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Andrew Fei and Chetan Reddy are playing in the current Peoria Championship being played every Monday evening starting at 7:30pm at HyVee in the Sheridan Village Shopping Center. Give them your support and stop by to watch the play. Coach Murrel will be annotating games from the tournament for GPCF.net.

Next Up

  • Workshop, April 28
  • Hult Championship, May 5
  • Workshop, June 2 CANCELLED!!!
  • Lakeview, June 9

Get the details on the Current events page.


34th Annual Tazewell County Scholastic

Congratulations to Hult Members:

  • Jazell Carr - 1st Place, 3-4th Grade
  • Josh Madsen - 2nd Place, 3-4th Grade

Sweetest Tournament 

* Section 1 - Over 600
* 1st - Patrick Li (4-0)
* 2nd - Len Brown (3-1)
* 3rd - Albert Li (2.5-1.5)

* Section 2 - Under 600
* 1st - Connor Cai (3-1) 11.0 Tie Break
* 2nd - Jonathan Xu (3-1) 10.0 Tie break
* 3rd - Anuroop Thomas (3-1) 8.5 Tie Break
* 4th - Niko Kolettis (3-1) 6.0 Tie break

2011 All Grade News 

* 1st Grade Bhavya Kanagala Tie for 3rd (3-2), 8th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 2nd Grade Brendan Xue Tie for 7th (3-2), 9th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 2nd Grade Edward Zhang Tie for 7th (3-2), 11th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 2nd Grade Devanshi Kothari Tie for 7th (3-2), 12th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 3rd Grade Kushal Mungee Tie for 7th (3-2), 12th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 3rd Grade Jason Li Tie for 15th (2.5-2.5), 16th Place on Tie Break
* 4th Grade Len Brown Tie for 11th (3-2), 16th Place on Tie Break
* 5th Grade Patrick Li Tie for 2nd (4-1), 5th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 5th Grade Chetan Reddy Tie for 6th (3.5-1.5), 8th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 5th Grade Maxwell Jong Tie for 6th (3.5-1.5), 9th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 5th Grade Timothy Mou Tie for 11th (3-2), 12th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 6th Grade Andrew Fei Tie for 4th (2.5-1.5), 5th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 6th Grade Albert Li Tie for 6th, 9th Place Trophy on Tie Break
* 7th Grade Nolan Janda 9th Place Trophy
* 8th Grade Niresh Kuganeswaran Tie for 5th, 5th Place Trophy on Tie Break

Congratulations also to those who played but missed their trophy this time: 

* 1st Grade Quinn Barker
* 2nd Grade Eden Jin, Neil Kolmer
* 3rd Grade Aryan Gandhi, David Liang, Niko Kolettis, Michael Panov, Alyssa Bivens
* 4th Grade Ajay Jayaraman, Jefferson Kolmer, Kyle Barker
* 5th Grade James Wang, Leon Li, Sid Saxena, Connor Cai, Abe Saxena, Thomas Anuroop, Kyle Kuganeswaran
* 9th Grade Vimal Bellamkonda, Rajiv Patel-o'Connor, Waleed Ali, Joseph Gamble, Mitchell Zagardo, Paul Wang

All together we had 39 players participating, a new club record! Thanks to All for making the 2011 All Grade one of the best ever!

For complete results, link to 2011 Illinois All Grade Chess Championship.


