Tournament Results

Thirty Eight Teams Compete State Jr Teams Championships

Oct 9, 2018

MC2 Home School Group won all five rounds at the 2018 Texas State Jr. Teams Championships in Southlake recently.  Thirty-eight teams with 152 players competed.  Team results are below, individual results are posted at US Chess.

Championship:

1. MC2 Home School 5.0 (Fort Worth) State Champions
2. Reynolds Middle School (Prosper) 4.0
3. Imagine International (McKinney) 3.0
4. Imagine International (McKinney) 2,5

Reserve U800

1. Otto Middle School 4.5 (Plano)
2. Carroll Middle School 3.5 (Southlake)
3. Plainview Home School 3.0 (West Texas)
4. Wyatt Elementary School 3.0) Plano
5. Glenhope Elem (Grapevine) 3.0 (tie)
   WRE Elem (Prosper) 3.0 (Tie)
   Westwood Middle School (Carrollton) 3.0

Novice U400

1. Durham Intermediate School 4.0 (Tie) (Southlake)
2. Imagine International 4.0 (Tie) (McKinney)
3. Lee Elementary (Coppell) (Tie)
4. Great Hearts Academy 3.5 (Irving)

Hollingsworth, Fricks, and Farrar Win Military Championships

Oct 2, 2018

From the left, Ron Farrar, Texas Legacy Champion; Jim Hollingsworth, Texas Armed Forces Champion;
and Charles Fricks, Texas Military Veterans Champion

Jim Hollingsworth was named 2018 Texas Armed Forces Champion, Charles Fricks was named 2018 Texas Millitary Veterans Champion, and Ron Farrar was named 2018 Texas Legacy Champion at the 2018 Texas Armed Forces and Military Veterans Open held at Hills College in Hillsboro, Texas. The Armed Forces Championship included active Military and Retired Military.  The Military Veterans Championship was open to veterans.  The Texas Legacy was open to  active, retired, or veterans with a Texas connection.  Players in all three championships were combined in a single section four-round tournament held recently. The event was organized by Serious Chess Players.

In addition to the three top awards above, the following were also awarded:

• Jimmy Nazario, Air Force Champion
• Neil Naputo, Army Champion
• John Farrell, Marines Champion
• Tom Crane, Navy Champion
• David Hater, Retiree Champion
• Tom Boyd, Life Member Champion
• Clarese Roberts, Texas Armed Forces Women’s Champion
• Sheryl McBroom, Texas Armed Forces Student Champion
• Jedwayne Bowser, Unrated Champion

Players, Judges, and Tournament Directors for the 2018 Texas Armed Forces Chess Championship and Military Veterans Open held September 29-30, 2018 at Hills College in Hillsboro, Texas.

Three other state organizations authorized the awarding of military champions for their organizations.  Neil Naputo was named Oklahoma Armed Forces Champion. David Hater was named Georgia Armed Forces Champion. Tom Boyd was named CalChess Armed Forces Champion.

Tournament Results at US Chess.

Arlington Chess Club President Chris Wood was Chief Tournament Director. Jeffrey Spyrison from the Waco Chess Club was Games Judge. Dale Chaney, from Fort Worth, provided outstanding logistics support as Adjutant and helped out wherever needed, including “House Player.”

Texas Girls Championship Includes 135 Players

Oct 2, 2018

2018 Texas Girls Championship

One hundred thirty-five girls participated in the 2018 Texas State Girl’s Championship held in Harlingen recently. Ana Karen Cedillo Bocanegra won the High School/Middle School section with a perfect 5 points. Violette Uviedo and Tanvi Bandaru both finished with 4.5 in five rounds in the Elementary Section. Aditty Parajulee was first in the primary section with 4.5 points in 5 rounds.

Results at US Chess.

Standings (with tiebreaks)

Xiong, Sadorra, Wheeler Finish on Top at 84th Southwest Open

Sep 4, 2018

GM Jeffery Xiong, GM Julio Sadorra, and IM Cameron Wheeler each finished the 84th Southwest Open with 6.5 points in the 9 round International Section. WGM Carla Heredia won the Under 2300 section with 6.5 points in 7 rounds, with NM Kalin Nonchev in second with 6.0. Rachael Li and Shiva Kakarla finished on top of the Reserve section with 6 points each, while Joshua Feldman won the Novice section with 6 points.

