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2011
CHESSMAGNETSCHOOL.COM JUNIOR GRAND PRIX TOP OVERALL STANDINGS Name
KORBA, NICKY
SHUBEN, MATTHEW ROACH, ANDREW ZHONG, HOWARD KUMAR, ARAVIND
BANERJEE, ABHIMANYU VISWANADHA, KESAV MOTURI, SOUREESH
REEDER, CHARLIE PARKER MIZUSHIMA, DEREK
SETIADIKURNIA, SLOAN YAN, KEVIN
LIANG, ADREAM KOENIG, JAKE KADAVERU, AJIT GORTI, AKSHITA QAZI, RAFEH R LUO, MAGGIE
CAO, JONATHAN ATTANAGODA, ISURU ADEEPA
State CA-S
CA-S UT OK NJ FL
CA-N PA NY
MD WA NY WI
MD VA VA IL
VA VA VA
Pts.
11721 10006 8512 8437 7257 6706 6700 6650 6649 6594 6525 6087 6087 5907 5846 5696 5684 5661 5623 5614
Name
SCHEIN, AARON O PETERSON, DANTE GAN, ERIC
WIENER, ALEXANDRA RIVES, HAL
TURE, TANER CHEN, JASMINE
SCHNEIDER, THOMAS G PETERSON, GIA YEN, MICHAEL J
MOORTHY, SRINIVAS RAMANUJA NGUYEN, PHILIP CHIANG, SARAH MOON, KYLE SUN, ABE
O’NEIL, BRANDON JAMES SRIVASTAVA, VIKRAM LASSNER, JARED
ESWARAN, ASHRITHA MURTHY, AADITYA
State NY
CA-S VA CT NY NY NY WI
CA-S NJ
MD PA TX NY IL
MI
OH FL
CA-N TX
Pts. 5533
5479 5451 5242 5142 5140 5081 5079 5038 4965 4923 4912 4910 4899 4873 4866 4834 4805 4805 4780
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Victor Palciauskas Prize Tournaments Seven-player class-level pairings, one game with each of six opponents. 1st-place winner receives $130 cash prize and a certificate signed by Victor Palciauskas. ENTRY FEE: $25.
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Chess Life — January 2012
47
USCF’s 65th ANNUAL
USCF’s 9th ANNUAL
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