2007 Jacksonville City Scholastic Chess Championship Report
by Scott Pfeiffer, Tournament Director
Saturday, February 10, marked the annual running of the Jacksonville City Scholastic Chess Championship, hosted
by Jacksonville Country Day School for the 3rd year in a row since the tournaments inauguration. A field of 96
players played 4 games of chess, battling it out over 64 black and white squares for the chance to earn 1st, 2nd, and
3rd place trophies in each of 4 divisions. Eligible participants hailed from local and regional public, private,
and home schools.
In the Kindergarten through 2nd grade division, home schooled first grader Ajamn Brown chalked up a perfect score
to capture top honors, followed by Maxwell Bustamante of St. John's Grammar School and Santora Jackson of Atlantic Beach Elementary.
Not to be outdone in the 3rd through 5th grade section, older brother Maurice Brown matched his younger sibling's performance
with his own sparkling effort, winning his quad of games and scoring the highest tiebreak points to outpace another
perfect performance by Carter Meyer of Hendricks Avenue Elementary. Hendrick's Avenue teammate Alex Molenaar yielded
only a draw to net 3rd place .
Beaches Depaul School 8th grader Keith Steffens posted the 3rd undefeated and perfect score of the day in the middle school
competition to earn first place, with home schooled students John Nyren and Michael O'Neal garnering 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.
A contingent of Mandarin High students participated and won several honors.Dan Eddins, a last minute replacement, edged out
several teammates on tiebreaks to capture third place,while Seacoast Christian's Rodney Pinckney scored a fine 3-1 for
2nd, topped only by Mandarin junior Paul Kaczarowski, who made it a perfect day for all the division winners by also
blanking the opposition.
Special thanks go to host Jacksonville Country Day and school administrator Mike Morrow, chess coaches George Foote
and Jay Lubeck, tournament officials Edwin Vergara, Soren Brockford, and Bud Kovach, concessions operator Tom Davidson, data
entry guru Dave Lamb, local chess ambassador Brad Zang, and the many parents, relatives, and friends of our students
for making a wonderful day of chess happen.
2007 Jacksonville City Scholastic Chess Championship:
Grades K, 1, 2-- Final INDIVIDUAL Standings
# |
Name |
Team |
