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Eighty-one players competed on Saturday Aug 10th, with the morning K-12 Novice, K-12 Challenger and Over-21 sections for newer tournament players, and the afternoon rated Premier and Championship sections open to advanced players of all ages (including adults) and both featuring $100 cash first prizes again thanks to our host, Mathnasium Pleasanton!
(Also see photos in our Facebook or Instagram posts. And register for our East Bay Open, with $2,000 in prizes and trophies, on Saturday Sept. 7th!)
In the non-rated K-12 Novice for first-time youth players, Snehal Umirigar took first with a perfect 5-0 record over second-place Zachary Spitzer.
In the rated 21-player K-12 U400-rated Challenger, Matthew Bhadra went a perfect 4-0 to take first.
Abhi Arun Kumar and Neel Nayak tied with undefeated 3.5/4 records, with Abhi taking second based on tiebreak (here’s an explainer).
There was a three-way tie for 4th at 3-1, they were in tiebreak order: Aaditya Amin, Virat Singh, and Devagya Jain. Brendan Ma won the top U200/Unrated trophy on tiebreak.
Chetan Patil did a rare double, taking first in both the non-rated Over-21 section as well as the 26-player U800 Premier section, where he shared the $100 first prize with Adrit Nudurupati (both were 4-0).
Rishi Tumkur, Abhi Arun Kumar, Viraj Katkar and Chris Hobbs tied for third at 3-1, with Hobbs taking the U600/Unrated trophy.
In the 22-player 800+ Championship section, Kadir Baki (May Tri-Valley champion) took home the $100 first prize with a perfect 4-0 score.
Five players tied for second at 3-1. In tiebreak order they were: Kiaan Singh, Bennett Liang, Rayan Jain, Preron Chakrabarty and Gautham Ramalingam.
US Chess Federation-Rated results and rating system explained
Big Thank Yous! from the organizers (Emerald Hills’ Eric Lai and Bhavna Jain and Tri-Valley Chess League’s Aryan Kumar and NM Aryan Achuthan) to:
Jacob Muller and Heena Gandhi of Mathnasium Pleasanton for hosting, providing drinks and sponsoring the cash prizes.
Our floor TDs from the Tri-Valley Chess League - Nirav Jaiswal, Austen Yee, and Advay Bajpal.
Our next tournament is a BIG ONE: the 2024 East Bay Open!
Replacing the annual fall Dublin K-12 Championships, this takes place Saturday Sept. 7th to Fallon Middle School in Dublin.
With $2,000 in cash prizes, the tournament is expected to draw 200+ players from around the Bay Area, including world-class GMs competing for the $500 first prize!
There will also be many trophies for players in the four lower sections, including the Premier, Challenger and Novices!
Register before Sunday Sept. 1st for the early bird discount.
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