Whatcom County Scholastic
Chess Championships

Saturday, November 23, 2002

Lynden High School

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Simply Huge!

221 young chessplayers competed in the Whatcom County Scholastic Chess Championships held Saturday, November 23 at Lynden High School. In the process they set a new record for the largest chess tournament ever held in Whatcom County. Last year's tourney saw 139 players attending.

This follows a general statewide trend reflecting the increase in the popularity of youth chess. Scholastic events this season in Western Washington are filling up well in advance. The Elementary National Chess Championships held last April in Portland broke the attendance record with 2140 players. The Washington State Elementary Championships in Olympia last April also packed out with over 700 in attendance, and participants could not attend unless they had qualified first by posting a winning record in a qualifying tournament.

The Whatcom County Scholastic Championships were rated by the Washington High School Chess Association. The scoring system gives one point for a win, zero points for a loss, and one half point for a draw. Ties are broken by the "Solkoff" method, which judges which player played the toughest opponents. Elementary and Primary competitors who scored three or more points are now eligible to compete in the State Elementary Championships, to be held in Richland next April.

The new Whatcom County champions are as follows:

High School Division:
1st: Lane Van Weerdhuizen, Lynden, 4.5 points
2nd: Aaron Fisher, Sehome, 4.0
3rd: Ricardo Garza, Ferndale, 4.0
4th: Stuart Moore, Sehome, 4.0
5th: Jeremy Jusak, Sehome, 3.5
Top Unrated: Kevin Gerard, Bellingham, 2.0

HS Team Champions (top 4 scorers from a school):
1st: Sehome High School, 14.5 points
2nd: Ferndale High School, 13.0
3rd: Lynden High School, 6.5

Middle School Division:
1st: Sterling Dietz, Evergreen Christian, 5.0 points
2nd: Jonathan Grotenhuis, Whatcom Home School, 4.5
3rd: Derek Campbell, Fairhaven Middle School, 4.0
4th: Chris Aiken, Kulshan Middle School, 4.0
5th: Michael Binder, Fairhaven Middle School, 4.0
Top Unrated: Evan Marquardt, Fairhaven Middle School, 3.5

MS Team Champions:
Tie for 1st: Fairhaven Middle School, 15.0 points
Tie for 1st: Kulshan Middle School, 15.0
3rd: Whatcom Home School, 13.0

Elementary School Division:
(3-way tie for 1st)
1st: Thomas Witecki, Assumption, 5.0 points
1st: Jason Dibble, Whatcom Home School, 5.0 (also Top Unrated)
1st: Derek Binder, Happy Valley, 5.0
4th: William VanderVeen, Isom, 4.0
5th: Anthony Ferrer, Kendall, 4.0

Elem. Team Champions:
(Tie for 1st)
1st: Whatcom Home School, 17.0 points
1st: Assumption, 17.0
(Tie for 3rd)
3rd: Larrabee, 13.0
3rd: Lynden Christian, 13.0

Primary Division:
(Tie for 1st)
1st: Calob Symonds, Bernice Vossbeck, 5.0 points
1st: Paul Stewardson, Whatcom Home School, 5.0
3rd: Neal Tilbury, Irene Reither, 4.0
4th: Mikayla Chang, Assumption, 4.0
5th: Jordan Sterk, Whatcom Home School, 4.0
Top Unrated: Gabe Kaemingk, Bernice Vossbeck, 4.0
Top Kindergarten: Kennie Brown, Lowell, 3.0

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FINAL STANDINGS -- FULL CROSSTABLES
(Final Standings best viewed in a fixed font, i.e. Courier)
("rtng" is player's Washington Scholastic Chess Rating; "unr." =unrated before the tourney)
(For interpretation of school code abbreviations, 
  visit http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/allcodes.txt .)

    Whatcom County Chess Championships 2002                           
    Kindergarten - 2nd Grade (Primary) Division
    Final Standings 

 pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot

  1 SYMONDS, CALOB         BVEC4003  1023  1091/ 10  W38 W26 W4  W3  W5  5.0
  2 STEWARDSON, PAUL       WHCC4704   712   929/ 29  W21 W15 W12 W8  W9  5.0
  3 TILBURY, NEAL          IREC4009   756   832/ 39  W19 W27 W11 L1  W13 4.0
  4 CHANG, MIKAYLA         ASTB4703   549   741/ 16  W29 W13 L1  W24 W12 4.0
  5 STERK, JORDAN          WHCC4011   713   841/ 25  W42 W10 W24 W9  L1  4.0
  6 KAEMINGK, GABE         BVEC7513   400   873/  5  L10 W16 W41 W11 W14 4.0
  7 ROWLSON, BRANDEN       EVRC4005   813   831/ 25  W44 L11 W37 W10 W19 4.0
  8 TERPSMA, KELLI         IREC7601   400   795/  5  W33 D37 W25 L2  W31 3.5
  9 SHOCKLEY, ZACHARY      EAGC4010   928   869/ 10  W20 W32 W17 L5  L2  3.0
 10 MORRIS, ZACHARY        EAGC9735   400   817/  5  W6  L5  W22 L7  W25 3.0
 11 RICCI, EVAN            FSHC7739   400   736/  5  W46 W7  L3  L6  W29 3.0
 12 HARLAN, RYAN           BVEB8839   400   717/  5  W41 W28 L2  W17 L4  3.0
 13 WOLFISBERG, JAN        WHCC8935   400   676/  5  W18 L4  W26 W27 L3  3.0
 14 ENGELS, ERIK           WHCC4023   671   692/  9  W16 L24 W29 W20 L6  3.0
 15 MEYER, JEREMIAH        HPVC9634   400   670/  5  W30 L2  D28 W37 D18 3.0
 16 GOO, ANTHONY CLARENCE  ASTC7666   400   635/  5  L14 L6  W34 W26 W27 3.0
 17 BROWN, KENNIE          LLLA2843   400   734/  5  W22 W25 L9  L12 W24 3.0
 18 LIKKEL, DRAKE          LYCB7027   400   590/  5  L13 W34 D30 W28 D15 3.0
 19 DUNN, WYATT            MTNC8726   400   683/  5  L3  W45 W33 W32 L7  3.0
 20 CARPENTER, CONNOR      SAIB6627   400   665/  5  L9  W36 W39 L14 W32 3.0
 21 PLAGGE, ANTHONY        CARB8303   400   568/  5  L2  L30 W45 D35 W39 2.5
 22 RONSON, KATE           ASTB2576   400   571/  5  L17 W42 L10 D38 W37 2.5
 23 SMITH, TEMUULEN        CARC8512   400   491/  5  L37 D44 D31 D39 W38 2.5
 24 BUKER, JOSHU           RESC6746   400   629/  5  W39 W14 L5  L4  L17 2.0
 25 NEWLUN, RYAN           HPVB4020   848   729/ 10  W43 L17 L8  W30 L10 2.0
 26 BALDWIN, SAM           ACMC9001   400   495/  5  W34 L1  L13 L16 W44 2.0
 27 BORDEN, BRANDON        HPVB8994   400   480/  5  W40 L3  W35 L13 L16 2.0
 28 DUNN, HUNTER           ECSB9733   478   471/ 10  W36 L12 D15 L18 D30 2.0
 29 HAMSTRA, JEFF          LYCA9879   400   487/  5  L4  W38 L14 W42 L11 2.0
 30 SCHJELDERUP, PATRICK   SAIC8904   400   489/  5  L15 W21 D18 L25 D28 2.0
 31 VLAS, SALLY            LYCB7097   400   475/  5  D35 L39 D23 W40 L8  2.0
 32 CHAVEZ, DEVON          BVEC7479   400   457/  4  W45 L9  WF  L19 L20 2.0
 33 THOMAS, DYLAN          EAGC4026   720   570/  9  L8  BYE L19 D41 D35 2.0
 34 BOUGHTON, ZACH         CARC3187   400   403/  5  L26 L18 L16 W45 W42 2.0
 35 DUNHAM, STEFON         BVEB7168   400   405/  5  D31 D41 L27 D21 D33 2.0
 36 BLACK, BLAISE          CARB7925   400   400/  5  L28 L20 L42 W44 W41 2.0
 37 VAN WEERDHUIZEN, TESSA FSHB4699   597   564/ 33  W23 D8  L7  L15 L22 1.5
 38 PYLES, GRACE           SAIB8127   400   400/  5  L1  L29 W44 D22 L23 1.5
 39 ANDERSON, JACOB        PARB4029   768   639/ 14  L24 W31 L20 D23 L21 1.5
 40 PIECZYNSKI, ALISSA     BLEC9464   400   400/  4  L27 L43 BYE L31 D45 1.5
 41 STERK, BRYCE           WHCA7607   447   400/ 10  L12 D35 L6  D33 L36 1.0
 42 BLACK, BRANDYN         BVEB1176   400   400/  5  L5  L22 W36 L29 L34 1.0
 43 WITECKI, IAN           ASTA9565   400   542/  2  L25 W40 LF  U   U   1.0
 44 CASTRO, JORDON         ASTA3080   400   400/  5  L7  D23 L38 L36 L26 0.5
 45 PAZ-TOLEDO, JANE       ASTB7538   400   400/  5  L32 L19 L21 L34 D40 0.5
 46 MANCILLAS, DAKOTA      CUEC9524   400   400/  1  L11 U   U   U   U   0.0


