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International Chess Jam 2001
Youth Chess Playday and Tournaments
Saturday, February 10, 2001
The 4th International Chess Jam 2001 took place Saturday, February 10 at Ferndale High School. 102 students from Canada to Seattle competed. (27 in the High School section, 75 in the Junior section.) In all, 324 tournament games of chess were played and will be rated by the Washington High School Chess Association.
Ethan Neff of Lynden is the Chess Jam 2001 grand champion; Jason Lee of Seaquam Secondary School, Vancouver B.C., is the new Chess Jam 2001 Junior champion.
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CHESS JAM 2001
HIGH SCHOOL SECTION CHAMPIONS
1st: Ethan Neff, Lynden (Abeka Home School), 12th grade, 4.5 wins
2nd: Joshua Sinanan, Edmonds-Woodway H.S., 10th grade, 4.0 wins
3rd: Ben Weaver, Sedro-Woolley H.S., 11th grade, 4.0 wins
4th: Jon Hough, Sedro-Woolley H.S., 11th grade, 4.0 wins
5th: Matt Hammons, Lynden H.S., 10th grade, 3.5 wins
6th: Ry Entrikin, Lynden H.S., 10th grade, 3.5 wins
7th: Brandon McMillan, Lynden H.S., 10th grade, 3.5 wins
JUNIOR SECTION CHAMPIONS:
1st: Jason Lee, Seaquam Secondary School, Vancouver B.C., 8th grade, 7.0 wins.
2nd: Alex Kurtis, Lynden M.S., 7th grade, 6.0 wins.
3rd: Peter June, Fairhaven M.S. (Bellingham), 7th grade, 6.0 wins.
4th: Thomas Witecki, Fisher Elementary (Lynden), 2nd grade, 6.0 wins.
5th: Sterling Dietz, Saint Paul's Episcopal (Bellingham), 4th grade, 5.5 wins.
6th: Matt Nieman, Odle M.S. (Bellevue), 7th grade, 5.0 wins.
7th: David Emerick, Blaine M.S., 6th grade, 5.0 wins.
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MEDALISTS BY GRADE (Gold, Silver, Bronze)
(Grade): (Gold Medalist), (Silver Medalist), (Bronze Medalist)
12th: Asher Paisley (Ferndale H.S.), James Kok (Lynden Christian)
11th: Bryan Dudas (Lynden H.S.), Jayson Dudas (Sehome H.S.)
10th: Oleg Solodyankin (Meridian H.S.), Ricardo Garza (Ferndale H.S.),
Jeff Harris (Lynden H.S.)
9th: Aaron Fisher (Sehome H.S.), Ben Stephens (Garfield H.S., Seattle),
Daniel Lee (Garfield H.S.)
8th: Gert Vyaersi (Vista M.S., Ferndale), Ryan Jeseritz (Fairhaven M.S.,
Bellingham), Luis Barniol,
Kulshan M.S. (Bellingham)
7th: Matt Kurtis, Lynden M.S., Ian Everyhope, Fairhaven M.S. (Bellingham),
Matt Corcoran,
Fairhaven M.S. (Bellingham)
6th: Lane Van Weerdhuizen, Lynden M.S., Caleb Gerbrandt, Lynden (Home School),
Bryan Tso (Fairhaven M.S.)
5th (and below): Michael Bonnington, Edison Elem. (3rd grade), Stephen Keele,
Birchwood Elem.
(Bellingham; 5th grade), Derek Binder, Happy Valley Elem.
(Bellingham; 3rd grade)
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HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONS:
1st: Lynden H.S., 11.5 wins
2nd: Sedro-Woolley H.S., 10.0 wins
3rd: Ferndale H.S., 8.0 wins
MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONS:
1st (tie): Fairhaven M.S. (Bellingham), 20.0 wins
1st (tie): Lynden M.S., 20.0 wins
3rd (tie): Vista M.S. (Ferndale), 15.0 wins
3rd (tie): Cascade M.S. (Sedro-Woolley), 15.0 wins
JUNIOR SECTION SPECIAL AWARDS:
Top Upset Award: Cory Ahlers (scored a 447 point upset)
Top Below 700: Dave Emerick, Blaine M.S.
