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.
- 1st Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes with 10-second delay.
- 2nd 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
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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
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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)
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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
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6 rounds Two Sections Open & U1000
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$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)
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03/29/2019 |
Annual Meeting
Championship Trophy Presentation
Blitz Chess Tournament
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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)
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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)
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05/17/2019 06/21/2019 |
Mt. Wilson Open |
6 rounds Four Sections
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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11/15/2019 12/20/2019 |
A Rose For Your Queen |
6 rounds 4 sections
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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)
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12/27/2019 |
Blitz Tournament
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Double Round
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$20 entry fee
Time control: Game/10, no delay.
Number of rounds & sections will be decided that night
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2020 calendar of events
Pasadena Chess Club: cross tables for all club tournaments |
2020
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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
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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)
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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
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6 rounds Two Sections Open & U1000
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$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)
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03/27/2020 |
Annual Meeting
Championship Trophy Presentation
Blitz Chess Tournament
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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)
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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)
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05/15/2020 06/19/2020 |
Mt. Wilson Open |
6 rounds Four Sections
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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11/13/2020 12/18/2020 |
A Rose For Your Queen |
6 rounds 4 sections
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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)
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12/25/2020 |
Closed
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Closed
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Merry Christmas
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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.
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