Peninsula Chess

Monday, March 20, 2017

2017 Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament Results

The 14th annual Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament was held on Sunday March 19th. We had a turnout of 138 players. The results are listed below.

This year the 6th-8th grade section was USCF Quick-Rated. 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).

The top 8 in each section were awarded trophies. There was also a trophy to the top player rated under 800 in the 6th-8th grade section (won by Andrew Cheng).

K-1

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Manikanden, Krish	584	NRTHSH	1	W8	W3	W6	W2	W4	5.0	14.5	17.5	15	54.5
2	Korn, Noah	10	BAYW	1	W24	W14	W7	L1	W11	4.0	12.5	14.5	13	44.5
3	Kistenmacher, Henri	10	HEAT	1	W13	L1	W15	W14	W7	4.0	12.5	14.5	11	46.5
4	Sargeant, Graham	10	FOX	1	W20	W10	D11	W6	L1	3.5	13	14.5	12.5	46
5	Sargeant, Connor	5	FOX	K	L14	B---	W20	D9	W12	3.5	9	9	8	29.5
6	Park, Grant	147	HEAT	1	W21	W9	L1	L4	W14	3.0	13.5	15	10	50
7	Fowler, Michael	342	CENTRL	K	W22	W12	L2	W11	L3	3.0	13	14	11	44.5
8	Pazdera, Julien	10	HEAT	1	L1	W19	D17	W13	D9	3.0	12.5	14.5	8	42.5
9	Slater, Toby	10	HEAT	1	W23	L6	W21	D5	D8	3.0	10.5	11	9.5	33
10	Nierenberg, Elsie	5	ARUN	K	B---	L4	L14	W23	W15	3.0	8	8	7	28.5
11	Burton, Cooper	515	HEAT	1	W15	W17	D4	L7	L2	2.5	8.5	14.5	10.5	49.5
12	Kumar, Sanvi	5	NESBIT	K	W16	L7	D13	W17	L5	2.5	7.5	12.5	8.5	38
13	Thomas, Joanna	5	FOST	K	L3	W22	D12	L8	W21	2.5	7	12	6.5	34
14	Fomin, Sofia	10	HEAT	1	W5	L2	W10	L3	L6	2.0	12.5	16.5	8	49
15	Pelevina, Anastasiia	10	FOX	1	L11	W18	L3	W16	L10	2.0	9	13	6	38.5
16	Nishikawa, Darin	5	FOX	K	L12	D20	W19	L15	D18	2.0	7.5	10	5.5	27
17	Yip, Andrew	10	FOX	1	W18	L11	D8	L12	H---	2.0	7	10	6.5	31.5
18	Edwards, Ausra	5	ARUN	K	L17	L15	W22	D21	D16	2.0	6.5	8.5	4.5	25
19	Joe, Audrey	10	BAYW	1	H---	L8	L16	D20	W23	2.0	4	7	4	19
20	Eriksson, Molly	5	HEAT	K	L4	D16	L5	D19	D22	1.5	8	11.5	3.5	32
21	Acharya, Ananya	5	FOST	K	L6	W23	L9	D18	L13	1.5	8	11	5	32.5
22	Proekt, Joseph	5	HEAT	K	L7	L13	L18	B---	D20	1.5	6	9	1.5	25.5
23	Jia, Natalie	5	FOST	K	L9	L21	B---	L10	L19	1.0	6	9	2	26
24	Proekt, Nora	5	HEAT	K	L2	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	4	0	13

Grade 2

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Cheung, Jaden	746	HIGHL	1	W11	W25	W2	W5	W7	5.0	13	14	15	47
2	Lee, Ryan	460	FOX	2	W3	W19	L1	W18	W9	4.0	14	16	12	49
3	Acharya, Aravind	20	FOST	2	L2	W24	W10	W8	W6	4.0	13	14	10	39.5
4	Roodman, Aryn	20	SANC	2	W24	W8	W13	L6	W5	4.0	11.5	12.5	13	42.5
5	Gurskis, Aeron	20	CENTRL	2	W26	W6	W7	L1	L4	3.0	15	15.5	12	52
6	Keninger, Everett	621	CENTRL	2	W10	L5	W15	W4	L3	3.0	14	16.5	10	49.5
7	Edwards, Baron	468	ARUN	2	W18	W9	L5	W12	L1	3.0	14	16	11	52
8	Vemulapalli, Raghav	271	FOST	2	W23	L4	W11	L3	W13	3.0	13.5	15	9	43.5
9	Kacholiya, Maya	20	HEAT	2	W14	L7	W20	W15	L2	3.0	12	14	10	44.5
10	Zhang, Hamilton	20	HIGHL	2	L6	W23	L3	W21	W14	3.0	11.5	13	7	36.5
11	Roodman, Caleb	20	SANC	2	L1	W27	L8	W25	W18	3.0	11	11.5	7	37
12	Chaparala, Nishant	20	BREWI	2	L13	W22	W25	L7	W19	3.0	9.5	10.5	8	37
13	Leong, Erik	484	FOX	2	W12	W20	L4	D14	L8	2.5	8.5	14.5	10	44
14	Kodige, Vevaan	293	BRITT	2	L9	W16	W26	D13	L10	2.5	8	11.5	8	36.5
15	Minton, Aaron	20	BRITT	2	H---	W21	L6	L9	W23	2.5	6.5	9.5	7	28.5
16	Thirunagari, Vidhu	20	SANDP	2	D21	L14	D23	W22	D17	2.5	6	10	6.5	25
17	Gurskis, Orion	20	CENTRL	2	L19	L18	B---	W20	D16	2.5	6	8.5	4.5	26.5
18	Strechlow, Grant	20	FOX	2	L7	W17	W19	L2	L11	2.0	10	14	7	41.5
19	Eriksson, Henry	20	HEAT	2	W17	L2	L18	W26	L12	2.0	7.5	11.5	7	34.5
20	Boonyapornnad, Mak	20	FOX	2	W22	L13	L9	L17	W26	2.0	7	10	6	31.5
21	Jenks, Kian	20	ARUN	2	D16	L15	D24	L10	W27	2.0	6.5	9.5	5	23.5
22	Manrao, Colby	20	ARUN	2	L20	L12	W27	L16	W25	2.0	6	9	4	26.5
23	Wong, Justin	20	FOX	2	L8	L10	D16	W24	L15	1.5	9	12	3.5	31.5
24	Bunin, Zachary	20	FOX	2	L4	L3	D21	L23	B---	1.5	7.5	11.5	1.5	31.5
25	Kumer, Delaney	199	HEAT	2	W27	L1	L12	L11	L22	1.0	8.5	13.5	5	35
26	Huang, Kalissa	20	HEAT	2	L5	B---	L14	L19	L20	1.0	6.5	9.5	3	33
27	McDow, Nicholas	20	OCEAN	2	L25	L11	L22	B---	L21	1.0	5	8	1	21

