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Tournament Results - January 19 |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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USCF Rating Report
The January Rumble chess tournament was held on January 19 at Goodnoe Elementary School in Newtown, PA. Turnout was low due to the Liberty Bell Open being held the same weekend in Philadelphia, but both sections were closely contested and featured many good games.
Kindergartener and 2nd seed Benjamin Lu of Kutz Elementary School won the K-3 section with a perfect 4-0 score, defeating top seed Max Polichuk and 3rd seed Sean Grant in the final two rounds. (For video analysis of the January 12 game between Max and Benjamin, click here.) Max, Sean, and Nicholas Miklaucic tied for second place with scores of 3-1. The top K-3 team was Whitemarsh Elementary with 5.5 points.
The K-8 section was a bit unusual, as most of our higher-rated regulars were at the Liberty Bell Open in Philadelphia. The top seed was rated 701, but more than half the players were within 100 points of that, leading to almost every game being very closely contested. A high percentage of the games ended in draws, but Teddy Willis of New Hope Academy powered through with four straight wins to take the tournament. Tying for second place at 3-1 were Daniel Gildenbrand and Devi Majeske, each with two wins and two draws. Goodnoe Elementary, the host school, too team honors with 4.5 team points.
Congratulations to all the winners, and look for one or two of the tournament games to appear in the online training center later this week.
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Tournament Results - January 12 |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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USCF Rating Report
On January 12, forty-three players gathered at Wayne Elementary School in Wayne, PA, to take part in the January Blast chess tournament. For the second time in three tournaments, 2nd-grader Max Polichuk and kindergartener Benjamin Lu played in the last round for the K-3 championship. Last month Max was victorious, but this time they played to a closely contested draw. Max still took home the first-place trophy on tiebreaks. Tying for third place a half-point back were Kyler Shinkle-Stolar, Jason Hurle, Nicholas Wagner, and Joseph Donato at 3-1. The team winner in the K-3 section was Ithan Elementary School of Bryn Mawr with a score of 8.0 team points.
In the K-8 section, top seed Praneeth Denduluri cruised to a 4-0 score and a 1st-place finish. Michael Li, Evan Zaret, Michael Sydnes, Alexander England, and Siddharth Ambatipudi tied for 2nd place with a score of 3-1. The top team was Hillside Elementary School of Berwyn, scoring 8.5 team points.
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Tournament Results - December 8 |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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Two Silver Knights tournaments took place on December 8, 2007: The December Crush in Sykesville, Maryland, and the December Blizzard in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
In the K-3 section of the Crush, Noah Calloway-Seibert went 4-0 in his first tournament ever to win the first-place trophy and earn a provisional rating of 1072. The winner of the K-8 section had an even more remarkable result, however - Ashley Riddle, rated 559, swept through the section to take first place at 4-0. Ashley gained nearly 300 rating points and beat the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishers, all of whom were rating higher than her! David Hevey won the Open section with a score of 3.5, yielding only a last-round draw to Joseph Ellis that clinched him clear first place.
Thomas Farley took first place in the Blizzard with a 4-0 score, followed closely by Rohan Balan at 3.5-.5. Mountain View Primary won first place among school teams, narrowly edging out the host school, Summit View, for the second tournament in a row.
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Silver Knights students at nationals |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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Several Silver Knights students made the long journey from Philadelphia down to Houston, Texas for the national grade championships the weekend of December 7 - 9. All of them played well, most gained rating points, and one or two even took home a trophy. Special congratulations go out to Anand Bhatt, who tied for 10th in the kindergarten section. We hope to post games on the website soon, and perhaps make some video lessons out of some of them as well.
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Tournament Results: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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On December 1, 53 players participated in Silver Knights' chess tournaments in Horsham and Bethel Park, PA. The Bethel Park tournament was our first in the Pittsburgh-area. Top seed Rahul Ghai scored a perfect 4-0 to win the tournament. Tying for second place were Steven Keelon and Nicholas Minshall, both with a score of 3-1.
In Horsham, the K-3 section went according to form, leading to a titanic last-round battle between the top two seeds, Max Polichuk and Benjamin Lu. Max emerged victorious from their last-round game, winning his second tournament in a row! The Philadelphia School took first place among teams, powered by Benjmin Kenney and Zachary and Joshua Zeelander.
Evan Betzenberger came all the way from Easton to win the K-8 section with a 4-0 score. Evan was rated only 508 prior to this event, but on his way to winning first he took out players rated 753, 739, 644, and 1005. Evan gained 361 rating points from this event, and deservedly so! The Murray Avenue School brought a strong contingent and dominated the K-8 team competition.
The national grade championships are this coming weekend in Houston, so wish all of our players that are competing good luck!
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Team discounts at tournaments now available! |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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Silver Knights is now offering discounts for schools and clubs that register large numbers of students for tournaments! All of our tournaments now offer a $2.50 discount per player for a club or school that registers 5 or more players at once, and a $5.00 discount per player for a club or school that registers 10 or more players at once.
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Tournament Results - November Classes |
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Written by Adam Weissbarth
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Silver Knights' first advanced classes of the 2007-2008 school year were held on four Sundays in November. In each class, 6 students played a rated game every week. The games were then analyzed by NM Bela Kis (in Newtown) and NM Adam Weissbarth (in Bryn Mawr). Congratulations to the winners, Sid Ambatipudi in Newtown and Ben Seligsohn in Bryn Mawr.
See the rating report for the classes.
To register for the next round of classes beginning on Sunday, December 2, see the Advanced Class section of our website.
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