Upcoming Event: South Carolina Open
The South Carolina Open will be held in Greenville May 25-27. In an effort to attract players who have not played rated chess for several years, the organizers are offering free entry in the tournament to any player with a USCF ID who has not played a rated game since before May 25, 2010.
Border Battle: Results
South Carolina's Border Battle Team
The reigning North Carolina Champion, Chris Mabe, won this year's Border Battle of Champions
over South Carolina Champion
Wayne Christensen in convincing fashion, 3.5 to 0.5. However,
South Carolina's team defeated their North Carolina counterpart 24.5 to
19.5.
Border Battle Crosstables
Senior Open: Results
Greenville Chess Club member Mike Anderson won this year's Senior Open
with 3.5 points, prevailing along the way in two thrilling time
scrambles against Klaus Pohl and Donny Gray. Gray and Bill Floyd shared
second and third places overall, with the U1700 prizes going to John
Roberts and James Brown. Special thanks to GCC members Ron Gaskins and
Marcus Benjamin, who volunteered to play extra games with competitors
who had forced byes. The tournament was held at the Hampton Inn in
Travelers Rest, which is also the site for the upcoming NC-SC Border
Battle.
Senior Open Photo Gallery
Scholastic Championships: Results
2012 High School Champion Zachary Templeton
The South Carolina Scholastic Championships were held in Columbia at the Samuel A. Heyward Career & Technology Center on Saturday, February 25. One-hundred seventeen students competed.
Professional photographer Penny Meekins took pictures at the tournament at the request of SCCA President David Grimaud. Her outstanding work is available here.
Games from top High School Boards
HIGH SCHOOL SECTION
Zachary Templeton, a senior from D.W. Daniel High School in Central, South Carolina, won the high school title with a perfect score. Zachary shared the title last year in a five-way tie. Daniel Caiello won the second place trophy, and his brother Benjamin Caiello took home the third place trophy.
Zachary is eligible to represent South Carolina in the Denker National Tournament of High School Champions in Vancouver, Washington in August. Hannah "Tori" Whatley was the top scoring female and is eligible to participate in the Susan Polgar National Invitational this summer.
High School Grade Champions:
12th grade: Arjun Grover, D.W. Daniel High School
11th grade: Morgan Wang, D.W. Daniel High School
10th grade: Forrest Wang, D.W. Daniel High School
9th grade: John Armstrong, IV, Saint Joseph Catholic School
D.W. Daniel High School won the team trophy, thereby winning its fifth
consecutive team championship.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION
Kevis Tsao of R.C. Edwards Middle School won the middle school title,
scoring a perfect 5.0. Kevis will repeat as the South Carolina
representative to the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions. Chris Hoogenboom won the
second place trophy, scoring 4.0. Neha Dias of Saint Joseph
Catholic School won
the third place trophy, also scoring 4.0.
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2012 Scholastic Championships
Middle School Grade Champions:
8th grade: Roger Wilson, R.C. Edwards Middle School
7th grade: Perry Fleming, Bamberg Middle School
6th grade: Simeon Radev, Bamberg Middle School
St. Joseph's Catholic School (Greenville) and R.C. Edwards Middle School
(Clemson) tied for the Middle School team championship, each with 14.0
points. St. Joseph's Catholic School won the team trophy on
tiebreaks.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4-5 SECTION
Aidan Fejzulai won the elementary school
4-5 title with a 4.5 score. Chris Aluri of Midway Elementary
School won the second place trophy. Aditya Dias of Sterling
Elementary won the
third place trophy, scoring 4.0.
Elementary School 4-5 Grade Champions:
5th grade: Kristopher Luo, Clemson Elementary School
4th grade: Christie Tran, Mason Preparatory School
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL K-3 SECTION
Kevin Rogers of Beaufort Academy won the elementary school K-3 title with a 4.5 score. Yutong Cao of Clemson Elementary School won the second place trophy. Jackson Brewer took home the third place trophy.
Elementary School K-3 Grade Champions:
3rd grade: Luke Wacker, Prince of Peace Catholic School
2d grade: Samuel Marrero
1st grade: Brady Setser
Kindergarten: Whit Suber, Beaufort Academy
Clemson Elementary and Beaufort Academy tied with 13.5 points each for
the Elementary School team championship, with Clemson Elementary winning
the trophy on tiebreaks.
38th Snowstorm Special: Results
The Charleston Chess Club hosted the 38th Snowstorm Special on February 11-12, in historic downtown Charleston. Ananth Pappu (Ohio) and Donny Gray (Georgia) tied for first place, each scoring 4.0.
In February 1973, sixteen hardy South Carolina chess players played in a chess tournament (the South Carolina Junior Championship) during the middle of a seven inch snowstorm, one of the worst storms in South Carolina history. To commemorate the snowstorm and the event, the Charleston Chess Club has held an open tournament every February since the great snowstorm. The tournament was dubbed the "Annual Snowstorm Special" and has been held every year except 2002 and 2003.