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Colorado Informant - April
April 10, 2021 10:33 MST
Denver Chess Club -- Nearly Normal Tournament ** Saturday, June 19th, 2021
DCC Nearly Normal Tournament ** Saturday, June 19th, 2021
Notes: Please read carefully
** At the registration table, all players must submit proof of having received a complete COVID vaccination at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the tournament (6/5/2021)
Players are also required to sign a liability waiver at the registration table. The waiver can be reviewed by clicking on this link: https://drive.
Date: Saturday, June 19, 2021
Time Control: Game in 55 minutes + 5 second delay
Site: Embassy Suites Hotel on 7525 East Hampden Ave, Denver CO - 303-696-6644
Embassy Suites policy is that all players and guests must wear a mask while in the hotel. This policy may be relaxed by June, but the DCC will nevertheless require wearing a mask in the playing room.
Sections: Open - U1900 - U1500 (depending on entries, sections may be combined)
Entry Fees: DCC members $20 - All others $25
Prizes: Based on entries.
Registration: Restricted to 50 players. Online Only - No at the door registrations will be allowed
USCF membership required
Round Times: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Bye Policy: Half-point bye - Rounds 1 and 2. Zero point bye - Round 3
DCC will not make sets and clocks available. So bring your own set
Tournament Director: Earle Wikle
Questions: Meint Olthof - 720-390-6984
March 29, 2021 19:48 MST
Post tournament news... This event raised $1,570! Many thanks to Alayne Wilinsky for volunteering to direct this event and LM Brian Wall for personally donating then playing and winning the Advanced Section.
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March 25, 2021 18:33 MST
2021 Colorado Scholastic Qualifier Championship - Slideshow
Slideshow fun from our tournament March 20, 2021.
Copy and paste to your browser.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2429314582/permalink/10159221031524583/
March 22, 2021 19:38 MST
KDVR Fox 31 News Television coverage for the 2021 Colorado Scholastic Chess Championships - Denver March 20th
Here is the link to the television news story that aired on channel 31 on March 20th at 9:30pm.
-- copy and paste this link on your browser,,,
https://kdvr.com/video/colorado-teenager-finishes-4th-in-state-chess-championship-just-weeks-after-brain-surgery/6457075/
March 21, 2021 21:14 MST
2021 Colorado Scholastic Qualifier Championship - March 20 - Final Results
SwissSys Standings. USCF Qualifiers: Barber Qualifier
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# |
Name |
Rating |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 Total |
T-Med |
T-Solkoff |
T-Cumul. |
T-Op. cumul. |
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1 |
Davin Junzhe Yin |
1808 |
W7 |
W2 |
D3 |
W5 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
9 |
9 |
24 |
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2 |
Grayson Manuel |
1381 |
W6 |
L1 |
W9 |
W3 |
3 |
7.5 |
8 |
7 |
23 |
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3 |
Amitai Sebba |
1434 |
W4 |
W5 |
D1 |
L2 |
2.5 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
26.5 |
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4 |
Rowen Oregel |
1145p |
L3 |
D8 |
W6 |
W9 |
2.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
16.5 |
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5 |
Tyler Thieszen |
1426 |
W8 |
L3 |
W7 |
L1 |
2 |
4 |
8.5 |
6 |
22.5 |
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6 |
Christopher E Lee |
809 |
L2 |
B--- |
L4 |
W8 |
2 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
3 |
14 |
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7 |
Cayden Hetzel |
1343 |
L1 |
W9 |
L5 |
B--- |
2 |
2.5 |
6 |
3 |
18 |
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8 |
Ananthajit P Parasuram |
959 |
L5 |
D4 |
B--- |
L6 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
6 |
2.5 |
13.5 |
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9 |
Austin Hallock Evans |
650 |
B--- |
L7 |
L2 |
L4 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
14.5 |
SwissSys Standings. USCF Qualifiers: Denker Qualifier
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# |
Name |
Rating |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 Total |
T-Med |
T-Solkoff |
T-Cumul. |
T-Op. cumul. |
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1 |
Vedanth Sampath |
1834 |
W5 |
W4 |
W3 |
L2 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
25 |
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2 |
Neil Bhavikatti |
2118 |
W10 |
L3 |
W9 |
W1 |
3 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
7 |
19.5 |
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3 |
Sullivan Mac McConnell |
2240 |
W6 |
W2 |
L1 |
D4 |
2.5 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
7.5 |
25.5 |
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4 |
Griffin Thomas McConnell |
2051 |
W8 |
L1 |
W7 |
D3 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
26.5 |
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5 |
Jacob Findley |
1356 |
L1 |
W6 |
L8 |
W9 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
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6 |
Navneet Puthukode Ramkumar |
1616 |
L3 |
L5 |
W10 |
W7 |
2 |
4 |
6.5 |
3 |
18.5 |
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7 |
Sikander Baker-Nagar |
1153 |
W9 |
W10 |
L4 |
L6 |
2 |
3 |
5.5 |
7 |
12.5 |
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8 |
Luke Donofrio |
1451 |
L4 |
L9 |
W5 |
W10 |
2 |
3 |
5.5 |
3 |
13.5 |
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9 |
Mukund Gurumurthi |
1646 |
L7 |
W8 |
L2 |
L5 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
21 |
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10 |
Shiven Saxena |
1485 |
L2 |
L7 |
L6 |
L8 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
20 |
SwissSys Standings. USCF Qualifiers: Haring Qualifier
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# |
Name |
Rating |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 Total |
T-Med |
T-Solkoff |
T-Cumul. |
T-Op. cumul. |
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1 |
Iris Li |
1337 |
W4 |
W3 |
W5 |
D2 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
19.5 |
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2 |
Tanishka Tagare |
840 |
L5 |
W6 |
W3 |
D1 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
19.5 |
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3 |
