Dr. Carl Wagner Open Rd 6

11/04/09  Dr. Carl Wagner Open  Round 6 of 6  7 PM

This event is named after one of our strongest and longest standing players. Carl Wagner (he is in good health by the way) has been with the club since it's very early days. Bob Samuel recently gave me a rating list of the club from March of 1981. It included 77 players, with 4 Masters: Carl Wagner (2315), Cyrus Lakdawala (2310), Alexander London (2223) and Harold Kehler (2204). Some other names I recognized: Todd Smith (2141), Jimmy Lakdawala (2041), David Delgadillo (1978), Fidel Gonzalez (1837), David Hart (1818), Buddy Morris (1700), James Petranovich (1689), Robert Samuel (1635).       

Here are the Results and Prizes for Round 6:   

61 players Grand Total so far 

Fast and Furious Division (G/90), 40 players 

Nascar Section (9 players)

1st Place: Hin Tsang (4 1/2), $60 

2nd Place: Bassam Shammas (4) and Bruce Baker (4), $15 each

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Bd 1  Bob Defore (3) - Bassam Shammas (3 1/2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 2  Hin Tsang (3 1/2) - Fawsi Murra Jr (3)  1-0  

Bd 3  Alejandrino Baluran (2 1/2) - Bruce Baker (3)  0-1

Bd 4  Jason Qu (1 1/2) - Bill Whitney (2)  1/2-1/2

Withdraw: Jim Humphrey (1 1/2), Tom Fries (2)

Street Racer Section (U2000), 17 players   

1st Place: Chris Wonnell (4 1/2), $60

2nd/3rd Place: Dayne Freitag (4), Chuck Ensey (4) and David Delgadillo (4), $20 each

BU1800: Tom Kuhn (4), $60;  2nd U1800: Matt Souza (3 1/2); $40

3rd U1800: Jerry Soelberg (3), $20 

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Bd 6  Chris Wonnell (3 1/2) - Dayne Freitag (4)  1-0

Bd 7  Chuck Ensey (3) - Matt Souza (3 1/2)  1-0

Bd 8  David Delgadillo (3) - Brian Kelly (3)  1-0

Bd 9  Buddy Morris (2 1/2) - Tom Kuhn (3)  0-1

Bd 10  Erik Marquis (2 1/2) - Jerry Soelberg (2 1/2)  0-1

Bd 11  Shaun Sweitzer (2) -  Kirk Branner (2)  1-0

Bd 12  Daniel Barone (2) - Hector Gonzalez (2)  0-1

Bd 13  Karl Lindberg (0) - James Sturtevant (1)  0-1 

Bd 14  Keith Wetterer (0) - Mayra Murra (0)  0-1   house game 

Withdraw: Santiago Rubio-Fernaz (1 1/2), Patrick Edwards (1)

Demolition Derby Section (U1600), 14 players 

First Place: Mark Lawless (6), $50   BU1400: Edgar Lopez (4), $50 

2nd Place: James Coulston (3 1/2), $30   2nd U1400: Jerry Qu (3 1/2), $30

3rd Place: Jim Krooskos (3), Darryl Woodson (3) and David Peabody (3), $3 each

3rd U1400: Tom Lavoy (2 1/2) and Maria Murra (2 1/2), $5 each

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Bd 15  Mark Lawless (5) - Jim Krookos (3) 1-0

Bd 16  James Coulston (3) - Jerry Qu (3)  1/2-1/2

Bd 17  David Peabody (3) - Edgar Lopez (3)  0-1

Bd 18  Darryl Woodson (2 1/2) - Arnold Berlin (0) 1/2-1/2 

Bd 19  Bill Murray (1 1/2) - Michael Ryan (2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 20  Tom Lavoy (1 1/2) - Morgan Fox (2)  1-0

Bd 21  Maria Murra (1 1/2) - Christpher Kuttruff (1)  1-0

Withdraw: Cristhian Garcia (2 1/2)

Slow and Steady Division (40/90, SD/60), 19 players 

Open Section (7 players)

