November 1st, 2009 marked the date when Arizona Chess For Schools was able to organize a unique Chess Camp with Alejandro. It drew 45 chess players of all ages and strengths- ranging up to 2200 USCF, with everyone hoping to learn something special from Grandmaster. We hope to continue this tradition and we are open to all offers of enhancement of Arizona Chess through working with Grandmaster level players.

Arizona Chess For Schools has closely worked with Danny ever since he moved here, and we have nothing but positive things to say about his chess professionalism. His balanced style in chess, calm manners and the experience with coaching chess makes him an ideal candidate for anyone looking to improve their chess skills.

Ben has also won many State Championship titles before graduating High School. He is very knowledgeable in chess openings and positional play. Ben was coaching the very strong Harelson Elementary Team last year, and they did very well both at the State and National levels.

Warren is very good at tactical chess but can also play very high-grade positional chess when the occasion dictates. As a coach, he combines his ability to play great chess with the fact that he knows how youngsters play, which can be very useful when having individual lessons. Warren currently coaches the chess team at Sam Hughes and has several years of in-dept coaching experience.

Classes open to all rated 500-2300 USCF. Groups assigned by IM Levon Altounian. Group overall strength will be determined by the majority of sign-ups.

20 PEOPLE PER CLASS MAXIMUM. Sign up early to reserve a spot.

SUBJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS:
How to think and play like a Grandmaster / Game analysis
Answering personal chess questions

GROUP 1 (TOURNAMENT) 9:00 – 11:00 a.m $40
GROUP 2 (ADVANCED) 11:45 – 1:45 p.m $40
GROUP 3 (SUPER ADVANCED) 2:00 – 5:00 p.m $55
Family discounts available.

To Register: Contact IM Levon Altounian at (520) 891-3632, laltounian@msn.com
Site: 2772 N. Neruda Ln. (Between Craycroft and Glenn, heading east on Glenn)

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CASTLED AND UNCASTLED KING

International Master Levon Altounian
2010 ARIZONA STATE CHAMPION

Snacks: Snacks and drinks provided. Participants may bring their own food and drink.
Printouts will be handed out. Please bring clocks if possible.
Class size: 5-15 participants per group.

Wild Cats 9:30 – 11:30 a.m $35
Coyotes 11:45 – 1:45 p.m $35
Hawks 2:00 – 4:00 p.m $35

Family discounts available.
To Register: Contact Levon Altounian at (520) 299-9653, (520) 891-3632, or e-mail levonaltounian@hotmail.com

Site: 2772 N. Neruda Ln. (Craycroft and Glenn, heading east on Glenn)
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FEE:$15 If received before October 10, $5 more on-site.
MAIL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: “Greenfields Chess Club” mail before 10/5 (to avoid $5 penalty and assure we get it before the tournament to):
Robert Bloom
4521 W Camino Pintoresco
Tucson, Az 85745

Make sure you are a current USCF member when you register or join BEFORE the tournament starts. Discuss it with Levon Altounian if you are not sure about the membership or the sections.

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The event was held at the beautiful Unity Chess Club, Scottsdale facilities. I was convinced that the tournament will be wonderful and the site would have all necessary amenities, as in August I had the pleasure of organizing the 1st Annual Western Alliance Scottsdale Summer Chess Camp with the owner of the Unity Club —FM Pedram Atoufi. The State Championship attracted most of the best players of Arizona, from young talents to older generation masters. Being the highest rated player in the tournament, I was hoping to win my 3rd straight State Championship title but chess is not math and you never know how each round will go or how the final standings will turn up.

In round one I was facing Master Robert Rowley. Apparently, he holds the record for winning the most Arizona State Championships. The game was interesting in a sense that I was able to go between 3 openings in the first 4 moves and end up in a side line of Gruenfeld that I was sure my opponent was less familiar with. In other words, I got in the opening I was happy as I ended up in a position I was going for before the round started. However, somehow I had screwed up the move order in the early middlegame and the game ended up with less advantage for me than I thought I should have had. After some complications, and some mistakes by my opponent, the game ended with a mating attack on his King.

