The Wachusett Chess Club meets every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM Classroom C159 McKay Campus School Fitchburg State University, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg MA 01420
Membership Dues Only $20 per Year (Individual or Family),
Fitchburg State University students, faculty & staff FREE!
All ages & skill levels welcome: USCF rated games, casual games from 6:00 to 7:00 & all night in the skittles room.
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Reserve early 973-267-7373 or 1- 800-HILTONS. Morris/Essex train to Morris Plains 1.5 miles.
Open to 4- player teams with one optional alternate. Team average (4 highest ratings-2019 January Rating list) must be under 2200.
EF: $199 postmarked by 2/5/19. ALL-$240 after or at door. - all teams, any changes at site $25 charge. ENTRY MAXIMUM IS 325 TEAMS. Enter early!
Prizes: 1-5th Place teams, plaque and 4 digital clocks;
Top Team (Denis Barry Award) U2100, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, 1200, 1000
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Special Plaque: Top Future team, (all players under age 10),
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All 6-0 scores each Digital clock.
Biggest Individual upset each round Engraved Cross pen;
Entry fee refunded to team with Best "Chess related" name,
Sunday night: Best "Chess Related costumes or gimmick"
1st-gourmet dinner for four, 2nd-Gourmet dinner for 4.
Reg. 9-12 Sat 2/16: Rds. 1-7:30, 11-6, 9-3:30.
Surprises and special give-aways each round.
Sunday night - Bughouse $20 per team. Cash prizes.
HR: Parsippany Hilton NEWLY RENOVATED! NEW LIGHTS! HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING!
Chess rates expire 1/17/2019.
Rates $123(single double) $125 (Triple, Quad)
2nd hotel attached to Hilton $130 per night (single-double) $132 (triple, Quad) - Hampton Inn includes breakfast each day.
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Chks payable to NJSCF, mail by 2/05/19 to: NJSCF, 17 Stonehenge Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.
(Include Team name, Captain, players full names, USCF Expiration, ID numbers and ratings in board order).
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2019 Eastern Connecticut Open
Saturday February 23
$160-1st, $80-2nd. Guaranteed.
3 Round Swiss, G/60;d5 Affects both quick and regular rating.
Round Times: 10:30, 1:30, 3:45.
Entry Fees: $30 Cash Only.
Register On-site Only: 9:45 am - 10:10 am One Section. Accelerated Pairings .Wheelchair Accessible. USCF TLA
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A HERITAGE EVENT April 5-7 or 6-7, 2019 Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
$20,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
28th annual Eastern Class Championships. 5SS, 40/100, SD/30 d10 (2-day option, rds 1-2 G/60 d10),
Host Hotel at Cedar Lake, 366 Main St, Sturbridge MA 01566 (I-84 Exit 3, near I-90), near the Connecticut border. Free parking.
Master Section is FIDE rated.
$$ 20,000 PRIZE FUND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED. In 7 sections:
Master (2200/up): $2000-1000-500-300, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak $100 bonus, top U2300 $800-400.
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Class A (1800-1999/Unr): $1500-700-400-300.
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Rated players may play up one section.
Unrated may enter E through A, with prize limits: E $100, D $200, C $300, or B $400.
Mixed doubles bonus prizes: best male/female 2-player "team" combined score among all sections: $600-300.
Team average must be under 2200; teammates may play in different sections; teams must register (no extra fee) by 2 pm 4/6.
Top 5 sections entry fee: $115 online at chessaction.com by 4/3, 3-day $118, 2-day $117 if check mailed by 3/26, $130 at site, or online until 2 hours before round1.
GMs free, $100 deducted from prize.
Class D or E Section entry fee: All $50 less than top 5 sections entry fee.
Online entry fee $5 less to MACA members; may join/renew at masschess.org.
No checks at site, credit cards OK. No credit card mailed entries.
