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.
2016-2017 Grand Prix
We run a grand prix during the school year at Vassar. Every non-blitz event on Mondays is eligible for inclusion in this event. Each player that plays in our club during an eligible event is automatically entered, so just show up and play! Three points for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss (half point byes are not included for scoring).
Standings will be updated here and on our Facebook page after each event, and prizes will be announced in 2017.
Current Standings as of October 17:
Leo Freyvert – 14
Craig Fisher – 13
JJ Oracz – 12
Trevor Brooks – 9
George Oliveras – 9
Mitch Barden – 7
Michael Mendez – 7
Richard Whearty – 7
Ori Raz – 6
Seamus Gould – 6
John Dermgrdichian – 5
Tyler Landsman – 3
Bob Simmons – 2
Jack Barnum – 2
Chris Brooks – 2
Our next Grand Prix eligible event:
October 24 – Falling Leaves Swiss (G75; d10, $5 entry)
The results from tonight’s Equalized Match Pairings – A last minute switch to G40,d10 allowed players to play a game with each color. Chris v Leo (draw, Leo had to leave early); Craig v George (1-0, 1-0); Seamus v JJ (1-0, 1-0); and John vs Ori (0-1, 0-1). Thanks to all who played! On to the Falling Leaves Swiss!
Anyone interested in a pair of G40/d10 (a popular Goichberg 2-day time control) instead of one G60/d10 for one-night events?
A message from Joe Guadagno from the Northern Westchester Chess Club:
I’ll be directing a Saturday Quad at the Mahopac Library on 10/15. Time 9:45 AM.
Leo Freyvert won the Fall Blitz, just edging out Craig Fisher by a count of 6.5 to 6! Thanks to the faithful six that played this event. On to the Equalized Match Pairings next Monday!
Vassar’s own Chris Brooks (u2200 section) and Darius Jafary (u1800 section) competed in the just completed Millionaire Chess Open. Chris finished with a respectable 4 points out of 7, while Darius finished with 3 out of 7. Next up for Chris is the Eastern Chess Congress at the end of the month.
We run a grand prix during the school year at Vassar. Every non-blitz event on Mondays is eligible for inclusion in this event. Each player that plays in our club during an eligible event is automatically entered, so just show up and play! Three points for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss (half point byes are not included for scoring). Standings will be updated here and on our website http://www.vassar-chadwick.com/ after each event, and prizes will be announced in 2017.
Current Standings as of October 10:
Leo Freyvert – 12
JJ Oracz – 10
Trevor Brooks – 9
George Oliveras – 7
Craig Fisher – 7
Mitch Barden – 7
Michael Mendez – 7
Richard Whearty – 7
Ori Raz – 4
John Dermgrdichian – 3
Tyler Landsman – 3
Bob Simmons – 2
Jack Barnum – 2
Our next Grand Prix eligible event:
October 17 – Equalized Match Pairings (G60; d10, FREE ENTRY)
Just had to share this from the Olympiad. Although the main story is US vs Russia (where the US was *this* close to a win), you have to check out the Jobava – Ponomariov game. Amazing tactics.
http://en.chessbase.com/post/2016-baku-rd8-usa-versus-russia
Brandon Wang and Chris Brooks at the Hartford Open
Brandon Wang scored an impressive 3.5/5 (winning the u2210 prize) and Chris Brooks a solid 2.5/5 in the 3-day Open section of the event. No major upsets were recorded this time around by either player.
Next up:
Chris Brooks at the Millionaire Chess Open (u2200 section), and Darius Jafary will also be at the Millionaire Open, playing in the u1800 section.
October 6-10 and Brandon at the World Cadet October 19-30.