Evan Ju - 2007 U.S. Cadet Champion

Warren Harper (left) and Evan Ju (right)
Photo: Jon Haskel and Chess Life Online
On the strength of better tiebreak points, Evan Ju has won the 2007 U.S. Cadet (Under 16) Championship, with 7 points in the ten-round event.

Tied at 7 points was Warren Harper, who was awarded second place. At the mid-point of the tournament, Harper had only amassed two points out of a possible five, but then followed with five consecutive wins, including defeating Ju in round nine.

Robert Lau finished close behind, with 6.5 points. The other players were Alec Getz, Thomas Riccardi and Jeffrey Haskel.

Here is the final crosstable. Additional coverage can be found in a Chess Life Online article by WGM Jennifer Shahade.

Update on Junior Championships

We're now seven rounds into the nine-round 2007 U.S. Junior Invitational Championship, and Mackenzie Molner and Marc Tyler Arnold remain atop the standings, with 5 points apiece. The always-dangerous Ray Robson is close behind at 4.5 points. The championship concludes tomorrow.

In the 2007 U.S. Cadet (Under 16) Championship, eight of ten rounds have been completed. Evan Ju is in clear first place, with 6 points, followed by Warren Harper with 5 points and Robert Lau with 4.5. This tournament has the odd schedule of different time controls (either game/90 or game/120) on alternating days. The championship finishes tomorrow with a final round time control of game/120.

2007 Junior Invitational and Cadet Updates

After day two (and four rounds) of the 2007 U.S. Junior Invitational Championship, here are the leaders:
1) Mackenzie Molner and Marc Tyler Arnold, 3.0 points
2) Ryan Millisits, 2.5 points

At the 2007 U.S. Cadet (Under 16) Championship, four rounds have also been played. Evan Ju has pulled a full point and a half ahead of his nearest competitors. Ju has a perfect 4-0 record, with both Robert Lau and Alec Getz standing at 2.5 points.

2007 Junior Invitational, Cadet, Junior Open Championships

Information is a bit hard to come by, but here goes:

The 2007 U.S. Junior Invitational Championship, for players age 20 and under, is currently underway in Tampa, Florida. It began June 17 and will conclude on June 21. After two rounds (out of nine total), only Corey Acor of Florida has managed two wins. A half-point behind are Marc Tyler Arnold from New York (last year's Cadet winner) and Georgia's Xiao Cheng. The other players are Mackenzie Molner, Alexander Barnett, Elliott Liu, Ryan Milisits, Teddy Coleman, Ray Robson, and Eric Rodriguez. Selected games are being presented at MonRoi.

The 2007 U.S. Cadet Championship (age 16 and under) is being played concurrently. Six players are in this ten-round event: Robert Lau, Evan Ju, Warren Harper, Jeffrey Haskel, Alec Getz and Thomas Riccardi.

When these two tournaments conclude, the 2007 U.S. Junior Open Championship will start. It is scheduled to run from June 22-24.