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2000 H.S. State Team Championships
Lynden placed 4th and Ferndale 5th at the 2000 Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, held February 25 and 26 at Issaquah High School.
The tournament, which concludes the scholastic chess season, brought together 44 of the best high school chess teams from around the state, each of whom qualified for State by posting winning records in their respective leagues.
Lynden was in 6th place entering the final round of the two-day tournament. Facing the defending State champions Puyallup, they pulled off a convincing match victory with three wins, one draw, and one loss. A crucial victory came from Lynden's fifth board, James Rienstra, who upset his higher-ranked opponent by producing a surprise checkmate move from an inferior position to win the game. Lynden finished 4th in State with 17 wins.
In the Northwest League, Lynden had finished first, Ferndale second, and Mount Vernon third. Two Northwest League teams, Mount Vernon and Ferndale, were tied for 9th entering the fifth and final round of State. Ferndale, recovering from a disastrous first day of competition, lost only 2 of their final 15 games and by defeating Mount Vernon 4-1 claimed the 5th place trophy with 16.5 wins.
Lakeside of Seattle placed first with 20.5 wins, Garfield second with 19.0, and Lincoln of Tacoma third with 18.0 wins.
Other Northwest League teams at Chess State include Mount Vernon, who finished with 13.5 wins, Mount Baker, 10.5, Blaine 9.5, Sedro-Woolley 8.5, and Meridian 7.0 wins.
Of the seven players named to the State All-Star Team after the event, two hailed from the Northwest League. Ferndale's Derek Schwede received the Board One All-Star medal by being the only top board to achieve a perfect score of five wins. And Lynden's Karl Keller was named Board Three All-Star by going undefeated, giving up only a draw in five rounds.
In the State Junior Varsity tournament running concurrently, Matt Hammons of Lynden placed 5th overall, and Dan Bartle of Ferndale received the Upset Prize by defeating a player ranked over 800 points higher than himself.
___________________________________________________________ 2000 Washington State High School Chess Team Championships FINAL STANDINGS (Top Ten): (School) (Wins) (League) 1. Lakeside 20.5 Metro 2. Garfield 19.0 Metro 3. Lincoln 18.0 TapCo 4. Lynden 17.0 Northwest 5. Ferndale 16.5 Northwest 6. Lakeside B 16.0 Metro 7. Issaquah 16.0 WesCo 8. Puyallup 16.0 TapCo 9. Snohomish 16.0 WesCo 10.Seattle Prep 14.5 Metro __________________________________________________________ MATCH RESULTS, INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Northwest League Teams): LYNDEN 17.0 - 4TH 3.5 - 1.5 vs O'Dea 2.0 - 3.0 vs Lakeside (Metro League Champions, new State Champions) 4.0 - 1.0 vs Franklin-Pierce 4.0 - 1.0 vs Overlake 3.5 - 1.5 vs Puyallup (Defending State Champions) Board 1: Ethan Neff 4.5 Board 2: Bert Rutgers 2.5 Board 3: Karl Keller 4.5 (All-Star Performance) Board 4: Tristan Anderson 4.0 Board 5: James Rienstra 1.5 Coaches: Bruce Woodcock, Warren Pugh FERNDALE 16.5 - 5TH 1.0 - 4.0 vs Stanwood 2.5 - 2.5 vs O'Dea 4.0 - 1.0 vs Rogers 5.0 - 0.0 vs Lakewood 4.0 - 1.0 vs Mount Vernon Board 1: Derek Schwede 5.0 (All-Star Performance) Board 2: Kyle Wahlgren 3.5 Board 3: Asher Paisley 3.0 Board 4: Jared Schwede 2.0 Board 5: Maksim Gomdysey 3.0 Coaches: Dave Peters, Randy Kaech MOUNT VERNON 13.5 4.0 - 1.0 vs Olympia 2.0 - 3.0 vs Puyallup (Defending State Champions) 2.0 - 3.0 vs Stanwood 4.5 - 0.5 vs Garfield B 1.0 - 4.0 vs Ferndale Board 1: Zac Holyoke 2.0 Board 2: Brian Hemmat 1.5 Board 3: Tim Leibrandt 3.0 Board 4: Andrew Ohlsen 4.0 Board 5: Nathaniel Brown 3.0 Coach: Paul Everyhope MOUNT BAKER 10.5 0.5 - 4.5 vs Cleveland 3.0 - 2.0 vs Blaine 0.0 - 5.0 vs Yelm 3.0 - 2.0 vs Meridian 4.0 - 1.0 vs Enumclaw Board 1: Chad Hamm 3.0 Board 2: Mike DeHart 0.0 Board 3: Mark Hamilton 2.0 Board 4: Brian Williams 3.0 Board 5: Ian Antons 2.5 Coach: David Lewis BLAINE 9.5 0.5 - 4.5 vs Snohomish 2.0 - 3.0 vs Mount Baker 1.0 - 4.0 vs Mt. Si 2.0 - 3.0 vs Enumclaw 4.0 - 1.0 vs Meridian Board 1: Dustin Massey 1.0 Board 2: Jonathan Shipley 2.0 Board 3: Josh Dolan 1.0 Board 4: Lawrence Waters 1.0 Board 5: Brian Chang 4.5 Coaches: Don Sayegh, Justin DeMeyer SEDRO-WOOLLEY 8.5 0.0 - 5.0 vs Cascade 1.0 - 4.0 vs Decatur 4.0 - 1.0 vs Enumclaw 2.0 - 3.0 vs Auburn-Riverside 1.5 - 3.5 vs Mercer Island Board 1: Ben Weaver 2.0 Board 2: Jason Moyer 1.5 Board 3: Marshall Smith 2.0 Board 4: Troy Griffin 1.0 Board 5: Sean Haahr 2.0 Coach: Randy Walther MERIDIAN 7.0 0.0 - 5.0 vs Lakeside B 1.0 - 4.0 vs Foster 3.0 - 2.0 vs Olympia 2.0 - 3.0 vs Mount Baker 1.0 - 4.0 vs Blaine Board 1: Oleg Solodyankin 0.0 Board 2: Nathaniel Myers 3.0 Board 3: Aaron Wright 2.0 Board 4: Rodney Till 1.0 Board 5: Ben Covert 1.0 Coach: David Shick
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