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Carl Cozier Chess Kickoff
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Carl Cozier Elementary School, Bellingham
Press Release: Northwest Washington's first scholastic chess tournament of the season took place Saturday November 15 in Bellingham. 163 young chessplayers participated in the Carl Cozier Chess Kickoff tournament. The event was an "Elementary State Qualifier", which means players in kindergarten through 6th grade who scored 60% or higher are now eligible to participate in the 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, being held this year in Spokane on April 25, 2009. Below is a list of champions.
KINDERGARTEN - 1ST GRADE SECTION CHAMPIONS 1st: Dylan Wong, Assumption School, Bellingham 2nd: Sam Bunn, Larrabee Elem. 3rd: Andrea Botez, Blaine Primary School 4th: Spencer McDonald,, Carl Cozier Elem. 5th: Irena Datcu-Romano, Emma Stephenson Elem., Surrey, BC 6th: Zachary Montoya-Lewis, Bellingham Cooperative School 7th: Grayson Atwell, Assumption School 8th: Joshua Frazier, Assumption School 2ND - 3RD GRADE SECTION CHAMPIONS 1st: Jason Lowry, Saint Paul's Academy, Bellingham 2nd: Henry Smartt, Home School, Bellingham 3rd: Mark Liu, Sperling School, Burnaby, BC 4th: Max Johnson, Larrabee Elem. 5th: Owen DeBoo, Assumption School 6th: Richy Kaech, Skyline Elem., Ferndale 7th: Job Parks, Cascadia Elem., Ferndale 8th: Andrew Datcu-Romano, Emma Stephenson Elem., Surrey, BC 4TH - 5TH GRADE SECTION CHAMPIONS 1st: Isaac Parks, Cascadia Elem., Ferndale 2nd: Stone Kaech, Skyline Elem., Ferndale 3rd: Jaren Tilley, Happy Valley Elem. 4th: Zachary Steele, Carl Cozier Elem. 5th: Liam Miszczak, Saint Paul's Academy 6th: William Howard-Snyder, Saint Paul's Academy 7th: Colton Carpenter, Saint Paul's Academy 8th: Isaac DeVange, Larrabee Elem. 6TH - 8TH GRADE SECTION CHAMPIONS 1st: Kenneth Brown, Fairhaven Middle School 2nd: Ryan Pitcher, Lynden Christian 3rd: Devon Tefft-Meeker, Fairhaven Middle School 4th: Jonathan Huff, Foothills Christian Academy, Mount Vernon 5th: Ian Witecki, Assumption School 6th: Lawrence Han, Central Elementary, Ferndale 7th: Langston Engle, Fairhaven Middle School 8th: Will Rianda, Cascadia Elem., Ferndale ELEMENTARY TEAM CHAMPIONS 1st: Saint Paul's Academy, Bellingham 2nd: Assumption School, Bellingham 3rd: Larrabee Elementary, Bellingham 4th: Cascadia Elementary, Ferndale 5th: Happy Valley Elementary, Bellingham
