AT STATE GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP
GILBERT, AZ, JANUARY 12, 2013. 5 ROUNDS

Congratulations to all who played!

Here is the link to the USCF website with the ratings and placement adjustment. Please note: The exact placement on the USCF website is not accurate. In other words it is not based on the actual tie-breaks used at the tournament to place the players and give out the trophies and medals.

USCF LINK: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,181/

Here are exerts from the USCF site of those students (ACFS schools and private students, Ft.Lowell Club members and my private students who finished on top).

KINDERGARTEN: CONGRATULATIONS TO MAX BEKKER FOR WINNING 1ST PLACE AND BEING THE NEWEST KINDERGARTEN AZ STATE CHAMPION!
| MAX BEKKER |4.0 |W 11|W 3|L 4|W 8|W 5|
AZ | 14900836 / R: 768 -> 769 | |B |W |B |W |W |
| Q: 727 -> 736 | | | | | | |

1ST GRADE:

GREAT JOB LANGSTON (TIED FOR 4TH PLACE) AND NITISH (TIED FOR 6TH)!

5 | LANGSTON ALEJANDRO CROOMS |3.5 |W 16|W 11|L 1|D 9|W 12|
AZ | 14684192 / R: 398 -> 511 | |W |B |W |B |W |
| Q: 401 -> 518 | | | | | | |

7 | NITISH BHAMIDIPATI |3.0 |L 6|W 12|W 11|W 14|L 2|
AZ | 14786353 / R: 430 -> 516 | |B |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 430 -> 519 | | | | | | |

2ND GRADE:

NICELY DONE SURAJ AND KITAR TYING FOR 8TH!

| SURAJ SHAH |3.0 |W 20|L 8|W 26|W 24|L 4|
AZ | 14569306 / R: 606 -> 678 | |W |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 648 -> 711 | | | | | | |

| KITAR OLSEN |3.0 |L 34|W 28|L 24|W 29|W 27|
AZ | 14486130 / R: 532 -> 487 | |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 546 -> 504 | | | | | | |

3RD GRADE:

CONGRATULATIONS ALEKS AND MAX FOR TYING FOR 4TH PLACE!

M MAX COY |4.0 |W 44|W 27|L 1|W 29|W 15|
AZ | 14516936 / R: 1007 ->1017 | |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 1000 ->1011 | | | | | | |
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| ALEKS BEKKER |4.0 |W 34|W 29|L 4|W 16|W 13|
AZ | 14621192 / R: 893 -> 942 | |W |B |W |B |W |
| Q: 922 -> 968 | | | | | | |

6TH GRADE:

GREAT JOB RYAN GETTING 3RD PLACE!

| RYAN ZHAO THOMPSON |4.0 |W 34|W 33|W 10|L 1|W 11|
AZ | 13628517 / R: 1635 ->1644 |N:4 |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 1623 ->1630 | | | | | | |

7TH GRADE:

GREAT JOB EMMA– TYING FOR 6TH PLACE

| EMMA E WING |3.0 |W 16|L 1|L 2|W 19|W 15|
AZ | 13438875 / R: 1474 ->1478 | |W |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 1474 ->1477 | | | | | | |

HIGH SCHOOL: TEAM BROHAN WINS!(BOHAN+ROHAN) AS THEY ARE KNOWN IN CHESS CYCLES.

BOHAN LI THE MONSTER! 2013 CHAMPION!
1 | BOHAN LI |5.0 |W 17|W 14|W 13|W 7|W 5|
AZ | 13832573 / R: 1987 ->2010 |N:1 |B |W |B |W |W |
| Q: 1857 ->1921 | | | | | | |

ROHAN MITTAL: TYING FOR THE 7TH

8 | ROHAN MITTAL |3.0 |W 19|W 10|L 5|W 14|L 3|
AZ | 13574950 / R: 1969 ->1951 |N:3 |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 1804 ->1802 | | | | | | |

BLITZ TOURNAMENT:

K-6 SECTION:

GREAT JOB MAX (4TH) AND RUESHIL, AS WELL AS SAMEER AND SURAJ SHAH FOR WINNING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM TROPHIES!

Aleks and Max Bekkers and Nitish B.

Aleks and Max Bekkers and Nitish B.

Sameer, Suraj, Jonathan and Ethan winning the Blitz trophies

Sameer, Suraj, Jonathan and Ethan winning the Blitz trophies

KItar with his new shiny medal

Kitar with his new shiny medal

Max getting his Championship Trophy

Max getting his Championship Trophy

Nitish is so happy!!

Nitish is so happy!!

Langston Crooms with his super trophy

Langston Crooms with his super trophy

Chess brothers

Chess brothers