| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9/12/25 | 100th Anniversary | |
| 8/25/25 | Three Groups #8 | Section 1: Upper1st Place: Gregg Fritchle2nd Place: Edira Xiao 3rd-6th Place: Terrence Ly, Manu Prasad, Louie Rivera, Glenn Adams Section 2: Middle1st Place: Matthew Smith2nd-4th Place: Dhaval Parekh, Nathan Shankaran, Vishal Prasad Section 3: Lower 1st Place: Byron Liu 2nd Place: Deron Liu 3rd Place: Diya Dinesh 4th Place: Jayden Tong |
| 6/20/25 | 35th Club Championship | 1st-4th Place: Craig Faber, Gordon Xu, Gregg Fritchle, Brian DeSousa Class prizes Tie 5th, Best A: Manu Prasad Tie 5th, Best B: Ziwei Xiao Tie 2nd best A: Frank Fan, Nathan Gan, Darsh Maheshwari Tie 2nd best B: Gary Boyle, David Towne Tie Best C: Bert Babb, Eric Xiao Best D: Kenneth Yin Tie 2nd best D: Sriprahan Tellagaddala, Ryan Li Best E: Jeremy Yin Tie 2nd best E: Prayag Dave, Byron Liu, Justin Zhao, Michael Redden |
| 4/18/25 | Three Groups #7 | Section 1: Upper1st-2nd Place: Ike Miller, Randall Hough3rd-6th Place: Sabarish Kailasam, Robert Klein, Arcie Pragale Section 2: Middle1st-3rd Place: Christopher Lanning,2nd-4th Place: Ziwei Xiao, Gary Boyle, Winston Choy Section 3: Lower 1st-2nd Place: Amy Xu, Prayag Dave 3rd-6th Place: Ryan Li, Adit Jain, Jeremy Yin, Richard Song |
| 3/21/25 | The FIDE USCF SCCF LPCC Swiss | 1st Place: Gregg Fritchle 2nd Place: Cody Oldham 3rd-5th Place: Ike Miller, Sabarish Kailasam, Randall Hough, Arcie Pragale, David Munoz, Arya Borumand Class prizes: A: Class prizes: 2nd A: Class prizes: B: Class prizes: 2nd B: Class prizes: C: Class prizes: 2nd C: Class prizes: D / below: Class prizes: 2nd D / below: |
| 1/31/25 | Three Groups #6 | Section 1: 1700 and above1st Place: Ike Miller, Sabarish Kailasam3rd-6th Place: , George Shahin, Randall Hough, Anirudh Govada, Jake Nemeth Section 2: 1200-16991st-3rd Place: Matthew Smith, Max Chan, Gaurav DattaSection 3: 1199 or below 1st Place: Amy Xu 2nd-3rd Place: Prayag Dave, Ryan Li, Byron Liu, Marcus Wu |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/22/23 | Saluting Our New Champion: Ding Liren | Tie 1st-3rd Place: Ike Miller, Brian DeSousa, Frank Fan Biggest Upset: Deron Liu Best Game: Not awarded |
| 11/3/23 | Three Groups to Tighten Your Play | Upper Section1st Place: Jacob Lee2nd Place: Ike Miller 3rd-5th Place: Lawrence Stevens, Arcie Pragale Middle Section1st Place: Jake Nemeth2nd-5th Place: Darsh Maheshwari, Kenneth Yin Lower Section 1st Place: Ian Chan 2nd-5th Place: Nasir Bates, Byron Liu, Amy Xu, Deron Liu |
| 9/22/23 | W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st Place: Jacob Lee 2nd-4th Place: Craig Faber, Gregg Fritchle, Arcie Pragale Special prize Biggest Upset: Sandhya Kumar Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Gregg Fritchle |
| 7/28/23 | IM Peters 24-player simul | Arcie Pragale's win here, Ike Miller drew. Four lecture games on Quadrupled pawns here. |
| 7/21/23 | Separating Tarrasch from the Trash | Upper Section1st Place: Jacob Lee2nd Place: Gregg Fritchle 3rd-5th Place: Ike Miller, Alan Peng, Erik Nickels Lower Section1st-2nd Place: Terrence Ly, Peter Holzer3rd-5th Place: Nathan Shankaran, Adrian Uribe, Xinwei Song |
| 6/16/23 | Remembering Fischer's Big Win | Upper Section 1st Place: Gregg Fritchle 2nd-4th Place: Ike Miller, Craig Faber, Nathan Gan Biggest Upset: Christopher Xue Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): TBD |
| 3/24/23 | 33rd Club Championship | Tie 1st-2nd Place: Nathan Gan, Brian DeSousa 3rd Place: Wan Kim Biggest Upset: Byron Liu Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Yoshio Dupree |
| 2/3/23 | Role Models and Risque_Misstepers | Role Models Section1st-3rd Place: George Shahin,Randall Hough, Louie Rivera Risque Misstepers Section1st Place:Dhaval Parekh2nd-5th Peter Holzer, Kevin Krahn, Matthew Smith, Robbie Pearl |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30/22 | Farewell Carlsen! We’re gonna miss you | 1st Place: Darsh Maheshwari 2nd-3rd Place: Louie Rivera, Frank Fan Special prize: Biggest Upset: Sriprahan Tellagaddala Best Game (as judged by Craig Faber): Darsh Maheshwari |
| 11/25/22 | Ladder Match | Winners were Alan Peng, Kevin Krahn, Jacob Ludwig, Krish Vaswani, and Adrian Uribe |
| 10/21/2022 | Passed Pawns and Monkey Pawns | Passed Pawns Section1st Place: Gordon Xu2nd-4th Place: Brian DeSousa, Byron She, Jocelyn Chen Monkey Pawns Section1st Place: Anirudh GovadaTie 2nd-3rd Place: Jesse Lopez, Matthew Smith |
| 9/16/22 | W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st Place: Steven Miller 2nd-3rd Place: Louie Rivera, Byron She Special prize: Biggest Upset: Krish Vaswani Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Akila Wedasinghe |
| 7/29/2022 | ChekChekMate | Upper Section 1800+1st-2nd Place: Sihan Tao & Jacob Lee3rd Place: Akshay Padmanabhan Lower Section1st Place: Rohan NairTie 2nd-6th Place: Alan Peng, Modesto Isaac, Anirudh Govada, Peter Holzer, Ethan Phan |
| 7/1/2022 | Wilhelm Steinitz Birthday Party | 1st Place: Gregg Fritchle Tie 2nd-3rd Place: Nathan Gan, Darsh Maheshwari Biggest Upset: Nathan Gan and Jack Rios, both had 349 point upsets Best Game: Jacob Ludwig |
| 5/6/2022 | Spring Training For Your Chess | Upper Section 1800+1st Place: Akshay Padmanabhan2nd Place: Gregg Fritchle, Jacob Lee, Yanfeng Guo Lower Section1st Place: Adrian UribeTie 2nd-5th Place: Khalil Musleh, Anirudh Govada, Carmen Childress, Alyssa Changkachith |
| 4/1/2022 | 32st Club Championship | 1st Place: Brian DeSousa Tie 2nd-5th Place: Gregg Fritchle, Hursh Mehta, Gordon Xu, Jacob Lee Biggest Upset: Adrian Uribe, 1489 point upset Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Matthew Smith |
| 02/11/2022 | Battle of Chess Ideas | 1st Place: Daniel Shao Tie 2nd/3rd Place: George Shahin, Hursh Mehta Biggest upset: Nathan Allen, 766 point upset Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Daniel Shao |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2019 | 2019 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 58 points; runner-up Richard Oberlin, 52 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Rohan Nair, 56 points; runner-up Yoshio Dupree 54 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Jack Li, 48 points; runner-up Mark Hanon, 47 points |
| 12/20/2019 | Chess: Is it Rocket Science? | The Apollo Division1st Place: Craig Faber2nd Place: John Tan 3rd Place/Best A: Marcus Vasquez, Paul Jia, Thomas Harbin, Daniel Shao The Spaceball Gang1st Place: Jacob Lee2nd Place: Rohan Nair 3rd Place/Best B: Yoshio Dupree, Dylan Dolotta Best C: Harold Valery MD, Alyssa Changkachith Best D & Under: Mark Hanon, Jack Li, Neil Tendolkar Biggest Upset: Proma Majumdar, 757 point upset Longest endgame: No submissions |
| 11/29/2019 | Turkey Leftovers Match | Prize for each of the following winners: Marcus Vasquez, Yoshio Dupree, Brian Scanlon, Samuel Rickert |
| 10/25/2019 | Black Hole in Your Back Rank | The Sagittarius A Class1st Place: Gregg Fritchle2nd Place: Richard Oberlin 3rd Place/Best A: Louie Rivera, Joe Warhula, Brenda Nardi The White Dwarf Class1st Place: Eric Chen2nd Place: Alyssa Changkachith 3rd Place/Best B: Jocelyn Chen, Modesto Isaac, Yoshio Dupree, Rohan Nair, Dylan Dolotta Best C: Harold Valery MD Best D & Under: Jack Li, Brian Kim Biggest Upset: John Van Der Wall, 352 point upset Best game: Gregg Fritchle |
| 9/13/19 | 5th W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st-3rd Place: Craig Faber, Gregg Fritchle & Wan Kim Best A: Louie Rivera, Richard Oberlin, Paul Jia, Prasanna Suresh Best B: Rohan Nair Best C: Bert Babb Tie Best D or lower: Darsh Maheshwari, Jack Li Biggest upset: Proma Majumdar (860 points) Biggest rating gain: Proma Majumdar (153 points) Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): John Van Der Wall Best game runner-up (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Tia Ketsan |
