Lunna, D. Zhurbinsky & B. Ng Win Westfield Ch.

Life Master Todd Lunna, David Zhurbinsky & Brandon Ng won the Westfield CC Championship, which was held December 6th & 13th. It was Todd's 14th WCCC victory.

Albert Tang and Baron Wu were winners of the U1800 Section.

Winston Ni (U2200), Justin Lee, Bharat Karia, Steven Feng, Aayush Ajith (all U2000), Alec Touhey (U1600), Albert Yao (U1400), Warren Bu, Pranav Tholeti & Kyle Wang (all U1200) also won prizes.

A page with the full list of participants, round by round results, photos, standings in tie-break order & other info will be uploaded after Christmas.

Club Championship Starts Today!

The Westfield Chess Club's annual Club Championship begins today (December 6th), with rounds at 12:45 and 4:15 p.m. Registration is from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m.

As in recent years, the event will be a 2-week, 4-round Swiss with a G/85 d5 time control. To encourage participation by lower-rated players, we have added an U1800 section.

The entry fee is $25. Those who played in last year's Championship will receive a $5 discount.

Westfield CC or Kenilworth CC membership is required to participate. 3-month Westfield memberships ($10) are available.

The tournament concludes next Sunday (12/13). For prize & bye information, click here or the image below.

Reminder: Sunday's G/60 Quads Start At 12:30.

A reminder: Registration for Sunday's G/60 Quads is from 11:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

The 1st round will begin at 12:30.

Full Details are below.

Nov. 8   Westfield G/60 Quads
3-RR. G/55 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. EF: $25, $20 Members. Prizes: $60 to first in each section. Register: 11:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Rounds: 12:30, 2:45, 5:00 p.m. Information: westfieldchessclub@gmail.com, www.westfieldchessclub.com and westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com

Open Section Winners

Trophy winners from the Open Section of today's Westfield Fall Scholastic:

From L-R: Karan Patel (5th place), Abinav Mundayat (9th - no trophy), Daniel Girsh (4th), Steven Feng (3rd), Abhimanyu Mishra (2nd), and Aayush Ajith (1st)

Final Open Section Standings, in tiebreak-order.

Congratulations to the 19 trophy winners and thanks to all 38 who participated.

The U750 & U1250 players who did not receive their trophies this evening (Arav, Pranav, Justin and Omkar) will get them will on their next visit to the Westfield CC.

Our next Scholastic event will be on January 17th, 2016.

U1250 Winners

Trophy winners from the U1250 Section of today's Westfield Fall Scholastic:

From L-R: Asgar Musaji (5th place), Alexander Chen (4th), Brandon Wang (1st), Kyril Kavetsky (2nd) and Harrish Ramanujam (3rd).

Not pictured: Omkar Mahashabde (Honorable Mention)

Final U1250 Standings, in tiebreak-order.

U750 Winners

Trophy winners from the U750 Section of today's Westfield Fall Scholastic:

From L-R: Alan Weintraub (2nd place), Eric Levin (4th), Dhruv Dodda (3rd) and Andrew Deng (1st).

Not pictured: Arav Katakam (5th), Shaurya Singh, Pranav Thota & Justin Liu (Honorable Mention)

Final U750 Standings, in tiebreak-order.

Fall Scholastic Winners

Aayush Ajith (1672), Brandon Wang (911) and Andrew Deng (666) were section winners in today's Westfield Fall Scholastic, which featured 38 participants.

The full list of trophy recipients and some additional photos will follow.

Fall Scholastic This Sunday

On Sunday afternoon (Oct. 18), the Westfield Chess Club will be running its Fall Scholastic tournament.

Registration is from 1:15-1:45 p.m. The 1st round is at 2:00.

For more information click here.

If your child needs to join the USCF, please sign him up this week or arrive early (before 1:30).

Reminder: Tomorrow's Swiss Starts At 12:15 p.m.

Reminder: Registration for tomorrow's 4x45 Swiss is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.

The 1st round will begin at 12:15.

If you arrive after it is paired you will be given a half-point bye unless we have an odd number.

Full Details are below.

Oct. 11   Westfield 4x45 Swiss
4-SS. G/40 d5. Westfield Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. 3 Sections: Open, U1800, U1400. Prizes: (b/16 entries per section) Open $80-60-51, U2000 $50. U1800 $80-60-51, U1600 $50. U1400 $80-60-51, U1200 $50. EF: $25, $20 members. Register: 11:30 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Rounds: 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30 p.m. Information: John Moldovan email: westfieldchessclub@gmail.com, Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or 848-219-1358, www.westfieldchessclub.com

2nd NJ All-Girls Camp

On Sunday, January 3rd, 2016, Alice Dong will be leading a free, NJ All-Girls Chess Camp at the Dean of Chess Academy in Branchburg.

To make a donation, visit http://www.gofundme.com/gcnj2015.

4x45 Swiss Next Sunday. 1st Round: 12:15 p.m.

On Sunday, October 11th, we are running a 3-section (Open, U1800, U1400), 4-round G/45 Swiss.

Registration is 11:15-11:50 a.m. The 1st round is scheduled to start at 12:15!

If you arrive after it is paired you will be given a half-point bye unless we have an odd number.