The 2nd annual Bienville Chess Classic included 45 players in this year's field. There were 57 players actually registered,
but 12 were unable to attend at the last minute.
From left: Clayton Thrasher, 1st; Vaidyan Sivaraman, 2nd;
Robert Curran, 3rd
From left: Jaylen Marshall, 1st;
Beth Thrasher, 2nd;
Cody Batte, 3rd
From left: Earl Duhon, 1st; Canaan Smitherman, 2nd;
Miles Hansen, 3rd
From left: Earl Duhon, 1st; Canaan Smitherman, 2nd;
Miles Hansen, 3rd
MORTON – Our second spring tournament was a great success with wonderful weather and a strong turnout of players from across Mississippi.
The 2nd annual Bienville Chess Classic was held April 1 at Roosevelt State Park where 45 players battled for prizes, improved ratings, and earned bragging rights. This event brought the turnout total to 192 players who have visited Scott County for chess tournaments
During the day-long event at Alfreda-Harris Lodge, champions were crowned in four sections over four rounds of action.
Chris Allen Baker, founder and coordinator of the hosting Scott County Chess Club, said the turnout was an increase over the first spring event. Last year’s Bienville event included 32 players.
“This tournament was incredible. We had players from North Mississippi to the coast and across Central Mississippi. It is a sign that Scott County is becoming a popular destination for chess in our state,” Baker said. “We are continuing to build something really special here.”
The tournament included three rated sections - Open, U1200 and U800. The tournament also featured a special addition with an unrated section for beginner players just starting out in tournament participation. It gives the experience of playing in a tournament without the pressures of ratings and U.S. Chess Federation membership.
While only one of the players had local ties, Baker said he hopes this success sets the stage for more players from Scott County to participate in the future.
“I am so excited that so many people from across the state wanted to be a part of what we are doing here. We allowed anyone who wanted to see a tournament like this to come see what it is about, and we did have some spectators,” Baker said. “It would be great to see more local faces around these chess boards. The potential is there.”
The event also saw additional support from the business community which donated funds toward the prizes.
“We could not do this without the support of our sponsors and partners. We appreciate their contributions and this year added more to the roster,” Baker said. “We appreciate every business who stepped up to help us.”
We completed the tournament as the SwissSys tournament management software settling the ties for second and third places in the four sections.
Open
Clayton Thrasher won first place and received a plaque and $200 prize.
Vaidyan Sivaraman earned the higher spot in a tiebreaker over one player to receive the second place medal.
Robert Curran won third place with the next highest score.
The remaining $150 was split with Sivaraman and Curran each receiving $75 per USCF rules..
U1200
Jaylen Marshall won first place and received a trophy.
Beth Thrasher won the second place medal.
Cody Batte won third place with the highest tiebreaker score among three people tied.
U800
Earl Joseph Duhon won the first place trophy.
Canaan Smitherman won the higher spot in a tiebreaker over one player to receive the second place medal.
Miles Hansen won third place with the other score in the tiebreaker.
Unrated - All received trophies
Tiger Haung won first place.
Aadhu Sivaraman won second place.
Brody Letchworth won third place.
Tiebreaker process
SwissSys used three procedures to break ties in its computations including the Modified Median, Solkoff, and Cumulative. See pages 151-153 of the U.S. Chess Federation Official Rules, 7th edition, for more information.
If you attended and played in our tournament, please let us know about your experience. Your feedback will help us in making improvements.
We appreciate your assistance.
* Results from each tournament will remain online here for up to one year.
When the next tournament in the series is held, new results will replace the previous results.
** The hard copy printouts on tournament days (pairings, results, standings after rounds)
will be kept for 1 month in case there are any reported discrepancies.
After 30 days, the printouts will be subject for disposal.
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