2015 Maryland Sweet 16 Update - Alexander Davydov wins Championship

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By Chris Y Kim

Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 19:30

University of Maryland, Baltimore County [Baltimore, MD]

An Armageddon playoff for the MD Sweet 16 title was required. Arthur Tang managed a draw with Sahil Sinha on Board 1, while Alexander Davydov defeated Andrew Mao on Board 2 to set up the playoff with Tang and Davydov tied for first with 3.5 points. 

Davydov was ahead on tiebreaks, so he selected White. Format for the Armageddon playoff was White with G/15+5" and Black with G/10+5" and draw odds. In a tight game, Tang was in time trouble and was able to nurse the clock while under 15" even down to 2" at one point while Davydov's time slowly whittled to under 1 minute while gaining a pawn advantage. Tang eventually flagged, and Davydov becomes the 2015 Maryland Sweet 16 champion. Congratulations! 

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2015 Maryland Sweet 16 Update - Round 3

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By Chris Y Kim

Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 15:00

University of Maryland, Baltimore County [Baltimore, MD]

Round 3 on the second day has come to an end with the battle for the 2015 Maryland Sweet 16 looming in Round 4. On the top two boards of the undefeated players, Sahil Sinha drew with Alexander Davydov while Arthur Tang defeated Andrew Mao. This sets up the title match with Sinha (Black) playing Tang (White essentially with draw odds for at least a share of the title). Davydov can enter a tie for first if he wins and Tang does not win.

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2015 Maryland Sweet 16 Update - Round 2

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By Chris Y Kim

Sunday, March 8, 2015 - updated with some Round 3 results (13:55)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County [Baltimore, MD]

The first day of the 2015 Maryland Sweet 16 has come to an end, and there are still 4 players with a perfect 2-0 record: Sahil Sinha, Arthur Tang, Alexander Davydov, and Andrew Mao.

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2015 MD-Sweet-16 Introduction

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Updated on 2015.02.16 by John Rockefeller

Welcome to the 2014-2015 qualifying season for the 2015 Maryland Sweet 16 on 2015.03.07-08. Since 1995 this annual invitational tournament has featured 16 of the top K-12 Maryland residents competing in a separate section of the UMBC Open at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The MD-Sweet-16 Champion will receive a MD-Sweet-16 UMBC Chess Scholarship: a fixed-dollar scholarship valued at $41,536, spread over 4 years. (The scholarship covers tuition & fees, but not room & board.) (Additionally, there are 2 types of UMBC Chess Scholarships for which high-school seniors from any state are eligible.)

Of the 9 scheduled MD-Sweet-16 Qualifiers this season, the first scheduled one will be MCA Roland Park September on 2014.09.13 in Baltimore, & the final scheduled one will be MCA McDuffie Memorial on 2015.02.21 in Baltimore.

Click below for the Qualification Rules & Scoring Rules.

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