the Open section continues today for one last round, but the remaining sections are complete. Weibel Team coach NM Hayk Manvelyan was a big winner in the U2300 section, tying for first place with 6.0 out of 7 and getting a cool $4,000 check. In the U2100 section, former Weibel attendee and coach Kevin Moy finished with 5.0, as did former Weibel Team attendee Abhishek Handigol. Both received a check for $68.
Joanna Liu had 4.5 in U1900. Anthony Zhou in U1900, Steven Li in U1700, and Vittal Thirumalai in U1250 all had plus scores of 4.0 as well.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
North American Open in Las Vegas
| The annual post-Christmas edition of the 2012 North American Open in Las Vegas is nearing its completion. Many Weibel team members, alumni, and coaches are participating, in sections ranging from Open all the way to U1250. Here are some pictures of many of the participants. |
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Monday, December 17, 2012
I want to thank everyone for giving up their weekend to attend the State Grade Level Championships in a crowded and inadequate facility at the Pleasanton Hilton. I want to assure all of you that are new to large events that not all big tournaments are run as badly. For those of you heading to the Super-Nationals in April, I do expect you to see how proper preparation can produce a successful event with 5000 plus participants, not just 400 plus as appeared at this weekends event.
On a very very positive note--I had a number of parents from other schools ask how they could join the Weibel Chess Team, not just because they could tell we had serious chess players, but because our children were truly enjoying themselves playing chess. They were disappointed to learn that except for a very few exceptions, our program was limited to students attending our elementary school.
Our happy kids, as a whole, did quite well with a good number coming home with trophies. Since I do want to get to bed before I collapse, I am not going to list all the trophy winners. You can find the full results of the Championships at http://bayareachess.com/events/12/c15.php
The best result of the evening came from fifth grade student Anthony Zhou. As the new State Fifth Grade Champion Anthony will forever have his name engraved in the Weibel Chess Hall of Fame. Oliver Wu, in second grade continues his meteoric rise to someday winning a State Championship and maybe more. He finished third without a lose, winning four games and tying a fifth. Close on his tail was Louis Law who only lost to the ultimate winner of the event. Right behind Louis in the standings with four wins and one loss was Eshaan Mistry. Both tied for fourth place. There were a large number of other Weibel players in this section that give us amazing depth. I have predicted that by the time this group is in sixth grade, baring anyone moving, Weibel will win the Nationals again.
I had mentioned last Friday that I would provide special awards to anyone in grades K, 1, 2 & 3 who get 4 out of five points. Since grades 4 and up played 6 games, winners of my special award would have to obtain 4.5 points and up. Besides the names I mentioned earlier, third grade student Ryan Song obtained a tie for third place with 4 points. Second grader William Sartorio obtained four points. In fourth grade, Jeremy Chen will be a recipient of the award with 4.5 points and a tie for sixth place.
What about Team results? Well, many would say getting second in every section except Kindergarten was a great result. However, it is hard for me to feel that way. We went into the last round in every division either in first place or with a great chance of winning first place. Our--my--Weibel Team fell victim once again to the gremlins that have plagued us in almost every major tournament except the Nationals over the last five years. Our players lose their final games. We do not have the staying power and I am at a loss as to how to fix the problem. I have tried different motivation methods over the years all to no avail. This year I tried to work on visualization and confidence. I am going to continue that theme for the rest of the chess year as we may need more time. Time will tell.
Now on to my heroes--the players and parents in Kindergarten. They gave us our only State Championship Team. We have only two Kindergarten players on the Team. We needed three for a team in the Grade Level. In other championships a Team consists of four players. I put out a call to our Club for an extra player. Three people responded and so Weibel had five players in Kindergarten to draw its three top player points from. The five Kindergarten players on this year's State Championship Team are: Mihir Gadre, Nik Sadeghi, Erin Law, Alex Htutt, Natalie Brahan.
One final note: Throughout most of my tenure at Weibel the vast majority of the players drop out of organized tournament chess by Junior High School. Our class of 2010 continues playing chess even though they do not train any more at Weibel. Last year they placed second in the Junior High Nationals. Today, they won the Ninth Grade State Championship. I can't express how much this meant to me to stand on stage next to this group of wonderful, dedicated and skilled players. I can literally say that I looked up to each and every one of them. I tried standing on my toes, but it didn't help. KUDOS to Irvington students Daniel Ho, Justin Wang, Amarinder Chahal, Nikhil Jaha, Shubham Gupta. I hope they join us at the Super Nationals in Nashville the first weekend in April.
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On a very very positive note--I had a number of parents from other schools ask how they could join the Weibel Chess Team, not just because they could tell we had serious chess players, but because our children were truly enjoying themselves playing chess. They were disappointed to learn that except for a very few exceptions, our program was limited to students attending our elementary school.
Our happy kids, as a whole, did quite well with a good number coming home with trophies. Since I do want to get to bed before I collapse, I am not going to list all the trophy winners. You can find the full results of the Championships at http://bayareachess.com/events/12/c15.php
The best result of the evening came from fifth grade student Anthony Zhou. As the new State Fifth Grade Champion Anthony will forever have his name engraved in the Weibel Chess Hall of Fame. Oliver Wu, in second grade continues his meteoric rise to someday winning a State Championship and maybe more. He finished third without a lose, winning four games and tying a fifth. Close on his tail was Louis Law who only lost to the ultimate winner of the event. Right behind Louis in the standings with four wins and one loss was Eshaan Mistry. Both tied for fourth place. There were a large number of other Weibel players in this section that give us amazing depth. I have predicted that by the time this group is in sixth grade, baring anyone moving, Weibel will win the Nationals again.
I had mentioned last Friday that I would provide special awards to anyone in grades K, 1, 2 & 3 who get 4 out of five points. Since grades 4 and up played 6 games, winners of my special award would have to obtain 4.5 points and up. Besides the names I mentioned earlier, third grade student Ryan Song obtained a tie for third place with 4 points. Second grader William Sartorio obtained four points. In fourth grade, Jeremy Chen will be a recipient of the award with 4.5 points and a tie for sixth place.
What about Team results? Well, many would say getting second in every section except Kindergarten was a great result. However, it is hard for me to feel that way. We went into the last round in every division either in first place or with a great chance of winning first place. Our--my--Weibel Team fell victim once again to the gremlins that have plagued us in almost every major tournament except the Nationals over the last five years. Our players lose their final games. We do not have the staying power and I am at a loss as to how to fix the problem. I have tried different motivation methods over the years all to no avail. This year I tried to work on visualization and confidence. I am going to continue that theme for the rest of the chess year as we may need more time. Time will tell.
Now on to my heroes--the players and parents in Kindergarten. They gave us our only State Championship Team. We have only two Kindergarten players on the Team. We needed three for a team in the Grade Level. In other championships a Team consists of four players. I put out a call to our Club for an extra player. Three people responded and so Weibel had five players in Kindergarten to draw its three top player points from. The five Kindergarten players on this year's State Championship Team are: Mihir Gadre, Nik Sadeghi, Erin Law, Alex Htutt, Natalie Brahan.
One final note: Throughout most of my tenure at Weibel the vast majority of the players drop out of organized tournament chess by Junior High School. Our class of 2010 continues playing chess even though they do not train any more at Weibel. Last year they placed second in the Junior High Nationals. Today, they won the Ninth Grade State Championship. I can't express how much this meant to me to stand on stage next to this group of wonderful, dedicated and skilled players. I can literally say that I looked up to each and every one of them. I tried standing on my toes, but it didn't help. KUDOS to Irvington students Daniel Ho, Justin Wang, Amarinder Chahal, Nikhil Jaha, Shubham Gupta. I hope they join us at the Super Nationals in Nashville the first weekend in April.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Grade Level State Championships
The Grade Level championships is taking place this weekend, December 15 and 16. Day 1 started with the 4th grade and up sections. After Day 1, two Weibel players, 4th grader Atri Surapaneni and 5th grader Anthony Zhou, are in with perfect 3.0 out of 3.0 so far. Another player on the team, Vittal Thirumalai, also has a perfect 3.0 out of 3.0 so far.
The Kindergarten thru 3rd grade Grade Level groups begin play on Sunday, while the 4th thru High School sections go into Day 2 on Sunday. The Weibel Team room is very small, so we ask all parents to refrain from staying in the room on Sunday - there will be at least another 30 players from K-3 playing, and the Team Room is designed for players to go over their games and prepare for upcoming games.
Pictures will be posted soon.
The Kindergarten thru 3rd grade Grade Level groups begin play on Sunday, while the 4th thru High School sections go into Day 2 on Sunday. The Weibel Team room is very small, so we ask all parents to refrain from staying in the room on Sunday - there will be at least another 30 players from K-3 playing, and the Team Room is designed for players to go over their games and prepare for upcoming games.
Pictures will be posted soon.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
World Youth Chess Championship - Final Results
In the U12 Open Division, Santa Clara's Samuel Sevian won the gold medal, while Cupertino's Cameron Wheeler also tied for first but got the silver medal. In the U14 Open Division, Utah FM Kayden Troff wold the gold medal. In the U8 Open Division, Ohio's Christopher Shen won the bronze medal. Congratulations to the four!
