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Metrowest Chess Club Monthly Event NEW LOCATION:
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Henceforth all Metrowest Chess Club events are at our new location,
St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 39 E. Central Ave., Natick MA
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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.)
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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 ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ | |||
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Damiano's Mate |
Box Mate |
Box Mate |
Greco's Mate |
Effective January 1st, 2020, the following changes to the USCF rules will go into effect.
https://new.uschess.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RULESUPDATE-2020-v1.pdf
year's end Sturgis Memorial tournament
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Michael David |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | ♔ Dave Couture |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Robert King |
Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Paul Carrier |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Bryce McLaughlin |
Total of 13 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Brett Kildahl, Roger Cappallo, George Mirijanian, Ritvik Pulya, Bruce Felton,
Roland Booker, Jim Hankard, Keith Hamer, Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Brassard, Paulson, Godin | |
3.5 | McNeilage, Couture | |
3.0 | Commisso, Gladding, Murray, David | |
2.5 | King, Kildahl, Cappallo, Mirijanan, LePoer, Ri. Pulya, Gurge, Mathieu | |
2.0 | Felton, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, Donahue, Bastarache, Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow | |
1.5 | Booker, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin | |
1.0 | Hankard, Hamer, R. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Carrier | |
0.5 | O'Rourke, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | Densmore |
♔ 2019 George Sturgis Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st-3rd: | Gary Brassard of Leominster, Ray Paulson of Lowell, Paul Godin of Bedford | |
Top U1850: | Dave Couture of Westminster | |
Top U1650: | Bob Mathieu of Leominster | |
Top U1450: | Don Briggs of Lunenburg, Brian Biglow of Fitchburg |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 12/18/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
RICHARD HUBBARD | Hollis, NH | 1958 | 1958 | 2nd Cat. | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | .833 |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1936 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 | .800 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1971 | 2015 | 1st Cat. | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 15.5 | .775 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 1938 | 2102 | Can. Master | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13.0 | .765 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1958 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 16.0 | .762 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1864 | 1864 | 2nd Cat. | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12.0 | .750 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1938 | 2085 | Can. Master | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 14.5 | .690 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1849 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 15.0 | .652 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1771 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 12.5 | .625 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1797 | 1849 | 2nd Cat. | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 14.0 | .609 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1750 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 12.5 | .595 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1780 | 1819 | 2nd Cat. | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8.0 | .571 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1691 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12.5 | .568 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1747 | 1795 | 3rd Cat. | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13.0 | .565 |
JAMES HANKARD | Antrim, NH | 1607 | 1816 | 2nd Cat. | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10.0 | .556 |
TOM FRATTURELLI | Leominster | 1671 | 1735 | 2nd Cat. | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 10.0 | .526 |
There will be no Wachusett Chess Club meeting on December 25th, 2019 or January 1st, 2020
Players must be present by 7:10 p.m. on January 8, 2020 in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
♘ ♕ ♔ ♜ ♔ ♕ ♗
♔ ♘ ☕ ☺ ☮ ♡ ☆ MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR ☆ ♡ ☮ ☺ ⛄ ♝ ♕
♔ ♘ ☕ ☺ ☮ ♡ ☆ TO ALL WACHUSETT CHESS CLUB PLAYERS! ☆ ♡ ☮ ☺ ⛄ ♝ ♕
♘ ♕ ♔ ♜ ♔ ♕ ♗
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Brett Kildahl | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ 375Gary Brassard |
Roger Cappallo | 1/2-1/2 | Ritvik Pulya |
Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Ralph McNeilage |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Michael David |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Bob Mathieu |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ Mark Wheeler |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Roland Booker |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | ♔ Don Briggs |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | ♔ Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Paul Carrier | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 14 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 2 upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian and Geoff LePoer.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Bruce Felton, Jim Hankard and Keith Hamer.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Richard Hubbard.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Paulson | |
3.5 | ----- | |
3.0 | Godin, Brassard, David | |
2.5 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Mirijanian, LePoer, McNeilage, Ri. Pulya, Couture, Mathieu | |
2.0 | Felton, Commisso, Gladding, Murray, Ostrowski, Bastarache, Wheeler, Briggs | |
1.5 | Gurge, Booker, McLaughlin | |
1.0 | Fratturelli, Donahue, Hankard, Biglow, Hamer, Gawboy, Carrier | |
0.5 | O'Rourke, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | Densmore |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for December 18th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Brassard vs. Paulson Board 2: Godin vs. David Board 3: Ri. Pulya vs. Mirijanian Board 4: LePoer vs, Couture Board 5: McNeilage vs. Mathieu Board 6: Bastarache vs. Felton Board 7: Ostrowski vs. Commisso Board 8: Wheeler vs. Gladding Board 9: Murray vs. Briggs Board 10: Fratturelli vs. Gurge Board 11: Booker vs. McLaughlin Board 12: Biglow vs. Donahue Board 13: Gawboy vs. Hankard Board 14: Carrier vs. O'Rourke Board 15: Densmore vs. Ra. Pulya
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes new club and USCF member Paul Carrier of Leominster.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Four Wachusett CC members competed in the Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial tournament held on Sunday, December 8th in Westford. Below are their rating updates
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12413721: DAVE COUTURE | 2019-12-08 | HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY MEMORIA (MA) | 3: U1750 | 1735 => 1698 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-12-08 | HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY MEMORIA (MA) | 2: U1950 | 1702 => 1693 | B |
12222200: JAMES A. HANKARD | 2019-12-08 | HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY MEMORIA (MA) | 3: U1750 | 1616 => 1628 | B |
10569176: ROLAND D BOOKER III | 2019-12-08 | HARRY NELSON PILLSBURY MEMORIA (MA) | 3: U1750 | 1600 => 1600 | B |
Mike Commisso recently posted a video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojdOqoCo8k
In the video, in Episode 1 of his "What were you thinking?" series, Mike addresses a worthwhile topic to many chess players, i.e. "Missing the point about blunders".
It's worth checking out, even if you don't own a computer & never make blunders.
-PG
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Michael David | 1/2-1/2 | Ritvik Pulya |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
♔ Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bruce Felton and Ralph McNeilage.
♖ Not playing round 3 were Richard Hubbard, Jim Hankard and Keith Hamer.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Godin, Paulson | |
2.5 | Brassard | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Felton, Cappallo, Mirijanian, LePoer, McNeilage, Gladding, Ri. Pulya, Couture, David, Mathieu | |
1.5 | Commisso, Bastarache, Wheeler | |
1.0 | Hubbard, Murray, Gurge, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, Donahue, Hankard, Booker, Briggs, Biglow, Hamer | |
0.5 | O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for December 11th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Godin Board 2: Kildahl vs. Brassard Board 3: Gladding vs. Felton Board 4: Cappallo vs. Ri. Pulya Board 5: Couture vs. Mirijanian Board 6: McNeilage vs. David Board 7: Bastarache vs. Mathieu Board 8: Commisso vs. Wheeler Board 9: Hubbard vs. Hankard Board 10: Donahue vs. Murray Board 11: Gurge vs. Booker Board 12: Fratturelli vs. Briggs Board 13: Ostrowski vs. Biglow Board 14: O'Rourke vs. Hamer Board 15: Ra. Pulya vs. McLaughlin Board 16: Gawboy vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 4 is LePoer.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The WSU Chess Club proudly presents the 2019 Fall Interclub Chess Tournament,
Saturday, November 23, 9:30am - 3:00pm
WSU Blue Lounge, Student Center (1st floor) Food and beverages included (pizza lunch)
4 rounds, 30 minutes each player, Non-rated, $5.00 entry fee for non-students; free for students
Directed by Joe Alfano, Assumption College
Location: Student Activities building, Parking free: use K lot (administration)
Bring chess sets, boards, clocks
Contact: chesswsu@gmail.com
Hello Everyone,
I've uploaded the next installment of MWATC to youtube. The video features the action on board 1 last night, in a game with Larry Gladding, where I played the White side of a Smith-Morra Gambit. The astronomy tidbit explains (or at least attempts to, Paul) why time appears to run slowly in a gravity field.
