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Tournament Results - State Warmup |
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USCF Rating Report
89 players competed in the 3rd Annual State Warmup chess tournament on Saturday, February 27, in King of Prussia, PA. In the Championship section, Daniel Junh Lee went 4-0 to
win 1st place. Praneeth
Denduluri, James Strommer, Jeffrey Zhang, Praneeth Ramesh, and Jerry
Mangan finished 2nd-6th with 3-1 scores. In the K-6/U700 section, both Eugene Naumovsky and Jamieson
Wade went 4-0. Eight other players went 3-1. In the unrated 4-8
section, Neha Kothari went a perfect 4-0. In the unrated K-3 section,
Bryce Lee and Caleb Kim both went undefeated at 3-0. Two players, Tyler
Andorn and Zachary Hurchalla tied for 3rd at 2.5-0.5. We wish everyone
good luck at the Pennsylvania State Championship and look forward to
seeing everyone at the 2010 Greater Philadelphia Scholastic
Championships on March 20th!
Full standings below the fold.
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Tournament Results - February Freeze |
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USCF Rating Report
Sixty-nine
players competed in the February Freeze on Saturday, February 20. Kevin
Zhang won the rated section, going 4-0. Akshaj Kadaveru, Camden Wiseman,
and Theodore Faust all finished a half point back with three wins and a
draw. Nysmith School for the Gifted won the team competition, led by
Kadaveru, and with help from Shwetark Patel and Ajit Kadaveru.
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the unrated section, Ravi Nuxoll and Alan Kittell both finished with perfect
scores, which means that this is their last time in the unrated section.
Trailing them with three points each were Philip Onischuk, Sarah Moroney, Dan
Ni, Ryan Carney, and Sayeed Akhtar. The host school, the Montessori
School of McLean, dominated the team competition, finishing 2½ points clear of
the field. Their three players, Moroney, Akhtar, and Joaqim Das, lost
just one game out of nine! (Pictures and unrated standings below the fold)
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Tournament Results - Friday Night Action 14 |
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USCF Rating Report
Fourteen players met on February 19 in King of Prussia to decide the 14th monthly
Friday Night Action chess tournament. National Master Peter Minear won 1st place, going 4-0. 2nd
and 3rd was split between Nathan Fisher and Chris Farmer, while Mike
McCutchan won the prize for top Under 1000/Unrated.
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Welcome to the website of the Silver Knights Chess Company! We partner with Elementary schools, Middle schools, and community centers to teach chess to children. We teach students of all different levels, from total beginners to national champions. We also run scholastic tournaments, where students can compete both individually and as members of their school’s team. For the more advanced scholastic chessplayers, we organize monthly adult chess tournaments to allow for stronger competition. We currently teach classes and run tournaments and camps in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland.