World Cup: Last U.S. Player Standing Knocked Out in Round 3

Only one U.S. Player, Gata Kamsky (the last World Cup Winner), remained standing after Round 2.

In Round 3, Kamsky was defeated by the young Wesley So from the Phillippines.  Check out what he had to say about his loss…

“Everything was decided in the first game. At one point I was hoping that I could win against this player with my experience, – But sadly, my opponent was not that easy to beat, as I was expecting.” – Gata Kamsky after the match.  Read the Gata Kamsky Interview on the Official Tournament Website – CLICK HERE.

WORLD CUP RESULTS for U.S. PLAYERS

ROUND 1 KNOCK OUTS

• GM Ivanov, Alexander USA
• GM Friedel, Joshua E USA
• IM Robson, Ray USA
• GM Hess, Robert USA
• GM Ehlvest, Jaan USA
• GM Shulman, Yuri USA

Ray Robson Interview (Excerpt from Official Website)

“I am 15, – says Robson about himself. He looks much younger, one should say. – I live in Florida, East coast. My father taught me to play chess when I was 3. He did it because he needed a partner in game. I participated in my first tournament when I was 7. In 2007 I became an International master and just one month ago I became a Grandmaster.” (Read Entire Interview on Official Website – CLICK HERE)

ROUND 2 KNOCK OUTS

• GM Onischuk, Alexander USA
• GM Shabalov, Alexander USA  (KNOCKED OUT IN TIEBREAKS)
• GM Akobian, Varuzhan USA (KNOCKED OUT IN TIEBREAKS)

GM Akobian, Varuzhan Interview (Excerpt from Official Website)

“Your name is not very familiar to the chess fans. How happened that you, born in Armenia, represent the States?”

GM Akobian, Varuzhan: My family moved to the States for permanent residence in 2001. Since then I live there and train students in LA. At one point I got an invitation to represent their team and already played in two Olympiads. (Read Entire Interview on Official Website – CLICK HERE)

ROUND 3 KNOCK OUTS

• GM Kamsky, Gata USA

Round 4, Game 1 begins tomorrow!  We will continue to bring you updates for this event which will run through Dec. 14th. Stay tuned!

Related Links:

• CLICK HERE to Visit the Official World Cup Website!
• CLICK HERE for World Chess Cup Regulations (PDF Download)
• CLICK HERE for a Complete List of Participants in the World Cup

ABOUT THE WORLD CUP

There is a total of 128 players participating in the event. This is a knock-out elimination tournament which is a qualifier for the World Championship. In each round, the winners progress to the next round until the winner is announced at the end of Round 7 (review tournament format below). Last one standing wins…. Download Complete Tournament Regulations Here

World Cup Schedule

• Nov. 20th: Opening Ceremony / Players Meeting
• Nov. 21st: Round 1 – Game 1
• Nov. 22nd: Round 1 – Game 2
• Nov. 23rd: Tiebreaks
• Nov. 24th: Round 2 – Game 1
• Nov. 25th: Round 2 – Game 2
• Nov. 26th: Tiebreaks
• Nov. 27th: Round 3 – Game 1
• Nov. 28th: Round 3 – Game 2
• Nov. 29th: Tiebreaks
• Nov. 30th: Round 4 – Game 1
• Dec. 1st: Round 4 – Game 2
• Dec. 2nd: Tiebreaks
• Dec. 3rd: Round 5 – Game 1
• Dec. 4th: Round 5 – Game 2
• Dec. 5th: Tiebreaks
• Dec. 6th: Round 6 – Game 1
• Dec. 7th: Round 6 – Game 2
• Dec. 8th: Tiebreaks
• Dec. 9th: Free Day
• Dec. 10th: Round 7 – Game 1
• Dec. 11th: Round 7 – Game 2
• Dec. 12th: Round 7 – Game 3
• Dec. 13th: Round 7 – Game 4
• Dec. 14th: Tiebreaks / Closing Ceremony
• Dec. 15th: Departures

Chess: Ancient Game, Modern Learning Tool

by Tim Hanke and Beatriz Marinello

In The Morals of Chess, Benjamin Franklin wrote:

The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effect of prudence, or the want of it.

Chess has fascinated educators for generations as a pure intellectual activity that is not culture-bound. As a cross-cultural activity that appeals to people of all ages and both sexes, chess has the potential to be used in after-school programs, social clubs, senior centers?wherever people come together for education or recreation.

