Chess Memo 146

- - - Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo #146, August 10, 2007 - - -

Contents:
1. Aug. 21: Hot Summer Chess IV, Bellingham
2. Results: HSC III
3. Grand Prix Standings, going into the Finals!
4. HSC Endgame Leaderboard
5. Chess Calendars

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1.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX CONCLUDES
AUGUST 21
BELLINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
TROPHIES AND T-SHIRT PRIZES

Where: Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave, Bellingham.
What time: Registration is from 6:00 - 6:10pm each evening.
What: 1.Chess learning, and 2.Chess playing.

Two Sections this Summer:
Beginner Section: - For those who don't know how to play chess (and beginners), we'll teach you how to play. Then we'll play casual practice games.
Tourney Section: For those who know how to play, want to compete in a tournament, and are able to write down their moves, we have the traditional four rated Grand Prix tournaments. (Just graduated HS seniors welcome.)

The Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 2007 series of tournaments will be held June 26, July 17, August 7 and August 21 at the Bellingham Public Library, downstairs in the meeting room. These events are free and open to K-12th grade players of all abilities, beginner to experienced, so bring a friend!
Cost? The Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix events are offered free. We will have a donation jar present at check-in to help cover the expenses of NWSRS rating fees, trophies, scoresheets and other supplies. Suggested donation is $2 per player per tourney.

Grand Prix Tourney Section: Players are placed in different playing groups of approximately equal playing ability based on grade and the latest NWSRS ratings. Players rated 900 or higher will play in 4-player "Quad" sections, two games, each player getting 45 minutes on the chess clock. The remainder (most) will play in either 4-player Round Robin sections or 8-player "Octagonal" sections. These feature three games, no elimination, with 30 minutes per player on the clock.

Win the Grand Prix!
In addition to small prizes for tourney section winners each evening, the top five players who accumulate the most points overall in all four Hot Summer Chess tourneys will be declared Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Champions, and will receive trophies! The Grand Prix formula rewards players who are improving, so you could win if you put your mind to it! The current, updated NWSRS ratings will be used in each Hot Summer Chess tourney.

Schedule for each HSC Grand Prix:
6:00 pm - Registration opens, help with setup please, thank you!
Registration closes at 6:10 pm sharp
Beginners Class - 6:15 in small conference room
GP Round 1 - 6:35 pm or asap
GP Round 2 - 7:40 pm or asap (Round 2 at 8:00 for Quad sections)
GP Round 3 - 8:45 pm or asap
Help with room takedown, thank you!

High Score Endgame Contest:
Last year only two players the entire summer were able to execute the three piece forced win endgame position. So, this summer we have chess T-shirt prizes to the first six players who can produce checkmate. Three T-shirts left! (Only one T-shirt per player.)

Don't be late:
In order to get the tournament going promptly, and concluded on time, registration will close at 6:10 sharp. Or, if there's a line, as soon as the line ends after 6:10. So please don't be late, as the sectional format is not conducive to late entries, and we'd have to turn you away. Thanks!
More details at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/grandprix07.html .