| 7/26/2019 | 31-Player Jack Peters Simul | IM Peters gave up 3 losses to Suresh, Holzer, and Warhula; and 5 draws to Segoro, Hanon, Chang, Krahn and Henri. Games here. Pictures here. |
| 7/19/2019 | Coffee House Gambits | The Ruthless Attackers Section1st Place: John Tan2nd Place: Gregg Fritchle, Louie Rivera Best A: Robert Klein Feckless Defenders Section1st Place: Reema Dawar2nd Place, Best B, Best C: Jacob Lee, Ryan Zdral, James Houzvicka Best D & Under: Tia Ketsan Biggest Upset: Robin Shen, 404 points First time Class C to B: tbd Most outrageous winning sacrifice: None Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Gregg Fritchle |
| 6/30/2019 | 2019 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 43 points; runner-up Joseph Bellinger, 39 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Yoshio Dupree, 48 points; runners-up Daniel Shao & Peter Holzer, 47 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Jack Li, 41 points; runner-up Robin Shen, 37 points |
| 6/7/2019 | Farewell Vladimir! | The Retirement Ready SectionTie 1st/2nd Place: Jonathan Chen & Bryan Xie3rd Place/Best A: Craig Faber & Joseph Bellinger The Early Stages Section1st Place: Daniel Shao2nd Place: Prasanna Suresh, Tie 3rd-11th: Jacob Lee, Aneesh Sharma, Adam Banda, Dhaval Parekh, Ryan Zdral, Alyssa Changkachith, Ojas Mehta, Peter Holzer, Jocelyn Chen, Dylan Dolotta Best C: Jack Li Best D & Under: Carmen Childress Biggest Rating Gain: tbd, xxx points Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Barry Lazarus |
| 4/26/2019 | Nimzovich Attacks the Blockchain | The Unchained SectionTie 1st/2nd Place: Jonathan Chen & Brandon Xie3rd Place: Craig Faber Best A: Robert Klein & Marcus Vasquez The Chain Gang Section1st Place: Nolan TaiTie 2nd/3rd Place/Best B: Yoshio Dupree, Dhaval Parekh, Rohan Nair Best C: Ryan Zdral Best D & Under: Robin Shen Biggest Rating Gain: Michael Xiong, 138 points Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Adam Burgener |
| 3/12/2019 | 30th Club Championship | Tie 1st Place: Joe Warhula & Brian DeSousa 3rd Place & Best A: Craig Faber & Hursh Mehta Best B: Jacob Lee Best C: Jim Holder Best D and under: Jack Li First time Class C to B: Ryan Zdral First time Class D to C: Jack Li Biggest Upset: Robin Shen, 521 points Biggest Rating Gain: Ryan Zdral, 142 points Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Louie Rivera Best Game Runner-Up: Brian DeSousa Best Endgame: Brenda Nardi Best Save: Jacob Lee |
| 1/25/2019 | The Decemberists Return | The Cavalry Section1st Place: Wan Kim2nd Place: Cindy Zhang 3rd Place: Craig Faber Best A: Stephen Echeverria The Foot Soldier Section1st Place: Siswo SegoroTie 2nd Place: Yoshio Dupree Tie 3rd Place: Harold Valery MD Best B: Teddy Adams, Chris Zalecki, James Houzvicka Best C: Dhaval Parekh Best D & Under: Viren Mehta Biggest Upset: Alistair Wu, 432 points Best overall game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Justin Cha Quickest Checkmate: Daniel Shao, 33 moves |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2018 | 2018 Grand Prix (Jul. - Dec.) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 55 points; runner-up Ryan Schmitt, 52 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Yoshio Dupree, 57 points; runners-up Jacob Lee & Kevin Krahn, 54 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Alyssa Changkachith, 50 points; runner-up Dhaval Parekh, 48 points |
| 12/7/2018 | Chessboard Analytica | The Elites SectionTie 1st-3rd Place & Best A: Gordon McNeill, Wan Kim, Steve Miller, Joe WarhulaThe Workers Section1st Place: Kevin KrahnTie 2nd-3rd Place: Peter Holzer, Dylan Dolotta Best B: Hursh Mehta Best C: Daniel Shao Best D & Under: Michael Redden Biggest Rating Gain: Kevin Krahn, 158 points Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Joe Warhula Best game runner-up (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Craig Faber |
| 11/22/2018 | The Turkey Ladder Match | Prize for each of the following winners: Joseph Scherzinger, Yoshio Dupre, Bert Babb, Carmen Childress, Ryan Zdral, Robin Shen & Alistair Wu |
| 10/26/18 | 4rd W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st-3rd Place: Jonathan Chen, Craig Faber & Wan Kim Best A: Cody Oldham Best B: Neil Bellinger Best C: Marcus Vasquez Tie Best D or lower: Jocelyn Chen & Jacob Lee Biggest upset: Jacob Lee (620 points) Biggest rating gain: Ryan Zdral (162 points) Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Wan Kim Best game runner-up (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Chris Roberts Best combination (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Jacob Lee |
| 9/7/2018 | Summer Endgames | Passed Pawns Section1st Place: Gordon McNeillTie 2nd-3rd Place: Eric Phares & Cindy Zhang Best A: Barry Lazarus Doubled Pawns Section1st-3rd Place: Yoshio Dupree, Brian Scanlon, Marcus VasquezBest B: Rohan Nair & Peter Holzer Best C: Adam Huber & Daniel Shao Best D & Under: Jacob Lee Biggest Rating Gain: Jack Li, 168 points Longest winning endgame: Brian Scanlon Best R&P ending: Craig Faber Best Minor Piece ending: Chris Roberts |
| 8/17/2018 | IM Jack Peters 37-player simul | IM Peters gave up 12 losses to Chris Roberts, George Shahin, Howard Vihon, Barry Lazarus, Cindy Zhang, Marcus Vasquez, Ryan Schmitt, Adam Huber, Paul Jia, Daniel Shao, Bert Babb & Leonard Vu; and 4 draws to Robert Hutchinson, Ria Dawar, Justin Cha & Steve Miller. Lecture material & Simul games here, pictures here. |
| 7/27/2018 | A Zillion Zugs and Zwangs | Tie 1st Place: Shyam Gandhi & George Shahin Tie 3rd Place: Rianne Ke & Ryan Schmitt Best A: Ria Dawar Best B: Brian Sui Best C: Marcus Vasquez Tie Best D & Under: Jacob Lee, Alyssa Changkachith, & Viren Mehta Biggest rating gain: Viren Mehta, 206 points Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Shyam Gandhi |
| 6/29/2018 | 2018 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Gordon McNeill, 61 points; Runner up Robert Hutchinson, 57 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Siswo Segoro, 57 points; runner up Glenn Adams, 56 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Harold Valery MD, 48 points; runner up Carmen Childress, 48 points |
| 6/8/2018 | Don't Ask Alexa | Upper Section1st Place: Gordon McNeillTie 2nd-3rd Place: Eric Phares, Robert Hutchinson, Jonathan Chen Tie Best A: Andrew Huang & Joe Warhula Lower Section1st-2nd Place: Reagan Pearl & Siswo SegoroTie 3rd, Best B & Best C: Glenn Adams, Hursh Mehta, Kevin Krahn Best D & Under: Daniel Shao First time Class X to X: tbd Biggest Upset: Robin Shen, 885 points Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Brian DeSousa |
| 4/27/2018 | The Deep Mind Project | The Deep Explorers1st Place: Gordon McNeillTie 2nd-3rd Place + Best A: Eric Phares, Robert Hutchinson, Jonathan Chen, Barry Lazarus The Shallow Water Researchers1st Place: Stephen EcheverriaTie 2nd-3rd & Best B: Teddy Adams, Reagan Pearl, Yoshio Dupree Best C: Nathan Shankaran Tie Best D: Daniel Shao & Reema Dawar Best E & Under: Michael Redden, Alexander Uribe, William Lee, Alistair Wu Biggest Rating Gain: Reema Dawar, 184 points Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Gordon McNeill |
| 3/16/2018 | 29th Club Championship | 1st Place: Wan Kim 2nd Place: Eric Phares 3rd Place: Craig Faber Best A: Jonathan Chen Best B: Stephen Echeverria & Paul Jia Best C: Nathan Shankaran Best D: Alyssa Changkachith Best E & Under: Daniel Shao First time Class X to X: None Biggest Upset: Alexander Uribe, 711 points Best Game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Brian DeSousa |