CARL COZIER CHESS KICKOFF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008 BELLINGHAM, WA KINDERGARTEN - 1ST GRADE SECTION pos last name first id number start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 total 1 WONG, DYLAN ASTB9914 810 913/ 25 W10 W5 W13 W2 W6 5.0 2 BUNN, SAM LARB9041 400 901/ 5 W4 W8 W6 L1 W5 4.0 3 BOTEZ, ANDREA BLEB9457 400 655/ 5 D11 W9 L7 W13 W10 3.5 4 MCDONALD, SPENCER CARBJ329 400 670/ 5 L2 W18 W17 D10 W14 3.5 5 DATCU-ROMANO, IRENA BCXAX490 400 701/ 5 W12 L1 W11 W8 L2 3.0 6 MONTOYA-LEWIS, ZACHARY BCOBF223 400 685/ 5 W19 W15 L2 W7 L1 3.0 7 ATWELL, GRAYSON ASTBF577 400 599/ 5 D13 W16 W3 L6 D9 3.0 8 FRAZIER, JOSHUA ASTAI906 400 609/ 5 W20 L2 W14 L5 W15 3.0 9 DEYERIN, DEVAN WKEBA041 400 589/ 4 HPB L3 W20 W18 D7 3.0 10 RIEMANN, DOMINIK WKEB2718 400 586/ 5 L1 W12 W15 D4 L3 2.5 11 VERRET, NOLAN CARBJ627 408 439/ 19 D3 D14 L5 W17 D13 2.5 12 HOEMANN, CONNOR CARB7081 400 473/ 5 L5 L10 W16 D14 W18 2.5 13 MALQUIST, JOHN WKEBF952 400 426/ 25 D7 W17 L1 L3 D11 2.0 14 COLLINS, GRANT WKEBB196 400 400/ 10 BYE D11 L8 D12 L4 2.0 15 DANENHOWER, MAX SAIAE991 400 425/ 5 W18 L6 L10 W19 L8 2.0 16 BEDGOOD, NICHOLAS NORA5247 400 400/ 5 D17 L7 L12 D20 W19 2.0 17 COOPER, KENNETH EAGBD441 400 400/ 5 D16 L13 L4 L11 W20 1.5 18 MORRISON, KELLER HPVA2343 400 400/ 5 L15 L4 W19 L9 L12 1.0 19 ANDREWS, CECELIA WKEAE397 400 400/ 5 L6 W20 L18 L15 L16 1.0 20 ROSBACH, BEN CARB5817 400 400/ 5 L8 L19 L9 D16 L17 0.5 2ND - 3RD GRADE SECTION pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot 1 LOWRY, JASON SAIDG811 1076 1116/ 91 W19 W14 W13 W10 W2 5.0 2 SMARTT, HENRY HSCD5454 768 900/ 93 W24 W11 W4 W3 L1 4.0 3 LIU, MARK BCXDX739 921 914/ 10 W32 W5 W23 L2 W6 4.0 4 JOHNSON, MAX LARC9799 837 849/ 25 W15 W25 L2 W18 W16 4.0 5 DEBOO, OWEN ASTC2870 526 729/ 23 W27 L3 W34 W11 W10 4.0 6 KAECH, RICHY SKYCC022 586 675/ 91 W37 W33 W21 W20 L3 4.0 7 PARKS, JOB CIAC2825 434 593/ 14 W28 L13 W33 W12 D9 3.5 8 DATCU-ROMANO, ANDREW BCXCX752 400 712/ 5 L12 W30 W26 D14 W20 3.5 9 BOURLIER, BENJAMIN HPVCF730 534 602/ 18 L11 W40 W29 W23 D7 3.5 10 VELDHUISEN, TY COLDH107 907 876/ 74 W29 W26 W12 L1 L5 3.0 11 GHANBARI, DARMON CARCF886 400 740/ 5 W9 L2 W25 L5 W31 3.0 12 ENGLE, ANDREW LARCG591 623 653/ 48 W8 W17 L10 L7 W27 3.0 13 HARLE, NIKHIL CDRDJ930 739 727/ 49 W35 W7 L1 L16 W24 3.0 14 WEST, JAKE SILDH615 555 609/ 39 W34 L1 W32 D8 D15 3.0 15 MORRISON, BRIMMER HPVDK309 400 623/ 5 L4 D28 W22 W21 D14 3.0 16 DANENHOWER, ASA SAICA314 472 565/ 12 L23 W37 W17 W13 L4 3.0 17 KIRBY, DRAKE CARDF545 400 624/ 5 W18 L12 L16 W30 W26 3.0 18 SWETS, NATHAN HPVC9633 505 551/ 13 L17 W35 W24 L4 W28 3.0 19 SULLIVAN, KOBE MTNDE320 400 500/ 23 L1 L34 W38 W36 W23 3.0 20 GOIT, ELLIOT