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Royal Rumble Recap

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By Mike Kummer

The CCSCSL's second scholastic tournament of the summer, the Royal Rumble Bash, was a great success. Because the Premiere and Amateur was being hosted the same day at the Chess Club, 27 players made the trek across Maryland Avenue to the World Chess Hall of Fame to play the event in the aura of the all-time greats.

The highest-ranked player, Torin Hylan, summoned the likes of former World Champion Capablanca to go 4-0. Third-place finisher Harrison Gimenez gave Torin his biggest fit of the tourney. Harrison was up material after winning a pawn in the middlegame. Instead of playing it safe, Harrison decided to go all Mikhail Tal on Torin by sacking pieces for a mating attack. Torin found the correct defense to escape checkmate and ultimately prevail. Torin's brother, Bo, went home with some hardware as well. He finished in fourth place with a score of 3-1.  His only loss was to Friday Action Quad regular Ronit Kirumaki. Ronit got the "Biggest Upset" trophy for his 418 point triumph over Bo.  Ronit also scored three points to earn the fifth-place trophy. The only blemish on Ronit's record was a loss to second-place finisher Joey Albertson.

Ben Simon's student, Lixin Zheng, played remarkably well in his first rated tourney. After an opening round loss to Bo Hylan, Lixin mowed down the competition to finish 3-1 and capture the "Top U600" trophy. Andrew Voelker followed the same tournament path as Lixin.  After a first-round donut, Andrew turned on the jets to blast away his opponents in the final three rounds. Andrew routinely had two queens on the board when he delivered the final check of the game. Andrew's three points earned him the  "Top U400" trophy.

The four-round event lasted just 3.5 hours, which included a one-hour lunch break. This gave the kids a chance to see the "World's Largest Chess Piece" and to play a game of chess on the big outdoor chess set at the World Chess Hall of Fame. The last "Bash" will be on August 11. Let all the students play before they have to go "Back-to-School" for another year. (click here for more information on the Back-to-School Bash!)

 

SwissSys Standings. Royal Rumble Bash: K-8

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Tot Prize
1 TORIN HYLAN 1296 W18 W14 W3 W2 4.0 1st Place
2 JOEY D ALBERTSON 623 W26 W12 W5 L1 3.0 2nd Place
3 HARRISON GIMENEZ 603 W20 W15 L1 W12 3.0 3rd Place
4 BO ALLEN HYLAN 713 W8 L5 W20 W13 3.0 4th Place
5 RONIT KIRUMAKI 295 W23 W4 L2 W10 3.0 5th Place
6 MICHAEL ZHOU 837 X27 L10 W13 W7 3.0
7 MICHAEL TIAN 604 W25 W11 W10 L6 3.0 U800
8 LIXIN ZHENG unr. L4 W23 W21 W16 3.0 U600
9 ANDREW VOELKER 320 L10 W24 W19 W11 3.0 U400
10 AVI D LEVIN unr. W9 W6 L7 L5 2.0
11 ERNIE MCCARTER unr. W16 L7 W15 L9 2.0
12 MARC J LEVIN unr. W17 L2 W14 L3 2.0
13 ERIC ATKINSON 163 W24 W19 L6 L4 2.0
14 WILLIAM T BOWMAN 344 W21 L1 L12 W22 2.0
15 BEN D SULLINS 347 W22 L3 L11 W20 2.0
16 MATTHEW LEWIS 592 L11 W25 W22 L8 2.0
17 REZA MOFIDI 584 L12 L20 W23 W21 2.0
18 DERIAN C RYKER 104 L1 L21 W24 W26 2.0
19 DAVID NEWLAND 427 H--- L13 L9 W25 1.5
20 JAMES CECIL HERRON unr. L3 W17 L4 L15 1.0
21 YUSUF R HACKING unr. L14 W18 L8 L17 1.0
22 JASON HOFFARTH unr. L15 W26 L16 L14 1.0
23 WADE HOWDESHELL unr. L5 L8 L17 D24 0.5
24 ISMAIL HACKING unr. L13 L9 L18 D23 0.5
25 RACHEL HERRON unr. L7 L16 D26 L19 0.5
26 IBRAHIM HACKING unr. L2 L22 D25 L18 0.5
27 GEORGE FAN 101 F6 U--- U--- U--- 0.0