6th Western PA Scholastic Chess Championship

June 19, 1999


Teams

#ScoreCodeSchoolDistrictPrize
113HOMEEHome Elementary School1st Place Team Trophy
212MINADMinadeo Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District2nd Place Team Trophy
312WINCHWinchester Thurston School3rd Place Team Trophy
410�EHILLEast Hills Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District4th Place Team Ribbon
510�HOMEPHome Middle School4th Place Team Ribbon
69SHAJRShady Side Academy Junior School
79COMDSCommunity Day School
88�DORSEDorseyville Middle SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
98�TRANSTransfiguration School
108STEDMSt Edmund Academy
117HARTEHartwood Elementary SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
125�BROOKBrookline Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
135LIBERLiberty Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District

Championship

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Papariella, JustinDORSE715901619W9W3D4W53�1st Place Trophy
2Glover, Jared MHOMES915611588W14W10D5W43�2nd Place Trophy
3Cheung, JackHERIT614021422W11L1W9W833rd Place Trophy
4Vedock, BrandonHLTOP1117191698W6W7D1L22�4th Place Trophy
5Booth, Michael JWMAMS715241525W15W8D2L12�5th Place Trophy
6Xun, DeeSFAYM812471264L4W16W10D72�6th Place Ribbon
7Simizu, Akira MREIZS813761376W16L4W12D62�6th Place Ribbon
8Harrison, Patrick WDORSE613471342W12L5W11L321st Place (Sixth Grade) Ribbon
9Burrows, SusannahSCLLG1011681180L1W13L3W1221st Place (Tenth Grade) Ribbon
10Petrovich, Adam EDORSE610761097W13L2L6W1521st Place (Sixth Grade) Ribbon
11Zhai, AlexMINAD312241226L3W14L8W1321st Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
12Barbara, MatthewHARTE311201112L8W15L7L91
13Tresco, VincePLUMH12Unr974/04L10L9W14L1111st Place (Twelfth Grade) Ribbon
14Sun, ZhipengDORSE712291189L2L11L13W1611st Place (Seventh Grade) Ribbon
15Winners, Bobby JustinGATSH1111911154L5L12W16L1011st Place (Eleventh Grade) Ribbon
16Guerrieri, LuisAEOBL71047/07980/11L7L6L15L140
17Jampole, Ezra ACOMDS5U-U-U-U-0

Premier

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Young, JasonWHILE510661120W12W8W2W341st Place Trophy
2Kumar, Vivek RFRREG810211058W7W5L1W1032nd Place Trophy
3Simizu, Osamu FREIZS611291145W13W6W4L133rd Place Trophy
4Gursoz, AyseSTERR710681094W14W9L3W734th Place Trophy
5Trisal, RaulALPHA310151028H-L2W8W62�5th Place Trophy
6Mc Cormick, BenSTEDM5968986W10L3W11L526th Place Ribbon
7Li, YileHARTE510451045L2W13W9L426th Place Ribbon
8Stewart, EliasTRNHS79991008W15L1L5W1326th Place Ribbon
9Bluhm, DeavenNESHA510281029W11L4L7W1426th Place Ribbon
10Krut, AndrewFRAMC510871065L6W12W14L226th Place Ribbon
11Willson, Jared ETRINI810891073L9W15L6W1226th Place Ribbon
12Wendzicki, GregorySEWLR31018/04874/07L1L10B-L1111st Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
13Anderson, JoeyMINAD410491021L3L7W15L811st Place (Fourth Grade) Ribbon
14Spuntak, Jonathan RNHSEN10945912L4B-L10L911st Place (Tenth Grade) Ribbon
15Scibilia, AndrewSHAMD811081053L8L11L13B-11st Place (Eighth Grade) Ribbon