Grade 3

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Cartagena, Caden	762	PENIN	3	W25	W9	W6	W16	W3	5.0	12	13	15	45
2	Yao, Trevor	808	CPARK	3	W7	W4	W15	L3	W10	4.0	14	17	13	52
3	Aradhye, Ishaan	805	CIPRI	3	W19	W12	W16	W2	L1	4.0	14	16	14	50
4	Kamisetty, Pranav	370	FOST	3	W18	L2	W17	W7	W11	4.0	12	14	11	44
5	Baxter, Camden	100	BAYW	3	W21	L15	D23	W24	W8	3.5	9	10.5	9.5	37
6	Yuan, Jason	422	NRTHSA	3	W20	W8	L1	L11	W17	3.0	13	14.5	10	46
7	Li, Arthur	30	BRITT	3	L2	W20	W12	L4	W16	3.0	13	14.5	8	44
8	Chua, Dylan	30	CPARK	3	W10	L6	W9	W13	L5	3.0	12.5	15	10	42.5
9	Baxter, Calvin	124	BAYW	3	W22	L1	L8	W20	W21	3.0	11	12.5	8	36
10	Shao, Bohan	316	SEREND	3	L8	W26	W19	W17	L2	3.0	11	11.5	9	38
11	Kumar, Neeharika	124	BREWI	3	L23	W18	W25	W6	L4	3.0	10.5	11.5	9	36.5
12	Pazdera, Aidan	248	HEAT	3	W27	L3	L7	W23	W18	3.0	10.5	11.5	8	34.5
13	Harris, Vivian	167	HEAT	3	L17	D14	W21	L8	W24	2.5	6	10.5	6	34.5
14	Labouisse, Kai	30	WEST	3	L16	D13	L24	W22	W23	2.5	5	9	5	30
15	Yang, Vian	628	BOAKS	3	W26	W5	L2	H---	U---	2.5	4	8	9.5	23.5
16	Burton, Olive	515	HEAT	3	W14	W23	L3	L1	L7	2.0	11	16	9	48.5
17	Shi, Alexander	30	CENTRL	3	W13	W24	L4	L10	L6	2.0	10	14	9	41.5
18	Baheri, Kian	30	NESBIT	3	L4	L11	W26	W19	L12	2.0	8.5	12.5	5	34
19	Mendez, Marina	30	HEAT	3	L3	W27	L10	L18	W25	2.0	7	11	5	33
20	Stephanos, Kayla	30	CENTRL	3	L6	L7	W27	L9	B---	2.0	7	10	3	27
21	Tuzar, Dane	30	WEST	3	L5	B---	L13	W25	L9	2.0	6.5	10	5	27.5
22	Fomin, Anastacia	30	HEAT	3	L9	L25	B---	L14	W26	2.0	4	7	3	18
23	Slater, Benjamin	30	HEAT	3	W11	L16	D5	L12	L14	1.5	10.5	14	6.5	40.5
24	Stiefel, Grace	30	HEAT	3	H---	L17	W14	L5	L13	1.5	7	10.5	5	29.5
25	Moretti, Lucas	30	BRITT	3	L1	W22	L11	L21	L19	1.0	8	13	4	37
26	Huang, Katrina	30	HEAT	3	L15	L10	L18	B---	L22	1.0	6.5	9.5	1	27
27	Parihar, Aarav	30	SEREND	3	L12	L19	L20	H---	U---	0.5	3.5	6.5	0.5	16

Grade 4

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Sijp, Neel	723	HEAT	4	W11	W10	W5	W3	W4	5.0	10.5	12	15	42
2	Kumar, Manya	40	NESBIT	4	L4	W12	W6	W5	W3	4.0	11.5	12	10	42
3	Johnson, Kyle	40	HEAT	4	B---	W8	W4	L1	L2	3.0	15	15	11	42
4	Kim, Kara	347	FOX	4	W2	W7	L3	W10	L1	3.0	14.5	16.5	11	54
5	Nelson, Christopher	40	FOX	4	W13	W6	L1	L2	W10	3.0	14	14.5	10	44
6	Peterson, Skyler	646	FOX	4	W9	L5	L2	W13	W7	3.0	11.5	12	8	37
7	Nguyen, Jason	40	FOX	4	W8	L4	W9	W12	L6	3.0	10.5	11	10	31
8	Manrao, Andrew	40	ARUN	4	L7	L3	W11	W9	W12	3.0	8.5	9	6	29
9	Tanvir, Ronok	40	CIPRI	4	L6	W11	L7	L8	B---	2.0	7.5	10.5	4	26
10	Yang, Kevin	277	HEAT	4	W12	L1	W13	L4	L5	2.0	7	12	8	41
11	Kostrub, Rhodes	40	CIPRI	4	L1	L9	L8	B---	W13	2.0	5	10	2	28
12	Fazeli-taremi, Dariush	40	FOX	4	L10	L2	B---	L7	L8	1.0	8	12	2	34
13	Clusin, Audrey	40	HEAT	4	L5	B---	L10	L6	L11	1.0	6.5	9.5	3	28
14	Akka, Benton	40	CENTRL	4	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

