Chess

Greater Henderson County Home School Chess

A USCF-affiliated Club

Meets Wednesdays 12:00 to 1:00 pm at East Flat Rock Park, North Carolina

Membership in Henderson County Homeschool Association optional
Visitors are always welcome



Contact: Kevin Hyde, USCF Certified Chess Coach & Senior Tournament Director
home: 828-749-1625
work: 828-693-2581

 


Upcoming tournaments sponsored by GHCHSC (adults invited):
Orchard Lake International
 

Other scholastic tournament opportunities:
 

More chess-related pages:
On accelerated pairings
On the payout of prizes
Comparison of pairing software
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Cross tables from previous tournaments: 
Orchard Lake Campground Open 1998
Action Afternoon 1998
Dubov! 1998
Quick Afternoon 1998
Faux Cu 1999
Henderson County Scholastic Championship 1999
Western NC Knock-Out & Consolation Swiss 1999
Double Action 1999
Southern Scholastic 1999
Orchard Lake Campground Open 1999
Coon Dog Chess 1999
Missing Uhlmans 1999
Calloway Preferred 1999
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge 1999
Tommy T 1999
Faux Cu Two 2000
Henderson County Scholastic Championship 2000
Orchard Lake Campground Grand Prix 2000
Saturday for Neal 2000
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge 2000
Pawndemonium 2000
Fax Queue 2001
Henderson County Scholastic Championship 2001
U.S. G/60 Championship 2001
Wednesday Afternoon in the Park 2001
Orchard Lake Campground 2001
Bethany's Birthday Grand Prix 2001
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge 2001
Pawndemonium XIII 2001
Facts Cue 2002
Henderson County Scholastic Championship 2002
Orchard Lake Campground 2002
Wednesday Afternoon In The Park 2002
Accelerated Quads 2002
Tuesday Evening In The Park 2002
U.S. Class Championship 2002
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge 2002
Pawndemonium XIV 2003
Facets Clue 2003
Henderson County Scholastic Championship 2003
Orchard Lake Campground 2003
McMahon Swiss in the Park 2003
Boone Open 2003
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge 2003
Pawndemonium XVI 2004

Links:

ChessCalendar.com http://www.chesscalendar.com/
Continental Chess Association http://www.chesstour.com/
Henderson County Scholastic Chess http://www.brinet.com/~palmer/hcsca/
Buncombe County Scholastic Chess http://main.nc.us/bcsc/
Charlotte Mecklenburg Scholastic Chess Association  http://www.cmsca.org/
Greenville Chess Club http://www.angelfire.com/games/greenvillechessclub/
Charlotte Chess Club  http://www.charlottechess.com/
North Carolina Chess Association http://www.ncchess.org/
Tennessee Chess Association http://www.tnchess.org/
South Carolina Chess Association http://www.scchess.org/
Georgia Chess Association http://www.georgiachess.org
U.S. Chess Federation http://www.uschess.org/
Federation Internationale des Echecs (F.I.D.E.) http://www.fide.com/
SmartChess Online http://www.smartchess.com/
Free Internet Chess Server http://www.freechess.org/

Games:

Orchard Lake Campground Open 1998
Ashamalla - Hyde, 1998-08-01
Durbin - Hyde, 1998-08-02
Irina Krush and GM Ron Henley simul, 1999-07-17
Hendersonville vs Blue Star Camps team match
Perdomo - Noble, 2001-06-03

Awards (our tournaments and our current and former players in other tournaments):

Pawndemonium (January 2003)
K-12 6th Place - James Hyde (2.0/5.0)
Wednesday Afternoon In The Park (June 2002)
2nd section 1st place - Bethany Hyde (3.0/4.0)
Orchard Lake Campground (June 2002)
Open - Klaus Pohl

 
Henderson County Scholastic Chess Championship (April 2002)
Championship 3rd Place - Gabriel Campbell

 
Facts Cue (January 2002)
Open - Klaus Pohl
U1200 - Joshua Mu
U700 - Robert Broadbent

 
Pawndemonium (December 2001)
K-12 3rd Place - James Hyde (3.5/5.0)

 
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge (November 2001)
K-12 - 1st Place- Team Seirawan (Marc Marino, Reid Sanders, James Hyde, Joseph Casoria)

 
Bethany's Birthday Grand Prix (October 2001)
Open - Alexandar Guetchkov
Trophy - Joshua Mu

