113 players joined us in our April Oceanic Chess Gala tournament, our largest turnout ever! For the first time, we had to bring in more tables to fit everyone. Of these players, 20 were playing their first-ever USCF-rated tournament, 33 received free entries as female players, and 12 others received free entries as low-income or rural-area players.
Congratulations to our following prize winners! Even score medals were given to players who got 2 points, plus score medals for people with 2.5 points or more, and trophies to the top 3 in each section by tiebreaks.
Section C (U200/Unrated):
- Even score medalists: Milou P, Roman C, Odjargal B, Corina M, Andrew O, Olivia B, Duncan P, Dhruvan N, Jayden K, Trew S, Wilhelm O, Zane M
- Plus score medalists: Srivatsan S, Sidharth R, Jackson S, Charlotte R, Aarav S, Zander G, Stephen O
- 3rd place: Har Balpreet Singh Sardar
- 2nd place: Karsten Johansen
- 1st place: Caden Stearns
Section B (U500):
- Even score medalists: Siddhi V, Emilia S, Logan C, Benjamin Q, Aabha K, Isaiah B, Anson D, Daria D, Otto K, Arya C
- Plus score medalists: Aanvi S, Neil K, August K, Anyi L, Dhruv P, Erin B
- 3rd place: Irene Wang (also best female overall)
- 2nd place: Yuvan Vutukuri
- 1st place: Johann Marko Lipiao Olea
Section A (U900):
- Even score medalists: Ivy C, Vijval J, Liem Q, Will K, Virinchi K, Garud S, Mateo T, Lucas T, Jack B
- Plus score medalists: Griffin B, Maily Q, Sharanya P, Beatrix K, Neha B, Joseph S, Olivia M, Matisse J, Roman D, Benjamin B
- 3rd place: Ray Samuel Brenner-Kelley
- 2nd place: Dhruv Barve
- 1st place: Vivaan Kalra
Open (900+):
- Even score medalists: Nikita Z, Alan Z, Eshan A, Aksh S, David D, Sacchal K, Bohan L, Abigail H
- Plus score medalist: Maanika S
- 3rd place: Eesha Juneja
- 2nd place: Lucas Maokhampio
- 1st place: Cesareo Tongco III
The USCF rating report can be found here.
To view all the photos, please go to our Google Photos Drive for 2024 April Photos.
Photos from the event:
