Knight Relocation Program

Early Registrations for camp!

2011-04-07T08:05:00.002-04:00

The Knight Relocation Camp has 32 students who registered during the early advance period. This is more than the 28 students who were part of our inaugural camp last year! Campers are listed here: 2011 Early Registration list

We are still accepting registrations. An updated registration form, complete with after-care is available here: registration form

2011 Knight Relocation Program Chess Camp

2010-10-15T11:55:00.002-04:00

After the exciting success of the inaugural Knight Relocation Chess Camp, I decided to schedule the 2nd annual camp for 2011.

Same time! I am pleased to note that the dates for the camp are the same week as last year, July 11-15, 2011.

Same place! We will once again patronize the University of Michigan Pierpont commons.

Full details are coming in the next few weeks....

Updated registration form link

2010-04-08T12:06:00.002-04:00

Registration form

Repaired registration form

2010-04-05T15:25:00.000-04:00

I have repaired the registration form link.
Please let me know if there are any further problems!

Chess Camp!

2010-03-21T17:50:00.004-04:00

The Knight Relocation Program is now a chess camp!
Download an application and complete details by following the above link.

The camp is going to be held from July 12-16.

We will have 4 instructors, Jenny Skidmore, Mike Skidmore, Mike Smith, and FM Nate Solon.

Here are instructor bios:

Jenny Skidmore is the current scholastic coordinator for the Michigan Chess Association. In recent years, I have organized our major scholastic events and hold a senior TD card. I have many private students whom I have nick-named “J” Force. These players won the K-8 section of the club tournament in 2009 and were the team leaders on school teams who 4 state championship titles in 2010. Additionally, I am an active player and rated 1950 USCF. I have won 10 Michigan Women’s championships, I am the current Michigan Amateur champion, I am a former Michigan Junior champion, and I twice represented the US at World Youth championships in Singapore and Germany.

Mike Skidmore, my father, is in the Michigan Chess Hall of Fame. He has previously served as Michigan Chess Association scholastic coordinator and board member. In 2010, his Kearsley chess team won their 9^th state championship over 5 decades. At the National level, his teams have won first place on 6 different occasions in 3 decades. Five of his players earned individual first-place finishes at National events. Mike maintains contact with his former players and has assembled them for 50 alumni matches against his current team. He is also an active player with a Class A rating.

Mike Smith is a currently serving on the Michigan Chess Association board of directors as a member at large. He began his chess career as a scholastic player in Monroe and is currently an expert-level player. He has had several private students and is committed to improving the skills of scholastic players. He has been a director at all of the National scholastic events in Michigan and has been instrumental in making sure that our recent scholastic events have started on time.

FM Nate Solon was the winner of the 2009 Michigan Master/Experts championship. He is the coach of several private students. He has previously taught chess in Montana and has most recently taught chess classes through the Ann Arbor and Saline recreation programs. Nate also had an accomplished career as a scholastic player, winning the Michigan Junior championship, and representing Michigan at 2 invitational tournaments, the Arnold Denker Tournament of High School champions and the US Cadet Championship.

Susan Polgar National Invitational Tournament

2008-07-27T08:36:00.002-04:00

Ashley Carter is representing Michigan at the Susan Polgar National Invitational Tournament for Girls. Last year, she tied for third place in the main event as well as in the Puzzle Solving Competition.

Support Former Michigan Junior Chess Player

2008-07-24T22:52:00.006-04:00

Gemma Moore, former principal, chess coach, and Michigan chess photographer and her children, Martin, Stacey, and Charde Moore had a positive impact on the Michigan scholastic chess community for all of the years of their involvement. Martin, Stacey and Charde all played for Detroit Renaissance high school in the late nineties and early part of this century while Renaissance finished at the top of the Michigan High School Team chess championships. Martin continued his involvement with Michigan scholastic chess by helping to direct at the team tournaments through his time at University of Michigan. Stacey and Charde actually played in Michigan scholastic events and National tournaments from the time that they were in elementary school through the time that they graduated.

Charde Moore is currently in 3rd place in the VMAGAZINE.COM SUPREME MANAGEMENT MODEL SEARCH 2008. You can show your support for Charde by voting daily through August 1st.

Great Wraps Hail Caesar Action! Open

2008-04-14T00:12:00.009-04:00

Ten players participated in the last Great Wraps event until fall.

Four of these players made their first appearance at a Great Wraps event.
The event has been rated.

2008 ICCL Junior

2008-04-13T23:44:00.003-04:00

The Tri-County (Lapeer, Genesee, and Shiawassee) chess tournament, more recently known as the I(nter) C(ounty) C(hess) L(eague) held the annual Junior event on Saturday. This event has been held every year since 1984. The 2008 tournament was won by Jordan Rathburn of Kearsley high school. He is pictured here with the traveling plaque that lists all of the previous champions.

Don't Forget Great Wraps on Sunday

2008-04-11T17:22:00.002-04:00

Our last event until fall will be held at Great Wraps in Ann Arbor on Sunday, April 13th.

5 rounds of Action chess are an exciting way to ward off the impending weather.

Garden Market Cafe boasted best attendance on 4.9

2008-04-10T17:10:00.002-04:00

With Ann Arbor Public Schools on their second spring break, there were lots of students with no homework who had an extra evening for chess. Despite missing several regulars, the session on Wednesday, April 9 ran until nearly 10pm with about 5 new additions to the regular crowd.
Please join in the fun this summer as we continue our weekly meetings.....

2008 Michigan Junior Rated

2008-04-08T14:22:00.002-04:00

Thank-you to all of those who participated.

The 2008 Michigan Junior Championships have been rated.

Team Tournaments Rated

2008-04-08T12:57:00.002-04:00

The 2008 Michigan Junior High Team tournament (Championship) and (Reserve) and 2008 Michigan High School Team Tournament have been rated.

FINALLY!!!

2008-04-07T01:03:00.002-04:00

The Primary and Elementary Team Tournaments have been rated!
Thank-you for your patience.

K-3 Primary Team Championships

K-5 Elementary Team Championships

K-5R Elementary Team Reserve

K-6 Elementary Team Championships

2008 National JHS Championships

2008-04-06T23:55:00.002-04:00

46 Michigan players from the Detroit area are bringing home lots of trophies on their return trip from Dallas. Results are posted on the USCF website.

Particular congratulations go to Andre Thorne from Ludington Magnet Middle School, winner of the K-9 UNR Individual title and Redford Cornerstone Academy, team champion in the K-9 UNR section.

More players from Michigan will be competing in the National High School Championships in Atlanta later this month and the Bert Lerner Elementary Championships in Pittsburg in May.

Friday Knight Quad #1

2008-04-06T21:08:00.005-04:00

On Friday, 4/4 the inaugural rated event was hosted by the Garden Market Cafe in Ann Arbor.

The first Friday Knight Action Quads were run in 3 sections.

The upper section was won by Rey Santiago, Will Rhee, and Nate Bromberg, each with 2 points.
They all beat me!
My 3rd round game with Will was really interesting. I had the black side of a semi-slav.
I've posted the score with some annotations.

The second section was won by Albie Silverman with a perfect score.

The third section was won by Graham Gerdes, also with a perfect score.

Please join us on 4/25 for our next event.

New Events Scheduled in Ann Arbor

2008-03-26T09:58:00.002-04:00

The Garden Market Cafe has expanded their chess offerings.

In addition to being the site for a Wednesday club that meets weekly for casual blitz from 7-9pm, there have been 6 rated events scheduled for this venue.

