Thursday, November 28, 2013

Black Friday Special (for a friend)

Portland Chess Shop

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Turkey Shoot Results


Jeff Roland (NWC Editor and ICA President) plays WRHS Math Teacher, Doug Stouffer.
            With the World Chess Championship in Chennai, India between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand dominating chess news, small tournaments like the 2013 Turkey Shoot might not seem as glamorous but the games can be just as intense.  Last Saturday beginning at 1 pm, thirty-one players were separated into two groups, K - 5th grade and 6th grade - Adult, in games that allowed each to use up to 20 minutes against their opponents.  Most games finished earlier, however and the younger section was able to play 5 rounds while the older section played 4 rounds. 
Jacob Stiner plays Deborah Van Law.
Deb almost had it!
            The tournament was more of a chess party with popcorn and hot chocolate but as the first matches commenced and mind met mind, the room quieted to intense games that sometimes went to full term.  Deborah Van Law played Jacob Stiner (from Meridian) to the bitter end and Jacob won with only 2 seconds on the clock.  In a later round, with little time on the clock for each player, Jacob was able to declare an illegal move from his opponent, without claiming his two minute penalty bonus, but won anyway.  Many, like Vishy Anand, fell to an endgame blunder.

Desmond Porth vs. Me
            The action in the younger sections produced some draws (ties) and some sharp games where touch-move was called.  Touch-move is a rule that demands the player that touched a piece with the intention of moving it, has to move that piece.  It also holds true if you touch an opponent's piece - if you touch their piece, you must take it.  Despite the competitiveness of the games, the  younger kids could be heard whispering to help their opponent make a better move.  Or, they were sometimes quite brutal for bad moves.  Thankfully, the older kids from the WRHS and SCHS Chess Clubs were on hand to help answer questions or to remind players to have good sportsmanship.

            What would be a Turkey Shoot without a turkey?  In fact, the whole prize list featured Thanksgiving treats.  Owen Stouffer (3rd grade) won a 1st Place turkey, Quentin Van Law (4th grade) won stuffing for 2nd place,  and Darwin Porth (3rd grade) won 3rd place and a yam!  In the older section, Jeff Roland of Boise won the 1st place turkey with a perfect tournament score.  Jeff is also Editor of Northwest Chess and President of the Idaho Chess Association.  Andre Murphy won 2nd place and Dylan Porth won 3rd place.
Levi CatangCatang plays in his first tournament.

Wesley Brimstein, WRHS Vice President.

Owen Stouffer plays Darwin Porth

Garrett Stouffer plays Tucker Van Law (background:  Jacob Stiner vs. Dylan Porth).


Byron Llantoy wins the drawing - "Come to the Darkside" bag.

Community Campus offers a great venue to play.

Darwin Porth 3rd Place, Asher Stouffer, Owen Stouffer 1st place.  Not pictured:  Quentin Van Law 2nd place.

Andre Murphy 2nd Place, Jeff Roland 1st Place, Tyler Avila.  Not Pictured is Dylan Porth 3rd Place.

            The Blaine County School District offers Chess Club open to all ages every Thursday, afterschool until 5:30ish and the club plans to host three tournaments in December.  Education available.  Contact Adam Porth, 578-5060 ext. 2606 or aporth@blaineschools.org for details.

K-5 Section
crosstable
No.
Name
Rate
Pts
Rnd1
Rnd2
Rnd3
Rnd4
Rnd5
1
Stouffer, Owen
4.5
W8
W6
D4
W2
W9
2
Van Law, Quentin
4
W3
W7
W11
L1
W4
3
Hidalgo, Jefferson
3.5
L2
W8
D13
W11
W6
4
Porth, Darwin
3.5
W10
W9
D1
W5
L2
5
Stouffer, Emmett
3
D11
D13
W12
L4
W14
6
Thompson, Hunter
3
W13
L1
W7
W9
L3
7
Thompson, Porter
3
W14
L2
L6
W8
W10
8
Llantoy, Bayro
2
L1
L3
W14
L7
W11
9
Stouffer, Asher
2
-B-
L4
W10
L6
L1
10
Van Law, Leam
2
L4
-B-
L9
W14
L7
11
Samaniego, Richard
1.5
D5
W14
L2
L3
L8
12
Hidalgo, Marco
1
-U-
-B-
L5
-U-
-U-
13
VanDedier, Wyatt
1
L6
D5
D3
-U-
-U-
14
Thompson, Carter
0
L7
L11
L8
L10
L5

