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Winter JJ ends with 4-way tie

The Winter Junior Joust series ended with a hard-fought 4-way tie for first place. With a score of 3.0-1.0, Ethan Bennett, Carrey Liu, Benny Zhang, and Surya Yarlagadda all tied for first place in the Winter Junior Joust No. 5. The 12-player 4-round G/15 Swiss was held on March 12, 2021.

Complete standings are here.

Games here.

Pictures here.

Surya Yarlagadda won the second Junior Joust of the year with a perfect 4-0 score. The 4-round 10-player G/15 event was held on January 22, 2022.

Compete standings here.

Games here.

Pictures here.

Lucan finishes strong

Marius Lucan won TCC99 with a score of 6.5-1.5. The 16-player 8-round G/45 Swiss ended December 28, 2021. Complete standings here.

This win, on top of his winning TCC97 and TCC98, closed out the year with a strong finish. A recap of the year shows that Lucan won nine of the twelve Tuesday-nighter tournaments, a noteworthy accomplishment.

Congratulations to Marius and a Happy New Year to all.

Best of luck in your 2022 chess.

Williams Tops Strong TCC96 Field

With an excellent score of 6.5-1.5, veteran player John W. Williams won clear first place over a large, strong field. Ever-improving Evan Zhao, rated only 1100, won the best under 1600 prize with a score of 4.5-3.5. The 8-round, 23-player, G/45 event ended on September 28, 2021.

Complete standings are here.

Eight games from the four top boards in rounds 7 and 8 are here.

L to R: Vadim Kudryavtsev, John Williams, Scott Roods, Marius Lucan

Lucan Perfect Again

With a perfect 10-0 score, Marius Lucan walloped the TCC 95 field and won first place by two full points. Ezekiel Vannoy won the best under 1600 prize with a fine score of 6-4. The 10-round G/45 event ended on August 31, 2021. Complete standings are here.

Zhao 1st After Clutch Win

With a score of 3.5-0.5, veteran jouster Dennis Zhao won first place in the Summer No. 4 Junior Joust. Zhao, who was trailing the leader by half a point after three rounds, won a critical last round 75-move thriller deliivering checkmate with only two seconds on the clock. Very exciting. The 4-round G/15 Swiss was held on August 28, 2021.

Complete standings are here. Games here. Pictures here.

Fifteen players are currently qualified for the Summer finals, list here. There is one more Junior Joust on Sept. 11 in the Summer season so it is not too late to qualify for the finals.

Marple Perfect in JJ Summer 3

Wynn Marple scored a perfect 4-0 to win clear first place in Junior Joust Summer No. 3. The 18-player 4-round Swiss was held on Saturday August 14, 2021.

Complete standings here.

Games here.

Pictures here.

Lucan Strikes Again

With a score of 7-1, an undefeated Marius Lucan won TCC 94 a full two points ahead of the field. Luis Andrade won the Best Under 1600 prize with a score of 5-3. This 8-round Swiss event had a record 22 players and ended July 27. Complete standings are here.

Marius annotated the following exciting game that featured a Queen sac.

If the above viewer does not work you can view the game here.

Lucan Tops TCC93

In perhaps the biggest Tuesday nighter ever, Marius Lucan came out on top once again with an undefeated score of 8.5-1.5. Luis Andrade won the best under 1600 prize with a 6-4 score. The 23-player, 10-round G/45 event had three Experts and one A-player. It finished on June 30, 2021. Complete standings are here.