Wrap up of Seminole County Chess' Inaugural Tournament

Seminole County Chess is happy to report on the success of its inaugural tournament, held on July 7th at VFW Post #5405 in Winter Springs. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the participants and supporters who made this event a memorable experience for everyone. A special thank you goes to Steve Lampkin who generously volunteered his time and considerable tournament directing experience to this event to support our new organization.

We had an excellent turnout for this first event with 38 players competing, which allowed us to split off a separate Scholastic section in addition to the Open and Unrated sections. Congratulations to all the winners in each section! Below are the top players by section and the prizes. For the full set of results, please visit USCF's result page for the tournament.

Open Section:

• 1st Place: Anthony Cipollina (4.0), $120

• 2nd Place: Stone Wang (3.5), $70

• Best Under 1600: Tied: Nicholas R Perez and Jordan S Graham (3.0), $30 each

• Best Under 1200: Mason Myers (2.0), $50

Scholastic Section:

• 1st Place: Aspen Sinurat (3.5), First place trophy and $80

• 2nd Place: Gabriel R Lorenzo (3.0/1147), Second place trophy and $50

• Best Under 800: Tied: Luke Colha Miller and Ishaan Adhikari (2.5)

• Best Under 600: Inesh Adhikari (2.5)

Unrated Section:

• 1st Place: Lucas Marrou (3.5), Unrated trophy

• 2nd Place: Tied: Noah Golden and Robert Myers (2.5)

We would like to once again thank everyone who contributed to the success of Seminole County Chess' inaugural tournament. Your support and participation have set a high standard for future events. We look forward to welcoming you all to our upcoming tournaments and continuing to promote the game of chess in our community.

Thank you to photographer Oscar Mandujano who stopped by and was able to capture the event in the photos shown with this post.