Comments on the new schedule

Much thanks to Chris Brooks, Scott Strattner, Ernie Johnson, Mike O’Connor and Dan Rosa who have made suggestions to build the schedule.  This is an attempt to accommodate the varied preferences of the many players in the community at large.  It is subject to change!  For example we dropped the Dual Rated tournament that was listed for Dec.  Players prefer Quick or Regular but not both.  Our annual business meeting is March 7 at 7 PM. Please come to express your opinions and elect officers.  Chris Brooks gets special thanks as he passed his TD Certification Exam and has already directed 2 tournaments!  Chris also made some dramatic new suggestions which we will begin trying this Winter and Spring Chess Season.

We are dropping the variety of entry fees and going back to $5 entry fee for a regular tournament. The new special format tournaments which are a way to equalize pairings will be $1 per game.  We have 3 of these scheduled. See the SCHEDULE for the format.  Again, this new format was suggested by Chris Brooks!

All who come receive a Ball Point Pen with the Vassar-Chadwick Chess Club name and web site address printed on it.

 

 

 

Brandon Wang – our newest Expert!

Congratulations to Brandon Wang, who recently passed the 2000 rating mark at the Fairfield County Chess Club Friday Night Action tournament, defeating a 2100 player along the way and joining the ranks of Expert. Did I mention he just turned 11?

I don’t know how up to date USCF’s top rating lists are, but if the result stands until the next rating report, it will place Brandon #16th in the country for his age group. Impressive is an understatement.

Alqi Archie” Dore wins Poughkeepsie Fall Blitz!

Archie Dore scored 7.5  posting 7 wins and 1 draw with only 1 loss to finish a full point ahead of 2nd place competitor Ernie Johnson who scored 6.5 points.  Craig Fisher was a surprise 3rd place finisher with 6 points.  But anything can happen in a Blitz tournament.  All 10 players had a very good time, thoroughly enjoying the friendly competition. High praises go to New Director Chris Brooks who organized and ran a very smooth tournament.  For official Cross Table Go to URL:   http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201511098122-10124743

Fall Blitz        Nov 9, 2015       Directed by Chris Brooks

          NAME                    Pre-Post   TOTAL            Individual opponents/Results

    1 | ALQI DORE            2007->2085  |7.5  |W   9|W   2|L   4|W   7|W   6|W  10|W   3|D   5|W   8|

2 | Ernie. JOHNSON   2052->2060  |6.5  |D   8|L   1|W   9|W   4|W   7|W   6|W  10|W   3|L   5|

3 | Craig FISHER       1808->1910  |6.0  |W   7|L   6|W  10|W   9|W   5|W   8|L   1|L   2|W   4|

4 | ScottSTRATTNER 1981->1987 |5.5  |W   5|W   8|W   1|L   2|W   9|D   7|L   6|W  10|L   3|

5 | Brandon WANG    1944->1960  |5.5  |L   4|L   7|W   6|W  10|L   3|W   9|W   8|D   1|W   2|

6 | LEO FREYVERT    2003->1983  |4.5  |W  10|W   3|L   5|L   8|L   1|L   2|W   4|D   7|W   9|

7 | ERIC HORSBOLL   1954->1946  |4.5  |L   3|W   5|D   8|L   1|L   2|D   4|W   9|D   6|W  10|

8 | CHRIS BROOKS      2062->1976 |  4.0  |D   2|L   4|D   7|W   6|W  10|L   3|L   5|W   9|L   1|

9 | GEO. OLIVERAS     1719->1683   |1.0  |L   1|W  10|L   2|L   3|L   4|L   5|L   7|L   8|L   6|

10 | MIKE MENDEZ        1568->1538    |0.0  |L   6|L   9|L   3|L   5|L   8|L   1|L   2|L   4|L   7|

Don’t miss the next exciting tournament:  Nov 16, 23, 30, Dec 7. Annual Falling Leaves Swiss.   Format: 4 round Swiss. TIME CONTROL: G/75; d10. PRIZES: Trophies to First Place and Top Booster.  ENTRANCE FEE: $5 for the tournament.   One ½ point bye in any of the first 3 rounds.

  

Chris Brooks Undefeated in Vassar-Chadwick Annual Quick tournament

Chris Brooks swept the table scoring 5 wins, no draws and no losses in the very competitive Vassar-Chadwick Annual Quick chess tournament.  US Chess Expert, Leo Freyvert won 3 and drew 1 to take sole possession of 2nd place. .Archie Dore and Scott Strattner tied for 3-4th place with 3 points each.

The race for the Vassar-Chadwick Grand Prix is heating up with Chris Brooks and Leo Freyvert deadlocked with 30 points apiece.  Scott Strattner, who led after his perfect 4 – 0 score in the “Back to School Swiss” has slipped slightly to 3rd place.  The more you play the more you score points — win, draw, or lose!

