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Monday, March 23, 2015

2015 Belmont Girls Chess Tournament Results

The Belmont Library hosted a Girls Chess Tournament on March 7th. Here are the results.

Beginner Section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Harini Buddaluru	unr.	BREIS	5	W14	W21	W5	W10	4.0	7.5	9	10	24.5
2	Manya Kumar	unr.	FC	2	W25	W26	W15	W4	4.0	6	7	10	19.5
3	Evelyn Su	unr.	BREIS	3	D13	W27	W22	W14	3.5	5.5	6.5	8	15
4	Alisha Thambundit	unr.	BREIS	2	W16	W18	W6	L2	3.0	9	11	9	27
5	Alexandra Kowalczyk	unr.	ARUNDE	4	W35	W7	L1	W20	3.0	9	9	8	22.5
6	Sruthy Sabesan	unr.	BURBAN	5	W29	W8	L4	W12	3.0	8	9	8	24.5
7	Somya SIngh	unr.	BREIS	3	W9	L5	W16	W15	3.0	7.5	9.5	7	24
8	Neeharika Kumar	unr.	BREIS	1	W26	L6	W19	W17	3.0	7	8	7	18
9	Purvi Singhania	unr.	FC	4	L7	B---	W13	W21	3.0	6.5	6.5	5	15.5
10	Savannah Sweet	unr.	FOX	3	W27	D25	W11	L1	2.5	7.5	8.5	7.5	21
11	Trisha Sabadra	unr.	BREIS	2	W22	D12	L10	W24	2.5	6.5	8	6.5	21
12	Audrey Burnley	unr.	FOX	3	W19	D11	D20	L6	2.0	4.5	9.5	6.5	24
13	Annie Saban	unr.	BREIS	3	D3	D17	L9	W27	2.0	4.5	9	4.5	20
14	Angela Picht	unr.	FOX	K	L1	W34	W23	L3	2.0	4.5	8.5	5	21.5
15	Rachel Ma	unr.	BREIS	3	W34	W23	L2	L7	2.0	4	8	7	20.5
16	Vivian Harris	unr.	HEATHE	1	L4	W29	L7	W25	2.0	4	8	4	20.5
17	Prachi Trivedi	unr.	FOREST	5	H---	D13	W18	L8	2.0	4	7	5	16.5
18	Meghana Dwaram	unr.	BROOKV	4	W30	L4	L17	W28	2.0	3	7	5	18
19	Sai Lakshmi Amrutha Bolisetty	unr.	FC	2	L12	W30	L8	W29	2.0	3	7	4	16.5
20	Barkha Trivedi	unr.	FOREST	3	H---	W28	D12	L5	2.0	3	6	5.5	17.5
21	Matilda King	unr.	NOTRE	3	D28	L1	W30	L9	1.5	4.5	8.5	4	19
22	Kavya Akella	unr.	FC	4	L11	W35	L3	D23	1.5	3.5	7	3.5	18
23	Mahitha Ballijepalli	unr.	FC	3	B---	L15	L14	D22	1.5	3.5	5.5	3.5	15.5
24	Jasneh Sasan	unr.	NESBIT	3	H---	U---	W26	L11	1.5	1	3.5	3.5	7.5
25	Nina Wang	unr.	BREIS	4	L2	D10	D28	L16	1.0	5.5	9.5	2.5	24.5
26	Anabella Pate	unr.	CENTM	2	L8	L2	L24	W35	1.0	5	9	1	20.5
27	Sharana Sabesan	unr.	BURBAN	3	L10	L3	W34	L13	1.0	4.5	8	2	20
28	Addison Fine	unr.	FOX	3	D21	L20	D25	L18	1.0	4.5	6.5	3	17
29	Charmi Buddaluru	unr.	BREIS	3	L6	L16	W35	L19	1.0	4	7	2	16
30	Chloe L	unr.	STRATF	1	L18	L19	L21	W34	1.0	3.5	5.5	1	13
31	Claire Yu	unr.	STRATF	1	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.5	0	0	2	0
32	Himaja Nimmagadda	unr.	LIVEOA	5	H---	U---	U---	U---	0.5	0	0	1.5	0
33	Julia Morrow	unr.	BAYWOO	5	Z---	U---	U---	U---	0.5	0	0	1.5	0
34	Adhya Mahesh	unr.	LAKESH	K	L15	L14	L27	L30	0.0	4	6	0	15
35	Sirisha Mitra	unr.	OHLONE	3	L5	L22	L29	L26	0.0	3.5	6.5	0	14.5
36	Sofia Fonzi	unr.	NSHORE	6	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

Advanced/Intermediate Section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Aruna Gauba	633	STEVEN	5	W9	D7	W8	W2	3.5	5.5	6.5	8.5	16.5
2	Ariane Yedidia	733	BRITTA	3	W10	W3	W5	L1	3.0	8.5	8.5	9	22.5
3	Kritvi Kapoor	unr.	BREIS	5	W7	L2	W6	W5	3.0	7	8.5	7	22.5
4	Anika Rajaram	unr.	HARKER	1	W8	L5	W7	W9	3.0	4.5	5.5	7	14.5
5	Cailey Murad	unr.	NOTRE	6	W6	W4	L2	L3	2.0	6	11	7	27
6	Rita Kravtchenko	unr.	TIERRA	5	L5	W10	L3	W8	2.0	3	6	4	17
7	Pallavi Badri	unr.	FC	5	L3	D1	L4	W10	1.5	6	9.5	2.5	22.5
8	Samudrala Maahika	unr.	FC	4	L4	W9	L1	L6	1.0	6	9.5	3	21.5
9	Karina Tam	unr.	SANDPI	4	L1	L8	W10	L4	1.0	4	7.5	2	18.5
10	Sharanya Dutta	unr.		6	L2	L6	L9	L7	0.0	4.5	7.5	0	17.5

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

2015 Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament Results

The 12th annual Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament was held on March 15th. Here are the results.