As far as the Weibel alumni goes, Joanna Liu wound up with 7.0 (out of 11) in the Girls U10 Division, while Kevin Moy wound up with 4.5
As far as the Weibel alumni goes, Joanna Liu wound up with 7.0 (out of 11) in the Girls U10 Division, while Kevin Moy wound up with 4.5
Monday, November 12, 2012
World Youth Chess Tournament - halfway point
The World Youth Chess Tournament is now at the halfway point. Two games were played on Monday, and Tuesday is a free day. Many of the families will be taking excursions to Lake Bled and the Postojna Caves along with the capital city of Ljubljana. Others are sticking around and catching up on homework.
There are two former players from Weibel Elementary that are playing in this tournament, 12 year old Kevin Moy and 10 year old Joanna Liu (pictured on the right, along with Boston's U10 player Carissa Yip). After Round 6, Joanna Liu is 4.5 out of 6.0 in the Girls U10 Division, while Kevin Moy is at 3.5 out of 6.0 in the Open U12 Division.
Other scorers from the Bay Area (out of 6 so far):
Baaji Daggaputi - Boys U8 - 4.5
Kelvin Jiang - Boys U8 - 2.5
Milind Maiti - Boys U8 - 3.0
Ben Rood - Boys U8 - 4.5
Joanna Liu - Girls U10 - 4.5
Rayan Taghizadeh - Boys U10 - 4.5
Ashritha Eswaran - Girls U12 - 4.5
Sam Sevian - Boys U12 - 5.5 (in first place)
Cameron Wheeiler - Boys U12 - 5.0
Kevin Moy - Boys U12 - 3.5
Vignesh Panchanatham - Boys U12 - 4.0
Siddharth Banik - Boys U12 - 4.0
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
World Youth Chess Tournament
The World Youth Chess Tournament, which is the Olympics and the Super Bowl combined of the international scholastic chess world, is taking place from November 7-19. This year, the tournament is being held in the ski resort city of Maribor, Slovenia. There are a total of 1587 total participants in various age categories. This is the most important youth chess event of the year, and therefore we see strong participation of much of the world's best young talents. 90+ participants from the United States are taking part this year in the event, ranging in ages from 6 to 17, including 15 from the Bay Area. Future sites include Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates for 2013 (August) and in Durban, South Africa in 2014 (September).
For the 5th year in a row, a current or former Weibel Elementary attendee will be participating in the event. This year, the participants are Horner Junior High and Weibel graduate 7th grader Kevin Moy in the Open U12 section, and former Weibel attendee 5th grader Joanna Liu in the Girls U10 section. For Kevin, this will be his first time at the World Youth, while this will be Joanna's 2nd trip to the World Youth. Joanna represented the US at the World Youth tournament two years ago in Greece in the Girls U8 division.
Other Weibel attendees in the past were Alisha Chawla (2008, 2009) and Michael Wang (2011).
The official website for more information is at http://www.wycc2012.com. Live games and results can be seen at http://www.chessdom.com and at http://www.chess-results.com. Look for further updates on this blog as well.
For USA qualification rules for future World Youth tournaments, please refer to the USCF guidelines page here (subject to change).
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
This sounds like good news for the Weibel Chess community, but sadly I do not think it will come to pass. I just received an e-mail that Salman Azhar sent to the CalChess Board expressing his intent to resign from the Board and no longer run Bay Area Chess or work at scholastic tournaments. Since there was nothing in the e-mail that said it was confidential, I am willing to share his words with you. He said: “i will be stepping down from my calchess board position in the thanksgiving meeting - I am also stepping down from Bayareachess as well and donating money to fund my replacement.” (sic – typos are his)
First, let me tell you that I did not receive the e-mail through any CalChess Board member. Years back, during a period like this when I was not on the CalChess Board, the President of CalChess at that time cried about how I was getting copies of their “private” e-mails. The President was convinced a Board member was leaking e-mails to me and was a traitor to the cause. I received them, as I always have, because CalChess Board members pass them on to their friends and colleagues who do the same. Well, sooner or later they get passed on to me.
Second, it sounds like good news because if I believed it were true it would mean that the Weibel parents’ vote to not attend any events Salman ran would be moot.
Third, if I were a Texas Hold’em betting man I would place everything all in that Salman Azhar will not resign. I guess he could resign and then rescind it because someone says he is needed. Then there is another scenario that the Board could refuse his resignation. He could then say he would accept the wisdom of their decision and stay on. Salman, in my sincere opinion, is the kind of individual who wants people to beg him to remain on so he can feel needed. I have heard him make such empty promises to resign/quit/leave before and none of them have come to pass. Translation, do not get your hopes up.
He wrote in his letter to the CalChess Board: “Please forgive me if there were any shortcomings in my work.” I am sure the three Weibel families, who filed charges against his “any” short comings, are smiling. I am also sure that they are wondering why he never had the courage to contact them to ask their forgiveness for his verbal attacks on their families and the whole Weibel team. He continues: “I tried my best to run quality events with the highest integrity.” Need I say anything about his integrity to those of you who attended the CalChess Grade Level last year? For any of you who are new this year to the Weibel Team and want an account of what occurred you can read one at the bottom of the following linked page (post #235943): http://www.uschess.org/forums/viewtopic.php&f=24&t=17126
When Dr. Azhar finally leaves the scholastic chess scene, I will happily to write an epitaph detailing and praising his positive contributions to our community. At the time, I will follow the old adage “to not speak ill of the dead.”
First, let me tell you that I did not receive the e-mail through any CalChess Board member. Years back, during a period like this when I was not on the CalChess Board, the President of CalChess at that time cried about how I was getting copies of their “private” e-mails. The President was convinced a Board member was leaking e-mails to me and was a traitor to the cause. I received them, as I always have, because CalChess Board members pass them on to their friends and colleagues who do the same. Well, sooner or later they get passed on to me.
Second, it sounds like good news because if I believed it were true it would mean that the Weibel parents’ vote to not attend any events Salman ran would be moot.
Third, if I were a Texas Hold’em betting man I would place everything all in that Salman Azhar will not resign. I guess he could resign and then rescind it because someone says he is needed. Then there is another scenario that the Board could refuse his resignation. He could then say he would accept the wisdom of their decision and stay on. Salman, in my sincere opinion, is the kind of individual who wants people to beg him to remain on so he can feel needed. I have heard him make such empty promises to resign/quit/leave before and none of them have come to pass. Translation, do not get your hopes up.
He wrote in his letter to the CalChess Board: “Please forgive me if there were any shortcomings in my work.” I am sure the three Weibel families, who filed charges against his “any” short comings, are smiling. I am also sure that they are wondering why he never had the courage to contact them to ask their forgiveness for his verbal attacks on their families and the whole Weibel team. He continues: “I tried my best to run quality events with the highest integrity.” Need I say anything about his integrity to those of you who attended the CalChess Grade Level last year? For any of you who are new this year to the Weibel Team and want an account of what occurred you can read one at the bottom of the following linked page (post #235943): http://www.uschess.org/forums/viewtopic.php&f=24&t=17126
When Dr. Azhar finally leaves the scholastic chess scene, I will happily to write an epitaph detailing and praising his positive contributions to our community. At the time, I will follow the old adage “to not speak ill of the dead.”
Friday, October 26, 2012
Lectures and stuff
GM-elect Enrico Sevillano will be at the Norcal House of Chess tonight, Friday 10/26 to give a lecture and do a Q&A from 6:00pm until 6:30pm.
On Monday 10/29, IM Elliot Winslow will be lecturing and giving a simul at the Let's Play Chess Club starting at 6pm. http://www.chessthings.com/flyer.php
also a final reminder to please attend one or more the following tournaments this weekend - either the Build-A-Home Fundraiser scholastic chess tournament at Ted Castro's Norcal House of Chess Saturday morning (suitable for players U1500), Albert Rich's Cupertino Quads Saturday afternoon (suitable for players U1100), and/or the US G/60 tournament on Sunday in Pleasanton (players over 1000), which also has a side event for players under 1000. The Grade Levels tournament, which will be held at the same Pleasanton location as the US G/60 Nationals, is a little over 6 weeks away and by the end of October everyone should have some tournament experience.
On Monday 10/29, IM Elliot Winslow will be lecturing and giving a simul at the Let's Play Chess Club starting at 6pm. http://www.chessthings.com/flyer.php
also a final reminder to please attend one or more the following tournaments this weekend - either the Build-A-Home Fundraiser scholastic chess tournament at Ted Castro's Norcal House of Chess Saturday morning (suitable for players U1500), Albert Rich's Cupertino Quads Saturday afternoon (suitable for players U1100), and/or the US G/60 tournament on Sunday in Pleasanton (players over 1000), which also has a side event for players under 1000. The Grade Levels tournament, which will be held at the same Pleasanton location as the US G/60 Nationals, is a little over 6 weeks away and by the end of October everyone should have some tournament experience.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Chess problem solving contest
The Let's Play Chess Club in Santa Clara is having a chess problem solving contest on Monday October 22.
The championship is free and runs from 7-9pm. 3 rounds, 15 total problems, each problem is graded on a 5 point scale (partial credit if you get close). Open to K-12 students. The winner will take home an atypically nice trophy!
LPCC is located at:
The championship is free and runs from 7-9pm. 3 rounds, 15 total problems, each problem is graded on a 5 point scale (partial credit if you get close). Open to K-12 students. The winner will take home an atypically nice trophy!
LPCC is located at:
Resurrection Lutheran Church
2495 Cabrillo Avenue
Santa Clara, CA
Friday, October 19, 2012
Norcal House of Chess activities for the rest of the month
I.
FRIDAY KNIGHT MARATHON (2nd round) starts on 10-19-2012.
more info here: http://norcalhouseofchess.com/?page_id=9
II.