For all events, please come early and buy dinner from proprietor Rey Santiago.

The Garden Market Cafe is located on the first floor of Huron Towers apartment complex.

Huron Towers are roughly between med campus and north campus.
They can also be reached easily from the Geddes Rd. exit from US-23.
Huron Towers are located at 2200 Fuller Court Ann Arbor, MI 48105

On Friday 4/4; 4/25; 5/16; 6/6; 7/11; 8/1 Action Quads will be held.

Follow the above date links for complete details on the Michigan Chess tournament calendar.
These are now posted in the USCF online TLA section as well.

2008 Young Children's winners (K-3)

2008-03-18T08:15:00.003-04:00

Young Children's Championship (K-3C) winners

1 Chen, Michael (1) 1699 5.0 13.5 16.5 15.0 33.0
2 Liao, Shangbo (5) 889 4.5 12.0 14.0 13.0 25.5
3 Li, Ruifeng (6) 879 4.0 14.0 16.0 12.0 22.0
4 Tao, Rachel (4) 935 4.0 11.5 11.5 11.0 17.0
5 Goulet, Connor (19) 528 4.0 11.5 11.5 10.0 16.0

For Group K
1 Zhong, Xiao Xuan (16) 589 3.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 8.0
2 Smith, Timmy (39) nnnn 2.0 9.0 12.0 5.0 6.0
3 Aldrich, Michael (28) 100 0.5 7.0 10.0 0.5 0.5

For Group 1
*** Li, Ruifeng (6) 879 4.0 14.0 16.0 12.0 22.0
1 Whalen, Clarice (11) 708 3.0 10.0 12.0 8.0 12.0
2 Gudal, Ryan (22) 370 2.0 9.0 12.0 6.0 6.0
3 Kandula, Aditya (33) nnnn 2.0 4.5 7.0 4.0 3.0

For Group 2
*** Chen, Michael (1) 1699 5.0 13.5 16.5 15.0 33.0
1 Wan, Caleb Chi-Kei (7) 809 3.5 14.5 15.5 11.5 18.5
2 Graham, Patrick (3) 1008 3.0 15.5 17.5 12.0 16.0
3 Darnell, Duncan (20) 420 3.0 13.5 14.5 9.0 12.0

For Group 3
*** Liao, Shangbo (5) 889 4.5 12.0 14.0 13.0 25.5
*** Tao, Rachel (4) 935 4.0 11.5 11.5 11.0 17.0
*** Goulet, Connor (19) 528 4.0 11.5 11.5 10.0 16.0
1 Wellman, Julian (2) 1267 3.5 14.5 17.0 12.5 20.5
2 Pruim, Jason (8) 797 3.0 11.5 12.5 11.0 12.0
3 Emaus, Jack (10) 723 3.0 10.0 11.0 7.0 11.0

Young Children's Reserve (K-3R)

1 Jenkins, Andrew (8) 407 5.0 12.5 14.0 15.0 28.0
2 Rogers, Jovaun (2) 478 4.5 11.0 13.0 14.0 22.5
3 Chen, Alvin (30) nnnn 4.0 15.0 17.5 14.0 25.0
4 Chen, Robert (3) 439 4.0 13.0 15.5 11.0 24.5
5 Tucker, Travis (4) 439 4.0 11.5 12.5 10.0 17.0
6 Yanish, Christian (12) 362 4.0 10.5 12.0 11.0 18.0
7 Cupchak, Brendan (15) 331 4.0 9.5 11.0 12.0 16.0

2008 Children's (K-5) winners

2008-03-18T08:08:00.002-04:00

Children's Championship (K-5C) winners

1 Webster, Kyle D (2) 1391 5.0 14.0 16.5 15.0 33.0
2 Peters, Epiphany M (1) 1589 4.0 17.0 19.0 14.0 28.0
3 Virkud, Apurva (4) 1266 4.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 24.0
4 Hawver, Evan W (3) 1283 4.0 14.0 16.5 13.0 25.0
5 Zhong, Xiao Xiang (16) 926 4.0 12.5 14.5 11.0 21.0

For Group 4
*** Virkud, Apurva (4) 1266 4.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 24.0
*** Zhong, Xiao Xiang (16) 926 4.0 12.5 14.5 11.0 21.0
1 Chitale, Anirudh D (12) 1050 4.0 11.5 11.5 12.0 15.0
2 Miklavcic, William (23) 865 3.5 13.0 14.0 11.0 16.5
3 Palanirajan, Skand (7) 1170 3.5 10.5 12.0 9.5 15.5

For Group 5
*** Webster, Kyle D (2) 1391 5.0 14.0 16.5 15.0 33.0
*** Peters, Epiphany M (1) 1589 4.0 17.0 19.0 14.0 28.0
*** Hawver, Evan W (3) 1283 4.0 14.0 16.5 13.0 25.0
1 George, Nicholas (14) 987 4.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 18.0
2 Dang, Michael (10) 1114 4.0 11.5 13.5 12.0 19.0
3 Shi, Michael (8) 1144 3.5 11.5 13.5 10.0 18.5

Children's Reserve (K-5R) winners
1 Candie, Jordan (24) 366 5.0 13.0 15.0 15.0 30.0
2 Keener, Ivan (13) 487 5.0 12.0 13.0 15.0 26.0
3 Kappagantu, Aniruddha (53) nnnn 4.0 15.0 18.0 13.0 26.0
4 Young, Johnny (70) nnnn 4.0 15.0 15.0 13.0 20.0
5 Janick, Aaron (1) 666 4.0 14.0 15.0 13.0 20.0
6 Austin, Sidnei (42) nnnn 4.0 13.5 16.0 13.0 25.0
7 Kandula, Kartikeya (25) 355 4.0 12.5 15.0 12.0 22.0
8 Lewis, Zachary (20) 399 4.0 12.5 14.5 12.0 22.0
9 Tucker, Tyler (10) 553 4.0 12.5 13.5 14.0 17.0
10 Troia, Reece (5) 608 4.0 12.0 14.0 10.0 20.0
11 Xiao, Jeffrey (11) 552 4.0 12.0 13.0 10.0 18.0

2008 Sponsors winners

2008-03-18T08:00:00.002-04:00

Children's Sponsors winners

1 Garrison, Raymond (2) 1835 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 10.0
2 Liubakka, Michael (10) nnnn 2.0 4.5 5.5 4.0 5.0

For Group A
*** Garrison, Raymond (2) 1835 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 10.0
1 Hickey, Gene (1) 1917 1.5 1.0 3.0 2.5 2.0

For Group C
1 Schwiebert, Loren (3) 1581 2.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.0

For Group D
1 Pender, Joe (6) 1213 1.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 2.0

For Group E
1 Johnson, Timothy D (7) 1090 1.0 1.5 3.5 1.0 0.0

For Group G
1 Walters, Troy (8) 604 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0

For Group U
*** Liubakka, Michael (10) nnnn 2.0 4.5 5.5 4.0 5.0
1 Larson, Ron (9) nnnn 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 2.0

Junior Sponsors winners

1 Hamilton, Zach (6) 1235 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.0 9.0
2 Johnson, Timothy P (4) 1469 2.5 4.0 5.5 5.0 8.5

For Group A
1 Hickey, Gene (1) 1917 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 6.5

For Group B
1 Gerdes, David (2) 1612 1.0 3.0 5.5 3.0 2.0

For Group C
*** Johnson, Timothy P (4) 1469 2.5 4.0 5.5 5.0 8.5
1 Faust, Scott (3) 1557 1.5 1.5 5.5 2.5 3.5

