Jekyll2026-03-08T16:05:05-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/feed.xmlWindsor Chess Enrichment ProgramChess program based in Windsor, Ontario where elementary school students learn, play, and have fun!Winter Massey Chess Tournament2024-11-19T00:00:00-05:002024-11-19T00:00:00-05:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/masseyspringIn collaboration with the Massey Chess Club, we are hosting a chess tournament on Friday, November 29th from 4:00-7:30 PM!

Tournament Flyer

Location:

Vincent Massey Secondary School (in the library), 1800 Liberty St. Windsor, ON

Directions: Google Maps

Schedule

4:00 - 4:30: Registration and Opening Ceremony

4:30 - 5:00: Round 1

5:05 - 5:35: Round 2

5:35 - 6:00: Dinner break

6:00 - 6:30: Round 3

6:35 - 7:00: Round 4

7:00 - 7:30: Round 5

Sections:

Separated by grade (may be modified): JK-G5 and G6-G8

Entry Fee:

$25 paid during the registration period on November 29th.

Food:

2 slices of pizza included in the entry fee. Additional items may be available for purchase.

Registration:

All participants MUST complete this form before Thursday, November 28th: Registration Link

Capacity may be limited. Registration is completed after payment at the event.

Prizes:

Trophies for top participants in each category.

Hope to see you there!

-Massey Chess Club and Windsor Chess Enrichment Program

]]>Massey Spring Tournament Post2024-05-18T00:00:00-04:002024-05-18T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/masseyspringThe Massey Spring Tournament was held on Friday, May 10th at Vincent Massey Secondary School. In attendance, was 40+ participants from all across the city! Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The final standings are as follows:

Grades 5-8:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Barry Ma 4.5
2 Titan Wang 4.5
3 Felix Fan 4.0
4 Sanchay Dhankhar 4.0
4 Angelo Malpica 4.0
4 Aniruddh Mellaeheruv 4.0
7 Eric Odrcich 3.5
8 Marshall Van Grinsven 3.0
8 Varun Karunakaran 3.0
8 Aleksander Stavropoulos 3.0
8 Karl Salazar 3.0
8 Kangchen Tian 3.0
8 Bruce Banh 3.0
8 Connor Pereira 3.0
15 Haitham Alghussein 2.5
16 Bensan Ma 2.0
16 Evelyn Aspinall 2.0
16 Owen Shaw 2.0
16 Zachary Pazner 2.0
16 Maksim Trakilovic 2.0
16 Elyas Alghussein 2.0
22 Dimitri Kalogeropoulos 1.5
22 Samrath Dhiman 1.5
22 Jaiden John 1.5
22 Edward Wu 1.5
26 Tim Wei 1.0
26 Keegan Noecker 1.0

Grades 1-4:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Ethan Nguyen 5.0
2 Liam Chevalier 4.0
3 Elias Waabach 4.0
4 Milo Saklak 3.5
4 Abhay Kapoor 3.5
6 Elliot Aspinall 3.0
6 Victor Lou 3.0
6 Allegra Gill 3.0
6 Ronav Dhiman 3.0
10 Ivaan Bansal 2.5
10 Ned Fan 2.5
10 George Kuszper 2.5
13 Keaton Wachna 2.0
13 Sebastian Noecker 2.0
13 Bevan Ma 2.0
13 Samyar Rahnavardan 2.0
17 Hudson Chevalier 1.5
17 Joshua Yang 1.5
19 Kyle Lepain 1.0
20 Brody Wachna 0.5

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

]]>KCI Chess Tournament #6 Post2024-04-28T00:00:00-04:002024-04-28T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/kcichess6The Kennedy Chess Tournament was held on Friday, April 28th at Honorable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate. In attendance, was 40+ participants from all across the city! Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The final standings are as follows:

Grades 5-8:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Angelo Malpica 4.5
2 Jasper Liem 4.0
2 Felix Fan 4.0
4 Titan Wang 3.5
4 Joshua Johnson 3.5
4 Caleb Liem 3.5
4 Eric Ordcich 3.5
8 Evelyn Aspinall 3.0
8 Varun Karunakaran 3.0
8 Aleksander Stavropoulos 3.0
11 Eaton Hu 2.5
12 Bruce Banh 2.0
12 Victor Sharma 2.0
12 Mohamad Farhat 2.0
12 Owen Shah 2.0
12 Edward Wu 2.0
17 Hasher Shammarez 1.0
17 Michael Nonso 1.0
17 Muhammad Safwan 1.0
20 Fawzi Zeidan 0.0

