Club Match: Inland Empire Chess Club vs San Diego Chess Club
This event was held on 12/16/12 at the SDCC. We tried to pair the players as fairly as possible with people playing others close to their rating, but it was not always possible with so many players and a few last minute adjustments. San Diego won in a squeeker 8 1/2-7 1/2, but everyone had a great time and we thank the Inland Empire club for making the long journey to visit our club. We promise to do it again sometime, with us visiting their club...
The time control was 40/90, SD/30, d/5....7
Board 1 Roel Yumol (2281) IECC - Bruce Baker (2300) SDCC 0-1
Bd 2 Nikolay Arutyunov (2193) SDCC - Hugo Villanueva (2272) 1-0
Bd 3 David Pensenen (2126) IECC - Leonard Sussman (2080) SDCC 1-0
Bd 4 Alejandrino Baluran (2052) SDCC - Hermognes Ramirez (2092) IECC 1/2-1/2
Bd 5 Jesse Victoria (2068) IECC - Tim McGuiness (2040) SDCC 1-0
Bd 6 Bud Stamper (2037) SDCC - Romeo Reario (1999) 1/2-1/2
It was all tied up on the top six boards!! 2 wins for SDCC, 2 for IECC and 2 draws
Bd 7 Annie Wang (1963) IECC - Aaron Householder (1916) SDCC 1-0
Bd 8 Chuck Ensey (1841) SDCC - Shyam Gandhi (1841) IECC 0-1
Bd 9 Kele Perkins (1781) IECC - Bruce Charnov (1820) SCCC 0-1
Bd 10 William Wijaya (1769) SDCC - Christopher Barnett (1752) 0-1
Bd 11 Joaquin Perkins (1730) IECC - Gary Weeks (1753) SDCC 0-1
Bd 12 Steve Perry (1704) SDCC - Ryan Chen (1614) IECC 0-1
On the next 6 boards IECC pulls ahead with 4 wins to 2
Bd 13 Malik Coleman (1556) IECC - Scott Householder (1627) SDCC 1/2-1/2
Bd 14 Thomas Diem (1547) SDCC - Andrew Mendez (1266) IECC 1-0
Bd 15 Marcos Gonzalez (970) IECC - Glenn Rich (1537) SDCC 0-1
Bd 16 Rachel Hong (1543) SDCC - Charles Clark (1530) IECC 1-0
With 3 wins and one draw on the bottom 4 boards SDCC pulls ahead by 1 point!!
It was a very close match ...
There was also a scholastic section where they played 4 games at G/30, SDCC also won that match by a close margin...
Pictures are posted on our main website page.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Gambito #592 12/22/12
Gambito #592 12/22/12
24 players today, here they are in pre-event rating order:
2 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala and Bruce Baker
4 Experts: Leonard Sussman, Daniel Grazaian, Jeff Turner and Elkaei Rivera
6 Class A: Buddy Morris, Sridhar Ramanujam, Edgar Lopez, Zechariah Zhu, Chuck Ensey and Jerry Qu
5 Class B: Daniel Zhu, Jason Arbeiter, Eliza Eggert, Gary Weeks and Gurveer Singh
4 Class C: Jesse Wang, Alex Costello, Stephen Zhu and Fred Cleveland
3 Class D: Ganesh Dekate, Matthew Wang and Andrew Sung
We used our usual 3 point McMahon pairing system where M/Exp=3, A=2, B=1 and C/D=0
Cyrus pointed out it was the first time in quite a while he has gone 4-0. His rating finally got back over 2500. He beat the #2, #4, #5 and #6 rated players (Baker, Grazian, Turner and Rivera, but not in that order)... But he wasn't the only one to go 4-0. Daniel Zhu also accomplished the feat, beating the #7, #8, #11 and #12 rated players (Morris, Ramanujam, Ensey and Qu). His rating was boosted by 88 points, putting him well over 1800 (1886 approx) for the first time. Gurveer Singh lost only to Eliza and Alex Costello lost only to Jason Arbeiter. One of the nice points of the MacMahon is it lets you play mostly against your peers and as a consequence more players can go 3-1 or even 4-0, that wouldn't happen in a regular Swiss, you would get paired up too much.
