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Vivacity’s June-13 Newsletter

In this issue:
  1. Chess News from around the world and around the block
  2. Chess Stories: serious and with a smile
  3. Bits of Chess Wisdom
  4. Vivacity’s Chess Center
  5. List of upcoming chess events.
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1. CHESS NEWS

INTERNATIONAL NEWS:
World Chess News:
Watch the latest episodes at www.worldchessnews.com

NATIONAL NEWS:
May 3 – 13, 2013 U.S. Championship and 2013 U.S. Women Championship,
St. Louis, TN
Twenty four men and ten women were invited to participate in the 2013 Championships. The $180,000 and $65,000 prize money were awaiting winners of the U.S. Championhips and the U.S. Women Championship respectively. IM Irina Krush defended her U.S. Women’s Championship title. The 2013 U.S. Championship went extra innings in a gripping tiebreak final where GM Gata Kamsky won his fourth Championship title.
Complete results posted at:
  • 2013 U.S. Championship:
    www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201305133252-12528459
  • 2013 U.S. Women’s Championship: www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201305133282-12543137

    Ohio NEWS:
    May 11, 2013 Ohio Elementary Schools Championship, Columbus, OH
    Two hundred seventy one student and forty eight teams competed in the six sections for the Championship Trophies. The 2013 Ohio Elementary Schools Champions are:
    K-6 Grade Champions: 1st: Luke Xie
    2nd: Ethan Chang
    3rd – 6th: Vincent Baker, Matthew Yuan, Sujan Rachuri and Stella Huang
    K-6 Grade TEAM Champions: 1st: Wyandot ES
    2nd: Deer Run ES
    3rd: Tharp ES
    K-3 Grade Champions: 1st – 2nd: Cody Yang and Ethan Ferkins
    3rd – 5th: Dominic Mayhew, Emma Cheng and Aja Sampath
    K-3 Grade TEAM Champions: 1st: Menlo Park Academy
    2nd: West Side Montessori
    3rd: Thomas ES
    Complete results are posted at www.ohioscholasticchess.org/2013elementaryresults.htm
    Congratulations to winners and all participants!
    VIVACITY NEWS:
    May 5, Q-Chess, Mayfield Village, OH; listed are winners in each section:
    #1: ARISTO LIU (4th grade, Fort island Elementary, Copley)
    #2: TONY ZHANG (7th grade, Solon Middle School, Solon)
    #3: BEN GREYSUKH (5th grade, Hilltop Elementary, Beachwood)
    #4: MOORE LI (2nd grade, Orchard Hollow, Mentor)

    May 12, Q-Chess, Mayfield Village, OH; listed are winners in each section:
    #1: VIJAY SASTRY (5th grade, Hawken Lower School, Lyndhurst)
    #2: SAMIA MENON (6th grade, Hawken Middle School, Lyndhurst)
    #3: KABIR GULATI (3rd grade, Birchwood Elementary, Cleveland)

    May 19, 2012/13 VSC-9, Solon, OH
    The final event of the 2012-13 Super Cup was held on May 19.
    To see the Kodak moments go to
    www.vivacityinc.com/chess/photo3/files/photo-05_19_13.htm
    PREMIER Division:
    1st VIJAY SASTRY (Hawken ES, Lyndhurst), pictured
    2nd DESTYNN KEUCHEL (Hudson Montessori, Hudson)
    3rd VIET NGUYEN (Hilltop Elementary, Beachwood)
    RESERVE Division:
    1st SAMIA MENON (Hawken Middle School, Lyndhurst), pictured
    2nd PRANAV JAYAKUMAR (Harmon Middle School, Aurora)
    3rd PRIYANKA CHANDRASEKAR (St. Rita, Solon)

    2012-13 SUPER CUP Winners:
    Super Cup standings: www.vivacityinc.com/chess/MRV/CurrentStanding.asp

    Premier Division:
     
  • VIJAY SASTRY – 23.0 points
  • DESTYNN KEUCHEL – 22.0 points
  • RACHELLE MAGARAM – 15.5 points