NHC SCHOLASTIC SWISS 10-21-2012
October
21st at NorCal House of Chess
U1500
4 rounds, G/4; U1000 & U500 sections, 5 rounds, G/30; Entry fee is $30.00
($27.00 for NHC members). Starts at 10:15 a.m.
Under
1500, G/45, 4 rounds Round times: 10:15, 12:30, 2:15 & 4:00 pm. Under 1000
and Under 500, G/30, 5 rounds Round times: 10:15, 11:30, 1:30, 2:45 & 4:00
pm.Trophies for Top 5 winners of each section. Byes are available, if requested
before rd. 3. Rounds can start early if both players agree.
III. BUILD-A-HOME-SCHOLASTIC FUNDRAISER
On October 27th, 2012 join us at NorCal for an exciting fundraiser tournament, to help build homes in impoverished parts of Mexico! All proceeds go to the DOXA organization, a team headquartered in Seattle, WA that goes to Mexico to build homes for the needy. This is a great opportunity for kids to have fun playing chess and help build their USCF rating, while also donating to the people in need! More info about the organization DOXA at: http://doxaserves.org/. First game starts at 10:15 am! Tournament for scholastic players under 1500. Time contol: G/45, d5. One section, Under 1500. Trophies and medals will be awarded to winners and participants. $30, but $25 if you are an NHC member. Two 1/2 point byes can be issued if requested before the 2nd round.Round times: All games on 10/27. 10:15 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm
TD/Contact: Vikram Ganesh.
Contact norcalhouseofchess@gmail.com
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
some terminology for new players
What does Pxx (eg. P3 or P15) in the rating mean? A P in the rating means "provisional". The USCF gives you a provisional rating until you have played 25 rated games. In layman's terms what this means is that the rating can rise or fall dramatically, until the person has played 25 rated games. In some cases, players who have very high provisional ratings get the rating because they have played other provisional-rated players. Also, a person who has played fewer than 4 rated games is still considered to be unrated, and as such, should be paired as an unrated. This comes into play only in Quads tournaments, where pairings are based on one's rating.
How are ratings calculated? this is a tough one to answer precisely. The mathematical formula uses the Elo rating system which is the same system used to calculate ratings in other sports such as the BCS polls in college football. Generally speaking you gain rating points by winning and lose rating points by losing, but you gain more points by beating someone much higher rated than you than if you beat someone with a lower rating. And vice versa.
What's the difference between a Quad and a Swiss? A Quad is a modified form of a round-robin. 4 players are put together in a group, and these 4 players play each other. Usually, they are grouped based on their rating. A Swiss tournament is a format where the pairing is determined before a round starts. Generally speaking, it is based on 1) how many points (wins, draws, losses) they have at the time, and 2) their rating. What color they have played also is a factor at times but I'll explain that some other time. The way the pairing would go is that all the players with a certain score is grouped, and then matched based on their rating. So lets say that 6 players have 1 points after round 1. The pairing for round 2 would go like this - the players are ordered by rating. Then Player 1 (the player with the highest rating) would play Player 4 (the player with the 4th highest rating). Player 2 would play Player 5 and Player 3 would play Player 6. As you can see, the group is divided in half and players from the top half play players from the bottom half.
So what does this mean from a practicial perspective? It means that as you win, you generally play a higher-rated player, and if you lose, you play a lower-rated player. Of course, upsets do occur frequently, so this may not be the case. But generally speaking, we encourage players to play in more Swiss tournaments because it gives the player a chance to really test their ceiling if they are having a good tournament - something that probably doesn't happen in a Quads tournament.
There are a number of Swiss scholastic tournaments coming up - Norcal House of Chess has one on Sunday, and there is the G/30 and G/60 championships next Saturday and Sunday in Pleasanton. Please try and make as many of these tournaments as possible. This is good practice for our upcoming first required tournament, which is the Grade Level tournament in Pleasanton in December. Look at the blog on the right for more info.
What does G/30 and G/60 mean? G/30 means "game in 30". The number represents the number of minutes. Each player gets 30 minutes for the game. If the players are using a digital clock, the norm nowadays is that there is a delay of 5 seconds between each move. This is so that the player can write their move down in those 5 seconds. Sometimes you see a tournament listed as SD/1. This means "sudden death in 1 hour". The sudden death simply means that the game is over when the hour is over (in this case).
Can I take a bye in a Quad? no, you cannot. That would mess up the pairings, as someone would not have an opponent, which is not fair. The pairings have already been pre-arranged at the beginning of the tournament. If you child has a soccer game or dental appointment during the middle of a Quads tournament, don't sign up for the tournament.
What is a bye? Can I take a bye in a Swiss? yes you may. A bye means that you skip that round. If the tournament director is notified ahead of time, usually the person gets a 1/2 point for that bye. Sometimes the person will get 0 points depending on circumstances. The good thing about Swiss tournaments is that if you have a need to skip a round, or even two rounds, because of a conflict, it is no problem - notify the tournament director in advance.
Friday, October 12, 2012
National Chess Day schedule for Weibel Quads
Here is the current schedule of events for Saturday October 13, National Chess Day. As usual, please check in before 9:30am to ensure that you will be paired.
Tournament Times
U900 Schedule, in the MUR, G/30
Round Times: 10:15am, 11:30am, 1:00pm
900-1299 Schedule, in the Classrooms, G/45
Round Times 10:15am, 12:00pm, 02:00pm
1300+ Schedule, at Norcal House of Chess, .7 miles west of Weibel Elementary, G/75
Round Times: 10:15am, 01:00pm, 03:45pm
Simuls
Expert and World Youth attendee 12 year old Kevin Moy simul - 10:30am in the courtyard outside Rm 23
World Youth attendee 10 year old Joanna Liu simul - 12:30pm in the courtyard outside Rm 23
We are trying to collect money for both Kevin and Joanna to help defray their costs for going over to Europe to play in the World Youth tournament next month. Please give generously.
Lecture, Demonstrations and/or going over games on the giant board (location TBD):
10:30am - NM Hayk Manvelyan
12:00pm - WFM Uyanga Byambaa
01:00pm - IM Ricardo de Guzman
02:00pm - Expert Frisco Del Rosario (author of First Book of Morphy)
Feel free to bring your games over for them to evaluate. Games should be legible and complete.
In addition, these coaches will also be going over games throughout the day. Over at the Norcal House of Chess where the 1300+ games are going on, IM-elect Ronald Cusi and Vikram Ganesh will be going over games, along with the head of Norcal House of Chess Ted Castro.
There may be last minute additions (another simul, a bookseller, etc) so stay tuned.
Tournament Times
U900 Schedule, in the MUR, G/30
Round Times: 10:15am, 11:30am, 1:00pm
900-1299 Schedule, in the Classrooms, G/45
Round Times 10:15am, 12:00pm, 02:00pm
1300+ Schedule, at Norcal House of Chess, .7 miles west of Weibel Elementary, G/75
Round Times: 10:15am, 01:00pm, 03:45pm
Simuls
Expert and World Youth attendee 12 year old Kevin Moy simul - 10:30am in the courtyard outside Rm 23
World Youth attendee 10 year old Joanna Liu simul - 12:30pm in the courtyard outside Rm 23
We are trying to collect money for both Kevin and Joanna to help defray their costs for going over to Europe to play in the World Youth tournament next month. Please give generously.
Lecture, Demonstrations and/or going over games on the giant board (location TBD):
10:30am - NM Hayk Manvelyan
12:00pm - WFM Uyanga Byambaa
01:00pm - IM Ricardo de Guzman
02:00pm - Expert Frisco Del Rosario (author of First Book of Morphy)
Feel free to bring your games over for them to evaluate. Games should be legible and complete.
In addition, these coaches will also be going over games throughout the day. Over at the Norcal House of Chess where the 1300+ games are going on, IM-elect Ronald Cusi and Vikram Ganesh will be going over games, along with the head of Norcal House of Chess Ted Castro.
There may be last minute additions (another simul, a bookseller, etc) so stay tuned.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
National Chess Day and Weibel Quads
October 13 is National Chess Day. Since the Weibel Quads is going to be held on October 13, a couple of extra events and attractions will take place during this tournament.First of all, the tournament itself - this year, the Quads is split up into two tournaments at two different locations, the U1300 version of the Quads which is at Weibel Elementary, and the 1300+ version of the Quads, which this year will be held nearby, less than a mile west on Grimmer at the new Norcal House of Chess.
Registration here and Advanced Entries here.
There will also be two simultaneous exhibitions given by the two players from Fremont who will be representing the USA at the World Youth tournament in Slovenia in November, Kevin Moy and Joanna Liu. Both are former attendees of Weibel Elementary. Also, numerous members of the Weibel coaching staff and Norcal House of Chess staff will be on hand to go over games with the children. Among the members who will be present - IM Ricardo De Guzman, FM Ronald Cusi, WFM Uyanga Byambaa, and Expert Francisco Anchondo. There may be other chess-related activites going on throughout the day, so stay tuned.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Norcal House of Chess activities and tournaments this weekend
I. SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION by
youngest Chess Master in the US history.
This Friday (October 5), NorCal House of Chess will conduct a simultaneous
exhibition by the youngest chess master in the US history, Samuel Sevian. He
crossed 2200 rating at age 9! Interestingly, he did this impressive feat in our
very own tournament, NHC Open couple of years ago. His current rating is 2446!