| 1/26/2018 | Test Your New Years Chess Resolutions | 1st Place: Craig Faber 2nd Place: Ryan Schmitt 3rd-5th Place: Robert Hutchinson, Chris Roberts, Eric Phares Best A: Eric Phares Best B: Glenn Adams, Reagan Pearl Best C: Harold Valery, MD Best D or lower: Robbie Pearl Biggest upset: Robbie Pearl (169 points) First time Class A to Expert, Ryan Schmitt |
| 12/29/2017 | 2017 Grand Prix (July - Dec.) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 56 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Bert Babb, 53 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Nathan Shankaran & Carmen Childress, 45 points |
| 12/8/2017 | Alekhine at 125 Years | The Alekhine Clique1st Place: Gordon McNeillTie 2nd-3rd Place: Craig Faber, Eric Phares Best U1900: Joe Warhula, Justin Cha, Ria Dawar The Bogojubow Clique1st-2nd Place: Glenn Adams, Andy GuTie 3rd/Best U1700: Teddy Adams, Siswo Segoro Best U1500: Kevin Krahn Best Alekhine Defense or or Bogojubow Variation: None Biggest Rating Gain: Gabriel Escobedo, 96 points |
| 11/24/2017 | The Runaway Turkey Ladder Match | Prize for each of the following winners: Ria Dawar, Yoshio Dupree, Glenn Adams, Peter Holzer, Kevin Krahn, Carmen Childress, Viren Mehta |
| 10/27/17 | 3rd W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st Place: Rianne Ke 2nd Place: Craig Faber 3rd-11th: Gordon McNeill, Wan Kim, Cindy Zhang, Robert Hutchinson, George Shahin, Brian DeSousa, Howard Vihon, Chris Roberts, Eric Phares Best A: Eric Phares & Chris Roberts Best B: Paul Jia, Fan Yang, & Marcus Vasquez Best C: Rohan Nair Best D or lower: Daniel Liang Biggest upset: Jocelyn Chen (597 points) Class B to A, Phil Pratt Class D to C, Crystal Gu Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Rianne Ke Best Sacrafice (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Brian DeSousa |
| 9/1/2017 | Warm Up Ladder Match | Prize for each of the following winners: Kim, Schmitt, J. Bellinger, Dupree, T. Adams, Yang, Cao, Babb, Krahn, Holder, Liang, Cisneros, A. Gupta |
| 8/25/2017 | The Dabster Chronicles | Experts1st Place: Gordon McNeill (Perfect score)2nd Place: Wan Kim Bunglers1st Place: Paul Jia (Perfect score)2nd Place: Yoshio Dupree Patzers1st Place: Alan Whiteman (Perfect score)2nd-7th Place: Trias, Nair, Vasquez, Hanon, O'Ram, & Henri Biggest Upset: Michael Redden, 378 points Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Chris Roberts vs Craig Faber |
| 8/4/2017 | IM Jack Peters 30-player simul | IM Peters gave up 2 losses to Cindy Zhang & Brian DeSousa; and 8 draws to Ria Dawar, Joe Scherzinger, Peter Holzer, Brian Scanlon, Justin Davis, Marcus Vasquez, Ryan Trias, & Pete Baron. Simul games here, pictures here. |
| 7/28/2017 | The Inscrutable Sicilian Swiss | The Dons1st Place: Craig FaberTie 2nd-3rd place / Best A: Chris Roberts, Ryan Schmitt, Phoenix Changkachith The Hit Men1st Place: George Newell2nd-3rd Place: Yoshio Dupree, Ria Dawar Tie Best B: Marcelino Borces, Brian Sui Best C: Bert Babb Best Class D & Under: Reema Dawar Best Sicilian Defense (either section, win by either color): Wan Kim Biggest rating gain: Crystal Gu (135 points) |
| 6/30/2017 | 2017 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 59 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Ria Dawar, 60 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Harold Valery MD, 51 points |
| 6/16/2017 | The Great Chess Bobbery | Prize for each of the following winners: Daniel Pascoe, Yoshio Dupree, Nathan Shankaran, Carmen Childress, Reema Dawar, Trung Phan |
| 6/9/2017 | La Palma Chess Oscars | The Celebrities1st Place: Cindy Zhang2nd Place: Wan Kim Tie 3rd-6th place / Best A: McNeill, Faber, Schmitt, Daniel Pascoe The B-Listers1st Place: Ria Dawar2nd Place: Brian Sui Tie 3rd-5th / Best B & C: Bert Babb, Bryan Xie, Ryan Trias Best Class D & Under: Jacob Lee Best Short Subject (Biggest upset): Jacob Lee (506 points) Best Actress (highest scoring female player): Ria Dawar Best Documentary (longest win): Cindy Zhang |
| 4/28/2017 | 28th Club Championship | 1st-2nd Place: Gordon McNeill & Steve Miller 3rd Place: Faber, DeSousa, Gandhi, Rozenblatt, Duckworth, Pratt Best U1700: Ria Dawar Best U1500: Andy Gu Biggest rating gain: Andy Gu, 147 points Best Endgame (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Brian DeSousa vs Alex Wang |
| 3/10/2017 | Nimzovich and Nightmares | Upper Section1st Place: Steve Miller2nd place: Craig Faber 3rd place: Fritchle, Phares, McNeill, P. Changkachith, Ke Lower Section1st Place: Yoshio Dupree2nd-3rd Place: Justin Cha, G. Adams, N. Bellinger, Ria Dawar, Muilenburg, Jia Biggest upset: Daniel Liang, 646 point upset vs. Peter Holzer Players whose rating gain has promoted him or her into a higher class: Class A to Expert, Eric Phares Biggest winning sacrifice (Queen sac for Pawn is an 8=9-1): Eric Lu, sac'd Kt for a Pawn vs. Rothschild |
| 2/3/2017 | The Chess Doctor Is In! | 1st Place: Jason Rothschild Tie 2nd: Wan Kim, Cindy Zhang & Ryan Schmitt Best B: Alex Wang, Brian Huang, Phoenix Changkachith, Brenda Nardi Best C: Marcus Vasquez Best D or lower: Alyssa Changkachith Largest rating gain: Alex Wang (118 points) Longest win: Chris Roberts vs George Newell, 74 moves Best Endgame (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Eric Phares vs Chris Keefe |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2016 | 2016 Grand Prix (July - Dec.) | Best Grand Prix: Eric Phares, 54 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Alan Whiteman, 52 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Gerrit Muilenburg, 54 points |
| 12/30/2016 | Inquisition Trial of Ruy Lopez | The Royalty and Their Pretenders Section1st Place: Gordon McNeill2nd-3rd place & Best A: Faber, Roberts, Schmitt, White, Rothschild The Rabble Section1st Place: Yoshio Dupree2nd Place: Brandon Xie 3rd Place: Phil Pratt Tie Best Class B: Pearl, Ria Dawar, Newell, Sui, Wang Tie Best Class C: Bert Babb, Paul Jia, Mark Hanon Best Class D: Teddy Adams Endgame Torture (longest): No long endgames Best Ruy Lopez game: No Ruy Lopez wins |
| 11/25/2016 | Thanksgiving Recovery Match | Prize for each of the following winners: Peter Holzer & Bert Babb |
| 11/18/2016 | Uh Oh, It's The Big One | San Andreas Fault Movers Section1st-4th Place: Craig Clawitter, Cindy Zhang, Barry Lazarus & Daniel LinThe Aftershocks Section1st Place: Ria Dawar2nd-3rd Place: Alan Whiteman Tie 3rd & Best Class B: Peter Holzer, Siswo Segoro & Brian Scanlon Tie 3rd & Best Class C: Gerrit Muilenburg Tsunami Bonus (longest win): Roberts 110-move win vs Keefe Liquefaction Prize (biggest upset): Francis Gray (510 point upset) Off the Richter Scale Prize (best game as judged by IM Jack Peters): Lin win vs Vandenberg |
| 10/14/16 | 2nd W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st Place: Daniel Lin 2nd-3rd: Mark Duckworth & Craig Clawitter Best A: Eric Phares & Dale Ohashi Best B: Yoshio Dupree & Brenda Nardi Best C: Gerrit Muilenburg Best D or lower: Andy Gu & Carmen Childress Biggest upset: Daniel Liang (849 points) Class D to C, Carmen Childress Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Lin win vs Miller Best Sacrafice (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Changkachith sac vs Vihon |
| 8/28/2016 | The Chess Trifecta | Section 11st Place: Shyam Gandhi (Perfect score)2nd Place: Robert Hutchinson & Eric Phares Biggest rating gain: Shyam Gandhi, 15 points Quickest checkmate: n/a Section 21st Place: Brian Sui (Perfect score)2nd Place: Scherzinger, Warhula, Huang, Changkachith, Wang, & Shankaran Biggest rating gain: Brian Sui, 93 points Quickest checkmate: n/a Section 31st Place: Gerrit Muilenburg (Perfect score)2nd-5th Place: Mark Hanon, Bert Babb, & Bryan Xie Biggest rating gain: Gerrit Muilenburg, 119 points Quickest checkmate: Mark Hanon in 19 moves vs Gabriel Escobedo |
