Regional Championships (South Regional Qualifier #1) Results

Thank you to all of the players, parents, coaches and volunteers who attended the 2013 Regional Championships on Saturday, March 9th!  Congratulations to all of the players who qualified for the State Championship in April! 

The tournament has been rated-results can be found here:

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201303090252.0

2013 SACA Regional Championships Individual Results

K-9
Andy Li - 2013 K-9 Regional Champion
2nd: Ruturaj Patil
3rd: Sam Watson
4th: Ryan Hornby
5th: Daniel Lohrman
6th: Sreekar Bommireddy
7th: Daniel Rodriquez
8th: Jared Van Allen
9th: William Fehmi
10th: Tyler Hedrick

K-6
Zak Cancio and Gary Li - 2013 K-6 Regional Co-Champions
3rd: Angela Kinsey
4th: Romy Nicole Benito
5th: Michael Simon
6th: Kaushal Bhat
7th: Traigh Kirkeeng
8th: Quinn Hudson
9th: Benjamin Kruse
10th: Cruz Nunez
11th: Trey Trejo
12th: Lukas Meitz
13th: Ricky Zhou
14th: Joseph Kennedy
15th: Daniel Shevelev

K-3
Scotty Bonser, Jonathan Martinez, and Ethan Pieroni - 2013 K-3 Regional Co-Champions
4th: Aleks Bekker
5th: Spencer Allen
6th: Austin Troike
7th: Max Coy
8th: Ashwin Mittal
9th: Nicholaus Moore
10th: Kenzo Pretzinger
11th: Armando Lang
12th: Yulia Savine
13th: Luke Eberbach
14th: Suraj Shah
15th: Aidan Jung

K-1
Brady Hong and Raj Keswani - 2013 K-1 Regional Co-Champions
3rd: Henri Murthy
4th: Zayde Hamdan
5th: Zoe Iacomini
6th: Nitish Bhamidipati
7th: Sameer Vasudeo
8th: Zain Ahmed
9th: Quinn Smith
10th: Daren Crusenberry

One of our great volunteers, Barbara Warrilow, recording scores

K-1 Section

K-6 Players

K-1 Players

K-1 Section

2013 SACA Regional Championships Team Results

K-9
Pusch Ridge Christian Academy & BASIS Oro Valley - 2013 K-9 Regional Co-Champions
3rd: BASIS Tucson North
4th: Tortalita Junior High

K-6
BASIS Tucson - 2013 K-6 Regional Champions
2nd: BASIS Tucson North
3rd: Manzanita Elementary
4th: Alice Vail Middle School
5th: Montessori Schoolhouse
6th: Harelson Elementary

K-3
Manzanita Elementary - 2013 K-3 Regional Champions
2nd: Ventana Vista Elementary
3rd: Khalsa Montessori
4th: Sonoran Science Academy Sunset
5th: International School of Tucson
6th: Sam Hughes Elementary

K-1
Khalsa Montessori & Sonoran Science Academy Sunset - 2013 K-1 Regional Co-Champions
3rd: Copper Creek Elementary
4th: Robins Elementary

Very focused K-6 section

K-3 Players in deep thought

Getting ready for the awards ceremony

Halfway there!

A special thank you to Leonard Cain, coach at Carden Christian Academy, for the great photos!

SACA League Match #3 Results and Recap

Thank you to all of the chess players, parents, coaches and volunteers who participated in SACA's League Match #3 on Saturday, December 1st, 2012!  Over 190 players came to BASIS Oro Valley, from beginners participating in their first tournament all the way up to seasoned high school players.

Over 190 players focusing on their game!

SACA's great volunteers helping with scorekeeping

Let's get this round started!

The tournament has been USCF rated - results can be found here: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201212013912.0

Team results are as follows:

Junior High K-8:
1st: BASIS North
2nd: BASIS Oro Valley
3rd: Pusch Ridge Christian Academy

Elementary K-6:
1st: Manzanita
2nd: Sam Hughes
3rd: BASIS Oro Valley
4th: Montessori Schoolhouse
5th: DeGrazia

Primary K-3:
1st: Manzanita
2nd: Sonoran Science Academy Sunset
3rd: Ventana Vista
4th: Khalsa
5th: Lineweaver

Primary K-1:
1st: Sonoran Science Academy Sunset
2nd: Khalsa


Congratulations to the following players who achieved a perfect score or a 3.5/4
score!

K-8/K-12
Zak Cancio, 4/4
Sam Watson, 4/4

K-6
Ryan Thompson, 4/4
Benjamin Hall, 4/4
Crisanto Iniguez, 4/4
Robert Leenhouts, 4/4
Trey Allen, 3.5/4

K-3
Armando Lang, 4/4
Ethan Pieroni, 4/4
Max Coy, 3.5/4
Ashwin Mittal, 3.5/4
Aidan Jung, 3.5/4

K-1
Darren Crusenberry, 4/4


Hope to see everyone at League Match #4 on February 2nd, 2013!

Photo credits: Levon Altounian

Scholastic Photos Posted

Scholastic photos for the following events have been posted:

• Sep 6, 2008 - Tucson Scholastic Warm-Up http://sazchess.org/events/2008.html
  
• Oct 4, 2008 - League Match #1 http://sazchess.org/events/current.html