In round 2 I faced Vaishnav Aradhyula. I’ve had the pleasure of having Vaishnav as one of my students since my move to Tucson. Vaishnav was one of my strongest and most talented students, has won numerous State and National titles and is currently a very solid chess master attending Stanford University. This game was one of the toughest for me in the tournament, as being Black and mainly playing side lines, I was faced with a very unique problem. Throughout the years I had shown Vaishnav the most unpleasant and strongest lines to play against all the Black’s systems, and now I was facing him with Black having to deal against my own systems. Of course I was playing for a win, but during the game some part of me was constantly proud of Vaishnav every time he made a good move. After wild complication, time pressures, tactics and exchange sacrifice I was unfortunately forced to commit to, I won the game. Meanwhile, Atoufi won a very complicated game against Danny Rensch.

In Round 3 I faced FM Pedram Atoufi with white. Knowing he likes Kings Indian defense as Black, I prepared (after 5 hours of ChessBase Opening reports and a sleepless night) a very unique line to challenge his favorite set-ups. I had never played that precise line before but was very familiar with similar structures and systems. I knew that Pedram being less of a theoretician and more of a practical player will play some side line, but I had no clue which. Over the board he invented a very creative line- transferring the position into some version of a Dutch Stonewall. However, after some small tactical exchanges, I obtained a small but lasting advantage and I slowly converted it into a win. This was probably my best and most solid game of the tournament. This round also saw my roommate and Arizona Scorpions manager Master Leo Martinez win a very impressive game against ever-dangerous FM Danny Rensch.

In Round 4 I faced Leo Martinez. Leo deserves the highest compliments for his performance, determination and result in this tournament. In this game he completely surprised me with his opening choice of very solid but very rare Ponziani Opening. My biggest problem was that the best line for Black leads to a draw and I wanted to play for a win. After choosing the most solid line against it, I ended up in a slightly worse but apparently theoretical position.I had to find some very strong moves and make a theoretical novelty to keep the balance. At the end, it looked like I had a chance to win, but apparently there was nothing for me there and the super computer RYBKA could not find any improvements for me either. Great game by Leo coupled with a great opening preparation.

In Round 5 I faced Master Spencer Lower. This was a very interesting battle with a very interesting and funny psychological connotation. I knew he plays the Modern but in 1995 he also had some games with a side line of the Rui Lopez (Bird’s line). After checking the databases, I decided I really didn’t want to face that line so I was hoping he won’t play it. I even asked him about the tournament where he played those games, in a sense hoping that it will have some effect. Since he should guess that I know he played it, there is a less chance he will play it. Unfortunately I think he could not remember his games from that tournament so my little psychological trick became totally useless. After the first 2 moves, I got a sense he will be “surprising” me with the Bird! I avoided it by playing a quite Italian and after some unclear opening straggles ended up with a small edge. Luckily he blundered a tactical shot and I won 2 pawns. I managed to miss a detail and make my life complicated right after it. All ended up well at the end and I won this very important round.

Round 6 left me in a unique situation: I was playing one of Arizona’s best youngsters- David Adelberg. Draw lets me win the State Championship by tie-breaks in the worst case scenario. However I really didn’t feel like playing for a draw or offering it too early just to win the tournament. I obtained a very nice edge as Black but quickly realized that it is very unpleasant playing chess when your mind is split between making the best moves and playing safe to make sure you win the State Championship. At some point I decided I had enough mental torture and that a draw was in order. David accepted it without much thought. A few minutes later, it was clear that the draw was enough to win the clear 1st place and therefore the 2010 Arizona State Champion title.

I want to thank all players, helpers, volunteers and donors who helped organize the tournament and took the time to travel to play in this important event. I do hope we will see this event take place each year, see new raising stars showing their increasing strength and grow the overall support for this wonderful event.

Levon

LET’S GET BACK TO SERIOUS CHESS!

WINNING QUICK GAMES:

OPENING SECRETS

TRICKS / TACTICS / UNUSUAL OPENING TRAPS

International Master Levon Altounian

2009 ARIZONA STATE CHAMPION

Snacks: Snacks and drinks provided. Participants may bring their own food and drink.

Printouts will be handed out. Please bring clocks if possible

Class size: 5-15 participants per group.

Wild Cats 9:30    -   11:30 a.m                   $35

Coyotes 11:45   -     1:45 p.m                        $35

Hawks 2:00   -      4:00 p.m                         $35

Family discounts available.