First Place: Dan Altamirano (5), $50    2nd Place: Fausto Robles (3 1/2), $30

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Bd 22  Raoul Crisologo (2 1/2) - Dan Altamirano (4)  1/2-1/2

Bd 23  David Saponara (0) - Mario Amodeo (1)  0-1 house game

Bd 24  Manuel Herrera (3) no show

Bd 25  Pejman Sagart (0) - George Zeigler (1 1/2)  1-0

Premier Section (U2000), 12 players 

First Place: Donald Klaas (5), $50  2nd Place: Robert Draper (4 1/2), $30

3rd Place: Damani Fair (3 1/2) and Steve Perry (3 1/2), $5 each

BU1600: Rocio Murra (3 1/2), $50

2nd U1600: Samuel Odedina (1 1/2), $30; 3rd U1600: Robert Samuel (1), $10

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Bd 26  Donald Klass (5) - Damani Fair (2 1/2)  0-1

Bd 27  Steve Perry (3 1/2) - Robert Draper (3 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 28  Anthony Harbone (3) - Rocio Murra (2 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 29  Fred Borges (2 1/2) - Robert Samuel (1)  1-0

Bd 30  Fawsi Jose Murra (2 1/2) - Eusy Ancheta (1/2)  1-0

Withdraw: Julian Rodriguez (2 1/2), Samuel Odedina (1 1/2)

Match Play (2 players)

Joel Batchelor (4 1/2)  won the match with Alfredo Deleon (1/2), no game this week

Next: November 11, 7 PM,  Round 1 of 6 of the Class Championships. Winner of the top section, "The Masters", gets a berth into the club championship without having to win a qualifying spot in the 7 Round Markowski Open which starts Jan 6, 2010. Class winners receive a very nice trophy.

Time Control for Class Championship: 30/60, SD/60 (4 hour game), 5 second delay. Start at 7 PM, done at 11 PM or shortly thereafter.   

 

Dr. Carl Wagner Open Rd 5

10/28/09  Dr. Carl Wagner Open  Round 5 of 6  7 PM

This event is divided into two divisions by time control, then then further subdivided into 5 sections by rating class. Entry Fee: $25, two byes available, USCF & SDCC memberships must be current.  Please call the club phone 619-239-7166 if you can't play and need a bye,  or email chucnglo@aol.com

This event is named after one of our strongest and longest standing players. Carl Wagner (he is in good health by the way) has been with the club since it's very early days. Bob Samuel recently gave me a rating list of the club from March of 1981. It included 77 players, with 4 Masters: Carl Wagner (2315), Cyrus Lakdawala (2310), Alexander London (2223) and Harold Kehler (2204). Some other names I recognized: Todd Smith (2141), Jimmy Lakdawala (2041), David Delgadillo (1978), Fidel Gonzalez (1837), David Hart (1818), Buddy Morris (1700), James Petranovich (1689), Robert Samuel (1635).       

Entry Fee: $25, two byes available, USCF & SDCC memberships must be current

Here are the results for Round 5:   

61 players Grand Total so far 

Fast and Furious Division (G/90), 40 players 

Nascar Section (9 players)

Bd 1  Bassam Shammas (3 1/2) - Fawsi Murra Jr (2)  0-1

Bd 2  Bill Whitney (2) - Hin Tsang (2 1/2)  0-1

Bd 3  Philip Skiba (0) - Bob Defore (2)  0-1

Bd 4  Jason Qu (1 1/2) - Alejandrino Baluran (1 1/2)  0-1

Bye: Bruce Baker (2 1/2), Jim Humphrey (1) 

Street Racer Section (U2000), 17 players   

Bd 6  Dayne Freitag (3) - Matt Souza (3 1/2)  1-0

Bd 7  Brian Kelly (2 1/2) - Chris Wonnell (3)  1/2-1/2

Bd 8  Jerry Soelberg (2 1/2) - Chuck Ensey (2)  0-1

Bd 9  Tom Kuhn (2) - Daniel Barone (2)  1-0

Bd 10  Buddy Morris (1 1/2) - Hector Gonzalez (2)  1-0

Bd 11  Santiago Rubio-Fernaz (1 1/2) - Shaun Sweitzer (1)  0-1

Bd 12  James Sturtevant (1) - Kirk Branner (1)  0-1

Bye: Erik Marquis (2), Patrick Edwards (1/2)

