5	0.0	3.5	5.0	9.0	1	2
4	Skyler Peterson	800	5	Fox	W14	W10	L2	2.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	2	1
5	Raghav Vemulapalli	530	3	Foster City Elementary	W16	L1	W11	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	2	1
6	Erik Leong	670	3	Fox	L2	W14	W15	2.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	9.0	1	2
7	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	550 P25	2	Brewer Island	L1	W17	W12	2.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	8.0	1	2
8	Suraj Yarrapathruni	484 P8	6	Bowditch	W17	L12	W13	2.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	5.0	2	1
9	Anders Kostrub	743 P13	7	Ralston	W11	D3	L1	1.5	0.0	6.5	4.0	13.0	1	2
10	Aravind Acharya	687	3	Foster City Elementary	W15	L4	L3	1.0	1.0	5.5	3.0	12.0	2	1
11	Samina Ginwalla	559	6	Tierra Linda	L9	W16	L5	1.0	1.0	4.5	2.0	9.0	2	1
12	Isaia Tuimavave	719	7	SCCLC	L3	W8	L7	1.0	0.0	6.5	2.0	12.0	1	2
13	Noah Korn	631 P17	2	Baywood	X18	L2	L8	1.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	1
14	Sumedha Chikkerur	666 P12	6	Bowditch	L4	L6	B-	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	8.0	1	1
15	Trisha Sabadra	526	5	Brewer Island	L10	B-	L6	1.0	-1.0	3.0	2.0	6.0	1	1
16	Ankit Muppala	679	6	Bowditch	L5	L11	W17	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	2	1
17	Alex Dils	673 P12	5	Central/Arroyo	L8	L7	L16	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	8.0	1	2
18	Nicholas Cottrell	764	5	Central/Arroyo	F13	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0	0

Section 3 (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	Neil Bhatkhande	446	3	Brewer Island	W12	W10	W4	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	1	2
2	Hamilton Zhang	431 P8	3	Highlands	W15	D8	W5	2.5	0.0	4.0	5.0	9.5	1	2
3	Kenta Itami-Wolf	247 P10	2	Notre Dame	D9	W14	W8	2.5	0.0	3.5	4.5	7.0	2	1
4	Ryan Lee	386	3	Fox	W7	W6	L1	2.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	13.0	2	1
5	Aeron Gurskis	100 P4	3	Central Elementary	W16	W9	L2	2.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	7.5	1	2
6	Matthew Foster	100 P0	6	Ralston	W11	L4	W10	2.0	-1.0	4.0	4.0	10.0	1	2
7	Orion Gurskis	105 P5	3	Central Elementary	L4	W16	W11	2.0	-1.0	3.0	3.0	7.0	2	1
8	Calvin Baxter	111 P10	4	Baywood	W14	D2	L3	1.5	0.0	5.5	4.0	10.0	1	2
9	Erick Cheng	435 P12	4	Fox	D3	L5	W13	1.5	0.0	5.5	2.5	11.5	2	1
10	Alexander Mueller	347 P11	4	Keys	W13	L1	L6	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	12.0	1	2
11	Vevaan Kodige	293 P2	3	Central/Arroyo	L6	W12	L7	1.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	8.0	2	1
12	Akshay Anandh	100 P0	6	Bowditch	L1	L11	W16	1.0	-1.0	4.0	1.0	8.0	1	2
13	Jyosshnaa Vijayasenthilnathan	100 P2	4	LP Collins	L10	W15	L9	1.0	-1.0	3.0	2.0	6.0	2	1
14	Robyn Nakhimovsky	407 P23	2	Kids Connection	L8	L3	D15	0.5	0.0	4.5	0.5	9.0	1	2
15	Camden Baxter	208 P9	4	Baywood	L2	L13	D14	0.5	0.0	4.0	0.5	7.5	2	1
16	Anish Patil	312	2	Kids Connection	L5	L7	L12	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	9.0	2	1

Section 4 (unrated 4th-8th)