3-day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rounds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
2-day schedule: Reg ends Sat 10 am, rounds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
Byes: OK all, limit 2 byes; Master Section must commit before round 2, others before round 3.
ECO code to enjoy = A06 Reti opening, Tennison (Zukertort) gambit: 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4
♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Four Random Mating Patterns ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚
Fianchetto Mate
Stan Talcott's Mate W
Queen Mate
Smothered Mate
February 20th 2019
Jeff Caruso and Robb Stewart to run in MACA elections
MACA elections are right around the corner!
Billerica CC members, Jeff Caruso and Robb Stewart, are running for positions on the MACA board. Jeff has represented MACA as a director for a number of years and this year he is running for Vice President. Robb Stewart is running for one of the open director positions and has asked for our support. I've known Robb for a long time through the chess circles and has been an instructor for the club in the past.
For those that don't know him, Robb has been an active chess player for over 30 years, and is very involved with scholastic chess. He volunteers to manage a chess program at his daughter's school, directs scholastic tournaments, and tutors students privately.
Both Jeff and Robb are great candidates for the positions and will help Mass Chess move forward. They would like you and/or your child's vote - yes, your child can vote! Mass Chess bylaws state that junior members are eligible to vote The process to vote is underway currently and is a two-step process that is easy to complete.
The first step is that you have to register with the election committee to vote.
You simply need to send an email to the following address: election@masschess.org
You do need to be a current member of MACA. You can paste this text in your note:
Please send me an online ballot for the upcoming election to [your-email]. This must be completed before February 28th.
The second step is to vote! An on-line ballot will be emailed to the address you provided at the beginning of May which will allow you to vote. Online voting needs to be completed by May 22nd.
MACA has posted FAQs on its website about the election process; the link can be found here: http://masschess.org/resources/faqs/chess_faqs.aspx?faq_type_uid=5
Please vote! And please support Robb Stewart and Jeff Caruso, they are both great choices for the future of Mass Chess.
-Paul G.
February 16th, 2019
My Week at the Club #55
Board 2 in Round 2 of the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Larry Gladding
Hello All,
This week I played Larry Gladding (1765) in a QGD. The opening line was somewhat similar to our game in episode #52, and Larry got a promising K-side attack out of it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Total of 15 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕),
no upset draws (♖).
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ritvik Pulya, Dave Thomas, Arthur Barlas, Vince Premus, Jim Hankard and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Joe Bennett withdrew from the tournament.
(Bennett), O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka
Projected Round 3 Pairings for February 20th:Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Commisso
Board 2: Gurge vs. Cappallo
Board 3: Brassard vs. Paulson
Board 4: Ri. Pulya vs. Felton
Board 5: Mirijanian vs. Donahue
Board 6: Lally vs. Thomas
Board 7: Murray vs. Godin
Board 8: Briggs vs. Couture
Board 9: David vs. McNeilage
Board 10: Gladding vs. Bastarache
Board 11: Barlas vs. Wheeler
Board 12: Mathieu vs. LePoer
Board 13: Hankard vs. Biglow
Board 14: Ostrowski vs. Fratturelli
Board 15: Ra. Pulya vs. O'Rourke
Board 16: H. McLaughlin vs. Gawboy
Board 17: Motyka vs. B. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 3 is Stevens.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 3 on February 20th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hello All,
After a bit more effort than I care to admit, I got my most recent analysis video posted. In it I play Don Ostrowski in the first round of the George O'Rourke Memorial. He played 1. e4 and I responded with a French Defense.
My weekly game from the Wachusett Chess Club, where I played Black in a French Defense against Don Ostrowski (1571).