Grades 6 to 12 Advanced

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Opaska, MichaelHOMEP7921/091010/13W5W10W8W341st Place Trophy
2Sharif, Ernest JSCHEN10921936W11W7D3D432nd Place Trophy
3Bastin, Daniel ScottMOONS9839862W6W8D2L12�3rd Place Trophy
4Levdansky, Bob FSJUNE8771798L8W6W5D22�4th Place Trophy
5Murphy, Matthew SPHLLS10Unr848/04L1W9L4W1225th Place Trophy
6Tyler, Melissa LGATJR7810813L3L4W11W726th Place Ribbon
7Turzak, GarrettSPKSH9890876W12L2W10L626th Place Ribbon
8Dotterer, StevenPIRHM6762/09770/13W4L3L1D91�1st Place (Sixth Grade) Ribbon
9Cendes, PatrickSHAMD7933891L10L5W12D81�1st Place (Seventh Grade) Ribbon
10Williams, Eric MOLIHS10818802W9L1L7L1111st Place (Tenth Grade) Ribbon
11Adams, Paul AnthonyHOMEP8873/12806/16L2L12L6W1011st Place (Eighth Grade) Ribbon
12Borys, JohnMARSM7676/12673/16L7W11L9L51

Grades 6 to 12 Beginner

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Ellison, Kevin MCCATH10706728W9W6W2L331st Place Trophy
2Hartley, Christopher PSTJAM7897/01821/05W4W8L1W732nd Place Trophy
3Neuenschwander, EricPIRHM7720/09727/13L5W7W9W133rd Place Trophy
4Holland-Minkley, Dorothy FHOMEP7590/13634/17L2W12W5W1034th Place Trophy
5Belli, TomVLLYM8472/04607/08W3W11L4D62�5th Place Trophy
6Tamler, CoryHOMEP7359/03556/07W14L1W11D52�6th Place Ribbon
7Terrell, JustinROGMS7405441W13L3W8L221st Place (Seventh Grade) Ribbon
8Osele, Jamie LTRANS8565560W10L2L7W1221st Place (Eighth Grade) Ribbon
9Seelnacht, James JTRANS7472501L1W13L3W1121st Place (Seventh Grade) Ribbon
10Wang, JimFALK7Unr601/04L8W14W13L421st Place (Seventh Grade) Ribbon
11Cendes, YvetteELLIS7664606W12L5L6L911st Place (Girl) Ribbon
12Jones, George WALPHA6412/04331/07L11L4X-L811st Place (Sixth Grade) Ribbon
13Torbochkin, LeonidSTERR7616/15528/18L7L9L10B-1
14Galloway, TorrancePEAHS9514/17478/19L6L10F-U-01st Place (Ninth Grade) Ribbon
15Halpern, MichaelREIZS7U-U-U-U-0

Grades 3 to 5 Advanced

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1King, GlendonHOWE3861942W17W14W5W241st Place Trophy
2Nelson, Brian WMINAD5931942W19W9W4L132nd Place Trophy
3Trompeter, WhitneyELLIS5809853W6W10L7W1433rd Place Trophy
4Hovne, Ben SCOMDS3814859W8W16L2W1134th Place Trophy
5Levinson, HowardEHILL4952967W20W15L1W735th Place Trophy
6Schubert, William DLIBER3858892L3W18W15W936th Place Ribbon
7Kedar, VijaySHAJR3778808H-W12W3L52�1st Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
8Brnardic, AdamTRANS3852868L4D19W13W152�1st Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
9Salem, Cezar RJEFFE5821835W12L2W16L621st Place (Fifth Grade) Ribbon
10Mc Cord, Alec KLNCLN5905/05895/09W18L3L11W1721st Place (Fifth Grade) Ribbon
11Karraker, JamieMRGNA4884881L15W20W10L421st Place (Fourth Grade) Ribbon
12Greb, Peter JSTEDM5916902L9L7W20W1621st Place (Fifth Grade) Ribbon
13Bartlett, Katharine AWINCH4916907L16W17L8W1921st Place (Fourth Grade) Ribbon
14Kedar, VikramSHAJR41025983H-L1W19L31�
15Xu, KandySFELE5950907W11L5L6L81
16Sheffler, AdamRAMEL4915874W13L4L9L121
17Dorohovich, John M JrHOMEE5943902L1L13W18L101
18Niederberger, EdwinEDGEP3891857L10L6L17W201
19Fulton, KirkLIBEL5848/05752/09L2D8L14L13
20Hunter, Isaiah MHOMEE5824775L5L11L12L180