Place	Name	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Shrisha Dandamudi	4	College Park	W5	B-	W4	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	8.0	1	1
2	Alexey Krytsyn	8	Ralston	X14	W9	W3	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	8.0	1	1
3	Olive Burton	4	Heather	W10	W6	L2	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	12.0	1	2
4	Anna Bautina	7	Ralston	W13	W7	L1	2.0	1.0	5.5	5.0	10.5	1	2
5	Desmond Chua	7	Bowditch	L1	W11	W8	2.0	0.0	5.5	3.0	11.5	2	1
6	Jacob Mauger	4	Central Elementary	W12	L3	W10	2.0	-1.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	2	1
7	Dylan Chua	4	College Park	X15	L4	W9	2.0	-1.0	3.0	4.0	8.0	1	1
8	Alex Shi	4	Central Elementary	D11	W12	L5	1.5	0.0	4.0	3.5	6.0	2	1
9	Marina Mendez	4	Heather	X16	L2	L7	1.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	1
10	Rostislav Bautin	5	Cipriani	L3	W13	L6	1.0	0.0	4.5	2.0	9.5	1	2
11	Yarah Tehrani	4	Alto	D8	L5	D13	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	7.0	2	1
12	Rohan Sinha	4	Keys	L6	L8	B-	1.0	0.0	3.5	1.0	7.5	1	1
13	Akhil Pillai	4	Nesbit	L4	L10	D11	0.5	0.0	4.0	0.5	9.0	1	2
14	Anagha Vasudevan	4	LP Collins	F2	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	6.0	0	0
15	Arin Magesh	6	Bowditch	F7	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0	0
16	Emerson-Elyse Barajas	4	Nesbit	F9	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0	0

Section 5 (unrated K-3rd)

Place	Name	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Dheeraj Yarrapathruni	3	Brewer Island	W7	W11	W5	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	2	1
2	Nirav Adavikolanu	3	Heather	W19	W6	W4	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	1	2
3	Vishwa Pasapula	2	Brewer Island	D18	W14	W8	2.5	0.0	3.5	4.5	7.5	1	2
4	Miles Yu	3	Brittan Acres	W9	W13	L2	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	12.0	1	2
5	Prateek Kamisetty	1	Foster City Elementary	W10	W18	L1	2.0	1.0	5.5	5.0	10.5	2	1
6	Anika Dara	2	Kids Connection	W14	L2	W15	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	2	1
7	Ananya Acharya	1	Foster City Elementary	L1	W17	W13	2.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	2	1
8	Alexander Finkelstein	1	Arundel	B-	W12	L3	2.0	0.0	3.5	5.0	7.5	1	1
9	Cooper Burton	2	Heather	L4	W16	W11	2.0	-1.0	4.0	3.0	9.0	1	2
10	Jeremiah Talo	2	SCCLC	L5	W19	W12	2.0	-1.0	3.0	3.0	8.0	2	1
11	Neil Sirimalle	3	Nesbit	W17	L1	L9	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	10.0	2	1
12	Aashika Anandh	3	Brewer Island	W15	L8	L10	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	2
13	Renat Bautin	3	Cipriani	W16	L4	L7	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	9.0	1	2
14	Vidhu Thirunagari	3	Audubon	L6	L3	W18	1.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	10.0	1	2
15	Ella Kim	1	Fox	L12	B-	L6	1.0	-1.0	3.0	2.0	7.0	1	1
16	Amrit Pillai	1	Nesbit	L13	L9	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	1
17	Abhinav Khosla	2	Kids Connection	L11	L7	W19	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	2	1
18	Justin Wong	3	Fox	D3	L5	L14	0.5	0.0	5.5	1.5	10.5	2	1
19	Anastasiia Pelevina	2	Fox	L2	L10	L17	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	10.0	1	2

Saturday, October 21, 2017

October 2017 PCL Results

The October 2017 Peninsula Chess League tournament was held on Friday, October 20th. 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). 88 kids participated.

Here is the USCF Rating Report. Some notable rating gains: Tristan Liu (+83), Abhijith Aravind (+91), Jared Gong (+94), Vian Yang (+218), Pranav Kamisetty (+209), Skyler Peterson (+96), Isaia Tuimavave (+85), Erik Leong (+133), and Neil Bhatkhande (+133)

Winning teams:

1st place, Super Team (6 players): Bowditch

1st Place, Large Team (5 players): Arroyo/Central

1st Place, Standard Team (4 players): Ralston

1st Place, Small Team (3 players); Tierra Linda

1st Place, Mini Team (2 players): Foster City Elementary

This was Bowditch's first Super Team victory. Tierra Linda won the small team prize for the second consecutive time. They and Arroyo/Central were the only repeat winners from last time.

