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NW WA Youth Chess Ememo 299
March 18, 2022
Contents:
1. Sat. Mar.19: Winter Grand Prix, Ferndale (Tomorrow!)
2. Sat. Apr. 16: Franklin State Qualifier Tourney K-8, Bellingham
3. Sat. Apr. 30: Elementary State, Tacoma Convention Center
4. Featured website: ChessTV
5. Winter Grand Prix standings after VI
6. Results: Winter Grand Prix VI
_________________________________________________
1.
WINTER GRAND PRIX VII & VIII
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 and 26
AT FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
For 2nd - 12th grades, pre-registration required.
Info, and to register: http://northwestchess.info/gpwinter22.html
The Winter Grand Prix is a series of eight Saturday morning tournaments. You can play in just one, some, or all. Players are placed in "quads", sections of four players of similar ability, in a round-robin no-elimination format, so each student plays three games.
Players are expected to know how to play chess already. Pre-registration is required, and players must check in before 9:10am or they'll be removed from the tournament. (So don't be late!) Beginners usually finish by 11am, advanced players about 12:15pm or so.
Quad winners with perfect scores (three wins) earn The Quad Pen. Quad winners without perfect scores earn The Keychain. Players who earn the most wins over the course of the Grand Prix earn trophies. For more info, see the Grand Prix web page above.
2.
ANNUAL FRANKLIN ACADEMY STATE QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT K-8
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, BELLINGHAM
Info and registration page
We used to have several Elementary State qualifier tournaments before the virus. This year, there is but one! Elementary students K-6 who post a winning record (three wins out of five games) qualify to play in the State Elementary Championships. Players of all abilities are welcome to play, as the Swiss pairings (no elimination) quickly end up matching players of similar abilities. The tourney will be a classic five round swiss, one hour per round, with multiple divisions for different ages, and trophy prizes.
3.
2022 ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
1000+ CHESSPLAYERS WILL COMPETE
APRIL 30 AT TACOMA CONVENTION CENTER
Website: https://wsecc.squarespace.com/
Register in advance for discounts.
One of the largest chess tournaments in the entire USA is held here in Washington. It's the Wa. State Elementary Chess Championships, which pre-covid would draw up to 1400 young chessplayers. As of today (March 18), there's already 472 players registered. To get a feel for the vastness of this event, here's a 40 second video of one of the playing halls.
Normally, not just anyone can attend -- to play, elementary players needed to score a winning record in a qualifying tournament. For the usual five round tournament, that means scoring 3 points or better.
Because of concerns about covid spread, the number of qualifying tournaments has dropped significantly. For example, Whatcom County used to have five or so. This year, only one, the Franklin Academy Qualifier. Due to the lack of qualifier tourneys this season, the qualifying criteria for Elem. State has been waived.
Middle school students do not have to qualify, so all middle school students can play. There are three middle school sections for players of different levels (rating).
Also, since high school players were feeling left out of this hugest of chess festivals, there is now a high school division as well.
4.
FEATURED WEBSITE: CHESS TV
https://www.chess.com/tv/schedule
A student asked me this week, "Can I watch chess players on TV?" Yes, you can. And watching good players play, while they explain their moves, or commentators discuss their moves, is a good way to enjoy the game and improve.
There are many websites that provide live coverage of various chess tournaments. One option is ChessTV, which is the Twitch channel for Chess.com. If you check their schedule, you'll see quite a variety of Twitch chess streamers on their channel. Some streamers are just playing random live games and may use adult language, so parents will want to moderate kids' usage.
Actual tournament coverage might provide the safest and most instructive option. For example, this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm, there's coverage of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championships, with a sizeable prize fund at stake.
5.
