Chet Gionson continues his winning ways, winning the 4 man double round robin with perfect a 6.0 points in the adult section and Charles Sonido wins the scholastic section with a perfect 7.0 points in a field of 11 players. All the players won something either a cash award or silver bars or coins and some even free entries to the next scholastic tournament to be held on January 16. 2007 on MLK Day. See www.hawaiichess.org for further details of this upcoming tournament.
Due to the the holiday weekend we had a smaller group, but expect the word will get out that "Times Coffee Shop" has a very nice venue for playing chess in Kaneohe and expect our next TOPTOPUS to be larger and will make sure I announce it sooner!
We not only had chess boards out in force were had a couple of nice Go sets that some players and even parents attempted to master the game of Go as well! There were some side games of 5 in row and capture Go. I also noted that Hikaru No Go was of interest to some of the young players!
We hope to see more players visiting the Windward Chess Club and Oahu Go Club! Check the meetup schedule for our respective club meetings times!
Hope to see you either playing more Chess or Go, hmmm or both at this two clubs!
Happy Holidays!
Mahalo!
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Mililani Chess Day G/45 - The Town Center of Mililani
Happy Thanksgivings,
Just reporting that the Mililani Chess Day tournament held on Nov 18, had a 5 way tied, in a 24 player event. The co-winners were Chet Gionson, Scott Kira, Noah Canter, B.G. Dennison, and Beau Mueller each with 4.0 points.
To see the current ratings from both USCF and CXR rating systems go to following reports below:
USCF Tournaments Report
CXR Tournament Report
The next Hawaii Tournament is this weekend on Nov 25, at Times Coffee Shop in Kaneohe Hawaii, its limited to 48 players due to space, see please visit www.hawaiichess.org and review the calendar of events!
Just reporting that the Mililani Chess Day tournament held on Nov 18, had a 5 way tied, in a 24 player event. The co-winners were Chet Gionson, Scott Kira, Noah Canter, B.G. Dennison, and Beau Mueller each with 4.0 points.
To see the current ratings from both USCF and CXR rating systems go to following reports below:
USCF Tournaments Report
CXR Tournament Report
The next Hawaii Tournament is this weekend on Nov 25, at Times Coffee Shop in Kaneohe Hawaii, its limited to 48 players due to space, see please visit www.hawaiichess.org and review the calendar of events!
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Hawaii Veteran's Day Interscholastic Chess Tournament
Aloha,
TD's Guy Ontai and Randy Prothero ran a large scholastic tournament Nov 10th with 103 players in the Open section and 36 players in the Novice section. All Open section players are now CXR members see www.cxrchess.com, with 31 new members and 10 renewing the rest were already current members. There actually was 111 CXR active CXR members as there were 8 playing in the Novice section, trying to regroup to re-enter the Open the section next time! CXR has added some interesting graphs to each player that has played at least 20 games so check it out! These Novice players games were rated by CXR as well.
To see the current HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League standing see (click here) This was the second tournament rated by HICL and the next one will the Jan 16, 2007 the MLK Scholastic chess tournament!
The surprise winner was Charles Sonido who had been laying back and out fought Robert Lau in the 5th round to go undefeated 6.0 points and win the tournament with the only perfect score. 2nd went to Robert Lau (last year's state champion), and 3rd John Iinuma who won the Le Jardin Academy tournament on Sept 30. So we are seeing some great competition and we look forward to more in the coming months.
In the Novice section the winner was Roy Yang with 7.0 out 8 possible points on tiebreakers over Christian Arakaki who was tied with him. 3rd palce went to Joshua Lee & Ryan Nakashima with 6.0 points. Ryan defeated his own teammate Roy Yang) in the final round to cause the final round tie!
The 1st place overall team was Punahou HS with 18.5 points and Moanalua HS with 17.o points and Pearl City HS with 16.5, so that was a very close battle there as well. I expect the next few tournament prior to the State Championships on March 9 - 10th.
This month we had the most tournaments scheduled, today the Mililani Chess Day and next Saturday the TOPTOPUS CXR tournament with a silver besides cash to be given away on November 25th! See www.hawaiichess.org for more details!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Frank
TD's Guy Ontai and Randy Prothero ran a large scholastic tournament Nov 10th with 103 players in the Open section and 36 players in the Novice section. All Open section players are now CXR members see www.cxrchess.com, with 31 new members and 10 renewing the rest were already current members. There actually was 111 CXR active CXR members as there were 8 playing in the Novice section, trying to regroup to re-enter the Open the section next time! CXR has added some interesting graphs to each player that has played at least 20 games so check it out! These Novice players games were rated by CXR as well.
To see the current HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League standing see (click here) This was the second tournament rated by HICL and the next one will the Jan 16, 2007 the MLK Scholastic chess tournament!
The surprise winner was Charles Sonido who had been laying back and out fought Robert Lau in the 5th round to go undefeated 6.0 points and win the tournament with the only perfect score. 2nd went to Robert Lau (last year's state champion), and 3rd John Iinuma who won the Le Jardin Academy tournament on Sept 30. So we are seeing some great competition and we look forward to more in the coming months.
In the Novice section the winner was Roy Yang with 7.0 out 8 possible points on tiebreakers over Christian Arakaki who was tied with him. 3rd palce went to Joshua Lee & Ryan Nakashima with 6.0 points. Ryan defeated his own teammate Roy Yang) in the final round to cause the final round tie!
The 1st place overall team was Punahou HS with 18.5 points and Moanalua HS with 17.o points and Pearl City HS with 16.5, so that was a very close battle there as well. I expect the next few tournament prior to the State Championships on March 9 - 10th.
This month we had the most tournaments scheduled, today the Mililani Chess Day and next Saturday the TOPTOPUS CXR tournament with a silver besides cash to be given away on November 25th! See www.hawaiichess.org for more details!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Frank
Saturday, November 04, 2006
November in Hawaii is Hot for Chess - three tournaments in three weeks!
Three tournaments that all scholastic players can play in and two that adults can play in as well! The first tournament this month is the Friday November 10th - Veteran's Day Scholastic tournament held at Aliamanu Middle School, door registration starts at 9:00am, 6 rounds, G/25, Open and Novice sections. The Open section is rated by both HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League - see for link http://hawaiichess.homestead.com/Tournaments.html and CXR - Chess Express, Inc. www.cxrchess.com
The second tournament is the Saturday November 18th, the Mililani Chess Day tournament, 5 rounds, G/45 held at Mililani Town Center, registration starts at 9:00am. Its is rated by both USCF - U.S. Chess Federation www.uschess.org and CXR.
The final tournament in November is on the 25th the Hawaiian TOPTOPUS Chess Tournament 7 rounds, G/15 to be held at Times Coffee Shop, registration starts at 8:30am.
This tournament is limited to 24 adults and 24 scholastic there is two sections. Scholastic players are allowed to move up to the adult section, but will need to paid the adult entry fee to play in this section, both sections will be rated ONLY by CXR www.cxrchess.com.
Tournament partly sponsored by Chess Express, Inc and Times Coffee Shop!
Fri 11/10/06 Veterans Interscholastic G/25 TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Aliamanu Middle School
Flyer & registration form - MS Word Version
Flyer & registration form - Adobe PDF Version
Fri 11/17/06 5:30pm HCF Board Meeting Contact: Randy Prothero
Dillingham Sizzlers
Sat. 11/18/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated TD: Randy Prothero
Round 1: 9:15am; EF $10
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Sat 11/25/06 8:30am Reg The Great Hawaiian TOPTOPUS G/15 TD: Frank Alejandro
Notice: Limited to the first 24 adults and 24 scholastic players - due to space limits
10am - Rd. 1, CXR rated;
CXR membership available at door
EF: Adults $25 by 11/20, $30 at door
Youth $12.50 by 11/20, $15 at door
Location: Times Coffee Shop - Kaneohe, Kam & Haiku Rd.
Flyer & registration form - MS Word Version
Flyer & registration form - Adobe PDF Version
The second tournament is the Saturday November 18th, the Mililani Chess Day tournament, 5 rounds, G/45 held at Mililani Town Center, registration starts at 9:00am. Its is rated by both USCF - U.S. Chess Federation www.uschess.org and CXR.
The final tournament in November is on the 25th the Hawaiian TOPTOPUS Chess Tournament 7 rounds, G/15 to be held at Times Coffee Shop, registration starts at 8:30am.
This tournament is limited to 24 adults and 24 scholastic there is two sections. Scholastic players are allowed to move up to the adult section, but will need to paid the adult entry fee to play in this section, both sections will be rated ONLY by CXR www.cxrchess.com.
Tournament partly sponsored by Chess Express, Inc and Times Coffee Shop!
Fri 11/10/06 Veterans Interscholastic G/25 TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Aliamanu Middle School
Flyer & registration form - MS Word Version
Flyer & registration form - Adobe PDF Version
Fri 11/17/06 5:30pm HCF Board Meeting Contact: Randy Prothero
Dillingham Sizzlers
Sat. 11/18/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated TD: Randy Prothero
Round 1: 9:15am; EF $10
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Sat 11/25/06 8:30am Reg The Great Hawaiian TOPTOPUS G/15 TD: Frank Alejandro
Notice: Limited to the first 24 adults and 24 scholastic players - due to space limits
10am - Rd. 1, CXR rated;
CXR membership available at door
EF: Adults $25 by 11/20, $30 at door
Youth $12.50 by 11/20, $15 at door
Location: Times Coffee Shop - Kaneohe, Kam & Haiku Rd.
Flyer & registration form - MS Word Version
Flyer & registration form - Adobe PDF Version
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Le Jardin Academy 3rd Annual Chess Tournament - Sept 30, 2006
Aloha Hawaii Chess players,
The Hawaii scholastic chess tournament season started with 106 chess players in three sections, Open, Novice, and Parent. I was hard pressed for time due to having to explain things to my assistants with little time to spare. But we manage, with a few delays at the start and having to drop round six. I made some errors and finally corrected the awards as they should be. (There will be additional awards handed to those who are listed on the Open section. I had fun overall and will look forward to next year's tournament, we went from 35 to 46 to 106 players (in three years) and I expect next year will be larger and better.
Will make sure we get started on time and that everyone helping is aware of what needs to be done. We could not could have done everything without Kam School booster group providing the food and Damien School providing us with some entertainment and bringing in their football team as well as few other schools singing their school songs and Damien Memorial School even had their school Mascot visit the chess tournament! The giant chess set was hit. I also like to give a Big Mahalo to Le Jardin Academy for allowing to have this tournament on campus and we hope to keep having it here!
The Open section Winner was John Iinuma with a prefect score of 5.0 points earning him the the initial top spot on the HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League at 1441 rating and a CXR rating of 1621. The Novice section Winner was Christian Arakaki with a another perfect score of 5.0 and the honor of moving on to the Open section at the November 10, 2006 Vetaran's Day tournament TD by Guy Ontai! The Parent section winner was won by Scott Bowling needing a tiebreaker game. So you see parents can play chess too!
The Overll team winner was Kamehameha School Intermediate Chess team with 14.0 points, to see the rest of the results (click here ->> Wallcharts)
Open section was rated by both CXR www.cxrchess.com and HICL
To see next tournament scheduled please visit www.hawaiichess.org
Mahalo for all of you making this a successful scholastic tournament!
Frank Alejandro
LJACC Coach
Le Jardin Academy Chess Tournament Results
LJA Team Results
LJA Open Section Results
LJA Novice Section Results
LJA Parent Section Results
HICL Standings
The Hawaii scholastic chess tournament season started with 106 chess players in three sections, Open, Novice, and Parent. I was hard pressed for time due to having to explain things to my assistants with little time to spare. But we manage, with a few delays at the start and having to drop round six. I made some errors and finally corrected the awards as they should be. (There will be additional awards handed to those who are listed on the Open section. I had fun overall and will look forward to next year's tournament, we went from 35 to 46 to 106 players (in three years) and I expect next year will be larger and better.
Will make sure we get started on time and that everyone helping is aware of what needs to be done. We could not could have done everything without Kam School booster group providing the food and Damien School providing us with some entertainment and bringing in their football team as well as few other schools singing their school songs and Damien Memorial School even had their school Mascot visit the chess tournament! The giant chess set was hit. I also like to give a Big Mahalo to Le Jardin Academy for allowing to have this tournament on campus and we hope to keep having it here!
The Open section Winner was John Iinuma with a prefect score of 5.0 points earning him the the initial top spot on the HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League at 1441 rating and a CXR rating of 1621. The Novice section Winner was Christian Arakaki with a another perfect score of 5.0 and the honor of moving on to the Open section at the November 10, 2006 Vetaran's Day tournament TD by Guy Ontai! The Parent section winner was won by Scott Bowling needing a tiebreaker game. So you see parents can play chess too!
The Overll team winner was Kamehameha School Intermediate Chess team with 14.0 points, to see the rest of the results (click here ->> Wallcharts)
Open section was rated by both CXR www.cxrchess.com and HICL
To see next tournament scheduled please visit www.hawaiichess.org
Mahalo for all of you making this a successful scholastic tournament!
