Tournaments

2015 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 28 February 2016
  • Last Updated: 04 July 2019
Overall Winners (Top 2 receive 36% of the tour prize fund)
Won # Name Class Avg Rating Points
$127.60 1 Rajendra, Avinash Expert 2102 690.09
$102.08 2 Hoffman, Guy   A 1907 667.62
  3 Coons, James   A 1865 580.48
  4 Christensen, Wade A 1865 576.99
  5 Martin, Richard Expert 2184 504.27
  6 Harder, Brady Expert 2136 476.37
  7 Li, Kevin B 1775 445.04
  8 Shi, Tinglin A 1954 399.22
  9 Grochowski, Robin B 1688 396.75
  10 Kosterman, Dennis C 1867 396.70
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2014 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 27 February 2015
  • Last Updated: 04 July 2019
Overall Winners (Top 2 receive 36% of the prize fund)
Won # Name Class Avg Rating Points
$114.80 1 Smail, Ben  Master 2205 561.68
$91.84 2 Christensen, Wade A 1864 557.83
  3 Coons, James J A 1856 539.90
  4 Grochowski, Robin B 1781 457.14
  5 Hoffman, Guy G A 1967 429.26
  6 Martin, Richard Expert 2114 417.66
  7 Ellis, James S A 1918 386.69
  8 Shi, Tinglin A 1990 357.73
  9 Raghavan, Vijay Expert 2180 355.11
  10 Pokorski, Jeffrey B 1776 319.54
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2013 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 04 March 2014
  • Last Updated: 04 March 2014
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points
Top 10 20% $149.80 1 Christensen, Wade A 1876 746.70
Overall 16% $119.84 2 Hoffman, Guy G A 1909 611.76
      3 Grochowski, Robin B 1729 598.40
      4 Allen, Jesse A 1979 548.35
      5 Coons, James J A 1848 532.00
      6 Ellis, James S A 1939 526.06
      7 Santarius, Erik Master 2384 487.00
      8 Ma, Leo B 1656 441.33
      9 Ulrich, Rachel A 1978 406.18
      10 Grochowski, Andrew A 1841 384.08
Class A 15%   1 Christensen, Wade A 1876 746.70
      2 Hoffman, Guy G A 1909 611.76
    $112.35 3 Allen, Jesse A 1979 548.35
      4 Coons, James J A 1848 532.00
      5 Ellis, James S A 1939 526.06
      6 Ulrich, Rachel A 1978 406.18
      7 Grochowski, Andrew A 1841 384.08
      8 Shultz, Justin Tho A 1878 334.26
      9 Bogenschutz, Tim A 1830 301.99
      10 Pokorski, Jeffrey A 1827 285.92
Class B 14% $104.86 1 Grochowski, Robin B 1729 598.40
      2 Ma, Leo B 1656 441.33
      3 Reinke, Robert T B 1728 317.76
      4 Preuss-Greene, Ross A B 1709 307.84
      5 Chua, Zachary B 1738 293.32
      6 Wainscott, Chris B 1699 193.76
      7 Grignon, Gerald B 1630 192.43
      8 Nikhil, James B 1671 188.73
      9 Hegelmeyer, John A B 1632 186.33
      10 Plankey, Kirk F B 1750 162.99
Class C 13% $97.37 1 Rasmussen, Ken C 1420 355.64
      2 Pahl, Sandra R C 1421 327.87
      3 Kosterman, Dennis C 1415 285.57
      4 Li, Kevin C 1539 265.45
      5 Shelobolin, Filipp C 1577 264.33
      6 Ulrich, Anne E C 1504 232.28
      7 Buck, Finn C 1454 204.02
      8 Schweitzer, William C 1590 190.78
      9 Mehta, Moulik A C 1494 182.99
      10 Bevans, Paul Wayne Jr. C 1552 150.49
Class D 12% $89.88 1 Stone, Michael C D 1234 336.36
      2 Ballweg, Tim Donal D 1274 260.85
      3 Jing, Daniel D 1384 245.22
      4 Cai, Haoyu D 1399 240.03
      5 Ziehms, Stephen D 1370 206.94
      5 Wise, Mitchell Lyn D 1257 153.10
      7 Breuer, Ryan M D 1322 151.07
      8 Huang, Sabrina D 1351 132.54
      8 Ulrich, Susanna D 1377 131.62
      10 Eihusen, Laurel H D 1340 116.46
U-1200 10% $74.90 1 Hogg, Alexander   1126 151.47
      2 Langkau, Justin   973 143.47
      3 Shi, Stephen   1137 105.30
      4 Tu, Tony   1191 99.16
      5 Singh, Hersh   959 84.31
      6 Padala, Abhinav Re   1108 84.09
      7 Gundlach, Jason Jo   1078 83.11
      8 Perelman, Daniel A   1129 79.80
      9 Hogg, Neil   903 74.01
      10 Appleton, Christopher S   934 70.33
               