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    Whatcom County Chess Championships 2002                           
    3rd - 5th Grade (Elementary) Division
    Final Standings 

 pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot 
  1 WITECKI, THOMAS        ASTE8805  1196  1234/152  W15 W49 W6  W12 W9  5.0
  2 DIBBLE, JASON          WHCF8331   500  1386/  5  W38 W34 W11 W20 W5  5.0
  3 BINDER, DEREK          HPVF8526  1050  1106/116  W57 W27 W8  W7  W4  5.0
  4 VANDERVEEN, WILLIAM    ISOF4049   936   997/ 10  W69 W29 W13 W14 L3  4.0
  5 FERRER, ANTHONY        KESF5508   952   979/ 17  W67 W37 W35 W10 L2  4.0
  6 KLUG, HUNTER           TENE4086   630   825/ 45  W39 W16 L1  W60 W23 4.0
  7 DYKSTRA, NATHANIEL     WHCF1761   856   892/ 76  W71 W45 W24 L3  W19 4.0
  8 DOUGLAS, JONATHAN      WHCF3635   632   748/ 47  W56 W101L3  W33 W30 4.0
  9 DYKSTRA, JORDAN        WHCE1640   900   925/ 68  W70 W30 W60 W25 L1  4.0
 10 NEAL, COREY            ASTE5972   829   854/ 20  W43 W50 W62 L5  W42 4.0
 11 CHANG, RYAN            ASTD4006   688   772/ 36  W79 W74 L2  W50 W39 4.0
 12 MERFELD, KARA          SILF1714   880   931/ 10  W104W54 W23 L1  W18 4.0
 13 NULLE, MATT            ASTE6661   400   976/  5  W90 W28 L4  W61 W31 4.0
 14 KURTIS, BEN            ASTD9744   728   780/ 54  W107W51 W61 L4  W29 4.0
 15 TRUMP, MATTHEW         SKYF7820   500   980/  5  L1  W94 W73 W63 W32 4.0
 16 VANDENBOS, CHRISTOPHER LYCF5731   500   791/  5  W106L6  W92 W41 W36 4.0
 17 HASKINS, FINNIAN       LARF6610   400   590/ 13  BYE L24 W102W80 W25 4.0
 18 WEESE, JACOB           ISOF4092   654   757/ 22  W33 W48 D19 W21 L12 3.5
 19 FREELAND, SARAH        ASTE7014   400   776/  5  W83 W82 D18 W26 L7  3.5
 20 CASTRO, CHAD           ASTD5959   704   754/ 10  D64 W84 W80 L2  W49 3.5
 21 GULYAS, SOFIA          ASTE5970   640   710/ 36  D84 W64 W28 L18 W63 3.5
 22 VLAS, SIMON            LYCE2151   400   689/  4  W76 L62 W56 HPB W48 3.5
 23 RONSON, ANDREW         ASTD6812   400   770/  5  W66 W32 L12 W35 L6  3.0
 24 GOO, ALBERT BRIAN      ASTF3889   500   722/  5  W41 W17 L7  D49 D46 3.0
 25 SOLOMON,  JOSEPH       ASTD8583   400   744/  5  W42 W36 W63 L9  L17 3.0
 26 ROWLSON, KELSEY        EVRF4058   696   694/ 25  D47 W72 W53 L19 D44 3.0
 27 BENNETT, GRANT         ASTD8665   400   696/  5  W78 L3  D48 D47 W76 3.0
 28 QUINN, NIALL           PARD1654   911   873/ 34  W59 L13 L21 W85 W64 3.0
 29 MORENO, AARON          LYCF2364   500   694/  5  W95 L4  W101W62 L14 3.0
 30 RYBKA, FENTON          ASTF9100   500   712/  5  W102L9  W34 W66 L8  3.0
 31 FISHER, ALLISON        CARE4080   732   737/ 10  W58 L60 W69 W38 L13 3.0
 32 MILLER, CHRISTOPHER    IRED4022   671   687/ 15  W77 L23 W70 W45 L15 3.0
 33 GOLDSTEIN, SAMUEL      LARE9796   400   627/  5  L18 W55 W82 L8  W66 3.0
 34 LABRIE, LUKE           SKYD7625   400   691/  5  W86 L2  L30 W75 W72 3.0