Link to the Gladding game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2S4zxEbUJI
Index to all the "My Week at the Club" videos, now with hot links embedded:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSWKxqhBcZdBsR6jo6LS_ySOa64hNKEfMB29AQLxdj9YOxd_93Nze6YPswrmrfjv8g42_s_uiSI0rMJ/pubhtml
Index of all the videos:
https://cappallo.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/mwatc_index.pdf
Cheers,
Rogger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Michael David |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Gary Brassar |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
♔ Keith Hamer | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Roland Booker |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ Hugh McLaughlin |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Total of 13 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bruce Felton, Ritvik Pulya, Richard Hubbard, George Mirijanian,
Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Andrew Jeselson.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Godin, LePoer, Paulson | |
1.5 | Felton, McNeilage, Commisso, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, David | |
1.0 | Hubbard, Mirijanian, Gladding, Couture, Murray, Gurge, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, Hankard, Booker, Mathieu, Hamer | |
0.5 | Bastarache, Wheeler, O'Rourke, McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | Donahue, Briggs, Biglow, Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for December 4th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Cappallo Board 2: Godin vs. LePoer Board 3: Brassard vs. Felton Board 4: McNeilage vs. Commisso Board 5: David vs. Ri. Pulya Board 6: Hubbard vs. Fratturelli Board 7: Mirijanian vs. Ostrowski Board 8: Gladding vs. Hankard Board 9: Booker vs. Couture Board 10: Murray vs. Hamer Board 11: Mathieu vs. Gurge Board 12: O'Rourke vs. Bastarache Board 13: McLaughlin vs. Wheeler Board 14: Ra. Pulya vs. Donahue Board 15: Briggs vs. Gawboy Board 16: Biglow vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
🦃 HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL !!! 🦃
Hello Everyone,
I've uploaded the next installment of MWATC up to youtube. It features last night's game against Jim Donahue, in which I played Black in a Slav defense. The astronomy tidbit addresses the idea of seeing stars during the daytime.
Link to the Donahue game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6H0ef3p5U
Index to all the "My Week at the Club" videos, now with hot links embedded:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSWKxqhBcZdBsR6jo6LS_ySOa64hNKEfMB29AQLxdj9YOxd_93Nze6YPswrmrfjv8g42_s_uiSI0rMJ/pubhtml
Index of all the videos:
https://cappallo.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/mwatc_index.pdf
Cheers,
Rogger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ Mark Wheeler |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Brian Biblow | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Michael David | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Richard Hubbard, Andrew Jeselson, George Mirijanian, and Ralph McNeilage.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Felton, Cappallo, Godin, LePoer, Paulson, Commisso, Gladding, Ri. Pulya, Couture, Murray, Gurge, David, Fratturelli | |
0.5 | Hubbard, Jeselson, Mirijanian, McNeilage, Brassard, Wheeler | |
0.0 | Ostrowski, Donahue, Hankard, Booker, Bastarache, Mathieu, Briggs, O'Rourke, Biglow, Gawboy, McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for November 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gladding vs. Felton Board 2: Cappallo vs. Ri. Pulya Board 3: Couture vs. Godin Board 4: LePoer vs. Murray Board 5: Gurge vs. Paulson Board 6: Commisso vs. David Board 7: Fratturelli vs. Hubbard Board 8: McNeilage vs. Jeselson Board 9: Mirijanian vs. Brassard Board 10: Wheeler vs. Donahue Board 11: Ostrowski vs. Biglow Board 12: Hankard vs. McLaughlin Board 13: O'Rourke vs. Booker Board 14: Bastarache vs. Densmore Board 15: Gawboy vs. Mathieu Board 16: Ra. Pulya vs. Briggs
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the George Sturgis Memorial tournament,
which begins Wednesday, November 13th, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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Hello All,
Here is my next video effort, on my game last night with Bruce Felton. It was a QP game with some characteristics of a London System. The video ran a bit longer than I'd hoped, but it was an exciting game with opposite-side pawn storm attacks. I hope you enjoy it.