For Group D
*** Hamilton, Zach (6) 1235 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.0 9.0
1 Glantz, Jack (5) 1291 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 2.0

For Group E
1 Johnson, Timothy D (8) 1090 1.0 1.5 4.0 2.0 0.0

For Group F
1 Onica, Matthew (9) 912 1.5 1.5 5.0 3.5 3.5

For Group G
1 McCutcheon, Roy (10) 762 1.5 1.0 4.5 2.0 3.0

2008 Young Junior winners

2008-03-18T07:56:00.003-04:00

The Michigan Young Junior Championship (K-8C) winners are:

1 Chen, Michael L (1) 1699 5.0 14.0 16.0 15.0 32.0
2 Virkud, Apurva (6) 1266 4.0 16.5 19.5 14.0 29.0
3 Lee, Melissa (9) 1207 4.0 14.0 16.0 14.0 24.0
4 Hunt, Nick (11) 1180 4.0 13.0 15.0 12.0 20.0
5 Hawver, Evan W (5) 1283 4.0 12.5 14.5 13.0 21.0

For Group 5u
*** Chen, Michael L (1) 1699 5.0 14.0 16.0 15.0 32.0
*** Virkud, Apurva (6) 1266 4.0 16.5 19.5 14.0 29.0
*** Hawver, Evan W (5) 1283 4.0 12.5 14.5 13.0 21.0
1 Shi, Michael (13) 1144 4.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 18.0
2 Bora, Safal (8) 1252 3.0 14.0 16.0 12.0 14.0
3 Pender, Cameron (34) 920 3.0 13.0 14.0 9.0 12.0

For Group 6
*** Hunt, Nick (11) 1180 4.0 13.0 15.0 12.0 20.0
1 Shrivastava, Apurva (22) 1061 4.0 12.5 13.5 13.0 19.0
2 Ying, Andrew (4) 1304 3.0 12.5 13.5 8.0 13.0
3 Zhang, Zongxiang (21) 1065 3.0 11.5 13.5 9.0 13.5

For Group 7
1 Shu, Wayne (3) 1340 4.0 10.5 12.5 10.0 21.0
2 McCutcheon, Richard (24) 1039 3.5 10.0 11.0 9.5 12.0
3 Patke, Mayank (31) 957 3.0 15.0 16.0 10.0 16.0

For Group 8
*** Lee, Melissa (9) 1207 4.0 14.0 16.0 14.0 24.0
1 Adams, Ja'monte (2) 1453 4.0 12.5 14.0 10.0 22.0
2 Jain, Nishant (10) 1204 4.0 12.0 14.0 12.0 20.0
3 Zylstra, Isaac (23) 1046 3.0 13.0 13.0 9.0 8.0

The Michigan Young Junior Reserve (K-8R) winners are:

1 Creech, Chandler (42) nnnn 5.0 13.0 13.5 15.0 27.0
2 Williams, Dominque (57) nnnn 4.5 13.5 16.5 14.0 29.5
3 Ni, Kevin (50) nnnn 4.0 15.0 17.0 14.0 24.0
4 Biswas, Ritwik (2) 767 4.0 14.5 17.5 12.0 27.0
5 Phelps, Jordan (17) 592 4.0 14.5 16.5 13.0 23.0
6 Jackson, Demetrius (23) 543 4.0 12.5 14.0 10.0 19.0
7 Jackson, Jalen (46) nnnn 4.0 12.0 14.0 11.0 22.0
8 Singh, Navraj (22) 555 4.0 11.0 13.0 11.0 18.0

2008 Michigan Junior Winners

2008-03-18T07:34:00.007-04:00

A total of 380 entrants participated in the 9-section Michigan Junior at Oakland University over March 15-16.

The Michigan Junior (K-12) winners are:

1 Shetty, Atulya (2) 1959 5.0
2 Schilleman, Andrew (5) 1903 4.5
3 Canty III, James (1) 2130 4.0
4 Jia, Roger (7) 1808 4.0
5 Kemp, Kayeen (12) 1573 4.0

Atulya Shetty will also receive a $500 scholarship upon proof of enrollment in an institution of higher education. He is a 6th-grader.

Andrew Schilleman will also receive a $250 scholarship upon proof of enrollment in an institution of higher education. As the top HS finisher, he will represent Michigan at the Denker invitational tournament of high school champions this summer in Dallas.

For Group 8u
*** Shetty, Atulya (2) 6th grade 1959 5.0
1 Amarasinghe, Prashantha (6) 8th grade 1879 3.5
2 Larson, Eric Danie (9) 7th grade 1712 3.0
3 Chen, Peter L (11) 4th grade 1641 2.5

For Group 9
*** Kemp, Kayeen (12) 1573 4.0
1 Elenbogen, Andrew (19) 1470 3.0
2 Kopitz, Alexander (32) 1105 3.0
3 Edgerle, Ian (10) 1691 3.0

For Group 10
*** Schilleman, Andrew (5) 1903 4.5
*** Canty III, James (1) 2130 4.0
1 Combs, Terry Allen (14) 1512 4.0
2 Lee, Brendon (13) 1529 3.5
3 Reddick, Forrest (23) 1353 3.0

For Group 11
1 Anderson, Neal (8) 1715 4.0
2 Mc Comb, Zachary (20) 1458 3.0
3 Mellis, Patrick (25) 1332 3.0

For Group 12
*** Jia, Roger (7) 1808 4.0
1 Carter, Ashley (3) 1948 3.0
2 Dean-Spagnuolo, Ryan (43) 770 3.0
3 Sweatland, Christo (18) 1484 2.5

2nd Toledo Invitational

2008-02-29T06:47:00.004-05:00

I am helping Paul Maginley organize the 2nd Toledo Invitational tomorrow.

I am posting the participant lists.

Currently, we have an odd number in the top 2 sections. We will likely move the top player from the second section to the top section in order to even things out. Also, we may find another player or 2 to even things out. There will be no byes!

Open

No.	Name	Rate
1	Riester, Scott M	2104
2	Maginley, Paul	2045
3	Prephan Jr, Michael	1979
4	Rhee, William W	1927
5	Schilleman, Andrew	1903

U1900

No.	Name	Rate
1	Skidmore, Jennifer	1835
2	Heilman, Brad	1810
3	Hale, Justin	1696
4	Tester, Ryan Gary	1681
5	Hershberger, Kent	1661
6	Schmoldt, Jeffrey	1606
7	Clayton, Ryan Dani	1579

There are 14 players scheduled to play in the U1600 section. We will likely make this a 4-round event in order for there to be a clear winner for this section.

