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For all regular tournaments:

Pairings: Swiss System. All pairings are final at 3PM on game day. If you cannot be there, you must notify the T.D. by 3PM.
Official Start Time: 7:15 PM.
1^st Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes with 10-second delay.
2^nd Time control: Game in 30 minutes with 10-second delay.
Entry Fees: $20 ($25 or $30 for 7 or 8-round tournaments) and club membership required.
Prizes: Each prize category must have at least 1 entry. Prize fund depends on entries.
Byes: As many as two half-point-byes may count towards your score for prize purposes, 3 or 4 in longer tournaments, at the discretion of the TD. If a half-point-bye in the last round is to count towards prizes, the TD must be informed before the beginning of the 2nd round.
Forfeits: Any player who forfeits by not showing up within 1 hour of game time will be dropped from the tournament and not paired in subsequent rounds. To avoid this fate, contact chief TD Scott Hunt before the round at 818-298-5255 and let him know you are not coming. If you do forfeit, and you want to be paired in subsequent rounds, call TD Scott Hunt and explain that you expect to show up next time.
Clocks: Digital clocks with time delay are standard. In the event of questions or disputes regarding clocks, the tournament director will decide.
Chief TD: Scott Hunt. In all cases the Chief TD is the final authority on interpretation of the rules of play & conduct.
USCF rated: USCF membership required (you can join when you enter). All tournaments are USCF rated.
Club membership is also required for all tournament play. Dues $25 for adults, $15 for juniors (under 18).
All USCF members from any chess club, including all members of the Pasadena Chess Club, or if just visiting the Pasadena area, may enter any tournament in progress, in any round at the Pasadena Chess Club. Simply contact the Chief TD Scott C Hunt at 818-298-5255, or email schkjv at yahoo.com for more information.

