Nevada Chess, Inc.

Congratulations to Patrick Hummel of Las Vegas, Nevada on taking third place in the 1999 Denker Tournament of High School Champions!The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Brunetti
August 26, 1999 (914) 562-8350
Press Release #19 of 1999

ZAREMBA, WINER TAKE TOP DENKER HONORS

Andrei Zaremba and Steven Winer tied for first place honors at the 1999 Denker Tournament of High School Champions, held Aug. 15-19 in Reno, Nevada. Zaremba, 17, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan and Steven Winer, 18, of Burlington, Vermont each finished with 4 1/2 out of a possible 5 points. Each player qualified for a $375 scholarship.

Patrick Hummel, 15, of Las Vegas, Nevada scored 4 points to finish in third place and also qualified for a $150 scholarship.

The remaining prize winners were Marcel Martinez, 19, of Hialeah, Florida, Vinay Bhat, 15, of San Jose, California, David C. John, 16, of Houston, Texas, Joan Santana, 17, of Teaneck, New Jersey and Riley Yates-Doerr, 18, of Seattle, Washington each with 3 1/2 points. A total of 34 players competed in the event.

The four-year scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) was awarded to Zaremba as the highest finishing 11th grader or below. This year UTD added a scholarship for the girl in 11th grade or below with the highest score. Karen Birkendalh of Salt Lake City, Utah won that honor with 2 points.

The Denker Tournament of High School Champions is open each year to the reigning high school chess champion of each state. Players must meet age and grade requirements, and be certified by their local state federation.

The event was co-sponsored by Grandmaster Arnold Denker (through the Chess-in-the-Schools program based in New York City), the U.S. Chess Trust and the U.S. Chess Federation.

1998 Cardoza U.S. Open in Hawaii, Aug 1-9, 1998

Philip Wang (2243) of Reno, Nevada, with 6.5 points out of 9, tied with nine other players for the best Under 2300 score in the tournament.

Round one Win against a 1719.
Round two Win against a 1937.
Round three Draw against a 2662 (GM Joel Benjamin).
Round four Lost against a 2588.
Round five Win against a 1997.
Round six Draw against a 2105.
Round seven Win against a 2047.
Round eight Win against a 2400.
Round nine Draw against a 2361.

Cardoza US Open, 3 Aug 98, Round 3
White-Philip Wang Black-Joel Benjamin
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Bf5 4.g3 e5 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 c6 7.O-O h6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Rd1 Be7 10.h3 O-O 11.Be3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5 13.Qa3 Bg6 14.b4 Nce4 15.Rac1 Rfe8 16.Bf4 Qc8 17.Qb2 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Ne4 19.Qb3 a5 20.b5 a4 21.Qf3 Bf6 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Qa3 Ra6 24.Nb5 Be7 25.Nxd6 Bxd6 26.Bxd6 Nxd6 27.Qxd6 Rxe2 28.Rd2 Rxd2 29.Qxd2 c5 30.a3 Kh7 31.Kh2 Rb6 32.Rc3 Rb3 33.Bd5 Qf5 34.Kg2 Qb1 35.Re3 Qa1 36.Re7 Qd4 37.Qe2 Rxa3 38.Bxf7 Bxf7 39.Rxf7 Rc3 40.Rf4 Qd3 41.Qxd3+ Rxd3 42.Rf5 Rc3 43.Rxc5 a3 44.Ra5 Rxc4 45.Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event “Cardoza U.S. Open”]
[Site “Kona USA”]
[Date “1998.08.08”]
[Round “8”]
[White “Garbett,Paul”]
[Black “Wang,Philip”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “B33”]
[BlackElo “2242”]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nb1 O-O 12.a4 bxa4 13.Rxa4 a5 14.Bc4 Rb8 15.b3 Bg5 16.O-O Kh8 17.Nbc3 f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Bd3 g6
20.Bxf5 gxf5 21.f4 Bf6 22.Kh1 Nd4 23.Nxf6 Rxf6 24.Nd5 Rh6 25.fxe5 Qh4 26.h3 Rg8 27.Qd2 dxe5 28.Ne7 Rg3 29.Rxd4 exd4 30.Qf4 Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event “Cardoza US Open”]
[Site “Kona USA”]
[Date “1998.08.09”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Martinez,Marcel”]
[Black “Wang,Philip”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “A26”]
[WhiteElo “2361”]
[BlackElo “2243”]
1.d3 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 f5 5.O-O Nf6 6.c4 e5 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Rb1 h6 9.b4 O-O 10.b5 Ne7 11.Ne1 g5 12.Nd5 f4 13.e3 Ng6 14.Bd2 Kh8 15.Qc2 g4 16.exf4 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 exf4 18.Be4 fxg3 19.hxg3 Ne5 20.Kg2 Nf3 21.Be3 Ng5 22.Bd5 Qf6 23.Qe2 Qg6 24.Rh1 Nh3 25.Qd2 h5 26.Rf1 Bf6 27.Nc2 Bg5 28.Qc3+ Kh7 29.Rbe1 Bf5 30.Bxg5 Nxg5 31.Re7+ Kh6 32.Rd1 Rae8 33.Rxe8 Qxe8 34.Ne3 Nh3 35.Qd2 Kg7 36.Re1 Be6 37.Re2 Bxd5+ 38.Nxd5 Qg6 39.Nxc7 Rf3 40.Ne6+ Kg8 41.Qa5 Qxe6 1/2-1/2