 
Orchard Lake Campground (September 2001)
Open - Joshua Suich
U1000 - Cody Oyama
Wednesday Afternoon in the Park (July 2001)
1st - Kevin Hyde
2nd - James Hyde
U.S. G/60 Championship (June 2001)
1st - Matthew Noble
2nd - Carlos Perdomo & Gary Newsom
Henderson County Scholastic Championship (April 2001)
Championship - 1st place team
Ian Sanders (3.0/3.0) - 1st individually ($300 scholarship)
Marc Marino (2.5/3.0) - 2nd individually
James Riker (2.0/3.0) - 3rd individually
Elemenentary - 5th place team
Ethan Strange (4.0/5.0) - tie for 2nd individually
Joel Sanders (2.0/5.0)
Primary - 2nd place team
Stephen Bloemsma (4.0/5.0) - 3rd individually
Layne Sanders (4.0/5.0) - tie for 3rd individually
Garrett Burrell (4.0/5.0) - tie for 3rd individually
William Dowling (3.0/5.0)
NC State Scholastic Championship (March 2001)
High School (K-12) Championship - 2nd place team
Vince Marino (3.0/5.0) - 6th individually
Ian Sanders (2.5/5.0) - 8th individually
Marc Marino (1.5/5.0)
Primary (K-3) U800
Layne Sanders (3.5/5.0) - 7th individually
Land of the Sky (February 2001)
Under 1300 Class in U1600 Section ($250) - Vince Marino (3.5/5.0)

 
Fax Queue (January 2001)
Top - Neal Harris (7.0/7.0)
Middle - Dan Horwitz (5.5/6.0)
Bottom - Josh Horwitz (6.5/7.0)

 
Pawndemonium (December 2000)
K-5 U900 - 3rd Place - William Dowling (5.0/7.0)
K-5 U900 - 4th Place - Ann Marie Dowling (5.0/7.0)
K-3 U800 - 3rd Place - Patrick Dowling (5.0/7.0)
K-3 U800 - 5th Place - Bethany Hyde (4.5/7.0)

 
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge (November 2000)
K-12 - 1st Place- Anna & The Kings 1200 (Ian Sanders, Vince Marino, Marc Marino, Anna Grace Strange)
K-12 - 5th Place - Pawn Squadron 900 (Reid Sanders, James Hyde, Abby Hendrix, Joseph Casoria)
K-5 - 7th Place - Masters of the Board 700 (Joel Sanders, Ethan Strange, Hannah Warren, Nicholas Mang)
K-3 - 2nd Place - Mighty Queens (Stephen Bloemsma, William Dowling, Layne Sanders, Bethany Hyde)

 
Saturday for Neal (Sept 2000)
1st (tie) - Klaus Pohl, Jim Mottonen
Saturday for Mr Harris U1200 (Sept 2000)
1st - J David Cook
2nd - Adams Nager
Orchard Lake Campground Grand Prix (June 2000)
1st (tie) - Neal Harris, Klaus Pohl
Best Male - Karl Ehrsam
Best Female - Laura Thomas
Vilar Kelly (April 2000)
1st & 2nd - Matthew Leonard, Hillary Leonard (5.0/6.0)
3rd & 4th - James Hyde, Phillip Leonard (4.5/6.0)
Henderson County Scholastic Championship (March 2000)
Championship - 1st place team
Ian Sanders (4.0/4.0) - 1st individually ($300 Scholarship)
Vincent Marino (3.0/4.0) - 2nd individually
James Riker (2.0/4.0)
Marc Marino (1.5/4.0)
K-12 - Reid Sanders - tie for 1st
K-3 - 1st place team
Joel Sanders (3.0/4.0) - 5th individually
Stephen Bloemsma (2.5/4.0)
Layne Sanders (2.5/4.0)
Bethany Hyde (1.5/4.0)
Thomas Hendrix (1.5/4.0)

 
27th Annual NC State Scholastic Chess Championship (February 2000)
K-9 Section
1st place team (tie) - Vince Marino, Ian Sanders, Marc Marino, Anna Grace Strange
4th place individual - Vince Marino (5.0/6.0)
7th place individual - Ian Sanders (4.5/6.0)
13th place individual - Marc Marino (4.0/6.0)
17th place individual - Anna Grace Strange (4.0/6.0)
K-6 Section
1st place team - Reid Sanders, James Hyde,  Matthew Leonard, Hillary Leonard
1st place individual - Reid Sanders (5.5/6.0)
2nd place individual - Nate Jeffries (5.0/6.0)
3rd place individual - Ian Jeffries (5.0/6.0)
6th place individual - James Hyde (5.0/6.0)
13th place individual - Matthew Leonard (4.0/6.0)
K-3 Section
3rd place team - Stephen Bloemsma, Joel Sanders, Ethan Strange, Phillip Leonard,  Layne Sanders, Gifford Leonard
11th place individual - Stephen Bloemsma (4.5/6.0)
19th place individual - Joel Sanders (3.5/6.0)
20th place individual - Ethan Strange (3.5/6.0)
Faux Cu Two (January 2000)
Open - Klaus Pohl
U1200 - Joshua Jamieson