FOX SCHOLASTIC CHESS 2015: K-1 section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Yao, Trevor	10	COLLP	1	W12	W13	W8	W2	W3	5.0	13	15.5	15	51
2	Rajaram, Anika	676	HARK	1	W24	W4	W9	L1	W10	4.0	15	16.5	13	50.5
3	Kothari, Jason	5	BRIT	K	B---	W5	W23	W6	L1	4.0	13.5	13.5	13	42.5
4	Yang, Vian	10	BELMO	1	W17	L2	W25	W11	W9	4.0	11.5	13	11	45
5	Baheri, Kian	10	NESB	1	W19	L3	D12	W8	W11	3.5	11.5	13.5	9.5	44.5
6	Kumar, Neeharika	10	BREW	1	W29	W15	D11	L3	W16	3.5	11	12	11.5	41.5
7	Antonisse, Liam	101	WHITE	1	X30	L8	D13	W23	W12	3.5	9.5	9.5	8.5	31.5
8	Leggetter, Jack	10	FOX	1	W10	W7	L1	L5	W20	3.0	14.5	16.5	10	49
9	Hyman, Adam	10	FOX	1	W21	W25	L2	W20	L4	3.0	12	13.5	11	41.5
10	Harrison, Vivian	10	HEAT	1	L8	W16	W24	W14	L2	3.0	12	13.5	9	43.5
11	Picht, Angela	5	FOX	K	W20	W14	D6	L4	L5	2.5	9.5	15.5	10.5	47.5
12	Mittal, Nachiket	10	LWIS	1	L1	W17	D5	W13	L7	2.5	9	16	7.5	45
13	Kamisetty, Pranav	10	FOST	1	W18	L1	D7	L12	W26	2.5	7.5	14	7.5	40
14	Coakley, Abe	10	CENT	1	W26	L11	W18	L10	D15	2.5	7	11.5	8.5	36
15	Tam, J_Chifung	10	COLLP	1	W22	L6	L20	W21	D14	2.5	6.5	12	7.5	36.5
16	Gurskis, Orion	5	CENT	K	D23	L10	W27	W24	L6	2.5	6	11	7.5	35
17	Sijp, Johan	5	HEAT	K	L4	L12	B---	W28	D22	2.5	6	10	4.5	28
18	Eriksson, Henry	5	HEAT	K	L13	B---	L14	D22	W23	2.5	6	8.5	5	27.5
19	Leong, Erik	5	FOX	K	L5	L20	D21	B---	W25	2.5	5.5	9	3.5	27
20	Harrison, Scott	10	CENT	1	L11	W19	W15	L9	L8	2.0	10	13	7	42.5
21	Manrao, Colby	5	ARUN	K	L9	D27	D19	L15	W29	2.0	7	10	4.5	28.5
22	Fry, Emma	10	SAND	1	L15	D29	D28	D18	D17	2.0	6.5	9	5	24.5
23	Sanvido, Kyle	10	FOX	1	D16	W28	L3	L7	L18	1.5	9	12.5	6.5	38.5
24	Mirgorodskiy, George	10	BAYW	1	L2	W26	L10	L16	D27	1.5	8.5	12.5	4.5	37
25	Gurskis, Aeron	5	CENT	K	W27	L9	L4	D26	L19	1.5	8	12	6	33
26	Bunin, Zachary	5	FOX	K	L14	L24	W29	D25	L13	1.5	6.5	9	4	29.5
27	Dandamudi, Shrisha	10	BREW	1	L25	D21	L16	D29	D24	1.5	6	8.5	3.5	25.5
28	Kodige,Vevaan	5	BRIT	K	H---	L23	D22	L17	H---	1.5	3.5	5.5	3.5	16
29	Yang, Amelie	10	HEAT	1	L6	D22	L26	D27	L21	1.0	7	10.5	3	28.5
30	Burton, Olive	10	HEAT	1	F7	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

FOX SCHOLASTIC CHESS 2015: 2nd Grade section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Dara, Anish	20	KIDS	2	W7	W4	W2	W5	L3	4.0	14.5	17.5	14	53
2	Peterson, Skyler	20	FOX	2	W9	W8	L1	W6	W5	4.0	12.5	15	12	50
3	Kodige, Samay	20	BRIT	2	W10	W6	L5	W13	W1	4.0	12.5	14.5	12	49.5
4	Cottrell, Nicholas	703	BRIT	2	W17	L1	W9	D8	W10	3.5	11.5	13.5	10	40.5
5	Fu, Joshua	20	COLLP	2	W15	W16	W3	L1	L2	3.0	14	15.5	12	47.5
6	Grenstam, Finn	710	ARUN	2	W14	L3	W12	L2	W8	3.0	12.5	14.5	9	46
7	Carlson, Ben	438	HEAT	2	L1	W20	L8	W16	W13	3.0	10	10.5	7	38.5
8	Manrao, Andrew	20	ARUN	2	W19	L2	W7	D4	L6	2.5	9.5	14.5	9	40
9	Chatterjee, Brandon	20	HEAT	2	L2	W19	L4	D11	W12	2.5	8	13	6	40
10	Sijp, Neel	499	HEAT	2	L3	W14	D16	W12	L4	2.5	7.5	13	7.5	41.5
11	Nelson, Christopher	20	FOX	2	W20	L12	L13	D9	W16	2.5	5.5	8.5	7	30.5
12	Shen, Ethan	20	COLLP	2	W18	W11	L6	L10	L9	2.0	10	13	9	35
13	Yang, Kevin	283	HEAT	2	L16	W15	W11	L3	L7	2.0	9	13	7	35.5
14	Narayan, Kieran	20	ENCI	2	L6	L10	W15	L19	W20	2.0	6	9	4	23.5
15	Lynch, Johnny	20	FOX	2	L5	L13	L14	W20	W19	2.0	5.5	8.5	3	27
16	Wu, Brandon	20	CIPR	2	W13	L5	D10	L7	L11	1.5	10	13	6.5	40.5
17	Clusin, Audrey	20	HEAT	2	L4	L18	W19	H---	U---	1.5	3.5	7	3.5	17.5
18	Ganim, Chris	20	FOX	2	L12	W17	H---	U---	U---	1.5	2	4	5	13
19	Coakley, Damon	20	CENT	2	L8	L9	L17	W14	L15	1.0	8.5	11	2	26
20	Bishop, Samantha	20	CIPR	2	L11	L7	B---	L15	L14	1.0	6.5	9.5	2	21

