New Events Scheduled in Ann Arbor

The Garden Market Cafe has expanded their chess offerings.

In addition to being the site for a Wednesday club that meets weekly for casual blitz from 7-9pm, there have been 6 rated events scheduled for this venue.

For all events, please come early and buy dinner from proprietor Rey Santiago.

The Garden Market Cafe is located on the first floor of Huron Towers apartment complex.

Huron Towers are roughly between med campus and north campus.
They can also be reached easily from the Geddes Rd. exit from US-23.
Huron Towers are located at 2200 Fuller Court Ann Arbor, MI 48105

On Friday 4/4; 4/25; 5/16; 6/6; 7/11; 8/1 Action Quads will be held.

Follow the above date links for complete details on the Michigan Chess tournament calendar.
These are now posted in the USCF online TLA section as well.

2008 Young Children's winners (K-3)

Young Children's Championship (K-3C) winners

1 Chen, Michael (1) 1699 5.0 13.5 16.5 15.0 33.0
2 Liao, Shangbo (5) 889 4.5 12.0 14.0 13.0 25.5
3 Li, Ruifeng (6) 879 4.0 14.0 16.0 12.0 22.0
4 Tao, Rachel (4) 935 4.0 11.5 11.5 11.0 17.0
5 Goulet, Connor (19) 528 4.0 11.5 11.5 10.0 16.0

For Group K
1 Zhong, Xiao Xuan (16) 589 3.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 8.0
2 Smith, Timmy (39) nnnn 2.0 9.0 12.0 5.0 6.0
3 Aldrich, Michael (28) 100 0.5 7.0 10.0 0.5 0.5

For Group 1
*** Li, Ruifeng (6) 879 4.0 14.0 16.0 12.0 22.0
1 Whalen, Clarice (11) 708 3.0 10.0 12.0 8.0 12.0
2 Gudal, Ryan (22) 370 2.0 9.0 12.0 6.0 6.0
3 Kandula, Aditya (33) nnnn 2.0 4.5 7.0 4.0 3.0

For Group 2
*** Chen, Michael (1) 1699 5.0 13.5 16.5 15.0 33.0
1 Wan, Caleb Chi-Kei (7) 809 3.5 14.5 15.5 11.5 18.5
2 Graham, Patrick (3) 1008 3.0 15.5 17.5 12.0 16.0
3 Darnell, Duncan (20) 420 3.0 13.5 14.5 9.0 12.0

For Group 3
*** Liao, Shangbo (5) 889 4.5 12.0 14.0 13.0 25.5
*** Tao, Rachel (4) 935 4.0 11.5 11.5 11.0 17.0
*** Goulet, Connor (19) 528 4.0 11.5 11.5 10.0 16.0
1 Wellman, Julian (2) 1267 3.5 14.5 17.0 12.5 20.5
2 Pruim, Jason (8) 797 3.0 11.5 12.5 11.0 12.0
3 Emaus, Jack (10) 723 3.0 10.0 11.0 7.0 11.0

Young Children's Reserve (K-3R)

1 Jenkins, Andrew (8) 407 5.0 12.5 14.0 15.0 28.0
2 Rogers, Jovaun (2) 478 4.5 11.0 13.0 14.0 22.5
3 Chen, Alvin (30) nnnn 4.0 15.0 17.5 14.0 25.0
4 Chen, Robert (3) 439 4.0 13.0 15.5 11.0 24.5
5 Tucker, Travis (4) 439 4.0 11.5 12.5 10.0 17.0
6 Yanish, Christian (12) 362 4.0 10.5 12.0 11.0 18.0
7 Cupchak, Brendan (15) 331 4.0 9.5 11.0 12.0 16.0

2008 Children's (K-5) winners

Children's Championship (K-5C) winners

1 Webster, Kyle D (2) 1391 5.0 14.0 16.5 15.0 33.0
2 Peters, Epiphany M (1) 1589 4.0 17.0 19.0 14.0 28.0
3 Virkud, Apurva (4) 1266 4.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 24.0
4 Hawver, Evan W (3) 1283 4.0 14.0 16.5 13.0 25.0
5 Zhong, Xiao Xiang (16) 926 4.0 12.5 14.5 11.0 21.0