U1600

No.	Name	Rate
1	Elenbogen, Andrew	1470
2	Dolgner, Andrew Jo	1371
3	Maginley, Albert	1344
4	Hawver, Evan W	1283
5	Lauback, James Dil	1256
6	Marczak, Greg	1242
7	Mrkva, Justin	1211
8	Vorva, Shane	1208
9	Metzger, Richard	1152
10	Chen, Justin Lu	1128
11	Hirt, David	1064
12	Knaggs, Joseph R	984
13	Mowery, Earl T	977
14	Lauback, David

There are 3 players who will need to purchase USCF memberships

2008 K12R medal winners

2008-02-25T16:30:00.000-05:00

Gold
Nick Brode		Flint Kearsley B
Christen Zimecki		Detroit Mumford
Brock Winchester		Rochester Hills Lutheran NW

Silver
Jonathan Zhu		Ann Arbor Huron Gold
Lou Agee		Cheboygan

Bronze
Lanxin Liu		Ann Arbor Huron Green
Robert Hall		Rochester Hills Lutheran NW
Connor Mc Guckin		Ann Arbor Huron Gold
Phillip Starski		Goodrich
Billy Lewis		Detroit Mumford
Dan Harms		Flint Kearsley C
Gage Matthews		Byron MS
Ryan Wang		Ann Arbor Huron Green
Alex Caron		Byron MS
Zach Glynn		Flint Kearsley C
Travis Wooley		Monroe B
Kevin Bartz		Flint Kearsley B
Raleigh Cooper		Cheboygan
Andy Stone		Grand Blanc B
Antoine Townsend		Detroit Northwestern Red
Kenneth Williams		Detroit Northwestern Gray

2008 HS Championship (9-12) Medal Winners

2008-02-25T15:26:00.000-05:00

Gold
James Canty III		Detroit Cass Tech
Nathaniel Bromberg		Ann Arbor Huron River Rats
Kareem Coleman		Detroit Cass Tech
David Lowing		Spring Lake Lakers
Zachary Mc Comb		Flint Kearsley A
Sherman Redden		Detroit Cass Tech

Silver
Andrew Elenbogen		Ann Arbor Greenhills Gryphons
Madina Mathis		Detroit Cass Tech
Jaron Marshall		Detroit MLK
Bryan Li		Ann Arbor Huron River Rats

Bronze
Roger Jia		Birmingham Groves
Adam Kunkel		Birmingham Groves
Collin Smelcer		Monroe HS
Michael Sherman		Flint Kearsley A
Mikhail Wise		Ann Arbor Huron River Rats
Steven Shaker		Grand Blanc A
Jared Stratz		Spring Lake Lakers
Katrina M. Snyder		Monroe HS

2008 K9 Medal winners

2008-02-25T14:42:00.002-05:00

Gold
Shane Vorva		Ann Arbor Greenhills
Joseph Herbert		Detroit Duffield A
Briana Ellington		Detroit Duffield C
Douglas Yang		Ann Arbor Huron

Silver
Ja'monte Adams		Detroit Duffield A
Randy Jia		Detroit Country Day
Nishant Jain		Okemos Chippewa
Ian MacDowell		Okemos Kinawa
Alex Caron		Byron
Marco Lorenzon		Ann Arbor King
Chang Che		Ann Arbor Greenhills
Ketan Brodeur		Okemos Chippewa
Abby Hammer		Monroe Middle School

Bronze
Demetrius Brown		Detroit Bates 1
Alan Li		Okemos Chippewa
Deniz Karabakal		Ann Arbor Clague
Byron Green		Detroit Duffield B
Cameron Pender		Clio Carter

2008 K9R medal winners

2008-02-24T22:40:00.003-05:00

Gold
Jason Young		Oakland Eagle Creek A
Dominique Williams		Redford Cornerstone B
Samuel June		Ann Arbor Greenhills

Silver
Xavier McCraney		Redford Cornerstone A
Marla Brown		Detroit Ludington B
Phillip Brooks IV		Redford Cornerstone D
Derrick Williams		Detroit Hutchins/McMichael B
Benjamin Schroff		Birmingham Our Shepherd A
Asia Hudson		Detroit Ludington B
Andre Thorne		Detroit Ludington A
Kenneth Yesh		Dearborn Divine Child 1
Rebecca Siu		Birmingham Our Shepherd A
Kayla Thomas		Redford Cornerstone B
Guwoin Ingram		Redford Cornerstone A
Hobie Hagen		West Michigan Academy
Braya Hicks		Oakland Eagle Creek A
Curtis Kennedy		Redford Cornerstone D
Ashwin Fujii		Ann Arbor Greenhills
Jacob Johnson		West Michigan Academy
DeVaughn Croxton		Detroit Ludington A
Dwayne Brown		Redford Cornerstone F
Demetrius Jackson		Redford Cornerstone A

Bronze
Jovaun Rogers		Redford Cornerstone C
Anthony Phifer Jr.		Redford Cornerstone F
Rashad Lofton		Detroit McNair
David Obia		Detroit Ludington A
Darmontai Lee		Detroit Hutchins/McMichael A
Francis Dallo		Southfield Birney Black
Aaron Allen		Southfield Birney White

2008 HS Team Tournament Composite Photo

2008-02-24T20:33:00.005-05:00

Click on the image for an enlarged view

Great Wraps Santa Fe Action! Open

2008-02-10T21:18:00.000-05:00

The Barbeque section has been rated!

Special Thanks to Andy Catlin and Gheorghe Ghiata who served as house-players
The event had 13 players, including 7 who were making their first appearance at Great Wraps and one special guest from IL who might be back! 9 players earned prize money for their efforts.

K6 medal winners

2008-02-08T20:02:00.000-05:00

Gold
Andrew Ying		Novi Meadows
Michael Carter		Monroe Custer A
Apurva Shrivastava		Novi Meadows
Adithya Balasubramanian		Novi Meadows
Kevin Spears		Clio Carter
Bret LaBarge		Kalkaska Middle School Knight Riders

Silver
Patrick McFall		Otsego St. Margaret
Nick Hunt		Utica Roberts Rooks E
Ryan Mitchell		Macomb Seneca
Sam Kidd		AA Emerson Eagles
Zhongxiang Zhang		Okemos Chippewa
Jacob Seeterlin		Okemos Kinawa
Devin Vallis		Utica Roberts Rooks F
Geoffrey Kocks		Grand Blanc East Knights
Graham Gerdes		AA Emerson Eagles
Brian Curtis		Macomb Iroquois
Donnell Maclin		Redford Cornerstone C
Braya Hicks		Oakland Eagle Creek Academy
Asia Hudson		Ludington Paladin 1
Ritwik Biswas		Okemos Chippewa
Zac Anderson		Spring Lake Kings
Kevin Hines		Utica Roberts Rooks E
Marla Brown		Ludington Paladin 1
Nikhet Parikh		AA Emerson Eagles
Donavon Thorpe		Redford Cornerstone D
Sidnei Austin		Redford Cornerstone A

Bronze
DeAngelo Robinson		Ludington Paladin 1
Debra Yan		Okemos Chippewa
Paige Waterman		Kalkaska Middle School Knight Riders
Jashayla Hollis		Detroit Fisher Falcons
Brendan Mcdonald		Birmingham Our Shepherd

K5 Medal Winners

2008-02-08T20:00:00.000-05:00

Gold
Cameron Pender		Clio Carter
Marco Lorenzon		AA King Kasparov
Danielle Fortin		Grand Blanc Mason Powerchess Gold
David Cui		AA Logan
Adrian Berding		East Lansing Glencairn
Yu Furuyama		Troy Barnard Knightmares

Silver
Justin Chen		AA King Kasparov
Xiao Xiang Zhong		Novi Elementary
Curtis Lee		AA Logan
Kellen Gove		AA GLTW Knights
Jeffrey Xiao		Okemos Cornell
Dane Haggarty		Macomb Cheyenne A
Aaron Janick		Okemos Hiawatha A
Sean Walters		Utica Roberts Rooks C
Deniz Gulari		AA King Kasparov
Avantika Jetli		AA GLTW Knights
Joshua Johnson		Detroit UPA
John Brinley		AA King Kasparov
Zachary Daniel		Clio Carter
Hayden Vanrenterghem		EGR Lakeside Lions A
Tyler Blaskowski		Macomb Mohawk A
Corey Turner		Detroit Bates Academy A

