KLC 12th Anniversary Blitz Rated Open - Pleasanton

January 20, 2025

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KLC 12th Anniversary Blitz Rated Open - All are Welcome!

Monday, January 20 morning: 9:30 AM–12:30 PM

Morning Tournament Location: KLC Pleasanton Campus

1024 Serpentine Ln, Suite#101, Pleasanton, CA 94566

 

 

Sections and Sign-Up Information

Open to: Welcome to All （Welcome to invite your friends）

Day & Time:
Pleasanton Campus: Monday, Jan 20, 2025, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (Check in time is 9:15AM)

Would you like to play more? Join us at the Fremont Campus on the same day:
Monday Jan 20, 2025 Monday, 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Check in time is 2:15PM)
More information: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/KLC_Anniversary_Jan20_PM


Entry Fee: $50/each tournament; Non-refundable and Non-transferable 

No-show penalty: Any player who is a no-show without any notification will be suspended from KLC tournament for two months.

Time Control: G/5+3; (Game in 5 minutes with a 3-second increment per move.

Rounds: Each tournament will have four rounds at least. All rounds will have the same time control (G/5+3 ;). (Beginner section will play more rounds if time allows it.)

Drop off and Pick up time:
Drop off 15 mins before the 1st round
Pick up time is 12:30 pm 

Bye request: One half-point bye is available upon request and must be requested AT LEAST 1 DAY before the tournament.

Rating: Monthly USCF supplemental rating (regular or blitz) is used to place players in section and to pair players. No playing up to stronger section is allowed unless approve by Coach KIKI. The tournament director reserves right to assign an estimated rating to players with non-USCF or online ratings.

 

3 Sections:

  • Open: USCF 1000+
  • Super A: USCF 500–999
  • Group B: USCF U500

The tournament will be USCF-rated. Current US Chess Membership is required to participate in the event.

All US Chess tournament rules apply. The tournament director's decisions are final. 

Notation: No recording needed

Equipment: Chess set and clock:  KLC provides chess boards, sets and clocks. You can bring your scorebook, but scoresheets and pencils will also be available onsite.

Tiebreakers: When individual scores are equal, the tournament will follow the tie-break order listed in the US Chess Scholastic Regulations in order to determine awards:

1) Modified Median 2) Median 3) Solkoff

Cash Prizes:

  • 1st Place: $100 (each section)
  • 2nd Place: $50
  • 3rd Place: $20
  • 4th–10th: $5

4-Day Half-Day Camp Raffle Tickets: ( 4 tickets) 

  • KLC 2025 Half-Day Summer Camp Voucher: 50% Off Voucher/camp

 

 

How to register

Step#1: Have your valid USCF member ID ready. USCF membership is required; if you are not a current member you must renew or sign up via the official website of US Chess:

 https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

Step#2: Register link for KLC 12th Year Blitz Open : 

First please visit our website www.kingslandchess.com click the “tournament” tab and find registration links 

After your register: Please find your name on the ENTRY LIST after you register. If you can Not find your name on the entry list it means your registration doesn’t complete. 


After Registering

1. Check Processed Entries to confirm registration. 

2. USE this email to request changes and corrections: judit.sztaray@gmail.com and please make sure forward a copy to kingslandchess@gmail.com

3. Any tournament regulation related question can be addressed to Chief TD Judit Sztaray (NTD/IA) via Judit.sztaray@gmail.com 

 

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King’s Land Chess Club Policies
King’s Land Chess Club is a Nut-Free private club for KLC students, aiming to provide a safe, fair, and enjoyable environment for students to practice, compete, and improve their chess skills. We ask all members to treat others with respect and follow the guidelines outlined below.

Community Conduct Policy:

  • Be kind, helpful, and forgiving.
  • Avoid abusive, threatening, or discriminatory behavior.
  • Refrain from trolling, hijacking threads, or posting irrelevant content.
  • Do not discuss illegal activities.

Sportsmanship Policy:

  • Show respect to opponents.
  • Do not rush opponents during their turn.
  • Avoid harassment, accusations, or offensive language.

Fair Play Policy:

  • Do not accept assistance from others during the game.
  • Do not manipulate ratings or match outcomes.
  • Respect the game and avoid interfering with others' gameplay.

How to Show Good Sportsmanship:

  • Be supportive and positive.
  • Practice respect and self-control.
  • Be willing to learn and improve.

We look forward to seeing you at the tournament!