| 8/5/2016 | IM Jack Peters 34-player simul | IM Peters gave up 3 losses to Shyam Gandhi, Joe Warhula, & Mark Hanon; and 6 draws to Chris Roberts, Chris Keefe, Justin Chang, Cindy Zhang, Nathan Shankaran, & Tony Gray. Lecture material & simul games here, pictures here. |
| 7/29/2016 | Hunting the Zombie Guard Swiss | 1st Place: Shyam Gandhi 2nd Place: Craig Faber 3rd Place: Wan Kim Best A: Dale Ohashi, Daniel Pascoe, Eren Karadayi, & Chris Keefe Best B: Andrew Huang & Brenda Nardi Best C: Brian Sui Best D & under: Andy Gu, Rohan Nair, Carmen Childress Biggest upset: Sam Weber, 516 point upset Undead Award (longest win): Kim, 102 moves Brain Eater prize (best game): Pascoe win vs. White |
| 6/24/2016 | 2016 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 60 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Ria Dawar, 56 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Bert Babb, 44 points |
| 6/24/2016 | Refusenik Ladder Matches | Prize for each of the following winners: Keefe, Shankaran, Henri, Sui, Childress, Kernal, Gandhi, Dawar |
| 6/3/2016 | Oh No, El Nino Swiss | Big Mudslides Section1st Place: Wan Kim2nd Place: Craig Faber 3rd Place: Barry Lazarus Tie best class A: Schmitt, Pascoe, Bellinger & Weber Flooded Gutters Section1st Place: Andrew Huang2nd-3rd Place: Phoenix Changkachith & Brian Sui First Class B: Dupree, Pearl, Whiteman & Valery First Class C: Justin Cha First Class D and under: Andy Gu Shortest win: Alan Chu win vs. Gabriel Escobedo Biggest upset: Alexander Uribe for 754-point upset of Francis Gray |
| 4/29/2016 | 27th Club Championship | 1st-4th Place: Steve Miller, Robert Hutchinson, Craig Faber & Wan Kim Best U1700: Ria Dawar Best U1500: Amir Fahmy Biggest rating gain: Amir Fahmy, 190 points Best Game Prize: Schmitt win vs. Shankaran |
| 3/11/2016 | Akiba Rubinstein Open | Top Section1st-2nd Place: Robert Hutchinson & Steve Miller3rd-5th: Chris Roberts, Santy Villanueva & Mark Jackson Lower Section1st-2nd Place: Ria Dawar &Justin Davis3rd place:: Paul Jia Quickest win: Babb win vs. Uribe Biggest upset: Andy Gu for his 426 point upset over Bert Babb Rating gain in the raises next class: Class A to Expert, Steve Miller Class C to B, Justin Davis & Paul Jia Class E to D, Andy Gu |
| 2/5/16 | Straight Outta Beckett | 1st Place: Joseph Bellinger 2nd-3rd: Robert Hutchinson & Barry Lazarus Best B: Brian Huang, Rianne Ke, Rene Aventura, Andrew Huang, Brian Scanlon, Cindy Zhang Best C: Ria Dawar Best D & under: Rohan Nair, Bryan Xie, Teddy Adams, Michael Redden Largest rating gain: Joseph Bellinger, 146 points Best endgame (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Keefe win vs. Babb Best endgame sacrifice (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Redden vs. Scanlon Longest endgame: Scanlon win vs. Redden |
| 12/18/2015 | 2015 Grand Prix (June - Dec.) | Best Grand Prix: Wan Kim, 56 points Tie Best U1850 Grand Prix: Steve Acevedo & Justin Davis, 52 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Alan Chu, 51 points |
| 12/18/15 | A Waterloo Adieu! | Heavy Cavalry Section1st-3rd Place: Brandon Xia, Mark Jackson, Ryan SchmittBiggest upset: Ryan Schmitt for his win over Wan Kim, 328 rating points Grenadier Battalion Section1st Place: Rene Aventura2nd Place: Eric Lu 3rd Place: Alan Chu Tie best under 1700: Brian Huang, Brian Scanlon & Leonard Vu Best under 1500: Richard Henri Best under 1300: Rohan Nair Biggest upset: Alan Chu for his win over Neil Bellinger, 246 rating points Best French Defense: Jackson win vs. Hutchinson Best Dutch Defense: Faber win vs. White Best English Opening: Whiteman win vs. Zhang Best Prussian Game: Roberts win vs. Karadayi |
| 11/27/15 | Loose Turkey Ladder Match | Kim, Sakurai, Newell, Dupree, Shankaran |
| 10/23/15 | W. Leigh Hunt Memorial | 1st Place: Shyam Gandhi 2nd-3rd: Wan Kim & Eren Karadayi Best A: Luke Cheng & Chris Keefe Best B: Schmitt, Lu, Dupree, Vu, Pearl Best C: Steve Acevedo Best D or lower: Paul Jia, Gray, Redden, Adams, Gu Biggest upset: Rohan Nair (463 points) Best performance by a player under 1500 rating: Ria Dawar (1463 Perf) Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): Newell win v Dawar |
| 8/28/2015 | Chess Trifecta | Section 11st Place: Wan Kim (Perfect score)2nd Place: Luke Cheng Section 21st Place: Yoshio Dupree2nd-4th Place: Ryan Schmitt, Eric Lu, Peter Holzer Section 31st Place: Justin Davis (Perfect score)2nd-5th Place: Kevin Qian, Alan Chu, Steve Acevedo, Rohan Nair Biggest rating gain (any section): Justin Davis, 58 points Quickest checkmate (any section): Wan Kim v Justin Chang |
| 8/7/2015 | IM Jack Peters 33-player simul | IM Peters gave up 2 losses to Eren Karadayi & Chris Roberts; and 5 draws to Craig Faber, Wan Kim, George Newell, Andrew Oh, & Yoshio Dupree. Lecture material here, simul games here, pictures here. |
| 7/31/2015 | Star Trek Check & Mate | Vulcan Section1st Place: Craig Faber2nd-4th: Robert Hutchinson, Chris Roberts & George Newell Human Section1st-2nd Place: Peter Holzer & Steve AcevedoAssimilation Executed Prize (most devastating win): Babb win vs. Davis Beam Me Up Scotty Award (rating gain in the raises next class): Ryan Schmitt, B to Class A Steve Acevedo, D to Class C Kevin Qian, C to Class B Brandon Xie, D to Class C |
| 6/19/2015 | The Not Las Vegas Night |
Hutchinson, Karadayi, Neil Bellinger, Chu, Qian, Acevedo, Kernal |
| 6/12/2015 | 2015 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Joseph Bellinger, 58 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Yoshio Dupree, 51 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Alan Whiteman, 45 points |
| 6/12/2015 | Chess Stress Test | Upper Section1st Place: Gregg Fritchle2nd-4th: David Munoz, Brenda Nardi & Yoshio Dupree Lower Section1st-2nd Place: Cindy Zhang & Alan WhitemanBiggest upset (either section): Michael Redden, 421 points Biggest rating gain (either section): David Munoz, 108 points |
| 5/12/2015 | 26th Club Championship | 1st Place: Dayron Huertas 3rd Place: David Bassett 3rd-5th Place: Wan Kim, Joseph Bellinger & Eren Karadayi Best U1700: Bryan Hu Best U1500: Steve Acevedo Biggest rating gain: Steve Acevedo, 219 points Best Game Prize: Huertas win v. Hutchinson |
| 3/27/2015 | Fork & Skewer Chess BBQ | Choice Cuts Section1st Place: Gregg Fritchle2nd-4th: David Bassett, Shyam Gandhi & Robert Hutchinson Leftovers Section1st Place: Joseph BellingerBest Under 1600: Alan Whiteman Best Under 1300: Brandon Xie Well Done Prize (Biggest upset by an U1600 rated player): Alex Wang, 236 points Kabob Prize (Juiciest winning skewer): None |
| 2/20/2015 | 8th Milky Way Championship | 1st Place: Joseph Bellinger 2nd Place: Robert Hutchinson 3rd-5th Place: Chris Roberts, Craig Faber & Daniel Lin Best U1700: Harold Valery, Md Best U1500: Richard Henri Best U1300: Rohan Nair Voyager II prize (biggest rating gain): Reuben Gobah, 165 points Black Hole prize (biggest space advantage): Binh Pham |
| 1/2/2015 | Quick Chess Night | Top Quad: George Shahin Second Quad: Mark Jackson Swiss: Craig Loop |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
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| 12/26/2014 | 2014 Grand Prix (July - Dec.) | Best Grand Prix: Craig Faber, 55 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Eric Lu & Yoshio Dupree, 50 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Harold Valery, Md, 43 points |
| 12/26/2014 | Holiday Ladder Matches | Sakurai, Pascoe, Pham, Chu, Henri, and Trujillo |
