| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Jerry Nash |
| August 16, 2005 | (931) 787-1234 #145 |
| Press Release #39 of 2005 |
jnash@uschess.org |
A THREE-WAY ROMP THROUGH THE DESERT
at the GM Denker Tournament of High
School Champions
(CROSSVILLE, TN)Desert creatures notwithstanding, 45 high school champions
gathered in Phoenix, Arizona from August 6 through 14 to see who would rise to the
top of the cactus. When it was all over, Josh Bakker, from Massachusetts,
Zhi-Ya Hu,
from Maryland, and Trevor H. Jackson, from Louisiana, became co-champions.
All three
finished with five points; Bakker’s loss was to Jackson. While Bakker recovered from
that loss nicely by winning his final three games, Hu and Jackson drew with each other
in round four. With first place on the line, Hu was nicked by a draw in round six by
Nicolas A. Yap, from California, who finished with 4.5 points and Jackson was slowed
down with only a half point by drawing Deepyaman Datta, from Texas, who also finished
with 4.5 points.
Jackson was awarded the four-year college scholarship from the
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) on tie-breaks. Besides being an outstanding college,
UTD has also been known to be highly competitive as far as chess is concerned.
For information about the college, please contact The University of Texas at Dallas,
2601 North Floyd Road, Richardson, TX 75083-0688 or call at 972-883-2111.
You can also visit them at their website at
http://chessweb.utdallas.edu/chessclub.htm.
The GM Arnold Denker Tournament of High School Championship was named after the
late grandmaster Arnold Denker who supported this tournament through many years.
His son Mitchell Denker has vowed to continue the dream in the name of his father.
High school players get ready for next year as the venue will be August 6-11, 2006
in Oak Brook, Illinois!
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The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing
body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee.
USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the
study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment,
and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership
organization nearing 90,000 members. For additional on the USCF see:
http://www.uschess.org.
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