For Group 4
*** Virkud, Apurva (4) 1266 4.0 15.0 17.0 13.0 24.0
*** Zhong, Xiao Xiang (16) 926 4.0 12.5 14.5 11.0 21.0
1 Chitale, Anirudh D (12) 1050 4.0 11.5 11.5 12.0 15.0
2 Miklavcic, William (23) 865 3.5 13.0 14.0 11.0 16.5
3 Palanirajan, Skand (7) 1170 3.5 10.5 12.0 9.5 15.5

For Group 5
*** Webster, Kyle D (2) 1391 5.0 14.0 16.5 15.0 33.0
*** Peters, Epiphany M (1) 1589 4.0 17.0 19.0 14.0 28.0
*** Hawver, Evan W (3) 1283 4.0 14.0 16.5 13.0 25.0
1 George, Nicholas (14) 987 4.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 18.0
2 Dang, Michael (10) 1114 4.0 11.5 13.5 12.0 19.0
3 Shi, Michael (8) 1144 3.5 11.5 13.5 10.0 18.5

Children's Reserve (K-5R) winners
1 Candie, Jordan (24) 366 5.0 13.0 15.0 15.0 30.0
2 Keener, Ivan (13) 487 5.0 12.0 13.0 15.0 26.0
3 Kappagantu, Aniruddha (53) nnnn 4.0 15.0 18.0 13.0 26.0
4 Young, Johnny (70) nnnn 4.0 15.0 15.0 13.0 20.0
5 Janick, Aaron (1) 666 4.0 14.0 15.0 13.0 20.0
6 Austin, Sidnei (42) nnnn 4.0 13.5 16.0 13.0 25.0
7 Kandula, Kartikeya (25) 355 4.0 12.5 15.0 12.0 22.0
8 Lewis, Zachary (20) 399 4.0 12.5 14.5 12.0 22.0
9 Tucker, Tyler (10) 553 4.0 12.5 13.5 14.0 17.0
10 Troia, Reece (5) 608 4.0 12.0 14.0 10.0 20.0
11 Xiao, Jeffrey (11) 552 4.0 12.0 13.0 10.0 18.0

2008 Sponsors winners

Children's Sponsors winners

1 Garrison, Raymond (2) 1835 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 10.0
2 Liubakka, Michael (10) nnnn 2.0 4.5 5.5 4.0 5.0

For Group A
*** Garrison, Raymond (2) 1835 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 10.0
1 Hickey, Gene (1) 1917 1.5 1.0 3.0 2.5 2.0

For Group C
1 Schwiebert, Loren (3) 1581 2.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.0

For Group D
1 Pender, Joe (6) 1213 1.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 2.0

For Group E
1 Johnson, Timothy D (7) 1090 1.0 1.5 3.5 1.0 0.0

For Group G
1 Walters, Troy (8) 604 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0

For Group U
*** Liubakka, Michael (10) nnnn 2.0 4.5 5.5 4.0 5.0
1 Larson, Ron (9) nnnn 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 2.0


Junior Sponsors winners

1 Hamilton, Zach (6) 1235 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.0 9.0
2 Johnson, Timothy P (4) 1469 2.5 4.0 5.5 5.0 8.5

For Group A
1 Hickey, Gene (1) 1917 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.0 6.5

For Group B
1 Gerdes, David (2) 1612 1.0 3.0 5.5 3.0 2.0

For Group C
*** Johnson, Timothy P (4) 1469 2.5 4.0 5.5 5.0 8.5
1 Faust, Scott (3) 1557 1.5 1.5 5.5 2.5 3.5

For Group D
*** Hamilton, Zach (6) 1235 3.0 3.5 4.5 6.0 9.0
1 Glantz, Jack (5) 1291 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 2.0

For Group E
1 Johnson, Timothy D (8) 1090 1.0 1.5 4.0 2.0 0.0

For Group F
1 Onica, Matthew (9) 912 1.5 1.5 5.0 3.5 3.5

For Group G
1 McCutcheon, Roy (10) 762 1.5 1.0 4.5 2.0 3.0

2008 Young Junior winners

The Michigan Young Junior Championship (K-8C) winners are:

1 Chen, Michael L (1) 1699 5.0 14.0 16.0 15.0 32.0
2 Virkud, Apurva (6) 1266 4.0 16.5 19.5 14.0 29.0
3 Lee, Melissa (9) 1207 4.0 14.0 16.0 14.0 24.0
4 Hunt, Nick (11) 1180 4.0 13.0 15.0 12.0 20.0
5 Hawver, Evan W (5) 1283 4.0 12.5 14.5 13.0 21.0

