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K-3 Results

 USCF ID PAIR       NAME        ST   1     2     3     4     5     6   TOTAL
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12931319    1 BALDYGA, MICHAEL  NV W--20 W--23 W---8 W---6 W---2 W---3  6.0
13240142    2 KOLOSKY, C J      NV W--35 W--10 W---4 W---7 L---1 W---8  5.0
13516145    3 SANATINIA, ARMAN  NV W--27 W--13 W---9 W--32 W---7 L---1  5.0
13525086    4 ADRANGI, KAYVAAN  NV W--54 W--15 L---2 W--11 W--12 W---6  5.0
13072274    5 MARTINEZ, LUKE X  NV W--43 D--48 D--18 D--31 W--20 W---9  4.5
12933076    6 AGRAWAL, ALEX     NV W--28 W--18 W--17 L---1 W--23 L---4  4.0
13478741    7 MASON, SAMUEL REE NV W--50 W--11 W--12 L---2 L---3 W--17  4.0
13112768    8 HANSEN, AMANDA    NV W--38 W--40 L---1 W--10 W--15 L---2  4.0
13615024    9 LEE, GRAHAM       NV W--45 W--25 L---3 W--14 W--32 L---5  4.0
13242965   10 SAN MARTIN, GABRI NV W--41 L---2 W--53 L---8 W--27 W--30  4.0
13117744   11 HOOD, JIMMY       NV W--39 L---7 W--28 L---4 W--38 W--31  4.0
13397393   12 HANSEN, TUCKER    NV W--46 W--21 L---7 W--34 L---4 W--32  4.0
13335663   13 TEGTMEYER, DAVID  NV W--31 L---3 L--38 W--28 W--44 W--33  4.0
13072280   14 MARTINEZ, ALEXIA  NV W--33 L--16 W--42 L---9 W--29 W--22  4.0
13514216   15 HIEW, JASON       NV W--56 L---4 W--43 W--16 L---8 W--23  4.0
13080446   16 HIRALES, CHRISTIA NV W--37 W--14 L--32 L--15 W--26 D--18  3.5
13242938   17 BALDYGA, ALEXANDE NV W--53 W--30 L---6 D--20 W--19 L---7  3.5
13514311   18 ALEXANDER, JOSH   NV W--47 L---6 D---5 D--30 W--49 D--16  3.5
13514201   19 WILKINS, AUSTIN   NV L--30 W--29 D--44 W--48 L--17 W--37  3.5
13400836   20 GIALKETSIS, GEORG NV L---1 W--55 W--25 D--17 L---5 W--36  3.5
13396170   21 FAGAN, DON        NV W--44 L--12 W--48 W--38 U---0 U---0  3.0
12979323   22 HAN, AMANDA       NV W--42 L--32 L--26 W--52 W--25 L--14  3.0
12932386   23 HIGA, JANE T      NV W--51 L---1 W--35 W--26 L---6 L--15  3.0
13513496   24 CARNATE, NATALIE  NV D--29 L--34 L--33 W--51 D--42 W--44  3.0
13317871   25 MARTINEZ, JUSTIN  NV W--52 L---9 L--20 W--46 L--22 W--42  3.0
13400878   26 GARCIA, MATTHEW   NV L--48 W--49 W--22 L--23 L--16 W--43  3.0
13400925   27 GUAN, RAYMOND     NV L---3 W--56 L--34 W--43 L--10 W--49  3.0