Bronze
William Reece		AA Wines Warriors
Corbin Johnson		EGR Lakeside Lions A
Jungwoo Chang		AA Thurston Kings
Jacob Bradsher		Utica Roberts Rooks C

K5R medal winners

2008-02-08T19:47:00.000-05:00

Gold
Sarth Patel		Macomb Ojibwa A
Will Miklavic		Haslett Rayla
Nick George		Grand Blanc Brendel Bulldogs
Tyler Begg		Grand Blanc Mason Powerchess Silver
Ryan Macintrye		Utica Roberts Rooks D

Silver
Tonisha Primuse		Detroit Durfee Bulldogs
Ian Mcdowll		Clio Edgerton
Andrew Sebra		Utica Roberts Rooks D
Tyler Tucker		Birmingham Our Shepherd
Trinten Patten		Clio Lacure
Grace Vanrenterghem		EGR Lakeside Lions C
Erik Liubakka		Canton Field Eagles
Learnt Hasani		Mason Alaiedon
Anirudh Hadagali		Canton Field Eagles
Joel Galli		Utica Roberts Rooks D
Anish Saraswat		Troy Barnard Knightmares
Olivia Vanden Berg		EGR Lakeside Lions C
Matthew Jachcinski		Macomb Cheyenne B
Emma Alson		AA King Karpov
Jacob Schroff		Birmingham Our Shepherd
Trey Mcdonald		AA Summers Knoll
Josiah Sweeney		Clio Edgerton
Danny Frawley		Utica Crissman Kings B
Brandon Wilsdon		Byron Patriots
Cole Goatley		Okemos Hiawatha
Zac Burke		Clarksville Chess Nuts B
Ursula Fuller		Birmingham Our Shepherd
Soham Desai		Troy Barnard Knightmares

Bronze
Jon Hudy-Vekasco		Lansing Fairview
Mckenna Daniel		Clio Edgerton
Jeremy Horn		Okemos Hiawatha
Shea Sanvordenker		AA Summers Knoll
Hannah Vogelsang		Haslett Rayla
Logan Mager		Lansing Fairview
Peter Samurkas		Utica Crissman Kings C
Brianna Bost		Clarksville Chess Nuts A
Brennen Mueser		Grand Blanc Mason Powerchess Silver
Eric Braum		Utica Crissman Kings B
Brendan Couch		Ypsilanti Erickson A
Justin Houstin		Lakewood West A
Brian Coe		Plymouth Our Lady of Good Counsel
Deven Mukkamala		Flint St. John Vianney
Jacob Kalahar		Macomb Cheyenne B

K3 Medal winners

2008-02-05T06:56:00.000-05:00

Gold
Shangbo Liao			AA King Kramnik
Suzan Karabakal			AA Thurston Rooks
Mason Janes			Macomb Mohawk C
Andrew Alson			AA King Kramnik
Matthew Surma			Shelby Township Crissman E
Lemuel Spratt			Detroit UPA Primary A
Dylan Constantine			Spring Lake Knights
Zoey Rostami			AA GLTW Rooks
Duncan Darnell			AA Thurston Rooks

Silver
Colton Theuer			Okemos Cornell B
Matthew Abar			Grosse Pointe Academy D
Malcolm Mosley			Detroit Bates 3
Jonathan Fata			Okemos Hiawatha B
Cameron Ball			Spring Lake Knights
Oliver Barron			AA Thurston Rooks
Evan Marx			AA GLTW Bishops
Culver Macgillivary			Macomb Cheyenne C
Veronica Gawarecki			Okemos Edgewood A
Reese Mitchell			Macomb Ojibwa B
Nathan Peterson			Spring Lake Knights
Nicholast Pierce			AA Logan
Andrew Jenkins			Birmingham Our Shepherd
Elijah Horton			Mason Alaiedon Elementary
Josh Vandermeulen			Spring Lake Lakers
Anthony Eovaldi			Macomb Ojibwa B
Marcos Johnson			Okemos Hiawatha A
Mason Mass			Lansing Cougers C
Christin Yanish			Redford Cornerstone B
David Lee			AA Logan
J'von tolbert			Grosse Pointe Academy D
Leland Spratt			Detroit UPA Primary A
Saano Murembya			Okemos Hiawatha A

Bronze
William Frappier			Clio Edgerton
Jacob Stogiera			Flat Rock Bobcean
Ewan Woolcock			Okemos Central
David Robinson			Detroit Bates 3
Thomas Deppong			Okemos Cornell A
Jeremey Hoy			AA Thursont Bishops
Nicholas Zepf			Okemos Cornell B
Alex Digiuseppe			AA Wines Wood Choppers
David Wright			Ypsilanti Erickson A
Loren Miller			Detroit Bates 3
Stone Culver			Mason Alaiedon
Paul Formosa			Dearborn Cubs
Benjamin Loos			EGR Lakeside Lions B

