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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

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♚ ♛ 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 = D00 Blackmar-Diemer, Lemberg counter-gambit: 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 e5

♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Four Random Mating Patterns ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚
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June 29th, 2022

2022 Robert A. Fortier Memorial
Round 1 of 5

**Robert A. Fortier Memorial, June 29th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Rob King	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Krishna Narayanan	0-1	Anand Nair
Paul Godin	1-0	Mike Bergeron
Lavanya Prasad	0-1	George Mirijanian
Jim Donahue	1/2-1/2	♖ Brian Biglow
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Luis Bermudez
Todd Tsakiris	0-1	♔ Keith Hamer
♔ Leo Marzoratti	1-0	Larry Gladding
George Jordy	1/2-1/2	♖ 372Mark Wheeler
Larry O'Rourke	0-1	Dave Couture
Stephen Murray	1-0	Joe Garcia
Ella Zhang	0-1	Michael David
Mike Commisso	1/2-1/2	♖ Xinan Li
Emma Zhang	0-1	Don Ostrowski
Ken Gurge	1-0	James Essary
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Shawn Xu
Vinamra Jain	1-0	Anish Saravanan
Laura Xu	0-1	Walter Paton
Frank Cao	1-0	Timothy Ryan
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Total of 20 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 3 upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Mike Urbonas, and Gary Brassard.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Yanyee Li and Huaigu Cao.

**Robert A. Fortier Memorial, June 29th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	King, Nair, Godin, Mirijanian, Bermudez, Couture, Murray, David, Ostrowski, Gurge, S. Xu, Jain, Paton, F. Cao, Fratturelli, Hamer, Marzoratti
0.5	Paulson, Donahue, Urbonas, Jordy, Brassard, Commisso, Biglow, Wheeler, X. Li
0.0	Tsakiris, Gladding, Minalga-Rheault, Narayanan, Bergeron, Prasad, Mathieu, O'Rourke, Garcia, Y. Li, Ella Zhang, Emma Zhang, Essary, Gawboy, Saravanan, H. Cao, L. Xu, Ryan, Bucchino

Projected Round 2 Pairings for July 6th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1 Michael David - Robert King     
2 Anand Nair - Don Ostrowski     
3 Shawn Xu - Paul Godin     
4 George Mirijanian - Ken Gurge     
5 Luis Bermudez - Walter Paton     
6 Tom Fratturelli - Vinamra Jain     
7 Dave Couture - Frank Z Cao     
8 Keith Hamer - Stephen Murray     
9 Ray Paulson - Leo Marzoratti     
10 Mark Wheeler - Jim Donahue
11 Mike Urbonas - Mike Commisso    
12 Brian Biglow - George Jordy     
13 Xinan Li - Gary Brassard     
14 Ella Zhang - Todd Tsakiris     
15 Larry Gladding - Emma Zhang
16 Rene Minalga-Rheault - Emily Gawboy     
17 James Essary - Krishna Narayanan     
18 Anish Saravanan - Lavanya Prasad     
19 Tim Ryan - Larry O'Rourke     
20 Joe Garcia - Laura Xu     
21 Yanyee Li - Raphael Bucchino
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 July 6th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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June 22th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section
Round 5 of 5

Anand Nair Tops Wayne Steadman Tournament

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 22th, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
George Jordy	0-1	Anand Nair
Don Ostrowski	0-1	Ray Paulson
Todd Tsakiris	1-0	Luis Bermudez
Mike Urbonas	1-0	Mike Commisso
Jim Donahue	1-0	Gary Brassard
Ken Gurge	1/2-1/2	Shawn Xu
Michael David	1-0	Larry Gladding
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Dave Couture, George Mirijanian, Stephen Murray,
and fillers Tom Fratturelli and Brian Biglow.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 22th, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Paulson
3.5	Tsakiris
3.0	Urbonas, Couture
2.5	Donahue, Jordy, Ostrowski
2.0	Bermudez, Commisso, David, Xu, Fratturelli
1.5	Mirijanian, Brassard, Gurge
1.0	Murray, Gladding
0.5	Biglow

♔ 2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st:	Anand Nair
2nd:	Ray Paulson
3rd:	Todd Tsakiris
4th-5th:	Mike Urbonas, Dave Couture
6th-8th:	Jim Donahue, George Jordy, Don Ostrowski

June 22th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section
Round 5 of 5

Three Way Tie in U1600 Section

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 22th, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Frank Cao	1/2-1/2	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Krishna Narayanan	1-0	Keith Hamer
Tom Fratturelli	1/2-1/2	Xinan Li
Emma Zhang	1/2-1/2	Mike Bergeron
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Walter Paton
Lavanya Prasad	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
♔ James Essary	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Leo Marzoratti	1-0	Anish Saravanan
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Bob Mathieu
Ella Zhang	1-0	Timothy Ryan
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Laura Xu
Total of 11 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Brian Biglow and Huaigu Cao.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 22th, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Narayanan, F. Cao, Minalga-Rheault
3.5	---
3.0	Paton, Fratturelli, Bergeron, Hamer, Prasad, Emma Zhang, Essary, Li
2.5	---
2.0	Mathieu, Biglow, Marzoratti, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Ella Zhang
1.5	Gawboy, Saravanan
1.0	McLaughlin, Ryan, Xu, Bucchino
0.5	---
0.0	H. Cao

♔ 2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st-3rd:	Krishna Narayanan, Frank Cao, Rene Minalga-Rheault
4th-11th:	Walter Paton, Tom Fratturelli, Mie Bergeron, Keith Hamer, Lavanya Prasad,Emma Zhang, Jim Essary, Xinan Li

♟ ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Post Tournsment Ratings ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙
1	1994	- Anand Nair
2	1961	- Ray Paulson
3	1900	- George Mirijanian
4	1775	- Jim Donahue
5	1752	- Luis Bermudez
6	1748	- Todd Tsakiris
7	1734	- Mike Urbonas
8	1723	- Larry Gladding
9	1711	- George Jordy
10	1704	- Dave Couture
11	1700	- Gary Brassard
12	1691	- Mike Commisso
13	1692	- Miichael David
14	1676	- Don Ostrowski
15	1675	- Ken Gurge
16	1591	- Shawn Xu
17	1559	- Walter Paton
18	1535	- Tom Fratturelli
19	1534	- Frank Cao
20	1499	- Rene Minalga-Rheult
21	1463	- Krishna Narayanan
22	1455	- Mike Bergeron
23	1412	- Lavanya Prasad
24	1400	- Brian Biglow
25	1400	- Bob Mathieu
26	1399	- Keith Hamer
27	1367	- Leo Marzoratti
28	1339	- Mark Wheeler
29	1309	- Larry O'Rourke
30	1215	- Hugh McLaughlin
31	1207	- Ella Zhang
32	1144	- Xinan Li
33	1137	- Emma Zhang
34	1119	- Jim Essary
35	1094	- Emily Gawboy
36	1061	- Huaigu Cao
37	1013	- Anish Saravanan
38	644	- Laura Xu
39	530	- Tim Ryan
40	282	- Raphael Bucchino

A total of 8 players
gained 50 or more rating points:

The following players had a rating increase of 50 or more points:
	+ 165 - Rene Minalga-Rheault
	+ 149 - Xinan Li
	+ 108 - Todd Tsakiris
	+ 104 - Dave Couture
	+ 93 - Emma Zhang
	+ 92 - Jim Essary
	+ 64 - Frank Cao
	+ 63 - Raphael Bucchino

A total of 5 players
reached new all time highs:

The following players achieved a new all-time high rating:
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1499
Xinan Li	1144
Emma Zhang	1137
Frank Cao	1534
Raphael Bucchino	282

Pictures from this year's Wayne L. Steadman Memorial 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 June 29th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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June 15th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section
Round 4 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 15th, 2022**
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Todd Tsakiris	0-1	Anand Nair
Ray Paulson	1-0	Mike Urbonas
Mike Commisso	0-1	Dave Couture
Gary Brassard	0-1	George Jordy
Michael David	0-1	Don Ostrowski
Shawn Xu	1/2-1/2	Jim Donahue
Tom Fratturelli	1-0	Stephen Murray
Luis Bermudez	1-0	Ken Gurge
Total of 8 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving a half-point bye was George Mirijanian.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Larry Gladding and Brian Biglow (filler).

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 15th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
3.5	Nair
3.0	Paulson, Couture
2.5	Jordy, Ostrowski, Tsakiris
2.0	Bermudez, Commisso, Urbonas, Fratturelli
1.5	Mirijanian, Donahue, Brassard, Xu
1.0	Murray, Gladding, Gurge, David
0.5	-----
0.0	Biglow

Projected Round 5 Pairings for June 22th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Jordy vs. Nair
Board 2: Ostrowski vs. Paulson
Board 3: Tsakiris vs. Bermudez
Board 4: Urbonas vs. Commisso
Board 5: Donahue vs. Brassard
Board 6: Gurge vs. Xu
Board 7: David vs. Gladding.
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

June 15th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section
Round 4 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 15th, 2022**
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Mike Bergeron	0-1	Frank Cao
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Lavanya Prasad
Krishna Narayanan	1-0	Mark Wheeler
Keith Hamer	1-0	James Essary
Emily Gawboy	0-1	♔ Xinan Li
Anish Saravanan	0-1	Walter Paton
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Laura Xu	0-1	Timothy Ryan
Total of 8 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Tom Fratturelli, Emma Zhang, Brian Biglow, Bob Mathieu, and Ella Zhang.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Raphael Bucchino and Huaigu Cao.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 15th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
3.5	F. Cao, Minalga-Rheault
3.0	Narayanan, Hamer
2.5	Fratturelli, Bergeron, Emma Zhang, Li
2.0	Paton, Biglow, Prasad, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Essary
1.5	Gawboy, Saravanan
1.0	Mathieu, Ella Zhang, McLaughlin, Ryan, Bucchino
0.5	-----
0.0	Xu

