Maryland Chess Association

MD Elementary-School 2018 Champions

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by John D. Rockefeller V

Congratulations to the Maryland Elementary-School (K-5) & Primary-School (K-3) 2018 Chess Champions:

• K-5 Champion: Kevin Zimmer (1492), 5th grader at Roland Park EMS;
• K-5 Team Champion: Wayside Elementary School;
• K-3 Champion: Ryan Sloan (1022), 3rd grader at Rachel Carson ES;

Each of the K-5 & K-3 Individual Champions will receive free Early entry to 4 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.

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 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:

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MD High-School & Middle-School 2018 Champions

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by John D. Rockefeller V

Congratulations to the Maryland High-School & Middle-School 2018 Chess Champions:

• HS Champion: Sahil Sinha (2355), 11th grader at Poolesville HS;
• HS Team Champion: Poolesville HS;
• MS Champion: Pieter Heesters (2216), 8th grader at Calvert EMS;
• MS Team Champion: Takoma Park MS.

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. Furthermore, the HS Champion will receive free Early entry to 4 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.

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. Furthermore, the MS Champion will receive free Early entry to 4 of any of the 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess.

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 15+ annual open tournaments run by MD Chess or Baltimore Chess:

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MD-Sweet-16 2018 Champion: Sahil Sinha

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by John D. Rockefeller V

Congratulations to MD-Sweet-16 2018 Chess Champion Sahil Sinha (2355), 11th grader at Poolesville HS in Montgomery County. The MD-Sweet-16 Chess Champion will receive a 4-year MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship to attend the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, valued at $46,072. (There are 2 additional types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)

Click below for the tournament’s US Chess Crosstables, photos (if available), & highlight video (if available):

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Revisions to MD-Sweet-16 Qualification Rules: 2018+

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Click below for revisions to the MD-Sweet-16 Qualification Rules that apply to MD Sweet 16 2018.  The revisions give strong players (typically rated 1800+) more opportunities to qualify by rating for the invitational tournament at UMBC.  See the tournament-announcement page for further details.

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2018 Maryland Sweet 16 - Day 1

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by Chris Y Kim

Day 1 (2 rounds) of the 2018 Maryland Sweet 16 tournament has a sole leader - #1 seed Sahil Sinha. We came one game short of an 8-way tie for first place. It has been a competitive two rounds so far in this annual invitational  tournament showcasing the top Maryland scholastic players and is increasing in strength every year. [Former winners of the tournament are not allowed to compete.] This has a potential for an exciting Day 2 tomorrow!

In Ratings order, here are the standings with the USCF ratings:

2.0: Sahil Sinha (2355)

1.5: Yu Hao Liao (2103); Bijan Tahmassebi (2042); Philip Keisler (2014); Neel Jay (1964); Shane Jayasundera (1945); Max Mathura (1772)

1.0: Douglas Malcolm (2037); Jeffrey Du (2000); Shiyam Rupeshkumar (1788); Joseph Tarantin (1698); Andrew Diep (1636)

0.0: Sean Kee Power (1916);  Emerson Holcolm (1789); Dylan Booth (1757); Jordan Best (1715)

Here are the pairings for Round 3 that will start at 10:30 Sunday morning (White listed first):

1: Sahil Sinha (2.0) vs Yu Hao (Alan) Liao (1.5)

2: Bijan Tahmassebi (1.5) vs Neel Jay (1.5)

3: Philip Keisler (1.5) vs Shane Jayasundera (1.5)

4: Max Mathura (1.5) vs Jeffrey Du (1.0)

5: Joseph Tarantin (1.0) vs Douglas Malcolm (1.0)

6: Andrew Diep (1.0) vs Shiyam Rupeshkumar (1.0)

7: Jordan Best (0.0) vs Sean Kee Power (0.0)

8: Emerson Holcomb (0.0) vs Dylan Booth (0.0)

MD-Sweet-16 2018 FINAL STANDINGS 2018.02.17

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by Chris Y. Kim & John D. Rockefeller V

Welcome to the 2017-2018 qualifying season for the Maryland Sweet 16 2018 on 2018.03.03-04. Since 1995 this annual invitational tournament has featured 16 of the top K-12 Maryland players competing in a separate section of the UMBC Open at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The MD-Sweet-16 tournament-announcement page contains all tournament details, including qualification rules & Varsity-Points scoring rules. The MD-Sweet-16 Champion will receive a MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship, valued at $46,072. (There are 2 additional types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)

8 of the 8 scheduled MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers in this qualifying season have been completed. The Final Standings include the results of MD Chess Poly & Western January (NEW DATE) on 2018.02.17.

Click below for the current MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers, 2 Alternates, Backup Alternates, & Full Standings.

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Profile of MD Winner of K-8 Under 1000 Section at SuperNationals 2017

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by John D. Rockefeller V

Congratulations to Cahree Myrick, who finished 1st out of 249 players in the K-8 Under 1000 section at SuperNationals 2017 and is featured in Baltimore magazine. Currently an 8th grader at Roland Park EMS in Baltimore, Cahree developed his skills in the Baltimore Kids Chess League.

Click below for the article & the tournament’s Final Standings:

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Results of MD's Denker, Barber, & Girl 2017 Representatives

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by John D. Rockefeller V

Congratulations to Maryland's Denker, Barber, & Girl 2017 Representatives:

• MD's High-School Champion Andrew Zheng (2331), 9th grader at River Hill HS, received MD Chess's HS Champion Stipend of $750 to be MD's Representative at the Denker Tournament of HS Champions, where he tied for 10th place;
• MD's Middle-School Champion Pieter Heesters (2141), 7th grader at Calvert S, received MD Chess's MS Champion Stipend of $750 to be MD's Representative at the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions, where he tied for 3rd place;
• MD's Girl Champion Meghana Bhanuprasad (1889), 9th grader at Marriotts Ridge HS, received MD Chess's Girl Champion Stipend of $750 to be MD's Representative at the National Girls Tournament of Champions, where she tied for 6th place;
• MD's team of Denker, Barber, & Girl Representatives tied for 6th place among the 50 states' teams.

Click below for the Final Standings of the Denker, Barber, & Girls tournaments—& MD's team standings:

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