K3 Results

2008-02-05T06:19:00.000-05:00

2008 Michigan Elementary / Primary Team Championship

2/2/08 K-3 Team Championship

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Rnd5
1	AA Thurston Rooks	505	5.0	W29,4.0	W14,3.5	W35,4.0	W3,2.5	W4,3.0
2	AA King Kramnik	725	4.5	W15,3.0	D11,2.0	W27,4.0	W18,3.5	W10,4.0
3	Spring Lake Knights	434	4.0	W38,4.0	W20,4.0	W5,3.0	L1,1.5	W21,3.5
4	Detroit UPA Primary A	371	4.0	W8,3.0	W19,3.0	W17,4.0	W6,4.0	L1,1.0
5	AA GLTW Rooks	290	4.0	W42,4.0	W13,3.0	L3,1.0	W22,3.0	W17,3.0
6	Redford Cornerstone B	473	4.0	W31,4.0	W40,4.0	W9,2.5	L4,0.0	W14,2.5
7	Macomb Ojibwa B	512	3.5	D27,2.0	W46,4.0	W11,3.0	L10,1.0	W15,3.0
8	Grosse Pointe Academy D	175	3.5	L4,1.0	D33,2.0	W49,4.0	W23,3.0	W30,3.0
9	Okemos Hiawatha A	302	3.5	W39,3.5	W22,3.0	L6,1.5	D13,2.0	W26,2.5
10	AA Wines Wood Choppers	366	3.5	W45,4.0	W32,2.5	D18,2.0	W7,3.0	L2,0.0
11	Birmingham Our Shepherd	314	3.5	W34,2.5	D2,2.0	L7,1.0	W42,2.5	W27,2.5
12	Detriot Bates 3	193	3.0	-B-,4.0	W34,3.0	L24,1.5	L28,1.5	W48,3.0
13	Macomb Mohawk C	370	3.0	W41,4.0	L5,1.0	W25,3.5	D9,2.0	D18,2.0
14	Okemos Cornell B	303	3.0	W33,3.0	L1,0.5	W48,4.0	W39,3.0	L6,1.5
15	Utica Roberts Rooks B	250	3.0	L2,1.0	W47,3.5	W28,4.0	W24,2.5	L7,1.0
16	AA Logan		3.0	D24,2.0	L27,1.0	W36,4.0	D20,2.0	W40,3.0
17	Utica Roberts Rooks A	324	3.0	W44,4.0	W28,3.0	L4,0.0	W29,3.5	L5,1.0
18	EGR Lakeside Lions B	297	3.0	W47,4.0	W30,3.0	D10,2.0	L2,0.5	D13,2.0
19	Clio Edgerton	196	3.0	W23,2.5	L4,1.0	L22,1.5	W48,4.0	W35,2.5
20	Macomb Cheyenne C	311	3.0	W49,4.0	L3,0.0	D32,2.0	D16,2.0	W39,3.0
21	Okemos Central	265	3.0	L28,1.0	W41,4.0	W46,3.0	W35,2.5	L3,0.5
22	AA Thurston Bishops	379	3.0	W25,3.0	L9,1.0	W19,2.5	L5,1.0	W31,2.5
23	Shelby Township Crissman E	423	2.5	L19,1.5	W45,3.0	D26,2.0	L8,1.0	W42,3.5
24	Spring Lake Lakers	331	2.5	D16,2.0	D43,2.0	W12,2.5	L15,1.5	D25,2.0
25	Ypsilanti Erickson A	177	2.5	L22,1.0	W37,3.0	L13,0.5	W34,3.0	D24,2.0
26	Redford Cornerstone E	229	2.5	L30,0.0	W44,3.5	D23,2.0	W33,2.5	L9,1.5
27	Okemos Wardcliff A	240	2.5	D7,2.0	W16,3.0	L2,0.0	W32,2.5	L11,1.5
28	Canton Eagles		2.5	W21,3.0	L17,1.0	L15,0.0	W12,2.5	D29,2.0
29	Okemos Cornell A	235	2.5	L1,0.0	W50,3.0	W30,3.0	L17,0.5	D28,2.0
30	Okemos Edgewood A	453	2.0	W26,4.0	L18,1.0	L29,1.0	W41,4.0	L8,1.0
31	Macomb Ojibwa C	231	2.0	L6,0.0	L39,1.5	W37,4.0	W45,3.0	L22,1.5
32	Lansing Cougars C		2.0	W36,2.5	L10,1.5	D20,2.0	L27,1.5	D38,2.0
33	Mason Alaiedon Elem		2.0	L14,1.0	D8,2.0	W43,3.0	L26,1.5	D36,2.0
34	AA GLTW Bishops		2.0	L11,1.5	L12,1.0	W50,3.5	L25,1.0	W45,2.5
35	Memphis Yellow Jackets 1	349	2.0	W50,2.5	W48,3.5	L1,0.0	L21,1.5	L19,1.5
36	Okemos Hiawatha B	361	2.0	L32,1.5	D42,2.0	L16,0.0	W49,3.5	D33,2.0
37	Dearborn Cubs		2.0	L40,1.5	L25,1.0	L31,0.0	W50,3.0	W46,3.5
38	Flat Rock Barnes	216	2.0	L3,0.0	D49,2.0	L42,1.5	W43,3.0	D32,2.0
39	Clarksville Chess Team A		2.0	L9,0.5	W31,2.5	W40,3.0	L14,1.0	L20,1.0
40	Byron Giants	315	2.0	W37,2.5	L6,0.0	L39,1.0	W46,3.5	L16,1.0
41	Clio Lacure	150	2.0	L13,0.0	L21,0.0	W47,2.5	L30,0.0	W44,2.5
42	Okemos Edgewood B		1.5	L5,0.0	D36,2.0	W38,2.5	L11,1.5	L23,0.5
43	Flat Rock Bobcean	363	1.0	L48,1.0	D24,2.0	L33,1.0	L38,1.0	D49,2.0
44	Ypsilanti Erickson B		1.0	L17,0.0	L26,0.5	L45,1.5	W47,3.0	L41,1.5
45	Detroit UPA Primary B	100	1.0	L10,0.0	L23,1.0	W44,2.5	L31,1.0	L34,1.5
46	Memphis Yellow Jackets 2	100	1.0	-B-,4.0	L7,0.0	L21,1.0	L40,0.5	L37,0.5
47	Macomb Ojibwa D		1.0	L18,0.0	L15,0.5	L41,1.5	L44,1.0	W50,3.0
48	Okemos Wardcliff B	100	1.0	W43,3.0	L35,0.5	L14,0.0	L19,0.0	L12,1.0
49	AA Thurston Knights		1.0	L20,0.0	D38,2.0	L8,0.0	L36,0.5	D43,2.0
50	EGR Lakeside Lions E		0.0	L35,1.5	L29,1.0	L34,0.5	L37,1.0	L47,1.0

K6 Results

2008-02-04T14:58:00.000-05:00

2008 Michigan Elementary Team Championships (K-6)

2/2/8

Elementary Team Championships

No.	Name	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Rnd5
1	Novi Meadows	5.0	W10,4.0	W4,3.0	W9,3.0	W2,3.0	W6,4.0
2	Utica Roberts Rooks E	4.0	W19,4.0	W5,3.0	W12,3.0	L1,1.0	W8,2.5
3	Ludington Paladin 1	4.0	-B-,4.0	W15,3.0	L6,1.0	W12,3.0	W7,2.5
4	AA Emerson Eagles	3.5	W7,3.0	L1,1.0	W22,3.0	D5,2.0	W10,3.0
5	Kalkaska MS Knight Riders	3.5	W23,3.0	L2,1.0	W16,2.5	D4,2.0	W13,3.0
6	Macomb Iroquois	3.5	W13,3.0	W14,3.0	W3,3.0	D8,2.0	L1,0.0
7	Okemos Chippewa	3.0	L4,1.0	W20,4.0	W21,4.0	W9,4.0	L3,1.5
8	Okemos Kinawa	3.0	D18,2.0	W16,4.0	W11,3.5	D6,2.0	L2,1.5
9	Redford Cornerstone A	3.0	W21,4.0	W11,4.0	L1,1.0	L7,0.0	W14,3.0
10	Oakland Eagle Creek Academy	3.0	L1,0.0	W17,4.0	W19,3.0	W14,3.0	L4,1.0
11	Detroit Fisher Falcons	3.0	W24,3.0	L9,0.0	L8,0.5	W22,3.0	W20,3.0
12	Redford Cornerstone C	2.5	D17,2.0	W18,3.0	L2,1.0	L3,1.0	W16,3.0
13	Utica Roberts Rooks F	2.5	L6,1.0	D23,2.0	W18,3.0	W17,3.0	L5,1.0
14	Monroe Custer A	2.0	W20,4.0	L6,1.0	W15,2.5	L10,1.0	L9,1.0
15	Redford Cornerstone D	2.0	W22,3.0	L3,1.0	L14,1.5	D19,2.0	D18,2.0
16	Birmingham Our Shepherd	2.0	W25,4.0	L8,0.0	L5,1.5	W24,3.0	L12,1.0
17	Ludington Paladin 2	2.0	D12,2.0	L10,0.0	W23,3.0	L13,1.0	D19,2.0
18	Clio Carter Middle School	2.0	D8,2.0	L12,1.0	L13,1.0	W23,2.0	D15,2.0
19	Macomb Seneca	2.0	L2,0.0	W25,3.0	L10,1.0	D15,2.0	D17,2.0
20	Utica Crissman Kings A	2.0	L14,0.0	L7,0.0	-B-,4.0	W21,3.0	L11,1.0
21	Grosse Pointe Academy A	2.0	L9,0.0	-B-,4.0	L7,0.0	L20,1.0	W24,3.0
22	Spring Lake Kings	2.0	L15,1.0	W24,2.0	L4,1.0	L11,1.0	W25,2.5
23	Grand Blanc East Knights	1.5	L5,1.0	D13,2.0	L17,1.0	L18,1.0	-B-,4.0
24	Otsego St. Margaret	1.0	L11,1.0	L22,1.0	W25,2.5	L16,1.0	L21,1.0
25	Detroit Hutchins/McMichael A	1.0	L16,0.0	L19,0.0	L24,0.5	-B-,4.0	L22,0.5

