First we would like to give a Huge Thanks to “SONWIL” Distribution, and Mr. P. Wilson, for sponsoring such a wonderful and successful chess tournament this past Saturday. The “Blizzard Challenge” as it was called brought together players from near and far; as far as Erie PA, all 59 players came to do battle and see who had the better chess teams.
The USCF affiliate “QueensKnight Scholastic Chess” organized the players into 5 sections. The scholastic players which formed a K-5, K-8, and a K-12 grouping formed their respective teams in each section. The other two sections were a rated “Open” section and an “Unrated Adult” section.
The results were as follows:
K-5 Teams:
1. Global Concepts Chess Club “Champions” (10pts)
2. Homeschoolers “2nd place” (6pts)
3. Erie PA “3rd place” (5pts)
K-5 Individuals:
1. Christopher Dunsworth “Champion” (4pts)
2. Roman Castle (3pts)
3. Benjamin Rummell (3pts)
4. Kamal Ali (3pts)
5. Megan Meloon (2pts)
K-8 Teams:
1. Homeschoolers “Champions” (13.5pts)
2. Pioneer “2nd place” (8.5pts)
3. Global Concepts Chess Club “3rd place” (6.5pts)
K-8 Individuals:
1. Reagan Lyle “Champion” (4pts)
2. Kevin Lyle (4pts)
3. Thomas Blum (3pts)
4. Chris Darling (2.5pts)
5. Jacob Meloon (2.5pts)
K-12 Teams:
1. Pioneer “Champions” (11.5pts)
2. Bishop Timon “2nd place” (9.5pts)
K-12 Individuals:
1. Ryan Madden “Champion” (4pts)
2. Nathan Palmisano (3pts)
3. Kyle Kostek (3pts)
4. Matthew Rzeznik (2.5pts)
5. Austin Kossow (2.5)
The Open:
1. Donald Hoak (2pts)
2. Raymond Dunsworth
3. Thomas Warner
Adult Unrated:
1. Robert Simpson (3pts)
2. Mr. Blum
3. Gus Klasse
Finally we had a 3 round BLITZ which was a first for many, and disappointing to some. All top three players went undefeated but….
…the winners by tiebreak were…
1. SAMUEL SANTORA “Champion”
2. CHRIS DARLING
3. RYAN MADDEN
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