| 12/19/2014 | Godzilla Chess Rampage | Grandmonster Section1st-2nd Place: Craig Faber & Daniel LinLittle Green Lizard Section1st Place: Brenda Nardi2nd Place: Eric Lu, Peter Holzer, Tomer Yitzhaki Atomic Breath Award (best game): Keefe win v.White Godzilla Choker Prize (biggest upset); Francis Gray, 445 points Godzilla Burp Prize (shortest win): Redden win v. Nair Complete Obliteration Prize (winner has totally destroyed all his or her opponent’s pieces and pawns except for a checkmated King): Shankaran win v. Valery |
| 10/17/2014 | Indian Summer Classic | 1st-2nd Place: Wan Kim & Daniel Lin 3rd Place: Craig Faber 3rd-4th Place: Joseph Bellinger & Best U1800: Yoshio Dupree Best U1600: Alex Wang Best U1400: Brandon Xie Biggest Scalp (biggest upset): Brandon Xie, 648 points Best Game Prize: Roberts win v. Qain |
| 8/29/2014 | Vienna's Last Gambit Centennial | Two Wings Section1st Place: Wan Kim2nd-6th Place: Faber, Shahin, Roberts, Hutchinson & Newell One Wing Section1st Place: Queena Deng2nd Place: Eric Lu No Wings Section1st Place: Tomer Yitzhaki2nd Place: Alan Chu The Red Baron (Best Game) prize: White win v. Hunt Zeppelin Award (Biggest Rating Gain) prize: Tomer Yitzhaki, 96 points Winning in the Trenches (Most Gruesome Win) prize: Shahin win v. Keefe |
| 8/1/2014 | IM Jack Peters 24-player simul | IM Peters gave up 1 loss to Tomer Yitzhaki; and 3 draws to Wan Kim, Eric Lu and David Bassett. Lecture material here, simul games here, pictures here. |
| 7/25/2014 | Are You Ready For Reti? | Ready Section1st Place: David Bassett (Perfect score)2nd Place: Craig Faber Getting Ready Section1st-3rd Place: Queena Deng, Mark Jackson, Tim DengBest endgame prize: Wang win v. Scanlon Biggest rating gain: Alex Wang, 99 points |
| 6/13/2014 | 2014 Grand Prix (Jan. - June) | Best Grand Prix: Dave Bassett, 66 points Best U1850 Grand Prix: Chris Keefe, 53 points Best U1600 Grand Prix: Alan Chu, 45 points |
| 6/13/2014 | Refusenik Ladder Matches | Prize for each of the following winners: Bassett, Faber, Somasundaram, Hunt, Jackson, Scanlon, Hsu, Valery, Vu & Gray |
| 6/6/2014 | Bonnie & Clyde Blazer | Bonnie Section1st Place: Joseph Bellinger (Perfect score)Clyde Section1st Place: Rianne Ke (Perfect score)Best U1500: Rianne Ke Biggest rating gain: Rianne Ke, 130 points Bloodiest winning sacrifice prize: Roberts win v. Keefe Best swindle prize: Gray win v. Jiang |
| 5/16/2014 | 2014 Club Championship | 1st Place: David Bassett (Perfect score) 2nd Place: Wan Kim 3rd-4th Place: Joseph Bellinger & Yoshio Dupree Best U1700: Eric Lu Best U1500: Kenneth Jiang Largest Rating Gain: David Bassett, 91 points Best Game Prize: Hsu win v. Bellinger, J |
| 3/28/2014 | Monty Python Memorial | Knights Section1st Place: David Bassett (Perfect score)2nd Place: George Shahin Serfs Section1st-3rd Place: Daniel Pascoe, Joseph Bellinger, Ryan SchmittBest U1600: Philip Younger Best U1300: Tony Gray “The Holy Hand Grenade” (best game) prize: Bassett's win over Hunt “None Shall Pass” (juiciest Knight fork) prize: Shahin's fork v. Childress “Killer Rabbit” (biggest upset by an under 1600 player) prize: Tony Gray (361 points) |
| 2/21/2014 | 7th Milky Way Championship | Tie 1st Place: David Bassett & George Shahin Tie 3rd Place: Wes White & Daniel Pascoe Best U1700: Ryan Schmitt Best U1500: William Chwa Best U1300: Cindy Zhang Biggest Rating Gain: William Chwa (117 points) Biggest Space Advantage Prize: Brian Scanlon Best Game Prize: Scanlon's win over Zalecki |
| 1/3/2014 | Ladder Matches | $5 for each of the following winners: Gandhi, Hunt, Keefe, Segoro, Zalecki, Lu, Scanlon, Xia, Henri, & Rozsa |
| 12/27/2013 | 2013 Grand Prix | 1st Place: Craig Faber and Leigh Hunt Under 1800: Chris Keefe |
| 12/27/2013 | Holiday Ladder Matches | Perfect Scores: Yoshio Dupree and Alan Chu Best Game Prize: White's win over Deng Shortest Game Prize: TBD |
| 12/6/2013 | Marcel Duchamp Memorial | Upper Section1st Place: Craig Faber, Chris Roberts, Wes White, Queena DengLower Section1st Place: Joseph Bellinger2nd-5th Place: Chris Keefe, Daniel Pascoe, Yoshio Dupree, Kenneth Jiang Biggest Upset: Kenneth Jiang (457 points) Best Game Prize: Faber's win over Hunt |
| 10/18/2013 | Indian Summer Classic | 1st Place: Craig Faber. Luke Cheng, Wan Kim Best U1800: Daniel Pascoe Best U1600: Richard Henri Best U1400: Cindy Zhang Biggest Scalp (Upset): Peter Holzer (397 points) Shortest win (7 moves): Chris Keefe Best Indian Defense Game Prize: Cheng's win over Gandhi |
| 8/30/2013 | Return to Endor, 30 Years On | 1st Place: Craig Faber 2nd-5th Pace: Somasundaram, Hutchinson, Warhula, Karadayi & Jackson Luke Skywalker Award: $20 (biggest rating gain): Neil Bellinger (47 points) Best Game Prize: Bellinger's win over Brionnes Pit of Carkoon Prize: Xia's win over Hsu Jabba the Hutt Prize: Jackson's win over Bellinger,J |
| 7/26/2013 | IM Jack Peters 31-player simul | IM Peters gave up 2 losses to Mark Jackson and Howard Lefevre; and 5 draws to Robert Hutchinson, Barry Lazarus, Chris Roberts, Joe Warhula, and Sid Somasundaram. Games here, pictures here and lecture games here. |
| 7/19/2013 | Big Dogs & Porch Dogs | Upper Section1st Place: Craig Faber2nd-3rd Place: George Shahin & Robert Hutchinson Lower Section1st Place: Joseph Warhula2nd-4th Place: Siswo Segoro, Christopher Zalecki, Eric Lu Biggest rating gain: Brandon Xia (101 points) Best Game Prize: Shahin's win over Barnett |
| 6/14/2013 | Chess Final Exams | Upper Section1st Place: W Leigh Hunt (Perfect Score)Lower Section1st Place: Eric LuBest U1500: Justin Hsu Biggest rating gain: Eric Lu (58 points) |
| 6/7/2013 | Ladder Match Competition | - |
| 5/17/2013 | 2013 Club Championship | 1st Place: Craig Faber 2nd-3rd Place: Barry Lazarus & Joseph Warhula Best U1700: Christopher Zalecki Best U1500: Brandon Xia Biggest Upset & Largest Rating Gain: Stuart Kusdono (467 & 111 points) Best Game Prize: Hughes' win over LeFevre |
| 3/29/2013 | Ladder Match Competition | - |
| 3/8/2013 | 6th Milky Way Championship | 1st Place: W Leigh Hunt 2nd- 3rd Place: Robert Hutchinson & Joseph Bellinger Best U1700: Tim Deng Best U1500: Brandon Xia Best U1300: Michael Redden Biggest Upset & Shooting Star Trophy: Brandon Xia (581 & 211 points) Black Hole Trophy: Alan Chu (93 moves) Best Game Prize: Cheng's win over Chu |
| 2/1/2013 | 500 Years of Damiano's Gift | Upper Section1st Place: Craig Faber2nd-3rd Place: Luke Cheng & Chris Roberts Lower Section1st Place: Mark JacksonBest U1600: Michael Redden Best U1300 & Biggest upset: Brandon Xia (701 points) |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
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| 12/28/2012 | Holiday Chess Nut Roast | Section One1st Place: Craig Faber (Perfect Score)Section Two1st-3rd Place: Eren Karadayi, Mark Jackson, & Alan ChuSection Three1st Place: Eric Lu (Perfect Score) |
| 12/7/2012 | An Indian Defense to the Mayan Calendar | 1st-3rd Place: Craig Faber, George Shahin, Shyam Gandhi Best U1800: Alan Chu Best U1600 & Biggest Upset: Shrini Jayakumar Best U1400: Jaya Janakiraman Best Indian Defense Game Prize: Somasundaram's win over Hunt |
| 10/5/2012 | The Knights' Tour | Upper Section1st Place: Craig Hilby2nd-3rd Place: Craig Faber & Robert Hutchinson Lower Section1st-2nd Place: Peter Holzer &Yoshio DupreeBiggest rating gain: Stuart Kusdono (165 point gain) Best Game Prize: Keefe's win over N.Bellinger |
| 9/23/2012 | Club match LPCC vs. IECC | IECC won 5½-4½ excluding two LPCC forfeit losses |
| 8/31/2012 | IM Jack Peters 29-player simul | IM Peters gave up 3 losses to Leigh Hunt, Craig Hilby and Noah Gin; and 7 draws to Eren Karadayi, Craig Faber, Bremda Nardi, Yoshio Dupree, Peter Holzer, Shrini Jayakumar, Joe Warhula, and Elpidio Gagolinan. Games here, pictures here. |