Players with perfect 3.0 scores: Alan Finkelstein, Jared Gong, Vian Yang, Arthur Li, Joshua Wu, Suraj Yarrapathruni, Akshay Anandh, Aaron Minton, and Prakruthi Radhakrishnan.

Here are the final team standings (winners in bold):

Team Standings

Team Size 6 Standings

School	Points
Bowditch	478
Arroyo/Central	418
Ralston	386
Brewer Island	322
Fox	302

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bowditch	Suraj Yarrapathruni	Section 3	3.0	102
Bowditch	Akshay Anandh	Section 4	3.0	84
Bowditch	Sri Krishna Sai Velicheti	Section 1	2.0	84
Bowditch	Abhijith Aravind	Section 1	2.0	84
Bowditch	Zayne Abraham	Section 3	2.0	68
Bowditch	Aush Bisht	Section 4	2.0	56
Bowditch	Siddharth Bobba	Section 1	1.0	42
Bowditch	Sumedha Chikkerur	Section 2	1.0	38
Bowditch	Ankit Muppala	Section 2	1.0	38
Bowditch	Vishal Dandamudi	Section 1	0.0	0

Team Size 5 Standings

School	Points
Bowditch	422
Arroyo/Central	376
Ralston	344
Fox	290
Brewer Island	284
Foster City Elementary	284
Kids Connection	248
Central Elementary	114
Alto International	102

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Arroyo/Central	Collin Liou	Section 1	2.0	84
Arroyo/Central	Keenan Liou	Section 1	2.0	84
Arroyo/Central	Nicholas Cottrell	Section 2	2.0	76
Arroyo/Central	Jay Kothari	Section 2	2.0	76
Arroyo/Central	Brandon Kwan	Section 4	2.0	56
Arroyo/Central	Alexander Cottrell	Section 1	1.0	42

Team Size 4 Standings

School	Points
Bowditch	354
Arroyo/Central	320
Ralston	302
Foster City Elementary	260
Fox	256
Brewer Island	236
Kids Connection	224
College Park	179
Cipriani	132
Central Elementary	114
Alto International	102

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Ralston	Jared Gong	Section 2	3.0	114
Ralston	Avirral Agarwal	Section 2	2.0	76
Ralston	Matthew Foster	Section 4	2.0	56
Ralston	Anna Bautina	Section 4	2.0	56
Ralston	Jacob Yuryev	Section 1	1.0	42
Ralston	Evan Leong	Section 1	1.0	42
Ralston	Anders Kostrub	Section 2	0.0	0

Team Size 3 Standings

School	Points
Bowditch	270
Tierra Linda	248
Ralston	246
Arroyo/Central	244
Fox	220
Foster City Elementary	212
Brewer Island	188
Kids Connection	182
College Park	151
Central Elementary	114
Cipriani	108
Alto International	102

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Tierra Linda	Alan Finkelstein	Section 1	3.0	126
Tierra Linda	Adam Zweiger	Section 1	2.0	84
Tierra Linda	Neel Sijp	Section 2	1.0	38

Team Size 2 Standings

School	Points
Tierra Linda	210
Ralston	190
Bowditch	186
Arroyo/Central	168
Foster City Elementary	152
Fox	152
Brewer Island	140
Kids Connection	131
College Park	123
Nesbit	119
SCCLC	112
Bayside	105
Central Elementary	90
Cipriani	84
Heather	82
Alto International	74
LP Collins	68
Arundel	58
Baywood	51

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Foster City Elementary	Alex Zhao	Section 1	2.0	84
Foster City Elementary	Aravind Acharya	Section 3	2.0	68
Foster City Elementary	Prateek Kamisetty	Section 5	2.5	60
Foster City Elementary	Linus Zhao	Section 5	2.0	48
Foster City Elementary	Ananya Acharya	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bayside	Tristan Liu	Section 1	2.5	105
Bayside	Rohan Kumar	Section 1	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Kids Connection	Robyn Nakhimovsky	Section 3	2.0	68
Kids Connection	Jaden Cheung	Section 1	1.5	63
Kids Connection	Anish Patil	Section 3	1.5	51
Kids Connection	Anish Dara	Section 1	1.0	42
Kids Connection	Anika Dara	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
North Star Academy	Nathan Bederov	Section 2	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Alto International	Niko Nachbar	Section 2	1.0	38
Alto International	Kai Nachbar	Section 5	1.5	36
Alto International	Yarah Tehrani	Section 4	1.0	28
Alto International	Lenny Schallehn	Section 4	0.0	0
Alto International	Federico Iachello	Section 5	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brewer Island	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	Section 5	3.0	72
Brewer Island	Neil Bhatkhande	Section 3	2.0	68
Brewer Island	Vishwa Pasapula	Section 5	2.0	48
Brewer Island	Dheeraj Yarrapathruni	Section 5	2.0	48
Brewer Island	Aashika Anandh	Section 5	2.0	48
Brewer Island	Trisha Sabadra	Section 2	1.0	38
Brewer Island	Akshita Bisht	Section 4	1.0	28

