2016 AIA Individual Invitational Tournament

2016 AIA Individual Invitational Chess Tournament

WHEN:          Friday – Saturday, September 23-24, 2016

WHERE:        Catalina Foothills High School

                        4300 East Sunrise Drive

                        Tucson, AZ 85718 (520-209-8300)

HOST:            Robby Adamson; cell: 520-609-4070; email at robzadamson@msn.com.

DIRECTIONS: Take I-10 to Ina Road Exit, and go east for a long time (10 miles or so). Ina becomes Sunrise/Skyline, and then Sunrise again. If you hit Swan Road you have gone too far.

ARRIVAL TIMES: Please arrive, beginning around 3:45 pm (school gets out at 3:30 pm), at Catalina Foothills High School. You can park in the parking lot off Sunrise. The tournament will be held in the cafeteria.

REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

Please pre-register all entrants by emailing Jeff Semmens, Chief TD at jsemmens0@gmail.com with copy to Robby Adamson robzadamson@msn.com with the following information no later than 5:00 pm, Thursday, September 22, 2016 (Registration by Wednesday, September 21 is strongly preferred).

1.      Coach’s name, email address and cell phone #

2.      Name of School

3.      Name, year and current AIA rating of each entrant

4.      Section (Varisty or Junior Varsity)

**Confirmations will be sent for each email registration. Please do not register at the last minute!

REGISTRATION FEES: Please mail registration fees in the amount of $50.00, payable to Catalina Foothills Chess, to 4300 E Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718. Individuals without a team pay $10 per player.

SECTIONS:               2 sections – Varsity and Junior Varsity (AIA Rating 499-below); 5 rounds

TIME CONTROL:   Game in 70 min with 5 second delay. 

BYES:                        Maximum of two-half point byes.

Schedule & Round Times:

Arrive/Check-in        3:45 to 4:15 pm; Pairings posted at 4:15 pm

Round 1                     Friday - 4:30 pm

Round 2                     Friday - 7:30 pm

Round 3                     Saturday – 9:00 am

Coaches meeting        Saturday – 9:15 am

Round 4                     Saturday – 11:45 pm

Round 5                     Saturday – 2:15 pm

Awards                       After last round (approximately 4:45 pm).

Restaurants at corner of Sunrise and Swan:

Einsteins at 4708 E Sunrise Drive

Brueggers at 5665 N Swan Rd

Mc Donalds at 4777 East Sunrise Drive

Subway at  4768 E Sunrise Drive

Starbucks at 4700 East Sunrise Drive

Hotels:

Sheraton Inn & Suites 5151 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712

Hampton Inn & Suites 5950 North Oracle Road, Tucson AZ 85704

There are other hotels on Oracle Road, near Tucson Mall.

If there are any questions or you need other hotel suggestions, please email Robby Adamson at robzadamson@msn.com; cell: 520-609-4070.

AIA Happenings August 27th 2016

AIA Happenings across the State

August 27th Saturday 

Region I

Blue Ridge High School Individual Tournament Winners

Back row (l-r)  Justice Mealer, 4th place; Cody Goza, 13th place; 

Jakob Shumway, 5th place

Front row (l-r)  Seth Sukut, 3rd place; Yumeng Ma, 

10th place; Barbara Senff, 7th place; Emilie Hopkison, 8th place

Region III

First quads of the season, held at Hamilton High School Chandler

Rancho Solano vs Basis Chandler

2016 – 2017 AIA State Team Chess Invitational Tournament

 2016 – 2017 AIA State Team Chess Invitational Tournament Information Details

When:  Friday – Saturday, September 9-10, 2016

Where:  Arizona College Preparatory School – Erie Campus

             1150 West Erie Street

             Chandler, AZ 85224

Directions:  (Flagstaff) Take 1-17 South bound AZ – 101 loop East.  Exit 59, Ray Road. Make a left off the ramp onto Ray Road.  Right onto West Erie Street. School will be on the right.

(Yuma) Take I-8 East to AZ – 238 East. Make a left onto AZ-347 North and continue on East Queen Creek Road.  Turn left onto South Alma School Road. Turn left onto W Erie Street.  School will be on the right.

(Tucson) Take I-10 West. Take exit AZ-202 Loop E.  Exit 48, Alma School Road. Make a left off the ramp onto Alma School Road. Left onto West Erie Street. School will be on the right.

Registration Deadlines:  Please pre-register all entrants by emailing Jon Coulter Chief TD jpc@desert-troon.com and CC Perry Hegewald,  hegewald.perry@cusd80.com with the following information no later than 5:00pm Wednesday, September 21, 2016****.

