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Impromptu Blitz #13 Results

Twenty-five people played in our impromptu blitz tournament this past Thursday, a G/5+2 affair of five rounds and the slightly longer time control helped to shake up the results in yet another strong field. Gabriel Sanchez took sole first with 4.5 points while Liam Liu and David Zhao shared second at 4, ahead of some very strong master- and expert-level competition. Kunal Modi grabbed sole fourth at 3.5, leaving a raft of players to share fifth with 3 points.

Of particular note, chess expert, author, journalist and friend Frisco Del Rosario was able to visit the club for the first time and it was great to see and play a game with him—hopefully you will join us again soon, Frisco! Full results are in the table below and thank you to everyone who played in this event.

As a reminder, we’ll begin a US Chess dual-rated Swiss-system event over three weeks beginning this Thursday, April 4th, and concluding April 25th (there will be no chess club meeting April 18th). Players will be divided into groups of 6 or 8 based on rating and will play one game at G/45;d5 each week. A few spots remain for this event and more information and a registration link may be found here. As always, please register early if you plan to play in this event.

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Gabriel SanchezW 3B 2W 5B 4W 7
1.02.03.03.54.54.5
2Liam LiuB 22W 1W 15B 12W 4
1.01.02.03.04.04.0
3David ZhaoB 1W 21B 22W 17B 11
0.01.02.03.04.04.0
4Kunal ModiW 12B 8W 6W 1B 2
1.02.03.03.53.53.5
5Andy ApplebaumB 11W 16B 1W 7B 6
1.02.02.02.53.03.0
6Pranav JindalB 14W 13B 4W 15W 5
1.01.51.52.53.03.0
7Frisco Del RosarioW 17B 9W 13B 5B 1
1.01.52.53.03.03.0
8Hayden BrongersmaB 20W 4B 11W 22B 13
1.01.01.02.03.03.0
9Mark DruryB 23W 7byebyebye
1.01.52.02.53.03.0
10Renzo FrigatoW 24B 15W 17B 18W 19
1.01.01.02.03.03.0
11Rohan KapreW 5B 18W 8B 19W 3
0.01.02.03.03.03.0
12Josen KalraB 4W 20B 16W 2B 17
0.01.02.02.03.03.0
13Cesar TamondongW 19B 6B 7W 16W 8
1.01.51.52.52.52.5
14Max CheungW 6B 19W 25B 20B 21
0.00.01.01.52.52.5
15Hugo PubyeW 10B 2B 6W 20
0.51.51.51.52.52.5
16Evan SobelW 18B 5W 12B 13W 24
1.01.01.01.02.02.0
17Austin ChenB 7W 23B 10B 3W 12
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
18Brian ChenB 16W 11B 23W 10B 22
0.00.01.01.02.02.0
19Shlok ChowdhuryB 13W 14B 21W 11B 10
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
20Joey LoW 8B 12W 24W 14B 15
0.00.01.01.51.51.5
21Victor ChenbyeB 3W 19B 25W 14
0.50.50.51.51.51.5
22George PurtellW 2B 24W 3B 8W 18
0.01.01.01.01.01.0
23Bud WollW 9B 17W 18B 24W 25
0.00.00.00.01.01.0
24Wendy GuB 10W 22B 20W 23B 16
0.00.00.01.01.01.0
25Malcolm Willigbye—-B 14W 21B 23
0.5U0.50.50.50.50.5
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Impromptu Blitz #12 Results

Just as with the week before, twenty-one people played in our impromptu blitz tournament this past Thursday, another G/3+2 affair of five rounds and, as with the week before, Pranav Jindal claimed sole first with 4.5 points, the lone draw ceded to young Liam Liu. Three others tied for second in this battle of blitz heavyweights, with Andy Applebaum, Kunal Modi and Cesar Tamondong all securing 4 points (I don’t know that Cesar has ever scored less than 4 points in similar events)—well played, all of you! Full results are in the table below and thank you to everyone who joined us for this event.

We’ll hold one more casual evening this week, with another free blitz tournament beginning at 7pm, then will commence a US Chess dual-rated Swiss-system event over three weeks beginning Thursday, April 4th, and concluding April 25th (there will be no chess club meeting April 18th). Players will be divided into groups of 6 or 8 based on rating and will play one game at G/45;d5 each week. A few spots remain for this event and more information and a registration link may be found here.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I hope to see many of you at the club this Thursday!