Here were the prize winners:
First Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (7), $100
Second Place: Bruce Baker (5 1/2), $60
BU2400: Elkaei Rivera (5), $50
BU2200/BU2000: Edgar Lopez (5) and Daniel Zhu (5), $60 each
BU1800: Gurveer Singh (4), $50
BU1600: Alex Costello (3), $50
Total Prizes: $430
Please note there IS a Gambito next week, as Jeff Turner has offered to direct while Bruce and Chuck are in Las Vegas. Thanks Jeff!
24 players today, here they are in pre-event rating order:
2 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala and Bruce Baker
4 Experts: Leonard Sussman, Daniel Grazaian, Jeff Turner and Elkaei Rivera
6 Class A: Buddy Morris, Sridhar Ramanujam, Edgar Lopez, Zechariah Zhu, Chuck Ensey and Jerry Qu
5 Class B: Daniel Zhu, Jason Arbeiter, Eliza Eggert, Gary Weeks and Gurveer Singh
4 Class C: Jesse Wang, Alex Costello, Stephen Zhu and Fred Cleveland
3 Class D: Ganesh Dekate, Matthew Wang and Andrew Sung
We used our usual 3 point McMahon pairing system where M/Exp=3, A=2, B=1 and C/D=0
Cyrus pointed out it was the first time in quite a while he has gone 4-0. His rating finally got back over 2500. He beat the #2, #4, #5 and #6 rated players (Baker, Grazian, Turner and Rivera, but not in that order)... But he wasn't the only one to go 4-0. Daniel Zhu also accomplished the feat, beating the #7, #8, #11 and #12 rated players (Morris, Ramanujam, Ensey and Qu). His rating was boosted by 88 points, putting him well over 1800 (1886 approx) for the first time. Gurveer Singh lost only to Eliza and Alex Costello lost only to Jason Arbeiter. One of the nice points of the MacMahon is it lets you play mostly against your peers and as a consequence more players can go 3-1 or even 4-0, that wouldn't happen in a regular Swiss, you would get paired up too much.
Here were the prize winners:
First Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (7), $100
Second Place: Bruce Baker (5 1/2), $60
BU2400: Elkaei Rivera (5), $50
BU2200/BU2000: Edgar Lopez (5) and Daniel Zhu (5), $60 each
BU1800: Gurveer Singh (4), $50
BU1600: Alex Costello (3), $50
Total Prizes: $430
Please note there IS a Gambito next week, as Jeff Turner has offered to direct while Bruce and Chuck are in Las Vegas. Thanks Jeff!
Gambito on 12/29
There IS a Gambito Saturday December 29
Contrary to rumors there is a Gambito Saturday December 29.
I will be the TD while Bruce and Chuck are out of town.
Please spread the word, thanks.
Jeff Turner
Contrary to rumors there is a Gambito Saturday December 29.
I will be the TD while Bruce and Chuck are out of town.
Please spread the word, thanks.
Jeff Turner
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Gambito #591
Gambito Open #591 12/15/12
Only 16 players today for some unknown reason. Here they were:
2 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawla and Bruce Baker
2 Experts: Leonard Sussman and Bud Stamper (plus Jamieson Pyror was a house player for the first 2 rounds)
4 Class A: Buddy Morris, Chuck Ensey, Jay Choi and Jerry Qu
3 Class B: Boris Polonsky, Gurveer Singh, Anthony Harbone (+ John Donahoo, 3 house games)
2 Class C: Shiny Kaur and Fred Cleveland
3 Class D: Keric Rivas, Cassidy Liu and Andrew Sung
We used a 3 point McMahon pairing system, directed by Jeff Turner. Here were the prize winners:
First/BU2400: Cyrus Lakdawala (6 1/2) and Bruce Baker (6 1/2), $65 each
BU2200: Leonard Sussman (4 1/2) and Bud Stamper (4 1/2), $20 each
BU2000: Jerry Qu (4 1/2), $40
