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RESULTS OF QUICK/RAPID CHESS COMPETIONS
Sixteen players faced off in the Spring Quick/Rapid Reserve Section (G/15 + 10 sec increment) which was played on May 16 and 23. Congratulations to Nolan Schnaedter and Jayan Jayachandran for tying for first place. Nolan and Jayan drew their 4th round game and also their 5th round games against other opponents. Five participants played in their first-ever USCF-rated event. More and more players are coming out of the woodwork to play in OTB events. The tournament has been submitted to USCF for rating.
RESULTS OF RAPID/QUICK MINI-SWISSES ON MAY 16 AND MAY 23.
Ten players competed in the Premier Sections of the Rapid/Quick Mini Swisses (G/15 + 10 sec increment) on May 16 and 23. Justin Ricker and Daniel Garrett tied for first place in the event on May 16. The players drew their last round game. Justin confessed to stalemating Daniel in their last round game.
Michael Kern finished in sole first place in the second edition of the premier mini-swiss by defeating Michael Gilligan in the last round.
We wish local players Matt Jensen and Michael Gilligan good luck in the Chicago Open this weekend.
FINAL STANDINGS IN THE 2023 SPRING SCHOLASTIC SWISS
The 2023 Spring Scholastic Swiss was held on Saturday, May 13 in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria. Forty-six players participated in two sections. Half of the students were playing in their-first ever chess tournament.
Congratulations to Joshua Wang and Ansh Singh for tying for first place with scores of 4-0 in the Novice section. Four players tied for second place with 3 points. Kellogg middle school took home the first place team trophy.
Fifth-grader Wilson Wang won the USCF-rated section with a perfect 4-0 score. Congratulations Wilson. Your chess future is bright! Six players tied for second – seventh places. Dakota middle school won the first place team trophy.
The cross tables below are listed in order of final score and then in alphabetical order (not tiebreak order). Players who have USCF ratings are listed in order of their rating. W = win (e.g. W17 = win against player number 17 in the final standings), L = loss, D = draw, nnnn = no USCF rating. The tournament has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202305131892-16917452
Many thanks go out to the numerous volunteer parents and coaches who helped make this tournament possible: Coaches George Paulik, Master Thompson, Kevin Gaustad, Matt Markland, Chris Jones, Jacob Arroyo, Chuck Handlon, Justin Ricker, and to parents Megan and Walter Park, Darcy Reed, Michael Blocksome and others. Joshua Halverson of Community Education did a great job of promoting the event.
Please subscribe to Rochester Chess to receive periodic updates on chess activities in our community. The votes are in favor for holding another scholastic tournament in June. Stay tuned for details.
FOUR THINGS ON MARCH 16:
I. JERSEY JO’S CHESS AND CHEESESTEAKKS TODAY, MARCH 16, 4-6 PM. Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 4-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks is hosting casual chess at its one-of-a-kind shop at 187 18th Ave SW (in the small strip mall across the Frontage Road from the McDonald’s on 2nd St. SW). Stop in for casual chess and have fun! Contact Rochester Chess Club members Alex Nelson (320-583-5717, alex24947@gmail.com) or Steve Lange (507-398-9212, slange@rochestermagazine.com), for more information.
II. BUGHOUSE TOURNAMENT IN THE HARWICK ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21. Doors open at 6 PM; games begin at 6:30 PM. Master Matt Jensen will give a quick tutorial on how to play bughouse if you are new to the game. If bughouse is not your thing, come to play casual chess.
III. CONGRATULATIONS TO CLUB MEMBER HENRY LANGE FOR WINNING THE DRAWING FOR THE SQUARE ONE GRAND KINGDOM CHESS SET.
IV. NEW CLUB MEMBER RYAN WILLIAMSON FINISHED 5-0 TO WIN THE ODDS BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 14. Congratulations Ryan!