13349333   28 BROWN, REMINGTON  NV L---6 W--47 L--11 L--13 W--55 W--50  3.0
13632205   29 BINFIELD, ROBERT  NV D--24 L--19 W--50 D--33 L--14 W--40  3.0
13677366   30 BORGEL, HANNAH MI NV W--19 L--17 W--40 D--18 D--31 L--10  3.0
13630743   31 DASELER, ROBERT   NV L--13 W--37 W--36 D---5 D--30 L--11  3.0
13630440   32 ESTIMOS, KENNETH  NV W--34 W--22 W--16 L---3 L---9 L--12  3.0
13630764   33 FIORENTINO, GAGE  NV L--14 D--50 W--24 D--29 W--34 L--13  3.0
13107376   34 DE LA CALZADA, YA NV L--32 W--24 W--27 L--12 L--33 D--38  2.5
13400946   35 KWOK, ANDREW      NV L---2 W--54 L--23 L--37 D--39 W--55  2.5
13513020   36 TEGTMEYER, SARA   NV L--40 W--46 L--31 D--42 W--48 L--20  2.5
13358295   37 SILVA, ANGELA     NV L--16 L--31 W--55 W--35 D--40 L--19  2.5
13400910   38 SELLINGER, JAKE   NV L---8 W--51 W--13 L--21 L--11 D--34  2.5
13632191   39 WIECZOREK, EMERSO NV L--11 L--42 D--54 D--50 D--35 W--52  2.5
13514243   40 HORNS, NOAH       NV W--36 L---8 L--30 D--44 D--37 L--29  2.0
13514237   41 GATLIN, VICTORIA  NV L--10 L--44 L--49 D--56 W--51 D--48  2.0
13514291   42 MANCUSO, ZIA      NV L--22 W--39 L--14 D--36 D--24 L--25  2.0
12975430   43 PATEL, KUVAAL     NV L---5 W--52 L--15 L--27 W--53 L--26  2.0
13516103   44 PATEL, SAHIL      NV L--21 W--41 D--19 D--40 L--13 L--24  2.0
13130854   45 WU, HERMAN        NV L---9 L--53 D--51 D--54 D--52 D--46  2.0
13514285   46 BREEDING, EDDIE W NV L--12 L--36 W--47 L--25 D--50 D--45  2.0
13513475   47 HIRALES, YOVAN    NV L--18 L--28 L--46 L--55 B---0 B---0  2.0
13683856   48 PAN, LUCAS        NV W--26 D---5 L--21 L--19 L--36 D--41  2.0
13677021   49 THUMMALA, TARUN   NV U---0 L--26 W--41 W--53 L--18 L--27  2.0
13415171   50 CRUDEN, CAMERON   NV L---7 D--33 L--29 D--39 D--46 L--28  1.5
13683820   51 SARNO, ELLIOT     NV L--23 L--38 D--45 L--24 L--41 W--53  1.5
13683835   52 VAYNER, ALEXANDER NV L--25 L--43 W--56 L--22 D--45 L--39  1.5
13514305   53 KAMBOJ, SANA      NV L--17 W--45 L--10 L--49 L--43 L--51  1.0
13525071   54 YEAGER, JOHN, IV  NV L---4 L--35 D--39 D--45 U---0 U---0  1.0
13654755   55 SHAH, SIMRAN      NV U---0 L--20 L--37 W--47 L--28 L--35  1.0
13683841   56 SORENSON, MADELEI NV L--15 L--27 L--52 D--41 U---0 U---0  0.5