Grd |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Total |
1 |
Ajamn Brown |
HOMESC |
1 |
W24 |
W14 |
W4 |
W2 |
4.0 |
2 |
Maxwell Bustamante |
STJGRM |
1 |
W23 |
W13 |
W9 |
L1 |
3.0 |
3 |
Santora Jackson |
ATLBCH |
2 |
D15 |
W25 |
W16 |
D5 |
3.0 |
4 |
Bryce Chan |
ATLBCH |
2 |
W12 |
W17 |
L1 |
W15 |
3.0 |
5 |
Donovan LaFavor |
HENDRX |
2 |
D6 |
W7 |
W22 |
D3 |
3.0 |
6 |
Grace Remmer |
STJGRM |
2 |
D5 |
D15 |
D21 |
W19 |
2.5 |
7 |
William Hoffmann |
STJGRM |
2 |
D18 |
L5 |
W25 |
W21 |
2.5 |
8 |
Laina Segel |
JCDS |
1 |
L14 |
W24 |
D19 |
W18 |
2.5 |
9 |
Matthew Menzel |
HENDRX |
2 |
W11 |
W21 |
L2 |
D12 |
2.5 |
10 |
Ian McNeil |
HENDRX |
2 |
W13 |
D20 |
W26 |
W17 |
3.5 |
11 |
Robert Kirby |
STPAUL |
1 |
L9 |
W23 |
D17 |
W16 |
2.5 |
12 |
Jacob Whitlock |
STJGRM |
2 |
L4 |
W26 |
W14 |
D9 |
2.5 |
13 |
Noor Aboushaar |
BEAUCL |
2 |
L10 |
L2 |
L15 |
W24 |
1.0 |
14 |
Sage Wong |
HENDRX |
2 |
W8 |
L1 |
L12 |
W22 |
2.0 |
15 |
Emily Teems |
EPSCPL |
1 |
D3 |
D6 |
W13 |
L4 |
2.0 |
16 |
Evan Bibeault |
SJDR |
1 |
D19 |
W18 |
L3 |
L11 |
1.5 |
17 |
Jacob Sims |
HENDRX |
2 |
W20 |
L4 |
D11 |
L10 |
1.5 |
18 |
Russell Hewes |
HENDRX |
2 |
D7 |
L16 |
W20 |
L8 |
1.5 |
19 |
Robert Franques |
FLKSTN |
1 |
D16 |
D22 |
D8 |
L6 |
1.5 |
20 |
Matt Moffitt |
ATLBCH |
2 |
L17 |
D10 |
L18 |
W25 |
1.5 |
21 |
Liam Harrington |
STJGRM |
1 |
W26 |
L9 |
D6 |
L7 |
1.5 |
22 |
Alan Meyer |
HENDRX |
1 |
D25 |
D19 |
L5 |
L14 |
1.0 |
23 |
Cole Murray |
HENDRX |
2 |
L2 |
L11 |
L24 |
W26 |
1.0 |
24 |
Jacob Tefry |
STJGRM |
1 |
L1 |
L8 |
W23 |
L13 |
1.0 |
25 |
Sanjay Ives |
STJGRM |
1 |
D22 |
L3 |
L7 |
L20 |
0.5 |
26 |
Ethan Renaud |
HENDRX |
1 |
L21 |
L12 |
L10 |
L23 |
0.0 |
Grades 3,4,5-- Final INDIVIDUAL Standings
# |
Name |
Team |
Grd |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Total |
1 |
Maurice Brown |
HOMESC |
4 |
W51 |
W20 |
W5 |
W11 |
4.0 |
2 |
Carter Meyer |
HENDRX |
3 |
W47 |
W35 |
W6 |
W8 |
4.0 |
3 |
Alex Molenaar |
HENDRX |
4 |
W33 |
D17 |
W41 |
W13 |
3.5 |
4 |
Jack Menzel |
HENDRX |
4 |
W25 |
D37 |
W17 |
W18 |
3.5 |
5 |
Alex Brockdorf |
HENDRX |
5 |
W10 |
W50 |
L1 |
W28 |
3.0 |
6 |
Wesley Allen |
BCHDEP |
4 |
W49 |
W19 |
L2 |
W29 |
3.0 |
7 |
Davey Dedman |
ATLBCH |
5 |
D18 |
D31 |
W50 |
W33 |
3.0 |
8 |
Nick Brockdorf |
HENDRX |
3 |
W56 |
W27 |
W22 |
L2 |
3.0 |
9 |
Casey Chan |
ATLBCH |
5 |
L13 |
W55 |
W32 |
W34 |
3.0 |
10 |
Sean Kovach |
LKSIDE |
3 |
L5 |
W53 |
W43 |
W22 |
3.0 |
11 |
