Chess Academy For Champions

with

WGM Elena Donaldson,

ranked #2 in the world in 1986-1990, 3 time US Women’s Champion,

Two Time Women’s Olympic Champion, Three Time Russia’s Women’s  Champion.

International Master Georgi Orlov

rated 2500+ USCF, 1994 US Open Champion

 

Classes in Bellevue B&G Club and Redmond

 

Elena’s home office is located in Redmond, WA. To contact her please email chess64@comast.net

For spring and summer camps schedule please visit http://www.chessplayer.com/camps.php

Sign up for Fall session Interm-Advanced levels will be starting July 1st. . Please visit Elena School 

 

For intermediate group invited: Students in K-3 rated 700-1000, playing chess for less than one year,  without previous private or group coaches (school chess club is ok). Email chess64@comcast.net

 

Chess Academy is a curriculum designed by WGM Elena to teach players from beginners (400)  to advanced (1300+) in one to two years – yes you do not have to wait  for several years to get to advanced level ...

 

Here is an example:

 –real rating ->

End of 2nd grade 2005

End of 1st grade 2004

End of K grade 2003

End of pre_k 

2002

Nicholas Orlov

1575

1315

1250

989

Nicholas Orlov is Elena’s son. He started playing from age of 4.5 and by second grade achieved a rating 1600 USCF, came #2 at Scholastic Nationals in grade K-3 Championship, and won Tournament of Champions in K-3 in Seattle. He doesn’t play chess since 2005, he moved to tennis and now he is on the best tennis players list in the WA State under age 12.

 

WGM ELENA and IM Orlov students 2008-2009 SEASON See History of students rating

Please note, it takes up to one year for significant improvement.

  

Name and starting date

Quaified to TOC

 

 

 

4/2009

2/1/09

4/8/08

9/7/08

9/6/07

Noah Fields 2007

Champions

 

3

 

1460

1401

1130

639

 William Lee    2008

Champions

 

2

 

1341

1296

950

 

Kate Tokareva 2008

Champions

 

6

 

1533

1478

1242

 

Spencer Lehmann 2007

Champions

 

4

 

1452

1349

1089

unr

Dylan Austin 2007

Champions

 

6

 

1445

1298

1206

952

Michael Quan 1/2008

Challengers

 

5

 

1241

1168

 

 

Miriam Rundell 1/2008

Challengers

 

4

1156

1112

986

 

 

Nicholas Teoh 2008

Challengers

 

6

 

1235

1031

948

 

DHINGRA SANGEETA 1/1/2009

Challengers

 

3

1127

753

 

 

 

Novokhodko Alexander 10/2008

Challengers

 

5

 

887

600

 

 

Richard Dong 10/2008

State

C451

3

 

 

 

 

 

Noah Yeo 1/2009

Challengers

C894

4

 

 

 

 

 

Alistair Yu 1/2009

Champions

A019

1

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Taylor 1/2009

Challengers

J936

3

 

 

 

 

 

Derek Zhang 1/2009

Champions

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Wang 2007

Challengers

 

4

 

1477

1498

1219

762

Benjamin Brusniak 11/2008

Challengers

 

2

 

1282

1270

976

 

Hare Howie 9/2008

Champions

 

1

 

1170

747

          unr

 

Albert Li from 3/1/2008

Champions

 

2

1309

1150

1104

 

 

Arustamian, Kate 1/1/2008

Champions

9731

4

1192

981

700

 

 

Colin Lehmann 9/2008

State

 

1

 

812

787

402

 

Bryce Tiglon 11/2008

Challengers

G044

2

1261

 

819

 

 

Nikita Fillipov  5/2008

Challengers

D085

2

 

 

 

 

 

Kirill Filimonov 2/2009

Champions

C483

2

1157

1082

 

 

 

Chalasani Sujathadevi 2/2009

Challengers

9603

1

982

887

 

 

 

Jeremy Lin 1/2009

Challengers

 

pre-k

1085

unr

 

 

 

Aryan Deshpande started 10/2008

State

 

pre-k

593

528

 

 

 

Max Wang started 10/2008

State

 

pre-k

543

543

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELENA 2007-2008 SEASON

 

 

 

 

Apr-08

Sep-07

Sep-06

Nathaniel Yee

UCD

2

1423

1285

900

Noah Fields

CWA

2

1401

1130

639

William Lee  

OPW

1

1296

950

 

Kate Tokareva

LMA

5

1478

1242

 

Spencer Lehmann

ERG

3

1349

1089

unr

Dylan Austin

MRP

5

1298

1206

952

Patrick Wang

STV

3

1498

1219

762

Benjamin Brusniak

SJN

1

1270

976

 

Nagase Masayuki

UCD

3

1140

976

699

Toshihiro Nagase

UCD

1

1046

893

623

Hare Howie

SDV

K

747

          unr

 

Colin Lehmann

ERG

K

787

402

 

Alexa Shield from 1/1/2008

RSA

3

754

499

 

Stephen Embry

STV

3

1287

1007

700

Anthony Lu

JMR

2

1089

559

 

Albert Li from 3/1/2008               BEN           1                     1104        unr

Arustamian, Kate from 2/1/2008     CSD          3               848           unr

 

2008 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

5 pts winners – 9 students (several Elena students played each other and could not both score 5 pts…)

 

 

Megan Lee  OMS 6th gr 1824

Stephen Embry  3rd gr STV 1287

William Lee 1st gr OPW 1296

Noah Fields 2nd 1401 CWA

Patrick Wang  3rd STV 1498

Kate Tokareva 5th LMA 1478

Amith Vanmane 3rd STV 1441

Albert Li 1st BEN 1104

 

Brian Yue LMA 6th 1749 – Georgi Orlov’s student

All (or most) other students scored 4 or 4.5 points, The names are coming soon.