K-5 Results

 USCF ID PAIR       NAME        ST   1     2     3     4     5     6   TOTAL
-------- ---- ----------------- -- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
12931319    1 BALDYGA, MICHAEL  NV W--38 W--18 W--10 D---2 W---9 W---3  5.5
13072226    2 MARTINEZ, MATTHEW NV W--39 W--23 W--16 D---1 W---8 W--11  5.5
12898026    3 HIGA, JOSHUA ZEN  NV W--28 W--12 W--22 W---5 W---7 L---1  5.0
13478741    4 MASON, SAMUEL REE NV W--43 L---5 W--39 W--27 W--22 W--13  5.0
13654740    5 SEID, RAYMOND     NV W--25 W---4 W--21 L---3 W--16 W---7  5.0
12975095    6 ARTEAGA, REBECCA  NV L--29 W--34 W--27 D--17 W--24 W--21  4.5
13072295    7 MARTINEZ, ISAAC C NV W--35 W--17 W--33 W---9 L---3 L---5  4.0
13240142    8 KOLOSKY, C J      NV W--52 L--13 W--37 W--18 L---2 W--25  4.0
13397413    9 MUNOZ, RYAN       NV W--15 W--45 W--13 L---7 L---1 W--17  4.0
13131025   10 BANERJI, NEIL     NV W--40 W--26 L---1 W--19 L--13 W--24  4.0
13358280   11 PRESSLER, CHET    NV W--31 L--27 W--28 W--29 W--12 L---2  4.0
12911734   12 LEE, SYDNEY       NV W--49 L---3 W--35 W--46 L--11 W--29  4.0
12929846   13 SAMSON, ERIC G    NV W--44 W---8 L---9 W--33 W--10 L---4  4.0
12967781   14 MURRY, CHARLES (" NV W--48 L--33 W--45 L--16 W--31 W--22  4.0
13245683   15 SHER, MAX         NV L---9 W--51 L--18 W--44 W--27 W--23  4.0
12852390   16 KANAREK, MICHAEL  NV W--42 W--29 L---2 W--14 L---5 D--18  3.5
12979297   17 SACHS, PARKER     NV W--47 L---7 W--30 D---6 W--34 L---9  3.5
13101230   18 MARTINEZ, MATTHEW NV W--32 L---1 W--15 L---8 W--30 D--16  3.5
12845083   19 GRIGORIEV, MICHAE NV W--20 L--21 W--36 L--10 D--35 W--34  3.5
13358274   20 MATHEW, MANOJ     NV L--19 W--38 L--25 W--39 D--45 W--35  3.5
12891424   21 MC GARRY, NICKOLA NV W--30 W--19 L---5 L--24 W--37 L---6  3.0
12895080   22 GIBSON, KATHRYN   NV W--36 W--24 L---3 W--25 L---4 L--14  3.0
12924022   23 KOZICH, KAITLIN   NV W--50 L---2 L--29 W--42 W--28 L--15  3.0
12895082   24 VIOLA, ANTHONY    NV X---0 L--22 W--41 W--21 L---6 L--10  3.0
12879934   25 PIEDRA, LARISSA   NV L---5 W--31 W--20 L--22 W--46 L---8  3.0
12904302   26 O'CONNER, KYLE    NV W--51 L--10 L--46 L--34 W--36 W--41  3.0
13516130   27 ADRANGI, ARASH    NV W--46 W--11 L---6 L---4 L--15 W--42  3.0
12878432   28 KROPP, EMERSON    NV L---3 W--42 L--11 W--41 L--23 W--46  3.0
13514270   29 TA, JONATHAN      NV W---6 L--16 W--23 L--11 W--33 L--12  3.0
12921815   30 MAURI, DOMINIC    NV L--21 W--50 L--17 W--32 L--18 W--45  3.0
13093966   31 LUCARELLI, TYLER  NV L--11 L--25 W--51 W--38 L--14 W--37  3.0
13400795   32 MORENO, MARCOS    NV L--18 L--35 W--52 L--30 W--39 W--38  3.0
12904303   33 SAN MARTIN, LEONA NV W--41 W--14 L---7 L--13 L--29 H---0  2.5
12911846   34 TRUJILLO, NICHOLA NV H---0 L---6 W--44 W--26 L--17 L--19  2.5
12932386   35 HIGA, JANE T      NV L---7 W--32 L--12 W--43 D--19 L--20  2.5
13514201   36 WILKINS, AUSTIN   NV L--22 W--47 L--19 D--45 L--26 W--44  2.5
12919574   37 ROSE, MICHAEL     NV L--45 W--43 L---8 W--40 L--21 L--31  2.0
13245751   38 MANCUSO, ROMAN    NV L---1 L--20 W--48 L--31 W--43 L--32  2.0
12933724   39 RANSOM, RYAN      NV L---2 W--49 L---4 L--20 L--32 W--47  2.0
13280347   40 MROQUE, ANGAD     NV L--10 L--46 W--50 L--37 L--42 W--51  2.0
12933736   41 ROMAN, SERGIO     NV L--33 W--48 L--24 L--28 W--51 L--26  2.0
13092393   42 RANSOM, CAREENA   NV L--16 L--28 W--47 L--23 W--40 L--27  2.0
13415150   43 OLIVER, ELIJAH    NV L---4 L--37 W--49 L--35 L--38 W--50  2.0
13445783   44 WOODSON, MARK     NV L--13 W--52 L--34 L--15 W--48 L--36  2.0
13688173   45 GREENAWALT, DAKOT NV W--37 L---9 L--14 D--36 D--20 L--30  2.0
13683814   46 VEERAPPAN, ARAVIN NV L--27 W--40 W--26 L--12 L--25 L--28  2.0
13099458   47 TRUJILLO, MIYANNA NV L--17 L--36 L--42 W--49 D--50 L--39  1.5
13632211   48 THOMPSON, MADISON NV L--14 L--41 L--38 D--50 L--44 W--49  1.5
13245677   49 ADAMS, JULIANA    NV L--12 L--39 L--43 L--47 B---0 L--48  1.0
13516118   50 SACHS, PEYTON     NV L--23 L--30 L--40 D--48 D--47 L--43  1.0
13688188   51 GAZALA, ELIRAN    NV L--26 L--15 L--31 X---0 L--41 L--40  1.0
13317886   52 MARTINEZ, CHRISTO NV L---8 L--44 L--32 F---0 U---0 U---0  0.0