2019 calendar of events

Pasadena Chess Club: cross tables for all club tournaments
2019
Annual club membership dues are $25 for adults [Note: Will increase to $30 in 2020] Annual club membership dues are $15 for junior members (under 18) [Note: Will increase to $20 in 2020] Standard tournament entry fee is $20 Entry fee for the Club Championship will be $25 Entry fee for 7 round tournaments (if we have any) will be $25 Entry fee for 8 round tournaments (if we have any) will be $30 No admittance to the building before 7:00 PM Round starting time is 7:15 PM
01/04/2019 02/08/2019	Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial	6 rounds Four Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay Arrive by 7:00 PM to register before round 1. USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Rated Final Standings 2019 Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial prizes *Top Section* 1st: Tommy Wen 2nd: Teddie Wen 3rd-4th: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-4th: Daniel Manahan 5th (tie): Alan Severino 5th (tie): Marius Lucan 5th (tie): Jessie Victoria 5th (tie): Lawrence Stevens 5th (tie): Randall Hough 5th (tie): Isaac Martinez *Open Section* 1st: Philip Leung 2nd-4th: Raphael Manahan 2nd-4th: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd-4th: Arturo Armagnac 5th (tie): Eric Libicki 5th (tie): Alec Spencer 5th (tie): Marchand Spector *Middle Section* 1st: Nathan Gan 2nd: Thomas Zhao 3rd-4th: Anna Lin 3rd-4th: David Faulkner 5th-8th: Patrick Giles, Jr. 5th-8th: Bertram Buggs 5th-8th: Steve Conant 5th-8th: Zhiqin Jiang *Junior Section* 1st (tie): James Maxwell Lyle 1st (tie): Jake Vigil 1st (tie): Ishan Prabhu 1st (tie): Sofia Vigil 2nd: Isaac Zhang 3rd (tie): Erik Kalodji 3rd (tie): Jevin John 3rd (tie): Julian Kuo 3rd (tie): Zhanibek Abilkaiyr Best Game: Linus Eisenberg (551 points) Most cumulative upset points: Richard Ferraro, Jr. (1013 points)
02/15/2019 03/22/2019	Club Championship 2016 Champion Annie Wang First female club Champion! 2017 Champion Annie Wang Two Years in a Row 2018 Champion Anthony Ge 2019 Champion Aaron Sun	6 rounds Two Sections Open & U1000	$25 entry fee 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by SD/30, 10-second delay Registration begins at 7 PM on 15 February Register in advance by E-mail to TD if possible USCF & club membership both required Free entry for all players rated 2400 or above Entry fee will be deducted from any prize Note: Entry fee is $25 Note: Guaranteed $1500 Prize Fund 2019 Prize Fund Distribution (different from last year): 1st thru 8th place prizes for ratings 1000-1499 Plus a $30 TD bonus for clear 1st place 1st thru 8th place prizes for ratings 1500-1899 Plus a $40 TD bonus for clear 1st place 1st thru 8th place prizes for ratings 1900 and above Plus a $50 TD bonus for clear 1st place Any player of any rating may of course play well enough to knock out much higher rated players and therefore receive a prize greater than their present rating allows. Prizes will increase proportionately if enough players enter. 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Final Standings Posted Tuesday 26 March @ 1:45 PM Aaron Sun & Jesse Victoria tie for first place with 5½/6 and Aaron Sun wins Championship title on tie-breaks. 2019 Club Championship Prize List *Open Section* 1st: Aaron Sun (Club Champion) 1st: Jesse Victoria 3rd-5th: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-5th: Lawrence Stevens 3rd-5th: Login Malin 6th-8th: Ilya Sterin 6th-8th: Alan Severino 6th-8th: Daniel Manahan 6th-8th: Isaac Martinez 6th-8th: Joshua Powell *Open Section 1500-1899* 1st: Joshua Powell 2nd-8th: Alex He 2nd-8th: Gregory Hall 2nd-8th: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd-8th: James Sharp 2nd-8th: Anthea Carson 2nd-8th: Kendryek Wu 2nd-8th: Eric R Pangilinan 2nd-8th: Roger Li *Open Section 1000-1499* 1st: Roger Li 2nd-5th: Bertram Buggs 2nd-5th: Nune Khachatryan 2nd-5th: Derek Chok 2nd-5th: Marilyn Gan 6th-8th: Roland Brockers 6th-8th: Steve Conant 6th-8th: Timothy Molinar 6th-8th: Ethan Liu 6th-8th: Thomas Zhao 6th-8th: Penn H Schneider 6th-8th: Michael Zhang 6th-8th: GuoQiang Sun 6th-8th: Ethan Wang *Lower Section* 1st: Justin Lo 2nd (tie): Juliana Hall 2nd (tie): Arnav Aggarwal 2nd (tie): Cade Camacho 3rd (tie): Yanfeng Guo 3rd (tie): Phillip Wang 3rd (tie): Joshua Wang 4th (tie): Linus Eisenberg 4th (tie): Phoebe Wang 4th (tie): Sofia Vigil 4th (tie): Keanna Holcomb 4th (tie): Zhanibek Abilkaiyr Best Game: Phillip Wang (876 points) Most cumulative upset points: Phillip Wang (2247 points)
