Scholastic Summer Tournament Season Opens With Exciting Chess
Twenty elementary school students showed up for the Summer Slam Bash. The favorite was “Adjourn” Puri. He was one of five talented youngsters rated over the 1000 mark. “Adjourn” is currently trained by NM Loal Davis. He had previously been taking lessons from Tournament Director Mike Kummer. Kummer had three students in the tourney: Jaden […]
Joey Micheal Kelly earns National Master Title at the CCSCSL
Joey Michael Kelly clinched his national master (NM) title at the CCSCSL when he defeated Machuca in a non-ladder rated game. The game was played May 31st in the VIP Board Room. Kelly won the coin toss and quickly chose the white pieces. The game turned in Kelly’s favor early and he never backtracked. With […]
Four-move Fireworks in October Kids’ Beginners Tournament
On Sunday, October 20, as the up-and-coming Saint Louis Rams were busy defeating the reigning World Champion Seattle Seahawks, 18 new pawn pushers also believed anything was possible as they began their quest to chess superstardom. In the K-3 Section, the familiar face Christopher Holley was up to his old tricks again, attempting to checkmate […]
Building on Experience at the September Kids’ Beginner Tournament
Nearly 30 students visited the Chess Club to compete in September’s Unrated Beginner Tournament for Kids — most of whom came for Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan’s fun and educational weekly Kids Class, and were eager to show off some newfound knowledge. The K-3 section featured good mix of returning players along with some fresh, confident faces. […]
Ronit Rolls at Summer Slam Bash
The Summer Slam Bash kicked off the Chess Club’s Summer Scholastic Tournament Series. A total of 22 kids in grades K-8 competed for the nine different trophies. When No. 1-ranked Ronit Kirumaki arrived at the tournament Hall late, a murmur rolled through the tournament playing hall. “There goes my chance at first place,” whispered one […]