Frank Alejandro
LJACC Coach
Le Jardin Academy Chess Tournament Results
LJA Team Results
LJA Open Section Results
LJA Novice Section Results
LJA Parent Section Results
HICL Standings
Friday, September 29, 2006
2006 State Blitz Championships G/5
The New Hawaii Blitz G/5 Champion's are Paul Iinuma & Robert Lau with a score's of 12.0 points out of 14 and Chet Gionson and John Iinuma the next closest at 9.5 points followed by Cornelius Rubsamen & Beau Mueller with 9.0 points. There were 27 chessplayers playing at the Charles H. Atherton Branch YMCA on September 23, 2006, TD: Guy P. Ontai.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Hawaii State Championships Sept 2 - 4, 2006
Cornelius Rusbsamen won his second Hawaii State Championship with a perfect 5.0 score. This is second title this year he also won the Hawaii Rapid Championship and will going for second triple crown with the Blitz Championship on Sept 23th. To see one of his game's (click here)
You can see my games played Sept 2 -4, 2006 at the Hawaii State Championships (clearly need some work)
(1) Megan Daviau (Unrated USCF) - Frank Alejandro(1616) [B30]Hawaii State Championsips (1), 02.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bd3 d6 4.0-0 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Rc1 a6 9.Ba3 b5 10.Nxb5 axb5 11.Bxb5 Rxa3 12.Bxc6 Qb6 13.b4 Qxc6 14.bxc5 Qxc5 15.c4 Bg4 16.h3 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Qg5+ 18.Kh1 Nxe4 19.Rc3 Qf4 20.Rxa3 Be5 21.fxe4 Qh2# 0-1
(2) Frank Alejandro(1616) - Chet Gionson(1889) [D03]
Hawaii State Championships, 02.09.2006[Fritz 9 (90s)]
D03: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Bg5, including Torre Attack with early ...d5 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 d5 last book move 4.h3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 cxd4 7.exd4 h6 Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 8.Be3 Bd6 9.c3 Controls b4 9...0-0 10.Bd3 a6 Covers b5 11.a4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Qc2 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 Black has the pair of bishops 14...Re8 15.0-0 [ >=15.0-0= and White can hope to live; 15.0-0-0? Bd7 16.b3? ( >=16.g4 b5 17.a5-+) 16...b5 17.axb5 Qa5 ( 17...Bxb5?! 18.c4 dxc4 19.bxc4-+; 17...axb5?! 18.Nd4-+) 18.Nc4 ( 18.Nb1 a last effort to resist the inevitable 18...axb5 19.b4 Bxb4 20.cxb4 Qxb4 21.Rde1-+) 18...dxc4 19.Qxd6 ( 19.Qc2 Rxe3! puts the final touch 20.fxe3-+) 19...Qxc3+ ( 19...Qxc3+ 20.Kb1 axb5 21.Qf8+ Rxf8 22.Ba7 Bf5+ 23.Rd3 Bxd3+ 24.Ka2 Rxa7#) ] 15...Ne4 16.Rfd1 Be6 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qxd6 exf3 19.Qf4 Bd5 19...Qg5 20.Qxg5 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Bb3 22.Rd7 fxg2 23.Rxb7 Be6 24.Kh2 Bd5 25.Rd7 Bc6 26.Rd6 Rac8 27.Be3 Red8 28.Rad1 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Bf3 30.Bd4 Re8 31.Be3 Rc8 32.Bd2 Kf8 33.b4 Ke7 34.Rd3 Bc6 35.Rg3 Rd8 36.Bg5+ f6 37.Be3 Kf7 38.Bd4 Re8 39.Bb6 g5 40.f3 Re1 41.Kxg2 Re2+ 42.Kf1 Rc2 43.Bd4 Bxa4 44.Rg2 Kg6 45.Kg1 Kf5 46.Rxc2 Bxc2 47.Kg2 Bb3 48.Be3 0-1
(3) Robert Newell (1227) - Frank Alejandro (1616) [B21]
2006 Hawaii State Championship, 03.09.2006 [Fritz 9 (30s)]
B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.f4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.c3 last book move 4...Nf6 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4 5.e5 White threatens to win material: e5xf6 5...Nd5 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 b6 Black has a cramped position 8.Bc4 White threatens to win material: Bc4xd5 8...Bb7 Black has a cramped position 9.0–0 e6 Secures d5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 0–0 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Qb3 Nc6 14.Bd3 Rc8 15.Bd6 Bf8 16.Bxf8 Rxf8 17.Rac1 Qc7 18.Be4 Na5 Black threatens to win material: Na5xb3 19.Qc2 Nc4 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Rfe1 Rc7 22.Nd2 d5 23.Nxc4 Rxc4 24.g4 Rfc8 25.Re3? [¹25.Qd2!?= and White could well hope to play on] 25...Rxd4µ 26.Qf2 Rdc4 27.Rh3 d4 28.Qh4 White threatens to win material: Qh4xh7 28...Qc7?? Black is ruining his position [28...f6 29.Qxf6 Qd7µ] 29.Qxh7++- Kf8 30.Qh8+ Ke7 31.Qf6+ Kd7 [31...Ke8 32.Rh8+ Kd7 33.Qxf7+ Kc6 34.Qxe6+ Kb7 35.Rxc8 Qxc8 36.Qxc8+ Kxc8+-] 32.Qxf7+ Kc6 33.Qxe6+ Kb7 34.Qd5+ [34.Qxg6 Qc5 35.Rh7+ Ka6 36.Qd6 dxc3+ 37.Qxc5 R8xc5 38.Rf7+-] 34...Ka6 35.Rd3 dxc3 36.Rd4 Rxd4 37.Qxd4 Qc5?? [¹37...Qc4 is the best chance 38.Qxc4+ Rxc4²] 38.Qxc5+- Rxc5 39.e6 Ka5 [39...Rc4 40.e7 Re4+-] 40.e7 Rc8 41.Rxc3!! a sacrifice that ends the game. 41...Re8 [41...Rxc3 Theme: Deflection from e8 42.e8Q] 42.Re3 [42.Re3 Rg8 43.e8Q Rxe8 44.Rxe8+-] 1–0
(4) Frank Alejandro (1616) - Jayme Newell (934)
[D00]2006 Hawaii State Championship, 04.09.2006
1.d4 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.f4 Bf5 5.Bg2 e6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.0-0 Qe7 8.b3 Ne4 9.Be3 0-0-0 10.a4 f6 11.Nfd2 e5 12.fxe5 Nxd2 13.Bxd2 fxe5 14.Rxf5 1-0
(5) John Mussack (1447) - Frank Alejandro (1616) [B73]
2006 Hawaii State Championship, 05.09.2006
[Fritz 9 (30s)]
B73: Sicilian Dragon: Classical System without 9 Nb3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 0–0 8.0–0 a6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rfd1 last book move 10...Re8 11.f3 Covers g4 11...Qc7 12.Rac1 Nd7 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.c4 Rb8 15.b3 h5 16.Kh1 Kh7 17.Rf1 Rh8 18.Rcd1 Nde5 19.h3 Kg8 20.Kg1 Nd7 21.Qc2 Nxd4 22.Bxd4 [22.Rxd4?! e6 23.Nc3 Bxd4 24.Bxd4 Rh7=] 22...Bxd4+ 23.Rxd4 e6 24.Ne3 Nf6 25.e5 [¹25.Qd2!?+-] 25...Qb6± 26.Qd3 dxe5 27.Rd6 White threatens to win material: Rd6xb6 27...Qc5 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Rxh8 Kxh8 30.Rd1 Bd7 31.Kh1 Bc6 [31...Qc7 32.Nc2³] 32.Nf1 [32.Qc3 a5 33.a3³] 32...e4 33.Qd4 Qxd4 34.Rxd4 exf3 35.Bxf3 Bxf3 36.gxf3 Rc8 37.Ne3 Rc7 38.Kg2 Kg7 39.Kf2 Nd7 40.a4? [¹40.a3!?µ] 40...Nc5–+ 41.b4 Nxa4 ½–½
You can see my games played Sept 2 -4, 2006 at the Hawaii State Championships (clearly need some work)
(1) Megan Daviau (Unrated USCF) - Frank Alejandro(1616) [B30]Hawaii State Championsips (1), 02.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bd3 d6 4.0-0 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Rc1 a6 9.Ba3 b5 10.Nxb5 axb5 11.Bxb5 Rxa3 12.Bxc6 Qb6 13.b4 Qxc6 14.bxc5 Qxc5 15.c4 Bg4 16.h3 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Qg5+ 18.Kh1 Nxe4 19.Rc3 Qf4 20.Rxa3 Be5 21.fxe4 Qh2# 0-1
(2) Frank Alejandro(1616) - Chet Gionson(1889) [D03]
Hawaii State Championships, 02.09.2006[Fritz 9 (90s)]
D03: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Bg5, including Torre Attack with early ...d5 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 d5 last book move 4.h3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 cxd4 7.exd4 h6 Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 8.Be3 Bd6 9.c3 Controls b4 9...0-0 10.Bd3 a6 Covers b5 11.a4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Qc2 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 Black has the pair of bishops 14...Re8 15.0-0 [ >=15.0-0= and White can hope to live; 15.0-0-0? Bd7 16.b3? ( >=16.g4 b5 17.a5-+) 16...b5 17.axb5 Qa5 ( 17...Bxb5?! 18.c4 dxc4 19.bxc4-+; 17...axb5?! 18.Nd4-+) 18.Nc4 ( 18.Nb1 a last effort to resist the inevitable 18...axb5 19.b4 Bxb4 20.cxb4 Qxb4 21.Rde1-+) 18...dxc4 19.Qxd6 ( 19.Qc2 Rxe3! puts the final touch 20.fxe3-+) 19...Qxc3+ ( 19...Qxc3+ 20.Kb1 axb5 21.Qf8+ Rxf8 22.Ba7 Bf5+ 23.Rd3 Bxd3+ 24.Ka2 Rxa7#) ] 15...Ne4 16.Rfd1 Be6 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qxd6 exf3 19.Qf4 Bd5 19...Qg5 20.Qxg5 hxg5 21.Bxg5 Bb3 22.Rd7 fxg2 23.Rxb7 Be6 24.Kh2 Bd5 25.Rd7 Bc6 26.Rd6 Rac8 27.Be3 Red8 28.Rad1 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Bf3 30.Bd4 Re8 31.Be3 Rc8 32.Bd2 Kf8 33.b4 Ke7 34.Rd3 Bc6 35.Rg3 Rd8 36.Bg5+ f6 37.Be3 Kf7 38.Bd4 Re8 39.Bb6 g5 40.f3 Re1 41.Kxg2 Re2+ 42.Kf1 Rc2 43.Bd4 Bxa4 44.Rg2 Kg6 45.Kg1 Kf5 46.Rxc2 Bxc2 47.Kg2 Bb3 48.Be3 0-1
(3) Robert Newell (1227) - Frank Alejandro (1616) [B21]
2006 Hawaii State Championship, 03.09.2006 [Fritz 9 (30s)]
B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.f4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.c3 last book move 4...Nf6 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4 5.e5 White threatens to win material: e5xf6 5...Nd5 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 b6 Black has a cramped position 8.Bc4 White threatens to win material: Bc4xd5 8...Bb7 Black has a cramped position 9.0–0 e6 Secures d5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 0–0 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Qb3 Nc6 14.Bd3 Rc8 15.Bd6 Bf8 16.Bxf8 Rxf8 17.Rac1 Qc7 18.Be4 Na5 Black threatens to win material: Na5xb3 19.Qc2 Nc4 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Rfe1 Rc7 22.Nd2 d5 23.Nxc4 Rxc4 24.g4 Rfc8 25.Re3? [¹25.Qd2!?= and White could well hope to play on] 25...Rxd4µ 26.Qf2 Rdc4 27.Rh3 d4 28.Qh4 White threatens to win material: Qh4xh7 28...Qc7?? Black is ruining his position [28...f6 29.Qxf6 Qd7µ] 29.Qxh7++- Kf8 30.Qh8+ Ke7 31.Qf6+ Kd7 [31...Ke8 32.Rh8+ Kd7 33.Qxf7+ Kc6 34.Qxe6+ Kb7 35.Rxc8 Qxc8 36.Qxc8+ Kxc8+-] 32.Qxf7+ Kc6 33.Qxe6+ Kb7 34.Qd5+ [34.Qxg6 Qc5 35.Rh7+ Ka6 36.Qd6 dxc3+ 37.Qxc5 R8xc5 38.Rf7+-] 34...Ka6 35.Rd3 dxc3 36.Rd4 Rxd4 37.Qxd4 Qc5?? [¹37...Qc4 is the best chance 38.Qxc4+ Rxc4²] 38.Qxc5+- Rxc5 39.e6 Ka5 [39...Rc4 40.e7 Re4+-] 40.e7 Rc8 41.Rxc3!! a sacrifice that ends the game. 41...Re8 [41...Rxc3 Theme: Deflection from e8 42.e8Q] 42.Re3 [42.Re3 Rg8 43.e8Q Rxe8 44.Rxe8+-] 1–0
(4) Frank Alejandro (1616) - Jayme Newell (934)
[D00]2006 Hawaii State Championship, 04.09.2006
1.d4 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.f4 Bf5 5.Bg2 e6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.0-0 Qe7 8.b3 Ne4 9.Be3 0-0-0 10.a4 f6 11.Nfd2 e5 12.fxe5 Nxd2 13.Bxd2 fxe5 14.Rxf5 1-0
(5) John Mussack (1447) - Frank Alejandro (1616) [B73]
2006 Hawaii State Championship, 05.09.2006
[Fritz 9 (30s)]
B73: Sicilian Dragon: Classical System without 9 Nb3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 0–0 8.0–0 a6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rfd1 last book move 10...Re8 11.f3 Covers g4 11...Qc7 12.Rac1 Nd7 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.c4 Rb8 15.b3 h5 16.Kh1 Kh7 17.Rf1 Rh8 18.Rcd1 Nde5 19.h3 Kg8 20.Kg1 Nd7 21.Qc2 Nxd4 22.Bxd4 [22.Rxd4?! e6 23.Nc3 Bxd4 24.Bxd4 Rh7=] 22...Bxd4+ 23.Rxd4 e6 24.Ne3 Nf6 25.e5 [¹25.Qd2!?+-] 25...Qb6± 26.Qd3 dxe5 27.Rd6 White threatens to win material: Rd6xb6 27...Qc5 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Rxh8 Kxh8 30.Rd1 Bd7 31.Kh1 Bc6 [31...Qc7 32.Nc2³] 32.Nf1 [32.Qc3 a5 33.a3³] 32...e4 33.Qd4 Qxd4 34.Rxd4 exf3 35.Bxf3 Bxf3 36.gxf3 Rc8 37.Ne3 Rc7 38.Kg2 Kg7 39.Kf2 Nd7 40.a4? [¹40.a3!?µ] 40...Nc5–+ 41.b4 Nxa4 ½–½
Friday, September 01, 2006
USCL results for Week 1
USCL results for Week 1 August 28th & 30th
1. Tennessee Tempo vs Seattle Sluggers Seattle 4-0
2. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Masterminds New York 2.5-1.5
3. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers Baltimore 2.5-1.5
4. Boston Blitz vs Miami Sharks Boston 3-1
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny San Francisco 3-1
USCL Scheduled games for Week 2 - Wednesday September 6th 2006
1. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET (HST 1:00PM)
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New York Knights 7:15 ET
3. Dallas Destiny vs Tennessee Tempo 8:00 ET
4. Miami Sharks vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Carolina Cobras 9:00 ET
(There is no Monday Night Chess due to Labor Day)
To see games in realtime see www.chessclub.com
Results info from www.uschessleague.com please visit this link for a full report and standings!
