Torres Chess & Music Academy, Inc. 16691 Colonial Trail Lathrop, CA 95330 Phone (661) 699-8348 Chesslessons@aol.com Press Release Contact: Chris Torres Phone: (661) 699-8348 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2011 Kindergartener Milind Maiti Was Undefeated at the NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONship Cupertino, CA, May 6-8, 2011: Cupertino five year old Milind Maiti was unbeatable at theContinueContinue reading “Milind Maiti was Undefeated at the National Chess Championship”
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2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships: Ben Rood
Ben Rood scored a perfect 6/6 in the k-3 championship section at the 2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships. For many at the tournament, Ben’s remarkable performance was the most memorable aspect of the 2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships. For his coach, the most memorable moment came after Ben’s fifth round win over Josiah Stearman (1712).ContinueContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships: Ben Rood”
2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships: Team Champions
Mission San Jose Elementary School has, once again, proven itself to be the best school chess team in California. At the 2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships, MSJE took first place in the k-3 championship and the k-5 championship sections. MSJE also placed second in the k-6 championship section. For those new to the California chessContinueContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships: Team Champions”
2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship: Opening Trap
[Event “Calchess Scholastic State Championship”] [Site “Santa Clara, California”] [Date “2011.04.03”] [Round “6”] [White “Canafe, Abraham”] [Black “Li, Steven”] [Result “0-1”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Rxd8 8. Nxe5 Rd1# 0-1 Steven Li teaches a valuable lesson to his opponent.ContinueContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship: Opening Trap”
2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship: Round Four
First Grader Ben Rood continues his impressive streak by defeating current grade three State Champion Joanna Liu (1540). Ben’s play at the 2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship is entirely consistent with the brilliant chess I see from him every week during our lessons. Anthony Zhou, another one of my favorite students, is also 4/4.ContinueContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship: Round Four”
2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship: Brilliancy Prize
Second grader Edward Liu is the winner of the Torres Chess and Music Academy Day One Brilliancy Prize at the 2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships. Edward (Eddie) Liu attends Mission San Jose Elementary School in Fremont, California. His rating is currently 852. [Event “Calchess Scholastic State Championships”] [Site “Santa Clara, Ca”] [Date “2011.04.02”] [Round “3”]ContinueContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championship: Brilliancy Prize”
2011 Calchess Scolastic State Championships: Day 1
Three Northern California chess prodigies performed extremely well during the first day of the 2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships. Kindergartener Milind Maiti scored a perfect 5/5 and became the 2011 Calchess Kindergarten State Champion. First Grader Chenyi Zhao scored 2.5/3 in the k-3 championship. Ben Rood, another first grader, scored a perfect 3/3 on dayContinueContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scolastic State Championships: Day 1”
Check Maiti
California has a new chess star and his name is Milind Maiti. On 12/4/2010 Milind won five out of five games in the kindergarten section at the Calchess Grade Level Championship in Stockton, California. The following weekend, young Mr. Maiti finished with a score of 5.5/7 in the kindergarten section at the USCF National K-12 Championship in Lake Buena Vista,ContinueContinue reading “Check Maiti”
National K-12 Championship: Day 3
Congratulations are in order for three Torres Chess and Music Academy students from Northern California who attended the 2010 USCF National K-12 Chess Championship in Florida from December 10-12. Milind Maiti, Chenyi Zhao and Ben Rood traveled across the country to this tournament less than one week after competing in the Calchess Grade Level ChessContinueContinue reading “National K-12 Championship: Day 3”
Calchess State Grade Level Chess Championship: Justin Shen Creates A Beautiful Example of the Evans Gambit
Justin Shen is sixth grader who resides in Albany, California. Like many of my students he enjoys playing the white side of the Evans Gambit. On December 5, 2010, Justin Shen played a instructive example of this powerful opening at the Calchess State Grade Level Chess Championship. [Event “Calchess State Grade Level Chess Championship”] [SiteContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Chess Championship: Justin Shen Creates A Beautiful Example of the Evans Gambit”