Information provided by Ken Horne and Hal Terrie

Note: for those sharp-eyed readers who noticed that Philip’s rating is given as 2243 at the top and 2242 in the Round 8 game score … it is 2242 in June Rating Supplement which is what was used at the beginning of the tournament, but it is 2243 in the current (August) Rating Supplement.

Nevada Chess Player Earns Award

Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 16, rating 2323) of Reno on winning one of the Scholar Chessplayer awards.

The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Beatriz Marinello
June 9, 1999 (914) 562-8350
Press Release #14 of 1999

1999 SCHOLAR CHESSPLAYER AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The U.S. Chess Federation has announced the winners of the 1999 Scholar Chessplayer Award.

The Scholar Chessplayer competition is open to high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate excellence in academics, chess and sportsmanship.

The USCF Scholastic Committee selects the finalists. The U.S. Chess Trust sponsors the awards.

The 1999 winners are:

Philip Wang is a senior at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno, Nevada. Philip, 16, is a USCF National Master with a rating of 2323. He plans to attend Stanford University.

Jordy Mont-Reynaud is a junior at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto. Jordy, 15, is a USCF National Master with a rating of 2327. He plans to attend Stanford University.

Brandon Ashe is a senior at North Hollywood High School in Chatsworth, California. Brandon, 16, holds a USCF rating of 2079. He plans to attend Stanford University.

David Pruess is a senior at the College Preparatory School in Berkeley, California. David, 18, is a USCF National Master with a rating of 2276. He plans to attend the University of California Berkeley.

Anthony Rozenuasser is a senior at Cupertino High School in Cupertino, California. Anthony, 17, holds a USCF rating of 2136. He plans to attend the University of California Berkeley.

Steve Winer is a senior at Burlington High School in Burlington, Vermont. Steve is a USCF National Master with a rating of 2352. He plans to attend Haverford College.

On May 17th, 1999, the Nevada State Assembly honored Patrick Hummel for his accomplishments!

The complete text of the Assembly Resolution follows:

Assembly Resolution No. 8-Assemblymen Beers, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Brower, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Evans, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Segerblom, Thomas, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

May 17, 1999

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Read and Adopted

SUMMARY-Congratulates Patrick Hummel of Las Vegas for winning chess championship. (BDR R-1731)

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION-Congratulating Patrick Hummel, a ninth grader at The Meadows School in Las Vegas, for winning the 1999 National High School Championship of the United States Chess Federation.

