Chess Memo 147

- - - Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo #147, September 9, 2007 - - -
Contents:
1. Results: Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix
2. HSC Endgame Leaderboard
3. US Chess League Underway
4. Yes you can: Start a Chess Club at Your Child's School
5. Locals make State Top Ten Rankings
6. Chess Calendar


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1.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX
CONCLUDED AUGUST 21

Of the four leaders tied for first the morning of August 21, Alexander Abbott of Ferndale pulled away from the crowd that evening by going undefeated, thereby taking clear first in the 2007 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix, which consisted of four chess tournaments scattered throughout the summer at the Bellingham Public Library. Congratulations to Alex and all of the players!

GRAND PRIX FINAL STANDINGS
9.0
1st: Alexander Abbott
7.5
2nd: Julie Rogers
3rd: Samuel Tracey
4th: Hayden Anderson
5th: Edward Han
7.0
Baker McQuaide
6.5
Kris Mensing
Joe Hough
Justin Rogers
Stone Kaech
Thomas Witecki

HOT SUMMER CHESS IV
BELLINGHAM, WA
AUGUST 21, 2007

Division A
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 tot
1 WITECKI, THOMAS ASTJ8805 1609 1614/384 W3 W2 2.0
2 STEWARDSON, PAUL LYCH4704 1124 1160/ 86 W4 L1 1.0
3 BROWN, KENNETH LLLF4291 1158 1166/102 L1 D4 0.5
4 BLANKERS, ZACK LYCM8382 1385 1343/159 L2 D3 0.5
Division B
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 tot
1 RONSON, ANDREW ASTI6812 1031 1061/187 W3 D2 1.5
2 LESH, ROBIN LYMIA140 1029 1057/ 76 W4 D1 1.5
3 SYMONDS, CALOB LYMH4003 1086 1053/100 L1 D4 0.5
4 ZEHNDER, RILEY BHOE4476 1037 1013/100 L2 D3 0.5
Division C
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 tot
1 CHMELIK, BRIAN GENG2902 959 991/ 98 W3 D2 1.5
2 EVERTON, SAM MEIG4075 966 994/ 26 W4 D1 1.5
3 HOWARD-SNYDER, PETER SAICH798 968 968/133 L1 W4 1.0
4 HOWARD-SNYDER, WILLIAM SAICE130 1005 948/129 L2 L3 0.0
Division 1
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 ABBOTT, ALEXANDER FERK2280 880 947/111 W4 W3 W2 3.0
2 VELDHUISEN, TY COLCH107 799 839/ 37 W6 W5 L1 2.0
3 ROGERS, JUSTIN RESFH243 769 782/ 60 BYE L1 W7 2.0
4 TRACEY, SAMUEL SHMM8388 819 825/ 59 L1 W6 D5 1.5
5 ROGERS, JULIE WHMHG022 838 830/ 56 W7 L2 D4 1.5
6 WITECKI, IAN ASTF9565 829 769/154 L2 L4 BYE 1.0
7 LENDERMAN, TAYLOR NORD3718 811 749/ 46 L5 BYE L3 1.0
Division 2
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 SUMMIT, GROVER SEDMA159 1200 1146/ 3 W7 W4 W2 3.0
2 HOUGH, JOE SEDLC457 699 744/ 30 W6 W3 L1 2.0
3 MENSING, KRIS FERKD129 627 654/ 44 W5 L2 W8 2.0
4 ANDERSON, HAYDEN COLGE885 674 679/ 41 W8 L1 D5 1.5
5 MORRISSET, ROBBIE HPVE3669 679 673/ 23 L3 W6 D4 1.5
6 WENDLING, JACK ASTDG787 648 625/ 37 L2 L5 W7 1.0
7 GEISLEMAN, DOUG WHMGZ434 663 605/ 33 L1 D8 L6 0.5
8 HAGEDORN, DAVIS LYCHA506 700 400/ 3 L4 D7 L3 0.5
Division 3
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 KAECH, STONE SKYE6398 614 657/133 D5 W7 W2 2.5
2 HAN, EDWARD CEEEG416 557 593/ 24 W6 W3 L1 2.0
3 WINE, TRISTAN RESDE596 555 583/ 74 W4 L2 W7 2.0
4 MCQUAIDE, BAKER COLD4882 491 522/ 21 L3 W8 W6 2.0
5 HAN, LAWRENCE CEEF3305 533 527/ 23 D1 L6 W8 1.5
6 VANDEPOEL, ALEXANDER ASTF5976 496 477/ 33 L2 W5 L4 1.0
7 HARLE, NIKHIL CDRCJ930 553 515/ 11 W8 L1 L3 1.0
8 KAECH, RICHY SKYBC022 400 400/ 58 L7 L4 L5 0.0