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating
      1/19 Northeastern Open 142.04 84 1,691.00
      1/19 Northeastern Reserve 58.69 24 1,164.50
      1/19 Northeastern Novice 20.69 6 821.00
      2/16 Winter Open 95.87 58 1,653.00
      3/30 Waukesha Memorial Open 133.17 82 1,624.00
      3/30 Waukesha Memorial RBO 19.29 29 784.00
      4/13 HC XIII / Open 167.81 92 1,824.00
      4/13 HC XIII / Reserve 68.31 40 1,237.50
      4/27 Arpad Elo Open 99.77 53 1,882.50
      4/27 Arpad Elo Reserve 45.73 18 1,438.00
      4/27 Arpad Elo RBO 12.63 10 794.50
      6/1 Madison Spring Open 119.79 66 1,815.00
      6/1 Madison Spring Reserve 36.55 21 923.00
      7/6 Green Bay Open 99.37 70 1,419.50
      8/17 BC Open 51.30 30 1,710.00
      8/17 BC Reserve 18.36 11 1,020.00
      8/31 State Champ / Open 140.16 74 1,894.00
      8/31 State Champ / Reserve 60.83 19 1,370.00
      8/31 State Champ / Novice 17.33 14 780.50
      9/28 Knutson Memorial 79.03 48 1,646.50
      11/29 North Central Open 61.78 36 1,716.00
      11/29 North Central Scholastic 10.49 5 971.00
      12/14 Wisconsin Memorial 89.52 56 1,598.50
        Total Players to date   749  
               
      Notes: The number of players listed in the Open Section  
        is the sum of Open + Reserve + RBO + Scholastic.
        Maximum points available per tournament =  
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 60%; Schol = 30%)  

2012 Final Tour Standings

  • Written by Mike
  • Published: 07 May 2013
  • Last Updated: 04 July 2019
Final  2012  Wisconsin  Chess  Tour  Standings  
                 
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total  
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points  
Top 10 20% $130.60 1 Jin, David Expert 2079 752.5  
Overall 16% $104.48 2 Jing, Aaron C Expert 2052 727.8  
      3 Hoffman, Guy G A 1908 571.1  
      4 Grochowski, Robin B 1729 530.5  
      5 Coons, James J A 1838 519.3  
      6 Santarius, Erik Master 2384 481.6  
      7 Grochowski, Andrew A 1857 461.9  
      8 Christensen, Wade A 1815 449.8  
      9 Ma, Leo C 1546 439.8  
      10 Raghavan, Vijay Expert 2120 438.1  
Class A 15% $97.95 1 Hoffman, Guy G A 1908 571.1  
      2 Coons, James J A 1838 519.3  
      3 Grochowski, Andrew A 1857 461.9  
      4 Christensen, Wade A 1815 449.8  
      5 Kinsman, Jim A A 1991 412.5  
      6 Pokorski, Jeffrey A 1811 357.3  
      7 Wagner Jr, John A 1901 283.4  
      8 Tutush, Dusan A 1983 267.4  
      9 Baumgartner, Chris A 1859 267.2  
      10 Ellis, James S A 1968 253.6  
Class B 14% $91.42 1 Grochowski, Robin B 1729 530.5  
      2 Ulrich, Rachel B 1791 410.8  
      3 Shi, Tinglin B 1702 401.1  
      4 Dreuth, Adam Wm B 1648 337.5  
      5 Reinke, Robert T B 1618 307.1  
      6 Sagunsky, David B 1656 273.6  
      7 Yuanqi Cai B 1740 264.6  
      8 Fogec, Tom B 1664 218.8  
      9 Blenker, Ambrose B 1600 176.3  
      10 Hildeman, Jonathan B 1730 166.1  
Class C 13% $84.89 1 Ma, Leo C 1546 439.8  
      2 Pahl, Sandra R C 1443 352.4  
      3 Kaczmarek, Daniel C 1567 210.7  
      4 Rasmussen, Kenneth C 1402 204.8  
      5 Sydlewski, Dean C 1493 200.8  
      6 Wibowo, Stephanus C 1406 186.4  
      7 Kosterman, Dennis C 1432 154.9  
      8 Shefsky, Michael W  C 1538 152.8  
      9 Shah, Varun Mitesh C 1556 146.5  
      10 Bevans, Paul Wayne Jr. C 1518 117.0  
Class D 12% $78.36 1 Mehta, Moulik A D 1223 334.3  
      2 Soni, Sahil D 1384 206.6  
      3 Buck, Finn D 1235 201.7  
      4 Li, Kevin D 1306 168.9  
      5 Cai, Haoyu D 1262 158.1  
      6 Schweitzer, William D 1367 149.2  
      7 Monosov, Nathanel D 1357 141.1  
      8 Hegelmeyer, John Wm D 1220 119.8  
      9 Bakalinsky, Jacob D 1306 118.0  
      10 Kandukuri, Suraj D 1383 103.6  
U-1200 10% $65.30 1 Shi, Stephen U-1200 1163 250.6  
      2 Jing, Daniel U-1200 1059 177.0  
      3 Tu, Tony U-1200 847 157.5  
      4 Lu, Albert U-1200 957 153.3  
      5 Ulrich, Anne E. U-1200 1046 121.3  
      6 Ran, Eric M U-1200 1109 108.6  
      7 Ulrich, Susanna U-1200 1179 101.8  
      8 Ran, Stephanie L U-1200 1081 93.0  
      9 Ermakoff, Tonio U-1200 686 90.8  
      10 Lu, Ernest U-1200 732 89.9  
                 