1-1 Whereas, With over 80,000 members, the United States Chess
1-2 Federation is the official sanctioning body for tournament chess in the
1-3 United States and for United States participation in international chess
1-4 events; and
1-5 Whereas, At 12 years of age, and after only 32 months of playing
1-6 chess, Patrick Hummel attained the coveted chess title of United States
1-7 Chess Federation Master, an accomplishment achieved for the first time by
1-8 anyone that age in the history of chess in America and rarely equaled in the
1-9 world history of the game; and
1-10 Whereas, Patrick Hummel won three straight National Grade School
1-11 Chess Championships in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades and the 1997
1-12 National High School Action Chess Championship; and
1-13 Whereas, Patrick Hummel scored 6 1/2 out of a possible 7 points and
1-14 finished first in a championship field of 340 players to win the prestigious
1-15 1999 National High School Championship co-sponsored by the United
1-16 States Chess Federation held April 9 through April 11 in Sioux Falls, South
2-1 Dakota, a feat even more noteworthy as he is one of only three persons ever
2-2 to win this tournament at the age of 14 years; and
2-3 Whereas, The weekend following the tournament in South Dakota,
2-4 Patrick won the Nevada Scholastic Chess Championship in Reno which
2-5 was sponsored by Nevada Chess, Inc., the Nevada affiliate of the United
2-6 States Chess Federation, and as a result of this win, he will represent
2-7 Nevada at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, hosted by
2-8 Nevada for the first time and scheduled to be held this August at the Sands
2-9 Regency Hotel Casino in Reno; and
2-10 Whereas, Winning the Nevada championship gained Patrick Hummel
2-11 enough rating points to earn him the title of Senior Master, the highest title
2-12 awarded by the United States Chess Federation, and by this achievement
2-13 Patrick became the second youngest Senior Master in the country; and
2-14 Whereas, Patrick Hummel is a freshman at The Meadows School in
2-15 Las Vegas where he is a straight A honors student who has also
2-16 distinguished himself in the field of mathematics by becoming the
2-17 MATHCOUNTS 1997 Southern Nevada Champion, the 1998 Nevada
2-18 Champion and a National Finalist at the 1998 competition in Washington,
2-19 D.C., and has also completed the American High School Mathematics
2-20 Examination which qualifies him to compete in the 17th Annual American
2-21 Invitational Mathematics Examination; and
2-22 Whereas, Patrick Hummel balances his life with a wide range of
2-23 activities, including swimming on The Meadows swim team, working out at
2-24 the gym, playing the trumpet and studying Mandarin Chinese; and
2-25 Whereas, Patrick’s parents, Paul and Carla Hummel, and the students
2-26 and faculty of The Meadows School are very proud of this outstanding
2-27 chess Master and multi-talented young man; now, therefore, be it
2-28 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the
2-29 members of the Assembly of the 70th session of the Nevada Legislature
2-30 congratulate Patrick Hummel on his achievements in the game of chess,
2-31 especially his most recent winning of the 1999 National High School
2-32 Championship; and be it further
2-33 Resolved, That this body hereby urges the residents of the State of
2-34 Nevada to recognize Patrick Hummel as a model of what can be
2-35 accomplished when a person of any age pursues a goal with determination
2-36 and dedication; and be it further
2-37 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a
2-38 copy of this resolution to Patrick Hummel.

Disclaimer

This information is prepared as an informational service only and should not be relied upon as an official record of action. For official records, please refer to the printed version of the appropriate official publication which may be obtained from the Legislative Bill Room (775-687-3560)

The above was taken from the website of the Nevada State Legislature.

Congratulations to Patrick Hummel of Las Vegas, Nevada on winning the 1999 National High School Championship!

The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric C. Johnson
April 12, 1999 (914) 562-8350
Press Release #12 of 1999

HUMMEL GAINS HIGH SCHOOL TITLE IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Patrick Hummel won the 1999 National High School Championship, held April 9-11 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The tournament attracted 929 players seeking to compete in the first USCF National Scholastic Championship ever held in South Dakota.

Hummel, 14, of Las Vegas, Nev., scored 6 1/2 out of a possible 7 points to finish first in a championship field of 340 players. Defending champion Marcel Martinez joined a 9-way tie for second place with 6 points, finishing in fifth place on tiebreak.

Stuyvesant High School, of New York, N.Y., won the team competition in the championship section with 21 1/2 out of a possible 28 points. Team scores were determined by the combined performance of each school’s top four scorers.