Grades 5-8

#	Name	Rtng	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[C]	TBrk[O]
1	Aravind, Abhijith	966	BREWI	5	W14	W5	D3	W2	W7	4.5	13.5	15	13.5	48.5
2	Yedidia, Ariane	924	ARROYO	5	W17	W8	W6	L1	W3	4.0	14	15.5	13	47
3	Narayan, Gabrile	473	HIILV	6	W12	W9	D1	W6	L2	3.5	14.5	16.5	12.5	51.5
4	Li, Ethan	407	FOX	5	L10	W11	D7	W8	W5	3.5	12	14	8.5	43.5
5	Li, Caspar	186	CPARK	5	W19	L1	W9	W13	L4	3.0	13	14	10	40
6	Li, Aidan	530	RALST	7	W15	W10	L2	L3	W11	3.0	12.5	14	10	44
7	Saban, Annie	346	KIDS	5	D11	W18	D4	W12	L1	3.0	12	12.5	10	39.5
8	Chua, Desmond	60	BOWM	6	W13	L2	W16	L4	W12	3.0	11.5	13.5	9	39.5
9	Pyalling, Mikhail	50	TIERRA	5	W16	L3	L5	W14	W13	3.0	10.5	12	8	36.5
10	Tuzar, Zackary	60	WEST	6	W4	L6	L12	W18	W15	3.0	10	10.5	8	33.5
11	Zhang, Derek	50	CENTRL	5	D7	L4	W18	X16	L6	2.5	6.5	10	6.5	32.5
12	Gurskis, Aidan	60	RALST	6	L3	W14	W10	L7	L8	2.0	10.5	14	7	42.5
13	Ginwalla, Samina	375	TIERRA	5	L8	W17	W19	L5	L9	2.0	8.5	11.5	7	32
14	Suits, Derek	126	FOX	5	L1	L12	W17	L9	B---	2.0	6.5	11	3	30.5
15	Shajeeb, Ruba	70	LAWSN	7	L6	L16	B---	W19	L10	2.0	6	9	4	25
16	Yang, Xander	258	NUEVA	6	L9	W15	L8	F11	X19	2.0	4.5	7.5	4	21
17	Presta, Francois	107	BAYW	5	L2	L13	L14	B---	W18	2.0	4	8	2	27
18	McDow, Jonathan	50	OCEAN	5	B---	L7	L11	L10	L17	1.0	6.5	9.5	4	26.5
19	Kang, Noel	50	FOX	5	L5	B---	L13	L15	F16	1.0	3.5	6.5	3	21
20	Knappau, Honukai	274	TIERRA	6	U---	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	0	0	0

USCF-Rated 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	Finkelstein, Alan	1202	TIERRA	6	W18	W19	W4	W5	D2	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.5	51.5
2	Cartagena, Ethan	1393	PENIN	8	W28	W9	W3	W8	D1	4.5	14.5	15.5	14.5	52.5
3	Liou, Keenan	1173	CENTRL	7	W13	W14	L2	W20	W9	4.0	13.5	15.5	12	47.5
4	Liu, Tristan	1074	BAYS	7	W22	W15	L1	W19	W8	4.0	12	14	12	49.5
5	Ward, Julian	520	CENTRL	7	D6	W23	W16	L1	W15	3.5	13	15	10.5	46.5
6	Kumar, Rohan	996	BAYS	7	D5	W7	D11	D15	W16	3.5	12.5	15	10	46.5
7	Velicheti, Sri Krishna Sai	1100	BOWD	7	H---	L6	W22	W17	W10	3.5	11	11	8	34.5
8	Liou, Collin	1214	ARROYO	5	W12	W20	W10	L2	L4	3.0	14.5	16.5	12	52.5
9	Leong, Evan	1046	FOX	5	W30	L2	W12	W11	L3	3.0	14.5	15.5	10	46
10	Cottrell, Alexander	1041	CENTRL	6	W27	W21	L8	W14	L7	3.0	11.5	12	11	35.5
11	Lu, Thomas	889	BAYS	7	W25	D16	D6	L9	W22	3.0	11	12.5	9.5	38
12	Cheng, Andrew	697	FOST	4	L8	W27	L9	W21	W20	3.0	10	10.5	7	36
13	Chen, Derek	641	FRANK	3	L3	L17	W27	W25	W19	3.0	10	10.5	6	30.5
14	Kostrub, Anders	891	CIPRI	6	W31	L3	W29	L10	W24	3.0	9.5	10	9	33
15	Gong, Jared	844	FOX	5	W29	L4	W21	D6	L5	2.5	9	13.5	9	41.5
16	Regan, Elliott	1078	LAUREL	5	W24	D11	L5	W23	L6	2.5	8.5	14	9	40
17	Vyas, Pranav	497	FOST	5	L20	W13	W28	L7	D18	2.5	7.5	12	7.5	33
18	Cottrell, Nicholas	754	ARROYO	4	L1	W26	L20	W30	D17	2.5	6.5	12	6.5	36
19	Dara, Anish	904	KIDS	4	W26	L1	W24	L4	L13	2.0	11	15.5	8	41.5
20	Yuryev, Jacob	969	FOX	5	W17	L8	W18	L3	L12	2.0	11	15	8	45
21	Kothari, Jay	599	BRITT	2	W23	L10	L15	L12	W29	2.0	8	11	6	34
22	Tuimavave, Isaia	623	SCCLC	6	L4	W31	L7	W29	L11	2.0	7.5	11.5	6	34
23	Gong, Nathan	1069	RALST	8	L21	L5	W26	L16	W31	2.0	7	10.5	4	29.5
24	Kodige, Samay	629	ARROYO	4	L16	W25	L19	W28	L14	2.0	7	10	6	33
25	Abraham, Zayne	383	FOST	5	L11	L24	B---	L13	W30	2.0	6	9	3	24.5
26	Bobba, Sid	492	FOST	5	L19	L18	L23	W27	W28	2.0	5.5	8	3	22.5
27	Abraham, Zion	567	BOWD	8	L10	L12	L13	L26	B---	1.0	8	11	0	27
28	Agarwal, Avirral	818	RALST	6	L2	W30	L17	L24	L26	1.0	7.5	12	4	34
29	Golomb, David	161	HEAT	2	L15	B---	L14	L22	L21	1.0	6.5	9.5	3	30
30	Golomb, Stanley	577	HEAT	4	L9	L28	W31	L18	L25	1.0	5.5	8.5	3	24.5
31	Itami-wolf, Kenta	412	NOTRE	1	L14	L22	L30	B---	L23	1.0	5	8	1	22

