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2005 Sacramento Chess Championship -- PAGE 3
The 2005 Sacramento Chess Championship attracted 90 players to the state capital on a hot 4th of July weekend. Although the event was advertised as an "adult" chess tournament, half of the players were juniors. The family friendly atmosphere at the Best Western Expo Inn and the excellent organization by John McCumiskey allowed everyone to have fun while concentrating on chess. The pictures on these pages document the chess action. All photos were taken by Michael Aigner. Each page has a specific theme: Page 1: tournament prize winners -- Page 2: Sacramento area chess players -- Page 3: fpawn's students -- Page 4: other young players -- Page 5: miscellaneous photos



What would David do at chess tournaments without his iPod?
Look at the board young man, always look at the chess board!
Good thing that Arnav has a lot of hair that he can pull out.
Jeff has forgotten what shirt to wear in the presence of his teacher.
fpawn (thanks to Mark Shelton of ChessDryad)
Clumsy Tejas suddenly became a draw master, despite playing up every game.
Marvin the Martian apparently left his chess brain on Mars.
Whatever happened to the concept of smiling for the camera?
Caleb stares at the black bishop pointed directly at his king.