{"id":689,"date":"2017-02-08T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/?p=689"},"modified":"2017-02-08T05:23:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:23:10","slug":"2017-greater-new-york-record-breaking-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kasparovchessfoundation.org\/?p=689","title":{"rendered":"2017 Greater New York: record-breaking numbers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Photos in this article by Vanessa Sun<\/em><\/p>\n

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The banners celebrating the 15 years of the Kasparov Chess Foundation and welcoming players, parents, and coaches, which numbered well over 2000, to the playing hall<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2017 Greater New York Championship had a record-shattering attendance, just in time for the Kasparov Chess Foundation’s 15th year anniversary! Players from all over the Tri-state area came to the Marriot at Brooklyn Bridge to enjoy a weekend of chess and fun. Even with the Super Bowl happening the same weekend, the tournament was able to attract more than 1500 K-12 players!<\/p>\n

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Garry Kasparov made an appearance, even making the first move in some of the top boards!<\/em><\/p>\n

There were a variety of tournament sections, based on age and rating band. These were the final winners from the Championship (open) section in High School, Junior High, Elementary, Primary and K-1:<\/p>\n

The High School Championship was taken by the highest rated player, FM Ethan Li, who swept the field with a convincing 5.5\/6. He was followed closely by Max Li and Dennis Li.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nRtng<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nGrd<\/th>\nSt<\/th>\nTot<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFM Ethan Li<\/td>\n2390<\/td>\nLIPAT<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-3<\/td>\nMax Li<\/td>\n2083<\/td>\nEMONJS<\/td>\n09<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDennis Li<\/td>\n2158<\/td>\n<\/td>\n09<\/td>\nCT<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4-5<\/td>\nHenry Qi<\/td>\n2210<\/td>\nWTCLARK<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBrian Arthur<\/td>\n2058<\/td>\nEMURR<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-9<\/td>\nDaniel Regassa<\/td>\n1936<\/td>\nSTUY<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNicholas Cardenas<\/td>\n2001<\/td>\nTRENHS<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTristan Dalhouse<\/td>\n1836<\/td>\nEMURR<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nDiante Davis<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\nBCSM<\/td>\n11<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10-19<\/td>\nMubassar Uddin<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\nNEST<\/td>\n12<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Meanwhile in the Junior High Championship there was again a clear rating favorite: FM Hans Niemann who took the event with another 5.5\/6. He was followed very closely by three players!<\/p>\n

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FM Hans Niemann got the job done, but it was not easy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nRtng<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nGrd<\/th>\nSt<\/th>\nTot<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFM Hans Niemann<\/td>\n2402<\/td>\n<\/td>\n08<\/td>\nCT<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-4<\/td>\nAlan Zhang<\/td>\n2120<\/td>\n<\/td>\n07<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBrandon Wang<\/td>\n2108<\/td>\n<\/td>\n07<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTheo Kogan<\/td>\n1668<\/td>\nCGPS<\/td>\n07<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5-10<\/td>\nWesley Wang<\/td>\n2257<\/td>\nJERIMS<\/td>\n07<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJustin Chen<\/td>\n2264<\/td>\nLAB-M<\/td>\n08<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAnkit Raparthi<\/td>\n1900<\/td>\nCOLLG<\/td>\n07<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMarcus Sutton<\/td>\n1952<\/td>\nI318K<\/td>\n08<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nKatrina Wong<\/td>\n1868<\/td>\nI318K<\/td>\n08<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJames Lee<\/td>\n1922<\/td>\nSPEYR<\/td>\n07<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Elementary Championship section was a hard fought battle, and it all came down to the duel between Nico Chasin against Vincent Tsay in the last round to determine the winner. It was Nico that emerged on top and won the event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nPlace<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nRtng<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nGrd<\/th>\nSt<\/th>\nTot<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nNico Chasin<\/td>\n2107<\/td>\nP41M<\/td>\n04<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n2-8<\/td>\nJason Lu<\/td>\n1905<\/td>\n<\/td>\n05<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCharles Hua<\/td>\n1869<\/td>\nNEST<\/td>\n05<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nVincent Tsay<\/td>\n2127<\/td>\nBUCDAY<\/td>\n06<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDavis Zong<\/td>\n2078<\/td>\nNEST<\/td>\n05<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLeonardo Liu<\/td>\n1753<\/td>\n<\/td>\n06<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n<\/td>\nWilliam Tse<\/td>\n1641<\/td>\nP33M<\/td>\n04<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n<\/td>\nEric Sheng Wu<\/td>\n1782<\/td>\nPRDAY<\/td>\n05<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n9-14<\/td>\nEddy Tian<\/td>\n2111<\/td>\n<\/td>\n04<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n<\/td>\nParis Prestia<\/td>\n1860<\/td>\nLLOYDE<\/td>\n05<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The only section that did not have a clear winner was, interestingly, the youngest section! In the K-1 \u00a0we saw a big five-way tie for first place! Due to the tiebreak system, it was Oliver Boydell that got first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nRtng<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nGrd<\/th>\nSt<\/th>\nTot<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1-5<\/td>\nOliver Boydell<\/td>\n1427<\/td>\nUNIS<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWill Luo<\/td>\n888<\/td>\n<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nXan Meister<\/td>\n1420<\/td>\nCOLLG<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRanbeer Arora<\/td>\n1017<\/td>\nCOLLG<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAvaan Chamadia<\/td>\n949<\/td>\nP11M<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6-9<\/td>\nChristoffer Lamtan<\/td>\n873<\/td>\nP11M<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nJasper Ho<\/td>\n990<\/td>\nSPEYR<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nKai Gabriel Tsuboyama<\/td>\n824<\/td>\nNEST<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nStephanie Weinberg<\/td>\n760<\/td>\nDALTN<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10-18<\/td>\nKabeer Arora<\/td>\n835<\/td>\nCOLLG<\/td>\n01<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Vanessa Sun, chess player, journalist and enthusiast from New York brings us these beautiful impressions from the Greater New York tournament:<\/p>\n

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The players got to tell what they wanted to open with…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Some requested the normal 1.e4 or 1.d4…<\/em><\/p>\n

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But this girl made\u00a0Garry Kasparov open\u00a0with 1.f4!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Coaches hard at work: grandmasters Irina Krush and Alex Lenderman<\/em>\"yuognersection01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tough battles in the Elementary section<\/em>
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Dressed for the occasion, no doubt<\/em>\"youngersection03\"<\/a> \"battlefortrophy01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The sweet feeling of victory<\/em>
\n\"topboards01\"<\/a>Many of the most promising players in the country participated in the event<\/em>
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The structure might resemble a top level game!<\/em>
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A proud winner<\/em>\"sophie01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sophie Morris-Suzuki is one of the most promising female players in the country<\/em>\"pride0\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Big pride!<\/em>
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Murrow Chess<\/em>
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More winners from the High School section<\/em>\"womenschess01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

U.S. Chess Federation had a strong female presence<\/em>\"winner04\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Can’t beat that smile<\/em><\/p>\n

More information about the tournament and full standings can be found at the Greater New York website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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