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Couture, Bennett, Hankard, Ostrowski, Stevens, Briggs, David, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Biglow, Ra. Pulya,
H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka
Projected Round 2 Pairings for February 13th:Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gladding vs. Kildahl
Board 2: Cappallo vs. Brassard
Board 3: Commisso vs. Godin
Board 4: Felton vs. Donahue
Board 5: Ri. Pulya vs. Lally
Board 6: Thomas vs. Gurge
Board 7: McNeilage vs. Bastarache
Board 8: Paulson vs. Mathieu
Board 9: LePoer vs. Barlas
Board 10: Premus vs. Mirijanian
Board 11: Couture vs. Fratturelli
Board 12: Bennett vs. O'Rourke
Board 13: Hankard vs. Biglow
Board 14: Ra. Pulya vs. Ostrowski
Board 15: Stevens vs. H. McLaughlin
Board 16: B. McLaughlin vs. Briggs
Board 17: David vs. Gawboy
Board 18:Wheeler vs. Motyka
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♘ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes back Bruce Felton, Joe Bennett, and Mike Lally, the last of whom has not played at the club since September 17, 2014.
♙ The club also welcomes new player Michael Stevens of Whitinsville, who is a regular player at the Greater Worcester Chess Club.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 2 on February 13th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, which begins Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
At 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the latest episode of Chess Chat will be presented, showing the game between 18-year-old GM Sam Sevian (the No. 1 player in Massachusetts, who lives in Central Mass. in Holden) and soon-to-be 20-year-old IM Ravi Haria (British player) from the Pro Chess League match between the Montclair Sopranos and the London Lions. WIM Carissa Yip, 2014 Wachusett CC champion, is also a member of the Montclair Sopranos team. The Chess Chat episode can also be seen on video On Demand at http://www.fatv.org. Players must be present by 7 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚
Ratings in effect for the
2019 George E. O'Rourke Memorial tournament:
This week the board 1 pairing consisted of NM Brett Kildahl vs. CM Roger Cappallo & both players decided to explain their moves & ideas in respective YouTube videos, so the Wachusett Chess Club is treated with duelling videos for this interesting & important game.
Brett comments on Roger's YouTube video:
Nice analysis, Roger.
It was interesting to hear that you wanted to avoid the Benko and Benoni. I was hoping for one of those openings, and didn't have much of an idea what I'd do against the Slav, so you had me pegged in that regard.
Your description of my late middlegame blunder as a slight glitch was generous. If you had had even a few minutes more on your clock at that point, I think you would have found that line and won the game.
Thanks for linking to my video. I'll do the same!
-Brett
The last round fight for 1st place in the Reggie Boone Memorial, where I played Black in a Slav Defense against Brett Kildahl (2132). Brett's video on this game can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYvEPejnBU, and the club's web site is located at http://www.wachusettchess.org.
Brett also has made a video, which I've linked to in my description. As always, thanks for watching.
Cheers,
Roger
NM Brett Kildahl is back at the WCC & started off the new year with a bang by finishing clear first at 5.0/5 in the five round Reggie Boone Memorial tournament, a full point ahead of his nearest competitor, second place finisher, Paul Godin. Lest one think Brett's clean sweep was some kind of lucky fluke, it's worth noting that after defeating a pair of strong class B players, Dave Thomas & Dave Couture, Brett then went on a complete romp by beating the three highest rated players in the club (aside from himself), Paul Godin, Ray Paulson, & Roger Cappallo, to achieve a tournament performance rating (TPR) of 2421. It's difficult to imagine a more convincing victory, so kudos to Brett.
Paul Godin took clear second place by scoring a solid 65 move win over USCF expert Ray Paulson after Ray had declined Paul's offer to split the point at move 52. Gary Brassard beat Jim Hankard to share the under 1800 prize with Mike Commisso who beat Dave Couture in a somewhat complex tactical melee which will undoubtedly provide more material for any updates to Dave's book Progressive Tactics.
There were several other games of particular interest in the final round. The two "giant killers", Tom Fratturelli & Don Briggs met each other & Briggs was victorious, which landed him the top under 1600 prize. Raaga Pulya scored a huge upset against 1507 rated Mark Wheeler & this combined with her round 2 victory over Briggs netted her 146 rating points & launched her to a new all time high of 1284.
