Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Pre-registration list

Registration is closed

Section K-2
Bishop Jack (ID L698)
Charlie DeKlyen (ID V776)
Fitzgerald Sam (ID MTZCL931)
Severin Christy (ID  P525)
Woods Elizabeth (ID USCF)



Section 3-4
Albers Travis (ID JMCET643)
Botez Andrea (ID 9457)
Caplazi Stefan (ID R436)
Mancuso Conner (ID M209)
McClain Jack Woo (ID S743)
McClelland Ethan (ID R412)
Masaki Lew (ID Q283)
O'Neal Michael (ID T945)
Staab Jacob (ID Q208)
Ta Luc (ID  W616)
Woods Carson (USCF* ID 14777193)

Section 5-6
Bishop Evan (ID R957)
DeKlyen Jacob (ID P549)
Dietz Lawson (ID R227 )
Dietz Hunter (ID T252 )
Kahl Eddie (ID T866)
Norton Jace (ID T929)
Norton Quinn (ID P217)




Section 7-8
Caplazi Isabel (ID U116)
Knackstedt Chris (ID JVEIV900)
Winter Dillon (ID FWLHL997)


Section K-4 Novice (unrated players/1st tournament ever)
Atkinson Ted (NEW - Grade 4)
Cann Skyelar (NEW - Grade 4)
Couture Taylor (NEW - Grade 4)
Divjot Waraich (NEW - Grade 3)
Klingler Andre (NEW - Grade 2)
Nelson Kai (NEW - Grade 3)
Rose Lucy (NEW - Grade 2)
Sanetel Britton (NEW - Grade 4)
Moradkhani  Amitis (NEW - Grade 2)
Tobiassen   Alex (NEW - Grade 4)
Tobiassen   Max (NEW - Grade 4)
Woods Cody (NEW - Grade 4)

Section 5-8 Novice (unrated players/1st tournament ever)
Beideck Caleb (NEW - Grade 6)
Drullinger  Riley (NEW - Grade 5)
Leeb Stephen  (NEW - Grade 6)
Orzechowski  Brennan Howden (NEW - Grade 5)
Sam Rose (NEW - Grade 5)
Steed Cody  (NEW - Grade 5)
Sedgwick Alexander  (NEW - Grade 5)

Happy Valley K-8 Chess Tournament

Date: Friday, March 16, 2012
Start Time: 10:00 am   End Time: 4:30 pm (Younger kids will finish sooner)

Location: Happy Valley Elementary
Category:  Oregon State Championships Qualifier

Description
Location: Happy Valley Elementary
13865 SE King Rd.
Happy Valley, OR 97086

Time: Friday, March 16, 2012
10:00am – approximately 4:30pm. [Young novices may be done before 2:pm.]

Pre-Registration ONLY: To register, send your name/age, grade/school, and your NWSRS ID) to happyvalleychess@gmail.com with subject line: "HV Chess K-8 Championships". Registration will close on Thursday, March 15 at 7:00 pm. We will limit the player numbers at 80. You can check your ID here: http://myrating.chess4life.com/nwsrs_players/search
Check in: 8:00-9:30am. If you are late, you still can play starting with round 2. You don't have to play all the rounds. In case you decide not to play in a round, please inform the Tournament Director ahead of time. Zero points for byes.
Cost: $20.00 payable on site

Description: Tournaments are a great way to help players apply knowledge and gain necessary practical skills to achieve success. This tournament will be held Swiss style, and will take approximately 5 hours.

Eligibility/Sections: This tournament is NWSRS rated and open to any kids up to grade 8. Players will be group in the following sections: K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. The kids participating for the first time in a chess tournament (no previous chess ratings) will have their own sections: Novice K-4 and Novice 5-8.

Rounds/Times: Five rounds
Game/30 (25/5 for time-delay clocks)

Awards: Trophies for top 3 players in each section! Medals for anyone who has at least 2.5 points and no trophy. Chess gift for everyone with 2 points or less. Computer generated tie-breakers will be used to decide top 3.
Pre-registered players will be listed at:
http://happyvalleychess.blogspot.com/

** An adult must accompany all the participants under 12 years old. If the child is not supervised they will be forfeited and asked to leave the tournament.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

How to find scholastic chess tournaments in Oregon

Go to this link and the ones in green are Oregon tournaments. You can also check if there are any in Vancouver WA.

The next tournament that I plan to go as a team is this one:

Cornerstone Chess Challenge




Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Start Time: 8:30 am   End Time: 4:00 pm
(Time Zone: US/Pacific)

Location: Cornerstone Christian School - Middle School Campus (map)

Category: WA-Scholastic (incl. Elem. Qualifiers)

Description


Check-In:
8:30-9:00 AM 1st Round starts ASAP.

Sections:
K-3, 4-6 Under 800, 4-6 Open
7-12 Under 900, 7-12 Open, Parents’ section
(Sections may be combined based upon the number of players in each section)

Format:
K-3, 4-6: Five round Swiss, Time Control G/30
7-12 sections: Four round Swiss, Time Control G/45
Parents’ section: Four round Swiss, Time Control G/30

Registration:
$15.00 per student
$5 per parent player
DUE: WEDNESDAY, January 18, 2012
Limited number of registrations
This is a 100% pre-registered event. No refunds.

Mail payment to:
Cornerstone Chess Club
7708 NE 78th Street Vancouver, WA 98662

Awards:
K-3, 4-6: Individual & Team trophies
7-12 U900: Cash (no team awards)
7-12 Open : Cash (no team awards)
Parents: Gift cards


Concessions:
Food and beverages available on site.