He also has 2 IM norms and needs only one more to become an International
Master. He will be joined by his dad, who is also a strong player. Before the simul,
we will have a 30-minute segment for question/answer for both Sam and his dad
Armen. Please come and join us. Seats are limited so please email us if you want to
participate in this event.
Simultaneous
exhibition $ 17.00 ($ 15.00 for NHC members). We
will start the event at 6:15 pm. Please come at our new location: 48002 Osgood Road,
Fremont, CA 94539. For
more info, please go to our website at www.norcalhouseofchess.com.
II. OCTOBERFEST (October 6 &
7, 2012) g/75 at NHC
5-SS,
G/75, NorCal House of Chess 44802 Osgood Road, Fremont, CA 94539.
$$
1,000 based on 50 fully paid entries in 3 sections. Class prizes/sections will
be adjusted accordingly depending on the number of entrants.
SIDE EVENT: BLITZ TOURNAMENT
$ 15.00 entry fee
G/5;
5 rounds (2 games each)
80%
of the total amount will be given away.
4:30-6:30
pm October 7 (Sunday)
Friday, September 21, 2012
NHC U1500 Swiss Sat 9/22
For the players under 1500, please be sure to attend the NorCal House of Chess tournament tomorrow, Ssaturday September 22. 3 sections - U1500 4 rounds G/45, U1000 and U500, 5 rounds G/30. The Norcal House of Chess is at 44802 Osgood Road, at the northeast corner of Grimmer and Osgood.
Under 1500, G/45, 4 rounds
Round times: 10:15, 12:30, 2:15 & 4:00 pm.
Under 1000 and Under 500, G/30, 5 rounds
Round times: 10:15, 11:30, 1:30, 2:45 & 4:00 pm.
Trophies for Top 5 winners of each section.
Byes are available, if requested before rd. 3. Rounds can start early if both players agree.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Polgar World Open For Boys and Girls
The annual Susan Polgar World Open For Boys and Girls takes place October 6-7 in Oakbrook, IL, just west of Chicago. The winners of the Girls K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive automatic invitations to the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (late July 2013 at Webster University in St. Louis), which includes free room and board. The winner of the 9-12 Open section gets a free scholarship to Webster University in St. Louis, MO.
http://www.polgarworldopen.com/
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Reminders and a recommendation
For many of you, this is the first Weibel Chess blog post you've seen. Welcome! A reminder that the first Team meeting is this Friday, September 21. The first Club meeting is on Tuesday, September 25. Team times are from 2:55pm-5:30pm, and Club is from 2:55pm-4:15pm. Dr. Kirshner will be at the Back To School Night on Tuesday (9/18) from 6:30-7:00pm to answer any questions.
Ted Castro and the Norcal House of Chess will host a scholastic tournament for players rated under 1500 this Saturday, 9/22. The Norcal House of Chess has a new location, very close to Weibel, on the corner of Grimmer and Warm Springs Blvd/Osgood, at the northeast corner business complex. Please look to the right in the scholastic section tournament listings for more details. The tournament sections for scholastic and advanced kids are updated through New Year's Day. Note that there are tournaments every week, so please find many to go to. Also, a new 5-week Friday Night Marathon begins Friday September 28.
Book recommendation (for the parents). How Children Succeed - Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by noted education writer Paul Tough. Using some of the latest scientific research on non-cognitive thinking skills, Tough argues that skills like perserverance and self-control are just as important to success in academics, and in life, as having a high IQ. One chapter, "How to Think" focuses on the role chess plays in education and documents the successes Elizabeth Vichary-Spiegel has been achieving at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn (also featured in the upcoming Brooklyn Castle documentary). You can buy it at Amazon here.
Ted Castro and the Norcal House of Chess will host a scholastic tournament for players rated under 1500 this Saturday, 9/22. The Norcal House of Chess has a new location, very close to Weibel, on the corner of Grimmer and Warm Springs Blvd/Osgood, at the northeast corner business complex. Please look to the right in the scholastic section tournament listings for more details. The tournament sections for scholastic and advanced kids are updated through New Year's Day. Note that there are tournaments every week, so please find many to go to. Also, a new 5-week Friday Night Marathon begins Friday September 28.
Book recommendation (for the parents). How Children Succeed - Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by noted education writer Paul Tough. Using some of the latest scientific research on non-cognitive thinking skills, Tough argues that skills like perserverance and self-control are just as important to success in academics, and in life, as having a high IQ. One chapter, "How to Think" focuses on the role chess plays in education and documents the successes Elizabeth Vichary-Spiegel has been achieving at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn (also featured in the upcoming Brooklyn Castle documentary). You can buy it at Amazon here.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Start of School Year tidbits
The summer went by very quickly and everyone is now back in school. I wanted to recapitulate some of the things that went on over the summer, and list out some of the upcoming events coming up.
Over the summer, some of the kids were busy with chess. Among the highlights:
- Weibel Team member Abhishek Handigol continued his spectacular rise, going from 1683 at the end of the Scholastic State Championship at the end of April to 1955 this past weekend at the Labor Day State Championship tournament in San Francisco. Along the way, he placed very highly in 2 big tournaments this summer, tied for 2nd in the U1800 section of the National Open in Las Vegas back in June, and clear 1st in the Pacific Coast Open in the U1900 section at the Pacific Coast Open in Agoura Hills, CA.
- former Weibel Team member Michael Wang crossed 2050 this past weekend at the Labor Day State Championship tournament in San Francisco, and is now officially qualified for next year's World Youth tournament. I say former because sadly, Michael's family moved away to the Cupertino area this summer.
- former Weibel attendee and now Horner student and to-be World Youth attendee Kevin Moy got his first IM scalp this past weekend at the Labor Day Tournament in San Francisco, and in fact got his first two wins ever against masters. His rating is now 2073.
- Kudos goes to Weibel fourth grader Prithvi Nagamanivel for crossing 1000 and to 2nd grader Oliver Wu for getting almost to 1200. Both kept quite busy this summer with tournaments.
- Ted Castro's NorCal House of Chess moved to a location very close to Weibel, over at the complex on the northeast corner of Osgood and Grimmer. 44802 Osgood Road.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Beginner Chess camp 3-5pm from 9/11-9/14 - see Dr. Kirshner's email on 8/30 for more details
Parent's Meeting on 9/14 at 7pm - see Dr. Kirshner's email from August 29 for more details
the NorCal House of chess will have a couple of upcoming tournaments. See the right hand side of the blog for more details.
On 9/15-9/16, the Norcal House of Chess will host an advanced tournament for players 1000 and above. 4 rounds, 2 games each day.
On Saturday, 9/22, the Norcal House of Chess will host a scholastic tournament for players 1500 and under. 3 sections. 4 rounds G/45 for U1500, 5 rounds G/30 for U1000 and U500.
Over the summer, some of the kids were busy with chess. Among the highlights:
- Weibel Team member Abhishek Handigol continued his spectacular rise, going from 1683 at the end of the Scholastic State Championship at the end of April to 1955 this past weekend at the Labor Day State Championship tournament in San Francisco. Along the way, he placed very highly in 2 big tournaments this summer, tied for 2nd in the U1800 section of the National Open in Las Vegas back in June, and clear 1st in the Pacific Coast Open in the U1900 section at the Pacific Coast Open in Agoura Hills, CA.
- former Weibel Team member Michael Wang crossed 2050 this past weekend at the Labor Day State Championship tournament in San Francisco, and is now officially qualified for next year's World Youth tournament. I say former because sadly, Michael's family moved away to the Cupertino area this summer.
- former Weibel attendee and now Horner student and to-be World Youth attendee Kevin Moy got his first IM scalp this past weekend at the Labor Day Tournament in San Francisco, and in fact got his first two wins ever against masters. His rating is now 2073.
- Kudos goes to Weibel fourth grader Prithvi Nagamanivel for crossing 1000 and to 2nd grader Oliver Wu for getting almost to 1200. Both kept quite busy this summer with tournaments.
- Ted Castro's NorCal House of Chess moved to a location very close to Weibel, over at the complex on the northeast corner of Osgood and Grimmer. 44802 Osgood Road.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Beginner Chess camp 3-5pm from 9/11-9/14 - see Dr. Kirshner's email on 8/30 for more details
Parent's Meeting on 9/14 at 7pm - see Dr. Kirshner's email from August 29 for more details
the NorCal House of chess will have a couple of upcoming tournaments. See the right hand side of the blog for more details.
On 9/15-9/16, the Norcal House of Chess will host an advanced tournament for players 1000 and above. 4 rounds, 2 games each day.
On Saturday, 9/22, the Norcal House of Chess will host a scholastic tournament for players 1500 and under. 3 sections. 4 rounds G/45 for U1500, 5 rounds G/30 for U1000 and U500.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Norcal House of Chess Late Summer Marathon
The Norcal House of Chess Summer Marathon begins on Friday, August 24 at 6:00pm. The marathon runs for 5 consecutive Fridays, ending September 21. The Norcal House new location is very close to Weibel, in the office complex on the northeast corner of Osgood and Grimmer, 44802 Osgood Road.
There are 3 sections, 1800+, U1800, and U1300. Cash prizes and chess products (software, videos, etc.) Entry fee $45 for members, all are welcome. For the first meeting on August 24, GM Dejan Bojkov will give a lecture prior to the tournament start.
More info here: http://www.norcalhouseofchess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:chess-tourneys&catid=31:general
There are 3 sections, 1800+, U1800, and U1300. Cash prizes and chess products (software, videos, etc.) Entry fee $45 for members, all are welcome. For the first meeting on August 24, GM Dejan Bojkov will give a lecture prior to the tournament start.