03/29/2019	Annual Meeting Championship Trophy Presentation Blitz Chess Tournament	double rounds groups of six	Game/10, blitz rating system, $20 entry fee. USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Blitz Final Standings 2019: USCF Scholastic Final Standings 2019 Annual Blitz & Mini Scholastic Prize List *Blitz Section 1* 1st: Alen Melikadamian 2nd (tie): Ron Jabali 2nd (tie): Alan Severino *Blitz Section 2* 1st: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd: Aaron sun *Blitz Section 3* 1st: Manu Prasad 2nd: Logan Malin *Blitz Section 4* 1st-2nd: Juliana Hall 1st-2nd: Adelynne Yang *Blitz Section 5* 1st: Rafael Macias 2nd: Joshua Wang *Blitz Section 6* 1st: Frank Tang 2nd: Juan Henry *Blitz Section 7* 1st: Yanfeng Guo 2nd: Zhanibek Abilkaiyr Best Game: Anderson Yang (688 points) Most cumulative upset points: Anderson Yang (2218 points) *Mini Scholastic Tournament* 1st: Ashley Lin 2nd: Jake Vigil 3rd: Sofia Vigil Best Game: Julian Kuo (493 points) Most cumulative upset points: Julian Kuo (803 points)
04/05/2019 05/10/2019	Pasadena City Championship	6 rounds 4 Sections	$20 entry fee Time Control 40/90, game/30, 10 second delay Registration begins at 7 PM on 4/05. USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Final Standings 2019 Pasadena City Championship Prize List *Championship Section* 1st: Ilya Sterin (Pasadena City Champion) 2nd: Ron Jabali 3rd-4th: Teddie Wen 3rd-4th: Alan Severino 3rd-4th: Raymond Armagnac 5th-6th: Marius Lucan 5th-6th: Larry Stevens *Open Section* 1st: Joshua Powell 2nd-3rd: Kendryek Wu 2nd-3rd: Alec Spencer 4th-7th: Frank Fan 4th-7th: Logan Malin 4th-7th: Arturo Armagnac 4th-7th: Roger Li 4th-7th: Jason Zhang *Middle Section* 1st-2nd: Bertram Buggs 1st-2nd: Nune Khachatryan 3rd: Derek Chok 4th-7th: Ethan Wang 4th-7th: Darren Lee 4th-7th: Zhiqin Jiang 4th-7th: Anna Lin 4th-7th: Juan Henry 4th-7th: Phoebe Wang *Junior Section* 1st-3rd: Ashley Lin 1st-3rd: Aaron Fan 1st-3rd: Justin Lo 4th: Jessica Wang 5th-9th: Jake Vigil 5th-9th: Cade Camacho 5th-9th: James Lyle 5th-9th: Erik Kalodji 5th-9th: Isaac Zhang 5th-9th: Ethan Kinoshita 5th-9th: Danielle Vasserman 5th-9th: Matthew Szeto Best Game: Sophia Manahan (425 points) Most cumulative upset points: Brandon Vasserman (1005 points)
05/17/2019 06/21/2019	Mt. Wilson Open	6 rounds Four Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 5/18 USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC final standings 2019: USCF rated final standings 2019 Mount Wilson Open Prize List *Section One* 1st: Ron Jabali 2nd: Alan Severino 3rd-4th: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-4th: Larry Stevens 5th-6th: Eric Woo 5th-6th: Joshua Powell 5th-6th: Marchand Spector 5th-6th: Tim Thompson *Section Two* 1st-3rd: Arturo Armagnac 1st-3rd: Norbert Bell 1st-3rd: Tony Tong 4th-6th: Frank Fan 4th-6th: Eric Pangilinan 4th-6th: Leo Wang *Section Three* 1st: Darren Lee 2nd-5th: Manu Prasad 2nd-5th: Frank Tang 2nd-5th: Ethan Wang 2nd-5th: Yanfeng Guo 6th-7th: Derek Chok 6th-7th: Marilyn Gan 6th-7th: Linus Eisenberg 6th-7th: Mason Tran 6th-7th: Chelsea Yu *Junior Section* 1st (tie): Jake Vigil 1st (tie): Isaac Zhang Best Game: Chelsea Yu (497 points) Most cumulative upset points: Chelsea Yu (1764 points)
06/28/2019 08/16/2019	Liberty Open	8 rounds 3 Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay *NOTE: $30 entry fee* Registration begins at 7PM on 6/28 USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC final standings 2019: USCF rated final standings Posted Wednesday 21 August @ 8:56 AM 2019 Liberty Open Prize List *Section One* 1st: Ilya Sterin 2nd-3rd: Daniel Manahan 2nd-3rd: Eric Woo 4th-5th: Caleb Wan 4th-5th: Raymond Armagnac 4th-5th: Marius Lucan *Section Two* 1st: Norbert Bell 2nd-3rd: Leo Wang 2nd-3rd: Alidar Kuchukov 1st-3rd: Norbert Bell 4th-6th: Alec Spencer 4th-6th: Jason Zhang 4th-6th: Jason McKeen 7th-10th: William Chen 7th-10th: Marissa Lee 7th-10th: Eric Vasserman 7th-10th: Alfredo Simbajon 7th-10th: Frank Tang 7th-10th: Derek Chok *Section Three* 1st: Alan Peng 2nd: Michael Zhang 3rd-4th: Alexander Cheng 3rd-4th: Linus Eisenberg 5th-7th: Arnav Aggarwal 5th-7th: Aaron Fan 5th-7th: Ashlynn Sun 8th: Daniella Vasserman Best Game: Martin Zhao (877 points) Most cumulative upset points: Martin Zhao (1653 points) *Highest Performance Ratings* Section 1: Brandon Xie (2549) Section 2: Derek Chok (1934) Section 3: Alan Peng (1310)