CONGRATULATIONS

  • Illinois Open 2011 
* Leon Li (4-1), Albert Li (3-2) Scholastic U1200 Division
* Andrew Fei (3.5-2.5), Chetan Reddy, Reserve Division
  • BNASC Summer Series III 1st Place Scholastic, Leon Li (3-1)
  • Chess Camp Winners 1st Place Chetan Reddy (4-0), 2-3rd Place Hanson Hao, Kushal Mungee (3-1)
  • Hult Summer Event Winners 1st place Jason Li (3.5) and 2-4th Patrick Li, Timothy Mou & Max Jong (3 each)
  • Chicago Open 2011 
* Andrew Fei - (5.5-1.5) tie for 3rd Under 1500 Section!!!
  • State K-8 Championships Trophy Winners 
(We're missing details, so we've listed scores and section only)
- Brendan Xue (5-2) Lower Primary
- Andrew Fei (5.5-1.5) Elementary
- Chetan Reddy (5-2) Elementary
- Timothy Mou (5-2) Elementary
- Jeffrey Xue (4.5-2.5) Junior High
- Rajiv Patel-O'Connor (4-3) Junior High
- And Congratulations to our other state State Championship players 
  Kushal Mungee, Josh Madsen, Len Brown, David Liang,  
  Abe Saxena, Leon Li, James Wang, Sid Saxena, Niresh Kuganswaran,
  Kiran Patel-O'Connor, Mitchell Zagardo
  • Chetan Reddy, 2011 Warren Scholar.
  • Andrew Fei 4th Place Finish at the adult Springfield Open to raise his rating to 1567.
  • Leon Li 185 Point Rating gain at Colene Hoose.
  • McLean County Indian Association Winner - 1st Place Andrew Fei 4 1/2 - 1/2.
  • Washington District 52 Winners - 2nd Jeffrey Xue, 3rd Andrew Fei
  • Lakeview Scholastic Winners 1st-3rd Jeffrey Xue, Andrew Fei, Cal Clemmer. U700 - Len Brown, James Wang, Josh Madsen, U500 - Jazel Carr, Brendan Xue, Autumn Henderson (Hult swept 9 of 10 trophies!! Autumn is a former member now living in Bloomington.)
  • State All Grade Trophy Winners 
- Kushal Mungee (3 1/2 - 1/2) 9th Place, 2nd Grade
- Chetan Reddy (4 1/2 - 1/2) 2nd Place Tie, 4th Grade
- Andrew Fei (4-1) 3rd Place Tie, 5th Grade
- Niresh Kuganeswaran (3-1) 3rd Place Tie 7th Grade
- And Congratulations to our other state All Grade players 
  Brendan Xue, Alyssa Bivens, Tim Mou, Leon Li, Stephanie Bevins, 
  Jake Clemmer, Kiran Patel-O'Connor, Rajiv Patel-O'Connor.
  • Peoria Academy Winners - Andrew Fei, Division A, Kiran Patel-O'Connor, Division B, Abe Saxena, Division C (See Current Events for full standings)
  • District 150 Winners - Joseph Gamble, 8th Grade, Rish Kuganeswaran, 7th Grade, Molly McCoy, 5th Grade
  • Chetan Reddy, Andrew Fei, Jeffrey Xue, Albert Li, Brendan Xue & Leon Li played in the Illinois Open.
  • Chetan Reddy won the Midstate Chess Camp Upper Division with a perfect 4-0!
  • Jake Clemmer won the Midstate Chess Camp Lower Division with 3 1/2 - 1/2
  • Andew Fei winner of the Reserve Division of the Hugh Myers Open (Adult Tournament)with a perfect 4-0
  • Chetan Reddy and Tony Feng have accepted invitations to the 2010 Peoria Championship.
  • State Championship Trophy Winners 
- Chetan Reddy (6-1) 3rd Place, Grade Section 2-3
- Andrew Fei (5-2) Grade Section 4-5
- Tony Feng (5-2) Jr High Section 6-8
- Niresh Kuganeswaran (5-2) Jr High Section 6-8
- Jeffrey Xue (5-2) Jr High Section 6-8
- And Congratulations to our other state championship players 
  Brendan Xue, Kushal Mungee, Hansin Arvind, Alan Feng, 
  Autumn Henderson, Om Arvind and Sonnet Henderson.
  • Chetan Reddy qualified for the Peoria Championship by winning the Last Chance Qualifier
  • Jeffrey Xue winner of the Upper Section of the Sweetest Tournament
  • Kiran Patel-O'Connor winner of the Lower Section of the Sweetest Tournament
  • Andrew Fei winner of the Elementary Division of the Glenn Tournament February 20th!
  • Chetan Reddy, 2010 Warren Scholar.
  • Tony Feng winner of the Peoria Winter Tornado Under 1400 Section January 30th
  • Andrew Fei winner of the Elementary Division of the Tri-Valley Tournament January 23rd!
  • Chetan Reddy winner of the Upper Primary Section of the Martin Luther King Open January 18th
  • Chetan Reddy, 2009 Warren Scholar.
  • Check out the Research and Benefits of Chess on our Community Portal page. The portal page also has many points of interest about how tournaments are run.


Chetan Reddy Repeats as Warren Chess Scholar

Hult Chess Club member, Chetan Reddy, is again being recognized as a 2010 Warren Junior Chess Scholar based on his ranking in his age group in the country. He was in the top 50 in age 8 and under group in Feb 10 supplement, and in the top 35 in at least one supplement in the last 12 months to qualify for this recognition. Official presentation of awards was made at the Illinois State Scholastic Championship in March.

Chetan was also a 2009 winner. He has been active in Hult and the local chess community for several years, playing at the club and in tournaments as well as Chess Camp.

Private Chess Lessons Available

Private Chess lessons from Hult coaches Murrel and Patrick are now being scheduled at Borders Book Store in the Grand Prairie Mall weekends and Tuesday or Thursday evenings. Individual 1 hour sessions are available from 5pm to 9pm these nights. Lessons are geared to the individual and content is dependent on the players experience and skill level.

In addition to our club coaches, it is also possible to arrange lessons with Nikhil Kunche, a 2350 rated master who is taking up graduate school residency at Bradley University. And Timur Aliyev, a Caterpillar employee and also 2350, has just moved to Peoria and has indicated a willingness to provide lessons.

See Coach Murrel for further details and time slot availability. Time slots are currently available on Thursday and weekends.

Hult Chess Club Info

Hult Chess Club meets every Friday night at the Hult Health Education Center, 5215 N. Knoxville Ave, Peoria, Illinois 61614, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The club is for K-12 youngsters in Peoria and the surrounding area. Sets, boards and clocks are provided. Activities range from small tournaments to instruction to puzzles and commentary.

  • Who: Youth from Pre-K to 12th grade
  • What: Chess club run by youth, administered by adults
  • Where: Hult Health Education center at 5215 N. Knoxville Ave.
  • When: Friday nights from 6:30-8:30
  • Why: Every youth should belong to at least one club.
  • How much: $1 entry fee per youth to stay in the club for development

To volunteer or receive further information please e-mail Mike Leali or call at (309) 472-5985.

All youth members need to register their

  1. Name
  2. Phone Number
  3. E-mail

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