Projected Round 5 Pairings for June 22th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 8: F. Cao vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 9: Narayanan vs. Hamer
Board 10: Fratturelli vs. Li
Board 11: Emma Zhang vs. Bergeron
Board 12: Wheeler vs. Paton
Board 13: Prasad vs. O'Rourke
Board 14: Essary vs. Gawboy
Board 15: Mathieu vs. Saravanan
Board 16: Ella Zhang vs. Ryan
Board 17: McLaughlin vs. Xu
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 5 on June 22th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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June 8th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section
Round 3 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 8th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Anand Nair	1-0	Raymond Paulson
♔ Todd Tsakiris	1-0	George Mirijnaian
Larry Gladding	0-1	Dave Couture
Ken Gurge	0-1	Mike Commisso
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	George Jordy
Stephen Murray	1/2-1/2	Shawn Xu
Brian Biglow (filler)	0-1	Michael David
Total of 7 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Mike Urbonas, Gary Brassard, and Jim Donahue.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 8th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
2.5	Nair, Tsakiris
2.0	Paulson, Commisso, Urbonas, Couture
1.5	Jordy, Brassard, Ostrowski
1.0	Mirijanian, Donahue, Murray, Gladding, Gurge, David, Xu
0.5	-----
0.0	Biglow

Projected Round 4 Pairings for June 15th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Tsakiris vs. Nair
Board 2: Paulson vs. Urbonas
Board 3: Commisso vs. Couture
Board 4: Brassard vs. Jordy
Board 5: Mirijanian vs. Ostrowski
Board 6: David vs. Donahue
Board 7: Gurge vs. Murray
Board 8: Xu vs. Gladding
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

June 8th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section
Round 3 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 8th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Frank Cao	1/2-1/2	Tom Fratturelli
Lavanya Prasad	1/2-1/2	Mark Wheeler
Walter Paton	0-1	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Krishna Narayanan
James Essary	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Emma Linyue Zhang
Emily Gawboy	1-0	Ella Xinyue Zhang
Xinan Li	1-0	Huaigu Cao
Anish Saravanan	1-0	Laura Xu
Tim Ryan	0-1	Raphael Bucchino
Total of 10 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Mike Bergeron, Keith Hamer, and Brian Biglow.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 8th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
2.5	Bergeron, F. Cao, Minalga-Rheault
2.0	Fratturelli, Narayanan, Hamer, Prasad, Wheeler, Emma Zhang, Essary
1.5	Biglow, Gawboy, Li, Sarayanan
1.0	Paton, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Bucchino
0.5	Mathieu, Ella Zhang
0.0	H. Cao, Xu, Ryan

Projected Round 4 Pairings for June 15th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 9: Bergeron vs. F. Cao
Board 10: Minalga-Rheault vs. Hamer
Board 11: Fratturelli vs. Prasad
Board 12: Narayanan vs. Wheeler
Board 13: Gawboy vs. Essary
Board 14: Biglow vs. Li
Board 15: Saravanan vs. Paton
Board 16: O'Rourke vs. McLaughlin
Board 17: Bucchino vs. Mathieu
Board 18: Xu vs. Ryan
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 4 on June 15th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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June 1st, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section
Round 2 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 1st, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Ray Paulson	1-0	George Mirijanian
Dave Couture	0-1	Anand Nair
Jim Donahue	0-1	♔ Todd Tsakiris
Mike Urbonas	1-0	Stephen Murray
Mike Commisso	1/2-1/2	Don Ostrowski
George Jordy	1-0	Shawn Xu
Michael David	0-1	Ken Gurge
Total of 7 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Larry Gladding and Gary Brassard.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, June 1st, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Paulson
1.5	Nair, Urbonas, Tsakiris
1.0	Mirijanian, Gladding, Commisso, Jordy, Brassard, Gurge, Ostrowski, Couture
0.5	Donahue, Murray, Xu
0.0	David

Projected Round 3 Pairings for June 8th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Nair vs. Paulson
Board 2: Tsakiris vs. Urbonas
Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Couture
Board 4: Brassard vs. Gladding
Board 5: Gurge vs. Commisso
Board 6: Ostrowski vs. Jordy
Board 7: Murray vs. Donahue
Board 8: Xu vs. David
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

June 1st, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section
Round 2 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 1st, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Krishna Narayanan	0-1	Frank Cao
Brian Biglow	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Mark Wheeler	1/2-1/2	Keith Hamer
Larry O'Rourke	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Bob Mathieu
Lavanya Prasad	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Anish Saravanan
Xinan Li	1/2-1/2	Ella Xinyue Zhang
Emma Linyue Zhang	1-0	Tim Ryan
Laura Xu	0-1	James Essary
Total of 10 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 2 were Huaigu Cao and Raphael Bucchino.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, June 1st, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Bergeron, F. Cao
1.5	Fratturelli, Hamer, Prasad, Wheeler, Minalga-Rheault
1.0	Narayanan, Biglow, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Emma Zhang, Essary
0.5	Mathieu, Ella Zhang, Gawboy, , Li, Saravanan
0.0	H. Cao, Xu, Ryan, Bucchino

Projected Round 3 Pairings for June 8th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 9: F. Cao vs. Fratturelli
Board 10: Hamer vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 11: Prasad vs. Wheeler
Board 12: McLaughlin vs. Narayanan
Board 13: Emma Zhang vs. Biglow
Board 14: Essary vs. O'Rourke
Board 15: Mathieu vs. Ella Zhang
Board 16: Gawboy vs. Li
Board 17: Saravaman vs. Xu
Board 18: Ryan vs. Bucchino
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 3 on June 8th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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May 25th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section
Round 1 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, May 25th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Anand Nair	1/2-1/2	Gary Brassard
Ken Gurge	0-1	Raymond Paulson
George Mirijanian	1-0	Michael David
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	Jim Donahue
Stephen Murray	1/2-1/2	Todd Tsakiris
Shawn Xu	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
George Jordy	0-1	Dave Couture
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Larry Gladding, and Mike Urbonas.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial Premier Section, May 25th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Paulson, Mirijanian, Couture
0.5	Nair, Donahue, Murray, Gladding Commisso, Brassard, Urbonas, Ostrowski, Tsakiris, Xu
0.0	Jordy, Gurge, David

May 25th, 2022

2022 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section
Round 1 of 5

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, May 25th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Tom Frtturelli	1/2-1/2	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Ella Xinyue Zhang	0-1	Krishna Narayanan
Mike Bergeron	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Keith Hamer	1-0	Emma Linyue Zhang
James Essary	0-1	Brian Biglow
Frank Cao	1-0	Xinan Li
Anish Sravanan	1/2-1/2	Lavanya Prasad
Mark Wheeler	1-0	Laura Xu
Tim Ryan	0-1	Larry O'Rourke
Total of 9 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bob Mathieu and Emily Gawboy.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Huaigu Cao and Raphael Bucchino.

**Wayne L. Steadman Memorial U1600 Section, May 25th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Narayanan, Bergeron, Hamer, Biglow, F. Cao, Wheeler, O'Rourke
0.5	Fratturelli, Mathieu, Prasad, Minalge-Rheault, Gawboy, Sravanan
0.0	Ella Zhang, McLaughlin, H. Cao, Emma Zhang, Essary, Li, Xu, Ryan, Bucchino

Projected Round 2 Pairings for June 1st Both Sections 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Premier Section:
Board 1: Pauson vs. Mirijanian
Board 2: Couture vs. Nair
Board 3: Donajue vs. Urbonas
Board 4: Brassard vs. Murray
Board 5: Tsakiris vs. Gladding
Board 6: Commisso vs. Ostrowski
Board 7: Jordy vs.Xu
Board 8: David vs. Gurge

U1600 Section:
Board 9: Narayanan vs. F. Cao
Board 10: Biglow vs. Bergeron
Board 11: Wheeler vs. Hamer
Board 12: O'Rourke vs. Fratturelli
Board 13: Minalga-Rheault vs. Matheu
Board 14: Prasad vs. Gawboy
Board 15: McLaughlin vs. Sravanan
Board 16: Li vs. Ella Zhang
Board 17: Xu vs. H. Cao
Board 18: Emma Zhang vs. Ryan
Board 19: Bucchino vs. Essary
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 June 1st
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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May 18th, 2022

2022 Martin Laine Memorial
Round 5 of 5

Ray Paulson Tops Field with Perfect 5-0 Score!

**Martin Laine Memorial, May 18th, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Stephen Murray	0-1	Ray Paulson
Anand Nair	1-0	Krishna Narayanan
George Mirijanian	1-0	Dave Couture
Ken Gurge	0-1	Larry Gladding
Mike Urbonas	0-1	George Jordy
Don Ostrowski	0-1	Michael David
Gary Brassard	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Larry O'Rourke
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Brian Biglow
Frank Cao	0-1	Mike Commisso
Mike Bergeron	1/2-1/2	Keith Hamer
Paul Godin	1-0	James Essary
Anish Saravanan	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Lavanya Prasad	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Ella Zhang
Emma Zhang	1-0	Tim Ryan
Total of 16 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Jim Donahue, Shawn Xu, Rob King, Bob Mathieu, Huaigu Cao, Laura Xu, and Michael Cote.

