WCC News 2021 ♔

Miscellaneous News & Other Chess Events of Interest:

♗ MACA Event Calendar of Tournaments throughout Massachusetts

♘ NHCA Event Calendar of Tournaments throughout New Hampshire

♖ Relyea Event Calendar of Open & Invitational Tournaments

♜ Continental Chess Association Tournament Schedule for All States

♙ SENECA Southeast New England Chess Association Tournament Schedule

♘ Connecticut Chess Magazine by Rob Roy blog.

♔ US Chess upcoming Tournament Schedule for New England: ♔ Massachusetts, ♛ New Hampshire, ♖ Rhode Island, ♝ Connecticut, ♘ Maine ♟ Vermont

Metrowest Chess Club Monthly Event NEW LOCATION:
Note:
Henceforth all Metrowest Chess Club events are at our new location,
St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 39 E. Central Ave., Natick MA
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY
See http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/Club/Maps/Location_and_Maps.pdf for maps.
Also: The time control is now 40/90; SD/30; d5
(Formerly located at the Natick Community Center, 117 E. Central St. (Rt.135) in Natick Massachusetts.)

♝ Billerica Chess Club weekly results are now available on this site as part of the Other Organizations section.

♙ Ayer Chess Club at Billiards Café schedules info & results are now available on this site.

♘ Keene, NH Chess Club events calendar

♞ Waltham Chess Club events calendar

♖ Boylston Chess Club events calendar

♜ Greater Worcester Chess Club events calendar

♗ New Britain CT Chess Club events calendar

♝ MetroWest Chess Club events calendar

♔ ♞ Print or download a .PDF version of the Wachusett Chess Club Flyer ♘ ♚

♚ ♛ An Archive of these & earlier News Links is now available in the "Chess Online" section ♛ ♚

YOU CAN NOW EASILY CONVERT YOUR GAMES TO PGN FORMAT & EMAIL THEM! ♗ ♞ ♖

An unofficial but nice to have Glossary of Chess terms ♜ ♘ ♝

♚ ♔ ♚ Three books by local author FM John Curdo, 'Chess Caviar', 'More Chess Caviar' & 'Still More Chess Caviar'
all now available directly from John Curdo. Each book contains 100 of John's selected miniature games ♔ ♚ ♔

ECO code to enjoy = C45 Scotch, Potter variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3

♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Four Random Mating Patterns ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚
Lolli's Mate	Blind Swine Mate	Greco's Mate	Double Bishop Mate

October 29th 2021

2021 - 2022 US Chess Rules Rulebook Changes COMPILED BY TIM JUST

Since the publication of the 7th edition of the US Chess rulebook,
changes have been made in US Chess rules.
Below is the link to a collection of those changes. Any additions or corrections can be sent to US Chess.
Summary of 2021 - 2022 US Chess Rules Changes
-Larry Gladding

October 27th, 2021

2021 John A. Curdo Commemoration
Round 1 of 4

WCC Starts Season with John Curdo Tournament

**John A. Curdo Commemoration, Open Section, October 27th, 2021**
Round 1 of 4 Results
White	Result	Black
Dave Couture	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Ray Paulson	0-1	Vihaan Jain
Stephen Murray	0-1	Roger Cappallo
George Mirijanian	1-0	Todd Tsakiris
Michael Urbonas	0-1	Anand Nair
Michael Manisy	0-1	Michael David
Ken Gurge	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
Geoff LePoer	0-1	Jim Donahue
Don Ostrowski	0-1	Larry Gladding
Total of 9 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 1 were Rob King, Paul Godin, Andrew Jeselson, Ralph McNeilage, and Gary Brassard.

**John A. Curdo Commemoration, Open Section, October 27th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round
Points	Players
1.0	Kildahl, Cappallo, Mirijanian, Nair, Gladding, Jain, David, Donahue
0.5	Commisso, Gurge
0.0	King, Paulson, Godin Jeselson, Manisy, LePoer, McNeilage, Brassard, Couture, Murray, Tsakiris, Urbonas, Ostrowski

Projected Round 2 Pairings, Open Section for November 3rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. Gladding
Cappallo vs. Jain
David vs. Mirijanian
Nair vs. Donahue
Commisso vs. Paulson
Manisy vs. Gurge
Tsakiris vs. LePoer
McNeilage vs. Murray
Brassard vs. Urbonas
Ostrowski vs. Couture
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