 35 ANDERSON, KYLE         PARF4094   604   632/ 15  W96 W40 L5  L23 W79 3.0
 36 RHEA, MICHAEL          ECSE9641   502   584/ 10  W98 L25 W71 W40 L16 3.0
 37 BALDRIDGE, JESSICA     LARD7362   400   678/  5  W65 L5  L40 W95 W73 3.0
 38 PENNY-BROWN, FORREST   COLE8840   400   685/  5  L2  W78 W95 L31 W65 3.0
 39 SELBY, BLAZE           PARE9861   400   658/  5  L6  W93 W91 W53 L11 3.0
 40 PENNELL, DERRIK        GEND7938   400   609/  5  W93 L35 W37 L36 W67 3.0
 41 ERDMAN, KONNOR         CEEE7010   400   634/  5  L24 W98 W75 L16 W60 3.0
 42 BAKER, HAYDEN          LARF9321   500   637/  5  L25 W96 W86 W65 L10 3.0
 43 GOERTZ, SEAN           NORE9246   400   613/  5  L10 L52 W78 W89 W62 3.0
 44 HEMBREE, ERIC          HPVD7815   400   641/  5  W85 L63 D81 W51 D26 3.0
 45 VONFELDT, JUSTIN       ASTF3157   500   660/  4  WF  L7  W68 L32 W61 3.0
 46 SIMPSON, DANIEL        BLED3848   400   587/  5  W100L61 D51 W81 D24 3.0
 47 HESSELGRAVE, GEORGE    SAIE6907   400   629/  5  D26 L80 W103D27 W68 3.0
 48 SCOTT, KYLE            CARE8185   400   589/  5  W55 L18 D27 W54 L22 2.5
 49 ADAMS-FROMER, MORGAN   LARE7778   400   654/  5  W94 L1  W74 D24 L20 2.5
 50 LITTLE, TREVOR         LYCF8435   500   628/  5  W99 L10 W52 L11 D53 2.5
 51 HICKEY, KENNA          LYCF1646   500   562/  5  W52 L14 D46 L44 W83 2.5
 52 LANGLEY, CLIFF         ECSF8859   474   508/ 10  L51 W43 L50 D58 W84 2.5
 53 DUJMOVICH, NICHOLAS    ASTD5965   525   535/ 10  W87 W81 L26 L39 D50 2.5
 54 HARTZ, PATRICK         ASTD8165   400   562/  5  W88 L12 D85 L48 W86 2.5
 55 WRIGHT, SEAN           NORE7730   400   483/  5  L48 L33 W77 W87 D56 2.5
 56 JOHNSTON, PHILIP       ASTE6741   400   520/  5  L8  W105L22 W91 D55 2.5
 57 ENGEL, PHIL            LARE6969   400   510/  5  L3  L65 D88 W103W81 2.5
 58 UIBEL, JAKE            SUND9340   400   507/  5  L31 L68 W94 D52 W82 2.5
 59 DEMANN, ANDREW         LYCE7547   400   568/  4  L28 L85 HPB W88 W80 2.5
 60 VAN KOOTEN, JORDAN     LYCD1552   400   630/  5  W68 W31 L9  L6  L41 2.0
 61 SIENKO, ANDREW         LARE9941   400   582/  5  W97 W46 L14 L13 L45 2.0
 62 BARBOUR, IAN           LARE9505   400   543/  5  W92 W22 L10 L29 L43 2.0
 63 MAIER, JOSEF           BVEE1653   720   663/ 10  W103W44 L25 L15 L21 2.0
 64 KRENZ, LINUS           BIRF6140   500   590/  5  D20 L21 D72 W69 L28 2.0
 65 SAVATGY, IRA           KESD4447   400   484/  5  L37 W57 W83 L42 L38 2.0
 66 STEWART, WAYLON        EVRD9828   400   470/  5  L23 W77 W87 L30 L33 2.0
 67 BEEDE, LEO             LYCE6165   400   496/  5  L5  L73 W100W74 L40 2.0
 68 KOTT, ALEXANDER        NVYD5962   612   559/ 10  L60 W58 L45 W71 L47 2.0
 69 MCKEE, TRAVIS          BVED7642   400   522/  5  L4  W90 L31 L64 W94 2.0
 70 ZEDIKER, MITCHELL      LYCE8006   400   517/  5  L9  W88 L32 L73 W1002.0
 71 WAY, KEEGAN            SUMD7449   400   498/  5  L7  W99 L36 L68 W91 2.0
