Colonel David A Hater
Cherepanov started the tournament as the 3rd seed behind Defending Champion GM Alonso Zapata and Senior Master Deepak Aaron. He played both of his… Read More »
The Master section was extremely strong. There were 21 players, and one third were GMs!
In round 7, Sevian faced second seed GM Vladmir Belous on board 1. Sevian had the black pieces and trailed Belous, who led the tournament by half a… Read More »
This year marked the 50th Anniversary of the New York State Scholastic Championship, and, as befits such a milestone, this year’s attendance… Read More »
The 62-player Open section was quite strong, which should be no surprise given the St Louis location. Many Webster students played as well as… Read More »
Andretta now was leading the tournament with a 2700+ GM and an FM all with 2 ½ out of 3! On Sunday morning, Andretta was on board one against Perez… Read More »
GM Li had white against Gorovets and needed the win in order to tie for 1st. He brought home the full point.
Having directed tournaments for over 35 years, there is a tendency to believe I’ve seen just about everything that could occur at a tournament.… Read More »
The Southwest Class Championship ended in a 5 way tie for 1st and produced one GM and three IM norms where the average age was 22 years old!
This scholastic tournament draws many of the best players in the region. This year there were six masters, including 2 FIDE masters. Part of the… Read More »