Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 2022

Chessplayers from 2nd-12th grades, of all abilities, are invited to play in the....

2022 Grand Prix Chess Tournaments
and Endgame Contest

Grand Prix final standings here

Play in one, some, or all six:
Hot Summer Chess I --- Saturday, July 9
Hot Summer Chess II -- Saturday, July 16
Hot Summer Chess III - Saturday, August 6
Hot Summer Chess IV - Saturday, August 13
Hot Summer Chess V -- Saturday, August 20
Hot Summer Chess VI - Saturday, August 27

Where:
Ferndale Public Library --- 2125 Main Street, Ferndale -- map here
Check-in: From 9:00 - 9:09am sharp, at each tourney.
All Grand Prix players must have pre-registered for each Quad individually, and must also check-in before 9:10 in order to play. Due to pairing restrictions, late arrivals cannot be accommodated, sorry. Get there early!

Entry fee: Free! But, pre-registration is required for each Quad. Sign up by 10pm the day before.
Energy fee: Everyone, help set up tables, chairs, boards, sets, clocks and posters. Thanks!
Grand Prix Prizes:
A generous benefactor has donated a vast number of excellent chess books to be awarded as prizes for upcoming Whatcom Youth Chess events. Thank you Don!

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Grand Champion: Trophy, and The Oxford Companion to Chess, Second Edition ($100 on AbeBooks)

Hot Summer Chess 2nd Place: Trophy, and The Chess Encyclopedia ($76 on AbeBooks)

Hot Summer Chess 3rd Place: Trophy, and The Complete Book of Chess Strategy

Hot Summer Chess 4th Place: Trophy, and Encyclopedia of Chess Wisdom

Hot Summer Chess 5th Place: Trophy, and Modern Chess Openings, 13th Edition

Also, at the first Hot Summer Chess (July 9), every participant will receive a chess book.
In the following Grand Prix tourneys, players who score 2.0 or higher in a Quad are awarded a chess book, all others will receive a chess magazine. In all Grand Prix quads, a perfect score (3.0) will earn the Quad Pen.

The 2022 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix rated tournaments are open to any 2nd-12th grade players that desire to play competitive NWSRS rated tournament games. Beginner players are welcome! You need to learn the rules of chess before you arrive. Learn or review the rules of chess here (web page) or here (video) if you wish. Freshly graduated H.S. seniors are welcome to play also.
Players will be placed in different playing groups of approximately equal playing ability based on the latest NWSRS ratings. Players will play in 4 player (usually) "Quad" sections. These feature three games, no elimination, with a time control of Game/25 minutes with five second delay per player. The tournaments are rated by the NW Scholastic Ratings System, so tournament rules are in effect: if you touch a piece, you must move it.
Experienced players in the top sections will be required to record their moves, so bring a pen or pencil. Score sheets and sets/boards will be provided, but bring a clock if you have one. It's a no elimination tournament, each player can expect to play three rated games each evening. With the exception of the highest rated players, all players should be finished with their three games by 11:45am.
Schedule for each Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Quad tourney:
Check-in opens at 9:00am and please help with the setup, thank you! Check-in closes at 9:10am sharp. Don't be late! The quad format doesn't allow for late entries.
Round 1 - 9:15 or asap
Round 2 - 10:10 or asap
Round 3 - 11:05 or asap
The above is a rough guide, there is no set round start time. As soon as all four players in a Quad have finished their first round games, they refer to the pairing chart, identify their opponent and board numbers for Round 2, and may begin their next games as soon as they're ready.
After the event, please assist with setting the room back to its original layout. Thanks!
Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Prizes
Any player who competes in a Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Quad and posts a perfect score (three wins) will receive the Quad Pen. (An eCircuit four color [BGRU] medium-fine ball point pen.) At the first Hot Summer Chess (July 9), every participant will receive a chess book. In the following Grand Prix tourneys, every player who scores 2.0 or higher will be awarded a chess book, others will receive a chess magazine.
The top five players who accumulate the most points overall in all Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Quad tourneys will receive trophies and the book prizes listed above, to be awarded at the conclusion of the final Grand Prix Quad. The top scorer will be declared 2022 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Champion. (If ties, higher rated gets higher place.)
The Grand Prix formula favors players who play each week, and who are improving, so you could win if you put your mind to it! The current, updated NWSRS ratings will be used in each Grand Prix Quad. (If the NWSRS ratings haven't been updated since the last tourney, SwissSys estimated ratings may be used.)