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Fox	Erik Leong	Section 2	2.0	76
Fox	Skyler Peterson	Section 2	2.0	76
Fox	Erick Cheng	Section 3	2.0	68
Fox	Justin Wong	Section 5	1.5	36
Fox	Ryan Lee	Section 3	1.0	34
Fox	Anastasiia Pelevina	Section 5	0.5	12

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
College Park	Pranav Kamisetty	Section 2	2.5	95
College Park	Shrisha Dandamudi	Section 4	1.0	28
College Park	Neeharika Kumar	Section 4	1.0	28
College Park	Henry Farrow	Section 4	1.0	28

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Peninsula Liberty Academy	Caden Cartagena	Section 2	1.5	57

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Belmont Oaks	Vian Yang	Section 2	3.0	114

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
SCCLC	Isaia Tuimavave	Section 2	2.0	76
SCCLC	Jeremiah Talo	Section 5	1.5	36

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Central Elementary	Alex Shi	Section 4	2.0	56
Central Elementary	Aeron Gurskis	Section 3	1.0	34
Central Elementary	Michael Fowler	Section 5	1.0	24
Central Elementary	Orion Gurskis	Section 3	0.0	0
Central Elementary	Everett Keninger	Section 2	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
JLS Middle School	Sharvari Vartak	Section 3	2.0	68

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Arundel	Baron Edwards	Section 3	1.0	34
Arundel	Ausra Edwards	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Baywood	Camden Baxter	Section 3	1.0	34
Baywood	Calvin Baxter	Section 3	0.5	17

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Sandpiper	Joshua Wu	Section 3	3.0	102

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Nesbit	Arthur Li	Section 3	3.0	102
Nesbit	Kian Baheri	Section 3	0.5	17

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Heather	Nirav Adavikolanu	Section 5	2.0	48
Heather	Vivian Harris	Section 3	1.0	34

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Highlands	Hamilton Zhang	Section 3	2.0	68

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
LP Collins	Jyosshnaa Vijayasenthilnathan	Section 3	1.0	34
LP Collins	Ann Mary Thomas	Section 3	1.0	34

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Cipriani	Rostislav Bautin	Section 4	2.0	56
Cipriani	Rhodes Kostrub	Section 4	1.0	28
Cipriani	Renat Bautin	Section 5	1.0	24
Cipriani	Edwin Harris	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brittan Acres	Aaron Minton	Section 5	3.0	72

Section 1 (USCF-rated) - Standings after round 3

Place	Name	Rating	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Alan Finkelstein	1446	7	Tierra Linda	W16	W6	W3	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	2	1
2	Tristan Liu	1101	8	Bayside	W11	W10	D4	2.5	0.0	4.0	5.5	9.0	1	2
3	Sri Krishna Sai Velicheti	1137	8	Bowditch	W12	W8	L1	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	12.0	1	2
4	Collin Liou	1303	6	Arroyo/Central	D9	W5	D2	2.0	1.0	6.0	4.0	12.0	2	1
5	Abhijith Aravind	1041 P25	6	Bowditch	W7	L4	W10	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	2	1
6	Keenan Liou	1127	8	Arroyo/Central	W15	L1	W12	2.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	1	2
7	Adam Zweiger	1173	7	Tierra Linda	L5	W9	W13	2.0	-1.0	4.5	3.0	8.5	2	1
8	Alex Zhao	1097	5	Foster City Elementary	W14	L3	W11	2.0	-1.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	2	1
9	Jaden Cheung	1058	2	Kids Connection	D4	L7	W15	1.5	0.0	4.0	2.5	7.0	1	2
10	Anish Dara	1174	5	Kids Connection	W13	L2	L5	1.0	1.0	5.5	3.0	11.5	2	1
11	Alexander Cottrell	934	7	Arroyo/Central	L2	W16	L8	1.0	0.0	4.5	2.0	9.5	1	2
12	Jacob Yuryev	1002	6	Ralston	L3	W15	L6	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	9.0	2	1
13	Evan Leong	1050	6	Ralston	L10	W14	L7	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	7.0	1	2
14	Siddharth Bobba	892	6	Bowditch	L8	L13	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	1
15	Vishal Dandamudi	945	6	Bowditch	L6	L12	L9	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	8.5	2	1
16	Rohan Kumar	1083	8	Bayside	L1	L11	U-	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	8.0	0	2

