Congratulations are in order for a great MCDS performance at the Florida State Scholastic Chess Championship! MCDS was represented by 16 players, its greatest representation in any SuperState competition.
K-12 OPEN
This is the second year in a row that the Spartans have finished in the top 4 (last year's finish was 3rd Place) in the highest-rated section of the state championship. The Spartans finished in 4th Place, only a half of a point out of 2nd Place, in a highly competitive section that included one master & five experts. The Spartans were led by Captain Bharat Chandar (4.0/6.0), who finished tied for 8th Place and had a rating increase to 1472. Aaron Ser, Neil Mehta, Ian Gonzalez, Albert Katz, & David Gonzalez also had 3 wins in a strong overall team effort. Congratulations to Coach Peter Konen!
1st: Nova University School
2nd: Divine Savior Lutheran Academy
3rd: South Dade Senior High School
4th: Miami Country Day School
5th: Gulliver School
K-12 U/1000
Led by Matthew Cohen & Sascha Kappos (3.5/6.0), the Spartans earned a 3rd Place trophy in the K-12 U/1000 section. Cristian Padilla got 3 victories in his first-ever rated tournament, and Ricky Gonzalez also had multiple wins. This is the first time that MCDS has brought home two K-12 team trophies.
1st-South Dade Senior High School
2nd-Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School
3rd-Miami Country Day School
4th-Hialeah Garden Middle School
5th-Shenandoah Middle School
K-3 OPEN
Elliot Starkman (4.5/6.0) brought home a 6th Place individual trophy from the state championship to help the Spartans win the 5th Place team trophy. James Srebnick's performance helped the team finish the best among all two-person teams in the section.
1st-Elbridge Gale Elementary
2nd-Williams Elementary
3rd-Norwood Elementary
4th-Twin Lakes Elementary
5th-Miami Country Day School
K-3 U/500
Filippo Sbroggio had a fantastic performance winning five out of his six matches, resulting in a 3rd Place trophy. This was a career performance for Filippo and resulted in a 150 point rating increase!
Aaron Ser & Albert Katz also won a 4th Place trophy in the Bughouse side event.
Some pictures from the event are available now at https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/46730067/1/SuperState%20IX?h=878da4. More will be added later in the week.
Congratulations, again, to our teams and trophy winners!
Michael Hutsko
Director, Spartan Chess Club
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Superstate IX: Day One
After four rounds of play, the K-12 Open team has 8.5 points. Until I'm able to see the posted standings, I'm not sure exactly what place that is. However, if I had to predict, it would be 3rd Place currently, perhaps two points out of 1st. Ser has 2.5/4.0, and Chandar, Mehta, Werner, & Ian Gonzalez all have 2.0.
The K-12 U/1000 team has 6.5 points, enough for approximately 6th Place at the moment. Cohen & Padilla have 2.0/4.0 for the day, Ricky Gonzalez has 1.5, and Sascha Kappos has 1.0.
Starkman had an undefeated day at 3.5/4.0 in the K-3 Open section. That should put him in the top 3 going into round 5. Srebnick has 2.5/4.0.
Sbroggio is playing well in the K-3 U/500 with 3.0/4.0.
Lots of potential for great things tomorrow in rounds 5 & 6. Stay tuned to @SpartanChess on twitter for more frequent updates. Katz & Ser are playing the Bughouse side event this evening.
The K-12 U/1000 team has 6.5 points, enough for approximately 6th Place at the moment. Cohen & Padilla have 2.0/4.0 for the day, Ricky Gonzalez has 1.5, and Sascha Kappos has 1.0.
Starkman had an undefeated day at 3.5/4.0 in the K-3 Open section. That should put him in the top 3 going into round 5. Srebnick has 2.5/4.0.
Sbroggio is playing well in the K-3 U/500 with 3.0/4.0.
Lots of potential for great things tomorrow in rounds 5 & 6. Stay tuned to @SpartanChess on twitter for more frequent updates. Katz & Ser are playing the Bughouse side event this evening.
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