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111 youth and adult players competed at the Tri-Valley Open on May 17th at John Green Elementary in Dublin, a co-presentation of Emerald Hills Chess and Tri-Valley Chess League and part of our monthly tournament series.
(See more action and trophy photos on Facebook and Instagram.)
In the Open Championship, Raghav Ramesh and Reyansh Nuti (Fallon*, * indicating one of 300 students at Emerald Hills Chess programs) both scored multiple upsets to finish undefeated at 3.5-0.5. They each won $115 for tying for first place.
Abhijoy Mukherjee (DHS, Emerald Hills coach), Alexandru Chu and Rayan Jain (Fallon*) all tied for third at 3-1, with Mukherjee and Jain splitting $60, and Chu winning $60 for the Top U1200 prize.
In the 24-player Experts (U1200) youth/adult section, Arnav Solan (Fallon*) and Nivedh Panchal* (Mendenhall) tied for first with undefeated 3.5-0.5 scores, each winning $75 and trophies. There was a three-way tie for 3rd at 3-1, in tiebreak order: Varchasv Garg (Fallon*), Arjun Shenoy (Fallon*), and Kendall Poon.
Three players won U1000 trophies with 2.5-1.5 scores - Arjun Maddi (Diablo Vista), Abhi Arun Kumar (Horner MS), and Anay Ketan Patel.
In the massive 44-player Premier (U800) youth/adult section, there was a three-way tie for first with perfect 4-0 scores: Agastya Gannavarapu, Ethan Sam (Sacred Heart Saratoga) and Saketh Pagadala (Fallon*).
Ten players tied for 4th with strong 3-1 scores. In tiebreak order: Nikhil Kaushik (Hearst*), Oliver Yu (Wells*), Anvit Nadendla (Cottonwood*), Yijie Chu (Emerald HS), Ismail Khalid (Fallon*), Yash Bhagat (Diablo Vista, 1st U600), Briyan Chen (Amador Elementary), Surya Vanapalli (Lydiksen), Arastu Shrivastava (Amador, 2nd U600 for second month in a row), and Eileen Zhang (Fallon).
In the K-12 U400-rated youth Challenger, Suhan Bansal and Tejas Bhatkhande (Mendenhall) tied for first out of 17 players with undefeated 3.5-0.5 scores. Aalexander Cuarezma (Central Valley Chess Academy*) finished 3rd at 3-1, ahead of Vedant Rao (Coyote Creek*) and Kai Alexander Neta.
Ayaan Karia (Mohr*) won Top U200, while Ian Ding (Walnut Grove*) took the 2nd U200 trophy.
Rishaan Gupta (Coyote Creek*) and Shivansh Singhal tied for first in the 9-player Novices with 4-1 records. Maneet Sisodia and Ananth Srivastava (Coyote Creek*) tied for third with 3.5-1.5 scores.
US Chess Federation-Rated results and Rating system explained
Full Standings and Tiebreakers explained
Thank Yous
Thank Yous
From lead organizers Emerald Hills Chess’s Eric Lai (Chief TD) and Bhavna Jain to:
Our floor TDs, including Co-Head Floor TDs Vatsal Srivastava and Aryan Kumar, NM Aryan Achuthan, Yichen Hu, Saathvik Dharmapuram, and Karan Satish, all from the Tri-Valley Chess League, as well as Viren Sethi from Emerald HS.
The staff at John Green Elementary
Coming Tournaments
Coming Tournaments
THIS Saturday May 24th: Central Valley Youth Quads in Lathrop. 3 rounds in morning. Trophies for top 2 finishers in each group. Discounted entry until the end of tomorrow Tuesday May 20th.
Saturday June 17th: Tri-Valley June Open in San Ramon. Our monthly series of half-day tournaments will continue through the summer, with the same 40+ individual trophies, $500 in guaranteed cash prizes over five youth and adult sections. Register now for early bird discount.
Social Chess Nights for Adults Debut in June
With COVID, the Netflix show “Queen’s Gambit,” and the resulting online chess boom, chess has become the new pickleball - a fun, social game that connects people.
Our new weekly casual chess nights are open to adults (19+) of all levels, including:
chess parents that want to keep up with their kids
passionate Chess.com players looking for a nearby in-person venue,
novices that are curious about the game - come between 5:30-6:30 PM to get instruction and tips! We welcome women and seniors!
current and returning tournament players.
Join us if you are looking for a non-intimidating way to exercise your brain and meet other players in the Tri-Valley!
Where: Pacific Pearl Mall (above) Food Court (south section of mall, next to 99 Ranch Market), 2705 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton
When: Every Thursday night starting June 5th.
5:30 - 6:30 PM - free play chess, informal instruction and registration.
6:30 - 8:30 to 9 PM - Non-rated tournaments with small cash and cash-equivalent prizes for all levels, including novices.
Cost: Free for the entire month of June, thanks to our sponsor, Ava Community Energy.
Four week-long, half-day youth summer camps this summer in three convenient Tri-Valley locations.
They will feature small group classes tailored to each student’s level taught by experienced, engaging instructors. We’ll also hold USCF-rated games, play exciting variants like bughouse and blitz, and give out trophies to top players.
Discounts for siblings and multiple programs are also available.
See locations, dates, and register for Summer Camps
Our weekly small group tournament training classes also continue on Sunday mornings at Pleasanton Mathnasium.
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