1. Tennessee Tempo vs Seattle Sluggers Seattle 4-0
2. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Masterminds New York 2.5-1.5
3. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers Baltimore 2.5-1.5
4. Boston Blitz vs Miami Sharks Boston 3-1
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny San Francisco 3-1
USCL Scheduled games for Week 2 - Wednesday September 6th 2006
1. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET (HST 1:00PM)
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New York Knights 7:15 ET
3. Dallas Destiny vs Tennessee Tempo 8:00 ET
4. Miami Sharks vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Carolina Cobras 9:00 ET
(There is no Monday Night Chess due to Labor Day)
To see games in realtime see www.chessclub.com
Results info from www.uschessleague.com please visit this link for a full report and standings!
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Upcoming chess events in Hawaii and ICC - USCL
Aloha Hawaii Chess Players,
We got lots of chess coming this week and especially over Labor Day weekend here in Hawaii. First the USCL starts Monday, second the Hawaii State Championships are being held at the Ohana Outrigger Hotel, 5 rounds, Gam /120, over three days Sept 2 - 4th and lots of cash prizes.
So you think your good at chess or you want to be, well lets see how you do, and be sure to write your moves down so you can reveiw your games later to see what went right or wrong and do it better next time! See http://www.hawaiichess.org/ calendar for more details on the tournament. Now for some hightlights on the USCL from Boylston Chess Club forum: http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2006/08/uscl-flops-flush.html!
The season beings for the USCL. Now where are those high rated Hawaii Chess players, like to see them try this out, next time USCL adds a few teams to its league! These games have been are rated by CXR since USCL started its first season http://www.cxrchess.com/
UNITED STATES CHESS LEAGUE USCL
League Commissioner - IM Greg Shahade (gregshahade@yahoo.com/admin@uschessleague.com)
Official 2006 USCL Schedule - 12 teams with 4 players each
(Team Listed first gets white on boards 1+3)
Watch all games LIVE on the Internet Chess Club (ICC)!
WEEK 1 -Monday August 28th 2006
1. Tennessee Tempo vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET (HST 3:00pm)
Wednesday August 30th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:00 ET (HST 1:00pm)
3. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET (1:15pm)
4. Boston Blitz vs Miami Sharks 7:30 ET (HST1:30pm)
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny 8:30 ET (HST 2:30pm)
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Monday, August 21, 2006
USCL Flops a Flush
http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2006/08/uscl-flops-flush.html
The United States Chess League appears to have achieved a major coup by securing its first financial sponsor. Today, Commissioner Shahade announced an arrangement with online poker site PokerStars.com. PokerStars major claim to fame is that 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and 2004 Champion Greg Raymer both won their seats through satellites on the site.
Under the deal, each of the original eight USCL teams "...will receive a stipend for the season to help them pay their top players..." Apparently teams must complete a full-year in the league before becoming eligible for these payments. Therefore, neither Tennessee nor Seattle will be receiving the stipend this year. While the USCL announcement doesn't mention the value of the deal, in a comment to a previous post on BCC Weblog Shahade indicated that teams would be receiving $100 per match. For its part, PokerStars now has a banner advertisement prominently displayed near the top of the USCL homepage.
Obviously, PokerStars has recognized that chess players are often drawn to the game of poker. Our very own Bryan Clark could be exhibit #1 -- not to mention "Action" Dan Harrington, Howard "The Professor" Lederer, and many more. You can also check out this post on the Daily Dirt about chess players cashing at this year's Main Event. I suppose the big question for the tournament chess community is this -- after tasting the rewards of poker, do these individuals continue to play chess?****In other USCL news, the Boston Blitz have completed their 2006 roster by adding three additional names:
GM Eugene Perelshteyn - Perelshteyn was the Blitz's strongest performer last season and joins this year's team as a newly-minted Grandmaster.
FM Bill Kelleher - By contrast, Bill had the worst performance rating on the 2005 squad. One has to imagine that this was an odd aberration given his years of tournament experience.
NM Vadim Martirosov - New to the team this year, Vadim is a strong master and all around nice guy. His chess teaching prowess is legendary.
Former member of the Blitz, IM Josh Friedel, has joined the San Francisco Mechanics as their top-rated player. Rumor has it that Josh is trying to get them to change the name of the team to the Maniacs.
Disclaimer: BCC Weblog provides independent coverage of the United States Chess League. It is not affiliated with the USCL or the Boston Blitz.
Reprinted from Boylston Chess Club Weblog
We got lots of chess coming this week and especially over Labor Day weekend here in Hawaii. First the USCL starts Monday, second the Hawaii State Championships are being held at the Ohana Outrigger Hotel, 5 rounds, Gam /120, over three days Sept 2 - 4th and lots of cash prizes.
So you think your good at chess or you want to be, well lets see how you do, and be sure to write your moves down so you can reveiw your games later to see what went right or wrong and do it better next time! See http://www.hawaiichess.org/ calendar for more details on the tournament. Now for some hightlights on the USCL from Boylston Chess Club forum: http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2006/08/uscl-flops-flush.html!
The season beings for the USCL. Now where are those high rated Hawaii Chess players, like to see them try this out, next time USCL adds a few teams to its league! These games have been are rated by CXR since USCL started its first season http://www.cxrchess.com/
UNITED STATES CHESS LEAGUE USCL
League Commissioner - IM Greg Shahade (gregshahade@yahoo.com/admin@uschessleague.com)
Official 2006 USCL Schedule - 12 teams with 4 players each
(Team Listed first gets white on boards 1+3)
Watch all games LIVE on the Internet Chess Club (ICC)!
WEEK 1 -Monday August 28th 2006
1. Tennessee Tempo vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET (HST 3:00pm)
Wednesday August 30th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:00 ET (HST 1:00pm)
3. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET (1:15pm)
4. Boston Blitz vs Miami Sharks 7:30 ET (HST1:30pm)
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny 8:30 ET (HST 2:30pm)
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Monday, August 21, 2006
USCL Flops a Flush
http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/2006/08/uscl-flops-flush.html
The United States Chess League appears to have achieved a major coup by securing its first financial sponsor. Today, Commissioner Shahade announced an arrangement with online poker site PokerStars.com. PokerStars major claim to fame is that 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and 2004 Champion Greg Raymer both won their seats through satellites on the site.
Under the deal, each of the original eight USCL teams "...will receive a stipend for the season to help them pay their top players..." Apparently teams must complete a full-year in the league before becoming eligible for these payments. Therefore, neither Tennessee nor Seattle will be receiving the stipend this year. While the USCL announcement doesn't mention the value of the deal, in a comment to a previous post on BCC Weblog Shahade indicated that teams would be receiving $100 per match. For its part, PokerStars now has a banner advertisement prominently displayed near the top of the USCL homepage.
Obviously, PokerStars has recognized that chess players are often drawn to the game of poker. Our very own Bryan Clark could be exhibit #1 -- not to mention "Action" Dan Harrington, Howard "The Professor" Lederer, and many more. You can also check out this post on the Daily Dirt about chess players cashing at this year's Main Event. I suppose the big question for the tournament chess community is this -- after tasting the rewards of poker, do these individuals continue to play chess?****In other USCL news, the Boston Blitz have completed their 2006 roster by adding three additional names:
GM Eugene Perelshteyn - Perelshteyn was the Blitz's strongest performer last season and joins this year's team as a newly-minted Grandmaster.
FM Bill Kelleher - By contrast, Bill had the worst performance rating on the 2005 squad. One has to imagine that this was an odd aberration given his years of tournament experience.
NM Vadim Martirosov - New to the team this year, Vadim is a strong master and all around nice guy. His chess teaching prowess is legendary.
Former member of the Blitz, IM Josh Friedel, has joined the San Francisco Mechanics as their top-rated player. Rumor has it that Josh is trying to get them to change the name of the team to the Maniacs.
Disclaimer: BCC Weblog provides independent coverage of the United States Chess League. It is not affiliated with the USCL or the Boston Blitz.
Reprinted from Boylston Chess Club Weblog
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Nelson Lopez II and Abby Marshall win the Denker and Polgar tournaments both with 5.5. points!
Nelson M Lopez II scored 5.5/6 to take clear first at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions. The tournament, which attempts to feature high school champions from every state, hosted a field of 46 young chess stars. Lopez, the North Carolina champion, entered the tournament as the 10th seed.
Alexander Chua, the top seed, finished second with 5 points, while four players tied for 3rd at 4.5: Evan Ju (NJ), Tyler Hughes (CO), Corbin Yu (OR), and Brian Goldstein (FL).
The Denker Tournament also has a counterpart for young female chess champions: the Susan Polgar National Invitational Tournament for Girls. This tournament brought together 44 top young chess minds for a closely contested six-round competition.
In the end, Abby Marshall of Virginia came out on top, winning five games and drawing one to score 5.5 points, good enough for clear first place. Abby finished a half-point ahead of both Louiza Livschitz of California, and Elina Kats or New York, who shared second place.
A complete crosstable for the Denker Tournament can be found here, while the Polgar Tournament crosstable can be found here. Marissa Wai was the girls Hawaii Representative this year, she was also the only Hawaii player to play in the U.S. Open this year! Also won the under 1200 blitz tournament.
To review the top games from these two tournaments go to the following link from www.monroi.com For more direct link to games (click here)
Also check Hawaii Denker representative - Robert Lau third round game using the French opening! Denker Round 3
To qualify for both of these National tournaments you need to play in at least the March 2007 Hawaii State Scholastic Tournament and win the High school Championship section for the Denker and for the Polgar be the top Girl scorer at the same event. Please review the Hawaii Chess Federation calendar to be sure to play in six HCF scholastic tournaments. www.hawaiichess.org .
All these tournaments will be rated by CXR - Chess Express, Inc. www.cxrchess.com and HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League a local rating for scholastic chess players who play in these events.
Why should you play chess, the winner of the Denker and Polgar tournament's both won - 4 year scholarships to the University of Texas in Dallas! Now that's a new award just for playing chess an winning a tournament!
So are you ready to try! Good, now breakout the chessboards & chess books and start practicing , NOW! Visit your local school chess club or any of Hawaii's public chess clubs!
The first Hawaii scholastic tournament scheduled is Sept 30, 2006 at Le Jardin Academy, for tournament details (click here)
Alexander Chua, the top seed, finished second with 5 points, while four players tied for 3rd at 4.5: Evan Ju (NJ), Tyler Hughes (CO), Corbin Yu (OR), and Brian Goldstein (FL).
The Denker Tournament also has a counterpart for young female chess champions: the Susan Polgar National Invitational Tournament for Girls. This tournament brought together 44 top young chess minds for a closely contested six-round competition.
In the end, Abby Marshall of Virginia came out on top, winning five games and drawing one to score 5.5 points, good enough for clear first place. Abby finished a half-point ahead of both Louiza Livschitz of California, and Elina Kats or New York, who shared second place.
A complete crosstable for the Denker Tournament can be found here, while the Polgar Tournament crosstable can be found here. Marissa Wai was the girls Hawaii Representative this year, she was also the only Hawaii player to play in the U.S. Open this year! Also won the under 1200 blitz tournament.
To review the top games from these two tournaments go to the following link from www.monroi.com For more direct link to games (click here)
Also check Hawaii Denker representative - Robert Lau third round game using the French opening! Denker Round 3
To qualify for both of these National tournaments you need to play in at least the March 2007 Hawaii State Scholastic Tournament and win the High school Championship section for the Denker and for the Polgar be the top Girl scorer at the same event. Please review the Hawaii Chess Federation calendar to be sure to play in six HCF scholastic tournaments. www.hawaiichess.org .
All these tournaments will be rated by CXR - Chess Express, Inc. www.cxrchess.com and HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League a local rating for scholastic chess players who play in these events.
Why should you play chess, the winner of the Denker and Polgar tournament's both won - 4 year scholarships to the University of Texas in Dallas! Now that's a new award just for playing chess an winning a tournament!
So are you ready to try! Good, now breakout the chessboards & chess books and start practicing , NOW! Visit your local school chess club or any of Hawaii's public chess clubs!
The first Hawaii scholastic tournament scheduled is Sept 30, 2006 at Le Jardin Academy, for tournament details (click here)
Friday, August 04, 2006
UNITED STATES CHESS LEAGUE - August 28 - November 22, 2006
Aloha Hawaii Chess Players,
We do not have a Hawaii team, but in the future maybe we will have enough players that qualify, currently the USCL is adding two teams per year, last they started with 8, and this year they have 10. See last year's requirements for forming and getting approved to have a USCL team.
USCL 2006 Schedule is set! The Seattle Sluggers and Tennessee Tempo will kick off the season on Monday August 28th, while the rest of the league will start play on Wednesday August 30th. Once again there is a 10 week regular season, followed by playoffs, with an extra WildCard Round this season. Stay tuned all season for 4 great matches every Wednesday evening and new special feature matches every Monday.Below is the schedule for the first week of play: Click here to see the rest of the schedule or just keep reading!