**Martin Laine Memorial, May 18th, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
5.0	Paulson
4.5	-----
4.0	Nair, Murray
3.5	Mirijanian, Gladding, Jordy
3.0	Donahue, Brassard, David, S. Xu, O'Rourke, Narayanan
2.5	Commisso, Gurge, Couture, Urbonas, Ostrowski, Tsakiris, Biglow
2.0	King, Godin, Fratturelli, Bergeron, Wheeler, Hamer, Minalga-Rheault, McLaughlin, Gawboy
1.5	Mathieu, F. Cao
1.0	Ella Zhang, Essary, Emma Zhang, H. Cao, Saravanan, Bucchino, Prasad
0.5	-----
0.0	Ryan, L.Xu, Cote

♔ 2022 Martin Laine Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st: ♔	Ray Paulson
2nd-3rd:	Anand Nair, Stephen Murray
Top U1800:	Larry Gladding, George Jordy
Top U1600:	Shawn Xu
Top U1400:	Larry O'Rourke, Krishna Narayanan
Top U1200:	James Essary, Huaigu Cao, Anish Saravanan, Raphael Bucchino, Lavanya Prasad

♟ ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Post Tournament Ratings ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙
1	2206	Rob King
2	1984	Anand Nair
3	1970	Paul Godin
4	1943	Ray Paulson
5	1900	George Mirijanian
6	1791	Jim Donahue
7	1787	Stephen Murray
8	1763	Larry Gladding
9	1714	Mike Commisso
10	1706	George Jordy
11	1703	Gary Brassard
12	1701	Ken Gurge
13	1699	Michael David
14	1697	Mike Urbonas
15	1679	Don Ostrowski
16	1637	Shawn Xu
17	1631	Todd Tsakiris
18	1626	Dave Couture
19	1514	Tom Fratturelli
20	1514	Krishna Narayanan
21	1463	Mike Bergeron
22	1406	Bob Mathieu
23	1405	Keith Hamer
24	1400	Brian Biglow
25	1383	Frank Cao
26	1381	Lavanya Prasad
27	1357	Mark Wheeler
28	1357	Larry O'Rourke
29	1355	Ella Zhang
30	1341	Rene Minalga-Rheault
31	1261	Hugh McLaughlin
32	1224	Emily Gawboy
33	1133	Huaigu Cao
34	1096	Emma Zhang
35	1027	James Essary
36	901	Anish Saravanan
37	593	Laura Xu
38	575	Michael Cote
39	542	Tim Ryan
40	219	Raphael Bucchino

Pictures from this year's Martin Laine Memorial 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 May 25th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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May 11th, 2022

2022 Martin Laine Memorial
Round 4 of 5

**Martin Laine Memorial, May 11th, 2022**
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Ray Paulson	1-0	Anand Nair
Dave Couture	0-1	Stephen Murray
Larry Gadding	1/2-1/2	♖ Krishna Narayanan
Michael David	0-1	Jim Donahue
Shawn Xu	1-0	Gary Brassard
Mike Commisso	0-1	♔ Todd Tsakiris
George Jordy	1-0	Mike Bergeron
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Ken Gurge
Keith Hamer	0-1	Don Ostrowski
Frank Cao	0-1	Rob King
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	♔ Hugh McLaughlin
Mark Wheeer	0-1	♕ Emily Gawboy
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	Huaigu Cao
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Lavanya Prasad
Brian Biglow	1-0	Anish Saravanan
James Essary	1-0	Laura Xu
Tim Ryan	0-1	Raphael Bucchino
Total of 17 boards, 3 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian and Mike Urbonas.
♖ Not playing round 4 was Michael Cote.

**Martin Laine Memorial, May 11th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Paulson, Murray
3.5	-----
3.0	Nair, Donahue, S. Xu, Narayanan
2.5	Mirijanian, Gladding, Jordy, Gurge, Couture, Urbonas, Ostrowski, Tsakiris
2.0	King, Brassard, David, O'Rourke, Minalga-Rheault, McLaughlin, Gawboy
1.5	Commisso, Bergeron, Mathieu, Biglow, Hamer, F. Cao
1.0	Fratturelli, Wheeler, Essary, H. Cao, Saravanan, Bucchino, Prasad
0.5	-----
0.0	Ryan, L. Xu, Cote

Projected Round 5 Pairings for May 18th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Murray vs. Paulson
Board 2: Nair vs. S. Xu
Board 3: Donahue vs. Narayanan
Board 4: Mirijanian vs. Couture
Board 5: Urbonas vs. Gladding
Board 6: Tsakiris vs. Jordy
Board 7: Gurge vs. Ostrowski
Board 8: King vs. O'Rourke
Board 9: Brassard vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 10: McLaughlin vs. David
Board 11: Gawboy vs. Mathieu
Board 12: Commisso vs. Biglow
Board 13: Bergeron vs. Hamer
Board 14: F.Cao vs. Fratturelli
Board 15: Saravanan vs. Wheeler
Board 16: Bucchino vs. Essary
Board 17: H. Cao vs. Prasad
Board 18: L. Xu vs. Ryan
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 5 on May 18th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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May 4th, 2022

2022 Martin Laine Memorial
Round 3 of 5

**Martin Laine Memorial, May 4th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Anand Nair	1-0	Larry Gladding
♔ Stephen Murray	1-0	George Mirijanian
Raymond Paulson	1-0	Shawn Xu
Krishna Narayanan	1-0	Bob Mathieu
♖ Mike Bergeron	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
Jim Donahue	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Gary Brassard	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Mike Urbonas
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	♖ Frank Cao
Huaigu Cao	0-1	Michael David
Brian Biglow	0-1	George Jordy
Laura Xu	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Emily Gawboy	1-0	Michael Cote
Lavanya Prasad	1-0	James Essary
Anish Saravanan	1-0	Raphael Bucchino
Total of 15 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 2 upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Dave Couture, Ken Gurge, Todd Tsakiris, Keith Hamer, and Tom Fratturelli.
♖ Not playing round 3 was was Tim Ryan.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Tom Newman, Raymond Fortier, and Jay Shum.

**Martin Laine Memorial, May 4th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	Nair, Paulson, Murray
2.5	Couture, Narayanan
2.0	Mirijanian, Donahue, Gladding, Brassard, Urbonas, David, S. Xu
1.5	Commisso, Jordy, Gurge, Ostrowski, Tsakiris, Bergeron, Mathieu, Hamer, F. Cao
1.0	Fratturelli, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Minalga-Rheault, McLaughlin, Gawboy, H. Cao, Saravanan, Prasad
0.5	Biglow
0.0	Essary, Ryan, L.Xu, Cote, Bucchino

Projected Round 4 Pairings for May 11th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Nair
Board 2: Couture vs. Murray
Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Narayanan
Board 4: David vs. Donahue
Board 5: Gladding vs. Brassard
Board 6: S. Xu vs. Commisso
Board 7: Jordy vs. Bergeron
Board 8: Mathieu vs. Gurge
Board 9: Hamer vs. Ostrowski
Board 10: F. Cao vs. Tsakiris
Board 11: Fratturelli vs. McLaughlin
Board 12: Wheeler vs. Gawboy
Board 13: O'Rourke vs. H. Cao
Board 14: Minalga-Rheault vs. Prasad
Board 15: Biglow vs. Saravanan
Board 16: Essary vs. L. Xu
Board 17: Ryan vs. Bucchino
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 4 on May 11th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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April 27th, 2022

2022 Martin Laine Memorial
Round 2 of 5

Youngsters Shine in Round 2

A quartet of young players continued a new trend at the WCC by posting a pair of major upsets & a pair of upset draws against their far more experienced opponents in the second round of the 2022 Martin Laine Memorial Tournament.
Topping the list was Shawn Xu with his 213 point upset win over Class B rated, Jim Donahue, at board 4. Upset draws of 300 points or more between players, were provided at boards 8 & 10 by Kkrishna Narayanan & Frank Cao who split points with veterans Ken Gurge & George Jordy respectively. Rounding out the group at board 13 was Huaigu Cao with his huge 451 point upset win over Mark Wheeler.
These four upsets, a full 25% of the 16 pairings for round 2 will undoubtedly put higher rated & more experienced players on notice that new young players can at times be tough.

**Martin Laine Memorial, April 27th, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Mike Urbonas	0-1	Anand Nair
George Mirijanian	1-0	Gary Brassard
Michael David	0-1	Raymond Paulson
♔ Shawn Xu	1-0	James Donahue
Larry Gladding	1-0	Donald Ostrowski
Stephen Murray	1-0	Todd Tsakiris
Dave Couture	1-0	Keith Hamer
♖ Kkrishna Narayanan	1/2-1/2	Ken Gurge
Bob Mathieu	1-0	Brian Biglow
♖ Frank Cao	1/2-1/2	George Jordy
Mchael Commisso	1-0	Emily Gawboy
James Essary	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Mark Wheeler	0-1	♔ Huaigu Cao
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	Laura Xu
Michael Cote	0-1	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Hugh McLaughlin
Total of 16 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 2 upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Tom Newman and Tom Fratturelli.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Raymond Foriter, Jay Shum, and Timothy Ryan.

**Martin Laine Memorial, April 27th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Nair, Mirijanian, Paulson, Gladding, Murray, Couture, S. Xu
1.5	Mathieu, Narayanan
1.0	Newman, Commisso, Donahue, Gurge, Brassard, Urbonas, Ostrowski, David, Tsakiris, Bergeron, Hamer, O'Rourke, Minalga-Rheault, McLaughlin, F. Cao, H. Cao
0.5	Jordy, Fratturelli, Biglow
0.0	Wheeler, Gawboy, Fortier, Essary, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu, Cote, BUcchino

Projected Round 3 Pairings for May 4th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Nair vs. Gladding
Board 2: Murray vs. Mirijanian
Board 3: Paulson vs. Couture
Board 4: S. Xu vs. Mathieu
Board 5: Donahue vs. Narayanan
Board 6: Bergeron vs. Commisso
Board 7: Brassard vs. Hamer
Board 8: Minalga-Rheault vs. Urbonas
Board 9: Ostrowski vs. O'Rourke
Board 10: McLaughlin vs. David
Board 11: Tsakiris vs. F. Cao
Board 12: H. Cao vs. Jordy
Board 13: Biglow vs. Fratturelli
Board 14: Ryan vs. Wheeler
Board 15: Gawboy vs. Cote
Board 16: L. Xu vs. Essary
Board 17: Shum vs. Bucchino
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 3 on May 4th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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April 20th, 2022

2022 Martin Laine Memorial
Round 1 of 5

Three Upsets Open Martin Laine Memorial

**Martin Laine Memorial, April 20th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Anand Nair	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Mike Bergeron	0-1	George Mirijanian
Ray Paulson	1-0	Mark Wheeler
♔ Keith Hamer	1-0	Mike Commisso
Jim Donahue	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
Rene Minalga-Rheault	0-1	Larry Gladding
George Jordy	0-1	♔ Keishna Narayanan
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Stephen Murray
Ken Gurge	1/2-1/2	♖ Frank Cao
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Dave Couture
Gary Brassard	1-0	James Essary
Huaigu Cao	0-1	Mike Urbonas
Don Ostrowski	1-0	Timothy Ryan
Laura Xu	0-1	Michael David
Todd Tsakiris	1-0	Michael Cote
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Shawn Xu
Total of 16 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Tom Newman, Bob Mathieu, and Brian Biglow.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Raymond Fortier and Jay Shum.

