2013 Illinois Barber, Denker and Girls Invitational

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Published: 18 March 2013 18 March 2013

The stage was set for the Barber, Denker and the Girls Invitational at the North Shore Chess Center February 22 -24. There were 6 players for the Denker and the Girls Invitational and 12 for the Barber. Crosstables

Illinois Denker
L to R: Gavin Mc Clanahan, Jonathan Kogen, Sam Schmakel, Robert Mokswa, Maximilian Zinski, Nathaniel Kranjc
Illinois Barber
L to R: Matthew Stevens, Nikhil Kalghati, Hanson Hao, Bryce Mc Clanahan, Spencer Lehman, George Li, David Peng, Anshul Adve, Daniel Bronfeyn, Zachary Holecek, Akhil Kalghati, Alex Bian
Illinois Girls' Invitational
L to R: Shreya Mangalam, Madeleine Reiches, Shayna Provine, Cassie Parent, Miranda Liu, Shvetali Thatte

Alex Bian(L) David Peng(R)
Sam Schmakel(L) Jonathan Kogen(R)
10 year old phenom David Peng clinched the Barber title this year by scoring 4.5 points out of five rounds at the North Shore Chess Center last month. Alex Bian scored 4 points to be the runner up.

Jonathan Kogen won all five rounds to be the Denker qualifier. Sam Schmakel got runner up honors with 4 points.

Peng and Kogen will be the Illinois representatives for the Barber and Denker championships to be held at the US Open, July 22-August 4th in Madison Wisconsin. They will receive a $500.00 travel stipend to attend.

Miranda Liu(L) Madeleine Reiches(R)
For the girls invitational, Madeleine Reiches will be the representative with 4.5 points. Miranda Liu is the runner up with 3.5 points.

Reiches will receive a $500 travel stipend to attend a mutually agreed upon national event. Additionally, the first place winner in all three sections will receive $250 towards chess lessons, payable to a mutually agreed upon instructor. The runner-up in each section will receive $250 towards chess lessons, payable to a mutually agreed upon instructor. In the event the Denker or Barber winner can't attend the national event, the runner-up will be named the Illinois representative and will receive the travel stipend to attend the tournament.

Thanks to the Walter S. Mander Foundation for its generous support of the Warren Junior Chess Program. Thanks also to North American Chess Association for running the tournament.