UNITED STATES CHESS LEAGUE
USCL League Commissioner - IM Greg Shahade (gregshahade@yahoo.com/admin@uschessleague.com)
Official 2006 USCL Schedule - 12 teams with 4 players each
(Team Listed first gets white on boards 1+3)
Watch all games LIVE on the Internet Chess Club (ICC)!
WEEK 1 -
Monday August 28th 2006
1. Tennessee Tempo vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
Wednesday August 30th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:00 ET
3. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Boston Blitz vs Miami Sharks 7:30 ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny 8:30 ET
WEEK 2 -
Monday September 4th 2006
1. Miami Sharks vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
Wednesday September 6th 2006
2. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET
3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New York Knights 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Tennessee Tempo 8:15 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Carolina Cobras 9:00 ET
WEEK 3 -
Monday September 11th 2006
1. Boston Blitz vs New York Knights 7:00 ET
Wednesday September 13th 2006
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Carolina Cobras 7:15 ET
3. Tennessee Tempo vs Miami Sharks 8:15 ET
4. Philadelphia Masterminds vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Dallas Destiny 9:00 ET
WEEK 4 -
Monday September 18th 2006
1. Miami Sharks vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:30 ET
Wednesday September 20th 2006
2. Carolina Cobras vs New York Knights 7:00 ET
3. Boston Blitz vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Tennessee Tempo 9:00 ET
WEEK 5 -
Monday September 25th 2006
1. New York Knights vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
Wednesday September 27th 2006
2. Carolina Cobras vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET
3. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Miami Sharks 8:00 ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Tennessee Tempo 8:30 ET
WEEK 6 -
Monday October 2nd 2006
1. San Francisco Mechanics vs New York Knights 8:30 ET
Wednesday October 4th 2006
2. Carolina Cobras vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:00 ET
3. Boston Blitz vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Tennessee Tempo 8:00 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Miami Sharks 9:00 ET
WEEK 7 -
Monday October 9th 2006
1. Miami Sharks vs Dallas Destiny 7:30 ET
Wednesday October 11th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Carolina Cobras 7:00 ET
3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:15 ET
4. Tennessee Tempo vs Boston Blitz 8:15 ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
WEEK 8 -
Monday October 16th 2006
1. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Carolina Cobras 7:15 ET
Wednesday October 18th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET
3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Dallas Destiny 8:00 ET
4. Tennessee Tempo vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Miami Sharks vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
WEEK 9 -
Monday October 23rd 2006
1. Seattle Sluggers vs San Francisco Mechanics 9:00 ET
Wednesday October 25th 2006
2. Boston Blitz vs Carolina Cobras 7:00 ET
3. New York Knights vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Philadelphia Masterminds 8:00 ET
5. Miami Sharks vs Tennessee Tempo 8:15 ET
WEEK 10 -
Wednesday November 1st
1. Philadelphia Masterminds vs New York Knights 7:00 ET
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Boston Blitz 7:15 ET
3. Carolina Cobras vs Tennessee Tempo 8:15 ET
4. San Francisco Mechanics vs Miami Sharks 8:30 ET
5. Dallas Destiny vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
Playoffs:Wild Card Matches -
Wednesday November 8th
1. 2nd place in East Division vs 3rd place in East Division (2nd place in East gets draw odds)
2. 2nd place in West Division vs 3rd place in West Division (2nd place in West gets draw odds)
SemiFinals -
Wednesday November 15th
1. Winner of East Division vs Eastern WildCard winner (Eastern Division winner gets draw odds)2. Winner of Wast Division vs Western WildCard winner (Western Division winner gets draw odds)
USCL Finals -
Wednesday November 22nd
1. Eastern Division Champion vs Western Division Champion (if tied a tiebreak will follow)
Click here to go back to the US Chess League Homepage
We do not have a Hawaii team, but in the future maybe we will have enough players that qualify, currently the USCL is adding two teams per year, last they started with 8, and this year they have 10. See last year's requirements for forming and getting approved to have a USCL team.
USCL 2006 Schedule is set! The Seattle Sluggers and Tennessee Tempo will kick off the season on Monday August 28th, while the rest of the league will start play on Wednesday August 30th. Once again there is a 10 week regular season, followed by playoffs, with an extra WildCard Round this season. Stay tuned all season for 4 great matches every Wednesday evening and new special feature matches every Monday.Below is the schedule for the first week of play: Click here to see the rest of the schedule or just keep reading!
UNITED STATES CHESS LEAGUE
USCL League Commissioner - IM Greg Shahade (gregshahade@yahoo.com/admin@uschessleague.com)
Official 2006 USCL Schedule - 12 teams with 4 players each
(Team Listed first gets white on boards 1+3)
Watch all games LIVE on the Internet Chess Club (ICC)!
WEEK 1 -
Monday August 28th 2006
1. Tennessee Tempo vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
Wednesday August 30th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:00 ET
3. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Boston Blitz vs Miami Sharks 7:30 ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny 8:30 ET
WEEK 2 -
Monday September 4th 2006
1. Miami Sharks vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
Wednesday September 6th 2006
2. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET
3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs New York Knights 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Tennessee Tempo 8:15 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Carolina Cobras 9:00 ET
WEEK 3 -
Monday September 11th 2006
1. Boston Blitz vs New York Knights 7:00 ET
Wednesday September 13th 2006
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Carolina Cobras 7:15 ET
3. Tennessee Tempo vs Miami Sharks 8:15 ET
4. Philadelphia Masterminds vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Dallas Destiny 9:00 ET
WEEK 4 -
Monday September 18th 2006
1. Miami Sharks vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:30 ET
Wednesday September 20th 2006
2. Carolina Cobras vs New York Knights 7:00 ET
3. Boston Blitz vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Tennessee Tempo 9:00 ET
WEEK 5 -
Monday September 25th 2006
1. New York Knights vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
Wednesday September 27th 2006
2. Carolina Cobras vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET
3. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Miami Sharks 8:00 ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Tennessee Tempo 8:30 ET
WEEK 6 -
Monday October 2nd 2006
1. San Francisco Mechanics vs New York Knights 8:30 ET
Wednesday October 4th 2006
2. Carolina Cobras vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:00 ET
3. Boston Blitz vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Tennessee Tempo 8:00 ET
5. Seattle Sluggers vs Miami Sharks 9:00 ET
WEEK 7 -
Monday October 9th 2006
1. Miami Sharks vs Dallas Destiny 7:30 ET
Wednesday October 11th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Carolina Cobras 7:00 ET
3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Philadelphia Masterminds 7:15 ET
4. Tennessee Tempo vs Boston Blitz 8:15 ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
WEEK 8 -
Monday October 16th 2006
1. Philadelphia Masterminds vs Carolina Cobras 7:15 ET
Wednesday October 18th 2006
2. New York Knights vs Boston Blitz 7:00 ET
3. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Dallas Destiny 8:00 ET
4. Tennessee Tempo vs San Francisco Mechanics 8:30 ET
5. Miami Sharks vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
WEEK 9 -
Monday October 23rd 2006
1. Seattle Sluggers vs San Francisco Mechanics 9:00 ET
Wednesday October 25th 2006
2. Boston Blitz vs Carolina Cobras 7:00 ET
3. New York Knights vs Baltimore Kingfishers 7:15 ET
4. Dallas Destiny vs Philadelphia Masterminds 8:00 ET
5. Miami Sharks vs Tennessee Tempo 8:15 ET
WEEK 10 -
Wednesday November 1st
1. Philadelphia Masterminds vs New York Knights 7:00 ET
2. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Boston Blitz 7:15 ET
3. Carolina Cobras vs Tennessee Tempo 8:15 ET
4. San Francisco Mechanics vs Miami Sharks 8:30 ET
5. Dallas Destiny vs Seattle Sluggers 9:00 ET
Playoffs:Wild Card Matches -
Wednesday November 8th
1. 2nd place in East Division vs 3rd place in East Division (2nd place in East gets draw odds)
2. 2nd place in West Division vs 3rd place in West Division (2nd place in West gets draw odds)
SemiFinals -
Wednesday November 15th
1. Winner of East Division vs Eastern WildCard winner (Eastern Division winner gets draw odds)2. Winner of Wast Division vs Western WildCard winner (Western Division winner gets draw odds)
USCL Finals -
Wednesday November 22nd
1. Eastern Division Champion vs Western Division Champion (if tied a tiebreak will follow)
Click here to go back to the US Chess League Homepage
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Hawaii State Championship Sept 2 - 4, 2006
Aloha Hawaii Chess players & friends,
Its that time of year again, who will be crowned the top Hawaii chess player the Hawaii State Championship is scheduled for Sept 2 - Sept 4, 2006, five rounds, at G/120 minutes see www.hawaiichess.org for tournament details as well as others scheduled over the next year. Its a Open tournament for all players, there will be no Novice section tournament this year, but a few additional prize awards have been added to encourage players to play in this event, from over 50 to under 10. This a USCF www.uschess.org rated event and CXR www.cxrchess.com will also be rating this event.
There will be no Speed tournament this year, but will probably be rescheduled for later in the year!
Hawaii CXR top players are as follows above 1200 rating who are current members, the rest can be found at www.cxrchess.com
Its that time of year again, who will be crowned the top Hawaii chess player the Hawaii State Championship is scheduled for Sept 2 - Sept 4, 2006, five rounds, at G/120 minutes see www.hawaiichess.org for tournament details as well as others scheduled over the next year. Its a Open tournament for all players, there will be no Novice section tournament this year, but a few additional prize awards have been added to encourage players to play in this event, from over 50 to under 10. This a USCF www.uschess.org rated event and CXR www.cxrchess.com will also be rating this event.
There will be no Speed tournament this year, but will probably be rescheduled for later in the year!
Hawaii CXR top players are as follows above 1200 rating who are current members, the rest can be found at www.cxrchess.com
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Cornelius Rubsamen repeats as Hawaii Rapids Champion for 2006
Aloha,
Once again Cornelius Rubsamen Q 2059, CXR 2248, is Hawaii's Rapids State Champion for 2006 with a prefect score 0f 7.0 points, Chet J Gionson Q 1882 CXR 2005 came in 2nd with 6.0 points and Robert M Lau Q 1812 CXR 2043, Sujeet D Mehta Q 1604, & Gavin Ontai Q 1218 came in tied for third with 5.0 points. Had 31 chessplayers, of which 17 were scholastic players. All were U.S. Chess Federation players and 20 were current CXR members. CXR = Chess Express Ratings www.cxrchess.com. Note: July 16 the new CXR web site will be active, its currently undergoing final beta testing!
The Hawaii Rapids State Championship was held outdoors in the Mililani Town Center under the Gazebo TD was Guy Ontai, the weather was warm and so there were lots of fireworks on the Fourth of July "over the Chessboards". The giant chessboard was out and there was lots of action on it!
No chess notated games have been emailed to me yet, but will place them here as well any photos that become available!
There still lots of chess action left this summer before the Hawaii State Championships (details forecoming). See calendar below. Its may include a scholastic section this year USCF rated and CXR rated of course! This will count as the first HICL- Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League event followed by the Sept 30 3rd Annual Le Jardin Academy tournament.
Also please visit one of local chess clubs, Mondays -Honolulu Chess Club at Manoa Valley District Park, Kailua Chess Group at Kailua District Park, Tuesday - Pearlridge Chess Club at Pearlridge Mall, Wednesday - Windward Chess Club - Kailua District Park, Thursday - Mililani Chess Club at Mililani Recreation Center #6. There also the Waikiki Tables by the beach and several Starbucks have informal chess groups meetings at various locations!
Hawaii Chess Calendar for 2006 and start of 2007
Red = Rated HICL & CXR
Thu 8/3/06 6 pm Reg. G/5 Blitz Chess Tournament
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$3 for Open Section, Free for Novice
Mililani Chess Club - Mililani Mauka Rec Ctr 6
Aug 5-13, 2006 US Open Oak Brook, IL
http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2006/usopen/
Denker Tournament and the Polgar Polgar Tournament
are held at the US Open location
(6 rounds, one per day at 11 am)
Fri 8/11/06 HCF Board of Directors Meeting
Contact: Randy Prothero
5:30pm Dillingham Sizzlers
Sat. 8/12/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/5
TD: Guy Ontai
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Thu 8/24/06 6pm Reg. G/5 Bug House Tournament
TD: Randy Prothero
$3 for Open Section, Free for Novice
Mililani Chess Club - Mililani Mauka Rec Ctr 6
Sat. 9/2/06 State Blitz Championships
Details TBA
Sat.-Mon 9/2- 9/4/06 State Open Championships & Scholastic Tournament ???
TD: Larry Reifurth
Details TBA
Thur. 9/7/06 6pm Reg. G/15 Quick Chess Tournament
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$3 for Open Section, Free for Novice
Sat. 9/30/06 2006 Le Jardin Academy Interscholastic
TD: Frank Alejandro
9:30am Reg. 10:30am Rd1
$10 (includes CXR fee) if post dated by 9/23, $15 at door
(Turn left at Quarry Rd off of Kailua Rd coming from Honolulu)
from the Pali Rd.
Le Jardin Academy - Auditorium
917 Kalanianaole Hwy - Kailua, HI
Sat. 10/14/06 9am RegMililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated
TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Fri 11/10/06 Veterans Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Sat. 11/18/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated
TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Sat 12/2/06 Winter Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Mon 1/15/07 MLK Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Mon 2/19/07 Presidents 4x4 Team Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Fri/ Sat 3/9/07- 3/10/07 2007 State Scholastic Championships
TD: Guy P. Ontai
Windward Community College
Details TBA
Once again Cornelius Rubsamen Q 2059, CXR 2248, is Hawaii's Rapids State Champion for 2006 with a prefect score 0f 7.0 points, Chet J Gionson Q 1882 CXR 2005 came in 2nd with 6.0 points and Robert M Lau Q 1812 CXR 2043, Sujeet D Mehta Q 1604, & Gavin Ontai Q 1218 came in tied for third with 5.0 points. Had 31 chessplayers, of which 17 were scholastic players. All were U.S. Chess Federation players and 20 were current CXR members. CXR = Chess Express Ratings www.cxrchess.com. Note: July 16 the new CXR web site will be active, its currently undergoing final beta testing!