Demolition Derby Section (U1600), 14 players 

Bd 16  Mark Lawless (4) - James Coulston (3)  1-0

Bd 17  Jerry Qu (2 1/2) - Jim Krookos (2 1/2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 18  Michael Ryan (2) - Karl Lindberg (2 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 19  Edgar Lopez (2) - Tom Lavoy (2)  1-0

Bd 20  David Peabody (2) - Morgan Fox (2)  1-0 

Bd 21  Maria Murra (1 1/2) - Darryl Woodson (1 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 22  Christopher Kuttruff (1 1/2) - Bill Murray (1/2)  0-1

Bye: Cristhian Garcia (2)   Withdraw: Orrin Olgart (0)

Slow and Steady Division (40/90, SD/60), 19 players 

Open Section (7 players)

Bd 23  Fausto Robles (2 1/2) - Thomas Fries (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 24  George Zeigler (1 1/2) - Raoul Crisologo (1 1/2)  0-1

Bd 25  Mario Amodeo (1) - Dan Altamirano (3)  0-1

Bye: Manuel Herrera (2 1/2)  

Premier Section (U2000), 12 players 

Bd 26  Donald Klass (4) - Steve Perry (3 1/2)  1-0

Bd 27  Damani Fair (2 1/2) - Robert Draper (2 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 28  Julian Rodriguez (2) - Anthony Harbone (2 1/2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 29  Samuel Odedina (1 1/2) - Rocio Murra (1)  0-1

Bd 30  Fawsi Jose Murra (1 1/2) - Robert Samuel (1)  1-0

Bd 31 Eusy Ancheta (1/2)  - Fred Borges (1 1/2)  0-1

Match Play (2 players)

Bd 33  Joel Batchelor (3 1/2) - Alfredo Deleon (1/2)  1-0

Joel wins the match 4 1/2- 1/2

Tentative Pairings for next week (last round, rd 6) will be posted Thursday night

  

Dr. Carl Wagner Open Rd 4

10/21/09  Dr. Carl Wagner Open  Round 4 of 6  7 PM

This event is divided into two divisions by time control, then then further subdivided into 5 sections by rating class. Entry Fee: $25, two byes available, USCF & SDCC memberships must be current.  Please call the club phone 619-239-7166 if you can't play and need a bye,  or email chucnglo@aol.com

Here are the results for Round 4:   

61 players Grand Total so far 

Fast and Furious Division (G/90), 40 players 

Nascar Section (9 players)

Bd 1  Bruce Baker (2 1/2) - Bassam Shammas (2 1/2)  0-1

Bd 2  Hin Tsang (1 1/2) - Jason Qu (1 1/2)  1-0 

Bd 3  Fawsi Murra Jr (1) - Bill Whitney (1 1/2)  1/2-1/2 

Bd 4  Jim Humphrey (1) - Bob Defore (1)  0-1

Bd 5  Alejandrino Baluran (1/2) - Phil Skiba (0)  1-0

Street Racer Section (U2000), 17 players   

Bd 6  Matt Souza (2 1/2) - David Delgadillo (2 1/2)  1-0

Bd 7  Dayne Freitag (2) - Chuck Ensey (2)  1-0

Bd 8  Chris Wonnell (2) - Tom Kuhn (2)  1-0

Bd 10  Daniel Barone (1 1/2) - Jerry Soelberg (2)  1/2-1/2 

Bd 11  Brian Kelly (1 1/2) - Santiago Rubio-Fernaz (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 12  Hector Gonzalez (1) - Patrick Edwards  (1/2)  1-0

Bd 13  Kirk Branner (1) - Erik Marquis (1)  0-1

Bd 14  Shaun Sweitzer (1/2) - Buddy Morris (1)  1/2-1/2

Bye: James Sturtevant (1/2)