October 27th, 2021

John A. Curdo Commemoration, U1600 Section
Round 1 of 4

John A. Curdo Commemoration, U1600 Section

**John A. Curdo Commemoration, U1600 Section, October 27th, 2021**
Round 1 of 4 Results
White	Result	Black
Mike Densmore	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Matt Bergeron	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Larry O'Rourke	0-1	Hugh McLaughlin
Matt Moore	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Brian Biglow	1-0	Jon Stephan
James Essary	0-1	Keith Hamer
Mitchell Haley	1-0	Alex Deschenes
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♜ Issued a "tournament bye" was Mark Wheeler.
♖ Not playing round 1 were John Bastarache, Bob Mathieu, Kevin Perera, Raaga Pulya, Rene Minalga-Rheault, and John Murphy.

**John A. Curdo Commemoration, U1600 Section, October 27th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round
Points	Players
1.0	Fratturelli, Matt Bergeron, Mark Wheeler, Mike Bergeron, Biglow, Hamer, Haley, McLaughlin
0.5	-----
0.0	Bastarache, O'Rourke, Mathieu, Perera, Gawboy, Pulya, Minalga-Rheault, Moore, Stephan, Essary, Murphy, Deschenes, Densmore

Projected Round 2 Pairings U1600 Section for November 3rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Fratturelli vs. Biglow
Hamer vs. Matt Bergeron
McLaughlin vs. Wheeler
Mike Bergeron vs. Haley
Stephan vs. O'Rourke
Mathieu vs. Essary
Gawboy vs. Murphy
Minalga-Rheault vs. Densmore
Deschenes vs. Moore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 2 on November 3rd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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October 21th 2021

John A. Curdo Commemoration Tournament
Starts Wednesday, October 27 at the club

An event honoring New England living legend John Curdo will be held in rooms 142 and 143, starting next week.
This special tournament will celebrate the 90th birthday of 17-time Massachusetts state champion John A. Curdo and will have a $400 total prize fund.
Prizes are guaranteed:
OPEN: $100 1st, $60 2nd, $40 top U2000, $30 top U1800,
UNDER 1600 SECTION: $80 1st, $40 2nd, $30 top U1400, $20 top U1200.
All participants must be paid-up members of the Wachusett Chess Club: $20 annual club dues.
No tournament entry fee for paid-up members. Only requirement: full club membership.
Registration for the tournament on Wednesday, October 27,
starts at 6:15 p.m. and ends at 6:45 p.m.
Early registration is highly recommended.
The tournament is a 4-round Swiss, ending November 17, three days after Curdo's birthday.
-George M.

October 20th, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 7 of 7

Ray Paulson Wins 2021 Wachusett CC Championship

**WCC 'A' Championship, October 20th, 2021**
Round 7 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Gary Brassard	0-1	Ray Paulson
Roger Cappallo	1-0	Ralph McNeilage
Mike Commisso	0-1	Stephen Murray
Dave Couture	0-1	Larry Gladding
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, October 20th, 2021**
FINAL STANDINGS After 7 Rounds
Points	Players
6.0	Paulson
5.5	Cappallo
5.0	-----
4.5	-----
4.0	Murray, Gladding
3.5	Commisso
3.0	Couture
2.5	-----
2.0	-----
1.5	McNeilage
1.0	-----
0.5	Brassard

♔ 2021 WCC 'A' Championship PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st:	Ray Paulson of Lowell
2nd:	Roger Cappallo of Groton
3rd-4th:	Stephen Murray, of Ayer, and Larry Gladding, of Leominster

Pictures from this year's WCC 'A' Championship tournament.

Current 2020 Championship Grand Prix Standings Championship Grand Prix Archive

October 20th, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 7 of 7

Brett Kildahl Wins 2021 WCC 'B' Section by Two Full Points!
Jim Donahue Captures 'B' Championship Title!

**WCC 'B' Championship, October 20th, 2021**
Round 7 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
George Mirijanian	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Vihaan Jain	1/2-1/2	Jim Donahue
Mitchell Haley	0-1	Anand Nair
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	Michael David
Todd Tsakiris	1-0	Ken Gurge
Mark Wheeler	1-0	Keith Hamer
Mike Bergeron	0-1	Mike Manisy
Kevin Perera	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Larry O'Rourke
Brian Biglow	0-1	Rene Minalga-Rheault
James Essary	0-1	Jon Stephan
Total of 11 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing Round 7 were Rob King, Geoff LePoer, Paul Godin, Andrew Jeselson,
Bob Mathieu, Raaga Pulya, Matt Moore, Don Briggs, Alex Descchenes, John Murphy,
Hugh McLaughlin, Mike Densnore, John Bastarache, Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.

