Saturday, October 31, 2009 - Saturday, November 07, 2009
Hosted by YMCA Chess Club
Northwest Family YMCA
5807 McNeil Dr.
Austin, TX 78729
USCF rated 4SS G/60 over two weekends. Two possible sections: U900 and Open. Up to two byes allowed (first bye 0.5 point, second bye 0 point). Adults are welcome to participate in this tournament.
10/31/09 & 11/07/09; 1:00-5:00PM First and second rounds on 10/31; third and fourth rounds on 11/7.
Entry fee: $5. All collected fees will be used for prizes (each section: 1st place $5, 2nd place $3, 3rd place $1), administrative cost, and donation to YMCA Partners of Youth Programs.
Tournament is hosted by YMCA Chess Club for its club members, and participants are required to join the YMCA Chess Club in order to enter the YMCA building. The YMCA Chess Club membership is free and its members are not required to have YMCA membership.
Please bring your chess set & clock if possible.
Location:
Northwest Family YMCA
5807 McNeil Drive
Austin, TX 78729
(512) 335-9622
For more information, contact Nam Nguyen (nam67@yahoo.com, 512-786-9242) or Jenwei Hsieh (p0pp0r@yahoo.com, 512-560-2760)
Pre-registration list:
Ahmadian, Kayhaun
Ahmadian, Shauhin
Chang, Dustin
Dambal, Amogh
Dambal, Sanjeev
Hsieh, David
Jacob, Andrew
Le, Collin
Li, Kevin
Liu, William
Liu, Glen
Lu, Andrew
Manion, Jonathan
Manion, Sarah
Manion, Steve
Nanavati, Saavan
Nanavati, Sunay
Narvekar, Neil
Nguyen, Anthony
Nguyen, Dang
Nguyen, Duy
Nguyen, Emily
Nguyen, Khoa
Quach, Alexendar
Selinidis, Gabriel
Uslu, Kerem
We had a great turnout today for the first YMCA Chess Tournament. There were over 30 players showed up to play competitive or practice games. One of the highlights is Saavan Nanavati vs. Sarah Manion, the last board from the 1st round. Toward to the end of the game, Saavan was under time pressure and Sarah down one piece. They fought to the last seconds - Saavan won with 9 seconds left on the clock. Good game for both Sarah and Saavan.
