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Luke after winning 1st Place at the 2007 Grade Nationals. He also won 1st Place at the Bughouse Chess (team chess) and 1st Place at the K-6 Speed Chess Championships.
 

NEW! Luke's Beats two legendary Chess Masters - on the same day!

Educator and former New York Chess Champion - Sunil Weeramantry

Weeramantry, Sunil (White) -- Harmon-Vellotti, Luke (Black)

2008 National Open , 08.06.2008

 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 Ne7 6.Nb5 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 0–0 8.c3 Nbc6 9.f4 f6 10.Nf3 Bd7 11.Nd6 Qb6 12.Rd1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc8 14.Nxc8 Raxc8 15.Bd3 Nb4 16.Bb1 f5 17.0–0 Rc7 18.Rc1 Rfc8 19.a3 Nc6 20.Rc3 Na5 21.Rfc1 Nb3 0–1

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Chess Champion and Master Level player since 1973 - Jerome Hanken

Harmon-Vellotti, Luke (White) -- Hanken, Jerome

2008 National Open , 08.06.2008

 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.Nc3 d5 5.e5 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 e6 8.Bd3 h5 9.Be3 Nh6 10.0–0 a6 11.Ne2 c5 12.c3 Nc6 13.a3 c4 14.Bc2 Nf5 15.Ng3 h4 16.Nxf5 gxf5 17.b3 cxb3 18.Bxb3 Bf8 19.c4 dxc4 20.Bxc4 Nxd4 21.Qxb7 Qc8 22.Qxc8+ Rxc8 23.Bxa6 Ra8 24.Bb7 Rb8 25.Bxd4 Rxb7 26.a4 Rb4 27.Rfd1 Bg7 28.Ra2 Rc4 29.a5 0–0 30.a6 Ra8 31.a7 Kh7 32.Rb2 Kg6 33.Rb7 f4 34.Kf1 f6 35.Bb6 fxe5 36.Rb8 Rc8 37.Rxa8 Rxa8 38.Rd8 1–0

SCORECARD HIGHLIGHTS:

2008 National Open (Las Vegas)- achieves all-time rating high (USCF 1948), 1st Place/ Under 2100, beats two Chess Masters in back-to-back rounds.

2008 National High School Championship (Atlanta)- becomes the highest rated player under the age of 10 in the U.S.

2008 Idaho Scholastic State Championship (Boise)- wins State Title in the High School Section (K-12) 1st Place Overall- perfect score.

2008 Idaho Closed State Championship (Twin Falls)- wins clear 1st Place in the “Class A” section.

2007 National Grade Championship (Houston)- wins double National titles, 1st in his grade and also 1st in the K-6 Blitz championship.

2007 U.S. Open Championship (Cherry Hill)- places 2nd Overall in his rated section- wins $500

2007 National Elementary Championship (Nashville)- places 1st in the Team Chess event with his brother, Carl, wins 3rd Place Overall in the K-3 section.

2006 Idaho Scholastic Championship  (Boise)- places 2nd Overall in the High School Section (K-12)

2006 Washington Scholastic Tournament (Seattle)- wins 1st Place Overall

2006 Treasure Valley Championship (Boise)- wins 1st Place Overall in the K-3 section

2006 Meridian Library Championship (Meridian)- wins 1st Place Overall in the K-6 section