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Sixteen scholastic chessplayers competed at the 2009 Spring Rumble chess tournament. Atharva Deshpande of Upper Merion Middle School won his second straight tournament, this time with a perfect 4-0 score. Alexander Dornak (Chadds Ford Elementary), Carter Milano (Homeschooled), and Jonathan Feibusch (Newtown Elementary) tied for second place at 3-1. Jonathan and his brother Jacob won the team award for Newtown Elementary.

The Feibusch brothers with their trophies...

The final chess tournament of the year is the team tournament on May 30 at Wayne Elementary School. We'll see you all there!

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On April 18, 44 chessplayers competed in the April Showers chess tournament at Wayne Elementary School. Atharva Deshpande won the tournament with a hard-fought 3.5/4 points in the K-12 Championship section, defeating Kevin Ouyang (3/4) in the last round. James Strommer (3/4) finished in third place after drawing Atharva in round 3 and then taking a last round bye.

Ben Verbofsky won the K-6 U/700 section with a 4-0 score. Springton Manor Elementary ran away with the team prize for the K-6 U/700 section.

The Spring Rumble on April 25 is our last individual scholastic tournament of the year. Players looking for more of a challenge can compete in the Friday Night Action tournaments in Bryn Mawr, and K-8 scholastic teams can play in the Team Tournament on May 30 in Wayne.

Atharva with his 1st-place trophy after winning the tournament. He really earned this trophy - in three of the four rounds, he was in the longest game of the round!

K-6 U/700 winner Ben with his trophy. Unfortunately for Ben, this result puts his rating up near 800 - no more U/700 sections for him!

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On Friday, April 17th, 16 people took part in the 4th Friday Night Action tournament.  The tournament winner, with a perfect 4-0 score, was NM and State Champion Peter Minear. The Under 2000 prize was won by Daniel Weissbarth who had 2 victories and 2 draws.  The Under 1800 prize was shared by Frank Jackson and Joseph Freiberg, both with a score of 2 out of 4.  Thanks to everyone who played in the tournament and we look forward to seeing all of you for Friday Night Action #5 on May 15th.

All Silver Knights tournaments now display advance registration online. To see a list of players preregistered for an event, click the "register here" button for the tournament.

April 4 saw forty-one chessplayers compete in a small unrated tournament in Doylestown, PA. The Central Bucks School District just started using Silver Knights Chess after-school programs in January, and this tournament gave the students from the area a chance to compete against players from other schools. Full results, showing both the individual and team winners, are shown below.

Central Bucks Chess Tournament

Team Roster and Scores. Central Bucks Chess Tournament

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Thirty-seven chessplayers competed in the 2009 March Madness K-12 chess tournament at Wayne Elementary School on March 28.

7th-grader Richard Wang of T/E Middle School went 4-0 in the Championship section, winning the tournament and gaining over 300 rating points. Richard was the lowest-rated player in the section, making his result even more impressive.

Two competitors face off in the championship game in the last round

Richard, with his trophy

Gabriel Nadel, Jacob Guynee, and Oliver Henry tied for 2nd-4th place at 3-1 in the champ section.

In the K-6 U/700 section, Charlie McKenzie-Smith, a 5th-grader from Friends School Haverford, won all four games to take first place. Tying for 2nd-3rd with 3.5/4 points were Marcello Cesario and Kevin Ouyang. Springton Manor Elementary won the team prize, overtaking Pocopson Elementary in the last round.

Two players in the K-6 U/700 section concentrate on their game...

The very last game in the tournament...