**Martin Laine Memorial, April 20th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Nair, Mirijanian, Paulson, Donahue, Gladding, Murray, Couture, Brassard, Urbonas, Ostrowski, David, Tsakiris, S. Xu, Hamer, Narayanan
0.5	Newman, Gurge, Mathieu, Biglow, F. Cao
0.0	Commisso, Jordy, Fratturelli, Bergeron, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Minalga-Rheault, McLaughlin, Gawboy, Fortier, Essary, Shum, H. Cao, Ryan, L. Xu, Cote, Bucchino

Projected Round 2 Pairings for April 27th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Urbonas vs. Nair
Board 2: Mirijanian vs. Brassard
Board 3: David vs. Paulson
Board 4: S. Xu vs. Donahue
Board 5: Gladding vs. Ostrowski
Board 6: Murray vs. Tsakiris
Board 7: Couture vs. Hamer
Board 8: Narayanan vs. Newman
Board 9: Biglow vs. Gurge
Board 10: F. Cao vs. Mathieu
Board 11: Commisso vs. Gawboy
Board 12: Essary vs. Jordy
Board 13: Fratturelli vs. Shum
Board 14: Ryan vs. Bergeron
Board 15: Wheeler vs. H. Cao
Board 16: O'Rourke vs. L. Xu
Board 17: Cote vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 18: Bucchino 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 2 on April 27th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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April 13th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section
Round 5 of 5

Anand Nair Tops Lingner Memorial With Perfect 5-0 Score!

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, April 13th, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Don Ostrowski	0-1	Anand Nair
Ray Paulson	1-0	Tom Newman
Jim Donahue	1-0	Dave Couture
Mike Urbonas	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
Larry Gladding	1-0	Gary Brassard
Stephen Murray	1/2-1/2	Ken Gurge
Todd Tsakiris	1-0	Michael David
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Brett Kildahl, George Mirijanan, George Jordy, Nik Lavoie, and "filler" Brian Biglow.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, April 13th, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
5.0	Nair
4.5	-----
4.0	-----
3.5	Paulson, Donahue
3.0	Kildahl, Ostrowski
2.5	Newman, Commisso, Gladding, Couture, Urbonas
2.0	Gurge, Murray
1.5	Mirijanian, Jordy, Brassard, David, Tsakiris
1.0	-----
0.5	-----
0.0	Lavoie, Biglow

♔ 2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st: ♔	Anand Nair
2nd-3rd:	Ray Paulson, Jim Donahue
4th-5th:	Brett Kildahl, Don Ostrowski (top U1700)

Pictures from this year's Gail S. Lingner Memorial tournament.

April 13th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section
Round 5 of 5

Shawn Xu Wins U1600 With Perfect 5-0 Score!

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, April 13th, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	Shawn Xu
Mike Bergeron	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Larry O'Rourke	0-1	Bob Mathieu
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Keith Hamer
Brian Biglow	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
James Essary	0-1	Emily Gawboy
Laura Xu	0-1	Krishna Narayanan
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Michael Cote
Total of 8 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Raymond Fortier, Frank Cao, Huaigu Cao, Jay Shum,
Timothy Ryan, Winston Newman, and Noelle Piltzecker.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, April 13th, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
5.0	S. Xu
4.5	-----
4.0	Bergeron
3.5	-----
3.0	Fratturelli, Mathieu, Biglow, Hamer, Minalga-Rheault, O'Rourke, Gawboy
2.5	Narayanan
2.0	Wheeler, McLaughlin
1.5	Essary
1.0	F. Cao, H. Cao, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu, Cote
0.5	-----
0.0	Fortier, Newman, Bucchino, Piltzecker

♔ 2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st: ♔	Shawn Xu
2nd:	Mike Bergeron
3rd-9th:	Tom Fratturelli, Bob Mathieu, Brian Biglow, Keith Hamer, Rene Minalga-Rheault, Larry O'Rourke, Emily Gawboy (top U1300)
Top U1000:	Jay Shum, Timothy Ryan, Laura Xu, Michael Cote

♟ ♔ Gail S. Lingner Memorial POST TOURNAMENT RATINGS ♚ ♙
1	2134	Brett Kildahl
2	1985	Anand Nair
3	1927	Tom Newman
4	1900	George Mirijanian
5	1889	Ray Paulson
6	1825	Mike Commisso
7	1790	Jim Donahue
8	1750	Larry Gladding
9	1740	George Jordy
10	1735	Stephen Murray
11	1732	Ken Gurge
12	1729	Dave Couture
13	1723	Gary Brassard
14	1717	Mike Urbonas
15	1689	Don Ostrowski
16	1675	Michael David
17	1662	Nik Lavoie
18	1613	Todd Tsakiris
19	1577	Shawn Xu
20	1549	Tom Fratturelli
21	1462	Mike Bergeron
22	1408	Bob Mathieu
23	1401	Mark Wheeler
24	1400	Brian Biglow
25	1378	Keith Hamer
26	1338	Larry O'Rourke
27	1331	Rene Minalga-Rheault
28	1271	Krishna Narayanan
29	1245	Hugh McLaughlin
30	1227	Frank Cao
31	1208	Emily Gawboy
32	1206	Raymond Fortier
33	1034	James Essary
34	972	Jay Shum
35	950	Huaigu Cao
36	633	Timothy Ryan
37	584	Laura Xu
38	575	Michael Cote
39	365	Winston Newman
40	254	Noelle Piltzecker
41	116	Raphael Bucchino

Pictures from this year's Gail S. Lingner Memorial 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 April 20th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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April 6th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section
Round 4 of 5

Anand Scores Upset Win to Lead by Full Point

Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section,
April 6th, 2022
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
♔ Anand Nair	1-0	Brett Kildahl
Tom Newman	1/2-1/2	Jim Donahue
Don Ostrowski	1-0	Larry Gladding
Dave Couture	1-0	Michael David
Mike Commisso	1/2-1/2	George Mirijanian
Gary Brassard	1/2-1/2	Stephen Murray
Brian Biglow (filler)	0-1	Ken Gurge
Total of 7 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, George Jordy, and Todd Tsakiris.
♖ Not playing round 4 was Mike Urgonas.
♙ Nik Lavoie had already withdrawn from the tournament.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, April 6th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Nair
3.5	-----
3.0	Kildahl, Ostrowski
2.5	Newman, Paulson, Couture, Donahue
2.0	Commisso, Urbonas
1.5	Mirijanian, Brassard, Gurge, Gladding, Murray, David, Jordy
1.0	-----
0.5	Tsakiris
0.0	(Lavoie), Biglow

Projected Round 5 Pairings for April 13th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Ostrowski vs. Nair
Board 2: Kildahl vs. Couture
Board 3: Paulson vs. Newman
Board 4: Donahue vs. Commisso
Board 5: Urbonas vs. Brassard
Board 6: Gladding vs. Mirijanian
Board 7: Murray vs.Gurge
Board 8: Tsakiris vs. David
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

April 6th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section
Round 4 of 5

Shawn Xu Leads U1600 by Full Point After 4th

Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section,
April 6th, 2022
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Shawn Xu	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Keith Hamer	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Rene Minlalga-Rheault	1-0	Mark Wheeler
Emily Gawboy	1-0	Krishna Narayanan
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Laura Xu
Raymond Fortier	0-1	♔ James Essary
Frank Cao	1-0	Raphael Bucchino
Michael Cote	0-1	Huaigu Cao
Total of 9 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Brian Biglow.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Jay Shum, Timothy Ryan, Winston Newman, and Noelle Piltzecker.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, April 6th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	S. Xu
3.5	-----
3.0	Fratturelli, Bergeron, Minalga-Rheault, O'Rourke
2.5	-----
2.0	Wheeler, Mathieu, Biglow, Hamer, McLaughlin, Gawboy
1.5	Narayanan, Essary
1.0	F. Cao, H. Cao, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu
0.5	-----
0.0	Foriter, Newman, Bucchino, Piltzecker, Cote

Projected Round 5 Pairings for April 13th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 9: Fratturelli vs. S. Xu
Board 10: Bergeron vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 11: O'Rourke vs. Mathieu
Board 12: Wheeler vs. Hamer
Board 13: Biglow vs. McLaughlin
Board 14: Essary vs. Gawboy
Board 15: Narayanan vs. F. Cao
Board 16: H. Cao vs. Ryan
Board 17: L. Xu vs. Shum
Board 18: Fortier vs. Piltzecker
Board 19: Bucchino vs. Cote
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 5 on April 13th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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March 30th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section
Round 3 of 5

Brett vs. Anand in Penultimate Round

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, March 30th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Tom Newman
Anand Nair	1-0	Mike Commisso
Michael David	0-1	Ray Paulson
George Mirijanian	0-1	♔ Mike Urbonas
George Jordy	0-1	Jim Donahue
Stephen Murray	0-1	Don Ostrowski
Ken Gurge	0-1	Larry Gladding
Dave Couture	1-0	Todd Tsakiris
Total of 8 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Gary Brassard.
♖ Not playing round 3 was filler Brian Biglow.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Jackson Parker. Already withdrawn was Nik Lavoie.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, March 30th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	Kildahl, Nair
2.5	-----
2.0	Newman, Paulson, Donahue, Urbonas, Ostrowski
1.5	Commisso, Gladding, Couture, David
1.0	Mirijanian, Brassard, Jordy, Murray
0.5	Gurge
0.0	(Lavoie), Tsakiris, Biglow

