Youth News
US Chess Publishes Expanded Girls Lists
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 24 January 2016 24 January 2016
US Chess (or as you may still be calling it, the USCF) has begun publishing Top 100 lists for girls at each age... not just the groups of U21, U16, U13 as was being compiled previously.
None of the age groups have 100 players yet, but it is hoped that by raising the profile for girls' chess, it may attract -- and retain -- more female players.
Before names can appear on the lists, parents must provide authorization and some form of age-verification. If your child is not listed and you believe they should be, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.
WYAC's Alex Ursu Wins YCFC Advanced at Brooks With 4.5
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 18 January 2016 18 January 2016
Alex Ursu of Whitney Young won the Advanced Section of the January YCFC tournament with four wins and a second-round draw.
The free event attracted 319 from 39 teams competing in five sections at Gwendolyn Brooks school in Chicago on January 16. It was co-sponsored by Youth Chess Foundation of Chicago and the Chicago Chess Foundation.
Chris Gora of Ogden International had the top tiebreak in a five-way tie for second place at 4.0. Rahul Ravisundar (Clarendon Hills), Avi Kaplan (Decatur), Leonard Rionaula (Bateman) and Matthew Li (Skinner North) were all in that scoregroup.
Ganesan, Bruha and Raghav Top BNASC's MLK Day Tourney
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 18 January 2016 18 January 2016
A trio of perfect scores topped the results of the Junior High section of the 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event hosted by the Bloomington-Normal Area Scholastic Chess group. 309 competed in four sections on January 18, marking the 29th year of the event.
Top-rated Ishaar Ganesan, Nicholas Bruha and Mukundan Raghav all went four-for-four.
A foursome tied for fourth place with 3.5's including Jacob Davis, Abhiru Raut, Amith Hiremath and John Reutter.
Skeels, Wang and Bouzamondo top Winter Open U1200
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 17 January 2016 17 January 2016
Three young entrants topped the Under 1200 upper section at the January 16 Winter Open Scholastic. The five-round event was Quick Rated for USCF purposes thanks to the Game/25, no-delay time control.
Daniel Skeels, Julian Wang and Elias Bouzamondo all posted 4.0/5's to claim top honors.
Elias recovered from a first-round loss with four consecutive victories including a final round triumph over Skeels.
Skeels defeated Wang in the penultimate round.
Illinois Trios Co-Champs at Stateline Shootout Scholastics
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 03 January 2016 03 January 2016
Two scholastic sections both yielded co-champions from Illinois at the Kenosha $1000 Stateline Shootout.
The five-round, dual-rated event was hosted at the Radisson in Pleasant Prairie, WI on January 2nd. US Chess crosstables are posted.
Wisconsite Life Master Erik Santasius won the 63-player Open Section with 5.0/5, defeating Illinois high schooler George Li in the final round.
George tied for third place honors along with Illinois' Prashantha Amarasinghe, both with 4.0's.