 72 READ, BEN              RESD7965   400   498/  5  D80 L26 D64 W99 L34 2.0
 73 FISHER, MATTHEW        BLNF7783   500   634/  4  U   W67 L15 W70 L37 2.0
 74 THOMAS, ELIZABETH      HSCE7841   400   443/  5  W91 L11 L49 L67 W97 2.0
 75 NELSON, KEVIN          CARE9167   400   413/  5  L82 W89 L41 L34 W92 2.0
 76 PIECZYNSKI, A          BLEF3006   500   416/  5  L22 L83 W97 W92 L27 2.0
 77 HAMSTRA, RYAN          LYCD6735   400   400/  5  L32 L66 L55 W96 W93 2.0
 78 VREE, MICHAEL          LYCE8287   400   400/  4  L27 L38 L43 BYE W1022.0
 79 STRATTON, REALYN       HMYE8449   400   437/  5  L11 L91 W105W93 L35 2.0
 80 SCOTT, CORY            EVRE4741   558   506/ 10  D72 W47 L20 L17 L59 1.5
 81 WILLIAMS, ROBIN        ACMF9139   500   400/  5  W89 L53 D44 L46 L57 1.5
 82 SMITH, JORDAN          HMYE7905   400   400/  5  W75 L19 L33 D86 L58 1.5
 83 DUNN, JAKE             MTNF6848   500   400/  5  L19 W76 L65 D90 L51 1.5
 84 SIMPSON, BRANDON       IRED7714   400   414/  5  D21 L20 L99 W102L52 1.5
 85 NEWGARD, LANAY         ACME9692   400   538/  4  L44 W59 D54 L28 U   1.5
 86 MITTELSTAEDT, LAUREN   MTNF8555   500   400/  5  L34 W97 L42 D82 L54 1.5
 87 KAUS, CHARLES          KESF5601   500   400/  5  L53 W106L66 L55 D89 1.5
 88 REST, ANYA             WHCF9886   500   400/  5  L54 L70 D57 L59 W1031.5
 89 HAGERTY, SEAN          RESF9078   500   400/  5  L81 L75 W98 L43 D87 1.5
 90 PRADE, BRETT           MDID2713   400   438/  4  L13 L69 W104D83 U   1.5
 91 BALDRIDGE, ERIC        SILD9126   400   400/  5  L74 W79 L39 L56 L71 1.0
 92 HOFFER, MICHAEL        HMYE6793   400   400/  5  L62 W100L16 L76 L75 1.0
 93 PREYSZ, KASSANDRA      BVED8378   400   400/  5  L40 L39 W96 L79 L77 1.0
 94 VREE, COLLIN           LYCD8885   400   400/  5  L49 L15 L58 W105L69 1.0
 95 SATUSHEK, MICK         ALDD5581   400   400/  4  L29 W104L38 L37 U   1.0
 96 STEENSMA, BEN          EBED7236   400   400/  5  L35 L42 L93 L77 W1051.0
 97 LIKKEL, NOAH           LYCD8780   400   400/  5  L61 L86 L76 W98 L74 1.0
 98 PAZ-TOLEDO, MAYRA      ASTD9710   400   400/  5  L36 L41 L89 L97 W1041.0
 99 THOMAS, DEREK          EAGF4084   668   515/  9  L50 L71 W84 L72 U   1.0
100 LINDSAY, ALEX          PARD8367   400   400/  5  L46 L92 L67 W104L70 1.0
101 CARTER, CASEY          HPVE6723   400   461/  3  W105L8  L29 U   U   1.0
102 MARKS, DANIELLE        GENE9609   403   400/ 19  L30 D103L17 L84 L78 0.5
103 SUMMERTON, WESTERN-LI  RESD1132   400   400/  5  L63 D102L47 L57 L88 0.5
104 PETERSON, JACOB        LYCE7226   400   400/  5  L12 L95 L90 L100L98 0.0
105 BAKER, EMILY           BIRD5596   400   400/  5  L101L56 L79 L94 L96 0.0
106 LEWIS, RILEY           BLED8440   400   400/  2  L16 L87 U   U   U   0.0
107 DROULLARD, CORY        BVEF5132   500   400/  1  L14 U   U   U   U   0.0
108 KERR, BJ               FSHD4014   880   880/  5  LF  U   U   U   U   0.0