Projected Round 4 Pairings for April 6th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Nair vs. Kildahl
Board 2: Newman vs. Donahue
Board 3: Urbonas vs. Paulson
Board 4: Ostrowski vs. Gladding
Board 5: Couture vs. David
Board 6: Commisso vs. Mirijanian
Board 7: Brassard vs. Murray
Board 8: Tsakiris vs. Gurge
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

March 30th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section
Round 3 of 5

Shawn Xu & Larry O'Rourke Lead U1600 Section

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, March 30th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Shawn Xu
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	Brian Biglow
Tom Fratturelli	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Mike Bergeron	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Timothy Ryan	0-1	Bob Mathieu
Keith Hamer	1-0	Jay Shum
♔ Krishna Narayanan	1-0	Ray Fortier
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Laura Xu
Total of 8 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Rene Minalga-Rheault.
♖ Not playing round 3 were James Essary, Winston Newman, Noelle Piltzecker, and Michael Cote.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Don Briggs, Matt Moore, and Jon Stephan.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, March 30th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	S. Xu, O'Rourke
2.5	-----
2.0	Fratturelli, Bergeron, Wheeler, Mathieu, Hamer, Minalga-Rheault
1.5	Biglow, Narayanan
1.0	McLaughlin, Gawboy, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu
0.5	Essary
0.0	Fortier, Newman, Bucchino, Piltzecker, Cote

Projected Round 4 Pairings for April 6th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 9: S. Xu vs. O'Rourke
Board 10: Mathieu vs. Fratturelli
Board 11: Hamer vs. Bergeron
Board 12: Minalga-Rheault vs. Wheeler
Board 13: Biglow vs. Narayanan
Board 14: McLaughlin vs. Shum
Board 15: Gawboy vs. Ryan
Board 16: Fortier vs. L. Xu
Board 17: Newman vs. Piltzwecker
Board 18: Cote vs. Bucchino

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 4 on April 6th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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March 23rd, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section
Round 2 of 5

Faces Visible for Round 2

March 23rd 2022

FSU Coronavirus Information 2021-22

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, March 23rd, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Ray Paulson	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Tom Newman	1-0	George Jordy
Jim Donahue	0-1	Anand Nair
Mike Commisso	1-0	Dave Couture
Gary Brassard	0-1	Michael David
Ken Gurge	1/2-1/2	Don Ostrowski
Todd Tsakiris	0-1	George Mirijanian
Brian Biglow	0-1	Stephen Murray
Total of 8 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Mike Urbonas, Jackson Parker, and Larry Gladding.
♙ Nik Lavoie withdrew from the tournament.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, March 23rd, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Kildahl, Newman, Nair
1.5	Commisso, David
1.0	Paulson, Mirijanian, Jordy, Murray, Donahue, Urbonas, Parker, Ostrowski
0.5	Brassard, Gurge, Gladding, Couture
0.0	(Lavoie), Tsakiris, Biglow [filler]

Projected Round 3 Pairings for March 30th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Newman
Board 2: Nair vs. Commisso
Board 3: David vs. Paulson
Board 4: Mirijanian vs. Urbonas
Board 5: Jordy vs. Donahue
Board 6: Murray vs. Ostrowski
Board 7: Brassard vs. Gladding
Board 8: Couture vs. Gurge
Board 9: Tsakiris vs. Biglow
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

March 23rd, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section
Round 2 of 5

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, March 23rd, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Mark Wheeler	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Shawn Xu	1-0	Keith Hamer
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	Mike Bergeron
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Winston Newman
Laura Xu	0-1	Emily Gawboy
Jay Shum	1-0	Raphael Bucchino
Noelle Piltzecker	0-1	Timothy Ryan
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Brian Biglow, Rene Minalga-Rheault, Bob Mathieu, Don Briggs, Matt Moore,
Jon Stephan, Krishna Narayanan, and Jim Essary.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, March 23rd, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	S. Xu, Wheeler, O'Rourke
1.5	Biglow, Minalga-Rheault
1.0	Fratturelli, Bergeron, Mathieu, Hamer, Briggs, McLaughlin, Moore, Gawboy, Stephan, Shum, Ryan
0.5	Narayanan, Essary
0.0	L. Xu, Newman, Bucchino, Piltzecker

Projected Round 3 Pairings for March 30th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 10: Wheeler vs. S. Xu
Board 11: Fratturelli vs. O'Rourke
Board 12: Bergeron vs. Moore
Board 13: Gawboy vs. Mathieu
Board 14: Hamer vs. Stephan
Board 15: Briggs vs. Shum
Board 16: Ryan vs. McLaughlin
Board 17: Narayanan vs. Essary
Board 18: Bucchino vs. L. Xu
Board 19: Newman vs. Piltzecker
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 3 on March 30th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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March 18th 2022

Support For Ukrainian Chess Players

Hi WCC members and all chess friends, The USCF and the Kasparov Chess Foundation are raising money to help Ukrainian chess players and their families in their current struggles.
Any donation you can make through the link below would be greatly appreciated!
http://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-ukrainian-chess-players
Thanks much,
-Arthur Barlas

March 16th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section
Round 1 of 5

Jim Donahue Scores Only Upset in Round 1

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, March 16th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Ken Gurge
Larry Gadding	0-1	Tom Newman
Anand Nair	1-0	Nik Lavoie
Stephen Murray	0-1	Ray Paulson
George Mirijanian	0-1	♔ Jim Donahue
Michael David	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
George Jordy	1-0	Todd Tsakiris
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	Gary Brassard
Total of 8 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Dave Couture, Mike Urbonas, and Jackson Parker.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial Premier Section, March 16th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Kildahl, Newman, Nair, Paulson, Jordy, Donahue
0.5	Commisso, Brassard, Couture, David, Urbonas, Parker, Ostrowski
0.0	Miirjanian, Gurge, Gladding, Lavoie, Murray, Tsakiris

Projected Round 2 Pairings for March 23rd Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Kildahl
Board 2: T. Newman vs. Jordy
Board 3: Donahue vs. Nair
Board 4: Commisso vs. Urbonas
Board 5: Brassard vs. David
Board 6: Couture vs. Parker
Board 7: Gurge vs. Ostrowski
Board 8: Tsakiris vs. Gladding
Board 9: Lavoie vs. Murray
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

March 16th, 2022

2022 Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section
Round 1 of 5

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, March 16th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Tom Fratturelli	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Shawn Xu
Mike Bergeron	1-0	Krishna Narayanan
James Essary	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Brian Biglow	1-0	Jay Shum
Timothy Ryan	0-1	Keith Hamer
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Laura Xu
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Larry O'Rourke
Total of 8 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bob Mathieu, Don Briggs, Matt Moore, and Jon Stephan.
♖ Not playing round 1 was Winston Newman.

**Gail S. Lingner Memorial U1600 Section, March 16th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Fratturelli, S. Xu, Bergeron, Wheeler, Biglow, Hamer, Minalga-Rheault, O'Rourke
0.5	Mathieu, Briggs, Moore, Stephan
0.0	McLaughlin, Gawboy, Narayanan, Essary, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu, Newman, Bucchino

Projected Round 2 Pairings for March 23rd U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
11           Mark Wheeler (1431 1.0)         Tom Fratturelli (1574 1.0)
12           Shawn Xu (1459 1.0)               Brian Biglow (1400 1.0)
13           Keith Hamer (1378 1.0)           Mike Bergeron (1438 1.0)
14           Larry O'Rourke (1300 1.0)       Bob Mathieu (1403 0.5)
15           Matt Moore (1222 0.5)              Don Briggs (1300 0.5)
16           Hugh McLaughlin (1277 0.0)    Jon Stephan (1076 0.5)
17           Laura Xu (494 0.0)                    Emily Gawboy (1167 0.0)
18           Krishna Narayanan (1079 0.0)  Timothy Ryan (645 0.0)
19           Winston Newman (365 0.0)       James Essary (1012 0.0)
20           Jay Shum (981 0.0)                     Raphael Bucchino (116 0.0)
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 Rene Minalga-Rheault.

REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 2 on March 23rd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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March 11th, 2022

Ratings in effect for the Gail S. Lingner Memorial tournament

The next tournament at the club will be the Gail S. Lingner Memorial, a 5-round Swiss in two sections:
Premier (restricted to players 1600 & above) and Under 1600 & unrated.
It starts Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Players must be present before 7 p.m. on that date to confirm their entry.