K-8 Results

 USCF ID PAIR       NAME        ST   1     2     3     4     5   TOTAL
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12879937    1 LEE, RICHARD      NV W--13 W---9 D---6 W---5 W---3  4.5
12923063    2 MERCURIO, PHILIP  NV W--19 W--17 W---4 L---3 W--13  4.0
12839630    3 REISCH, WESTON CO NV W--14 W--18 W---8 W---2 L---1  4.0
12854430    4 LEE, AUSTIN       NV W--20 W--10 L---2 W---6 W--15  4.0
13117750    5 SARAN, ISHAN      NV W--25 W--15 W---7 L---1 W--11  4.0
12861304    6 BANKS, CHRISTOPHE NV W--27 W--16 D---1 L---4 W--12  3.5
12901898    7 HENDRICKSON, EDWA NV L--24 W--21 L---5 W--29 W--18  3.0
12902845    8 VENKATESH, VIVEK  NV W--21 W--29 L---3 L--12 W--19  3.0
12893181    9 KOZICH, JONATHAN  NV W--28 L---1 L--13 W--24 W--20  3.0
12975398   10 STANTON, HARRISON NV W--30 L---4 L--15 W--23 W--17  3.0
12786972   11 KROPP, SEBASTIAN  NV L--29 W--24 W--20 W--17 L---5  3.0
12933720   12 VEERAPPAN, RAMAN  NV L--15 W--27 W--22 W---8 L---6  3.0
13397428   13 MUNOZ, KENNY      NV L---1 W--28 W---9 W--16 L---2  3.0
12975424   14 BUYACHEK, MATTHEW NV L---3 W--23 L--17 W--28 W--24  3.0
13661663   15 NOWLIN, SAMUEL DE NV W--12 L---5 W--10 W--18 L---4  3.0
12902846   16 VENKATESH, ANITA  NV W--26 L---6 D--24 L--13 W--25  2.5
12900628   17 CARNATE, JONATHAN NV W--22 L---2 W--14 L--11 L--10  2.0
12870448   18 NGUYEN, VANVAN    NV W--23 L---3 W--29 L--15 L---7  2.0
12870476   19 GUARNIERI, STEVEN NV L---2 L--22 W--26 W--27 L---8  2.0
12870474   20 PIEDRA, LIANA     NV L---4 W--30 L--11 W--22 L---9  2.0
12878431   21 KROWICKI, OSCAR   NV L---8 L---7 L--23 W--26 W--28  2.0
12975115   22 DE LA CALZADA, NO NV L--17 W--19 L--12 L--20 W--29  2.0
13514264   23 LITWIN, TREVOR    NV L--18 L--14 W--21 L--10 W--27  2.0
12928420   24 CROSS, SPENCER NE NV W---7 L--11 D--16 L---9 L--14  1.5
12904301   25 O'CONNER, CODY    NV L---5 D--26 L--27 W--30 L--16  1.5
13672066   26 GARCIA, JAMES     NV L--16 D--25 L--19 L--21 W--30  1.5
12816594   27 KROPP, REMINGTON  NV L---6 L--12 W--25 L--19 L--23  1.0
12831424   28 WILDER, JOSEPH    NV L---9 L--13 W--30 L--14 L--21  1.0
13672051   29 CULLINGS, ETHAN   NV W--11 L---8 L--18 L---7 L--22  1.0
12914406   30 JANGA, BHAVANA    NV L--10 L--20 L--28 L--25 L--26  0.0

