After three postponements due to SNOW we finally completed the Year of the Goat Swiss! Yea! William Fisher scored 3 wins and no losses taking first place. A tremendous battle took place between Ernie Johnson and Leo Freyvert, two top experts, which, while ending in a draw, provided much exciting chess to watch!. Darius Jafary won the “Booster” Trophy. He scored 2 wins and only lost to William Fisher after an exciting game. Richard Whearty won the biggest upset by a narrow margin.
COLDENHAM VASSAR –CHADWICK MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT!!
SATURDAY APRIL 25,2015
TIME CONTROL: G/40;d5
REGISTRATION: 9:30AM-10AM
EF: $8.00 USCF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED*
ROUNDS: 10AM, 11:45AM, 1:45PM AND 3:30PM
TROPHIES: FIRST, SECOND, TOP IN EACH CLASS WITH 4 or more entrants.
See www.vassar-chadwick.com for details
See www.uschess.org for USCF membership info*
Coldenham Reformed Presbyterian Church
469 Coldenham Rd. Walden,NY 12586
(From route 84, take route 17K West for about 2 miles. Then take a right turn onto Coldenham Rd. Go about a half mile and see the church on your left.)
TD: Dr. Craig Fisher, for early registration, send email to Craig: Craig.Fisher@Marist.edu
Much Appreciation to Ernie Johnson for arranging this tournament to be held at his church!
* THANK YOU to Ernie Johnson *
David Antonucci finished on top of an 8 man field with a perfect score of 7 wins and no losses. Newcomer Alqi ‘Archie’ Dore won the “Booster class” with a score of 5.5 – 1.5. George Oliveras won the biggest upset prize with a win over perennial Blitz guru Eric Horsboll. Thanks for participating everyone! Click here for the USCF cross table results. (While there is no discrepancy in the rating or games of any type the order of rounds was listed differently than what was actually played. I am sure that it does not effect ratings in any way as the ratings are calculated based upon the averages of who you played.)
Join us next Monday (4/6) for the start of the weather-delayed Year of the Goat Swiss (3 round G/75 +10sec delay). And our first tournament to use Accelerated pairings for rounds 1 and 2.
Ernie Johnson graciously agreed to host this 4 Round Swiss tournament at his church in Walden, NY on Saturday April 25.
Time Control: G/40; d5.
Registration: 9:30 AM – 10 AM. Entry Fee: $8.00
Rounds: 10 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:45 PM, and 3:30 PM.
Trophies: First, Second, Top in each class with 4 or more entrants.
More information (including entire wallchart/standings and official trophy results) to follow later, but here are the top standings, by class:
2015 DCC – Standings After Round 4
# | Name I | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd4 | Tot |
1 | Mark Courtney | 1866 | W26 | W11 | W5 | W4 | 4.0 |
2 | ColinDenniston | 1980 | W14 | W12 | D3 | W9 | 3.5 |
3 | William Fisher | 2433 | W23 | W19 | D2 | W8 | 3.5 |
4 | Hernan Salazar | 1565 | W20 | W10 | W18 | L1 | 3.0 |
5 | Ernie Johnson | 2013 | W15 | W17 | L1 | W12 | 3.0 |
6 | Leonid Freyvert | 2039 | L11 | W31 | W13 | W16 | 3.0 |
7 | Michael Semel | 1921 | D29 | H- | W15 | W11 | 3.0 |
8 | Chris Brooks | 2003 | W21 | W16 | D9 | L3 | 2.5 |
9 | Craig Fisher | 1840 | W27 | W25 | D8 | L2 | 2.5 |
10 | Ayman Haoula | 2019 | D13 | L4 | W26 | W14 | 2.5 |
11 | Michael O’Connor | 1653 | W6 | L1 | W23 | L7 | 2.0 |
12 | Keith D’El ia | 1668 | W32 | L2 | W22 | L5 | 2.0 |
13 | Brittany Denniston | 1636 | D10 | W29 | L6 | D19 | 2.0 |
14 | Seamus Gou d | 1580 | L2 | W32 | W17 | L10 | 2.0 |
15 | Michael Mendez | 1630 | L5 | W28 | L7 | W27 | 2.0 |
16 | Robert Simmons • | 1800 | W30 | L8 | W25 | L6 | 2.0 |
17 | Darius Jafary | 1746 | W33 | L5 | L14 | W25 | 2.0 |
18 | Geotge Cole | 1830 | W28 | H – | L4 | D20 | 2.0 |
19 | Kenneth Evans | 1856 | W31 | L3 | H- | D13 | 2.0 |
20 | Scott Strattner | 1978 | L4 | H · | W30 | D18 | 2.0 |
21 | Courtney Denniston | 1621 | L8 | D30 | D29 | W28 | 2.0 |
22 | Eric Horsboll | 1999 | L25 | W27 | L12 | W26 | 2.0 |
23 | Daniel Rosa | 1661 | L3 | H-· | L11 | W30 | 1.5 |
24 | William Karafelas | 1010 | H- | U- | W31 | U- | 1.5 |
25 | George Oliveras | 1609 | W22 | L9 | L16 | L17 | 1.0 |
26 | Ron Holland | 1550 | L1 | W33 | L10 | L22 | 1 .0 |