Calchess Grade Level Championship: Chess Miniature From Round 5
Here is a fun miniature from round 5. [Event “Calchess State Grade Level Championship”] [Site “Stockton”] [Date “2010.12.05”] [Round “5”] [White “Khalife, Florence”] [Black “Young, Christian”] [Result “0-1”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. d4 exd4 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Nxe4 9. Rc1 d3ContinueContinue reading “Calchess Grade Level Championship: Chess Miniature From Round 5”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Steven Li’s Lesson on Destroying The French
Below is Steven Li’s wonderful win from round 2 at the 2010 Calchess State Grade Level Championship. [Event “Calchess State Grade Level Championship”] [Site “Stockton”] [Date “2010.12.04”] [Round “2”] [White “Li, Steven”] [Black “Yuan, Steven”] [Result “1-0”] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 Be6ContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Steven Li’s Lesson on Destroying The French”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Day Two Report
The Mission San Jose Elementary School Chess Team continued its dominance of the 2010 Calchess State Grade Level Championship in Stockton, California. By days end, MSJE had achieved first place finishes in grades 1,2,3,5 and 6. Mission San Jose Elementary’s fourth graders also played well and finished in second place. The MSJE Chess Team isContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Day Two Report”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Eric Zhu Remains Undefeated
Fifth grader Eric Zhu remains undefeated after nearly conquering Kevin Moy and reaching a draw by agreement. Eric Zhu attends Mission San Jose Elementary and with this draw brings our team ever closer to another championship. [Event “Calchess State Grade Level Championship”] [Site “Stockton”] [Date “2010.12.05”] [Round “3”] [White “Zhu, Eric”] [Black “Moy, Kevin”] [ResultContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Eric Zhu Remains Undefeated”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Day 1 Report
Day One of the Calchess State Grade Level Chess Championship has concluded. Once again, students attending Torres Chess and Music Academy classes dominated this prestigious event. On Saturday December 4, 2010, Calchess named the championship teams for grades one, two, and three. All three titles were awarded to the Torres Chess and Music Academy program at Mission SanContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Day 1 Report”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Mid-Day Update
Thus far a large contingent of my students remain undefeated. Notable among those are Ben Rood (first grade), Luke Zhao (second grade) and Anthony Zhou (third grade). All have three wins after three rounds. The 4-6 grades are just finishing round two. At this point, the Torres Chess and Music Academy juggernaut at Mission SanContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Mid-Day Update”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Round 1
Early results from round 1 of the Calchess Grade Level Championship are arriving. Most of my students were paired with lower rated opponents and had an easy time of it. Below are two nice wins from my students: [Event “Calchess State Grade Level Championship”] [Site “Stockton”] [Date “2010.12.04”] [Round “1”] [White “Matthew, Kate”] [Black “Liu,ContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship: Round 1”
Calchess State Grade Level Championship
The 2010 edition of the Calchess State Grade Level Championship is just days away. The tournament will once again be run by master chess organizer John McCumiskey and be held at the University of the Pacific campus in Stockton, California. I believe this is the most enjoyable annual scholastic chess tournament in California. Please returnContinueContinue reading “Calchess State Grade Level Championship”
USCF Top Correspondence Chess Players
Below is a list of the United States Chess Federation top 25 correspondence chess players for June 2010. Of personal note is number twelve, Thomas Langland. He is our current Calchess president and very active in the scholastic chess scene of Northern California. In fact, every time I see Tom he is burdened as a chief tournament director atContinueContinue reading “USCF Top Correspondence Chess Players”
San Jose Chess Club at Little Genius Learning Center
San Jose Chess Club at Little Genius Learning Center 1556 South De Anza Boulevard, San Jose, California The San Jose Little Genius Chess Club meets every Saturday from 4:00pm until 6:30pm, beginning in September 2010. The San Jose Little Genius Chess Club is a very special chess program designed and taught by nationally renowned chessContinueContinue reading “San Jose Chess Club at Little Genius Learning Center”