Elementary Team Final Standings:
Order    Team    Score   Brks   Team Name
  1-2     WHC    17.0    54.0   North Whatcom Home School
  1-2     AST    17.0    53.0   Assumption School  
  3-4     LAR    13.0    36.0   Larrabee Elementary
  3-4     LYC    13.0    33.5   Lynden Christian


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    Whatcom County Chess Championships 2002                           
    6th - 8th Grade (Middle School) Division
    Final Standings 

 pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot 
  1 DIETZ, STERLING        ECSG1695  1237  1273/121  W42 W13 W3  W7  W5  5.0
  2 GROTENHUIS, JONATHAN   WHCG1708   878   950/ 61  W29 HPB W27 W12 W16 4.5
  3 CAMPBELL, DEREK        FHVI4103   756   863/ 27  W35 W4  L1  W17 W18 4.0
  4 AIKEN, CHRIS           KULH5512   531   712/ 12  W15 L3  W32 W14 W12 4.0
  5 BINDER, MICHAEL        FHVI8507  1185  1179/132  W28 W37 W20 W8  L1  4.0
  6 MCCLEMENT, ALEXANDER   KULI1678   842   856/ 56  W34 W23 L7  W37 W13 4.0
  7 ROSTYKUS, YURI         FHVI4105   708   849/ 28  W25 W17 W6  L1  D9  3.5
  8 WANG, MAX              KULI2991   781   840/ 52  W22 W19 W30 L5  D11 3.5
  9 MARKS, ALEXANDER       KULI1676   825   846/196  W33 W10 L12 W15 D7  3.5
 10 MARQUARDT, EVAN        FHVI9911   800   893/  5  W11 L9  W36 D20 W26 3.5
 11 TJOELKER, ANDREW       WHCH3050   764   794/ 43  L10 W22 W33 W27 D8  3.5
 12 WINCHESTER, PATRICK    FHVH5513   587   711/ 15  W38 W14 W9  L2  L4  3.0
 13 SPOELSTRA, NATHAN      LYEH4115   643   715/ 13  W18 L1  W21 W38 L6  3.0
 14 STEWARDSON, BETHANY    WHCG4057   950   905/ 46  W24 L12 W19 L4  W20 3.0
 15 HONCOOP, JOHN WILLIAM  LYCG6365   600   707/  5  L4  W31 W34 L9  W27 3.0
 16 EMERICK, DAVID         BLNI9211   860   826/ 41  W31 L27 W24 W30 L2  3.0
 17 HONCOOP, TERREN        LYCG7330   600   758/  5  W32 L7  W28 L3  W30 3.0
 18 MCGARRY, JARED         ECSG9170   600   761/  5  L13 W29 W37 W28 L3  3.0
 19 BLANKERS, ZACH         LYCH8382   700   732/  5  W40 L8  L14 W39 W38 3.0
 20 STEELE, SATCHEL        KULI4767   668   710/ 24  W39 W21 L5  D10 L14 2.5
 21 BRADDOCK, NOLAN        HORH8957   700   655/  5  W36 L20 L13 D24 W32 2.5
 22 STAP, KURRY            LYCH1364   700   669/  4  L8  L11 HPB W34 W23 2.5
 23 WITECKI, ANNE MARIE    ASTG4087   533   534/ 30  W43 L6  W38 D35 L22 2.5
 24 FOSLIEN, SHAUN         VSTH9346   700   644/  5  L14 W41 L16 D21 W35 2.5
 25 BOST, ZACHARY          NVLH9324   700   631/  5  L7  L28 W29 D32 W33 2.5
 26 THOMAS, BRIAN          HSCH8776   700   605/  5  L37 D34 W42 W40 L10 2.5
 27 KLEWIADA, ERIC         KULH9745   551   580/ 43  W41 W16 L2  L11 L15 2.0
 28 JORDAN, MARK           WHCI8865   800   630/  5  L5  W25 L17 L18 W39 2.0
 29 ARONSON, PHILIP        KULH9646   700   598/  5  L2  L18 L25 W41 W40 2.0
 30 DESHARNAIS, MERCER     ASTG4101   450   512/  7  BYE W40 L8  L16 L17 2.0
 31 FOSTER, TYSON          BLNG8353   600   503/  5  L16 L15 L39 W42 W37 2.0
 32 PRESZLER, DAVID        LYEI9705   528   500/ 11  L17 W35 L4  D25 L21 1.5
 33 BRUNK, IAN             MBKH9239   700   506/  5  L9  W43 L11 D36 L25 1.5
 34 BEEDE, ALBERT          LYCG8073   600   489/  5  L6  D26 L15 L22 W42 1.5
 35 MONTOYA, MIRANDA       WHMH8480   700   428/  5  L3  L32 W41 D23 L24 1.5
 36 ZWIERS, LINDSEY        EVRG4066   716   663/ 14  L21 W39 L10 D33 U   1.5
 37 HELGATH, CHASE         LYEG8319   573   539/ 11  W26 L5  L18 L6  L31 1.0
 38 NELSON, DAMMEIAN       KULG9855   600   400/  5  L12 W42 L23 L13 L19 1.0
 39 PAZ-TOLEDO, ISRAEL     ASTG6689   600   428/  5  L20 L36 W31 L19 L28 1.0
 40 SCOTT, CHRIS           EVRG4062   839   670/ 14  L19 L30 BYE L26 L29 1.0
 41 BLACK, TYLER JORDAN    LYEG9857   600   400/  4  L27 L24 L35 L29 BYE 1.0
 42 KAUS, FRANK            MBKH4951   700   400/  5  L1  L38 L26 L31 L34 0.0
 43 WILKINSON, FLETCHER    FHVI9622   800   400/  2  L23 L33 U   U   U   0.0

