Author: Craig Fisher

Once again Marist College has agreed to host us for the summer!  We are very thankful! Please join us for some exciting tournament chess this summer in room DYSON 113.  The first tournament is listed below but the whole schedule is listed under the SCHEDULE tab. June 1, 8, 15, & 22  Four  Round Swiss.  …

William had a strong 3 wins and 0 losses performance in the Vassar-Chadwick May 2015 3-round Swiss.  Leo Freyvert was second place with a 2 – 1 mark.  Goerge Oliveras won the Booster section trophy on tie breaks and Will Karafelis won the biggest upset trophy.

In a strong field of 3 experts, 3 A-players, and 4 others, Eric Horsboll stood all alone with 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.  Alqi “Archie” Dore won the Booster Section with 2 wins and 2 draws and Mike Mendez won the BIGGEST Upset!  Everyone who played said they had a great time.  🙂 The…

Congratulations to Ernie Johnson who had a perfect 3 – 0 score on the way to becoming the 2015 Memorial Chess Champion.  Three people tied for 2nd place with 2 points.  Leonid Freyvert took the 2nd place trophy home based on tiebreaks over Lonnie Kwartler and Peter Barkman. A 4-round Quick, G/15 d3 tournament  will be…

After three postponements due to SNOW we finally completed the Year of the Goat Swiss! Yea! William Fisher scored 3 wins and no losses taking first place.  A tremendous battle took place between Ernie Johnson and Leo Freyvert, two top experts, which, while ending in a draw, provided much exciting chess to watch!. Darius Jafary won the “Booster”…

COLDENHAM VASSAR –CHADWICK MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT!! SATURDAY APRIL 25,2015 TIME CONTROL: G/40;d5 REGISTRATION: 9:30AM-10AM EF: $8.00   USCF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED* ROUNDS: 10AM, 11:45AM, 1:45PM AND 3:30PM TROPHIES: FIRST, SECOND, TOP IN EACH CLASS WITH 4  or more entrants. See www.vassar-chadwick.com for details See www.uschess.org for USCF membership info* Coldenham Reformed Presbyterian Church 469 Coldenham Rd. Walden,NY…

David Antonucci finished on top of an 8 man field with a perfect score of 7 wins and no losses.  Newcomer Alqi ‘Archie’ Dore won the “Booster class” with a score of 5.5 – 1.5.  George Oliveras won the biggest upset prize with a win over perennial Blitz guru Eric Horsboll.  Thanks for participating everyone! …

Ernie Johnson graciously agreed to host this 4 Round Swiss tournament at his church in Walden, NY on Saturday April 25. Time Control: G/40; d5. Registration: 9:30 AM – 10 AM.  Entry Fee: $8.00 Rounds:  10 AM,  11:45 AM,  1:45 PM, and 3:30 PM. Trophies:  First, Second, Top in each class with 4 or more…

2015 DCC – Standings After Round 4      # Name                                        I Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd4 Tot 1 Mark Courtney 1866 W26 W11 W5 W4 4.0 2 ColinDenniston 1980 W14 W12 D3 W9 3.5 3 William Fisher 2433 W23 W19 D2 W8 3.5 4 Hernan Salazar 1565 W20 W10 W18 L1…

DCC 2015  Wall Chart after completion of Round 4 Name/Rtng/ID   Rd 1  Rd 2   Rd 3   Rd 4 1 William Fisher B  17 W  11 B    7 W    5 2433 12910347   1.0   2.0     2.5       3.5 2 Leonid Freyvert B  18 W  27 W  19 B  14 2039   15388062   0.0  1.0     2.0      3.0 3 Ayman Haoula W  19 W  24 B  26 B  23 2019   14624013   0.5  0.5     1.5      2.5 4 Ernie Johnson B …