Grades 3 to 5 Intermediate

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Chimes, Daniel HMINAD3749803W22W4W13W241st Place Trophy
2Keegan, Ben JSTBED5745/04840/08W15W14W6L132nd Place Trophy
3Oltmanns, Alexander MWINCH4775798W16W12W11L833rd Place Trophy
4White, Ryan TWINCH4778783W20L1W21W1434th Place Trophy
5Gold, MaxWINCH3790803L12W22W9W1335th Place Trophy
6Belenky, MatthewFALK4727746W26W18L2W1136th Place Ribbon
7Carley, CassiSTEDM5747768L19W10W18W1531st Place (Girl) Trophy
8Hickman, Michael AEHILL4901/13886/17L18W26W19W336th Place Ribbon
9Jones, Adam RCENTR4Unr786/04D10W20L5W182�1st Place (Unrated) Trophy
10Vogel, HannahEHILL4717720D9L7W23W252�1st Place (Fourth Grade) Ribbon
11Sutton, JeremyEHILL4675669W23W17L3L62
12Tamler, SaraHOMEE5Unr750/04W5L3L15W1921st Place (Fifth Grade) Ribbon
13Hall, JamesonBROOK3733720W21W19L1L521st Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
14Carter, Chris DREGSQ4674677W24L2W17L42
15Mark, Nicholas DEHILL4788776L2W24W12L72
16Ahumada, Mareldi ACOLFX3588578L3L23W20W2121st Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
17Wang, JoeLNCLN5Unr647/04W25L11L14W2421st Place (Fifth Grade) Ribbon
18Reiser, Meghan MBROOK4635628W8L6L7L912nd Place (Girl) Ribbon
19Podnar, JosephURBAN4Unr601/04W7L13L8L1212nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
20Murphy, Christopher ASHNND4Unr513/04L4L9L16W2312nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
21Hill, ThaddaeusHOMEW4Unr484/04L13W25L4L1612nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
22Bugay, JeremyNEMER5197/04252/07L1L5L25B-12nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
23Wilson, Anne EINGOE5227/04329/08L11W16L10L2012nd Place (Girl) Ribbon
24Buuch, BulganCOLFX51017/01508/04L14L15B-L1712nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
25Wales, Axel ALIBER4637590L17L21W22L101
26Shea, FaustinLIBER4Unr407/02L6L8U-U-0
27Chen, FeiGREEN4U-U-U-U-0
28Winkle, JakeWESMD4U-U-U-U-0

