Edison Elementary Chessfest

Saturday, December 16, 2000

152 players! Wow! And there would have been many more but for the bad ice and snow that morning!

Elementary chess is surging in popularity. And there still aren't many elem. tourneys up here in NW Wa. -- if any other schools, parents or teachers are interested in the possibility of organizing a tournament, contact Randy Kaech.

Below are the official, WSRS-rated crosstables. If you spot any errors, do report them.

Your new WSRS chess rating is listed under the "end" column, followed by the number of career rated games you've played. For example, BINDER, DEREK is now rated 951 and has played a total of 47 rated games.

Congratulations to all players for participating in the first ever Edison Chessfest!



Final Standings, Grades K - 3

pos last name     first    id numb   start  end      rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 TOTAL

1   BINDER        DEREK    HPVD8526  868   951 /47   W40 W4  W17 W14 W2   5.0
2   WITECKI       THOMAS   FSHC8805  1159  1158/49   W25 W16 W7  W15 L1   4.0
3   VAN WEERDUIZENKELLY    FISD8923  686   779 /20   W29 W19 W9  W12 L5   4.0
4   LEMME         DAVID    EDID2460  800   929 /5    W11 L1  W20 W32 W14  4.0
5   SOUTHCOAT-WANTIAN      SHEC1034  732   797 /93   W37 L9  W29 W17 W3   4.0
6   STUBBS        JAMES    NCCB9687  653   736 /24   W42 W22 L14 W16 W15  4.0
7   KINSOLVING    RALEIGH  HSCC2461  800   1044/5    W48 W20 L2  D8  W28  3.5
8   MITCHELL      SAM      SOWD2462  800   960 /5    W35 W33 L15 D7  W24  3.5
9   TERRELL       ANDREW   EDID2463  800   884 /5    W51 W5  L3  D26 W25  3.5
10  SPINK         BRIAN    EDIC2464  800   918 /5    D24 W31 W18 D23 D11  3.5
11  ROBERTS       EMMA     LOWB8790  657   713 /53   L4  BYE W36 W19 D10  3.5
12  SHEPLER       DANIEL   EDID2465  800   952 /5    D31 W41 W48 L3  W23  3.5
13  MORRIS        DYLAN    SOWD2466  800   920 /5    L15 D50 W35 W30 W26  3.5
14  BROWNELL      DALLIN   HSCC2467  800   851 /5    W34 W23 W6  L1  L4   3.0
15  BROWNELL      DREW     HSCA2468  800   842 /5    W13 W32 W8  L2  L6   3.0
16  BROWN         CALEB    HSCC2469  800   872 /5    W21 L2  W22 L6  W34  3.0
17  STEVENS       GREG     EDID2470  800   840 /5    W47 W26 L1  L5  W31  3.0
18  BLADE         COOPER   EDIC2471  800   800 /5    D30 W27 L10 D21 W32  3.0
19  WILLIAMS      PHILLIP  BOTD2472  800   829 /5    W44 L3  W43 L11 W33  3.0
20  QUINN         NIALL    PARB1654  720   780 /9    W36 L7  L4  BYE W29  3.0