Link to the Felton game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoPFkyjDar0
Index to all the "My Week at the Club" videos, now with hot links embedded:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSWKxqhBcZdBsR6jo6LS_ySOa64hNKEfMB29AQLxdj9YOxd_93Nze6YPswrmrfjv8g42_s_uiSI0rMJ/pubhtml
Index of all the videos:
https://cappallo.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/mwatc_index.pdf
Cheers,
Rogger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Paul Godin | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Bruce Felton | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | Ray Paulson |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Michael David | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | ♔ Bob Mathieu |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Total of 13 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Larry Gladding, Ritvik Pulya, Andrew Jeselson, Don Briggs, Hugh McLaughlin,
Raaga Pulya and Randy McLaughlin.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.0 | Hubbard | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | Cappallo, McNeilage | |
3.5 | LePoer | |
3.0 | Felton, Godin, Paulson, Commisso, Brassard, Gladding, Couture | |
2.5 | Mirijanian, Ri. Pulya, Murray, Fratturelli, Gurge, Mathieu | |
2.0 | Jeselson, Ostrowski, David, Hankard, Bastarache, Briggs | |
1.5 | Donahue, Booker, Wheeler, Biglow, Gawboy | |
1.0 | O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | R. McLaughlin, Densmore |
♔ 2019 Ernest E. Fandreyer Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: ♔ | Richard Hubbard of Hollis, NH | |
2nd-3rd: | Roger Cappallo of Groton, Ralph McNeilage of Worcester | |
Top U1800: | Larry Gladding of Leominster, Dave Couture of Westminster | |
Top U1650: | Bob Mathieu of Ashburnham | |
Top U1400: | Don Briggs of Lunenburg |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 11/6/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
RICHARD HUBBARD | Hollis, NH | 1958 | 1958 | 2nd Cat. | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | .833 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 1947 | 2102 | Can. Master | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 10.5 | .808 |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1931 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | .778 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1967 | 2015 | 1st Cat. | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 14.5 | .763 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1945 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12.0 | .750 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1862 | 1862 | 2nd Cat. | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9.5 | .731 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1892 | 2085 | Can. Master | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10.5 | .656 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1777 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9.5 | .633 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1799 | 1849 | 2nd Cat. | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11.0 | .611 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1785 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11.0 | .611 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1720 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10.0 | .588 |
TOM FRATTURELLI | Leominster | 1711 | 1735 | 2nd Cat. | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8.0 | .571 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1745 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9.0 | .563 |
JAMES HANKARD | Antrim, NH | 1647 | 1816 | 2nd Cat. | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9.0 | .563 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1742 | 1795 | 3rd Cat. | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10.0 | .556 |
ALEXANDER VENEZIA | Lunenburg | 1728 | 1766 | 3rd Cat. | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | .556 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1773 | 1819 | 2nd Cat. | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | .545 |
Players must be present by 7:00 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7:00 p.m.
Hello All,
As promised (threatened?) yesterday, here is my game vs. Geoff LePoer. It was a Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit, declined.
Link to the LePoer game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyWjwynd6zU
Index of all the videos:
https://cappallo.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/mwatc_index.pdf
Cheers,
Rogger
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Hello All,
This first video is actually of last week's game vs. Richard Hubbard, in which I lost. I'll post this week's game vs. Geoff LePoer later.
Link to the Hubbard game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ca0CHzaVw4&t=13s
Index of all the videos:
https://cappallo.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/mwatc_index.pdf
Cheers,
Rogger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Wachusett CC's Jim Hankard wins U1700 section of 86th GBO
Jim Hankard of Antrim, New Hampshire, one of the most active members of the Wachusett Chess Club, posted a score of 3.5-0.5 to finish clear first in the Under 1700 section of the 86th Greater Boston Open, held Sunday, October 27, at the Westford Regency Inn in Westford. The tournament, directed by National TD Bob Messenger of Nashua, N.H., saw 33-year-old IM Denys Shmelov and 63-year-old GM Alexander Ivanov, both of Newton, tie for 1st-3rd place in the Open section with national master Brandon Wu (who also won the top U2300 prize). Assisting Messenger in the 125-player, 6-section tournament were local TD Nicholas Sterling, director of the Waltham Chess Club, and club TD Oleg Poliannikov, president of the Massachusetts Chess Association.
-George M.
Six Wachusett CC members competed in events outside the WCC this past week. Here are their rating updates.
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12415086: BRUCE O FELTON | 2019-10-27 | 86TH GREATER BOSTON OPEN (MA) | 2: U2100 | 2015 => 1977 | A |
10011965: ROGER CAPPALLO | 2019-10-27 | 86TH GREATER BOSTON OPEN (MA) | 2: U2100 | 1954 => 1917 | A |
12401616: RAYMOND PAULSON | 2019-10-25 | BILLERICA OCTOBER SWISS 2019 (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1943 => 1910 | A |
11156665: GARY BRASSARD | 2019-10-27 | 86TH GREATER BOSTON OPEN (MA) | 7: EXTRA | 1784 => 1774 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-10-25 | BILLERICA OCTOBER SWISS 2019 (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1678 => 1753 | B |
12222200: JAMES ALOYSIUS HANKARD | 2019-10-27 | 86TH GREATER BOSTON OPEN (MA) | 4: U1700 | 1665 => 1683 | B |
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Stephen Murray | 1/2-1/2 | Roland Booker |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Michael David | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | ♔ Don Briggs |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | ♕ Emily Gawboy |
Raaga Pulya | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Larry Gladding, George Mirijanian, Gary Brassard and Ken Gurge.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Andrew Jeselson and Hugh McLaughlin.
