Archive for 'Tournament Results'
FM Warren Harper: US Junior Ch-ship recap
Posted on 11. Aug, 2010 by admin.
I got a surprise e-mail about three weeks before the tournament from Tony Rich, the chief organizer of the Junior Closed and Women’s Championship, inviting me to play in the tournament. When I first read the invitation, I really wanted to play because I hadn’t really played in a strong tournament for a very long [...]
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2010 US Chess Championship in St. Louis
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by admin.
I had the most wonderful and overwhelming experience last week at the 2010 US championship, held in St.Louis,MO. There was no illusion about the strength of the field: 24 best players of the country competing for the highest titles, 170K prize fund and the 5 spots of the Olympic team. This tournament traditionally provides a [...]
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5th Annual Western Alliance Chess Camp: Recap
Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by admin.
June 22-26th, 2010 The Western Alliance Summer Chess Camp traditionally takes place on the last week of June. For the past 4 years, we have had the pleasure of holding it at the spacious grounds of the Green Fields Country Day school. This Camp by nature is very demanding of all its organizers, due to [...]
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The Quest to Qualify by IM Altounian
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by admin.
April 14, 2010 It is very exciting to once again earn a right to play at the US Championship, the most important event of the year. Playing the 2002 US Championship was one of my most memorable chess experiences. Starting from the dress code to opening preparations for each round- all of it is still [...]
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Tournament of Champions Final: Altounian vs. Studen By Jennifer Shahade
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by admin.
April 9, 2010 IM Levon Altounian of Arizona and Damir Studen of Georgia will contest the US State Champion of Champions final on 4/11 at 3 PM EST on the Internet Chess Club. The winner gets a ticket into the 2010 US Championships in Saint Louis (May 13-25). Altounian got to the final by defeating [...]
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Levon Altounian: 2010 ICC “Lightning” WORLD CHAMPION!
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by admin.
FEBRUARY 20, 2010 Believe it or not, but chess is getting faster just like everything else in the world. No more 6 hour games of pondering about each move as you often see in Classic TV movies.No more cigars and blankets. Time control is getting a lot faster to account both for the enhanced chess [...]
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LEVON ALTOUNIAN WINS THE 2010 TUCSON OPEN
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Tucson Open, January 24-25, 2010: To me, the Tucson Open is one of the most enjoyable tournaments of the year. It is also one of the several Tucson tournaments that adult players’ participation is truly encouraged. For the last 2 years (before the 2010 AZ. State Championship tournament at Scottsdale) Tucson Open was also the [...]
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Thomas Mathine: 6th Grade AZ State Co-Champion!
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Below is an exert from Thomas’s personal experience at the tournament. Great job! Check out the results at the USCF main website: uschess.org. When I woke up on Saturday morning, I was excited. It was January 9 and time for the Arizona State Grade Championship. I quickly got ready for the long drive my parents [...]
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4th Annual Western Alliance Tournament & Evening Activities Results.
Posted on 04. Jul, 2009 by admin.
This tournament was part of the 4th Western Alliance Tucson Summer Chess Camp and was open to all non-camp players. We had 22 players in the OPEN section and 23 in the RESERVE. It was held on the same spot as the Camp that took place right before it (June 23-27, 2009), at the Green [...]
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Arizona State Championship. April 24-26, 2009
Posted on 10. May, 2009 by admin.
Arizona State Championship held at Gilbert High School April 24-25, 2009
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Green Fields Fall Scholastic. September 20, 2008
Posted on 20. Sep, 2008 by admin.
The 1st Annual Green Fields Fall Open was a great success, attracting 96 scholastic players.
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3rd Annual Western Alliance Summer Chess Camp Tournament. June 28, 2008
Posted on 28. Jun, 2008 by admin.
Tournament Results
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2nd Annual Western Alliance Summer Tournament. June 29th, 2007
Posted on 29. Jun, 2007 by admin.
The tournament was part of the 2nd Western Alliance Tucson Summer Chess Camp and was open to all non-camp players. We had 17 players in the OPEN section and 32 in the RESERVE. It was held at the Green Fields Country Day School premises.
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1st Annual Western Alliance Summer Tournament. June 30, 2006
Posted on 30. Jun, 2006 by admin.
This tournament was part of the 1st Annual Western Alliance Tucson Summer Chess Camp, and was held at St.Gregory College Preparatory School in Tucson, AZ. It was open only to the Camp participants.
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St. Gregory Winter Open. December 27, 2005
Posted on 27. Dec, 2005 by admin.
This tournament was the finishing touch of the widely successful 3rd Annual Anaconda Winter Chess Camp, held December 23-26 in Tucson ( St. Gregory College Preparatory School ). The games were very intense and often went past the given time controls due to the 5 second Increment rule.
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Arizona Game/10 Championship. March 23, 2003
Posted on 23. Mar, 2003 by admin.
This tournament was memorable to me because it was the very first official tournament I played in Tucson. Looking back at the final results, I see lots of young players who placed in the top have later gotten to the master level and beyond. Tournament Results
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3rd John Rowell Invitational. August 20, 2002
Posted on 20. Aug, 2002 by admin.
The 3rd and last John Rowell Invitational saw an IM (now GM ) Jesse Kraai join us from New Mexico, where he currently serves as a Math professor at the University. John Rowell did not only provide the space and the financing for the tournament, but also provided accommodations for Jesse. This time, we were [...]
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Chuy’s Summer Open. August 3, 2002
Posted on 03. Aug, 2002 by admin.
What started as a fun experiment that would add a new dimension to chess tournaments and their appeal to overall masses, turned into a very serious chess plans. Chuy’s Restaurant in Glendale, CA was the place that all the chess players would flock to after the chess coffee shop (Java City- on Brand Blvd ) [...]
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2nd John Rowell Invitational International. March 7, 2002
Posted on 07. Mar, 2002 by admin.
The 2nd John Rowell Invitational was also very successful. Once again kudos to John for agreeing to go through all the trouble. We were even able to invite a new talent at the time, Danny Rensch, to the tournament, while keeping it conformed to the strict rules of the USCF and FIDE titles. Once again [...]
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February 2002 Quick Chess. Pasadena, CA
Posted on 05. Feb, 2002 by admin.
Tournament Results
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Levon Altounian: 2010 ICC "Lightning" WORLD CHAMPION!
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Ben McGahee
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Danny Shucker (USCF 2000)
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Ben Marmont (USCF 2150)
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Fide Master Warren Harper (USCF 2350)
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Becky Coubrough: Coach Dan, I signed my daughter Kyla up for the T...
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Gertie Lopez: Congratulations Levon, Would you mind emailing me ...
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Eddie Mateer: It is unusual for anyone with the name Mateer to b...
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admin: Thanks Eddie...
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Eddie Moskala: Awesome! Congrats Lev!...
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