Youth Chess News
Jayadeep Boya Wins '15 Washington Scholastic
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With a pre-event rating 381 points higher than his closest competition, Jayadeep Boya was a perfect 4.0 at the 2015 Washington Scholastic.
The 100-player event was organized December 12 by the Greater Peoria Chess Federation affiliate, primarily in four sections.
Also in the Junior High Section, Jacob Davis and Aswath Ramesh posted 3.5's, drawing head-to-head in the final round. Davis boosted his rating seven points while Ramesh went up by 88.
Benjamin School Hosts Three-Section Scholastic
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Rahul Ravisundar was the clear winner of the Junior High section at the 2015 Benjamin Scholastic held December 5 in West Chicago. 81 competed in three sections. US Chess crosstables have been posted here.
In the Junior High section, Rahul boosted his rating 67 points to 1115 with four wins in four rounds. A six-way tie for second place at 3.0/4 included top-rated Brenden Gran, Siddhartha Kyaw, Jr., Jacob Horn, Nathan Salahi, Elizabeth Peterson and Sarah Grandy.
In the five-round Elementary section competition, Benjamin Ick posted the lone perfect 5.0/5 score. His rating jumped 169 points to 723.
Emrikian Is National K-12 Kindergarten Champion; Whitney Young Wins 9th Grade Championship and K-12 Blitz
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Update: On tiebreaks, Aren Emrikian has won the Kindergarten National Championship at the K-12's in Orlando. Aren lost in the final round to Caleb Marshall of Kentucky who was rated 345 points higher, but won his six previous matches, compiling the best tiebreak of four players with 6.0/7. Hudson Lutfiyya was one point back at 5.0, participating in a five-way tie for 10th place.
Whitney Young has won the 9th Grade Championship with a 15.5 score, 2.5 ahead of New York's Dalton. Akhil Kalghatgi tallied 5.5 to tie for fourth place, sixth on tiebreaks.
Gora and Novikov Top Chicago Latino Championship
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Only the tournament's end could stop Christopher Gora and Andrey Novikov at the Chicago Latino Chess Championship conducted November 28.
The five-round long-time annual event was once again organized at the Rudy Lozano Branch of the Chicago Public Library by Hector Hernandez, the Branch Manager and long-time friend to chess. The event provided free entry with trophies to the top 10 and medals to all others with the best score for their grade level in school. 51 competed in the Age 14 and Under section.
Panner, Ogden, Miller and Schultz Win Sections at St Johns
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Gabe Panner went a perfect four-for-four to win the Junior High section at the St. Johns 2015 tournament held November 21 in Lombard. With his championship, Gabe surpassed the 1000-ratings barrier for the first time.
US Chess crosstables have been posted.
Sarah Grandy took clear second place with a 3.5 score. There was a five-way tie for third at 3.0. 28 competed in the section.
Colin Ogden was a perfect five-for-five in the 49-entrant Elementary section, graduating from provisional games to achieve a 738-rating.