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www.diversityeducationalcenter.com/Southern-California-Scholastic-Chess-Tournaments.htm

Congrats to the following winners at the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood Chess Tournament:

Division 1
1st Place Orion Burl
2nd Place Perry Watson
3rd Place Danny Duran
4th Place Devon Watson
5th Place Christipher Siegrist
Division 2
1st Place Anthony Bautista
2nd Place Delmin Lazar
3rd Place Javier Vazquez
4th Place Curtis Crawford
5th Place Aaron Chow
6th Place Jose Penado
7th Place Marco Torres
Division 3
1st Place Darren Chow
2nd Place Josh Baldacci
3rd Place Oliver Power
4th Place Joshua Valle
5th Place Miguel Irehata
6th Place Stewart Antepara
7th Place Yvonne Payne
8th Place Thea Rice
Division 4
1st Place Bryan Tiu
2nd Place Vince Ho
3rd Place Tony Di Pesa
4th Place Austin Fisher
5th Place Jesus Citalan
6th Place Zechariah Payne
Division 5
1st Place Frances Power
2nd Place Kieron Bayliss
3rd Place River Hoellwarth
4th Place Trevor Davis
5th Place Dearris Rocket
6th Place Leonardo Ruiz
Division 6
1st Place Chiron Burl
2nd Place Jasper Shen
3rd Place Reb Migletz
4th Place Nicholas Hall
5th Place Alexander Ruiz
6th Place Crystal Martinez
Division 7
1st Place Gilbert Shen
2nd Place Titan Burl
3rd Place Skyler Minard
4th Place Jonathan Cedeno
5th Place Lyndsey Bayliss
6th Place Juan Martinez

It was interesting to see how a team of 3 or 5 players brainstormed to play against a blindfolded opponent. An interesting idea may be to play a team match against other teams. Team members take turns making a move and the team can discuss what their next move should be. However, the final decision rests on the one whose turn it is to make a move. What do you think?

A hearty thanks to all who were involved with Diversity's Blindfold Chess with Coach Jay. Coach Jay won against the Diversity Team (Anthony Hung, Alexander Hung, Rianne Sanchez, Shyam Gandhi, Rebecca Sanchez), the Two-person U1200 Simul against Christopher Hung and Adrian Chang, and against Evan and Shelley Anthopoulos of the Three-person U1000 Simul. Harrison Chen checkmated Coach Jay in 23 moves amidst a chaotic start that overwhelmed our communication and administration of the U1000 Simul. The Burl Team (Chiron, Orion, and dad Mike) won the best game award from Coach Jay. They won when time ran out after 50 moves but had a clear advantage with a Queen and several passed pawns vs. two Rooks. Orion made the decisive 32. ... Nc5! that changed the complexion of the game. To see all the games, download the PGN file. Special thanks to Maggie Chang for providing food and refreshments. Special thanks to David Anthopoulos and Rebecca Sanchez for lending a hand during the Three-person U1000 Simul. Special thanks to Coach Jay for partaking in our wonderful and unique event.

Our Blindfold Chess with Coach Jay was a great and unique experience! Thanks to all who were involved with it. Please share your thoughts on possible future blindfold events. Would you like to see one again? When? What changes would you like to see with regards to the rules, the setup, etc.?

What are the best scholastic tournaments in Southern California and why?

Diversity currently offers a quarterly USCF-rated scholastic tournament, and a nonUSCF-rated Friday Chess League. What other kinds of chess tournaments would you like to see Diversity offer and how often?

How can Diversity Chess Center make its tournaments better for you.