Exciting, closely fought chess games were played as 28 participants of all ages packed the room at near capacity at Iglesia Menonita Buenas Nuevas, in the first Sunday Afternoon Chess Tournament in benefit of Border Hope on Sunday November 15. The games were especially engaging because no more than 300 points separated the ratings of the top and bottom players in most of the sections. Many of the same people, plus a number of new faces, participated in the second tournament on Nov. 22, which was covered by The Monitor in Jennifer Berghom’s article “Chess tournaments raise money for the poor”.
Results of Nov 15 tournament:
Rated Quad 1
1st place: Perry Johnson
Rated Quad 2
1st Place: Christalia Cardenas
Rated Quad 3
1st Place: 3 way tie between Esmeralda Rodriguez, Jonathan Obed Ybarra
and Genesis Janette Ybarra
Rated Quad 4
1st Place: Jaun Carlos Davila II
Unrated Group 1
1st Place: Russell Roach
2nd Place: John Roach
Unrated Group 2
1st Place: Luna Rei Rivera
2nd Place: Jaden Nicole Allen
Results of Nov 22 tournament:
Rated Quad 1
1st Place: Tie between Gilbert Davila and Perry Johnson
Rated Quad 2
1st Place: Albert Mariscal
Rated Quad 3
1st Place: Jaime Pena
Rated Group 4:
1st Place: Amit Bhatta
2nd Place: Savanah Moya
Unrated
1st Place: John Roach
2nd Place: Jaime Moya