More info here: http://www.norcalhouseofchess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:chess-tourneys&catid=31:general
Monday, July 9, 2012
Let's Play Chess memo from Mathew
Hi,
Happy Summer! All are invited to a lecture and simultaneous exhibition by Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov on Monday, July 16 at the Let's Play Chess Club in Santa Clara. GM Bojkov, 2009 Bulgarian Champion, chessbase.com contributor, top chess trainer, and co-author with Georgiev of "A Course In Chess Tactics" will lecture at 6pm and begin the simul at 7pm. The lecture is free; the simul is $15 and limited to 25 boards. Advance registration is required for the simul, 9 spaces are left. Email me if you are interested in playing in the simul vs GM Bojkov. LPCC meets Mondays 6-9 pm, and on 7/9 we'll continue our club championship (rd 5). http://chessthings.com/flyer.php
Summer classes are currently being held in Sunnyvale. 1 space is open in this week's upcoming class. Also, Saturday afternoon group chess instruction continues in Cupertino. http://chessthings.com/classes.php
The next LPC Quads is on July 21 at LPCC. http://chessthings.com/events.php
Best wishes,
Coach Mathew
matt@chessthings.com
Happy Summer! All are invited to a lecture and simultaneous exhibition by Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov on Monday, July 16 at the Let's Play Chess Club in Santa Clara. GM Bojkov, 2009 Bulgarian Champion, chessbase.com contributor, top chess trainer, and co-author with Georgiev of "A Course In Chess Tactics" will lecture at 6pm and begin the simul at 7pm. The lecture is free; the simul is $15 and limited to 25 boards. Advance registration is required for the simul, 9 spaces are left. Email me if you are interested in playing in the simul vs GM Bojkov. LPCC meets Mondays 6-9 pm, and on 7/9 we'll continue our club championship (rd 5). http://chessthings.com/flyer.php
Summer classes are currently being held in Sunnyvale. 1 space is open in this week's upcoming class. Also, Saturday afternoon group chess instruction continues in Cupertino. http://chessthings.com/classes.php
The next LPC Quads is on July 21 at LPCC. http://chessthings.com/events.php
Best wishes,
Coach Mathew
matt@chessthings.com
Friday, July 6, 2012
Chess tidbits
School is out, so most of you, including myself, have been laying low. Some future and past events over the past few weeks that haven't been covered:
- the annual Scholastic Championship is being held tomorrow, July 7, at the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco. This event is free, and rated. Please try and make it, there will be quite a few players there. 5 rounds, G/30.
- to-be 6th grader Michael Wang has now crossed 2000 and is now an Expert. He did this at the Summer Open in Milpitas a couple of weekends ago. Congrats to him!
- to-be 5th grader Anthony Zhou crossed 1800 at the Berkeley Open last weekend. Hooray for him!
- Weibel Team instructor NM Hayk Malvelyan crossed 2300 earlier in June at the Stamer Memorial in San Francisco. He is not too far away from getting a significant title, an FIDE Master (FM) title.
- speaking of FIDE, the July FIDE ratings are now out. Recent Weibel graduate Kevin Moy got his initial rating, and it came in very high, at 2001! That makes him 9th in the US for U12, and 61st in the world for U12.
- the official qualifers to represent the United States for the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships came out a couple of weeks ago, which will be held in Slovenia in November. Here is the official link: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/11792/319/. A whopping 18 qualifiers are from Northern California, including Weibel graduate Kevin Moy (Open U12) and former Weibel attendee Joanna Liu (Girls U10).
- the annual Scholastic Championship is being held tomorrow, July 7, at the Mechanics Institute in San Francisco. This event is free, and rated. Please try and make it, there will be quite a few players there. 5 rounds, G/30.
- to-be 6th grader Michael Wang has now crossed 2000 and is now an Expert. He did this at the Summer Open in Milpitas a couple of weekends ago. Congrats to him!
- to-be 5th grader Anthony Zhou crossed 1800 at the Berkeley Open last weekend. Hooray for him!
- Weibel Team instructor NM Hayk Malvelyan crossed 2300 earlier in June at the Stamer Memorial in San Francisco. He is not too far away from getting a significant title, an FIDE Master (FM) title.
- speaking of FIDE, the July FIDE ratings are now out. Recent Weibel graduate Kevin Moy got his initial rating, and it came in very high, at 2001! That makes him 9th in the US for U12, and 61st in the world for U12.
- the official qualifers to represent the United States for the 2012 World Youth Chess Championships came out a couple of weeks ago, which will be held in Slovenia in November. Here is the official link: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/11792/319/. A whopping 18 qualifiers are from Northern California, including Weibel graduate Kevin Moy (Open U12) and former Weibel attendee Joanna Liu (Girls U10).
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Chess in Las Vegas
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| Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov intently watching Atri's 1st Round game |
In the National Open, in the FIDE-rated U2200 section, Weibel Team Coach WFM Uyanga Byambaa finished in a tie for 2nd with 5.0 (out of 6) and a check for $710. Recent Weibel graduate Kevin Moy finished with 3.5 points. In the U1800 section, Weibel Team member Abhishek Handigol finished tied for 2nd with 5.0 and a check for $384.
In the International Youth tournament, in the U9 Open section, Atri Surapaneni tied for 2nd with 4.0 out of 5 and got 4th place. In the U14 U1100 section, Angela Chan also had 4.0 out of 5 and got the 5th place trophy. Anvi Surapaneni had 3.5 in this section.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Norcal House of Chess Summer camps
Weibel Coach Ted Castro will be running a summer chess camp for the entire summer at the Allstar Institute in Fremont. This is across the street from Ohlone College on Mission and Pine. The lineup of teachers has been finalized, and includes guest teachers from Europe GM Dejan Bojkov, IM Adam Hunt, and WFM Sabrina Chevannes. Sabrina has a very prominent chess school of her own in England and taught a class that was attended by a few of the Weibel team members back in January, and Dejan taught a master class last summer for NorCal House of Chess. In addition, regular teachers include Ted Castro, IM Ricardo DeGuzman, IM-elect Ronald Cusi, and Joyce LaForteza and possibly more.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Summer Chess Camps in the Fremont area
summer is around the corner, and although most of you have already made some sort of plans for the summer, here is a list of chess summer camps in the Fremont and Milpitas areas. There are lots of them this year.
Master Chess Camp (1100+)Bay Area Chess Center - Milpitas 1639A Main Street, Milpitas
with GM Sam Shankland
Advanced Only
http://www.bayareachess.com/camp/summer12.pdf
Saturday 6/2, Sunday 6/3, Saturday 6/30, Sunday 7/15
Norcal House of Chess will have camps all summer at the AllStar Institute, 43697 Mission Boulevard, 9-5pm. Featuring Coach Ted Castro, along with IM Ricardo De Guzman and FM Ronald Cusi amongst others.
Suitable for beginners, intermediate, and advanced
http://www.norcalhouseofchess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:chess-camp-winter&catid=31:general
Dates: 6/18-22, 6/25-29, 7/2-6, 7/9-13, 7/16-20, 7/23-27, 7/30-8/3, 8/6-10, 8/13-17, 8/20-24
India Community Center - Table Tennis Center
Classes led by Coach Gaurang Mehta
1453 N. Milpitas Blvd, 9:30-3pm
camps all summer, 6/11 thru 8/24
Suitable for beginners, intermediate, advanced
http://www.indiacc.org/chess
Success Chess Warm Springs Elementary
47370 Warm Springs Boulevard
9am-12pm for chess, full day available
Among the coaches is Coach Demetrius Goins
Suitable for beginners, intermediate
http://www.successchess.com/Summer2012/Summer2012.html
6/18-22, 6/25-29, 7/23-27, 7/30-8/3
Mission San Jose Elementary School Chess Camp
43545 Bryant
Monday thru Thursdays 9-3pm
Coaches include MSJE Coaches Joe Lonsdale and Chris Torres, and Francisco Anchondo
(beginners and intermediate)
http://www.chessandmusic.com/aboutus/
6/25-28, 7/2-5, 7/9-12, 7/16-19
Bay Area Chess Camp
Millard Elementary
Monday thru Friday 9-4pm, with extended hours available
8/13-17
http://www.bayareachess.com/camp/summer12.pdf
(beginners, intermediate)
Master Chess Camp (1100+)Bay Area Chess Center - Milpitas 1639A Main Street, Milpitas
with GM Sam Shankland
Advanced Only
http://www.bayareachess.com/camp/summer12.pdf
Saturday 6/2, Sunday 6/3, Saturday 6/30, Sunday 7/15
Norcal House of Chess will have camps all summer at the AllStar Institute, 43697 Mission Boulevard, 9-5pm. Featuring Coach Ted Castro, along with IM Ricardo De Guzman and FM Ronald Cusi amongst others.