2.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX
FINAL ENDGAME LEADERBOARD

A grand total of seven players won the "forced win" single pawn endgame and received the free T-shirt:

Adam Dunlap (twice)
Austin Jennings
Zack Blankers
Tim Spitzer
Peter Howard-Snyder
Calob Symonds
Kenneth Brown
...and about 32 attempts ended in a draw.


3.
US CHESS LEAGUE HAS BEGUN
ROOT ON YOUR SEATTLE SLUGGERS

The U.S. Chess League has begun its 2007 season, and after two weeks of action our Seattle Sluggers are on track to make it back into the playoffs, after soundly thumping the Miami Sharks 3.5 to 0.5 in Round 2. They hope to keep the winning momentum in their match against the Tennessee Tempo this Wednesday September 12. Go Mariners! Go Seahawks! Go Sluggers!

USCL website - replay the games: http://www.uschessleague.com/games1.html
Seattle Sluggers Blog: http://seattlesluggers.blogspot.com/
Watch games live at Internet Chess Club: http://www.chessclub.com/

4.
START A CHESS CLUB AT YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL.
SURE YOU CAN.

Yes, you can do it, it's great for kids, and you don't even have to know how to play chess. In its simplest form, it's as easy as providing a safe place for kids to play. One dad's story is at http://www.chessmaniac.com/2006/02/taking-chess-to-children.php . And here's a little encouragement (with humor) from an Illinois teacher, 'Starting a Scholastic Chess Club', at http://www.rockfordchess.org/clubs/starting.htm . For another perspective, how about 'How a Parent Who Barely Played Chess Did It', at http://www.okschess.org/starting/index.htm .
If you're a high school student (or parent) with no club at your school, you can make it happen. Gather four chessplaying friends from your school, start playing, and consider entering the Northwest High School Chess League. Information at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/nwleague.html or contact the league director at kaech@verizon.net .

5.
LOCAL PLAYERS MAKE TOP TEN IN STATE

Congratulations to the following players, who are ranked among the Top Ten in their grade in Washington State.

Grade 12: Zack Blankers, Lynden Christian
Grade 11: Sterling Dietz, Lynden
Grade 9: Thomas Witecki, Assumption
Eli Blankers, Lynden Christian
Grade 8: Ben Kurtis, Assumption

You can peruse the full list at http://www.whsca.org/topten2007.html .


6.
SCHOLASTIC CHESS CALENDAR 2007-2008

Many dates and locations are not finalized yet, but here's what's shaping up:

Oct 29 NWL Autumn Grand Prix 1
Nov 19 NWL Autumn Grand Prix 2
Nov 26 NWL Autumn Grand Prix 3
Dec 3 NWL High School Chess Meet 1
Dec 8 HS and JH Mini Team Championships, at Mountlake Terrace HS
Dec 17 NWL High School Chess Meet 2
Jan 7 NWL High School Chess Meet 3
Jan 12 (or 19): Whatcom County Championships, Lynden
Jan 14 NWL High School Chess Meet 4
Feb 2 Chess Jam 2008, Ferndale
Feb 8-9 HS State Team Championships, at Issaquah HS
Mar 1 JH/MS State Team Championships, Islander MS (Mercer Island)
~~~ ~~ F.E.S.T. Ferndale Elementary Spring Tournament (details TBA)
Mar ~~ (Assumption School [Bellingham] had a successful K-8 tourney last year)
Apr 26 2008 State Elementary Chess Championships, Redmond

Details as they arrive will be posted at the NW WA Scholastic Chess website:
http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/
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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