Event Registrants for Tallahassee Chess Fest - Blitz *

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Registrant Name Rating Sch Byes
William Wu 2190
Vivan mulay 2085
Steven Lenhert 2060
Richard Kennedy 1993
Daniel Yang 1883
Winston Wu 1722
Robin Johnston 1660
Jonathan Walker 1519
Colin Meagher 1415
John Aguero 1407
German Gregorio Llamas 1309
Jose Chang 1279/08
Axton Boonswang 1183/12
Yohan Esakkimuthu 788
Lily Schroeder 588/12
VICTOR ECHENIQUE 530/15
Rishi Karthickeyan
Elijah Bolds
justin Windsor
Yoshi Hutt
Sathish Sundaramoorthy
Pike Johnson
Doug Wussler
Joshua Aubuchon
* Online registrants only. May not include entries otherwise received (mail, phone, etc.)

Event Summary

Name: Tallahassee Chess Fest - Blitz  
Desc:

Sponsored by the Challenger Learning Center (CLC), the Tallahassee Young Knights (TYK) Chess Club is organizing a USCF-rated chess tournament in March 2025 at CLC, in the heart of Tallahassee downtown area. The side-event is a 6-round Blitz tournament. 

Free Activities on Friday (3/28) and Saturday (3/29) in the 2025 Chess Fest:

  • Classic Chess Movie: “Searching for Bobby Fischer”

  • GM (grandmaster) Showdown w/ live commentating (Julio Becerra vs. Nikola Mitkov)

  • Lectures by GMs, Simul with GMs

  • Demonstrations and hands-on activities designed to teach, challenge, and entertain chess lovers of all ages/skill levels

  • (see details at https://www.challengertlh.com/chess/ )

Tournament Details:

Date: March 30th (Sunday), 2025

Location: Challenger Learning Center, 200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Format: 6SS, G/3, inc 2 (6 Swiss rounds, 3 min w/ 2 sec increment in each move)  

Section: Open

Check in: 3:00pm

Round Times: 1st round 3:30pm, ASAP thereafter. Two half point byes are allowed in any rounds before the start of Round 3.

Registration fee: $15 online by 3/29/2025. On-site payment is acceptable (cash only) with $5 late fee.

Prizes: $80 + trophy 1st, $60 2nd, $30 1st U1400, $30 1st U800

Notes: Active USCF membership is required. You are strongly encouraged to bring your own chess sets and clocks (a limited number will be provided by the organizer).  


Location: 200 S Duval St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
Starts: Sunday 30 Mar 2025
Ends: Sunday 30 Mar 2025
Reg Ends: Saturday 29 Mar 2025 11:00PM
Rounds: 6
Organizer Name: TYK Chess Club
Organizer eMail: tykchess@gmail.com