**WCC 'B' Championship, October 20th, 2021**
FINAL STANDINGS After 7 Rounds
Points	Players
6.5	Kildahl
6.0	-----
5.5	-----
5.0	-----
4.5	King, Nair, Tsakiris, Jain, Donahue (champion)
4.0	Mirijanian, LePoer, David, Ostrowski, Wheeler
3.5	Godin, Jeselson, Manisy, Gurge, Perera, Minalga-Rheault, Haley
3.0	Hamer, O'Rourke, Bergeron
2.5	Fratturelli, Mathieu, Gawboy, Pulya,
2.0	Biglow, Moore, Stephan
1.5	Briggs, Deschenes
1.0	Murphy, McLaughlin, Essary, Densmore
0.5	Bastarache
0.0	Condon, Booker

♔ 2021 WCC 'B' Championship PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st:	Brett Kildahl, of Worcester
2nd-6th:	Rob King, of Framingham, Anand Nair, of Ashland Todd Tsakiris, of Acton, Vihaan Jain, of Acton, Jim Donahue (champion), of Stow

A total of 5 players
gained 50 or more rating points:

The following players had a rating increase of 50 or more points:
Mitchell Haley 1313P14	+ 270
Stephen Murray 1722	+ 107
Kevin Perera 1355	+ 106
Mike Bergeron 1407	+ 58
Mike Densmore 746	+ 56

A total of 5 players
reached new all time highs:

The following players achieved a new all-time high rating:
Stephen Murray	172Z
Mike Bergeron	1407
Kevin Perera	1355
Mitchell Haley	1313P14
Matt Moore	1033

♟ ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙ Rating gains & losses from 2021 WCC Championship:
'A' Championship
1	Ray Paulson 1985	+21
2	Roger Cappallo 1956	+16
3	Larry Gladding 1773	+34
4	Stephen Murray 1722	+107
5	Mike Commisso 1801	+3
6	Dave Couture 1736	+12
7	Ralph McNeilage 1777	-58
8	Gary Brassard 1749	-83
'B' Championship
10	Brett Kildahl 2144	+3
11	Rob King 2206	+2
12	Anand Nair 1859	-2
13	Vihaan Jain 1732	-2
14	Todd Tsakiris 1717	-3
15	Jim Donahue 1659	+31
16	George Mirijanian 1950	-5
17	Geoff LePoer 1794	+20
18	Michael David 1700	-39
19	Don Ostrowski 1614	-6
20	Mark Wheeler 1455	+38
21	Paul Godin 1970	(no change)
22	Mike Manisy 1846	-10
23	Ken Gurge 1670	-9
24	Kevin Perera 1355	+106
25	Mitchell Haley 1313P14	+270
26	Rene Minalga-Rheault 1154	+4
27	Andrew Jeselson 1970	+7
28	Larry O'Rourke 1413	-63
29	Mike Bergeron 1407	+58
30	Keith Hamer 1373	-7
31	Tom Fratturelli 1582	-93
32	Bob Mathieu 1400	-6
33	Emily Gawboy 1224	+25
34	Raaga Pulya 1208	+28
35	Brian Biglow 1400	(no change)
36	Matt Moore 1033	+25
37	Jon Stephan 960	+1
38	Don Briggs 1540	-4
39	Alex Deschenes 772P1	(first rating)
40	Hugh McLaughlin 1201	-32
41	Jim Essary 951	-34
42	John Murphy 772P2	(first rating)
43	Mike Densmore 746	+56
44	John Bastarache 1440	-17
45	Alan Condon 1630	-34
46	Roland Booker 1600	(no change)

Pictures from this year's WCC 'B' Championship tournament.

Current 2020 Championship Grand Prix Standings Championship Grand Prix Archive

REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 1 on October 27th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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October 17th 2021

Yip Wins 2021 US Women's Championship!