Demolition Derby Section (U1600), 14 players 

Bd 16  Jerry Qu (2 1/2) - Mark Lawless (3)  0-1

Bd 17  Morgan Fox (2) - James Coulston (2)  0-1

Bd 18  Jim Krookos (1 1/2) - Edgar Lopez (2)  1-0

Bd 19  Darryl Woodson (1 1/2) - Karl Lindberg  (1 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 20  Michael Ryan (1) - Maria Murra (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 21  Bill Murray (1/2) - David Peabody (1)  0-1 

Bd 22  Tom Lavoy (1/2) - Orrin Olgart (0)  1-0

Bd 23  Mike Herzog (0) - Mayra Murra (0)  0-1   house game

Slow and Steady Division (40/90, SD/60), 19 players 

Open Section (7 players so far)

Bd 24  Dan Altamirano (2) - Fausto Robles (2 1/2)  1-0

Bd 25  Raoul Crisologo (1 1/2) - Manuel Herrera (1 1/2)  0-1

Bd 9  George Zeigler (1/2) - Thomas Fries (1 1/2)  1F-0F

I forgot Tom siad he was going to the Western Open and would miss the next two weeks. It's always better to write it down on the pairing chart "BYE NEXT WEEK" , because often I get busy or distracted if you just tell me. 

Premier Section (U2000), 12 players 

Bd 27  Anthony Harbone (2 1/2) - Donald Klass (3)  0-1

Bd 28  Julian Rodriguez (2) - Steve Perry (2 1/2)  0-1

Bd 29  Robert Draper (1 1/2) - Fawsi Jose Murra (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 30  Damani Fair (1 1/2) - Samuel Odedina (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 31  Rocio Murra (1) - Fred Borges (1)  1/2-1/2

Bd 32 Robert Samuel (0) - Eusy Ancheta (1/2)  1-0

Match Play (2 players)

Bd 33  Alfredo Deleon (0) - Joel Batchelor (3)   1/2-1/2  

  

 

Dr. Carl Wagner Open Rd 3

10/14/09  Dr. Carl Wagner Open  Round 3 of 6  7 PM

This event is divided into two divisions by time control, then then further subdivided into 5 sections by rating class. Entry Fee: $25, two byes available, USCF & SDCC memberships must be current.

Here are the results for Round 3:   

61 players Grand Total so far 

Fast and Furious Division (G/90), 40 players so far

Nascar Section (9 players so far)

Bd 1  Bill Whitney (1 1/2) - Bruce Baker (1 1/2)  0-1

Bd 2  Bassam Shammas (1 1/2) - Hin Tsang (1)  1-0

Bd 3  Jason Qu (1) - Fawsi Murra Jr (1)  1/2-1/2

Bd 4  Bob Defore (0) - Alejandrino Baluran (1/2)  1-0

Street Racer Section (U2000), 17 players so far  

Bd 5  David Delgadillo (2) - Dayne Freitag (1 1/2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 6  Jerry Soelberg (1 1/2) - Chris Wonnell (1 1/2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 7  Matt Souza (1 1/2) - Buddy Morris (1)  1-0

Bd 8  Chuck Ensey (1) - Kirk Branner (1)  1-0

Bd 9  Santiago Rubio-Fernaz (1) - Daniel Barone (1)  1/2-1/2

Bd 10  Tom Kuhn (1) - Shaun Sweitzer (1/2)  1-0

Bd 11  James Sturtevant (1/2) - Brian Kelly (1/2)  0-1

Bd 12  Patrick Edwards (1/2) - Erik Marquis (0)  0-1 

Bd 13  Karl Lindberg (0) -  Hector Gonzalez (0)  0-1  

Bd 30  Mayra Murra (0) - Phil Skiba (0)  0-1

Demolition Derby Section (U1600), 14 players so far

Bd 14  Edgar Lopez (2) - Mark Lawless (2)  0-1

Bd 15  Cristhian Garcia (1 1/2) - Jerry Qu (1 1/2)  0-1 

Bd 16  Roger Wathen (1) - Darryl Woodson (1 1/2)  1-0 

Bd 17  James Coulston (1) - Michael Ryan (1)  1-0

Bd 18  Morgan Fox (1) - Bill Murray (1/2)  1-0

Bd 19  Maria Murra (1/2) - Tom Lavoy (1/2)  1-0

Bd 20  Orrin Olgart (0) - David Peabody (0)  0-1

Bye: Jim Krooskos (1)