These days, chess is even being integrated into some school curricula: in the New Jersey public schools, in the Canadian Province of Quebec, and in a growing number of university campuses such as the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Both of these universities offer academic scholarships to chessplayers, and UTD offers a graduate certificate program called “Chess in Education.”

Chess is versatile

Chess is interesting from many perspectives. It engages powers of reasoning, including calculation and visual-spatial reasoning, which is why chess has been such a popular object of study for scientists in the field of computer-based artificial intelligence. Chess also has been shown in studies to be an effective practical tool for teaching children to concentrate on a task?an important skill that often needs development. Studies in K?12 classrooms have shown a correlation between chess instruction and an increase in reading and other cognitive skills.

We must not forget that chess is also a game: a fun, competitive activity. Several non-scientific anecdotal reports in the media indicate that teaching chess to children, especially children in predominantly minority school districts, can increase the children?s self-confidence and self-esteem, leading to a general increase in the children?s overall school performance. Bob Cotter, an elementary school teacher in Indianapolis, took his team of inner-city kids to a national chess tournament. He reported that “After we won, the kids met the President, they traveled to Japan, and received all sorts of recognition.”1

A vignette

In an after-school chess program taught at the middle school level by one of the authors, one of the coolest and most rational chessplayers was a slim, self-contained girl about eleven years old, named Bernadette.
As in most chess classes and practically all chess tournaments, a large majority of the players were male. The chessplaying style of many of the boys was best described as rash optimism: they would play aggressive moves without thinking for long about the possible consequences, and hope for the best. The boys tended to “trash-talk” during their games, ridiculing the opponent and boasting about their own prospects.
But Bernadette thought before she moved. Watching her play, it was evident that she tried to work out a plan for her game. During her games she sat quietly, hardly ever speaking, except occasionally to express chagrin if something went wrong on the board. At the end of this article, we will return to Bernadette.

Chess teaches useful life skills

One or two studies suggest that chess skills are not transferable to tasks outside of chess, but these studies are narrowly defined. It is clear that we have few opportunities to play “king takes bishop” in our daily lives, and admittedly chess skill in itself does not automatically translate into financial rewards (except in chess tournaments!). Rather, as Benjamin Franklin wrote, chess is valuable because of the qualities of mind it promotes.

Here is a partial list of benefits that chess offers to educators and students:

Chess helps kids improve their concentration.

As a competitive activity, chess is very goal-oriented and rooted in the here-and-now. As such, it forces the player to pay attention and focus the mind. Children who learn to play chess have been observed to carry over improved habits of concentration to other activities. Beckie Levatino, mother of Elian, said, “Elian was having some problems in his Montessori school. I went to observe . . . and saw that he rushed through his activities, trying always to be the first one to finish. . . . We feel chess has helped him immeasurably, especially in learning how to slow down and concentrate on one thing.”2

Chess helps kids improve their academic performance.

For reasons not perfectly understood, children who are taught chess have been observed to raise their test scores in reading and math. Perhaps this is partly due to enhanced concentration ability. Also, chess has a strong element of visual-spatial reasoning, which relates to mathematics performance. “For young students, an independent study in Pennsylvania showed that those involved in chess classes improved their standardized test results by 17.3%, compared with only 4.56% for students participating in other activities.”3

Chess teaches kids to appreciate cause-and-effect and to develop a variety of reasoning skills.

Chess offers immediate feedback on the quality of decision making, in a relatively innocuous setting. Kingdoms may topple on the chessboard, but the players risk only a temporary blow to the ego! Math teacher and chess-club sponsor Jan Brandt, a Richmond, Virginia, mother of four, describes chess as, “probably the best game there is for developing logical, precise thinking.” Pete Shaw, a computer science teacher, has taught hundreds of kids in Pulaski, Virginia, to play chess. “It?s like turning on switches in their heads. You feel as though you can watch the brain working through a window. The game demands both inductive and deductive reasoning. You see the kid looking at a problem, breaking it down, and putting it back together. The process involves recall, analysis, judgment and abstract reasoning.”4

Chess helps kids become more self-confident.