| 8/31/2012 | Surfing on the 7th Rank | 1st Place: Craig Faber Tie 2nd Place: Leigh Hunt & Sid Somasundaram Biggest Rating Gain: Shrini Jayakumar Best Game Prize: Scanlon's win over Lazarus |
| 7/20/2012 | Big Fish, Little Fish | Upper Section1st-2nd Place: Craig Hilby and Leigh HuntLower Section1st-2nd Place: Christopher Zalecki & Harold ValeryBiggest rating gain: Harold Valery (53 point gain) Best Game Prize: Hunt's win over Lazarus |
| 6/15/2012 | Schools Out Chess Mania | Upper Section1st Place: Shyam GandhiLower Section1st Place: Alan Chu & Eren KaradayiBest U1500: Yusong Jiang Biggest rating gain: Alan Chu (57 point gain, a 1786 performance) |
| 5/18/2012 | 2012 Club Championship | Tie 1st Place & Co-Club Champions: Austin Hughes & Barry Lazarus
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| 3/30/2012 | The Ides of March | Section One 1st Place: George Shahin (Perfect Score) Section Two 1st Place: Chris Keefe, Rene Aventura Section Three 1st Place: Brian Scanlon, Stuart Kusdono, Yusong Jiang |
| 3/9/2012 | 5th Milky Way Championship | 1st Place: Craig Faber (Perfect Score) 2nd-3rd Place: Wes White & Yoshio Dupree Best U1700: Alan Chu Best U1500: Daniel Rozsa Best U1300: Yusong Jiang Shooting Star Trophy: Yoshio Dupree Black Hole Trophy: Alan Chu |
| 2/3/2012 | Captain American Open | Upper Section1st-2nd Place: Pierre Ducharme & Wes WhiteLower Section1st Place: Sid SomasundaramBest U1600: Sid Somasundaram Best U1300: Michael Redden Biggest rating gain: Sid Somasundaram (150 point gain, 1909 performance). Best Game Prize: Roberts' win over Ducharme |
| 1/22/2012 | 3rd Annual Club Match Championship | 1st Place: ChessPalace 2nd Place: LPCC 3rd Place: San Deigo CC 4th Place: Hemet CC |
| 12/30/2011 | Holiday Pawn Shopping Roundup | Upper Section1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie (Perfect Score)Lower Section1st-3rd Place: Neil Bellinger, Brian Scanlon & Joseph BellingerBest U1500: Jesse Luong Best U1300: Francis Gray |
| 12/2/2011 | 2011 Club Championship | 1st Place & Club Champion: IM Timothy Taylor (Perfect Score)
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| 9/30/2011 | Sweet Summer Endgame | Upper Section1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie2nd Place: Craig Faber Lower Section1st-3rd Place: Neil Bellinger, Mark Jackson & Christopher ZaleckiBest U1600: Sid Somasundaram Best U1300: Robert Martin Both SectionsBest Game: Mark Jackson's win vs. Neil BellingerBiggest Upset Robert Martin (vs. Philip Beilin, 442 points difference) |
| 8/26/2011 | Shah Mat in August | 1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie (Perfect Score) 2nd-8th Place: Hilby, Hunt, Roberts, Alfaro, Lazarus, Henebry, Warhula Best U1800: Yoshio Dupree Best U1600: Sid Somasundaram Best U1400: Jesse Luong |
| 7/22/2011 | Get Bent, Larson Standings | Tal Section1st Place: Santy Villanueva2nd Place: Chris Roberts 3rd/4th Place: Michael Henebry & Joseph Warhula Not so Tal Section1st/2nd Place: Mark Jackson & Harold ValeryBest U1600: Harold Valery Best U1400: Daniel Rozsa Both SectionsBest Game: Villanueva-HenebryQuickest win: Roberts 17 move win vs. Holzer. Biggest Upset: Warhula over Lazarus (232 points) |
| 6/3/2011 | Schools Out Swiss | Tie 1st Place: Santy Villanueva & Joanne Koong Best U1800: Mark Jackson Best U1600: Daniel Rozsa Best U1400: Tony Gray Biggest Upset: Daniel Rozsa (392 points vs Somasundaram) |
| 4/29/2011 | The Tal Memorial | Tal Section1st Place: George Shahin2nd Place: Barry Lazarus Not so Tal Section1st Place: Joanne Koong2nd Place: Vic Alfaro & Neil Bellinger Best U1600: Harold Valery Best U1400: Daniel Rozsa Both SectionsBest Game: Oldham-HenebryMost outrageous winning sacrifice: Belliger, N-Keefe Bjiggest upset: Daniel Rozsa vs. Searcy, a 273 point difference Quickest win: TBD |
| 3/25/2011 | 4th Milky Way Championship | 1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie (Perfect Score) 2nd Place: David Oldham Tie for 3rd Place: Lazarus, Hunt, Y.Chen Best U1900: Yuting Chen Best U1700: David Towne Best U1500: Sid Somasundaram Best U1300: Mike Searcy Biggest Space Advantage: Searcy-Hunt |
| 2/18/2011 | The Two-Rounder | 1st-2nd Place Miralaie & Shahin 3rd-5th Place: Vic Alfaro, Neil Bellinger, Joe Warhula |
| 2/4/2011 | The Prize Fest | Upper Section1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie (Perfect Score)2nd-4th Place: Shahin, Howard Lefevre, & Koong Lower Section
1st Place: Shun-Lin Chou |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2010 | The Mod Quad | 1st Quad: Mehrdad Miralaie (Perfect Score) 2nd Quad: Robert Hutchinson 3rd Quad: Yoshio Dupree 4th Quad: Vic Alfaro Swiss: Gary Hynds |
| 11/26/2010 | Blitzing the Pilgrim | ? |
| 10/19/2010 | Halloween Team Event | 1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie Best U2000: Barry Lazarus Best U1800: Craig Hilby Best U1600: Peter Baron Best U1400: Gary Hynds Best U1200: Rahul Nair Best U1000: Stuart Mosher |
| 10/22/2010 | 2010 Club Championship | 1st Place & Club Champion: Mehrdad Miralaie 2nd Place: Chris Roberts Best U1700: Craig Hilby Best U1500: Rahul Nair Best U1300: Gary Hynds Best Game Prize: Brown-Miralaie (0-1) |
| 9/10/2010 | GM Akobian Simul No. 2 | GM Akobian won 15
games and gave up only one loss to Michael W. Brown and draws to Vic Alfaro and Chris Roberts. 3 games here |
| 9/3/2010 | The Closed Open | 1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie (Perfect Score) 2nd-4th Place: W Leigh Hunt, Eren Karadayi, Barry Lazarus Best U2000: W Leigh Hunt Best U1800: Timothy Chou Best U1600: Harold C Valery Md Best U1400: Alex Athanassis Best U1200: Jesse Luong |
| 8/6/10 | Thermoplastic Quad | Top Quad: Mehrdad Miralaie 2nd Quad: W Leigh Hunt 3rd Quad: Zheng Zhu 4th Quad: Christopher Kao 5th Quad: Neil Bellinger 6th Quad: Peter Baron |
| 7/16/2010 | Igor Ivanov Memorial | 1st/2nd Place: Mehrdad Miralaie & W Leigh Hunt Best U1900: Brenda J Nardi Best U1700: David Towne & Peter Baron Best C: Timothy Chou Best D: Rahul Nair Best E: Jesse Luong Best Game: Hutchinson - Hunt (0-1) |
| 6/11/2010 | The Quickie II | Winner based on rating gain: Ryan Hughes Highest score: Craig Faber |
| 6/5/2010 | Spring Open | 1st Place: Barry Lazarus 2nd Place: Chris Roberts 3rd-8th Place: Warhula, Hutchinson, Hunt, Hughes, Shahin, and Bellinger, J Best U1900: Joseph Bellinger Best U1700: Vic Alfaro & David Towne Best U1500: Sakshi Walia Best U1300: Tony Gray Biggest Upset, 161 points: Ryan Hughes Best rating gain, 53 points: Ryan Hughes |
| 4/30/10 | 35th Anniversary Open | Upper Section1st Place: Robert Hutchinson2nd-4th Place: W Leigh Hunt, George Shahin, & Joseph Warhula Best U2000: W Leigh Hunt Best U1800: Zheng Zhu Lower Section1st Place: Vic Alfaro2nd-3rd Place: Craig Hilby & Michael Searcy U1500: Michael Searcy U1300: Rahul Nair Brilliancy Prize: Rivera-Hutchinson Best Game Prize: Valery-Shahin |
| 3/26/2010 | Grandmaster Fest | 1st Place: Austin Hughes & Barry Lazarus 2nd Place: W Leigh Hunt, George Shahin, Joanne Koong, and Michael T Henebry Best U1950: W Leigh Hunt Best U1750: David Yang Best U1550: Gregory Parker Best U1350: Kent Viana Best U1150: Daniel Rozsa |
| 2/12/2010 | TGIF Team Tournament | Team B |
| 12/18/09 | The Knight Before Christmas | Santasiere Section1st Place: Joseph Warhula (Perfect Score)2nd-3rd Place: Yoshio Dupree & Kelly Zhang 4th Place: Brown, Hutchinson, R. Yang, Hunt, Henebry, & Hatfield
1st-2nd Place: Anderson Ju & John Parker (Perfect Score) |