♙ Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the tournament.
♟ Larry Gladding will be paired if he shows up to play.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Hubbard | |
3.5 | ----- | |
3.0 | Felton, Cappallo, Godin, McNeilage, Gladding | |
2.5 | Mirijanian, Paulson, LePoer, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Fratturelli | |
2.0 | Jeselson, Commisso, Couture, Ostrowski, David, Briggs | |
1.5 | Murray, Gurge, Donahue, Booker, Wheeler, Mathieu, Gawboy | |
1.0 | Hankard, Bastarache, O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.5 | Biglow | |
0.0 | (R. McLaughlin), Densmore |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for November 6th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Godin vs. Hubbard Board 2: Felton vs. Cappallo Board 3: McNeilage vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Ri. Pulya vs. Paulson Board 5: LePoer vs. Brassard Board 6: Fratturelli vs. Jeselson Board 7: Commisso vs. Ostrowski Board 8: David vs. Couture Board 9: Briggs vs. Murray Board 10: Wheeler vs. Gurge Board 11: Donahue vs. Mathieu Board 12: Booker vs. Gawboy Board 13: O'Rourke vs. Hankard Board 14: Bastarache vs. Ra. Pulya Board 15: Densmore vs. Biglow
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/carissa-yip-youngest-im-chess
Yip Becomes Youngest American Female IM Ever - Chess.com
With her 5.0/9 score at the 2019 SPICE Cup, which included two draws and a win against grandmasters, Carissa Yip has unofficially become the youngest female international master in U.S. history (pending certification from FIDE). Her third and final norm came this past weekend at the annual St. Louis...
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-Mike Commisso
Carissa Yip makes chess history; becomes youngest female IM in USA
Carissa Yip, the 16-year-old Woman Grandmaster from Andover, Mass., made chess history on Sunday, October 27, at the Days Inn in Saint Louis, where she made her 3rd and final IM norm in the 13th annual SPICE Cup to become the youngest female International Master in U.S. chess history. The title will be awarded by the World Chess Federation, better known by its acronym, FIDE, at its next congress. The former Wachusett CC and Boylston CC champion won her final-round game against Rubens Cezila Jr. of Brazil to finish with a score of 5-4. Winning this year's SPICE Cup was 20-year-old GM Akshat Chandra of the United States. He scored 6.5-2.5. Six players tied for 2nd-7th with 6-3 tallies. They were GM Illya Nyzhnik, 23, of Ukraine; GM Jan-Christian Schroeder, 21, of Germany; GM John Burke, 18, of New Jersey; IM Nikolas Theodorou, 19, of Greece; GM Emilio Cordova, 28, of Peru; and GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, 37, of Cuba. The tournament was organized by former Women's World Champion Susan Polgar, head of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University in Saint Louis.
-George M
Carissa Yip a win away from 3rd IM norm at SPICE Cup
Former Wachusett CC and Boylston CC champion Carissa Yip (rated 2422) is just a win away from her 3rd IM norm going into the 9th round of the 13th annual SPICE Cup in Saint Louis. The 16-year-old Woman Grandmaster from Andover, Mass., who earned her 2nd IM norm at this year's U.S. Masters, needs a victory in the final round against Rubens Cezlla Jr. (rated 2163) of Brazil to claim the norm and a plus score of 5-4. Leading the field going into the final round with a score of 6-2 is GM Akshat Chandra (2513) of the United States, who will face GM Hedinn Steingrimsson (2548) of Iceland, who stands at 5-3. Four other GMs are a half point behind Chandra in the current standings and will face each other in the final round. They are GM Jan-Christian Schroeder (2572) of Germany, who will play GM Illya Nizhnik (2665) of Ukraine, and GM Emilio Cordova (2571) of Peru, who will challenge IM Nikolas Theodorou (2541) of Greece.
