Chess players regularly differentiate between effective outcomes and efficient results; the former means “having the desired effect,” while the latter means “having a desired effect in the fewest moves or timeframe.” Chess puzzles often require us to be more efficient in moves than effectively necessary while performance ratings only measure the effectiveness of our movesContinue reading “Balancing Effective Outcomes With Efficient Results”
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2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Final Team Standings
SPFNO Final Team Standings Team Roster and Scores. SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U18/16 Boys Code Name Score 1 COQUIL Coquille High School 7.0 Aaron Grabinsky 5.0 Josiah Perkins 2.0 Team Roster and Scores. SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U16/18 Girls Code Name Score Team Roster and Scores. SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONALContinue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Final Team Standings”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Blitz Championship Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: Blitz # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize 1 Cameron Wheeler 2383 W25 W3 W17 W16 W2 W4 6.0 1st Place 2 Aaron Grabinsky 2318 W29 W12 W5 W10 L1 W13 5.0 2nd Place 3 Joshua Grabinsky 1644Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Blitz Championship Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U16/U18 Boys Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U18/16 Boys # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 Colin Chow 2265 W4 W12 W13 W3 L2 W6 5.0 2 Aaron Grabinsky 2318 D7 W9 W8 W5 W1 D3 5.0 3 Udit Iyengar 2177 W16 W11 W5 L1Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U16/U18 Boys Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U16/U18 Girls Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U16/18 Girls # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 Ana Lopez Sanchez 1659 D3 W4 D2 W3 W4 W2 5.0 2 Sofia Stanescu-bellu 1543 W4 W3 D1 W4 D3 L1 4.0 3 Hailey Riley 1364 D1 L2 W4Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U16/U18 Girls Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U14 Boys Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U14 Boys # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 GABRIEL SAM 2093 W12 W11 W23 W3 D2 W5 5.5 2 SETH TALYANSKY 1974 W15 W9 W5 W4 D1 D3 5.0 3 DANIAL ASARIA 2166 W10 W6 W4 L1Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U14 Boys Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U14 Girls Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U14 Girls # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 ANDREA CECILIA CRIST BOTEZ 1714 W10 D2 W14 W3 W7 W4 5.5 2 ARIA LAKHMANI 1446 W13 D1 W5 D7 D4 W10 4.5 3 TRINA CHATTERJEE 1705 W12 W5Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U14 Girls Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U12 Boys Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U12 Boys # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 JOSHUA GRABINSKY 1644 W23 W25 D4 W10 W37 W7 5.5 2 IVAN KE 1905 W30 W61 W11 W20 D7 W3 5.5 3 KARTHIK PADMANABHAN 1812 W14 W28 W22 W5Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U12 Boys Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U12 Girls Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U12 Girls # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 CHENYI ZHAO 1741 W17 W14 W12 L2 W9 W3 5.0 2 SHIVANGI GUPTA 1378 W15 W20 W6 W1 L3 W10 5.0 3 MINDA CHEN 882 D13 W27 W14 W4Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U12 Girls Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U10 Boys Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U10 Boys # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize 1 Chinguun Bayaraa 2062 W16 W31 D5 W13 W4 W3 5.5 1st Place 2 RISHITH SUSARLA 1878 W64 W35 D13 W10 W14 W12 5.5 2nd Place 3 JUSTINContinue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U10 Boys Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U10 Girls Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U10 Girls # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize 1 ANNAPOORNI MEIYAPPAN 1547 W20 W13 W4 W6 W2 D3 5.5 1st Place 2 RIANNE KE 1634 W10 W11 W5 W3 L1 W4 5.0 2nd Place 3 NASTASSJAContinue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U10 Girls Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U8 Boys Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U8 Boys # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize 1 AGHILAN NACHIAPPAN 1526 X64 W15 W11 W3 W9 W2 6.0 1st Place 2 JONATHAN CHEN 1538 W42 W47 W5 W14 W4 L1 5.0 2nd Place 3 TOMMYContinue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: U8 Boys Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Under 8 Girls Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: U8 Girls # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize 1 RUI YANG YAN 1350 W14 W5 W9 W7 W2 W4 6.0 1st Place 2 ARADH KAUR 881 W12 W13 D7 W3 L1 W9 4.5 2nd Place 3Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Under 8 Girls Results”
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Unrated 3-6 Results
SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION NATIONAL OPEN 2015: UNRATED 3-6 # Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot Prize 1 ARNAV VYAS unr. X2 X8 W3 W5 W4 5.0 1st Place 2 PRABHVIR SINGH BABRA unr. F1 B— W4 W3 W6 4.0 2nd Place 3 MAXWELL ARCHIBALD unr. X— W6Continue reading “2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys: Unrated 3-6 Results”
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 chessContinue reading “2011 Calchess Scholastic State Championships: Team Champions”
2006 Golden Knights Results
Today I received a resignation notice from David Drevinsky in the 2006 USCF Golden Knights Semifinal. This means that I will be advancing to the Finals of this prestigious event. Below are the crosstables for my section in the 2006 Golden Knights Preliminary and Semifinal rounds. Perhaps at a future date I will post theContinue reading “2006 Golden Knights Results”