(CROSSVILLE, TN)428 children participated in the 2005 National Youth Action Chess Championship. The event was held at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia. The main event consisted of nine rounds; players play one game per round with a time control of 30 minutes per player. Primary (K-3), Elementary (K-6), Junior High (K-9) and High School (K-12) make up the four sections of the championship. The event also offers team competition in each of the four sections and they too are competing for a national title.

Trophy winners were:

Individual Awards after nine games:
K-3 Primary: Darwin Yang of Texas scored 8.5 points
K-6 Elementary: Paul R. Taylor of Georgia scored 8.5 points
K-9 Junior High: Scott T. Low of Maryland and Adam M. Kostrinsky tied with 7.5. Low won on tiebreak
K-12 High School: Timothy M. Moroney of Michigan won with 7.5 points

Team Competition:
K-3 Primary: Kings & Queens of Glenview, IL won with 25.50
K-6 Elementary: Atlanta Chess Center scored 30.00
K-9 Junior High: Atlanta Chess Center won with 26.00
K-12 High School: Gulliver School of Miami, FL won with 23.00

Bughouse Championship:Bughouse is a two-player team chess variant and the time control is five minutes per game!
M. Coleman and J. Nitz scored 12.00

Blitz Individual:Blitz chess is played with a time control of five minutes per player per game.
Blitz K-6: Quentin R. Moore of Virginia scored 9.5
Blitz K-12: Maxx W. Coleman of Kansas scored 10.5
Blitz Team:
K-6: Atlanta Chess Center won with 31.00
K-12: Montgomery Chess of Maryland won with 31.00

For additional information on this event see: “Results”.

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