♟ ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙ Ratings in effect for the Gail S. Lingner Memorial Tournament: ♟ ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙
Premier Section
1	2128	Brett Kildahl
2	1941	Tom Newman
3	1919	Anand Nair
4	1900	Ray Paulson
5	1900	George Mirijanian
6	1833	Mike Commisso
7	1795	George Jordy
8	1764	Gary Brassard
9	1751	Ken Gurge
10	1747	Larry Gladding
11	1731	Nik Lavoie
12	1722	Dave Couture
13	1721	Stephen Murray
14	1698	Jim Donahue
15	1689	Michael David
16	1683	Mike Urbonas
17	1676	Todd Tsakiris
18	1616	Jackson Parker
19	1614	Don Ostrowski
Under 1600 Section
20	1574	Tom Fratturelli
21	1438	Mike Bergeron
22	1431	Mark Wheeler
23	1421	Shawn Xu
24	1403	Bob Mathieu
25	1400	Brian Biglow
26	1378	Keith Hamer
27	1316	Rene Minalga-Rheault
28	1300	Don Briggs
29	1300	Larry O'Rourke
30	1277	Hugh McLaughlin
31	1222	Matt Moore
32	1167	Emily Gawboy
33	1076	Jon Stephan
34	1012	James Essary
35	981	Jay Shum
36	645	Timothy Ryan
37	494	Laura Xu
38	365	Winston Newman
39	116	Raphael Bucchino

March 9th, 2022

2022 George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Round 5 of 5

Kildahl & Newman Share Top Honors in O'Rourke Tournament

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, March 9th, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Ray Paulson
Tom Newman	1-0	Anand Nair
Gary Brassard	0-1	Michael David
Ken Gurge	1-0	Larry Gladding
Jim Donahue	1-0	Nik Lavoie
Mike Bergeron	0-1	Mike Commisso
Stephen Murray	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Don Ostrowski	0-1	♔ Shawn Xu
Larry O'Rourke	1-0	James Essary
♖ Laura Xu	1/2-1/2	Brian Biglow
Emily Gawboy	1-0	Raphael Bucchino
Total of 11 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were George Mirijanian, Mark Wheeler, George Jordy, Dave Couture,
Mike Urbonas, Todd Tsakiris, Jackson Parker, Hugh McLaughlin, Matt Moore, Bob Mathieu,
Rene Minalga-Rheault, Keith Hamer, Jon Stephan, Jay Shum, Timothy Ryan, Don Briggs, and Winston Newman.

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, March 9th, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.5	Kildahl, T. Newman
4.0	Gurge, David
3.5	Paulson, Donahue
3.0	Nair, Commisso, Brassard, Gladding, Murray, S. Xu
2.5	Mirijanian, Lavoie, Wheeler
2.0	Jordy, Couture, Urbonas, Tsakiris, Ostrowski, Parker, Fratturelli, Bergeron, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Moore
1.5	Mathieu, Minalga-Rheault, Gawboy, L. Xu
1.0	Biglow, Hamer, Stephan, Essary, Shum, Ryan
0.5	Briggs
0.0	Bucchino, W. Newman

♔ 2022 George E. O'Rourke Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st-2nd:	Brett Kildahl & Tom Newman
3rd-4th:	Ken Gurge & Michael David
Top U1800:	Gary Brassard, Larry Gladding & Stephen Murray
Top U1700:	Jim Donahue
Top U1600:	Shawn Xu
Top U1350:	Larry O'Rourke, Hugh McLaughlin & Matt Moore
Top U1000:	aura Xu

Pictures from this year's George E. O'Rourke Memorial tournament.

Current 2020 Championship Grand Prix Standings Championship Grand Prix Archive

REMINDER: The next tournament at the club, starting March 16, is the Gail S. Lingner Memorial, honoring Gail Sandra Lingner, who was a member of the Wachusett Chess Club for 43 years
(September 1975 until her passing on September 6, 2018).
The event will be in two sections: Premier (open to 1600 & above) and Under 1600.
Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to register on March 16th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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March 2nd, 2022

2022 George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Round 4 of 5

Trio Share Lead Into Final Round

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, March 2nd, 2022**
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Ray Paulson	1/2-1/2	Anand Nair
George Mirijanian	0-1	Tom Newman
Nik Lavoie	0-1	Gary Brassard
Larry Gladding	1-0	Don Ostrowski
Michael David	1-0	Mike Urbonas
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	Ken Gurge
Mike Commisso	1/2-1/2	Todd Tsakiris
♖ Mike Bergeron	1/2-1/2	Stephen Murray
Keith Hamer	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Shawn Xu	1-0	Jay Shum
Jon Stephan	0-1	Hugh McLaughlin
Matt Moore	1-0	James Essary
Brian Biglow	1/2-1/2	Larry O'Rourke
Emily Gawboy	0-1	♔ Timothy Ryan
Raphael Bucchino	0-1	Laura Xu.
Total of 15 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Brett Kildahl, Jim Donahue, Dave Couture, Jackson Parker,
Bob Mathieu, Rene Minalga-Rheault, and Don Briggs.
♖ Not playing round 4 was Winston Newman.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Paul Lynch.

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, March 2nd, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
3.5	Kildahl, Paulson, T. Newman
3.0	Nair, Brassard, Gladding, Gurge, David
2.5	Mirijanian, Lavoie, Donahue, Wheeler
2.0	Commisso, Jordy, Murray, Couture, Urbonas, Tsakiris, Ostrowski, Parker, Fratturelli, Bergeron, S. Xu, McLaughlin, Moore
1.5	Mathieu, Minalga-Rheault
1.0	Hamer, O'Rourke, Stephan, Essary, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu
0.5	Biglow, Briggs, Gawboy
0.0	W. Newman, Bucchino

Projected Round 5 Pairings for March 9th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Paulson
Board 2: T. Newman vs. Nair
Board 3: Brassard vs. David
Board 4: Gurge vs. Gladding
Board 5: Mirijanian vs. Lavoie
Board 6: Murray vs. Donahue
Board 7: Octroski vs. Commisso
Board 8: Couture vs. Fratturelli
Board 9: Urbonas vs. Bergeron
Board 10: Tsakiris vs. S. Xu
Board 11: Mclaughlin vs. Parker
Board 12: Moore vs. Marhieu
Board 13: Essary vs. Hamer
Board 14: Shum vs. O'Rourke
Board 15: Ryan vs. Stephan
Board 16: L. Xu vs. Biglow
Board 17: Gawboy vs. Briggs
Board 18: W. Newman vs. Bucchino
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 5 on March 9th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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February 23rd, 2022

2022 George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Round 3 of 5

Kildahl & Paulson Share Lead After 3

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, February 23rd, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Ken Gurge	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Jim Donahue	0-1	Ray Paulson
Anand Nair	1-0	George Jordy
Stephen Murray	0-1	George Mirijanian
Tom Newman	1-0	Dave Couture
Tom Fratturelli	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
Gary Brassard	1-0	Keith Hamer
Larry Gladding	1-0	Shawn Xu
Don Ostrowski	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Michael David
Mark Wheeler	1/2-1/2	Mike Bergeron
Todd Tskiris	1-0	Jay Shum
Jackson Parker	1-0	Brian Biglow
Larry O'Rourke	1/2-1/2	Emily Gawboy
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Winston Newman
♔ James Essary	1-0	Don Briggs
Laura Xu	0-1	Matt Moore
Total of 17 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Nike Lavoie and Mike Urbonas.
♖ Not playing round 3 were Paul Lynch and Jon Stephan.

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, February 23rd, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	Kildahl, Paulson
2.5	Nair, Mirijanian, T. Newman, Lavoie
2.0	Brassard, Gladding, Urbonas, Gurge, Ostrowski, David, Donahue, Fratturelli
1.5	Commisso, Jordy, Murray, Couture, Tsakiris, Parker, Bergeron, Wheeler
1.0	Lynch, Mathieu, Hamer, S. Xu, Minalga-Rheault, McLaughlin, Moore, Stephan, Essary, Shum
0.5	O'Rourke, Gawboy
0.0	Biglow, Briggs, L. Xu, W. Newman

Projected Round 4 Pairings for March 2nd 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Paulson
Board 2: Lavoie vs. Nair
Board 3: Mirijanian vs. T. Newman
Board 4: Ostrowski vs. Brassard
Board 5: Gladding vs. Donahue
Board 6: David vs. Urbonas
Board 7: Fratturelli vs. Gurge
Board 8: Commisso vs. Tsakiris
Board 9: Bergeron vs. Murray
Board 10: Couture vs. Parker
Board 11: Lynch vs. Wheeler
Board 12: Shum vs. Mathieu
Board 13: Hamer vs. Essary
Board 14: S. Xu vs. Stephan
Board 15: Moore vs. Mclaughlin
Board 16: Biglow vs. O'Rourke
Board 17: Gawboy vs. Briggs
Board 18: W. Newman vs. L. Xu
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 4 on March 2nd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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February 16th, 2022

2022 George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Round 2 of 5

A Trio of Upsets in Round 2

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, February 16th, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1-0	Larry Gladding
Stephen Murray	1/2-1/2	Anand Nair
Ray Paulson	1-0	Don Ostrowski
Mike Commisso	0-1	♔ Jim Donahue
Ken Gurge	1-0	Gary Brassard
Michael David	0-1	Nik Lavoie
Mike Bergeron	0-1	Tom Newman
George Jordy	1-0	Todd Tsakiris
Mike Urbonas	1-0	Jackson Parker
Brian Biglow	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Don Briggs	0-1	Bob Mathieu
Keith Hamer	1-0	Emily Gawboy
Matt Moore	0-1	Mark Wheeler
Shawn Xu	1-0	James Essary
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Laura Xu
♔ Jon Stephan	1-0	Larry O'Rourke
♔ Jay Shum	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Total of 17 boards, 3 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Dave Couture, and Paul Lynch.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Mike Manisy, Timothy Ryan, and Vivaan Shah.

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, February 16th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Kildahl, Paulson, Lavoie, Gurge, Donahue
1.5	Nair, Mirijanian, Newman, Jordy, Murray, Couture, Urbonas, Fratturelli
1.0	Commisso, Brassard, Gladding, Lynch, Ostrowski, David, Bergeron, Mathieu, Hamer, Wheeler, S. Xu, Minalga-Rheault, Stephan, Shum
0.5	Tsakiris, Parker
0.0	Biglow, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Briggs, Moore, Gawboy, Essary, L. Xu

Projected Round 3 Pairings for February 23rd 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gurge vs. Kildahl
Board 2: Donahue vs. Paulson
Board 3: Nair vs. Couture
Board 4: Newman vs. Urbonas
Board 5: Murray vs. Jordy
Board 6: Fratturelli vs. Commisso
Board 7: Brassard vs. Hamer
Board 8: Gladding vs. S, Xu
Board 9: Mathieu vs. Lynch
Board 10: Ostrowski vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 11:Wheeler vs. David
Board 12: Shum vs. Bergeron
Board 13: Tsakiris vs. Parker
Board 14: Gawboy vs. Biglow
Board 15: O'Rourke vs. Moore
Board 16: McLaughlin vs. Essary
Board 17: L. Xu vs. Briggs
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 3 on February 23rd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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February 9th, 2022

2022 George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Round 1 of 5

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, February 9th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Mark Wheeler	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Anand Nair	1-0	Brian Biglow
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Ray Paulson
George Mirijanian	1-0	Keith Hamer
Don Briggs	0-1	Mike Commisso
Gary Brassard	1-0	Shawn Xu
Larry O'Rourke	0-1	Larry Gladding
Nik Lavoie	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Hugh McLaughlin	0-1	Stephen Murray
Dave Couture	1-0	Matt Moore
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Ken Gurge
Don Ostrowski	1-0	Jon Stephan
James Essary	0-1	Michael David
Jim Donahue	1-0	Jay Shum
Laura Xu	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Total of 15 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were were Mike Manisy, George Jordy, Paul Lynch, Mike Urbonas,
Jackson Parker, and Tom Fratturelli.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Timothy Ryan and Vivaan Shah.