Grades 1-4:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Elliot Aspinall 4.0
1 Sahasra Lakshmi Gollapalli 4.0
1 Ned Fan 4.0
4 Liam Powell 3.5
4 Vince Sharma 3.5
6 William Leblanc-Brown 3.0
6 Victor Lou 3.0
6 Merek Reaume 3.0
6 Keaton Wachna 3.0
10 Elias Waabach 2.5
10 Ahmad Abuhamda 2.5
12 Allegra Gill 2.0
12 Sophia Jiang 2.0
12 Ameer Kawsara 2.0
12 Milo Saklak 2.0
12 Jasper Wachna 2.0
17 Dhey Patel 1.5
17 Joshua Yang 1.5
19 Brody Wachna 1.0

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

]]>Windsor Chess Enrichment Program Spring 2024 Session2024-04-04T00:00:00-04:002024-04-04T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/springcepThe Windsor Chess Enrichment Program Spring Session is starting soon!

Program Flyer

What is it?

The Windsor Chess Enrichment Program is a program specially-designed to build on a student’s chess skills. Students learn new techniques in lessons and are able to practice them in training games, while being submerged in an environment filled with like-minded individuals! It is a great place to learn and meet new friends along the way!

Where is it?

The program runs at First Lutheran Christian Academy: 3850 Locke St, Windsor, ON N9G 1S1 Google Maps

When is it?

The program runs from 2:00 - 3:30 PM and 4:00 - 5:30 PM Eastern Time on Saturdays. The program starts on April 20th and goes up to and including June 8th.

Schedule

2 PM Session:

2:00 - 2:45 | Students play training games

2:45 - 3:30 | All classes start

4 PM Session:

4:00 - 4:45 | Students play training games

4:45 - 5:30 | All classes start

What will it cost me?

The program fee is $130 for the entire session. If you would like to try the program out, we offer one free trial day to new students!

Additionally, we offer a needs-based bursary to support low-income families.

How do I register?

You can register by completing the form at this link

Who is teaching?

Lessons are taught by Candidate Masters Adam Gaisinsky, Eric Li, and Alan Bui. More details can be found here: About the Teachers

]]>KCI Chess Tournament #5 Post2024-03-22T00:00:00-04:002024-03-22T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/kcichessThe Kennedy Chess Tournament was held on Friday, March 22nd at Honorable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate. In attendance, was 40+ participants from all across the city! Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The final standings are as follows:

Grades 9-12:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Joesher Borro 4.0
2 Leo Huang 4.0
3 Tarik Kadis 3.5
4 Caleb Morvay 3.0
4 Darren Staddon 3.0
6 Lucas Yott 2.0
6 Aydin Lailberthe 2.0
8 Diba Hasan 1.5
9 Colton Vale 1.0
9 Gabriel Whited 1.0

Grades 5-8:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Titan Wang 5.0
2 Angelo Malpica 4.0
2 Eaton Hu 4.0
4 Alex Habibov 3.0
4 Felix Fan 3.0
4 Edward Wu 3.0
7 Evelyn Aspinall 2.5
7 Varun Karunakaran 2.5
9 Prince Oduntan 2.0
9 Owen Shah 2.0
9 Neha Chopra 2.0
12 Declan Anderson 1.0
12 Marshal Garant 1.0
12 Maksim Trakilovic 1.0

Grades 1-4:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Merek Reaume 5.0
2 William Leblanc Brown 4.0
2 Andrew St. Louis 4.0
2 Kavin Moorthy 4.0
5 Elliot Aspinall 3.0
5 Liam Powell 3.0
5 Krisha Marwaha 3.0
5 Samyar Rahndavaran 3.0
5 Allegra Gill 3.0
5 Milo Saklak 3.0
11 Krishang Pawar 2.0
11 Victor Lou 2.0
11 Rudransh Sharma 2.0
11 Timothy Qian 2.0
11 Henry Fulton 2.0
16 Daniel Couvillon 1.5
16 Christopher Qian 1.5
18 Tejasbir Singh 1.0
18 Mariana Couvillon 1.0

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

]]>Windsor Chess Challenge2024-03-04T00:00:00-05:002024-04-07T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/windsorccThe year’s students at the Windsor Chess Enrichment Program participated at the annual Windsor Chess Challenge! We are proud of everyone who participated in the Windsor Chess Challenge and the Playoffs!



