2023 Awards Player of the Year: Aaron Thompson Scholastic Player of the Year: Ishan Gotteti Most Improved Player: Ishan Gotteti 2022 Awards Player of the Year: Vishva Nanugonda Scholastic Player of the Year: Kritin Gopalakrishnan Most Improved Player: Tejaswini Viswanath 2020 - 2021 Awards No awards due to COVID. 2019 Awards Player of the Year: Joe Birt Scholastic Player of the Year: Javier Silva Most Improved Player: Kritin Gopalakrishnan 2018 Awards Player of the Year: Gary Harris Scholastic Player of the Year: David Xiao Most Improved Player: Javier Silva Service Award: Great Escape Games 2017 Awards Player of the Year: James MacFarland Scholastic Player of the Year: Guy Sirak Most Improved Player: Ashvin Bondada 2016 Awards Player of the Year: Alonzo McCaulley Scholastic Player of the Year: Guy Sirak Most Improved Player: Alan Jenn 2015 Awards Player of the Year: Graham Cridland Scholastic Player of the Year: Luke Baird Most Improved Player: Dominique Miller 2013 Awards Player of the Year: Colin Chow Scholastic Player of the Year: Brian Wen Most Improved Player: Samir Alazawi 2012 Awards Player of the Year: Kenan Zildzic Scholastic Player of the Year: Colin Chow 2011 Awards Player of the Year: James MacFarland Scholastic Player of the Year: Ted Xiao Most Improved Player: Marianne Kooken 2010 Awards Player of the Year: James MacFarland Scholastic Player of the Year: Colin Chow Most Improved Player: Naveen Janarthanan 2009 Awards Player of the Year: Robert Russo Scholastic Player of the Year: Ted Xiao Most Improved Player: Colin Chow 2008 Awards Player of the Year: Romeo Pilao Scholastic Player of the Year: Naveen Janarthanan Most Improved Player: Willan The Sy 2007 Awards Player of the Year: Isaac Zhang Scholastic Player of the Year: Ted Xiao Most Improved Player: James Mayfield 2006 Awards Player of the Year: Ziad Baroudi Scholastic Player of the Year: Isaac Zhang Most Improved Player: Micah Cohen 2006 Service Award: Jamshid Alamehzadeh 2005 Awards Player of the Year: James MacFarland Scholastic Player of the Year: Trevor Lowenthal Most Improved Player: Brian Astle 2005 Service Award: John Denton 2004 Awards Player of the Year: Michael Aigner Scholastic Player of the Year: Matt Zavortink Most Improved Player: Daniel Schwarz 2004 Service Award: Damian Chorley 2003 Awards Player of the Year: Michael Aigner Scholastic Player of the Year: Tyler Wilken Most Improved Player: Matt Zavortink 2002 Awards Player of the Year: John C. Bernard Most Improved Player: Conrad Cota Most Improved Scholastic Player: Anna DePello Lifetime Service Award: Marvin Gilbert These awards are presented at the Sacramento Chess Club in the week or two after the completion of the Club Championship in November. If you know what awards were presented to whom in previous years, >please e-mail sactochess@sacramentochessclub.org so we may update this list. |