Slow and Steady Division (40/90, SD/60), 19 players so far

Open Section (7 players so far)

Bd 21  Fausto Robles (1 1/2) - Raoul Crisologo (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 22  Manuel Herrera (1/2) - George Zeigler (1/2)  1-0

Bd 23  Tom Fries (1/2) - Pejman Sagart (0)  1-0

Bye: Dan Altimirano (1 1/2)   

Premier Section (U2000), 12 players so far

Bd 24  Donald Klass (2) - Robert Draper (1 1/2)  1-0

Bd 25  Steve Perry (1 1/2) - Fawsi Jose Murra (1 1/2)  1-0 

Bd 26 Fred Borges (1) - Anthony Harbone (1 1/2)  0-1

Bd 27  Rocio Murra (1) - Julian Rodriguez (1)  0-1

Bd 28  Eusy Ancheta (1/2) - Damani Fair (1/2)  0-1

Bd 29  Robert Samuel (0) - Samuel Odedina (1/2)  0-1

Match Play (2 players so far)

Bd 31  Joel Batchelor (2) - Alfredo Deleon (0)  1-0

   

October Gambito Opens (#438 - 442)

Gambito #442  10/31/09

Yes, it will be spooky, but we are playing today. 10:30  AM to 6 PM, done in plenty of time to get home and feed all those monsters and zombies.

27 players today, Helix Charter School was back again for a second visit. Here were the prize winners:

First Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (4), $100 

BU2400/2200: Kyron Griffith (3) and Leonard Sussman (3), $70 each

2nd Place: Bruce Baker (2), Avram Zaydenberg (2), Varun Krishnan (2) and Ben Barquin (2), $15 each

BU2000: Jamieson Pyror (1 1/2), $60

Reserve Section

First Place: Aaron Householder (3 1/2) and Mayra Murra (3 1/2), $35 each

BU1600: Shane Orey (3), $70

Total Prizes : $500

Next week: 11/07/09 Super Gambito on 1st Saturday of the month as always  

Gambito #441  10/24/09

Rub shoulders with great players like Bruce Baker and Cyrus Lakdawala. You might even pick up a few tips just from listening to them chat and observing their play. Some players don't play because they are worried they will lose rating points from not being used to the faster style of play (G/45), but this is a misconception. Over time, you will actually gain rating points by learning to think a bit faster, but mainly from getting in many quality games from lots of good players. It really is one of the best ways to get better fast. Cyrus says he is amazed that more players don't take advantage of this great learning tool. He says it is really good for your chess skills and he ought to know - he is an International Master and a trainer of many very successful players.  

Well, after that intro, it turns out today was a rare day when neither Bruce or Cyrus was there, in fact no masters showed up today. And former master and current Expert Leonard Sussman, who is almost always there was also MIA. Not sure why, although Bruce said he just needed some time off and Cyrus does take off about once a month. While the cats are away the mice play!! 16 players today, in rating order (these rating reflect Gambito #440, which is finally rated after an unusual delay):

1. Kyron Griffith (2134) 2. Alan Sebeckis (2031) 3. Ben Barquin (2009) 4. Roberto Aiello (1995) 5. Jamieson Pryor (1962) 6. Chris Wonnell (1881) 7. Chuck Ensey (1855) 8. Jason Arbeiter (1774) 9. Aaron Householder (1771) 10. Edgardo Navera (1679) 11. Anthony Harbone (1626) 12. Matt Souza (1601) 13. Scott Householder (1590) 14. Eusy Ancheta (1562) 15. Fred Cleveland (1408) 16. Christopher Kuttruff (unr)   