Reggie Boone Memorial, January 30th, 2019
Round 5 of 5 Results
White
Result
Black
Brett Kildahl
1-0
Roger Cappallo
Ray Paulson
0-1
Paul Godin
Mike Commisso
1-0
Dave Couture
Gary Brassard
1-0
Jim Hankard
Don Briggs
1-0
Tom Fratturelli
Ken Gurge
1-0
John Bastarache
Ritvik Pulya
1-0
Larry O'Rourke
Don Ostrowski
1/2-1/2
Brian Biglow
Ralph McNeilage
1-0
Hugh McLaughlin
♕ Raaga Pulya
1-0
Mark Wheeler
Dillon Motyka
1/2-1/2
Bryce McLaughlin
Total of 11 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕),
no upset draws (♖).
♖ Not playing round 5 were George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer, Larry Gladding, Jim Donahue, Dave Thomas, Arthur Barlas,
Michael David, Randy McLaughlin and Emily Gawboy.
♙ Stephen Murray was withdrawn from the tournament.
2019 Club Championship Qualification Standings as of January 30th, 2019
After 29 of 43 games completed in the 2018-2019 season,
the following are the current standings for qualification for the
2019 WCC 'A' Club Championship Tournament. The Top Four Highest GPP Finishers Qualify.
The remaining four to qualify will be the four with highest percentage as calculated in the last column.
The tiebreaker, if necessary, is the higher USCF rating after the final regular season tournament is rated!
A minimum of 22 games must be completed to qualify.
(Only players currently with 9 or more games played & a .500 pct. or greater are listed.)
REMINDER: The next tournament at the club will be the George E. O'Rourke Memorial.
Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:00 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 1 on February 6th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hello All,
I've finished and uploaded the video for Wednesday night's Round 4 game against Larry Gladding. It was a QGD Exchange variation. For convenience I've attached an updated index to my video series. [mwatc_index.xlsx.pdf]
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Total of 10 boards, no major upsets, (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer, Mike Commisso, Dave Thomas and Brian Biglow.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Stephen Murray, Hugh McLaughlin, Raaga Pulya, Bryce McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
♟ Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the tournament.
Projected Round 5 Pairings for January 30th:Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Cappallo
Board 2: Paulson vs. Godin
Board 3: Gladding vs. Mirijanian
Board 4: Hankard vs. LePoer
Board 5: Couture vs. Fratturelli
Board 6: Commisso vs. Brassard
Board 7: Donahue vs. Briggs
Board 8: Bastarache vs. Thomas
Board 9: Ostrowski vs. Gurge
Board 10: David vs. Barlas
Board 11: Ri. Pulya vs. O'Rourke
Board 12: Murray vs. Biglow
Board 13: Ra. Pulya vs. Wheeler
Board 14: Gawboy vs. H. McLaughlin
Board 15: Motyka vs. B. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 5 on January 30th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hello All,
After a fair amount of futzing about with the machine, I was able to get a video produced on my game against Geoff LePoer. I was on the Black side of a Torre Attack. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/qnegT7pIASo My Week at the Club #51
My weekly bout at the Wachusett Chess Club, this week playing Black against Geoff LePoer (1907) in a Torre Attack.
I hope you find something of interest in it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
January 18th 2019
Just The Rules: No Claim, No Fame
Position from H. McLaughlin - Mike Commisso, 2019.01.16 Kxb6??
Your opponent's flag is about to fall in a US Chess sudden death time control. The TD comes over to the contest to observe. They see that your opponent has run out of time-their flag is down, but the TD says nothing and does nothing. You look up at them with a quizzical expression, and still there is no response from the TD. To get the TD to act, you must point out the flag fall and say something-like "Flag" or "Flag Fall" or "Time." You and your opponent are locked in a position where your king gets checked over, and over, and over. The TD is watching this little dance contest; yet, says nothing. Why? There was no claim by a player. Note: the TD can declare a draw without a claim if the same position appears five times in a row.