21  SHEY          JOE      EDID2473  800   880 /5    L16 D40 W41 D18 W36  3.0
22  HOBACK        JOEL     ECED1864  550   645 /9    BYE L6  L16 W37 W38  3.0
23  VAN COTTHEM   HYATT    CESD9532  735   782 /19   W39 L14 W37 D10 L12  2.5
24  O'DELL        ETHAN    EDIB2474  800   800 /5    D10 D30 D34 W27 L8   2.5
25  KEENAN        SETH     HVEC2475  800   872 /5    L2  W38 D28 W45 L9   2.5
26  STANLEY       KAHLIL   HPVD1758  602   666 /9    W38 L17 BYE D9  L13  2.5
27  YIP           KAITLIN  ALCD2476  800   800 /5    D41 L18 W40 L24 W45  2.5
28  NELSON        JAKE     EDID2477  800   828 /5    D43 D49 D25 W48 L7   2.5
29  ROSEN         YALE     MOHC2478  800   668 /5    L3  W44 L5  W50 L20  2.0
30  ZACHARIASH    DAVID    KMAD2479  800   720 /5    D18 D24 D33 L13 D35  2.0
31  JOHNSON       JON      SOWA2480  800   720 /5    D12 L10 D45 W46 L17  2.0
32  ELLER         AMY      SHEC8636  400   442 /25   W50 L15 W49 L4  L18  2.0
33  TERRELL       XANDER   EDIB2481  800   720 /5    W46 L8  D30 D34 L19  2.0
34  FALLIHEE      TOM      XXXD2482  800   720 /5    L14 W42 D24 D33 L16  2.0
35  HYATT         CHAD     EDIC2483  800   720 /5    L8  D46 L13 W47 D30  2.0
36  RHODE         MERIDIEN HPVC2484  800   675 /5    L20 W47 L11 W43 L21  2.0
37  PERRY         REED     EDIC2485  800   671 /5    L5  W51 L23 L22 W48  2.0
38  GATES         BAILEY   EDID2486  800   630 /5    L26 L25 W51 W49 L22  2.0
39  NEVITT        JACK     ALLC2487  800   735 /5    L23 L48 D44 D42 W49  2.0
40  LARSON        CODY     EDIC2488  800   654 /5    L1  D21 L27 D51 D43  1.5
41  JENSEN        SCHUYLER SMHC2489  800   640 /5    D27 L12 L21 D44 D42  1.5
42  SIMPSON       CLAY     EDIB2490  800   611 /5    L6  L34 D47 D39 D41  1.5
43  JENSEN        JULIA    SMHA2491  800   640 /5    D28 D45 L19 L36 D40  1.5
44  AGEN          ANDY     EDIB2492  800   640 /5    L19 L29 D39 D41 D46  1.5
45  DOYLE         SHAINA   EDIC2493  800   640 /5    D49 D43 D31 L25 L27  1.5
46  ELLER         ASHLEY   SHEA2494  800   640 /5    L33 D35 D50 L31 D44  1.5
47  EXE           NOLAN    MOHB2495  800   640 /5    L17 L36 D42 L35 W51  1.5
48  MAURO         CHASE    LARB1634  939   740 /10   L7  W39 L12 L28 L37  1.0
49  ANDERSON      ALISHA   BILC2496  800   480 /5    D45 D28 L32 L38 L39  1.0
50  AVERBECK      MICAELA  EDIC2497  800   500 /4    L32 D13 D46 L29 U    1.0
51  NIEMI         TORQUE   LLLB2498  800   480 /5    L9  L37 L38 D40 L47  0.5




