Indy Chess

We are kicking off the Crossroads of America Open tonight with the 3-day sections! Here are the top four boards in the 1900+/Major section (FIDE-rated):

https://view.livechesscloud.com -af4c-4b13-a455-12727b52cf06

Our Spring League Awards & Blitz Night was a blast last night!

In Spring Leagues, the following double quad (G/60+30) winners from the last two months of competition received a medal and "League Champion" fleece just in time for the upcoming cooler months:
♟Top Quad: James Graham (4.5/6.0)
♟Middle Quad: Kenneth Scarbrough (5.0/6.0)
♟Lower Quad: Mason Wang & Varyan Goyal (5.0/6.0)

We had 21 players for the double-round Swiss (3+2) blitz tournament following, and congrats to the following winners:
♟1st Place: Spiro Bereveskos (9.5/12.0)
♟T-2nd Place: Drew Hollinberger, Keith Swedo, Shouryesh Chanda (8.5/12.0)

League rated results (rds 1-3): https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202604240483
League rated results (rds 4-6): https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202605150283
Blitz rated results: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202605220083

Reminder: There is NO Tuesday Weekly at the Latvian Center this week (May 26). We'll see you all downtown at our inaugural Crossroads of America Open (& Scholastic Sunday side event) next weekend. Enjoy race day!

Just 1 more day to go. Please register ASAP.

🏆 CHECKMATE! Indianapolis Public Schools Holds 4th Annual Chess Championship! 🏆

We were thrilled to partner with Indianapolis Public Schools last week to host the district’s 4th annual chess championship! More than 150 brilliant students put their critical thinking and strategy skills to the test. 🧠✨

The competition was fierce, the focus was intense, and the talent was unmatched! Swipe through to see some of our incredible teams in action. 📸👇

Huge congratulations to all of our competitors and winners (decided by individual tiebreak points):

♟️ 12th Grade & Under
🥇 1st Place: Christel House Academy South (3.5/4.0)

🥈 T-2nd Place: Herron Preparatory Academy & Harshman Middle School A (3.0/4.0)

♟️ 5th Grade & Under
🥇 1st Place: Sidener Academy (4.0/4.0)

🥈 T-2nd Place: CFI 84 B, CFI 27A, Theodore Potter 74, and Cold Spring School A (3.0/4.0)

♟️ 3rd Grade & Under
🥇 T-1st Place: CFI 27 B and Herron Preparatory Academy (3.5/4.0)

🥉 T-3rd Place: Cold Spring A, CFI 27 A, CFI 84 C, Rousseau McLellan 91, George Julian 57 (2.5/4.0)

🤝 A HUGE THANK YOU TO:

Northwest Middle School for being fantastic hosts! 🏫

IPS (especially the amazing Mr. Ryan Bean) for coordinating this event for over 12 schools!

All the dedicated coaches, teachers, and chaperones who make opportunities like this possible for our kids.

Our incredible Indy Chess Tournament Directors, Xavier Colter and Mike Gant, for keeping the event running smoothly!

Everyone celebrated hard with a well-deserved Jimmy John's lunch afterward, and the players are already plotting their strategies to come back even stronger next year. 🥪💪

Will we see some of these amazing teams at the State Championship next year?! We are betting on it! 📈👑

THREE EVENTS THIS WEEK:
♟️Sunday Adult Casual Meetup (18+) @ Guggman Haus
♟️Tuesday Weekly @ Latvian Ctr (incl. rated tourney 3ss, 25+5)
♟️Friday Night Blitz @ Latvian Ctr (12ss, 3+2)

All info: indychess.org/events
[🎤Note: There will be no Tuesday Weekly on May 26.]

Also, the Crossroads Open passed 70 players registered already! 🙏 Thanks to those that were sharing it. Players: tinyurl.com/indychess

⏰Today (Friday, May 15) is the last day to get the early bird price for the Crossroads of America Open! Join the 60+ players who have already registered!

Info: indychess.org/events
Players: tinyurl.com/indychess

♟$7,500 guaranteed prize fund
♟World-class venue @ Indiana Convention Center
♟Five sections, including 2 FIDE-rated
♟Two- or three-day schedule options
♟90+30 (long) time controls
♟Blitz and scholastic side events
♟Part of the ISCA Hoosier Tour | USCF Grand Prix (enhanced)