The Hawaii Rapids State Championship was held outdoors in the Mililani Town Center under the Gazebo TD was Guy Ontai, the weather was warm and so there were lots of fireworks on the Fourth of July "over the Chessboards". The giant chessboard was out and there was lots of action on it!
No chess notated games have been emailed to me yet, but will place them here as well any photos that become available!
There still lots of chess action left this summer before the Hawaii State Championships (details forecoming). See calendar below. Its may include a scholastic section this year USCF rated and CXR rated of course! This will count as the first HICL- Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League event followed by the Sept 30 3rd Annual Le Jardin Academy tournament.
Also please visit one of local chess clubs, Mondays -Honolulu Chess Club at Manoa Valley District Park, Kailua Chess Group at Kailua District Park, Tuesday - Pearlridge Chess Club at Pearlridge Mall, Wednesday - Windward Chess Club - Kailua District Park, Thursday - Mililani Chess Club at Mililani Recreation Center #6. There also the Waikiki Tables by the beach and several Starbucks have informal chess groups meetings at various locations!
Hawaii Chess Calendar for 2006 and start of 2007
Red = Rated HICL & CXR
Thu 8/3/06 6 pm Reg. G/5 Blitz Chess Tournament
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$3 for Open Section, Free for Novice
Mililani Chess Club - Mililani Mauka Rec Ctr 6
Aug 5-13, 2006 US Open Oak Brook, IL
http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2006/usopen/
Denker Tournament and the Polgar Polgar Tournament
are held at the US Open location
(6 rounds, one per day at 11 am)
Fri 8/11/06 HCF Board of Directors Meeting
Contact: Randy Prothero
5:30pm Dillingham Sizzlers
Sat. 8/12/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/5
TD: Guy Ontai
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Thu 8/24/06 6pm Reg. G/5 Bug House Tournament
TD: Randy Prothero
$3 for Open Section, Free for Novice
Mililani Chess Club - Mililani Mauka Rec Ctr 6
Sat. 9/2/06 State Blitz Championships
Details TBA
Sat.-Mon 9/2- 9/4/06 State Open Championships & Scholastic Tournament ???
TD: Larry Reifurth
Details TBA
Thur. 9/7/06 6pm Reg. G/15 Quick Chess Tournament
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$3 for Open Section, Free for Novice
Sat. 9/30/06 2006 Le Jardin Academy Interscholastic
TD: Frank Alejandro
9:30am Reg. 10:30am Rd1
$10 (includes CXR fee) if post dated by 9/23, $15 at door
(Turn left at Quarry Rd off of Kailua Rd coming from Honolulu)
from the Pali Rd.
Le Jardin Academy - Auditorium
917 Kalanianaole Hwy - Kailua, HI
Sat. 10/14/06 9am RegMililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated
TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Fri 11/10/06 Veterans Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Sat. 11/18/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated
TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Sat 12/2/06 Winter Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Mon 1/15/07 MLK Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Mon 2/19/07 Presidents 4x4 Team Interscholastic G/25
TD: Guy P. Ontai
$5 in advance, $10 at Door
Open and Novice Section
Details TBA
Fri/ Sat 3/9/07- 3/10/07 2007 State Scholastic Championships
TD: Guy P. Ontai
Windward Community College
Details TBA
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Monroi a new technology for recording chess games & tournaments!
Aloha,
Its been awhile since anyone placed any more information about Monroi. The World database is growing but for games to be added from a tournament a Personal Chess Manager (PCM) and a Professional Tournament Manager(PTM) & Monroi S/W are needed at the tournament in question. PCM's are not used by everyone and normally only few are currently used. It you look at the June 16 to 18 Las Vagas National Tournament, there is about 20 games at http://www.monroi.com per round so more than lightly there were 20 PCM's in use. The cost is probably a factor, but hopefully that will go down as Monroi becomes a more popular to be used in tournaments.
So to answer the question, what about the games that no PCM was used!? Well hopefully someone turned in the chess notataion sheet and then someone else will inputed into a computer and it will showup someday at Chessbase or other database. The World Database is only for those using the Monroi equipment both PCM and PTM and software. As any new system or equipment you got to start somewhere! And I'm sure more upgrades will be coming soon as Monroi becomes better known and then maybe another company may come up with a better system in the future or Monroi will keep improving their equipment.
For now the cheaper route is the good old pencil and paper, just be sure you have a pencil sharper handy and an eraser, and hope you do not get into time pressure and then not write the last few moves of a game.
Some players actually used both pencil and paper along side the Monroi PCM, just in case! See http://susanpolgar.blogs pot.com/2006_06_01_susanpolgar_archive.h tml
Has anyone in Hawaii used a Monroi PCM, not yet but that is about to change, will it appear on World database? Not yet no PTM was purchase, plus who would want to see my games anyway at this time!
Cost is the main issue, but if you have a laptop or computer at home, or PDA, and cell phone these devices were all costly too! They are used to communicate and their prices have come down a little. Monroi has an idea to make chess games more interesting for everyone and to share these games not just in a database on the Internet but in realtime! I observe Hawaii's State Champion from 97, 98, 99 play Kong Liang Deng (2478) at the Las Vegas event even though I was in Hawaii. I believe ICC was offering this as well for the top 10 boards where do you think they were getting the chess notataion for these games in progress!
As a chess instructor for beginner's to intermediate this new tool will assist me greatly, Mahalo Monroi!
By the way pencil and paper work fine at a personal level and I will be teaching chess notation always to my students!
Its been awhile since anyone placed any more information about Monroi. The World database is growing but for games to be added from a tournament a Personal Chess Manager (PCM) and a Professional Tournament Manager(PTM) & Monroi S/W are needed at the tournament in question. PCM's are not used by everyone and normally only few are currently used. It you look at the June 16 to 18 Las Vagas National Tournament, there is about 20 games at http://www.monroi.com per round so more than lightly there were 20 PCM's in use. The cost is probably a factor, but hopefully that will go down as Monroi becomes a more popular to be used in tournaments.
So to answer the question, what about the games that no PCM was used!? Well hopefully someone turned in the chess notataion sheet and then someone else will inputed into a computer and it will showup someday at Chessbase or other database. The World Database is only for those using the Monroi equipment both PCM and PTM and software. As any new system or equipment you got to start somewhere! And I'm sure more upgrades will be coming soon as Monroi becomes better known and then maybe another company may come up with a better system in the future or Monroi will keep improving their equipment.
For now the cheaper route is the good old pencil and paper, just be sure you have a pencil sharper handy and an eraser, and hope you do not get into time pressure and then not write the last few moves of a game.
Some players actually used both pencil and paper along side the Monroi PCM, just in case! See http://susanpolgar.blogs pot.com/2006_06_01_susanpolgar_archive.h tml
Has anyone in Hawaii used a Monroi PCM, not yet but that is about to change, will it appear on World database? Not yet no PTM was purchase, plus who would want to see my games anyway at this time!
Cost is the main issue, but if you have a laptop or computer at home, or PDA, and cell phone these devices were all costly too! They are used to communicate and their prices have come down a little. Monroi has an idea to make chess games more interesting for everyone and to share these games not just in a database on the Internet but in realtime! I observe Hawaii's State Champion from 97, 98, 99 play Kong Liang Deng (2478) at the Las Vegas event even though I was in Hawaii. I believe ICC was offering this as well for the top 10 boards where do you think they were getting the chess notataion for these games in progress!
As a chess instructor for beginner's to intermediate this new tool will assist me greatly, Mahalo Monroi!
By the way pencil and paper work fine at a personal level and I will be teaching chess notation always to my students!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Windward Chess Club moves to Kailua District Park for 15 months!
Aloha Hawaii Chess Players,
Due to Windward Mall renovating the mall we were asked to move out of the mall! Unfortunally Kaneohe District Park also is being renovated and so they could not house us either, so Kailua District Park was kind enough to offer the space, trying my best to keep the meetings on Wednesday's since we have other Hawaii chess clubs that meet on other days of the week.
Windward Chess Club will be meeting at the Kailua District Park possibly for the next 15 months, we need you to come and support this club, so that the District Park sees there is indeed a large group of chess players that need a meeting place on the Windward side of the Island. Let others know we moved and check http://chess.meetup.com/9/events for location of Windward Chess Club (WCC) Wednesday meetings 5:30pm to 8:45pm as well as the summer chess classes at Palolo Tuesdays and Kailua on Mondays for begineer scholastic players.
The Kailua District Park meeting rooms are smaller, but if we show we can bring a larger group we may be able to get more space, so we need your support. No A/C just good ole Trade winds to keep us cool, bring your workout clothes, lots of other things to do at the Park, like start training for the Honolulu Marathon!!
WCC is the ONLY public chess club that offers CXR rated match games and Quads currently in Hawaii, For current Quad results go to http://www.windwardchess.org/Results.html. So if you do NOT see your name below, either you have not played in 61 days (to remain an "Active" players) or your membership expired, Scholastic $5, adults $12, see Frank Alejandro on how to renew! As you see CXR in not only a national club rating, its an International chess club rating, with Mexico and Canada in the rating picture as well!
Questions please email me or call!
And my question to you, if have your own chess club, why is it not listed?
For map follow this link http://chess.meetup.com/9/events
Like to play a another game besides chess WCC will also have nice wooden Go boards available for those interested in this game. So there you have another reason to come, Chess, Go and training your body for long games via sports of your choice at the Kaiilua District Park,
Mahalo,
Frank
Due to Windward Mall renovating the mall we were asked to move out of the mall! Unfortunally Kaneohe District Park also is being renovated and so they could not house us either, so Kailua District Park was kind enough to offer the space, trying my best to keep the meetings on Wednesday's since we have other Hawaii chess clubs that meet on other days of the week.
Windward Chess Club will be meeting at the Kailua District Park possibly for the next 15 months, we need you to come and support this club, so that the District Park sees there is indeed a large group of chess players that need a meeting place on the Windward side of the Island. Let others know we moved and check http://chess.meetup.com/9/events for location of Windward Chess Club (WCC) Wednesday meetings 5:30pm to 8:45pm as well as the summer chess classes at Palolo Tuesdays and Kailua on Mondays for begineer scholastic players.
The Kailua District Park meeting rooms are smaller, but if we show we can bring a larger group we may be able to get more space, so we need your support. No A/C just good ole Trade winds to keep us cool, bring your workout clothes, lots of other things to do at the Park, like start training for the Honolulu Marathon!!
WCC is the ONLY public chess club that offers CXR rated match games and Quads currently in Hawaii, For current Quad results go to http://www.windwardchess.org/Results.html. So if you do NOT see your name below, either you have not played in 61 days (to remain an "Active" players) or your membership expired, Scholastic $5, adults $12, see Frank Alejandro on how to renew! As you see CXR in not only a national club rating, its an International chess club rating, with Mexico and Canada in the rating picture as well!
Questions please email me or call!
And my question to you, if have your own chess club, why is it not listed?
For map follow this link http://chess.meetup.com/9/events
Like to play a another game besides chess WCC will also have nice wooden Go boards available for those interested in this game. So there you have another reason to come, Chess, Go and training your body for long games via sports of your choice at the Kaiilua District Park,
Mahalo,
Frank
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Very important, please take poll at http://chess.meetup.com/9 concerning meeting location for Windward Chess Club! ASAP
Aloha Windward Chess Club (WCC) Players, parents, HCF board, and Friends,
http://chess.meetup.com/9 please take our location change poll at Meetup, ASAP!
Please let us know where you like WCC to meet to ensure you can come to the club! We have limited known possible locations. Due to the durations (15 MONTHS) I thought the district park at Kailua would be best and to keep it on Wednesdays or Tuesday's if we need to change the date. Also the main Kaneohe District park is preparing to go under renovations as well so we could not go there and they already have other events going on there on Wednesdays! Tuesdays conflict with the Pearlridge Chess Club, Monday with Honolulu Chess Club, and Thursday with the Mililani Chess Club for those that go there is as well!
I already have chess class (group) at Kailua on Mondays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, so I know Kailua area has an interest in chess and many players do visit the Windward Chess Club on Wednesdays as well. this would encourage these players to come, plus its close to the beach and the rest of us can visit the beach before or after the chess meeting!
We have only two more meetings at Windward Mall (June 7 & 14) and so our first meeting away from the mall will be June 21. Right now I'm lobbying for Kaila District Park on Wednesdays 5:30pm to 8:30pm! But please take our poll and lets see what the majority say, if select another location that not listed please email ASAP with your suggestion!
Tomorrow night (June 7th) we will decided at our regular meeting as we are running out of time to find a new location!
Windward Mall has express an interest inviting us back on Sept 2007 when the renovations are over and this novation effects other activities at the mall not just the chess club. Please let the Windwared Malll we appreciated the last 4 1/2 years of playing chess at the mall and we hope to continue when the revocations are completed!
Mahalo,
Frank
http://chess.meetup.com/9 please take our location change poll at Meetup, ASAP!
Please let us know where you like WCC to meet to ensure you can come to the club! We have limited known possible locations. Due to the durations (15 MONTHS) I thought the district park at Kailua would be best and to keep it on Wednesdays or Tuesday's if we need to change the date. Also the main Kaneohe District park is preparing to go under renovations as well so we could not go there and they already have other events going on there on Wednesdays! Tuesdays conflict with the Pearlridge Chess Club, Monday with Honolulu Chess Club, and Thursday with the Mililani Chess Club for those that go there is as well!
I already have chess class (group) at Kailua on Mondays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, so I know Kailua area has an interest in chess and many players do visit the Windward Chess Club on Wednesdays as well. this would encourage these players to come, plus its close to the beach and the rest of us can visit the beach before or after the chess meeting!
We have only two more meetings at Windward Mall (June 7 & 14) and so our first meeting away from the mall will be June 21. Right now I'm lobbying for Kaila District Park on Wednesdays 5:30pm to 8:30pm! But please take our poll and lets see what the majority say, if select another location that not listed please email ASAP with your suggestion!