K-12 Results

 USCF ID PAIR       NAME        ST   1     2     3     4     5   TOTAL
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12907432    1 KOSBAB, ALEX      NV W--12 W---3 W---9 W---2 W---8  5.0
12879937    2 LEE, RICHARD      NV W--26 W--11 W--21 L---1 W--10  4.0
13565041    3 BARD, JACOB       NV W--25 L---1 W--23 W--11 W---9  4.0
12717117    4 DUAN, DANIEL      NV X---0 W--19 L--10 D---5 W--15  3.5
12898026    5 HIGA, JOSHUA ZEN  NV W--23 D---8 W--15 D---4 D---7  3.5
12870478    6 HERNANDEZ, SANDRA NV W--19 D--15 L---8 W--24 W--12  3.5
12902934    7 FOSHEE, DAVID     NV W--28 L--21 W--22 W--13 D---5  3.5
13632666    8 HALL, MYLAN D     NV W--17 D---5 W---6 W--10 L---1  3.5
12923063    9 MERCURIO, PHILIP  NV W--20 W--13 L---1 W--14 L---3  3.0
12839630   10 REISCH, WESTON CO NV X---0 W--14 W---4 L---8 L---2  3.0
12895873   11 HUANG, CHARLES JI NV W--22 L---2 W--18 L---3 W--19  3.0
12893454   12 PERRON, ALEXANDER NV L---1 W--28 W--25 W--21 L---6  3.0
13632583   13 HALL, MARTEZ DAMI NV W--16 L---9 W--24 L---7 W--21  3.0
13676728   14 LOCKARD, JASON PA NV W--24 L--10 W--16 L---9 W--17  3.0
13117750   15 SARAN, ISHAN      NV W--18 D---6 L---5 W--16 L---4  2.5
12901897   16 KOWALSKI, KEVIN   NV L--13 W--27 L--14 L--15 W--23  2.0
12933710   17 SANACORE, ADAM    NV L---8 L--23 W--20 W--18 L--14  2.0
13677413   18 ANGELES, JAN-MICH NV L--15 W--26 L--11 L--17 W--27  2.0
12873841   19 HALL, TRAVAN L    NV L---6 L---4 W--26 W--27 L--11  2.0
13676295   20 HOUGHTON, NICHOLA NV L---9 L--24 L--17 W--26 W--25  2.0
13675752   21 LAYMAN, GREGORY J NV W--27 W---7 L---2 L--12 L--13  2.0
13661663   22 NOWLIN, SAMUEL DE NV L--11 W--25 L---7 L--23 W--24  2.0
13673838   23 SNOW, ADAM MICHAE NV L---5 W--17 L---3 W--22 L--16  2.0
12786532   24 MILLER, KEVIN     NV L--14 W--20 L--13 L---6 L--22  1.0
12858401   25 MILLER, JEREMY    NV L---3 L--22 L--12 W--28 L--20  1.0
13245751   26 MANCUSO, ROMAN    NV L---2 L--18 L--19 L--20 W--28  1.0
12933721   27 WU, WESLEY        NV L--21 L--16 W--28 L--19 L--18  1.0
13676300   28 PAYUMO, NICHOLAS  NV L---7 L--12 L--27 L--25 L--26  0.0

