Scholastic 4th Grade Reading Placement Test Pdf

New Tournament in Columbia on the 26th! Feb Scholastic 2022!!

ThinkMove Chess Academy (based in Greenville) is now also serving the Columbia area. This will be their first chess tournament in Columbia and an excellent opportunity for kids to prepare for the 2022 Land Scholastic Championships (held on April 2d). Meet 4-time S Carolina State Champion and International Chess Main Dr. Alexander Matros! IM Matros volition exist analyzing student games so don't forget your scoresheets. This tournament features iv rounds of 1000/25 d5 activity. Depending on ratings and number of players, sections will exist announced earlier the get-go round. Click here for result calendar details. Payment can exist fabricated online through ThinkMove Chess Academy's website (see below). This tournament is fast approaching so be sure to register by Thursday (24th) in gild to receive your $10 disbelieve.
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2022 South Carolina State Scholastic Championships

This yr'southward S Carolina Scholastic Title tournament will be held in Greenville, SC on Saturday, Apr 2nd. This is the Annual Country Scholastic tournament for G-12 participants and the largest effect of its type each year with 200+ participants. Be sure to pencil Saturday, April two into your calendar to keep the day bachelor.
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Chess At The Park Scholastic Tournament 2021 - Results!

Thanks to all who made today's result at Hampton Park Christian School such a great consequence, esp. our favorite local tournament managing director, Ernest Zilch, and the HPCS coordinator, Michelle Schley, accompanied past her great team of volunteers. We had a total of 60 participants from as far n equally Virginia, and as far south every bit...click here to read the full Action Report (PDF) courtesy of Matthew Leys & Gene Nix. // Rating Study:http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202112115922.0-16737141

2021 National K-12 Grade Championships

Congratulations to all our SC players (and a couple of honorary ones who moved to GA) who fabricated the trip to Orlando, FL this past weekend (12/3-12/v) to correspond our Country! This year's Tournament was held in the luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel with 1,235 of the nation's best scholastic players competing! Special thanks to all players and family for making this year's trip! Thank you, David and Maureen Grimaud, for your steadfast work and back up behind the scenes! SC Representative's this twelvemonth were...
  1st Grade: Tanay Sanghani – 5.0 pts (13th place)
  5th Grade: Aadi Agnihotri – 3.five pts; Ritika Sanghani – iii.0 pts
  sixth Grade: Nandini Jonnalagadda – 2.five pts; Sriman Yalamati – 2.0 pts
  7th Grade: Cameron Wheeler – 3.0 pts
  8th Grade: Sankar Jonnalagadda – 4.5 pts (25th place)

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Extensions for Chess Coaches And Tournament Directors

The US Chess Executive Board has passed ii motions that impact Chess Coach and Tournament Director certification. Both are extensions of current certifications due to the pandemic. Click hither to read the motions.

13th Annual Klaus Pohl Memorial SC Senior Open 2021 - IM Alexander Matros Repeats as Champion!

International Principal Dr. Alexander Matros won clear commencement place overall making him the winner of the 13th Annual Klaus Pohl Memorial SC Senior Open held this by weekend (Nov. vi-7) at the Homewood Suites Hotel in Greenville, SC. Michael Matson won the U1600 trophy. Click here to read the full Action Study (PDF) courtesy of Gene Nix.

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IM Alexander Matros Wins 2021 SC State Chess Championship Title!

2021 SC State Championship Results are In!
Congratulations Professor Matros! (L) Dr. Alexander Matros repeats as SC State Chess Champion by winning the Open section of this yr'south Title tournament with a virtually perfect score of 4.5/5 pts! This is his fourth SC Land Championship Title!!
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Afterward Action Report, 82nd SC Championships, 30-31 Oct 2021
Hilton Garden Inn (Harbison), Columbia SC

The 82nd SC Championships tournament is in the books, in which nosotros enjoyed the largest attendance in recent memory: 86 pre-registered, and some other 25 joined in on-site! (That's 111 in all) Nosotros saw several one-time friends take upwards competition after years away from the game, and 35 players have very new USCF IDs in the "30 million" series – welcome to the tactile tactics of over-the-board play, new friends! 80-two Palmetto Country residents competed, and nineteen from Due north Carolina, five Georgians, two Tennesseans, and one each from Florida, North Dakota, and Utah! So far does our cartoon power reach! Delight click here to continue reading Gene'due south report on this year'south SC Championships (PDF).

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13th Annual Klaus Pohl Memorial SC Senior Open 2021 - Scheduled for November

November half dozen-seven, 2021
13th Annual Klaus Pohl Memorial South Carolina Senior Open, 2021
(ages 50+, born before 01/01/1972)

Early Entries List (PDF)

Homewood Suites, 102 Carolina Bespeak Pkwy, Greenville, SC 29607,
864-297-9140; HR: $139 past 22 October 2021. Ask for chess rate.

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Results from Team SC at 2021 US Open - Denker, Barber, Haring, Irwin, and Rockefeller

Congratulations and a rousing cheer for our South Carolina participants in the Usa Open! IM Dr. Alexander Matros was within hit distance of beginning place going into the final circular of the Irwin Seniors tournament, finishing four.0/6; Eli Moore scored 2.5/6 in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions - a tough group! Helena Bajarias finished iii.0/six in the Haring Nat'50 Tournament of Girls State Champions earning two awards for round upsets, one of which was the largest of the event, overcoming a 597-point ratings departure!
Helena went on to play in the 2021 US Open Championship where she finished iii.0/nine. Allen Hong finished ii.v/half-dozen in the Barber Tournament of Middle Schoolhouse Champions which included a kickoff-circular draw with an Expert, a 487-signal deviation there. Allen also tied for quaternary place in the Weeramantry Blitz tournament's 1400-1799 department, scoring v.5/8 against all college-rated opponents! Aadi Agnihotri held his ain in the Rockefeller Nat'l Tournament of Simple State Champions finishing 2.5/6. The combined results put Southward Carolina in 24th identify of 48 country teams represented! Special cheers to on-site parent volunteers Ani & Arati Agnihotri, Liza Marie Bajarias, Mike Moore, Schwan Xuan, motorcoach David Blair, and big-fourth dimension make-information technology-happeners David & Maureen Grimaud for their national-level committee work especially with Senior and Women's chess, and for their ongoing leadership of chess in South Carolina! (excerpts taken from Greenville Chess Order News 08-05-21 - Give thanks you Gene Nada!)

