John Lander wins the Pizza In Paradise Blitz Tournament
11/17/01
 
John Lander won a closely contested and exciting blitz tournament held at the Pizza in Paradise pizza shop in Kahului. In the first edition of what we hope will become a regular event, John Lander scored 9/10 to edge out Baldwin High School's Josiah Nishita who scored an impressive 8.5/10 in his first tournament experience. Wesely Kenar took third place with a score of 3.5/10. Although the turnout was small, we hope to build on this casual blitz format as a way of attracting new players to the game. The next confirmed date for the event is January 20, 2002.
 

No. Name Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 Lander, John 9.0 W6

2.0

 D2

1.0

 W3

2.0

 W5

2.0

 W4

2.0

2 Nishita, Josiah 8.5 W4

2.0

 D1

1.0

 W6

2.0

 W3

1.5

 W5

2.0

3 Kenar, Wesely 3.5 W5

2.0

 D4

1.0

 L1

0.0

 L2

0.5

 L6

0.0

4 Kenar, Ken 3.0 L2

0.0

 D3

1.0

 L5

0.0

 W6

2.0

 L1

0.0

5 Higa, Rusty 3.0 L3

0.0

 D6

1.0

 W4

2.0

 L1

0.0

 L2

0.0

6 Kailipani, Abraham 3.0 L1

0.0

 D5

1.0

 L2

0.0

 L4

0.0

 W3

2.0

 
Tournament Information:
  • Casual Unrated Blitz
  • Next Event: Sunday, January 20, 2002
  • Round times: 1:00 pm, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00
  • 5-minute games
  • 5-round swiss pairings
  • Play each opponent with white and black
  • $5 entry fee
  • Prizes based on number of entries (posted at tournament)
  • Please bring sets and clocks if you have them
 
Report Submitted by Kris Hamada