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Classical chess for a classy club. 🦝♟️♣️
Trash Panda Throwdowns are the WCC take on your friendly neighborhood USCF-rated tournament. Events use a variety of time controls.
For November 2025 we're taking it slow for three games of 60 minutes with a 30-second increment. Plenty of time for thoughtful endgames!
Registration
- Entry fee: $30.
- Pay in cash on site or contact Alex for Venmo.
- Limited to 16 players.
Format
- 3 Rounds Swiss System
- G/60;+30
- USCF membership is required.
- Open to all ages and ratings.
- TD may create two sections if rating distribution warrants.
- Clocks and sets provided.
- Players should review the Washbear Chess Club Rulebook.
- Players may schedule one half-point bye if requested before Round 1 pairings.
Prizes
In both sections:
- 1st Place $65
- 2nd Place $35
Door Prize
$10 Gift certificate for Awry Brewing. Random drawing held immediately prior to round 3.
Schedule
- Nov 8th, 2025
- Registration: 9:30am - 10am
- Round 1: 10am
- Round 2: 1pm or ASAP
- Round 3: 4pm or ASAP
Location
Finish Line Realty Training Center13000 Equity Place, Ste 200
Louisville KY 40223
NOTE: Event is held on the 2nd floor, stair access only.
Directions
From I-265 take the exit for Shelbyville Rd (US 60) westbound. At the first stoplight turn right onto N. English Station Road. Turn right onto Equity Place (across the street from Walmart Auto Care) and proceed around the building to the parking lot.
When you enter the parking lot, proceed to the far side of the building (see below.) Use the last door for Suite 200, then take the stairs to the second floor.
Lunch
We'll be organizing a pizza delivery from Papa John's: choose from cheese, pepperoni, or mushroom. Purchase by the slice during registration at minimal cost.
$2 per slice, or $3 for every two slices of the same topping
Other Nearby Food Options
- Bento Asian Kitchen
- Biscuit Belly
- Chick-fil-A
- Chipotle
- Chubby Ninja Ramen and Sushi
- Double Dogs Sports Bar
- El Nopal
- First Watch
- Five Guys
- Freddy's Frozen Custard
- Green District Salads
- Joella's Hot Chicken
- Panda Express
- Panera Bread
- Qdoba
- Sharetea
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe
- Waffle House
- Wal-Mart
- Wendy's
Post-Tournament Hangout
All players and friends are invited for dinner/drinks (and maybe some blitz?) after the tournament. Only 1/2 mile from the playing site.
El Nopal12937 Shelbyville Rd
Louisville, KY 40243
Contact
- Alex Gustafson
- alexjgustafson@gmail.com
- (502) 472-3042
Participants
Last updated Nov 8, 2025
Washbear Open
| # | Name | USCF ID | Rating | Byes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Mccrea | 13974684 | 1929 | |
| 2 | Michael C Johnson | 12836501 | 1902 | |
| 3 | Jacob Johnson | 30916362 | 1873 | 1 |
| 4 | James D. Pollitt | 12548696 | 1873 | |
| 5 | Aarush Papineni | 31944202 | 1801 | |
| 6 | Robert Earl Drury | 12593779 | 1771 | |
| 7 | Prathyun Dhanapalraj | 30258472 | 1472 |
Raccoon Reserve (U1600)
| # | Name | USCF ID | Rating | Byes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Raye Miley | 12936900 | 1486 | |
| 2 | Tyler Mathis | 32568134 | 1386 | |
| 3 | Mitchell Richard Smith | 32628971 | 1313 | |
| 4 | Trey Christopher Lemon | 30461795 | 1066 | |
| 5 | Samuel Firn | 32443539 | 936 | |
| 6 | Joshua Zaczek | 31886505 | 787 | |
| 7 | Nicholas Bryant | 32531865 | 622 | 1 |
| 8 | Nelson A Penn | 13083535 | 321 | |
| 9 | Andrew Whiteman | 32637327 | Unrated | |
| 10 | Michael D Couron | 32654477 | Unrated |
Notes
- Players in the Reserve section may choose to play in the Open section instead.
- To reduce unplayed games and byes, cross-section pairings (Rule 28M3) may be used and TD Alex Gustafson will participate as a Permanent House Player (Rule 28M1) in both sections.