A special tribute event in memory of Mr. Yining Wang. For the past decade Mr. Wang had been a familiar figure at local and national chess scenes, and is remembered for his passion for the game of chess and contributions to the growing chess community in the Virginia-DC-Maryland area. All proceeds from this event will go to Mr. Yining Wang's family, with the goal of benefiting his two children, both highly accomplished chess players, in their continued pursuit of chess.
Where
Pender Center (HS International Academy)
Address: 3901 Fair Ridge Dr., Fairfax, VA 22033 (on the northern side of Rt 50 between Fairfax County Pkwy and West Ox Rd, behind Harris Tweeter)
The organizers would like to thank HS International Academy for providing the venue for the event!
Advance Entries and Standings
USCF Final Standings
Parking: please park at the back of the building and enter from the rear entrance. The tournament is at the lower level.
Yining Memorial Open 2016
Main event: 4-SS, G/15, d5, USCF rated, also, non-rated section for players who don't want rating, just play for fun & support! Please bring your own chess set & chess clock (limited clocks onsite)!
Side events: Challenge-A-Champion Simul, Bughouse Tournament, Family Team Fun Blitz, Blindfold Chess Championship
Challenge-A-Champion Simul - 2014 World Youth Girls Champion WFM Jennifer Yu, former National Girls Champion Joie Wang, Vivian Cao-Dao, World Open U2200 Champion Andy Huang, former National Grade Champion Justin Paul, Runya Xu, National Junior High Co-Champion Vishal Kobla, PAN AM Youth Champions FM Trung Nguyen and FM Tan Nguyen, former National Grade Champion Ryan Xu, VA State Champion Evan Ling, together with another top junior player from the area Alex Jian, and special guest,three times Wisconsin State Champion Jeremy Kane, will be present and ready to take your 'punch'!
Blindfold Chess Championship - Who will be crowned "Blindfold Chess Queen" and "Blindfold Chess King" in US Capital Area???
Yining Memorial Open Committee
Chief Tournament Director Caijun Luo, 703-593-0274
Assistant Tourment Director Zhiheng Yu, Ya He, 202-465-0399
Events Coordinator Jie Xu
Art Designers Yuyan Zhou, Rui Ma
For sponsorship & donation, paypal account: yayadream@gmail.com is open during the whole period of chess tournament. (Be sure to use "send to Friends/Families to avoid extra transaction charge).We will send all donations, proceeds from chess tournament to Yining's family on Jan 4, 2014. Thanks! For more information, contact, Ya He at 202-465-0399 or Email: chesskidscircle@gmail.com