Augustin Vigoureux |
STPAUL |
5 |
W23 |
W12 |
W16 |
L1 |
3.0 |
12 |
Connor Vaughan |
HENDRX |
4 |
W24 |
L11 |
W48 |
W21 |
3.0 |
13 |
Samuel Kenney |
HENDRX |
4 |
W9 |
W32 |
W21 |
L3 |
3.0 |
14 |
Kyle Valdivieso |
HENDRX |
4 |
L17 |
W25 |
W27 |
W35 |
3.0 |
15 |
Jeremy Hempstead |
HENDRX |
3 |
L29 |
W56 |
D19 |
W39 |
2.5 |
16 |
Kemuel Clarke |
HENDRX |
3 |
D31 |
W30 |
L11 |
W41 |
2.5 |
17 |
Corey Larkin |
SJDR |
3 |
W14 |
D3 |
L4 |
W40 |
2.5 |
18 |
Molly Nyren |
HOMESC |
3 |
D7 |
W45 |
W37 |
L4 |
2.5 |
19 |
John Kibler |
HENDRX |
3 |
W44 |
L6 |
D15 |
W37 |
2.5 |
20 |
Regan Foote |
HENDRX |
3 |
W54 |
L1 |
D39 |
W38 |
2.5 |
21 |
Griffin Gentry |
BEAUCL |
3 |
W39 |
W29 |
L13 |
L12 |
2.0 |
22 |
Connor Monday |
BEAUCL |
5 |
W55 |
W48 |
L8 |
L10 |
2.0 |
23 |
Gabriela Madrid |
STJGRM |
4 |
L11 |
D49 |
D30 |
W47 |
2.0 |
24 |
Trip Wiggins |
RWLNGS |
5 |
L12 |
D40 |
W49 |
D31 |
2.0 |
25 |
Adam Bibeault |
SJDR |
3 |
L4 |
L14 |
W55 |
W48 |
2.0 |
26 |
Susan St. Denis |
HENDRX |
3 |
D42 |
L34 |
D36 |
W50 |
2.0 |
27 |
Kimberly Hogan |
JCDS |
3 |
W43 |
L8 |
L14 |
W51 |
2.0 |
28 |
Ravi Patel |
BEAUCL |
3 |
D35 |
W36 |
D34 |
L5 |
2.0 |
29 |
Daniel Delahanty |
JCDS |
3 |
W15 |
L21 |
W42 |
L6 |
2.0 |
30 |
Alexander Franques |
FLKSTN |
4 |
D36 |
L16 |
D23 |
W44 |
2.0 |
31 |
Thomas Delahanty |
JCDS |
5 |
D16 |
D7 |
D38 |
D24 |
2.0 |
32 |
Franco Bautista |
ASSUMP |
5 |
W38 |
L13 |
L9 |
W46 |
2.0 |
33 |
Nicholas Franques |
FLKSTN |
3 |
L3 |
W54 |
W46 |
L7 |
2.0 |
34 |
Amanda Segel |
JCDS |
4 |
D46 |
W26 |
D28 |
L9 |
2.0 |
35 |
Sai Subramanian |
STJGRM |
3 |
D28 |
L2 |
W45 |
L14 |
1.5 |
36 |
Austin Porter |
HENDRX |
3 |
D30 |
L28 |
D26 |
D42 |
1.5 |
37 |
Johnny Barakat |
JCDS |
4 |
W40 |
D4 |
L18 |
L19 |
1.5 |
38 |
Danielle Combs |
JCDS |
3 |
L32 |
W51 |
D31 |
L20 |
1.5 |
39 |
Justin Mims |
HENDRX |
3 |
L21 |
W44 |
D20 |
L15 |
1.5 |
40 |
Nicole Warner |
HENDRX |
3 |
L37 |
D24 |
W52 |
L17 |
1.5 |
41 |
Eric Immler |
HENDRX |
3 |
D45 |
W52 |
L3 |
L16 |
1.5 |
42 |
Jamie Zimlich |
BEAUCL |
3 |
D26 |
D46 |
L29 |
D36 |
1.5 |
43 |
Bern Schramm |
SJDR |
3 |
L27 |
W47 |
L10 |
D49 |
1.5 |
44 |
David Johnson |
ARLDEP |
5 |
L19 |
L39 |
W56 |
L30 |
1.0 |
45 |
Bharath Balagopal |
BEAUCL |
4 |
D41 |
L18 |
L35 |
D52 |
1.0 |
46 |
Matthew Price |
HENDRX |
4 |
D34 |
D42 |
L33 |
L32 |
1.0 |
47 |
James Kirby |
STPAUL |
3 |
L2 |
L43 |
W53 |
L23 |
1.0 |
48 |
Matthew Fouraker |
HENDRX |
4 |
W52 |
L22 |
L12 |
