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2005 Sacramento Chess Championship -- PAGE 4
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



Jojo loves chess a lot. No wonder he smiles all the time.
Albert played the best chess of his life to win money in Amateur.
Alex hard at work, always using as much time as possible.
Avinash pretends that he is Auguste Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker."
The Sicilian Grandmaster takes a brief nap during his game.
The soda bottle appears to be more interesting than the chess board.
Ramon, rated 1769, shared third place in the Master/Expert section!
Edward seems unhappy probably because he couldn't sacrifice material.
Davis is yet another product of the Mechanics' Institute chess club.