Recap
It was an intense two weeks at PCC. The club broke out the notation sheets and set the tables for some long games of chess for the first time since fall 2024. We’ve been spoiled here playing blitz and rapid events but the players didn’t disappoint.
We had 18 registered players which allowed 4 prizes: 1st place, Best U1200, 1st U900, and best U600. Congrats to Josh, Elijah (tie), Andrew, Joe (tie), Kareem, and Nick!
The battle for first place was quite dramatic. Josh won his game with an upset against Artem in the 3rd round catapulting him to the top. The other top 2, Elijah and Allan drew their game. Josh was now half a point ahead, giving him very good chances to win outright or tie for first.
He had his work cut out for him as he was paired with Allan, the highest rated player. Despite the mismatch, he did in fact manage a draw. Elijah won his respective game, and so they tied for 1st place with 3.5 pts each!
For the U1200 class prize, Andrew and Joe tied with 2pts each.
In the U900 section, Kareem edged out Anna in round 3 to secure first place, and Nick took home the U600 with a solid 2.5 pts.
Honorable Mentions: Anna had a great tournament with an outstanding performance coming in second with 3 pts in the U900 section.
Thanks to everyone for coming out!
Standings
Here are the finals standings for the OPEN section:
Here are the final standings for the U900 section:
Select Games
Here are some games transcribed from the score sheets that were complete and legible!
Margaux vs Billy
Nick vs Tom F.
Billy vs Andrew
Anna vs Kareem
Joe vs Elijah