Kary Fang |
1316 |
W6 |
L1 |
L2 |
W4 |
2 |
4.5 |
9 |
5 |
21 |
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4 |
Kaavya, Ms Sakthisaravanan |
1005 |
L1 |
W5 |
W6 |
L3 |
2 |
3 |
7.5 |
5 |
19.5 |
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5 |
Sabrina L Shama |
1192 |
W2 |
L4 |
L1 |
L6 |
1 |
5.5 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
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6 |
Anna Hacker |
884p |
L3 |
L2 |
L4 |
W5 |
1 |
5 |
7.5 |
1 |
19.5 |
SwissSys Standings. USCF Qualifiers: Rockefeller Qualifier
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# |
Name |
Rating |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 Total |
T-Med |
T-Solkoff |
T-Cumul. |
T-Op. cumul. |
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1 |
Derek Yin |
1126 |
W9 |
W6 |
W2 |
W4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
19 |
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2 |
Owen Arnold Vonne |
1299 |
W4 |
W7 |
L1 |
W5 |
3 |
7.5 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
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3 |
Vedant Pravin Margale |
1605 |
D8 |
L5 |
W6 |
W9 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
5 |
15 |
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4 |
Shubh Misra |
366p |
L2 |
B--- |
W7 |
L1 |
2 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
4 |
22 |
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5 |
Evan Sun |
1011p |
L7 |
W3 |
W9 |
L2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
20 |
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6 |
Shaurya Misra |
286p |
B--- |
L1 |
L3 |
W8 |
2 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
4 |
18 |
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7 |
Graham Wallace |
unr. |
W5 |
L2 |
L4 |
B--- |
2 |
3.5 |
6.5 |
4 |
17 |
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8 |
Shankar N Parasuram |
937 |
D3 |
L9 |
B--- |
L6 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
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9 |
Calvin Nimitz Vonne |
unr. |
L1 |
W8 |
L5 |
L3 |
1 |
5.5 |
9.5 |
3 |
23 |
SwissSys Standings. USCF Qualifiers: Extra Games
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# |
Name |
Rating |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 Total |
T-Med |
T-Solkoff |
T-Cumul. |
T-Op. cumul. |
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1 |
Austin Hallbock Evans |
650 |
W5 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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2 |
Christopher E Lee |
809 |
U--- |
W5 |
U--- |
U--- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
3 |
Ananthajit P Parasuram |
959 |
U--- |
U--- |
W5 |
U--- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
4 |
Cayden Hetzel |
1343 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
W5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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5 |
Elisha M Averett |
590p |
L1 |
L2 |
L3 |
L4 |
0 |
7.5 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
March 21, 2021 13:35 MST
Saturday, March 20 see us on Fox News channel 31 at 9pm
Here is the link to watch the top board games live today... March 20th
Try this one first for game commentary.
https://www.twitch.tv/nmjessecohen
or use direct to DGT boards
Press Release
The Colorado Chess Association is hosting the 2021 state scholastic chess championships at the Embassy Suites North in Denver on Saturday, March 20th from 9am to 7:30pm
The top ten Colorado scholastic rated chess players for each group who accepted the invitation, will play in one of four state title sections: elementary, middle school, high school and girls.
The winner of each section wins a minimum $500 stipend to advance and play as the Colorado representative in the US Open Championship tournament of champions. The National tournaments are scheduled to be played in New Jersey at the end of summer. This event will feature an open national championship and side events with the fifty state champions of each section playing for their national title.
Top rated master, Sullivan McConnell returns after winning the middle school championship two years ago now as the favorite to repeat as high school champion.
An amazing side story features Sullivan’s older brother Griffin, also a top contender in the high school division, playing after a recent brain surgery that followed several others prior in his life.
Here is a link to the Colorado Chess Informant magazine highlighting Griffin and his international trip and success in a world chess competition last year.
This tournament features a one day, four round format with games scheduled to last up to two hours each. This Saturday’s rounds begin at 9am, noon, 2:30pm and 5:30pm.
Our extremely diverse, bright and talented young group will meet over the board for the first time in over a year for most of the competitors.
A strict compliance of the Denver County CDC rules will be in place ensuring the safety of our students safety.
Here’s wishing good play and success to our amazing young competitors!
Colorado Chess Association contacts:
President, Brad Lundstrom phone 970-415-3855 e
mail chess coach2014@gmail.com
Scholastic Director, Tom Nelson phone 303-880-4332 email tmbdnelson@comcast.net
March 18, 2021 20:11 MST
Letter of Thanks to Colorado's chessplayers
Members of the Board and all the CSCA members,
I have resigned as President of the CSCA. I felt led to move closer to
my family, so Nell, Shawn (our son) and I are moving to Oklahoma. Nell
and I have purchased a really nice home in Claremore, OK just 14 miles
from my brother and his family.
I will really miss the friendships developed over the last 13 years of
playing chess in Colorado. Reuniting with chessplayers my path has
crossed before my family moved to Colorado; Dean Brown, and Brad
Lundstrom. It has been nice serving on the Board with both of them. I am
proud that the Board selected Brad to replace me. We have known each
other since back in 1987. He is highly qualified and I know he will do a
great job for Colorado chess. I trust you will give him your full
support as he leads Colorado chess during these difficult times.
Playing and serving the Colorado chess community has been one of the
highlights of my life. It is amazing how quickly the years have rolled
by. I will try to write a summary of my chess experiences in Colorado
for the Colorado Chess Informant.
My sincerest thank you to Colorado chess for all the wonderful memories!
Paul Covington
February 27, 2021 08:47 MST