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Peninsula Chess League Tournament (2017-2018)

These rules apply to the Peninsula Chess League tournaments in 2017-2018. This a team-oriented event open to grade K-8 kids who live in the San Francisco Peninsula.

This will be an individual Swiss tournament with 5 sections, but trophies will be awarded based on team performance.

Summary

Date: Friday, October 20th (2017), January 19th (2018), April 20th (2018)
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Location: Belmont Public Library
Pre-registration is required (http://januarypcl.eventbrite.com/).
There will be 5 sections:

USCF advanced section (approx rating 800-1200)
USCF intermediate section (approx rating 400-800)
USCF beginner section (approx rated under 400)
Unrated 4th-8th grade
Unrated K-3rd grade

Each section will have about 15-20 players.
All games in the USCF sections will be USCF Quick-Rated.
Time control for USCF sections: G/15; d3 (game in 15 minutes with a 3 second delay)
Time control for unrated sections: 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: 6:45pm, 7:25pm, 8:15pm. Trophies: 8:55pm
Players must play for the school they currently attend, except 5th graders (and below) may play for their elementary school alma mater
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.
Players who score a perfect 3.0 in the K-3 unrated section will be asked to play in the 4th-8th grade section in the next tournament. Players who score a perfect 3.0 in the 4th-8th grade unrated section will be asked to join the USCF for the next tournament.

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 4th-8th grade: 28 points per win
Unrated K-3rd grade: 24 points per win
USCF members must play in USCF section (exceptions may be made for players rated under 200).
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 will be placed in an appropriate USCF section (TD discretion).
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).

Saturday, January 21, 2017

January 2017 PCL Results

The January 2017 Peninsula Chess League tournament was held on Friday, January 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). 91 kids from 26 different schools participated.

Here is the USCF Rating Report.

Winning teams:

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

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

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

1st Place, Small Team (3 players); Fox

1st Place, Mini Team (2 players): Peninsula Liberty Academy

Players with perfect 3.0 scores: Ethan Cartagena (PLA), Anish Mathan (El Carmelo), Vishal Dandamudi (Brewer Island), Avirral Agarwal (Ralston Middle), Julian Ward (Arroyo/Central Middle), Anders Kostrub (Ralston Middle), Evelyn Su (Brewer Island), and Akshita Bisht (Brewer Island), Orion Gurskis (Central Elementary), Shrisha Dandamudi (Brewer Island), Aravind Acharya (Foster City), and Michael Fowler (Central Elementary).

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

Team Size 6 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	500
Arroyo/Central Middle	447
Ralston Middle	362
Fox	358

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Brewer Island	Vishal Dandamudi	Section 2	3.0	114
Brewer Island	Evelyn Su	Section 4	3.0	84
Brewer Island	Akshita Bisht	Section 4	3.0	84
Brewer Island	Ankit Muppala	Section 2	2.0	76
Brewer Island	Shrisha Dandamudi	Section 5	3.0	72
Brewer Island	Arush Bisht	Section 4	2.5	70
Brewer Island	Neil Bhatkhande	Section 3	2.0	68
Brewer Island	Suraj Yarrapathruni	Section 4	2.0	56
Brewer Island	Alan Su	Section 4	2.0	56
Brewer Island	Akshay Anandh	Section 4	2.0	56
Brewer Island	Neeharika Kumar	Section 5	2.0	48
Brewer Island	Sumedha Chikkerur	Section 4	1.5	42
Brewer Island	Abhijith Aravind	Section 1	1.0	42
Brewer Island	Trisha Sabadra	Section 3	1.0	34
Brewer Island	Varsha Muppala	Section 5	1.0	24
Brewer Island	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	Section 5	1.0	24
Brewer Island	Manav Ejjalaghatta	Section 4	0.0	0
Brewer Island	Aashika Anandh	Section 5	0.0	0

Team Size 5 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	430
Arroyo/Central Middle	409
Ralston Middle	334
Fox	316
Cipriani	102

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Arroyo/Central Middle	Julian Ward	Section 3	3.0	102
Arroyo/Central Middle	Collin Liou	Section 1	2.0	84
Arroyo/Central Middle	Alexander Cottrell	Section 1	2.0	84
Arroyo/Central Middle	Nicholas Cottrell	Section 2	2.0	76
Arroyo/Central Middle	Keenan Liou	Section 1	1.5	63
Arroyo/Central Middle	Alex Dils	Section 2	1.0	38
Arroyo/Central Middle	Zachary Tyson	Section 2	1.0	38
Arroyo/Central Middle	Akash Devalcheruvu	Section 3	1.0	34
Arroyo/Central Middle	Cade Miller	Section 4	0.0	0

Team Size 4 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	358
Arroyo/Central Middle	346
Ralston Middle	296
Fox	268
Central Elementary	268
Cipriani	102