To Register: Contact Levon Altounian at (520) 299-9653, (520) 891-3632, or e-mail levonaltounian@hotmail.com

Site: 2772 N. Neruda Ln. (Craycroft and Glenn, heading east on Glenn)

]]> http://www.arizonachessforschools.com/?feed=rss2&p=814 0 http://www.arizonachessforschools.com/?p=814 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArizonaChessForSchools/~3/BreKdnYaM7A/ http://www.arizonachessforschools.com/?p=837#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:18:53 +0000 admin http://www.arizonachessforschools.com/?p=837 Well, my mood is not where it was writing about the match 1. We did OK and mainly it was “thanks” to me not winning a 95% winning position. Before the match most were predicting a win for our team and we did come indeed very close. From the more positive point- we have more points now than we had last year after Match 2, so we are still in a good shape. Once again, I want to thank all the players, organizers, helpers and volunteers for making this yet another perfect match.

My predictions about the match openings were approximately this way:

Board 1. I expected some English pawn structure or a Slav type.

Board 2. I knew I was going to play 1 e4, which should be a slight surprise for my opponent. I expected a Modern, Pirc, Sicilian, Caro or even Alekhine. I looked at all… except Sicilian, which was played! Had indeed read GM Hess’s comments about my style and opening choice and wanted the extra pleasure of proving I am not always a “Nf3 Fiancetto Lev”. Who knows.. maybe he was right.

Board 3. I very quickly looked up at Robby’s opponent’s games and was not sure what even the 1st move will be. It could be 1 e4 (going for blood, since last year Robby beat the same guy in the Slav/Stonewall ) or could be 1 d4, since amazingly both players had similar opening repertoires as Black ( Sicilians, French, Benko, you name it )

Board 4. Considering David likes fianchettoed Bishop on most Gruenfeld/Benoni/Kings Indians, I saw likelyhood of one of it happening or thought maybe some slav might be happening.

Board 1: GM Ehlvest- GM Ramirez

General Styles: Ehlvest – More into structural/special advantage openings. Ramirez- more active and creative openings.

Theoretical Importance: 7

Novelty: 5

Precision: 8

Opening: English/Maroczi Bind

Ehlvest is very strong in pawn structures ( Alejandro called him a “legend” ) that are mainly fixed yet have lot of wiggling room. I lost to him few years ago in that exact manner. However, he barely drew at the last season again a Dallas IM as white in one of those structures so even though I didn’t like what Alejandro got, I thought the story can repeat. Ehlvest interpreted the structure this time with 8.f3 (instead of Be2 normal set-ups) and quickly got a small edge I thought. Despite Alejandro’s usual creativeness (moves such as 16…Bb2, 37…Q:c2), it didn’t have the desired result against the ironed logic of Ian, where his 2 Bishop’s advantage slowly led to a direct King side attack. The game also proved one more time why 2 Bishops is an advantage. As Tartakower put it in 1920’s half seriously, half jokingly- the advantage of 2 bishops is.. you can always trade one.

Board 2: IM Altounian- IM Burnett.

General Styles: Me- more structural as White. Burnett- less theory, more creativity.

Theoretical Importance: 6

Novelty: 9

Precision: 9

Opening: Sicilian Alapin

A very sad game for me, especially since last year ( 2008 ) the 2nd game for the Scorpions I had amazingly similar story: Winning position into the middlegame, and then sac of an exchange for an attack and 3 pawns and missed a checkmate in 1! This time I didn’t miss a checkmate, but after being up 2 pawns, missed a tactic and ended up down an exchange for again 3 pawns! Few more small but important mistakes in the time pressure and I had to agree for yet another draw. As I mentioned above, I looked up every opening… except what was played. So after playing my main line against the Sicilian- the Alapin, I was feeling uncomfortable about his 1st move choice. Fortunately Ron chose a line I know well (GM Khachian frequently played it against me when I was residing in California) and he immediately made an inaccuracy that many people apparently also made in the database ( 4…Nd7 does not look good in conjunction with 5…Qc7 ). I found the most precise way to prove it wrong and get a winning position (starting with 6 Qb3 and up to 18 Rb1- according to Rybka I played best moves) but then completely missed my opponent’s amazing resource ( 21…Rb6!!). Had I seen it, instead of the rush 19 R:b7, 19 f:e5 would effectively finish the game. After being forced to sac an exchange, few mistakes later (most notably missing 27 Qc5! which still wins very nicely) the game ended up in a draw, much to my and teammates disappointment. I’ll just live by Robby’s words after the game “You are not going to be the last one to screw up at this tournament”. Lets see- hopefully not me and not our team! Last thought and Greg Shahade can decide if it is legal- can I play first 25 moves, get positions I get and pass it to let’s say Alejandro to finish it?

Board 3: FM Andrews- FM Adamson.

General Styles: Andrews- active chess, less openings as 1 d4. Adamson- active yet more structured openings as Black.