Photo: SCCA Pres. David Grimaud (L), with Helena Bajarias,
Aadi Agnihotri, Eli Moore, and IM Dr. Alexander Matros

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IM Alexander Matros iv.0/6 - Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions - http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202108036402
Eli Moore 2.5/6 - Denker National Tournament of HS Champions - http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202108036212
Helena Bajarias 3.0/6 - Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions - http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202108036302
Helena Bajarias 3.0/ix - 2021 United states Open Title - http://world wide web.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202108087902.0
Allen Hong two.5/6 - Barber National Tournament of MS Champions - http://world wide web.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202108036312
Allen Hong five.five/eight - Weeramantry National Tournament of Country Champions - http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202107316082.iii
Aadi Agnihotri 2.5/6 - Rockefeller National Tournament of Elementary State Champions - http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202108036342

"Thousand.R.I.T. " Award Winner Ritika Sanghani - article by David Whatley

S Carolina Scholastic Girls Championship Results!

Congratulations to Helena Bajarias on her iii-0 victory in Saturday'due south SC Girls Scholastic Championship, held online under TD Dean Creech'south direction! Helena will correspond South Carolina in the 9th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions, July 31 - Baronial 3, alongside the US Open at the Crown Plaza Philadelphia-Cherry Loma. Ritika Sanghani took second place with 2-1, earning the Girls with Respect, Integrity and Tenacity (GRIT) accolade from the Whatley family, and will compete online in the 2021 Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational (SPFGI) June 26-27. Charlotte Leys and Eliana Schley also competed - we volition see yous all in person next year! USCF written report: US Chess MSA - Cross Table for SC GIRLS SCHOLASTIC (Event 202106117852)

2021 SC State Scholastic Tournament Results! Eli Moore New State Scholastic Champion!!!

On Saturday, April 17th, 2021, ninety-two of the State's brightest young chess players met online to compete for prizes, rating points, and titles. Subsequently a tough v rounds of play, Eli Moore came out on top and is our new South Carolina State Loftier School Scholastic Champion of 2021!!! Congratulations Eli!! Eli finished with 4.5/5 points drawing simply in the first round confronting determined competitor Aiden Costanzo (2.v/five).

Special thanks to SC Chess President David Grimaud, TD & VP Daniel Smith, TD Grant Owen & FM Peter Gianatos, as well to all Lichess staff, and support volunteers! Give thanks you all parents, organizers, and coaches! Here are this year'southward Winners..

2021 Winners:
HIGH Schoolhouse Section: Eli Moore iv.5 (1st), Jacob Stoll 4.0 (2nd by tie-break), Ford Duncan 4.0 (third), Ahan Shi 4.0 (4th), Matthew Johnson 3.0 (5th), Brandon Tregde 3.0 (6th), Brady Setser three.0 (7th), Toby Cox 3.0 (8th), Alex Tabakian iii.0 (9th), Quinn Burt 3.0 (10th)

MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION 6-8: Allen Hong four.0 (1st past tie-interruption), Caton Tsao iv.0 (2nd), Lincoln Boucher 4.0 (3rd), Cameron Wheeler 3.v (fourth), Eric Shi 3.0 (5th), Zachary Teachman iii.0 (6th), Miguel Shim 3.0 (seventh), Spencer Burke two.five (eighth), Andrew Dou 2.5 (9th), Manith Bannenahally 2.5 (10th)

Elementary Department K-5: Aadi AgnihotrI 5.0! (1st), Justin Peng 4.0 (2nd by tie-break), Ritika Sanghani four.0 (3rd), Jonathan Gao four.0 (fourth), Callum Leys 4.0 (5th), Michael Benson four.0 (6th), Anton Oltmann three.0 (7th), Benjamin Piazza 3.0 (8th), Charlotte Leys 3.0 (9th), Peyton Carithers 3.0 (10th)

Primary SECTION K-three: Tanay Sanghani 5.0! (1st), Robert Shim 4.0 (2nd past necktie intermission), Aaron Wang 4.0 (3rd), Titus Heindl four.0 (4th), Aran Zhang 3.0 (fifth), Aaryav Saha iii.0 (6th), Keys Pfeiffer 3.0 (seventh), Elijah Heindl iii.0 (8th), Parker Leong 3.0 (9th), Silas Dewey 3.0 (tenth)

Team WINNERS:
1st Squad High School - D. W. Daniel High
second Team High School - Wando High
1st Squad Middle School – R.C. Edwards Middle School, Clemson
2nd Team Middle School – Hampton Park Christian Schoolhouse
1st Team Thousand-5 Elementary – Sterling School
2nd Squad Thou-5 Uncomplicated – Charles Pinckney Unproblematic
1st Team K-3 Master – Hampton Park Christian School
second Team K-three Primary – Charles Pinckney Uncomplicated

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2021 SC Scholastic Chess Championships Announced!

(Notation: Changes may occur as more information becomes available; please check dorsum oftentimes to featured manufactures for the latest details)

Date: Saturday,  April 17, 2021
(Save $5 by registering early; terminal day for discount 4/1/2021)

Location: Online via Lichess
(Lichess: Kids can become alee and create a Lichess account now and play games or puzzles, however they will need to remember the account proper name and credentials for registering to the state tournament.)

CLICK Here TO REGISTER!

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KLAUS A. POHL (1937-2021)

Lifemaster/National Master & Thirteen Time SC Land Champion Klaus Pohl has passed away at age 83.

Dear Chess Friends,
We have lost a giant. The link below is to the Nobility Memorial for Klaus Pohl. I invite everyone to see it, and to contribute a memory in greeting to the family. Many thanks, and bless you all. - Gene Nix
https://world wide web.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/greenville-sc/klaus-pohl-10031031#remembering

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81st SC State Championship Invitational 2020 Results!

The 81st Southward Carolina Championship (Invitational) brought together v past SC Champions (six if one counts the TD's shared 1st-3rd that year all the IMs were out of boondocks). Subsequently five hard-fought rounds IM Alexander Matros (left) was the clear winner with 4.0/v pts., followed by NM Mike Sailer iii.five/five pts. (TB), NM Sam Copeland three.5/5 pts., LM Klaus Pohl 2.0/5 pts., NM Randal Ferguson 1.5/5 pts., and Stephen Welt 0.v/5 pts. The contests included many exciting shifts of fortune, and that sequence could have, should have, would have looked different but for some time-force per unit area missteps. Run into the games here at SCCA!

COVID-19 precautions included daily temperature checks and health screening questions, confront masks in the playing hall, inter-round cleaning of boards, pieces, and clocks, social distancing, hand sanitizer, and labelled chairs permanently assigned to players.