 
National K-12 Grade Championships, Louisville, KY (December 1999)
Grade 3, 5th place (tie) - Nate Jeffries
Grade 5, Class E 3rd place (tie) - Reid Sanders

 
Tommy T (December 1999)
1st Place - Vladimar Besirovic
2nd Place - (tie) Scott Gru-Bell, Marc Marino, Bailey Nager

 
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge (November 1999)
K-12 - 1st Place- The Four Woodpushers (Ian Sanders, Ryan Hendrix, Sean West, Michael Elliott)
K-12 - 3rd Place - Queen Eggs and Ham (Vince Marino, Marc Marino, Anna Grace Strange, Joseph Casoria)
K-6 - 1st Place - Deeper Pooh (Reid Sanders, James Hyde, Charlie West, Matthew Leonard)
K-3 - 1st Place - Radical Rooks (Joel Sanders, Ethan Strange, Stephen Bloemsma, Layne Sanders)
K-3 - 3rd Place - Deep Pooh (Hope Demer, Phillip Leonard, Thomas Hendrix, Bethany Hyde)

 
Calloway Preferred (October 1999)
Open Section - Neal Harris
Under 1241 Section - Scott Gru-Bell
Under 1149 Section - Marc Marino

 
Hugh Ash Memorial, Swannanoa, NC (October 1999)
K-12 2nd Place Team - Sean West, James Hyde, Charlie West

 
Missing Uhlmans (August 1999)
1st Place (tie) - Scott Gru-Bell & Laura Thomas

 
Coon Dog Chess (July 1999)
1st Place - Charlie Thomas
2nd Place - Geoffrey Elmore

 
Orchard Lake Campground Open (June 1999)
1st Place (tie) - Jeremy Jokell, Jerry Tedder, Stephen Beale

 
Southern Scholastic Individual and Team Chess Championship, Marietta, Georgia (March 1999)
Junior High School Championship, 3rd place individual (tie) - Rick Uhlman
Elementary Championship, 1st place team (tie) - Ian Sanders, Steven Uhlman, James Hyde, Reid Sanders, Abby Hendrix
Elementary Championship, 2nd place individual (tie) - Ian Sanders

 
Double Action (March 1999)
1st Place (tie) - Tom Troughton & Adams Nager
26th Annual NC State Scholastic Chess Championship (March 1999)
K-12 Section
3rd place individual - Rick Uhlman (5.0/6.0)
K-9 Section
1st place team (tie) - Ian Sanders, Steven Uhlman, Ryan Hendrix, John Powell, Maddie Elliott, Michael Elliott
2nd place individual - Ian Sanders (5.0/6.0)
K-6 Section
1st place team - Sean West, James Hyde, Reid Sanders, David Elliott, Abby Hendrix, Charlie West
4th place individual - Sean West (5.0/6.0)
6th place individual - James Hyde (5.0/6.0)
7th place individual - Reid Sanders (4.5/6.0)
K-3 Section
1st place individual - Nate Jeffries (6.5/7.0)
13th place individual - Joel Sanders (4.5/7.0)
Western North Carolina Knock-Out (January - February 1999)
1st Place - Neal Harris
2nd Place - Paul Cox

 
Faux Cu (January 1999)
Open Section
    1st Place - Neal Harris
    2nd Place - Paul Calloway
    Best U2000 - Reid Tessler
U1200 Section
    1st Place - Scott Gru-Bell
    2nd Place & "Under" Prizes (tie) - Devon Westin, Andrew Westin, Joel Sanders, Ben Goodwin, David Studebaker

