The Western Class Championship Tournament has been one of the largest chess events in Los Angeles for the past 27 years. Here are some performance highlights from the Angeleno Chess Club among the hundreds of participants at the event:
SOLE CHAMPION: SUREN MIKOYAN (image above)
Under 1800 USCF, 4.5/5 points
3RD PLACE: SHREYAS SAKHARKAR
Under 1600 USCF
TOP 5 RESULT: NATHAN THOMAS
Under 1600 USCF. Nathan is in 3rd grade!
CLASS E TOP 5 RESULT: BRIAN KLOCK
Congratulations to all who participated in this wonderful event.
Thanks to all who participated in this wonderful tournament. It was a pleasure hosting you. Congratulations to all the winners of the individual sections and all who got certificates and trophies. See you at our next event!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020
9:00 AM
6240 LAUREL CYN BLVD. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, 91606
2 MAIN SECTIONS: EXPERT AND BOOSTER
GAME IN 35 (IF USING A CLOCK) / USCF UNRATED
REGISTER EARLY BY PHONE OR EMAIL
$30 REGULAR: $5 OFF FOR ANGELENO CHESS CLUB STUDENTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION: COACH LEVON ALTOUNIAN: LALTOUNIAN@MSN.COM / 520 891-3632
We are so proud of how so many of our students performed at the prestigious American Open held in Costa Mesa, CA November 28 – December 1, 2019 even though it was a very long drive each day back and forth for so many participants.
Traditionally it is one of the largest events of the year in the Southern California, attracting a huge crowd that competes in dozen of sections, sub-sections and varying time controls.
We will just mention few that either won or placed in the top 3 in their respective sections or performed extremely well.
Nathan Thomas: Varsity K-3 Champion with a perfect score of 5 out of 5!
Zion Qu: 3rd place in 4th Grade Booster with a wonderful 9.5 out of 12 score.
Yash and Tanish Vora: both placing only half a point behind the tournament winners in the prestigious Under 2000 section and both reaching and breaking the coveted 1860 USCF barrier and gaining more than 215 rating points together.
We hope to share more success stories in hopes of inspiring new young talent to study and compete more.
February 10th was a great day for the Angeleno Chess Club! Our students won 6 Individual Trophies, 3 Team Trophies and 2 students got a full scholarship to the State Championship by winning their sections at the LA SuperCities competition. Congratulations to all who participated. A special thank you to Assistants Brian and Movses for your selfless work!
Head Coach IM Levon Altounian