Sun 10/17/2021 5:19 PM
Carissa won her fifth game in a row in round 10. Moments later Thalia Cervates Landeiro claimed a draw by repetition with Irina Krish which secured the championship for Carissa!
-Mike Commisso

October 13th, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 6 of 7

Paulson Maintains 1/2 Point Lead Into Final

**WCC 'A' Championship, October 13th, 2021**
Round 6 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Ralph McNeilage	0-1	Ray Paulson
Roger Cappallo	1-0	Gary Brassard
Larry Gladding	0-1	Mike Commisso
Stephen Murray	0-1	Dave Couture
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, October 13th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 6 Rounds
Points	Players
5.0	Paulson
4.5	Cappallo
4.0	-----
3.5	Commisso
3.0	Gladding, Couture, Murray
2.5	-----
2.0	-----
1.5	McNeilage
1.0	-----
0.5	Brassard

Projected Round 7 Pairings for October 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Brassard vs. Paulson
Cappallo vs. McNeilage
Commisso vs. Murray
Couture vs. Gladding
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

October 13th, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 6 of 7

Kildahl Leads 'B' Championship
By Full Point, One Round To Go

**WCC 'B' Championship, October 13th, 2021**
Round 6 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Jim Donahue
Anand Nair	0-1	Vihaan Jain
Michael David	1/2-1/2	Geoff LePoer
Ken Gurge	1/2-1/2	Don Ostrowski
Paul Godin	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	Mitchell Haley
Keith Hamer	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
Matt Moore	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Brian Biglow	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	John Murphy
Jon Stephan	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Total of 11 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-poijnt byes were Rob King, George Mirijanian, Todd Tsakiris,
Bob Mathieu, Kevin Perera, and Alex Deschenes.
♖ Not receiving byes were Mike Manisy, and Mike Densmore.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Andrew Jeselson, Raaga Pulya, Don Briggs,
John Bastarache, Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.

**WCC 'B' Championship, October 13th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 6 Rounds
Points	Players
5.5	Kildahl
5.0	-----
4.5	King
4.0	Mirijanian, LePoer, Jain, Donahue
3.5	(Jeselson), Nair, Godin, David, Tsakiris, Gurge, Ostrowski, Haley
3.0	Wheeler, Hamer, Bergeron
2.5	Manisy, Fratturelli, Mathieu, Gawboy, Pulya, Perera, Minalga-Rheault
2.0	O'Rourke, Biglow, Moore
1.5	(Briggs), Deschenes
1.0	Murphy, McLaughlin, Stephan, Densmore
0.5	(Bastarache)
0.0	(Condon), (Booker)

Projected Round 7 Pairings for October 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King
Mirijanian vs. Jain
LePoer vs. Donahue
Tsakiris vs. Godin
Nair vs. Gurge
Ostrowski vs. David
Haley  vs. Wheeler
Bergeron vs. Hamer
Manisy vs. Minalga-Rheault
Perera vs. Fratturelli
Gawboy vs. Mathieu
Biglow vs. O'Roourke
Deschenes vs. Moore
Murphy vs. Stephan
McLaughlin vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 7 on October 20th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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October 6th, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 5 of 7

Ray Paulson Leads 'A' Championship with 2 Rounds to go

**WCC 'A' Championship, October 6th, 2021**
Round 5 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Stephen Murray	0-1	Roger Cappallo
Ray Paulson	1-0	Dave Couture
Gary Brassard	0-1	Larry Gladding
Mike Commisso	1-0	Ralph McNeilage
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, October 6th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Paulson
3.5	Cappallo
3.0	Gladding, Murray
2.5	Commisso
2.0	Couture
1.5	McNeilage
1.0	-----
0.5	Brassard

Projected Round 6 Pairings for October 13th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
McNeilage vs. Paulson
Cappallo vs. Brassard
Gladding vs. Commisso
Murray vs. Couture
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

October 6th, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 5 of 7

Brett Kildahl Tops 'B' Championship after 5 Rounds

**WCC 'B' Championship, October 6th, 2021**
Round 5 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Ken Gurge	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Geoff LePoer	1-0	Anand Nair
Jim Donahue	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Mitchell Haley	0-1	Michael David
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Todd Tsakiris
Vihaan Jain	1-0	Bob Mathieu
Don Ostrowski	1-0	Brian Biglow
Larry O'Rourke	1/2-1/2	Matt Moore
Emily Gawboy	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
John Murphy	0-1	Keith Hamer
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Mike Densmore	1-0	Joh Stephan
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Rob King, Andrew Jeselson, George Mirijanian,
Mike Manisy, and Kevin Perera.
♖ Not playing round 5 & not receiving byes were:
Raaga Pulya, Paul Godin, Don Briggs and Alex Deschenes.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament are John Bastarache, Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.