Your opponent touches their queen but moves their knight instead. They do this right in front of the TD; yet, the TD does nothing?! But if you make a claim, what do you think the TD will do?
Rarely will a TD intervene in your game without an invitation by you or your opponent to do so. TDs rarely rule on a claim that you don't make, even if they observe a violation of US Chess rules (FIDE rules are a bit different and there are some rare exceptions in US Chess.) So if you want to claim a flag fall, draw, illegal move, touched piece, etc., then you have to make that request-verbally. One notable time a claim does not need to be verbalized is when 75 moves have been made with no pawn move plus no piece has been captured-then the TD can simply declare the game drawn. If a TD sees an illegal move early in the game-the US Chess rules have some wiggle room here-a TD may, unannounced, step in and correct the miscue (even though US Chess advises against it). They positively cannot do a thing about an illegal move in the last five minutes of a time control unless you or your opponent makes an illegal move claim-aloud.
Coaches, friends, relatives, spectators, teachers, and all others cannot make any claim in the game you are playing. Having someone summon a TD for you is not the same as making a claim. When the TD does show up, you have to state your claim yourself.
-Larry G.
January 16th, 2019
2019 Reggie Boone Memorial
Round 3 of 5
Reggie Boone Memorial, January 16th, 2019
Round 3 of 5 Results
White
Result
Black
Brett Kildahl
1-0
Paul Godin
Geoff LePoer
0-1
Roger Cappallo
Arthur Barlas
0-1
Ray Paulson
Ken Gurge
0-1
Larry Gladding
George Mirijanian
1-0
Tom Fratturelli
Jim Hankard
1/2-1/2
Dave Couture
Jim Donahue
1-0
Don Ostrowski
Hugh McLaughlin
0-1
Mike Commisso
Gary Brassard
1-0
Raaga Pulya
Michael David
0-1
John Bastarache
Bryce McLaughlin
0-1
Mark Wheeler
Don Briggs
1-0
Emily Gawboy
Brian Biglow
1-0
Dillon Motyka
Total of 13 boards, no major upsets, (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ritvik Pulya, Dave Thomas and Larry O'Rourke.
♖ Not playing round 3 was Stephen Murray.
♙ Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the tournament.
Murray, Ostrowski, Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya
0.5
David
0.0
(R. McLaughlin), B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka
Projected Round 4 Pairings for January 23rd:Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Kildahl
Board 2: Cappallo vs. Gladding
Board 3: Godin vs. Mirijanian
Board 4: Commisso vs. Donahue
Board 5:Couture vs. Thomas
Board 6: Fratturelli vs. Gurge
Board 7: Barlas vs. Hankard
Board 8: O'Rourke vs. Brassard
Board 9: Bastarache vs. Murray
Board 10: Ostrowski vs. Briggs
Board 11: Wheeler vs. David
Board 12: Gawboy vs. Motyka
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting half-point byes for Round 4 are LePoer and Biglow.
♝ Not being paired are Ritvik and Raaga Pulya as well as Hugh and Bryce McLaughlin.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes new player Dillon Motyka of Leominster, who is playing in his first USCF-rated tournament.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 4 on January 23rd.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hi all,
For those of you who are interested, I'm back to making chess videos.
Here's my most recent: https://youtu.be/IcNe4m_V2UE
The rest can be found through my channel (Brett Kildahl).