BU1800: Anthony Harbone (3) and Gurveer Singh (3), $20 each
BU1600: Shiny Kaur (3), $30
Total Prizes: $280
Only 16 players today for some unknown reason. Here they were:
2 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawla and Bruce Baker
2 Experts: Leonard Sussman and Bud Stamper (plus Jamieson Pyror was a house player for the first 2 rounds)
4 Class A: Buddy Morris, Chuck Ensey, Jay Choi and Jerry Qu
3 Class B: Boris Polonsky, Gurveer Singh, Anthony Harbone (+ John Donahoo, 3 house games)
2 Class C: Shiny Kaur and Fred Cleveland
3 Class D: Keric Rivas, Cassidy Liu and Andrew Sung
We used a 3 point McMahon pairing system, directed by Jeff Turner. Here were the prize winners:
First/BU2400: Cyrus Lakdawala (6 1/2) and Bruce Baker (6 1/2), $65 each
BU2200: Leonard Sussman (4 1/2) and Bud Stamper (4 1/2), $20 each
BU2000: Jerry Qu (4 1/2), $40
BU1800: Anthony Harbone (3) and Gurveer Singh (3), $20 each
BU1600: Shiny Kaur (3), $30
Total Prizes: $280
Friday, December 14, 2012
Class Championships Rd 6 of 6
Bruce Baker Class Championships Rd 6 of 6 on 12/19/12 7 PM
Master/Expert Section:
Bd 1 Kyron Griffith (4 1/2) - Chris Wonnell (3) 1-0
Bd 2 George Zeigler (0) - Aaron Wooten (3 1/2) 1-0
Bd 3 Robert Defore (3) - Alejandrino Baluran (2) 0-1
Bd 4 Jeff Turner (2 1/2) - Lennart Mathe (2) 0-1
Bye: Bud Stamper (2), Withdraw: Raoul Crisologo (2), Peter Hodges (2 1/2)
Jim Humphrey (3 1/2)?
Kyron Griffith wins Master Trophy + spot in the Club Championship
Aaron Wooten wins Expert (U2200) trophy on tie-breaks
Class A (U2000) Section:
Bd 5 Bruce Charnov (3 1/2) - David Saponara (4 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 6 Guru Gopalakrishnan (3 1/2) - Allan Virtue (3 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 7 Pejman Sagart (3) - Robert Draper (2) 1-0
Bd 8 Shaun Sweitzer (1 1/2) - Thomas Fries (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 9 Luke Neyndorff (1 1/2) - Buddy Morris (1 1/2) 1/2-1/2
David Saponara wins Class A Trophy
Class B (U1800) Section:
Bd 11 William Wijaya (4 1/2) - Sam Barboo (3) 1-0
Bd 12 Tom Kuhn (4 1/2) - Hector Gonzalez (3) 1-0
Bd 13 Steve Perry (2) - Anthony Harbone (3) 1/2-1/2
Bd 14 Mayra Movius (2 1/2) - Donald Klaas (2) 0-1
Bd 10 Chuck Ensey (1) - Fawsi Jose Murra (2 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 15 Gary Weeks (1) - Robert Henderson (1 1/2) 1-0
Bd 19 Mark Lawless (0) - Thomas Webb (0) 1-0
Withdraw: Brian Kelly (2 1/2)
William Wijaya wins Class B trophy on tie-breaks
Class C (U1600) Section:
Bd 16 Rocio Murra (3) - Thomas Webb (4 1/2) 0F-1F
Bd 17 Glenn Rich (4) - Rob Soul (3) 1-0
Bd 18 David Palmer (1) - Morgan Fox (3) 1-0
Bd 19 Mark Lawless (2 1/2) full point bye
Bd 20 Dustin Movius (0) - Arnold Berlin (1) 1/2-1/2
Withdraw: John Huey (1 1/2), Darryl Woodson (2 1/2)
Thomas Webb wins Class C Trophy
Class D/E (U1400) Section:
Bd 21 Karen Kaufman (4 1/2) - Maria Murra (3) 0-1
Bd 22 Patrick Edwards (3) - Keric Rivas (4) 0-1
Bd 23 Ron Stanard (2) - Blake Foster (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 24 Keith Wetterer (2) - Roger Pedersen (2) 1-0
Bd 25 Stephen Tuba (1/2) - Bill Murray (1 1/2) 0-1
Keric Rivas win U1400 trophy, Maria Murra wins U1200
Master/Expert Section:
Bd 1 Kyron Griffith (4 1/2) - Chris Wonnell (3) 1-0
Bd 2 George Zeigler (0) - Aaron Wooten (3 1/2) 1-0
Bd 3 Robert Defore (3) - Alejandrino Baluran (2) 0-1
Bd 4 Jeff Turner (2 1/2) - Lennart Mathe (2) 0-1
Bye: Bud Stamper (2), Withdraw: Raoul Crisologo (2), Peter Hodges (2 1/2)
Jim Humphrey (3 1/2)?