Playoffs

Large Trophy Winners (3.0/3.0)

Name Grade
Nguyen, Ethan 2
St. Louis, Andrew 4
Wei, Tim 5
Liem, Jasper 5

Medium Trophy Winners (2.5/3.0)

Name Grade
Johnson, Joshua 6
Liem, Caleb 7

Small Trophy Winners (2.0/3.0)

Name Grade
Leblanc-Brown, William 3
Aspinall, Elliott 3
Habibov, Alex 5
KarunaKaran, Varun 5
Swancott, Seth 6
Nguyen, Aiden 7
Malpica, Angelo 7
Langton, Joel 8



Windsor Chess Challenge

Gold Medallists

Name Grade
Nguyen, Ethan 2
Aspinall, Elliott 3
Leblanc-Brown, William 3
Wei, Tim 5
Habibov, Alex 5
KarunaKaran, Varun 5
Liem, Jasper 5
Johnson, Joshua 6
Malpica, Angelo 7
Liem, Caleb 7

Silver Medallists

Name Grade
Huynh, Elizabeth 3
Swatch, Abijit 4
St. Louis, Andrew 4
Xing, Andrew 5
Swancott, Seth 6
Langton, Joel 8

Bronze Medallists

Name Grade
Huynh, Amelia 2
Langton, Jacob 4
Wang, Bryan 6
Nguyen, Aiden 7
DiSalvo, Alessio 7
Wiper, Keegan 7
]]>Massey Winter Chess Tournament Post2023-12-01T00:00:00-05:002023-12-01T00:00:00-05:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/masseywinterpostThe Massey Winter Chess Tournament was held on Friday, December 1 at Vincent Massey Secondary School. In attendance, there were 50+ players from all across the city! Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The top finishers are as follows:

Grades K-5:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Titan Wang 5.0
2-6 Luke Zeng 4.0
2-6 Tim Wei 4.0
2-6 Uzair Haroon 4.0
2-6 Sahasra Gollapalli 4.0
2-6 William Leblanc-Brown 4.0

Grades 6-8:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Sanchay Dhankhar 5.0
2-5 Barry Ma 4.0
2-5 Angelo Malpica 4.0
2-5 Joshua Johnson 4.0
2-5 Kavin Sampath 4.0

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

]]>KCI Chess Tournament #4 Post2023-09-29T00:00:00-04:002023-09-29T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/kcichessThe Kennedy Chess Tournament was held on Friday, September 29th at Honorable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate. In attendance, was 30+ participants from all across the city! Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The final standings are as follows:

Grades 9-12:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Joesher Borro 5.0
2 Tarik Kadis 4.0
2 Anish Vaidya 4.0
4 John Chesterfield 3.0
4 Pavitra Lakshmi Gollapalli 3.0
4 Colton Vale 3.0
4 Lucas Yott 3.0
8 Austin Gillan 2.0
8 Zakareya Ibrahim 2.0
8 Natalie Splint 2.0
8 Brad Thirukudasundaram 2.0
12 Max Sakaidis 1.0
12 Gabriel Whited 1.0

Grades 5-8:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Kavin Sampath 5.0
2 Aiden Nguyen 4.0
2 Titan Wang 4.0
4 Marcel Pletnia 3.5
4 Srikarthikeya Vallabhajosyulla 3.5
6 Nizbol 3.0
6 Vijaya Vallabhajosyulla 3.0
6 Jude 3.0
6 Angelo Malpica 3.0
6 Ethan Nguyen 3.0
11 Haripriyesh Suresh Kannan 2.5
12 Muhammad Safwan Mohamed Salim 2.0
12 Sahasra Gollapalli 2.0
14 Julio Villacis 2.0
14 Elliot Aspinall 2.0
14 Evelyn Aspinall 2.0
14 Adam Marar 2.0
14 Aiden Cornwall 2.0
19 Varun Karunakaran 1.0
19 Hiresh Suresh Kannan 1.0
19 Anish Gopinath 1.0
22 Alex Zhang 0.5

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

]]>Open Air Chess Tournament Post2023-06-24T00:00:00-04:002023-06-24T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/openairchesspostThe Open Air Chess Tournament was held on Saturday, June 24 outdoors in Amherstburg. There were 50+ players from all across the city (and the neighbouring cities too). Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The finalists are as follows:

Top Scorers:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Vijaya Vallabhajosyula 4.5
2 Grace Li 4.5
3 Nishi Shah 4
4 Sanchay Dhankhar 4
5 Aiden Nguyen 4
6 Kelston Vourakes 4
7 Kyle Hernandez 4
7 Isaiah Wang 4

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

]]>Summer Chess Challenge Post2023-06-17T00:00:00-04:002023-06-17T00:00:00-04:00https://www.windsorchessep.com/summerchessThe Summer Chess Challenge was held on Friday, June 16 at Vincent Massey Secondary School. In attendance, there were 80+ players from all across the city and in total, we raised over $1700! Students participated in a 5-round tournament. The finalists are as follows:

Grades JK-5:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Isaiah Wang 5
2 Andrew St. Louis 4.5
3 Alex Habibov 4.5

Grades 6-8:

Placement Name Score /5
1 Daniel Lee 5.0
2 Sanchay Dhankhar 4.0
3 Aiden Nguyen 4.0

Thanks to everyone for coming! We hope to see you at our next tournament!

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