**WCC 'B' Championship, October 6th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.5	Kildahl
4.0	King, Donahue
3.5	Jeselson, Mirijanian, Nair, LePoer
3.0	David, Tsakiris, Jain, Gurge, Ostrowski
2.5	Manisy, Fraturelli, Gawboy, Pulya, Haley
2.0	O'Rourke, Wheeler, Mathieu, Biglow, Hamer, Bergeron, Perera, Moore
1.5	Godin, Briggs, Minalga-Rheault
1.0	Murphy, McLaughlin, Densmore, Deschenes
0.5	(Bastarache)
0.0	(Condon), (Booker), Stephan

Projected Round 6 Pairings for October 13th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King
Mirijanian vs. Donahue
Nair vs. Tsakiris
David vs. LePoer
Gurge vs. Jain
Manisy vs. Ostrowski
Fratturelli vs. Haley
Biglow vs. Gawboy
Hamer vs. O'Rourke
Bergeron vs. Wheeler
Moore vs. Mathieu
Minalga-Rheault vs. Murphy
Deschenes vs. Densmore
Stephan vs. 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 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 6 on October 13th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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September 29th, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 4 of 7

Paulson & Murray Top 'A' Standings After 4

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 29th, 2021**
Round 4 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Ray Paulson	0-1	Roger Cappallo
Larry Gladding	0-1	Stephen Murray
Dave Couture	1-0	Mike Commisso
Ralph McNeilage	1/2-1/2	Gary Brassard
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 29th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	Paulson, Murray
2.5	Cappallo
2.0	Gladding, Couture
1.5	McNeilage, Commisso
1.0	-----
0.5	Brassard

Projected Round 5 Pairings for October 6th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Murray vs. Cappallo
Paulson vs. Couture
Brassard vs. Gladding
Commisso vs. McNeilage
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

September 29th, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 4 of 7

K vs K match set for Round 5 'B'

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 29th, 2021**
Round 4 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Mitchell Haley
Mike Manisy	0-1	Anand Nair
Jim Donahue	1-0	Michael David
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Ken Gurge
Brian Biglow	0-1	Geoff LePoer
Tom Fratturelli	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Todd Tsakiris	1-0	Kevin Perera
Mike Bergeron	0-1	Vihaan Jain
Keith Hamer	0-1	Don Ostrowski
Bob Mathieu	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Alex Deschenes
Matt Moore	1-0	Stephan
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Rob King, Andrew Jeselson, George Mirijanian,
Raaga Pulya, Don Briggs, and Larry O'Rourke.
♖ Not receiving byes were Paul Godin and Mike Densmore
♙ Already withdrawn from the tournament were John Bastarache,
Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 29th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
3.5	King, Kildahl, Nair
3.0	Jeselson, Mirijanian, Gurge, Donahue
2.5	LePoer, Fratturelli, Pulya, Haley
2.0	Manisy, David, Tsakiris, Jain, Ostrowski, Wheeler, Mathieu, Biglow
1.5	Godin, Briggs, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Perera, Minalga-Rheault, Moore
1.0	Hamer, Bergeron, McLaughlin, Deschenes
0.5	(Bastarache)
0.0	(Condon), (Booker), Stephan, Densmore.

Projected Round 5 Pairings for October 6th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King
Nair vs. Jeselson
Mirijanian vs. Donahue
Gurge vs. LePoer
Pulya vs. Fratturelli
Haley vs. Manisy
David vs. Wheeler
Ostrowski vs. Tsakiris
Jain vs. Mathieu
Godin vs. Biglow
Briggs vs. Minalga-Rheault
Gawboy vs. O'Rourke
Hamer vs. Moore
McLaughlin vs. Bergeron
Densmore vs. Stephan
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 5 are Perera and Deschenes.

REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 5 on October 6th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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September 22nd, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 3 of 7

Former Two Time Champ Leads After 3

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 22nd, 2021**
Round 3 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Stephen Murray	0-1	Ray Paulson
Larry Gladding	1-0	Ralph McNeilage
Roger Cappallo	1-0	Dave Couture
Gary Brassard	0-1	Mike Commisso
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 22nd, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	Paulson
2.5	-----
2.0	Gladding, Murray
1.5	Cappallo, Commisso
1.0	McNeilage, Couture
0.5	-----
0.0	Brassard

Projected Round 4 Pairings for September 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Paulson vs. Cappallo
Gladding vs. Murray
Couture vs. Commisso
McNeilage vs. Brassard
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

September 22nd, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 3 of 7

NM Rob King Tops 'B' Championship After 3 Rounds

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 22nd, 2021**
Round 3 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Rob King	1-0	Brian Biglow
Anand Nair	1/2-1/2	Brett Kildahl
Kevin Perera	0-1	George Mirijanian
Mitchell Haley	1-0	Todd Tsakiris
Michael David	1-0	Keith Hamer
Vihaan Jain	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Mie Bergeron	0-1	Ken Gurge
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Jim Donahue
Tom Fratturelli	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Emily Gawboy	1-0	Matt Moore
Don Ostrowski	1-0	Jon Stephan
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	Mike Densmore
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Andrew Jeselson, Mike Manisy, Raaga Pulya,
Paul Godin, Geoff LePoer, Don Briggs, and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Godin will be paired next round if he wishes to play.
♙ Withdrawn from the championship are Alan Condon, Roland Booker, and John Bastarache.

