Be sure to join us at the tournament and check out the chess site while you are there!

LOCATION: University of Arizona BIO5 Institute, Keating Building, 1757 East Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721.

TOURNAMENT DESCRIPTION: 5 rounds, 10 min plus 2 sec delay, open to all, USCF Rated.

PRIZES: 1ST PLACE: $40 / 2ND PLACE: $25 / 3D place: $15 Open section.

$15 for best performance U1800, U1500, U1000 and U700 categories.

*Cash prize fund is based on 35 entries. Otherwise proportionally distributed.

REGISTRATION: 6:00 PM Registration; 6:15 PM Round One starts. On Site only; Entry Fee: $5

INFORMATION: Lena Sheveleva (520) 609-8325 or lena.shevelev@gmail.com

It will have be similar to the previous Grand Prix tournaments and held also at the International School of Tucson (IST) near UMC Hospital between Campbell and Grant streets. Players get a chance to win trophies, medals and of course cash prizes in the top 3 sections!

This tournament will run right after the 8th Annual Western Alliance Camp (June 25-28th) but all Campers and non-Campers are equally welcome to play in this event as usual.

There will be also Grand Prix Winners Circle based on combined points accumulated in this and previous Grand Prix events based on total points, performance and USCF Rating who win special prizes.

The registration can be done by mail, at Events4Chess.com (under Grand Prix#4) or on site between 9:00 am and 9:25 am.

So do not miss it and Good luck!

Download the Grand Prix#4 here in Doc format: GrandPrix 2013 #4

Download the Grand Prix#4 here in PDF format: GrandPrix 2013 #4

We are pleased to announce  that the biggest Summer Camp in Tucson is now open for everyone who would like to be part of a chess tradition and learn and practice so much chess in just a week!

General Groups
Invitational basis only. 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)   1400-1800 USCF
* Additional groups may be added if  groups exceed the estimated participants numbers. Borderline players can be moved up or down at my discretion to better fit the overall strength of that particular group. All ages are welcome.

Location
International School of Tucson. 1701 E Seneca St, Tucson, AZ .Click here for directions.

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

Fees
• First 50 registered participants in any group: $275 if registered by June 10th, $25 more by June 15th, and an additional $25 by June 20th (if space is still available). On site- $375.
• $100 non-refundable deposit by the postmarked date to reserve a spot.
Please email ACFS with any questions.

Online registration: at Events4chess.com

Discounts
• Family discounts available
• School discounts for 5+ participants from the same school

USCF-Rated Tournament
IFC will host a USCF-rated tournament—Grand Prix #4 on June 29th. This tournament is free for all Western Alliance ’13 Camp participants, but non-participants are welcomed to join for a fee.

General info
This is an all-day chess camp with the Main event and Side events each day.
The Main Event will take place each day between Tuesday and Friday (9AM-4PM)
The Side events will include a Simultaneous exhibition, Blitz Tournament, Bughouse tournament and on the last day (June 29th) a free USCF Tournament.

Registration and Discounts
First 50 registered participants in any group: $275 if registered by June 10th, $25 more by June 15th, and an additional $25 by June 20th (if space is still available). On site- $375.

Download WA ’13 Camp Letter and Registration Form

Download WA ’13 Evening Activities Registration Form

Download Grand Prix #4 USCF Rated Tournament Registration

If you are below that rating- you can be part of the free lecture by one of the Bio5 Chess Experts.

After it join us for a Blitz tournament open to all and win cash prizes!

Schedule:

Lectures: 6-6:45 Lectures with IM Levon Altounian and a BIO5 Chess Club Expert.

BLITZ TOURNAMENT: 7:00 PM: 4 Double Rounds. Registration Open at 6 PM

PRIZES: 1ST PLACE: $40 / 2ND PLACE: $25 / 3D place: $15 Open section.

$15 for best performance U1800, U1500, U1000 and U700 categories.

IM Levon Altounian’s participation is possible. He is not eligible for prize money.

Cash prize fund is based on 30 entries. 50% Guaranteed.

