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164-Player Tri-Valley July 11th Open
164 players competed at the Tri-Valley July Open at Amador Elementary in Dublin, a co-presentation of Emerald Hills Chess, the Tri-Valley Chess League, and the Emerald Knights Chess Club, and part of our monthly tournament series.
In our 45-player Championship (1000+) Quads, National Master Aryan Achuthan repeated as first place winner, winning $200.
Other first-place finishers (winning/splitting cash prizes between $80-140) included: Alexandru Chu, Harikrishnan Pradeep, Advaith Nadiminti* (Thursday Free Chess), Hridhaan Pavle, Ethan Wang, Brayden Li, Dev Rawal, Nithilan Pandiarajan, Shenze Xia, Abhi Arun Kumar, and Arnav Solan.
(* denotes one of the 300 students or members of Emerald Hills Chess’s tourney training classes and chess clubs.)
(Cash winners will be contacted this week. Trophy winners that left early may pick up their prize at the August Tri-Valley Open or by arrangement with Admin@EmeraldHillsChess.com .)
Veeresh Gannavarapu and Namish Shrivastava* (Sunday tourney training) tied for first with perfect 4-0 scores in the 46-player Experts (U1200) section, each taking home $75.
Ethan Sam and Vincent Winderl* (Thursday Free Chess) tied for 3rd with undefeated 3.5-0.5 scores. There was a 6-way tie for fifth at 3-1, in tiebreak order: Tong Hsieh-Lin* (Sunday tourney training), Adhrit Goswami*, Noah Toy* (summer camp), Sai Ganne (top U1000, wins $50), Vihas Penumadu and Adrit Nudurupati*.
In the 39-player Premier (U800) section, Kanishk Mahesha* (Coyote Creek) and Avyukth Venkataraghavan tied for first with perfect 4-0 scores, followed closely by Vilomi Mehta in 3rd with 3.5-0.5.
Seven players tied for fourth at 3-1: Renesh Saravana, Rishaan Das* (Sunday tourney training), Aadvik Nadiminti* (Thursday Free Chess), Charit Appana, Arinjay Dhole, Pranav Prasanth, and Arastu Shrivastava. Top three U600 players were Karthikeya Muthumasetty, Riley Welch and Vihaan Sharma*.
In the 15-player K12 Challenger (U400), Adith Arunkumar placed first, followed by three players tied for 2nd at 3-1: Huachong Yao, Raelyn Dcunha, and Kiaan Desai. Anagha Venkata* (summer camp) rounded out the top 5.
In the 16-player non-rated Novices, Viraj Mishra placed first, followed closely by Aharwa Pugazhendhi and Aadi Oggu in second. Five players tied for 4th: Ryan Jacob, Ayansh Singh* (summer camp), Aaithrai Jayaprakash, Benjamin Cheng, and Srithik Kumar.
Final Standings in tiebreak order and Tiebreakers explained
USCF-Rated results (not including Novices, and NOT in actual tiebreak order) and Rating system explained
(Note: See your current published rating at your player profile in the USCF rating database, which is used by tournaments for section placement. Click on Tournament History in the upper right to see your live rating, including results from the Tri-Valley Open and other events within the last 30 days.)
Thank Yous
From lead organizers Emerald Hills Chess’s Eric Lai and Bhavna Jain to:
Chief Tournament Director Scott Mason
National Master Evan Ai for 1:1 game analysis for players
Floor TDs Viren Sethi, David Kim and Vikram Snyder from Emerald High School, Abimanyu Hari, and Vatsal Srivastava, Kaustubh Chaudhury, Skand Bajpai, and Karan Satish from the Tri-Valley Chess League.
August Tri-Valley Open Info Coming Soon
Boost Your Game with Our Youth Summer Classes:
Discounts for siblings.
New Location: Thursday Night Free Chess Club
Our 1-year-old club provides a social but competitive atmosphere for adults and youth of all levels to practice and improve their game.
Many of our 20-30 regular attendees have significantly boosted their USCF ratings and/or won big prizes at our Tri-Valley Opens!
Join us at our new location - Meza n Moka Cafe and Restaurant at 1116 East Stanley Boulevard in Livermore. 5:30-6:30 PM free play, and 6:30-8:30 rapid or blitz tournament with gift card prizes.
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