Temecula Chess Club: IE's Premier CC
With a perfect 8-0 score, National Master Vadim Kudryavtsev clobbered the TCC92 field and won first place by 3 points. Pedro Valdericeda won the best under 1600 prize on 2.5-7.5. The 8-round G/45 event ended on May 25, 2021. Complete standings are here.
With a score of 4-1 in regular play and 2-1 in playoff blitz games, Evan Zhao came out on top in the Spring Junior Joust Finals. It was a hard fought day with some great chess played. Dennis Zhao, also with 4-1 in regular play, came in second after losing in the third game of Blitz playoff games. Wynn Marple placed third after scoring 3-2 in regular play and 1-0 in a Blitz playoff game. The 9-player spring season finale was held on June 26, 2021.
Complete standings here.
Games here.
Pictures here.
Codte Ziegler won the first Monday night Blitz event with a perfect 6-0 score. The 6-round event attracted 14 players. Complete standings below.
| No. | Name | ID | Rating | Post | Perf | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Rnd5 | Rnd6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziegler, Codte | 16772664 | 1008 | 1432 | 1786 | W9 | W6 | W3 | W2 | W4 | W10 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Gay, Paschal | 13957220 | 1700 | 1671 | 1469 | W10 | W7 | W4 | L1 | L3 | W11 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Adams, Mark | 12823205 | 1682 | 1658 | 1504 | W5 | W12 | L1 | W8 | W2 | L4 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Walley, Joe | 30101101 | 1609 | 1597 | 1452 | W14 | W8 | L2 | W10 | L1 | W3 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Flores, Josue | 30165722 | Unr | 1323 | 1282 | L3 | L10 | W14 | W6 | W11 | W8 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Lin, Yunhan | 17007682 | 1121 | 1101 | 1043 | L12 | L1 | W9 | L5 | W14 | W13 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Duarte, Free | 30122599 | Unr | 1068 | 1101 | W13 | L2 | L10 | W11 | L8 | W14 | 3.0 |
| 8 | Zhang, Benny | 17156784 | Unr | 1275 | 1275 | W11 | L4 | W12 | L3 | W7 | L5 | 3.0 |
| 9 | Zhao, Dennis | 16750382 | Unr | 992 | 996 | L1 | L11 | L6 | W14 | W13 | W12 | 3.0 |
| 10 | Zhao, Evan | 16750382 | Unr | 1353 | 1353 | L2 | W5 | W7 | L4 | W12 | L1 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Williams, Dereck | 13428836 | 949 | 967 | 1065 | L8 | W9 | W13 | L7 | L5 | L2 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Duarte, Truth | 30122607 | Unr | 1009 | 1049 | W6 | L3 | L8 | W13 | L10 | L9 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Beck, Avery | tbd | Unr | 723 | 724 | L7 | W14 | L11 | L12 | L9 | L6 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Liu, Carrey | 17308013 | Unr | 399 | 763 | L4 | L13 | L5 | L9 | L6 | L7 | 0.0 |
With an undefeated score of 7.5-0.5, Marius Gabriel Lucan won clear first place in TCC91. The 16-player Swiss ended April 27. Joe Walley had an outstanding tournament scoring 7-1 surpassing many higher-rated players. In the last round, Lucan’s Black King survived a fierce seven-piece attack (both Bishops, Knights, Rooks and the Queen) by TD Paschal Gay. His last round win clinched the tournament win. Complete standings here.
Marius Lucan dominated the March TCC90 Tuesday nighter with an impressive 9.5-0.5, winning first place by two points. The 10-round 14-player Swiss ended March 30, 2021. Lucan gave up only one draw in the last round to runner-up John Williams (not pictured) who finished with 7.5-1.5. Joe Walley won the Best Under 1600 prize with a score of 5.5-4.5. Complete standings are here.
Brandon Lee won his second consecutive Junior Joust season finals with a 4-1 score. The 5-round 9-player event was held on March 27, 2021. Brandon becomes only the second 2-time Junior Joust champion in the tournament’s 2.5 year history. 💪💪 Gavin Ebreo, who also finished at 4-1, put him to the test both in their regular round 3 match-up and their tie breaker blitz game to settle the prize. Ryan Archer and the Duarte brothers (Truth and Free) were unable to attend due to schedule conflicts but we look forward to seeing them continue to assert themselves into the mix in the Spring season, which starts in 2 weeks. Complete standings here.
With an outstanding undefeated score of 7.5-0.5, Isaac Wang took clear first place in TCC89. Joe Walley captured the under 1600 prize, which seems to get more competitive each month, with a score of 5.5-2.5. The 8-round Swiss ended February 23. Complete standings here.
Marius Lucan is a living legend of Temecula Chess Club. An outstanding and vibrant personality to go with undeniable skill at the board. No one scored more points at TCC than he did in 2020.
Free swept Junior Joust Winter #2 with a perfect 4-0 score. With this performance, he clinched a seat in the Winter Finals in his first TCC event. The 11-player event was held on Feb. 13. This JJ saw an influx of new talent that shook things up dramatically. Ugandan brothers Truth and Free, as well as Ryan Archer and Julia Reuben, made debuts. Veterans Jacob Braught and Ben Reuben tied for 2nd with a score of 3-1. Complete standings are here.
Marius Lucan topped the field in TCC No. 88 with a score of 5-1.
Tzvi Bar finished 2nd with 4.5-1.5 and was the only player able to win against Kettering.
Kainoa Kettering — rated only 1080 — won the under 1600 prize with a fine score of 4-2.
The 14-player event ended January 26.
Complete standings are here.
