In grade 2, Rayan T* has a perfect 5/5 and is in excellent position. The top seed in his group lost in the last round, and he has moved up to the #2 slot behind Annie Wang. The two games today will be the biggest of his short chess career.
In grade 4, my friend Vignesh and I are in a 7-way tie for 2nd place right now with two rounds to go. There is only one kid 1/2 point ahead of us, so anything can happen. Vignesh has a tough pairing against William Graif of New York (last year's champion), and I'm playing Amir Moazami, another tough New York kid. The picture in grade 4 will become a lot clearer after this round.
In grade 5, Allan Beilin is an amazing 5/5 and is playing the tough Christopher Wu from New Jersey. My dad and I hope that Allan "french fry"s the guy! Kesav V* has an excellent score of 4/5. He can place very well with a good showing today. Armaan K* is also doing well at 3.5/5; two wins today might nab him a trophy.
In grade 6, Kyle Shin is just a half-point behind the leader and plays him on board 1 this morning. His fate is in his own hands. Daniel Liu is also in contention, just a point behind the leader.
Good luck to all of the bay area kids!!!
Pre-game warm-up:
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