This year's consequence was held (Sat. & Lord's day.) December fifth and 6th at the Aloft Columbia Harbison Hotel. Thank you Aloft workers and staff for helping make our consequence a success! Precision Tune Auto Care was this yr's sponsor and provided rooms and accommodations for out-of-town players. Thanks PTAC!! Thank you even so again to SCCA President David Grimaud for supporting and motivating us and for providing the many online updates, images, and pgn games!! In a well-nigh difficult and unique twelvemonth for SC chess, hats off to Factor Nix for making everything go so smoothly. From setup, to coordinating/directing/checking, to keeping players up-to-engagement forth the mode and more than, Gene did it all - and made it wait easy! Thank you, Gene, for your virtually professional efforts!!

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IM Alexander Matros Wins 2020 SC Land Chess Championship Championship!

Congratulations Professor Matros! Dr. Matros finished the tournament with 4 out of 5 wins! This is his tertiary SC state championship title having won it previously in 2011 and 2013! Dr. Matros is a professor of economics at the Academy of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business organization.

2020 SC Country Championship Tournament this Weekend!

South Carolina's superlative 2020 performers will be contesting over the board this weekend for prizes and a shot at being named 2020 SC Country Champion. The five round RR invitational will begin Saturday morning at 10am at the Aloft Harbison Hotel in Columbia. Best of luck to our vi finalists (adamant by invitation or playoff wins) - IM Alexander Matros, NM Sam Copeland, NM Mike Sailer, LM Klaus Pohl, NM Randal Ferguson, and Stephen Welt!

Sat's results: IM Alexander Matros takes the pb with a perfect three.0/iii!! The concluding two rounds (iv and 5) volition be played tomorrow. Click here for wall chart.

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Online Qualifier Tournament - NM Randal Ferguson Wins! Ford Duncan 2nd!

Congratulations to NM Randal Ferguson and Ford Duncan! NM Ferguson came in 1st place (tie-pause) in the Online tournament with reigning scholastic champ Ford Duncan coming in a close 2nd. Both players had perfect scores of 4.0/4 points each! They are now qualified (top two taken) to play in the SC Land Championship final Dec v-6 in Columbia. Unfortunately, Ford has declined his invitation to play in the terminal. Stephen Welt, who finished the Online tournament in 3rd place (3.0/4 points - TB), has accepted an invitation to play in Ford'due south place. Twenty-5 players competed in the iv round (round robin) Online Qualifying resultheld November 21st, 2020. The tournament's technical challenges were handled admirably by the expert staff. Thank you SCCA President David Grimaud and VP Daniel Smith for organizing the tournament. Special thank you to Chacha Nugroho for building the Chessstream website and to Grant Oen for beingness our (online) floor TD for the event! Congratulations to all six participants (listed below by rating) competing in this twelvemonth'southward SC State Championship Tournament!

IM Alexander Matros
NM Sam Copeland
NM Mike Sailer
LM Klaus Pohl
NM Randal Ferguson
Stephen Welt

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Online Qualifier for the Last 2020 SC State Championship - $1125 in prizes

Dear SCCA Members and Friends,

This is the weekend, Nov 21st, of our four round ONLINE QUALIFIER for the 2020 SC State Chess Title. The top two (winner and runner-up) will be offered the risk to sit in the final, six person, circular robin on December 5 - 6, where each person is guaranteed a cash prize. ($1125 in total prizes)

You lot can enter the qualifier here: http://chess.stream/southcarolina/

You can find out further details of the State Championship by clicking hither. Flyer - 2020 SC Championship

Cheers for your back up and participation!

David Grimaud
President
South Carolina Chess Association

2020 Senior Championship - IM Alexander Matros Wins!

Over-the-lath chess has not gone completely overboard, equally proven in Greenville this weekend of November 14-15, wherein International Master Alexander Matros won the 12th SC Senior Title with iv-ane! This year'southward issue was a closed invitational limited to six contenders, although we had no shortage of seniors eager to come across in real life for tactics more than tactile than virtual. The weekend's adventures began with an emergency change of venue due to lighting problems in the Hampton Inn on Haywood Road, but the management quickly re-routed us to Homewood Suites off Woodruff Road – Thank you Sandra Solomon!

COVID-xix precautions included daily temperature checks and health screening questions, face masks in the playing hall, inter-round cleaning of boards, pieces, and clocks, social distancing, mitt sanitizer, and labelled chairs permanently assigned to players.

Life Master Klaus Pohl was outset to challenge the IM, and recovered from initial defeat to place articulate 2nd with 3.five-1.5. Douglas Holmes held his ain by stopping Klaus in a five^th-round describe, and catastrophe the preliminary necktie-suspension calculations at the TD station. This was afterwards having drawn with IM Matros in circular four, making for a reasonably constructive chess Lord's day for any A-player, while claiming a share of three^rd-5^thursday places.  Defending 2019 champion Wayne Christensen and Randal Ferguson each scored ii-3 for their share of iii^rd-fifth. Roger Johnson'southward 1.5 score included draws with IM Matros, defending Senior champion Wayne Christensen, and NM Randal Ferguson.  Well played, gentlemen!

IM Matros's victory makes him eligible for further national level Senior tournaments. As he is already seeded into the SC Championship final OTB tournament, the Senior spot goes to LM Klaus Pohl. Congratulations!

Hail to the main, SCCA President David Grimaud, for keeping live the hope and expectation of a return to traditional chess every bit soon every bit it can be fabricated to happen. Thank you once more to the Hilton hotel management – Sandra! – for keeping this effect on the rails.

Gene Nix organized and directed.

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2020 South Carolina State Championship Tournament

Thank you lot for your patience and understanding as we keep to evaluate and make adjustments in scheduling due to the Covid19 pandemic. Please be aware that this year's SC Title tournament has changed locations and will now take identify in Columbia SC (Alfoft Columbia Harbison) instead of Greenville as previously appear. Our sincere apologies go out to those who have had to cancel plans and reorganize schedules. This year'south 2020 S.C. State Championship tournament will be a modest limited invitational with 6 players competing. Three players accept been extended an invitation: NM Mike Sailer (defending champion) - 2218, IM Alexander Matros (tiptop rated state histrion) - 2437, and NM Sam Copeland (second rated land actor ) - 2251. The next 3 players joining the championship circular robin issue will exist determined by placement in the feeder tournaments (2020 Senior Title and Online Tournament).