27 | Lee Brown | 1314 | L9 | L22 | W33 | L15 | 1.0 |
28 | Richard Dobbins | 663 | L18 | L15 | W32 | L21 | 1 .0 |
29 | Mark Webb | 1560 | D7 | L13 | D21 | U- | 1 .0 |
30 | Bob Jedl cke | 1135 | L16 | D21 | L20 | L23 | 0.5 |
31 | Brian O’Neil | 1348 | L19 | L6 | L24 | U- | 0.0 |
32 | Nimesh Bhargava | unr. | L12 | L14 | L28 | U-· | 0.0 |
33 | AnshulBhargava | unr. | L17 | L26 | L27 | U-· | 0.0 |
DCC 2015 Wall Chart after completion of Round 4
Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4
1 William Fisher B 17 W 11 B 7 W 5
2433 12910347 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.5
2 Leonid Freyvert B 18 W 27 W 19 B 14
2039 15388062 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0
3 Ayman Haoula W 19 W 24 B 26 B 23
2019 14624013 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.5
4 Ernie Johnson B 20 W 15 B 10 W 16
2013 10089115 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0
5 Chris Brooks W 21 B 14 W 12 B 1
2003 12666518 1.0 2.0 2.5 2.5
6 Eric Horsboll B 22 W 28 B 16 W 26
1999 10661935 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
7 Colin Denniston W 23 B 16 W 1 B 12
1980 14196285 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.5
8 Scott Strattner B 24 bye W 29 B 13
1978 12542932 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.0
9 Michael Semel W 25 bye B 20 W 18
1921 12394665 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.0
10 Mark Courtney B 26 W 18 W 4 B 24
1866 11403387 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
11 Kenneth Evans W 27 B 1 bye B 19
1856 10122627 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0
12 Craig Fisher B 28 W 22 B 5 W 7
1840 10124743 1.0 2.0 2.5 2.5
13 George Cole W 31 bye B 24 W 8
1830 12365860 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.0
14 Robert Simmons B 29 W 5 B 22 W 2
1800 10104424 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
15 Darius Jafary W 32 B 4 W 23 B 22
1746 14321073 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
16 Keith D’Elia B 33 W 7 W 6 B 4
1668 12518100 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
17 Daniel Rosa W 1 bye B 18 B 29
1661 12799045 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5
18 Michael O’ConnorW 2 B 10 W 17 B 9
1653 12592786 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
19 Brittany DennistonB 3 W 25 B 2 W 11
1636 14196264 0.5 1.5 1.5 2.0
20 Michael Mendez W 4 B 31 W 9 B 28
1630 12595089 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
21 Courtney DennistonB 5 W 29 B 25 W 31
1621 14196270 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0
22 George Oliveras W 6 B 12 W 14 W 15
1609 12520533 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
23 Seamus Gould B 7 W 33 B 15 W 3
1580 15321555 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
24 Hernan Salazar W 8 B 3 W 13 W 10
1565 15210316 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0
25 Mark Webb B 9 B 19 W 21 —-
1560 12840342 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0
26 Ron Holland W 10 B 32 W 3 B 6
1550 13576350 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
27 Brian O’Neil B 11 B 2 W 30 —-
1348 15467832 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
28 Lee Brown W 12 B 6 W 32 W 20
1314 13869692 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
29 Bob Jedlicke W 14 B 21 B 8 W 17
1135 15388077 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
30 William Karafelisbye —- B 27 —-
1010 15457568 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 withdrawn
31 Richard Dobbins B 13 W 20 B 33 B 21
663 14777790 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
32 Anshul Bhargava B 15 W 26 B 28 —-
unr. 15678692 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
33 Nimesh Bhargava W 16 B 23 W 31 —-
unr. 15678686 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Want to know the standings so far? Here you go!
Mark Courtney (1866) and Hernan Salazar (1565) share first place, with a perfect 3.0
Colin Denniston (1980), Chris Brooks (2003), William Fisher (2433), and Craig Fisher (1840) each have 2.5
Michael O’Connor (1653), Ernie Johnson (2013), Robert Simmons (1800), Keith D’Elia (1668), Seamus Gould (1580), Leonid Freyvert (2039), and Michael Semel (1921) are packed together with 2 points.