Theoretical Importance: 8

Novelty: 7

Precision: 5

Opening: Bogo-Indian/2 Knights Tango

I think Robby was a bit surprised by the 1d4 choice and chose his 2 Knights Tango that frequently leads to closed up structures of Bogo-Indians. At some point I think both me and Robby had the feeling that 11 Ne1 was an inaccuracy (normally White waits for Black to castle then goes Ne1). However, I personally didn’t like how the game went between moves 12-15 for Black (such as 13…d:c5) where it looks like Black regrets his choice for King side attack. However, I just think Robby is stronger than similarly rated other players ( I don’t even want to count how many points I lost in my rating from drawing Robby countless times) and quickly fixes the problems (or his opponent was not strong enough to prove him wrong) he is facing while retaining the extra pawn. The rest was very nicely done.Once again, very well done! Perfect 3rd board.

Board 4: Adelberg-Justice

General Styles: Adelberg- active but set opening repertoire. Justice- more active openings.

Theoretical Importance: 8

Novelty: 7

Precision: 8

Opening: Gruenfeld, Fianchetto line.

I was recently reviewing the game Bacrot-Maze (Montreal 2009) where black successfully solved opening problems (draw in 22 moves) when I saw our 4th board got the exact same position. I am not an expert on this line but it looked like this game also ended up relatively even up to the end. Justice did not trade Queens like GM Maze did but got a normal game nevertheless. After some more trades Black got a passed pawn where it looked like he has chances to win. It is not easy playing equalish middlegames against Queen side majorities. Precise defense by David up to the point when they went from 1 minute to 6 minutes left, thanks to the 30 second increment rule.Yet continued blitzing out and making many small inaccuracies made it hard to judge for observers. At the end all ended peacefully and the overall match was tied.

Please visit the Scorpions website for more commentary and game news

The games started promptly at 6:00 pm Arizona time, and the first few minutes saw almost no surprises.  I opened with a Catalan, as was predicted by the unimaginably strong FM Elliot Liu in a  previous blog post, Robby saw a Rauzer Sicilian sitting next to me (though he was board 3) and across the room I could see Lev playing a Hungarian defense, which very much suits his style.  I have known both Lev and the legendary Wavemaster for quite some time, so I knew that they were very much in their comfort zone.  I am still quite unfamiliar with the style of our 4^th board, David Adelberg.  However, he made me feel really, really old around 15 minutes into the match; while Mitkov and I were intensely strategizing, trying to find the best spots for our pieces in a closed boring Catalan, David and his opponent Magness had blitzed off 18 moves, both were in mating nets and David had an extra piece for two pawns.

Let’s go into more detail on the games:

MAGNESS – ADELBERG

0-1

Crazy.   These kind of games should only be played by the young and the brave.  And the ones who study.  White deviated with 17. Rd2?! As opposed to the normal line 17. Qxg7, which is apparently about equal.  Not that I know anything about the line, its just what Rybka is telling me.  Both players got lost in the sea of variations, and made several mistakes, but Adelberg promptly took advantage of his opponents bad play and got a winning position, and after a slight setback was able to comfortably convert his extra piece in an endgame.

ADAMSON – PALASIC

1-0

After  Robby survived his typical pre-game meltdown, which includes nervousness, copious amounts of soda and a few hours debating what to play on move one, he managed to get a very comfortable position right out of the opening.  His strong bishop on h5 and the set of weaknesses on the kingside gave him strong attacking ideas, and the subsequent rook lift to the key square h5 hammered in his spatial domination.  After the awkward retreat Na7, and the board dominating maneuver Qb3!  it was all downhill for black; Robby won a nice positional Sicilian crush.  Unfortunately, Robby missed the dirty move 40. Rc7!!, which I bet he would’ve found with some more time on the clock and would’ve won him the brilliancy prize.

FELECAN – ALTOUNIAN

1/2-1/2

SUPER EXCITING GAME! MUST WATCH! GO TO ICC AND SEE IT NOW!

/end sarcasm

RAMIREZ – MITKOV

1-0

My own game against Mitkov was relatively interesting.  I’m happy how my preparation turned out, as I got a nice edge out of the opening and my opponent never had any real counterattack.  I held the initiative all the way to time trouble, and found the very nice resource 30. Qxb6!!  Of course, after Nikola’s response 30…exf4 white’s attack is crushing, but even after the more tenacious 30… Nd4 white replies 31. Nxg6+!! with the idea of hxg6, Qxd6, Rxd6 and Rc8+! Forcing the h pawn to queen.  I’m sad I couldn’t play this on the board, but to be honest I hadn’t yet seen this resource when I went for Qb6, I played it on the intuitive guess that “something had to be there”.  Black’s position looked so shaky!