| 11/6/2009 | 2009 Club Championship | 1st Place & Club Champion: Craig Clawitter 2nd Place: Roger Dellaca, Barry Lazarus, Richard Yang, Robert Hutchinson, and Yoshio Dupree Best U1700: Yoshio Dupree Best U1500: Gregory Parker Best U1300/Unrated: Carlos Gomez Best Game Prize: Yang,R-Karadayi |
| 9/25/09 | Undisputed Chess Championship of the Universe 2 | Supernova Section1st Place: Roger Dellaca (Perfect Score)2nd-3rd Place: Christopher Kao & Robert Hutchinson Best U1950: Christopher Kao Best U1750: Joseph Bellinger Dark Hole Section
1st-2nd Place: Anderson Ju & Gregory Parker |
| 8/29/09 | New Hampshire Open | Tie for 1st Place: Craig Faber & Chris Roberts (Perfect Scores) U2000 Trophy: Chris Roberts U1800 Trophy: William Martino U1600 Trophy: Craig Hilby U1400 Trophy: Ronald Duff U1200 Trophy: Michael Searcy |
| 7/31/09 | Friday Knight Fever | 1st Place: Craig Faber (Perfect Score) 2nd Place: Chris Roberts Best U1700: Jeffrey Ding Best U1700: Shyam Gandhi Best U1500: Anderson Ju Best U1300: Curtis Ain Knightclub Prize (Shortest mate with a Knight): W. Leigh Hunt, xx moves Knightlife Prize (Most under promotions to a knight): W. Leigh Hunt, yy under promotions |
| 6/26/09 | The Notta Quad | 1st Place: Barry Lazarus Best U1900: Joma Packing Best U1700: Yoshio Dupree Best U1500: Anderson Ju Best U1300: Curtis Ain |
| 5/22/09 | Cheese Swiss No. 2 | Big Cheese Section1st-4th Place: B. Lazarus, E. Soto, C. Faber & L. HuntBest U2000: Ernesto Soto Best U1800: Joseph Bellinger Low Fat Section1st Place: Joanne Koong2nd Place: Yoshio Dupree 3rd Place: Carlos Gomez & Ronald Duff Best U1700: Ronald Duff Best U1500: Christopher Sun Best U1300: Jesse Luong Shortest Game Prize: Joseph Bellinger v. Kelly Zhang, 17 moves |
| 4/24/09 | La Palma Team Swiss | 1st Place: Austin Hughes & Mehrdad Miralaie U2000 Trophy: Austin Hughes U1800 Trophy: Yoshio Dupree U1600 Trophy: Anderson Ju U1400 Trophy: Michael Searcy U1200 Trophy: Holida Pettijohn Best Game Prize: Bellinger,N-Miralaie |
| 3/27/09 | 3rd Annual Undisputed Milky Way Championships | 1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie (on tiebreaks) 2nd Place: Austin Hughes 3rd Place: Mike Henebry & Kelly Zhang U1900 Trophy: Mike Henebry U1700 Trophy: Christopher Kao U1500 Trophy: Christopher Sun U1300 Trophy: Christina Kao Biggest Space Advantage: Henebry-Lazarus for position Shooting Star: Christopher Sun gained 91 rating points |
| 2/20/09 | We Three Kings Swiss | Top SectionTie for 1st Place: Robert Hatfield, Andrew Kao, Mehrdad Miralaie & Robert HutchinsonBest U1900: Wael Shreiba Best U1800: Neil Bellinger Lower Section1st Place: Yoshio Dupree & David YangBest U1500: Ezekiel Liu Best U1300: Christopher Sun |
| 1/30/2009 | The 5-Round Tournament | 1st Place & Best U1950: Austin Hughes 2nd Place: Joanne Koong Best U1750: Andrew Kao Best U1550: Christina Kao Best U1350: Jesse Luong Best U1150: Ezekiel Liu Shortest Game: Ernesto Soto (over Carlos Gomez), 21 moves |
| 12/26/08 | Four Knight Swiss | Top Section1st-3rd Place: Robert Hatfield, W. Leigh Hunt & Mehrdad MiralaieBest U2000: Barry Lazarus Best U1900: Mike Henebry Best U1800: Andrew Kao Best U1700: Yoshio Dupree Lower Section1st Place: Dr. Harold Valery2nd-3rd Place: Andy Ju & Joanne Koong Best U1600: David Yang Best U1500: Carlos Gomez Best U1400: Curtis Ain Best U1300: Daniel Rozsa Best U1200/Unrated: Neil Bellinger Additional TrophiesShortest Game: Mehrdad Miralaie, 19 movesQuickest Mate: Andy Ju, 25 moves Biggest Upset: Christina Kao (over Carmen Childress, 515 points) Biggest Rating Gain: David Yang (+83) |
| 11/21/2008 | 2008 Club Championship | 1st Place & Club Champion: Roger Dellaca 2nd Place: Barry J Lazarus Best U1700: Andrew Kao Best U1500: Anderson Ju Best U1300/Unrated: Neil Bellinger Best Game Prize: Hunt,L-Deolalkikar,N |
| 9/28/08 | Undisputed Chess Champion of the Universe | Supernova Section1st Place: Chris Roberts (Trophy & Title of UndisputedChess Champion of the Universe on tie breaks) 2nd Place: Craig Faber 3rd Place: Mehrdad Miralaie, Robert Hatfield, & Michael Brown Best U1900: Michael Brown Best U1700: Yoshio Dupree Dark Hole Section
1st Place: Christopher Kao |
| 8/8/08 | Bobby Fischer Memorial | Tie for 1st Place: Craig Faber & Roger Dellaca Best U2000: Robert Hutchinson Best U1800: Daniel Alvira Best U1600: Zheng Zhu Best U1400: Michael Searcy Best U1200: Daniel Rozsa |
| 6/27/08 | Cheese Swiss | Big Cheese Section1st Place: Craig Allen Faber2nd-4thPlace: Mehrdad Miralaie,Mike Henebry, & Sunil Deolalikar, Best U2000: Mike Henebry Best U1850: Sunil Deolalikar Best U1700: Donovan Dunn Low Fat Section1st Place: Zheng Zhu2nd Place: Dr. Harold Valery Tie for 3rd Place: Yang, Tishy, Gomez, & Markey Best U1400: Joseph Tishy Best U1250: Carlos Gomez Best U1100/Unrated: Thomas Markey Brilliancy Prize: Mike Henebry's win v. Hunt Shortest Game Prize: David Yang (20 moves) |
| 5/16/08 | Once A Pawn A Time | 1st Place: Craig Faber Best U1900: Joseph Bellinger Best U1700: Yoshio I Dupree Best U1500: Joanne Koong Best U1300: Carlos Gomez |
| 4/4/08 | Undisputed Milky Way Championships No. 2 | Galactic Section1st-2nd Place: Craig Allen Faber (Trophy on tie breaks) & Mehrdad Miralaie2nd-3rd Place: Chris Roberts & Michael Brown Best U1900: Michael Brown Best U1700: Yoshio I Dupree Earth Section1st Place: Ernesto Soto2nd Place: Robert Escalante 3rd Place: Donovan Dunn Best U1600: Ronald Duff Best U1400: Daniel Rozsa Biggest Space Advantage: Robert Hatfield for Hatfield-Hughes after 17.Bg5 Big Dipper: Carlos Gomez (-53 rating points) |
| 2/22/08 | Fischerandomish Swiss | 1st-2nd Place: Mehrdad
Miralaie & W. Leigh
Hunt U2000 Trophy: W. Leigh Hunt U1800 Trophy: Sunil Deolalikar U1600 Trophy: Dr. Harold Valery U1400 Trophy: Andrew Kao |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
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| 12/28/07 | Thrilla in La Palma No. 2 | 1st Place: Craig
Faber U1900 Trophy: Joma Packing U1800 Trophy: Donovan Dunn U1700 Trophy: Dan Sclia U1600 Trophy: Henry Wang U1500 Trophy: Andrew Kao U1400 Trophy: Jesse Luong U1300 Trophy: David Yang U1200 Trophy: Christina Kao |
| 11/30/07 | 2007 Club Championship | 1st Place: Craig
Allen Faber 2nd Place: Eren Karadayi Best U1700: Eren Karadayi Best U1500: Dan Sclia Best U1300: Henry Wang Best Game Prize: Faber-Miralaie |
| 9/28/07 | Chess One of Those Things | Section One1st Place: Craig Allen Faber & W. Leigh Hunt3rd Place: Mehrdad Miralaie Best U2000: Joma Packing Best U1900: Austin Hughes Best U1800: Serio Pragale, Eren Karadayi, & Yoshio Dupree Section Two1st Place: Carmen Marie Childress2nd-3rd Place: Robert Escalante & Henry Wang Best U1600: Christopher Kao, Dr. Harold Valery, & Gregory Parker Best U1400: Ryan Hughes Best U1200: David Yang |
| 8/31/07 | A Midsummer Knight's Dream No. 2 | 1st place with perfect score: IM Tim Taylor 2nd Place - Best U2000: Joma Packing & Austin Hughes Best U1800: Eren Karadayi Best "C": Brenda J Nardi Best "D": Anderson Ju Best "E"/Unrated: Ryan Hughes Best Game: IM Taylor's win over Hutchinson Highest Rating Gain: Ryan Hughes |
| 7/20/07 | Knights of the Rectangular Table No. 2 | GM Section1st Place (undefeated): Craig Allen Faber2nd Place: Mehrdad Miralaie 3rd Place: W. Leigh Hunt & Roger Dellaca U2000 Trophy: W. Leigh Hunt U1800 Trophy: Yoshio I Dupree U1600 Trophy: Obi Ugochukwu Non-GM Section1st-3rd Place: Serio Pragale, Ernesto Soto, and Dale MalecU1700 Trophy: Orlando Jaimes Guzman U1500 Trophy: Daniel Rozsa U1300 Trophy: Henry Wang Shortest game: Miralaie and Dupree (19 moves) Biggest Upset: Henry Wang over Anderson Ju (397 point upset) |
| 6/2/07 | Jack B. Quick No. 2 | 1st Place: Henry Wang based on rating gain of 135 points Honorable mention to Mehrdad Miralaie and Craig Allen Faber for an overall score of 6.5. |