The above listing was given in tiebreak order (so it is as SwissSys sees them).
Click below for full standings and wall chart from TD Michael O’Connor:
Before the 2nd round of the 2015 Dutchess County Chess Championship, the annual club meeting was held. The agenda covered election of club officers, a summary of the member survey, overview of suggestions, the treasurer’s report, and an open discussion of ideas.
A. Election
After announcing the end of his 2nd term, the outgoing president (Scott Strattner) took suggestions for a new president. No one volunteered, so Dr. Craig Fisher graciously threw his hat in the ring. He gave two conditions however: that at least two major (4-5 round) tournaments would be directed by others in the club (which was quickly agreed to by Michael O’Connor and Scott), and a plea that players understand that those who direct tournaments and manage the club do so out of a volunteer spirit – there should be minimal drama and disputes should be handled in a respectful manner. Being a quite reasonable request, this was also quickly agreed to. Congrats to Craig, the once and current president!
Ernie Johnson was elected as vice-president, as well as keeping his tenure as club secretary. Dan Rosa remains as treasurer and Scott agreed to continue as webmaster.
B. Survey results
In general, players prefer longer time controls, although there is also a contingent who enjoy G/5 Blitz; the tournament schedule should include both types of events going forward. There is not enough interest in creating a local chess league, nor do many have a desire to become tournament directors. Having the TD also act as house player when needed is considered an accepted practice by almost everyone; although not ideal, it prevents a player from having to take a bye.
C. Treasurer report
The club ended in the red by about $240. Part of this was due to the various special events that were held last year – from the William Fisher simul to the Coldenham Open and other weekend tournaments. Most of the costs come from trophies, and ideas were brought forward to minimize this expenditure – such as buying trophies in bulk and then obtaining plaques after each tournament has concluded. A printer was also purchased for the club, so that TDs could easily print out wall charts and pairings each round.
D. Suggestions
Getting the word out needs to be made a higher priority, and events should be posted in places like the Poughkeepsie Journal more often. Scott offered to provide access to the club site (and blog), so that other members could post club news and other items of interest. At a future date he will provide a demonstration of how to do this to those who are interested.
After the meeting, a book raffle was held and four people got their pick of some gently used chess books.
If you can only attend a few major chess tournaments a year, you would do well to put the US Amateur Team East (USATE) on your short list. A unique team event, where a scrub has a chance to play against a GM, and where if you are willing to humiliate yourself by performing a skit or song in front of the crowd, you have a chance to get free entry for next year. There are prizes offered before every round – just being born in 1965 or having a Maryland state quarter may be enough to get you a chess book/video, or ICC memberships. A tournament that must be experienced.
A fun time is had by all, and many Vassar-Chadwick members participated this year. As always, it took place over President’s Day weekend, which also coincides with Valentine’s day. Thanks must be given to the wives and girlfriends (aka chess widows) who let us play.
This year “Vassar-Chadwick team A” was renamed as the Chessire Cats (along with custom shirts for the occasion). Players (with pre-tournament rating and final score):
Board 1: Ernest Johnson (2028) 3.5
Board 2: Scott Strattner (1986) 3.5
Board 3: Ken Evans (1861) 3.5
Board 4: Dr. Craig Fisher (1839) 5
Round 1 found the Cats sitting on board 10, facing ChessKQ-A Team, sporting a 2190 average rating, and a GM (Magesh Panchanathan) on board one. The result was expected. The team rebounded in rounds 2 and 3, then faced 2199 average rated Deflaterate to 2199 in round 4. Once again the result as not in doubt, although Craig quickly dispatched his opponent with a nice fork of knight and king early in the game. Two more wins in rounds 5 and 6 gave the team 4 points.
All in all the team did very well – everyone was over 50%, and Craig finished with an impressive 5 points. In fact, Chessire Cats ended with the same team points (4) and match points (15.5) as the Under 2000 winner, but lost on tiebreaks. So close to immortality…
Another team featuring Vassar members was Beach Berry Yogurt Hut (a sponsored name, great idea!), featuring:
Board 1: David Antonucci (1878) 1.5
Board 2: Matthew Brown (1794) 4.0
Board 3: Thomas Roddy (1293) 2.5
Board 4: Will Karafelis (917) 3.5
The team finished with 2.5 points, and Will won the round 4 biggest upset prize – by defeating an opponent rated 723 points higher than him. Congrats!
See the official site for all winners and full wall chart.