Overall the games were very hard fought, and absolute concentration was required from all of our boards, some of them going down to nothing but a few seconds per player.  However, Arizona was superior throughout the match.  It’s a nice feeling when a team not only wins, but wins because they played well.  Awesome job Scorpions!

Alejandro Ramirez

Visit the Scorpions’ Website for more info!

DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, AT 6 PM.

LOCATION: CAESAR CHAVEZ BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.

GAMES ON INTERNET: Follow the match on ICC (go to chessclub.com and download BLITZIN interface)

PREVIEW OF THE MATCH:

I am very excited about our line-up for this match: We have a very strong team with Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez, FIDE Master Robby Adamson, Expert David Adelberg and yours truly. Even though we are playing a very tough team, I do think we have very real chances of winning the match!

Please visit the http://arizonascorpionchess.com/ for all the details, to read comments by players and titled masters, see the games and analysis. You will also be able to leave your own comments.

The main coach for this camp will be 2009 Arizona State Champion Levon Altounian. There will also be an assistant coach or coaches present. The camp subjects will range from openings and tactics to endgames and psychology. It will be composed of 4 groups ranging from beginner level to 1600 level, each group lasting between 1.5 and 2 hours a day. Each group will be assigned daily homework, get print-outs and have a chance to win numerous prizes. Groups will be limited to 15 people on a first come-first serve basis. If you are interested in a serious chess camp that will be fun, provide lots of useful chess information and help your child get more into chess, this is your chance.

Please download the flyer or contact Levon Altounian at laltounian@msn.com for more information.

Objective: To have an explosive start in the 2009-2010 chess season.

Main Instructor: International Master Levon Altounian, 2009 Arizona State Champion.

Other Coaches may include FM Ken Larsen, NM Leo Martinez, Josh Leonard, Steve Ostapuk, Andy Lebovitz or others.

Groups Groups are divided by their approximate USCF ratings and chess strength. Borderline players (by rating) may be group adjusted whenever needed.

Wildcats / Beginner (Unrated -300 USCF)
Coyotes / Intermediate (400-800 USCF)
Hawks / Advanced (800-1200 USCF)
Bears / Very Advanced (1200-1600 USCF)

Camp Prizes: Prizes for everyone, every day.

Special surprises every day.

Homework will be assigned for the first 2 days.

Chess sets and clocks: Please bring a clock if you have one (groups 2-4 only).

Class size: 5-20 participants per group. Register early to reserve a spot.

Wildcats 9 :00 – 10:30 A.M $ 65
Coyotes 10:45 – 12:15 P.M $ 65
Hawks 12:30 – 2:30 P.M $ 80
Bears 2:45 – 4:45 P.M $ 80

Late Fee: $10 more if registered after 14/08/08. Ask about family discounts. Prorating available in some cases.

To Register: Contact Levon Altounian (Arizona Chess for Schools LLC) at (520) 299-9653,
(520) 891-3632 or laltounian@msn.com

Site: 2772 N. Neruda Ln, Tucson, 85712. Located between Glenn and Craycroft.

Ever since Arizona Chess for Schools held its widely popular Western Alliance Tucson Summer Camp in 2006, a niche was created for similar events for chess enthusiasts throughout Arizona and its surrounding states. The players who attended these Camps have since greatly increased their chess knowledge, rating, and won numerous State and National titles. The Camps helped them boost their desire to play chess and to study and enjoy this wonderful game. These Camps provide a perfect blend of chess studies, interaction with coaches and other players, and lots of fun. Last year, there were
more than 60 participants in the main Camp, and dozens of non-campers took part in our Evening Activities.

We would like to take our Camps to even greater heights by providing an opportunity for players to increase their knowledge at the 1st Annual Western Alliance Scottsdale Chess Camp. To achieve this goal, we have carefully selected instructors well-known in the Arizona chess circuit and beyond that will not only able to provide a fundamental, yet different take on chess, but also have first-hand knowledge in what makes a great coach as well as a successful tournament player.