08/23/2019 09/27/2019	San Gabriel Valley Open	6 rounds 4 Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 8/23 Contact TD to register in advance if you can USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Final Standings Posted Tuesday 1 October @ 10:36 PM San Gabriel Valley Championship 2019 prize List *Section One* 1st: Caleb Wan (Earns National Master title) 2nd-4th: Chris Pensoneau 2nd-4th: Alan Severino 2nd-4th: Brandon Xie 5th: Raymond Armagnac 5th: Eric Woo *Section Two* 1st-2nd: Allen Sarkisyan 1st-2nd: Nolan Tai 3rd-4th: Erik Libicki 3rd-4th: Tanish Vora 5th: Gregory Hall 5th: Archer Roberts 5th: Frank Tang *Section Three* 1st-5th: Timothy Molinar 1st-5th: Manu Prasad 1st-5th: Marilyn Gan 1st-5th: Benjamin Teng 1st-5th: Bertram Buggs 1st-5th: Darren Lee *Section Four* 1st: Sam Vanis 2nd-3rd: Sophia Manahan 2nd-3rd: Nathan Luhur 2nd-3rd: Jayesh Immadisetty, Jr. 4th-5th: Nathaniel Hall 4th-5th: Daniel Huang 6th-7th: Franklin Teng 6th-7th: Lucas Park 8th-12th: Justin Lo 8th-12th: Cade Camacho 8th-12th: Surya Yarlagadda 8th-12th: Ashlynn Sun 8th-12th: Dada Goldstein 8th-12th: Neil Jatakia Best Game: Jonny Tran (313 points) Most cumulative upset points: Nathan Luhur (886 points) Highest performance rating: Caleb Wan (2508)
10/04/2019 11/08/2019	Crown City Open	6 rounds 4 Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 10/04 Contact TD to register in advance if you can USCF & Club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Rated Final Standings Posted Wednesday 13 November @ 8:11 AM 2019 Crown City Open Prize List *Section One* 1st-2nd: Teddie Wen 1st-2nd: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-7th: Tommy Wen 3rd-7th: Danny Soong 3rd-7th: Alan Severino 3rd-7th: Marius Lucan 3rd-7th: Hamlet Tovmasyan 3rd-7th: Randy Hough *Section Two* 1st: David Akopyan 2nd: Benjamin Teng 3rd-4th: Nura Awda 3rd-4th: Byron She 5th-7th: Kendryek Wu 5th-7th: Rafi Andranigian 5th-7th: Tanish Vora 5th-7th: Leo Wang 5th-7th: Eric Vasserman *Section Three* 1st: Alan Peng 2nd-4th: Manu Prasad 2nd-4th: Steve Conant 2nd-4th: Yanfeng Guo 5th-7th: Darren Lee 5th-7th: Bertram Buggs 5th-7th: Evan Zhang 5th-7th: Anna Lin *Section Four* 1st: Harut Khachatryan 2nd: Ishan Prabhu 2nd: Ian Fitzgerald 3rd: Surya Yarlagadda 3rd: Ashlynn Sun 3rd: Jessica Wang 3rd: Rohit Marem 4th: Daniell Vasserman 4th: Brandon Vasserman 4th: Martin Zhao 4th: Edward Noravyan 4th: Jet Lew 4th: Isaac Zhang 5th: James Lyle 6th: Juliana Hall 6th: Nathaniel Hall 6th: Cade Camacho 6th: Joel Smith 6th: Dada Goldstein 6th: James Immadisetty Jr. 6th: Neil Jatakia 6th: Jacob Wang 6th: Princessa Henry 7th: Jonny Tran 7th: Erik Kalodji 7th: Aria Wang 7th: Alissa Tai 7th: Michaela Goldstein Best Game: Anthony Iek (395 points) Most cumulative upset points: Rohit Marem (1864 points) Highest playing performance: Rohit Marem (55% of USCF rating) Only perfect score: Alan Peng (6/6)
11/15/2019 12/20/2019	A Rose For Your Queen	6 rounds 4 sections	40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 11/15 Contact TD to register in advance if you can USCF & Club membership required 2019: Standings after round 3 2019: Tentative round 4 pairings Posted Monday 2 December @ 9:55 PM Tentative pairings are always subject to change without notice 2018: PCC Final Standings 2018: USCF Final Standings Posted Wednesday 2 January @ 6:17 PM 2018 Rose for Your Queen prizes *Top Section* 1st-2nd: Alan Severino 1st-2nd: Brian Huang 3rd: Raymond Armagnac 3rd: Martin Leung *Open Section* 1st: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd-4th: Raphael Manahan 2nd-4th: James Sharp 2nd-4th: Kendryek Wu 2nd-4th: Manu Prasad *Middle Section* 1st: Archer Roberts 2nd: Caedon Holcomb 3rd-7th: Bertram Buggs 3rd-7th: Frank Tang 3rd-7th: Christopher Han 3rd-7th: Alexander Chen 3rd-7th: Gregg Spector *Junior Section* 1st: Ashlynn Sun 2nd: Nathan Luhur 3rd: Isaac Zhang 4th (tie): Ishan Prabhu 4th (tie): Jet Lew 5th (tie): Jake Vigil 5th (tie): Erik Kalodji Best Game: Nathan Luhur (441points) Most cumulative upset points: Nathan Luhur (679points)
12/27/2019	Blitz Tournament	Double Round	$20 entry fee Time control: Game/10, no delay. Number of rounds & sections will be decided that night

