A Classic Success in Champaign-Urbana
- Details
- Written by Bill Whited Bill Whited
- Published: 19 April 2019 19 April 2019
Champaign Urbana Classic #4
Location: University of Illinois,Urbana IL
Number of players: 58
Sixty chess players clashed at the K-8
Scholastic held at the Illini Union in Champaign-Urbana on March 31,
- The result? Another chess success keyed by the efforts of organizers John Klein and Steve Polley with special thanks to the Illini Chess Team for graciously hosting this event.
Results
: Open Section (4 rounds, g/60 d5)
1st Aaron Cho (4.0);
2nd Bruce R Tang (3.0)
3rd Yao Chang (3.0)
4th Elbert Fang (2.5);
5th Vivaan Reddy (2.5).
Under 1200 (4 rounds, g/60 d5)
Ist Jazz Sinclair Anders (4.0)
2nd Jackson D Groves (3,0)
3rd Robert Tu (2.5)
4th Boyou Huang (2.5)
5th Joyce Zheng (2.0).
Under 700 (5 rounds, g/30,d5)
1st Shri Senthilkumar (5.0);
2nd Chinmay Binger Jr (4.0);
3rd Christopher Chen (4.0)
4th Varun Gurramkonda (4.0);
4th Krishiv Chivukula (4.0).
Sponsoring Affliate: Greater Peoria Chess Federation
TD: Patrick Cohen
Founders of the C-U Chess Academy, Polley and Klein seek to advance scholastic chess in the C-U area. And they do! This is their 4th Scholastic to date; their Classic Tournaments are garnering attention and gaining momentum.
What’s next on the agenda? A summer chess camp last week of July at the Champaign Public Library. Interested? Contact:cuchessacademy@gmail.com.
Congratulations, everyone!