• International Section Results at Chess-Results.com
• Under 2300 Section Results
• Reserve and Novice Sections Results
• Scholastic Side Event Individual Results | Team Results

In addition, FM Ben Li and NM Anish Vivekananthan earned IM norms, IM Craig Hilby earned a GM norm, and WIM Emily Nguyen earned a WGM norm at the tournament. In all, 394 players competed in the event organized by the Dallas Chess Club. The Southwest Open and is the longest-running chess tournament in Texas.

Gregg Stanley Wins Texas Senior Open

Jul 17, 2018

Gregg Stanley won first place on tiebreaks at the Texas Senior Open in San Antonio on July 15-16. He was tied in points with Phil Leone and Mark McCue with four points in the five round tournament that featured 27 Texas Chess players over the age of 50. Juan Carrizales took the U1800 trophy on tiebreaks with three others at three points. The U1400 trophy was won by John Boldway with two and a half.

Results at US Chess.

The event was organized by San Antonio Scholastic Chess.

Devagharan Wins Women’s Chess Championship

Jun 25, 2018

WFM Devina Devagharan won the 2018 Texas Women’s Chess Championship with 3.5 points in four games. The 2nd Place Award, on tiebreaks, was presented to Yue Chu (3 out of 4 points).
The new 2018 Texas Women’s Novice Chess Champion is Ambriette Reed with 3 points.

The 2018 Texas Women’s Unrated Chess Champion is Barb Swafford (1.5 points). At Saturday night’s Women’s Banquet, Barb Swafford also received the Texas Chess Association Heart of Texas Award for years of selfless service.

Texas Women’s Chess Championship Perticiapants. Seated (left to right) are Margaret Bailon-Labednick (from Corpus Christi), Wendy Reed (from Roanoke), Clarese Roberts (from Fort Worth), Woman International Master and National Chess Master Dr. Alexey Root (from Denton), and Sheba Yaru (from Allen). Standing (from left to right) are Woman Candidate Master Camille Kao (from Austin), Nicole Niemi (from Garland), Ambriette Reed (from Roanoke), Yue Chu (from Plano), Woman FIDE Master and National Chess Expert Devina Devagharan, Rheanna English (from San Antonio), and Barb Swafford (from Crowley).

Other special awards were presented to several of the players. Best Photo Award (for posing with a nice chess board and pieces while wearing chess board dress and one black shoe and one white shoe) was presented to Wendy Reed. Tammie Jo Shults Award (for biggest upset) was presented to Clarese Roberts. Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War Award (for most brilliant game) was presented to Woman Candidate Master Camille Kao. Saint Joan of Arc Award (for most hard-fought victory) was presented to Woman International Master and National Chess Master Dr. Alexey Root.

Rheanna English nominated her victorious opponent for the Molly Pitcher Award (for best comeback win) with these eloquent words: “This game exemplifies what it means to be a chess player. Facing an opponent desperate for a little pride, the pressure was on. Greatness is measured in part by your composure kept when someone is really digging into you. This player dug deep into her soul to go home with this award. Many rating points were saved in this heroic fight.”

The Game Judge remarked how this game featured tremendous pressure on the eventual winner who was on the ropes early and came back to win. Woman FIDE Master and National Chess Expert Devina Devagharan was presented this award.

The 2018 Texas Women’s Chess Championship was held June 23 and 24 in the North Richland Hills Library. A Women’s Banquet was held on Saturday evening. Several guest speakers welcomed the players and provided uplifting words of encouragement at the opening ceremony and banquet. They were: The Honorable Rita Oujesky, Council Member Place 2; the Honorable Tom Lombard, Council Member Place 3; Courtney Kincaid, Assistant Library Director; and Maritta Del Rio Sumner, Ph.D., President and CEO of Sumco, LP.

Several Texas Chess Association officials also gave speeches at the opening ceremony and/or banquet: Region 1 Director Claudia Munoz (Woman Candidate Master and National Chess Expert), Region 2 Director Tom Crane and Texas Knights Editor Jeff French.

Local Director Jim Hollingsworth was Chief Organizer and TD. Club Director Jeff French was Chief Assistant TD. Senior Director Tom Crane was Chief Floor TD. Club Director Claudia Munoz (Woman Candidate Master and National Chess Expert) was Section TD. Dale Chaney was the Adjutant. Louis Reed volunteered wherever needed. Five local chess clubs gave tremendous support for this epic Championship event: Alliance Chess Club, Arlington Chess Club, Fort Worth Veterans Chess Club, Tarrant County Chess Club, and Serious Chess Players (American Legion Post 379 in Bedford). This Championship was fully funded by generous donors and sponsors through the Texas Chess Association.

Results at USChess