81st Annual Southward Carolina Title 2020 – Closed Invitational (Columbia) (edited 11/19/xx pm)

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Appointment: December v-six, 2020

Location: Aloft Columbia Harbison, 217 Lanneau Court, Columbia, SC, 29212 - T. 803.407.6166

EF: Waived; invitational limited to six players.

Format: 5RR, Game/75 minutes, 30 2nd increment.

Cheerio: None. Invitational format, six-players limit. Delight commit to full schedule.

Prizes: $500-$250-$150-$100-$75-$50. Total: $1125

Schedule: Rounds Sat 10-3-vii, five; Sun 10, 3.

COVID-19 Protocol: Players, officials & observers will wear masks; and will answer daily health screen questions and accept their temperature checked. We will non milkshake easily. TD will provide sets and clocks, and will clean these betwixt rounds.

Elliott Yard. Schwartz, 83

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Elliot M. Schwartz of North Myrtle Beach. Mr. Schwartz was a retired chaser, swain chess player, and family unit man. Our thoughts and prayers exit to his family.Obituary

Upcoming Tournaments: Denker, Barber, Rockefeller, Haring, and Senior

Although the 2020 U.S. Open was cancelled as a result of the pandemic, US Chess will run the invitational National Tournaments of Country Champions online. Each of our players will exist required to employ two cameras - i photographic camera built into the laptop/desktop and the other positioned then that the playing expanse
can be clearly seen. A quality control check volition be performed July 16-17 to ensure proper communications between all parties. Good luck to all our SC players!!

Tournament	Age/Grade	Date	SC Representative
Denker	grades ix-12	July 25-26	Connor Liu & alternate Ryan McCrea
Barber	grades 6-viii	August 1-2	Eli Moore
Rockefeller	K-5	Baronial 1-2	Caton Tsao
Haring	girls K-12	July 25-26	Alexis Williams
Senior	50+ years one-time	July 25-26	Wayne Christensen & alternate Roger Johnson

Prizes:
Denker: 1st $2000, second $1500, 3rd $1000, Squad $400, Plaques for 1st-3rd, Foster 15U $500
Barber: 1st $2000, 2nd $1500, 3rd $1000, Team $400, Plaques for 1st-third
Rockefeller: 1st $2000, second $1500, 3rd $1000, Team $400, Plaques for 1st-third
Haring: 1st $2000, 2d $1500, 3rd $1000, Team $400, Plaques for 1st-3rd, Foster 12U $500
Senior: 1st $1000, second $600, 3rd $400, fourth $300, 5th $200, Team $400, Plaques for 1st-3rd

4H Chess Tournament (on Chess.com) Saturday Morning 10AM

Dean Creech is organizing a 4H Chess Tournament on Chess.com Saturday Morning (5/16). Click hither for details and instructions.

Date: Sat sixteen May 2020
Time: 10:00 AM sharp
Location: Chess.com
Type: Standard, 4 Round Swiss System, G15/i10.
Affects chess.com rapid rating just.

Strategery Chess Online Tournaments 3/23-3/27

We have a new slate of tournaments and lessons this calendar week with daily prize tournaments every weekday at ane p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday lessons will be streamed on our page at facebook.com/strategerycg at iv:thirty p.m. followed past tournaments at v:00 pm.

Every tournament offers a $v prize for a perfect score. But login at chesskid.com before the tournament begins and join the tournament in the sidebar.

Any SC scholastic players of ChessKid age who are not in our guild and want to play tin message This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. Yous need JavaScript enabled to view information technology. to be added to the social club.

Strategery Daily Prize Tournament 3-24-xx, 12:59PM
Midlands Scholastic Tuesday Rumble iii-24-20, 4:59PM
Strategery Daily Prize Tournament iii-25-xx, 12:59PM
Strategery Daily Prize Tournament 3-26-20, 12:59PM
Midlands Scholastic Thursday Rumble 3-26-20, 4:59PM
Strategery Daily Prize Tournament 3-27-20, 12:59PM

We wish you lot all the best. Stay dwelling house and stay prophylactic, anybody.

All-time,
Sam Copeland
716-239-0497
Manager - Strategery: Chess and Games
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62 for MSCL V

In one of the almost mature tournaments we've run, nosotros were thrilled to be joined by an outstanding grouping of 62 players for the Midlands Scholastic Chess League V tournament held Saturday, February 22nd at North Trenholm Baptist Church in Columbia. MSCL 5 included more than a dozen new players who tried out this tournament alee of the SC Scholastic Chess Title. The games were incredibly well-played and we witnessed swell sportsmanship from all players.

Congratulations are in society to Lake Murrary Elementary School, Midlands Scholastic Institute, and Airport Loftier School for winning the Unproblematic, Middle, and High School squad sections respectively.

Congrats to Jacob Gowan for winning the K-five section, to Eli Moore for winning the Yard-viii section, and to Bradon Schley, Cain King, Taylor Hollis, and Connor Miles for winning the K-12 section.

Our next Midlands Scholastic tournament will be held on April 22 at Trenholm Baptist Church building.

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Sam Copeland
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Midlands Scholastic Chess League IV Results!!

l competitive young chess players put their skills to the examination in the Midlands Scholastic Chess League IV concluding Saturday. We were thrilled to run into fantastic chess and sportsmanship on display throughout the event and honored to have players participating from across the country. Thanks to all of you for coming out and to our parents and coaches for supporting immature students in chess!

K-5 Department:
1st Team - Conway Waldorf

1st Individual - Miguel Shim
second - Adam Ortiz
=3rd - Jony Steffee, Jordyn Wells, John Dent, Justin Peng, Jacob Gowan, Michael Benson

1000-viii Section:
1st Team: Arrows Academy

1st Individual - Jaden Conner
=2nd - Lincoln Boucher, Daryl Dowty, Evan Steffee

Thousand-12 Section:
1st Private - Connor Miles
second - Franklin Caudle

Developed Department:
1st Individual - Daryl Dowty
2d - David Laboone
3rd - James Melt

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9th Upstate Scholastic Chess League & 4H Chess Tournament Results!!

