Category: Chess Tournaments

National Master Karl Tolentino is San Gabriel Valley Chess Club’s 2023 Club Champion. He scored an impressive 6.5 out of 7 rounds in a field of 53 players. The event ran from March 21 to May 2 with an awards ceremony held on May 9. Club President John Wright presented Karl with the SGVCC Champions Cup, a perpetual trophy that now bears his name, as our first Club Champion. Karl has been SGVCC’s top rated player since it reopened in Altadena in October of 2021 and has finished first in 10 of the 14 events we have held. His dedication to SGVCC is most appreciated and he is a very deserving Champion!

Engraved plaques were also given to Best in Rating Class winners. They were as follows:

– Linus Eisenberg, Best Class B and clear second place;
– Henry Castro, Best Expert and Nathan Gan, Best Class A and co-third place;
– Ashley Lin, Best Class C;
– Derek Li, Best Class D;
– Jon Serrano, Best Class E; and
– Leya Daftuar, Best under 1000.

Local FIDE Master David Bassett donated $50 for an Upset Prize Award for most cumulative upset points. Joshua Sang was the winner, gaining 100 rating points for his effort.

Congratulations to all the winners! Our 2024 Club Championship will start in March of next year.

Mount Wilson Open
05/09/23 – 06/06/23
NO ROUND ON MAY 30th

A four round event in 3 sections: Premier/1800+, Reserve/1200-1800, and Booster/Under 1200. We will not have a round on May 30 due to the Annie Wang Simultaneous Exhibition.

Register here. Standings here.

Fun Fact! SGVCC member Tim Thompson is an Astronomy & Science speaker at Mount Wilson Observatory.

We are pleased to announce our first Club Championship, a seven round event in one Open Section starting March 21, 2023.  The winner will have their name engraved on our new Perpetual Trophy, a large Loving Cup style trophy that will show the winners for many years to come. We will also have engraved plaques for top Expert, Class A-E, Unrated, and Under 1000.  Each plaque will have the SGVCC Logo and the winners name.  We encourage you to register early as we will likely have to cap entries at 70.  You can sign up at the link on our Calendar page. For further information contact me at wright.john82@yahoo.com.

Tentative pairings and standings here: https://caissachess.net/live/2502

John Wright, SGVCC President

Hello SGVCC Members – We’ll start the New Year Open, a six round tournament, on January 3, 2023. There will be three sections and the last round ends on February 7th. A registration link with more details is below. The Club is closed on December 20 and 27. On behalf of your SGVCC Board, thanks to our players, parents, and volunteers for a great year. Membership is open to all chess enthusiasts and we hope to see a lot of new faces in 2023!

https://caissachess.net/online-registration/index/2154