Top Unrated: Drew Bailey, Fairhaven M.S.
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CHESS JAM 2001
FEBRUARY 10, 2001
HIGH SCHOOL
pos last name, first id numb start end rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 TOTAL
1 NEFF, ETHAN LYEM2692 1652 1657/248 W10 W12 W3 W5 D2 4.5
2 SINANAN, JOSHUA EDWK8425 1141 1194/24 W21 D17 W14 W6 D1 4.0
3 WEAVER, BEN SEDL7395 1189 1232/120 W16 W11 L1 W15 W8 4.0
4 HOUGH, JON SEDL1050 871 961 /48 D6 D13 W10 W11 W14 4.0
5 HAMMONS, MATT LYEK7800 1215 1230/96 W15 W9 W8 L1 D7 3.5
6 ENTRIKIN, RY LYEK7359 1125 1127/101 D4 W18 W17 L2 W13 3.5
7 MCMILLAN, BRANDON LYEK7801 1004 1039/81 W23 L8 W16 W9 D5 3.5
8 PAISLEY, ASHER FERM7369 1200 1191/65 W19 W7 L5 W13 L3 3.0
9 SOLODYANKIN, OLEG MRDK7300 1107 1098/41 W22 L5 W19 L7 W15 3.0
10 FISHER, AARON SHMJ9085 957 963 /36 L1 W25 L4 W22 W20 3.0
11 KOK, JAMES LYCM7519 1046 1036/27 W25 L3 W21 L4 W19 3.0
12 GARZA, RICARDO FERK7231 1073 1071/95 W26 L1 L13 W18 W16 3.0
13 DUDAS, BRYAN LYEL7822 980 988 /58 W20 D4 W12 L8 L6 2.5
14 HARRIS, JEFF LYEK6339 1063 1033/72 D18 W24 L2 W17 L4 2.5
15 STEPHENS, BEN GARJ3674 929 924 /49 L5 W22 W23 L3 L9 2.0
16 LEE, DANIEL GARJ2884 900 872 /10 L3 W20 L7 W23 L12 2.0
17 GOMDYSEY, MAKSIM FERK2897 1081 1042/115 W27 D2 L6 L14 D18 2.0
18 WEAVER, DAVE SEDJ7304 747 777 /44 D14 L6 W24 L12 D17 2.0
19 ZUPKE, BEN LYEK2571 927 887 /9 L8 W26 L9 W27 L11 2.0
20 REIMERS, MARK HSCK3061 1000 829 /5 L13 L16 W26 W21 L10 2.0
21 BLAKESLEE, MATTHEW SEDJ1058 886 864 /46 L2 W27 L11 L20 W25 2.0
22 HODGSON, RICKY SHMJ1060 833 820 /28 L9 L15 W25 L10 W27 2.0
23 SKACHKOV, ALEX FERJ2580 511 561 /14 L7 BYE L15 L16 W26 2.0
24 STALNAKER, TERRISA FERJ1301 560 502 /12 HPB L14 L18 L26 BYE 1.5
25 LAUNDRY, DAVID FERJ9480 697 662 /33 L11 L10 L22 BYE L21 1.0
26 DUDAS, JAYSON SHML2578 824 659 /11 L12 L19 L20 W24 L23 1.0
27 CUNNINGHAM, KENNETH BLNJ8993 540 523 /26 L17 L21 BYE L19 L22 1.0
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CHESS JAM 2001
FEBRUARY 10, 2001
JUNIOR DIVISION
pos last name, first id numb start end rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 rd6 rd7 TOTAL
1 LEE, JASON BCXI5975 1865 1880/37 W22 W19 W62 W3 W8 W6 W5 7.0
2 KURTIS, ALEX LYEH7336 894 963 /82 W31 W43 W10 L6 W21 W23 W18 6.0
3 JUNE, PETER FHVH9213 973 1048/51 W74 W26 W7 L1 W41 W19 W6 6.0
4 WITECKI, THOMAS FSHC8805 1160 1182/61 W63 W64 W45 W11 L6 W7 W9 6.0
