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| June 20, 2005 | USCF office |
| Press Release #25 of 2005 | (931) 787-1234 #128
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138 Juniors Converge To Become King on King's Island
2005 U.S. Junior Open Chess Championship
(CROSSVILLE, TN)
A record-setting attendance brought 138 young chess players from all over the United States
to King’s Island, Ohio as the 2005 U.S. Junior Open Chess Championship was held on June 10-12,
2005. The Championship was a six round tournament with four separate age-based sections.
In the Under 21 Section, two more National champions were crowned as
Benjamin Coraretti (2043), from Ohio, and Roger Rojas-Suarez (Unrated), from
Michigan scored five points to best the 30-player field. Coraretti earned the
spot in the 2006 U.S. Junior Invitational Championship.
Another new player became National Champion as he took clear first in the
Under 15 Section. Anton Uskov (Unrated), from North Carolina scored 5.5 points as
he led the 42-player field giving up only a draw to second-place finisher
Chirukandath Vishnuvardhan (2188) from Illinois.
Clear first seemed like the way to go in the Under 11 Section as
National Champion Aleksandr Ostrovskiy (1563), from New York, threw away
all competition scoring 5.5 points allowing only one draw to Vinay A. Raj (1167),
from Kentucky. Following closely behind to take second place honors was
Elizabeth Vilenchuk (873), from Ohio, with 5 points.
In the Under 8 Section, Skanda Palanirajan (1032), from Michigan,
emerged victorious to become the National Champion in his section scoring 5.5
points only allowing a draw to Samuel Concannon (992), from Indiana.
Mark Oet (1153), from Ohio, came close in second place with 5 points.
The tournament was a rousing success directed by TDs Grant Perks and Mike Anders and organized by the Warren County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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