WKED7271 400 574/ 5 D21 W22 W31 L6 L8 2.5 21 WEST, ERIC SILCE300 450 479/ 34 D20 W36 L6 L15 W32 2.5 22 WILSON, NICHOLAS CIAC7658 400 430/ 12 D36 L20 L15 W38 W33 2.5 23 ANTICO, MORGAN LARC8876 400 542/ 5 W16 W31 L3 L9 L19 2.0 24 GANGLE, EVAN CARC3127 400 514/ 5 L2 W38 L18 W29 L13 2.0 25 STEWARDSON, LIAM EAGCB112 494 488/ 13 W30 L4 L11 L27 W35 2.0 26 RYBKA, BARRETT ASTCD955 528 520/ 35 W39 L10 L8 W34 L17 2.0 27 ZIMMERMAN, BLAKE CARC7516 400 450/ 5 L5 L32 W35 W25 L12 2.0 28 BROWN, ETHAN CARCB593 400 429/ 5 L7 D15 D36 W40 L18 2.0 29 PETERSON, TOMMY WKEDC276 400 416/ 19 L10 W39 L9 L24 W34 2.0 30 PACHECO, OBERON SAIC2848 482 466/ 19 L25 L8 W37 L17 W39 2.0 31 SALVATIERRA, CHRISTIAN NORCA411 717 627/ 21 W40 L23 L20 W39 L11 2.0 32 SLAUGHTER, NICKOLAS SKYCG121 400 400/ 22 L3 W27 L14 D33 L21 1.5 33 SIDHU, SIMRIN NORDC385 400 400/ 5 W38 L6 L7 D32 L22 1.5 34 BECKER, ANCHI HPVCI414 400 400/ 5 L14 W19 L5 L26 L29 1.0 35 SYGITOWICZ, CARSON SAIC1221 400 400/ 5 L13 L18 L27 W37 L25 1.0 36 GOLOMBEK, ALEXANDER NORDI575 400 400/ 4 D22 L21 D28 L19 U 1.0 37 NORTH, JESSE CARC3037 400 400/ 5 L6 L16 L30 L35 W40 1.0 38 SALAM, ABDALLAH SAID9182 400 400/ 4 L33 L24 L19 L22 BYE 1.0 39 STEWART, DANIEL SKYCI552 400 400/ 5 L26 L29 W40 L31 L30 1.0 40 CARON, MITU SAICD518 400 400/ 5 L31 L9 L39 L28 L37 0.0 4TH - 5TH GRADE SECTION pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot 1 PARKS, ISAAC CIAF4924 893 1082/ 35 W17 W22 W6 W5 W4 5.0 2 KAECH, STONE SKYF6398 641 938/166 W55 W15 W21 W12 W9 5.0 3 TILLEY, JAREN HPVEF561 781 907/ 13 W52 W36 D11 W10 W13 4.5 4 STEELE, ZACHARY CAREH880 891 987/ 64 W31 W18 W7 W8 L1 4.0 5 MISZCZAK, LIAM SAIF8682 819 921/101 W25 W19 W13 L1 W18 4.0 6 HOWARD-SNYDER, WILLIAM SAIDE130 1150 1136/206 W53 W16 L1 W27 W14 4.0 7 CARPENTER, COLTON SAIE4173 1094 1078/144 W32 W28 L4 W33 W23 4.0 8 DEVANGE, ISAAC LARF6005 937 952/109 W54 W35 W14 L4 W16 4.0 9 RUBBERT, GRANT LYCEK007 809 859/ 25 W43 W34 D10 W11 L2 3.5 10 HOWARD-SNYDER, PETER SAIDH798 989 971/211 W37 W27 D9 L3 W20 3.5 11 ZEHNDER, RILEY HSCF4476 914 908/155 W24 W33 D3 L9 W30 3.5 12 LENDERMAN, TAYLOR NORE3718 865 875/ 72 W48 W38 HPB L2 W28 3.5 13 BOWHAY, DAWSON CARE8381 1115 1059/157 W23 W39 L5 W35 L3 3.0 14 HAN, HENRY HPVFD948 779 792/ 53 W29 W42 L8 W38 L6 3.0 15 DRURY, GABE CIAE1769 880 842/ 83 W41 L2 W37 L18 W29 3.0 16 BOURLIER, NICHOLAS HPVFH060 755 773/ 18 W51 L6 W24 W34 L8 3.0 17 ANDREWS, JAY CARFE788 516 614/ 21 L1 W46 L20 W45 W38 3.0 18 DEBOO, LOGAN ASTEB063 640 691/ 24 W50 L4 W51 W15 L5 3.0 19 WITZEL, BEN CIAF8369 616 653/ 70 W30 L5 W40 L20 W41 3.0 20 MIGITA, TAIGA