We are pleased to announce our preliminary Western Alliance ‘09 Scottsdale staff:

International Master Levon Altounian
International Master Mark Ginsburg
FIDE Master Pedram Atoufi
FIDE Master Warren Harper
Expert Andrew Lebovitz
Expert Danny Schucker
Expert Ben Marmont
Expert Amanda Mateer
Woody Woodson
Josh Leonard

The studies at the Western Alliance 2009 Scottsdale Camp will as always include a complete range of topics such as tactical play, middlegame planning, endgame studies, calculation, pawn structure, opening preparation, modern chess games, psychology and the latest news in chess worldwide.

General Groups: Earliest applicants will be considered first, and spots will be reserved in the order in which they are received. The approximate rating division for the groups will be as follows:
Group A (Wildcat) 100-600  USCF (4 years old and up )
Group B (Coyote)  600-1000 USCF
Group C (Hawks) 1000-1400 USCF
Group D (Bears)   1400-1700 USCF
* Additional groups may be added if  groups exceed the estimated participants numbers.

Borderline players can be moved up or down at our discretion to better fit the overall strength of that particular group.
All ages are welcome.

Adult Group: 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Taught by IM Levon Altounian, 2009 Arizona State Champion.
Day 1 ( August 4 ) — Tactical Calculation and Visualization
Day 2 ( August 5 ) — Analyzing complex Middlegame positions
Day 3 ( August 6 ) — Pawn Structures and their importance in a modern game
Day 4 ( August 7 ) — Openings and Endgames

Evening Activities Each of the 4 evenings of the Camp will correspond to a Blitz Tournament, Simultaneous Exhibition, Bughouse and Fun chess. These activities will be open to the public but free for the Camp participants.
August 4-Simultaneous Exhibition with a Master
August 5-Blitz
August 6-Bughouse
August 7-Wild Games
August 8-USCF Rated Tournament

Trophies and certificates for each activity.

Hours
General Groups 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Lunch Break from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Adult Group 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Evening Activities 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Fees
General Groups First 50 registered participants in any group: $250 if registered by July 15, $25 more thereafter. $100 non-refundable deposit by July 15th to reserve a spot.
Adult Group $35 per day, or $100 for all 4 days. $25 non-refundable deposit by July 15th to reserve a spot.
Family, school and group discounts available. Please contact me for details.

Tournament Unity Chess Club will host a USCF-rated tournament on August 8thth, free for all Western Alliance 09 Camp participants.

Location Unity Chess Club, 14362 N Frank Lloyd Wright, Suite #1210,  Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Phone (480)949-5464. click here for directions

Lodging There are many hotels with discounted prices within a close driving range from the Camp.

Registration Please fill out the form(s) below and mail to Unity Chess Club at 14362 N Frank Lloyd Wright, Suite #1210,  Scottsdale, AZ 85260, along with the corresponding deposit or a full payment. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.
IM Levon Altounian can be reached at (520) 891-3632, or at laltounian@msn.com.
FM Pedram Atoufi can be reached at (480)949-5464, or at info@unitychess.com.

The tournament was directed by John Wright, who was assisted by Gordon Ruan. Besides trophies, certificates and medals there were also prizes for the RESERVE section participants based on rating, performance and age.

WINNERS
OPEN Section: 1^st Carlos Boteo Trujillo, 2^nd Rohan Mittal , 3rd Daniel Katzel. Also shared by Derek Chen and Nicolas Johnston.
RESERVE Section: 1^st Hugh Fox, 2^nd Henry Wang, 3^rd Leamon Crooms.

Check out the Tournament Results at USCF.

SIMUL: June 23 : 27 participants including some 1700-1800 players, played Levon Altounian, Bohan Li and Udaivir Singh got “best results “ for drawing Levon in their games. Both played very well.

BLITZ: June 24:  26 participants, 1^ST place Gordon Ruan (ineligible), 2^nd Josh Leonard (ineligible) 3^rd place (but 1^st place trophy)- Kinsliegh Wong, 2^nd David Wang, 3^rd Thomas Mathine

UNDER 1200 – 1^st Aiya Cancio, 2^nd Josh Burchard, 3^rd Zak Cancio. Special prize- Luke Hinderacker

BUGHOUSE: June 25: 16 teams, 32 players, rating cap – USCF 3000 max. together.
OPEN
1^st Derek Chen and Sreekar Bommireddy
2^nd Udaivir Singh and George Ruan
3^rd Bohan Lee and Rohan Mittal
UNDER 2200
1^st Cepheus  Martinez and Liam Matthews
2^nd Dylan South and Henry Wang
Special Prize: Jackson Utsch and Cole Sohn