Five different teams claimed championships at the 3rd YCFC event of the 2014-2015 season, hosted by Marshall Metropolitan High School January 10.
Nonetheless, the Advanced Section saw Joey Buklis repeat as the section champion with a perfect 5.0 score. Joey's Decatur squad finished with 9.5 points, three points behind Aurora Chess Club which won its first-ever team trophy. Four (of five) ACC competitors earned trophies, lead by Aidan Carey's undefeated 4.5 score and 4.0 tallies from Kevin Ho, Christian Turk and David Hafner. Komarek's Ignace Bielobradek was the the other trophy winner in the Advanced, finishing third on tiebreaks, also with 4.0/5.
43 competed in the Advanced with 11 multi-player teams in the mix.
In the Novice 7th and 8th Grade section, 26 individuals and six multi-player teams competed, with Beasley claiming the championship at 13.0, one and a half points ahead of Cook. Faraday's Antoine Christopher was perfect at 5.0, a full point ahead of three 4.0 scores: Cook's Archie Grant and Beasley's D'Varsyla Rush and Terasence Mitten. Deanna James (3.5) and Elijah Jarrett (1.5) rounded out the Beasley team score.
Burbank edged Bell in the Novice 5-6 with 15.0 points to 14.5. Edgebrook was a half-point back from Bell at 14.0 to place third. 15 multiplayer teams entered, with 76 players at the boards. Bateman's Layla Rodriguez finished with a perfect 5.0 score for the second tournament in a row to claim the section championship. She was a half-point ahead of Decatur's Richard Kim who posted a 4.5 score. Remarkably 11 players finished at 4.0, including Burbank's Arale Medina and Aline Del Llano.
Novice 3-4 Champion Skinner North (14.5) edged Bateman (14.0) which in turn finished just ahead of Edgebrook (13.5). 69 players and 16 multi-player teams competed with Edgebook's Mark Seward posting the lone perfect 5.0 score. Aurora's Reese Clark took second with a 4.5 result. There was a seven-way tie for third with 4.0 points including Skinner North's Jaiden Lulla and Harry Dobrow. Skinner's Henry Reiland added a 3.5 score to the team total, while teammates Finn Buda and Jack Heller posted 3.0's. 67 competed.
In the biggest runaway of the day, Decatur's 18.5 was well ahead of Skinner North's 10.5 tally in the K-2 Novice. 44 players competed in the youngest section with Decatur's Avi Kaplan defeating teammate Ethan Ding in a blitz playoff, both finished perfect at 5.0 while teammate William DeAllaume was undefeated at 4.5 to take third place. There was a three-way tie for fourth place with 4.0 scorers, including Decatur's Jenna Cinco, Journey Jackson, and John Seward.
In a special presentation, YCFC veteran and Taft 8th grader Matthew Wong received the Dan Griffin Memorial Award. Larry and Therese Griffin were on hand to present the trophy and share thoughts on their son. Matthew lost all four of matches in his first YCFC event in 2007, but stuck with chess and has gone on to win 13 Advanced Section trophies (out of 18 tournaments). He has won the Advanced Section twice (in 2012 at Westinghouse and in 2013 at Rickover) and won the Grades 3-4 section in 2010 (Whitney Young) before moving up.
Marshall High School and Faraday Coach John Ocol pulled out all stops to make the day a memorable event for the participants including for the first time ever, karaoke in the skittles room. This also marked the first time for Marshall hosting the YCFC.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Message from the Host of the Marshall Tournament
Hello, Fellow Chess Coaches:
It will be a privilege and honor for our school (Marshall Metropolitan High
School) to hold the January 10th YCFC Chess Tournament. It will be the first
ever and we are excited about it. We have prepared for this for sometime now,
in the hope that you and your kids will enjoy playing and have fun at
Marshall.
Marshall has a tradition of being a legend in state high school basketball.
But lately, Marshall has also been trying to make its way in chess and getting
more kids to become thinkers through chess. In 2014, three Marshall students
won national trophies in the 2014 USCF national chess championships held in San
Diego, CA and in Orlando, FL. We are hoping to compete in more tournaments if
there will be funds for the team.
It is for this reason that we are trying to raise funds for our chess team.
We therefore invite you all to come and join the fun of getting your kids to
play at Marshall this January 10th. There is a large parking space in front of
the school (Adams St. side) as well as at the back (Monroe St. side).
