YMCA #2 has become Austin Kids #2 and been moved to a new location:
Austin Chinese Education Services
13581 Pond Spring Road, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78729
Please visit this link for more info
http://ymcamcneilchess.blogspot.com/2009/12/austin-kids-1-1-pm-6-pm-dec-5-2009.html
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
1 pm - 6 pm
Hosted by YMCA Chess Club
Northwest Family YMCA
5807 McNeil Drive
Austin, TX 78729
(512) 335-9622
USCF rated 3SS G/45. Entry fee: $5. Players will be grouped into multiple sections to ensure they will play against opponents with similar strength. Adults are welcome to participate in this tournament. Registration: 12:45 pm -1 pm. Players may be required to take a half-point bye if registered after 1 pm.
Side event: free Chess Puzzles Solving competition.
Prizes:
Each section: 1st place $5, 2nd place $3, 3rd place $1.
Chess Puzzles Solving: 1st place $3.
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.
For more information, contact Nam Nguyen (nam67@yahoo.com, 512-786-9242) or Jenwei Hsieh (p0pp0r@yahoo.com, 512-560-2760)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
13th Annual Texas Grade Championships - Results
Congratulations to the YMCA McNeil Chess Club members for a great performance:
Andrew Jacob: 5th Grade Champ
Collin Le: 1st Grade Champ
Kevin Li: 3rd place in 4th Grade
Emily Nguyen: 3rd place in 2nd Grade
Dang Nguyen: 3rd place in 1st Grade
Dhurv Garg: 4th place in 8th Grade
Khoa Nguyen: 4th place in 3rd Grade
Duy Nguyen: 7th place in 5th Grade
Anthony Nguyen: 7th place in 4th Grade
Alexander Quach: 8th place in 5th Grade
David Hsieh: 9th place in 4th Grade
Neil Narvekar: tied for 10th place in 4th Grade
http://swchess.com/sce/tourney/tgandc09/results/k-5.htm
http://swchess.com/sce/tourney/tgandc09/results/6-8.htm
Andrew Jacob: 5th Grade Champ
Collin Le: 1st Grade Champ
Kevin Li: 3rd place in 4th Grade
Emily Nguyen: 3rd place in 2nd Grade
Dang Nguyen: 3rd place in 1st Grade
Dhurv Garg: 4th place in 8th Grade
Khoa Nguyen: 4th place in 3rd Grade
Duy Nguyen: 7th place in 5th Grade
Anthony Nguyen: 7th place in 4th Grade
Alexander Quach: 8th place in 5th Grade
David Hsieh: 9th place in 4th Grade
Neil Narvekar: tied for 10th place in 4th Grade
http://swchess.com/sce/tourney/tgandc09/results/k-5.htm
http://swchess.com/sce/tourney/tgandc09/results/6-8.htm
Saturday, November 7, 2009
YMCA #1 - Final Results
The event has been rated: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200911077541
Congratulations to the winners:
Open
1st place, $5 - Jonathan Manion with perfect 4.0.
4 players (Sanjeev Dambal, Andrew Jacob, Sunay Nanavati, and Alexander Quach) with 3.0 shared the 2nd ($3) and 3rd place ($1) prize pool. Sanjeev and Alexander have not picked up the $1 prize yet.
U900
1st place, $5 - Glen Liu with 3.5
2nd place, $3 - Louis Fernandes with 3.0
2 players (Collin Le and Chinmay Pingale) with 2.5 shared the 3rd place prize
Chess Puzzles Solving
1st place, $3 - Dhurv Garg with 9 correct answers
2 had 7 correct, a few others with 5 or 6 correct.
Will post the puzzles and solutions later.
Special thanks to YMCA, Patricia, Lori, Binny, Jenwei, Huy, Mahmoud, Sunil, Edward, and other parents for your wonderful support to this event.
Congratulations to the winners:
Open
1st place, $5 - Jonathan Manion with perfect 4.0.
4 players (Sanjeev Dambal, Andrew Jacob, Sunay Nanavati, and Alexander Quach) with 3.0 shared the 2nd ($3) and 3rd place ($1) prize pool. Sanjeev and Alexander have not picked up the $1 prize yet.
U900
1st place, $5 - Glen Liu with 3.5
2nd place, $3 - Louis Fernandes with 3.0
2 players (Collin Le and Chinmay Pingale) with 2.5 shared the 3rd place prize
Chess Puzzles Solving
1st place, $3 - Dhurv Garg with 9 correct answers
2 had 7 correct, a few others with 5 or 6 correct.
Will post the puzzles and solutions later.
Special thanks to YMCA, Patricia, Lori, Binny, Jenwei, Huy, Mahmoud, Sunil, Edward, and other parents for your wonderful support to this event.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
YMCA Chess Puzzle Solving competition
With G/60, the waiting time between the games can be long. Kids are encouraged to play chess as quietly as they can outside the tournament room, or to participate in a free Chess Puzzle Solving competition.
Each participant can request a sheet of paper with about 10 chess puzzles (tactics excercises, ranging from easy 1-move checkmate to moderate and difficult) after he or she finishes the fist game. The time when the sheet is handed out will be recorded on the sheet. The participant does not need to finish all the puzzles. When the sheet is returned (by 5 pm on the same day), a second time will be recorded. Participants are not allowed to discuss the puzzles with others or use computers.
