*registration is closed. please consider registering for our upcoming MLK event*
Georgia Scholastic State Championship Invitational 2015 (aka Jr Invitational)
Jan 10-11/Emory University Winship Ballroom
Advanced entries as of Jan 8 (not final list)
*ratings posted are not necessarily ratings to be used in pairings.*
This event will honor the top scholastic players in Georgia in three sections: High School (9-12), Junior High (K-8), and Elementary (K-5).
The winner of the High School section will be Georgia's 2015 HS State Champion and will represent Georgia at the annual DENKER Tournament of High School State Champions (www.denkerchess.com).
The winner of the K-8 section will be Georgia's 2015 Middle School State Champion and will represent Georgia at the BARBER K-8 Tournament of State Champions (www.barberchess.com).
The winner of the K-5 section will be Georgia's 2015 Elementary State Champion.
All participants will receive a plaque.
Minimum peak rating requirements for 2015:
Georgia students with established ratings as of the official November 2014 list, or any subsequent official post-tournament rating of (by registration deadline):
- 1600 or higher for 9-12th (High School)
- 1400 or higher for K-8 (Junior High)
- 1150 or higher for K-5 (Elementary)
We will attempt to contact all invitees separately by email which will include the code for registering online.
Both state nominees to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions and the Barber K-8 Tournament of State Champions will receive a $500 stipend for expenses incurred after attending these tournaments.
Congratulations to the following individuals who have qualified and are invited to participate:
These players only may play in the HS section:
| Daniel Gurevich |
2394 |
11 |
| Sanjay Ghatti |
2200 |
9 |
| Brian Tarhon |
2146 |
9 |
| Benjamin Barry Moon |
2136 |
11 |
| Pranav Anjani Narnur |
2005 |
9 |
| Carter F Peatman |
1973 |
12 |
| Justin David-li Swaby |
1963 |
12 |
| Amaan Akbar Pirani |
1958 |
10 |
| Shanmukha Rk Meruga |
1929 |
11 |
| Nathan Shaw Wu |
1925 |
10 |
| Jamil Kassam |
1861 |
9 |
| Preston Lee |
1859 |
9 |
| Sumit Sohani |
1850 |
12 |
| Raghurama Bukkarayasamudram |
1836 |
10 |
| Saithanusri Avirneni |
1820 |
9 |
| Nagaraj R Bhagwat |
1772 |
10 |
| Ilyusha Belegradek |
1736 |
11 |
| Adrian Kimani King |
1725 |
11 |
| Samhitha Dasari |
1724 |
9 |
| Kaleb Ryder Gosdin |
1722 |
11 |
| Saad Khan |
1721 |
10 |
| Daniel Chou |
1720 |
10 |
| Tarun Daniel |
1705 |
12 |
| Nathan Alexander Hayes |
1686 |
10 |
| Aviva B Smith |
1615 |
10 |
| Ainesh Balaga |
1606 |
9 |
| Shiraja Abayanathan (peak 1605) |
1589 |
9 |
These players may play in the K-8 section:
| Arthur Guo |
1983 |
3 |
K3 |
| Albert Liang |
1931 |
7 |
MS |
| Kapish Potula |
1929 |
7 |
MS |
| Phat Tien Tran |
1912 (23) |
8 |
MS |
| Maxwell Feng |
1859 |
5 |
K5 |
| George Ye |
1837 |
8 |
MS |
| Vignesh Sekar |
1788 |
8 |
MS |
| Vedic Panda |
1780 |
7 |
MS |
| Drew Justice |
1767 |
3 |
K3 |
| Prateek Mishra |
1758 |
5 |
K5 |
| Spencer Lee |
1752 |
6 |
MS |
| Robbie Grattan-smith |
1718 |
8 |
MS |
| Ingrid Guo |
1701 |
6 |
MS |
| Matthew J Stadter |
1679 |
7 |
MS |
| Sujay Jagadeesh |
1675 |
6 |
MS |
| Diamond Abdus-shakoor |
1662 |
8 |
MS |
| Arish Virani |
1658 |
7 |
MS |
| Akshay Raj |
1655 |
5 |
K5 |
| Justin Zhou |
1653 |
5 |
K5 |
| Sagan Rowe Hartley |
1651 |
7 |
MS |
| Jayson Ni Wu |
1647 |
8 |
MS |
| Anand Srinivasan |
1642 |
6 |
MS |
| Stephen E Eisenhauer |
1642 |
8 |
MS |
| Kavin Jayavel Kumaresan |
1597 |
4 |
K5 |
| Charles Lee Troutman Iii |
1590 |
6 |
MS |
| Michael Y Fu |
1570 |
6 |
MS |
| Alex Berezovsky |
1541 |
7 |
MS |
| Adam Elsharkawi |
1523 |
5 |
K5 |
| Easwar Senthilkumar |
1522 |
6 |
MS |
| Maxwell Chengming Guo |
1499 |
8 |
MS |
| Siddharth Vijayasankar |
1492 |
5 |
K5 |
| Karthik Sitaraman |
1486 |
8 |
MS |
| Daniel D Shen |
1483 |
6 |
MS |
| Lawrence X Zhou |
1474 |
6 |
MS |
| Eeshwar Sai Potluri |
1460 |
6 |
MS |
| Nithin Naren |
1455 |
6 |
MS |
| Skyler Patrick Kelly |
1452 |
8 |
MS |
| Aditya Potluri |
1451 |
6 |
MS |
| Srihitha Dasari |
1444 |
5 |
K5 |
| Saket Sai Surapaneni |
1424 |
7 |
MS |
| Zoe A Justice |
1422 |
5 |
K5 |