Kids who learn to play chess gain confidence as they feel themselves gaining more control over the game environment. Confidence, as educators know, is the most transferable skill of all! According to Jeffrey Chesin, who teaches inner-city kids in Philadelphia, children do not have to be particularly bright to enjoy chess. “The majority of the kids I work with would be considered ?average.? Some are below average. But they get interested, and they work at it. Determination is definitely a factor.” Bob Cotter, the Indianapolis teacher, believes playing chess has helped his kids not only academically but socially: “For one thing, they see it doesn?t matter where you come from; if you set a goal and never lose sight of it, you can attain it.”5

Chess offers an intellectual model for developing expertise in any activity.

Advanced research suggests that chess expertise is acquired in two ways: (1) building up a database of knowledge; and (2) developing analytic skills. In Chessplayers? Thinking Revisited, Fernand Gobet argues for further research in this important realm, writing, “Even though each domain of expertise may have idiosyncratic properties, research on chess may help identify some of the potential conditions under which search, pattern recognition, or some combination of both, may be the best way to cope with the complexities of the environment.”

A vignette revisited

What about Bernadette, the 11-year-old girl who played chess with a coolness beyond her years? For the last session of the eight-week chess class, we organized students into two-person teams for a dramatic chess game played with giant pieces on a chessboard inlaid on the auditorium floor. Each two-person team took turns making their side?s moves, sharing the decision-making. Bernadette and her partner (another girl) could easily have become frustrated when their careful planning was thwarted by other teammates? decisions. Their side, “White,” lost many pieces and a victory by “Black” looked inevitable. However, the girls remained careful and attentive players, and did not despair. When their final turn came, they found an unlikely checkmate to steal the victory from their opponents.

Article reprinted from Connect (Vol.17 No.2, November/December, 2003)

Notes
1,2,4, and 5. The quotations were provided by Ann Graham in :”Chess Makes Kid Smart.”
3. Marcel Milat (2001). “The Role of Chess in Modern Education.” May be found on the Web CLICK HERE

Franklin, Benjamin. “The Morals of Chess.” On the Web CLICK HERE.

Copyright 2003 by Synergy Learning International, Inc. All rights reserved.

Tim Hanke – Tim was Vice President of Finance of the U.S. Chess Federation, author of many articles about chess, and has taught chess to children in after-school programs.
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Beatriz Marinello – Beatriz was the first woman President of the U.S. Chess Federation, a chess master, and a leading chess teacher of children.
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Chess: Ancient Game, Modern Learning Tool

World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, Nov. 21-Dec.15)

Everything is ready for the FIDE World Cup which begins next week in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia from Nov. 21st thru Dec. 15th!  The pairings for Round 1 of the World Cup have been posted on FIDE.com.

We would like to wish our players good luck. GO USA!

ROUND 1 PAIRINGS (For U.S. PLAYERS participating at the World Cup)

• GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny RUS GM Ivanov, Alexander USA
• GM Wang, Hao CHN GM Friedel, Joshua E USA
• GM Jobava, Baadur GEO IM Robson, Ray USA
• GM Motylev, Alexander RUS GM Hess, Robert USA
• GM Kamsky, Gata USA GM Antonio, Rogelio Jr PHI
• GM Onischuk, Alexander USA GM Flores, Diego ARG
• GM Smirin, Ilia ISR GM Ehlvest, Jaan USA
• GM Baklan, Vladimir UKR GM Shabalov, Alexander USA
• GM Savchenko, Boris RUS GM Shulman, Yuri USA
• GM Tregubov, Pavel V. RUS GM Akobian, Varuzhan USA

CLICK HERE to see the FULL LIST OF ROUND 1 PAIRINGS

There is a total of 128 players participating in the event.  This is a knock-out elimination tournament which is a qualifier for the World Championship.  In each round, the winners progress to the next round until the winner is announced at the end of Round 7 (review tournament format below).  Last one standing wins….