Here are the prize winners. By the way, there was a mistake on the initial prize awards, this is the correct version. We used a McMahon Swiss where Experts = 2, A = 1, B/C = 0

First Place: Alan Sebeckis (6), $90

BU2400/2200/2000: Kyron Griffith (4), Ben Barquin (4) and Jamieson Pryor (4), $43 each

2nd Place: Chris Wonnell (3) and Roberto Aiello (3), $5 each

BU2000: Edgardo Navera (3), $40

BU1600: Scott Householder (2), $30 

Total Prizes $300   

Gambito #440  10/17/09

29 players today! Finally a good turnout! Cyrus won, but once again allowed a draw to Kyron Griffith. Bruce battled Cyrus to a fairly even position, but ran low on time very late in the game as so often happens when you play Cyrus, and Bruce made a mistake that cost him the game. Kyron also drew with Leonard Sussman, but Lenny lost to Bruce in the last round.   

Here were the prize winners:

Open Section (12 Players)

Players in rating order: 1. Cyrus Lakdawala (2528) 2. Bruce Baker (2309) 3. Kyron Griffith (2121) 4. Leonard Sussman (2111) 5. Hin Tsang (2060) 6. Alan Sebeckis (2026) 7. Roberto Aiello (2013) 8. Jamieson Pryor (1964) 9. Jeff Tellman (1858 provisional) 10. Chuck Ensey (1850) 11. Charlie Berkman (1809) 12. William Delaney (1756)

First Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (3 1/2), $100 

U2400: Bruce Baker (3), $75   U2200: Kryon Griffith (3), $75

2nd Place: Hin Tsang (2 1/2), $60

U2000: Jamieson Pryor (1 1/2), Chuck Ensey (1 1/2) and William Delaney (1 1/2), $25 each  

Reserve Section (17 players) 

Players in rating order: Anthony Harbone (1627) 2. Rocio Murra (1591) 3. Mayra Murra (1578) 4. Eusy Ancheta (1578) 5. Tom Kuhn (1535) 6. Jim Krooskos (1535) 7. Fred Cleveland (1420) 8. Jonathan Centers (1408) 9. Edgar Lopez (1000) Plus 8 unrated players from Helix Charter School: John Vanderpot (coach), Sam Deck, Matthew Doolittle, Earl Johnson, Shane Orey, Nick Oviedo, Keric Rivas and Ryan Valley. Thanks for coming guys and we look forward to seeing you again in a couple of weeks. You should have ratings in a day or two. Earl Johnson (2 1/2) did the best, his rating is estimated to be 1641.   

Only 1 Class B player, still a lot of players missing from our regular list of players. Is everyone on vacation?? Great to see the Murra sisters playing though, and it was cool that they both won money, and pretty good money too! Mayra won all four games, beating Ryan Valley, Jonathan Centers, Anthony Harbone and Jim Krooskos.  

U1800: Mayra Murra (4), $75   U1600: Rocio Murra (3), $75

Total Prizes: $535 

 

Gambito #439  10/10/09

Once again the turnout was rather low, not sure why this has been a trend lately, but these things go in cycles. There was the LA Open that drew away a few players, but still we usually run about 20 players and this time we only had 10. Bruce Baker (3 1/2) tied with Roberto Aiello (3 1/2) for First Place, $50 each, they drew in round 3. Newcomer Jeff Tellman (2) took BU2000 for $30 and Aaron Householder was once again BU1800, also for $30.      

October Super Gambito (#438)  10/03/09  

Entry Fee: $25  Guaranteed prize Fund $700.

25 players, still running a little light on the turnout these days. There was a lack of parking today due to some Octoberfesty thing in the park, maybe that discouraged a few players. I counted 12 "frequent players" (played 3 out of the last 10 Gambito Opens) who did not attend today. The Open Section had decent attendance with 17 players, but the Reserve Section was fairly small with only 8 players.