Grades 3 to 5 Beginner

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Weis, Andrew PHOMEE31217/041226/08W18W12W5W1341st Place Trophy
2Staab, BenLEVEL4656/04839/08W26W23W4W342nd Place Trophy
3Adams, Justin BHOMEE3726745W11W22W6L233rd Place Trophy
4Ellis, AllenHOMEE4646/13710/17W16W9L2W2234th Place Trophy
5Baker, David WHOMEW3712746W33W13L1W735th Place Trophy
6Rebersak, Marcus SCAMPU3543586W21W14L3W1731st Place (Third Grade) Trophy
7Westerman, ElliotHOMEE3651/04699/07B-W17W15L536th Place Ribbon
8Neville, David EMCMUR3Unr836/04L12W30W19W1436th Place Ribbon
9Altschuler, ArielKERR4589/11625/15W32L4W26W1531st Place (Fourth Grade) Trophy
10Rao, AmarHOSAC3Unr864/04L22W27W16W1236th Place Ribbon
11Curtis, PeterWINCH3533554L3D32W24W232�2nd Place (Third Grade) Ribbon
12Nicholson, BryanCALIF3634659W8L1W28L102
13Logan, Sam REHILL4724732W30L5W18L122nd Place (Fourth Grade) Ribbon
14Manfredi, Juan JKERR3643638W27L6W20L82
15Moretti, Christopher MTRANS5560568W28W19L7L921st Place (Fifth Grade) Trophy
16Papale, RobertBROOK3734727L4W24L10W262
17Van Laningham, AlexEHILL3648/13621/17W31L7W21L62
18Jones, MichaelCENTR3Unr788/04L1W29L13W2821st Place (Unrated) Ribbon
19Hoch, MatthewSEWLR3682/09667/13W29L15L8W252
20Blumenfeld, DanielMINAD3618/06615/10D24D25L14W2921st Place (Unrated) Ribbon
21Gold, HannahCENTR3Unr454/03L6B-L17W2721st Place (Girl) Ribbon
22Zubak-Skees, ChrisMINAD4687675W10L3D23L41�
23Schiller, JacobEHILL3Unr564/04W25L2D22L111�
24Patterson, Andrew MHOMEE3672638D20L16L11W321�
25Reikine, StephanieOHARA3572551L23D20W32L191�
26Keegan, MartinSTBED3Unr497/04L2W33L9L161
27Gray, BenjaminFRLSS4459/05447/09L14L10W30L211
28Levine, PeterEHILL3Unr470/04L15W31L12L181
29Dannenberg, RichardSTEDM3556532L19L18W33L201
30Han, James DWINCH3560/14523/18L13L8L27W331
31Layland, PeterLIBER3Unr209/02L17L28B-U-1
32Hallmark, EmilyMINAD3Unr300/04L9D11L25L24
33Altenburger, CarleyTENTH31001/01355/05L5L26L29L300
34Scibilia, TonySTPET4U-U-U-U-0
35Terrell, StephenEHILL4U-U-U-U-0
36Reiser, Paul JBROOK3U-U-U-U-0

Grades K to 2 Advanced

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Zhu, AlvinFOSTE2781824W19W15W10W341st Place Trophy
2Petesch, Gabriel NEDGEP1931952D6W7W14W93�2nd Place Trophy
3Nissly, Austin TPVLLY1699728W20W16W9L133rd Place Trophy
4Dorohovich, Grace LHOMEE2774788L12W19W11W634th Place Trophy
5Schiff, Michael DJENES1719753W11L9W15W1035th Place Trophy
6Trompeter, NickyWINCH2738763D2W8W16L42�6th Place Ribbon
7Silver, Adam DSHAJR1849852D8L2W17W142�6th Place Ribbon
8Wilkin, Max RAHPRK1797800D7L6W19W132�6th Place Ribbon
9Sun, LiAnnHARTE2831821W13W5L3L221st Place (Girl) Trophy
10Rosso, JackBAKER2815/04776/08W17W12L1L521st Place (Unrated) Trophy
11Lawrence, Ben ASHAJR2651/08673/12L5W17L4W1621st Place (Second Grade) Ribbon
12Barbara, JoshuaHARTE1762758W4L10L13W1521st Place (First Grade) Ribbon
13Weinberg, SethSHAJR2Unr748/04L9W18W12L821st Place (Second Grade) Ribbon
14Livingston, SamCOMDS2689/13671/16H-W20L2L71�
15Grote, Kelly EELLIS2747/10657/13B-L1L5L1212nd Place (Girl) Ribbon
16Todd, JeffreyHARTE2789/08684/12W18L3L6L111
17Murray, Danny JBROKS1688654L10L11L7W201
18Clark-Polner, MichaelFAIRV2688/06567/10L16L13D20D1912nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
19Griffith, B JBAKER2527/04480/08L1L4L8D18
20Duvall, SylverEHILL2Unr360/04L3L14D18L17
21Bass, Samuel DKERR2U-U-U-U-0
22Kushner, SidneyBAKER2U-U-U-U-0