LARED110 761 748/ 45 L56 W44 W17 W19 L10 3.0 21 KING, TAYLOR ASTEH361 715 707/122 D44 W56 L2 D29 W34 3.0 22 WENDLING, JACK ASTEG787 652 663/ 83 W40 L1 L29 W43 W37 3.0 23 HAN, EDWARD CEEFG416 572 662/ 43 L13 W53 W47 W39 L7 3.0 24 MICHELIN, JUSTIN LARED097 534 611/ 29 L11 W59 L16 W47 W33 3.0 25 WHITNEY, BRIAN HPVEA375 451 580/ 16 L5 W55 L27 W49 W35 3.0 26 EVANS, ADAM CIAFB851 614 595/ 13 L42 L51 W46 W53 W39 3.0 27 MALQUIST, BENJAMIN WKEEJ768 698 706/ 92 W46 L10 W25 L6 D32 2.5 28 SAWYER, JOE LARE3528 735 725/ 95 W45 L7 W48 D30 L12 2.5 29 SINGLETON, SHION SAIF6426 407 549/ 29 L14 W49 W22 D21 L15 2.5 30 SUN, KEVIN HPVF5342 500 650/ 5 L19 W52 W32 D28 L11 2.5 31 JOHNSON, ELLIOTT LARED700 506 534/ 25 L4 W57 L39 D36 W40 2.5 32 KEELING, SPENCER CAREA763 563 581/ 15 L7 W58 L30 W52 D27 2.5 33 MORRISSET, ROBERT HPVF3669 646 626/ 49 W57 L11 W56 L7 L24 2.0 34 GOO, AUDREY ASTE6863 615 599/ 97 W47 L9 W42 L16 L21 2.0 35 PYLES, CHRISTOPHER SAIF8739 676 651/119 W59 L8 W43 L13 L25 2.0 36 FRAZIER, JACOB ASTEA879 400 525/ 5 W49 L3 L38 D31 D44 2.0 37 HORNSTRA, BRADY LYCFA279 555 557/ 50 L10 W45 L15 W51 L22 2.0 38 KAHLE, JIMMY SKYF2025 620 598/ 73 W60 L12 W36 L14 L17 2.0 39 LOISEL, CHASE SAIEF394 737 682/ 74 W58 L13 W31 L23 L26 2.0 40 JACOBSEN, JOSHUA LYCE4866 400 471/ 5 L22 W41 L19 W54 L31 2.0 41 ARENA, ANTONE WKEE7581 470 479/ 10 L15 L40 W59 W42 L19 2.0 42 WOOLDRIDGE, DYLAN CARE7033 400 492/ 5 W26 L14 L34 L41 W53 2.0 43 WILLIAMS, ZACHARY LARFD077 449 477/ 10 L9 W60 L35 L22 W51 2.0 44 THOMPSON, JARED CARF2110 500 482/ 5 D21 L20 L49 W58 D36 2.0 45 GONZALEZ, GABRIEL ASTE6169 400 470/ 5 L28 L37 W50 L17 W54 2.0 46 BRAUNBERGER, KRISTOPHERASTE3479 400 462/ 5 L27 L17 L26 W60 W52 2.0 47 HILBURN, CAMERON CAREE469 400 467/ 5 L34 W54 L23 L24 W58 2.0 48 DRURY, ABBEY CIAF4320 474 480/ 34 L12 W50 L28 HPB D49 2.0 49 SPENST, CARDIN LYCF3861 623 504/ 10 L36 L29 W44 L25 D48 1.5 50 WARD, CASEY LYCEE688 400 400/ 5 L18 L48 L45 D59 W60 1.5 51 OSGOOD, JONATHAN SKYFI607 400 400/ 24 L16 W26 L18 L37 L43 1.0 52 WILLIAMS, KOLBY CIAFC816 440 404/ 30 L3 L30 W55 L32 L46 1.0 53 FULLER II, PATRICK R LYCF9059 400 400/ 13 L6 L23 BYE L26 L42 1.0 54 GOODIN, ZACHARY ASTEJ531 547 457/ 35 L8 L47 W57 L40 L45 1.0 55 MOORMEIR, FREDERICK LYCE2226 400 400/ 4 L2 L25 L52 L57 BYE 1.0 56 WILSON, CALVIN CIAF7934 400 440/ 11 W20 L21 L33 U U 1.0 57 MURILLO, MIKEY CUEEG554 400 400/ 4 L33 L31 L54 W55 U 1.0 58 FULLER, ELIZABETH LYCEJ738 400 400/ 5 L39 L32 D60 L44 L47 0.5 59 YOUNGBLOOD, FRANK ASTE9598 400 400/ 4 L35 L24 L41 D50 U 0.5 60 RECORD, CHANDLER WKEF8293 500 400/ 5 L38 L43 D58 L46 L50 0.5 