Tournament Format:

“There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games per round, with the winners progressing to the next round, plus the final seventh (7th) round comprising of four (4) games.
Round 1: there shall be 128 players Round 2: there shall be 64 players Round 3: there shall be 32 players Round 4: there shall be 16 players Round 5: there shall be 8 players Round 6: there shall be 4 players Round 7: there shall be 2 players”  Download Complete Tournament Regulations Here

World Cup Schedule

• Nov. 20th: Opening Ceremony / Players Meeting
• Nov. 21st: Round 1 – Game 1
• Nov. 22nd: Round 1 – Game 2
• Nov. 23rd: Tiebreaks
• Nov. 24th: Round 2 – Game 1
• Nov. 25th: Round 2 – Game 2
• Nov. 26th: Tiebreaks
• Nov. 27th: Round 3 – Game 1
• Nov. 28th: Round 3 – Game 2
• Nov. 29th: Tiebreaks
• Nov. 30th: Round 4 – Game 1
• Dec. 1st: Round 4 – Game 2
• Dec. 2nd: Tiebreaks
• Dec. 3rd: Round 5 – Game 1
• Dec. 4th: Round 5 – Game 2
• Dec. 5th: Tiebreaks
• Dec. 6th: Round 6 – Game 1
• Dec. 7th: Round 6 – Game 2
• Dec. 8th: Tiebreaks
• Dec. 9th: Free Day
• Dec. 10th: Round 7 – Game 1
• Dec. 11th: Round 7 – Game 2
• Dec. 12th: Round 7 – Game 3
• Dec. 13th: Round 7 – Game 4
• Dec. 14th: Tiebreaks / Closing Ceremony
• Dec. 15th: Departures

Related Links:

• Visit the Official World Cup Website!
• World Chess Cup Regulations (PDF Download)
• Complete List of Participants in the World Cup
  

About Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (From the Official Tournament Website)

Time difference between Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk: 2 hours
Geographic latitude: 61°00′
Geographic longitude: 69°01′

Khanty-Mansiysk, a capital of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, is situated in the Western Siberia on Irtysh river (a port), only 15 km . away from a fall of Irtysh into Ob, 264 km west of railway station “Pyt’-Yah”, 1076 km . north-east of Tyumen, 2759 km . north-east of Moscow on seven treed hills.

This nice and comfortable town reminds of Scandinavian resorts.

Khanty-Mansiysk is a town with unique, even for 21 st century, social infrastructure is flourishing: according to the decision of the authorities all industrial productions were moved out of the town. In and around the town taiga wood was cleared and put to an appropriate ecological state. In essence taiga wood became a national park of Siberia .

Here in practice a rare combination of comfortable urbanism and ecological purity was created. Taiga spread for hundred kilometers to all parts from the town provides the existence of such unique.
Nowadays Khanty-Mansiysk is forming not only as a centre of the oil region but is becoming more like centre of business activity, sport, and national culture. Arts Centre for Talented Children of North which is one of the best in Russia , biathlon centre of the international level, airport of original architecture, equipped with the modern facilities having strip for all types of aircraft, office and business centre, House of Peoples’ Friendship, Temple Complex for 1000 church members with Samarovo high school for 60 people, telephone and TV connection that give possibility to contact any place around the world, street coin-box telephones, comfortable housing – this is not a complete list of available and raising facilities that change the image of the ancient town. Uniqueness of the modern architecture in combination with nature attracts hundreds of tourists and guest to this town annually.

Official website of town of Khanty-Mansiysk: www.admhmansy.ru

GREETING MESSAGES (From Official Tournament Website- Click Here to Visit the Site)

Greeting message from Governor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra – A.FILIPENKO

Dear friends!

I’m heartily delighted to welcome the participants of World Chess Cup in Ugra! Undoubtedly this event is significant for sport and social life of autonomous okrug and Russia.

All conditions are created in the region for intensive development of this intellectual kind of sport, some traditions are introduced in training good chess players. During last years Ugra gained the reputation of chess centre, here international tournaments, competitions for Governor Cup, other chess competitions are held. Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous okrug is preparing to meet World Chess Olympiad.
There is no doubt that another meeting of the world leading chess players will become the bright sport event full of interesting occasions, great victories, unforgettable impressions.

Greeting message from President of Republic of Kalmykia -  KIRSAN ILYUMZHINOV, FIDE President

Dear participants and guests of World Chess Cup 2009!

Dear ladies and gentlemen!

On behalf of the headship of international chess federation and Presidential Board I warmly and heartily welcome the participants, guests, Mass Media representatives at the hospitable Ugra land!
During the last years Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous okrug – Ugra gained the reputation of a big sport centre, here winter sports competitions of the highest level are organized – in biathlon, skiing, snowboarding etc. I’m glad to note that hospitable Khanty-Mansiysk receives again the outstanding Grand Masters who got this right through the hard and arduous selection system.
I want to note that here chess have the real love and support. I express my appreciation to the headship of Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous okrug and personally to the Governor, my senior friend, Alexander Filipenko, to all the sponsors, the Organizing Committee, Russian Chess Federation, Mass Media representatives, volunteers – to all who take active part in propaganda of the most intellectual kind of sport.
I’m sure that participants and guests of the World Chess Cup will be able not only to get acquainted with the Siberian beauty but also to take with them unforgettable impressions about this wonderful land.
I wish all the participants bright and uncompromising struggle, success in sport and creative work, good health and all the best!