Activities:
Video area, basketball (outside) and foosball available between rounds.


Contact: Lori Davis
Email: chess@playingfortheking.com
Phone: 503-975-9523

More Info: http://www.playingfortheking.com/tournaments/registration/Cornerstone-Chess-Challenge.pdf

Location Details

Cornerstone Christian School - Middle School Campus
8803 NE 76th Street
Vancouver WA 98662 US

Directions

From I-205
Take the Padden Parkway / Andresen Rd exit (#32) and go West.
Turn left at the light at Andresen Rd.
Turn left at the light at 78th Street.
Cornerstone Middle School will be on the right after you cross over I-205 ( approx. 1 mile from Andresen Rd.).

Monday, January 9, 2012

Metzger Winter Classic

Great news for our club:  Conner M. won the Knights section at Metzer Winter Clasic! Another exelent result was Crisi Severin tie for first in the Queen section (3rd place trophy on tiebrakes).

Congratulations!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

How to find your rating

On this site, enter your last name:
http://myrating.chess4life.com/nwsrs_players/search

As January 1, 2012 this is the rating for all the club members:


#RatingLast NameFirst NameGradeSchoolStateLast Activity
11246 + 1 (Dec 16) BotezAndrea4HVEOR12/16/2011
2853 + 0 (Apr 2) JordanPike2HVEOR4/02/2011
3836 + 0 (Mar 13) LewMasaki4HVEOR3/13/2011
4835 + 0 (Mar 23) YangJim7HVEOR3/23/2011
5796 + 0 (Jan 31) WriglesworthCalvin5HVEOR1/31/2011
6774 + 0 (Mar 23) GestrinTanner7HVEOR3/23/2011
7742 + 0 (Mar 23) CaplaziStefan4HVEOR3/23/2011
8726 + 0 (Mar 23) CaplaziIsabel7HVEOR3/23/2011
9698 + 0 (Jan 31) TerveenAnna6HVEOR1/31/2011
10690 + 0 (Mar 23) JohnsonEvan6HVEOR3/23/2011
11688 + 0 (Apr 2) DeklyenJacob5HVEOR4/02/2011
12684 + 0 (Mar 23) GustavsonGrant7HVEOR3/23/2011
13668 + 0 (Nov 5) NortonJace5HVEOR11/05/2011
14636 + 0 (Mar 23) ShellJacob6HVEOR3/23/2011
15627 + 0 (Mar 23) LeeSamuel5HVEOR3/23/2011
16622 + 0 (Mar 23) LuAngela7HVEOR3/23/2011
17618 + 0 (Mar 23) ThieleHeidi2HVEOR3/23/2011
18615 + 0 (Mar 23) AdsittHaden2HVEOR3/23/2011
19595 + 0 (Mar 23) LarsonTaz2HVEOR3/23/2011
20592 + 0 (Jan 31) JiangJelena4HVEOR1/31/2011


21588 + 0 (Jan 31) MelchiorZack5HVEOR1/31/2011
22580 + 0 (Jan 31) EschelmanNathalie6HVEOR1/31/2011
23573 + 0 (Mar 23) KnepperCody7HVEOR3/23/2011
24570 + 0 (Nov 5) MancusoConner3HVEOR11/05/2011
25562 + 0 (Mar 23) GustavsonThomas3HVEOR3/23/2011
26555 + 0 (Nov 5) StaabJacob3HVEOR11/05/2011
27553 + 0 (Jan 31) SchuermyerKyle5HVEOR1/31/2011
28513 + 0 (Jan 31) PetrovMatthew2HVEOR1/31/2011
29509 + 0 (Jan 31) StarkHaley4HVEOR1/31/2011
30506 + 0 (Mar 23) NortonQuinn6HVEOR3/23/2011
31491 + 0 (Jan 31) PetrovPaul7HVEOR1/31/2011
32445 + 0 (Apr 2) DeklyenCharlie1HVEOR4/02/2011
33409 + 0 (Mar 23) BrockGage4HVEOR3/23/2011
34400 + 0 (Jan 31) AdamsElliot5HVEOR1/31/2011
35400 + 0 (Jan 31) BurgKylie4HVEOR1/31/2011
36400 + 0 (Nov 5) DrullingerRiley5HVEOR11/05/2011
37400 + 0 (Jan 31) KimErwin4HVEOR1/31/2011
38400 + 0 (Jan 31) LarsonMax6HVEOR1/31/2011
39400 + 0 (Jan 31) PetrovMark7HVEOR1/31/2011
40400 + 0 (Mar 23) PluardNoah5HVEOR3/23/2011


41400 + 0 (Jan 31) RajamoneyGretel6HVEOR1/31/2011
42400 + 0 (Mar 23) RoshuCassandra2HVEOR3/23/2011
43400 + 0 (Mar 23) RoshuDavid2HVEOR3/23/2011
44400 + 0 (Jan 31) SchuermyerMegan3HVEOR1/31/2011
45400 + 0 (Nov 5) SeverinCristi2HVEOR11/05/2011
46400 + 0 (Mar 23) ThompsonGabe5HVEOR3/23/2011
47400 + 0 (Jan 31) ZiskaEllie2HVEOR1/31/2011
48400 + 0 (Jan 31) ZiskaKatherine5HVEOR1/31/2011