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 22nd, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	King
2.5	Kildahl, Jeselson, Mirijanian, Nair, Haley
2.0	Manisy, David, Gurge, Donahue, Wheeler, Biglow, Pulya
1.5	Godin, LePoer, Frattreulli, Gawboy, Perera
1.0	Tsakiris, Jain, Ostrowski, Briggs, O'Rourke, Mathieu,Hamer, Bergeron, McLaughlin
0.5	(Bastarache), Minalga-Rheault, Moore
0.0	(Condon),(Booker), Stephan, Densmore

Projected Round 4 Pairings for September 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King
Jeselson vs. Nair
Mirijanian vs. Haley
Donahue vs. Manisy
Wheeler vs. David
Gurge vs. Biglow
Pulya vs. LePoer
Fratturelli vs. Gawboy
Tsairis vs. Perera
Mathieu vs. Jain
Hamer vs. Ostrowski
Briggs vs. McLaughlin
Bergeron vs. O'Rourke
Minalga-Rheault vs. Moore
Densmore vs. Stephan
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

REMINDER:
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN ROOM 142 AT THE MCKAY COMPLEX
NO LATER THAN 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 4 on September 29th.
PLAYERS RUNNING LATE WHO WISH TO BE PAIRED,
MUST CALL 978-881-8728 BEFORE 7 P.M.

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September 15th, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 2 of 7

3 Non-Upset Upsets in "A" Championship Rd 2

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 15th, 2021**
Round 2 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Ray Paulson	1-0	Larry Gladding
Ralph McNeilage	0-1	Stephen Murray
Mike Commisso	1/2-1/2	Roger Cappallo
Dave Couture	1-0	Gary Brassard
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 15th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Paulson, Murray
1.5	-----
1.0	McNeilage, Gladding, Couture
0.5	Cappallo, Commisso
0.0	Brassard

Projected Round 3 Pairings for September 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Murray vs. Paulson
Gladding vs. McNeilage
Cappallo vs. Couture
Brassard vs. Commisso
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

September 15th, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 2 of 7

King, Kildahl, Jeselson, Nair, & Biglow Lead WCC "B" After 2

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 15th, 2021**
Round 2 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Todd Tsakiris	0-1	Rob King
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Vihaan Jain
Ken Gurge	0-1	Andrew Jeselson
Jim Donahue	0-1	Anand Nair
Brian Biglow	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Kevin Perera
Rene Minalga-Rheault	0-1	Raaga Pulya
Matt Moore	0-1	Michael David
Don Ostrowski	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
John Bastarache	1/2-1/2	Emily Gawboy
Jon Stephan	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Mike Manisy, Mitchell Haley,
Paul Godin, Geoff LePoer, and Don Briggs.
Declining a bye was Mike Densmore..
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Alan Condon and Roland Booker..

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 15th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	King, Kildahl, Jeselson, Nair, Biglow
1.5	Mirijanian, Manisy, Pulya, Perera, Haley
1.0	Godin, LePoer, David, Tsakiris, Jain, Gurge, Donahue, Wheeler, Bergeron, McLaughlin
0.5	Fratturelli, Briggs, Bastarache, Mathieu, Gawboy, Minalga-Rheault, Moore
0.0	(Condon), Ostrowski, (Booker), O'Rourke, Stephan, Densmore

Projected Round 3 Pairings for September 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
King vs. Jeselson
Nair vs. Kildahl
Mirijanian vs. Biglow
Perera vs. Manisy
Pulya vs. Haley
Jain vs. LePoer
David vs. Donahue
Wheeler vs. Tsakiris
Bergeron vs. Gurge
Fratturelli vs. McLaughln
Briggs vs. Moore
Bastarache vs. Minalga-Rheault
Gawboy vs. Mathieu
Ostrowski vs. Stephan
O'Rourke vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

REMINDER:
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN ROOM 142 AT THE MCKAY COMPLEX
NO LATER THAN 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 3 on September 22nd.
PLAYERS RUNNING LATE WHO WISH TO BE PAIRED,
MUST CALL 978-881-8728 BEFORE 7 P.M.