Gens Una Sumus! We are the family!

Greeting message from Deputy Prime Minister of the RF, President of the Russian Chess Federation - ALEXANDER ZHUKOV

Dear friends!

On behalf of the Russian Chess Federation I’m glad to welcome the participants, organizers and guests of World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk!

Today the capital of Ugra may be called with good reason one of the big world chess centers. This Russian town receives the World Cup for the third time. I’m sure that the experience in organizing the competitions of such a high international level will let Khanty-Mansiysk to hold honourably the 39 th World Chess Olympiad next autumn.

Almost all the strongest chess players gathered in Khanty-Mansiysk, during three weeks they will fight for victory, for the way into the tournament of the contenders and for the right to challenge the title of the world champion.
I would like to wish the participants of the World Cup nice matches and good luck in sport. I hope that the tournament will become the bright event in chess life and will remain in memory of chess fans for many years.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON THIS EVENT!!!

World Youth Chess Championship Update (Nov. 11-23)

The U.S. Chess Trust is a proud sponsor of the World Youth Chess Championships! Find out more about the events and programs we support – CLICK HERE!

Our players are enjoying a FREE DAY in Antalya, Turkey as they prepare to move on to the 7th Round tomorrow, November 18th.  You can follow their progress here.

PLAYING STRONG – The following players have won 5 out of 6 Rounds!

Tanuj Vasudeva (Under 8 Open), Samritha Palakollu (Under 8 Girls), Jarod Pamatmat (Under 12 Open), and WCM Sarah Chiang (Under 12 Girls). Congratulations!

WORLD YOUTH U.S. TEAM  (Standings after ROUND 6)

Under 8 Open

• VASUDEVA TANUJ: 5
• ZENG WINSTON: 4

Under 8 Girls

• PALAKOLLU SAMRITHA: 5
• VIGNA LIZA: 2
• WANG ANNIE: 4
• CHAWLA ALISHA: 2.5

Under 10 Open

• HE TOMMY: 4.5
• LIN DACHEY : 4.5
• CHIANG JONATHAN: 4

Under 10 Girls

• LIAO SIMONE : 3

Under 12 Open

• PAMATMAT JAROD: 5
• BROWN MICHAEL: 3.5
• GUREVICH-GRIGORIEV DANIEL: 3.5
• KRISHNAN VARUN: 3
• SHEN ARTHUR: 4

Under 12 Girls

• WCM CHIANG SARAH: 5

Under 14 Open

• ADELBERG DAVID: 4
• FINNEY STUART: 3.5
• ROZOVSKY DANIEL: 4

Under 14 Girls

• KATS ALENA: 4.5
• MATLIN ANNA: 4

Under 16 Open

• FM GETZ ALEC: 3.5
• NG ANDREW: 2.5

Under 16 Girls

• ROBINSON DARRIAN: 2.5

Under 18 Girls

• WFM MARSHALL ABBY: 3

World Youth Chess Championship Tournament Schedule:

• Wednesday, Nov. 11th – Arrival of Delegations; 20:00 Opening ceremony; 22:00 Technical Meeting
• Thursday, Nov. 12th – 15:00 1st round
• Friday, Nov. 13th – 15:00 2nd round
• Saturday, Nov. 14th – 15:00 – 3rd round
• Sunday, Nov. 15th – 15:00 4th round
• Monday, Nov. 16th – 10:00 5th round; 17:00 6th round
• Tuesday, Nov. 17th – Free Day
• Wednesday, Nov. 18th – 15:00 7th round
• Thursday , Nov. 19th – 15:00 8th round
• Friday , Nov. 20th – 15:00 9th round
• Saturday, Nov. 21st – 15:00 10th round
• Sunday , Nov. 22nd – 10:00 11th round; 19:00 Closing ceremony
• Monday , Nov. 23rd – Departure of Delegations

Related Links:

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE GAMES
CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT WEBSITE

Check back for more updates soon!