FOX SCHOLASTIC CHESS 2015: 3rd Grade section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Tyson, Zachary	30	BRIT	3	W21	W2	L9	W11	W15	4.0	14	16	12	48
2	Yuryev, Jacob	376	FOX	3	W36	L1	W24	W8	W14	4.0	12.5	13	11	39.5
3	Leong, Evan	1020	FOX	3	W18	W15	L10	W7	W6	4.0	12.5	12.5	11	40.5
4	Yao, Trent	30	COLLP	3	W28	L7	W35	W13	W10	4.0	11	11.5	11	39.5
5	Throgmorton, Nicholas	30	BREW	3	W19	L20	W16	W21	W17	4.0	10.5	12.5	11	39
6	Liou, Collin	1101	BRIT	3	W34	W11	W20	W10	L3	4.0	9	9	14	32
7	Gong, Jared	820	FOX	3	W29	W4	D8	L3	W12	3.5	14	16	11.5	48.5
8	Penumarthy, Aarav	30	COMM	3	W32	W13	D7	L2	W20	3.5	12.5	13.5	11.5	44.5
9	Regan, Elliott	833	LAUR	3	W14	W16	W1	H---	U---	3.5	9.5	9.5	12.5	28
10	Yedidia, Ariane	724	BRIT	3	W22	W24	W3	L6	L4	3.0	14	16	12	49
11	Park, Ethan	198	HEAT	3	W33	L6	W18	L1	W22	3.0	13.5	14	9	40
12	Sarkar, Vinayak	30	BREW	3	W25	W17	L13	W19	L7	3.0	12.5	14.5	11	44.5
13	Kumer, Braeden	644	HEAT	3	W30	L8	W12	L4	W24	3.0	12.5	14.5	9	44.5
14	Dandamudi, Vishal	30	BREW	3	L9	W26	W21	W20	L2	3.0	12	14	9	42
15	Kadakia, Arin	172	SAND	3	W26	L3	W22	W27	L1	3.0	11.5	13.5	10	41
16	Perwad, Arshan	30	SAND	3	X38	L9	L5	W30	W28	3.0	11.5	11.5	7	32
17	Abraham, Zayne	372	BOWD	3	W37	L12	W31	W23	L5	3.0	11	12	10	35
18	De_Villiers, Charl	30	SAND	3	L3	W33	L11	W26	W25	3.0	10.5	11	7	31
19	Yang, Aidan	40	HEAT	3	L5	W37	W32	L12	W23	3.0	10	11	8	34
20	Li, Ethan	210	FOX	3	W23	W5	L6	L14	L8	2.0	12.5	17	9	52.5
21	Ginwalla, Samina	216	HEAT	3	L1	W27	L14	L5	W32	2.0	10	14	5	44
22	Sanvido, Matteo	30	FOX	3	L10	W28	L15	W31	L11	2.0	9.5	12.5	6	40
23	Yang, Wyatt	30	BELMO	3	L20	W34	W25	L17	L19	2.0	8	11	7	35
24	Passi, Zain	30	SAND	3	W35	L10	L2	W32	L13	2.0	7.5	11.5	7	39
25	Godbole, Abiir	172	FOX	3	L12	W30	L23	W35	L18	2.0	7.5	10.5	6	32
26	Bunin, Evan	30	FOX	3	L15	L14	W36	L18	W34	2.0	7.5	10.5	4	28
27	Pialling, Mikhail	30	ARUN	3	W31	L21	W34	L15	L29	2.0	7	10	8	26
28	Chan, Nathan	30	SAND	3	L4	L22	B---	W29	L16	2.0	6.5	10.5	4	28
29	Gorman, Luke	30	SAND	3	L7	L32	W37	L28	W27	2.0	5.5	9	4	28.5
30	Presta, Francois	30	BAYW	3	L13	L25	W33	L16	W35	2.0	5.5	8.5	4	26
31	Ko, Kyle	30	BAYW	3	L27	W36	L17	L22	W33	2.0	5	8	5	25
32	Aravind, Abhijith	30	BREW	3	L8	W29	L19	L24	L21	1.0	9	12.5	4	35.5
33	Hoggars,Lilli	30	FOX	3	L11	L18	L30	B---	L31	1.0	7	10	1	25
34	Fry, Adrian	30	NORTH	3	L6	L23	L27	W36	L26	1.0	6.5	11	2	33
35	King, Matilda	30	NOTRE	3	L24	B---	L4	L25	L30	1.0	6	10	3	28
36	Baxter, Noah	30	ARUN	3	L2	L31	L26	L34	B---	1.0	5	9	0	22
37	Borisov, Egor	30	NOTRE	3	L17	L19	L29	H---	U---	0.5	5	8	0.5	22
38	Chang, Ansel	30	COLLP	3	F16	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