Leela Doppalapudi, 16, of Gilbert, Ariz., posted an undefeated 7-0 score to win the Under 1300 section. A total of 282 players competed. Gilbert High School, powered by Doppalapudi’s strong performance, won the team competition with 21 1/2 points.

Peter Bayliss, 16, of Overland Park, Kan., and Dan Sorg, 17, of Capron, Ill., each finished with perfect 7-0 scores to tie for first place in the Under 1000 section. A total of 307 players competed. Bayless finished first on tiebreak points, but each player is considered to be a co-champion. Shawnee Mission East High School, of Shawnee, Kan., won the team competition with 22 1/2 points.

The 1999 National High School Championship was co-sponsored by the U.S. Chess Federation, local organizers De and David Knudson, and the Sioux Empire Chess Club.

Las Vegas, Nevada, April 8, 1999

Since the beginning of the year, John Brown, one of the most prominent players in Las Vegas had been expressing a desire to play a match with a premiere player and issued a challenge. Ron Gross, one of several masters who live here in Las Vegas (and who was once a good friend of Bobby Fischer!) agreed to meet John Brown’s challenge. Ron had gone 0-2 against John in tournament play and finally managed to win their third encounter last year at the Dave Trujillo Memorial. The parties agreed to two games at G/60 and money was put up for the match. John Currell was the host for the match and the match took place at his residence April 8th, 1999.

Your editor interviewed both players at the IRS Open in April 1999 and I asked them for their comments on the match. In the first game, Ron said that John had a cramped position and sacrificed a pawn to relax his grip in the center. “I had to play very accurate to squeek the passed pawn through.” In game two, Ron said that he played an opening that he knew John had played before. The game was a Petroff’s Defense. Ron also commented that he started off well but he simply blundered. John comments on the the second game was that Ron had played “the World War Two line of the Petroffs” and that they had played this line once before.

Ron Gross won the match 2-0 and added “this now brings our total score to 3-2 in my favor.”

John tentatively has schedule a one game match with Snapper McGauhey and has had a desire to play a match in Fresno, California, with a player to be announced in the future if this match comes off.

Below are the three 1998 tournament games that lead to this match and the two games themselves with contributions to the notes from John Brown, Ron Gross, John Trivett and the Chess Assistant 2.0 Dragon. I’d like to thank John Currell for hosting this important match.

Report by John Trivett

Games
1. Brown, John (A) – Gross, Ron (M)
1998, Rebel Open
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 ed 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.ed Nxd6 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Qf4 g6 9.O-O Bg7 10.Bd2 O-O 11.Bc3 Be6 12.h3 Qd7 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Nc3 Rad8 15.Nd4 Rfe8 16.Nxc6 Qxc6 17.Qd4+ f6 18.Qxa7 Bc4 19.Qa4 Qxa4 20.Nxa4 Bxd3 21.cd Nb5 22.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Rxd3 24.Re7+ Kh6 25.Nc5 Rd1+ 26.Kh2 Rd2 27.f4 {White constructs a mate net} Nd4 [27…Rxb2 28.Rxc7 Rxa2 29.Rxb7 Nd4] 28.Nd7 Nf3+ [28…g5] 29.Kg3 Ne1 30.h4 Rxg2+ 31.Kh3 g5 32.Rxe1 Rxb2 33.Re6 gf 34.Rxf6+ Kg7 35.Rxf4 Rxa2 36.Rc4 c6 37.Nc5 Rb2 38.Rc3 Rb4 39.Kg3 h5 40.Rb3 Rxb3+ [40…Rg4+ 41.Kh3 b5] 41.Nxb3 b6 42.Nd4 c5 43.Nb5 Kf6 44.Kf4 c4 45.Nc3 Ke6 46.Kg5 Ke5 47.Kxh5 Kd4 48.Na2 Kd3 49.Kg4 Kc2 50.h5 Kb3 51.h6 Kxa2 52.h7 b5 53.h8Q b4 54.Qa8+ Kb2 55.Qa4 Kc3 56.Qa1+ Kc2 57.Qa2+ Kc3 58.Kf3 b3 59.Qb1 Kd2 60.Ke4 1:0

