The 2025 State Championship will be held on 10/4 in Anchorage!
Host: Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center
No. of players: 21
Game style: 5 round Swiss, G25d5
Top 3 finishers:
Ben Hoback (5.0)
John Huling (4.0)
Seth LeMaster, Liam Callahan, Aiden McConnell (4.0)
Grand Prix points:
Seth L. 8.66, Liam C. 6.50, Aiden M. 5.78, Ambrose L. 5.05, Landon BH. 4.33, Justin P. 3.61, William D. 2.89, Jude M. 2.17, Matthan H. 1.44, Tim T. 0.72, Phillip T. 0.36
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/eagle-river-open-rated-tournament/standings
Host: Seward Community Library & Museum
No. of players: 14
Game style: 5 round Swiss, G25d5
Top 3 finishers:
Darrick Shanks (5.0)
Liam Callahan (4.0)
Kai Reed (4.0)
Grand Prix points:
Liam C. 5.32, Nicholas R. 3.99, Joseph M. 3.55, Aiden M. 3.10, Matthan H. 2.66
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/seward-chess-tournament/standings
Host: Title Wave Books
No. of players: 17
Game style: 5 round Swiss, G15
Top 3 finishers:
David Taylor (4.5)- Haircut voucher courtesy of Northern Lights Barbershop
Jerod Redwine (4.0)- $25 voucher courtesy of Acai Alaska
Jayson Hunter (4.0)- $15 Title Wave Books gift card
Grand Prix points:
David T. 4.00, Jayson H. 3.00, Landon BH. 2.67, Liam C. 2.33, Aiden M. 2.00, Teagan F. 1.67, Anthony I. 1.33, Nicholas R. 1.00, Jay R. 0.67, Antonio P. 0.33
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/pop-up-tournament-at-title-wave-books/standings
Host: Roundabout Books
No. of players: 20
Game style: 4 round Swiss, no clocks
Top 3 finishers:
David Taylor (3.5)
Liam Callahan (3.0)
Randall Pfeifer (3.0)
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/roundabout-books-beginner-chess-tournament/standings
Host: Title Wave Books
No. of players: 15
Game style: 5 round Swiss, G15
Top 3 finishers:
Jayson Hunter (5.0)
Liam Callahan (4.0)
Billy Monks (4.0)
Grand Prix points:
Jayson H. 4.00, Liam C. 3.00, Billy M. 2.67, Jay R. 2.33, Aiden M. 2.00, Anthony I. 1.67, Ben D. 1.33
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/title-wave-books-chess-tournament/standings
Host: Spenard Recreation Center
No. of players: 13 (Open Section), 14 (U1400 Section)
Game style: 5 round Swiss, G25d5
Top 3 finishers:
Open Section U1400 Section
Matthew Parshall (4.5) 1. David Taylor (5.0)
Benjamin Hoback (3.5) 2. Randall Pfeifer (4.0)
Seth LeMaster (3.0) 3. Ethan Edmonson (4.0)
Full results:
Open- https://chessnut.club/e/anchorage-amateur-open/section/1149
U1400- https://chessnut.club/e/anchorage-amateur-open/section/1227
Host: Pink Cadillac Country Bar & Dance Hall
No. of players: 24
Game style: 10 round Double Swiss, G5d0
Top 4 finishers:
Benjamin Hoback (9.0)
Anthony Cecere (8.0)
Jace Dean (8.0)
Elijah Pancoast (7.0)
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/anchorage-blitz-chess/standings
Host: IDEA Homeschool Eagle River
No. of players: 34
Game style: 4 round Swiss, G25d5
Top 3 finishers:
Randall Pfeifer(4.0)
Seth LeMaster (4.0)
Evan Richardson and Anthony Irsik (3.0)
Full results: https://chessnut.club/e/eagle-river-scholastic-chess-invitational/standings