K5 Results

2008-02-04T13:43:00.000-05:00

2008 Michigan Elementary / Primary Team Championship

2/2/08 K-5 Team Championiship

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Rnd5
1	AA King Kasparov	816	5.0	W21,4.0	W27,4.0	W2,3.0	W6,4.0	W3,2.5
2	Troy Barnard Knightmares	909	4.0	W25,4.0	W4,4.0	L1,1.0	W22,3.0	W15,4.0
3	Roberts Rooks C	805	3.5	W22,3.5	W29,4.0	D6,2.0	W5,3.0	L1,1.5
4	Novi Elementary	664	3.5	W7,2.5	L2,0.0	W26,4.0	W14,2.5	D6,2.0
5	AA GLTW Knights	835	3.0	W18,4.0	D8,2.0	W13,4.0	L3,1.0	D10,2.0
6	AA Wines Warriors	920	3.0	W14,4.0	W10,4.0	D3,2.0	L1,0.0	D4,2.0
7	EGR Lakeside Lions A	484	3.0	L4,1.5	D25,2.0	W18,3.0	W17,3.0	D16,2.0
8	Clio Carter	628	3.0	W24,3.5	D5,2.0	D12,2.0	L15,1.0	W21,3.0
9	Okemos Hiawatha A	712	3.0	D12,2.0	D11,2.0	L22,1.0	W19,2.5	W23,4.0
10	Macomb Mohawk A	639	3.0	W19,3.0	L6,0.0	D11,2.0	W12,4.0	D5,2.0

Teams Above This text received trophies

11	AA Logan	512	3.0	D16,2.0	D9,2.0	D10,2.0	W24,3.0	D13,2.0
12	Detriot UPA	502	3.0	D9,2.0	W17,3.0	D8,2.0	L10,0.0	W27,4.0
13	Okemos Cornell	619	3.0	W26,4.0	W20,3.0	L5,0.0	D16,2.0	D11,2.0
14	Okemos Edgewood	575	3.0	L6,0.0	W19,3.0	W20,2.5	L4,1.5	W22,4.0
15	Lansing Fairview A		3.0	D17,2.0	D16,2.0	W27,3.5	W8,3.0	L2,0.0
16	East Lansing Glencairn	731	3.0	D11,2.0	D15,2.0	W21,2.5	D13,2.0	D7,2.0
17	GB Mason Power Chess Gold	615	2.5	D15,2.0	L12,1.0	W29,4.0	L7,1.0	W24,2.5
18	Macomb Cheyenne A	546	2.5	L5,0.0	D24,2.0	L7,1.0	W25,3.0	W26,4.0
19	Spring Lake Rooks	481	2.0	L10,1.0	L14,1.0	-B-,4.0	L9,1.5	W28,4.0
20	AA Thurston Kings	846	2.0	W23,4.0	L13,1.0	L14,1.5	L21,0.5	W29,3.5
21	Flat Rock Barnes 4th/5th A	544	2.0	L1,0.0	W28,2.5	L16,1.5	W20,3.5	L8,1.0
22	Lansing Cougars A	541	2.0	L3,0.5	W23,3.0	W9,3.0	L2,1.0	L14,0.0
23	Spring Lake Bishops	551	2.0	L20,0.0	L22,1.0	W28,2.5	W29,3.0	L9,0.0
24	Detriot Bates Academy A	385	1.5	L8,0.5	D18,2.0	W25,4.0	L11,1.0	L17,1.5
25	Macomb Mohawk B	567	1.5	L2,0.0	D7,2.0	L24,0.0	L18,1.0	-B-,4.0
26	Flat Rock Barnes 4th/5th B	321	1.5	L13,0.0	-B-,4.0	L4,0.0	D27,2.0	L18,0.0
27	Detriot Bates Academy B	582	1.5	W28,3.0	L1,0.0	L15,0.5	D26,2.0	L12,0.0
28	Dearborn Wolves		1.0	L27,1.0	L21,1.5	L23,1.5	-B-,4.0	L19,0.0
29	Memphis Yellow Jackets	184	1.0	-B-,4.0	L3,0.0	L17,0.0	L23,1.0	L20,0.5

K5 Reserve Results

2008-02-04T07:24:00.000-05:00

Michigan Elementary Team Reserve (K-5R)

2/2/08

Elementary Team Reserve

No.	Name	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Rnd5
1	Utica Roberts Rooks D	4.5	W28,4.0	W20,3.0	W24,4.0	D2,2.0	W7,3.0
2	GB Mason Powerchess Silver	4.5	W33,2.5	W15,3.0	W4,3.0	D1,2.0	W5,4.0
3	Canton Field Eagles	4.0	W39,4.0	W16,4.0	L8,1.5	W24,3.0	W17,3.0
4	Birmingham Our Shepherd	4.0	W21,3.0	W29,3.0	L2,1.0	W10,3.0	W18,4.0
5	Clio Edgerton	4.0	W36,4.0	W13,3.0	W6,2.5	W12,4.0	L2,0.0
6	Okemos Hiawatha	4.0	W10,2.5	W26,3.0	L5,1.5	W9,2.5	W14,3.0
7	Plymouth Our Lady of Good Cou	3.5	W31,4.0	D14,2.0	W22,3.0	W8,2.5	L1,1.0
8	AA King Karpov	3.5	W18,3.0	D12,2.0	W3,2.5	L7,1.5	W23,2.5