The ThinkMove Chess Academy hosted a strong turnout in Saturday'southward ninth Upstate Scholastic Chess League Tournament held at Greenville Canton Square,
301 University Ridge in Greenville. Fourteen rated hereafter Masters and also a dozen non-rated youngsters playing in their showtime structured chess tournament! The event was held at Bradon Schley and Nikolai Webb led the rated pack with 3.5-0.v each, followed very closely by Callum Leys and Aiden Costanzo at 3-1, then were Ritika Sanghani, Daryl Dowty III, Jaden Conner, Jacob Schley, Alexander Fyock, Joshua Hunt, Shlok Trivedi, Paola Gonzales (welcome to USCF!), Jonathan Gao, and Charlotte Leys!
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Christopher Caro and Robert Gilbert led the not-rated beginners with 3.5-0.5 each, followed by Mason Prosser at 3-1, and so were Miles Lynn, Sean Glenn, Esteban Jiminez, Eliana Schley, Michael Lynn, Miles Jacobs, Harit Dave, Vidhi Trivedi, and Jheel Dave! Thanks to David Blair for assisting in directing, and welcome to the new chess families! Thank you to Patricia Whitener of the 4H program for making the facilities available!

Right side by side door Dean Creech conducted the 4H Fund-Raiser tournament, in which Roger Johnson'southward two.5-0.v led a quad that included Senior Life Master Klaus Pohl, Jan Blasenak, and Dean. The prize-winners generously donated their winnings to the 4H program - thank you gentlemen! Crosstables

GSSM Jan Open Chess Tournament Results!!

Xvi players fiercely contested the v-round GSSM January Open in Hartsville on January 18. When the grit cleared, Eli Moore of Winnsboro stood alone atop the heap with a perfect v.0. (He really should get a shirt with a picture of Yoda saying "Judge me past my size, exercise you?") Tenth-grader Brandon Tregde of Myrtle Beach, the second youngest player in the field, won clear second identify. Later on losing in the first circular to GSSM Chess Club President Theo Pedapolu of Orangeburg, Brandon successfully executed the Swiss Gambit, winning his final four games. GSSM alum and electric current Duke pupil Richard Sandvoss of Fort Factory won clear third with iii.v, his only loss coming from Eli. Two other GSSM alumni, Jordan Anderson and Brennan Ravan, directed the tournament very capably. From left in the photo, Richard, Eli, and Brandon. Crosstables

GSSM November Open Chess Tournament Results!

A remarkable xiv-year-onetime from Winnsboro emerged on top when a strong presence from Columbia, Pageland, and the Chiliad Strand invaded Hartsville on Sat, November ix, as eighteen players participated in the five-round GSSM November Open on the campus of the Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. Eli Moore (shown left with Dr. Clyde Smith) won the get-go-place trophy clear with four.5 points, the only blemish on his day a final-round Bishops-of-opposite-color draw with Darris Williamson of Little River. Ian Haigler of Pageland and Jordan Anderson of Columbia tied for second at 4.0. Jordan and fellow GSSM alum/electric current USC student Brennan Ravan directed the tournament. Darris won articulate fourth place with 3.5 points. 10th-grader Brandon Tregde of Myrtle Beach (far right) earned the first-unrated bays for the day, and Cecil Clarkson Iii (right) of Myrtle Beach secured the trophy for biggest upset with a hard-fought victory over Tony Cato of Pageland in the last circular.  Crosstables

SC Senior Open 2019 Results! NM Wayne Christensen Wins!

The 11th Annual South Carolina Senior Open 2019 is now history, and it was celebrated! Thirty-one contenders from half dozen states made information technology the best-attended SC Senior Open to date! A majority of seventeen were on the home team, and we had seven friends from North Carolina, three from Georgia, 2 from Tennessee, one from Alabama, and one all the way from Minnesota! And we had our first married couple to compete!

After 4 hard-fought rounds, National Chief Wayne Christensen (shown left) and National Chief Peter Bereolos shared outset and 2d places with 3.v points each, and Wayne hoisted the trophy equally the Due south Carolina Senior Champion! Senior Life Master Klaus Pohl, Roger Johnson, Pecker Corbett, and Frank Redway, all from Southward Carolina, shared third through sixth places with three points each.

Mike Meekins scored two-two to claim the SC Under-1600 bays, and shared the Nether-1600 start through fourth places with Harold Zeltner, Kevin Hyde, and NC Chess Clan President Debs Pedigo! Well played, gentlemen!

Ray and Mary Downs made their fourth journeying from Alabama for the SC Senior – welcome back! Peter Bereolos of Tennessee is a connoisseur of senior tournaments, and has added South Carolina to his tour for the by three years! Special thanks to Mrs. Maria Blalock for convincing her married man, National main Rex Blalock, to make the drive from Georgia then they both could compete in their offset tournament in several years! A number of folks returned to chess after long breaks from rated play – welcome dorsum to the fray! A special salute goes to Dean Creech and Mike Meekins for causing warnings in the online tournament report with results well to a higher place their ratings! Local TD Gene Nix organized and directed this year'southward issue. Meet crosstables for more than details.

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Midlands Scholastic Chess League Ii Results! Nov. 9th

We were THRILLED to have threescore players compete in the Midlands Scholastic Chess League II on Nov. 9th. This is one of our largest tournaments (outside of an Olympiad), and we had a boom watching the players compete and showcase fantastic sportsmanship and team spirit. We've listed the prizewinners below and linked large collection of photos on Facebook, and the total crosstable via United states Chess.
Thanks to all the parents and coaches for their support, and we expect forward to our next tournament, the MSCL Olympiad, on December. 7th! For those looking for more opportunities, do bank check out our ChessKid tournaments every Tuesday at five p.m. There is a five-dollar Amazon card that goes to the winner. We likewise meet for Kid's 60 minutes on Thursdays at 6 p.g. at the St. Andrews Library, and players are welcome to nourish the Columbia Chess Club at Firefly Games at 7 p.k. on Thursdays.
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Squad Winners: Chiliad-5: Hammond; K-8: Dent;

Top Female: Megan Laboone
Best Debut: Edward Feng, Bryce Meekins, Ethan Li, Andrew Feng, Caden Rogers
Biggest Upset: Thomas Laboone
Youngest Participant: Charlie Hashemite kingdom of jordan

K-five Individual:
=1st: Miguel Shim, Bryan Zheng (Miguel won an exciting tiebreak blitz game) Video
=3rd: Thomas Laboone, Jony Steffee, Adam Ortiz, Michael Wang, Robert Shim, Megan Laboone, Baylis Wang, Alex Magargle

Yard-eight Individual:
1st: Lincoln Boucher
=2nd: Henri Murthy, Kevin Chapman

M-12 Individual:
1st: Ryan Mcrae
=second: Paulo Hitopolous, Taylor Hollis

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2019 SC State Championship Results! Mike Sailer Defends his Title! Kothapalli takes Tiptop Prize!