Bruce Baker took a first round bye, but drew with Cyrus in the last round. Cyrus beat Jason Qu, Kyron Griffith and Ron Bruno. Eric Montany drew with Varun Krishnan and Raoul Crisologo, but beat Hin Tsang in the last round. Kyron lost only to Cyrus and beat Raoul in the last round. Varun beat Ron Bruno in the last round. It's good to see Ron back after a long layoff. He beat Dimitry in round 2, but that game was very close. I believe Dimitry turned down a perpetual and later missed a mate in one, all with little or no time on his clock. His flag fell just before Ron's and Ron called it.      

Here are the players:

3 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala (2527), Ronald Bruno (2301) and Bruce Baker (2294)

9 Experts: Dimitry Kishinevsky (2151), Eric Montany (2147), Alan Tsoi (2111), Leonard Sussman (2110), Kyron Griffith (2106), Varun Krishnan (2099), Raoul Crisologo (2071), Hin Tsang (2052) and Jason Qu (2032)

5 Class A: Roberto Aiello (1998), Madhavan Vajapeyam (1907), Pejman Sagart (1861), Chuck Ensey (1848) and Charlie Berkman (1815)

4 Class B: Jason Arbeiter (1783), Aaron Householder (1737), Kimberly Ogden (1708) and Anthony Harbone (1607)

4 Class C: Scott Householder (1596), Fred Cleveland (1441), Armando Garcia (1416) and Claire Negus (1331)     

Open Section

First Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (3 1/2), $125  

2nd Place/U2400/U2200: Eric Montany (3), Bruce Baker (3) and Kyron Griffith (3), $75 each

2nd U2400/2200: Varun Krishnan (2 1/2), Hin Tsang (2 1/2) and Dimitry Kishinevsky (2 1/2), $17 each

BU2000: Madhavan Vajapeyam (1 1/2) and Chuck Ensey (1 1/2), $50 each

Reserve Section

Aaron Householder continues to do well, soon he will be playing in the Open Section! He is now rated a 1775. His father, Scott, also scored well, so it was a good day for the Householders!  Aaron won 3 and drew only with #1 rated Jason Arbeiter. Jason also lost to Anthony Harbone. Kimberly Ogden made a rare appearance; he drew with Anthony and lost to Aaron (see best game below). Scott lost to Kimberly and Jason. Armando Garcia played his first Gambito Open and won money.     

BU1800: Aaron Householder (3 1/2), $75 

2nd U1800: Jason Arbeiter (2 1/2) and Kimberly Ogden (2 1/2), $12 each

BU1600: Scott Householder (2), $50 

2nd U1600: Fred Cleveland (1 1/2) and Armando Garcia (1 1/2), $10 each

Best Game Open Section: Cyrus Lakdawala ($15) for win over Ronald Bruno

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 5.e3 e6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.h3 0-0 8.0-0 d5 9.Nbd2 cxd4  10.cxd4 Ne4 11.Rc1 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Qc2 Nc6 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Qxe4 Rac8 16.Ng5 g6 17.Qh4 h5 18.Nge4 Qd8 19.Qf4 Nb4 20.Rxc8 Bxc8 21.Qh6 Re8? 22.Rc1 Nd5 23.Ng5 Nf6 24.Nde4 Bb7 25.Rc7!! 1-0   

Best Game Reserve Section: Aaron Householder ($15) for win over Kimberly Ogden. A really fine game by this young rising star.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Qg4 f5 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Qh4 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Qb4 11. Bd3 c5 12. g4 cxd4 13. g5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 g6 16. Nf3 Qd6?! 17. Nxd4 Rf4 (nice idea but it is too slow compared to White's attack) 18. Qh6 Rxe4 19. Nf5!! Qf4+ 20. Kb1 Qc7 21. Rd8+! 1-0   

 

Dr. Carl Wagner Open Rd 2

10/07/09  Dr. Carl Wagner Open  Round 2 of 6  7 PM

This event is divided into two divisions by time control, then then further subdivided into 5 sections by rating class. Entry Fee: $25, two byes available, USCF & SDCC memberships must be current.

