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Bugbee Yellow Jackets chess team wins at tournament
WEST HARTFORD>>The Bugbee Yellow Jackets closed out the fall semester on a high note, winning the UConn Winter K-8 Scholastic Chess Tournament. The team scored 11 team points and 16.5 overall points, beating 11 middle and elementary school teams, including Hooker Middle/Elementary School in New Haven, whose team included two 1600+ rated seventh graders.
The Yellow Jackets' 11 team points tied the school's best UConn performance to date, which was at the UConn Spring Scholastic in May 2012. The 16.5 overall points, however, and the .589 win rate sets a new overall mark for the team at this venue.
The final result came down to the final round and an amazing come from behind finish.
Bugbee was trailing Hooker by 1.5 team points upon entering the final round. With a pep speech delivered by teammate Sam Lumelsky (grade 3), six participating Bugbee students won their final match and the last drew, going 6-0-1 for round four. Meanwhile, Hooker scored only 2.5 in the round.
With the top four results counting toward the team score, Bugbee added four team points and overtook Hooker's lead. For the second event in a row, the Jackets were tied on team points for first place. But, with a tie-break in Bugbee's favor, the team was awarded First Place.
This is the school's 13th straight team placement and second first place finish of the year.
Individually, the team set a new record as well, sweeping the K-5 Under 700 Section for the first time ever, with Theodore Braiewa (grade 2), winning First Place with 3 points; Connor Farquhar (grade 4) Second Place with 2.5; Samuel Aronow (grade 4) Third Place with 2.5; and Jake Lumelsky (grade 1) with the Top Upset award.
Sam Lumelsky (grade 3) led the team scoring with 3 points in the K-5 Open, earning Third Place in the higher section after a three way first place tie was decided on tie breaks. Ethan Striff-Cave (grade 3) added two wins, and Caitlin Striff-Cave (grade 3) another 1.5 points to the overall score.
The UConn win was remarkable as Bugbee's average rating was at least 700 points below Hooker, and 400 points below third place Farmington-Plainville Public Library Chess Club.
The final result came down to the final round and an amazing come from behind finish.
Bugbee was trailing Hooker by 1.5 team points upon entering the final round. With a pep speech delivered by teammate Sam Lumelsky (grade 3), six participating Bugbee students won their final match and the last drew, going 6-0-1 for round four. Meanwhile, Hooker scored only 2.5 in the round.
With the top four results counting toward the team score, Bugbee added four team points and overtook Hooker's lead. For the second event in a row, the Jackets were tied on team points for first place. But, with a tie-break in Bugbee's favor, the team was awarded First Place.
This is the school's 13th straight team placement and second first place finish of the year.
Individually, the team set a new record as well, sweeping the K-5 Under 700 Section for the first time ever, with Theodore Braiewa (grade 2), winning First Place with 3 points; Connor Farquhar (grade 4) Second Place with 2.5; Samuel Aronow (grade 4) Third Place with 2.5; and Jake Lumelsky (grade 1) with the Top Upset award.
Sam Lumelsky (grade 3) led the team scoring with 3 points in the K-5 Open, earning Third Place in the higher section after a three way first place tie was decided on tie breaks. Ethan Striff-Cave (grade 3) added two wins, and Caitlin Striff-Cave (grade 3) another 1.5 points to the overall score.
The UConn win was remarkable as Bugbee's average rating was at least 700 points below Hooker, and 400 points below third place Farmington-Plainville Public Library Chess Club.
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