Forty-nine players in over three sections competed in this year's 80th Annual S Carolina State Chess Title over the weekend, Oct. 12-13. This year's championship section included six masters from three dissimilar states. Congratulations to NM Mike Sailer (left) on winning the 2019 South Carolina State Championship Title for the 2d year in a row! Cezarte Ramos Jr.(SC) was land runner-up! Congratulations also to young North Carolinian CM Pradhyumna Kumar Kothapalli (2131) of Charlotte. Kothpalli, after a first round draw to Cistron Nix (SC), went perfect through his next four games to accept the acme prize. Other South Carolina winners receiving first-place trophies included Eli Moore (U1800 Section) and Eren Bilen (U1400 Department). Daryl Dowty Jr. came in first with a perfect score in the newly added SC Amateur Section. This special Saturday merely event was created for less experienced players desiring a 1-solar day merely schedule. The South Carolina Chess Association would like to give thanks all players, parents, and spectators who helped make the tournament a success. Special thanks to Daniel Smith, Cistron Zilch, Jordan Anderson, and NM Sam Copeland for organizing and directing this yr's event! Concluding results and crosstables below..

Championship Section
1. Prady Kothapalli (NC) iv.5/v pts
2. Ted Belanoff (NY) 4/5 pts
3. Mike Sailer (SC) 3.5/five pts - SC State Champion
4. Cezarte Ramos (SC) 3/five pts - SC Runner Upward
*Senior Prize - Klaus Pohl
5th Identify v way necktie with 2.five/5 pts:
Sam Copeland, Klaus Pohl, Leo Rabulan, Leon Cheng, Patrick McCartney

U1800 Section
ane. Eli Moore 4.5/5 pts - SC U1800 Champion
two. Tied Alex Hu four/five pts - SC U1800 Runner Up
Dan Quigley four/5 pts

U1600 Prize
i. Devon Stein (SC) iii/5 pts
2. Tied with 2.5/5 pts:
Gilberto Padilla-Ortiz, Corey Burton
*Senior Prize Dan Quigley

U1400
1. Eren Bilen (SC) 4.5/5 pts - SC U1400 Champion
ii. Krishna Somesula iv/v pts - SC U1400 Runner Up
3. Tied..Debs Pedigo (NC) iii/five pts
Lalith Challari (NC) iii/5 pts

U1200 prize
ane. Vincent Mahoney ii.5/v pts
2. Dean Creech 2/five pts

U1000 Prize
1. Tied Henri Murthy two/5 pts; Justin Fuentes two/v points
*Senior Prize: Dean Creech two/5 pts

Special I Day Apprentice Section (15 Players)
1. Daryl Dowty Jr. 4/4 (perfect score!) - SC Amateur Champion
2. Daryl Dowty III 3/4 pts - SC Amateur Champion Runner Up
3. Hleb Fedarovich iii/iv Pts
iv. Roman Marks iii/4 Pts
v. Franklin Caudle 3/four Pts

Greenville Autumn Scholastic, October five, 2019!

Xxx-8 young futurity Masters gathered for some contemplative King-hunting at Green Charter School in the Greenville Autumn Scholastic chess tournament Saturday, October 5! Subsequently five lively rounds, the corresponding leaders in tiebreak order were:

K-12 (10 players): Harrison Majors, 5.0; Bradon Schley, 3.5; Toby Cox & Mark Ritchie, 3.0; Nikolai Webb, 2.5

K-8 (vii players): Jaden Conner, 4.5; Alexander Fyock, three.5; Kunal Bakre & Aadi Agnihotri, 3.0; Zachary Taylor, 2.0

Thousand-6 (11 players): Lincoln Boucher, v.0; Daryl Dowty III, 4.0; Silas Hall & Spencer Burke & Eliana Schley, three.0; Sarah Slieff, ii.5

(M-iv & K-2 played in i section)

K-4 (9 players): Ritika Sanghani, 4.0; Abhinav Ramireddy & Nandini Jonnalagadda, three.5; Sreekar Bodepudi & Walker Dennis, ii.5

K-2 (1 actor): Ayaansh Kaistha, 3.5

Hampton Park Christian School took the get-go place team trophy, followed by Green Charter Elementary School in 2d identify.

Four youngsters competed in their first rated tournament! Sixteen schools were in that location, with Hampton Park Christian'due south nine scholars leading the crowd, Greenish Charter's five contenders enjoying the home-field. Daniel HS brought iii, and Clemson Elementary's likewise had three, rounding out the leading participation levels! At that place were also three habitation-schoolers!

Greenville Chess Order members, Remember Move Chess Academy instructors, Dark-green Charter School officials, and numerous enthusiastic chess parents volunteered to keep this outcome on track and on schedule! These included Dean Creech every bit primary assistant TD, Volition Brown, David Acosta, and David Blair as floor TDs, and Ani & Arati Agnihotri were score-keepers. Sara Hamby with Green Charter provided the venue. SCCA President David Grimaud visited and brought along IM Alexander Matros! Life Master Klaus Pohl assisted with floor TD duties. Thanks also to National TD Kevin Hyde for the loan of many chess sets! Finally, warmest thanks go to the parents and guardians who support and encourage their children in learning chess from an early age! Local TD Gene Nix organized and directed.

Tournament written report is online at: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201910050032.0-12407332

LM Klaus Pohl in Chess Life Magazine!

In thdue east Oct 2019 issue of Chess Life Magazine, Life Principal Klaus Pohl describes how he and his family survived the bombing of Dresden in the winter of 1945. The article, written by Al Lawrence, is aptly entitled "Overcoming Obstacles" and is featured in the "Faces Across the Board" section of the magazine. Klaus has won the SC State Championship championship an incredible 13 times and also represented South Carolina in the prestigious National Senior Tournament of Champions. The digital version of the Oct issue is now available online.

Changes to Barber Tournament of State K-8 Champions - New Rockefeller Tournament

Starting with the upcoming Barber Tournament, the Barber Tournament volition now be for grades half-dozen-eight only. A new Rockefeller Tournament of State Elementary School Champions has been created. This will be for grades Chiliad-5, only, and have prizes and awards similar to those of the other National State Title tournaments. This tournament will also be starting in 2020. Delight keep this in mind when property your qualifying events for the invitational tournaments that volition be taking place in the summertime of 2020.