FOX SCHOLASTIC CHESS 2015: 4th Grade section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Zweiger, Adam	40	ARUN	4	W13	W9	W5	W6	L3	4.0	12.5	14.5	14	44
2	Cottrell, Alexander	620	BRIT	4	W14	L5	W4	W10	W8	4.0	12.5	14	11	40
3	Zheng, Albert	989	FOST	4	L4	W18	W16	W7	W1	4.0	11.5	12.5	10	39
4	Finkelstein, Alan	40	ARUN	4	W3	D16	L2	W5	W6	3.5	14	15	10	49
5	Narayan, Gabrile	40	ENCI	4	W8	W2	L1	L4	W16	3.0	14.5	15.5	10	50
6	Chatterjee,Connor	40	HEAT	4	W7	W10	W11	L1	L4	3.0	13.5	15.5	12	50
7	Valame, Vikram	579	FOX	4	L6	W15	W9	L3	W12	3.0	11.5	13	8	38
8	Li, Austin	606	FOX	4	L5	W14	W12	W11	L2	3.0	11	12.5	9	38
9	Knappau, Honukai	292	HEAT	4	X19	L1	L7	W15	W13	3.0	10.5	10.5	7	30
10	Deffner, Aiden	456	BRIT	4	W18	L6	W17	L2	W11	3.0	10	11	9	38
11	Yao, Samuel	40	FOST	4	W12	W17	L6	L8	L10	2.0	9	12	9	41
12	Lykova, Lada	117	HEAT	4	L11	W13	L8	W17	L7	2.0	8	11	6	36
13	Kim, Russell	470	FOX	4	L1	L12	W14	W16	L9	2.0	7	11	5	35
14	Gurskis, Aidan	40	CENT	4	L2	L8	L13	B---	W17	2.0	6	10	2	30
15	Yang, Xander	40	NUEVA	4	L17	L7	W18	L9	B---	2.0	4.5	7.5	3	21
16	Parker, Kieran	40	BAYW	4	B---	D4	L3	L13	L5	1.5	8.5	12.5	6	35
17	Pelevina, Viktoriia	207	FOX	4	W15	L11	L10	L12	L14	1.0	7	10	5	29
18	Ganim, Anthony	40	FOX	4	L10	L3	L15	H---	U---	0.5	4.5	8.5	0.5	22
19	McLellan, Sagan	40	BRIT	4	F9	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

FOX SCHOLASTIC CHESS 2015: 5th Grade section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Liou, Keenan	912	CENT	5	W14	W11	W3	W2	W4	5.0	12	12.5	15	39
2	Farris, Adam	50	BREW	5	W13	W5	W6	L1	W7	4.0	14	15.5	13	47
3	Li, Aidan	739	FOX	5	W15	W8	L1	L7	W10	3.0	12.5	13	10	42
4	Kumar, Rohan	50	COLLP	5	L11	W12	W10	W6	L1	3.0	12	14	9	43
5	Liu, Tristan	477	COLLP	5	W7	L2	W9	L8	W12	3.0	12	14	9	42
6	Fong, Kyle	794	SAND	5	W12	W10	L2	L4	W8	3.0	11.5	13.5	10	43
7	Kravtchenko, Rita	50	TIERRA	5	L5	W14	W13	W3	L2	3.0	11.5	12	9	37
8	Badri, Pallavi	50	FOST	5	B---	L3	W11	W5	L6	3.0	11	11	9	35
9	Grenstam, Esme	50	TIERRA	5	L10	B---	L5	W11	W14	3.0	7.5	7.5	6	23
10	Picht, William	288	FOX	5	W9	L6	L4	W15	L3	2.0	9	12	7	37
11	Villagrand, Jack	474	TIERRA	5	W4	L1	L8	L9	W15	2.0	8.5	13.5	6	41
12	Narayan, Tejus	50	ENCI	5	L6	L4	W14	W13	L5	2.0	8	11	5	33
13	Pelevin, Daniil	321	FOX	5	L2	W15	L7	L12	B---	2.0	5.5	9.5	4	29
14	Bishop, Alex	50	CIPR	5	L1	L7	L12	B---	L9	1.0	7.5	12.5	1	35
15	Kapoor, Kritvi	50	BREW	5	L3	L13	B---	L10	L11	1.0	5.5	8.5	2	27
16	Borisov, Nikita	50	NOTRE	5	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

FOX SCHOLASTIC CHESS 2015: 6th-8th Grade section

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Nishikawa, Jarett	1197	RALST	6	W18	W9	W10	W4	L3	4.0	14	15	14	47
2	Gong, Nathan	980	RALST	6	W21	W5	L4	W8	W7	4.0	14	15	12	43
3	Cartagena, Ethan	1531	PENN	6	W7	L6	W11	W9	W1	4.0	13	15.5	11	51
4	Bambot, Sakina	970	TIERRA	8	W12	W15	W2	L1	W11	4.0	13	15	13	50
5	Leland, Davis	738	TIERRA	7	W13	L2	W20	W6	W12	4.0	11.5	12.5	11	39
6	Nathan, Zachary	828	TIERRA	6	W19	W3	L8	L5	W13	3.0	13	14	10	39
7	Land, Andrew	579	TIERRA	7	L3	W19	W13	W10	L2	3.0	13	14	9	41
8	Abraham, Zachary	761	BOWD	8	W14	L10	W6	L2	W15	3.0	12	14	9	45
9	McNevin, Angela	812	TIERRA	8	W17	L1	W16	L3	W14	3.0	12	14	9	38
10	Lorch, Cole	923	TIERRA	8	W16	W8	L1	L7	W18	3.0	12	13	10	41
11	Kaufmann, Alan	646	TIERRA	8	W20	D12	L3	W15	L4	2.5	8.5	13.5	9	43
12	Yao, Darren	491	RALST	6	L4	D11	W21	W18	L5	2.5	7.5	12.5	7	38
13	Murad, Cailey	60	NOTRE	6	L5	W14	L7	W16	L6	2.0	10	14	6	40
14	Carlson, Jimmy	360	TIERRA	6	L8	L13	W17	W22	L9	2.0	8	11	5	30
15	Braunstein, Isaac	614	RALST	7	W22	L4	W18	L11	L8	2.0	7.5	11.5	8	38
16	Abraham, Zion	429	BOWD	6	L10	W22	L9	L13	W20	2.0	7	10	5	32
17	Roskind, Dylan	60	RALST	6	L9	L18	L14	W21	W19	2.0	5	8	3	21
18	Lee, Harry	494	TIERRA	6	L1	W17	L15	L12	L10	1.0	9.5	13.5	4	42
19	Yerolkar, Vedant	60	BOWD	6	L6	L7	L22	W20	L17	1.0	7	10	2	29
20	Ko, Matthew	60	BOREL	6	L11	W21	L5	L19	L16	1.0	6.5	10.5	4	28
21	Yeo, Nicole	477	TIERRA	6	L2	L20	L12	L17	W22	1.0	6.5	10.5	1	29
22	Vinogradsky,Shawn	60	TIERRA	6	L15	L16	W19	L14	L21	1.0	6	8	3	21