Suitable for beginners, intermediate, and advanced
http://www.norcalhouseofchess.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:chess-camp-winter&catid=31:general
Dates: 6/18-22, 6/25-29, 7/2-6, 7/9-13, 7/16-20, 7/23-27, 7/30-8/3, 8/6-10, 8/13-17, 8/20-24
India Community Center - Table Tennis Center
Classes led by Coach Gaurang Mehta
1453 N. Milpitas Blvd, 9:30-3pm
camps all summer, 6/11 thru 8/24
Suitable for beginners, intermediate, advanced
http://www.indiacc.org/chess
Success Chess Warm Springs Elementary
47370 Warm Springs Boulevard
9am-12pm for chess, full day available
Among the coaches is Coach Demetrius Goins
Suitable for beginners, intermediate
http://www.successchess.com/Summer2012/Summer2012.html
6/18-22, 6/25-29, 7/23-27, 7/30-8/3
Mission San Jose Elementary School Chess Camp
43545 Bryant
Monday thru Thursdays 9-3pm
Coaches include MSJE Coaches Joe Lonsdale and Chris Torres, and Francisco Anchondo
(beginners and intermediate)
http://www.chessandmusic.com/aboutus/
6/25-28, 7/2-5, 7/9-12, 7/16-19
Bay Area Chess Camp
Millard Elementary
Monday thru Friday 9-4pm, with extended hours available
8/13-17
http://www.bayareachess.com/camp/summer12.pdf
(beginners, intermediate)
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pictures from the Elementary School Nationals
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| National individual K-6 co-champions Vignesh Panchanatham and Kevin Moy |
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| National K-6 Team co-champion team members Anthony Zhou, Kevin Moy, Steven Li and Michael Wang |
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| Abhishek Handigol with the 12th place trophy..great job Abi! |
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| group pic of some of the Weibel Team in Nashville |
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Elementary School Nationals - Final Update
The Weibel K-6 team rallied from 5th place going into the final round and won the team competition and is now the National Elementary School championship team, tying with NYC Lab School and NYC Dalton but winning the 1st place trophy (and the $2,000 in scholarship money) on tiebreaks. It was looking very bleak going into the last round, as the 6th round was another disastrous one for the top-seeded Weibel squad, having only picked up 1 point in the 6th round. But the other top schools also faltered, leaving Weibel with an opening. Down 1.5 points, but with 4 other teams ahead of Weibel, the mandate was to go for wins, no draws. Unlike past years in the Nationals, this year Weibel finished strong, as all 4 team members (Kevin Moy, Michael Wang, Anthony Zhou and Steven Li) won their last game and had just enough juice to get the coveted 1st place trophy. Getting a total of 18.5 points (out of 28) is a rather low score and certainly wasn't the score we were expecting, given an average team score of well over 1800, but it is certainly better to be lucky than to be good sometimes.
In addition, 6th grader Kevin Moy is also now a National Champion, having tied for first place (along with 4 others including Cupertino 6th grader Vignesh Panchanatham) with 6.0 out of 7. 5th grader Michael Wang finished in a tie for 6th place with 5.5 out of 7 and got the 8th place trophy. Weibel Team practice member Abhishek Handigol also tied for 6th and finished with the 12th place trophy, also with 5.5.
In the K-1 division, Weibel faltered in the last round and wound in in 7th place. In the K-3 division, Weibel finished 10th. Fremont's Mission San Jose Elementary tied for 1st place in the K-1 division and as such is a National Champion for the K-1 division.
Notable scores for the Weibel team representatives (out of 7.0)
K-6
Kevin Moy 6.0 (co-National Champion, gets the 5th place trophy)
Michael Wang 5.5 (8th place trophy)
Anthony Zhou 4.0
K-3
Anvi Surapaneni 4.5 (won 2nd place in the 800-899 class for K-3)
Atri Surapaneni 4.0
K-1
Louis Law 5.0 (won the 30th place trophy)
Oliver Wu 4.0
Vincent Wang 4.0
In addition, 6th grader Kevin Moy is also now a National Champion, having tied for first place (along with 4 others including Cupertino 6th grader Vignesh Panchanatham) with 6.0 out of 7. 5th grader Michael Wang finished in a tie for 6th place with 5.5 out of 7 and got the 8th place trophy. Weibel Team practice member Abhishek Handigol also tied for 6th and finished with the 12th place trophy, also with 5.5.
In the K-1 division, Weibel faltered in the last round and wound in in 7th place. In the K-3 division, Weibel finished 10th. Fremont's Mission San Jose Elementary tied for 1st place in the K-1 division and as such is a National Champion for the K-1 division.
Notable scores for the Weibel team representatives (out of 7.0)
K-6
Kevin Moy 6.0 (co-National Champion, gets the 5th place trophy)
Michael Wang 5.5 (8th place trophy)
Anthony Zhou 4.0
K-3
Anvi Surapaneni 4.5 (won 2nd place in the 800-899 class for K-3)
Atri Surapaneni 4.0
K-1
Louis Law 5.0 (won the 30th place trophy)
Oliver Wu 4.0
Vincent Wang 4.0
Elementary School Nationals - Round 6
Update 1: the K-1 kids are all out. No unexpected results, Louis and Vincent won their games. Weibel is now at 16.0 going into the final round.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Elementary School Nationals - end of Round 5
Not a good round for the Weibel K-6 team. We only managed to come up with 1.5 out of 4 even though everyone was playing down and in a couple of cases, way down. Kevin is now at 4.5 out of 5 and tied for 2nd going into the critical 6th round. Michael is at 4.0 out of 5 after drawing with a 1900+ player. The K-6 team has 13.5 points (out of 20), 1 point away from the lead. We will need 19.5, perhaps 20 to win, which is very doable, since everyone except for Kevin will be playing way down again for Round 6. It is absolutely critical that Weibel get at least 3 to 4 points in Round 6.
The K-1 team top 4 players all won their games in Round 5, so Weibel is in 3rd at 14.0 (out of 20), only 0.5 points behind the leaders. The K-1 team has a tough climb, as Oliver and Eshaan are playing up, while Louis and Vincent are playing down. The K-1 team realistically will also need 20 points to win, so they need to come up with 6 points in the last 2 rounds.
The K-3 team is in 13th place at 10.0 (out of 20).
Notable performances (out of 5):
K-6
Kevin Moy 4.5
Michael Wang 4.0
Anthony Zhou 3.0
K-3
Enya Mistry 3.0
K-1
Louis Law 4.0
Oliver Wu 4.0
Vincent Wang 3.0
Eshaan Mistry 3.0
The K-1 team top 4 players all won their games in Round 5, so Weibel is in 3rd at 14.0 (out of 20), only 0.5 points behind the leaders. The K-1 team has a tough climb, as Oliver and Eshaan are playing up, while Louis and Vincent are playing down. The K-1 team realistically will also need 20 points to win, so they need to come up with 6 points in the last 2 rounds.
The K-3 team is in 13th place at 10.0 (out of 20).
Notable performances (out of 5):
K-6
Kevin Moy 4.5
Michael Wang 4.0
Anthony Zhou 3.0
K-3
Enya Mistry 3.0
K-1
Louis Law 4.0
Oliver Wu 4.0
Vincent Wang 3.0
Eshaan Mistry 3.0
Elementary School Nationals, end of Round 4
it took a while, but after Round 4, the Weibel K-6 team has now inched out in front and is now in 1st place with 12.0 (out of 16). The Weibel K-1 team is in 5th place at 10.0 (out of 16), 2.5 points out of first, and the Weibel K-3 team is in 12th place at 8.5 (out of 16).
Individually, notable individual scores, out of 4:
K-6
Kevin Moy (2015) 3.5
Michael Wang (1941) 3.5
Anthony Zhou (1723) 3.0
K-3
Atri Surapaneni (1316) 2.5
K-1
Louis Law (1135) 3.0
Oliver Wu (992) 3.0
Update 5/12/2012 7:19pm
The K-1 team has made up a lot of ground for Round 5. Louis, Oliver, Eshaan, and Vincent have all won so far, so Weibel K1 has 14.0 out of 20 after Round 5.
Individually, notable individual scores, out of 4:
K-6
Kevin Moy (2015) 3.5
Michael Wang (1941) 3.5
Anthony Zhou (1723) 3.0
K-3
Atri Surapaneni (1316) 2.5
K-1
Louis Law (1135) 3.0
Oliver Wu (992) 3.0
Update 5/12/2012 7:19pm
The K-1 team has made up a lot of ground for Round 5. Louis, Oliver, Eshaan, and Vincent have all won so far, so Weibel K1 has 14.0 out of 20 after Round 5.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Elementary School Nationals - end of Round 2 update
The Elementary School Nationals are upon us, and the upset bug seemed to hit many of the Northern California players, including those from Weibel. All in all, many missed opportunities by our kids and in some cases, the results were disastrous. At the end of 2 rounds, the overall top-seeded Weibel K-6 team has 6.0 out of 8 points and is in 3rd place for the moment. The K-1 team has 5.0 out of 8 and is in 8th place. The K-3 team has 4.5 out of 8 and is in a 7-way tie for 6th place.
Hopefully in Round 3 the Weibel K-6 and K-1 teams can make up a lot of ground, as all the key players from both groups are playing down. Stay tuned for more updates.
Notable Point Scorers:
K-6
Kevin Moy (2015) and Michael Wang (1941) both are at 2.0 out of 2
K-3
Anvi Surapaneni (899) is at 1.5 out of 2
K-1
Oliver Wu (992) is at 2.0 out of 2
Hopefully in Round 3 the Weibel K-6 and K-1 teams can make up a lot of ground, as all the key players from both groups are playing down. Stay tuned for more updates.
Notable Point Scorers:
K-6
Kevin Moy (2015) and Michael Wang (1941) both are at 2.0 out of 2
K-3
Anvi Surapaneni (899) is at 1.5 out of 2
K-1
Oliver Wu (992) is at 2.0 out of 2
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Junior High Nationals - Final Update
The Horner Junior High team captured 2nd place in the K-8 Championship section, behind the powerful Kennedy Junior High team from Cupertino. Congratulations to Daniel Ho for his fine 5.5 performance and getting the 13th place trophy on tiebreaks.