Up against tough competition from schools with a long tradition for playing the game, nine pupils from The Meadows School held their own at the U.S. Chess Federation 2005 National K-12/Collegiate Championship Dec. 2-4 in Houston.The five-member second-grade team finished second in the nation for its grade level, in a field that boasted 21 teams. In the team competition, the three highest scores determine the team’s score. The Southern Nevada team finished a half-point behind the 11-member second-grade team from New York City’s Dalton School, where Josh Waitzkin was once a student. Waitzkin’s journey to his first national championship was portrayed in the 1993 movie “Searching for Bobby Fischer.” The Meadows team also finished ahead of Hunter College Elementary School in New York, which offers a chess course as part of its curriculum.

The second-grade team members are Michael Baldyga, Alex Agrawal, Parker Sachs, Beau Capanna and Asia Thomas.

In addition to the second-grade team trophy, several other pupils from The Meadows School achieved individual accomplishments at the tournament. The individual competition consisted of each player competing in seven rounds, one game per round.

Michael Baldyga, 8, won the second-grade championship, which had 116 entrants. He was the first pupil from The Meadows School to win a national title in chess since Patrick Hummel won his fifth straight championship in 1999. Michael’s brother, Alexander, also finished first in the under 1,000 (points) kindergarten level and 12th in the nation in the overall kindergarten level.

Alex Agrawal also did well in the second-grade level, tying for 11th in the nation.

Richard Lee, 12, tied for second in the sixth-grade level competition, which had 166 players.

Dan Conver, The Meadows chess team coach, began coaching children at the school 10 years ago. Conver said chess players Richard and Michael, in particular, have “unlimited potential.”

Christina Baldyga, Michael and Alexander’s mother, credits Conver for the chess team’s success. “He is a really amazing coach,” Christina said. “He spends so many hours with the kids and gets them motivated.”

Richard, who began playing chess four years ago after it was suggested to him by his parents, Duncan and Irene Lee, plays because he finds it fun and “I like to win.”

The Lees thought their son might be interested in chess because it would be a challenge.

Michael has been playing chess for almost three years, ever since Christina and Mark Baldyga signed him up for the chess program at The Meadows School.

“I am really happy for Michael,” Christina said. “He works very hard.”

In addition to their coaching sessions with Conver, both Michael and Richard play chess against adults with the Clark County Chess Club that meets at University Medical Center.

“Richard has been playing there for eight or nine months, and he is not intimidated,” his father said.

Richard enjoys playing against the adult chess players in the club.

“It’s fun because sometimes I beat them, and they’re better than me,” Richard said. He will compete in the North American Open tournament at Bally’s at the end of this month.

Michael’s mother believes he also has benefited from the experience against adult players.

“The time playing with the adults has taught him to take his time and think of his strategies,” Christina said.

Other Meadows School pupils who participated in the tournament were Cameron Brown, who competed in the seventh-grade level, and Kathryn Gibson, who competed in the fourth-grade level.

Report by Madelon Hynes, Las Vegas Review Journal, December 20th, 2005

Nevada was represented by two players at the National Scholastic Championships held in Atlanta, Georgia on December 13-15, 2002. Michael Patraw played in the K-10 Championship, while Alan Amici played in the K-7 Championship.Michael started off well and was on 2

During the summer, hundreds of children benefited from chess lessons as part of the Inner-City Games of Greater Las Vegas. Qualification tournaments were held at three schools and t-shirts were awarded to the winners.At the end of July, the finals were held at Rancho High School. 120 children showed up and medals were awarded to the top three players. The Chess Jester (Brad Zentmyer) provided entertainment. Many parents watched and the event was covered by the local papers and television stations.

Special thanks to Greater Las Vegas Inner-City Games and Executive Director Jack Mannion and the staff.