Teams above this text earned trophies

9	Haslett Ralya	3.0	L13,1.5	W37,4.0	W40,2.5	L6,1.5	W29,4.0
10	Macomb Cheyenne B	3.0	L6,1.5	-X-,4.0	W27,3.0	L4,1.0	W31,3.5
11	Lansing Fairview	3.0	L14,1.0	W42,4.0	L30,1.5	W36,3.0	W26,3.0
12	Detroit Durfee Bulldogs	3.0	W32,4.0	D8,2.0	W25,4.0	L5,0.0	D15,2.0
13	Clarksville Chess Nuts B	3.0	W9,2.5	L5,1.0	D23,2.0	D19,2.0	W30,4.0
14	AA Summers Knoll	3.0	W11,3.0	D7,2.0	D17,2.0	W16,2.5	L6,1.0
15	Troy Barnard Knightmares	3.0	W23,2.5	L2,1.0	D20,2.0	W21,3.0	D12,2.0
16	Ypsilanti Erickson A	3.0	W34,3.0	L3,0.0	W32,3.0	L14,1.5	W20,3.0
17	Utica Crissman Kings B	3.0	D22,2.0	W19,2.5	D14,2.0	W30,2.5	L3,1.0
18	Utica Crissman Kings C	3.0	L8,1.0	W31,4.0	W34,2.5	W29,2.5	L4,0.0
19	Grosse Pointe Academy B	2.5	D25,2.0	L17,1.5	W41,4.0	D13,2.0	D24,2.0
20	Byron Patriots	2.5	W30,4.0	L1,1.0	D15,2.0	W22,3.0	L16,1.0
21	Clarksville Chess Nuts A	2.5	L4,1.0	D27,2.0	W38,3.0	L15,1.0	W33,4.0
22	EGR Lakeside Lions C	2.5	D17,2.0	W41,3.5	L7,1.0	L20,1.0	W28,3.0
23	Lakewood West A	2.5	L15,1.5	W33,2.5	D13,2.0	W25,2.5	L8,1.5
24	AA Wines Wisdom	2.5	W27,2.5	W40,2.5	L1,0.0	L3,1.0	D19,2.0
25	EGR Lakeside Lions D	2.0	D19,2.0	W38,4.0	L12,0.0	L23,1.5	D27,2.0
26	Macomb Ojibwa A	2.0	W37,3.0	L6,1.0	L29,1.5	W40,3.0	L11,1.0
27	Mason Alaiedon	2.0	L24,1.5	D21,2.0	L10,1.0	W41,3.0	D25,2.0
28	Kalkaska Knightmares from the	2.0	L1,0.0	L30,1.0	W42,4.0	W32,3.5	L22,1.0
29	GB Mason Powerchess Bronze	2.0	W42,4.0	L4,1.0	W26,2.5	L18,1.5	L9,0.0
30	Okemos Edgewood	2.0	L20,0.0	W28,3.0	W11,2.5	L17,1.5	L13,0.0
31	Detroit Hutchins/McMichael B	2.0	L7,0.0	L18,0.0	W37,3.0	W34,3.0	L10,0.5
32	Clarksville Chess Nuts C	2.0	L12,0.0	W36,2.5	L16,1.0	L28,0.5	W40,2.5
33	Okemos Bennet Woods Kingfishe	1.5	L2,1.5	L23,1.5	W39,3.5	D38,2.0	L21,0.0
34	Lansing Cavanaugh Cougars B	1.5	L16,1.0	W39,3.0	L18,1.5	L31,1.0	D36,2.0
35	Grand Blanc Brendel Bulldogs	1.5	L40,1.0	-F-,0.0	L36,1.5	D37,2.0	W41,3.5
36	Grosse Pointe Academy C	1.5	L5,0.0	L32,1.5	W35,2.5	L11,1.0	D34,2.0
37	Ypsilanti Erickson B	1.5	L26,1.0	L9,0.0	L31,1.0	D35,2.0	W42,3.0
38	Clio Lacure	1.5	D41,2.0	L25,0.0	L21,1.0	D33,2.0	D39,2.0
39	Detroit Brown	1.5	L3,0.0	L34,1.0	L33,0.5	W42,3.5	D38,2.0
40	Flint St. John Vianney	1.0	W35,3.0	L24,1.5	L9,1.5	L26,1.0	L32,1.5
41	Utica Crissman Kings D	0.5	D38,2.0	L22,0.5	L19,0.0	L27,1.0	L35,0.5
42	Livonia Hoover Rockets	0.0	L29,0.0	L11,0.0	L28,0.0	L39,0.5	L37,1.0

Connecting to the Wireless Network at MSU

2008-01-31T07:36:00.000-05:00

Step 1: Connect to the Guest SSID

To connect to the MSUnet Wireless system as a guest, you need to connect to a separate SSID than the normal MSUnet Wireless.

The SSID you will connect to is: MSUnet Wireless Guest.
For information on how to connect to a SSID, please refer to the documentation for connecting to the standard MSUnet Wireless service.

Step 2: MSUnet Wireless Guest Access login
Once you have configured your network settings to connect to the MSUnet Wireless Guest SSID, you will then need to agree to abide by the MSU Statement of Acceptible Use in order to access the MSUnet Wireless Guest network. Follow the instructions below:
1. Launch your web browser.
2. Browse to http://wireless.msu.edu/. If your browser displays the requested webpage then you are already connected. Otherwise, you will be redirected to the MSU Wireless Guest Access page.
3. If prompted, accept the certificate "for this session only"
Note: different browsers display the certificate uniquely. For examples of what you should see when viewing a certificate, please click here.
4. Read through the Agreement, and then click the I Agree button.

Political Luke

2008-01-11T11:07:00.000-05:00

Ham and Mini-Swiss Rated!

2007-09-29T21:10:00.001-04:00

On Sunday, September 23, the Sandwich tournaments returned to Great Wraps in Ann Arbor

10 players participated in the Lettuce (only) section of the Ham and Mini-Swiss

We have photos from the event thanks to Heather's new iPhone!

The event was won by IM Ben Finegold with a 3-0 score.
Bill Calton, Tony West, and Jenny Skidmore tied for 2nd place with 2-1.
Andrew Elenbogen also tied for 2nd with 2-1 in his best Open result.

The Great Wraps Cheesesteak and Action is scheduled for October 21

Sandwich Tourneys Return to Great Wraps in Ann Arbor

2007-09-06T22:07:00.000-04:00

Beginning on Sunday September 16, I will organize 4 monthly events at Great Wraps and Cheesesteaks in Ann Arbor.

Special guest, Randy Ho may play in the event on 9/16!

View the Michigan Chess tournament Calendar for details:
September 23 Ham and Mini-Swiss

October 21 Cheesesteak and Action! Open

November 18 Turkey and Mini-Swiss

December 15 Wraps and Action! Open

2007 Scholastic Club Championships

2007-09-06T21:41:00.000-04:00

By hosting the 2007 Club Championships.....

....Kearsley High School has now been home to all but two of the MCA Championship Events.

Can you guess which two?

Jedi Saves Michigan

2006-10-16T22:32:00.000-04:00

A long time ago on the shores of a Great Lake not so far away.....

Obi-Wan Kenobi: You don't want to sell me Amway products.
Dick DeVoss: I don't want to sell you Amway products.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: You don't want to run for governor.
Dick DeVoss: I don't want to run for governor.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: You want to go home and rethink your life.
Dick DeVoss: I want to go home and rethink my life.

And the voters were saved.......

Sandwich Chess Tourneys at Great Wraps

2006-10-01T22:35:00.000-04:00

The Cheesesteak Mini-Swiss attracted 9 players to Great Wraps and Cheesesteaks in Ann Arbor today. Rich Shtivelband won the event that included 2 masters, 1 expert and 4 A-players.

The next sandwich tourney is the Gyro Action Open scheduled for 11/5/6

Atulya Simul

2006-09-30T20:19:00.000-04:00

Atulya was very successful in his simultaneous exhibition on 9/30/06.
He played 9 players at 10am, followed by 6 players at noon and won all 15 of his games.

Thank-you to all of the event participants and donors for Atulya's trip.

Cheesesteak Mini-Swiss

2006-09-25T01:24:00.000-04:00

I will be organizing the first of the sandwich series of events at Great Wraps in Ann Arbor on the following day.

Details for the Cheesesteak Mini-Swiss are posted here:

World Youth Fundraiser Simul

2006-09-25T01:14:00.000-04:00

Atulya Shetty will play two 20-board simuls at 10am and noon on 9/30.
Event details are posted
here:

2006 Michigan Scholastic Club Championships

2006-09-20T22:48:00.000-04:00

The first annual Michigan Scholastic Club Championships will be 11/11/06 in Ann Arbor.

I have composed a FAQ file for this event.

World Youth Fundraiser Action Open

2006-09-20T22:07:00.000-04:00

On Saturday, September 16, 16 players competed in the World Youth Action Open at Great Wraps in Ann Arbor.

Here are some pictures from the event.

We hope to have more events at Great Wraps in the future.

Ann Arbor Girls Chess Club

2006-09-18T12:51:00.000-04:00

Beginning next week (9/26), I will be teaching an All Girls Chess Class in Ann Arbor.

Follow this link for more details: http://www.aareced.com/reced.youthenrichment/girls_chess_club