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.

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.

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