Illinois chess association 2022 youth Invitational

This past weekend, Matthew Yu participated in the Illinois Chess Association 2022 Youth Invitational. This was an invite-only tournament and consisted of select players competing in a designated section: Rockefeller(K-5th), Barber(6th-8th), Denker(9-12th), and the Haring(Girls). This was a five-round, Swiss-style tournament, which consisted of classical games with a G/90 + 30 increment. Matthew Yu entered the tournament as the lowest rated player, completed five, grueling rounds over a three day period winning ALL FIVE rounds! Matthew Yu finished with a score of 5 points( 5 wins, 0 losses) and will now represent the state of Illinois at the John D. Rockefeller III National Tournament of Elementary School State Champions, which will take place July 30th- August 2nd, 2022 at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. Matthew was also the only player of any section to win all five rounds. What a Mother's Day gift for Matthew's mother!
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Round 1: Andy Dong(1456) vs Matthew Yu(1078)
Winner: Matthew Yu

Round 2: Scott Escalera(1393) vs Matthew Yu(1078)
Winner: Matthew Yu

Round 3: Matthew Yu(1078) vs Yohan Gosh(1512)
Winner: Matthew Yu

Round 4: Matthew Yu(1078) vs Agasta Vanama(1312)
Winner: Matthew Yu

Round 5: Maurya Chandra(1541) vs Matthew Yu(1078)
Winner: Matthew Yu

For final standings, click on the link below.

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