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.
Updated Vassar Chadwick Grand Prix
Current Standings of January 17:
Leo Freyvert – 54
Trevor Brooks – 48
Craig Fisher – 47
George Oliveras – 44
JJ Oracz – 29
Michael Mendez – 24
Chris Brooks – 17
Seamus Gould – 17
Ori Raz – 20
Ernie Johnson – 15
Bob Simmons – 12
Thomas Marvullo – 10
Alqi Dore – 9
Keith D’Elia – 9
Rasit Topaloglu – 8
Colin Denniston – 8
Richard Whearty – 8
John Dermgrdichian – 8
Mitch Barden – 7
Wil Karafelis – 7
Ian Remsen – 7
Ayman Haoula – 7
Courtney Denniston – 6
Rasit Topaloglu – 6
Tyler Landsman – 5
Jack Barnum – 2
Monroe Steindorf – 1
Our next tournament is the Frozen Leaves Swiss, Monday at 7.
Chris Brooks (2097) finished with a rather disappointing 3.5/6 in the u2100 at the highly competitive Empire City Open in Manhattan. Michael Mendez (1547) finished with 2.0/6.
Current Standings of December 19:
Leo Freyvert – 41
Craig Fisher – 38…
Trevor Brooks – 35
George Oliveras – 33
JJ Oracz – 24
Michael Mendez – 21
Seamus Gould – 17
Ori Raz – 18
Bob Simmons – 12
Ernie Johnson – 11
Alqi Dore – 9
Chris Brooks – 8
Colin Denniston – 8
Richard Whearty – 8
John Dermgrdichian – 8
Mitch Barden – 7
Wil Karafelis – 7
Ian Remsen – 7
Courtney Denniston – 6
Tyler Landsman – 5
Keith D’elia – 4
Jack Barnum – 2
Monroe Steindorf – 1
The club takes a break for the holidays, and will be back on January 9 with a Winter Quick, a three round, one night G24, d5 event. Our Wikipedia page will also be activated then. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our followers.
Best,
Chris, Craig and the rest of the staff at the VCCC
Trevor Brooks (1477) won the Holiday Leaves Swiss with a 3.0/4.0 score, edging out Leo Freyvert (2067) and Craig Fisher (1816) on tiebreaks! Craig Fisher secured the u1900 prize by drawing Leo in the last round. Ian Remsen also has earned his first published rating, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200.
Ernie Johnson won the Fall Quick with a perfect 3/3! Craig Fisher and Trevor Brooks tied for 2nd with 2 points each. Ian Remsen, a newcomer from Saugerties, joined the club but had a tough start to his USCF chess career.
Updated Vassar Chadwick Grand Prix
Current Standings of November 22:
Leo Freyvert – 31
Craig Fisher – 28
George Oliveras – 25
Trevor Brooks – 25
JJ Oracz – 20
Michael Mendez – 15
Seamus Gould – 11
Ori Raz – 11
Ernie Johnson – 9
Alqi Dore – 9
Chris Brooks – 8
Colin Denniston – 8
Richard Whearty – 8
Bob Simmons – 7
John Dermgrdichian – 7
Mitch Barden – 7
Courtney Denniston – 6
Tyler Landsman – 5
Ian Remsen – 3
Jack Barnum – 2
Monroe Steindorf – 1
The Holiday Leaves Swiss begins after Thanksgiving on November 28. It’s a G75 d10 with trophy prizes available!
Brandon Wang recently had the honor and privilege of qualifying for and participating in the World Cadets – part of the World Youth Chess Championship and featuring the best chess players in the world under 12 years old (broken into 3 sections of U8, U10 and U12, for boys and girls). Brandon was part of a large US contingent which ended up taking two gold and one bronze medal.
The tournament, 11 grueling rounds, took place in Batumi, Georgia (the country, not the state). I’m sure it was a memorable trip for both Brandon and his father.
The following are two of Brandon’s wins (he finished with a very respectable 5.5/11). Due to time constraints, one game is presented without commentary, and the other just has light notes.
More details (and games) can be found at the official tournament site.
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Colin Denniston finished in a five (!) way tie for first at the recently completed Stamford Open with a score 4.0/5. Very nice job
Standings after Round 2 of Falling Leaves Swiss:
Leo Freyvert – 2.0
Colin Denniston – 2.0
George Oliveras – 2.0
Chris Brooks – 1.5
Bob Simmons – 1.5
Alqi Dore – 1.0
Craig Fisher – 1.0
Courtney Denniston – 1.0
Michael Mendez – 1.0
Seamus, Monroe, Richard, Jo, JJ, Tyler – 0.5
Trevor Brooks – 0
Two rounds remain, a reminder that all have accumulated Grand Prix points.