                                           

 

2007 – 2008  students - 5 pts winners in Open sections

1) Nathaniel Yee (K-3), 2) Noah Fields (K-3), 3) William Lee (K-3), 4) Nicholas Orlov (4-6), 5) Kate Tokareva (4-6), 6) Spencer Lehmann (K-3), 7) Dylan Austin (4-6), 8) Patrick Wang (K-3), 9) Benjamin Brusniak (K-3) 10) Jack Sather (4-6) 11) Toshihiro Nagase (K-3), 12) Tristan Sun (4-6)

 

5 pts winners in each tournament

 

3/22/2008 Chess Fest

Toshihiro Nagase, Dylan Austin, Amith Vanmane, Nathaniel Yee, Noah Fields, Benjamin Brusniak

3/8/2008

Patrick Wang

3/1/2008

Jack Sather

2/9/2008  Evergreen School Tournament

5 pts winners:

Nicholas Orlov, Nathaniel Yee,  Benjamin Brusniak

1/26/2008 John Muir Elementary Tournament

5 pts winners:

Dylan Austin, Kate Tokareva, Patrick Wang

1/19/2008 Grade Championship

5 pts winners:

Nathaniel Yee, William Lee, Spencer Lehmann

1/12/2008 Meridian Park Tournament
5 pts winners:

Nathaniel Yee, Noah Fields, William Lee, Nicholas Orlov

 

12/09/2007

Congratulations to National Winners!

Unitee States National Championship Winners, Houston, TX 12/07-12/09 2007

2nd  Place  Nathaniel Yee, 2nd grade Championship

10th Place  Toshihiro Nagase Place 1st Grade Championship

15th Place Noah Fields 2nd grade Championship

 

 

 

12/02/2007

Congratulations to 5 pts winners:

Kate Tokareva, Nathaniel Yee

 

  • WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!
    Kate Tokareva 1242, 4th grade, May 2007
    Benjamin Brusniak 976 September 2007

Howie Hare 400 September 2007

 

 

US Girls 2007  Invitational

Megan Lee came third at the US Girls 2007  Invitational: http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/news_7_490.php

 

 

2006-2007

 

2007 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS*

2007 National Bert Lerner Elementary (K-6) Championship

 

Megan Lee 5 out of 7 (K-5 Championship) Rated 1559 USCF

Frank Qu 4.5 out of 7 (K-6 Championship) Rated 1615 USCF

Michael Omori 5 out of 7 (K-6 Championship) Rated 1687 USCF

Noah Fields 5 out of 7 (K-1 Championship) he was not rated, Noah started at the Chess Academy in December 2006

 

Noah Fields achieved highest performance for all participating WA State players in K-3 grades,  5 out of 7 (K-1 Championship)! He was an unrated player before the start

 

 
STATE CHAMPIONS and 4+ POINTS WINNERS

 

 

 

 

                                                                                    Current Rating // Date Started at Chess Academy// Initial Ratings

K GRADE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAGASE, TOSHIHIRO      4 PTS (C UCDS)

 

904

Oct-06

 

623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEE, NATHANIEL         5 pts

 

 

1285

Sep-05

 

443

FIELDS, NOAH           4 pts

 

 

944

Dec-06

 

639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WANG, PATRICK          4 pts

 

 

1133

Oct-06

 

762

LEHMANN, SPENCER     4 pts

 

 

1040

Oct-06

 

unrated

TIMBROOK, JONATHAN     4 pts  (C MRP)

 

924

Oct-06

 

unrated

NAGASE, MASAYUKI  4 pts (C UCDS)

 

954

 

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEISNER, SAMUEL      5 pts 

 

 

1494

Sep-06

 

1393

GOEI, TIMOTHY          4 pts (C  MRP)

 

1144

Oct-06

 

925

GORDON, DANIEL  4 pts  (C UCDS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUSTIN, DYLAN       4.5  (C MRP)

 

 

1186

Oct-06

 

952

SATHER, JACK           4 pts

 

 

1271

May-04

 

600

ROTTSOLK, ERIK 4 pts (C UCDS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUN, TRISTAN           5 pts

 

 

1496

Oct-05

 

1290

THONGMEE, THOMAS    5 pts  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMORI, MICHAEL         5 pts

 

 

 

 

 

 

QU, FRANK              4 pts

 

 

1615

Oct-05

 

750

HUCHALA, ANDY          4 pts (C MRP)

 

1192

Oct-06

 

926

 

 

(C ) – Elena’s  after-school chess club player, (not private students).

 

·        Tournament of Champions WINNERS:

Dakota Dixon 2005, Daniel Ho 2006 , Michael Omori  2007 4-6 section

Nicholas Orlov 2005, Sam Meisner 2007 K-3 Section

 

  • Five points Winners: 2006-2007 season only J
    Only students who scored 5 pts in open tournaments are listed

 

Sam Meisner

Jack Sather

Frank Qu

Sam Meisner

Noah Fields

Stephen Embry

Andy Huchala

Patrick Wang

Nathaniel Yee

Tristan Sun

Anthony Pangelinan

Thomas Thongmee*

Michael Omori*

 

* IM Georgi Orlov’s students

 

 

 












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