Kyron Griffith wins Master Trophy + spot in the Club Championship
Aaron Wooten wins Expert (U2200) trophy on tie-breaks
Class A (U2000) Section:
Bd 5 Bruce Charnov (3 1/2) - David Saponara (4 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 6 Guru Gopalakrishnan (3 1/2) - Allan Virtue (3 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 7 Pejman Sagart (3) - Robert Draper (2) 1-0
Bd 8 Shaun Sweitzer (1 1/2) - Thomas Fries (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 9 Luke Neyndorff (1 1/2) - Buddy Morris (1 1/2) 1/2-1/2
David Saponara wins Class A Trophy
Class B (U1800) Section:
Bd 11 William Wijaya (4 1/2) - Sam Barboo (3) 1-0
Bd 12 Tom Kuhn (4 1/2) - Hector Gonzalez (3) 1-0
Bd 13 Steve Perry (2) - Anthony Harbone (3) 1/2-1/2
Bd 14 Mayra Movius (2 1/2) - Donald Klaas (2) 0-1
Bd 10 Chuck Ensey (1) - Fawsi Jose Murra (2 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 15 Gary Weeks (1) - Robert Henderson (1 1/2) 1-0
Bd 19 Mark Lawless (0) - Thomas Webb (0) 1-0
Withdraw: Brian Kelly (2 1/2)
William Wijaya wins Class B trophy on tie-breaks
Class C (U1600) Section:
Bd 16 Rocio Murra (3) - Thomas Webb (4 1/2) 0F-1F
Bd 17 Glenn Rich (4) - Rob Soul (3) 1-0
Bd 18 David Palmer (1) - Morgan Fox (3) 1-0
Bd 19 Mark Lawless (2 1/2) full point bye
Bd 20 Dustin Movius (0) - Arnold Berlin (1) 1/2-1/2
Withdraw: John Huey (1 1/2), Darryl Woodson (2 1/2)
Thomas Webb wins Class C Trophy
Class D/E (U1400) Section:
Bd 21 Karen Kaufman (4 1/2) - Maria Murra (3) 0-1
Bd 22 Patrick Edwards (3) - Keric Rivas (4) 0-1
Bd 23 Ron Stanard (2) - Blake Foster (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 24 Keith Wetterer (2) - Roger Pedersen (2) 1-0
Bd 25 Stephen Tuba (1/2) - Bill Murray (1 1/2) 0-1
Keric Rivas win U1400 trophy, Maria Murra wins U1200
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Gambito #590 12/08/12
Gambito #590 12/08/12
28 players today, including the following in pre-event rating order:
3 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala, Kyron Griffith and Bruce Baker
7 Experts: Paul Agron, Aaron Wooten, Alan Sebeckis, Leonard Sussman, Jeff Turner, Chris Wonnell and Elkaei Rivera
5 Class A: Buddy Morris, Sridhar Ramanujam, Jay Choi, Jerry Qu and Jerry Cupat
5 Class B: Chuck Ensey, Daniel Zhu, Gary Weeks, Boris Polonsky and Anthony Harbone
4 Class C: Gurveer Singh, Jesse Wang, Stephen Zhu and Fred Cleveland
4 Class D/E: Ganesh Dekate, Andrew Sung, Matthew Wang and Davina Zhu
We used a 3 point McMahon pairing system with M/Exp=3, A=2, B=1 and C/D=0
Here are the prize winners:
First/Second Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (6 1/2) and Kyron Griffith (6 1/2), $80 each
BU2400/2200: Elkaei Rivera (5) and Buddy Morris (5), $60 each
BU2000: Sridhar Ramanujam (4 1/2), $60
BU1800: Chuck Ensey (4 1/2), $60
BU1600: Gurveer Singh (3) and Jesse Wang (3), $30 each
BU1400: Matthew Wang (2 1/2), $40
Total Prizes: $500
28 players today, including the following in pre-event rating order:
3 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala, Kyron Griffith and Bruce Baker
7 Experts: Paul Agron, Aaron Wooten, Alan Sebeckis, Leonard Sussman, Jeff Turner, Chris Wonnell and Elkaei Rivera
5 Class A: Buddy Morris, Sridhar Ramanujam, Jay Choi, Jerry Qu and Jerry Cupat