Tomorrow night (June 7th) we will decided at our regular meeting as we are running out of time to find a new location!
Windward Mall has express an interest inviting us back on Sept 2007 when the renovations are over and this novation effects other activities at the mall not just the chess club. Please let the Windwared Malll we appreciated the last 4 1/2 years of playing chess at the mall and we hope to continue when the revocations are completed!
Mahalo,
Frank
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
2nd Annual Aikahi Invitational Scholastic Tournament
Aloha,
Aikahi Invitational Scholastic Chess Tournament was completed May 6! We had 27 players and appreciate those traveling long distance to come here! Check the web site results here
http://windwardchess.org/tourresults/HCF/Aikahi/aikahielem.html,
Hanahauo'li with the whole team having to leave early, won the team section with 17 points! They were followed closely by Le Jardin Academy with 16.5 points and Aikahi Elementary with 12 points.
Individual winners were, 1st place Andrew Brabazon, with 5.0 points winning on tiebreakers, 2nd place Steven Yee with 5.0 points, and Jefferson Huynh with 4.5 points for 3rd place.
We had a good turn out and we like to say Mahalo, to Aikahi Elementary School, its chess club, Kathy Bryant, Coach Mark Stitham, Ray Kama, and all the parents who help make this a fun day as well as for the pupu's and pizza.
We could not have managed without everyone's support; we just got to remember to bring our cameras. I think only Chase's dad had a camera!
This was CXR rated event, for current CXR members!
Aikahi Invitational Scholastic Chess Tournament was completed May 6! We had 27 players and appreciate those traveling long distance to come here! Check the web site results here
http://windwardchess.org/tourresults/HCF/Aikahi/aikahielem.html,
Hanahauo'li with the whole team having to leave early, won the team section with 17 points! They were followed closely by Le Jardin Academy with 16.5 points and Aikahi Elementary with 12 points.
Individual winners were, 1st place Andrew Brabazon, with 5.0 points winning on tiebreakers, 2nd place Steven Yee with 5.0 points, and Jefferson Huynh with 4.5 points for 3rd place.
We had a good turn out and we like to say Mahalo, to Aikahi Elementary School, its chess club, Kathy Bryant, Coach Mark Stitham, Ray Kama, and all the parents who help make this a fun day as well as for the pupu's and pizza.
We could not have managed without everyone's support; we just got to remember to bring our cameras. I think only Chase's dad had a camera!
This was CXR rated event, for current CXR members!
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Kahuku "Got Chess" holds successful tournaments on April 1st!
Kahuku Chess Tournaments survives flood warnings and has a its 1st Annual "Open" Scholastic Chess tournament on its own school grounds. The event was free and the school provided food and drinks as well as really nice awards. Thirty triple weighted chess sets and boards were given away as well as medals and a perpetual wooden trophy. We also had great doors prizes that were a hit!
Who said April 1st is "unlucky day" and yes it was a Saturday chess tournament, some outdoor events were canceled due to water soaking the fields, and chess being an indoor event had no such problem, accept for the the two giant chess sets at Kahuku High School now having a moat of water around them now! Yes the same ones that GM Susan Polgar played chess on a few years ago!
We had a really great tournament at Kahuku High School on the North side of Hawaii (April 1st), it was a beautiful morning and we did get not get any rain and lighting but not until about 3:00pm, but it did not last long! Anyway we also ran a Bughouse tournament of 6 rounds besides the the 5 round G/15 rapids tournament and the players wanted more, Nate Blevins Kahuku Chess coach even said lets keep playing, but I was tired out and also realized the rain was back and so we finished the last round about 5:00pm.
Steven Yee 4.5 points was the top player again (won on tiebreakers), he also won the Iolani Tournament and held back Marissa Krienke 2nd place also with 4.5 points and Makaio Krienke 3rd with 4.0 points . The Team winner was new team at Kapolei Middle School from Leeward Oahu, the Kahuku Intermediate School chess team came in second and Hanahau'oli School came in third place!
Lots of players did not come or show due to possible flood warnig's and so we had a 38 players in the Rapids and and we did have a great Bughouse tournament with 38 players with adults allowed to play and so we had the top Hawaii Bughouse players from Honolulu and everyone had great time!
David McDonald a was not as lucky player on the chessboard but did well enough to win a chess set and was the lucky winner in the draw that was drawn by our youngest chess player Pre-K Jacob Prothero and so David won the top award of a digital chess clock! He was one happy little guy! He now has another story to add to his collection of stories he loves to tell people about, Marissa and Makaio I believe can attest to that, right!
I will try and get some photos especially the double giant chess sets that Kahuku had built a few years ago and due to the rains was surround by water and so they had path around it and so it looked cool with a moat of water surrounding it! I am still pretty tired stayed up to late the night before getting things ready, had to use my friends laptop and so had to download and load my programs and data files to prepare fro the tournament!
Anyway we now have 11 new CXR players, and believe that will put us at 1830 people unless someone else joined in the last few days! with approx 450 CXR players in Hawaii now!
Note: Its has rained now 42 days in roll here in Hawaii and has caused mudslides and boulders to to roll down hills and homes sink, fall and flood as well as Kahala Mall was flooded near Diamond Head area. But lucky for us I had my fingers crossed for April 1st we did have a good turn out even though some parents were concern about the flood warnings, the weather held out just long enough for us to have a good turn out and expect next year's Kahuku tournament to be even larger.
Nate Blevins the Kahuku Coach and the Kahuku School provided food and drinks and purchased the chess sets we gave away and Windward Chess Club donated medals and perpetual awards the was won by Kapeoli Chess Team. I had lots of help from Nate Blevins, John Imperial, Lynn Imperial, Randy Prothero and Adam Victoria-Santarone and lots of Kahuku Chess members and other players and parents that came out!
I was told I needed to work on my award presentations, which is true, I was rare tired and had a little problem pronouncing some names. I learn some more things about WinTD and bughouse setup and will do lots better next time.
Many of the players were asking me when if we planed a scholastic event this summer and another bughouse event, we had forty players playing in the bughouse event and they just wanted to keep playing. Iolani and Kahuku Bughouse events have indicated that this type of tournament is popular so I will lot into running another event this summer!
Anyway that all from for now from Kaneohe, Hawaii and yes its raining hard and lighting everywhere. I better turn off my computer, before it gets zapped!
We plan on having this tournament again next year, so make plans to travel to Kahuku High School next year, for results from this tournament go to Kahuku tournament results.
Mahalo,
Frank
Who said April 1st is "unlucky day" and yes it was a Saturday chess tournament, some outdoor events were canceled due to water soaking the fields, and chess being an indoor event had no such problem, accept for the the two giant chess sets at Kahuku High School now having a moat of water around them now! Yes the same ones that GM Susan Polgar played chess on a few years ago!
We had a really great tournament at Kahuku High School on the North side of Hawaii (April 1st), it was a beautiful morning and we did get not get any rain and lighting but not until about 3:00pm, but it did not last long! Anyway we also ran a Bughouse tournament of 6 rounds besides the the 5 round G/15 rapids tournament and the players wanted more, Nate Blevins Kahuku Chess coach even said lets keep playing, but I was tired out and also realized the rain was back and so we finished the last round about 5:00pm.
Steven Yee 4.5 points was the top player again (won on tiebreakers), he also won the Iolani Tournament and held back Marissa Krienke 2nd place also with 4.5 points and Makaio Krienke 3rd with 4.0 points . The Team winner was new team at Kapolei Middle School from Leeward Oahu, the Kahuku Intermediate School chess team came in second and Hanahau'oli School came in third place!
Lots of players did not come or show due to possible flood warnig's and so we had a 38 players in the Rapids and and we did have a great Bughouse tournament with 38 players with adults allowed to play and so we had the top Hawaii Bughouse players from Honolulu and everyone had great time!
David McDonald a was not as lucky player on the chessboard but did well enough to win a chess set and was the lucky winner in the draw that was drawn by our youngest chess player Pre-K Jacob Prothero and so David won the top award of a digital chess clock! He was one happy little guy! He now has another story to add to his collection of stories he loves to tell people about, Marissa and Makaio I believe can attest to that, right!
I will try and get some photos especially the double giant chess sets that Kahuku had built a few years ago and due to the rains was surround by water and so they had path around it and so it looked cool with a moat of water surrounding it! I am still pretty tired stayed up to late the night before getting things ready, had to use my friends laptop and so had to download and load my programs and data files to prepare fro the tournament!
Anyway we now have 11 new CXR players, and believe that will put us at 1830 people unless someone else joined in the last few days! with approx 450 CXR players in Hawaii now!
Note: Its has rained now 42 days in roll here in Hawaii and has caused mudslides and boulders to to roll down hills and homes sink, fall and flood as well as Kahala Mall was flooded near Diamond Head area. But lucky for us I had my fingers crossed for April 1st we did have a good turn out even though some parents were concern about the flood warnings, the weather held out just long enough for us to have a good turn out and expect next year's Kahuku tournament to be even larger.
Nate Blevins the Kahuku Coach and the Kahuku School provided food and drinks and purchased the chess sets we gave away and Windward Chess Club donated medals and perpetual awards the was won by Kapeoli Chess Team. I had lots of help from Nate Blevins, John Imperial, Lynn Imperial, Randy Prothero and Adam Victoria-Santarone and lots of Kahuku Chess members and other players and parents that came out!
I was told I needed to work on my award presentations, which is true, I was rare tired and had a little problem pronouncing some names. I learn some more things about WinTD and bughouse setup and will do lots better next time.
Many of the players were asking me when if we planed a scholastic event this summer and another bughouse event, we had forty players playing in the bughouse event and they just wanted to keep playing. Iolani and Kahuku Bughouse events have indicated that this type of tournament is popular so I will lot into running another event this summer!
Anyway that all from for now from Kaneohe, Hawaii and yes its raining hard and lighting everywhere. I better turn off my computer, before it gets zapped!
We plan on having this tournament again next year, so make plans to travel to Kahuku High School next year, for results from this tournament go to Kahuku tournament results.
Mahalo,
Frank
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League Awards & Hawaii Chess News
Aloha Chess & Go players, etc.,
Wow had a very good turn out at the Windward Community College; we were missing a few key teams and players! But there is always next year and other tournaments, right! Please give Guy Ontai & Randy Prothero a huge Mahalo! We even had great weather for the tournament and then the rain came back the next day!
Robert Lau won the High School section winning the right to represent Hawaii at the Denker Tournament of Champions!! He currently has a undefeated 32 CXR games streak, with only three more to equal GM Alek Wojtkiewicz There lot of winners to many to name here But since we sponsored HICL I'll Iist them here and you also check how you and others stood in the HICL standing. Just go to http://www.windwardchess.org/tourresults/HICL.html
Next fun chess tournament is April 1st at Kahuku, two tournaments and Rapids G/15 yes even rated by CXR. And a Bughouse G/5 of course, similar to Iolani's tournament but team and individual event all in one same as our regular touranmets we had all season but a little faster! You can play in one or both tournaments! Even have door prizes for players!
Frank Alejandro will be demonstrating the game of Go as a side bar for those interested, a game 4500 years old and simple to learn but like chess will take a life time to master as IM Edward Laker stated in his book on Go!! Please visit http://www.windwardchess.org/ to learn more about both games as well as links to chess sand go programs and meeting locations of clubs! Anyway more details on the last items later!
# Player Award CXR# HICL CXR G W-L-D %
Wow had a very good turn out at the Windward Community College; we were missing a few key teams and players! But there is always next year and other tournaments, right! Please give Guy Ontai & Randy Prothero a huge Mahalo! We even had great weather for the tournament and then the rain came back the next day!
Robert Lau won the High School section winning the right to represent Hawaii at the Denker Tournament of Champions!! He currently has a undefeated 32 CXR games streak, with only three more to equal GM Alek Wojtkiewicz There lot of winners to many to name here But since we sponsored HICL I'll Iist them here and you also check how you and others stood in the HICL standing. Just go to http://www.windwardchess.org/tourresults/HICL.html
Next fun chess tournament is April 1st at Kahuku, two tournaments and Rapids G/15 yes even rated by CXR. And a Bughouse G/5 of course, similar to Iolani's tournament but team and individual event all in one same as our regular touranmets we had all season but a little faster! You can play in one or both tournaments! Even have door prizes for players!
Frank Alejandro will be demonstrating the game of Go as a side bar for those interested, a game 4500 years old and simple to learn but like chess will take a life time to master as IM Edward Laker stated in his book on Go!! Please visit http://www.windwardchess.org/ to learn more about both games as well as links to chess sand go programs and meeting locations of clubs! Anyway more details on the last items later!
# Player Award CXR# HICL CXR G W-L-D %
1 Lau, Robert * 1st Overall 2009 1577 2050 17 16-0-1 .971
2 Iinuma, John * 2nd Overall 1150 1560 1666 23 20-2-1 .891
4 Wong, Christopher * 3rd Overall 3675 1487 1528 23 17-4-2 .783
5 Koo, Matt * 1st High 3655 1478 1485 17 14-2-1 .853
6 Lee, Danton * 2nd High 2011 1458 1753 23 17-5-1 .761
7 Erick, Kevin * 3rd High 2019 1415 1485 23 17-6-0 .739
8 Wai, Marissa * 1st Inter 81599 1412 993 17 10-6-1 .618
31 Flores, Mark * 2nd Inter 1548 1269 1157 17 11-6-0 .647
35 Yee,. Steven * 3rd Inter 3664 1264 1328 23 11-8-4 .565
13 Swartworth, Billy * 1st Elem 1130 1369 1363 23 15-4-4 .739
16 Kaonohi, Tristan * 5 Tour /2nd Elem 1556 1341 1423 28 17-8-3 .661
25 Takiguchi, Eric * 3rd Elem 3618 1293 1108 23 14-8-1 .630
34 Leonard, Raphael * 5 Tour 3601 1266 1200 29 17-12-0 .586
10 Bright, Aaron * 5 Tour 3612 1400 1428 29 21-8-0 .724
65 Tanabe, Katie * 5 Tour 1122 1206 1096 29 13-15-1 .466
66 Morikawa, Mickey * 5 Tour 81509 1205 1064 29 13-15-1 .466
77 Lum Blaise, Kapena * 5 Tour 81505 1190 1063 27 12-15-0 .444
89 Colby, Logan * 5 Tour 1146 1166 988 29 12-16- 1 .431
128 Imperial, Xavier * 5 Tour / Sports 1129 1036 805 27 6-19-2 .259
132 Chow, John * 5 Tour / Sports 81507 987 748 27 5-22-0 .185
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2006 Hawaii Chess Federation Calendar Go to http://www.hawaiichess.org/ fro the rest of the calendar
2006 Hawaii Chess Federation Calendar Go to http://www.hawaiichess.org/ fro the rest of the calendar
4/1/06 Kahuku Open Rapid Tournament G/15 (5 rounds) TD: Frank Alejandro
(Saturday) & Bughouse Tournament (9:00 am Reg.)