2022 WINTER GRAND PRIX
Standings after GP VI
13 Owen Scollon
12.5 Jaxon Nipges
12.5 Declan Bosch
10.5 Teo Chiapellone
10 Colton Burt
9 Ignatius Frost
9 Natalie Darr-Rehmert
8.5 James Kozaczuk
8.5 Ethan Bosch
8 Joga Nagra
7.5 Owen Zhang
7.5 Kekoa Grunhurd
7.5 Finn Bowman
6.5 Jae-Yoon Lee
6 Mason Melius
6 Conner Gordziel
5.5 Caitlin Jackson
5.5 Shafter Manly
5 Korbin Larcom
5 Jared Manookin
5 Adam Manookin
5 Cameron McFadden
5 Harold Manookin
5 Nathaniel Wilson
4.5 Justin Van Male
4.5 Siya Chopra
4.5 Benito Celaya
4.5 Erik Anshus
4 Riley Facada
4 Ethan Kuzin
3.5 Isaiah Cotter
3 Eden Sutton-Brown
3 Owen Sutton-Brown
3 Kael King
3 Jerome Gangle
3 Alexander Richardson
2.5 Jace Hildenbrand
2.5 Reagan Matzel
2.5 Daniel Wayne
2 Blane Hildenbrand
2 Daniel Trushkov
2 Max Trushkov
1.5 Katie Rehmert
1.5 Logan Fine-Gucker
1.5 Philip Brecht
1.5 Garrett Latham
1.5 Elijah Stewart
1 Crosby Egland
1 Adam Cunningham
1 Vivian Matzel
1 Nolan Overhauser
1 Jaxson Sargent
0.5 Ezra Bubb
0.5 Dez Packard
0.5 Lyla Packard
0.5 Jacob Granger
0.5 Mark Matzel
0.5 Carlos Rivera
6.
WINTER GRAND PRIX VI
FEB. 19, 2022
FERNDALE, WA
FINAL STANDINGS
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 1
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Scollon, Owen FHVG734D 1592 1610/319 W3 W4 W2 3.0
2 Bosch, Ethan SHMMF67U 1353 1356/ 52 D4 W3 L1 1.5
3 Nipges, Jaxon HORI382B 1228 1236/ 71 L1 L2 W4 1.0
4 Bosch, Declan FHVHE38K 1320 1287/ 19 D2 L1 L3 0.5
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 2
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Frost, Ignatius FACIJ64P 1406 1559/ 9 W3 W4 W2 3.0
2 Darr-rehmert, NatalieFERLK93U 1114 1157/ 85 W4 W3 L1 2.0
3 Nagra, Joga FACHI02B 1040 1045/ 12 L1 L2 W4 1.0
4 Bubb, Ezra FHVG592K 1087 1032/ 96 L2 L1 L3 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 3
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Kozaczuk, James SHKG108A 902 967/ 67 W2 W4 D3 2.5
2 Zhang, Owen FHVG995H 853 897/131 L1 W3 W4 2.0
3 Bowman, Finn SHMJD50L 927 915/ 42 W4 L2 D1 1.5
4 Jackson, Caitlin BHCIJ68P 825 761/ 57 L3 L1 L2 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 4
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Van Male, Justin BLHLB91X 682 784/ 20 W3 W4 D2 2.5
2 Chiapellone, Teo SHMKG88R 630 764/ 57 W4 W3 D1 2.5
3 King, Kael FACIC08B 773 687/ 6 L1 L2 W4 1.0
4 Manly, Shafter CUEDA72M 724 636/ 26 L2 L1 L3 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 5
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Melius, Mason FACEF58R 955 1065/ 6 W3 W2 W4 3.0
2 Facada, Riley EAGDH89N 661 684/ 6 W4 L1 D3 1.5
3 Gordziel, Conner CIAE518P 490 557/ 12 L1 W4 D2 1.5
4 Chopra, Siya SKYD153N 563 503/ 12 L2 L3 L1 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 6
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Larcom, Korbin CIADJ87V 415 447/ 12 D3 D2 W4 2.0
2 Grunhurd, Kekoa CEEE597A 405 443/ 15 D4 D1 W3 2.0
3 Rehmert, Katie CIAF788L 400 404/ 10 D1 W4 L2 1.5
4 Manookin, Adam HSCCF67L 414 400/ 12 D2 L3 L1 0.5
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 7
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Sutton-brown, Eden CEECD26L 400 469/ 5 D2 D4 W3 2.0
2 Manookin, Jared HSCCD11V 400 402/ 12 D1 D3 D4 1.5
3 Fine-gucker, Logan EAGC535R 400 408/ 3 W4 D2 L1 1.5
4 Sutton-brown, Owen CEEC605L 400 400/ 7 L3 D1 D2 1.0
||\_
// o\_
|| ___)
|| \
||____|
(_______)
March 18, 2022
Contents:
1. Sat. Mar.19: Winter Grand Prix, Ferndale (Tomorrow!)
2. Sat. Apr. 16: Franklin State Qualifier Tourney K-8, Bellingham
3. Sat. Apr. 30: Elementary State, Tacoma Convention Center
4. Featured website: ChessTV
5. Winter Grand Prix standings after VI
6. Results: Winter Grand Prix VI
_________________________________________________
1.
