The2017NAJunior(U20)ChessChampionshipaSuccessforDCC

The4thannualNorthAmericanJunior(U20)ChessChampionshipconcludedonSeptember5,with38playerscompetingintheOpenDivisionand12playerscompeting in the Women’s Division. Participation increased 39% overallcomparedwithlastyear,evengiventheimpactofHurricaneHarveyandwasafinancialsuccessfortheDCC.AdvaitPatel,ourneighborfromOklahoma,wontheOpenDivision,earningaGMnormandtheIMtitleandNaomiBashkansky,fromWashingtonstate,wontheWomen’sDivision,earningaWGMnormandtheWIMtitle.Forcompleteresults,clickonthelinkbelow:

http://chess-results.com/fed.aspx?lan=1&fed=USA

In 1976, President Gerald Ford set the 2nd Saturday in October aside asaday"To give special recognition to a game that generates challenge,intellectualstimulation,andenjoymentforcitizensofallages.”

UPCOMINGEVENTSFridaySwiss–Sep8,15,22,29/Oct6,13,20,27

SaturdayIncrement–Sep9,16,23/Oct7,21,DCCFundraiserFIDEII–Sep16-17DCCFIDEOpenX–Sep30-Oct1DCCNationalChessDayFIDEOpen–Oct14-15DCCDallasOpen,Amateur&Novice–Oct28-29

RefertothecalendarontheDCCwebsitelinkbelowforanyupdatesandeventdetails.

www.dallaschess.com2017TexasArmedForcesandMilitaryVeteransOpenChessChamp.(NorthRichlandHills,TX)–Sep23-2421stAnnualNorth/CentralTexasGradeChamp.(Houston,TX)–Nov3-52017U.S.ClassChamp.(Houston,TX)–Nov10-122017UTDFallFIDEOpen(Dallas,TX)–Nov17-22

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DALLAS CHESS CLUB NEWSLETTER | VOL. 1 NO. 2 | SEP / OCT 2017

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What’sNewattheDCCDCCcontinuestomakechangesforthebenefitofitsmembers.Inadditiontothisnewsletter,revampedwebsite,calendarandaestheticimprovements,seethefollowingnewitems:

MixedDoublesatFIDE–Teamup(onemaleandonefemale)atthenextDCCFIDEOpenXonSept30-Oct1.

- $20feeperteam,eligibleforaMixedDoublesPrizeo 1streceives60%ofthemixeddoublesfeeso 2ndreceives30%ofthemixeddoublesfees

- Teamsmustbeformedbeforethe3rdround.

DCCisonTwitter @DallasChessDCC- TweetaboutyourfavoriteDCCgame- Tweettocheeronourhometownfolkscompetingathighlevelchess

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WhatMakestheDCCAbletoOperateThekeyfundingmethodsthatallowtheDallasChessClubtocontinuetooperatearelistedbelowandarecriticaltokeepingourclubstrongandfinanciallyhealthy:- DallasChessClubMemberships Howyoucanhelp-PayyourDallasChessClubmembershipsinatimely

manner.- FundraiserFridaysandFIDEtournaments Howyoucanhelp–Competeandspreadthewordtootherchess

players.DCCoffersfun,competitivetournamentsyear-round.- HostinglargescaletournamentssuchasTheTexasGrade,The

North/CentralTexasStateScholastic,andTheTexasState&AmateurtournamentsHowyoucanhelp–Compete,takea“staycation”atthelocalchesshotelandspreadthewordtootherchessplayers.

CongratstoourGrads!

Congratulations to our recent high school graduates. We wish themcontinuedsuccessastheyenteranewchapteroftheirlives.MarcusMao…………………………UniversityofTexas,ComputerScienceHonorsAbhishekObilli…………………….……RiceUniversity,Biochemistry&CellBiologyAtulyaVaidya……………………………………..UniversityofTexas,BusinessHonorsAnnieZhao………………………………………………………….………….HarvardUniversity

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byColeFrutosAkshayMalhotra is a sophomoreatTheUniversityofPennsylvania, pursuing a dual degree in business andengineering. He is enrolled in theWharton School ofBusinessand intheSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScience. After graduation, he will most likely use hisdegrees to pursue something involving business andtechnology,orafinance-relatedfieldorstart-up.AkshayhadaverybusysummeratUPenn,asaresearchanalyst for the Wharton Alternative InvestmentsInitiative and as a research assistant in Wharton’sfinancedepartment.As a freshman, Akshay competed in a contest called“The Huntsman Hacks”. This contest was open tofreshmenandsophomores,aimedatfindingrealworldsolutionstopressingbusiness issues.Thecontestwassponsored by Alibaba, a multibillion-dollar companybasedinChina.BecauseAkshay’steamwonfirstplace,they were awarded with a trip to visit Alibaba’sheadquartersinAugust.

AkshaycontinuestoplaychessthroughparticipationincollegiatetournamentssuchastheInter-IvyLeagueandPanAmericanCollegiatetournaments.Akshay’sinterestinchesscamefromhisdadanduncle.TheybothplayedchessinIndiaandwantedAkshaytoplayalso.Akshay’sparentssenthimtoaschoolwherechesswas includedinthecurriculum.Thechesscoachsaw potential in Akshay and recommended that hepursuecompetitivechess,soAkshay’sdadtookhimtothe Dallas Chess Club, where he played often untilattendingcollegeoutofstate.IaskedAkshaywhathisadvicetokidsisandhesaid,“Bepersistent. Keep trying.Chesshelpsdevelopgood lifeskills, like problem solving and critical thinking anddeterminationtoapplythisstufftoreallifescenarios”.IalsoaskedhimhisfavoriteDCCmemoryandhesaid,“Ilove the community of people.” He loves thiscommunity because you can be playing your worstenemyontheboard,butbebestfriendsofftheboardandplaytennisandbughousebetweentherounds.

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