Thursday, February 26, 2015

May 2015 Peninsula Chess League Tournament

The next Peninsula Chess League tournament will be held on Friday, May 8th, 2015. Once again, this is a team-oriented event.

This will be an individual Swiss tournament with 6 sections, but trophies will be awarded based on team performance.

Summary

Date: Friday, May 8th, 2015
Time: 6:40-9:00pm
Location: Belmont Public Library
Pre-registration is required (http://maypcl.eventbrite.com/).
There will be 6 sections:

USCF advanced section (approx rating 800-1200)
USCF intermediate section (approx rating 400-800)
USCF beginner section (approx rated under 400)
Unrated intermediate
Unrated beginner 1 (grades 3-5)
Unrated beginner 2 (grades K-2)

Each section will have about 15 players.
All games in the USCF sections will be USCF Quick-Rated.
Time control for all games: G/18 (no delay)
Each player will play 3 games.
Individual Swiss format, except players are guaranteed not to play against other players from their school.
Round times: 6:50pm, 7:30pm, 8:10pm. Trophies: 8:50pm
Players must play for the school they currently attend, except 5th graders (and below) may play for their elementary school alma mater
6th graders and above must play in either the unrated intermediate section, or one of the USCF rated sections.
Trophies will mainly be distributed based on team performance. Limited individual trophies will be available. See below for details.
Your team has a better chance of winning trophies if your team has more players, so encourage your classmates to register.

Team Scoring

Scoring subject to change based on number of sections, but scoring will be something like this for team trophy purposes:

USCF advanced section: 42 points per win (21 points per draw). Expected rating range for section: 800 - 1200 (may be modified to balance sections)
USCF intermediate section: 38 points per win. Expected rating range for section: 400-800 (may be modified to balance sections)
USCF beginner section: 34 points per win. Expected rating range for section: under 400 (may be modified to balance sections)
Unrated Intermediate: 30 points per win
Unrated Beginner 1: 26 points per win
Unrated Beginner 2: 22 points per win
USCF members must play in USCF section.
Non-members may play in unrated sections, or become members to play in USCF rated sections. Sign up for USCF membership here (memberships start at $17 per year).
Unrated USCF members may play in either USCF section (player's choice).
Rated USCF members may not play below their section, but can optionally play in a higher section even if they are lower-rated. Exception: provisionally-rated USCF members may be placed in lower rated section at TD's discretion.
The latest USCF Quick Ratings will be used for section and pairing purposes.

Trophies

Team scores are based on the combined scores of the top players on that team. Trophies awarded:

Best Super team (6 players)
Best Large team (5 players)
Best Standard team (4 players)
Best Small team (3 players)
Best Mini team (2 players)
To qualify for a team trophy, a team *must* have at least the required number of players.
Only the top scoring players on the team get a trophy (i.e., for a standard team, only the top 4 get trophies; ties broken by tie-breaks).
A team cannot win more than 1 trophy. e.g., a team winning the Large team trophy is disallowed from winning the Standard team trophy.
There will be trophies for individual players with perfect 3.0 scores, but only to those who didn't already win a team trophy (an individual can't win two trophies).

Example: Team A has 6 players, with point totals of 126, 102, 85, 75, 66, and 55, so their 6-player total is 509 and 5-player total is 454. Team B has 6 players, with point totals of 105, 102, 90, 60, 45, 34, so their 6-player total is 436, and 5-player total is 402. Then Team A wins the 6-player team trophies, and Team B wins the 5-player team trophies (since their 5-player total is best of the remaining teams).

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Belmont Library Girls Chess Tournament

Dennis Myers will be directing a free girls chess tournament on Saturday, March 7th.

Details and registration here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-chess-tournament-tickets-15230548982

Saturday, January 31, 2015

January Peninsula Chess League Results

The Peninsula Chess League tournament was held on Friday, January 30th, 2015. This was a 3-round team event, run as an individual swiss tournament with 4 sections (two USCF-rated, two unrated). 84 kids from 22 different schools participated.