WINTER GRAND PRIX VII & VIII
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 and 26
AT FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
For 2nd - 12th grades, pre-registration required.
Info, and to register: http://northwestchess.info/gpwinter22.html
The Winter Grand Prix is a series of eight Saturday morning tournaments. You can play in just one, some, or all. Players are placed in "quads", sections of four players of similar ability, in a round-robin no-elimination format, so each student plays three games.
Players are expected to know how to play chess already. Pre-registration is required, and players must check in before 9:10am or they'll be removed from the tournament. (So don't be late!) Beginners usually finish by 11am, advanced players about 12:15pm or so.
Quad winners with perfect scores (three wins) earn The Quad Pen. Quad winners without perfect scores earn The Keychain. Players who earn the most wins over the course of the Grand Prix earn trophies. For more info, see the Grand Prix web page above.
2.
ANNUAL FRANKLIN ACADEMY STATE QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT K-8
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, BELLINGHAM
Info and registration page
We used to have several Elementary State qualifier tournaments before the virus. This year, there is but one! Elementary students K-6 who post a winning record (three wins out of five games) qualify to play in the State Elementary Championships. Players of all abilities are welcome to play, as the Swiss pairings (no elimination) quickly end up matching players of similar abilities. The tourney will be a classic five round swiss, one hour per round, with multiple divisions for different ages, and trophy prizes.
3.
2022 ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
1000+ CHESSPLAYERS WILL COMPETE
APRIL 30 AT TACOMA CONVENTION CENTER
Website: https://wsecc.squarespace.com/
Register in advance for discounts.
One of the largest chess tournaments in the entire USA is held here in Washington. It's the Wa. State Elementary Chess Championships, which pre-covid would draw up to 1400 young chessplayers. As of today (March 18), there's already 472 players registered. To get a feel for the vastness of this event, here's a 40 second video of one of the playing halls.
Normally, not just anyone can attend -- to play, elementary players needed to score a winning record in a qualifying tournament. For the usual five round tournament, that means scoring 3 points or better.
Because of concerns about covid spread, the number of qualifying tournaments has dropped significantly. For example, Whatcom County used to have five or so. This year, only one, the Franklin Academy Qualifier. Due to the lack of qualifier tourneys this season, the qualifying criteria for Elem. State has been waived.
Middle school students do not have to qualify, so all middle school students can play. There are three middle school sections for players of different levels (rating).
Also, since high school players were feeling left out of this hugest of chess festivals, there is now a high school division as well.
4.
FEATURED WEBSITE: CHESS TV
https://www.chess.com/tv/schedule
A student asked me this week, "Can I watch chess players on TV?" Yes, you can. And watching good players play, while they explain their moves, or commentators discuss their moves, is a good way to enjoy the game and improve.
There are many websites that provide live coverage of various chess tournaments. One option is ChessTV, which is the Twitch channel for Chess.com. If you check their schedule, you'll see quite a variety of Twitch chess streamers on their channel. Some streamers are just playing random live games and may use adult language, so parents will want to moderate kids' usage.
Actual tournament coverage might provide the safest and most instructive option. For example, this weekend, both Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm, there's coverage of the 2022 Rapid Chess Championships, with a sizeable prize fund at stake.
5.