Tournament details
4/8/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
Friday, March 03, 2006
Hawaii Scholastic Chess News
Aloha Hawaii Chess Players,
2006 President’s Day 4x4 Team Tournament was held at Aliamanu Intermediate School G/25, 5 rounds, 2-20-06 TDs: Guy P. Ontai & Randy Prothero with allot of helpers, due to the 160 plus players playing! For the rest of the tournament results go to www.hawaiichess.org.
Open Section – 4 Player Teams
Overall Place
1st Gold Medals - Iolani #1 Team, 4.5 team points
2nd Silver Medals - Homeschool Team, 4.5 team points
3rd Bronze Medals - Pearl City HS Team, 4.0 team points
Novice Section Winners 6 rounds G/15
1st - Krienke, Marissa, 6.0 points
2nd - Michael, Kory, 5.0 points
3rd - Seto, Brendan, 5.0 ponts
4th - Butt, Rehan, 5.0 points
5th - Leonard, Forest, 5.0 points
First it required a little more time than I had to get the HICL and CXR ratings completed quickly, due to the team format of the tournament, but a little trial and error I finally got it formatted for CXR www.chess-express.com to process. As for the seasonal HICL ratings, still rechecking for errors, but I do have a draft of the rosters available at link on Item #2 and Item #3 below!
News links & ratings links!
1. Who is the World Chess King? http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/20/news/web.0220brad.php
2. New HICL-Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League Final seasonal ratings roster! http://www.windwardchess.org/tourresults/HICL.html
3. New National CXR ratings available at http://www.chess-express.com under the Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League name! This a history of all your games rated by CXR. As long as your active you will be able to see your ratings & stats. Reminder many of you never got your log-in and password so please email me at frank713@windwardchess.org for this information.
The two rating Hard copies of (HICL and CXR rosters) will be available for your review at the March 11 tournament as well as on-line!!
Note: If you would like to donate $5 for this CXR service and / or for HICL seasonal awards you can use Paypal at our Windward Chess Club web site link under the picture of Windward Chess Club players, or just click on paypal link above! We are still actively seeking NEW sponsors for HICL / CXR programs!
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Info: Cost for 200 CXR players is $5 per player = $1000 annually, and does not include the HICL awards program costs! None of this is funded by HCF or taken from tournament entries, accept for the LJA Tournament we hold annually. which has been kicking off the Hawaii chess tournament season the last two years and will continue doing so! This year HCF / HICL open section scholastic tournaments had 162 players (5tournaments) and last year we had 178 players (5 tournaments).
Its normally overlooked during the tournament annoucements, but it does not stop us from getting the Hawaii's scholastic tournaments rated by CXR, Susan Polgar now has her New York Chess Center and her Susan Polgar Texas Chess Center involved. CXR- Chess Express, Inc. now has affiliates in Canada, Mexico, S. Africa and others are joining!
Note: HICL has no rating cost. its maintained on my own computer and so is only a seasonal rating and posted at http://www.windwardchess.org/, but at the end of each scholastic chess tournaments season HICL is giving out awards to the top rating performers and it does help to play in as many tournaments as possible. This year we had only 8 players play in all five recent scholastic (Sept 2005 to Feb 2005) tournaments out of 162 players. Chess season is year long so its understandable that other sports and events will keep players away at times!
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HICL awards will be presented to winners on March 11, so be sure to come play in the Hawaii State Championships for High School to held from March 10 to March 11. And for K -8 only on March 11. Due to Feb 20 tournament having only five rounds we lowered the requirement of 18 games down to 17 games to qualify and to be fair to those counting on this tournament to achieve the minimum requirement of games!
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2006 Hawaii Chess Federation Calendar
3/4/06 Iolani Invitational G/15, 5 rounds( PDF File) TD: Jim Rubash
(Saturday) Word Version of Flyer/Reg. Form
Reg. 8:00am - Student Center (Registration closes promtly at 8:30am) {Please print and review tournament details). Bughouse tournament sign-up for Bughouse tour.anytime before 12:30pm.
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3/4/06 Free - Girls Chess Workshop (PDF File) TD: Reynolds Takata
Word Version of Flyer
(Saturday) 1:30pm to 3:00pm- Iolani School Student Center
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3/10/06 - 3/11/05 2006 Scholastic State Championships (PDF File) TD: Guy P. Ontai
(Fri-Sat) Word Version of Flyer/Reg. Form
CXR rated - Open Only Windward Community College
K-12 Section Fri & Sat,- K-3, K-6 & K-8 Divisions Saturday only
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4/1/06 Kahuku Open Rapid Tournament G/15 (5 rounds) TD: Frank Alejandro
(Saturday)& Bughouse Tournament (same rules as Iolani)
CXR rated - Open Only Details TBA avialble soon!
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4/8/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
CXR rated only for active members, For more info email frank713@windwardchess.org
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5/12/05 5:30pm HCF Board Meeting Contact: Randy Prothero
(Friday) Dillingham Sizzlers
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For th rest of the Hawaii calendar visit http://www.hawaiichess,org/
Mahalo,
Frank H. Alejandro
Windward Chess Club Director
HICL & CXR Ratings Adminstrator
Oahu Go Club Director
Chess Coach / TD
2006 President’s Day 4x4 Team Tournament was held at Aliamanu Intermediate School G/25, 5 rounds, 2-20-06 TDs: Guy P. Ontai & Randy Prothero with allot of helpers, due to the 160 plus players playing! For the rest of the tournament results go to www.hawaiichess.org.
Open Section – 4 Player Teams
Overall Place
1st Gold Medals - Iolani #1 Team, 4.5 team points
2nd Silver Medals - Homeschool Team, 4.5 team points
3rd Bronze Medals - Pearl City HS Team, 4.0 team points
Novice Section Winners 6 rounds G/15
1st - Krienke, Marissa, 6.0 points
2nd - Michael, Kory, 5.0 points
3rd - Seto, Brendan, 5.0 ponts
4th - Butt, Rehan, 5.0 points
5th - Leonard, Forest, 5.0 points
First it required a little more time than I had to get the HICL and CXR ratings completed quickly, due to the team format of the tournament, but a little trial and error I finally got it formatted for CXR www.chess-express.com to process. As for the seasonal HICL ratings, still rechecking for errors, but I do have a draft of the rosters available at link on Item #2 and Item #3 below!
News links & ratings links!
1. Who is the World Chess King? http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/20/news/web.0220brad.php
2. New HICL-Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League Final seasonal ratings roster! http://www.windwardchess.org/tourresults/HICL.html
3. New National CXR ratings available at http://www.chess-express.com under the Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League name! This a history of all your games rated by CXR. As long as your active you will be able to see your ratings & stats. Reminder many of you never got your log-in and password so please email me at frank713@windwardchess.org for this information.
The two rating Hard copies of (HICL and CXR rosters) will be available for your review at the March 11 tournament as well as on-line!!
Note: If you would like to donate $5 for this CXR service and / or for HICL seasonal awards you can use Paypal at our Windward Chess Club web site link under the picture of Windward Chess Club players, or just click on paypal link above! We are still actively seeking NEW sponsors for HICL / CXR programs!
==
Info: Cost for 200 CXR players is $5 per player = $1000 annually, and does not include the HICL awards program costs! None of this is funded by HCF or taken from tournament entries, accept for the LJA Tournament we hold annually. which has been kicking off the Hawaii chess tournament season the last two years and will continue doing so! This year HCF / HICL open section scholastic tournaments had 162 players (5tournaments) and last year we had 178 players (5 tournaments).
Its normally overlooked during the tournament annoucements, but it does not stop us from getting the Hawaii's scholastic tournaments rated by CXR, Susan Polgar now has her New York Chess Center and her Susan Polgar Texas Chess Center involved. CXR- Chess Express, Inc. now has affiliates in Canada, Mexico, S. Africa and others are joining!
Note: HICL has no rating cost. its maintained on my own computer and so is only a seasonal rating and posted at http://www.windwardchess.org/, but at the end of each scholastic chess tournaments season HICL is giving out awards to the top rating performers and it does help to play in as many tournaments as possible. This year we had only 8 players play in all five recent scholastic (Sept 2005 to Feb 2005) tournaments out of 162 players. Chess season is year long so its understandable that other sports and events will keep players away at times!
==
HICL awards will be presented to winners on March 11, so be sure to come play in the Hawaii State Championships for High School to held from March 10 to March 11. And for K -8 only on March 11. Due to Feb 20 tournament having only five rounds we lowered the requirement of 18 games down to 17 games to qualify and to be fair to those counting on this tournament to achieve the minimum requirement of games!
==
2006 Hawaii Chess Federation Calendar
3/4/06 Iolani Invitational G/15, 5 rounds( PDF File) TD: Jim Rubash
(Saturday) Word Version of Flyer/Reg. Form
Reg. 8:00am - Student Center (Registration closes promtly at 8:30am) {Please print and review tournament details). Bughouse tournament sign-up for Bughouse tour.anytime before 12:30pm.
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3/4/06 Free - Girls Chess Workshop (PDF File) TD: Reynolds Takata
Word Version of Flyer
(Saturday) 1:30pm to 3:00pm- Iolani School Student Center
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3/10/06 - 3/11/05 2006 Scholastic State Championships (PDF File) TD: Guy P. Ontai
(Fri-Sat) Word Version of Flyer/Reg. Form
CXR rated - Open Only Windward Community College
K-12 Section Fri & Sat,- K-3, K-6 & K-8 Divisions Saturday only
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4/1/06 Kahuku Open Rapid Tournament G/15 (5 rounds) TD: Frank Alejandro
(Saturday)& Bughouse Tournament (same rules as Iolani)
CXR rated - Open Only Details TBA avialble soon!
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4/8/06 9am Reg Mililani Chess Day G/45 USCF Rated TD: Randy Prothero
The Town Center of Mililani - Near Gazebo in Center
Also Open Play, Free Lessons & The Giant Chess Set
CXR rated only for active members, For more info email frank713@windwardchess.org
==
5/12/05 5:30pm HCF Board Meeting Contact: Randy Prothero
(Friday) Dillingham Sizzlers
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For th rest of the Hawaii calendar visit http://www.hawaiichess,org/
Mahalo,
Frank H. Alejandro
Windward Chess Club Director
HICL & CXR Ratings Adminstrator
Oahu Go Club Director
Chess Coach / TD
Monday, February 13, 2006
Chess Tournaments in Hawaii
Aloha Hawaii Chess players,
1. I inquired with HCF President Randy Prothero about Hawaii's first 2006 USCF rated Mililani chess tournament that was to be held on Saturday Feb 11 and was informed that only three chess players showed up to play. So they canceled the tournament, but they stayed the whole day giving beginner lessons, playing on the giant chess board and playing skittle games with the public at the Mililani Town Center! I did not not play myself so no finger pointing from me, but I am curious why the rest of Hawaii chess players were no shows.
I know it being flu season, the Pro Bowl the next day and the Olympics were being shown on the television I guess we had reasons for not playing. Could have been the cool weather, which to me was rather nice to have, knowing what really cold weather is like having stationed in Grand Forks, N.D. and seeing chill tempatures of -80! Brrr now that's freezing!! Glad I live in Hawaii now!
Anyway please give us some feedback as to what will bring you to the next USCF tournament. Would an all scholastic event be of interest? G/45 may seen long, but if you ever played in the mainland or a state / national tournament game times per player are higher G/90 to G/120+ and these tournaments last for two or three days. Think about the longer you think about finading the right move the better chance of winning! Entry fees are higher too!
Anyway let us know what your looking for so we have better attendance as well as better tournaments. Mililani Town Center is really wanting chess players to play there really have a nice area for us, it is covered but outside. If you prefer another location let us known where and we'll check it out! Also if your interested in becoming a Tournament Director please let us know! Or if your interesting in helping a school chess club form and and give lessons we have a few openings both leeward and windward schools! If you want to know more about how to run a chess club just follow this link http://www.uschess.org/scholastic/sc-guide2.html
2. Feb 20 President's Day is the next Scholastic tournament its as team tournament, but you DO NOT have to have a team to play, Guy Ontai will place you in a Ronin team, and there is a Novice section which I suspect will be a large group as well are getting more new players interested from public schools. Please visit the Hawaii Chess Federation web site at www.hawaiichess.org for more information on upcoming tournament, there are a few at "various game time settings" including bughouse tournaments!
Note: Please look at the blog entry below concerning the Feb 20 tournament and HICL standing, remember you must HAVE PLAYED in 18 games out of (30 games = 5 tournaments ) to qualify for the end of year awards to be giving out in March! Remember the winners will be sponsored to the to the USCF Hawaii Championships held in Sept as well as receiving some nice awards and free membership into CXR next year and sponsored to a free entry to the Le Jardin Academy tournament Sept 30 if your still in school K -12.
The HCF calendar also displays all the USCF tournaments scheduled as well as some new scholastic tournaments to be held at Iolani on March 4, and April 1 at Kahuku G/15 tournaments and bughouse tournaments! There could a another one in May if interest is high location to be annouced!
