Sunday, January 12, 2014

Wisconsin Action Chess State Championship, January 25th, 2014

***All winners are recognized as official State Champions***

SECTIONS: (1) Open (USCF rated); (2) U1400 Madison RBO (USCF rated); (3) Scholastic: K-12 players only (USCF rated); and (4) Scholastic: K-5 only (not rated).
Location: Madison Shorewood Hills Elementary School (1105 Shorewood Blvd, Madison WI 53705)
PRIZES: Scholastic Sections: trophies to top five individuals, top five teams, and additional trophies based on age. Open and U1400 Sections: trophies and $$ depending on the number of entries.
ENTRY FEE: $20 if received by January 23rd, $25 afterwards. Please mail checks to (include desired section, contact phone number and email; if scholastic: current grade and name of the school): Wisconsin Chess Academy, 1090 Links Court #1, Brookfield WI 53005
DETAILS: everyone plays four games with time control of 30 minutes per player per game. This event has four separate sections, so everyone can find the right level of competition.
SCHEDULE: please register ahead of time if at all possible; on-site registration 9:00-9:30am, rounds: 10am, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 2pm. Award ceremony at 3:15pm. Lunch break between second and third round (can be purchased on site).
Questions: Alex Betaneli abetaneli@hotmail.com or 608-334-2574
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2014 at 1:05:00 PM CST

    Looks like a great event!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2014 at 2:47:00 PM CST

    Is there increment or delay.

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  3. Alex BetaneliJanuary 15, 2014 at 5:44:00 PM CST

    5 second delay

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  4. Alex BetaneliJanuary 18, 2014 at 12:52:00 AM CST

    Srtong A class player from Iowa (James Hodina) is signed up!

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  5. Alex BetaneliJanuary 22, 2014 at 6:50:00 PM CST

    Entries (early deadline is midnight tomorrow):

    Hodina, James
    Hoffman, Guy
    Wiedenhoeft, Robert
    Sheloboloin, Filipp
    Andresson, Mitchell
    Jing, Daniel
    Tu, Tony
    Denison, Ana
    Denison, Christine
    Alexander, George
    Alexander, Kelsen
    Kimble, Sinclair
    DeLair, Ethan
    Nieuwenhuis, Kip
    White, Gavin
    Hill, Patrick
    Roberts, Eric
    Sajja, Nihar
    Bartels, Kathryn
    Bachofen, Noah
    Izumi, Koki
    Malloy, Asante
    Nielsen, Craig

    And another 25 players in K-5 unrated section

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  6. Alex BetaneliJanuary 26, 2014 at 10:24:00 AM CST

    100 participants played in this 4 section event. Many thanks to everyone who played and who helped to stage the tournament.

    Congratulations to Guy Hoffman and Suhas Kodali on sharing the Championship title in the Open section. Matt Liegel and Ravi Shrivastava won u1400 section. Patrick Hill prevailed in the K-12 section. K-5 section (unrated this year) was the largest with 45 players partaking!

    Rated results: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201401255532.0-13764792

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