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September 8th, 2021

2021 WCC 'A' Championship
Round 1 of 7

A Snack for Black as
2021 WCC Championship Gets Underway

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 8th, 2021**
Round 1 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Mike Commisso	0-1	Ray Paulson
Roger Cappallo	0-1	Larry Gladding
Dave Couture	0-1	Ralph McNeilage
Gary Brassard	0-1	Stephen Murray
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

**WCC 'A' Championship, September 8th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round
Points	Players
1.0	Paulson, McNeilage,Gadding, Murray
0..0	Cappallo,Brassard, Commisso, Couture

Projected Round 2 Pairings for September 15th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Paulson vs. Gladding
McNeilage vs. Murray
Commisso vs. Cappallo
Couture vs. Brassard
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

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September 8th, 2021

2021 WCC 'B' Championship
Round 1 of 7

2021 WCC "B" Championship Opens

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 8th, 2021**
Round 1 of 7 Results
White	Result	Black
Robert King	1-0	Don Ostrowski
Roland Booker	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Andrew Jeselson	1-0	Don Briggs
Larry O'Rourke	0-1	George Mirijanian
Anand Nair	1-0	John Basttarache
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Michael Manisy
Michael David	0-1	Brian Biglow
Mike Bergeron	0-1	Todd Tsakiris
Vihaan Jain	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Ken Gurge
Alan Condon	0-1	Mitchell Haley
Jon Stephan	0-1	Jim Donahue
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Paul Godin, Geiff LePoer, Mariano Rivera,
Bob Mathieu, Raaga Pulya, and Kevin Perera.
♖ Players who missed the first round can still enter the tournament and may receive a retroactive bye, if requested, for Round 1.

**WCC 'B' Championship, September 8th, 2021**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round
Points	Players
1.0	King, Kildahl, Jeselson, Mirijanian, Nair, Manisy, Tsakiris, Jain, Gurge, Donahue, Biglow, Haley
0.5	Godin, LePoer, Rivera, Mathieu, Pulya, Perera
0.0	David, Condon, Ostrowski, Booker, Briggs, O'Rourke, Bastarache, Wheeler, Bergeron, McLaughlin, Gawboy, Stephan

Projected Round 2 Pairings for September 15th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Tsakiris vs. King
Kildahl vs. Jain
Gurge vs. Jeselson
Mirijanian vs. Donahue
Biglow vs. Nair
Haley vs. Godin
LePoer vs. Pulya
Rivera vs. Perera
Bastarache vs. David
Wheeler vs. Condon
Ostrowski vs. Bergeron
McLaughlin vs. Booker
Briggs vs. Gawboy
Sephan vs. O'Rourke
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 Manisy.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Anand Nair, Todd Tsakiris, Mike Bergeron,
Vihaan Jain, Mitchell Haley, & Jon Stephan. Also Michael Manisy, is returning after a hiatus.

REMINDER:
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN ROOM 142 AT THE MCKAY COMPLEX
NO LATER THAN 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 2 on September 15th.
PLAYERS RUNNING LATE WHO WISH TO BE PAIRED,
MUST CALL 978-881-8728 BEFORE 7 P.M.

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June 26th 2021

King is King at 2021 Summer Festival Swiss

Rob King scored 5 points out of a possible 5 to win the Summer Festival ("Kesajuhla") Swiss, aka Evert Siiskonen Memorial, on Sunday, June 20, at Saima Park in Fitchburg.
The 2011 Wachusett Chess Club champion topped the field by defeating in succession: Tom Fratturelli, Geoff LePoer, Roger Cappallo, Mike Commisso & Mariano Riviera.
-PG


Event: 		Summer Festival (Kesajuhla) SWISS 2021
Location: 	Saima Park, Fitchburg, MA
Event Date: 	2021-06-20
Chief TD: 	George Mirijanian
Non-rated
Time Control: G/15 d5