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Ralston Middle	Avirral Agarwal	Section 2	3.0	114
Ralston Middle	Anders Kostrub	Section 3	3.0	102
Ralston Middle	Nathan Gong	Section 1	1.0	42
Ralston Middle	Mikael Cheng	Section 2	1.0	38
Ralston Middle	Aidan Li	Section 2	1.0	38
Ralston Middle	Aidan Gurskis	Section 4	1.0	28

Team Size 3 Standings

School	Points
Brewer Island	282
Arroyo/Central Middle	270
Ralston Middle	258
Fox	220
Central Elementary	212
College Park	200
Heather	144
Kids Connection	134
Cipriani	90
Bowditch Middle	63

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Fox	Evan Leong	Section 1	2.0	84
Fox	Ryan Lee	Section 3	2.0	68
Fox	Erick Cheng	Section 3	2.0	68
Fox	Mak Boonyapornnad	Section 5	2.0	48
Fox	Justin Wong	Section 5	2.0	48
Fox	Jacob Yuryev	Section 1	1.0	42
Fox	Jared Gong	Section 2	1.0	38
Fox	Skyler Peterson	Section 2	1.0	38
Fox	Ethan Li	Section 3	1.0	34
Fox	Erik Leong	Section 3	1.0	34
Fox	Kara Kim	Section 3	0.5	17
Fox	Addya Agarwal	Section 5	0.5	12

Team Size 2 Standings

School	Points
Ralston Middle	216
Brewer Island	198
Arroyo/Central Middle	186
Peninsula Liberty Academy	164
Fox	152
College Park	144
Central Elementary	144
El Carmelo	138
Alto International	124
Woodland	122
Kids Connection	110
Tierra Linda	105
Heather	96
Foster City	96
Foster City Elementary	84
Cipriani	66
Bayside	63
Bowditch Middle	63
Baywood	51

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Peninsula Liberty Academy	Ethan Cartagena	Section 1	3.0	126
Peninsula Liberty Academy	Caden Cartagena	Section 2	1.0	38

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Tierra Linda	Alan Finkelstein	Section 1	2.0	84
Tierra Linda	Adam Zweiger	Section 1	0.5	21

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bayside	Tristan Liu	Section 1	1.5	63
Bayside	Rohan Kumar	Section 1	0.0	0

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

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Woodland	Adam Bederov	Section 1	2.0	84
Woodland	Nathan Bederov	Section 2	1.0	38

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Foster City Elementary	Alex Zhao	Section 1	2.0	84
Foster City Elementary	Zayne Abraham	Section 3	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Bowditch Middle	Sri Krishna Sai Velicheti	Section 1	1.5	63
Bowditch Middle	Desmond Chua	Section 4	0.0	0
Bowditch Middle	Zion Abraham	Section 2	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Kids Connection	Anish Dara	Section 2	2.0	76
Kids Connection	Mannansh Nayyar	Section 3	1.0	34
Kids Connection	Anika Dara	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
College Park	Trevor Yao	Section 2	2.0	76
College Park	Trent Yao	Section 3	2.0	68
College Park	Dylan Chua	Section 4	2.0	56

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Alto International	Niko Nachbar	Section 2	2.0	76
Alto International	Yaarah Tehrani	Section 5	2.0	48

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
El Carmelo	Anish Mathan	Section 2	3.0	114
El Carmelo	Kavya Mathan	Section 5	1.0	24

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
SCCLC	Isaia Tuimavave	Section 2	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Cipriani	Ishaan Aradhye	Section 2	1.0	38
Cipriani	Mitchell Feldman	Section 4	1.0	28
Cipriani	Nathan Feldman	Section 5	1.0	24
Cipriani	Robbie Feldman	Section 5	0.5	12
Cipriani	Rhodes Kostrub	Section 4	0.0	0

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
Arundel	Baron Edwards	Section 3	2.0	68

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Notre Dame	Kenta Itami-Wolf	Section 3	2.0	68

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Central Elementary	Orion Gurskis	Section 5	3.0	72
Central Elementary	Michael Fowler	Section 5	3.0	72
Central Elementary	Everett Keninger	Section 3	2.0	68
Central Elementary	Aeron Gurskis	Section 4	2.0	56

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Nesbit	Kian Baheri	Section 4	1.0	28

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Borel Middle	Logan Wall	Section 4	2.0	56

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Audubon	Christian Salamanca	Section 5	0.0	0

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Heather	Nirav Adavikolanu	Section 5	2.0	48
Heather	Olive Burton	Section 5	2.0	48
Heather	Cooper Burton	Section 5	2.0	48

School	Name	Section	Score	Points
Foster City	Aravind Acharya	Section 5	3.0	72
Foster City	Ananya Acharya	Section 5	1.0	24

Individual results:

Section 1 (USCF-rated 888-1371)

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	1371	8	Peninsula Liberty Academy	W13	W11	W2	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	2	1
2	Alan Finkelstein	1176	6	Tierra Linda	W16	W4	L1	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	2	1
3	Alex Zhao	1119	4	Foster City Elementary	L11	W13	W6	2.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	9.0	1	2
4	Adam Bederov	928	8	Woodland	W7	L2	W8	2.0	0.0	5.5	4.0	11.5	2	1
5	Collin Liou	1216	5	Arroyo/Central Middle	D10	W15	D9	2.0	0.0	3.5	4.0	6.5	2	1
6	Alexander Cottrell	990	6	Arroyo/Central Middle	W14	W12	L3	2.0	-1.0	4.0	5.0	7.0	1	2
7	Evan Leong	1095	5	Fox	L4	W16	W11	2.0	-1.0	3.0	3.0	7.0	2	1
8	Keenan Liou	1122	7	Arroyo/Central Middle	D15	W10	L4	1.5	1.0	4.0	3.5	8.0	1	2
9	Tristan Liu	1094	7	Bayside	L12	W14	D5	1.5	0.0	4.0	2.5	8.0	1	2
10	Sri Krishna Sai Velicheti	1075	7	Bowditch Middle	D5	L8	W12	1.5	-1.0	4.5	2.5	10.5	2	1
11	Abhijith Aravind	945 P15	5	Brewer Island	W3	L1	L7	1.0	0.0	7.0	3.0	12.0	1	2
12	Jacob Yuryev	888	5	Fox	W9	L6	L10	1.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	10.0	1	2
13	Nathan Gong	1080	8	Ralston Middle	L1	L3	W16	1.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	9.0	1	2
14	Elliott Regan	1120	5	Laurel	L6	L9	W15	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	9.0	1	2
15	Adam Zweiger	1030	6	Tierra Linda	D8	L5	L14	0.5	0.0	4.5	1.5	8.5	2	1
16	Rohan Kumar	1064	7	Bayside	L2	L7	L13	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	9.0	2	1