2022 WINTER GRAND PRIX
Standings after GP VI
13 Owen Scollon
12.5 Jaxon Nipges
12.5 Declan Bosch
10.5 Teo Chiapellone
10 Colton Burt
9 Ignatius Frost
9 Natalie Darr-Rehmert
8.5 James Kozaczuk
8.5 Ethan Bosch
8 Joga Nagra
7.5 Owen Zhang
7.5 Kekoa Grunhurd
7.5 Finn Bowman
6.5 Jae-Yoon Lee
6 Mason Melius
6 Conner Gordziel
5.5 Caitlin Jackson
5.5 Shafter Manly
5 Korbin Larcom
5 Jared Manookin
5 Adam Manookin
5 Cameron McFadden
5 Harold Manookin
5 Nathaniel Wilson
4.5 Justin Van Male
4.5 Siya Chopra
4.5 Benito Celaya
4.5 Erik Anshus
4 Riley Facada
4 Ethan Kuzin
3.5 Isaiah Cotter
3 Eden Sutton-Brown
3 Owen Sutton-Brown
3 Kael King
3 Jerome Gangle
3 Alexander Richardson
2.5 Jace Hildenbrand
2.5 Reagan Matzel
2.5 Daniel Wayne
2 Blane Hildenbrand
2 Daniel Trushkov
2 Max Trushkov
1.5 Katie Rehmert
1.5 Logan Fine-Gucker
1.5 Philip Brecht
1.5 Garrett Latham
1.5 Elijah Stewart
1 Crosby Egland
1 Adam Cunningham
1 Vivian Matzel
1 Nolan Overhauser
1 Jaxson Sargent
0.5 Ezra Bubb
0.5 Dez Packard
0.5 Lyla Packard
0.5 Jacob Granger
0.5 Mark Matzel
0.5 Carlos Rivera
6.
WINTER GRAND PRIX VI
FEB. 19, 2022
FERNDALE, WA
FINAL STANDINGS
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 1
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Scollon, Owen FHVG734D 1592 1610/319 W3 W4 W2 3.0
2 Bosch, Ethan SHMMF67U 1353 1356/ 52 D4 W3 L1 1.5
3 Nipges, Jaxon HORI382B 1228 1236/ 71 L1 L2 W4 1.0
4 Bosch, Declan FHVHE38K 1320 1287/ 19 D2 L1 L3 0.5
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 2
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Frost, Ignatius FACIJ64P 1406 1559/ 9 W3 W4 W2 3.0
2 Darr-rehmert, NatalieFERLK93U 1114 1157/ 85 W4 W3 L1 2.0
3 Nagra, Joga FACHI02B 1040 1045/ 12 L1 L2 W4 1.0
4 Bubb, Ezra FHVG592K 1087 1032/ 96 L2 L1 L3 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 3
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Kozaczuk, James SHKG108A 902 967/ 67 W2 W4 D3 2.5
2 Zhang, Owen FHVG995H 853 897/131 L1 W3 W4 2.0
3 Bowman, Finn SHMJD50L 927 915/ 42 W4 L2 D1 1.5
4 Jackson, Caitlin BHCIJ68P 825 761/ 57 L3 L1 L2 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 4
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Van Male, Justin BLHLB91X 682 784/ 20 W3 W4 D2 2.5
2 Chiapellone, Teo SHMKG88R 630 764/ 57 W4 W3 D1 2.5
3 King, Kael FACIC08B 773 687/ 6 L1 L2 W4 1.0
4 Manly, Shafter CUEDA72M 724 636/ 26 L2 L1 L3 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 5
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Melius, Mason FACEF58R 955 1065/ 6 W3 W2 W4 3.0
2 Facada, Riley EAGDH89N 661 684/ 6 W4 L1 D3 1.5
3 Gordziel, Conner CIAE518P 490 557/ 12 L1 W4 D2 1.5
4 Chopra, Siya SKYD153N 563 503/ 12 L2 L3 L1 0.0
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 6
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Larcom, Korbin CIADJ87V 415 447/ 12 D3 D2 W4 2.0
2 Grunhurd, Kekoa CEEE597A 405 443/ 15 D4 D1 W3 2.0
3 Rehmert, Katie CIAF788L 400 404/ 10 D1 W4 L2 1.5
4 Manookin, Adam HSCCF67L 414 400/ 12 D2 L3 L1 0.5
Northwest Grand Prix VI Quad 7
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Sutton-brown, Eden CEECD26L 400 469/ 5 D2 D4 W3 2.0
2 Manookin, Jared HSCCD11V 400 402/ 12 D1 D3 D4 1.5
3 Fine-gucker, Logan EAGC535R 400 408/ 3 W4 D2 L1 1.5
4 Sutton-brown, Owen CEEC605L 400 400/ 7 L3 D1 D2 1.0
||\_
// o\_
|| ___)
|| \
||____|
(_______)
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