Middle School Team Final Standings:
Order    Team    Score   Brks   Team Name
  1       FHV    15.0    48.5   Fairhaven Middle School 
  2       KUL    15.0    47.0   Kulshan Middle School
  3       WHC    13.0    36.5   North Whatcom Home School



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    Whatcom County Chess Championships 2002                          
    9th - 12th Grade (High School) Division
    Final Standings 

 pos last name first       id numb   start end/#gms  rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot

  1 VANWEERDHUIZEN, LANE   LYEI3644  1454  1470/242  W5  W12 W2  W4  D3  4.5
  2 FISHER, AARON          SHML9085  1183  1252/ 71  W14 W6  L1  W13 W9  4.0
  3 GARZA, RICARDO         FERM7231  1141  1256/173  W15 W8  D7  W6  D1  4.0
  4 MOORE, STUART          SHML9212  1182  1269/ 93  W24 W10 W9  L1  W7  4.0
  5 JUSAK, JEREMY          SHMJ7225  1052  1125/ 83  L1  W15 W18 W10 D11 3.5
  6 STEWARDSON, JOSHUA     LYEL4123  1030  1107/ 41  W11 L2  W20 L3  W16 3.0
  7 DRAPER, MICHAEL        FERK9493  1277  1266/105  W22 W17 D3  D11 L4  3.0
  8 MCMILLAN, BRANDON      LYEM7801  1336  1301/147  W13 L3  W19 L9  W14 3.0
  9 GOMDYSEY, MAKSIM       FERM2897  1320  1300/180  W16 W21 L4  W8  L2  3.0
 10 HAKIM, MIKE            FERL8905  1136  1113/ 16  W25 L4  W16 L5  W18 3.0
 11 JUNE, PETER            SHMJ9213  1345  1307/161  L6  W22 W21 D7  D5  3.0
 12 SCHWEDE, MATT          FERJ9750  1160  1132/ 79  W23 L1  L13 W22 W15 3.0
 13 KURTIS, ALEX           SHMJ7336   884   940/168  L8  W24 W12 L2  W23 3.0
 14 NELSON, BRAD           FERJ9746   853   925/ 59  L2  W19 W17 D20 L8  2.5
 15 SHIMOTA, CARL          SHMM7061   678   801/ 11  L3  L5  W23 W17 L12 2.0
 16 HODGSON, RICKY         SHML1060   879   864/ 64  L9  WF  L10 W19 L6  2.0
 17 KURTIS, MATT           SHMJ7331  1082  1029/174  W18 L7  L14 L15 W21 2.0
 18 GERARD, KEVIN          BHMK8298  1000   856/  4  L17 WF  L5  W21 L10 2.0
 19 NULLE, BRIAN           SHMJ8841   591   645/  7  BYE L14 L8  L16 W22 2.0
 20 MATTISON, STEPHEN      MRDL8847  1336  1138/ 10  L21 W23 L6  D14 U   1.5
 21 JESERITZ, RYAN         SHMK9736   986   954/101  W20 L9  L11 L18 L17 1.0
 22 SIEGFRIED, JEFF        SHMJ5995   725   699/ 20  L7  L11 W24 L12 L19 1.0
 23 SANDERS, SCOTT         SHML6656   685   667/ 15  L12 L20 L15 W24 L13 1.0
 24 FISHER, BEN            FERJ6015   622   565/ 15  L4  L13 L22 L23 BYE 1.0
 25 DROULLARD, KENJI       LYEJ3825   900   400/  1  L10 U   U   U   U   0.0

High School Team Final Standings:
Order    Team    Score   Brks   Team name
  1       SHM    14.5    43.0   Sehome High School
  2       FER    13.0    44.5   Ferndale High School
  3       LYE     6.5    32.5   Lynden High School


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Whatcom County Scholastic
Chess Championships

Saturday, November 23, 2002

Lynden High School

Sponsored by the Theresa Tromp Chess Trust. Established by the late Mrs. G. A. Lonnquist (the former Theresa Tromp, of Lynden) to develop thinking skills among youth.

A chess tournament for chessplayers of all abilities, from absolute beginner to experienced tournament competitor, from Kindergarden through 12th grade. Open to students residing in or attending school in Whatcom County.

Four playing sections: K-2 (Primary), 3-5 (Elementary), 6-8 (Middle), 9-12 (High).*

State Qualifier Tournament! Primary and Elementary players with winning scores qualify to participate in the State Elementary Chess Championships. Primary and Elementary section grand champions qualify to participate in the Washington Invitational Tournament of Elementary School Champions.

Format: Five round Swiss (no elimination). Game/30 (maximum one hour for each game.) Tournament rated by the Washington Scholastic Rating System. Pairings by computer.