USCF Rating Report

Winning teams:

1st Place, Super Team (6 players): College Park
1st Place, Large Team (5 players): Fox
1st Place, Standard Team (4 players): Brittan Acres
1st Place, Small Team (3 players): Foster City Elementary
1st Place, Mini Team (2 players): Ralston Middle

Here are the final team standings:

Team Size 6 Standings

School	Points
College Park	446
Fox	399
Brittan Acres	396
Sandpiper	303
Baywood	301
Foster City Elementary	288
Brewer Island	206

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
College Park	Felix Liu	Section 1	3.0	126
College Park	Ayman Ahmed Khan	Section 3	3.0	90
College Park	Tristan Liu	Section 2	2.0	68
College Park	Trevor Yao	Section 3	2.0	60
College Park	Trent Yao	Section 3	2.0	60
College Park	Rohan Kumar	Section 1	1.0	42

Team Size 5 Standings

School	Points
College Park	404
Fox	355
Brittan Acres	352
Foster City Elementary	288
Sandpiper	273
Baywood	271
Brewer Island	184
Bowditch Middle	100

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Fox	Evan Leong	Section 1	2.0	84
Fox	Jared Gong	Section 1	2.0	84
Fox	Russell Kim	Section 2	2.0	68
Fox	Ethan Li	Section 2	2.0	68
Fox	Vikram Valame	Section 2	1.5	51
Fox	Skyler Peterson	Section 4	2.0	44
Fox	Jacob Yuryev	Section 2	1.0	34
Fox	Aidan Li	Section 1	0.0	0
Fox	Austin Li	Section 2	0.0	0

Team Size 4 Standings

School	Points
College Park	344
Fox	304
Brittan Acres	301
Foster City Elementary	266
Sandpiper	239
Baywood	227
Brewer Island	162
Bowditch Middle	100

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brittan Acres	Alexander Cottrell	Section 2	3.0	102
Brittan Acres	Collin Liou	Section 1	2.0	84
Brittan Acres	Sagan McLellan	Section 3	2.0	60
Brittan Acres	Jay Kothari	Section 4	2.5	55
Brittan Acres	Aiden Deffner	Section 2	1.5	51
Brittan Acres	Jackson Bae	Section 4	2.0	44
Brittan Acres	Quinn Dugas	Section 4	2.0	44
Brittan Acres	Keenan Liou	Section 1	1.0	42
Brittan Acres	Ariane Yedidia	Section 1	1.0	42
Brittan Acres	Zachary Tyson	Section 2	1.0	34
Brittan Acres	Nicholas Cottrell	Section 3	1.0	30
Brittan Acres	Ethan Bae	Section 4	1.0	22

Team Size 3 Standings

School	Points
College Park	284
Brittan Acres	246
Fox	236
Foster City Elementary	236
Ralston Middle	212
Sandpiper	195
Baywood	183
Brewer Island	132
Heather	118
Bowditch Middle	100
Nesbit	66

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Foster City Elementary	Alex Jiang	Section 1	2.0	84
Foster City Elementary	Albert Zheng	Section 1	2.0	84
Foster City Elementary	Alex Zhao	Section 2	2.0	68
Foster City Elementary	Pallavi Badri	Section 3	1.0	30
Foster City Elementary	Pranav Ranga Kotamraju	Section 4	1.0	22
Foster City Elementary	Zayne Abraham	Section 2	0.0	0

Team Size 2 Standings

School	Points
College Park	216
Brittan Acres	186
Ralston Middle	170
Fox	168
Foster City Elementary	168
Sandpiper	151
Baywood	128
Heather	118
Woodland	110
Bowditch Middle	100
Brewer Island	99
Nesbit	66

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Ralston Middle	Isaac Braunstein	Section 2	3.0	102
Ralston Middle	Darren Yao	Section 2	2.0	68
Ralston Middle	Nathan Gong	Section 1	1.0	42

Other schools with at least 2 players:

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Heather	Daniel Lin	Section 1	2.0	84
Heather	Kevin Yang	Section 2	1.0	34
Heather	Samina Ginwalla	Section 2	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Woodland	Nathan Bederov	Section 2	2.0	68
Woodland	Adam Bederov	Section 1	1.0	42

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bowditch Middle	Vedant Yerolkar	Section 4	3.0	66
Bowditch Middle	Aneek Patil	Section 2	1.0	34
Bowditch Middle	Zachary Abraham	Section 1	0.0	0
Bowditch Middle	Zion Abraham	Section 2	0.0	0
Bowditch Middle	Krish Chaudhary	Section 4	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Sandpiper	Kyle Fong	Section 2	2.5	85
Sandpiper	Sushant Bhopale	Section 4	3.0	66
Sandpiper	Nathan Chan	Section 4	2.0	44
Sandpiper	Ryan Yong	Section 4	2.0	44
Sandpiper	Arin Kadakia	Section 2	1.0	34
Sandpiper	Prithvi Dixit	Section 3	1.0	30
Sandpiper	Zain Passi	Section 4	1.0	22
Sandpiper	Charl De Villiers	Section 3	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Baywood	Ethan Martin	Section 2	2.0	68
Baywood	Daniel Voyles	Section 3	2.0	60
Baywood	Frankie Presta	Section 4	2.5	55
Baywood	Camden Baxter	Section 4	2.0	44
Baywood	Tyler Hill	Section 4	2.0	44
Baywood	Harrison Silva	Section 3	1.0	30
Baywood	Erin Finn	Section 4	1.0	22
Baywood	Kieran Parker	Section 2	0.5	17
Baywood	Calvin Baxter	Section 4	0.0	0
Baywood	George Mirgorodisky	Section 4	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brewer Island	Neeharika Kumar	Section 4	2.5	55
Brewer Island	Shivani Patil	Section 4	2.0	44
Brewer Island	Trisha Sabadra	Section 4	1.5	33
Brewer Island	Adam Farris	Section 3	1.0	30
Brewer Island	Alina Chen	Section 4	1.0	22
Brewer Island	Kritvi Kapoor	Section 4	1.0	22
Brewer Island	Rohan Patil	Section 4	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Nesbit	Tobias Sin	Section 4	1.5	33
Nesbit	Kian Baheri	Section 4	1.5	33
Nesbit	Shaan Sachdev	Section 4	0.0	0

Individual results:

