Monday, July 27, 2015

Pairings for Round 1. 2015 SPF Girls Invitational


BdResWhiteResBlack
1THAIS CASTILLO MORALES (1614)DANITZA VAZQUEZ (2107)
2LILIA POTEAT (2044)EMMA CHENG (1581)
3SHIMERA PAXTON (1553)NOZIMA ARIPOVA (1967)
4THALIA CERVANTES (1967)CASSIE PARENT (1549)
5SOFIA STANESCU-BELLU (1531)VERONIKA ZILAJEVA (1901)
6RACHAEL ENG (1887)EVELYN CHEN (1508)
7CHLOE WONG (1501)SERAFINA SHOW (1879)
8SAITHANUSRI AVIRNENI (1861)NIGINA ARIPOVA (1456)
9NEHA DIAS (1426)ELLA PAPANEK (1839)
10MAGGIE LUO (1815)KAREN SALZGEBER (1400)
11PEISHANIKA ARNOLD (1385)SHAYNA PROVINE (1804)
12NAOMI BASHKANSKY (1803)SKYLAR HSU (1384)
13SARAH FAITH CARSON (1347)ANDREA BOTEZ (1803)
14SASHA KONOVALENKO (1795)SARVAGNA VELIDANDLA (1337)
15BEATRICE LOW (1326)NASTASSJA MATUS (1785)
16AIYA CANCIO (1775)WILLOW KATRINA LETARD (1320)
17CHARITY CARSON (1285)TRINA CHATTERJEE (1753)
18KIANA HAJIARBABI (1729)TRIYA VENKATARAJA (1268)
19IOANA MURGULET (1228)IRIS ZHOU (1727)
20YASSAMIN EHSANI (1725)RUI YANG YAN (1224)
21MEGHANA KANCHARLA (1175)RACHEL TAO (1719)
22ANNAPOORNI MEIYAPPAN (1702)ALLYSON WONG (1139)
23ELENA ALLEN (1088)ELVIA NATARENO (1675)
24ANASTACIA LOPEZ SANCHEZ (1658)TEMILOLUWA ADEROGBA (1014)
25SHAHRZAD HAJIARBABI (953)AINE CAROLINA LIMA (1646)
26DIAMOND ABDUS-SHAKOOR (1638)EMILY HOGUE (836)
27GISELLE KIMBALL (793)ASHLEY TAPP (1625)
28KATHRYN THOMAS (1619)CHARITY FARELL (unr.)

2015 SPFGI Bughouse Championship
Sunday, July 26, 2015

1st Place
ARIZONA: Aiya Canco (AZ) & Rachael Eng (AZ), 10-0

2nd Place
CHOCOLATE: Danitza Vasquez (Puerto Rico) & Serafina Show (CA), 7-3
MINIONS: Diamond Abdus-Shakoor (OH) & Lilia Poteat (NY), 7-3
NOBODY: Thalia Cervantes (MO) & Ashley Tapp (Canada), 7-3
CASSANDREA: Andrea Botez (Canada) & Cassie Parent (IL), 7-3

3rd Place
CIA: Ella Papanek (NY) & Yassi Eshani ((NY), 6-4
NOTHING: Sasha Konovalenko ((MI) & Chloe Wong (WI), 6-4
MAGIC: Nastassja Matus (MN) & Iris Zhou (MO), 6-4
HAJIBARBIS: Kiani Hajibarbi (KS) and Shahrzad (KS), 6-4
DIAMONDS: Neha Dias (SC) & Peishanika Arnold (IN), 6-4
CV: Veronika Zilajeva (OK) & Charity Farell (OK), 6-4

4th Place
TEX MEX: Anastacia Lopez (Mexico) & Ioana Murgulet (TX), 5-5
CARSONS: Sarah Faith Carson (IA) & Charity Carson (IA), 5-5
CALIFORNIA: Evelyn Chen (GA) & Trina Chatterjee (CA), 5-5

6th Place
BUBBLES: Willow Letard (NM) & Maggie Luo (VA), 4-6
OREGON: Elena Allen (OR) & Thais Castillo Morales (Costa Rica), 4-6
MUSTANGS: Allyson Wong (CA) & Annapoorni Meiyappan (CA), 4-6
LUCKY: Skyler Hsu (MD) & Emma Cheng (OH), 4-6
MARVEL: Shayna Provine (IL) & Giselle Kimball (NV), 4-6
CHAMPIONS: Sarvagna Velidanda (AL) & Meghana Kancharla (NH), 4-6

7th Place
PEPPERMINT: Beatrice Low (CT) & Rui Yang Yan (CA), 3-7

8th Place
438ERS: Katie Thomas (KY) & Karen Salzgeber (MS), 2-8
SPARK: Emily Hogue (UT) & Aine Lima (Brazil), 2-8

9th Place
ELEPHANT-MONKEYS: Temi Aderogba (ID) & Triya Venkataraja (NC), 0-10

Monday, July 20, 2015

2015 Bluegrass State Games - Chess


Medal Winners – 2015 Bluegrass State Games
Big Sandy Community & Technical College
Mayo Campus, Paintsville, KY
July 18, 2015


Game in 45 minutes per player with 5 second delay

Open

Gold – Christopher Coleman
Silver (tie) – Tyler Mainous & Shane Ward
Bronze – John Biliter & Larry Greer

















Christopher Coleman & Shane Ward during their crucial final round game

Under 1400

Gold – Adam Wheeler
Silver (tie) – Steve Phillips & Allen Maddix
Bronze – Jackie Ward & Paul Childers

Kindergarten through 5th Grade

Gold – Kyle Wheeler

6th through 8th Grade

Gold – Linden Wheeler

High School

Gold – Sean Howard











Action Game in 10 minutes

Gold (tie) – Taylor Mainous & Sean Howard
Silver (tie) – Christopher Coleman, Shane Ward & Adam Wheeler

Staff

Jason Kretzer, Ricky Hamilton, Katerina Nemcova & Natasha Niro

Organizer

East Kentucky Chess Club, Pikeville, KY

















Adam Wheeler & John Biliter

Special Thanks

Mike Mackenzie & John Biliter

Respectfully submitted,
Frank A. Niro, Commissioner

U.S. Chess Federation rated tournament cross tables for this event


Tournament directors Jason Kretzer & Frank Niro