5 DIETZ, STERLING SAIE1695 1094 1149/35 D12 W60 W42 W38 W15 W8 L1 5.5
6 NIEMAN, MATT OMSH7324 1184 1200/50 W16 W25 W13 W2 W4 L1 L3 5.0
7 EMERICK, DAVID BLEG9211 642 790 /31 W17 W48 L3 W24 W13 L4 W33 5.0
8 VAN WEERDHUIZEN, LANE LYEG3644 1178 1188/136 W59 W51 W41 W9 L1 L5 W19 5.0
9 VYAERSI, GERT VSTI9738 935 999 /20 W70 W30 W29 L8 W25 W11 L4 5.0
10 BONNINGTON, MICHAEL EDID2512 1080 1025/12 W35 W56 L2 W26 L19 W22 W25 5.0
11 KURTIS, MATT LYEH7331 875 929 /82 W46 W67 W20 L4 W42 L9 W24 5.0
12 GERBRANDT, CALEB WHCG1674 706 1107/12 D5 L38 W53 W39 W20 W37 D15 5.0
13 JESERITZ, RYAN FHVI9736 914 913 /35 W50 W58 L6 W28 L7 W42 W23 5.0
14 BARNIOL, LUIS KULI7224 691 814 /37 L20 W71 L44 W32 W62 W27 W34 5.0
15 KEELE, STEPHEN BIRF9727 1288 1147/12 W21 L41 W57 W22 L5 W30 D12 4.5
16 EVERYHOPE, IAN FHVH9087 724 822 /26 L6 W65 W27 L37 W47 D17 W38 4.5
17 BINDER, DEREK HPVD8526 967 919 /62 L7 L23 W65 W49 W59 D16 W28 4.5
18 TSO, BRYAN FHVG1683 771 891 /21 W71 L20 W67 W62 D37 W38 L2 4.5
19 MARKS, ALEXANDER KULG1676 871 893 /135 W53 L1 W58 W31 W10 L3 L8 4.0
20 CHOW, THOMAS BCXC8238 1064 1012/26 W14 W18 L11 L21 L12 W39 W37 4.0
21 CORCORAN, MATT FHVH9232 755 840 /35 L15 W47 W36 W20 L2 L34 W43 4.0
22 FORNER, RICK LYEI2994 855 884 /38 L1 W69 W32 L15 W43 L10 W46 4.0
23 CONFORTI, JARED ALLI9723 542 796 /20 L62 W17 W56 W45 W44 L2 L13 4.0
24 FRANCY, EDDY CACI2622 895 794 /17 W33 L29 W63 L7 W58 W31 L11 4.0
25 DEIGHTON, ALVIN LUUH2502 851 907 /16 W65 L6 W49 W43 L9 W46 L10 4.0
26 BAUMGARDNER, DOUB CACI2915 765 868 /9 W32 L3 W52 L10 L46 W68 W47 4.0
27 MCHENRY, MASON SILF1701 940 809 /17 L28 W61 L16 W55 W35 L14 W42 4.0
28 BROWN, JARED CACI2623 573 817 /17 W27 L45 W64 L13 W48 W44 L17 4.0
29 MCMILLAN, DYLAN LYEI1080 479 612 /24 W66 W24 L9 L41 L30 W45 W44 4.0
30 FINE, ELI FHVH2996 783 775 /9 W52 L9 L43 W68 W29 L15 W53 4.0
31 LANGBERG, ORION WWDF8960 502 629 /25 L2 W54 W73 L19 W64 L24 W41 4.0
32 BAILEY, DREW FHVH3045 800 727 /7 L26 W50 L22 L14 W55 W63 W49 4.0
33 TAGLIARENI, MIKE LYEI1687 511 630 /23 L24 W66 W51 L44 W45 W41 L7 4.0
34 KOOIMAN, DARRYL WHCE1697 1040 820 /12 L58 L57 W69 W50 W63 W21 L14 4.0
35 SHIELDS, DAVID WHMH1673 700 839 /12 L10 W68 L37 W72 L27 W62 W52 4.0
36 GREEN, JOSH ALLI9717 988 802 /16 L49 W70 L21 L58 W40 W57 W50 4.0
37 YOUNG, TAYLOR EDIE9219 903 854 /43 L42 W55 W35 W16 D18 L12 L20 3.5
