Congratulations to Patrick Hummel of Las Vegas, Nevada on winning the 1999 National High School Championship! The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows: ******************************** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric C. Johnson April 12, 1999 (914) 562-8350…
Las Vegas, Nevada, April 8, 1999 Since the beginning of the year, John Brown, one of the most prominent players in Las Vegas had been expressing a desire to play a match with a premiere player and issued a challenge.…
Two Nevada Chess Players Earn Spots Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 15, rating 2243) of Reno and Patrick Hummel (age 14, rating 2259) of Las Vegas on qualifying for the 1999 Pressman All-America Chess Team sponsored by the Pressman Toy…
Summer of fun for Nevada players This past June to August, several masters from the state of Nevada have been playing thoroughout the U. S. and in Europe. At the World Open held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from June 27-July 5,…
1998 U.S. Open, August, 1998 Pictures provided by Ken Horne
Primm, Nevada, July 24-25, 1998 Pictures provided by Ken Horne
The Northern Nevada Championship has progressed through the finals, with quarter-final results Sheryka over Wyatt 3-0, Bartkus over Bayati 3.5-0.5, Ryba over Weikel 3.5-0.5, and Straver over Wermer 3-0.The semi-final six game matches paired David Sheryka (1982) vs Gytis Bartkus…
Standings were based on the best 4 of 6 results in the following Southern Nevada tournaments: Southern Nevada Open (Jan) UNLV Rebel Open (Feb) CCSN Spring Open (Mar) CCSN IRS Open (Apr) CCSN May Open (May) CCSN Summer Open (Jun)…
1998 National Open, March 28, 1998 Pictures provided by Ken Horne
