Tag: championship
19th Annual Western Alliance Online Summer Chess Camp June 22-24, 2023
For the past 18 years, International Master Levon Altounian has been working with chess players of...
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JOIN US AT OUR MONTHLY GROUP CHESS CLASSES TO PRACTICE CHESS.
ALL Levels—From beginner to advanced, are welcome. Classes are conducted in a fun, interactive...
Read More14th ANNUAL TUCSON SUMMER CAMP: JUNE 26-30TH
Western Alliance Summer Chess Camp: June 26-30 It is that time of the year again! One of the largest Summer Chess Camps in Arizona is here. Summer Chess Camp + USCF tournament is Tucson is now open for registration! We had over...
Read MoreAmanda Mateer (USCF Rating 2050); Expert
Amanda is an exceptional chess player, ranked among the 30 US female chess players and among the top 12 under the age of 21. She is a 2-time Arizona Representative of the prestigious Susan Polgar Girls Championship, and has...
Read MoreUniversity High School Urbana Shocks IHSA with State Chess Championship Victory
In a battle that made David and Goliath seem like a fair fight, tiny University High School in Urbana with an enrollment of 245 faced off against the top ranked Lincolnshire Stevenson whose enrollment is 4545 at the IHSA State High School Chess championship.
Read MoreCastlehill chess club plays to win; Arizona Daily Star
Last month, Castlehill won the 14th annual Arizona State Grade Championship for fifth-graders, sponsored by the Southern Arizona Chess Association. The championship is one of 12 state titles the school has won since 2002, as well as a national championship in 2004, said Levon Altounian, Castlehill chess coach.
Read MoreArizona Game/10 Championship. March 23, 2003
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...
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