Silver Knights Chess

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.

In 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)

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.

Due to snow, Radnor Townships Schools have closed for the weekend and the Chess Bowl 2010 tournament in Wayne, PA will NOT take place on Saturday, February 6. Instead, it will take place one week later, on Saturday, February 13.

Players have the choice of coming to the rescheduled event or receiving a refund on their entry fee. To receive a refund, simply use the "contact" button on the Silver Knights website to send us an email.

Additionally, all after-school chess clubs on Friday, February 5, are canceled and will be made up at a later date.

USCF Rating Report

Seventeen players competed in the 13th Friday Night Action tournament in King of Prussia, PA.  Adam Weissbarth took clear first with a 3.5-0.5 score in the Open section.  Max Wechsler and Chad Lueck split the U/1400 prize with each going 3.0-1.0.  Max and Chad both defeated higher rated opponents in the last round to claim the prize.

USCF Rating Report

Seventy-three young chessplayers met up at Wayne Elementary School on January 23 for the January Joust chess tournament.  In the Championship section, Praneeth Denduluri went 4-0, with all four of his wins coming against players who finished in the top 5!  6 players tied for 2nd at 3-1.  In the K-6/U700 section, Abhinav Ratnagiri went 4-0, with 8 players going 3-1.  In the K-3 Unrated section, Divyan Jain went 4-0 to take first place.  Arnold Tiglao, Seth Whigham, and Benjamin Kilroy all scored 3-1 to tie for first in the Unrated 4-8 section.