BayAreaChess 1543: BAC Spring Championship
Apr 26-28, 2019

Total 41 (Open: 17  - AB: 10  -  CDEu: 14)
40 fully paid

@ Santa Clara Convention Center
5501 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara, CA 95054 (map)


Projected: $5,000 b/90 (60% guaranteed)
Actual: $3,000 60% paid

  Open (2000+) Open (2000+) 1600-1999 1600-1999 under 1600 under 1600
  Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected
1st $600 $1,000 $420 $700 $420 $700
2nd $300 $500 $180 $300 $180 $300
3rd  $120 $200 $60 $100 $60 $100
  under 2300   under 1800   under 1400  
1st $150 $250 $120 $200 $75 $125
2nd $75 $125 $60 $100 $60 $100
3rd $60 $100     under 1200  
          $60 $100
  Actual Projected Actual Projected Actual Projected
Total $1,305 $2,175 $840 $1,400 $855 $1,425


Final Standing

Open (2000+, FIDE rated)

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot Prize
1 GM Conrad -F Holt 2627 W2 (b) W9 (w) W3 (b) W8 (w) W7 (b) 5.0 1st Place: $600-EF = $501
2 Ojas Karnavat 2113 L1 (w) W12 (b) W17 (w) W3 (w) W8 (b) 4.0 2nd Place: $300
3 NM Beilin Li 2213 W17 (b) W13 (w) L1 (w) L2 (b) W11 (w) 3.0 3rd Place: $120;
1st u2300: $150;
2nd u2300: $75;
3rd u2300: $60;
4-way split of $405: $101.25
4 NM Paul Gallegos 2200 H--- (-) W16 (b) L8 (w) W10 (b) D5 (w) 3.0
5 NM Rui Yang Yan 2194 L10 (w) H--- (-) W6 (b) W13 (w) D4 (b) 3.0
6 Andrew ^ Liang 1858 L13 (b) B--- (-) L5 (w) W17 (b) W15 (b) 3.0
7 FM Ezra Chambers 2337 D16 (w) D10 (b) W14 (w) D9 (b) L1 (w) 2.5  
8 WIM Megan -F Lee 2264 D14 (b) W11 (w) W4 (b) L1 (b) L2 (w) 2.5  
9 Joshua Lu 2138 W12 (b) L1 (b) W10 (w) D7 (w) U--- (-) 2.5  
10 Sanat Singhal 1988 W5 (b) D7 (w) L9 (b) L4 (w) W13 (b) 2.5  
11 Michael ^ Ho 1949 H--- (-) L8 (b) B--- (-) W16 (w) L3 (b) 2.5  
12 Abhinav ^ Penagalapati 1884 L9 (w) L2 (w) H--- (-) B--- (-) W16 (b) 2.5  
13 Rahul Desirazu 2076 W6 (w) L3 (b) W15 (w) L5 (b) L10 (w) 2.0  
14 Arul Viswanathan 2005 D8 (w) H--- (-) L7 (b) L15 (w) W17 (b) 2.0  
15 Alexander ^ Nishio 1834 B--- (-) L17 (w) L13 (b) W14 (b) L6 (w) 2.0  
16 Krishnakanth Rapaka 2073 D7 (b) L4 (w) H--- (-) L11 (b) L12 (w) 1.0  
17 Prarthan ^ Ghosh 1919 L3 (w) W15 (b) L2 (b) L6 (w) L14 (w) 1.0  



AB (1600-1999, FIDE rated)

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot Prize
1 Anthony Faulks 1931 W8 (b) W7 (w) W2 (w) W3 (b) W5 (b) 5.0 1st Place: $420
2 Chelsea -E Zhou 1722 H--- (-) W10 (w) L1 (b) W4 (b) W9 (w) 3.5 2nd Place: $90 (econ of 180)
3 Sophie ^ -E Wang 1515 W5 (w) H--- (-) H--- (-) L1 (w) W8 (b) 3.0 1st u1800: $60 (econ of 120)
4 Mansoor Mohammed 1801 L7 (b) W8 (w) D10 (b) L2 (w) B--- (-) 2.5 3rd Place: $60;
2nd u1800: $60;
3-way split of $120: $40 each
5 Kyle Chang 1709 L3 (b) B--- (-) D9 (b) W10 (w) L1 (w) 2.5
6 Ethan Liang 1624 H--- (-) W9 (w) L7 (b) L8 (w) W10 (b) 2.5
7 Prasanna Borse 1981 W4 (w) L1 (b) W6 (w) --- (-) --- (-) 2.0  
8 Patrick Donnelly 1650 L1 (w) L4 (b) B--- (-) W6 (b) L3 (w) 2.0  
9 Pudur -E Ramaswamy 1537 H--- (-) L6 (b) D5 (w) B--- (-) L2 (b) 2.0  
10 Dean Close unr. B--- (-) L2 (b) D4 (w) L5 (b) L6 (w) 1.5  


CDEu (u1600)

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot Prize
1 Xuli Dai 1357 L11 (b) W12 (w) W4 (b) W8 (w) W3 (w) 4.0 1st Place: $420
2 Yash Joshi 1347 D7 (w) D10 (b) H--- (-) W13 (b) W6 (w) 3.5 2nd Place: $180;
3rd Place: $60;
2-way split of $240: $120 each
3 Surya +m Adury unr. W13 (b) W4 (w) D8 (b) W6 (w) L1 (b) 3.5
4 Joseph Anthony Kuspa 1574 X--- (-) L3 (b) L1 (w) W14 (w) W11 (b) 3.0  
5 Sabrina -E Kuntjara 1359 W10 (b) D7 (w) L6 (b) D11 (w) W9 (b) 3.0 1st u1400: $75;
2nd u1400: $60;
2-way split of $135: $67.5
Kuntjara: $33.75 (econ of 67.5)
6 Arjun Sankar 1329 W12 (w) W11 (b) W5 (w) L3 (b) L2 (b) 3.0
7 William Lewis 1554 D2 (b) D5 (b) D11 (w) L9 (w) B--- (-) 2.5  
8 Boyang Li 1362 W14 (w) W9 (b) D3 (w) L1 (b) U--- (-) 2.5  
9 Swaminathan -E Sankar 1230 X--- (-) L8 (w) D12 (b) W7 (b) L5 (w) 2.5  
10 Venkata Ramesh Rapaka unr. L5 (w) D2 (w) H--- (-) D12 (b) W13 (w) 2.5  
11 Nihal +m Balani unr. W1 (w) L6 (w) D7 (b) D5 (b) L4 (w) 2.0  
12 Milind Torney unr. L6 (b) L1 (b) D9 (w) D10 (w) W14 (b) 2.0  
13 Brian -F Morris 1366 L3 (w) B--- (-) D14 (b) L2 (w) L10 (b) 1.5  
14 Robert -E Wang 1035 L8 (b) B--- (-) D13 (w) L4 (b) L12 (w) 1.5

1st u1200: $30 (econ of 60)



Extra Rated

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Tot
1 Michael ^ Ho 1949 W2 (w) 1.0
2 Patrick Donnelly 1650 L1 (b) 0.0