Download Flyer here:

PDF file:  BIO5_Blitz,    Document file:BIO5_Blitz

For Questions: Lena Sheveleva:  (520) 609-8325 or lena.shevelev@gmail.com

MAY 11, 2013

The very first of the series at the BIO5 Chess club!

Lots of prizes and fun!

Play with the State Champion!

4 rounds: 4 Sections. 1: BOOSTER (U1000), RESERVE (U1600), EXPERT (U2000) and OPEN with IM Levon Altounian’s possible participation.

USCF membership required.

TIME CONTROL: Game in 55 minutes + 5 sec delay

SCHEDULE: 9:00 AM / 11:15 AM / 1:15 PM / 3:30 PM

PRIZES: FOR OPEN, EXPERT and RESERVE: 1ST PLACE: $40 / 2ND PLACE: $25 / 3RD PLACE / $15 +TROPHIES.

PRIZES FOR BOOSTER: TROPHIES FOR TOP 3 SPOTS AND SPECIAL TROPHIES+ MEDALS PER SECTION.  SPECIAL CERTIFICATES TO ALL.

INFORMATION: Lena Sheveleva (520) 609-8325 or lena.shevelev@gmail.com

REGISTRATION: Visit Events4Chess.com website on your web browser and click on “BIO5 SPRING OPEN” on the right side and follow registration instructions.

ON-SITE REGISTRATION: On-site registration at BIO5 between 8:30 AM-8:45 AM

DOWNLOAD THE FLYER IN DOC FORMAT : BIO5_FINAL

FOR A PDF DOWNLOAD- CLICK HERE:BIO5_FINAL

ATTENTION! THE NEXT GRAND PRIX #4 IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 29TH, 2013

The tournament was the 3rd one of the 4 planned Grand Prix events for the 2012-2013 school year.
It had a showing of 50 players ranging from Master to complete beginners.

It was wonderful and heartwarming to see everyone in the same large hall competing for top prizing and doing their very best no matter if a person is only 5 years old (we had 3 kids of that age!) together with 70+ years olds! (maybe we had more but some might not admit their age! just kidding)

The tournament was done based on 3 Section: OPEN, RESERVE and BOOSTER.

This time the OPEN Section had a very decent showing of 1900+ players ad the goal was to offer a good alternative to complicated drives to Phoenix for the Master Treks. We are happy that we accomplished the goal on that front! Special Thanks go to Andy Lebovitz, Ethan Li and Derek Chen for not being afraid to “sign up” and attract other players with their presence.

On top of this we had a good Prize fund of $240 to match all the trophies and medals that we give out for top 3 spots per section+ many special trophies for most deserving participants based on various merits for the particular event.

Several players had a “brilliant” performance and gained a great deal of rating points:

Here are the names of just few most impressive accomplishments:

James Knepler (Booster) gained an entire basket of rating points- 194 rating point gain to all-time high of 305!
Joseph Wang (Booster) gained 134 points to his all-time high of 859!
Sameer Shah (Booster) gained 86 points to his all-time high of 746!
Jeevaj Bondalapati (Booster) gained 122 points to his all-time high of 728!
Christine Iacomini (Booster) got her provisional rating to her own all-time high of 562!
Aleks Bekker (Reserve)- gained 93 points and went to all-time high of 1110!
John Henry Clashman (Reserve) – gaing 106 points to his own all-time high of 1079!
Ryan Zou (Reserve) gained 57 points to 1050. 16 points away from his own all-time high.
Rueshil Fadia (Reserve) gained 76 points to 897. Almost broke his all-time high also.

The USCF WEBSITE for the Rated tournament where you can find the tournament, track your performance and see the rating changes: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,181/

Here are some pictures from the event: Enjoy and thanks for coming to the event!

Perfect score: Joseph Wang

Age does not matter!

Come join us at the Blitz tournament and for the celebration of the brand new Chess Club at Bio5 (at U of A)!

Hopefully there is a big turnout for the Blitz with top players attending. I’ll be playing myself so please be nice to me there!