Final Standings, Grades 4 - 6 

pos last name    first     id numb   start  end      rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 TOTAL

1   ELLER        ANDREW    SHEG1016  1103  1148/115  W73 W6  W17 W4  W5   5.0
2   ROBERTS      JACOB     LOWD1315  1165  1194/124  W40 W55 W19 W8  D3   4.5
3   VAN WEERDENHULANE      LYEG3644  1191  1206/115  W69 W46 W10 W9  D2   4.5
4   DIETZ        STERLING  SAIE1695  1069  1079/23   W38 W67 W18 L1  W12  4.0
5   TAYLOR       DANIEL    CESF7257  1156  1150/109  W49 W42 W16 W7  L1   4.0
6   WHITED       COLE      EDIE9231  574   690 /32   W28 L1  W60 W26 W20  4.0
7   BINDER       MICHAEL   FHVG8507  897   923 /52   W51 W23 W22 L5  W21  4.0
8   FRAZIER      SCOTT     JFRG2511  800   1074/5    W64 W21 W25 L2  W17  4.0
9   BONNINGTON   MICHAEL   EDID2512  800   1080/5    W48 W41 W20 L3  W16  4.0
10  HOBACK       JEAMES    LADE1979  835   935 /15   W53 W26 L3  W45 W18  4.0
11  VAN COTTHEM  CHASE     CESG9565  681   783 /15   L19 W52 W61 W28 W22  4.0
12  WALLACE      CONNOR    HSCE1012  687   850 /10   W36 D25 W59 W35 L4   3.5
13  LEMME        BRIAN     EDI92513  933   902 /5    L23 W63 D40 W44 W35  3.5
14  CHARLES      THEODORE  EDIF7723  694   780 /18   W66 D44 L35 W37 W43  3.5
15  TSO          BRYAN     FHVG1683  726   778 /10   W78 D59 W44 L20 W24  3.5
16  MCCLEMENT    ALEXANDER WHMG1678  601   872 /9    W39 W24 L5  W19 L9   3.0
17  YOUNG        TAYLOR    EDIE9219  885   903 /36   W45 W50 L1  W23 L8   3.0
18  SAKUMA       NOEL      EDIE9226  863   878 /33   W68 W37 L4  W31 L10  3.0
19  ROBINSON     ELI       EDIF2514  800   843 /5    W11 W43 L2  L16 W41  3.0
20  MCHENRY      MASON     SILF1701  1040  940 /10   W61 W47 L9  W15 L6   3.0
21  CAVANAUGH    COLIN     EDIG9221  568   696 /15   W57 L8  W50 W30 L7   3.0
22  MARTIN       NICK      EDIG9233  467   710 /12   W29 W62 L7  W43 L11  3.0
23  LAGGART      MATTHEW   ALCF2515  800   943 /5    W13 L7  W48 L17 W58  3.0
24  CHOMKA       AUSTIN    EDIG7781  474   612 /17   W27 L16 W47 W41 L15  3.0
25  GOE          JESSE     EDIF1260  750   808 /11   W60 D12 L8  D40 W45  3.0
26  BOYER        MATTHEW   LADG2516  800   842 /5    W71 L10 W73 L6  W47  3.0
27  RHODE        TITUS     HPVE2517  800   735 /5    L24 D32 W54 W36 D29  3.0
28  ZACHARIASH   JEREMY    MYVF2518  800   731 /5    L6  W71 W46 L11 W48  3.0
29  SAKUMA       NICHOLAS  MVYG2519  800   813 /5    L22 W69 D36 W59 D27  3.0
30  ASPEN        KAYCEE    SHEG9364  569   612 /16   L41 W64 W42 L21 W54  3.0
31  STUBBS       HYRUM     NCCF9686  803   807 /24   L42 W49 W70 L18 W40  3.0
32  BLADE        ALEX      EDIG2520  800   800 /5    L46 D27 D53 W70 W42  3.0
33  HERIGSTAD    GABE      CAMF2521  800   880 /5    L55 L40 W69 W61 W49  3.0
34  COOK         AMANDA    SHEE9370  654   648 /10   L50 L45 BYE W51 W52  3.0
35  SCHEFFER     THOMAS    ECEE2522  800   642 /5    D63 W54 W14 L12 L13  2.5
36  MARTIN       GABE      EDID2523  800   721 /5    L12 W39 D29 L27 W62  2.5
37  MCCLAY       CURTIS    ALCF2524  800   791 /5    W70 L18 D67 L14 W60  2.5
38  JOHNSON      AMANDA    UTSF2525  800   798 /5    L4  W77 L43 D62 W59  2.5