It is interesting that there are twice as many players that chose the faster time control (G/90) over the slower control (40/90, SD/60). I guess George Zeigler's crusade to ban G/90 from all future events is not going well. Last week when I spoke to him, he was still thinking about giving a brief speech to the club about the G/90 ban, but maybe this "vote by participation" will dissuade him. I say, bring it on, but it looks now like "the point is probably moot".   

Not too late to join! Take a bye for round 1 and sign up for round 2- Please email chucnglo@aol.com to get in this event, specify what section you want to be in. Players from recent events that we would love to see back here, in no particular order: Carl Wagner, David Hart, John Funderburg, Dimitry Kishinevsky, Carey Milton, Ignacio Sainz, The Villarreal's, Jorge Balares, Ramin Sinaee, Jamieson Pryor, Mike Friedel, James Coulston, Roger Wathen, Steve Gordon, David Silva.Jerry Cupat. Marco Zirino.  

Here are the Results for Round 2:   

60 players Grand Total so far 

Fast and Furious Division (G/90), 39 players so far

Nascar Section (9 players so far)

Bd 1  Bruce Baker (1) - Hin Tsang (1)  1/2-1/2

Bd 2  Alejandrino Baluran (1/2) - Bassam Shammas (1/2)  0-1

Bd 3  Jim Humphrey (1/2) - Bill Whitney (1/2)  0-1

Bd 4  Robert Defore (0) - Jason Qu (0)  0-1

Bye: Fawsi Murra Jr (1/2)

Street Racer Section (U2000), 17 players so far  

Bd 10  Kirk Branner (1) - David Delgadillo (1)  0-1

Bd 11  Dayne Freitag (1/2) - Santiago Rubio-Fernaz (1)  1-0

Bd 12  Chris Wonnell (1/2) - James Sturtevant (1/2)  1-0

Bd 13  Brian Kelly (1/2) - Jerry Soelberg (1/2)  0-1

Bd 14  Shaun Sweitzer (1/2) - Matt Souza (1/2)  0-1

Bd 15  Buddy Morris (0) - Patrick Edwards (1/2)  1-0

Bd 16  Erik Marquis (0) - Chuck Ensey (0)  0-1

Bd 17  Hector Gonzalez (0) - Tom Kuhn (0)  0-1

Bye: Daniel Barone (1/2)  

Demolition Derby Section (U1600), 13 players so far

Bd 20  Mark Lawless (1) - Morgan Fox (1)  1-0

Bd 21  Karl Lindberg (1) - Cristhian Garcia (1)  1/2-1/2  Karl is a house player 

Bd 22  Darryl Woodson (1) - Jerry Qu (1)  1/2-1/2

Bd 23  Edgar Lopez (1) - Maria Murra (1/2)  1-0

Bd 23  David Peabody (0) - Jim Krooskos (0)  0-1

Bd 24  Michael Ryan (0) - Orrin Olgart (0)  1-0

Bd 25  Tom Lavoy (0) - Bill Murray (0)   1/2-1/2

Slow and Steady Division (40/90, SD/60), 19 players so far

Open Section (7 players so far)

Bd 27  Fausto Robles (1/2) - Manuel Herrera (1/2)  1-0

Bd 28  Raoul Crisologo (1/2) - Thomas Fries (1/2)  1-0

Bd 29  Daniel Altamirano (1/2) - George Zeigler (1/2)  1-0

Withdraw: Ron Soto (1/2)   

Premier Section (U2000), 12 players so far

Bd 31  Fred Borges (1) - Donald Klass (1)  0-1 

Bd 32  Fawsi Jose Murra (1/2) - Roger Dooc (0)  1-0  Roger is a house player 

Bd 33  Damani Fair (0) - Rocio Murra (1/2)  1/2-1/2

Bd 34  Steve Perry (1/2) - Eusy Ancheta (1/2)  1-0

Bd 35  Julian Rodriguez (0) - Robert Samuel (0)  1-0

Bye: Robert Draper (1), Anthony Harbone (1), Samuel Odedina (0)  

Match Play (2 players so far)

Bd 36  Alfredo Deleon (0) - Joel Batchelor (1)  0-1

Pairings for next week will be posted Thursday night