Two Nevada Chess Players Earn Spots

Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 17, rating 2325) of Reno and Patrick Hummel (age 16, rating 2410) of Las Vegas on qualifying for the 2001 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:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 25, 2001
Press Release #5 of 2001
Contact: Tom K. Brownscombe
(845) 562-8350, ext. 130

2001 PRESSMAN ALL-AMERICA CHESS TEAM

The U.S. Chess Federation has announced the names of the junior players who have qualified for the 2001 Pressman All-America Chess Team. The 25 players on this year’s team have met age and rating criteria that place them in the top one percent of more than 46,000 of their fellow scholastic and youth members.

The Pressman Toy Corp., of New York, N.Y, sponsors the Pressman All-America Chess Team each year. This year marks the ninth consecutive year of corporate sponsorship for the annual team contest. Each team member will receive an official 2001 Pressman All-America Chess Team jacket, plus a special Certificate of Achievement.

Age 17 Minimum rating 2300
David C. John 2332 Houston, TX
Philip Wang 2325 Reno, NV

Age 16 Minimum rating 2250
Vinay Bhat 2498 San Jose, CA
Patrick Hummel 2410 Las Vegas, NV

Age 15 Minimum rating 2200
Dmitry Schneider 2463 Hastings on Hudson, NY
Daniel Fernandez 2294 Coconut Creek, FL
A.J. Steigman 2284 Coral Springs, FL
Matthew Hoekstra 2280 Charlotte, NC
Samson Benen 2229 New York, NY

Age 14 Minimum rating 2150
Aaron Pixton 2320 Vestal, NY
Daniel Rensch 2245 Payson, AZ
Asuka Nakamura 2183 White Plains, NY

Age 13 Minimum rating 2100
Joshua Friedel 2152 Goffstown, NH
Ruixin Yang 2102 Tallahassee, FL

Age 12 Minimum rating 2000
Hikaru Nakamura 2300 White Plains, NY
Igor Schneider 2081 Hastings on Hudson, NY

Age 11 Minimum rating 1875
Noah Pang 1920 Cambridge, MA
Max Enkin 1909 Peabody, MA
Laura Ross 1907 Forest Hills, NY
Hana Itkis 1882 Fair Lawn, NJ

Age 10 Minimum rating 1750
Noah Belcher 1887 Bloomingburg, NY
Teddy Coleman 1760 Scarsdale, NY

Age 9 Minimum rating 1650
Aleksandr Dementiev 1653 Decatur, GA

Age 8 and Under rating 1550
Fabiano Caruana 1582 Brooklyn, NY
Michael Thaler 1558 New York, NY

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:

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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

Congratulations to Patrick Hummel of Las Vegas, Nevada on taking third place in the 1999 Denker Tournament of High School Champions!The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Brunetti
August 26, 1999 (914) 562-8350
Press Release #19 of 1999

ZAREMBA, WINER TAKE TOP DENKER HONORS

Andrei Zaremba and Steven Winer tied for first place honors at the 1999 Denker Tournament of High School Champions, held Aug. 15-19 in Reno, Nevada. Zaremba, 17, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan and Steven Winer, 18, of Burlington, Vermont each finished with 4 1/2 out of a possible 5 points. Each player qualified for a $375 scholarship.

Patrick Hummel, 15, of Las Vegas, Nevada scored 4 points to finish in third place and also qualified for a $150 scholarship.

The remaining prize winners were Marcel Martinez, 19, of Hialeah, Florida, Vinay Bhat, 15, of San Jose, California, David C. John, 16, of Houston, Texas, Joan Santana, 17, of Teaneck, New Jersey and Riley Yates-Doerr, 18, of Seattle, Washington each with 3 1/2 points. A total of 34 players competed in the event.

The four-year scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) was awarded to Zaremba as the highest finishing 11th grader or below. This year UTD added a scholarship for the girl in 11th grade or below with the highest score. Karen Birkendalh of Salt Lake City, Utah won that honor with 2 points.

The Denker Tournament of High School Champions is open each year to the reigning high school chess champion of each state. Players must meet age and grade requirements, and be certified by their local state federation.

The event was co-sponsored by Grandmaster Arnold Denker (through the Chess-in-the-Schools program based in New York City), the U.S. Chess Trust and the U.S. Chess Federation.