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Hello All,
I've just posted my 50th Week at the Club video on youtube. It's at: https://youtu.be/qH4ybOwGJo0
In it I play Ken Gurge (1784) on the white side of a Caro-Kann Panov Attack. I hope you enjoy it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
January 9th, 2019
2019 Reggie Boone Memorial
Round 2 of 5
Reggie Boone Memorial, January 9th, 2019
Round 2 of 5 Results
White
Result
Black
Dave Couture
0-1
Brett Kildahl
Roger Cappallo
1/2-1/2
Ken Gurge
Larry Gladding
1/2-1/2
Ray Paulson
Paul Godin
1-0
Jim Donahue
Mike Commisso
0-1
Geoff LePoer
Ritvik Pulya
1/2-1/2
George Mirijanian
Tom Fratturelli
1-0
Gary Brassard
John Bastarache
0-1
Jim Hankard
Dave Thomas
1-0
Brian Biglow
Don Ostrowski
1-0
Bryce McLaughlin
♔ Hugh McLaughlin
1-0
Mark Wheeler
♕ Raaga Pulya
1-0
Don Briggs
Larry O'Rourke
1-0
Emily Gawboy
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕),
no upset draws (♖).
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Arthur Barlas, Stephen Murray and Michael David.
♙ Withdrawing from the tournament were Randy McLaughlin and Francis Scanlon.
Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow, (R. McLaughlin), B. McLaughlin, Gawboy
Projected Round 3 Pairings for January 16th:Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Godin
Board 2: LePoer vs. Cappallo
Board 3: Paulson vs. Barlas
Board 4: Gurge vs. Gladding
Board 5: Donahue vs. Fratturelli
Board 6: Murray vs. Couture
Board 7: Ostrowski vs. Commisso
Board 8: O'Rourke vs. Ri. Pulya
Board 9: H. McLaughlin vs. Thomas
Board 10: Hankard vs. Ra.Pulya
Board 11: Brassard vs. David
Board 12: Wheeler vs. Bastarache
Board 13: Briggs vs. B. McLaughlin
Board 14: Biglow vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 3 on January 16th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Total of 12 boards,
no major upsets (♔ ♕),
1 upset draw (♖).
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Ritvik Pulya, Stephen Murray and Tom Fratturelli.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Bryce McLaughlin, Raaga Pulya and Francis Scanlon.
Thomas, Hankard, Ostrowski, Wheeler, David, Briggs, O'Rourke, Biglow, R. McLaughlin,
H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy, Scanlon
Projected Round 2 Pairings for January 9th:Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Couture vs. Kildahl
Board 2: Cappallo vs. Gurge
Board 3: Barlas vs. Paulson
Board 4: Godin vs. Donahue
Board 5: Gladding vs. LePoer
Board 6: Commisso vs. Mirijanian
Board 7: Fratturelli vs. Brassard
Board 8: Bastarache vs. Ri. Pulya
Board 9: Thomas vs. Biglow
Board 10: H. McLaughlin vs. Hankard
Board 11: Ostrowski vs. R. McLaughlin
Board 12: B. McLaughlin vs. Wheeler
Board 13: David vs. Ra. Pulya
Board 14: Scanlon vs. Briggs
Board 15: O'Rourke vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 2 is Murray.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room C159 by by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 2 on January 9th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Reggie Boone Memorial, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 2, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University. Players must be present by 7 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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Ratings in effect for the
2019 Reggie Boone Memorial tournament:
Ratings & Stats
Club Games
Carissa Yip ▶
Chess Chat
2016 WCC Champ
2015 WCC Champ
2012 WCC Champ
2010 WCC Champ
Gerzadowicz
Phil Leasure
Allan Bennett
Bill Addison
John Grefe
Milan Vukcevich
Contact Info
Directions
McKay Bldg
Reggie Boone
Harlow B. Daly
Harold B. Dondis
Ernest E. Fandreyer
J. Camille Leblanc
Harry Lyman
George O'Rourke
Wayne Steadman
Walter G. Trice
Charles Weldon
Woody Wink
Club Winners
Club Matches
Fischer Simul
Chronos
Chronos GX
Excalibur
Saitek GC II
Saitek Gameclock
Saitek Mephisto
ZMF II
DGT NA
DGT (FIDE)
DGT 960
DGT 1001
Leap PQ9907
Leap PQ9903
VTek 300
Dave Couture
John Curdo
Rolf Wetzell
Reggie Boone Memorial