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 Pair | Player Name         Rating  | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total |
 Num  |                             |  1    |  2    |  3    |  4    |  5    |       |
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   1  | Rob King            2204    |  W19  |  W7   |  W5   |  W6   |  W3   |  5.0  | 1st 🐔
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   2  | Andrew Jeselson     1964    |  L9   |  W15  |  W17  |  W7   |  W4   |  4.0  | 2nd
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   3  | Mariano Riviera     1651    |  W4   |  D6   |  W11  |  W10  |  L1   |  3.5  | 3rd
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   4  | Paul Godin          1970    |  L3   |  W12  |  W19  |  W5   |  L2   |  3.0  | 4th-9th
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   5  | Roger Cappallo      1940    |  W14  |  W13  |  L1   |  L4   |  W8   |  3.0  | 4th-9th
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   6  | Mike Commisso       1852    |  W15  |  D3   |  W8   |  L1   |  D10  |  3.0  | 4th-9th
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   7  | Geoff LePoer        1774    |  W18  |  L1   |  W9   |  L2   |  W14  |  3.0  | 4th-9th
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   8  | Dave Couture        1773    |  W16  |  W10  |  L6   |  W11  |  L5   |  3.0  | 4th-9th
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   9  | Don Ostrowski       1620    |  W2   |  L11  |  L7   |  W16  |  W13  |  3.0  | 4th-9th
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  10  | Bruce Felton        1971    |  W17  |  L8   |  W13  |  L3   |  D6   |  2.5  | 10th-12th
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  11  | Gary Brassard       1832    |  D12  |  W9   |  L3   |  L8   |  W15  |  2.5  | 10th-12th
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  12  | Angel Soto          1425    |  D11  |  L4   |  W18  |  L13  |  W19  |  2.5  | 10th-12th
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  13  | Jack Martin         1363    |  W20  |  L5   |  L10  |  W12  |  L9   |  2.0  | 13th-16th
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  14  | Roland Booker       1600    |  L5   |  W20  |  L15  |  W17  |  L7   |  2.0  | 13th-16th
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  15  | Don Briggs          1544    |  L6   |  L2   |  W14  |  W19  |  L11  |  2.0  | 13th-16th
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  16  | Hamed Zarei         Unr.    |  L8   |  L17  |  W20  |  L9   |  W21  |  2.0  | 13th-16th
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  17  | Dave Martin         1700    |  L10  |  W16  |  L2   |  L14  |  D18  |  1.5  | 17th-18th
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  18  | Emily Gawboy        1199    |  L7   |  L19  |  L12  |  X20  |  D17  |  1.5  | 17th-18th
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  19  | Tom Fratturelli     1675    |  L1   |  W18  |  L4   |  L15  |  L12  |  1.0  | 19th
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  20  | Zachary Koutonen    Unr.    |  L13  |  L14  |  L16  |  F18  |  ...  |  0.0  | 20th-21st
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  21  | Chris Warner        Unr.    |  ...  |  ...  |  ...  |  ...  |  L16  |  0.0  | 20th-21st
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Past Evert Siiskonen Memorial winners at Saima Park:

2021 - Rob King - 21 players
2020 - no tournament
2019 Geoff LePoer - 16 players
2018 Rob King - 16 players
2017 Paul Godin - 10 players
2016 Paul Godin - 8 players
2015 Gary Brassard - 14 players

June 6th 2021

Unrated Fun Tournament on Sunday June 20th!

George is once again organizing an unrated 5 round G/15 tournament as part of the annual Finnish Festival on June 20th.
See details in the link below. Hope to see everyone there!
-Dave C.
Evert Siiskonen Memorial at Summer Festival in Fitchburg
Chess Event Details on MACA Tournament Rules and Other Information: Registration from 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. on June 20.
Tournament will be held outside if the weather is nice enough to do it; otherwise, an indoor event www.masschess.org
-George M.

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WCC News 2021 ♔

International News & RSS Feeds:

Nearby Chess Events:

USCF Events by State:

Miscellaneous News & Other Chess Events of Interest:

♔ ♞ Print or download a .PDF version of the Wachusett Chess Club Flyer ♘ ♚

YOU CAN NOW EASILY CONVERT YOUR GAMES TO PGN FORMAT & EMAIL THEM! ♗ ♞ ♖

An unofficial but nice to have Glossary of Chess terms ♜ ♘ ♝

♚ ♔ ♚ Three books by local author FM John Curdo, 'Chess Caviar', 'More Chess Caviar' & 'Still More Chess Caviar' all now available directly from John Curdo. Each book contains 100 of John's selected miniature games ♔ ♚ ♔

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♚ ♔ ♚ Three books by local author FM John Curdo, 'Chess Caviar', 'More Chess Caviar' & 'Still More Chess Caviar'
all now available directly from John Curdo. Each book contains 100 of John's selected miniature games ♔ ♚ ♔