Jon Haskel,
Barber Committee Chairman

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Chess in Orlando 2019 - Denker, Hairdresser, Ruth Haring NGTOC, National Senior Tournament of Champions

August 14, 2019

So, Sunday evening (August quaternary) several hundred chess players filled the Junior Executive ballroom at the Rosen Center hotel in Orlando in their various tournaments, including the Haring Tournament of Daughter State Champions, the Hairdresser Tournament of K-eight Champions, the Denker Tournament of State High School Champions, the Tournament of Senior State Champions, and of course round ii of the 120th US Open tournament. By xi:xxx simply two directors remained to see off the completion of the last game in progress at board 156. My opponent resigned shortly before midnight, a small upset victory and my second signal in the tournament.

Then it all happened once more the adjacent day most the same style, and virtually midnight the evening'south final game finished on board 152, and I had another upset win for the third bespeak in as many rounds. My proper name was on the leaders listing only beneath three Grandmasters, a FIDE Chief and three National Masters, all with iii-0.

I played round 4 inside the cordoned corral on board four(!) against FIDE Primary Macon Shibut, and the demonstration boards outside the hall displayed the most swiftly thoroughgoing shell-downwards of an A-thespian witnessed that night and likely several nights. And I lost the adjacent iv later that, similar one of those marathon runners who surges to the front at the showtime just to fade back the residual of the manner.

Only I brought home 29 score sheets to study as there were some side events, and through the good offices of David Grimaud I attended the annual delegates coming together and accepted Dr. Clyde Smith's plaque at the awards luncheon – Congratulations to David and Maureen Grimaud, Dr. Smith, and Sam Copeland on their recognitions acknowledging ongoing hard work in back up of scholastic, senior, and womens chess!

And congratulations to our invitational tournament contenders: Charlotte Leys in the Haring tournament, Eli Moore in the Barber tournament, Matthew Johnson in the Denker Tournament, and Senior Life Master Klaus Pohl in the Senior Tournament!
And greetings to the rest of the South Carolina contingent, SCCA VP Daniel Smith, Drew Plyler, Aidan Fejzulai, Shaun McCoy (honorary), and David Acosta, who was GM Timur Gareyev's roommate and study partner! And parents Michael Moore, Michael Johnson, Matthew Leys, and large blood brother Callum Leys, who won one of the quads!

Quite a week it was!

South Carolina Wins 2019 Edge Battle 21-17!!

30-eight players gathered at the Charlotte Chess Eye on Sat, August 17th for the almanac Border Battle between Due north and Southward Carolina. With games fiercely contested and point totals running neck-and-neck in the 2d rounds, South Carolina managed to edge out Northward Carolina in the end 21-17!!! Information technology was a smashing win for this twelvemonth'southward SC Team!! Congratulations to all our fine players!! Perfect scores (ii.0) in this twelvemonth's upshot went to Matthew Grant Johnson, Jacob Stoll, Daniel Smith, David Acosta, and Callum Leys. Special thanks to NM Peter Giannotos and the CCCSA for hosting this year's result! Thanks SCCA President David Grimaud, VP Daniel Smith, and to all players making the trip to Charlotte and supporting chess in the Carolinas!!

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SC Chess Festival Results! May 18-nineteen

Congratulations to Benjamin Caiello (right), the South Carolina 2019 Rapid and Blitz Champion! Ben won both titles despite early on losses which he had to recover from. Ben scored 13/14 in blitz, and 8/ix in rapid. Mike Sailer also scored viii/9, but lost out on tiebreak though he did win the head to head. Side by side year, Ben will brainstorm graduate school in Pennsylvania, and nosotros wish him the best of luck! This year's event was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Columbia SC.
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SC Rapid Chess Championship:
=ane - Ben Caiello and Mike Sailer
3 - Klaus Pohl
4 - Ernest Nix
5 - Jacob Stoll

1 U1600 - Eli Moore
2 U1600 - John Roberts

ane U1200 - Vincent Mahoney
2 U1200 - Marking Ritchie

SC Blitz Chess Championship:
i - Ben Caiello
two - Mike Sailer
=3 - Klaus Pohl, Luis Lizardo, Eli Moore (also =1 U1600), Jacob Stoll (as well =1 U1600)
=1 U1200 - Vincent Mahoney, Kevin Chapman

SC Chess Festival Bughouse Championship:
1 - Ben Caiello and Marty Anderson
1 Junior - Jacob Stoll and William Wang

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Greenville Jump Scholastic, May 4, 2019 - Results!

Xl-seven immature future Masters met up for some pawn-promotions at Green Charter School in the Greenville Spring Scholastic chess tournament Saturday, May 4. After 5 lively rounds, the respective leaders in tiebreak order were:

K-12 (eight players): Ford Duncan, v.0; Nikolai Webb, iii.5; Bradon Schley & Sankar Jonnalagadda, iii.0; Will Howard, ii.five; Hayes Brown, 2.0

K-8 (viii players): Toby Cox, 5.0; Mark Ritchie, 4.0; Jaden Conner & Kunal Bakre, 3.0; Shravan Dash & Zachary Taylor, 2.0

1000-6 (24 players): Callum Leys, five.0; Aadi Agnihotri, four.0; Eliana Schley, Brijesh Abboy, Kavin Michael Raj, Noah Graves, & Lincoln Boucher, three.0

(K-iv & K-two played in one department)

1000-4 (14 players): Abhinav Ramireddy & Charlotte Leys, 4.0; Silas Hall & Vishnu Abboy, 3.five; Vishwaksen Enugala & Nandini Jonnalagadda, 3.0

K-2 (5 players): Ritika Sanghani, 4.0; Jonathan Gao & Ayaansh Kaistha, 3.0; Karan Michael Raj, two.0; Justin Peng, 2.0

Green Charter Elementary Schoolhouse took the first place team trophy, followed by Hampton Park Christian School in 2nd place.

8 youngsters competed in their first or second regular rated tournament! 15 schools were at that place, with Green Charter's 12 contenders enjoying the home-field, Hampton Park Christian'due south ix close behind, and Clemson Uncomplicated's 5, Monarch Unproblematic's 4, rounding out the leading participation levels! There were also seven home-schoolers!

Greenville Chess Society members, Recall Movement Chess University instructors, Green Charter Schoolhouse officials, and numerous enthusiastic chess parents volunteered to keep this event on track and by and large on time! These included Dean Creech as primary assistant TD, Volition Brown and Ani Agnihotri as floor TDs, Arati Agnihotri as score-keeper, and David Acosta as flooring TD and representing TMCA! Sara Hamby with Dark-green Charter provided the venue. Life Master Klaus Pohl assisted with floor TD duties and game assay. Thanks also to National TD Kevin Hyde for the loan of many chess sets! Finally, warmest thanks go to the parents and guardians who support and encourage their children in learning chess from an early age! Local TD Factor Zip organized and directed.

