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RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL CHESS DAY COMMUNITY EDUCATION TOURNAMENT
Sixty-five K-8 students participated in the 2023 National Chess Day Scholastic Community Education Tournament held on October 14 at the Northrop Community Education Center in Rochester. Students competed in three sections based on their playing experience. The tournament was a collaboration between Community Education, especially CE coordinator Joshua Halverson, and Rochester Chess. Countless volunteers and parents helped make the tournament a success. The tournament has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202310141722-30906862
All of the participants are winners. Playing chess develops critical thinking skills which will help them in life. The beginner K-2 section was won by Owen Chen, a kindergartener at Irving Pertzsch, with a perfect 3-0 score.
The Novice section (grades 3-8) was won by Catherine Li (6th grade at Kellogg) and Logan Anderson (4th grade at Franklin). Both tied for first place with perfect scores of 4 – 0.
Rishab Jain (5th grade at Aspen Academy) finished in first place in the K-8 advanced USCF-rated section with a perfect score of 4 – 0.
Chess Improvement: If you want to improve at chess, please consider working with a chess coach. WFM Jovana Milosevic and Life Master Thompson offer lessons online or in-person, respectively. You can find more information under improvement on the website homepage: https://rochesterchess.com/#
AUTUMN CLASSICAL RESULTS ARE IN!
The Autumn Classical Chess Tournament was held on September 26 – October 10 (3 games of G/60 + 30). The field was divided into 3 sections based on rating.
Congratulation to the winners: Michael Gilligan and Kevin Gaustad tied for first place with scores of 2 – 1 in the top section; George Paulik and John Bitz tied for first place in the middle division with scores of 2.5 – 0.5; and Bob Richardson and Arjun Jeyakumar tied for first place in their division with perfect 3-0 scores.
The tournament has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202310107362-30937184
ROUND 3 PAIRINGS IN THE AUTUMN CLASSICAL
The final round of the Autumn Classical Tournament will be played on Tuesday, October 10 at the club. Games will start at 6:30 PM unless other arrangements have been made. Please let me know if you cannot play or want to reschedule your game.