Section 2 (USCF-rated) - Standings after round 3

Place	Name	Rating	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Jared Gong	815	6	Ralston	W7	W11	W4	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	1	2
2	Vian Yang	628	4	Belmont Oaks	W16	W5	W6	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	0	3
3	Pranav Kamisetty	529	4	College Park	W12	W17	D10	2.5	0.0	2.5	5.5	5.5	1	2
4	Erik Leong	537	3	Fox	W14	W9	L1	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	11.0	1	2
5	Nicholas Cottrell	748	5	Arroyo/Central	W13	L2	W11	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	11.0	2	1
6	Skyler Peterson	682	5	Fox	W17	W10	L2	2.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	9.5	1	2
7	Isaia Tuimavave	634	7	SCCLC	L1	W16	W12	2.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	8.0	2	1
8	Avirral Agarwal	680	7	Ralston	L10	W15	W16	2.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	4.5	1	2
9	Jay Kothari	704 P18	3	Arroyo/Central	X18	L4	W13	2.0	-1.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	1	1
10	Caden Cartagena	853 P25	4	Peninsula Liberty Academy	W8	L6	D3	1.5	0.0	6.5	3.5	13.5	2	1
11	Sumedha Chikkerur	670 P4	6	Bowditch	W15	L1	L5	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	11.0	1	2
12	Ankit Muppala	714 P20	6	Bowditch	L3	W14	L7	1.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	9.5	2	1
13	Trisha Sabadra	570	5	Brewer Island	L5	B-	L9	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	1	1
14	Neel Sijp	723 P25	5	Tierra Linda	L4	L12	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	7.0	1	1
15	Niko Nachbar	848 P24	4	Alto International	L11	L8	W17	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	2	1
16	Nathan Bederov	786	4	North Star Academy	L2	L7	L8	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	12.0	2	1
17	Anders Kostrub	857 P10	7	Ralston	L6	L3	L15	0.0	0.0	5.5	0.0	11.5	3	0
18	Everett Keninger	517 P8	3	Central Elementary	F9	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0	0

Section 3 (USCF-rated) - Standings after round 3

Place	Name	Rating	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Arthur Li	345 P9	4	Nesbit	W16	W12	W6	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	10.0	1	2
2	Joshua Wu	100 P0	4	Sandpiper	W13	W5	W12	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	2	1
3	Suraj Yarrapathruni	385 P5	6	Bowditch	W20	W14	W4	3.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	8.5	1	2
4	Neil Bhatkhande	313	3	Brewer Island	W9	W10	L3	2.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	13.0	2	1
5	Hamilton Zhang	362 P5	3	Highlands	W18	L2	W13	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	2	1
6	Erick Cheng	405 P9	4	Fox	W19	W15	L1	2.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	9.5	1	2
7	Robyn Nakhimovsky	412 P14	2	Kids Connection	L15	W19	W14	2.0	0.0	2.5	3.0	6.5	1	2
8	Zayne Abraham	408	6	Bowditch	L14	W21	W16	2.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	2	1
9	Aravind Acharya	503	3	Foster City Elementary	L4	W11	W17	2.0	-1.0	4.5	3.0	9.5	2	1
10	Sharvari Vartak	471 P12	6	JLS Middle School	W21	L4	W15	2.0	-1.0	3.0	4.0	8.0	1	2
11	Anish Patil	281 P12	2	Kids Connection	H-	L9	W21	1.5	0.0	2.0	2.5	3.0	1	1
12	Baron Edwards	510 P13	3	Arundel	W17	L1	L2	1.0	1.0	7.0	3.0	14.0	1	2
13	Ryan Lee	338	3	Fox	L2	W18	L5	1.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	11.0	1	2
14	Camden Baxter	172 P6	4	Baywood	W8	L3	L7	1.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	12.0	2	1
15	Vivian Harris	252 P16	5	Heather	W7	L6	L10	1.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	12.0	1	2
16	Jyosshnaa Vijayasenthilnathan	100 P0	4	LP Collins	L1	B-	L8	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	9.0	1	1
17	Ann Mary Thomas	306 P10	4	LP Collins	L12	W20	L9	1.0	-1.0	3.5	2.0	6.5	2	1
18	Aeron Gurskis	100 P2	3	Central Elementary	L5	L13	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	1
19	Calvin Baxter	142 P7	4	Baywood	L6	L7	D20	0.5	0.0	4.5	0.5	8.5	1	2
20	Kian Baheri	100 P2	4	Nesbit	L3	L17	D19	0.5	0.0	4.5	0.5	8.5	2	1
21	Orion Gurskis	258 P2	3	Central Elementary	L10	L8	L11	0.0	0.0	5.5	0.0	9.5	2	1