We encourage you not to bring food and drinks because we will selling
snacks, meals and drinks to everyone. There will be chicken, pizza, fruit
snacks (Welch and Kellogg), chips, water, juice, and other food stuffs that your
kids will love.
It is our way of trying to raise funds for our chess team. Please help
us.
Also, we will be having a karaoke machine at the skittles area. Should
anyone of you or anyone of your kids feel tired and unmotivated playing chess at
a certain point, try singing first with our karaoke machine. Should you enjoy
singing further, kindly donate a little so we can cope with the cost of renting
the karaoke machine.
For the awarding ceremony, we will have the privilege of awarding to the
best player the first Dan Griffin Memorial Trophy, in memory of a champion chess
player-student (from Niles High School) who passed away recently. His mother
will be coming over and has been wanting to donate to the chess program of
Marshall. We saw it fitting to invite her and give her the honor to bestow the
trophy to the winner.
The weather on January 10th will be much better. The area at Marshall is
also a safe area. Note that an elementary school (Faraday Elementary School) is
situated beside it. Though Marshall is one of the oldest schools in Illinois;
it has recently undergone physical improvements. It now has a great football
field and many of its rooms have been remodeled. There are more than enough
tables and chairs for everyone at the skittles area. There are also other rooms
that can serve as skittles area. Just let us know what you need, and we will do
our best to accommodate your request.
Should you wish to use a separate room as skittles area, just let me know.
However, we would appreciate you donate to our chess team (whatever your heart
desires) in exchange for such accommodations.
Food, snacks and drinks will be sold right at the skittles area. Marshall
parents, security personnel, custodians and and other volunteers will be around
to assist.
Thank you to the YCFC and to everyone of you for giving us this privilege
to promote chess at Marshall.
Should you have questions and concerns, please keep in touch. My cellphone
no. is (773) 290-9270.
Sincerely,
Joseph M. Ocol
Math Teacher and Chess Coach
Marshall Metropolitan High School
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Marshall January 10th Event Kicks Off YCFC in 2015
A Happy New Year to all !
Join us for our first tournament of 2015 at new hosts Marshall High School on Saturday, January 10th. This tournament will once again feature five sections with 44 trophies awarded.
If you already have a roster on file, no entry list is needed. Just forward any additions to your roster, along with an estimated count of players attending by Thursday, 1/8.
Many thanks to Joseph Ocol for his hard work in making this tournament happen.
January 10th Tournament at Marshall
John Marshall Metropolitan High School
3250 W. Adams (200 South), at Kedzie
Parking: we'll be using the main parking lot on the south side of Adams, across from the school.
Schedule: Sign-in 8:30 - 9:30 / Tournament 10:00 - 3:15 / Trophy Presentation 3:30 (est.)
All players must check-in at the tournament site by 9:30!
Late arrivals will not be paired in the first round.
5 Sections: Novice K-2, Novice 3-4, Novice 5-6, Novice 7-8, Advanced
- Non-rated, no entry fee
- Notation required in the Advanced section
- Sets provided, Advanced players please bring clocks if possible
- G/20 + 5 second increment in Advanced section when clocks are available
Entries: YCFC uses a roster system for tournament entries. All players on submitted rosters are eligible to play in any YCFC tournament during the scholastic year. Submit rosters, including name, grade, school and section to accounting@apartmentpeople.com
All players must check in on site by 9:30.
Coaches: Please let me know if you plan on attending with a rough estimate of the number of players by Thursday, January 8th.
Thanks go to coach Joseph Ocol (of both Farnsworth and Marshall) for welcoming us to Marshall.
Moving Up!
The following players will move up to the advanced section on January 10 according to YCFC rules:
- Zubair Ahmed, Bateman, Novice 3-4, champion, 3 trophies
- Esteban Taboada, Bateman, Novice 5-6, champion
- Dylan Davis, St. Joseph, Novice 5-6, 2 trophies
- Nathaniel Wells, Skinner North, Novice 5-6, 2 trophies
- Javier Castillo, St. Joseph, Novice 7-8, champion, 2 trophies
- Daniel Bolanos, Gallistel, Novice 7-8, 2 trophies
- Max Ryan, Farnsworth, Novice 7-8, 2 trophies
**Note: The players above are required to move to advanced, but any and all novice players are welcome and encouraged to move to our advanced section at any time! Stronger competition usually leads to sustained growth.
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