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Maryland Chess Association
MD's 2020 Denker, Barber, Rockefeller, Haring, & Senior Representatives IF DETERMINED BY RATING—Updated 4/9
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by John D. Rockefeller V
If MD Chess is unable to run MD’s K-12 state championships (HS, MS, ES, & Girl) and the MD Open by early June because of the pandemic, then Maryland's 2020 Denker (HS), Barber (MS), Rockefeller (ES), Haring (Girl), & Senior (50+) Representative & Alternate Representative will be the 2 players with the highest official & established April (or perhaps May) US Chess rating in those grade, gender, & age categories. If you know of a MD resident and/or student who has a higher April rating than those listed below, then please contact MD Chess as soon as possible at tournaments@mdchess.com.
GM Arnold Denker National Tournament of High-School (9-12) State Champions
- Andrew Zheng (2297)
- Richard Tan (2211)
- Pieter Heesters (2205)
- Jason Daniels (2179)
- Bijan Tahmassebi (2174)
- Benjamin Shoykhet (2101)
- Andrew Diep (2092)
- See Lists of Top Players by Age & Gender
Dewain Barber National Tournament of Middle-School (6-8) State Champions
- Jayant Maheshwari (2059)
- Chen-chen Ye (1972)
- Anish Mariappan (1812)
- Sherock Grigsby (1729)
- Gabriel Joshi (1706)
- Kevin Zimmer (1631)
- Rachana Bhanuprasad (1603)
- See Lists of Top Players by Age & Gender
John D. Rockefeller III National Tournament of Elementary-School (K-5) State Champions
- Hanchi Yao (1636)
- Nitesh Cherukuri (1627)
- Daniel Udovenko (1489)
- Youran Wang (1441)
- Arjun Lakshmanan (1320)
- Aundre Dudley Jr. (1218)
- Destiny Dudley (1164)
- See Lists of Top Players by Age & Gender
WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls (K-12) State Champions
- Carissa Zheng (1974)
- Meghana Bhanuprasad (1924)
- Saniya Savla (1769)
- Rachana Bhanuprasad (1603)
- Vaishnavi Vaijaeepay (1587)
- Emily Xing (1584)
- Ashley Zhang (1329)
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National Tournament of Senior (50+) State Champions
- Shelby Getz (2389)
- William Morrison (2380)
- Lawrence Kaufman (2311)
- Troy Roberts (2236)
- Larry Gilden (2215)
- Allan Savage (2200)
- Philip Collier (2200)
- Boris Zisman (2161)
- Ludivico Silverio (1838)
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2020 Maryland Sweet 16 - Benjamin Shoykhet is Champion!
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by Chris Y Kim
Day 2 of the 2020 Maryland Sweet 16 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country (UMBC) exhibited some excitement at the top in addition to extra sunshine courtesy of the Daylight Saving Time change. There were three players undefeated after two rounds, and one player, top-rated Bijan Tahmassebi just 0.5 points behind. In Round 3, co-leaders Benjamin Shoykhet and Shane Jayasundera met with Shoykhet prevailing in a long game. Bijan Tahmassebi and Ryan He also were paired, and despite being the longest game of the round, Tahmassebi could not escape the draw result. This set up a round 4 matchup with between the top ranked players - Shoykhet and He with He needing a win to capture the title. The two players played a relatively quick draw - leaving Shoykhet with the 2020 Maryland Sweet 16 titile. Shoykhet is the recepient of a tuition scholarship to UMBC. He has moved from the St. Louis, Missouri area this past summer.
In tiebreak order, here are the final standings with the USCF ratings:
3.5: Benjamin Shoykhet (2061)
3.0: Ryan He (1941)
2.5: Joseph Tarantin (1917); Bijan Tahmassebi (2176); Andrew Diep (2075); Shane Jayasendera (1983); Chen-Chen Ye (1964); Neel Jay (2087)
2.0: Sean Power (1933)
1.5: Anish Mariappan (1804); Jacob Jones (1906); Gabriel Joshi (1710); Max Mathura (1996)
1.0: Tad Mrozek (1853); Dylan Booth (1890)
0.5: Ariel Joshi (1847)
MD Chess's Mike Regan Interviewed in Perpetual Chess Podcast
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MD 12th Grader Sahil Sinha Becomes International Master!
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by IM-elect Sahil Sinha
2019 North American Junior (U20) Championship, 2019.06.26-30, IM-elect Sinha (White) vs IM Balakrishnan (Black)
I was looking forward to the 2019 North American Junior (U20) Championship, a prestigious event within the North American continent. Kudos to the Charlotte Chess Center for their amazing efforts in organizing these kinds of tournaments. Prior to this, I happened to have played a few norm tournaments at the Charlotte Chess Center and was just there in the first week of June. Unfortunately, my subpar performance was not sufficient to earn the norm, so I was hoping to make amends and turn in a better performance at this event, which I was competing for the first time and the top 3 finishers would achieve at least an IM norm.