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Pranav JindalB 15W 5W 10B 6B 3
1.01.52.53.54.54.5
2Andy ApplebaumB 13W 12B 6W 3B 5
1.02.03.03.04.04.0
3Kunal ModiW 14B 7W 4B 2W 1
1.02.03.04.04.04.0
4Cesar TamondongW 20B 11B 3W 15B 9
1.02.02.03.04.04.0
5Liam LiuW 9B 1B 12W 8W 2
1.01.52.53.53.53.5
6Alex ChinW 16B 8W 2W 1B 14
1.02.02.02.03.03.0
7Richard WangB 19W 3B 15W 18B 17
1.01.01.02.03.03.0
8Hayden BrongersmaB 21W 6B 16B 5W 12
1.01.02.02.03.03.0
9Hugo PuB 5W 13B 19B 14W 4
0.01.02.03.03.03.0
10Mark DruryW 17byeB 1byebye
1.01.51.52.02.52.5
11Max CheungbyeW 4—-W 19B 15
0.50.5U0.51.52.52.5
12Jason CruzB 18B 2W 5W 16B 8
1.01.01.02.02.02.0
13Samuel AgdamagW 2B 9W 21B 17W 18
0.00.01.01.02.02.0
14Kornel CsernaiB 3W 19B 18W 9W 6
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
15Jeff McGinnisW 1B 17W 7B 4W 11
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
16Austin ChenB 6W 21W 8B 12W 20
0.01.01.01.02.02.0
17Joey LoB 10W 15B 20W 13W 7
0.00.01.02.02.02.0
18Beata Ang-DuttaW 12B 20W 14B 7B 13
0.01.01.01.01.01.0
19Brian ChenW 7B 14W 9B 11W 21
0.00.00.00.01.01.0
20Maybelline HinloB 4W 18W 17B 21B 16
0.00.00.01.01.01.0
21Gautam DuttaW 8B 16B 13W 20B 19
0.00.00.00.00.00.0

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening

Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening

Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening

Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.

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Impromptu Blitz #11 Results

Twenty-one people played in our impromptu blitz tournament last Thursday, a G/3+2 affair of five rounds, and Pranav Jindal once again claimed sole first with 4.5 points, a first-round bye notwithstanding. Gabe Sanchez, Ramkumar Jeyaraman and 9-year-old Liam Liu tied for second with 4 points, followed by Kornel Csernai in sole 5th with 3.5—well played, all of you! Full results are in the table below and thank you to everyone who joined us for this event.

We’ll hold two more casual evenings this week and next, with free blitz tournaments occurring in each, then will commence a US Chess dual-rated Swiss-system event over three weeks beginning Thursday, April 4th, and concluding April 25th (there will be no chess club meeting April 18th). Players will be divided into groups of 6 or 8 based on rating and will play one game at G/45;d5 each week. More information and a registration link may be found here.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I hope to see many of you at the club this Thursday!

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Pranav JindalbyeW 5B 11W 12B 3
0.51.52.53.54.54.5
2Gabe SanchezB 8W 13B 6W 3B 9
1.02.03.03.04.04.0
3Ramkumar JeyaramanB 19W 10B 4B 2W 1
1.02.03.04.04.04.0
4Liam LiuB 16W 12W 3B 7B 6
1.02.02.03.04.04.0
5Kornel CsernaibyeB 1W 21W 13B 12
0.50.51.52.53.53.5
6Lauren GoodkindW 9B 7W 2B 15W 4
1.02.02.03.03.03.0
7Hayden BrongersmaB 20W 6B 19W 4B 16
1.01.02.02.03.03.0
8David ZhaoW 2B 18W 9B 19W 15
0.01.01.02.03.03.0
9Austin ChenB 6W 20B 8W 11W 2
0.01.02.03.03.03.0
10Mark Drury—-B 3byebyebye
X1.01.01.52.02.52.5
11Rohan KaprebyeW 21W 1B 9B 17
0.51.51.51.52.52.5
12Andy ApplebaumW 15B 4W 14B 1W 5
1.01.02.02.02.02.0
13Evan SobelW 17B 2W 15B 5W 19
1.01.01.01.02.02.0
14Renzo FrigatobyebyeB 12W 16B 20
0.51.01.01.02.02.0
15Arnav BhavsarB 12W 16B 13W 6B 8
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
16George PurtellW 4B 15W 18B 14W 7
0.00.01.02.02.02.0
17Brian ChenB 13W 19B 20W 18W 11
0.00.01.02.02.02.0
18Bud WollbyeW 8B 16B 17W 21
0.50.50.50.51.51.5
19Beata Ang-DuttaW 3B 17W 7W 8B 13
0.01.01.01.01.01.0
20Jerome OrielW 7B 9W 17B 21W 14
0.00.00.01.01.01.0
21Gautam DuttabyeB 11B 5W 20B 18
0.50.50.50.50.50.5