39  STINNET      BEN       LUUF2526  800   723 /5    L16 L36 D56 W74 W65  2.5
40  JOHNSON      MITCH     ALCF2527  800   810 /5    L2  W33 D13 D25 L31  2.0
41  ANDERSON     KIFFER    SHEG9364  569   591 /16   W30 L9  W51 L24 L19  2.0
42  JONES        SPENCER   UTSE2528  800   746 /5    W31 L5  L30 W50 L32  2.0
43  GRAHAM       ABBOTT    SAHF1257  800   642 /7    W52 L19 W38 L22 L14  2.0
44  SINCLAIR     JANE      SOWF2529  800   674 /5    W65 D14 L15 L13 D56  2.0
45  LYTTON       ALEX      MTSF2530  800   668 /5    L17 W34 W65 L10 L25  2.0
46  KLEWIADA     ERIC      GENF9745  400   441 /14   W32 L3  L28 L52 BYE  2.0
47  DRUMMOND     MICHAEL   LUUF2531  800   703 /5    W75 L20 L24 W57 L26  2.0
48  GRIGSBY      JIMMY     SOWE2532  800   720 /5    L9  W78 L23 W53 L28  2.0
49  INGRAM       TYLER     ALCF2533  800   731 /5    L5  L31 W77 W63 L33  2.0
50  SAWYERS      LEVI      UTSF2534  800   661 /5    W34 L17 L21 L42 W72  2.0
51  LINES        JAMIE     ALCF2535  800   664 /5    L7  W58 L41 L34 W70  2.0
52  MORALES      MICHAEL   ALCF2537  800   587 /5    L43 L11 W75 W46 L34  2.0
53  RAISH        DAVID     BAYF2538  800   727 /5    L10 D74 D32 L48 W71  2.0
54  WESEN        MICHELLE  EDIE1261  400   424 /10   W58 L35 L27 BYE L30  2.0
55  SCHMIDT      OTTO      SHAE2539  800   961 /3    W33 L2  W62 U   U    2.0
56  GRIGSBY      GEOFF     SOWE2540  800   720 /5    L59 L60 D39 W64 D44  2.0
57  KOENIG       MATT      ALLG2541  800   674 /5    L21 L73 W71 L47 W69  2.0
58  ORR          THOMAS    ECEF2542  800   640 /5    L54 L51 W78 W72 L23  2.0
59  STEVENS      MATTHEW   EDIG2543  800   603 /5    W56 D15 L12 L29 L38  1.5
60  NIEMI        REBAR     LLLF2544  800   548 /5    L25 W56 L6  D65 L37  1.5
61  KNODEL       JACOB     ALCF2545  800   604 /5    L20 W75 L11 L33 D63  1.5
62  STUBBS       ANNEMARIE NCCE9690  519   513 /19   W74 L22 L55 D38 L36  1.5
63  CHOMKA       ERIC      EDIE9540  497   505 /10   D35 L13 D72 L49 D61  1.5
64  READ         MADELYN   EDIG2546  800   594 /5    L8  L30 D66 L56 W78  1.5
65  COOK         ABBY      SHEG9369  616   461 /10   L44 BYE L45 D60 L39  1.5
66  VINCENT      BRAD      ALCF2547  800   619 /5    L14 L70 D64 L71 W75  1.5
67  BUTTERFIELD  GABRIEL   SMHF2548  800   890 /3    W77 L4  D37 U   U    1.5
68  FERRIS       STEPHEN   LUUF2549  800   821 /3    L18 D72 W74 U   U    1.5
69  FENTON       CY        MTSF2550  800   638 /5    L3  L29 L33 W77 L57  1.0
70  MARTIN       ERIK      SOWE2551  800   561 /5    L37 W66 L31 L32 L51  1.0
71  MOORE        LACEY     EDIE2552  800   560 /5    L26 L28 L57 W66 L53  1.0
72  SKINNELL     WILLIAM   EDIE2553  800   499 /5    L76 D68 D63 L58 L50  1.0
73  AGUIRRE      BRENNEN   LUUF2554  800   768 /3    L1  W57 L26 U   U    1.0
74  HIETT        SHANE     EDIE2555  800   504 /5    L62 D53 L68 L39 D77  1.0
75  WIXOM        JESSICA   EDIE2556  800   560 /5    L47 L61 L52 W78 L66  1.0
76  KOETJI       LEVI      JFRE2557  800   1200/1    W72 U   U   U   U    1.0
77  BERNSTEIN    SARAH     SHEG2558  800   480 /5    L67 L38 L49 L69 D74  0.5
78  PHILLIPS     LEVI      SMHF2560  800   400 /5    L15 L48 L58 L75 L64  0.0