6TH - 8TH GRADE SECTION pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot 1 BROWN, KENNETH FHVG4291 1183 1220/137 W24 W12 W9 W10 W3 5.0 2 PITCHER, RYAN LYCH8308 960 1033/142 D20 W6 W25 W17 W13 4.5 3 TEFFT-MEEKER, DEVON FHVI5594 824 949/114 W39 W22 W8 W5 L1 4.0 4 HUFF, JONATHAN FOOHF218 700 1021/ 5 W19 L11 W26 W25 W10 4.0 5 WITECKI, IAN ASTG9565 985 998/196 W41 W26 W11 L3 W18 4.0 6 HAN, LAWRENCE CEEG3305 668 867/ 42 W13 L2 W30 W11 D8 3.5 7 ENGLE, LANGSTON FHVG2668 1059 1033/106 W15 L16 W14 W19 D9 3.5 8 RIANDA, WILL CIAG2326 1000 987/149 W28 W27 L3 W14 D6 3.5 9 DUNN, HUNTER ASTH9733 850 886/110 W43 W34 L1 W16 D7 3.5 10 BLOK, DYLAN LYCHG840 928 924/ 77 W31 W33 W16 L1 L4 3.0 11 MORRIS, JULIA LYCGE440 805 830/ 68 W37 W4 L5 L6 W28 3.0 12 NGUYEN, RANDY ASTG4775 740 782/ 57 W23 L1 W22 L13 W35 3.0 13 KNAPP, ROBERT J LYCG8465 1122 1073/110 L6 W41 W15 W12 L2 3.0 14 MABERRY, DAVID LYCHI939 737 778/ 57 W29 W17 L7 L8 W31 3.0 15 DUNFORD, NATHAN HSCI8195 652 751/ 19 L7 W23 L13 W32 W25 3.0 16 EVANS, ETHAN HSCH3309 732 773/ 20 W42 W7 L10 L9 W29 3.0 17 DATCU-ROMANO, ALEX BCXHX951 700 818/ 5 W40 L14 W28 L2 W27 3.0 18 SULLIVAN, LAKE MTNG7689 924 887/112 L22 W35 W34 W27 L5 3.0 19 CHAMBERS, SEAN ASTHH930 714 742/ 76 L4 W39 W29 L7 W30 3.0 20 VAN DE POEL, ALEXANDER ASTG9605 560 610/103 D2 L32 W42 W37 D21 3.0 21 ANDREWS, JOHN KULH7958 687 669/ 20 L27 D37 W33 W31 D20 3.0 22 VANDER ZOUWEN, BRETON LYCH2788 400 573/ 35 W18 L3 L12 W36 D26 2.5 23 MACFARLAND, GAVIN LYCHB617 700 623/ 5 L12 L15 W39 D26 W38 2.5 24 KOLODYCHUK, STEPHEN ASTG3596 676 649/ 71 L1 D38 L40 W39 W37 2.5 25 SELIG, LUKAS FHVGG814 781 755/ 56 W38 W30 L2 L4 L15 2.0 26 COOPER, ALLEN FHVG9511 714 699/ 8 W35 L5 L4 D23 D22 2.0 27 LIKKEL, DRAKE LYCH7027 703 701/ 46 W21 L8 W32 L18 L17 2.0 28 HAN, AMY FHVIK070 598 599/ 40 L8 W42 L17 W33 L11 2.0 29 SEMSAK, DEREK HORH7016 700 609/ 5 L14 W40 L19 W34 L16 2.0 30 DEBOOM, MICHAEL LYCIH864 800 609/ 5 W32 L25 L6 W41 L19 2.0 31 WILKINSON, MARSHALL EDII8979 454 463/ 27 L10 BYE W36 L21 L14 2.0 32 SKAARUP, AUSTIN FOOHH477 700 579/ 5 L30 W20 L27 L15 W40 2.0 33 ALLEN, HAIZEL SKYGJ912 400 442/ 34 W36 L10 L21 L28 W43 2.0 34 BORSEMA, JACK LYCGG216 584 554/ 23 BYE L9 L18 L29 W42 2.0 35 HUGHES, DANIEL HORIA866 800 589/ 5 L26 L18 W43 W40 L12 2.0 36 ROBINSON, KYLE VSTHF232 851 540/ 7 L33 W43 L31 L22 W41 2.0 37 CUMMINS, KYLE FHVH3068 700 487/ 5 L11 D21 W38 L20 L24 1.5 38 HULST, JACOB FOOH3465 700 424/ 5 L25 D24 L37 W43 L23 1.5 39 DE HAAN, JONATHAN FOOH6613 700 400/ 4 L3 L19 L23 L24 BYE 1.0 40 PYLES, GRACE SAIH8127 668 582/ 76 L17 L29 W24 L35 L32 1.0 41 ALLEN, LAMON VSTII994 553 484/ 37 L5 L13 BYE L30 L36 1.0 42 COMCHOC, BJ LYCIC635 800 400/ 4 L16 L28 L20 BYE L34 1.0 43 MOORMEIR, ANNA LYCGA595 600 400/ 5 L9 L36 L35 L38 L33 0.0