38 KIRCHER, JAMES VSTH1070 933 818 /9 HPB W12 W39 L5 W57 L18 L16 3.5
39 LAGGART, MATTHEW ALCF2515 943 849 /12 D57 W40 L38 L12 W60 L20 W62 3.5
40 SKACHKOV, JULIA VSTH3046 800 840 /6 HPB L39 W60 L57 L36 W73 W66 3.5
41 AHLERS, CORY BCXI9091 841 815 /40 W47 W15 L8 W29 L3 L33 L31 3.0
42 NICHOLSON, JOSH VSTH1072 558 736 /19 W37 W44 L5 W48 L11 L13 L27 3.0
43 VESTEY, BRYAN CACI3047 800 772 /7 W54 L2 W30 L25 L22 W64 L21 3.0
44 SAKUMA, NOEL EDIE9226 878 780 /40 W55 L42 W14 W33 L23 L28 L29 3.0
45 BUTTERFIELD, GABRIEL SMHF2548 890 586 /10 W69 W28 L4 L23 L33 L29 W63 3.0
46 BARTON, NATHAN SAIF3048 800 777 /7 L11 L73 W66 W51 W26 L25 L22 3.0
47 TJOELKER, ANDREW WHCF3050 800 735 /7 L41 L21 W54 W73 L16 W51 L26 3.0
48 HELTON, KYLE ALLI9716 895 626 /16 W61 L7 W59 L42 L28 L49 W57 3.0
49 SCHWENCKE, ZEKE KULH2997 669 798 /9 W36 L62 L25 L17 W72 W48 L32 3.0
50 BENNE, JONATHAN VSTI9224 561 597 /22 L13 L32 W71 L34 W75 W66 L36 3.0
51 GOE, JESSE EDIF1260 808 714 /18 W72 L8 L33 L46 W67 L47 W65 3.0
52 BUSHEY, SARA WHCE3051 800 636 /7 L30 W74 L26 L63 W69 W59 L35 3.0
53 BUSH, GEOFFERY LYEH2628 417 548 /11 L19 BYE L12 L64 W70 W58 L30 3.0
54 GROTENHUIS, JONATHAN WHCE1708 853 559 /11 L43 L31 L47 L65 W61 W60 W68 3.0
55 KLEWIADA, ERIC GENF9745 441 519 /20 L44 L37 BYE L27 L32 W72 W64 3.0
56 VAN WEERDHUIZEN, KELL ISOD8923 806 782 /29 W75 L10 L23 HPB HPB U W69 3.0
57 BRENDON, ALEX LYEI1062 620 685 /27 D39 W34 L15 W40 L38 L36 L48 2.5
58 MCCLEMENT, ALEXANDER WHMG1678 687 697 /26 W34 L13 L19 W36 L24 L53 D59 2.5
59 MARTIN, GABE EDID2523 721 634 /12 L8 W72 L48 W67 L17 L52 D58 2.5
60 SKACHKOV, EDUARD MTNG3052 800 708 /6 HPB L5 L40 W70 L39 L54 W71 2.5
61 CHOMKA, ERIC EDIE9540 505 537 /17 L48 L27 D70 L66 L54 W71 W72 2.5
62 DEMATTOS, CHRIS VSTI1069 922 686 /14 W23 W49 L1 L18 L14 L35 L39 2.0
63 MARTIN, NICK EDIG9233 710 658 /19 L4 W75 L24 W52 L34 L32 L45 2.0
64 CRANE, EVAN MTNF9747 811 625 /18 W68 L4 L28 W53 L31 L43 L55 2.0
65 BRITTON, CODY SLVE3053 800 670 /7 L25 L16 L17 W54 L66 W67 L51 2.0
66 BARMORE, BRYER MTNE9749 887 658 /18 L29 L33 L46 W61 W65 L50 L40 2.0
67 BUSHEY, JENNA WHCH3054 800 607 /7 W73 L11 L18 L59 L51 L65 W74 2.0
68 SUMMERS, TAYLOR EDID3056 800 598 /7 L64 L35 W74 L30 W73 L26 L54 2.0
69 SKINNELL, WILLIAM EDIE2553 499 500 /12 L45 L22 L34 W71 L52 W75 L56 2.0
70 DYKSTRA, NATHANIEL WHCD1761 560 403 /12 L9 L36 D61 L60 L53 L74 W75 1.5