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating  
      2/25 Winter Open 107.32 72 1491  
      3/31 Waukesha Memorial Open 148.80 93 1600  
      3/31 Waukesha Memorial RBO 41.79 36 749  
      4/21 HC XIII / Open 192.30 104 1849  
      4/21 HC XIII / Reserve 71.39 49 1144  
      5/19 Arpad Elo Open 68.23 37 1844  
      5/19 Arpad Elo Reserve 33.23 14 1497  
      7/28 Green Bay Open 109.59 70 1566  
      8/11 BC Open 121.44 66 1840  
      8/11 BC Reserve 48.47 18 1224  
      8/11 BC RBO 25.44 16 643  
      9/1 State Champ / Open 144.75 75 1930  
      9/1 State Champ / Reserve 64.24 24 1428  
      9/1 State Champ / Scholastic 14.96 21 665  
      9/29 Knutson Memorial 78.52 54 1454  
      11/23 North Central Open 53.07 32 1659  
      11/23 North Central Scholastic 8.13 8 847  
      12/8 Wisconsin Memorial 82.75 50 1655  
        Total Players to date   653    
                 
      Notes: The number of players listed in the Open Section    
        is the sum of Open + Reserve + RBO + Scholastic.  
        Maximum points available per tournament =    
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight  
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 60%; Schol = 30%)    
                 

2024 WI Chess Tour Final Standings

  • Written by Administrator
  • Published: 02 April 2013
  • Last Updated: 10 February 2025
2024  WI  Chess  Tour Final Standings
               
Prize Prize       Rating Average Total
Group Fund Amount Rank Name Class Rating Points
Top 10 20% $208.80 1 Coons, James  B 1749 497.99
Overall 16% $167.04 2 Prenot, Jonathon A 1932 452.00
      3 Hoffman, Guy  A 1901 439.27
      4 Sahoo, Ojas B 1646 416.06
      5 De Mastri, John B 1736 396.28
      6 Seghers, Evan Expert 2117 384.22
      7 Magness, Trevor Master 2290 379.87
      8 Jing, Aaron C Expert 2024 346.53
      9 Kuten, Samuel B 1689 343.54
      10 Ellis, James B 1723 339.21
      1 Prenot, Jonathon A 1932 452.00
Class A 15% $156.60 2 Hoffman, Guy  A 1901 439.27
      3 Templin, Aethelred A 1982 276.76
      4 LaBudde, Michael A 1968 276.34
      5 Higuchi, Hiro A 1979 206.54
      6 Baumann, Eli Willi A 1968 194.23
      7 Kreigh, Kyle A 1861 191.66
      8 Kaur, Aradh A 1922 182.04
      9 Roeder, Matthew A 1863 160.38
      10 Bogenschutz, Tim A 1838 157.96
      1 Coons, James  B 1749 497.99
Class B 14% $146.16 2 Sahoo, Ojas B 1646 416.06
      3 De Mastri, John B 1736 396.28
      4 Kuten, Samuel B 1689 343.54
      5 Ellis, James B 1723 339.21
      6 Grochowski, Robin B 1713 318.39
      7 Lencho, Mark B 1765 318.19
      8 Vande Velden, Cory B 1618 255.56
      9 Gupta, Radhika B 1637 255.50
      10 Engelen, Mark B 1643 243.80
Class C 13% $135.72 1 Frederick, Asher C 1590 258.60
      2 Huang, Yueze C 1512 232.90
      3 Ross, BJ C 1598 210.65
      4 Giris, Alex C 1551 209.61
      5 Hogg, Neil C 1431 169.46
      6 Pezewski, Reid C 1440 160.23
      7 Mertz, David C C 1571 156.07
      8 Lancour, David Tim C 1456 137.07
      9 Christian J Walls C 1598 112.77
      10 Fite, Hunter, C 1413 100.26
Class D 12% $125.28 1 Harsha, Ishaan D 1365 283.17
      2 Chaveriat, Lee D 1330 282.71
      3 Peltier, Paul D 1249 216.85
      4 Derozier, Riley D 1243 205.25
      5 Jiang, Drake D 1254 191.31
      6 Aarav Sadnoor D 1363 175.59
      7 Duncan, Jim D 1393 172.24
      8 Veerabhadraiah, Harsha D 1248 158.73
      9 Anirban Saha Prabhakaran D 1268 148.77
      10 Reed, Adisa D 1396 142.00
U-1200 10% $104.40 1 Sabarish, Shravan U-1200 1097 238.35
      2 Wei, Max U-1200 1129 197.66
      3 Hammel, Alexander U-1200 1063 163.77
      4 Solorzano, Manuel U-1200 920 149.04
      5 Miesfeld, Spencer U-1200 1013 147.90
      6 Sabarish, Shashwath U-1200 611 143.06
      7 Perleberg, Isabelle U-1200 1177 141.94
      8 Kowach, Craig U-1200 1199 134.29
      9 Frederick, Aaron U-1200 889 117.40
      10 Wanek, Ellen Ann U-1200 1042 114.85
               