The winner will get $3 prize and be determined by:
- The most number of correct answers.
- If there is a tie, the least amount of time.
- If there is still a tie, the lowest rating.
Each participant can request a sheet of paper with about 10 chess puzzles (tactics excercises, ranging from easy 1-move checkmate to moderate and difficult) after he or she finishes the fist game. The time when the sheet is handed out will be recorded on the sheet. The participant does not need to finish all the puzzles. When the sheet is returned (by 5 pm on the same day), a second time will be recorded. Participants are not allowed to discuss the puzzles with others or use computers.
The winner will get $3 prize and be determined by:
- The most number of correct answers.
- If there is a tie, the least amount of time.
- If there is still a tie, the lowest rating.
Need help with these
Parents,
We had a good turnout. A lot of high rating kids showed up, and more to come. Please help us so that we can continue to use YMCA facilities and have a quiet room for the kids to play chess.
1. Respect and listen to the YMCA staff.
2. Kids should be supervised all the time. We understand that sometimes, you need to run errands, but make sure that others know so that they can help you. Leave a cell number in case we need to contact you. We should help take care of each other's kids, but avoid leaving your kids unattended every week or for an extended amount of time.
3. No running in the hallways.
4. No skating (Heely'ing) in the hallways.
5. No screaming/fighting in the hallways.
6. Wear tennis shoes in the gym and use the gym responsibly. It is great that we are allowed to use the gym. Do not do things that force YMCA to change that.
These are initial things we came up with and we will update the list as needed.
If a child gives YMCA staff problems, the child may be asked to leave the building and thus, to withdraw from the tournament or to forfeit the game(s). Repeated violations may result in the child's Y Club membership revoked and the child may not participate in future YMCA tournaments.
We had a good turnout. A lot of high rating kids showed up, and more to come. Please help us so that we can continue to use YMCA facilities and have a quiet room for the kids to play chess.
1. Respect and listen to the YMCA staff.
2. Kids should be supervised all the time. We understand that sometimes, you need to run errands, but make sure that others know so that they can help you. Leave a cell number in case we need to contact you. We should help take care of each other's kids, but avoid leaving your kids unattended every week or for an extended amount of time.
3. No running in the hallways.
4. No skating (Heely'ing) in the hallways.
5. No screaming/fighting in the hallways.
6. Wear tennis shoes in the gym and use the gym responsibly. It is great that we are allowed to use the gym. Do not do things that force YMCA to change that.
These are initial things we came up with and we will update the list as needed.
If a child gives YMCA staff problems, the child may be asked to leave the building and thus, to withdraw from the tournament or to forfeit the game(s). Repeated violations may result in the child's Y Club membership revoked and the child may not participate in future YMCA tournaments.
Complaints from YMCA staff
We received this from YMCA Y-Club coordinator:
Subject: Saturday's Chess Club Tournament
Good Morning Nam,
Well, we certainly had a large turnout this past Saturday for our chess tournament. I was wondering if you had the total number of people who participated on hand. I wanted to make sure that they all registered for the Club House as we made it a condition for tournament entry.
Also, I'm writing inquiring as to how the Chess Tournament went after I left at 2pm. I ask because I received several complaints from the staff saying that the kids were 'out of control' in the hallways. I was told that several kids were roller-blading in the halls and screaming and continuously ignored the staff.
I've already sent out an e-mail to everyone allowing their kids to use the gym (with Shoes) and/or the outdoor playground. I also stated that kids needed to be supervised by parents at all times. I've spoken with my director and we decided that if this happens again we will ask the entire family to leave and revoke their Club House membership. I will send out another e-mail to the parents reminding them of the YMCA rules and the open gym while their other kids are playing.
Thank you for your work on the tournament and I look forward to hearing from you.
Patricia
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Patricia Serna
Northwest Family YMCA
5807 McNeil Dr.
Austin, TX 78729
(512) 335-9622
Subject: Saturday's Chess Club Tournament
Good Morning Nam,
Well, we certainly had a large turnout this past Saturday for our chess tournament. I was wondering if you had the total number of people who participated on hand. I wanted to make sure that they all registered for the Club House as we made it a condition for tournament entry.
Also, I'm writing inquiring as to how the Chess Tournament went after I left at 2pm. I ask because I received several complaints from the staff saying that the kids were 'out of control' in the hallways. I was told that several kids were roller-blading in the halls and screaming and continuously ignored the staff.
I've already sent out an e-mail to everyone allowing their kids to use the gym (with Shoes) and/or the outdoor playground. I also stated that kids needed to be supervised by parents at all times. I've spoken with my director and we decided that if this happens again we will ask the entire family to leave and revoke their Club House membership. I will send out another e-mail to the parents reminding them of the YMCA rules and the open gym while their other kids are playing.
Thank you for your work on the tournament and I look forward to hearing from you.
Patricia
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Patricia Serna
Northwest Family YMCA
5807 McNeil Dr.
Austin, TX 78729
(512) 335-9622
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