Gran Prix 11/2/2015
V-C Grand Prix Wins Draws Losses TOTAL
Freyvert, L. 21 6 3 30
Brooks, C. 21 8 1 30
Strattner, S. 18 4 1 23
Dore, Archie 15 2 5 22
Fisher, C 12 4 3 19
Mendez, M. 9 2 7 18
Barden, M. 0 4 9 13
Gould, S. 6 2 2 10
Oliveras, G. 6 2 2 10
Wang, B. 6 0 3 9
Jafary, D. 6 0 3 9
Johnson, E. 6 2 1 9
Denniston, Colin 9 0 0 9
Haoula, A. 6 0 2 8
Denniston, Courtney 6 0 0 6
Evans, K. 3 0 2 5
Whearty, R. 3 0 2 5
Pellegrino, J. 0 0 4 4
Antonucci, D. 0 2 1 3
O’Connor, M. 0 2 0 2
Simmons, R. 0 0 2 2

 

Colin Denniston Wins Goblin Time of Year Swiss Tournament

Thirteen year old Chess Expert, Colin Denniston, scored 3.5 out of 4 to lead the field of 11 players.  Leo Freyvert and Courtney Denniston tied for second place with 2.5 points.

Please copy and paste this URL in address line at top of your web page to see the USCF Rating Report: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201510262032

After 2 tournaments, Chess Expert, Leo Freyvert leads the club in the race to become the inaugural Grand Prix winner.  (See previous Posts on how to win points etc.).  Below is the table itemizing points earned so far.  Remember that there is a five round Quick Tournament (G/15, d3) scheduled for November 2 so there is ample room to gain a lot of points and shake up the standings.  Hope to see you Monday night!

Vassar-Chadwick Grand Prix Wins Draws Losses TOTAL
Freyvert, L. 12 4 2 18
Brooks, C. 6 8 1 15
Fisher, C 9 2 3 14
Strattner, S. 12 0 0 12
Mendez, M. 6 2 3 11
Gould, S. 6 2 2 10
Johnson, E. 6 2 1 9
Denniston, Colin 9 0 0 9
Dore, Archie 6 2 1 9
Barden, M. 0 2 6 8
Haoula, A. 6 0 2 8
Denniston, Courtney 6 0 0 6
Evans, K. 3 0 2 5
Whearty, R. 3 0 2 5
Pellegrino, J. 0 0 4 4
Antonucci, D. 0 2 1 3
O’Connor, M. 0 2 0 2

 

 

Strattner goes 4 – 0 in latest tournament and becomes our newest Expert!

Scott Strattner made a roaring comeback by defeating 3 former Dutchess County Champions, Ernie Johnson (2044), Chris Brooks (2076) and Ayman Haoula (1970) and scoring 4 wins against no losses and no draws to be a clear winner of the “Back to Vassar Dual” chess tournament. Scott made a whopping jump in rating from 1955 to earn his USCF Rating at 2029.  The icing on the cake is he now leads the Race to be our first Grand Prix winner with 12 points.  See Wall Chart and Grand Prix table below. Very nice tournament and much congratulations to Scott.

Wall Chart for Back to Vassar Special Dual  9/21 – 9/28

(Please go to the USCF page to see complete Wall chart)

   1 | SCOTT STRATTNER    2029   |W9|W3|W6|W2|      4

2 | CHRIS BROOKS     2076         |D7|W11|W5|L1|       2.5

3 | ERNEST JOHNSON 2044        |W10|L1|W8|D4|      2.5

4 | LEONID FREYVERT   2036     |W12|L6|W9|D3|       2.5

5 | ALQI DORE   1877P                 |D11|W7|L2|W6|       2.5

6 | AYMAN HAOULA  1970            |W8|W4|L1|L5|          2.0

7 | CRAIG W FISHER  1839           |D2|L5|U  |W12|        1.5

8 | MICHAEL MENDEZ   1714        |L6|W12|L3|D9|         1.5

9 | SEAMUS J GOULD  1596         |L1|W10|L4|D8|          1.5

10 | KENNETH R EVANS  1808     |L3|L9|W12|U  |          1

11 | DAVID ANTONUCCI 1878        |D5|L2|U  |U    |           .5

12 | MITCHELL BARDEN   1765      |L4|L8|L10|L7|             0

 

 

Gran Prix   as of Sept. 29 2015
Wins Draws Losses TOTAL
Strattner 12 0 0 12
Dore 6 2 1 9
Brooks 6 2 1 9
Johnson 6 2 1 9
Freyvert 6 2 1 9
Haoula 6 0 2 8
Mendez 3 2 2 7
Gould 3 2 2 7
Fisher, C 3 2 1 6
Evans 3 0 2 5
Barden 0 0 4 4
Antonucci 0 2 1 3

Strattner and Haoula lead strong field after 1st 2 rounds

The Wall Chart for the first 2 rounds of the “Back to Vassar Special” is shown below. Two 1900 plus players , Ayman and Scott, are the only players to have 2 wins.  Here are the Vassar-Chadwick Grand Prix Standings!  Who will make History and be the first one to get their name on the perpetual plaque?..