So we'll see you soon, always first check the HCF calendar for upcoming tournaments here in Hawaii! Details on events are available as well as entry forms!
Mahalo,
Frank Alejandro
WCC Director
HICL / CXR Ratings Administrator
1. I inquired with HCF President Randy Prothero about Hawaii's first 2006 USCF rated Mililani chess tournament that was to be held on Saturday Feb 11 and was informed that only three chess players showed up to play. So they canceled the tournament, but they stayed the whole day giving beginner lessons, playing on the giant chess board and playing skittle games with the public at the Mililani Town Center! I did not not play myself so no finger pointing from me, but I am curious why the rest of Hawaii chess players were no shows.
I know it being flu season, the Pro Bowl the next day and the Olympics were being shown on the television I guess we had reasons for not playing. Could have been the cool weather, which to me was rather nice to have, knowing what really cold weather is like having stationed in Grand Forks, N.D. and seeing chill tempatures of -80! Brrr now that's freezing!! Glad I live in Hawaii now!
Anyway please give us some feedback as to what will bring you to the next USCF tournament. Would an all scholastic event be of interest? G/45 may seen long, but if you ever played in the mainland or a state / national tournament game times per player are higher G/90 to G/120+ and these tournaments last for two or three days. Think about the longer you think about finading the right move the better chance of winning! Entry fees are higher too!
Anyway let us know what your looking for so we have better attendance as well as better tournaments. Mililani Town Center is really wanting chess players to play there really have a nice area for us, it is covered but outside. If you prefer another location let us known where and we'll check it out! Also if your interested in becoming a Tournament Director please let us know! Or if your interesting in helping a school chess club form and and give lessons we have a few openings both leeward and windward schools! If you want to know more about how to run a chess club just follow this link http://www.uschess.org/scholastic/sc-guide2.html
2. Feb 20 President's Day is the next Scholastic tournament its as team tournament, but you DO NOT have to have a team to play, Guy Ontai will place you in a Ronin team, and there is a Novice section which I suspect will be a large group as well are getting more new players interested from public schools. Please visit the Hawaii Chess Federation web site at www.hawaiichess.org for more information on upcoming tournament, there are a few at "various game time settings" including bughouse tournaments!
Note: Please look at the blog entry below concerning the Feb 20 tournament and HICL standing, remember you must HAVE PLAYED in 18 games out of (30 games = 5 tournaments ) to qualify for the end of year awards to be giving out in March! Remember the winners will be sponsored to the to the USCF Hawaii Championships held in Sept as well as receiving some nice awards and free membership into CXR next year and sponsored to a free entry to the Le Jardin Academy tournament Sept 30 if your still in school K -12.
The HCF calendar also displays all the USCF tournaments scheduled as well as some new scholastic tournaments to be held at Iolani on March 4, and April 1 at Kahuku G/15 tournaments and bughouse tournaments! There could a another one in May if interest is high location to be annouced!
So we'll see you soon, always first check the HCF calendar for upcoming tournaments here in Hawaii! Details on events are available as well as entry forms!
Mahalo,
Frank Alejandro
WCC Director
HICL / CXR Ratings Administrator
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Robert Lau wins MLK Day Scholastic Tournament with 5.5 score!
Aloha Hawaii chess players and friends,
Good news! Windward Chess Club WILL be meeting tonight Jan 18 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Windward Mall - Center stage area, for the first time this new year. We will have lessons end game study. I kept seeing lots of games drawn or lost due to not knowing how to win with material advantage at the MLK Scholastic tournament. And there will Quads for those interested in rated CXR games to keep the tournament skill edge up.
Robert Lau out scored the rest of the "Open section" group with a 5 1/2 score to win the overall 1st award, also staying on top of the National standings HICL CXR standings as well as retaking the lead in the local seasonal standing in the HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League with a 1545 rating and a 11-0-1 after only two tournaments! John Iinumna continue on his quest to regain the HICL lead with a rating of 1520 and a 15-2-1 record in three tournaments, Christopher Wong at 1473 and a 13-3-2 record after three tournaments is in third place. With only one more tournament to be rated by HICL it down to the wire at the Presidents Day Team Scholastic tournament. Best of luck to all involved!
MLK Day Tournament Overall Winners
1st - Robert Lau (HomeH) (CXR 2031) (HICL 1525) 5.5
2nd - John Iinuma (PCHS) (CXR 1634) (HICL 1520) 5.0
3rd- Denton Lee (PCHS) (CXR 1778) (HICL 1450) 5.0
High school division Winners
1st - Bright, Aaron (MoHS) (CXR 1398) (HICL 1396) 5.0 WCC
2nd - Richey, Chris (RadHS) (CXR 1178) (HICL1327) 5.0
3rd - Otsuka, Kevin (Iolani) (CXR 1318 ) (HICL 1351) 5.0
Intermediate Division Winners
1st - Amore, Matthew (MaryIS) (CXR 1171) (HICL 1267) 4.0
2nd - Kobayashi, Taro (PCHIS) (CXR 1190) (HICL 1223) 3.5
3rd - Whalen, Cameron (MaryIS) (CXR 1110 ) (HICL 1221) 3.5
Elementary division Winners
1st - Swartworth, William (LeJarE) (CXR 1372) (HICL 1363) 4.0 WCC
2nd - Morikawa, Mickey (MaryIS) (CXR 1064) (HICL 1220) 4.0
3rd - Lum, Blaise Kapena (MaryES) (CXR 1063) (HICL 1210) 4.0
Novice Section A– Prize Report
1st - Kidani, Kimberly (13,MaryIS) 6.5
2nd - Benavitz, Walter (8,HomeIS) 6.5
3rd - Krienke, Marissa (5,HomeIS) 6.0 WCC
To review the rest MLK Day Tournament results go to the HCF results page .
For the National HICL CXR standing go to the HICL CXR standings
For the local HICL standings go to the HICL seasonal standings
The next tournament is the Presidents Day Scholastic on Feb 20 at Aliamanu Intermediate School This will be the last local HICL rated tournament this school year (To qualify for performance of end of year awards), the rest of scholastic scheduled will be rated by CXR but will not be rated by HICL! All HICL awards will be handed out at the March 11 tournament to be held at Windward Community College! See HCF web site for schedule!
Mahalo,
Frank H. Alejandro
Windward Chess Club Director
HICL / CXR Ratings Administrator
Chess Coach
Good news! Windward Chess Club WILL be meeting tonight Jan 18 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Windward Mall - Center stage area, for the first time this new year. We will have lessons end game study. I kept seeing lots of games drawn or lost due to not knowing how to win with material advantage at the MLK Scholastic tournament. And there will Quads for those interested in rated CXR games to keep the tournament skill edge up.
Robert Lau out scored the rest of the "Open section" group with a 5 1/2 score to win the overall 1st award, also staying on top of the National standings HICL CXR standings as well as retaking the lead in the local seasonal standing in the HICL - Hawaii Interscholastic Chess League with a 1545 rating and a 11-0-1 after only two tournaments! John Iinumna continue on his quest to regain the HICL lead with a rating of 1520 and a 15-2-1 record in three tournaments, Christopher Wong at 1473 and a 13-3-2 record after three tournaments is in third place. With only one more tournament to be rated by HICL it down to the wire at the Presidents Day Team Scholastic tournament. Best of luck to all involved!
MLK Day Tournament Overall Winners
1st - Robert Lau (HomeH) (CXR 2031) (HICL 1525) 5.5
2nd - John Iinuma (PCHS) (CXR 1634) (HICL 1520) 5.0
3rd- Denton Lee (PCHS) (CXR 1778) (HICL 1450) 5.0
High school division Winners
1st - Bright, Aaron (MoHS) (CXR 1398) (HICL 1396) 5.0 WCC
2nd - Richey, Chris (RadHS) (CXR 1178) (HICL1327) 5.0
3rd - Otsuka, Kevin (Iolani) (CXR 1318 ) (HICL 1351) 5.0
Intermediate Division Winners
1st - Amore, Matthew (MaryIS) (CXR 1171) (HICL 1267) 4.0
2nd - Kobayashi, Taro (PCHIS) (CXR 1190) (HICL 1223) 3.5
3rd - Whalen, Cameron (MaryIS) (CXR 1110 ) (HICL 1221) 3.5
Elementary division Winners
1st - Swartworth, William (LeJarE) (CXR 1372) (HICL 1363) 4.0 WCC
2nd - Morikawa, Mickey (MaryIS) (CXR 1064) (HICL 1220) 4.0
3rd - Lum, Blaise Kapena (MaryES) (CXR 1063) (HICL 1210) 4.0
Novice Section A– Prize Report
1st - Kidani, Kimberly (13,MaryIS) 6.5
2nd - Benavitz, Walter (8,HomeIS) 6.5
3rd - Krienke, Marissa (5,HomeIS) 6.0 WCC
To review the rest MLK Day Tournament results go to the HCF results page .
For the National HICL CXR standing go to the HICL CXR standings
For the local HICL standings go to the HICL seasonal standings
The next tournament is the Presidents Day Scholastic on Feb 20 at Aliamanu Intermediate School This will be the last local HICL rated tournament this school year (To qualify for performance of end of year awards), the rest of scholastic scheduled will be rated by CXR but will not be rated by HICL! All HICL awards will be handed out at the March 11 tournament to be held at Windward Community College! See HCF web site for schedule!
Mahalo,
Frank H. Alejandro
Windward Chess Club Director
HICL / CXR Ratings Administrator
Chess Coach
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Windward Chess News & Special events
Aloha & Happy New Year,
First Monday, January 16th HCF, has scheduled the MLK Day Scholastic Tournament the first tournament this year at Aliamanu Intermediate School, TD Guy Onati & Randy Prothero. See www.hawaiichess.org for details and entry form. HICL top performer's battles are ongoing as we complete each scholastic tournament, only a few players have reached the required 18 games needed to qualify, so after this tournament the HICL picture will be clearer. This may be the last of full Open play tournament "open k-12th" this school year!
Since the next tournament on Feb 20 is a team's tournaments all players can still play, just will be placed in team with other school players if you do not have four players from one school. Schools are allowed more than one team.
The last scholastic tournament currently scheduled for this school year in the HCF web site www.hawaiichess.org is the March 10 - 11 Hawaii Divisions Championships, in High school division K -12th invited, Intermediate school divsvison K -8th and Elementary school division K - 6th you can only enter in one division. This last tournament may not be rated by HICL if we have no open tournament at Kahuku in April. If we do then we will count the March tournament as well and make presentations at Kakuhu for the HICL top rating performance players awards 2005 -2006 season for Overall, High, Intermediate, and elementary.
Either way all scholastic tournaments will be rated by (CXR) Chess Express, Inc, based in New York. see www.chess-express.com. This is a National rating system and includes your USCF tournaments in Hawaii and mainland if I'm made of the mainland tournaments prior to playing in them I will rate for you via CXR!
Second, after seven weeks at Times Coffee Shop due to holidays, WM management has invited Windward Chess Club back, starting today January 11th, but I failed to submit the the contract paperwork in a timely fashion so NO MEETING tonight at the mall. Its totally my fault and we hope to get approval from GGP in, Chicago, IL the main office by next week, if not we meet there after approval is given and paperwork and contract has been signed and approved. We have have been meeting at Windward Mall since Oct 2001 and we look forward to many more years of meeting there. Its good for the community and Windward Mall.
Note sometime in April / May 2006, Windward Mall will been starting a $23 million upgrade and so due to construction in the mall during that time we will not be meeting there. We will be seeking another meeting place so any suggestions please email ASP! We expect to return to the Windward Mall after the construction period but that is pending approval by GGP as well!
Mahalo,
Frank H. Alejandro
frank713@windwardchess.org
First Monday, January 16th HCF, has scheduled the MLK Day Scholastic Tournament the first tournament this year at Aliamanu Intermediate School, TD Guy Onati & Randy Prothero. See www.hawaiichess.org for details and entry form. HICL top performer's battles are ongoing as we complete each scholastic tournament, only a few players have reached the required 18 games needed to qualify, so after this tournament the HICL picture will be clearer. This may be the last of full Open play tournament "open k-12th" this school year!
Since the next tournament on Feb 20 is a team's tournaments all players can still play, just will be placed in team with other school players if you do not have four players from one school. Schools are allowed more than one team.
The last scholastic tournament currently scheduled for this school year in the HCF web site www.hawaiichess.org is the March 10 - 11 Hawaii Divisions Championships, in High school division K -12th invited, Intermediate school divsvison K -8th and Elementary school division K - 6th you can only enter in one division. This last tournament may not be rated by HICL if we have no open tournament at Kahuku in April. If we do then we will count the March tournament as well and make presentations at Kakuhu for the HICL top rating performance players awards 2005 -2006 season for Overall, High, Intermediate, and elementary.
Either way all scholastic tournaments will be rated by (CXR) Chess Express, Inc, based in New York. see www.chess-express.com. This is a National rating system and includes your USCF tournaments in Hawaii and mainland if I'm made of the mainland tournaments prior to playing in them I will rate for you via CXR!
Second, after seven weeks at Times Coffee Shop due to holidays, WM management has invited Windward Chess Club back, starting today January 11th, but I failed to submit the the contract paperwork in a timely fashion so NO MEETING tonight at the mall. Its totally my fault and we hope to get approval from GGP in, Chicago, IL the main office by next week, if not we meet there after approval is given and paperwork and contract has been signed and approved. We have have been meeting at Windward Mall since Oct 2001 and we look forward to many more years of meeting there. Its good for the community and Windward Mall.
Note sometime in April / May 2006, Windward Mall will been starting a $23 million upgrade and so due to construction in the mall during that time we will not be meeting there. We will be seeking another meeting place so any suggestions please email ASP! We expect to return to the Windward Mall after the construction period but that is pending approval by GGP as well!
Mahalo,
Frank H. Alejandro
frank713@windwardchess.org
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