5 Class B: Chuck Ensey, Daniel Zhu, Gary Weeks, Boris Polonsky and Anthony Harbone
4 Class C: Gurveer Singh, Jesse Wang, Stephen Zhu and Fred Cleveland
4 Class D/E: Ganesh Dekate, Andrew Sung, Matthew Wang and Davina Zhu
We used a 3 point McMahon pairing system with M/Exp=3, A=2, B=1 and C/D=0
Here are the prize winners:
First/Second Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (6 1/2) and Kyron Griffith (6 1/2), $80 each
BU2400/2200: Elkaei Rivera (5) and Buddy Morris (5), $60 each
BU2000: Sridhar Ramanujam (4 1/2), $60
BU1800: Chuck Ensey (4 1/2), $60
BU1600: Gurveer Singh (3) and Jesse Wang (3), $30 each
BU1400: Matthew Wang (2 1/2), $40
Total Prizes: $500
Monday, December 3, 2012
Class Championships Rd 5 of 6
Bruce Baker Class Championships Rd 5 of 6 12/12/12 7 PM
This round was delayed from 12/05/12 due to a power outage that hit a large area of downtown (up to about Robinson St). This has happened before so we knew it wouldn't be fixed quickly. The power went out about 6:45 and we called it a night at 7:15. We will still play the next two rounds, on 12/12 and 12/19, the blitz event for 12/19 will have to be replaced with round 6.
Master/Expert Section:
Bd 1 Jim Humphrey (3 1/2) - Kyron Griffith (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 2 Aaron Wooten (2 1/2) - Peter Hodges (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 3 Chris Wonnell (2) - Raoul Crisologo (2) 1-0
Bd 4 Robert Defore (2) - Bud Stamper (2) 1-0
Bd 5 Alejandrino Baluran (1 1/2) - Lennart Mathe (1 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 6 Jeff Turner (1 1/2) - Chuck Ensey (0) 1-0
Withdraw: Esteban Escobedo (1/2)
Class A Section:
Bd 7 Guru Gopalakrishan (3 1/2) - David Saponara (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 9 Allan Virtue (3) - Joel Batchelor (2 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 10 Thomas Fries (2 1/2) - Bruce Charnov (2 1/2) 0-1
Bd 11 Luke Neyndorff (1 1/2) - Pejman Sagart (2) 0-1
Bd 12 Buddy Morris (1 1/2) - Shaun Sweitzer (1/2) 0-1
Bye: Robert Draper (1 1/2)
Withdraw: David Delgadillo (2), Alfredo Deleon (1 1/2), Ron Rezendes (1)
Class B Section:
Bd 13 Hector Gonzalez (3) - William Wijaya (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 14 Anthony Harbone (3) - Tom Kuhn (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 15 Sam Barboo (2) - Mayra Movius (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 16 Steve Perry (2) - Fawsi Jose Murra (1 1/2) 0-1
Bd 18 Robert Henderson (1 1/2) - Bryan Kelly (1 1/2) 0-1
Bd 20 Donald Klaas (1) - Gary Weeks (1) 1-0
Withdraw: Jim Krooskos (2), Damani Fair (1/2), Erik Marquis (1/2)
Class C Section:
Bd 22 Tom Webb (3 1/2) - Mark Lawless (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 23 Morgan Fox (3) - Glenn Rich (3) 0-1
Bd 24 Darryl Woodson (2) - Rob Soul (2 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 25 John Huey (1 1/2) - Rocio Murra (2) 0-1
Bd 26 Arnold Berlin (0) - David Palmer (1) 1-0
Class D/E Section:
Bd 27 Karen Kaufman (3 1/2) - Patrick Edwards (3) 1-0
Bd 28 Keric Rivas (3) - Keith Wetterer (2) 1-0
Bd 29 Maria Murra (2) - Roger Pedersen (2) 1-0
Bd 30 Blake Foster (1 1/2) - Bill Murray (1 1/2) 1-0
Bd 31 Ron Stanard (1) - Stephen Tuba (1/2) 1F-0F
Withdraw: John May (3)
Next week is the last round...