71 REIMERS, REBEKAH WHCI3058 800 400 /7 L18 L14 L50 L69 W74 L61 L60 1.0
72 DOESBURG, ELSBETH WHCF3059 800 400 /7 L51 L59 W75 L35 L49 L55 L61 1.0
73 DYKSTRA, JORDAN WHCC1640 800 519 /11 L67 W46 L31 L47 L68 L40 U 1.0
74 KOENIG, MATT ALLG2541 674 400 /12 L3 L52 L68 L75 L71 W70 L67 1.0
75 FAIRFIELD, CATHERINE SAID3060 800 400 /7 L56 L63 L72 W74 L50 L69 L70 1.0
Presenting the fourth annual....
International Chess Jam 2001
Youth Chess Playday and Tournaments
Saturday, February 10, 2001
Site: Ferndale High School, cafeteria. (Ferndale is five minutes north of Bellingham.)
Format:
---Grades 9-12: 5 Round Swiss, Game/45 (each player gets 45 min.)
---Grades 5-8: 7-Round Swiss, Game/30 (each player gets 30 min.)
Computer paired. WSRS rated, no membership required.
Players of all abilities welcome!Schedule: 1925 silent film "Chess Fever" (featuring Capablanca) shown during check-in. Pre-registered entries check-in 8:30-9:00am, on-site entries must enter before 8:45am. Players meet 9:20, 1st Round 9:30 or sooner. Awards ceremony 5:30pm.
Awards: Trophies for overall, medals by grade, team awards TBA.
Miscellaneous: --Players below 5th grade may enter the Jr. section if they don't mind tough competition. --Bring $14 extra for a custom Chess Jam 2000 T-shirt.
Registration: Entry fee $6 if ~fee received~ by Feb. 8, $10 thereafter. Send entries to Ferndale High School Chess Club, Attn: Mr. Peters, Box 428, Ferndale WA 98248. Make checks to Ferndale High School. Include full name, school, grade, Email address.
Exception for Canadian players: If email with complete information is received by Feb. 8, $6 rate applies and may be paid the morning of the tourney. Please supply all ratings, thanks.Bring: Boards, sets, pen/cils. Clock, if you have one.
Director: Randy Kaech, 360-384-2792.
Last Year's Results:
- - - Ethan Neff, High School Champion.
- - - Lane Van Weerdhuizen, Junior Champion.Directions: Take I-5 Exit 262. Go west about 1 mile to downtown Ferndale. Turn right on 3rd, then next left onto Vista. In 1/4 mile when right lane forms, take it. At stop sign you'll see FHS ahead, to your right. (5380 Golden Eagle Dr.)
Send comments/questions/suggestions for this site to Randy Kaech
Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess
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