Gambito #390

Gambito #390  October Super Gambito   10/04/08

34 players today, good turnout. Here are the winners: 

Open Section, 18 players 

First Place (tie): Cyrus Lakdawala (3 1/2)   BU2400: Carey Milton (3 1/2), $102 each

Cy and Carey each won 3 in a row and then drew a quick game in the last round.

U2200 (tie): Ryan Richardson (3), U2000 Kyron Griffith (3) and 2nd Place Bruce Baker (3), $80 each

2nd U2400: Eric Smith (2 1/2), $25

2nd U2200/2nd U2000 (tie): Jesse Orlowski (2), Varun Krishnan (2), Chuck Ensey (2), Roberto Aiello (2) and Chris Wonnell (2), $10 each

Best Game Prize ($15): Cyrus Lakdawala for win over Ryan Richardson, see Cyrus Annotates

Biggest rating point winners:

+39 Kyron Griffith 1896>1935, +23 Eric Smith 1946>1969 and  +22 Carey Milton 2097>2119

Reserve Section, 16 players 

First Place: Paul Agron (3 1/2), $75

BU1600/2nd U1600 (tie): John Huey (3) and Scott Householde (3), $50 each

2nd U1800 (tie): Jason Arbeiter (2 1/2), Gene Arnaiz (2 1/2), Nestor Dagamat (2 1/2), Pejman Sagart (2 1/2), $6 each  

Also Marlon Icban (2 1/2) scored well, but couldn't win a prize as he was unrated and playing in his first event. His new rating is estimated to be about 1653. 

Best game Prize, Reserve Section ($15): Scott Householder for win over Darren Chow

Biggest rating point winners: +196 John Huey 1276>1472, +90 Paul Agron 1738>1828, +65 Scott Householder 1512>1577, +65 Patrick Edwards 1235>1300 

event is rated, see USCF website for new ratings 

Total Prizes $750