Author: Chris Brooks

The final results for the Equalized Match Pairings last night are as follows: Rasit vs George 1-1 JJ vs Darius 1-1 Steven v Ori 1-1 Our winners for the 2016-2017 Chadwick Grand Prix: 1st – Leo Freyvert 2nd – Trevor Brooks 3rd – Craig Fisher Top Class A – George Oliveras Top Class B –…

NM Dore Sheppard (3.5/4) went through the field, capturing first by winning all games except a final round draw against runner up Albert Lawrence (3/4).  Peter Barkman (2.5/4) and Howard Jacobus (1/4) also won prizes.  Turnout did disappoint this year due to other schedule commitments and conflicts on Saturday, but those things will be ironed out by…

GM Joel Benjamin gave an interesting endgame lecture than played nearly 30 players simultaneously.  Players all played with the black pieces, but were allowed to “play” Mr. Benjamin’s first move (1.e4, 1.d4, or 1.c4).  Colin Denniston (2081) secured the only win in a Caro-Kann, while GM Benjamin’s Amateur Team East teammate Ernie Johnson (2011) managed…

[pdf-embedder url=”http://vassar-chadwick.com/club/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DCC_Round_4.pdf”] As shown above, Chris Brooks stands alone at 4, with Colin Denniston right behind with 3.5 points. One round remains in this year’s DCC!

[pdf-embedder url=”http://vassar-chadwick.com/club/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DCC_Round_3.pdf”] Round 4 is next Monday, March 20!  A couple showdowns on the first two boards will be likely. The Grand Prix will be updated again after the conclusion of the tournament.

Updated Vassar Chadwick Grand Prix Current Standings of March 6: Leo Freyvert – 67 Craig Fisher – 60 Trevor Brooks – 59 George Oliveras – 48 JJ Oracz – 41 Michael Mendez – 32 Chris Brooks – 30 Ernie Johnson – 28 Colin Denniston – 23 Rasit Topaloglu – 22 Ori Raz – 21 Seamus…

Annual Meeting Results: Chris Brooks retained his role as President for 2017. Craig Fisher did the same for Vice President. Ditto for Ernie Johnson as Secretary and Michael O’Connor for Treasurer. Ernie Johnson and Bob Simmons were added as tournament directors. Some cost saving measures introduced last fall allowed us to roughly break even even while…

Updated Vassar Chadwick Grand Prix Current Standings of February 20: Leo Freyvert – 63 Trevor Brooks – 55 Craig Fisher – 55 George Oliveras – 46 JJ Oracz – 36 Michael Mendez – 29 Chris Brooks – 24 Ernie Johnson – 22 Ori Raz – 20 Rasit Topaloglu – 18 Seamus Gould – 17 Colin…

NM Max Lu won our Winter Blitz with a score of 7/8. Chris Brooks came in second with 6/8, losing in a last second time scramble to Max (therefore only gaining a split). Archie Dore came in third with 5/8. Thanks to all for came and showing the world our club is more than just…

In a stunning conclusion to the Frozen Leaves Swiss, Colin Denniston toppled Leo to take 1st with 3.5/4. Rasit Topaloglu captured the u1900 prize. In a honorable mention, JJ Oracz drew resident expert Chris Brooks, despite a 450 point rating difference despite a back and forth endgame that could have went either way.