Tournament written report is online at: US Chess MSA - Cantankerous Table for GREENVILLE Jump SCHOLASTIC 2019 (Effect 201905048162)

Gene Nil
Greenville Chess Lodge President
Tournment Organizer and Manager

NM Mike Sailer Wins 2019 Columbia Open!

Congratulations to National Chief Mike Sailer of Columbia SC! Mike finished with 4.5 points in the 5-round event giving him a clear outset place. LM Klaus Pohl (SC) finished 2d with four.0 points. Ernest (Gene) Nix, Jr. (SC) and Eli Moore (SC) tied for third with ii.five points each. There was a iii-fashion tie for the acme spot in the U1600 department. Marty Anderson (SC), Brennan Ravan (SC), and Danny Ross Simmons (SC) all finished with 3.5 points each. Xv players competed in this year'south event held at the Hilton Garden Inn (February. ix-10) in Columbia.

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Midlands Scholastic Chess League 4 Results! Feb. 16th

In a last warm upwardly before this yr's SC State Scholastic Championship (March 9th), twoscore-six competitors met at North Trenholm Baptist Church in Columbia to exam their wits over the chess board at the Midlands Scholastic Chess League Four! Our compliments to these talented competitors on a delightful set of games and their excellent sportsmanship.

Here are your MSCL 4 Winners...

K-8: 1st- Jacob Stoll iv.0/4, 2nd= Bradon Schley, Kevin Chapman, Helena Grace Bajarias, Sai Kummari, Evan Steffee iii.0/4
K-5: 1st-Cameron Wheeler 4.0/4, 2d- Manith Bannenhally three.five/iv, 3rd= Daryl Dowty III, William Bao, Frances Grice, Ashish Maddipati, Collin Smith 3.0/5
Biggest Upset: Ashish Maddipatty;Top Female: Grace Bajarias; Best Debut: Francis Grice, Youngest Participant: Charlie Jordan
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Matthew Johnson wins 45th Snowstorm Special!

With a perfect 4-0 score, Matthew Johnson won the 45th Snowstorm Special on February 16, 2019, and joins the list of achieved players who have done the same. Matthew was the second highest rated player in the tournament, but but had to beat the third highest rated player, Gary Firestone, in the last round to complete his sweep. Gary had upset the highest rated player, Ian Barnett, in the 3rd round, which set up the battle of "B" players in the final round for 1st place. Gary and Ian finished 3-ane and shared second place. This year's 45th Snowstorm Special tournament was held at The Church building of the Holy Cross Parish Hall, Daniel Island SC.

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8th Annual Southward Carolina Senior Open Results! May xiv-15

Twenty-v elder fighters from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee converged on the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Greenville, SC, to resolve the matter of senior dominance at the chess board. Accelerated pairings left simply four perfect scores going into the Sun rounds, and later sitting adjacent to each other on boards i and two all weekend, Masters Klaus Pohl and Randal Ferguson settled the question in round iv in an exciting duel that kept the TD studying tie-break scenarios until Klaus took over the position. Then, Life Principal Klaus Pohl took first place with four-0; Adept Mike Anderson was second with three.5 points; Gary Newsom and Ralph Lombard shared third-quaternary with 3 points; National TD Kevin Hyde's three-one took pinnacle honors for the Under-1600 prize, and Harold Zeltner won second Under-1600 with ii points. We had some new faces, so to speak, with Father Jeffrey Kendall of Round O, SC, and Joe Page of Morrisville, NC, playing in their first rated tournament - welcome to the fray!. Special thanks to Kevin Hyde for sharing his expertise on several finer points of tournament direction. Local TD Gene Nix officiated.

Gene Zero
Greenville Chess Club President

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Midlands Scholastic Chess League IV Results!

In possibly our near competitive tournament nonetheless, we had forty of the Midlands best and brightest chess players compete across three sections. Thank you to Rade Musulin and Daniel Smith for assisting with management and to the parents and coaches who support their chess players!

K-5 - 1st: Gibson Ward, 2nd: Volition Edwards, 3rd: Henri Murthy, Jonathon Williams, and Conner Brown
1st Place Team K-5: Harbison Due west,  2d Place Team K-v: Byrd and Lake Murray

Chiliad-8 - 1st: Dawson Coutsos, 2nd: William Nettles, 1st Place Team K-8: Chapin Intermediate

Yard-12 - 1st: Ravitej Guruvelli, 2nd: Gunateja Guruvelli, Paul Pena, Kenneth Jackson, and Alejandro Rivera

New private prizes were claimed past...
Elevation Female: Olivia Watkins
Best Debut: Michael Kuckuka
Biggest Upset: Jonathon Williams (Over Calvin Smith for 387 points)
Youngest Participant: Blake Watkins

In the Adult department, James MacDougall claimed commencement with a perfect score. Michael Mayfield took 2nd and Charles Stevenson and Truman Cost shared third.

Thanks to all, and we hope to run across you over again on May 14th for the MSCL V at Pelion High School!

NM Sam Copeland
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Midlands Scholastic Chess League III Results! Highest Attendance in League Series!

Threescore-one talented young players turned out for the Midland Scholastic Chess League Three tournament on Sat, February 6th, 2016. The event, held at at N Trenholm Baptist Church building in Columbia, once more bankrupt new attendance records for the serial!!!  Congratulations to all of the students who participated and thanks to all the parents and coaches who support scholastic chess in Columbia! The meridian finishers are as follows...
1st Private K-12 - Paul Daniel Pena
1st Private K-8 - Daniel Sobel
1st Individual K-5 Messiah Cornelius
1st Squad G-12 - Charles Pinckney Elementary and Pelion High School tied with CPE having the better tiebreak.
1st Squad K-8 - Pleasant Loma Middle Schoolhouse
1st Squad Thou-5 - Midlands Stem Establish.

Congratulations to McKenzie England, Jericho Ho, Omar Hamdan, Blake Lawson, Daniel Sobel, Kevin Reeves, Messiah Cornelius, Matty Ferrario, Katie Maldonado, and Taylor Hollis on being projected to proceeds more 100 rating points! We hope to see you at the SC State Scholastic Championships on February 27th in Charleston, SC! Our side by side tournament volition be April 9th at Ashland United Methodist Church; registration will exist available this calendar week!

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