1.    Coach’s name, email address and cell phone #

2.    Name of School

3.    Name, year and current AIA rating of each entrant

Submit your $50.00 team fee or $10.00 a member up to 4 individuals. Please make checks Payable to: ACP-Erie    Attn: Perry Hegewald, 1150 W. Erie Street, Chandler, AZ 85224.

****Failure to provide complete registration data or meet tournament deadlines may result in your players(s) missing first or subsequent rounds and delay tournament play.

Arrivals:

·         Report to campus gymnasium – Largest building on right of campus-closest to Alma School Road. Reception desk to pick up tournament brochure.

·         Tournament Brochure will have:

·         Time Controls: G70 with 5 second delay

·         Swiss pairings

    2016 – 2017 AIA State Team Chess Invitational Tournament Agenda

Friday, September 23, 2016

2:30 – 3:15 pm – Check in*

3:45 pm - Pairings posted*

4:00 pm – Round 1*

            Coaches and players will meet in the tournament room

7:00 pm – Round 2*

* Time subject to change depending on pre-registrations and team check in.

Saturday, September 24, 2016

9:00 am – Round 3**

9:30 am – Coaches meeting

12:00 pm – Round 4

3:00 pm – Round 5***

** Time maybe subject to change upon coaches consensus.

*** Awards will be presented directly after round 5.

Looking at the school map, you will see a parking lot. You may drop of players by the gym.

    Accommodations near Arizona College Prep – Erie Campus

Crown Plaza Resort Phoenix

1 W San Marcos Dr, Chandler AZ 85225

(480) 812-0900

1.4 Miles from the school

Residence Inn Phoenix Chandler/Fashion Center

200 N Federal St, Chandler AZ 85226

(480) 782-1551

2.3 miles from the school

SpringHill Suites Phoenix Chandler/Fashion Center

225 N Metro Blvd, Chandler AZ 85226

(480) 726-7666

2.4 miles from the school

Hilton Phoenix Chandler

2929 W Frye Road, Chandler AZ 85224

(480) 899-7400

2.5 miles from the school

Hyatt Place Phoenix/Chandler-Fashion Center

3535 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler AZ 85226

(480) 812-9600

2.9 Miles from the school

    

Restaurants near Arizona College Prep – Erie Campus

Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta – Italian                         

590 N Alma School Rd #35

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 812-8433

Floridinos.net

0.3 miles from school

Si Senor Restaurant - Mexican

600 N Alma School Rd

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 857 -1217

Sisenorrestaurants.com

0.4 miles from school

Lahori’s Dhaba - Indian

912 N Alma School Rd

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 786-9291

Lahorisdhaba.com

1 mile from school

Chou’s Kitchen - Chinese

910 N Alma School Rd

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 821-2888

Facebook.com/chouskitchen

1 mile from school

Thai Rama Chandler – Thai

2040 W Chandler Blvd

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 855-8989

Facebook.com/thairamachandler

1.1  miles from school

SanTan Brewing Company – Pub Food

8 S San Marcos Pl

Chandler, AZ 85225

(480) 917-8700

Santanbrewing.com

1.7 miles from school

Philly’s Famous – Sub Sandwiches

1250 N Alma School Rd, #31

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 899-0756

Phillysfamousaz.com

1.7 miles from school

Chodang – Korean

201 N Arizona Ave

Chandler, AZ 85225

(480) 855-7712

Yelp.com/biz/chodang-chandler

1.8 miles from school

Hon Machi – Sushi

1949 W Ray Rd, # 32

Chandler, AZ 85224

(480) 963-0400

Honmachirestaurant.com

2.1 miles from school

Chompie’s – Deli

3481 W Frye Rd

Chandler, AZ 85226

(480) 398-3008

Chompies.com

3.1 miles from school

2016 Region III Team Quad #1 Flyer

2016 Region III Team Quad #1

Saturday, August 27^th

Hamilton High School

When: Saturday, August 27^th; please arrive at 7:45 AM for registration

Where: Hamilton High School; 3700 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85248

Round Times:

R1: 8:00

R2: 11:00

R3: 2:00

(Round times are subject to change)

Registration:

Please send your rosters to Jeff Semmens (jsemmens0@gmail.com) by Thursday, August 25^th at 11:59pm. On your rosters, I will need each player's name, board position (or alternate indication), and a list of any byes that they may need.

Sections:

There will be a Team section which will include the top 5 players from each school. Any additional players from each school are welcome to attend and play in an Alternates section.