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	Ethan Cartagena	642	6	Peninsula Liberty Academy	W6	W9	W4	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	2	1
2	Felix Liu	992	4	College Park	X16	W5	W3	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	1	1
3	Daniel Lin	1019	2	Heather	W8	W10	L2	2.0	1.0	6.0	5.0	12.0	2	1
4	Alex Jiang	1131	2	Foster City Elementary	W15	W7	L1	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	2	1
5	Evan Leong	970	3	Fox	W12	L2	W11	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	1	2
6	Albert Zheng	914	4	Foster City Elementary	L1	W12	W10	2.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	2
7	Collin Liou	unrated	3	Brittan Acres	W14	L4	W13	2.0	-1.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	2	1
8	Jared Gong	795	3	Fox	L3	B-	W9	2.0	-1.0	3.0	3.0	8.0	1	1
9	Keenan Liou	unrated	5	Brittan Acres	W11	L1	L8	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	11.0	1	2
10	Nathan Gong	1026	6	Ralston Middle	W13	L3	L6	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	2
11	Elliott Regan	893	3	Laurel	L9	W14	L5	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	2	1
12	Ariane Yedidia	733	3	Brittan Acres	L5	L6	W15	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	7.0	2	1
13	Adam Bederov	811	6	Woodland	L10	W15	L7	1.0	-1.0	3.0	2.0	7.0	1	2
14	Rohan Kumar	830	5	College Park	L7	L11	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	1
15	Aidan Li	814	5	Fox	L4	L13	L12	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	8.0	1	2
16	Zachary Abraham	761	8	Bowditch Middle	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	Alexander Cottrell	105	4	Brittan Acres	W6	W8	W5	3.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	12.0	1	2
2	Isaac Braunstein	513	7	Ralston Middle	W14	W13	W4	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	10.0	2	1
3	Kyle Fong	836 P3	5	Sandpiper	D18	W12	W7	2.5	0.0	4.0	4.5	9.0	2	1
4	Russell Kim	unrated	4	Fox	X21	W10	L2	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	0	2
5	Ethan Martin	322	5	Baywood	X20	W9	L1	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	1	1
6	Tristan Liu	unrated	5	College Park	L1	W15	W13	2.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	2
7	Ethan Li	106	3	Fox	W15	W18	L3	2.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	7.0	1	2
8	Alex Zhao	622	2	Foster City Elementary	W19	L1	W14	2.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	1	2
9	Darren Yao	unrated	6	Ralston Middle	W16	L5	W11	2.0	-1.0	4.5	4.0	9.5	2	1
10	Nathan Bederov	unrated	1	Woodland	X22	L4	W17	2.0	-1.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	2	0
11	Aiden Deffner	unrated	4	Brittan Acres	D12	W16	L9	1.5	0.0	4.5	3.5	7.5	1	2
12	Vikram Valame	598	4	Fox	D11	L3	W18	1.5	0.0	4.5	2.5	9.5	1	2
13	Jacob Yuryev	502	3	Fox	W17	L2	L6	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	11.0	2	1
14	Arin Kadakia	105	3	Sandpiper	L2	W19	L8	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	10.0	2	1
15	Aneek Patil	unrated	6	Bowditch Middle	L7	L6	W19	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	8.0	1	2
16	Kevin Yang	313	2	Heather	L9	L11	B-	1.0	0.0	3.5	1.0	7.5	1	1
17	Zachary Tyson	unrated	3	Brittan Acres	L13	B-	L10	1.0	-1.0	3.0	2.0	7.0	1	1
18	Kieran Parker	308	4	Baywood	D3	L7	L12	0.5	0.0	6.0	1.5	12.0	2	1
19	Samina Ginwalla	194	3	Heather	L8	L14	L15	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	7.0	2	1
20	Zion Abraham	429	6	Bowditch Middle	F5	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	0	0
21	Zayne Abraham	372	3	Foster City Elementary	F4	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	0	0
22	Austin Li	606	4	Fox	F10	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0	0

Section 3 (unrated)

Place	Name	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Anish Reddy	2	Kids Connection	W12	W9	W3	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	1	2
2	Ayman Ahmed Khan	4	College Park	W8	W5	W9	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	2	1
3	Trevor Yao	1	College Park	W6	W4	L1	2.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	13.0	1	2
4	Adam Zweiger	4	Arundel	W7	L3	W10	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	11.0	1	2
5	Daniel Voyles	5	Baywood	W11	L2	W8	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	1	2
6	Sagan McLellan	4	Brittan Acres	L3	W10	W11	2.0	-1.0	4.0	3.0	10.0	2	1
7	Trent Yao	3	College Park	L4	W14	W13	2.0	-1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	2	1
8	Nicholas Cottrell	2	Brittan Acres	L2	W12	L5	1.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	11.0	2	1
9	Harrison Silva	5	Baywood	W14	L1	L2	1.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	12.0	1	2
10	Pallavi Badri	5	Foster City Elementary	W13	L6	L4	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	1	2
11	Prithvi Dixit	3	Sandpiper	L5	W13	L6	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	7.0	2	1
12	Adam Farris	5	Brewer Island	L1	L8	W14	1.0	-1.0	4.0	1.0	8.0	1	2
13	Aarav Penumarthy	3	Commodore Sloat	L10	L11	L7	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	8.0	2	1
14	Charl De Villiers	3	Sandpiper	L9	L7	L12	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	7.0	2	1

Section 4 (unrated)