 

 Final Standings

SwissSys Report: KLC 12th Anniversary Blitz Rated Open - Pleasanton

SwissSys Standings. KLC 12th Anniversary Blitz Rated Open - Pleasanton: Open

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total T-Mod. Med T-Med T-Solk
1 Young Cui 17158184 2051 D4 W6 W10 W2 3.5 7.5 4.5 8.5
2 Preron Chakrabarty 30136237 1510 W8 W5 W3 L1 3.0 8 4.5 9.5
3 TRISTEN Dutta 32249190 unr. B--- W10 L2 W4 3.0 6.5 3.5 6.5
4 Varun Karthik Turaga 31603312 1194 D1 W7 W5 L3 2.5 8 4.5 10
5 Calvin Hou 31435398 1279 W11 L2 L4 W6 2.0 4.5 4.5 8.5
6 Ayaan Shokeen 30424086 1161 W7 L1 W8 L5 2.0 4 4 9
7 Kayden Pak Mo 30496791 1466 L6 L4 W9 W11 2.0 3.5 3.5 7
8 Preston Ng 30990745 1175 L2 W11 L6 D9 1.5 4.5 3.5 7.5
9 Ansh Shah 16996315 1084 L10 W12 L7 D8 1.5 3.5 2.5 5.5
10 Darsh Goel 30538395 1342 W9 L3 L1 L12 1.0 5 4 8.5
11 Gloria Beichen She 16659871 1044 L5 L8 W12 L7 1.0 4.5 3.5 6.5
12 Keller Ma 31327889 1237 L13 L9 L11 W10 1.0 3.5 2.5 6
13 Jason Sun 31291545 989 W12 U--- U--- U--- 1.0 0 0 1

SwissSys Standings. KLC 12th Anniversary Blitz Rated Open - Pleasanton: Super A

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total T-Mod. Med T-Med T-Solk
1 Allen Junyi Zhang 31151131 759 W21 W15 W5 W8 4.0 7.5 4.5 9.5
2 Yijie Chu 31771137 661 W28 W17 W4 W3 4.0 7.5 4.5 8.5
3 Devansh Tejwani 17320162 900 B--- W14 W13 L2 3.0 8 4 8
4 Samuel Allen Saliva 31845587 767 W25 W22 L2 W16 3.0 7.5 3.5 8.5
5 Jason Sun 31291545 989 B--- W26 L1 W11 3.0 7.5 3.5 7.5
6 Angelin Abelina 30070077 812 W7 L13 W25 W18 3.0 7 4 8
7 Surya Vrishank Vanapalli 31016727 655 L6 W29 W17 W12 3.0 7 4 8
8 Ryan Gai 17304052 658 W31 W27 W12 L1 3.0 7 3 7
9 Seou Hong 31834099 632 L12 W20 W14 W22 3.0 6 4 7.5
10 Vidir Vasa 31026733 987 D11 W23 D22 W13 3.0 6 3.5 7.5
11 Eshaanth Sandeep 31277722 745 D10 W19 W28 L5 2.5 7.5 4.5 8.5
12 Bennett Yang 30392555 778 W9 W16 L8 L7 2.0 6 6 11
13 Mithra Mani 30476994 695 W29 W6 L3 L10 2.0 5.5 5.5 9.5
14 Benjamin Yang 31029737 719 W19 L3 L9 W28 2.0 4.5 4.5 8.5
15 Devyam Dandwekar 30917821 927 W18 L1 L16 W24 2.0 4 4 9.5
16 Viaan Goyal 31169520 693 W20 L12 W15 L4 2.0 4 4 9
17 Adrian Chi Hung Huang 31366418 790 W32 L2 L7 W29 2.0 4 4 8
18 Dhyan Pratheesh 31941217 716 L15 W21 W26 L6 2.0 4 4 8
19 Qisheng Zhou 31381226 942 L14 L11 W23 W26 2.0 3.5 3.5 7
20 Wesley Liu 30492741 884 L16 L9 W30 W25 2.0 3 3 7
21 George L Wu 31286121 516 L1 L18 W31 W27 2.0 3 3 7
22 Ken Zhu 30692784 974 W30 L4 D10 L9 1.5 7 6 10
23 Max Lee 31834085 641 D27 L10 L19 W31 1.5 3 3 6
24 Ethan Antony Robin 30540968 553 L26 W31 D27 L15 1.5 2 2 4
25 Advaith Aiyer 31282574 579 L4 W30 L6 L20 1.0 6 5 9
26 Emily Carlton 31326267 761 W24 L5 L18 L19 1.0 5.5 4 8
27 Brayden Li 30932368 793 D23 L8 D24 L21 1.0 5 3.5 8
28 Howard Gai 17304046 884 L2 W32 L11 L14 1.0 4.5 4.5 8.5
29 Sophia Lin 31402316 914 L13 L7 W32 L17 1.0 4 4 7
30 Aven Kaya Nagata 31814668 741 L22 L25 L20 W32 1.0 2.5 2.5 4.5
31 Ishaan Shetty 31181698 821 L8 L24 L21 L23 0.0 5 3.5 8
32 Aiden Lin 30865502 633 L17 L28 L29 L30 0.0 3 2 5