| Atticus Grant Halley |
1419 |
5 |
K5 |
| Sasha Creighton |
1419 |
7 |
MS |
| Drew Matthew Malott |
1418 |
8 |
MS |
| Stephen Anhow Liu |
1401 |
8 |
MS |
| Hunter Adrian Payne |
1400 |
5 |
K5 |
| Nithik Balachandran |
1400 |
7 |
MS |
| Suraj Peramanu (peak 1439) |
1399 |
7 |
MS |
| Sreyas Kanaparti (peak 1433) |
1389 |
5 |
K5 |
| Joshua Morgan Karol (peak 1408) |
1387 |
7 |
MS |
| Raj Chirag Mehta (1458) |
1373 |
3 |
K3 |
| Anish Kumar (1519) |
1370 |
7 |
MS |
| Nima Rezaei (peak 1407) |
1365 |
7 |
MS |
| Sidharth Balaga (peak 1549) |
1323 |
8 |
MS |
These players may play in the K-5 section: note that some but not all may also play in K-8 and are listed above as well (you must meet the min rating of 1400 in that case)
| Arthur Guo |
1983 |
3 |
| Maxwell Feng |
1859 |
5 |
| Drew Justice |
1767 |
3 |
| Prateek Mishra |
1758 |
5 |
| Akshay Raj |
1655 |
5 |
| Justin Zhou |
1653 |
5 |
| Kavin Jayavel Kumaresan |
1597 |
4 |
| Adam Elsharkawi |
1523 |
5 |
| Siddharth Vijayasankar |
1492 |
5 |
| Srihitha Dasari |
1444 |
5 |
| Zoe A Justice |
1422 |
5 |
| Atticus Grant Halley |
1419 |
5 |
| Hunter Adrian Payne |
1400 |
5 |
| Sreyas Kanaparti |
1389 |
5 |
| Raj Chirag Mehta |
1373 |
3 |
| Anshul Gokul |
1353 |
2 |
| Sanjjithsaai Dineshkumar |
1335 |
4 |
| Alex David Lilly |
1287 |
5 |
| Monish Jampala |
1282 |
4 |
| Pranav Koushik |
1267 |
5 |
| Henry Yu |
1259 |
3 |
| Sanjeev Anand |
1225 |
5 |
| Dhruv Rajaganesh |
1220 |
2 |
| Supratik Panuganti |
1218 |
2 |
| Pranit Mishra |
1218 |
2 |
| Rachel Doman |
1206 |
5 |
| Alex Xu |
1178 |
4 |
| Ritvik Panuganti |
1163 |
5 |
| Daniel Taylor Wood |
1155 |
5 |
| Sergio R Fiorillo (peak 1151) |
1149 |
5 |
| Kenan Kadragic (peak 1185) |
1139 |
4 |
| Aneesh Sai Seemakurthy (peak 1162) |
1131 |
4
|
| Girish Senthilkumar (peak 1201) |
1100 |
2 |
Please contact gssc@georgiachess.org if you qualify and are not on the above list.
FORMAT:
*2-day event, 5-SS, G/90; d5, USCF rated.
*3 rounds held on Saturday, 10am - 2pm – 6pm and
2 rounds on Sunday, 10am – 2:00pm.
AWARDS: Each participant will receive a plaque. Stipend of $500 to the winner of HS to attend DENKER. Stipend of $500 to winner of K-8 to attend BARBER.
BYES: One bye is allowed. ½ point bye is available in Rounds 1-4. Zero point bye available in Round 5. Bye must be requested in advance of 1st round before pairings posted (by 9:30am). No changes.
Requirements: You must be on the invitation list. You must have a current USCF membership. If your rating meets the minimum requirements (1600 for HS; 1400 for K-8; 1150 for K-5) after the USCF November published rating you may email gssc@georgiachess.org to be invited. You must do this by the registration deadline and you must reach the minimum rating by the deadline. All participants will be requested to submit a complete and legible score sheet for each game played. Only High School students are allowed to play in the HS section (the Denker tournament only allows HS players).
Entry Fee: $25.00 (venue is no longer free)
NOTE: GCA memberships and USCF memberships represent additional cost, and must be purchased in advance if necessary.
Registration: You may register online with a code which will be emailed to you (or your parent). You must register no later than Wednesday, January 7, 2015. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED. If needing to cancel, please communicate this information ASAP, and preferably by the above date. Cancellations made after the registration deadline (and before pairings are up for Rd 1) receive a partial refund of $15.
Free Parking: Fishburne Parking deck or Peavine Parking deck (Visitor’s sections).
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Tie-break Systems: In the event of a tie the following tie-break systems will be used in the order listed to determine who receives which plaque, and, if necessary, who is Georgia’s nominee to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions and/or to the Barber K-8 Tournament of State Champions:
1. Head-to-Head
2. Modified Median
3. Solkoff
4. Cumulative
5. Cumulative of Opposition
6. Coin Toss
Players should be at tournament site by 9:30am on Saturday.
Info: gssc@georgiachess.org