Youth Chess News
Natalie Wisniowski now above 1900
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
The Chicago Open in May was a great tournament for many of our female junior players including WCM Natalie Wisniowski of Chicago, who achieved a personal best by entering 1900 territory for the first time. All of our other 13-year olds also boosted their ratings over last month: Sruthi Bharath Kumar (from 1615 to 1636), Stella Pashyan (from 1343 to 1437), and Shakira Luster (from 1107 to 1278 – a whopping 171 points!).
Twelve-year old Saanvi Adusumalli playing in the U1900 section gained a solid 100 points, climbing from rank 54 to rank 38. A big shoutout also to Michelle Pankov, who was a prizewinner in the U1000 section.
Illinois Girls Continue to Improve
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
US Chess has compiled the most recent Top 100 lists for girls (with a cutoff date of May 15) and the results of female players from Illinois can be found below.
Two girls stood out this month with noteworthy performances: Mehak Jiandani, age 7, who increased her rating from 803 to 939 and climbed 14 ranks to reach a spot in the top 20 nationwide. The second one is 8-year old Angela Hu, who went from rank 79 to rank 50 in the country with a USCF rating gain of 165 points. Congratulations to both!
Others who crossed a major ratings milestone for the first time include Nandini Prakash (now a 1700 player) and Ria Raj (achieving a 1600 rating)—both of whom, like Mehak, are members of the Fox Valley Chess Club—as well as Whitney Young student Maggie Tsyganova, likewise a 1600 player now.
Stellar Performance for May 2019 Top 100
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
Congratulations to the 50 girls from Illinois, who are in the top 100 for their age group this month, including our first-timer Angela Hu.
Four girls started the month with ratings in the 1200s and have now crossed to the 1300s: Saanvi Adusumalli and Sophie Hong (11), Stella Pashyan (13) after having an excellent performance at the All-Girls Championship, and Lizzy Brahin (15), who gained almost 100 rating points at the Hales Corners Challenge.
Our 10-year-olds Ria, Egshiglen, Siri and Enkhjin climbed a combined 69 ranks (or 325 USCF rating points) over last month, even topping the group of 11-year-olds, which continues to hold our largest number of female players, namely 7.
April 2019 Top 100 Lists for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
The new lists reflect the rating changes after the 2019 National High School Championship, where many of our top-rated girls - Miranda Liu, Aria Hoesley, Shreya Mangalam, Marissa Li, Nandini Prakash and others - performed well.
Several female players from Illinois had such a good tournament that they crossed a major threshold for the first time:
- Ashley Mei Yan entered 1900 territory, her new rating putting her in the top-10 nationwide for her age group.
- Anisha Oberai gained more than 100 points bringing her rating well above 1400.
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A Classic Success in Champaign-Urbana
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- Written by Bill Whited Bill Whited
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!