Contact:

Tournament Director – Jeff Semmens (jsemmens0@gmail.com, 480-414-0700)

Region III Director – Uvince Lopez (ulopez@tuhsd.k12.az.us)

2016 Region III/II Ratings Tournament Flyer

2016 Region III/II Ratings Tournament

Saturday, August 20^th

Notre Dame Preparatory High School

When: Saturday, August 20; please arrive at 8:30 AM for registration

Where: Notre Dame Preparatory High School, 9701 E Bell Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Round Times:

R1: 9:00

R2: 11:00

R3: 1:00

(Round times are subject to change based on flow of the individual games)

Registration:

Please send your rosters to Carmene Carbone (ccarbone@ndpsaints.org) by Thursday, August 19th at 3:00pm. On your rosters, please include player's name and rating (if rating is known).  If a player is new to AIA chess and has a USCF rating, please indicate that as well so it can be converted to AIA.

Sections:

This will be an individual style tournament with G45/5 second delay time control. 

Contact:

Tournament Director – Jeff Semmens (jsemmens@asu.edu, 480-414-0700), unconfirmed

Region III Director – Uvince Lopez, (ulopez@tuhsd.k12.az.us)

Host Coach – Carmene Carbone (ccarbone@ndpsaints.org, 602-799-3347)

Directions to campus:

Notre Dame Prep is located just south of Bell Rd on 98^th Street. 

If you are taking the 101 from the south.  Get off at Frank Lloyd Wright, continue north on the frontage road until you get to Bell.  Turn right and head to 98^th St. Turn right to the school.

If you are taking the 101 from the north.  Get off at Princess.  Continue south on the frontage road until you reach Bell.  Turn left and head to 98^th St. Turn right to the school.

The Tournament will be in the NDP cafeteria.  You should park in the parking lot that is north of the Gym (3^rd parking area on the right).  The cafeteria is in the building on the north side of that lot.  There will be NDP chess team members and signs to direct you to the check in area.

There are some places to eat near the school. 

Subway – East of 98^th St on Bell, the Bashas’ shopping center.

All others (Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Peter Piper Pizza, McDonalds) will be at the mall between Frank Lloyd Wright and Raintree Drive on the west side of the 101.

Coaches Corner - Charvic German

Coaches Corner

How do young players develop a love for this royal game? More often than not it starts with their first coach, a person who is passionate about the game and instills the same love to his students. If you asked any chess player young or old, about who motivated them to play chess, it will always be one of their first coaches. 

On that note here is a tribute to one such coach Charvic German, Coach and Captain of the ASU Sun Devils Chess team. Here in his own words, an essay about his most rewarding journey.

Looking back on my chess career that has spanned 8 years, I acknowledge the individuals that helped me continue doing what I love. I began playing chess as a freshman at Maryvale High School under the guidance of Mr. Dennis Pinon and Mr. Adam Moukad. These coaches would ultimately lead me on the path of chess coaching, which I still do and enjoy. We were a young team and as such our resources were limited, sophomore year my good friend Fernando Chavez and I began mentoring the younger team members in the hopes of building a stronger more competitive team. To this day, I expect my varsity players to have a positive influence on incoming players and act as mentors for them. Chess is a fantastic platform for learning and communication. I pride myself in having chess coaching experience ranging from individuals 8 years old to 40 years old. Chess helped me realize my love for teaching. My sophomore year at ASU saw me join the ranks of Surf N’ Chess, a great organization dedicated to providing free chess education to every child. The man behind the dream, Patrick Neely would also impact my view of coaching and make me better as a coach.

I continued to mentor the team until I graduated. I came back as a freshman at ASU to coach the team alongside Mr. Pinon. The team was comprised of players I had played with during my time at high school and thus I had an advantage in the form of familiarity. I had a better understanding of each player and their style of play. I learned that this understanding is what separates a good team from a great team. A coach that can truly understand their team is able to effectively train them. A fundamental factor in our success over the years was our bond as a team that was similar to that of a family. We focused on training but also on team building. This included activities not chess related that we do together. We carry that tradition currently; I pride myself in being close to my players and being seen as a friend and coach. I strongly believe that great coaching means taking the time to befriend your players, it develops trust and a sense of bond. This will translate into a team that is more determined to win, not only for the school but for themselves and each other.

I currently keep in touch with all my players, past and present. We discuss matters important to them as well as chess related topics. I do consider these players to be part of my family. They know they can rely on me and I know I can rely on them. This is essential because it puts importance on developing meaningful networks that do not end when chess does. Too often I see the love of chess and team slowly fades away for players that graduate. This is not the case for many of my past players who interact with the current team and offer support to them in their competitive pursuits.