2.
HOT SUMMER CHESS III
AUGUST 7, 2007
BELLINGHAM, WA

DIVISION A
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 tot
1 WITECKI, THOMAS ASTJ8805 1602 1609/382 W4 W2 2.0
2 BLANKERS, ZACK LYCM8382 1385 1385/157 W3 L1 1.0
3 BROWN, KENNETH LLLF4291 1168 1158/100 L2 W4 1.0
4 MILKE, JOSHUA BCXJX327 900 400/ 2 L1 L3 0.0
DIVISION B
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 tot
1 LESH, ROBIN LYMIA140 958 1029/ 74 W4 W2 2.0
2 SYMONDS, CALOB LYMH4003 1090 1086/ 98 W3 L1 1.0
3 SPITZER, TIM SEDLD963 1085 1080/ 42 L2 W4 1.0
4 RONSON, ANDREW ASTI6812 1086 1031/185 L1 L3 0.0
DIVISION C
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 tot
1 CHMELIK, BRIAN GENG2902 901 959/ 96 W3 W2 2.0
2 ANDERSON, MICHAEL VSTJ9880 930 924/103 W4 L1 1.0
3 ABBOTT, ALEXANDER FERK2280 877 880/108 L1 W4 1.0
4 WITECKI, IAN ASTF9565 885 829/152 L2 L3 0.0
DIVISION ONE
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 ROGERS, JULIE WHMHG022 771 838/ 53 W5 W2 W3 3.0
2 ROGERS, JUSTIN RESFH243 731 769/ 58 W4 L1 W6 2.0
3 VELDHUISEN, TY COLCH107 787 799/ 34 W7 W6 L1 2.0
4 TRACEY, SAMUEL SHMM8388 831 819/ 56 L2 W5 W7 2.0
5 MILKE, CALEB BCXHX433 700 400/ 2 L1 L4 BYE 1.0
6 LANTRY, JACOB MSNEH582 694 646/ 37 BYE L3 L2 1.0
7 MORRISSET, ROBBIE HPVE3669 728 679/ 20 L3 BYE L4 1.0
DIVISION TWO
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 HOUGH, JOE SEDLC457 631 699/ 27 W4 W3 D2 2.5
2 ANDERSON, HAYDEN COLGE885 608 674/ 38 W6 W5 D1 2.5
3 WENDLING, JACK ASTDG787 630 648/ 34 W7 L1 W6 2.0
4 MENSING, KRIS FERKD129 594 627/ 41 L1 W7 W5 2.0
5 KAECH, STONE SKYE6398 659 614/130 W8 L2 L4 1.0
6 WINE, TRISTAN RESDE596 579 555/ 71 L2 W8 L3 1.0
7 MCQUAIDE, BAKER COLD4882 542 491/ 18 L3 L4 D8 0.5
8 SLOTEMAKER, DAVID HORIA828 599 482/ 8 L5 L6 D7 0.5
DIVISION THREE
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 GEISLEMAN, DOUG MISGZ434 537 663/ 9 W5 W2 W3 3.0
2 KURRONEN, DAVID BPRFR008 500 674/ 3 W4 L1 W7 2.0
3 FISHER, GREG FERK5283 515 541/ 50 W7 W6 L1 2.0
4 HARLE, NIKHIL CDRCJ930 520 553/ 8 L2 W5 W6 2.0
5 KURRONEN, ERIC TROEW100 400 404/ 3 L1 L4 W8 1.0
6 BILSON, RANDALL RESEA989 400 400/ 3 W8 L3 L4 1.0
7 RIO, LUKE GENFF707 500 400/ 3 L3 W8 L2 1.0
8 KAECH, RICHY SKYBC022 497 400/ 55 L6 L7 L5 0.0
DIVISION FOUR
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 HAN, EDWARD CEEEG416 477 557/ 21 W8 W6 W3 3.0
2 HAN, LAWRENCE CEEF3305 491 533/ 20 W7 D3 W6 2.5
3 ANDERSON, BETHANY SKYH3355 400 427/ 33 W4 D2 L1 1.5
4 CARTER, CASEY GENCF848 400 400/ 2 L3 D5 BYE 1.5
5 BILSON, ZACH RESDJ091 400 400/ 3 L6 D4 W7 1.5
6 LESH, LAINEY WHCEI034 410 400/ 26 W5 L1 L2 1.0
7 CARTER, AARON GENCA746 400 400/ 2 L2 WF L5 1.0
8 WEST, VICTORIA CARB2939 400 400/ 1 L1 LF U 0.0

3.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX 2007
After III, going into the final HSC on August 21,
HERE ARE THE LEADERS:

6.0
Julie Rogers
Hayden Anderson
Samuel Tracey
Alexander Abbott
5.5
Edward Han
Doug Geisleman
5.0
Nikhil Harle
Baker McQuaide
Jack Wendling
Michael Anderson
4.5
Kris Mensing
Robbie Morrisset
Joe Hough
Justin Rogers
Zack Blankers
4.0
Greg Fisher
Stone Kaech
Devon Tefft-Meeker
Adam Dunlap
Sam Everton
Austin Jennings
Tim Spitzer
Robin Lesh
Thomas Witecki
3.5
Lawrence Han
Calob Symonds

4.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX
ENDGAME LEADERBOARD

Thus far only four players have won the "forced win" pawn endgame and received the free T-shirt:
Adam Dunlap (twice)
Austin Jennings
Zack Blankers
Tim Spitzer.
...and about a 22 attempts ended in a draw.

5.
CHESS CALENDAR
2007 NW WA TOURNEYS:

Aug 21: Hot Summer Chess Lessons & Grand Prix 2007, K-12, Bellingham
http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/grandprix07.html

For scholastic tournament information beyond NW Washington, consult the two authoritative sources:
WHSCA (and OSCF) Scholastic Calendar: http://www.whsca.org/calendar.html
Northwest Chess Magazine: http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/index.htm#Scholastic%20Events
They both announce scholastic events throughout Washington and Oregon.
And for all the scholastic tourneys just across the border:
BC Junior Chess Calendar http://www.bjdy.com/juniorchess/events.html

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