High Score Engame Contest is Back! With Prizes!
Check out the chess position on the right. It's White's move. You can win this position every time if you know it! Evan against World Champion Magnus Carlsen! Knowing this position will help you win chess games.
Get Your Name on the Leaderboard!
Every chessplayer who can win from this position will get their name on the HSC Endgame Contest Leaderboard. But every summer, only a few do so! We'll even teach you how! The High Score is the fastest time to checkmate. But don't worry about speed at first -- just learn how to force the queening of a pawn, and how to checkmate with that queen ... without stalemating!
Endgame Contest Prizes: At the final HSC Quad, the top five scorers on the HSC Endgame Leaderboard will receive a chess book - probably on endgames! All others on the leaderboard will receive chess magazines.

Rules: Players get one attempt at each tourney. Touch move. TD will play Black. Must finish queening before hitting clock. Must move piece and hit clock with same hand. If piece knocked over or illegal move made, attempt is over, no score.
The Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix Quad chess tournaments are directed by Randy Kaech, with assistance from All Of You.

2022 HSC GP Endgame Contest Final Standings Ross Werner 17 Owen Scollon 19 James Kozaczuk 23 Ethan Kuzin 24 Charles Love 26 Derek Johnson 27 Nathaniel Wilson 27 Evan Palmer 28 Joga Nagra 34 Owen Zhang 35 Charles Love 37 Matthew MacGregor 40 Finn Werner 60 Ethan Bosch 143 Mason Melius 161 2022 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 2022 Final Standings 13.5 Ethan Bosch 11.5 Derek Johnson 11 Kaleb Lewis 10.5 Owen Scollon 10 Owen Zhang 9 Isaiah Manderson 9 Jared Manookin 9 Gabby Manderson 8.5 Adam Manookin 8 Ross Werner 8 Reuben Manderson 7.5 Finn Werner 7 Madelyn Reiss 6.5 Nathaniel Wilson 6.5 Joga Nagra 6 Benito Celaya 5 Ethan Kuzin 5 Mason Melius 4.5 Evan Palmer 4.5 James Kozaczuk 4.5 Matthew MacGregor 4.5 Shawn Waters 4 Logan Fine-Gucker 4 Charles Love 4 Ben Smith 3.5 Theo Lewis 3.5 Felix Lewis 3 Allelia Moore 3 Ignatius Frost 3 Ozzie Lewis 3 Callum Crompton 3 Isaiah Murphy 3 Benjamin Coslick 3 Yugo Bandai 2 Korbin Larcom 2 Daniel Liu 2 Max Trushkov 1.5 Ryleigh Hall 1 Declan Bosch 1 Jaxon Nipges


Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix V
Aug 20, 2022

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix V Section Quad 1
pos last name first start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Bosch, Ethan     1585  1604/ 87  W4  W3  W2  3.0
2 Johnson, Derek   1377  1395/173  W3  W4  L1  2.0
3 Werner, Ross     1267  1266/ 73  L2  L1  W4  1.0
4 Zhang, Owen      1254  1211/167  L1  L2  L3  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix V Section Quad 2
pos last name first  start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Lewis, Theo        1186  1244/ 56  D2  W4  W3  2.5
2 Macgregor, Matthew 1174  1238/103  D1  W3  W4  2.5
3 Bosch, Declan      1217  1184/ 44  W4  L2  L1  1.0
4 Reiss, Madelyn     1083  1034/ 25  L3  L1  L2  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix V Section Quad 3
pos last name first  start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Love, Charles       944  1072/ 50  W3  W2  W4  3.0
2 Kozaczuk, James    1065  1064/ 98  W4  L1  W3  2.0
3 Wilson, Nathaniel   966   939/ 38  L1  W4  L2  1.0
4 Manderson, Isaiah   790   751/ 15  L2  L3  L1  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix V Section Quad 4
pos last name first  start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Lewis, Kaleb       1032  1047/ 12  W3  W4  W2  3.0
2 Manderson, Gabby    719   707/ 15  W4  D3  L1  1.5
3 Lewis, Felix        402   512/  8  L1  D2  W4  1.5
4 Crompton, Callum    536   480/ 13  L2  L1  L3  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix V Section Small Swiss
pos last name first   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Manderson, Reuben   400   454/ 12  W2  D4  D5  2.0
2 Manookin, Jared     400   416/ 29  L1  BYE W4  2.0
3 Moore, Allelia      500   424/  2  L4  W5  BYE 2.0
4 Lewis, Ozzie        529   489/  6  W3  D1  L2  1.5
5 Manookin, Adam      400   400/ 30  BYE L3  D1  1.5

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix IV: Quad 1 
# Name   Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Owen Scollon  1617 FHV  6 L4 W3 W2  2.0 
2 Ethan Bosch   1588 SHM 12 W3 W4 L1  2.0 
3 Derek Johnson 1379 HSC 10 L2 L1 W4  1.0 
4 Ethan Kuzin   1293 SHM  9 W1 L2 L3  1.0 