My goal is to create a family out of my team and add it to the larger family composed of every Maryvale chess player, teacher, and supporter. We have received tremendous support from many wonderful educators at Maryvale High School. We as a team have always aimed to win for those individuals and each other; we add a very real human element to the game and make it our win. Win or lose my players know that they are with family and that is the most important takeaway from the 4 years they spend in high school. Going into college and careers, they know they have a support network that is unwavering and that they can continue to. That is the mission of  Maryvale chess, which is why we have succeeded and will continue to do so. Many great individuals have worn our colors with pride and know that the trophies and medals at our school are there because of them.

Statements:

Charvic German,

A good mentor and a great friend. Taught me at my lowest and got me to my highest. Never felt more achieved in chess during my years on the team without the leadership and friendship Charvic, my couch gave me. Taught me as much as I could and was able to be a varsity player because of the how he taught us individually and as a team. I would like to thank him for that.

-Victoria Benitez, Former Maryvale Varsity

The truth about Charvic is that he is a caring person and when I was new to AZ and the school Maryvale I didn’t know anyone after a while one of our mutual friends Juan took me to the the Maryvale chess club my freshmen year so I chilled and competed in chess I was the new guy. When I got there I felt at home with no issues of course me being new I am not the greatest but I could bet the easy guys in the group using beginning level tactics and showing a little idea of my talents. But after a while me and charvic began talking and he offered me a spot to compete during next years competitions so during the rest of that year and that summer vacation we studied hard between Charvic and the class teacher making study guides review pages fun entertaining puzzle. We got to work for that up coming man slaughter if a chess season.

During this time Charvic never forced any info down anyone's throat and always keeping a eye out for the worse player . Never telling us I believe that he knew that our team was the strongest when the chess level was close so when we practice we would be so close to each other skills that the team would try our hardest to still make first. But knowing I was one of the newest / worse ones at the time Charvic spent a lot of hard work, patience, and time that it drive me to do better and never gave up when things got difficult but to drive and fine a way to defeat anything that is thrown our way

After a great year with over half of the team coming out of that’s year with multiple rewards and trophies and the name of Maryvale in their mouths I proudly remember my time at the greatest chess team in the most beautiful city. HOOYAA ! To my biggest mentor, Idol, friend I could ask for.

-Carlos McClinton, Former Maryvale Varsity

He is kind and welcoming to everyone, whether it is a complete stranger, or a scared little girl who just wants to play chess. He takes everyone in and shares with them the concept of chess. The lifestyle he loves so much and he teaches you to appreciate and enjoy it. He teaches you how to become better through strategy, technique, development and a lot of other things that make up the foundation of chess but he does it in a way that is fun and interesting. I remember spending so many hours in that room 101 with the guys learning how to better use my pieces, what the best opening was, or simply getting better through practice by challenging the other players in the team. We lost hours messing around and teasing and laughing and enjoying the friendship and team we belonged to and Charvic made that possible for us. He created a place where those interested in a game that was unusual in high school felt welcomed and appreciated. A place where we could develop our skill or simply have fun without having to mind those who weren’t very interested in the game. It was the best team I had ever belonged to and that is what Charvic German created. It is what he keeps to this day. Though many years have passed, the team dissolved and we each graduated, Charvic still tries to keep that place open for kids. He still spreads his kindness and friendship and acceptance and invites young kids to enjoy a game that not only develops your mind but your person as well. Charvic is the best leader, coach and friend I ever had the fortune of meeting and this is what I want you to know of him, what you should write about him, he is a very great human being.

Sincerely,

One of the many students of Charvic German,

Maria F. Felix, Former Maryvale Varsity

Chess is fun and I truly enjoy playing it and the coaching I received made the game 100× better do to my competitive nature.

-Jeremy Guisleman, Current Maryvale Varsity

Chess helped me think more critical not just inside but out of my life I think chess is fun mind game and I thank my coach for helping me see that I can be good at something but can also be fun, I also thank chess for me meeting some new companions.

-Axel Alvarado, Current Maryvale Varsity

2015 AIA State Individual Chess Championship

 2015 AIA State Individual Chess Championship 

The tournament was held on Friday November 20th and Saturday November 21st at Blue Ridge High School, in the cool white mountains of Arizona.  The Championship section was represented by sixty four players from all the five regions of the state and the tournament director was Jeff Simmons. 

Six players were declared co-champions for the title and Alec Anderson won the first place trophy based on tie breaks. Congratulations to all the players and champions. A big shout out to Alec on his win and good luck to him as he goes off to college next year. AIA Chess will miss him. 

L-R Eddy Wendler, Prateek Pinisetti, Dave Mohan, Alec Anderson, Justin Fink, Bryson Gregory and our TD Jeff Semmens