Pairings rush at the Blitz tournament on Thursday night. Photo Paul Truong.
You can watch the games live each day on Monroi.com. Here is a link to Round 1's coverage.
Jared Tan from California. won the twelve round K-12 blitz tournament with a fantastic 11.5/12 score. His closest rival was Adam Wester, two full points behind, with 9.5. Third-grader Luke Harmon of Idaho (Ed.Note- earlier report incorrectly stated that Harmon was from Indiana) won the K-6 Blitz tournament with 11/12. Ethan Gottlieb and Michael Omori were crowned bughouse champions.
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Ethan Gottlieb and Michael Omori: 2007 K-12 bughouse champs. Photo Betsy Dynako.