Author: Craig Fisher

SwissSys Wall Chart. DCC2016 (Team rating) Name/Rtng/ID         Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot  1 Leonid Freyvert     W12 B7 W18 2054   15388062        1.0  1.0  2.0  2.0 2 Chris Brooks         bye   B11 W16 2052   12666518        0.5  1.5  2.5  2.5 3 Scott Strattner       W16 B18 —- 2026   12524932        0.5  0.5  0.5  0.5  4 Colin Denniston    B14 W8 B6 2022   14196285        1.0  2.0  2.0  2.0  5 Ernie Johnson       B15 W9 B7…

Michael Rohde, chess grandmaster (GM), will visit Poughkeepsie on Saturday April 30, 2016 from noon until 4:00PM. We will meet in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) on the 2nd floor of the College Center at Vassar College.  After a 1 hour talk, GM Rohde will play up to 40 chess players simultaneously. International Grandmaster- Highest title…

Dutchess County Championship Wall Chart After 2 rounds.                 Name/Rtng/ID                  Rd 1       Rd 2       Tot 1              Leonid Freyvert                 W  12     B    7 1              2054   15388062                1.0         1.0         1.0 2              Chris Brooks                       bye       B  11 2              2052   12666518                0.5         1.5         1.5 3              Scott Strattner                    W  16     B  18 3              2026   12524932               …

Chris Brooks (2075) won 3 straight games including wins over two experts to take the coveted Deep Freeze Championship.  Expert Leo Freyvert (2066) and George Oliveras (1695) tied for 2nd place.  Ten year old Shivanish Patel (501P) had the biggest upset with a crafty win over Michael Mendez (1608).  See Cross table below. Leo Freyvert maintains a strong…

Leo Freyvert wins the Vassar-Chadwick Winter Quick Swiss by defeating Fisher, Oliveras and Karafelis while drawing Ernie Johnson.  Leo has also extended his lead to 17 points in the Vassar-Chadwick Grand Prix.  With only two tournaments left and one Match to go it will be difficult to catch Leo, but it can be done.  So…

Leo is making a habit of winning but that doesn’t mean it has been easy!  His 3.5 points put him a mere .5 ahead of Ernie Johnson (2020), Chris Brooks (2060), and Mark Courtney (1940).  His lone draw came at the hands of new comer Tony Norris (2047) who held on to a N+3p vs.…

Leo Freyvert won 4 straight games against 0 losses and 0 draws to claim the coveted Falling Leaves First Place trophy.  His rating jumped 40 points up to 2073!   Richard Whearty wins the Booster with 2 points. Go to URL  http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201512071202-10124743 to see all players and ratings.  The field of 14 players thoroughly enjoyed the tournament…

Much thanks to Chris Brooks, Scott Strattner, Ernie Johnson, Mike O’Connor and Dan Rosa who have made suggestions to build the schedule.  This is an attempt to accommodate the varied preferences of the many players in the community at large.  It is subject to change!  For example we dropped the Dual Rated tournament that was listed for Dec. …

Archie Dore scored 7.5  posting 7 wins and 1 draw with only 1 loss to finish a full point ahead of 2nd place competitor Ernie Johnson who scored 6.5 points.  Craig Fisher was a surprise 3rd place finisher with 6 points.  But anything can happen in a Blitz tournament.  All 10 players had a very…

Chris Brooks swept the table scoring 5 wins, no draws and no losses in the very competitive Vassar-Chadwick Annual Quick chess tournament.  US Chess Expert, Leo Freyvert won 3 and drew 1 to take sole possession of 2nd place. .Archie Dore and Scott Strattner tied for 3-4th place with 3 points each. The race for the…