SwissSys Standings. KLC 12th Anniversary Blitz Rated Open - Pleasanton: Group B

# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total T-Mod. Med T-Med T-Solk
1 Hans Hsueh 31931508 381 W31 W11 W6 W3 4.0 8.5 5.5 9.5
2 Ryan Zhang 32251092 unr. W18 W5 W14 W4 4.0 8 5 10
3 Shamika Shanmuga 32204861 unr. W19 W23 W9 L1 3.0 9 5 11
4 Tejas Reddy 31278777 355 W28 W20 W7 L2 3.0 9 5 10
5 Zachary Le 31762272 299 W8 L2 W32 W21 3.0 9 5 10
6 Ethen Zhao 30392548 unr. W34 W13 L1 W19 3.0 8.5 4.5 9.5
7 Yuchen Ge 31506047 476 W40 W15 L4 W12 3.0 7.5 4.5 7.5
8 Wenbo Lu 32175023 unr. L5 W18 W15 W14 3.0 7 4 9
9 Eric Wu 31418729 461 W29 W25 L3 W16 3.0 7 4 8
10 Edison Kang 32167450 unr. L14 W38 W22 W24 3.0 6 4 6
11 Ethan Yuan 32245470 unr. W16 L1 W17 D13 2.5 8.5 4.5 10.5
12 Kody Pak Mo 31675922 397 D27 W17 W23 L7 2.5 7 4 8.5
13 Vishva Balaji 31722407 297 W39 L6 W29 D11 2.5 6.5 3.5 6.5
14 Brendan Hui 31400770 382 W10 W21 L2 L8 2.0 6 6 12
15 Zayn Doshi 31631621 297 W32 L7 L8 W27 2.0 4.5 4.5 8.5
16 Siddharth Chemudugunta 32014400 210 L11 W39 W20 L9 2.0 4.5 4.5 7.5
17 Aryan Pattanayak 31833892 166 W22 L12 L11 W38 2.0 4.5 4.5 7
18 Dylan P Abraham 31026715 190 L2 L8 W31 W35 2.0 4 4 9
19 Edgar Zhou 31858238 264 L3 W31 W30 L6 2.0 4 4 8
20 Seven Wu 32243125 unr. W26 L4 L16 W34 2.0 4 4 8
21 Abhinav Rao 32235815 unr. W38 L14 W25 L5 2.0 4 4 7
22 Ethan Bu 32156835 461 L17 W27 L10 W28 2.0 3.5 3.5 7.5
23 Aaron Thomas 31940417 387 W33 L3 L12 W30 2.0 3.5 3.5 7.5
24 Frederick Yuan 31737539 316 L36 W33 W28 L10 2.0 3.5 3.5 7.5
25 Max Huang 31819292 292 W30 L9 L21 W29 2.0 3 3 7
26 Karissa Lin 32011626 259 L20 L28 W33 W32 2.0 2 2 5
27 Avyaan Sinha 31896936 159 D12 L22 W38 L15 1.5 4 4 6.5
28 Andrew Chen 32237668 unr. L4 W26 L24 L22 1.0 6 4 9
29 Byron Zhong 31939665 161 L9 W35 L13 L25 1.0 5.5 4.5 8.5
30 Penelope Ramirez 32229855 unr. L25 W34 L19 L23 1.0 5 4 7
31 Vedanth Bhasker 31609786 unr. L1 L19 L18 W40 1.0 4 4 8
32 Vivaan Agochiya   unr. L15 W40 L5 L26 1.0 4 4 7
33 Wilson Hsiao 31715112 105 L23 L24 L26 W39 1.0 4 4 6
34 Kyson J Liu 31839211 183 L6 L30 W39 L20 1.0 3 3 6
35 Avishka Walhekar 32248675 unr. L37 L29 W40 L18 1.0 3 3 5.5
36 TRISTEN Dutta 32249190 unr. W24 U--- U--- U--- 1.0 0 0 2
37 Devansh Tejwani 17320162 unr. W35 U--- U--- U--- 1.0 0 0 1
38 Logan Xu 31737665 278 L21 L10 L27 L17 0.0 5.5 4 8.5
39 Thanvik Neelamegam 32230821 unr. L13 L16 L34 L33 0.0 4 3 6.5
40 Aanya Hiremath 32012048 181 L7 L32 L35 L31 0.0 3 2 6