This round was delayed from 12/05/12 due to a power outage that hit a large area of downtown (up to about Robinson St). This has happened before so we knew it wouldn't be fixed quickly. The power went out about 6:45 and we called it a night at 7:15. We will still play the next two rounds, on 12/12 and 12/19, the blitz event for 12/19 will have to be replaced with round 6.
Master/Expert Section:
Bd 1 Jim Humphrey (3 1/2) - Kyron Griffith (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 2 Aaron Wooten (2 1/2) - Peter Hodges (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 3 Chris Wonnell (2) - Raoul Crisologo (2) 1-0
Bd 4 Robert Defore (2) - Bud Stamper (2) 1-0
Bd 5 Alejandrino Baluran (1 1/2) - Lennart Mathe (1 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 6 Jeff Turner (1 1/2) - Chuck Ensey (0) 1-0
Withdraw: Esteban Escobedo (1/2)
Class A Section:
Bd 7 Guru Gopalakrishan (3 1/2) - David Saponara (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 9 Allan Virtue (3) - Joel Batchelor (2 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 10 Thomas Fries (2 1/2) - Bruce Charnov (2 1/2) 0-1
Bd 11 Luke Neyndorff (1 1/2) - Pejman Sagart (2) 0-1
Bd 12 Buddy Morris (1 1/2) - Shaun Sweitzer (1/2) 0-1
Bye: Robert Draper (1 1/2)
Withdraw: David Delgadillo (2), Alfredo Deleon (1 1/2), Ron Rezendes (1)
Class B Section:
Bd 13 Hector Gonzalez (3) - William Wijaya (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 14 Anthony Harbone (3) - Tom Kuhn (3 1/2) 0-1
Bd 15 Sam Barboo (2) - Mayra Movius (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 16 Steve Perry (2) - Fawsi Jose Murra (1 1/2) 0-1
Bd 18 Robert Henderson (1 1/2) - Bryan Kelly (1 1/2) 0-1
Bd 20 Donald Klaas (1) - Gary Weeks (1) 1-0
Withdraw: Jim Krooskos (2), Damani Fair (1/2), Erik Marquis (1/2)
Class C Section:
Bd 22 Tom Webb (3 1/2) - Mark Lawless (2 1/2) 1-0
Bd 23 Morgan Fox (3) - Glenn Rich (3) 0-1
Bd 24 Darryl Woodson (2) - Rob Soul (2 1/2) 1/2-1/2
Bd 25 John Huey (1 1/2) - Rocio Murra (2) 0-1
Bd 26 Arnold Berlin (0) - David Palmer (1) 1-0
Class D/E Section:
Bd 27 Karen Kaufman (3 1/2) - Patrick Edwards (3) 1-0
Bd 28 Keric Rivas (3) - Keith Wetterer (2) 1-0
Bd 29 Maria Murra (2) - Roger Pedersen (2) 1-0
Bd 30 Blake Foster (1 1/2) - Bill Murray (1 1/2) 1-0
Bd 31 Ron Stanard (1) - Stephen Tuba (1/2) 1F-0F
Withdraw: John May (3)
Next week is the last round...
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Gambito Open #589
December Gambito Open (#589) 12/01/12
4 rounds of G/40, d/5; Rounds at 10:30 AM, 12:15, 2:45 & 4:30, all over by 6 PM
$700 in Guaranteed Prizes, prizes increased if totalis 32 or more players
28 players today, a little lighter than usual for some reason.
We played in 2 sections, Open and Reserve (U1800), Here are the players, listed in rating order:
Open Section (12 players):
3 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala, Kyron Griffith and Bruce Baker
8 Experts: Aaron Wooten, Venkat Iyer, Peter Hodges, Leonard Sussman, Bud Stamper, Chris Wonnell, Elkaei Rivera and Kiran Yalamanchi
1 Class A: Prisiliano Padilla
Reserve Section (16 players):
10 Class B: Jay Choi, Jerry Qu, David Ross, Gary Weeks, Rolando Ignacio, Sheila Rodriguez, Boris Polonsky, Ben Keltner, David Narevsky and Anthony Harbone
3 Class C: Thomas Diem, Claire Negus and Fred Cleveland
3 ClassD/E: Patrick Edwards, Ganesh Dekate and Mark Negus
Chuck Ensey and Brian Kelly filled in as house players when needed. Chuck directed with an assist from budding new director Jeff Turner, who ably ran the Swiss Sys computer program that does the pairings.