 
Pawndemonium, Asheville (December 1998)
Open - 2nd Place - Rick Uhlman
Open - Best U1000 - Steven Uhlman
Open - 1st Place Team - Rick Uhlman, Steven Uhlman, Ian Sanders, Ryan Hendrix
Middle School - 3rd Place (tie) - Reid Sanders
Middle School - Best 6th Grade - Sean West
Elementary - 1st Place (tie) - Ian and Nate Jeffries
Elementary - 1st Place Team - Ian and Nate Jeffries
Primary - 1st Place - Joel Sanders
Primary - 3rd Place Team (tie) - Joel Sanders, David Uhlman, Donald Hendrix
K-1 - 1st Place - Layne Sanders
K-1 - 4th Place - Bethany Hyde
K-1 - 5th Place - Suzanne Uhlman
K-1 - 1st Place Team - Layne Sanders, Bethany Hyde, Suzanne Uhlman
Eleventh Annual Southern Scholastic Chess Championship, Charlotte (December 1998)
K-8 - 7th Place - Ian Sanders
K-5 - 1st Place - Reid Sanders
K-5 - 5th Place Team - Reid Sanders, Ian Jeffries
K-3 - 6th Place - Joel Sanders
K-3 - 8th Place - Nate Jeffries
K-3 - Best K - Layne Sanders
K-3 - 2nd Place Team - Joel Sanders, Nate Jeffries, Layne Sanders
Quick Afternoon (November 1998)
1st Place - Neal Harris
U1400/U1000 - Ian Jeffries, Charlie West, Sean West, Donald Hendrix, James Brunner

 
Henderson County Fall Chess Team Challenge (November 1998)
K-12 - 3rd Place (tie) - Team Shabalov (Ian Sanders, Sean West, Steven Uhlman, Joe Merzlak)
K-5 - 1st Place - Team Kaidanov (James Hyde, Reid Sanders, Charlie West, David Elliott)
K-3 - 2nd Place - Team Yermolinsky (Joel Sanders, David Uhlman, Stephen Bloemsma, Will Merzlak)
Dubov! (September - October 1998)
1st Place Afternoon Section - Tom Troughton and James Hyde
1st Place Noon Section - Joe Merzlak

 
Roanoke (Virginia) Halloween Tournament (October 1998)
4th Place K-5 Section - Ian Jeffries
1st Place K-3 Section - Nate Jeffries

 
W. D. Williams Team Tournament (October 1998)
1st Place K-12 Section - Sean West, Ian Sanders, Steven Uhlman, Michael Elliott
1st Place K-5 Section - Charlie West, James Hyde, Reid Sanders, Joel Sanders

 
Fake Copper Blanket III (August 1998)
2nd Place U1400 (tie) - Kevin Hyde
3rd Place U1000 - James Hyde

 
Action Afternoon (August 1998)
1st Place Open Section - Neal Harris and Tom Troughton
1st Place U1200 Section - Chris Gilpin

 
Vulcan Materials Funfest, Kingsport, TN (July 1998)
2nd Place K-8 Section - Ian Sanders
1st Place K-5 Section - Reid Sanders
3rd Place K-3 Section - Joel Sanders

 
1998 Orchard Lake Campground Open (June 1998)
1st Place - Charles Palmer
2nd Place - Richard Thomas

 
25th Annual NC State Scholastic Chess Championship (March 1998)
K-5 Section
4th place team - Ian Sanders, Chris Gilpin, Steven Uhlman
9th place individual - Ian Sanders
K-3 Section
3th place team - James Hyde, Reid Sanders, Joel Sanders, Michael Gilpin
4th place individual - James Hyde
Best unrated - Reid Sanders
Best first grade - Joel Sanders
1998 Henderson County Scholastic Chess Championship (February 1998)
Open Section (K-12)
1st place team - Rick Uhlman, Ryan Hendrix, Joe Merzlak
1st place individual - Rick Uhlman
Elementary Section (K-5)
2nd place team - Ian Sanders, Steven Uhlman, Chris Gilpin, Adam Moseley
2nd place individual - Ian Sanders
Primary Section (K-3)
1st place team - Ian Jeffries, James Hyde, Joel Sanders, Nate Jeffries
1st place individual - Ian Jeffries
3rd place individual - James Hyde
Pawndemonium, Asheville (December 1997)
K-1 - 3rd place individual - Bethany Hyde

 
Club Tournaments
H'ville Home Sch Action I (January 1998) - Steven Uhlman
Henderson Cnty Home Sch Quick II (February 1998) - Rick Uhlman
H'ville Home Sch Action III (March 1998) - Rick Uhlman
Henderson Cnty Home Sch Quick IV (May 1998) - Rick Uhlman
Intra-club Team (June 1998) - Ian Sanders, Joe Merzlak, Kyle McDonald
Club Knock-Out (February 1999) - Ian Sanders
Orchard Lake Warm-up (May 1999) - Nate Jeffries
Club Championship (October 1999) - Marc Marino
Club Knock-Out (March 2000) - Vince Marino