 

Grand Prix as of 2 rounds
Wins Draws Losses TOTAL
Haoula 6 0 0 6
Strattner 6 0 0 6
Dore 3 2 0 5
Brooks 3 2 0 5
Johnson 3 0 1 4
Freyvert 3 0 1 4
Mendez 3 0 1 4
Gould 3 0 1 4
Antonucci 0 2 1 3
Fisher, C 0 2 1 3
Evans 0 0 2 2
Barden 0 0 2 2

 

Normally I will only post the new Vassar-Chadwick Grand Prix points after each tournament finishes but I do it after these first 2 rounds to help us all get familiar with how it will work.  A loss counts 1 point, a draw counts 2 points and a win counts 3 points. Someone playing in all tournaments has a better chance than someone who wins more but only plays once in awhile.

Wall Chart “Back to Vassar Special” for 1st 2 rounds; 2 more to go!!

Name/Rtng/ Rd 1 Rd 2 Tot
1 Chris Brooks 2086 B     7 w   6
0.5 1.5 1.5
2 Ernest Johnson Jr 2049 w   8 B    5
1.0 1.0 1.0
3 Leonid Freyvert  2045 B    9 w   4
1.0 1.0 1.0
4 Ayman Haoula 1977 W 10 B     3
1.0 2.0 2.0
5 Scott Strattner 1955 . B 11 w   2
1.0 2.0 2.0
6 David Antonucci 1886 W 12 B     1
0.5 0.5 0.5
7 Craig W Fisher 1830 w    1 B 12
0.5 0.5 0.5
8 Kenneth R Evans 1827 B     2 W 11
0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Mitchell Barden 1821 w    3 B 10
0.0 0.0 0.0
10 Michael Mendez 1710 B     4 w    9
0.0 1.0 1.0
11 Seamus Gould 1551 w    5 B     8
0.0 1.0 1.0
12 Alqi Dore unr

 

B     6 w    7
0.5 1.5. 1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Wang Wins Vassar RR Blitz

Ten year old Brandon Wang (1981) scores 8 wins – 2 losses to win the Vassar RR Blitz.  Expert Ernie Johnson (2051) came in 2nd with 7.5 points and expert Leo Freyvert (2003) came in 3rd with a score of 7 wins and 3 losses.  The strong field of 11 players included 4 experts and 5 Class A players.

To link to cross table, copy this URL and paste it in URL line at the top of the web page:  http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201509153772

Our next event, Back to Vassar Special, is a 4 round G/30,d5 dual rated swiss with 2 games per night played on Sept 21 and Sept 28.  See the Fall 2015 Schedule for more details.

Marist Summer Results

The VASSAR SPRING QUICK SWISS played in April with 10 players, found Eric Horsboll (2008) scoring 3.5 points out of a possible 4 to win the Spring Quick Swiss tournament. Archie Dore (unr) scored 3 points to win the ‘Booster Section” while Mike Mendez (1649) won the biggest upset prize with a win over expert Ernie Johnson (2040).

William Fisher (2450) won the Vassar 3 Round May Swiss with a perfect score of 3 – 0. George Oliveras (1623) won the Booster section and Will Karafellis (1285) won the biggest upset by drawing with Richard Whearty (1573).

The Vassar Summer Solstice played from 06-01 thru 06-22 was also won by William Fisher (2451) who had an impressive 4 – 0 score. Richard Whearty (1573) won the Booster section while Will Karafellis (1299) won the biggest upset prize with a win over Richard Whearty.

The Vassar Independence Month tourney had 9 players and was won by (guess who?) William Fisher (2460) with another perfect score of 3 – 0. Mike Mendez (1569) won the Booster section and Richard Whearty (1540) won the biggest upset with a win over Hernan Salazar (1779P).

We finished the summer 2015 with The DOG DAYS of SUMMER Swiss played in August with 10 players. Will Fisher (2464) won his 4th tournament of the summer with a perfect 3.0 score. Brandon Wang (1927) won the Booster section.

NOW we are back to Vassar starting with a Round Robin Blitz tournament on Sept 14.

Introducing Vassar-Chadwick Grand Prix

INTRODUCING the VASSAR-CHADWICK GRAND PRIX ! The basic idea is that playing in our Rated tournaments (with the exception of blitz round robin tourneys) will earn you Grand Prix GP points from Sept 21 to the last day of the Duchess County Championship in Spring 2016. The winner who accumulates the most points will get his/her name on a plaque similar to our 37 names (1 for each of 37 years) on the DCC plaques! Also an additional prize will be given.   Points are awarded as follows: For each tournament game you lose, you get 1 GP point; for each tournament game you draw, you get 2 GP points; and for each tournament game you win, you get 3 GP points. The running totals will be posted after each tournament all year long.

ALSO, Please see our new fall scheduled published under the SCHEDULE tab on the top right side of our home page.