**George E. O'Rourke Memorial, February 9th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Kildahl, Nair, Paulson, Mirijanian, Commisso, Brassard, Gladding, Lavoie, Murray, Couture, Gurge, Ostrowski, David, Donahue, Bergeron
0.5	Manisy, Jordy, Lynch, Urbonas, Parker, Fratturelli
0.0	Biglow, Mathieu, Hamer, Wheeler, S. Xu, Minalga-Rheault, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Briggs, Moore, Gawboy, Stephan, Essary, Shum, Ryan, L. Xu, Shah

Projected Round 2 Pairings for February 16th 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1   Brett Kildahl (1.0)   Nik Lavoie (1.0)
2   Stephen Murray (1.0)   Anand Nair (1.0)
3   Ray Paulson (1.0)   Dave Couture (1.0)
4   Ken Gurge (1.0)   George Mirijanian (1.0)
5   Mike Commisso (1.0)   Don Ostrowski (1.0)
6   Michael David (1.0)   Gary Brassard (1.0)
7   Larry Gladding (1.0)   Jim Donahue (1.0)
8   Mike Bergeron (1.0)   Mike Manisy (0.5)
9   George Jordy (0.5)   Mike Urbonas (0.5)
10   Paul Lynch (0.5)   Jackson Parker (0.5)
11   Brian Biglow (0.0)   Tom Fratturelli (0.5)
12   Matt Moore (0.0)   Bob Mathieu (0.0)
13   Keith Hamer (0.0)   Emily Gawboy (0.0)
14   Jon Stephan (0.0)   Mark Wheeler (0.0)
15   Shawn Xu (0.0)   James Essary (0.0)
16   Rene Minalga-Rheault (0.0)   Laura Xu (0.0)
17   Jay Shum (0.0)   Larry O'Rourke (0.0)
18   Timothy Ryan (0.0)   Hugh McLaughlin (0.0)
19   Vivaan Sagar Shah (0.0)   Don Briggs (0.0)
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 February 16th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 7 p.m.

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February 3rd 2022

Westford Monday Night Chess

Steve Murray is holding a Monday night G/90 in Westford in case you're interested. He will be holding this every Monday night. I believe you can register on-line clicking the "event" link below.
Event: Westford MA: Monday Night USCF RATED OTB
When: 7 Feb 2022 7:00 PM, EST
Where: 63 Powers Road, Westford
-George M.

February 2nd, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section
Round 5 of 5

Anand Nair First by a Full Point in Boone Memorial

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, February 2nd, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Anand Nair	1-0	Gary Brassard
Brett Kildahl	0-1	Mike Commisso
Paul Lynch	1/2-1/2	Stephen Murray
Ray Paulson	1-0	Mike Urbonas
Michael David	0-1	Dave Couture
Larry Glaomomdding	1-0	Don Ostrowski
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	Ken Gurge
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Mike Manisy, Jim Donahue, George Mirijanian, and fillers Mark Wheeler and Don Briggs.

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, February 2nd, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.5	Nair (1930)
4.0	-----
3.5	Commisso (1866)
3.0	Kildahl (2128), Paulson (1921), Brassard (1780), Murray (1739), Couture (1728)
2.5	Gladding (1749), Lynch (1699)
2.0	Manisy (1807), Urbonas (1686), Gurge (1683), Ostrowski (1654), David (1653), Donahue (1641)
1.5	-----
1.0	Mirijanian (1900), Fratturelli (1575)
0.5	-----
0.0	Wheeler (1426), Briiggs (1390)

♔ 2022 Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st:	Anand Nair of Ashland
2nd:	Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH
3rd-7th:	Brett Kildahl of Worcester, Ray Paulson of Lowell, Gary Brassard of Leominster, Stephen Murray of Ayer, & Dave Couture of Wesrminster

February 2nd, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section
Round 5 of 5

Mike Bergeron & Shawn Xu Split U1600 Honors

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, February 2nd, 2022**
Round 5 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Mike Bergeron	1-0	Shawn Xu
Matt Moore	1-0	Mark Wheeler
Brian Biglow	0-1	Rene Minalga-Rheault
George Jordy	1-0	Bob Mathieu
James Essary	0-1	Keith Hamer
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Don Briggs
Laura Xu	1/2-1/2	Emily Gawboy
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♖ Not playing round 5 were Jay Shum, Jon Stephan, Vivaan Shah, and Timothy Ryan.

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, February 2nd, 2022**
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Bergeron (1430), S. Xu (1389)
3.5	Minalga-Rheault (1362), Moore (1255)
3.0	Jordy (1760P3), Hamer (1394)
2.5	Biglow (1407), Wheeler (1392), McLaughlin (1309)
2.0	Mathieu (1400), Essary (995), Shum (924P12)
1.5	Gawboy (1218)
1.0	Briggs (1300), Stephan (1043), L. Xu (392)
0.5	Shah (195P4)
0.0	Ryan (568P20)

♔ 2022 Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section PRIZE WINNERS ♔
1st-2nd:	Mike Bergeron of Ashburnham, Shawn Xu of Lexington
3rd-4th:	Rene Minalga-Rheault of Nashua, NH, Matthew Moore of Marlborough
5th-6th:	George Jordy of Ayer, Keith Hamer of Hollis, NH

Pictures from this year's Reggie Boone Memorial tournament.

Current 2020 Championship Grand Prix Standings Championship Grand Prix Archive

The next tournment at the club is the George E. O'Rourke Memorial. It starts Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 1 on February 9th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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January 26th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section
Round 4 of 5

Anand Nair Ahead Going Into Last Round

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 26th, 2022**
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Stephen Murray	0-1	Anand Nair
Dave Couture	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Mike Urbonas	0-1	Gary Brassard
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	Paul Lynch
Mike Commisso	1-0	George Mirijanian
Ken Gurge	0-1	Michael David
Larry Gladding	1-0	Tom Fratturelli
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Mike Manisy, and Jim Donahue.
♖ Not playing round 4 were fillers Mark Wheeler and Don Briggs.

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 26th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
3.5	Nair
3.0	Kildahl, Brassard
2.5	Commisso, Murray
2.0	Paulson, Manisy, Couture, Lynch, Urbonas, David, Ostrowski, Donahue
1.5	Gladding
1.0	Mirijanian, Gurge, Fratturelli
0.5	-----
0.0	(Wheeler), (Briggs)

Projected Round 5 Pairings for February 2nd Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Nair vs. Brassard
Board 2: Kildahl vs. Commisso
Board 3: Manisy vs. Murray
Board 4: David vs. Paulson
Board 5: Ostrowski vs. Couture
Board 6: Lynch vs. Urbonas
Board 7: Mirijanian vs. Gladding
Board 8 Fratturelli vs. Gurge
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

January 26th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section
Round 4 of 5

Shawn Xu Holds Full Point Lead, 1 Round To Go

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 26th, 2022**
Round 4 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Bob Mathieu	0-1	Shawn Xu
Keith Hamer	0-1	Mike Bergeron
Mark Wheeler	1-0	James Essary
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Emily Gawboy	0-1	Matthew Moore
Jay Shum	1-0	Laura Xu
Total of 6 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Brian Biglow and Don Briggs.
♜ Receiving 0-point byes were George Jordy, Jon Stephan, Vivaan Shan, and Timothy Ryan.
♖ Not playing round 4 were fillers Mark Wheeler and Don Briggs.

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 26th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds
Points	Players
4.0	Shawn Xu
3.5	-----
3.0	Bergeron
2.5	Wheeler, Biglow, Minalga-Rheault, Moore
2.0	Mathieu, Hamer, Jordy, Essary, Shum
1.5	McLaughlin
1.0	Briggs, Gawboy, Stephan
0.5	Laura Xu, Shah
0.0	Ryan

Projected Round 5 Pairings for February 2nd U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 9 Bergeron vs. Shawn Xu
Board 10: Moore vs. Wheeler
Board 11: Biglow vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 12 Jordy vs. Mathieu
Board 13: Essary vs. Hamer
Board 14 Shum vs. McLaughlin
Board 15: Briggs vs. Gawboy
Board 16 Stephan vs. Laura Xu
Board 17: Shah vs. Ryan
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 5 on February 2nd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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January 19th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section
Round 3 of 5

4 draws in Premier Section

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 19th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1/2-1/2	♖ Mike Urbonas
Anand Nair	1-0	Jim Donahue
Ray Paulson	1/2-1/2	♖ Don Ostrowski
Paul Lynch	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
Gary Brassard	1-0	Ken Gurge
Michael David	1/2-1/2	Larry Gladding
Don Briggs	0-1	Tom Fratturelli
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 2 upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Stephen Murray, Dave Couture, Mike Manisy, and George Mirijanian.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Andrew Jeselson, Ritvik Pulya, and Todd Tsakiris.
♘ Playing as fillers were Mark Wheeler and Don Briggs.

