2016 Intermat - BC vs Washington since 1991
BC - WA Intermat : May 14, 2016
2016 Intermat Final Result: BC 32.5 - WA 19.5
Games - Courtesy of Stephen Wright
Round 1 - BC Playing White, WA Playing Black
Round 2 - BC Players staying on the same board as round one and playing Black, WA players swap opponent and playing White
(Ratings are marked on May 10th, 2016)
Round 1 Board # | Team B.C. (White) | CFC (*CMA) |
Results 17-9 |
Team WA (Black) | NWSRS | |
K | 1 | Codrin Pompas | 735 * | 1 - 0 | James Frasca | 1095 |
2 | BiaoBiao Boyong Guo | 522 * | 1 - 0 | Hansol O’Brien | 1064 | |
1 | 3 | Ryan Yang | 1338 * | 1/2 - 1/2 | Roman Chivers | 1558 |
4 | Ethan Song | 1002 * | 0 - 1 | Sophie Velea | 1464 | |
2 | 5 | Daniel Wang | 1491 * | 1 - 0 | Owen Xuan | 1870 |
6 | Ethan Su | 1180 * | 1 - 0 | Vishnu Mangipudi | 1379 | |
3 | 7 | Andrew Xu | 1201 * | 0 - 1 | Brandon Jiang | 1629 |
8 | Veronica Guo | 1087 * | 0 - 1 | Joseph Levine | 1668 | |
4 | 9 | Lucian Wu | 1320 | 0 -1 | Jason Yu | 2032 |
10 | Aiden Zhou | 1825 | 1 - 0 | Brandon Peng | 1676 | |
5 | 11 | Neil Doknjas | 1879 | 1 - 0 | Daniel Shubin | 1842 |
12 | Kevin Low | 1913 | 1 - 0 | Alec Beck | 1741 | |
6 | 13 | Leo Qu | 1842 | 1 - 0 | George Michailov | 1704 |
14 | Victor Zheng | 1717 | 1 - 0 | Eamon Thakur | 1646 | |
7 | 15 | Ethan Low | 1729 | 0 - 1 | Naomi Bashkansky | 2014 |
16 | Luke Pulfer | 2095 | 1- 0 | Karthik Shaji | 1931 | |
8 | 17 | Joshua Doknjas | 2201 | 0 - 1 | Derek Zhang | 2176 |
18 | Michael Su | 1891 | 1/2 - 1/2 | Vikram Ramasamy | 2082 | |
9 | 19 | Matthew Geng | 1844 | 1 - 0 | Petar Spasic | 1902 |
20 | Max Gedajlovic | 2117 | 1 - 0 | Lionel Chang | 1698 | |
10 | 21 | Nathan Shao | 1827 | 1 - 0 | Noah Fields | 2063 |
22 | Nathaniel Knox | 1661 | 0 - 1 | Sangeeta Dhingra | 1964 | |
11 | 23 | Janak Awatramani | 2227 | 1/2 - 1/2 | Daniel He | 2324 |
24 | John Doknjas | 2239 | 1 - 0 | Samuel He | 2281 | |
12 | 25 | Jeremy Hui | 2084 | 1 - 0 | Ethan Bashkansky | 2182 |
26 | Hector Rathburn | 1865 | 1/2-1/2 | Frederick Davis | 1895 |
Round 2 Board # | Team B.C. (Black) | CFC (*CMA) |
Results 15.5-10.5 |
Team WA (White) | NWSRS | |
K | 1 | Codrin Pompas | 735 * | 1 - 0 | Hansol O’Brien | 1064 |
2 | BiaoBiao Boyong Guo | 522 * | 0 - 1 | James Frasca | 1095 | |
1 | 3 | Ryan Yang | 1338 * | 1/2 - 1/2 | Sophie Velea | 1464 |
4 | Ethan Song | 1002 * | 0 - 1 | Roman Chivers | 1558 | |
2 | 5 | Daniel Wang | 1491 * | 1 - 0 | Vishnu Mangipudi | 1379 |
6 | Ethan Su | 1180 * | 0 - 1 | Owen Xuan | 1870 | |
3 | 7 | Andrew Xu | 1201 * | 1/2 - 1/2 | Joseph Levine | 1668 |
8 | Veronica Guo | 1087 * | 0 - 1 | Brandon Jiang | 1629 | |
4 | 9 | Lucian Wu | 1320 | 1 - 0 | Brandon Peng | 1676 |
10 | Aiden Zhou | 1825 | 0 - 1 | Jason Yu | 2032 | |
5 | 11 | Neil Doknjas | 1879 | 1/2 - 1/2 | Alec Beck | 1741 |
12 | Kevin Low | 1913 | 1 - 0 | Daniel Shubin | 1842 | |
6 | 13 | Leo Qu | 1842 | 1 - 0 | Eamon Thakur | 1646 |
14 | Victor Zheng | 1717 | 1 - 0 | George Michailov | 1704 | |
7 | 15 | Ethan Low | 1729 | 0 - 1 | Karthik Shaji | 1931 |
16 | Luke Pulfer | 2095 | 1 - 0 | Naomi Bashkansky | 2014 | |
8 | 17 | Joshua Doknjas | 2201 | 1/2 - 1/2 | Vikram Ramasamy | 2082 |
18 | Michael Su | 1891 | 1/2 - 1/2 | Derek Zhang | 2176 | |
9 | 19 | Matthew Geng | 1844 | 1 - 0 | Lionel Chang | 1698 |
20 | Max Gedajlovic | 2117 | 1 - 0 | Petar Spasic | 1902 | |
10 | 21 | Nathan Shao | 1827 | 1 - 0 | Sangeeta Dhingra | 1964 |
22 | Nathaniel Knox | 1661 | 0 - 1 | Noah Fields | 2063 | |
11 | 23 | Janak Awatramani | 2227 | 1 - 0 | Samuel He | 2281 |
24 | John Doknjas | 2239 | 0 - 1 | Daniel He | 2324 | |
12 | 25 | Jeremy Hui | 2084 | 1 - 0 | Frederick Davis | 1895 |
26 | Hector Rathburn | 1865 | 1 - 0 | Ethan Bashkansky | 2182 |
Thanks to the Organizing Teams & Volunteers
Organizing Teams:
- Intermat Organizing Committee (Curtis Lister, Brian Sullivan, Michael Lo, Victoria Doknjas)
- Chess4Life
B.C. Team Captain(s): Victoria Doknjas, Curtis Lister
WA Team Captain(s): Elliott Neff, Raphael Neff
Tournament Director(s): Stephen Wright - FIDE Arbiter (Chief Arbiter), Elliott Neff (Arbiter), Curtis Lister (Arbiter)