2020 calendar of events

Pasadena Chess Club: cross tables for all club tournaments
2020
Annual club membership dues are $30 for adults Annual club membership dues are $20 for junior members (under 18) Standard tournament entry fee is $20 Entry fee for the Club Championship will be $25 Entry fee for 7 round tournaments (if we have any) will be $25 Entry fee for 8 round tournaments (if we have any) will be $30 No admittance to the building before 7:00 PM Round starting time is 7:15 PM
01/03/2020 02/07/2020	Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial	6 rounds Four Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay Arrive by 7:00 PM to register before round 1. USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Rated Final Standings 2019 Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial prizes *Top Section* 1st: Tommy Wen 2nd: Teddie Wen 3rd-4th: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-4th: Daniel Manahan 5th (tie): Alan Severino 5th (tie): Marius Lucan 5th (tie): Jessie Victoria 5th (tie): Lawrence Stevens 5th (tie): Randall Hough 5th (tie): Isaac Martinez *Open Section* 1st: Philip Leung 2nd-4th: Raphael Manahan 2nd-4th: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd-4th: Arturo Armagnac 5th (tie): Eric Libicki 5th (tie): Alec Spencer 5th (tie): Marchand Spector *Middle Section* 1st: Nathan Gan 2nd: Thomas Zhao 3rd-4th: Anna Lin 3rd-4th: David Faulkner 5th-8th: Patrick Giles, Jr. 5th-8th: Bertram Buggs 5th-8th: Steve Conant 5th-8th: Zhiqin Jiang *Junior Section* 1st (tie): James Maxwell Lyle 1st (tie): Jake Vigil 1st (tie): Ishan Prabhu 1st (tie): Sofia Vigil 2nd: Isaac Zhang 3rd (tie): Erik Kalodji 3rd (tie): Jevin John 3rd (tie): Julian Kuo 3rd (tie): Zhanibek Abilkaiyr Best Game: Linus Eisenberg (551 points) Most cumulative upset points: Richard Ferraro, Jr. (1013 points)
02/14/2020 03/20/2020	Club Championship 2016 Champion Annie Wang First female club Champion! 2017 Champion Annie Wang Two Years in a Row 2018 Champion Anthony Ge 2019 Champion Aaron Sun	6 rounds Two Sections Open & U1000	$25 entry fee 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by SD/30, 10-second delay Registration begins at 7 PM on 15 February Register in advance by E-mail to TD if possible USCF & club membership both required Free entry for all players rated 2400 or above Entry fee will be deducted from any prize Note: Entry fee is $25 Note: Guaranteed $1500 Prize Fund 2019 Prize Fund Distribution (different from last year): 1st thru 8th place prizes for ratings 1000-1499 Plus a $30 TD bonus for clear 1st place 1st thru 8th place prizes for ratings 1500-1899 Plus a $40 TD bonus for clear 1st place 1st thru 8th place prizes for ratings 1900 and above Plus a $50 TD bonus for clear 1st place Any player of any rating may of course play well enough to knock out much higher rated players and therefore receive a prize greater than their present rating allows. Prizes will increase proportionately if enough players enter. 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Final Standings Posted Tuesday 26 March @ 1:45 PM Aaron Sun & Jesse Victoria tie for first place with 5½/6 and Aaron Sun wins Championship title on tie-breaks. 2019 Club Championship Prize List *Open Section* 1st: Aaron Sun (Club Champion) 1st: Jesse Victoria 3rd-5th: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-5th: Lawrence Stevens 3rd-5th: Login Malin 6th-8th: Ilya Sterin 6th-8th: Alan Severino 6th-8th: Daniel Manahan 6th-8th: Isaac Martinez 6th-8th: Joshua Powell *Open Section 1500-1899* 1st: Joshua Powell 2nd-8th: Alex He 2nd-8th: Gregory Hall 2nd-8th: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd-8th: James Sharp 2nd-8th: Anthea Carson 2nd-8th: Kendryek Wu 2nd-8th: Eric R Pangilinan 2nd-8th: Roger Li *Open Section 1000-1499* 1st: Roger Li 2nd-5th: Bertram Buggs 2nd-5th: Nune Khachatryan 2nd-5th: Derek Chok 2nd-5th: Marilyn Gan 6th-8th: Roland Brockers 6th-8th: Steve Conant 6th-8th: Timothy Molinar 6th-8th: Ethan Liu 6th-8th: Thomas Zhao 6th-8th: Penn H Schneider 6th-8th: Michael Zhang 6th-8th: GuoQiang Sun 6th-8th: Ethan Wang *Lower Section* 1st: Justin Lo 2nd (tie): Juliana Hall 2nd (tie): Arnav Aggarwal 2nd (tie): Cade Camacho 3rd (tie): Yanfeng Guo 3rd (tie): Phillip Wang 3rd (tie): Joshua Wang 4th (tie): Linus Eisenberg 4th (tie): Phoebe Wang 4th (tie): Sofia Vigil 4th (tie): Keanna Holcomb 4th (tie): Zhanibek Abilkaiyr Best Game: Phillip Wang (876 points) Most cumulative upset points: Phillip Wang (2247 points)
