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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.
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♔ ♞ 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 ♔ ♚ ♔
| ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Four Random Mating Patterns ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Two Knights' Mate 6 |
 Corner Mate |
 Escalator Mate |
 Bishop & Knight Mate |
| Round 2 of 7 Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| White | Result | Black |
| Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Stephen Murray0 |
| Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Roger Cappallo |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
| Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). | ||
| 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.
| 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..
| 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.
in order to be paired for Round 3 on September 22nd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
2021 WCC Championship Gets Underway
| 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 (♖). | ||
| 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.
| 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.
| CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.
in order to be paired for Round 2 on September 15th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7:00 P.M.
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name Rating | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Num | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Rob King 2204 | W19 | W7 | W5 | W6 | W3 | 5.0 | 1st 🐔 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | Andrew Jeselson 1964 | L9 | W15 | W17 | W7 | W4 | 4.0 | 2nd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | Mariano Riviera 1651 | W4 | D6 | W11 | W10 | L1 | 3.5 | 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | Paul Godin 1970 | L3 | W12 | W19 | W5 | L2 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | Roger Cappallo 1940 | W14 | W13 | L1 | L4 | W8 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | Mike Commisso 1852 | W15 | D3 | W8 | L1 | D10 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | Geoff LePoer 1774 | W18 | L1 | W9 | L2 | W14 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | Dave Couture 1773 | W16 | W10 | L6 | W11 | L5 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | Don Ostrowski 1620 | W2 | L11 | L7 | W16 | W13 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | Bruce Felton 1971 | W17 | L8 | W13 | L3 | D6 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | Gary Brassard 1832 | D12 | W9 | L3 | L8 | W15 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | Angel Soto 1425 | D11 | L4 | W18 | L13 | W19 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | Jack Martin 1363 | W20 | L5 | L10 | W12 | L9 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | Roland Booker 1600 | L5 | W20 | L15 | W17 | L7 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | Don Briggs 1544 | L6 | L2 | W14 | W19 | L11 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | Hamed Zarei Unr. | L8 | L17 | W20 | L9 | W21 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | Dave Martin 1700 | L10 | W16 | L2 | L14 | D18 | 1.5 | 17th-18th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | Emily Gawboy 1199 | L7 | L19 | L12 | X20 | D17 | 1.5 | 17th-18th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 | Tom Fratturelli 1675 | L1 | W18 | L4 | L15 | L12 | 1.0 | 19th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 | Zachary Koutonen Unr. | L13 | L14 | L16 | F18 | ... | 0.0 | 20th-21st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 | Chris Warner Unr. | ... | ... | ... | ... | L16 | 0.0 | 20th-21st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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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