| 5/26/07 | On Golden Pawn | 1st Place: Craig Allen
Faber U1700 Trophy: Joma Packing U1500 Trophy: Austin Hughes U1200 Trophy: Joe Tishy |
| 4/13/07 | Quick Fix | 1st Place: Austin Hughes based on rating gain of 119
points Honorable mention to Craig Allen Faber for an undefeated score of 7.5 |
| 4/6/07 | Undisputed Milky Way Championships | Galactic Section1st Place: Craig Allen Faber2nd-4th Place: Chris Roberts, Mike Henebry, & Tim Galima Best U1900: Mike Henebry Best U1700: Eren Karadayi Earth Section1st Place: Dale S Malec2nd Place: Mike Brady 3rd Place: Ronald Duff Best U1600: Andre Munoz Best U1400: Joe Tishy Biggest Space Advantage: W. Leigh Hunt for position in Valery-Hunt after 15.h4. Big Dipper: Carmen Marie Childress (-41 rating points) |
| 2/22/07 | Three Weeker | 1st Place (perfect score): W. Leigh Hunt U1800 Trophy: Dan Sclia U1500 Trophy: Anderson Ju U1200 Trophy: Joe Tishy |
| 2/2/07 | Knights of the Rectangular Table | GM SectionTie for 1st Place: Mehrdad Miralaie & Rory Valle3rd Place: David Roy, Robert Hutchinson. Chris Roberts, & Vikram Kumar U1900 Trophy: Vikram Kumar U1700 Trophy: Serio Pragale Non-GM Section1st Place (perfect score): W. Leigh Hunt2nd Place: Ernesto Soto 3rd Place: Donovan Dunn & Joe Tishy U1600 Trophy: Joe Tishy U1400 Trophy: Terry Ahart Shortest game: W. Leigh Hunt over NN (12 moves) Biggest Upset: Daniel Rozsa over Donovan Dunn (739 point upset) |
| 12/29/06 | Fright Knight No. 4 | 1st Place: Vikram Kumar |
| 12/22/06 | Thrilla in La Palma | 1st Place: W. Leigh Hunt U1800 Trophy: Serio Pragale U1500 Trophy: Rozsa, Daniel U1200 Trophy: Anderson Ju |
12/2/06 |
2006 Club Championship | 1st-2nd Place: Robert Hutchinson and Rory Valle Best U1700: Serio Pragale Best U1500: Carmen Marie Childress Best U1300/Unrated: Anderson Ju Best Game Prize: Tim Galima for Karadayi-Galima |
| 10/27/06 | One Night of G/2 | N/A |
| 10/27/06 | LPCC v. LHCC Club Match | La Palma Chess Club |
9/22/06 |
Mod Quads | Top Quad 1st Place: Chris Roberts 2nd Quad 1st Place: Primo A Estillomo 3rd Quad 1st Place: Jaymie Baliwag Odd Quad 1st Place: 1st Place: Robert Hutchinson |
| 8/18/06 | Mid Summer Knight's Dream | 1st Place: Louie Rivera 2nd Place: Joe Hanley Best U2000: Rory Valle Best U1800: Charles Grine & Eren Karadayi Best "C": Eren Karadayi Best "D": Tony Gray Best "E"/Unrated: Carmen Marie Childress Highest rating gain: Carmen Marie Childress Best game: Hinrichsen - Hunt |
| 6/30/06 | Mortal Combat Swiss | 1st Place: Chris Roberts Best U1800: Orlando Guzman Best U1500: Tony Gray Best U1200: Osmar Morales Best Unrated: Minju Lee |
| 6/16/06 | Fright Night No. 3 | 1st Place: Alev Karadayi |
| 5/12/06 | Fright Night No. 2 | 1st Place: Luis Evaristo |
| 5/5/06 | Bird Flu Opening Swiss | 1st Place: Robert Hutchinson Best U1900: Mike Henebry Best U1700: Brenda Nardi Best U1500: Carmen Marie Childress Best U1200: Emma Fonseca |
| 3/31/06 | March Madness Swiss | 1st Place: W. Leigh Hunt & Joe Hanley Best U1800: Primo A Estillomo Best U1500: Carmen Marie Childress Best U1200: Michael D Searcy |
| 2/24/06 | Cardinal Medical Group Championship | 1st Place: IM Tim Taylor 2nd-3rd Place: Robert Hutchinson, Mick Bighamian Best U2000:.Chris Roberts Best U1800: Yee, Zalecki, & Valery Best "C": Valery Best "D": Francis "Tony" Gray Best "E/Unrated": Aron Hochhauser Biggest Upset: Joe Tishy over Nick Olefer (637 rating points) Best Game: IM Taylor-FM Akopyan |
| 1/6/06 | 1-Night 8-Round G/10 Quick-Rated Swiss | 1st Place: Charles Grine, 7½-½ 2nd Place John Rinaldo, 6½-1½ 3rd Place:.Mike Henebry, 5½-2½ 4th Place: Mike Brady, 5-3 5th Place: Eljidio Gagolinan, 4½-3½. |
| 12/16/05 | LPCC v. LHCC Club Match | La Habra Chess Club |
| 12/9/05 | The After-Champ Scrounger | 1st Place: Ike Miller |
12/2/05 |
2005 Club Championship | 1st Place: Richard I Tantioco 2nd Place: Chris Roberts Best U1700: Dr. Harold Valery Best U1500: Joe Tishy Best U1300: Francis "Tony" Gray Best Game Prize: Martino-Roberts |
9/30/05 |
Victory Quad | Top Quad
1st-3rd Place: Hunt, Tantioco, and Valle |
9/9/05 |
Is This the Dawning of the Age of Provigil? | 1st Place W. Leigh Hunt & Mike Henebry 1st "B": Richard Tantioco 1st "C": Don Binnix 1st "D/E/Unrated": Isaac Zhou Highest Rating Gain: Isaac Zhou |
| 8/5/05 | Action in the Center, Mating in the Back Rank | Center Section
1st Place: Robert Hutchinson |
| 6/17/05 | Beat Your Norm Grand Prix No. 2 | 1st Place: Mike Henebry |
| 6/10/05 | Been Dere, Dun Dat Double Quad | Top Quad: Robert Hutchinson 2nd Quad: Richard Tantioco Section 3rd Quad: Arnold Babikian 4th Quad: Francis Gray & Orlando Guzman |
| 4/29/05 | Remembering a Famous C-Player, Albert Einstein | Top Section
1st Place: Mike Henebry & Chris Roberts |
| 3/25/05 | We're Still Alive in 2005: La Palma Chess.Club's 30th Anniversary Chessfest |
1st Place: Lorin Miesse 2nd Place: W. Leigh Hunt 1st "B": Scott Young 1st "C": Don Binnix 1st "D/E/Unrated": Primo Estillomo Biggest Upset: Donovan Dunn over Robert Hutchinson Quickest Checkmate: Mike Brady over Steve Binnix Highest Rating Gain: Orlando Guzman Best Game: Henebry vs. Young |
| 2/11/05 | GM Akobian Simul | GM Akobian won all games except draws with Dane Hinrichsen, and Robert Gonzales, and Brenda Nardi. Two drawn games here |
| 2/4/05 | Meta Four Swiss | Top Section
1st - 3rd Place: Hutchinson, Hinrichsen, and Henebry |
| Date ended | Name of tournament | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17/04 | Beat Your Norm Grand Prix No. 1 | Dr. Harold Valery & Louie Rivera |
| 12/17/04 | I Voted For President Swiss | 1st - 3rd Place: Robert Hutchinson, Gabriel Tse, & Robert Engler Biggest upset: Gabriel Tse Biggest rating gain: Gabriel Tse |
| 11/5/04 | Cardinal Medical Group Championship | 1st-2nd Place: Joe Hanley & Louie Rivera 3rd Place: Dane Hinrichsen Best U2000: Chris Roberts Best U1800: Bill Martino Best U1600: Dr. Harold Valery Best U1400/unrated: Orlando Guzman Most Brilliant Game: Hanley-Hinrichsen Biggest Upset Gabriel Tse |
| 9/17/04 | 3-Round Action G/30 | Ernesto Soto |
| 9/10/04 | Pawn Grabbing Scrounger | Brett Gonzales |
| 8/20/04 | Bad Bishops, Sacs, and King Side Cracks | Chris Roberts |
| 5/14/04 | Spring Pawn Flings | Section 1: Joe Hanley Section 2:Michael Brady Section 3: William Martino |
| 2/6/04 | 2004 Chess Super Bowl | Leigh Hunt |
| 9/26/03 | Schach und Matt | Leigh Hunt |
| 8/15/03 | Deep Fritchle Memories | Robert Engler |
| 3/21/03 | U.S. Open Warm Up | Mike Henebry Robert Engler |
| 10/18/02 | White Elephant Graveyard | Joe Hanley Ernesto Soto |
| 9/6/02 | Ben Franklin's Bathtub | Ernesto Soto |
| 8/2/02 | Summer Chess Camp | Leigh Hunt, Ernest Soto Mike Brady, Tim Galima Brian Scanlon |
| 6/28/02 | Phylloxera Open | Joe Hanley |
| 5/10/02 | Big Fish/ Little Fish | Joe Hanley (Big) Ernesto Soto (Little) |
| 3/29/02 | Bizarre Chess Bazaar | George Shahin W. Leigh Hunt |
| 2/1/02 | No Mo Chess Blues | Mafooz Ghafoori |
| 10/5/01 | September Song II | William Martino Tim Galima |
| 8/31/01 | La Palma Summer Snoozer | Eizo Hoshino |
| 8/3/01 | Summer Chess Caravan | Gregg Fritchle, Richard Oberlin Daniel Krawiec, Leigh Hunt |
| 6/22/01 | Fiddle Point Fiesta | Mike Brady |
| 5/18/01 | Chesstosterone Check Up | Gregg Fritchle |
| 3/30/01 | 2001 a Chess Odyssey | IM Varuzhan Akobian |
| 2/2/01 | Bring On Da Chess | Gregg Fritchle |
| 9/22/00 | September Song | Mafooz Ghafoori |
| 8/18/00 | 25th Anniversary Celebration (La Palma Chess Club) |
Greg Fritchle Mafooz Ghafoori |
| 6/23/00 | We Coulda Watched the Lakers | Mike Brady |
| 5/19/00 | Schach und Schadenfrende | Eizo Hoshino Mike Brady |
| 3/24/00 | Garden of Pawnly Delights | Leigh Hunt |
| 2/18/00 | You Call THIS a Chess Tournament | Leigh Hunt |