08-18-2007
Schroeder YMCA Chess Tournament
Brown Deer, WI
Players: 42
Sections: K-3 open; K-6 open; K12 open
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This was the fourth WSCF tournament hosted by the YMCA in the past year.
With only 5 participants, the K-3 section completed 4 rounds.
K-6 and K-12 sections completed 5 rounds.
Round one began at about 10:30 am, and the awards ceremony was completed at about 3:30 pm.
Several players took advantage of the "open" nature of the sections and "played-up" a section. This reduced the size of the K-3 section and increased the K-12 group.
In the K-3 section, 2nd grader Pranav Kulkarni from Brookfileld Academy, took home the top prize.
In round 5, Parker Sumwalt, a 6th grader from Mequon's Lakeshore Middle school, and Greg Reese Jr., a 4th grader from Mill Valley Elementry in Muskego, paired off to determine who would bring home the first place trophy in the K-6 division. With nearly equal material, and the clock running down, the players agreed to a draw. Parker took home the 2nd place trophy, and Greg won first place with 4 1/2 points.
Eighth grader, Andrew Gorectke, from New Berlin West Middle School, captured first place on tie breaks with a score of 4.0 to win the K-12 first place trophy.
The top 3 players and teams in each division received a trophy, and all remaining players received a medal.
The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation (WSCF), formerly Milwaukee Area Scholastic Chess Association (MASCA), is a 501(c)(3) non profit association dedicated to promoting chess for our youth in greater Milwaukee and Wisconsin. WSCF coordinates scholastic chess tournaments at area schools, operates a chess school with qualified instructors who follow the WSCF curriculum, offers services through the WSCF chess club coach program, conducts chess club management seminars for parents and teachers, and provides chess club start-up grants.
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