Over 300 photos from the 2015 SPF National Open for Boys and Girls are now uploaded. Please feel free to use them.
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It has been a fantastic experience. We met so many wonderful people and made many new friends. Once again, big thanks to all the parents, coaches, volunteers, supporters, and sponsors, etc. for making this a very special event for young players. We are already scheduled to head back to the Bay Area at least 2-3 more times this year. Exciting details will be announced soon.
The 2016 SPF National Open for Boys and Girls will take place on the last weekend of February next year at the same venue. There will be MANY improvements and changes for the better, thanks to the feedback and suggestions from so many caring parents, coaches, and supporters.
Below is a list of the top finishers in each section:
2015 Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys Champions
Under 18/16 Boys
1 Colin Chow 2265 5.0 Co-Champion
2 Aaron Grabinsky 2318 5.0 Co- Champion – Won Blitz Playoff for World Youth Qualifier and Webster U Scholarship
Other strong players in this section include
3 Udit Iyengar 2177 4.0
4 Alexander Kassil 1893 4.0
5 Cameron Wheeler 2383 3.5
6 Sam Capocyan 2135 3.5
7 Alexander Feghhi 1906 3.5
8 Pranav Nagarajan 2202 3.5
9 Josiah P Stearman 2195 3.0
Under 18/16 Girls
1 Ana Lopez Sanchez 1659 (MEX) 5.0 – SPF Girl’s Invitational Qualifier
2 Sofia Stanescu-Bellu 1543 4.0 – World Youth Qualifier and Webster U Scholarship
Under 14 Boys
1 Gabriel Sam 2093 5.5 World Youth Qualifier
Under 14 Girls
1 Andrea Botez 1714 5.5 – World Youth Qualifier and SPF Girl’s Invitational Qualifier
Under 12 Boys
1 Joshua Grabinsky 1644 5.5 Co-Champion
2 Ivan Ke 1905 Co-Champion – Won Blitz Playoff for World Youth Qualifier
Under 12 Girls
1 Chenyi Zhao 1741 5.0 Co-Champion – Won Blitz Playoff for World Youth Qualifier – SPF Girl’s Invitational Qualifier
2 Shivangi Gupta 1378 5.0 Co-Champion – SPF Girl’s Invitational Qualifier
Under 10 Boys
1 Chinguun Bayaraa 2062 5.5 Co-Champion – Won Blitz Playoff for World Youth Qualifier
2 Rishith Susarla 1878 5.5 Co-Champion
Under 10 Girls
1 Annapoorni Meiyappan 1547 5.5 – World Youth Qualifier – SPF Girl’s Invitational Qualifier
Under 8 Boys
1 Aghilan Nachiappan 1526 6.0 – World Youth Qualifier
Under 8 Girls
1 Rui Yang Yan 1350 6.0 – World Youth Qualifier – SPF Girl’s Invitational Qualifier
SPFNO Blitz Championship
Top seed Cameron Wheeler (2383) won the Blitz Championship with a perfect 6-0 score.
SPFNO Puzzle Solving Championship (6 tie with perfect 20/20)
1. Aaron Grabinsky 20/20 in 8:09 Overall winner
2. Cameron Wheeler 20/20 in 9:58
3. Christopher Woojin Yoo 20/20 in 26:50
4-6. Justin Friedlander 20/20 in 30
Nastassja Matus 20/20 in 30 Top Girl
Vikram Ramasamy 20/20 in 30