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening

Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.

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Chess960 Draft Tournament

Our club dabbled in yet another interesting chess variant Thursday with the Chess960 Draft Tournament and, poorly as I did this time around, I think I speak for everyone in stating that the event was a lot of fun, with unusual positions seen in every round. In one of my games I made the cardinal mistake of failing to take stock of immediate threats on my first move and, as a result, lost a pawn and the exchange to a marauding bishop on move 2 or 3, which was mildly embarrassing. The timed draft aspect of this variant really adds something new and different to the game, especially with a relatively short time control like G/7;d3, but players got the hang of it quickly and there were few if any illegal setups that I’m aware of.

Eighteen participants turned out to be perfect for the four rounds we were able to play and congratulations are once again due to Pranav Jindal for another perfect score, his 4-0 result half a point better than Gabe Sanchez’s 3.5 for sole second. David Zhao and Josen Kalra enjoyed another excellent showing with their shared third place finish at 3 points, ahead of some very strong expert-level competition. Thank you to everyone who played in this event, please let me know if you have any feedback and we’ll give it another go later this year. Regards,

Mark Drury

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Total
1Pranav JindalW 9B 11W 7B 5
1.02.03.04.04.0
2Gabriel SanchezW 3B 8W 5B 7
1.02.02.53.53.5
3David ZhaoB 2W 16B 17W 9
0.01.02.03.03.0
4Josen KalraW 6B 7W 12B 11
1.01.02.03.03.0
5Alaric SteinB 10W 14B 2W 1
1.02.02.52.52.5
6Kunal ModiB 4W 17B 9W 10
0.01.01.02.02.0
7Wentao WuB 16W 4B 1W 2
1.02.02.02.02.0
8Alex WuW 12W 2B 10W 17
1.01.01.02.02.0
9Michael ByunB 1W 18W 6B 3
0.01.02.02.02.0
10Hayden BrongersmaW 5B 15W 8B 6
0.01.02.02.02.0
11Austin ChenB 13W 1B 14W 4
1.01.02.02.02.0
12Hugo PuB 8W 13B 4B 15
0.01.01.02.02.0
13Richard WangW 11B 12W 16B 14
0.00.01.01.51.5
14Renzo FrigatoW 18B 5W 11W 13
1.01.01.01.51.5
15Jeremy ArthurB 17W 10B 18W 12
0.00.01.01.01.0
16Mark DruryW 7B 3B 13W 18
0.00.00.01.01.0
17Aditya DhamdhereW 15B 6W 3B 8
1.01.01.01.01.0
18Carlos FuertesB 14B 9W 15B 16
0.00.00.00.00.0

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening

Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.

Chess960 Draft Tournament

On the heels of our very successful A4c Variant Tournament, we’ll hold another Chess960 variant tournament, this time using a piece placement draft with the following format and rules:

  • There will likely be 4 or 5 Swiss rounds at G/7;d3 in one or two sections
  • The games will be played with the normal Chess960 rules except for the use of a draft, wherein white starts black’s clock then black places the first piece on the back rank and starts white’s clock, white copies that move then places another piece of their own, black copies that placement then places a second piece, etc., until black places a final piece and white makes the first chess move of the game
  • It’s important to note that the draft phase covered above occurs while players’ clocks are running, just as in normal moves for the game
  • The king must be placed between the two rooks as in normal Chess960
  • The bishops must be placed on opposite-colored squares
  • We will use clock move rather than touch move, as in our blitz tournaments
  • An illegal move pointed out by an opponent (no one else) immediately ends the game as a loss for the player who made the illegal move