A chess tournament and playday for chessplayers of all abilities, from beginner to experienced tournament competitor, from Kindergarten through 8th grade. If you're not sure how to play, we'll teach you!
Four playing sections: Kindergarten-1st grades, 2nd-3rd grades, 4th-5th grades, 6th-8th grades.
State Qualifier Tournament! Kindergarten-6th grade players with winning scores (3/5) qualify to participate in the 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, being held this year in Spokane on April 25, 2009.
Location: Carl Cozier Elementary School in Bellingham. From Interstate 5 take the Lakeway Drive Exit 253 and you're practically there. (Full driving directions and map here).
Format: Five round Swiss (no elimination). Game/30 (maximum one hour for each game.) Tournament rated by the Northwest Scholastic Rating System. Pairings by computer.
Schedule: Check-in 8:15 - 8:45am. Opening ceremonies at 9:00am. Start times for each round: 9:30, 10:45, noon, 1:15, 2:30. Awards ceremony 4:00pm or ASAP.
Awards: Trophies to the top 8 in all sections. Every player in K-1 section will get a medal. Medals to all players 2-8 who qualify for State (score 3.0 or more). Ties broken by computer as per WHSCA rules.
Team Awards: Trophies to top three elementary schools (determined by adding the points of the top five scorers from a single K-5 or K-6 school).
Bring: Concessions will be available on site. Bring your own card table and chairs for the non-tournament ("skittles") area, as limited quantities of both will be available. Bring chess boards/sets for the skittles area as well. If in sixth grade or higher, bring a pencil (or pen), and a chess clock if you have one.
TO ENTER: Players must pre-register to play. No on-site entries. Entry fee $12. Mail in your entry with entry fee enclosed, postmarked no later than Wednesday, November 12. Or enter online here ($1 convenience fee) by November 12. All players must also check-in the morning of the tourney between 8:15 and 8:45. Late check-ins will receive a half-point bye for Round 1. Make check to Carl Cozier PTA. Mail entries to:
.....Carl Cozier PTA Chess Club
.....1330 Lincoln Street
.....Bellingham, WA 98226
You can use the form below, or just include the following: Student's Full Name, Address, School, Grade, Phone, Email, with entry fee.Further information: Email Heather Bowhay at awsumdawson@msn.com.