2 Brown, John (A) – Gross, Ron (M)
1998, CCSN LV Open
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.c4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Nbd7 9.Re1 dc 10.Bxc4 Nb6 11.Bb3 c6 12.Qe2 Nbd5 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Nxf7 Bxf7 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Qxe7 Bxb3 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.ab Rd7 20.Re4 a6 21.Rae1 Rad8 22.Re8+ Kf7 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Re4 c5 25.Kf1 cd 26.Ke2 Rd6 27.b4 d3+ 28.Kd2 Kf6 29.b5 a5 30.Ra4 b6 31.Rc4 h6 32.Rc3 Rd4 33.Rxd3 Rb4 34.Rd6+ Kf5 35.Rxb6 Rxb2+ 36.Kc3 Rxf2 37.Ra6 Rxg2 38.b6 Rg1 39.Rxa5+ Ke6 40.Rb5 Rc1+ 41.Kd4 Rc8 42.b7 Rb8 43.Kc5 Kf5 44.Kc6+ Kg4 45.Kc7 1:0

3 Gross, Ron (M) – Brown, John (X)
1998, Dave Trujillo Mem.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.cd Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bd2 Nbd7 7.e4 c5 8.e5 Ng4 9.h3 Nxf2 10.Kxf2 cd 11.Nb5 Qb6 12.Bd3 a6 13.Nbxd4 Nxe5 14.Be3 Qxb2+ 15.Be2 Nc4 16.Qa4+ b5 17.Nxb5 Qxb5 18.Qxc4 Qxc4 19.Bxc4 Bd6 20.Rhd1 Ke7 21.Rab1 Bd7 22.Rb6 Bc7 23.Bc5+ Ke8 24.Rb7 Rc8 25.Bxa6 Bc6 26.Ra7 Bxf3 1:0

4 Gross, Ron (M) – Brown, John (X)
1999, Challenge Match Brown Vs Gross
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cd Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Bd2 Nbd7 6.e4 c6 {John said that ..6 c5 is better if 7.Nb5 Qb6 8.Bf4 e5} 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qe2 Qh5 11.Rac1 e5 [11…Nb6 12.Ne5 Qxe2 13.Nxe2 Bd7] 12.Nxe5 Qxe2 13.Bxe2 Nxe5 14.de Ng4 15.Bf4 [ Ron considered 15.Bxg4] 15…g5 [15…f6 16.Bc4+ Kh8 17.e6 b5 18.Bb3] 16.Bg3 [16.h3 Nxf2 17.Bg3 Nxh3+ 18.gh] 16…Be6 17.h3 Nh6 18.f3 [18.Rfd1 f6 19.ef Bxf6 20.Rd6]
18…Bc5+ 19.Kh2 [19.Bf2 Bxf2+ 20.Kxf2 f6] 19…Bd4 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.b3 Rd7 22.Nd5 {a very nice shot.} cd 23.Rxd4 Rad8 24.Rcd1 de 25.Rxd7 Rxd7 26.Rxd7 Bxd7 27.fe Bc6 28.Bd3 Kf8 29.Bf2 b6 30.Be3 f6 [30…Kg7 31.Bxg5] 31.ef Nf7 32.Bd4 Nd6 33.e5 Ne4 34.e6 h6 35.Be3 1:0

5 Brown, John (X) – Gross, Ron (M)
1999, Challenge Match Brown Vs Gross
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bc 7.Bxe4 [7.Qe2 Qe7 8.O-O Nd6 9.Re1 Qxe2 10.Rxe2+ Be6 11.Nd2 Kd7 12.Nb3 Nc4] [7.O-O Bd6 8.Nd2 O-O 9.Bxe4 de 10.Nxe4 Bxh2+ Maljutin-Rosenkrantz St. Petersburg 1909] 7…de 8.O-O g6 9.Nc3 {John thought that 9.Re1 won a pawn and the
game.} [9.Re1 f5 10.f3 Bg7 11.c3 O-O 12.fe fe 13.Rxe4 Ba6 14.Nd2 c5] 9…f5 10.Be3 Bg7 11.Qe2 Be6 12.Qa6 Qd7 13.Na4 O-O 14.Nc5 Qf7 15.Qxc6 Bd5 16.Qa4 f4 17.Bc1 f3 18.Be3 c6 19.g3 g5 20.Bxg5 [20.h3 Bf6 21.Rfe1 a very tragic mistake] 20…Qf5 [20…Qf5 21.Rfe1 Qh3 winning hands down] 0:1

