JULY BLITZ

Brandon Wang, fresh off his 4.5/5 performance at the Bradley Open the previous weekend, went undefeated at our JULY Blitz, amassing 10 victories with only 2 draws. George Oliveras finished with the u1900 prize with 2 victories. Thank you to all the players that came out!

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JUNE BLITZ

Peter Barkman went undefeated through a light field at our June Blitz with a perfect score of 6/6. Trevor Brooks finished with a 2.5/6 to win the u1900 prize. Thank you to all the players who came out for the JUNE Blitz

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Equalized Match Pairing

Four dedicated souls attended the July 18th Equalized Match Pairing tournament at Marist. Roger Pedersen (Black) held Leo Freyvert to a draw, while George Oliveras (White) took down young up and comer, Trevor Brooks.

A fifth player, name withheld, also showed up, but had a lapsed USCF membership. This provided the perfect opportunity for the TD (who really didn’t want to play a rated game) to keep occupied with an informal game while the real matches were in session.

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Ernie Johnson went 3 wins, no losses to win the Vassar quick tournament

Ernie Johnson scored an impressive 3 wins, no draws and no losses to win the Vassar-Chadwick May Quick tournament.  Leo Freyvert (2035), Michael Mendez (1626) and Will Karafelis (1252) tied for 2nd-4th with 2 points.

Wall Chart.    VASSAR  MAY Quick
 Name/Rtng/ID        Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3    Tot
1 Leonid Freyvert     B 5  W 7  W 4
2035   15388062      0.0  1.0  2.0        2.0
2 Ernest Johnson     W 6  B 4  W 5
2013   10089115      1.0  2.0  3.0        3.0
3 Ayman Haoula       B 7  W 5  B 6
1936   14624013      1.0  1.0  1.0        1.0
4 Craig W Fisher      W 8  W 2  B 1
1800   10124743      1.0  1.0  1.0         1.0
5 Michael Mendez    W 1   B 3  B 2
1626   12495089      1.0  2.0  2.0         2.0
6 Will Karafelis Ii       B 2   W 8 W 3
1252   15457568       0.0  1.0  2.0        2.0
7 Trevor Wil Brooks  W 3  B 1  B 8
875   15363983        0.0  0.0  1.0        1.0
8 Shivansh J Patel    B 4  B 6  W 7
652   15917398       0.0  0.0  0.0         0.0

Freyvert, O’Connor & T. Brooks winners of Matches

Leo Freyvert defeated Craig Fisher; Michael O’Connor defeated Richard Whearty and Trevor Brooks defeated Will Karafelis in the Equalized Pairings set of matches held at Vassar College Monday night May 23, 2016.  Congratulations to our winners!

NOTICE:  The club will not Meet on Memorial Day but will resume on June 6 at Dyson Hall, room 113 on Marist College Campus.  President Chris Brooks publicized the summer schedule on our web site under the Schedule Summer 2016 Tab.

Leo Freyvert wins April Quick Swiss

Leo Freyvert and Ernie Johnson each scored 2.5 points in the 3 round Vassar-Chadwick April Quick Swiss but Leo won top honors with on  tie breaks.  See wall chart below                              —————————————————————–
1 | LEONID FREYVERT    |2.5  |W   6|D   2|W   3|
NY | 15388062 / Q: 2023   ->2034
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2 | ERNEST JOHNSON     |2.5 |W 7|D 1|W 6|

NY | 10089115 / Q: 1983 ->1991

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3 | MARK G COURTNEY       |2.0  |W   8|W   4|L   1|
NY | 11403387 / Q: 1897   ->1898
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4 | CRAIG W FISHER        |1.5  |D   5|L   3|W   7|
NY | 10124743 / Q: 1800   ->1800
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5 | TREVOR WILLIAM BROOKS           |1.5  |D   4|L   6|W   8|
NY | 15363983 / Q:  830P17-> 875P20
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6 | GEORGE OLIVERAS                 |1.0  |L   1|W   5|L   2|
NY | 12520533 / Q: 1708   ->1699
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7 | THOMAS G MARVULLO               |1.0  |L   2|W   8|L   4|
NY | 12505825 / Q: 1571P25->1559
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8 | JOSEPH FRANK PELLEGRINO III |0.0  |L   3|L   7|L   5|
NY | 15805334 / Q: 1156P5 -> 568P8
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Ernie Johnson wins Vassar Chadwick Memorial Tournament

Ernie Johnson scored 3 wins and 1 draw to take sole possession of first place   He was followed closely by Scott Strattner (2nd place) and Rudy van Dommele (top A Class) both scored 3 points. Nicholas Piaquadio and Darius Jafary tied for the Top B award with the trophy going to Nicholas on tie breaks.   To view the USCF cross table results please visit http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201604092342-10124743

Congratulations to the 14 participants including 3 experts and 6 A-Class players among others who all contributed to a fun day.  Special thanks to Ernie Johnson for providing a hall at his church for the tournament.

Equalized Pairings Matches April 4, 2016

Perhaps it was the snow or the NCAA Championship game but we had a low turnout for the equalized pairing matches.   The 4 who played had a great time with some very exciting games..

1 | ROBERT A SIMMONS                  |1.0  |W  3|
NY | 10104424 / R: 1807   ->1819
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2 | TREVOR WILLIAM BROOKS        |1.0  |W  4|
NY | 15363983 / R: 1030P22->1090P23
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3 | GEORGE OLIVERAS                    |0.0  |L   1|
NY | 12520533 / R: 1715   ->1702
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4 | THOMAS G MARVULLO               |0.0  |L   2|
NY | 12505825 / R: 1601   ->1561

For upcoming events see schedule and special posts for Memorial Tournament Saturday April 9th and Grandmaster Rohdes Talk and Simul on Saturday April 30!!

Memorial Chess Tournament

VASSAR –CHADWICK MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT!!

Saturday April 9, 2016

TIME CONTROL: G/50;d5

REGISTRATION: 9:00AM-9:25AM

EF: $10.00;    USCF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED

ROUNDS: 9:30AM, 11:30AM, 2:00PM AND 4:00 PM

TROPHIES: FIRST, SECOND, TOP IN EACH CLASS WITH >=4 entrants.

See www.uschess.org for USCF membership information

Coldenham Reformed Presbyterian Church,  469 Coldenham Rd. Walden,NY 12586 DIRECTIONS: (From route 84, take route 17K West for about 2 miles. Then take a right turn onto Coldenham Rd. Go about .5 mile and see the church on your left.)

TD: Dr. Craig Fisher. Email craig.fisher@marist.edu

Much Appreciation to Ernie Johnson for arranging this tournament to be held at his church!   * THANK YOU to Ernie *