Schedule: Check-in 8:30 - 9:00am at LHS cafeteria. Opening ceremonies at 9:05am. Approximate start times for each round: 9:40, 11:00, 12:30, 1:50, 3:10. Awards ceremony 4:30.

Individual Awards: Trophies for top five in each section (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12.) Ties broken by computer as per WHSCA rules. Medals for all who post a winning (3/5) record.

Team Awards: Top team (based on top four players from a school) awarded trophies in the 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections. A team shall consist of students enrolled in a school for the 2002-03 school year.

TO ENTER: Advance entries must be mailed in. Entry fee $5 if fee received by Thursday, Nov. 21. Entry fee $12 at the door, and entries limited to the first 200 received, so do register in advance! Advance entries must be mailed. All players must check-in the morning of the tourney between 8:30 and 9:00. Make check to Theresa Tromp Chess Trust. Mail entries to:
.....Theresa Tromp Chess Tournament
.....P.O. Box 705
.....Lynden WA 98264
Include the following: Student's Full Name, Address, School, Grade, Phone, Email. Include WSRS ID and rating if known.

Bring a pencil, and a chess clock if you have one!

---> Last year's results! 140 players!

Further information: Email Randy Kaech or TD Theodore Neff.

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Whatcom County Championships FAQ

I don't know how to play chess. Is it hard?
Easy to learn, hard to master. Now's a great time to learn! Have a friend show you! Or read the rules here. Only three things you need to know to play: 1.The starting position. 2.How the six different pieces move. 3.How the game ends. (Get the King!)

I'm not a good chessplayer. Should I play?
Sure! Come jam with the rest of us patzers. We're all learning, and you don't have to be a Grandmaster to have fun at chess. Besides, the Swiss pairings system will match you with opponents of equal ability (after a few rounds). And just think of how much better you'll be after a day of chess jamming.

Do I have to write down the moves?
Scorekeeping is required for the 6-8 and 9-12 sections, and recommended (but not required) for the other sections. To learn how, have a teacher or friend show you, or go here. Hey, it's good for you! One of the best ways to improve is to review your games after a tournament. (Besides being able to show your friends the awesome move you made that clinched the game.) Also, learning chess notation opens you to the whole wide world of chess literature. (So, bring a pen or pencil!)

If I haven't taken my hands off of the chess piece yet, can I change my mind?
In a rated tournament like this one, if you even touch a chess piece, you must move it! And if you touch an opponent's piece, you must capture it! So sit on your hands until you know what you want to do. If a piece needs to be centered or adjusted, you may do so by first saying "I adjust".

How many games will I play?
All players will play five rounds, win or lose. With Swiss pairings, there's no elimination, and you'll always play someone with the same score as yourself (with a few exceptions). So for example, if in the first three rounds you have one win and two losses, you'll play someone else with one win and two losses in the 4th round.

Will we use chess clocks? How do they work?
Yes, we'll use clocks in the upper sections and on the upper boards, as they are available. Chess clocks are a great invention. They keep slow players from slowing and losing players from stalling. Here's how it works: After your move, you hit the button nearest you on the chess clock. Your timer stops, and your opponent's timer begins. In this tournament each player will get 30 minutes, thus ensuring that no game goes over an hour. If a player uses up all 30 minutes, it's a loss just like checkmate. If a game without a clock goes really long, the TD may place a clock on that game. So bring a chess clock if you have one, but if you don't, that's okay.

Will concessions be available?
Yes! The Fairhaven Middle School Chess Club Boosters will be providing food concessions (thanks!), and The Chess House will be there with chess boards, sets, clocks, software, books, bags, computers, videos, scoresheet notebooks and the ability to answer all kinds of chess questions.

How do school team awards work?
The team scoring used will be similar to cross-country meet scoring. That is, in the 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 sections, the best four results from a single school will be tallied and compared with other schools. Efforts will be made not to pair players from the same school.

Can I turn in the entry form and fee to my teacher?
Nope. All advance entries must be mailed in. TD Theodore Neff must have it in his mailbox on or before Thursday, November 21. Please mail it in early.

Is this tourney an Elementary State Qualifier tournament? Tell me about State.
The largest chess tournament in the state every year is not the Washington Open, the Seafair Open or the State High School Team Championships, it's the State Elementary Championships. Last year it was held in Tumwater and saw 718 players compete. And consider this: to attend, players had to first qualify by posting a winning record in a qualifying tournament.

To qualify for Elementary State, a Washington student "in grades 1-6 must score at least 3/5 in a WSRS-rated Scholastic Chess Tournament in Washington State with at least 32 players per section, and three or more schools participating. Players in Grade K need to score 2/5 in a divison which includes K-2 players."

This school year's Washington State Elementary Chess Championships will be held April 12, 2003 in Richland, Washington. (For more info visit the official web site.)