CHESS RESUME 2012 - UPDATE
CHESS RESUME 2012 - UPDATE
CHESS RESUME 2012 - UPDATE
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David Blair - Professional Chess Instructor / Math Tutor<br />
Phone - 785-212-0769 E-mail - grandmaster1059@yahoo.com<br />
Available for lectures, classes, group or private tutoring, tournaments and<br />
simul chess exhibitions (up to 25 players) US Chess Federation rating 1958<br />
(Top 4% of all USCF players in, top 1% overall) Over 20 years of teaching<br />
and tutoring experience (MATH and <strong>CHESS</strong>)<br />
Chess tournament results in major state, regional, national and<br />
international chess tournaments:<br />
YEAR TOURNAMENT PLACE - RATING SECTION SCORE /<br />
# OF GAMES<br />
2010 Indianapolis Open 2nd place - U1900 4 /<br />
5<br />
2009 Omaha Spring Open Champion 1st place - OPEN 4 /<br />
5<br />
2009 Greater Kansas City Open Champion 1st place - OPEN 4 /<br />
4<br />
2009 Blue Valley New Year's Bash Champion 1st place - OPEN 4.5 /<br />
5<br />
2007 Canadian Amateur Championship(Ontario) 3rd place - U2000 4.5 /<br />
7<br />
2005 Governor's Cup Champion (South Dakota) 1st place - U2000 4 /<br />
5<br />
2005 Guelph International Open (Ontario) 3rd place - U2000 6 /<br />
9<br />
2005 Kentucky Open (Open Section) 1st place - U1900 3 /<br />
5<br />
2004 Murrysville, PA Club Championship 1st place - OPEN 6 /<br />
6<br />
2003 World Open 10 minute Championship 4th place - U2200 4 /<br />
5<br />
2000 New Hampshire Open Champion 1st place - U1900 3.5 /<br />
4<br />
1999 Kings Island Open Champion (Ohio) 1st place - U1800 5 /
5<br />
1997 Midwestern Open Team Champs (Ohio) 1st place - OPEN 4.5 /<br />
5<br />
1995 Virginia Open State Champion 1st place - U1900 5.5 /<br />
6<br />
1991 National Open (304 players-Chicago) 2nd place - U1800 5.5 /<br />
6<br />
1990 US Amateur Champion - Somerset, NJ 1st place - U1800 5.5 /<br />
6<br />
1988 Pennsylvania State Champion 1st place - U1600 4.5 /<br />
5<br />
1988 US Amateur Team Championship 1st place - U1600 4 /<br />
6<br />
(Note: For tournament scores, win = 1 point, draw = .5 point, loss = 0<br />
points)<br />
Proof of all U.S. tournament results (dating back to 1992) can be found on<br />
www.USCF.org/member<br />
services under the name BLAIR, DAVID A. Upon request, cross table results<br />
for tournaments prior to 1992 can be provided. For all Canadian<br />
tournaments, please go to http://www.chess.ca/ratings.htm) References<br />
available upon request Chess instructor at the following schools: Gateway<br />
Middle/High, Hempfield High, Latrobe High/Middle, Southmoreland High,<br />
Libraries Chess Programs: North Huntingdon, Greensburg, Beechview,<br />
Knoxville, Braddock, Monroeville, Hempfield, Penn Township, Knoxville, and<br />
Beechview. Monroeville Chess Club Volunteer - 6 years<br />
STUDENT SCHOLASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Under my guidance and coaching,<br />
students I teach privately or at a club have won 12 Individual and 13 club<br />
(team) state/national scholastic chess championships over a five year<br />
period.<br />
2010 KS State K-9 Team Champions: Southwest Junior High, Lawrence, KS<br />
2009 MO State K-12 Team Champions: Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, MO<br />
2003 PA State Club Champions (3 Sections): K-8, K-12 U1300, and K-12 U1000<br />
sections<br />
2002 PA State Club Champions (2 Sections): K-6, K-12 U1000 Sections
2001 PA State Club Champions (3 sections): K-6 U800 Division, K-6, K-8<br />
Sections<br />
2000 PA State Club Champions (4 sections): K-3, K-6 U800, K-6, K-8<br />
Sections<br />
1999 PA State Club Champions: K-6 Section<br />
INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS (PA before 2009, Kansas after) / National<br />
Tournaments<br />
<strong>2012</strong> K-12 High School National Champion (Minneapolis, MN) - Kaustubh<br />
Nimkar (U1400)<br />
2011 K-6 Open - Apramay Mishra; K-9 Open - Kaustubh Nimkar (Kansas - 8th<br />
grader)<br />
2010 K-9 Open - Kaustubh Nimkar (Kansas - 7th grader)<br />
2009 K-5 Open - Apramay Mishra (Kansas - 4th grader)<br />
2007 K-6 U800 - Vincent DeFazio<br />
2005 Guelph International Open Champion (U2300 section) - Ryan Milisits<br />
(mentor for Ryan)<br />
2004 K-12 Open Champion - Ryan Milisits (mentor/coach for Ryan)<br />
2003 National K-12 Champion - Ryan Milisits (Full 4 year college<br />
scholarship won)<br />
and Denker Open National Champion (Tournament of all U.S. State<br />
Champions)<br />
PA STATE CHAMPS U-1700 section-Jack Cheung(1st), Bryan Joseph<br />
(3rd)<br />
2002 K-6 Division (Tied) - Andrew Zinn, K-12 U1000 - Jason Skwara<br />
2001 K-6 OPEN Section Bryan Joseph; K-6 U800 Delbert Tyler II; K-12<br />
U1300 E.J. Sharif<br />
2000 K-3 OPEN Division - Hari Seshadri<br />
1999 K-6 OPEN Division - Jack Cheung<br />
1998 K-6 U800 Division - Melissa Tyler
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