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 19th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
2.5	Nair, Murray
2.0	Kildahl, Brassard, Couture, Urbonas
1.5	Paulson, Commisso, Manisy, Lynch, Ostrowski, Donahue
1.0	Mirijanian, Gurge, David, Fratturelli
0.5	Gladding
0.0	(Wheeler), (Briggs)

Projected Round 4 Pairings for January 26th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Murray vs. Nair
Board 2: Couture vs. Kildahl
Board 3: Urbonas vs. Brassard
Board 4: Commisso vs. Paulson
Board 5: Manisy vs. Lynch
Board 6: Ostrowski vs. Mirijanian
Board 7: Gurge vs. David
Board 8: Gladding vs. Fratturelli
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

January 19th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section
Round 3 of 5

Shawn Xu Leads U1600 After 3

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 19th, 2022**
Round 3 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Shawn Xu	1-0	Brian Biglow
Mike Bergeron	1/2-1/2	Bob Mathieu
Keith Hamer	1-0	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Hugh McLaughlin	1/2-1/2	Mark Wheeler
George Jordy	1-0	Emily Gawboy
James Essary	1-0	Timothy Ryan
Laura Xu	1/2-1/2	Vivaan Shah
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Matt Moore and Jon Stephan.
♖ Not playing round 3 was Jay Shum.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 19th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds
Points	Players
3.0	Shawn Xu
2.5	-----
2.0	Biglow, Mathieu, Hamer, Bergeron, Jordy, Essary
1.5	Wheeler, McLaughlin, Minalga-Rheault, Moore
1.0	Gawboy, Stephan, Shum
0.5	Briggs, L. Xu, Shah
0.0	Ryan

Projected Round 4 Pairings for January 26th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 9: Mathieu vs. Shawn Xu
Board 10: Bigelow vs. Bergeron
Board 11: Hamer vs. Jordy
Board 12: Wheeler vs. Essary
Board 13: Minalga-Rheault vs. McLaughlin
Board 14: Gawboy vs. Moore
Board 15: Shum vs. Stephan
Board 16: Briggs vs.  Laura Xu
Board 17: Shah vs, Ryan
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 4 on January 26th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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January 12th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section
Round 2 of 5

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 12th, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brett Kildahl	1/2-1/2	Anand Nair
Stephen Murray	1-0	Ray Paulson
Jim Donahue	1/2-1/2	Don Ostrowski
Mike Commisso	1/2-1/2	Mike Manisy
Ken Gurge	1-0	Larry Gladding
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	Paul Lynch
Total of 6 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Dave Couture, Mike Urbonas, Andrew Jeselson,
Ritvik Pulya, Gary Brassard, Todd Tsakiris, George Mirijanian, and Michael David.

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 12th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Murray
1.5	Kildahl, Nair, Couture, Urbonas, Donahue
1.0	Jeselson, Paulson, Commisso, Manisy, Pulya, Brassard, Lynch, Gurge, Tsakiris, Ostrowski
0.5	Mirijanian, David
0.0	Gladding, Fratturelli, (Mark Wheeler - filler)

Projected Round 3 Pairings for January 19th Premier Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1   Brett Kildahl (1.5)      Dave Couture (1.5)
2   Anand Nair (1.5)      Michael Urbonas (1.5)
3   Ray Paulson (1.0)      Jim Donahue (1.5)
4   Paul Lynch (1.0)        Michael Commisso (1.0)
5   Mike Manisy (1.0)      Todd Tsakiris (1.0)
6   Don Ostrowski (1.0)   Gary Brassard (1.0)
7   Michael David (0.5)      Ken Gurge (1.0)
8   Larry Gladding (0.0)     Tom Fratturelli (0.0)
0 Andrew Jeselson (1.0) BYE
½ George Mirijanian (0.5) BYE
0 Ritvik Pulya (1.0) BYE
½ Stephen Murray (2.0) BYE
0 Mark Wheeler (0.0) BYE
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

January 12th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section
Round 2 of 5

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 12th, 2022**
Round 2 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Brian Biglow	1-0	Hugh McLaughlin
Rene Minalga-Rheault	1/2-1/2	Mike Bergeron
Shawn Xu	1-0	James Essary
Mark Wheeler	1/2-1/2	Keith Hamer
Don Briggs	0-1	Jay Shum
Laura Xu	0-1	Matthew Moore
Total of 6 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bob Mathieu, Larry O'Rourke, Emily Gawboy, Raaga Pulya, and Jon Stephan.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Timothy Ryan and Vivaan Shah.
♙ John Murphy withdrew from the tournament.

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 12th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds
Points	Players
2.0	Biglow, S. Xu
1.5	Mathieu, Bergeron, Minalga-Rheault
1.0	Wheeler, Hamer, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Gawboy, Pulya, Moore, Essary, Shum
0.5	Stephan
0.0	Briggs, Ryan, L. Xu,Shah

Projected Round 3 Pairings for January 19th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 10: S. Xu vs. Biglow
Board 11: Bergeron vs. Mathieu
Board 12: Hamer vs. Minalga-Rheault
Board 13: Moore vs. Wheeler
Board 14: McLaughlin vs. Essary
Board 15: Shum vs. Gawboy
Board 16: Stephan vs. Briggs
Board 17: L. Xu vs.Ryan
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 3 on January 19th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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January 5th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section
Round 1 of 5

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premire Section, January 5th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Paul Lynch	0-1	Brett Kildahl
Ray Paulson	1-0	Ken Gurge
Mike Urbonas	1-0	George Mirijanian
Anand Nair	1-0	Michael David
Don Ostrowski	1/2-1/2	Mike Commisso
Larry Gladding	0-1	Jim Donahue
Tom Fratturelli	0-1	Stephen Murray
Dave Couture	1-0	Mark Wheeler (filler)
Total of 8 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Andrew Jeselson, Ritvik Pulya, Gary Brassard, and Todd Tsakiris.

**Reggie Boone Memorial Premier Section, January 5th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round
Points	Players
1.0	Kildahl, Paulson, Nair, Murray, Couture, Urbonas, Donahue
0.5	Jeselson, Commisso, Pulya, Brassard, Tsakiris, Ostrowski
0.0	Mirijanian, Gladding, Lynch, Gurge, David, Fratturelli, (Wheeler)

Projected Round 2 Pairings for January 12th Premire Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board # 1: Kildahl vs. Couture
Board # 2: Murray vs. Paulson
Board # 3: Urbonas vs. Nair
Board # 4: Donahue vs. Jeselson
Board # 5: Commisso vs. Brassard
Board # 6: Tsakiris vs. Pulya
Board # 7: Gladding vs. Ostrowski
Board # 8: David vs. Lynch
Board # 9: Gurge vs. Fratturelli
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates.
Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.

January 5th, 2022

2022 Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section
Round 1 of 5

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 5th, 2022**
Round 1 of 5 Results
White	Result	Black
Matt Moore	0-1	Brian Biglow
Bob Mathieu	1-0	Jon Steohan
James Essary	1-0	Don Briggs
Mike Bergeron	1-0	Jay Shum
Timothy Ryan	0-1	Shawn Xu
Hugh McLaughlin	1-0	Laura Xu
Vivaan Shan	0-1	Rene Minalga-Rheault
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖).

♝ Receiving half-point byes were Mark Wheeler, Keith Hamer, Larry O'Rourke, Emily Gawboy, and Raaga Pulya.

**Reggie Boone Memorial U1600 Section, January 5th, 2022**
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds
Points	Players
1.0	Biglow, Mathieu, Bergeron, S. Xu, McLaughlin, Minalga-Rheault, Essary
0.5	Wheeler, Hamer, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Pulya
0.0	Briggs, Moore, Stephan, Shum, Ryan, Murphy, L. Xu, Shah

Projected Round 2 Pairings for January 12th U1600 Section 
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board # 10: Biglow vs. McLaughlin
Board # 11: S. Xu vs. Mathieu
Board # 12: Moinalga-Rheault vs.Bergeron
Board # 13: Wheeler vs. Essary
Board # 14: Hamer vs. Gawboy
Board # 15: O'Rourke vs. Pulya
Board # 16: Briggs vs. Ryan
Board # 17: L. Xu vs. Moore
Board # 18: Stephan vs. Murphy
Board # 19: Shum vs. Shah
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 January 12th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.

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January 4th, 2022

Ratings in effect for the Reggie Boone Memorial tournament

The next tournament at the club will be the Reggie Boone Memorial, a 5-round Swiss in two sections:
Premier (restricted to players 1600 & above) and Under 1600 & unrated.
It starts Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Players must be present before 7 p.m. on that date to confirm their entry.

♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ Ratings in effect for the George Sturgis Memorial tournament:
PREMER
1	2156	Brett Kildahl
2	1981	Andrew Jeselson
3	1947	Ray Paulson
4	1935	George Mirijanian
5	1905	Roger Cappallo
6	1890	Anand Nair
7	1840	Mike Commisso
8	1803	Mike Manisy
9	1780	Geoff LePoer
10	1776	Larry Gladding
11	1763	Gary Brassard
12	1736	Stephen Murray
13	1711	Dave Couture
14	1690	Ken Gurge
15	1679	Todd Tsakiris
16	1648	Michael David
17	1642	Don Ostrowski
18	1620	Jim Donahue
19	1616	Tom Fratturelli
U1600
20	1434	Mark Wheeler
21	1429	Brian Biglow
22	1404	Don Briggs
23	1404	Bob Mathieu
24	1390	Keith Hamer
25	1376	Mike Bergeron
26	1353	George Jordy
27	1335	Larry O'Rourke
28	1332	Shawn Xu
29	1321	Hugh McLaughlin
30	1275	Mitchell Haley
31	1267	Emily Gawboy
32	1158	Matthew Moore
33	1052	Jon Stephan
34	953	James Essary
35	661	Timothy Ryan
36	821	Jay Shum
37	449	John Murphy
38	358	Laura Xu
39	100	Vivaan Shah

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♔ ♞ 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 ♔ ♚ ♔