      Date Event Maximum Points Players Median Rating
      02/04 Northeastern Open 85.35 56 1,707.0
        Northeastern Reserve 60.10 15 1,202.0
        Northeastern Novice 20.70 13 414.0
      02/24 Waukesha Memorial Open 81.30 65 1,626.0
        Waukesha Memorial RBO 37.03 26 740.5
      04/13 Tornado 4 Open 83.00 30 1,660.0
        Torndado 4 Reserve 43.40 39 867.0
      05/04 Hales Corners Challenge XXXIV Open 84.70 47 1,694.0
        Reserve 49.60 45 991.0
      06/15 G/60 State Championship 83.80 54 1,676.0
        G/60 Reserve 55.30 16 1,106.0
        G/60 Novice 26.60 14 532.0
      07/06-07 Green Bay Open 91.50 65 1,829.0
        GB Reserve 51.00 56 1,021.0
      08/16-18 WI Closed Premier 94.60 29 1,897.0
        WI Closed ReservE 74.40 38 1,487.0
        WI Closed Under 1200 36.30 27 725.0
      9/14 Milwaukee Open 79.40 20 1,589.0
        MO Reserve 55.00 14 1,101.0
        MO Novice 39.70 16 795.0
      9/28 11th BC Open 85.10 35 1,703.0
        11th BC Reserve 49.70 23 993.0
      10/12 Hales Corners Challenge XXXV 77.90 29 1,557.0
        HCC  XXXV Reserve 42.90 25 858.0
      11/23 Manitowoc Tornado 5 Open 81.80 11 1,636.0
        Manitowoc Tornado 5 Reserve 42.80 19 1,055.0
      12/14-15 Wisconsin Memorial 75.20 79 1,503.0
      12/27-12/29 North Central Open 98.15 37 1,963.0
        NC Reserve 72.00 48 1,440.0
        NC Booster 43.90 53 878.0
               
        Total Players to date   1044  
      Notes:        
        The number of players listed in each Section  
        is 50 and used in the calculation    
        Maximum points available per section =    
           median rating * total # players / 1,000 * % weight  
        (Open = 100%; Res & RBO = 100%; Schol = 100%)

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Flyers 1

Active flyers we have received for events in Wisconsin

State Scholastic Championships 10

The State Scholastic Chess Championships are held every year in the spring, toward the end of the school year. They began in Milwaukee but moved to Oskosh to be more accessible to schools in the rest of the state.

Arpad Elo Memorial 3

The Arpad Elo Memorial actually began as the Elo Open while Arpad Elo was still alive. After his death it moved to Madison for many years before becoming a roving tournament.

Junior Open 2

This tournament is held in the fall every year, just after the school year begins.

State Championship 2

This is a closed tournament, open only to residents of Wisconsin and past champions. It started out being held in early May, moved to Memorial Day weekend for many years, and gradually moved to Labor Day weekend.

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