03/27/2020	Annual Meeting Championship Trophy Presentation Blitz Chess Tournament	double rounds groups of six	Game/10, blitz rating system, $20 entry fee. USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Blitz Final Standings 2019: USCF Scholastic Final Standings 2019 Annual Blitz & Mini Scholastic Prize List *Blitz Section 1* 1st: Alen Melikadamian 2nd (tie): Ron Jabali 2nd (tie): Alan Severino *Blitz Section 2* 1st: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd: Aaron sun *Blitz Section 3* 1st: Manu Prasad 2nd: Logan Malin *Blitz Section 4* 1st-2nd: Juliana Hall 1st-2nd: Adelynne Yang *Blitz Section 5* 1st: Rafael Macias 2nd: Joshua Wang *Blitz Section 6* 1st: Frank Tang 2nd: Juan Henry *Blitz Section 7* 1st: Yanfeng Guo 2nd: Zhanibek Abilkaiyr Best Game: Anderson Yang (688 points) Most cumulative upset points: Anderson Yang (2218 points) *Mini Scholastic Tournament* 1st: Ashley Lin 2nd: Jake Vigil 3rd: Sofia Vigil Best Game: Julian Kuo (493 points) Most cumulative upset points: Julian Kuo (803 points)
04/03/2020 05/08/2020	Pasadena City Championship	6 rounds 4 Sections	$20 entry fee Time Control 40/90, game/30, 10 second delay Registration begins at 7 PM on 4/05. USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Final Standings 2019 Pasadena City Championship Prize List *Championship Section* 1st: Ilya Sterin (Pasadena City Champion) 2nd: Ron Jabali 3rd-4th: Teddie Wen 3rd-4th: Alan Severino 3rd-4th: Raymond Armagnac 5th-6th: Marius Lucan 5th-6th: Larry Stevens *Open Section* 1st: Joshua Powell 2nd-3rd: Kendryek Wu 2nd-3rd: Alec Spencer 4th-7th: Frank Fan 4th-7th: Logan Malin 4th-7th: Arturo Armagnac 4th-7th: Roger Li 4th-7th: Jason Zhang *Middle Section* 1st-2nd: Bertram Buggs 1st-2nd: Nune Khachatryan 3rd: Derek Chok 4th-7th: Ethan Wang 4th-7th: Darren Lee 4th-7th: Zhiqin Jiang 4th-7th: Anna Lin 4th-7th: Juan Henry 4th-7th: Phoebe Wang *Junior Section* 1st-3rd: Ashley Lin 1st-3rd: Aaron Fan 1st-3rd: Justin Lo 4th: Jessica Wang 5th-9th: Jake Vigil 5th-9th: Cade Camacho 5th-9th: James Lyle 5th-9th: Erik Kalodji 5th-9th: Isaac Zhang 5th-9th: Ethan Kinoshita 5th-9th: Danielle Vasserman 5th-9th: Matthew Szeto Best Game: Sophia Manahan (425 points) Most cumulative upset points: Brandon Vasserman (1005 points)
05/15/2020 06/19/2020	Mt. Wilson Open	6 rounds Four Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 5/18 USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC final standings 2019: USCF rated final standings 2019 Mount Wilson Open Prize List *Section One* 1st: Ron Jabali 2nd: Alan Severino 3rd-4th: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-4th: Larry Stevens 5th-6th: Eric Woo 5th-6th: Joshua Powell 5th-6th: Marchand Spector 5th-6th: Tim Thompson *Section Two* 1st-3rd: Arturo Armagnac 1st-3rd: Norbert Bell 1st-3rd: Tony Tong 4th-6th: Frank Fan 4th-6th: Eric Pangilinan 4th-6th: Leo Wang *Section Three* 1st: Darren Lee 2nd-5th: Manu Prasad 2nd-5th: Frank Tang 2nd-5th: Ethan Wang 2nd-5th: Yanfeng Guo 6th-7th: Derek Chok 6th-7th: Marilyn Gan 6th-7th: Linus Eisenberg 6th-7th: Mason Tran 6th-7th: Chelsea Yu *Junior Section* 1st (tie): Jake Vigil 1st (tie): Isaac Zhang Best Game: Chelsea Yu (497 points) Most cumulative upset points: Chelsea Yu (1764 points)
06/26/2020 08/14/2020	Liberty Open	8 rounds 3 Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay *NOTE: $30 entry fee* Registration begins at 7PM on 6/28 USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC final standings 2019: USCF rated final standings Posted Wednesday 21 August @ 8:56 AM 2019 Liberty Open Prize List *Section One* 1st: Ilya Sterin 2nd-3rd: Daniel Manahan 2nd-3rd: Eric Woo 4th-5th: Caleb Wan 4th-5th: Raymond Armagnac 4th-5th: Marius Lucan *Section Two* 1st: Norbert Bell 2nd-3rd: Leo Wang 2nd-3rd: Alidar Kuchukov 1st-3rd: Norbert Bell 4th-6th: Alec Spencer 4th-6th: Jason Zhang 4th-6th: Jason McKeen 7th-10th: William Chen 7th-10th: Marissa Lee 7th-10th: Eric Vasserman 7th-10th: Alfredo Simbajon 7th-10th: Frank Tang 7th-10th: Derek Chok *Section Three* 1st: Alan Peng 2nd: Michael Zhang 3rd-4th: Alexander Cheng 3rd-4th: Linus Eisenberg 5th-7th: Arnav Aggarwal 5th-7th: Aaron Fan 5th-7th: Ashlynn Sun 8th: Daniella Vasserman Best Game: Martin Zhao (877 points) Most cumulative upset points: Martin Zhao (1653 points) *Highest Performance Ratings* Section 1: Brandon Xie (2549) Section 2: Derek Chok (1934) Section 3: Alan Peng (1310)