Final Standings, Grades 7 - 8

pos last name     first    id numb   start  end      rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 TOTAL

1   JUNE          PETER    FHVH9213  928   958 /35   W17 W13 W6  W2  D5   4.5
2   KYLE          PATRICK  EDII7742  882   916 /27   W20 W16 W8  L1  W10  4.0
3   LENGENFELDER  STEVEN   ECEI2499  800   1002/5    W10 L6  W7  W12 W13  4.0
4   JESERITZ      RYAN     FHVI9736  1003  1012/19   W7  W22 L5  W8  W6   4.0
5   JUSAK         JEREMY   VSTH7225  846   861 /20   W21 W9  W4  L6  D1   3.5
6   WILLIAMS      EVAN     CPKH1027  628   870 /10   W15 W3  L1  W5  L4   3.0
7   FISSELL       DAVID    WVEH2500  800   921 /5    L4  W15 L3  W17 W18  3.0
8   ZAHN          NATHAN   LADI2501  800   876 /5    W14 W19 L2  L4  W20  3.0
9   REISS         DANIEL   EDIH9562  668   753 /10   W18 L5  W11 L14 W19  3.0
10  DEIGHTON      ALVIN    LUUH2502  800   874 /5    L3  W23 W16 W19 L2   3.0
11  EVERYHOPE     IAN      FHVH9087  731   708 /15   L13 W17 L9  BYE W14  3.0
12  NELSON        BRAD     VSTH9746  780   742 /7    L16 W20 W21 L3  BYE  3.0
13  LARSON        JUSTIN   EDII2503  800   706 /5    W11 L1  D14 W22 L3   2.5
14  HERNANDEZ     MATT     ALLI9721  609   634 /10   L8  BYE D13 W9  L11  2.5
15  DELAVERGNE    ANDY     MYVI2504  800   698 /5    L6  L7  D20 W23 W22  2.5
16  JOHNSON       KRIS     HSCI2505  800   732 /5    W12 L2  L10 L18 W23  2.0
17  FLATON        STEVEN   WVEH2506  800   732 /5    L1  L11 W23 L7  W21  2.0
18  ANDERSON      NATHAN   CACH2507  800   626 /5    L9  L21 W22 W16 L7   2.0
19  CONFORTI      JARED    ALLI9723  688   583 /9    W23 L8  BYE L10 L9   2.0
20  WYNN          SHAMAN   LUUH2508  800   652 /5    L2  L12 D15 W21 L8   1.5
21  BUMA          JOEL     ECSI2509  800   565 /5    L5  W18 L12 L20 L17  1.0
22  ENGEN         SARAH    ALLH1255  460   400 /7    BYE L4  L18 L13 L15  1.0
23  JENSEN        SHELLANE CACI2510  800   400 /5    L19 L10 L17 L15 L16  0.0





Come and play at the...

Edison Elementary Chessfest

Chess tournament and playday for Kindergarten to 8th grade chessplayers!

Where:
Edison Elementary School, 5801 Main Ave., Bow-Edison, WA.

What:
A five-round no-elimination WSRS-rated chess tournament. Three sections: K-3, 4-6, 7-8th grades. One hour (30/30) games. Trophies and Medal awards in each section. Winners qualify to play in the State Elementary Championships. (K-6).

When:
Saturday, December 16, 2000. Check-in from 8:30 - 9:05am. Awards ceremony around 4:30pm.

To Enter:
Players, please register in advance to play. Entry fee is $5 in advance and must be received by Dec. 14. (Entries received at the door are $8.) Checks payable to Edison Elementary, mail to Edison Elem. Chess, 5801 Main St, Bow, WA 98232. Include Name, Address, School, Grade, Phone, Email. Players must still check in that morning before 9:05.

Bring:
Something to write with. And if you can, a chess board & set, and a chess clock.

How to get there:
On I-5 take Bow Hill exit #236 at the casino. Go west up the hill. Drive approx. 5 miles to a stop sign. Cross Chuckanut Dr. and proceed straight ahead on the West Bow Hill Rd. for one mile. The school's on the left.

More Info:
Email Tourney Organizer Darryl Kvistad.

But I don't know how to play chess!
Now's a great time to learn! Have a friend show you! 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!)



Edison Elementary Chessfest FAQ

I'm not a good chessplayer. Should I play?
Sure! Come jam 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 jamming.

Do I have to write down the moves?
Yes, scorekeeping is required. 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. (So, bring a pen or pencil!)

If I haven't taken my hands off of the chess piece yet, can I change my mind?
In a rated tournament, 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".

This tourney is 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 it was held in Olympia and saw 700+ players compete! 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 score at least 3/5 in a WSRS-rated Scholastic Chess Tournament in Washington State with at least 32 players per section, and three or more schools participating. Players in Grade K need to score 2/5 in a divison which includes K-2 players."

This school year's Washington State Elementary Chess Championships will be held March 24, 2001 in Vancouver, Washington. (For more info contact Alan Svehaug.)

Will we use chess clocks? How do they work?
Yes, we'll use clocks. 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 player will get 30 minutes, thus ensuring that no game goes over an hour. If a player uses up all 30 minutes, it's a loss just like checkmate.

Should we bring food?
Concessions will be available.


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