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The Kansas Chess Association (KCA) is an official State Affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (USCF). The USCF has delegated to each State Affiliate the responsibility for sponsoring and holding (or arrange for) the Official State Tournaments to determine State Championships, including Scholastic Championships.  As such, the annual Kansas Open determines the State Champion and the KCA appointed Kansas Scholastic Chess Association (KSCA) holds all official Scholastic State Championships

                      

 

 

 

 

 

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2023 Kansas Open Best Games
[Event "KS Open Analysis"] [Site "Lawrence KS"] [Date "2023.07.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Tom Claman"] [Black "Eric Erbe"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1070"] [BlackElo "1181"] [ECO "D04."] [Source "Analyze This App"] [TimeControl "100m, d5"] [Termination "White Won ."] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nbd2 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. b3 c6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. c4 Qa5 14. a3 e5 15. b4 Qd8 16. Qc2 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. exd4 Ndf6 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Qc7 Qxc7 21. Rxc7 Nd6 22. Rec1 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. a4 Nd7 26. a5 f6 27. Kf1 Nd6 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. g4 a6 30. h4 h5 31. g5 $6 f5 $2 32. Ne5+ $1 Nxe5 33. dxe5 Ne4 34. Ke3 Ke6 35. f4 Nc3 36. Kd4 Na4 $6 (36... Na2 37. Kc5) 37. Bf1 b6 $6 38. Bxa6 bxa5 39. bxa5 Nb2 40. Bb7 $6 (40. Bb5) 40... Ke7 $6 41. Bxd5 Kd7 42. Bf7 $6 {Game may have continued...} (42. Bf7 Na4 43. Bxg6 Ke6 44. Bh7 Nb2 45. g6 Ke7 46. g7 {+6.92}) 1-0 [Event "Kansas State Amateur section"] [Site "Double Tree Lawrence, KS"] [Date "7/15/2023, 10:00 AM"] [White "Kayl M Allen"] [Black "Krishna B-Nair"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "892"] [BlackElo "1331"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "100min d5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Anglo-Slav Opening"] [Termination "Resignation"] 1. d4 c6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Qc7 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 e5 7. O-O Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. d5 Nbd7 10. Be2 h6 11. Nh4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Nf5 Qxc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. e4 Nc5 18. f3 Nd3 19. Be3 a6 20. b3 b5 21. f4 f6 22. bxc4 bxc4 23. Bd2 Rab8 24. Rab1 Rb5 25. a4 Rbb8 26. Be3 Rb2 27. Rxb2 Nxb2 28. Rb1 Rb8 29. Bd2 Rb3 30. Bc3 Nxa4 31. Ra1 Nxc3 32. Rxa6 Ne2+ 33. Kf2 Nxf4 34. Rc6 c3 35. Ke3 Nxg2+ 36. Kd3 Nf4+ 37. Kc2 Ra3 38. Rc7+ Kf8 39. Rd7 Nxh3 40. Rxd6 Nf2 41. Rb6 Nxe4 42. Rb3 Rxb3 43. Kxb3 h5 44. Kc2 h4 0-1 [Event "Kansas Open 2023"] [Site "Double Tree Lawrence, KS"] [Date "7/16/23"] [Round "5"] [White "Tim Walsh"] [Black "Augustus Ramirez"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "1872"] [TimeControl "100|5d"] [Termination "Checkmate"] [Board "5"] [Annotator "Augustus Ramirez"] [UTCDate "2023.07.20"] [UTCTime "12:54:05"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D04"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, Anti-Colle"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bg6 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. c4 c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. Nc3 Be4 13. h3 g5 14. Nxe4 Ncxe4 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nxg5 Rg8 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Qd4 Ng5 19. Nxg5 Qxg5 20. g4 h5 21. Be2 hxg4 22. Bxg4 f5 23. Qxd5 Rd8 24. f4 Qg6 25. Kf2 fxg4 26. Rg1 Qc2+ 27. Kf1 Be7 28. Qe6 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 30. Kf2 Qf3+ 31. Ke1 Bb4# 0-1 [Event "Kansas Open 2023"] [Site "Double Tree Lawrence, KS"] [Date "7/16/23"] [Round "5"] [White "Erik Cisneros"] [Black "Luke Hengen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "731"] [BlackElo "1525"] [TimeControl "100|5d"] [Termination "Checkmate"] [Board "5"] [UTCDate "2023.07.20"] [UTCTime "12:54:05"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D04"] [Opening ""] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qd2 Bg7 10. O-O e5 11. e4 Be6 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. b4 Ne7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nh4 Bf6 17. Qxh6 Bg5 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. f4 Bf6 21. f5 Bd7 22. g4 Bg5 23. Rf3 Qg7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Rcf1 Be8 26. Qh3 Rf6 27. Qg3 a5 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Ra2 30. h4 Bf4 31. Rxf4 exf4 32. Qxf4 Rf7 33. f6 Qh7 34. h5 Rf8 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qg7+ Qxg7 37. fxg7+ Kxg7 38. h6+ Kxh6 39. Rxf8 Bg6 40. Rb8 Kg5 41. Rxb7 Kxg4 42. Rb6 Kg3 43. Bf1 Bh5 44. Rxc6 Ra1 45. Rxd6 Be2 46. Rg6+ Kf3 47. Rf6+ Kg3 48. e5 Bxd3 49. c5 Bxf1 50. Rxf1 Ra2 51. Rb1 Rg2+ 52. Kf1 Kh2 53. Rb3 Rg1+ 54. Kf2 Rg2+ 55. Ke1 Rg1+ 56. Kd2 Rg2+ 57. Kc1 Re2 58. b5 Rxe5 59. b6 Rxc5+ 60. Kd2 Rc8 61. b7 Rb8 62. Kc3 Kg3 63. Kc4+ Kf4 64. Kc5 Ke5 65. Kc6 Ke6 66. Kc7 Rh8 67. b8=Q Rxb8 68. Kxb8 Kd5 69. Rb4 Kc5 70. Rh4 Kd5 71. Kc7 Ke5 72. Kc6 Kf5 73. Kd5 Kg5 74. Re4 Kf5 75. Kd4 Kf6 76. Re5 Kg6 77. Kd5 Kf6 78. Kd6 Kg6 79. Ke6 Kg7 80. Rg5+ Kh6 81. Kf6 Kh7 82. Rg7+ Kh8 83. Rf7 Kg8 84. Kg6 Kh8 85. Rf8#* [Event "Kansas Open 2023"] [Date "2023.07.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Sun, Sophia"] [Black "Cusumano, Steven"] [WhiteElo "1664"] [BlackElo "1897"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qf3 $6 Bg4 16. Qg2 Qh5 17. Nd2 $2 Rae8 $1 18. Re4 f5 $9 19. Rxe8 $9 Rxe8 20. Bxd5+ cxd5 21. Qxd5+ Kh8 $1 22. Qc6 $9 (22. Qxd6 Re1+ 23. Nf1 Qe8 24. h4 Bf3 25. Be3 Rxa1) 22... Re1+ 23. Nf1 h6 $3 24. h4 $6 Be2 25. Qxd6 $6 Rxf1+ 26. Kh2 Rxf2+ 27. Kg1 Rf1+ 28. Kh2 Rh1+ 29. Kxh1 Qf3+ $1 30. Kg1 Qf1+ 31. Kh2 Qf2+ $1 32. Kh1 Bf3# 0-1