Place
Name/Team
Score
Solk
MMed
Cum
CumOp
1
Stouffer, Owen (8)
4.5
14
12.5
13.5
46.5
2
Van Law, Quentin (13)
4
16
14.5
13
49
3
Porth, Darwin (4)
3.5
14.5
13
12.5
47
4
Hidalgo, Jefferson (1)
3.5
12.5
11
8.5
37
5
Thompson, Hunter (10)
3
14.5
13
10
40.5
6
Thompson, Porter  (11)
3
10.5
10.5
8
32
7
Stouffer, Emmett (7)
3
9
9
8.5
25.5
8
Stouffer, Asher (6)
2
12.5
8
7
41
9
Llantoy, Bayro (3)
2
12.5
8
4
36.5
10
Van Law, Leam (12)
2
8
4.5
5
27.5
11
Samaniego, Richard (5)
1.5
12.5
8.5
6.5
34
12
VanDedier, Wyatt (14)
1
9.5
6
3.5
27
13
Hidalgo, Marco (2)
1
3
0
3
8.5
14
Thompson, Carter (9)
0
11
8
0
32

6-Adult Section
crosstable
No.
Name
Rate
Pts
Rnd1
Rnd2
Rnd3
Rnd4
1
Roland, Jeff
4
W8
W12
W7
W3
2
Avila, Tyler
3
L5
W8
-X-
W12
3
Murphy, Andre
3
W16
W9
W4
L1
4
Porth, Adam
3
W14
W13
L3
W7
5
Porth, Dylan
3
W2
L7
W12
W6
6
Brimstein, Wesley
2
L13
W11
W14
L5
7
Stinar, Jacob
2
W10
W5
L1
L4
8
Stouffer, Doug
2
L1
L2
-B-
W11
9
Stouffer, Nathan
2
W11
L3
L10
W14
10
Van Law, Deb
2
L7
W16
W9
-U-
11
Catangcatang, Levi
1
L9
L6
W15
L8
12
Mungall, Heidi
1
-B-
L1
L5
L2
13
Porth, Desmond
1
W6
L4
-F-
-N-
14
Stouffer, Garrett
1
L4
W15
L6
L9
15
Van Law, Tucker
0.5
-H-
L14
L11
-U-
16
Hart, Lisa
0
L3
L10
-U-
-U-
Place
Name/Team
Score
Solk
MMed
Cum
CumOp
1
Roland, Jeff (10)
4
7
6.5
10
21
2
Murphy, Andre (6)
3
10
9
9
23
3
Porth, Adam (7)
3
8
7
8
23
4
Porth, Dylan (9)
3
7
6.5
7
20
5
Avila, Tyler  (1)
3
5
5
5
12
6
Stinar, Jacob (11)
2
12.5
6
7
30
7
Stouffer, Nathan (14)
2
7.5
3.5
5
19
8
Stouffer, Doug (12)
2
7.5
3.5
2
17
9
Brimstein, Wesley (2)
2
7
3
5
16
10
Van Law, Deb (15)
2
5
3
5
12
11
Mungall, Heidi (5)
1
9.5
5.5
3
22
12
Stouffer, Garrett (13)
1
8
5
3
19.5
13
Catangcatang, Levi (3)
1
6.5
4.5
2
13.5
14
Porth, Desmond (8)
1
5
2
4
13
15
Van Law, Tucker (16)
0.5
2
1
1.5
5
16
Hart, Lisa (4)
0
5.5
2.5
0
14

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