October Super Gambito

Gambito #581  10/06/12

23 players, light turnout today due to the competition from the LA Open.

Open Section (13 players)

4 Masters: Dionisio Aldama, Cyrus Lakdawala, Ron Bruno and Bruce Baker

5 Experts: Criag Clawitter, Leonard Sussman, Jeff Turner, Jamieson Pryor and Elkaei Rivera

4 Class A: Pejman Sagart, Chuck Ensey, Ajay Krishnan and Jerry Qu

Reserve Section (10 players)

2 Class B: Rolando Ignacio and Anthony Harbone

2 Class C: Ben Keltner and Nicholas Wolff

3 Class D: David Palmer, Fred Cleveland and Cassidy Liu

3 Class E: Mark Negus, Patrick Edwards and Rohan Loomba

John Donahoo (Class B) filled in as a house player with one game in Reserve and 3 in Open

Cyrus lost to Dionisio and drew with Elkaei.

Prize winners:

First Place: Dionisio Aldama (4), $125

BU2400: Ron Bruno (3), $75

Second Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (2 1/2), $75

BU2200: Craig Clawitter (2 1/2): $75

2nd U2400/2nd U2200: Bruce Baker (2), Jamieson Pryor (2), Elkaei Rivera (2), Leonard Sussman (2) and Jeff Turner (2), $10 each

BU2000: Pejman Sagart (1 1/2) and Ajay Krishnan (1 1/2), $50 each

Best Game Open Section: Dioniso Aldama, $15, for win over Bruce Baker

Reserve Section:

First Place/BU1600: Ben Keltner (3) and Nicholas Wolff (3), $62 each

2nd Place: Rolando Ignacio (2 1/2), $22

2nd U1600: Fred Cleveland (2 1/2), $22

Best Game Reserve Section: Fred Cleveland, $15, for win over David Palmer

Total Prizes: $700