Two Nevada Chess Players Earn Spots

Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 15, rating 2243) of Reno and Patrick Hummel (age 14, rating 2259) of Las Vegas on qualifying for the 1999 Pressman All-America Chess Team sponsored by the Pressman Toy Corporation of New York, NY.

The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric C. Johnson
February 5, 1999 (914) 562-8350
Press Release #2 of 1999

TOP U.S. JUNIORS EARN PLACES ON 1999 PRESSMAN ALL-AMERICA CHESS TEAM

The U.S. Chess Federation has announced the names of the junior players who have qualified for places on the 1999 Pressman All-America Chess Team.

The 38 players on this year’s team have met age and rating criteria that place them in the top one percent of more than 41,000 of their fellow scholastic members.

The Pressman All-America Chess Team is sponsored each year by the Pressman Toy Corp., of New York, N.Y. This year marks the seventh consecutive year of corporate sponsorship for the annual team contest.

Each team member will receive an official 1999 Pressman All-America Chess Team jacket, plus a special Certificate of Achievement.

Participation in the Pressman All-America Chess Team competition is open to all USCF members who meet age and rating eligibility criteria. For more information about how to qualify for next year’s team, check the USCF website at , or contact USCF Scholastic Director Beatriz Marinello through the USCF office in New Windsor, NY.

A complete list of current team members follows.

Age 18 Minimum rating 2400
Igor Shliperman 2565 Rego Park, NY
Eugene Perelshteyn 2495 Lynn, MA

Age 17 Minimum rating 2300
Jacob Chudnovsky 2403 Mason, OH
Harutyun Akopyan 2377 Los Angeles, CA
Justin Sarkar 2331 Scarsdale, NY
Steven Winer 2325 Burlington, VT

Age 16 Minimum rating 2250
Andrei Zaremba 2322 Dearborn Heights, MI
Vladimir Miloslavsky 2308 Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Wesley Whatley 2284 Pike Road, AL
Stanislav Ritvin 2281 Philadelphia, PA
Sean Nagle 2267 Plymouth, MN

Age 15 Minimum rating 2200
Raymond Kaufman 2257 Potomac, MD
David C. John 2249 Houston, TX
Philip Wang 2243 Reno, NV
Joan Santana 2223 Teaneck, NK
Noah Siegel 2216 New York, NY
William Surlow 2207 Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel Thomas 2203 Huntsville, AL

Age 14 Minimum rating 2150
Vinay Bhat 2329 San Jose, CA
Patrick Hummel 2259 Las Vegas, NV
Jordy Mont-Reynaud 2250 Palo Alto, CA

Age 13 Minimum rating 2100
Dmitry Schneider 2365 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Daniel Fernandez 2239 Coconut Creek, FL
A.J. Steigman 2169 Coral Springs, FL
Matthew Traldi 2167 Easton, PA
Matthew Hoekstra 2151 Charlotte, NC
Samson Benen 2149 New York, NY

Age 12 Minimum 2000
Asuka Nakamura 2088 White Plains, NY
Brandon Burrows 2080 Old Greenwich, CT
Aaron Pixton 2067 Vestal, NY

Age 11 Minimum rating 1875
Joshua Friedel 2157 Goffstown, NH
Jack Stolerman 1946 Marblehead, MA
Ruixin Yang 1926 Tallahassee, FL
Cory Evans 1913 San Diego, CA
Adam Maltese 1895 New York, NY

Age 10 Minimum rating 1750
Hikaru Nakamura 2226 White Plains, NY

Age 9 Minimum rating 1650
Laura Ross 1689 Forest Hills, NY

Age 8 & Under Minimum rating 1550
Noah Belcher 1550 Bloomingburg, NY