Download the One Page Tournament Flyer in .doc format
CARL COZIER CHESS KICKOFF ENTRY FORM Name_________________________________________ Grade_________ Address______________________________________________________ School_______________________________________________________ Phone___________ Email______________________________________
Carl Cozier Chess Kickoff FAQ
I don't know how to play chess. Should I come?
Sure! Before tournament day, you can have a friend show you how to play, or you can learn the rules of chess online here or here. Or if you wish, we can teach you chess at the tournament! If you choose this last option, say so on your entry, and we'll teach you during the first round. You would then play in the tournament for the remaining four rounds. Only three things you need to know to play: 1.The starting position. 2.How the six different pieces move. 3.How the game ends. (Get the King!)
I'm not a good chessplayer. Should I play?
Sure! Come play with the rest of us patzers. We're all learning, and you don't have to be a Grandmaster to have fun at chess. Besides, the Swiss pairings system will match you with opponents of equal ability (after a few rounds). And just think of how much better you'll be after a day of chess playing.I've never played in a tournament. I'm nervous! What do I do?
Have fun and enjoy the competition! You might have your parents read Considerations Before Competing, an article by a Whatcom County mom published in Neighborhood-Kids.com. Then you'll know a bit more about what to expect. (Also helpful is Tournaments - How They Work.)How many games will I play?
All players will play five rounds, win or lose. With Swiss pairings, there's no elimination, and you'll always play someone with the same score as yourself (with a few exceptions). So for example, if in the first three rounds you have one win and two losses, you'll play someone else with one win and two losses in the 4th round.I can't play in all five rounds. Can I still play?
Yes, you can still play! If you'll be arriving late, or must leave early, or have a football game in the middle, just check the schedule (above) and indicate on your entry which rounds you will be missing.If I haven't taken my hands off of the chess piece yet, can I change my mind?
In a rated tournament like this one, if you even touch a chess piece, you must move it! And if you touch an opponent's piece, you must capture it! So sit on your hands until you know what you want to do. If a piece needs to be centered or adjusted, you may do so by first saying "I adjust".Do I have to write down the moves?
Scorekeeping is required for the 6th-8th grade section, and recommended (but not required) for the other sections. To learn how, have a teacher or friend show you, or go here. Hey, it's good for you! One of the best ways to improve is to review your games after a tournament. (Besides being able to show your friends the awesome move you made that clinched the game.) Also, learning chess notation opens you to the whole wide world of chess literature.
Will we use chess clocks? How do they work?
We'll use clocks in the 6th-8th grade section on all boards, and perhaps the top boards in the 4th-5th grade section. And if a game looks like it may go long, we may place a clock on your game after about 40 minutes. Chess clocks are a great invention. They keep slow players from slowing and losing players from stalling. Here's how it works: After your move, you hit the button nearest you on the chess clock. Your timer stops, and your opponent's timer begins. In this tournament each middle school player will get 30 minutes, thus ensuring that no game goes over an hour. If a player uses up all of their clock time, it's a loss just like checkmate. So bring a chess clock if you have one, but if you don't, that's okay.How do school team awards work?
The team scoring used will be similar to cross-country meet scoring. That is, the best five results from a single school will be tallied and compared with other schools. Efforts will be made not to pair players from the same school. We'll use the eligibility rules used at Elementary State.Can I turn in the entry form and fee to my teacher?
Sorry, all entries must be mailed in, postmarked on or before Wednesday, November 12.Is this tourney an Elementary State Qualifier tournament? Tell me about State.
The largest chess tournament in the state every year is not the Washington Open, the Seafair Open or the State High School Team Championships, it's the State Elementary Championships. Last year 1,422 players pre-registered to compete in Redmond. And consider this: to attend, players had to first qualify by posting a winning record in a qualifying tournament!To qualify for Elementary State, a Washington student in grades 1-6 must post a winning record (score over 50 percent) in a NWSRS-rated Scholastic Chess Tournament in Washington State with at least 4 rounds, at least 6 players in their section, and at least 3 different school codes represented. Players in Kindergarten need to score 2/5 in a divison which includes K-2 players. A list of qualifying players for the current school year can be found at the WHSCA website.
Parents, check out the Parents FAQ on the NW Wa. Elementary School Chess page
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