Daniel's younger sister 5th grader Desiree fell short in her bid to win the K-9 U1250 section at the Junior High Nationals. She still finished with a fine 5.5, tying for 5th place and getting the 7th place trophy on tiebreaks. The K-9 U1250 team from Weibel finished in 6th place.
3rd graders Shivangi Gupta and Jeremy Chen both had 5.5 in the K-8 U1000 section as the Weibel Team finished 4th, just a scant one point away from 1st. Jeremy wound up with the 7th place trophy and Shivangi wound up with the 9th place trophy.
5th grader Sara Kaushik won a trophy for being the highest point scorer for U1100 in the K-8 championship section.
Daniel's younger sister 5th grader Desiree fell short in her bid to win the K-9 U1250 section at the Junior High Nationals. She still finished with a fine 5.5, tying for 5th place and getting the 7th place trophy on tiebreaks. The K-9 U1250 team from Weibel finished in 6th place.
3rd graders Shivangi Gupta and Jeremy Chen both had 5.5 in the K-8 U1000 section as the Weibel Team finished 4th, just a scant one point away from 1st. Jeremy wound up with the 7th place trophy and Shivangi wound up with the 9th place trophy.
5th grader Sara Kaushik won a trophy for being the highest point scorer for U1100 in the K-8 championship section.
Junior High Nationals - End of Round 6 update
Desiree Ho won her last game and is now at 5.5 out of 6, alone in first place going into the final round of the K-9 U1250 section. She will be going for a national championship title!
The Horner K-8 team is tied for 3rd place heading into the final game with a decent shot of getting as high as 2nd place.
The Weibel K-8 U1000 team is also tied for 3rd place heading into the final round, also with a decent chance to finish in 2nd place.
The Weibel K-9 U1250 team has dropped back a bit and is now tied for 5th place heading into the final round.
Other notable scorers:
In the K-8 Championship section, Horner's Daniel Ho (K-8 Championship) has 4.5/6.0 . A great weekend for the Ho family so far!
In the K-8 U1000 section, Jeremy Chen and Shivangi Gupta have a 4.5/6.0. Anvi Surapaneni has 4.0/6.0.
Good luck to all, let's finish strong!
The Horner K-8 team is tied for 3rd place heading into the final game with a decent shot of getting as high as 2nd place.
The Weibel K-8 U1000 team is also tied for 3rd place heading into the final round, also with a decent chance to finish in 2nd place.
The Weibel K-9 U1250 team has dropped back a bit and is now tied for 5th place heading into the final round.
Other notable scorers:
In the K-8 Championship section, Horner's Daniel Ho (K-8 Championship) has 4.5/6.0 . A great weekend for the Ho family so far!
In the K-8 U1000 section, Jeremy Chen and Shivangi Gupta have a 4.5/6.0. Anvi Surapaneni has 4.0/6.0.
Good luck to all, let's finish strong!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Junior High Nationals - end of Round 5 update
The Horner K-8 team is still tied for 4th place heading into the final 2 games.
The Weibel K-9 U1250 team is also tied for 4th place heading into the final 2 games
The Weibel K-8 U1000 team is alone in 4th place heading into the final 2 games.
Notable scorers:
In the K-9 U1250 section, Desiree Ho has had a fine tournament so far with 4.5/5.0
In the K-8 U1000 section, Jeremy Chen has a 4.0/5.0 so far
Vittal Thirumalai (K-9 U1250), Daniel Ho (K-8 Championship), Kory Hui (K-8 Championship), and Shivangi Gupta (K-8 U1000) all have 3.5 out of 5.0. Former Weibel student and now attending Stratford Middle School Sameer Vijay also has 3.5 out of 5.0.
The Weibel K-9 U1250 team is also tied for 4th place heading into the final 2 games
The Weibel K-8 U1000 team is alone in 4th place heading into the final 2 games.
Notable scorers:
In the K-9 U1250 section, Desiree Ho has had a fine tournament so far with 4.5/5.0
In the K-8 U1000 section, Jeremy Chen has a 4.0/5.0 so far
Vittal Thirumalai (K-9 U1250), Daniel Ho (K-8 Championship), Kory Hui (K-8 Championship), and Shivangi Gupta (K-8 U1000) all have 3.5 out of 5.0. Former Weibel student and now attending Stratford Middle School Sameer Vijay also has 3.5 out of 5.0.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Junior High Nationals
17 members from the Weibel Chess Team, along with 7 members from the Horner Junior High Team will travel down to San Diego this weekend to compete.
58 total players from Northern California will make the trek down to San Diego, including 5 members from the Kennedy Middle High team in Cupertino who will attempt to take down the famed IS 318 Junior High team from New York that just won the HS Nationals in Minneapolis 2 weekends ago. That promises to be a tremendous competition.
Udates will be provided for members of the Weibel team as they come in. More information can be found by going here.
Update 04/28/2011 08:05pm - Not a particularly good weekend so far for any of the Weibel or Horner teams as the halfway point of the tournament has been reached. The Horner K-8 Championship team is in 5th place going into Round 5, as is the Weibel K-9 U1250 team. The Weibel K-8 U1000 team is in 4th place going into Round 5. I think most of the players in San Diego are now finding out that the players from across the country have done some serious preparation.
Individually, Desiree is at 3.5/4.0 in the K-9 U1250 group, and Jeremy, Shivangi, and Anvi are at 3.0/4.0 in the K-8 U1000 group.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday Updates on the Girls' Nationals
Update 04/22 02:40pm: Weibel 10 and Under finished in 2nd, 0.5 out of first. Serafina, Desiree and Anvi all finished with 4.0.
Going into the final round, Weibel has 10.0 and is 0.5 off of the first place lead in the 10 and Under Division. Anvi won a key game for Weibel in Round 5 to keep Weibel in contention.
Serafina 4.0
Desiree 3.0
Anvi 3.0
Alisha 2.0
In the final round, Serafina will be playing up but the other girls will be playing down. The team that is leading, 2 of their top 3 players will be playing up.
Simple Analysis: Desiree and Anvi need to win round 6 in order for Weibel to have a good shot at taking the title - both are playing down.
Going into the final round, Weibel has 10.0 and is 0.5 off of the first place lead in the 10 and Under Division. Anvi won a key game for Weibel in Round 5 to keep Weibel in contention.
Serafina 4.0
Desiree 3.0
Anvi 3.0
Alisha 2.0
In the final round, Serafina will be playing up but the other girls will be playing down. The team that is leading, 2 of their top 3 players will be playing up.
Simple Analysis: Desiree and Anvi need to win round 6 in order for Weibel to have a good shot at taking the title - both are playing down.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Update on the Girls' Nationals
4/22 08:15am
after round 4 in the 10 and Under division, Serafina and Anvi have 3.0, and Desiree and Alisha have 2.0. Serafina's only loss has been to her buddy and former Weibel team member Joanna Liu (1558). Joanna has a perfect 4.0 going into Round 5 and is tied for first. Weibel has 8.0 after 4 rounds and is 0.5 points out of first place.
In the 12 and Under division, San Jose 6th grader Ashritha Eswaran sits alone in first place at a perfect 4.0 going into Round 5. Ashritha is a student of Weibel Coach Ted Castro. In the 8 and Under division, another of Ted's students, Chadbourne Elementary attendee Chenyi Zhao, is just outside of first place at 3.5.
Final two rounds are on Sunday.
after round 4 in the 10 and Under division, Serafina and Anvi have 3.0, and Desiree and Alisha have 2.0. Serafina's only loss has been to her buddy and former Weibel team member Joanna Liu (1558). Joanna has a perfect 4.0 going into Round 5 and is tied for first. Weibel has 8.0 after 4 rounds and is 0.5 points out of first place.
In the 12 and Under division, San Jose 6th grader Ashritha Eswaran sits alone in first place at a perfect 4.0 going into Round 5. Ashritha is a student of Weibel Coach Ted Castro. In the 8 and Under division, another of Ted's students, Chadbourne Elementary attendee Chenyi Zhao, is just outside of first place at 3.5.
Final two rounds are on Sunday.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Weibel Girls at the Girls' Nationals
A note from Head Coach Dr. Alan Kirshner:
ALL:
I want to take this opportunity to wish good luck to the four + one Weibel girls attending the Girls Nationals in Chicago this weekend: Serafina, Anvi, Desiree and Alisha. The plus one is Joanna who as most of you know is one of the highest rated players in the country. She holds the record for the highest rated girl ever at Weibel and we have had and have some strong girl players. Last year her parents bought a home in the Gomes district. Her father said at the tournament this weekend that Joanna's heart is still with Weibel.
This will be the first of 3 Nationals that members of the Weibel Team will be competing in over the next few weeks. Let's see if Weibel can repeat as 10 and Under champions this weekend!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Weibel match against Norcal House of Chess
On Sunday April 1, select members from the Weibel Chess Team faced off against members from the powerful Norcal House of Chess (of which many members of the Weibel Chess team are part of). It was a fierce battle - Norcal jumped out to a 9-3 lead but some key wins by some of higher rated boards cut the lead down to 10-9 at the end of the first round. The 2nd and final round was nip-and-tuck all the way to the very last game, and the score ended up tied at 19-19.
Weibel versus Norcal House of Chess - USCF rating here
The previous day, the Berkeley Chess school traveled down to Fremont to face the Norcal House of Chess in a rematch. Previously the 2 Clubs had battled in Berkeley back in January. Norcal House of Chess, with numerous players from the Weibel Chess Team and sadly former members of the Weibel Chess team who have either graduated and/or transferred to other schools, defeated Berkeley Chess School 33-21.
