Roanoke Valley Chess Club

Virginia Commonwealth Games

The 2008 Commonwealth Games was a two day rated chess tournament sponsored by the Roanoake Valley Chess Club and Conventry Commonwealth Games, Inc. This event was held at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood. There were scholastic and adult sections. Scholastic sections were divided by grade level. The scholastic sections were held on July 19^th and the adult sections were held on July 20^th. There were 30 participants in the scholastic sections and 16 participants in the open sections. The tournament was ably directed without incident by Dr.Robert Collins. Thank you for all of your help, Bob!

The Conventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia

"The Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia is an Olympic-style amateur sports festival for male and female athletes of all ages and abilities. The Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia is produced by Virginia Amateur Sports, Inc., a non-profit corporation located in Roanoke. The Games are sanctioned by the national governing body for State Games: the National Congress of State Games, the NCAA, the VHSL and recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as a State Games Participant."

"The Coventry Commonwealth Games of Virginia evoke a strong sense of community and state pride in its participants by offering athletes a unique opportunity to participate and compete with citizens of Virginia. The Games provide a sporting event for everyone in the family as well as a measurement of one's success in accomplishing personal fitness and wellness goals."

---Quoted Information from the Official Website---

Prize Winners - Scholastic

Section 1^st Place 2^nd Place 3^rd Place 4^th Place

K-12 Adithya Balasubramian
4 Pts. Bhavesh Patel
2.5 Pts. Emily Collins
2.5 Pts. Daniel Nassif
2.5 Pts.

K-8 Howard Huang
3 Pts. Duane Riggins
3 Pts. Phillip Harman
2.5 Pts.

K-5 Jeff Shen
3.5 Pts. Ethan Yee
3.5 Pts.

K-3 Marco Whyte
3 Pts. Elijah Hodges
3 Pts. Ajitha Balasubramian
3 Pts.

Check out the official USCF crosstable for the scholastic sections.

Section	1^st Place	2^nd Place	3^rd Place	4^th Place
K-12	Adithya Balasubramian 4 Pts.	Bhavesh Patel 2.5 Pts.	Emily Collins 2.5 Pts.	Daniel Nassif 2.5 Pts.
K-8	Howard Huang 3 Pts.	Duane Riggins 3 Pts.	Phillip Harman 2.5 Pts.
K-5	Jeff Shen 3.5 Pts.	Ethan Yee 3.5 Pts.
K-3	Marco Whyte 3 Pts.	Elijah Hodges 3 Pts.	Ajitha Balasubramian 3 Pts.

Prize Winners - Adult

Section 1^st Place 2^nd Place 3^rd Place 4^th Place

Open Adithya Balasubramian
3 Pts. Derek O'Dell
2 Pts.

Under - 1400 Chris Moore
3 Pts. Andrew Bazak
2 Pts. Ajitha Balasubramian
2 Pts. Grant Wilburn
2 Pts.

Check out the official USCF crosstable for the adult sections.

Section	1^st Place	2^nd Place	3^rd Place	4^th Place
Open	Adithya Balasubramian 3 Pts.	Derek O'Dell 2 Pts.
Under - 1400	Chris Moore 3 Pts.	Andrew Bazak 2 Pts.	Ajitha Balasubramian 2 Pts.	Grant Wilburn 2 Pts.