October 24^th, 2020 Quads Report

Thank you to all participants for coming to play! A few new players added into the mix made for an extremely competitive event! With 7 sections and 30 total players, here are some highlights from the tournament:

Congratulations to our winners!

Section 1 – Ansh (Perfect Score!)

Section 2 – Olivia (Perfect Score!)

Section 3 – Geoffrey & Ben (tie for 1^st place)

Section 4 – Arjun

Section 5 – Ari (Perfect Score!)

Section 6 – Trevor (1^st place – Perfect Score!); Leon (2^nd place)

Section 7 – Rachel (Perfect Score!)

Some Highlights from the tournament:

ü  A warm welcome to our new players! Darrin, Oleg, Ansh, and Rachel all played in their first ever ICA online tournament this weekend!

ü  A new record for Geoffrey with his third consecutive victory! We are excited to see how far you can take this streak. Well played!

ü  Ari also began his streak this week, taking down his second consecutive victory!

ü  Ben Murkis returns to the field making a statement! After a long break from tournaments, he returns to the top of his section!

ü  Smashing entrances for Rachel and Ansh! They both took their section down with a perfect record in their first ever tournaments with us!

ü  Our game of the week goes to Anderson! In this game he had well laid-out planning along with some sharp tactics. You can see the game here: AndersonGOTW

Once again thank you to all participants! We appreciate both your passion for chess as well as your conduct as a participant.