Grades K to 2 Beginner

#NameTeamGradePre RatPost RatRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4ScorePrize
1Tyler, Delbert D IIMSIDE1690738W23W16W10W241st Place Trophy
2Axelrod, JoshMINAD1Unr826/04W13W18W8L132nd Place Trophy
3Hopper, Luke RHOMEE1506/08613/12W15D8W7D433rd Place Trophy
4Curtis, DavidWINCH0620/07664/11D9W12W14D334th Place Trophy
5Shah, AaronHOMEE2580618W6L10W17W1135th Place Trophy
6Silver, JoshuaJCCKD0779/10788/14L5W24W13W1031st Place (Kindergarten) Trophy
7Stankovich, Mark GFAIRV0814/03681/06D12W9L3X-2�1st Place (Unrated) Trophy
8Kalchthaler, Kyle BMCKNI2601/12618/16W21D3L2W172�1st Place (Second Grade) Trophy
9Kalla, JoshCOMDS2532/12562/16D4L7W19W162�6th Place Ribbon
10Lucht, KevinMINAD1Unr670/04W19W5L1L621st Place (First Grade) Trophy
11Mark, NathanielEHILL1Unr603/04L18W15W20L522nd Place (First Grade) Ribbon
12Mc Cormick, BillyHLPRK1451472D7L4W22D1422nd Place (First Grade) Ribbon
13Vogel, AndreaEHILL2582595L2W21L6W2021st Place (Girl) Trophy
14Rosen, Noah ACOMDS0561/03522/07W22D17L4D1222nd Place (Kindergarten) Ribbon
15Meyers, Judith EMINAD2589576L3L11W23W2422nd Place (Second Grade) Ribbon
16Gursoz, MuratMINAD0Unr512/04W24L1D18L91�2nd Place (Unrated) Ribbon
17Scibilia, NicholasSTPET1421432W20D14L5L81�
18Rajakumar, Joe MEVERG2568/09586/12W11L2D16F-1�
19Sufrin, ZachWINCH0Unr349/04L10D22L9D211
20Ahumada, AlonsoCOLFX1644586L17W23L11L131
21Mahan, Matthew RMINAD0415400L8L13D24D191
22Meyers, RebaMINAD0444405L14D19L12D2312nd Place (Girl) Ribbon
23Greene, RachelHOMEE1Unr292/04L1L20L15D22
24Hall, ConnerBROOK2516477L16L6D21L15
25Gentile, NicholasMINAD2U-U-U-U-0
26Morgenlander, AdamWINCH2U-U-U-U-0
27Li, SuyangLIBER1U-U-U-U-0