08/21/2020 09/25/2020	San Gabriel Valley Open	6 rounds 4 Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 8/23 Contact TD to register in advance if you can USCF & club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Final Standings Posted Tuesday 1 October @ 10:36 PM San Gabriel Valley Open 2019 prize List *Section One* 1st: Caleb Wan (Earns National Master title) 2nd-4th: Chris Pensoneau 2nd-4th: Alan Severino 2nd-4th: Brandon Xie 5th: Raymond Armagnac 5th: Eric Woo *Section Two* 1st-2nd: Allen Sarkisyan 1st-2nd: Nolan Tai 3rd-4th: Erik Libicki 3rd-4th: Tanish Vora 5th: Gregory Hall 5th: Archer Roberts 5th: Frank Tang *Section Three* 1st-5th: Timothy Molinar 1st-5th: Manu Prasad 1st-5th: Marilyn Gan 1st-5th: Benjamin Teng 1st-5th: Bertram Buggs 1st-5th: Darren Lee *Section Four* 1st: Sam Vanis 2nd-3rd: Sophia Manahan 2nd-3rd: Nathan Luhur 2nd-3rd: Jayesh Immadisetty, Jr. 4th-5th: Nathaniel Hall 4th-5th: Daniel Huang 6th-7th: Franklin Teng 6th-7th: Lucas Park 8th-12th: Justin Lo 8th-12th: Cade Camacho 8th-12th: Surya Yarlagadda 8th-12th: Ashlynn Sun 8th-12th: Dada Goldstein 8th-12th: Neil Jatakia Best Game: Jonny Tran (313 points) Most cumulative upset points: Nathan Luhur (886 points) Highest performance rating: Caleb Wan (2508)
10/02/2020 11/06/2020	Crown City Open	6 rounds 4 Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 10/04 Contact TD to register in advance if you can USCF & Club membership required 2019: PCC Final Standings 2019: USCF Rated Final Standings Posted Wednesday 13 November @ 8:11 AM 2019 Crown City Open Prize List *Section One* 1st-2nd: Teddie Wen 1st-2nd: Raymond Armagnac 3rd-7th: Tommy Wen 3rd-7th: Danny Soong 3rd-7th: Alan Severino 3rd-7th: Marius Lucan 3rd-7th: Hamlet Tovmasyan 3rd-7th: Randy Hough *Section Two* 1st: David Akopyan 2nd: Benjamin Teng 3rd-4th: Nura Awda 3rd-4th: Byron She 5th-7th: Kendryek Wu 5th-7th: Rafi Andranigian 5th-7th: Tanish Vora 5th-7th: Leo Wang 5th-7th: Eric Vasserman *Section Three* 1st: Alan Peng 2nd-4th: Manu Prasad 2nd-4th: Steve Conant 2nd-4th: Yanfeng Guo 5th-7th: Darren Lee 5th-7th: Bertram Buggs 5th-7th: Evan Zhang 5th-7th: Anna Lin *Section Four* 1st: Harut Khachatryan 2nd: Ishan Prabhu 2nd: Ian Fitzgerald 3rd: Surya Yarlagadda 3rd: Ashlynn Sun 3rd: Jessica Wang 3rd: Rohit Marem 4th: Daniell Vasserman 4th: Brandon Vasserman 4th: Martin Zhao 4th: Edward Noravyan 4th: Jet Lew 4th: Isaac Zhang 5th: James Lyle 6th: Juliana Hall 6th: Nathaniel Hall 6th: Cade Camacho 6th: Joel Smith 6th: Dada Goldstein 6th: James Immadisetty Jr. 6th: Neil Jatakia 6th: Jacob Wang 6th: Princessa Henry 7th: Jonny Tran 7th: Erik Kalodji 7th: Aria Wang 7th: Alissa Tai 7th: Michaela Goldstein Best Game: Anthony Iek (395 points) Most cumulative upset points: Rohit Marem (1864 points) Highest playing performance: Rohit Marem (55% of USCF rating) Only perfect score: Alan Peng (6/6)
11/13/2020 12/18/2020	A Rose For Your Queen	6 rounds 4 sections	40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by game/30, 10-second time delay $20 entry fee Registration begins at 7PM on 11/15 Contact TD to register in advance if you can USCF & Club membership required 2019: Standings after round 3 2019: Tentative round 4 pairings Posted Monday 2 December @ 9:55 PM Tentative pairings are always subject to change without notice 2018: PCC Final Standings 2018: USCF Final Standings Posted Wednesday 2 January @ 6:17 PM 2018 Rose for Your Queen prizes *Top Section* 1st-2nd: Alan Severino 1st-2nd: Brian Huang 3rd: Raymond Armagnac 3rd: Martin Leung *Open Section* 1st: Alidar Kuchukov 2nd-4th: Raphael Manahan 2nd-4th: James Sharp 2nd-4th: Kendryek Wu 2nd-4th: Manu Prasad *Middle Section* 1st: Archer Roberts 2nd: Caedon Holcomb 3rd-7th: Bertram Buggs 3rd-7th: Frank Tang 3rd-7th: Christopher Han 3rd-7th: Alexander Chen 3rd-7th: Gregg Spector *Junior Section* 1st: Ashlynn Sun 2nd: Nathan Luhur 3rd: Isaac Zhang 4th (tie): Ishan Prabhu 4th (tie): Jet Lew 5th (tie): Jake Vigil 5th (tie): Erik Kalodji Best Game: Nathan Luhur (441points) Most cumulative upset points: Nathan Luhur (679points)
12/25/2020	Closed	Closed	Merry Christmas

