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2004 CalChess State Championship (Labor Day weekend) -- PAGE 3

The CalChess Labor Day tournament in San Francisco is one of the two biggest adult events in Northern California each year. A number of the area's strongest adults and juniors participate. The following is a collection of some of the other notable local adult and scholastic players.




Koepcke
Tournament organizer NM Richard Koepcke even played one game.
McCumiskey
John McCumiskey, the computer TD, is happy to work closest to the stairs.
Stayton
Chess parents always stress out while their children play.
Tejes
Benjamin Tejes represented CalChess at the Denker High School Championship.
Gupta
Ankit Gupta records his move as his mother watches.
Cohen
John Cohen needs to learn to say "cheese" for the camera.
Siegrist
CalChess Junior High champion Daichi Siegrist faces adults this time.
Hugo
He may only be 9, but the name Hugo already brings fear to B and C players.