Section 2 (USCF-rated 567 - 820)

Place	Name	Rating	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Anish Mathan	697	2	El Carmelo	W13	W7	W5	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	2	1
2	Vishal Dandamudi	625	5	Brewer Island	W10	W12	W4	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	10.0	2	1
3	Avirral Agarwal	618	6	Ralston Middle	W6	W16	W9	3.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	9.0	2	1
4	Trevor Yao	759 P5	3	College Park	X18	W8	L2	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	1	1
5	Anish Dara	760	4	Kids Connection	W15	W9	L1	2.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	1	2
6	Ankit Muppala	723 P6	5	Brewer Island	L3	W11	W13	2.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	9.0	1	2
7	Niko Nachbar	621 P8	3	Alto International	B-	L1	W10	2.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	1	1
8	Nicholas Cottrell	683	4	Arroyo/Central Middle	W11	L4	W14	2.0	-1.0	4.0	4.0	8.0	2	1
9	Alex Dils	664 P9	4	Arroyo/Central Middle	W14	L5	L3	1.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	13.0	1	2
10	Mikael Cheng	759	6	Ralston Middle	L2	W17	L7	1.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	11.0	2	1
11	Jared Gong	794	5	Fox	L8	L6	W12	1.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	10.0	1	2
12	Zachary Tyson	714	5	Arroyo/Central Middle	W17	L2	L11	1.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	8.0	2	1
13	Aidan Li	589	7	Ralston Middle	L1	B-	L6	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	9.0	1	1
14	Caden Cartagena	820 P12	3	Peninsula Liberty Academy	L9	W15	L8	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	8.0	1	2
15	Skyler Peterson	664	4	Fox	L5	L14	W16	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	10.0	1	2
16	Nathan Bederov	684	3	Woodland	X19	L3	L15	1.0	-1.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	1	1
17	Ishaan Aradhye	593	3	Cipriani	L12	L10	B-	1.0	-2.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	1	1
18	Isaia Tuimavave	623	6	SCCLC	F4	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	0	0
19	Zion Abraham	567	8	Bowditch Middle	F16	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0	0

Section 3 (USCF-rated under 526)

Place	Name	Rating	Grade	School	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Total	TB(H)	TB(S)	TB(C)	TB(CO)	NW	NB
1	Julian Ward	270 P3	7	Arroyo/Central Middle	W10	W5	W7	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	2	1
2	Anders Kostrub	100 P0	6	Ralston Middle	W12	W6	W3	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	2	1
3	Neil Bhatkhande	278 P16	2	Brewer Island	W8	W4	L2	2.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	13.0	1	2
4	Everett Keninger	100 P0	2	Central Elementary	W9	L3	W12	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	2	1
5	Ryan Lee	442 P23	2	Fox	W15	L1	W14	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	1	2
6	Baron Edwards	305 P3	2	Arundel	W11	L2	W16	2.0	0.0	4.5	4.0	8.5	2	1
7	Kenta Itami-Wolf	100 P0	1	Notre Dame	X18	W13	L1	2.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	9.0	1	1
8	Trent Yao	525 P3	5	College Park	L3	W16	W10	2.0	-1.0	3.5	3.0	8.5	2	1
9	Erick Cheng	437 P3	3	Fox	L4	W11	W17	2.0	-1.0	3.5	3.0	6.5	2	1
10	Ethan Li	486	5	Fox	L1	W15	L8	1.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	10.0	1	2
11	Trisha Sabadra	517	4	Brewer Island	L6	L9	W13	1.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	10.0	1	2
12	Mannansh Nayyar	451	4	Kids Connection	L2	W17	L4	1.0	0.0	5.5	2.0	11.5	1	2
13	Erik Leong	318	2	Fox	W14	L7	L11	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	8.0	1	2
14	Camden Baxter	100 P0	3	Baywood	L13	B-	L5	1.0	-1.0	3.0	2.0	7.0	1	1
15	Akash Devalcheruvu	100 P3	6	Arroyo/Central Middle	L5	L10	B-	1.0	-1.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	1	1
16	Kara Kim	334 P2	4	Fox	D17	L8	L6	0.5	0.0	4.5	1.5	8.5	2	1
17	Calvin Baxter	100 P0	3	Baywood	D16	L12	L9	0.5	0.0	3.5	1.5	6.5	1	2
18	Zayne Abraham	383	5	Foster City Elementary	F7	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	0	0