For Group 5u
*** Chen, Michael L (1) 1699 5.0 14.0 16.0 15.0 32.0
*** Virkud, Apurva (6) 1266 4.0 16.5 19.5 14.0 29.0
*** Hawver, Evan W (5) 1283 4.0 12.5 14.5 13.0 21.0
1 Shi, Michael (13) 1144 4.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 18.0
2 Bora, Safal (8) 1252 3.0 14.0 16.0 12.0 14.0
3 Pender, Cameron (34) 920 3.0 13.0 14.0 9.0 12.0

For Group 6
*** Hunt, Nick (11) 1180 4.0 13.0 15.0 12.0 20.0
1 Shrivastava, Apurva (22) 1061 4.0 12.5 13.5 13.0 19.0
2 Ying, Andrew (4) 1304 3.0 12.5 13.5 8.0 13.0
3 Zhang, Zongxiang (21) 1065 3.0 11.5 13.5 9.0 13.5

For Group 7
1 Shu, Wayne (3) 1340 4.0 10.5 12.5 10.0 21.0
2 McCutcheon, Richard (24) 1039 3.5 10.0 11.0 9.5 12.0
3 Patke, Mayank (31) 957 3.0 15.0 16.0 10.0 16.0

For Group 8
*** Lee, Melissa (9) 1207 4.0 14.0 16.0 14.0 24.0
1 Adams, Ja'monte (2) 1453 4.0 12.5 14.0 10.0 22.0
2 Jain, Nishant (10) 1204 4.0 12.0 14.0 12.0 20.0
3 Zylstra, Isaac (23) 1046 3.0 13.0 13.0 9.0 8.0

The Michigan Young Junior Reserve (K-8R) winners are:

1 Creech, Chandler (42) nnnn 5.0 13.0 13.5 15.0 27.0
2 Williams, Dominque (57) nnnn 4.5 13.5 16.5 14.0 29.5
3 Ni, Kevin (50) nnnn 4.0 15.0 17.0 14.0 24.0
4 Biswas, Ritwik (2) 767 4.0 14.5 17.5 12.0 27.0
5 Phelps, Jordan (17) 592 4.0 14.5 16.5 13.0 23.0
6 Jackson, Demetrius (23) 543 4.0 12.5 14.0 10.0 19.0
7 Jackson, Jalen (46) nnnn 4.0 12.0 14.0 11.0 22.0
8 Singh, Navraj (22) 555 4.0 11.0 13.0 11.0 18.0

2008 Michigan Junior Winners

A total of 380 entrants participated in the 9-section Michigan Junior at Oakland University over March 15-16.

The Michigan Junior (K-12) winners are:

1 Shetty, Atulya (2) 1959 5.0
2 Schilleman, Andrew (5) 1903 4.5
3 Canty III, James (1) 2130 4.0
4 Jia, Roger (7) 1808 4.0
5 Kemp, Kayeen (12) 1573 4.0

Atulya Shetty will also receive a $500 scholarship upon proof of enrollment in an institution of higher education. He is a 6th-grader.

Andrew Schilleman will also receive a $250 scholarship upon proof of enrollment in an institution of higher education. As the top HS finisher, he will represent Michigan at the Denker invitational tournament of high school champions this summer in Dallas.

For Group 8u
*** Shetty, Atulya (2) 6th grade 1959 5.0
1 Amarasinghe, Prashantha (6) 8th grade 1879 3.5
2 Larson, Eric Danie (9) 7th grade 1712 3.0
3 Chen, Peter L (11) 4th grade 1641 2.5

For Group 9
*** Kemp, Kayeen (12) 1573 4.0
1 Elenbogen, Andrew (19) 1470 3.0
2 Kopitz, Alexander (32) 1105 3.0
3 Edgerle, Ian (10) 1691 3.0

For Group 10
*** Schilleman, Andrew (5) 1903 4.5
*** Canty III, James (1) 2130 4.0
1 Combs, Terry Allen (14) 1512 4.0
2 Lee, Brendon (13) 1529 3.5
3 Reddick, Forrest (23) 1353 3.0

For Group 11
1 Anderson, Neal (8) 1715 4.0
2 Mc Comb, Zachary (20) 1458 3.0
3 Mellis, Patrick (25) 1332 3.0

For Group 12
*** Jia, Roger (7) 1808 4.0
1 Carter, Ashley (3) 1948 3.0
2 Dean-Spagnuolo, Ryan (43) 770 3.0
3 Sweatland, Christo (18) 1484 2.5