L25 |
1.0 |
49 |
Lyndsay Baker |
HENDRX |
4 |
L6 |
D23 |
L24 |
D43 |
1.0 |
50 |
Megan Teems |
EPSCPL |
3 |
W53 |
L5 |
L7 |
L26 |
1.0 |
51 |
Spencer Jones |
HENDRX |
3 |
L1 |
L38 |
W54 |
L27 |
1.0 |
52 |
Heather Fishback |
JCDS |
5 |
L48 |
L41 |
L40 |
D45 |
0.5 |
53 |
James Singer |
HENDRX |
4 |
L50 |
L10 |
L47 |
D55 |
0.5 |
54 |
Noelle Perry |
ARLDEP |
3 |
L20 |
L33 |
L51 |
D56 |
0.5 |
55 |
Hunter Fishback |
JCDS |
3 |
L22 |
L9 |
L25 |
D53 |
0.5 |
56 |
Ryan Schneader |
STJGRM |
3 |
L8 |
L15 |
L44 |
D54 |
0.5 |
Grades 6,7,8-- Final INDIVIDUAL Standings
# |
Name |
Team |
Grd |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Total |
1 |
Keith Steffens |
BCHDEP |
8 |
W7 |
W2 |
W5 |
W6 |
4.0 |
2 |
John Nyren |
HOMESC |
8 |
W4 |
L1 |
D3 |
W5 |
2.5 |
3 |
Michael O'Neal |
HOMESC |
6 |
B--- |
L5 |
D2 |
W7 |
2.5 |
4 |
Aaron Remmer |
STJGRM |
7 |
L2 |
W7 |
L6 |
B--- |
2.0 |
5 |
Parker Nielsen |
GRNCOV |
8 |
W6 |
W3 |
L1 |
L2 |
2.0 |
6 |
Anthony Safadi |
SJDRIO |
6 |
L5 |
B--- |
W4 |
L1 |
2.0 |
7 |
Ryan Soud |
STJGRM |
6 |
L1 |
L4 |
B--- |
L3 |
1.0 |
Grades 9,10,11,12-- Final INDIVIDUAL Standings
# |
Name |
Team |
Grd |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Total |
1 |
Paul Kaczarowski |
MANDAR |
11 |
W4 |
W7 |
W2 |
W6 |
4.0 |
2 |
Roderick Pinckney |
SEACST |
9 |
W3 |
W6 |
L1 |
W5 |
3.0 |
3 |
Dan Eddins |
MANDAR |
11 |
L2 |
L4 |
B--- |
W7 |
2.0 |
4 |
Mike Hertz |
MANDAR |
11 |
L1 |
W3 |
L5 |
B--- |
2.0 |
5 |
Ralph Arevalo |
MANDAR |
9 |
L7 |
B--- |
W4 |
L2 |
2.0 |
6 |
Frank Guillot |
MANDAR |
12 |
B--- |
L2 |
W7 |
L1 |
2.0 |
7 |
Garrett Foote |
WOLFSN |
12 |
W5 |
L1 |
L6 |
L3 |
1.0 |
Grades K, 1, 2-- Final TEAM Standings
|
Code |
Name |
Score |
1 |
STJGRM |
St. John's Grammar School |
10.5 |
2 |
HENDRX |
Hendricks Avenue Elementary |
10.0 |
3 |
ATLBCH |
Atlantic Beach Elementary |
7.5 |
Grades 3,4,5-- Final TEAM Standings
|
Code |
Name |
Score |
1 |
HENDRX |
Hendricks Avenue Elementary |
14.0 |
2 |
JCDS |
Jacksonville Country Day School |
8.0 |
3 |
BEAUCL |
Beauclerc Elementary |
7.5 |
Grades 6,7,8-- Final TEAM Standings
|
Code |
Name |
Score |
1 |
HOMESC |
Home School |
5.0 |
2 |
BCHDEP |
Beaches DePaul School |
4.0 |
3 |
STJGRM |
St. John's Grammar School |
3.0 |
Grades 9,10,11,12-- Final Team Standings
|
Code |
Name |
Score |
1 |
MANDAR |
Mandarin High School |
10.0 |
2 |
SEACST |
Seacoast Christian Academy |
3.0 |
3 |
WOLFSN |
Wolfson High School |
1.0 |