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	Evelyn Su	5	Brewer Island	W6	W12	W5	3.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	11.0	1	2
2	Akshita Bisht	4	Brewer Island	X16	W14	W4	3.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	5.0	1	1
3	Arush Bisht	5	Brewer Island	W11	D10	W12	2.5	0.0	3.5	5.0	9.0	2	1
4	Aeron Gurskis	2	Central Elementary	W9	W8	L2	2.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	13.0	2	1
5	Logan Wall	6	Borel Middle	W15	W7	L1	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	1	2
6	Dylan Chua	3	College Park	L1	B-	W10	2.0	0.0	4.5	3.0	10.0	1	1
7	Suraj Yarrapathruni	5	Brewer Island	X17	L5	W11	2.0	-1.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	1	1
8	Alan Su	3	Brewer Island	B-	L4	W15	2.0	-1.0	2.0	4.0	5.0	1	1
9	Akshay Anandh	5	Brewer Island	L4	W15	W14	2.0	-1.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	1	2
10	Sumedha Chikkerur	5	Brewer Island	W13	D3	L6	1.5	0.0	5.5	4.0	9.0	2	1
11	Kian Baheri	3	Nesbit	L3	W13	L7	1.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	10.0	0	3
12	Aidan Gurskis	6	Ralston Middle	W14	L1	L3	1.0	0.0	5.5	3.0	11.0	2	1
13	Mitchell Feldman	4	Cipriani	L10	L11	B-	1.0	-1.0	2.5	1.0	6.0	2	0
14	Manav Ejjalaghatta	4	Brewer Island	L12	L2	L9	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	12.0	1	2
15	Rhodes Kostrub	4	Cipriani	L5	L9	L8	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	12.0	2	1
16	Desmond Chua	6	Bowditch Middle	F2	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	6.0	0	0
17	Cade Miller	4	Arroyo/Central Middle	F7	U-	U-	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	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	Orion Gurskis	2	Central Elementary	W12	W19	W9	3.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	7.5	2	1
2	Shrisha Dandamudi	3	Brewer Island	W15	W18	W7	3.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	6.5	1	2
3	Aravind Acharya	2	Foster City	W13	W20	W5	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	6.0	1	2
4	Michael Fowler	K	Central Elementary	W20	W14	W6	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	6.0	2	1
5	Yaarah Tehrani	3	Alto International	W21	W8	L3	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	10.0	1	2
6	Mak Boonyapornnad	2	Fox	W10	W21	L4	2.0	1.0	5.0	5.0	9.0	1	2
7	Nirav Adavikolanu	2	Heather	W14	W15	L2	2.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	8.0	2	1
8	Olive Burton	3	Heather	W11	L5	W12	2.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	10.0	2	1
9	Cooper Burton	1	Heather	W18	W13	L1	2.0	0.0	4.5	5.0	7.5	1	2
10	Neeharika Kumar	3	Brewer Island	L6	W17	W16	2.0	-1.0	4.0	3.0	11.0	2	1
11	Justin Wong	2	Fox	L8	W16	W17	2.0	-1.0	4.0	3.0	10.0	2	1
12	Varsha Muppala	1	Brewer Island	L1	B-	L8	1.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	10.0	1	1
13	Prakruthi Radhakrishnan	1	Brewer Island	L3	L9	W20	1.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	11.0	1	2
14	Anika Dara	1	Kids Connection	L7	L4	B-	1.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	11.0	1	1
15	Kavya Mathan	1	El Carmelo	L2	L7	W21	1.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	11.0	2	1
16	Nathan Feldman	1	Cipriani	W19	L11	L10	1.0	0.0	4.5	3.0	6.5	1	2
17	Ananya Acharya	K	Foster City	B-	L10	L11	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	6.0	1	1
18	Robbie Feldman	2	Cipriani	L9	L2	D19	0.5	0.0	5.5	0.5	11.5	1	2
19	Addya Agarwal	2	Fox	L16	L1	D18	0.5	0.0	4.5	0.5	9.5	2	1
20	Christian Salamanca	2	Audubon	L4	L3	L13	0.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	13.0	2	1
21	Aashika Anandh	2	Brewer Island	L5	L6	L15	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	11.0	1	2

Friday, January 13, 2017

2017 Fox School Scholastic Chess Tournament - FAQ

General FAQ

When is the tournament?

Sunday, March 19th, 2017. 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.
USCF membership is required to play in the 6-8th grade USCF section. You may join here: https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php. Note that unrated 6th-8th graders can still play in the unrated 5th-8th grade section.

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 unrated grade 5-8, and one for USCF-rated 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 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 section 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.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

2016 Baywood Tournament Results

90 players entered the 4th annual Baywood Chess Tournament on November 13th, 2016. Here are the results.

Noah Korn repeated his K-1 win from 2015. Caden Cartegena was a first time winner, in the 2-3 section. Jared Gong won the 4-5 section to complement his K-1 win in the Heather tournament way back in 2013. Ethan Cartegena won the 6-8 section that he also won back in 2014.

For the first time, the Baywood 6-8th grade section was USCF-rated. Here is the USCF Rating Report.

K-1 Section

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Noah Korn	10	W3	W4	W13	W2	W7	5.0
2	Krish Mandikanden	10	W8	W5	W6	L1	W3	4.0
3	Kenta Itami-Wolf	10	L1	W9	W10	W12	L2	3.0
4	Michael Fowler	10	W18	L1	W11	L5	W12	3.0
5	Joshua Jing	10	D9	L2	W14	W4	D6	3.0
6	Graham Sargeant	10	D12	W16	L2	W9	D5	3.0
7	Allison Newman	unr.	D15	X17	D12	W13	L1	3.0
8	Ryan Newman	10	L2	L10	B---	W16	W13	3.0
9	Christopher Joe	10	D5	L3	X17	L6	W16	2.5
10	Sanvi Kumar	unr.	L11	W8	L3	D14	W15	2.5
11	Sasha Rana	10	W10	L13	L4	W15	D14	2.5
12	Tyler Ma	10	D6	W15	D7	L3	L4	2.0
13	Kavya Mathan	10	W14	W11	L1	L7	L8	2.0
14	Jackson Knapp	10	L13	B---	L5	D10	D11	2.0
15	Samuel Cholovsky	10	D7	L12	D16	L11	L10	1.0
16	Lia Finn	10	H---	L6	D15	L8	L9	1.0
17	Brady Weyer	10	H---	F7	F9	U---	U---	0.5
18	Rocco Casamassina	10	L4	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0

