Scholastic chess information and news.
Nathan Lee of Issaquah won the 6 player round robin event with 4.5-.5 score. Roland Feng of Seattle was 2nd with 4-1. Lee and Feng drew their game. Event was held Jan. 4-6, 2013.
David Hendricks of Sammamish was the tournament director. USCF crosstable link.
The 2012 National K12 Championships that were held 30 November – 2 December at the Marriott Orlando World Center Resort, Orlando, FL had 10 players from Washington and Oregon attending.
Kyle Haining of Kellogg Middle School, Lake Forrest Park WA played in the 95 player 7th grade section and scored 5.5-1.5 tying for 5th-9th place just .5 point behind the 1st-4th place winners. In the same section were Olga Cherepakin of Lakeside Middle School living in Lake Forrest Park WA (4-3) and Konstant Velichko of Inglewood Jr. High in Sammamish WA (4-3).
Marcell Szabo of Lowell Elementary, Seattle WA placed clear first in the 131 player 6th grade section with 6.5-.5. Also in the section with a 4.5-2.5 score was Seth Talyansky of Portland Jewish Academy, Portland OR.
The 5th grade section of 125 players had Jan Buzek of APP at Lincoln, Seattle WA scoring 5-2 and Karen Haining of Ridgeway Elementary, Lake Forrest Park WA scoring 2.5-4.5.
The 4th grade section had 163 players and Marc Huang of Bellevue Children’s Academy scored 6-1 tying for 1st-6th place. Sean Alexander Van-zo-li of Catlin Gabel School in Portland OR scored 4-3 in this section.
The 3rd grade section had 145 players including Aaryan Deshpande of Audubon Elementary, Redmond WA scoring 5-2.
Fall Classic Nov 17, 2012, Eugene, OR had 68 total players. The TD was J. Ramey.
Section Elite 8 results: Grabinsky, Aaron a 9th grader of Coquille, Dalthorp, Matt a 11th grader of Albany and Skalnes, Erik a 10th grader of Eugene tied for 1st all at 3-1. Aaron lost to Erik, Matt lost to Aaron and Erik lost to Matt.
Section Advanced results: Hawks, Brandon a 12th grader of Shelon High School won with 4.5-.5 upping his scholastic rating from 1036 to 1259 based on 23 rated games.
Section Intermediate results: Moses, Rocky of Roosevelt Middle School won 5-0.
Section Novice 1 results: Reeves, Leo a 2nd grader was the 5-0 winner.
Section Novice 2 results: Crow, Atticus a 6th grader and Glesmann, Christopher an 8th grader from Cottage Grove both scored 4-1.
92 kids in 5 sections took part in the Thanksgiving Scholastic held Nov 23 in Redmond WA as a one-day event, part of the Washington Class. David Hendricks was the TD.
K-3 Open was won by Yu, Jason with a 5-0 score
K-3 U800 was won by Zhang, Jack with a 4-0 score
4-6 Open was won by Zhang, Zachary with a 5-0 score
4-6 U900 was won by Fong, Byron with a 4.5-.5 score
7-12 Open ended in first place tie between Cherepakhin, Olga and Ranganathan, Amartya both scoring 4-1.
See story “West Seattle dad shares the game with others” in the West Seattle Herald.
Clackamas K-12 Open will occur on Saturday, October 20, 2012
Location: Clackamas High School
14488 SE 122nd Ave
Clackamas, OR 97015 USA
Description: This tournament is open to all K-12 players of all skill levels and it is Clackamas High School Chess Club’s first event. It will have multiple grade based sections which will reward individual performance as well as team performance.
• All K-12 players of all levels are welcome to play.
• This tournament is NWSRS rated. No annual membership fee or prior tournament playing experience required.
• Participation in this tournament counts towards the OSCF State Championship tournament attendance requirements.
• All sections are NWSRS rated. Latest NWSRS ratings will be used for pairings. Participants without ratings will be assigned a rating for pairing purposes of 100 times their grade (i.e. 6th grade x 100 = 600).
• Ties will be broken by SwissSys pairing system (Tie break order- Cumulative, Opponent’s cumulative, Solkoff, Performance of Opposition).
• Bring chess clocks, notation paper & pen/pencil. (Boards and sets provided.)
• Parents/coaches bring additional chess sets, book, etc… to keep everyone busy between rounds.
• 100% Pre-Registered Event. No on-site registrations accepted. Online registration through www.oscf.org
• Entry deadline is 11:59 pm, Tuesday, 10/16/12. Cost is $25. A family discount is offered. The cost for two siblings is $40 and three siblings is $50. Late registration is offered on Thursday 10/18/12. The cost is $40. There is no family discount if you register late. No extensions will be given after that time.
TO REGISTER, send an e-mail to Ed Addis at chessalot@aol.com. The Subject line should be titled CHS Chess and include the player(s) name, school, grade, and your phone number in the message. You may also call (503) 658-7809 with the information.
HALF POINT BYE: Playing soccer in the morning or afternoon or simply cannot make it to every round, but you still want to play? Participants can request a Half Point Bye(s) for any round for any reason. All requests must be sent by e-mail to Ed Addis at chessalot@aol.com by Thursday October 18, 2012.
PAYMENT: Please send your check or money order payable to (Please note player name, grade, and school attending):
Clackamas HS – Chess Club
14428 SE 122nd Ave
Clackamas, OR 97015
All entries on or after 10/12/12 must pay on site by cash or check.
Location Details
Clackamas High School – West Campus
14428 SE 122nd Ave
Clackamas, OR 97015
SECTIONS: All sections will play 5 rounds using the Swiss pairing system. We will avoid pairing team members against each other as much as possible (i.e, after 3 rounds the 3-0 score group has 4 individuals and 3 are from the same school). Tournament organizers reserve the right to add or combine sections depending on the number of registrations.
HIGH SCHOOL SECTION: Students in grades 9th – 12th. Notation required.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION: Students in grades 6th – 8th. Notation highly recommended.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SECTION: Students in grades 3rd – 5th. Notation recommended
PRIMARY SCHOOL SECTION: Students in grades K – 2nd. Notation would be great, but is not expected.
TIME CONTROL: For all sections is Game in 30 minutes with 5 second delay. Games started without clocks may have chess clocks placed on them when 40 minutes has elapsed from the start of the round with 10 minutes remaining for each contestant.
SCHEDULE:
8:15 – 8:45 am —- CHECK IN
9 AM—————— 1st Round
10:15 AM———— 2nd Round
11:30 AM————- 3rd Round
12:30 PM————–LUNCH
1:30 PM ————– 4th Round
2:45 PM————— 5th Round
4:15 PM—————-AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: For those finishing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place and all individuals with a Plus Score (3 points or higher) in each section.
TEAM AWARDS: Six Trophies will be awarded to top 2 teams representing a High School, Middle School, and Elementary/Primary School. The number of entries from any one school is not limited, but only the top four individual scores will be used to determine the team’s total.
Contact: Ed Addis
Email: chessalot@aol.com
Phone: (503) 658-7809