Big News!!
Fifteen year old WIM Annie Wang, Champion of the Pasadena Chess Club for 2016 & 2017, won the 2017 World Youth Chess Championship for Girls Under 16, with a relentless score of 10½/11 a full 2½ points ahead of the 2nd place finisher.

Annie also came in 2nd place in the 2018 U.S. Women's Chess Championship. Annie & Nazi Paikidze tied at 8½/11 in the regular tournament, and split their two rapid playoff games, before Paikidze finally won the armageddon blitz game to take the title.

Congratulations to our high-achieving Club Champion! As of the May 2018 USCF rating list, Annie is the 3rd highest rated girl (under 21) in the country. As of the October 2018 FIDE rating list, Annie is the 6th highest rated girl (under 16) in the world.

2017 Youth Championship final standings
2018 U.S. Chess Championship
Annie's FIDE profile
Annie's USCF profile

The Pasadena Chess Club meets in the Elmer and Teen Slavik Memorial Building at the Boys and Girls Club, 3230 East Del Mar, Pasadena 91107 (between Rosemead Blvd and San Gabriel Blvd). It's on the south side of Del Mar. Use the west driveway to enter and the east driveway to exit. There is a large parking lot we can use, but occasional events in other buildings on Friday nights might not leave enough parking for everybody, but there is no time limit & no charge for parking on the streets after 6:00 PM, including Del Mar in front of the Boys & Girls Club.

The club will meet from 7:00 to roughly 11:15 PM. Anticipate that start time for all games will move to 7:15 PM sharp, so we can get out by about 11:15 PM with the same time control we use now (40/90, SD/30). But always expect delays on the night of 1st round due to registration.

Officers of the Pasadena Chess Club
President and Chief Tournament Director	Scott Hunt schkjv at yahoo.com
Secretary & Treasurer	Tim Thompson timthompson3 at verizon.net

The Pasadena Chess Club Library
Online catalog
Online catalog for mobile devices (smart phones & etc).
Online instruction manual for library services software
Library policy PDF Document

As a result of a generous donation the Pasadena Chess Club now has available a substantial library of chess books that can be borrowed by members in good standing. To borrow books, contact one of the club officers before or after their tournament game (borrowing library books is an insufficient emergency to justify interrupting a tournament game).

When? Friday nights opening at 7:00 PM, tournament games start promptly at 7:15 PM. Check the schedule below to make sure we are not closed.

Where? Boys and Girls Club, 3230 East Del Mar, Pasadena 91107 (between Rosemead Blvd and San Gabriel Blvd). See description at the top of this page.

The Pasadena Chess Club is one of the older chess clubs still extant in Southern California. During the 1930's the club successfully hosted a number of international competitions, which included the participation of Alexander Alekhine, then world chess champion. Past events include successful simultaneous exhibitions by SM Levon Altunian and IM Jack Peters (chess columnist for the Los Angeles Times), and the Tim Pellant Memorial Masters Open.

Annual Membership Dues are $25.00 for adults, $15 for juniors under 18. Dues are prorated as the year goes by; club membership is required for all multi-week tournament play and for all regular visitors.
Tournament Entry Fees are $20 ($25 or $30 for 7 or 8 round tournaments), plus required club membership dues for non-members. Membership in the United States Chess Federation is required as well, for rated tournament play.
Note that annual dues & tournament entry fees have risen slightly, to offset increased costs

The Champions of the Pasadena Chess Club
A list of champions of the Pasadena Chess Club follows. We don't know who was champion prior to 1967. There was no champion in 1994 because the championship tournament was unexpectedly interrupted when we lost our meeting venue and it was never completed.

1967 Donald Cotton
1968 Andrew Vinock
1969 Alan Carpenter
1970 Don Bicknell
1971 Al Larsen
1972 Greg Francis
1973 Al Larsen
1974 Greg Francis
1975 Jerome Hanken
1976 Neilen Hultgren
1977 Don Bicknell
1978 Rob Salgado
1979 Rob Salgado
1980 Charles Novitski
1981 William Pennucci
1982 William Pennucci
1983 Tim Pellant
1984 Bobby Avila
1985 Don Bicknell
1986 Don Bicknell
1987 Francisco Alonso
1988 Don Bicknell
1989 Don Bicknell
1990 Mel Tyner
1991 Michael Zachary
1992 Matthew Beelby
1993 Andy Sacks
1994 no champion
1995 Matthew Beelby
1996 William Longren
1997 Levon Altounian
1998 Levon Altounian & Mark Saylor
1999 Matthew Beelby
2000 Randy Hough
2001 Levon Altounian
2002 Tonci Korsano Saavedra
2003 William Longren
2004 Mike Zaloznyy
2005 Randy Hough
2006 Chris Lee
2007 Dave Matson
2008 Tianyi He
2009 Konstantin Kavutskiy
2010 Jesse Victoria
2011 Yusheng Xia
2012 Yusheng Xia
2013 IM Tim Taylor
2014 Alexander Xie
2015 Albert Lu
2016 WIM Annie Wang
2017 WIM Annie Wang
2018 Anthony Ge
2019 Aaron Sun