2-3 Section

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Caden Cartagena	812	W14	W26	W9	W4	W2	5.0
2	Trevor Yao	791	W11	W16	W10	W3	L1	4.0
3	Ishaan Aradhye	412	W5	W12	W24	L2	W15	4.0
4	Vian Yang	617	W33	W19	W29	L1	W11	4.0
5	Baron Edwards	20	L3	W27	W12	W23	W10	4.0
6	Caleb Roodman	20	D7	W36	D18	W13	W9	4.0
7	Ryan Lee	470	D6	W8	W13	L9	W18	3.5
8	Colby Manrao	20	H---	L7	W28	W20	W19	3.5
9	Erik Leong	319	W31	W15	L1	W7	L6	3.0
10	Luke Schumacher	30	W35	W17	L2	W24	L5	3.0
11	Calvin Baxter	30	L2	W30	W35	W17	L4	3.0
12	Victor Chapas	20	W27	L3	L5	W30	W26	3.0
13	Grant Strehlow	20	B---	W20	L7	L6	W31	3.0
14	Charlie Wilcox	30	L1	L18	W27	W35	W24	3.0
15	Aeron Gurskis	20	W37	L9	W32	W25	L3	3.0
16	Raghav Vemulapalli	20	W30	L2	L25	W34	W23	3.0
17	Leo Gelb	20	X39	L10	W31	L11	W25	3.0
18	Kian Baheri	30	L26	W14	D6	W21	L7	2.5
19	Miles Yu	20	W32	L4	D20	W22	L8	2.5
20	Isaac Copen	30	W21	L13	D19	L8	W33	2.5
21	Aaron Minton	20	L20	B---	D22	L18	W32	2.5
22	Camden Baxter	30	L23	W38	D21	L19	W36	2.5
23	Holden Keane	20	W22	L29	W26	L5	L16	2.0
24	Orion Gurskis	20	W34	W25	L3	L10	L14	2.0
25	Arthur Li	30	W28	L24	W16	L15	L17	2.0
26	Mak Boonyapornnad	20	W18	L1	L23	W36	L12	2.0
27	Luke Williams	30	L12	L5	L14	B---	W37	2.0
28	Hunter Stoval	20	L25	D34	L8	D37	W35	2.0
29	Michael Balshunou	30	W38	W23	L4	U---	U---	2.0
30	Aidan Schneider	30	L16	L11	D33	L12	W38	1.5
31	Kian Jenks	20	L9	W37	L17	D32	L13	1.5
32	Bailey Chinnan	30	L19	W33	L15	D31	L21	1.5
33	Evan Joe	30	L4	L32	D30	W38	L20	1.5
34	Kamran Hindi	30	L24	D28	D36	L16	H---	1.5
35	Jonny Freedman	20	L10	W39	L11	L14	L28	1.0
36	Erin Finn	30	H---	L6	D34	L26	L22	1.0
37	Brennan Sherman	30	L15	L31	D38	D28	L27	1.0
38	Mari Galstan	unr.	L29	L22	D37	L33	L30	0.5
39	Evan Westheimer	30	F17	L35	U---	U---	U---	0.0

4-5 Section

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Jared Gong	905	W11	W3	D9	W6	W2	4.5
2	Jacob Yuryev	853	W13	W8	W4	W9	L1	4.0
3	Skyler Peterson	685	W10	L1	W18	W7	W9	4.0
4	Elliott Regan	1120	W17	W16	L2	W12	D5	3.5
5	Ariane Yedidia	862	W20	W12	L6	W8	D4	3.5
6	Andrew Manrao	unr.	H---	W19	W5	L1	W12	3.5
7	Caspar Li	unr.	W19	L9	W11	L3	W13	3.0
8	Jonas Roodman	40	B---	L2	W19	L5	W17	3.0
9	Neel Sijp	729	W14	W7	D1	L2	L3	2.5
10	Christopher Nelson	40	L3	W13	L16	W14	D11	2.5
11	Dylan Williams	50	L1	W14	L7	W15	D10	2.5
12	Manya Kumar	547	W18	L5	W15	L4	L6	2.0
13	Josh Geller	50	L2	L10	W17	W18	L7	2.0
14	Jamie Lenhard	40	L9	L11	B---	L10	W18	2.0
15	Tyler Fernandez	40	L16	W17	L12	L11	B---	2.0
16	Ankit Muppala	723	W15	L4	W10	U---	U---	2.0
17	Wyatt Yang	50	L4	L15	L13	B---	L8	1.0
18	Spencer Field	40	L12	B---	L3	L13	L14	1.0
19	Frankie Presta	107	L7	L6	L8	U---	U---	0.0
20	Zoe Casamassina	50	L5	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0

6-8 Section

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	Ethan Cartagena	1350	D5	W3	W4	W2	W7	4.5
2	Collin Liou	1133	W12	W6	W7	L1	W3	4.0
3	Tristan Liu	934	W4	L1	W6	W11	L2	3.0
4	Alan FInkelstein	1232	L3	W9	L1	W8	W5	3.0
5	Keenan Liou	1076	D1	W8	D11	W7	L4	3.0
6	Nathan Gong	1078	W13	L2	L3	W12	W11	3.0
7	Evan Leong	1095	W10	W11	L2	L5	L1	2.0
8	Alex Zhao	1035	H---	L5	W10	L4	D12	2.0
9	Isaia Tuimavave	640	L11	L4	L12	W10	W13	2.0
10	Alex Dils	490	L7	W12	L8	L9	B---	2.0
11	Adam Zweiger	1123	W9	L7	D5	L3	L6	1.5
12	Thomas Lu	928	L2	L10	W9	L6	D8	1.5
13	Xander Yang	268	L6	B---	H---	U---	L9	1.5