Section 4 (unrated) - Standings after round 3

Place	Name	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Akshay Anandh	6	Bowditch	W8	W11	W2	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	10.0	1	2
2	Matthew Foster	6	Ralston	W9	W6	L1	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	12.0	2	1
3	Anna Bautina	7	Ralston	L11	W10	W5	2.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	11.0	2	1
4	Rostislav Bautin	5	Cipriani	W7	L5	W8	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	1	2
5	Brandon Kwan	6	Arroyo/Central	W14	W4	L3	2.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	7.0	1	2
6	Aush Bisht	6	Bowditch	W12	L2	W9	2.0	-1.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	2	1
7	Alex Shi	4	Central Elementary	L4	W14	W11	2.0	-1.0	3.0	3.0	7.0	1	2
8	Shrisha Dandamudi	4	College Park	L1	W13	L4	1.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	11.0	2	1
9	Yarah Tehrani	4	Alto International	L2	W12	L6	1.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	10.0	1	2
10	Neeharika Kumar	4	College Park	W13	L3	U-	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	0	2
11	Akshita Bisht	5	Brewer Island	W3	L1	L7	1.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	12.0	2	1
12	Henry Farrow	4	College Park	L6	L9	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	1
13	Rhodes Kostrub	5	Cipriani	L10	L8	W14	1.0	-2.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	2	1
14	Lenny Schallehn	4	Alto International	L5	L7	L13	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	9.0	2	1

Section 5 (unrated) - Standings after round 3

Place	Name	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Aaron Minton	3	Brittan Acres	W5	W13	W4	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	1	2
2	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	2	Brewer Island	W14	W12	W11	3.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	8.0	1	2
3	Prateek Kamisetty	1	Foster City Elementary	D10	W14	W9	2.5	0.0	4.0	4.5	8.5	1	2
4	Linus Zhao	2	Foster City Elementary	W15	W8	L1	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	12.0	2	1
5	Vishwa Pasapula	2	Brewer Island	L1	W19	W12	2.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	9.0	2	1
6	Dheeraj Yarrapathruni	3	Brewer Island	L9	W16	W13	2.0	0.0	3.5	3.0	8.0	2	1
7	Aashika Anandh	3	Brewer Island	L13	W17	W15	2.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	2	1
8	Nirav Adavikolanu	3	Heather	W16	L4	W10	2.0	-1.0	4.5	4.0	9.5	2	1
9	Kai Nachbar	2	Alto International	W6	D11	L3	1.5	0.0	6.0	4.0	11.5	2	1
10	Jeremiah Talo	2	SCCLC	D3	W18	L8	1.5	0.0	5.0	3.5	10.0	1	2
11	Justin Wong	3	Fox	W19	D9	L2	1.5	0.0	4.5	4.0	10.0	1	2
12	Anika Dara	2	Kids Connection	W17	L2	L5	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	10.0	1	2
13	Ananya Acharya	1	Foster City Elementary	W7	L1	L6	1.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	12.0	1	2
14	Renat Bautin	3	Cipriani	L2	L3	W18	1.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	12.0	1	2
15	Edwin Harris	K	Cipriani	L4	B-	L7	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	1	1
16	Michael Fowler	1	Central Elementary	L8	L6	B-	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	7.0	2	0
17	Ausra Edwards	1	Arundel	L12	L7	W19	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	2
18	Anastasiia Pelevina	2	Fox	H-	L10	L14	0.5	0.0	2.5	1.5	4.5	1	1
19	Federico Iachello	1	Alto International	L11	L5	L17	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	8.0	2	1