Place	Name	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Sushant Bhopale	3	Sandpiper	W12	W7	W10	3.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	12.0	2	1
2	Vedant Yerolkar	6	Bowditch Middle	W29	W11	W8	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	1	2
3	Aaron Kang	6	Bayside STEM	W27	W9	W15	3.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	7.5	2	1
4	Neeharika Kumar	1	Brewer Island	W20	W16	D5	2.5	0.0	5.0	5.5	11.0	1	2
5	Jay Kothari	K	Brittan Acres	W28	W18	D4	2.5	0.0	3.5	5.5	8.5	2	1
6	Frankie Presta	3	Baywood	D15	W27	W19	2.5	0.0	2.5	4.5	5.5	2	1
7	Jackson Bae	4	Brittan Acres	W14	L1	W22	2.0	1.0	6.0	4.0	12.0	2	1
8	Skyler Peterson	2	Fox	W19	W22	L2	2.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	11.0	2	1
9	Quinn Dugas	2	Brittan Acres	W24	L3	W23	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	2	1
10	Camden Baxter	1	Baywood	X30	W21	L1	2.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	9.0	1	1
11	Nathan Chan	3	Sandpiper	X31	L2	W20	2.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	0	2
12	Tyler Hill	5	Baywood	L1	X29	W18	2.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	9.0	0	2
13	Shivani Patil	5	Brewer Island	L23	B-	B-	2.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	0	1
14	Ryan Yong	3	Sandpiper	L7	W24	W21	2.0	-1.0	4.0	3.0	8.0	2	1
15	Tobias Sin	2	Nesbit	D6	W23	L3	1.5	0.0	6.5	3.5	13.5	2	1
16	Kian Baheri	1	Nesbit	X32	L4	D17	1.5	0.0	4.0	3.5	8.0	2	0
17	Trisha Sabadra	2	Brewer Island	L22	W28	D16	1.5	0.0	2.5	2.5	6.5	1	2
18	Alina Chen	5	Brewer Island	W25	L5	L12	1.0	1.0	5.5	3.0	9.5	2	1
19	Ethan Bae	4	Brittan Acres	L8	W26	L6	1.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	10.5	1	2
20	Pranav Ranga Kotamraju	3	Foster City Elementary	L4	W25	L11	1.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	10.5	2	1
21	Wyatt Binnard	5	Cipriani	W26	L10	L14	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	9.0	1	2
22	Zain Passi	3	Sandpiper	W17	L8	L7	1.0	0.0	5.5	3.0	11.5	1	2
23	Adhya Mahesh	K	San Mateo Rec Center	W13	L15	L9	1.0	0.0	5.5	3.0	10.5	1	2
24	Kritvi Kapoor	5	Brewer Island	L9	L14	W28	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	7.0	1	2
25	Erin Finn	1	Baywood	L18	L20	B-	1.0	-2.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	0	2
26	Nachiket Mittal	1	Living Wisdom	L21	L19	W27	1.0	-2.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	2	1
27	Calvin Baxter	1	Baywood	L3	L6	L26	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.0	11.5	1	2
28	George Mirgorodisky	1	Baywood	L5	L17	L24	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	9.0	2	1
29	Shaan Sachdev	1	Nesbit	L2	F12	U-	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	9.0	1	0
30	Rohan Patil	3	Brewer Island	F10	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	0	0
31	Ansh Chaudhary	1	Audubon	F11	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0	0
32	Krish Chaudhary	6	Bowditch Middle	F16	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	3.5	0	0

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

2015 Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament - FAQ

General FAQ

When is the tournament?

Sunday, March 15th, 2015. Pre-registered players should arrive by 10:45am. 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.

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 K-1 pairings, one for grade 2, one for grade 3, one for grade 4, one for grade 5, and one for grades 6-8. 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 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). 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, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm. 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 5 places in each section (top 8 for K-1 and 6-8). 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.

Friday, December 19, 2014

January 2015 Peninsula Chess League Tournament

The next Peninsula Chess League tournament will be held on Friday, January 30th, 2015. Once again, this is a team-oriented event.

This will be an individual Swiss tournament with at least 4 sections, but trophies will be awarded based on team performance.

Summary

Date: Friday, January 30th, 2015
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Belmont Public Library
Pre-registration is required: http://januarypcl.eventbrite.com/
There will be at least 4 sections:

USCF advanced section (approx rating 700-1200)
USCF beginner section (approx rated under 700)
Unrated intermediate
Unrated beginner

Each section will have about 12 - 20 players.
All games in the USCF sections will be USCF Quick-Rated.
Time control for all games: G/18 (no delay)
Each player will play 3 games.
Individual Swiss format, except players are guaranteed not to play against other players from their school.
Round times: 7:00pm, 7:40pm, 8:15pm. Trophies: 8:50pm
Players must play for the school they currently attend, except 5th graders (and below) may play for their elementary school alma mater

Team Scoring

Scoring subject to change based on number of sections, but scoring will be something like this for team trophy purposes:

USCF section 1: 42 points per win (21 points per draw). Expected rating range for section: 700 - 1200 (may be modified to balance sections)
USCF section 2: 34 points per win. Expected rating range for section: under 700 (may be modified to balance sections)
Unrated Intermediate: 30 points per win
Unrated Beginner: 22 points per win
USCF members must play in USCF section.
Non-members may play in unrated sections, or become members to play in USCF rated sections. Sign up for USCF membership here (memberships start at $17 per year).
Unrated USCF members may play in either USCF section (player's choice).
Rated USCF members may not play below their section, but can optionally play in the higher section even if they are lower-rated. Exception: provisionally-rated USCF members may be placed in lower rated section at TD's discretion.
USCF Quick Ratings will be used for section and pairing purposes.

Trophies

Team scores are based on the combined scores of the top players on that team. Trophies awarded:

Best Super team (6 players)
Best Large team (5 players)
Best Standard team (4 players)
Best Small team (3 players)
Best Mini team (2 players)
To qualify for a team trophy, a team *must* have at least the required number of players.
Only the top scoring players on the team get a trophy (i.e., for a standard team, only the top 4 get trophies; ties broken by tie-breaks).
A team cannot win more than 1 trophy. e.g., a team winning the Large team trophy is disallowed from winning the Standard team trophy.
There will be trophies for individual players with perfect 3.0 scores, but only to those who didn't already win a team trophy (you can't win two trophies).