Norcal House of Chess vs. Berkeley Chess School - USCF rating here
Weibel versus Norcal House of Chess - USCF rating here
The previous day, the Berkeley Chess school traveled down to Fremont to face the Norcal House of Chess in a rematch. Previously the 2 Clubs had battled in Berkeley back in January. Norcal House of Chess, with numerous players from the Weibel Chess Team and sadly former members of the Weibel Chess team who have either graduated and/or transferred to other schools, defeated Berkeley Chess School 33-21.
Norcal House of Chess vs. Berkeley Chess School - USCF rating here
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Winter Marathon II at Norcal House of Chess
The 2nd edition of the Winter Marathon is going on right now at the Norcal House of Chess. More info can be found here. There is an over-1500 section and an under-1500 section. There is a strong field in both sections and kids who want to prepare for States and National tournaments should join this event, which takes place on Fridays between 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Final Results, Norcal House of Chess Winter Chess Championship
On Feb 26 and Feb 27, a 5 round FIDE qualifying tournament (in the Open section) sponsored by the Norcal House of Chess was held in Fremont at the Allstar Institute. A total of 53 players in 3 sections played. The Allstar Institute is a new place for chess tournaments, and it is a very decent place to hold a tournament. Centrally located in Fremont with a few restaurants nearby and a hotel next door.
The Open section was a mix of the Old World veterans, with 4 masters, and the New World, consisting of many of top under-14 kids in the country. The Old World took most of the top spots, but there were a few surprises along the way. Allan Beilin upset NM Ronald Cusi, and Weibel Team members Michael Wang drew with NM Cusi and Kevin Moy drew with IM Ricardo DeGuzman.
The Open section was a mix of the Old World veterans, with 4 masters, and the New World, consisting of many of top under-14 kids in the country. The Old World took most of the top spots, but there were a few surprises along the way. Allan Beilin upset NM Ronald Cusi, and Weibel Team members Michael Wang drew with NM Cusi and Kevin Moy drew with IM Ricardo DeGuzman.
RESULTS OF THE TOURNAMENT | ||||||||||
| Open Section (FIDE RATED) 30/90 SD/30 | ||||||||||
| Standings Winter Chess Championship 2012: Open | ||||||||||
| # | Name | Rating | Post | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | (IM)Raymond Kaufman | 2414 | 2418 | W8 | W7 | W3 | L2 | W11 | 4 | $180.00 |
| 2 | (NM)Ryan Porter | 2284 | 2296 | W14 | L3 | W17 | W1 | W7 | 4 | $180.00 |
| 3 | (IM)Ricardo DeGuzman | 2500 | 2486 | W16 | W2 | L1 | W11 | D4 | 3.5 | $65 |
| 4 | Kevin Moy | 2007 | 2023 | D6 | W13 | W9 | H--- | D3 | 3.5 | $65 |
| 5 | Rayan Taghizadeh | 2006 | 2008 | W17 | H--- | H--- | L7 | W8 | 3 | U2100 $52.50 |
| 6 | Pranav Nagarajan | 1819 | 1848 | D4 | D10 | H--- | D12 | W13 | 3 | U2100 $52.50 |
| 7 | (FM)Tanuj Vasudeva | 2013 | 2027 | W10 | L1 | H--- | W5 | L2 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Jeffrey Tao | 1970 | 1973 | L1 | D17 | W16 | W9 | L5 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Michael Wang | 1959 | 1967 | D15 | W12 | L4 | L8 | W14 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Neel Apte | 2115 | 2094 | L7 | D6 | H--- | D14 | D16 | 2 | |
| 11 | Allan Beilin | 2016 | 2024 | D13 | W15 | H--- | L3 | L1 | 2 | Biggest Upset Winner $20.00 |
| 12 | Ted Castro | 2000 | 1987 | H--- | L9 | Z--- | D6 | H--- | 2 | |
| 13 | Vikram Ganesh | 1843 | 1848 | D11 | L4 | D14 | W16 | L6 | 2 | |
| 14 | Jerome Sun | 1907 | 1902 | L2 | D16 | D13 | D10 | L9 | 1.5 | |
| 15 | (FM)Ronald Cusi | 2327 | 2308 | D9 | L11 | H--- | U--- | U--- | 1 | |
| 16 | Art Zhao | 1991 | 1969 | L3 | D14 | L8 | L13 | D10 | 1 | |
| 17 | Anirudh Seela | 1721 | 1724 | L5 | D8 | L2 | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| Amateur Section (U1900) G/90 | ||||||||||
| Standings.WinterChessChampionship2012:Amateur | ||||||||||
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Michael Ho | 1815 | 1829 | W2 | W9 | W12 | D4 | L3 | 3.5 | $110.00 |
| 2 | Audrey Zhao | 1604 | 1654 | L1 | W13 | D11 | W12 | W4 | 3.5 | $110.00 + $20 Biggest Upset Prize |
| 3 | Henry Vinerts | 1875 | 1864 | D6 | D11 | H--- | D10 | W1 | 3 | $25.00 |
| 4 | Venkata Nandula | 1796 | 1789 | W7 | D12 | B--- | D1 | L2 | 3 | $25.00 |
| 5 | Amit Sant | 1652 | 1670 | L12 | D7 | H--- | W8 | W10 | 3 | U1700 $35.00 |
| 6 | Anthony Zhou | 1625 | 1648 | D3 | D8 | D9 | H--- | W11 | 3 | $35.00 |
| 7 | Faeiq Jfouf | 1588 | 1608 | L4 | D5 | H--- | W13 | W9 | 3 | $35.00 |
| 8 | Kevin Dooley | 1744 | 1701 | L10 | D6 | D13 | L5 | X12 | 2 | |
| 9 | Alekhya Nandula | 1659 | 1638 | W13 | L1 | D6 | D11 | L7 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sameer Vijay | 1579 | 1597 | W8 | H--- | U--- | D3 | L5 | 2 | |
| 11 | Joanna Liu | 1570 | 1575 | H--- | D3 | D2 | D9 | L6 | 2 | |
| 12 | Peter Tu | 1882 | 1857 | W5 | D4 | L1 | L2 | F8 | 1.5 | |
| 13 | Nikhil Jaha | 1411 | 1400 | L9 | L2 | D8 | L7 | B--- | 1.5 | |
| Reserve (U1500) G/90 | ||||||||||
| Standings.WinterChessChampionship2012:Reserve | ||||||||||
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Om Chinchwadkar | 1443 | 1478 | H--- | W13 | W7 | W8 | W4 | 4.5 | $110.00 |
| 2 | Brandon Ho | 1186 | 1297 | W16 | L7 | W15 | W9 | W6 | 4 | $50.00 |
| 3 | Pranav Senthilkumar | 1341 | 1331 | D13 | W23 | L5 | W19 | W8 | 3.5 | $40.00 |
| 4 | Balaji Daguppati | 1258 | 1322 | W21 | W15 | H--- | W5 | L1 | 3.5 | U1200 $45.00 |
| 5 | Ram Nandula | 1231 | 1252 | D23 | W18 | W3 | L4 | W11 | 3.5 | $45.00 |
| 6 | Chinguun Bayaraa | 1394 | 1379 | W11 | W10 | L8 | W7 | L2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Chenyi Zhao | 1287 | 1306 | W9 | W2 | L1 | L6 | W13 | 3 | |
| 8 | Atri Surapaneni | 1272 | 1282 | W14 | W20 | W6 | L1 | L3 | 3 | |
| 9 | Louis Law | 1059 | 1145 | L7 | W17 | W21 | L2 | W15 | 3 | Biggest Upset Prize $20.00 |
| 10 | Serafina Show | 1237 | 1213 | W19 | L6 | D11 | L13 | W18 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | Seth Castro | 1183 | 1173 | L6 | W16 | D10 | W20 | L5 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Siddharth Srinivasan | 1108 | 1090 | L15 | L19 | W23 | H--- | W20 | 2.5 | |
| 13 | Stephen Ho | 1099 | 1145 | D3 | L1 | W18 | W10 | L7 | 2.5 | |
| 14 | Maurya Palusa | 1045 | 1040 | L8 | L21 | W16 | B--- | H--- | 2.5 | |
| 15 | Calvin Tam | 1448 | 1380 | W12 | L4 | L2 | W17 | L9 | 2 | |
| 16 | Zhiyi [Agnes] Wang | 1020 | 999 | L2 | L11 | L14 | B--- | W19 | 2 | |
| 17 | William Sartorio | 900 | 903 | L20 | L9 | W22 | L15 | W23 | 2 | |
| 18 | Tommy Koh | 1021 | 1002 | H--- | L5 | L13 | W23 | L10 | 1.5 | |
| 19 | Aditya Tadimeti | 990 | 981 | L10 | W12 | H--- | L3 | L16 | 1.5 | |
| 20 | Aksithi Eswaran | 808 | 823 | W17 | L8 | H--- | L11 | L12 | 1.5 | |
| 21 | Agnes Williams | 1200 | 1175 | L4 | W14 | L9 | U--- | U--- | 1 | |
| 22 | Anvi Surapaneni | 850 | 829 | H--- | H--- | L17 | U--- | U--- | 1 | |
| 23 | Jaden Wei | 970 | 917 | D5 | L3 | L12 | L18 | L17 | 0.5 | |
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