New York State Scholastic Championships 2025
March 08, 2025 - March 09, 2025
This Event is for Grades K-8 Only. The NY State High School Championship will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, March 15-16, 2025.
PLEASE EMAIL director@chess.us to contact Continental Chess.
LETTER FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
Click Here for DGT Games From the Middle School Championship!
TOURNAMENT RULES - KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE RULES
PLEASE JOIN Our WhatsApp Groups:
- Saratoga Springs City Center, First Floor (BOARDS 301-684): Main Hall D (K5 Champ, K5 U1000, K5 U600, K3 Champ) and Room B (K5 U1400: BOARDS 701-789)
- Saratoga Ballroom, Hilton Hotel (BOARDS 801-1000): K-3 U800, K1 Champ, K1 U400
- Courtyard Marriot, Event Center (BOARDS 1-205): Excelsior Ballroom, Canfield/Casino Rooms, Yaddo Room: K8 Champ, K8 U1600, K8 U900
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS 2:00 AM SUNDAY MARCH 9th: SET CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR!
TOURNAMENT FORUM AND FEEDBACK MEETING (9:30 am EDT Sunday March 9th)
NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC BUGHOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP (Hilton Hotel: 8 PM Saturday)!
View Live Games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-new-york-state-scholastic-chess-championships/H06KrisQ
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Bughouse:
| # | Name | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | T-Mod. Med | T-Solk | T-Cumul. | T-Op. cumul. | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monkeys | Alexander Rosenberg - Hirok Winter | 1532 | W9 (w) | W3 (b) | W2 (w) | W4 (b) | 4.0 | 7 | 7.5 | 10 | 19 | First Place! |
| 2 | Anderson | Raenan Ho - Karson Liu | 1341 | W5 (w) | W8 (b) | L1 (b) | W3 (w) | 3.0 | 8 | 9.5 | 8 | 23 | Second Place |
| 3 | Low Taper Fade | Sebastian Konzelmann - Keshav Bhuyan | 1350 | W6 (b) | L1 (w) | W5 (b) | L2 (b) | 2.0 | 4.5 | 10 | 6 | 24 | Third Place |
| 4 | GG Kings | Ethan Guo - Jasper Guan | 1139 | L8 (w) | W7 (b) | W6 (w) | L1 (w) | 2.0 | 3.5 | 9 | 5 | 20.5 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Haa | Haayun Cho - Haajune Cho | 808 | L2 (b) | B--- | L3 (w) | W7 (b) | 2.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 17.5 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | Team | Bradley Chou - Ethan Wang | 1023 | L3 (w) | W9 (b) | L4 (b) | B--- | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 11 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | Bughouse | Mindi Cui - Apramey Mathur | 1125 | H--- | L4 (w) | W9 (b) | L5 (w) | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 | 8 | |
| 8 | Double Trouble | Christopher Saillant - William Saillant | 1693 | W4 (b) | L2 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 9 | Them Smarts | Jackson Rocco - Kabir Bhatia | 1071 | L1 (b) | L6 (w) | L7 (w) | U--- | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16.5 |