World Youth Chess Championship (Nov. 11-23)

The World Youth Chess Championship is going on now in Antalya, Turkey (Nov. 11-23)!

The U.S. Chess Trust is a proud sponsor of the World Youth Chess Championships!  Find out more about the events and programs we support – CLICK HERE!

World Youth Chess Championship Tournament Schedule:

• Wednesday, Nov. 11th – Arrival of Delegations; 20:00 Opening ceremony; 22:00 Technical Meeting
• Thursday, Nov. 12th – 15:00 1st round
• Friday, Nov. 13th – 15:00 2nd round
• Saturday, Nov. 14th – 15:00 – 3rd round
• Sunday, Nov. 15th – 15:00 4th round
• Monday, Nov. 16th – 10:00 5th round; 17:00 6th round
• Tuesday, Nov. 17th – Free Day
• Wednesday, Nov. 18th – 15:00 7th round
• Thursday , Nov. 19th – 15:00 8th round
• Friday , Nov. 20th – 15:00 9th round
• Saturday, Nov. 21st – 15:00 10th round
• Sunday , Nov. 22nd – 10:00 11th round; 19:00 Closing ceremony
• Monday , Nov. 23rd – Departure of Delegations

UPDATES – AFTER ROUND 4

A PERFECT 4 out of 4!

Tanuj Vasudeva (Under 8 Open) has a perfect 4 out of 4!  It’s no wonder “Mr. Perfect”, as he is now nicknamed, is on a recent Chess Life for Kids cover.  Find out how this talented player deals with the challenges of tournament play on his chess blog!

“It was a crazy day with unstable Internet service and change of procedures. They did not allow anyone but the players to enter the playing hall until after the rounds started. The new zero tolerance rule by FIDE is being enforced. I am being cautious and get there 15 minutes before the round start time.” From Tanuj Vasudeva’s Chess Chronicles BLOG

PLAYING STRONG – The following players have won 3 out of 4:

Winston Zeng (Under 8 Open), Samritha Palakollu (Under 8 Girls), Jarod Pamatmat (Under 12 Open), WCM Sarah Chiang (Under 12 Girls), David Adelberg (Under 14 Open), Anna Matlin (Under 14 Girls), Alena Kats (Under 14 Girls) and WFM Abby Marshall (Under 18 Girls).

We wish our players the best!  Keep up the good work!

Read more about Abby Marshall on a recent interview by Daily Press - CLICK HERE

WORLD YOUTH U.S. TEAM:  STANDINGS after ROUND 4

Under 8 Open

• VASUDEVA TANUJ:  4
• ZENG WINSTON: 3

Under 8 Girls

• PALAKOLLU SAMRITHA:  3
• VIGNA LIZA:  2
• WANG ANNIE:  2
• CHAWLA ALISHA:  1.5

Under 10 Open

• HE TOMMY:  2.5
• LIN DACHEY : 2.5
• CHIANG JONATHAN: 2

Under 10 Girls

• LIAO SIMONE :  1.5

Under 12 Open

• PAMATMAT JAROD: 3
• BROWN MICHAEL:  2.5
• GUREVICH-GRIGORIEV DANIEL:  2.5
• KRISHNAN VARUN:  2
• SHEN ARTHUR:  2

Under 12 Girls

• WCM CHIANG SARAH:  3

Under 14 Open

• ADELBERG DAVID: 3
• FINNEY STUART: 2.5
• ROZOVSKY DANIEL: 2

Under 14 Girls

• KATS ALENA:  3
• MATLIN ANNA:  3

Under 16 Open

• FM GETZ ALEC:  2
• NG ANDREW:  1

Under 16 Girls

• ROBINSON DARRIAN:  2.5

Under 18 Girls

• WFM MARSHALL ABBY:  3

Related Links:

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE GAMES
CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT WEBSITE

Check back for more updates!

World Chess Hall of Fame & Sidney Samole Museum to Relocate in 2010

This Just In…

According to U.S. Chess Trust Chairman, Mr. Harold Winston, “The World Chess Hall of Fame and Sidney Samole Museum is temporarily closed pending relocation. Negotiations are in process to bring the World Chess Hall of Fame to St. Louis and we expect the Museum to reopen during 2010“.

The U.S. Chess Trust will be providing more information as it becomes available.

Be sure to check back with us soon!