2006 Morgantown Scholastic Chess Championship
December 28, 2006The Morgantown Scholastic Chess Championship took place yesterday with 20 young participants. We had two sections: in the rated Championship section Caleb Aites from East Fairmont HS made his tournament debut with a perfect 4-0 score, with our very own Sid parhi as the runner-up. Irina Crihalmeanu won the unrated Premier section, giving up a single draw in five rounds. East Fairmont HS won clear first in the team competition. Congratulations to the winners! We hope to organize another scholastic tournament in April or May. See what the Dominion Post wrote.
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Championship
| No. | Name | PreRate | PostRate | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Pts |
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| 1 | Aites, Caleb East Fairmont HS | UNR | 1561/P4 | W7 | W6 | W5 | W3 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Parhi, Sidhartha Suncrest Mid | 861 | 965 | W9 | L3 | W7 | W4 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Yuan, Jimmy Cheat Lake Mid | 1171 | 1178 | W10 | W2 | D4 | L1 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Prabhu, Arpan V Morgantown HS | 1163 | 1148 | W6 | W5 | D3 | L2 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Yao, Raymon Suncrest Mid | 853/P5 | 875/P9 | W8 | L4 | L1 | W9 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Corns, Charles Andrew Ripley HS | UNR | 897/P4 | L4 | L1 | W10 | W8 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Long, Zachary Clay Ripley HS | UNR | 712/P4 | L1 | W8 | L2 | D10 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Belcher, Travis Ray Ripley HS | UNR | 594/P4 | L5 | L7 | W9 | L6 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Weekley, Eddie Aaron Ripley HS | UNR | 550/P4 | L2 | W10 | L8 | L5 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Wickline, Brandon Lawrence Ripley HS | UNR | 464/P4 | L3 | L9 | L6 | D7 | 0.5 |
Premier
| No. | Name | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Rnd5 | Pts |
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| 1 | Crihalmeanu, Irina North Elementary | W8 | W3 | W2 | D4 | W5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Denham, Luke East Fairmont HS | W7 | W5 | L1 | W6 | W4 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Mackay, Iain Morgantown Learning Academy | W10 | L1 | W9 | D5 | W7 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Toothman, Nick East Fairmont HS | D6 | W8 | W7 | D1 | L2 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Madsen, Pi Suncrest Primary | W9 | L2 | W6 | D3 | L1 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Molnar, Colin Cheat Lake Elementary | D4 | W10 | L5 | L2 | -B- | 2.5 |
| 7 | Bailey, Trenton Cheat Lake Elementary | L2 | W9 | L4 | W8 | L3 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Parhi, Sanjay Cheat Lake Elementary | L1 | L4 | -B- | L7 | D9 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Shahnam, Cyrus North Elementary | L5 | L7 | L3 | -B- | D8 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Hough, Emilee Cheat Lake Mid | L3 | L6 | -U- | -U- | -U- | 0.0 |
Team Standings
Team trophy awarded to the top school. Team score is the sum of the results of the 4 highest scoring members on the team. The larger your team, the better your school’s chances.
| No. | School | Players | Points |
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| 1. | East Fairmont HS | 3 | 11.0 |
| 2. | North Elementary | 2 | 6.0 |
| 3. | Cheat Lake Elementary | 3 | 6.0 |
| 4. | Ripley HS | 5 | 5.5 |
| 5. | Suncrest Middle | 2 | 5.0 |
| 6. | Morgantown Learning Academy | 1 | 3.5 |
| 7. | Suncrest Primary | 1 | 2.5 |
| 8. | Cheat Lake Middle | 2 | 2.5 |
| 9. | Morgantown HS | 1 | 2.5 |
Join us
Club meets Thursday evenings from 7 to 11pm at First Christian Church (basement) in Morgantown (directions). The club is closed the last Thursday of every month.
Sept 3-5
WV State Championship
Sept 4
WV State Junior Championship
October 16
12th Mountaineer Open