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix IV: Quad 2 
# Name   Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Owen Zhang    1216 FHV  6 W4 W3 D2  2.5 
2 Ross Werner   1268 SHM 10 W3 D4 D1  2.0 
3 Joga Nagra    1080 FAC  7 L2 L1 W4  1.0 
4 James Kozaczuk1096 SHK  6 L1 D2 L3  0.5 

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix IV: Quad 3 
# Name    Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Nathaniel Wilson 878 SHK 6 W2 D4 W3  2.5 
2 Daniel Liu       880 MED 6 L1 W3 W4  2.0 
3 Isaiah Manderson 781 LYC 8 W4 L2 L1  1.0 
4 Mason Melius    1019 FAC 4 L3 D1 L2  0.5 

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix IV: Quad 4 
# Name    Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Benito Celaya    716 SKY 3 W3 W4 L2  2.0 
2 Gabby Manderson  702 LYC 8 W4 L3 W1  2.0 
3 Finn Werner      523 FHV 7 L1 W2 W4  2.0 
4 Benjamin Coslick 691 SKY 4 L2 L1 L3  0.0 

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix IV: Small Swiss 
# Name    Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Isaiah Murphy    unr BVE 5 W5 W2 W3  3.0 
2 Ben Smith        489 BLE 1 W4 L1 W5  2.0 
3 Jared Manookin   400 HSC 2 B- D4 L1  1.5 
4 Reuben Manderson 400 LYC 2 L2 D3 B-  1.5 
5 Adam Manookin    400 HSC 2 L1 B- L2  1.0

 HSC Grand Prix III: Quad 1 
# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Owen Scollon 1548 FHV 6 W4 W3 W2  3.0 
2 Ethan Bosch  1582 SHM12 W3 W4 L1  2.0 
3 Max Trushkov 1447 FER 9 L2 L1 W4  1.0 
4 Iggy Frost   1478 LYX 8 L1 L2 L3  0.0 

 HSC Grand Prix III: Quad 2 
# Name Rtng Team Grd   Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Derek Johnson 1278 HSC 10 W2 W3 W4  3.0
2 Ethan Kuzin   1267 SHM  9 L1 W4 W3  2.0
3 Theo Lewis    1185 FER 10 W4 L1 L2  1.0
4 Ross Werner   1347 SHM 10 L3 L2 L1  0.0

 HSC Grand Prix III: Quad 3 
# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Owen Zhang   1110 FHV 6 W2 W4 W3  3.0 
2 Maddy Reiss  1021 BLH10 L1 W3 W4  2.0 
3 Joga Nagra   1105 FAC 7 W4 L2 L1  1.0 
4 Evan Palmer  1100 KUL 8 L3 L1 L2  0.0 

 HSC Grand Prix III: Quad 4 
# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot 
1 Mason Melius  921 FAC 4 W3 W4 W2  3.0 
2 Kaleb Lewis  1074 WCA 6 W4 W3 L1  2.0 
3 Benito Celaya 703 SKY 3 L1 L2 W4  1.0 
4 Ben Coslick   846 SKY 4 L2 L1 L3  0.0 

 HSC Grand Prix III: Quad 5 
# Name Rtng Team Grd    Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Isaiah Manderson 700 LYC 8 W4 W3 W2  3.0
2 Gabby Manderson  701 LYC 8 W3 W4 L1  2.0
3 Finn Werner      532 FHV 7 L2 L1 W4  1.0
4 Felix Lewis      582 BEC 7 L1 L2 L3  0.0

 HSC Grand Prix III: Small Swiss 
# Name Rtng Team Grd    Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Yugo Bandai     unr. MCE 1 W7 W2 W5  3.0
2 Callum Crompton  453 FAC 3 W3 L1 W4  2.0
3 Ben Smith       unr. BLE 1 L2 W7 W6  2.0
4 Jared Manookin   400 HSC 2 B- D5 L2  1.5
5 Ozzie Lewis     unr. BEC 5 W6 D4 L1  1.5
6 Adam Manookin    430 HSC 2 L5 B- L3  1.0
7 Reuben Manderson 400 LYC 2 L1 L3 B-  1.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix II Section Quad 1
pos last name frst start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Bosch, Ethan     1525  1597/ 75  W2  W4  W3  3.0
2 Frost, Ignatius  1433  1472/ 28  L1  W3  W4  2.0
3 Scollon, Owen    1582  1548/347  W4  L2  L1  1.0
4 Hertz, Denman    1415  1372/132  L3  L1  L2  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix II Section Quad 2
pos last name fir start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Johnson, Derek  1201  1278/164  D2  W3  W4  2.5
2 Werner, Ross    1274  1287/ 61  D1  W4  D3  2.0
3 Kuzin, Ethan    1277  1267/250  W4  L1  D2  1.5
4 Palmer, Evan    1149  1100/103  L3  L2  L1  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix II Section Quad 3
pos last name first start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Nagra, Joga       1015  1105/ 34  W3  W4  D2  2.5
2 Kozaczuk, James   1111  1121/ 89  D4  W3  D1  2.0
3 Lewis, Kaleb      1222  1074/  6  L1  L2  W4  1.0
4 Melius, Mason      941   921/ 23  D2  L1  L3  0.5

