On very infrequent occasions you may find a Vassar-Chadwick chess tournament west of the Hudson river. On Saturday, nine players participated in just such a rare event, as they competed in the Coldenham Open. While the turnout was less than hoped for, the strength of the event could not be discounted (average rating: 1816).
The four round, G40 d/5 swiss took place at the Coldenham-Newburgh Reformed Presbyterian church. Free doughnuts and coffee welcomedĀ the players, with complementary pizza for lunch. Two-thirds of the participants took home a trophy. If you weren’t there (and you probably weren’t), you missed out on a great event! Hopefully we’ll be having more tournaments at this location, which is convenient for both the Vassar-Chadwick and Middletown chess clubs.
Leonid Freyvert took first place (3/4) on tiebreaks over master Lonnie Kwartler (who defeated Leo in the last round, but was nicked by David Antonucci in the first round). Mike Semel captured Top A, Dan Rosa played very well to take home the Top B trophy.
See the USCF for full crosstable information. Yes, I know I made a typo when submitting the event for rating. š
Pictures are posted on our club Flickr page.