Date & Time: Saturday May 14th, 2016, 9:30am - 6:30pm
Location: University of British Columbia - Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, Rm 3208 (2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3)
Format: Top two available BC players from each grade, grades K-12, compete against the top two WA players from the same grades
Time Control & Rating: G90+30 seconds increment, Two Games, CFC Rules, Unrated
Recording: Required, score sheets provided, please bring your own pen
Awards: Rotating Team Trophy engraved with the winning state/province for the year
Entry Fee: FREE, by invitation - it is an honor to represent your province or state in this international match
Food: Free light lunch + bottled Water (players and parents, assuming 1 parent per player)
Miscellaneous: Commemorative team wear will be supplied by Team BC to all the players, CFC rules apply
Tentative Schedule:
9:30am Check-in, Pickup team wear, Team Photos, Opening Speech and Tournament Rules Announcement
10:00am Round 1
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Round 2 (players finished late in round 1 may start round 2 a bit late with TD approval)
6:30pm or ASAP Closing Ceremony
Venue - University of British Columbia Pharmaceutical Sciences Building Rm 3208 (15 Architect Awards of Excellence)
Thunderbird Parkade Parking rate ($8 flat rate, 6am - Midnight on weekends)
Lines in orange are full day free street parking regions, check street signs to make sure, 15-20 mins walk to venue (blue line).
Nearby:
- Onsite - vending machines for drinks, microwave
- 3 minutes walk - Starbucks & Small Convenience Store
- 3 minutes walk - outdoor basketball & skateboard fields
- 8 minutes walk - UBC Marketplace
Attractions & Activities:
- UBC Self Guided Tours Booklet
- UBC Free Guided Tour - Booking
- General UBC Attractions
- UBC Interactive and Printable Maps
- UBC Museum of Anthropology - Groupon admission deal (about 50% off, last checked April 6th)
- UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum - Groupon admission deal (about 50% off, last checked April 6th)
- Vancouver Events in May
- Summer Night Market in Richmond
Misc:
- Free high speed Wi-Fi
- 4 skittle rooms (3112, 3114, 3115 & 3116), each with one conference table and fits 6 to 8 chairs
- Waiting lounge with electric outline for every seat, vending machine and 2 microwaves
Accommodation (for reference only)
Hotels in the city of Vancouver are more expensive, in Richmond are more economical, both takes about 15-20 minutes to drive to UBC.
Following are some hotels that are reasonable to stay for a night (for reference only, about US$100 per night, price checked on April 12):
Holiday Inn Vancouver Airport (In Richmond, Can$154, less than 20 mins drive to UBC, tons of restaurants within walking distance)
Hotels in Richmond BC listed on Hotels.com
Hotels in Vancouver BC listed on Hotels.com
Accommodation at UBC (On Campus, Stanrdard Suites cost is $125 per night, some periods need minimum 2 nights booking)
The above are only for reference, use your favorite hotel booking site to research and use your AAA or other club discount to get a better rate.
Eligibility rules for Team BC player selection
The Intermat Organizing Committee ("Committee") has the absolute authority on the selection and forming of the Intermat BC Team, in general the Committee will follow the guidelines below.
1. Team BC players are made up of 2 players from each grade from Kindergarten to Grade 12 for a total of 26 players.
2. The Champions (1st Place after tie-break) of grades K-12 of B.C. Provincial Chess Challenge will be representing B.C. to play on Board 1. If the Champion declines the invitation, both players of that grade will be selected according to guild-line 3.
3. The highest CFC rated player of grades K-12 as of Feb 29, 2016 will be representing B.C. to play on Board 2.
4. Team BC players must reside in BC.
5. The Committee has the authority to allow players from younger grades to fill spots in the older sections based on rating, merit, and contribution to the BC chess community.