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix II Section Quad 4
pos last name first start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Zhang, Owen        934   952/155  W4  W3  D2  2.5
2 Waters, Shawn      928   948/ 26  W3  W4  D1  2.5
3 Manderson, Gabby   850   701/  6  L2  L1  D4  0.5
4 Werner, Finn       528   532/ 18  L1  L2  D3  0.5

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix II Section Small Swiss
pos last name first start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Manderson, Isaiah  527   700/  6  W4  W2  W3  3.0
2 Fine-gucker, Logan 544   551/ 21  W5  L1  W4  2.0
3 Manookin, Adam     415   430/ 24  W6  W5  L1  2.0
4 Manookin, Jared    405   400/ 23  L1  W6  L2  1.0
5 Hall, Ryleigh      400   400/  9  L2  L3  D6  0.5
6 Manderson, Reuben  400   400/  5  L3  L4  D5  0.5



Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Quad 1
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Scollon, Owen          FHVG734D  1587  1582/344  L4  W3  W2  2.0
 2 Bosch, Ethan           SHMMF67U  1517  1525/ 72  W3  W4  L1  2.0
 3 Trushkov, Max          FERJ616A  1468  1447/145  L2  L1  W4  1.0
 4 Werner, Ross           SHMKB91H  1252  1274/ 58  W1  L2  L3  1.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Quad 2
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Macgregor, Matthew     SHMK1137  1168  1202/ 97  W4  L3  W2  2.0
 2 Johnson, Derek         HSCKB948  1166  1201/161  W3  W4  L1  2.0
 3 Nipges, Jaxon          HORI382B  1229  1198/ 80  L2  W1  L4  1.0
 4 Lewis, Theo            FERKK29P  1212  1185/ 50  L1  L2  W3  1.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Quad 3
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Palmer, Evan           KULII90S  1139  1149/100  W4  W3  D2  2.5
 2 Nagra, Joga            FACHI02B   994  1015/ 31  D3  W4  D1  2.0
 3 Zhang, Owen            FHVG995H   919   934/152  D2  L1  W4  1.5
 4 Wilson, Nathaniel      SHKGE45V   852   804/ 29  L1  L2  L3  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Quad 4
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Reiss, Madelyn         BLHKJ21Y   922  1021/ 19  W4  W3  W2  3.0
 2 Waters, Shawn          BLHJK63D   911   928/ 23  W3  W4  L1  2.0
 3 Melius, Mason          FACEF58R   995   941/ 20  L2  L1  W4  1.0
 4 Manderson, Isaiah      LYCIJ15C   800   527/  3  L1  L2  L3  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Quad 5
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Celaya, Benito         SKYD505E   658   703/ 22  W2  W3  B   3.0
 2 Lewis, Felix           BECHE37Q   700   582/  2  L1  B   W3  2.0
 3 Crompton, Callum       FACDE89B   533   453/  7  B   L1  L2  1.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Quad 6
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Lewis, Kaleb           WCAGF41Z   600  1222/  3  W3  W2  W4  3.0
 2 Manderson, Gabby       LYCIJ73H   800   850/  3  W4  L1  W3  2.0
 3 Werner, Finn           FHVHJ98B   508   528/ 15  L1  W4  L2  1.0
 4 Dalrymple, Matteo      HSCFE98G   619   505/  7  L2  L3  L1  0.0

Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix I   Small Swiss
pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
 1 Coslick, Benjamin      SKYEE03M   400   846/  3  W5  W2  W3  3.0
 2 Manookin, Adam         HSCCF67L   400   415/ 21  W4  L1  W5  2.0
 3 Manookin, Jared        HSCCD11V   400   405/ 20  BYE W4  L1  2.0
 4 Hall, Ryleigh          FACD278B   400   400/  6  L2  L3  BYE 1.0
 5 Manderson, Reuben      LYCC321E   400   400/  2  L1  BYE L2  1.0

2022 Grand Prix Chess Tournamentsand Endgame Contest

2022 Grand Prix Chess Tournaments
and Endgame Contest