Schools

## of PlayersCodeSchoolDistrict
114MINADMinadeo Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
213EHILLEast Hills Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
312HOMEEHome Elementary School
410WINCHWinchester Thurston School
55BROOKBrookline Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
65COMDSCommunity Day School
75HARTEHartwood Elementary SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
85LIBERLiberty Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
95SHAJRShady Side Academy Junior School
104DORSEDorseyville Middle SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
114HOMEPHome Middle School
124STEDMSt Edmund Academy
134TRANSTransfiguration School
143BAKERBaker Elementary SchoolUpper St Clair School District
153CENTRCentral Elementary SchoolHampton Township School District
163COLFXColfax Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
173ELLISEllis School
183KERRKerr Elementary SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
193REIZSReizenstein Middle SchoolPittsburgh School District
202EDGEPEdgewood Elementary SchoolWoodland Hills School District
212FAIRVFairview Elementary SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
222FALKFalk School
232HOMEWHomewood Montessori SchoolPittsburgh School District
242LNCLNLincoln Elementary SchoolMount Lebanon School District
252PIRHMPine Richland Middle SchoolPine Richland School District
262ALPHAProvidence Alpha School
272SEWLRSewickley Academy Lower School
282SHAMDShady Side Academy Middle School
292STBEDSt Bede School
302STPETSt Peter And Paul School
312STERRSterrett Classical AcademyPittsburgh School District
321AEOBLA E OBlock Junior High SchoolPlum Borough School District
331AHPRKAllegheny Hyde Park SchoolKiski Area School District
341CALIFCalifornia Area Elementary SchoolCalifornia Area School District
351CAMPUCarlow Campus School
361CCATHCentral Catholic High School
371NEMEREmerson Elementary SchoolWest Mifflin Area School District
381EVERGEvergreen Elementary SchoolGateway School District
391FRLSSFairless Intermediate SchoolWoodland Hills School District
401FOSTEFoster Elementary SchoolMount Lebanon School District
411FRAMCFrancis McClure Middle SchoolMc Keesport Area School District
421FRREGFranklin Regional Junior High SchoolFranklin Regional School District
431GATJRGateway Middle SchoolGateway School District
441GATSHGateway Senior High SchoolGateway School District
451GREENGreenfield SchoolPittsburgh School District
461HERITHeritage Elementary SchoolFranklin Regional School District
471HLPRKHoliday Park Elementary SchoolPlum Borough School District
481HOMESHome High School
491HOSACHosack Elementary SchoolNorth Allegheny School District
501HOWEHowe Elementary SchoolMount Lebanon School District
511INGOEIngomar Elementary SchoolNorth Allegheny School District
521BROKSJ H Brooks Elementary SchoolMoon Area School District
531JENESJeannette Mc Kee Elementary SchoolJeannette City School District
541JEFFEJefferson Elementary SchoolMount Lebanon School District
551JCCKDJewish Community Center
561LEVELLevel Green SchoolPenn Trafford School District
571LIBELLibrary Elementary SchoolSouth Park School District
581MARSMMarshall Middle SchoolNorth Allegheny School District
591MCKNIMc Knight Elementary SchoolNorth Allegheny School District
601MCMURMc Murray Elementary School
611MOONSMoon Area Senior High SchoolMoon Area School District
621MRGNAMorgantown Learning Academy
631MSIDEMosside Elementary SchoolGateway School District
641NESHANeshannock School
651NHSENNorth Hills Senior High SchoolNorth Hills School District
661OHARAO Hara Elementary SchoolFox Chapel Area School District
671OLIHSOliver High SchoolPittsburgh School District
681PEAHSPeabody High SchoolPittsburgh School District
691PHLLSPenn Hills Senior High SchoolPenn Hills School District
701URBANPgh Urban Christian School
711PVLLYPleasant Valley SchoolPeters Township School District
721PLUMHPlum Senior High SchoolPlum Borough School District
731RAMELRamsey Elementary SchoolGateway School District
741REGSQRegent Square Elementary SchoolPittsburgh School District
751ROGMSRogers Middle SchoolPittsburgh School District
761SCHENSchenley High SchoolPittsburgh School District
771SHNNDShenandoah SchoolPenn Hills School District
781SFELESouth Fayette Elementary SchoolSouth Fayette School District
791SFAYMSouth Fayette High SchoolSouth Fayette School District
801SJUNESouth Junior High School
811SPKSHSouth Park High SchoolSouth Park School District
821STJAMSt James School
831SCLLGState College High SchoolState College Area School District
841TENTHTenth Street Elementary SchoolRiverview School District
851TRINITrinity Christian School
861TRNHSTrinity High School
871VLLYMValley Middle SchoolNew Kensington Arnold School District
881WMAMSWest Mifflin Area Middle SchoolWest Mifflin Area School District
891WESMDWestinghouse Middle SchoolEast Allegheny School District
901HLTOPWestmont Hilltop High School
911WHILEWiles Hill Elementary School

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