2014 Turkey Shoot Results

  

This is the third year that the BCSD has sponsored a turkey shoot the weekend before Thanksgiving and it becomes more successful each year.  This tournament included 19 competitors from Kindergarden to 12th grade and was a nice way to spend the weekend during transition from Fall to Ski Season! 

River Shepard finishes with a perfect tournament - 5.0!

Levi Catangcatang was the oldest student in the tournament (12th grade) and he thoroughly enjoyed every moment.  Levi is from Silver Creek High School and is our club Vice President. He exemplifies characteristics that we want all our teenagers to show.  He helps set up and tear down tournaments, and during the tournament he is my left hand, running back to my classroom to get things I forgot; helps players understand how they lost the game; analyzes games, ensures that tournament rules are followed, helps re-set clocks, and he shares his knowledge of openings with all the youngsters.  Levi scored 4 points and enjoyed staying on Board 1 the whole day while playing intense and interesting tactical games.  During the last round, River Shepard capitalized on a blunder by Levi and moved in to 1st place.  This is River's first time in first place.  

During Round 5, River Shepard plays Levi Catangcatang for the turkey!

As we approach the holiday season, I like to have prizes for contestants rather than trophies. It is a tradition that the winner takes home a turkey, and second place  earns stuffing, and third gets a yam.  River's family showed up for the awards ceremony and were surprised to learn that they don't have to go shopping for their turkey dinner!  I also include drawings which are the kids love because they all can go home with a prize, potentially, despite their placement.  Today, Levi Renner won a chess set and Bayro Llandoy won a cornish game hen (mini-turkey!).

The games today were G/30 d5, however,  as usual games were completed way before the official end time.  Round 1 was like a blitz round with the last game finishing up after 35 minutes.  So each round and occasionally during the round I kept reminding players to "keep playing slow. . .look for at least three candidate moves before you move . . .sit on your hands . . . which squares are being attacked?"  I consider tournaments, which draw kids that normally don't come to chess club to learn openings, strategy, and etiquette, an opportunity to spread the wealth of the game.  Chess clubbers and non-chess clubbers all benefit because  the non-chess clubbers will play better and challenge the experienced regular players more.  Also, it encourages the kids to not open up with trap-lines that they learned in chess club for quick victories.  

"BooYa!  Beat that move!"  says Asher Stouffer (white) against Carter Thompson who casually winked at me.  (Asher's pawn storm came a little too early!)

This tournament will be remembered as the big brother tournament.  Desmond (whom did not play) stayed and encouraged Darwin during his first game, but left before the round was over.  Stouffer's had four brothers at the tournament with two actually playing and the oldest hanging around to pat his bro's on the back after the games.  Thompson's came with their three boys and they also would congratulate and console one another after each round.  Quentin Van Law was always in proximity to his younger brother, Leam unless his game demanded more attention.  Chess is a great sport for families to participate in together.

Garrett gives Asher a hug of encouragement.

Quentin observes his little bro, Leam (black) play against Renner (white).

The next tournament is Thursday, Dec. 11, during chess club. The Christmas Blitzkrieg!  This will name our Blitz Champion.  Also, the following week is Santa's Bughouse.   During Winter Break, the Family & Friends Tournament is a relaxed way to enter the chess tournament life.  Hope to see you there!

Froilan loves playing chess and looking at chess problems.

Darwin always takes good chess pictures (although he didn't like his hair!).

Owen Stouffer. 

Offda, Quentin socks it to his opponent.

Leam Van Law.

One of the best Chess Pictures I have taken - the eagerness and enthusiasm for playing in a tournament is sweet! 

Results

Place	Name	Rate	Score	Solk	CumOp	Cum	MMed
1	Shepard, River (5)	982	5	17	54	15	14
2	Catangcatang, Levi (1)	1119	4	15	48	14	14
3	Barkholtz, Zane (3)	1001	4	12.5	43	12	11.5
4	Stouffer, Owen (17)	nnnn	3	16.5	46	10	14.5
5	Porth, Darwin (4)	985	3	15.5	54	10	14
6	Van Law, Quentin (6)	969	3	13	44	8	11.5
7	Thompson, Hunter (9)	883	3	13	37	12	12.5
8	Hall, Joe (12)	nnnn	3	11.5	36	8	11
9	Cross, Kaiden (7)	900	2.5	10	35	5	6
10	Renner, Levi (14)	nnnn	2.5	9	24	5	5
11	Lladoy, Bayro (13)	nnnn	2	13.5	41	8	9.5
12	Enriquez, Froilan (8)	900	2	11.5	36	6	8.5
13	Van Law, Leam (10)	817	2	6	18	2	3.5
14	Gaudreau, Spencer (2)	1035	2	1.5	5	3	0.5
15	Stouffer, Emmett (16)	nnnn	1.5	12.5	32	5	8.5
16	Thompson, Carter (18)	nnnn	1.5	10	26	5	7
17	Thompson, Porter (19)	nnnn	1	14	31	5	10
18	Grimes, Xavier (11)	nnnn	1	12	31	3	8
19	Stouffer, Asher (15)	nnnn	1	11	28	0	7.5

Crosstable

No.	Name	Rate	Pts	Rnd1	Rnd2	Rnd3	Rnd4	Rnd5
1	Shepard, River	982	5	W7	W8	W3	W4	W2
2	Catangcatang, Levi	1119	4	W17	W5	W4	W6	L1
3	Barkholtz, Zane	1001	4	W15	W19	L1	W14	W8
4	Porth, Darwin	985	3	W16	W14	L2	L1	W6
5	Van Law, Quentin	969	3	W10	L2	L6	W16	W14
6	Thompson, Hunter	883	3	W18	W9	W5	L2	L4
7	Hall, Joe		3	L1	W18	W19	L8	W12
8	Stouffer, Owen		3	W9	L1	W12	W7	L3
9	Cross, Kaiden	900	2.5	L8	L6	W17	D15	W16
10	Renner, Levi		2.5	L5	L12	W13	D17	W15
11	Gaudreau, Spencer	1035	2	-U-	-U-	-U-	W18	W19
12	Enriquez, Froilan	900	2	L14	W10	L8	W19	L7
13	Van Law, Leam	817	2	L19	L15	L10	-B-	W17
14	Lladoy, Bayro		2	W12	L4	W15	L3	L5
15	Stouffer, Emmett		1.5	L3	W13	L14	D9	L10
16	Thompson, Carter		1.5	L4	D17	W18	L5	L9
17	Grimes, Xavier		1	L2	D16	L9	D10	L13
18	Stouffer, Asher		1	L6	L7	L16	L11	-B-
19	Thompson, Porter		1	W13	L3	L7	L12	L11