Good luck!

Download the flyer here and e-mail Lena Shevelev with any questions: BIO5 CHESS CLUB_Blitz revised
For the PDF version download click here: BIO5 CHESS CLUB_Blitz_Final

MARCH 30TH

SPECIAL PREPARATION CAMP FOR THE 2013 NATIONALS AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Come join us for one of the most important and fun chess camps of the year.

Here we will work on getting you prepared for the 2013 SuperNationals and the 2013 AZ State Championship.

The subject this time will be “HOW TO SCORE A QUICK VICTORY”

3 SECTIONS- Based on Rating and age groups.

                     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

PRIZES IN EACH SECTION

Contact Levon Altounian at (520) 891-3632, or e-mail laltounian@msn.com

NOW WITH CASH PRIZES IN EACH SECTION up to $250 total!

LOCATION- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TUCSON (IST) (between Campbell and Grant)

This will be The 3rd one in the 2012-2013 Grand Prix series in Tucson and will follow the usual path of the previous events with a nice addition- now each section has cash prizes available for anyone to win.

Download the flyer here: GrandPrix 2013 #3.1

For questions to registration- contact IM Levon Altounian at Laltounian@msn.com
Online registration is available at Events4chess.com (click on the Grand Prix #3 there and it will take you to the registration page)

Pictures below are from the previous Grand Prix #2. Enjoy!

It was wonderful to have so many old and new students join us at the camp. Special thanks goes to Mitch Shacter for his tireless efforts to make Warren Elementary as strong as it can get and having his new students at our camp!

Day 1 was all about practical game with the emphasis on ATTACK. Day 2 was all about mixing practicality with learning concepts of DEFENSE. Along the way kids got to win numerous trophies, prizes and medals and play Blitz, Bullet and even Bughouse.

Below are some of the pictures from the event. If you would like to see more- please e-mail us at laltounian@msn.com with your request.

Thanks and see you at the next event March 2nd!

Group 3 (Hawks) at the end of the camp

Chess is hard…

it is also fast

and can be in a shape of a Bughouse sometimes

The happy Group 1 (WildCats) students.

Did anyone say- TROPHY?

Penquin hat was the magic.

Emma Wing helping a new student with Opening preps.

in the middle of the battle

girl power!

concentration

magic cup

WildCats again

Can toys make you play better?

the serious youth

in the middle of the battle

more fun

thinking… thinking…

Coach Levon Altounian with Group 1

MARCH 30TH

In preparation for the 2013 States and National events.

Subject: Winning Quickly

Thank you all for being part of the Camp. This was the 7th year of running the Easter Camp and what a joy it was this time!

Everyone went home with Camp printouts and prizes.

Here are some pictures from the camp. Enjoy!

PARTICIPANTS CAN SIGN UP FOR ONE OR BOTH DAYS.
FAMILY DISCOUNTS APPLY.

Camps are one of the most fun and yet most intense way to learn chess.

The Rodeo Week Chess Camp aims to serve exactly that purpose in those 2 days: Make it fun and teach new things while allowing for tournament playing time. Each day will have its own subject and best students will have a chance to win medals and trophies. However, as usual, everyone will win something at the end!

This is the 7th year we hold this camp in a row and it slots right between other similar camps such as the Anaconda Winter Camp (held in December) and the Spring Break Camp (held in March).

There will be once again 3 different groups based on students experience level and the age group- ranging from Beginners to Advanced.

For questions or to register- please e-mail us at Laltounian@msn.com
DOWNLOAD THE FLYER BY CLICKING THE LINK HERE: Rodeo Camp 2013

See you there!

FUN TIMES!

Congratulations to all who played for the team!

Below are few pictures from the event:

Congratulations to all who played!

Here is the link to the USCF website with the ratings and placement adjustment. Please note: The exact placement on the USCF website is not accurate. In other words it is not based on the actual tie-breaks used at the tournament to place the players and give out the trophies and medals.