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MD Girl Champion 2019
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by John D. Rockefeller V
Congratulations to the MD Girl Chess Champions 2019:
- Girl Champion: Meghana Bhanuprasad (1847), 11th grader at Marriotts Ridge High School
- Girl Team Champion: None
The Girl Champion will receive MD Chess's Girl Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the National Girls Tournament of Champions.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 10+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess to any 3 of which the Champion will receive free Early entry.
MD HS & MS Champions 2019
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by John D. Rockefeller V
Congratulations to the Maryland High-School & Middle-School Chess Champions 2019:
- HS Champion: Sahil Sinha (2365), 12th grader at Poolesville High School
- HS Team Champion: Poolesville High School
- MS Champion: Jayant Maheshwari (2011), 7th grader at Clarksville Middle School
- MS Team Champion: Cabin John Middle School
The HS Champion will receive MD Chess's HS Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions.
The MS Champion will receive MD Chess's MS Chess Champion Stipend of $750 to be Maryland's Representative at the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions.
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 10+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess to any 4 of which each of the HS & MS Individual Champions will receive free Early entry.
Ralph P. Zimmer : in Memoriam
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3 Eulogies Delivered at St. Joseph Church in Baltimore, MD on 2019.03.18.
1. by John D. Rockefeller V
I first met Ralph through a mutual friend, John Sprague, at the Maryland Open in 2010. John knew I had been giving my son, John, chess lessons ever since he turned 2; so, he said I had to meet this other Dad who was doing the same thing with his son, Kevin. When Ralph told me that he was a Fide Master and that his wife, Annett, had been the top Under 16 girl in the former East Germany, I joked that John would never be able to catch up because of Kevin’s insurmountable advantage: in-utero chess training. John and Kevin soon became friends, hanging out at tournaments and going to each other’s birthday parties. When Ralph first invited John to 1 of Kevin’s birthday parties, he made it very clear that I should understand what we were agreeing to. Ralph warned me that I wasn’t being invited to some typical American birthday party that lasts only 2 hours; no, we had been extended a European invitation—which meant we should count on being at the Zimmers’ all afternoon and most of the evening. The other thing I remember learning that day during my first visit to the Zimmers’ house, was that Ralph put hot sauce on everything. According to Ralph, there wasn’t anything that didn’t taste better with hot sauce.
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MD K-5 & K-3 Champions 2019
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by John D. Rockefeller V
Congratulations to the Maryland Elementary-School (K-5) & Primary-School (K-3) Chess Champions 2019:
- K-5 Champion: Eli Wu (1421), 5th grader at Rockburn Elementary School
- K-5 Team Champion: Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School
- K-3 Champion: Michael Chen (1069), 3rd grader at Stone Mill Elementary School
Click below for the tournament’s Final Standings (MD Chess's Crosstables), US Chess Crosstables, photos (if any), highlight video (if any), & a list of the 10+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess to any 4 of which each of the K-5 & K-3 Individual Champions will receive free Early entry.
2019 Maryland Sweet 16 - Jason Daniels is Champion!
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Day 2 of the 2019 Maryland Sweet 16 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country (UMBC) exhibited some excitement at the top in addition to the snowy weather. In Round 3, co-leaders Jason Daniels and Bijan Tahmassebi (the top 2 rated players) met on the top board. Daniels prevailed in a tight game with the black pieces. This set up a round 4 matchup with the other co-leader Jeffery Du, who had won his 3rd round match with Ryan He. Both Daniels (White) and Du (Black) fought in a tense match that ended in an agreed draw - leaving both players tied for first at 3.5 points.
An Armagggedon quick game playoff followed with White having 15 mintues (increment 5) and Black having 10 minutes (increment 5). Daniels (leader on tiebreaks) chose to be Black. With an audience of around 20 watching, Du started with an English opening, and 20 minutes later Daniels emerged as the victor and the recepient of a tuition scholarship to UMBC.
In tiebreak order, here are the final standings with the USCF ratings:
3.5: Jason Daniels (2187), Jeffrey Du (2043)
3.0: Bijan Tahmassebi (2107)
2.5: Douglas Malcolm (2014), Chen-Chen Ye (1927)
2.0: Andrew Diep (1964), Ryan He (1937), Bradley Guo (1841), Max Mathura (1834), Ariel Joshi (1686)
1.5: Sean Power (1950), Joseph Tarantin (1874), Anthony Granruth (1778)
1,0: Ritz Ballares (1871), Satvik Lolla (1888)
0.5: Emerson Holcomb (1746)