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2000 Pressman All-America Chess Team

Two Nevada Chess Players Earn Spots

Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 16, rating 2323) of Reno and Patrick Hummel (age 15, rating 2455) of Las Vegas on qualifying for the 2000 Pressman All-America Chess Team sponsored by the Pressman Toy Corporation of New York, NY.

The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows:


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2000
Contact: Sharon Brunetti                                                                                                                                                   (845) 562-8350
Press Release #7 of 2000

2000 PRESSMAN ALL-AMERICA CHESS TEAM

The U.S. Chess Federation has announced the names of the junior players who have qualified for the 2000 Pressman All-America Chess Team. The 27 players on this year's team have met age and rating criteria that place them in the top one percent of more than 43,000 of their fellow scholastic members.

The Pressman Toy Corp., of New York, N.Y, sponsors the Pressman All-America Chess Team each year. This year marks the eighth consecutive year of corporate sponsorship for the annual team contest. Each team member will receive an official 2000 Pressman All-America Chess Team jacket, plus a special Certificate of Achievement.

Age 18 Minimum rating 2400
        Marcel Martinez       2433    Hialeah, Florida
Age 17 Minimum rating 2300
        Andrei Zaremba        2426    Dearborn Heights, Michigan
        Sean Nagle            2341    Plymouth, Minnesota
        Stanislav Ritvin      2331    Newtown, Pennsylvania
Age 16 Minimum rating 2250
        Philip Wang           2323    Reno, Nevada
        David C. John         2275    Houston, Texas
        Noah Siegel           2257    New York, New York
Age 15 Minimum rating 2200
        Patrick Hummel        2455    Las Vegas, Nevada
        Jordy Mont-Reynaud    2376    Palo Alto, California
        Vinay Bhat            2368    San Jose, California
Age 14 Minimum rating 2150
        Dmitry Schneider      2460    Hastings on Hudson, New York
        Daniel Fernandez      2290    Coconut Creek, Florida
        Matthew Traldi        2288    Easton, Pennsylvania
        Matthew Hoekstra      2247    Charlotte, North Carolina
        A.J. Steigman         2197    Coral Springs, Florida
        Samson Benen          2182    New York, New York
Age 13 Minimum rating 2100
        Aaron Pixton          2138    Vestal, New York
        Asuka Nakamura        2131    White Plains, New York
        Daniel Rensch         2127    Payson, Arizona
Age 12 Minimum rating 2000
        Joshua Friedel        2128    Goffstown, New Hampshire
        Ruixin Yang           2016    Tallahassee, Florida
Age 11 Minimum rating 1875
        Hikaru Nakamura       2289    White Plains, New York
Age 10 Minimum rating 1750
        Noah Pang             1811    Cambridge, Massachusetts
        Max Enkin             1791    Peabody, Massachusetts
        Laura Ross            1764    Forest Hills, New York
Age 9 Minimum rating 1650
        Noah Belcher          1877    Bloomingburg, New York
        Teddy Coleman         1667    Scarsdale, New York

For more information about this and other chess events, contact Administrative Assistant, Sharon Brunetti, U.S. Chess Federation, 3054 NYS Route 9W, New Windsor, NY 12553; Phone: (845) 562-8350; FAX: (914) 561-2437; World Wide Web: http://www.uschess.org.

Press release copyright 2000 by the U.S. Chess Federation.