USCF LINK: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,181/

Here are exerts from the USCF site of those students (ACFS schools and private students, Ft.Lowell Club members and my private students who finished on top).

KINDERGARTEN: CONGRATULATIONS TO MAX BEKKER FOR WINNING 1ST PLACE AND BEING THE NEWEST KINDERGARTEN AZ STATE CHAMPION!
| MAX BEKKER |4.0 |W 11|W 3|L 4|W 8|W 5|
AZ | 14900836 / R: 768 -> 769 | |B |W |B |W |W |
| Q: 727 -> 736 | | | | | | |

1ST GRADE:

GREAT JOB LANGSTON (TIED FOR 4TH PLACE) AND NITISH (TIED FOR 6TH)!

5 | LANGSTON ALEJANDRO CROOMS |3.5 |W 16|W 11|L 1|D 9|W 12|
AZ | 14684192 / R: 398 -> 511 | |W |B |W |B |W |
| Q: 401 -> 518 | | | | | | |

7 | NITISH BHAMIDIPATI |3.0 |L 6|W 12|W 11|W 14|L 2|
AZ | 14786353 / R: 430 -> 516 | |B |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 430 -> 519 | | | | | | |

2ND GRADE:

NICELY DONE SURAJ AND KITAR TYING FOR 8TH!

| SURAJ SHAH |3.0 |W 20|L 8|W 26|W 24|L 4|
AZ | 14569306 / R: 606 -> 678 | |W |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 648 -> 711 | | | | | | |

| KITAR OLSEN |3.0 |L 34|W 28|L 24|W 29|W 27|
AZ | 14486130 / R: 532 -> 487 | |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 546 -> 504 | | | | | | |

3RD GRADE:

CONGRATULATIONS ALEKS AND MAX FOR TYING FOR 4TH PLACE!

M MAX COY |4.0 |W 44|W 27|L 1|W 29|W 15|
AZ | 14516936 / R: 1007 ->1017 | |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 1000 ->1011 | | | | | | |
—————————————————————————-
| ALEKS BEKKER |4.0 |W 34|W 29|L 4|W 16|W 13|
AZ | 14621192 / R: 893 -> 942 | |W |B |W |B |W |
| Q: 922 -> 968 | | | | | | |

6TH GRADE:

GREAT JOB RYAN GETTING 3RD PLACE!

| RYAN ZHAO THOMPSON |4.0 |W 34|W 33|W 10|L 1|W 11|
AZ | 13628517 / R: 1635 ->1644 |N:4 |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 1623 ->1630 | | | | | | |

7TH GRADE:

GREAT JOB EMMA- TYING FOR 6TH PLACE

| EMMA E WING |3.0 |W 16|L 1|L 2|W 19|W 15|
AZ | 13438875 / R: 1474 ->1478 | |W |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 1474 ->1477 | | | | | | |

HIGH SCHOOL: TEAM BROHAN WINS!(BOHAN+ROHAN) AS THEY ARE KNOWN IN CHESS CYCLES.

BOHAN LI THE MONSTER! 2013 CHAMPION!
1 | BOHAN LI |5.0 |W 17|W 14|W 13|W 7|W 5|
AZ | 13832573 / R: 1987 ->2010 |N:1 |B |W |B |W |W |
| Q: 1857 ->1921 | | | | | | |

ROHAN MITTAL: TYING FOR THE 7TH

8 | ROHAN MITTAL |3.0 |W 19|W 10|L 5|W 14|L 3|
AZ | 13574950 / R: 1969 ->1951 |N:3 |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 1804 ->1802 | | | | | | |

BLITZ TOURNAMENT:

K-6 SECTION:

GREAT JOB MAX (4TH) AND RUESHIL, AS WELL AS SAMEER AND SURAJ SHAH FOR WINNING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM TROPHIES!

Aleks and Max Bekkers and Nitish B.

Sameer, Suraj, Jonathan and Ethan winning the Blitz trophies

Kitar with his new shiny medal

Max getting his Championship Trophy

Nitish is so happy!!

Langston Crooms with his super trophy

Chess brothers

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