Here are the prize winners:
Open Section:
First/Second Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (3 1/2) and Venkat Iyer (3 1/2), $100 each
BU2400: Bruce Baker (2 1/2), $75 BU2200: Leonard Sussman (2 1/2), $75
2nd U2400/2nd U2200: Kiran Yalamanchi (2) and Chris Wonnell (2), $25 each
BU2000: Prisiliano Padilla (1), $75
Reserve Section:
First/Second Place: Jay Choi (3 1/2) and Jerry Qu (3 1/2), $50 each
BU1600: Ganesh Dekate (2 1/2), $50
2nd U1600: Thomas Diem (1 1/2), Patrick Edwards (1 1/2) and Claire Negus (1 1/2), $7 each
Best Game Prizes to be announced here later on....
Kiran Yalamanchi got a nice win over Bruce Baker in Round 1. Venkat battled Kyron in a long game down to the wire in the last round and finally emerged the victor. Venkat also drew with Cy in Rd 2. In the Reserve Section Jay and Jerry drew with each other in Rd 3 and dispatched everyone else. David Ross was a new player visiting from England and won 3 in a row before losing to Jay in the last round. Jerry beat Sheila Rodriguez, visiting from Mexico, in the last round.
Report written by Chuck Ensey
4 rounds of G/40, d/5; Rounds at 10:30 AM, 12:15, 2:45 & 4:30, all over by 6 PM
$700 in Guaranteed Prizes, prizes increased if totalis 32 or more players
28 players today, a little lighter than usual for some reason.
We played in 2 sections, Open and Reserve (U1800), Here are the players, listed in rating order:
Open Section (12 players):
3 Masters: Cyrus Lakdawala, Kyron Griffith and Bruce Baker
8 Experts: Aaron Wooten, Venkat Iyer, Peter Hodges, Leonard Sussman, Bud Stamper, Chris Wonnell, Elkaei Rivera and Kiran Yalamanchi
1 Class A: Prisiliano Padilla
Reserve Section (16 players):
10 Class B: Jay Choi, Jerry Qu, David Ross, Gary Weeks, Rolando Ignacio, Sheila Rodriguez, Boris Polonsky, Ben Keltner, David Narevsky and Anthony Harbone
3 Class C: Thomas Diem, Claire Negus and Fred Cleveland
3 ClassD/E: Patrick Edwards, Ganesh Dekate and Mark Negus
Chuck Ensey and Brian Kelly filled in as house players when needed. Chuck directed with an assist from budding new director Jeff Turner, who ably ran the Swiss Sys computer program that does the pairings.
Here are the prize winners:
Open Section:
First/Second Place: Cyrus Lakdawala (3 1/2) and Venkat Iyer (3 1/2), $100 each
BU2400: Bruce Baker (2 1/2), $75 BU2200: Leonard Sussman (2 1/2), $75
2nd U2400/2nd U2200: Kiran Yalamanchi (2) and Chris Wonnell (2), $25 each
BU2000: Prisiliano Padilla (1), $75
Reserve Section:
First/Second Place: Jay Choi (3 1/2) and Jerry Qu (3 1/2), $50 each
BU1600: Ganesh Dekate (2 1/2), $50
2nd U1600: Thomas Diem (1 1/2), Patrick Edwards (1 1/2) and Claire Negus (1 1/2), $7 each
Best Game Prizes to be announced here later on....
Kiran Yalamanchi got a nice win over Bruce Baker in Round 1. Venkat battled Kyron in a long game down to the wire in the last round and finally emerged the victor. Venkat also drew with Cy in Rd 2. In the Reserve Section Jay and Jerry drew with each other in Rd 3 and dispatched everyone else. David Ross was a new player visiting from England and won 3 in a row before losing to Jay in the last round. Jerry beat Sheila Rodriguez, visiting from Mexico, in the last round.
Report written by Chuck Ensey
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