    May 26, Q-Chess, Mayfield Village, OH; listed are winners in each section:
    #1: RACHELLE MAGARAM (9th grade, Beachwood High School, Beachwood)
    #2: SAMIA MENON (6th grade, Hawken Middle School, Lyndhurst)
    #3: PRANAV JAYAKUMAR (6th grade, Harmon Middle School, Aurora)

    For a complete list of the results of Vivacity’s tournaments go to: www.vivacityinc.com/chess/Results.htm

     After every rated tournament individual ratings are updated, the USCF periodically updates ratings on its web site: www.uschess.org/msa/MbrLst.php

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    2. CHESS: SERIOUS AND WITH A SMILE

    Do you have an interesting or funny story related to chess? If so, I would like to hear it.
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    I want to hear your stories or stories about people you know.
    Any chess story involving kids that will put a smile on someone’s face. Some practical advice that will help another player reach or even exceed his or her potential at the chessboard. I want to know what drives one student to excel at chess when so many others lose interest or fail to advance. Why are so many girls playing and succeeding at chess when a generation ago they were few and far between? How does an inner-city chess club find so much success when there is so much turmoil around them? Etc. etc. etc.

    Youngest Grandmasters in history
    No. Player Nat. Born GM FIDE

     1

    		 Sergey Karjakin UKR 1990 2002 chart
     2 Parimarjan Negi IND 1993 2006 chart
     3 Magnus Carlsen NOR 1990 2004 chart
     4 Wei Yi CHN 1999 2013 chart
     5 Bu Xiangzhi CHN 1985 1999 chart
     6 Richard Rapport HUN 1996 2010 chart
     7 Teimour Radjabov AZE 1987 2001 chart
     8 Ruslan Ponomariov UKR 1983 1997 chart
     9 Wesley So PHI 1993 2007 chart
    10 Etienne Bacrot FRA 1983 1997 chart
    11 Jorge Cori PER 1995 2009 chart
    12 Illya Nyzhnyk UKR 1996 2010 chart
    13 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 1990 2005 chart
    14 Peter Leko HUN 1979 1994 chart
    15 Hou Yifan CHN 1994 2008 chart
    16 Anish Giri RUS 1994 2009 chart


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    3. BITS of CHESS WISDOM

    Opening Under a Microscope:

    Queen’s Gambit Declined, Slav defence:
    1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HTiFbGyYZ0


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    4. VIVACITY CHESS CENTER

    BIRTHDAYS in June:
    BEN VIJAY

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    2012-13 Vukcevich Super Cup, Solon, OH
    Vukcevich Super Cup Championship was held during the school year from September 2012 through May 2013.
  • VIJAY (Hawken Lower School) took FIRST in the Premier Section

    MAY 11, 2013 Ohio Elementary Schools Championship, Columbus, OH
  • BEN (Hilltop ES) tied for SECOND in the K-6 Grade Non-Rated Division

    • Vivacity students are among the top Ohio players in their age/gender groups in May-2013:
  • RACHELLE (Beachwood High School) is rated among the top K-12 GRADE girls
  • JONATHAN (Gilmour Academy) is rated among the top K-12 GRADE players
  • GRAYSON (Bath Elementary) is rated among the top K-6 GRADE players
  • VIET (Hilltop Elementary) is rated among the top K-6 GRADE players
  • VIJAY (Hawken Lower School) is rated among the top K-6 GRADE players

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    Vivacity Chess Center invites players from beginner to Master to visit our Chess Club; everyone is welcome!!!

     For more information go to: www.vivacityinc.com/chess/Tournaments.htm or call (440) 940 – 6455
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    5. UPCOMING CHESS EVENTS:

    		• JUNE 2 through AUGUST 25, Summer Chess Program, Mayfield Village, OH
    Info: www.vivacityinc.com/chess/ChessCamps.htm or call: (440) 940 – 6455
    		• JUNE 21-23, 2013 Columbus Open, Columbus, OH
    Info: www.centralchessclub.com


    The 2013-2014 Chess Programs

    Registration is OPEN for the 2013-2014 School Year: www.vivacityinc.com/chess/ListOfChessPrograms.htm

    To view a complete list of upcoming events go to: www.vivacityinc.com/chess/Tournaments.htm

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