-George M
After seven rounds of play in the 13th annual SPICE Cup in Saint Louis, five grandmasters are tied for the lead with scores of 5-2. Sharing the limelight are GMs Illya Nyzhnik (2665), 23, of Ukraine,Jan-Christian Schroeder (2572), 21, of Germany, Emilio Cordova (2571), 28 of Peru, Nikolas Theodorou (2541), 19, of Greece, and Akshat Chandra (2513), 20, of the United States. In Round 8, Nyzhnik will play Cordova, Schroeder will face Theodorou, and Chandra will come up against 15-year-old IM Brandon Jacobson (2452) of New Jersey. There are 4 players at 4.5-2.5 and 10 players at 4-3. Among those at 4-3 are WGM Carissa Yip, 16, of Andover, Mass., who lost her Round 7 game with Black to Theodorou and will receive her second Black in a row when she faces IM Robby Kevlishvili (2483), 18, of the Netherlands in Round 8. The 9th and final round will be played on Sunday, October 27th.
-George M
After six rounds of play in the 13th annual SPICE Cup in Saint Louis, former Wachusett CC and Boylston CC champion Carissa Yip (2422) still remains only a half point behind the leaders, GMs Jan-Christian Schroeder (2572) of Germany, Emilio Cordova (2571) of Peru and Akshat Chandra (2513). All three have scores of 4.5-1.5. Carissa is tied with two GMs and three IMs at 4-2 and will be playing in Round 7 on Board 5, when she faces IM Nikolas Theodorou (2541) of Greece, whom she was originally paired with in Round 6, but pairings were changed and she faced GM Illya Nyzhnik (2665) of Ukraine, the highest-rated player in the tournament, who won this year's U.S. Open in Florida. She drew Nyzhnik! In Round 7, Chandra will face Cordova on Board 1 and Schroeder will play GM Yuniesky Quesada Perez (2615) on Board 2. Nyzhnik is paired against one of the IMs at 4-2 and will play on Board 3. The 9-round tournament ends on Sunday, October 27th.
-George M
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Michael David |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Paul Godin and Bob Mathieu.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Arthur Barlas and Roland Booker.
♙ Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the event.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Felton, Hubbard | |
2.5 | LePoer, Gladding | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Godin, Jeselson, McNeilage, Commisso, Brassard, Couture | |
1.5 | Paulson, Ri. Pulya, Fratturelli, Donahue, Wheeler, Mathieu | |
1.0 | Murray, Gurge, Ostrowski, David, Hankard, Bastarache, O'Rourke, Briggs, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | Biglow, Gawboy | |
0.0 | (R. McLaughlin), Ra. Pulya, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for October 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Hubbard vs. Felton Board 2: LePoer vs. Gladding Board 3: Cappallo vs. McNeilage Board 4: Mirijanian vs. Commisso Board 5: Brassard vs. Godin Board 6: Couture vs. Jeselson Board 7: Paulson vs. Donahue Board 8: Ri. Pulya vs. Wheeler Board 9: Mathieu vs. Fratturelli Board 10: Murray vs. Hankard Board 11: O'Rourke vs. Gurge Board 12: Ostrowski vs. Bastarache Board 13: David vs. Briggs Board 14: Biglow vs. Gawboy Board 15: Ra. Pulya vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hello All,
I've uploaded a video on this week's game with Mike Commisso (1822).
In it we transposed into a French Advance variation, and I'm nearly done in by a large oversight.
In the astronomy segment I discuss the Earth's rotation.
Cheers,
Rogger
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Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
♔ Dave Couture | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
♔ Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Donahue |
Michael David | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
♖ Emily Gawboy | 1/2-1/2 | John Bastarache |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Paul Godin, Ritvik Pulya, Andrew Jeselson, Ralph McNeilage, Arthur Barlas,
Roland Booker and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Not playing round 2 was Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Felton, Cappallo, Hubbard, Couture | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Godin, LePoer, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Wheeler | |
1.0 | Jeselson, McNeilage, Commisso, Brassard, Murray, Ostrowski, David, Barlas, Hankard, Booker, O'Rourke, Mathieu | |
0.5 | Paulson, Fratturelli, Gurge, Donahue, Bastarache, Biglow, Gawboy | |
0.0 | Briggs, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for October 23rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1:Felton vs. Couture Board 2: Hubbard vs. Cappallo Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Ri. Pulya Board 4: Godin vs. Gladding Board 5: LePoer vs. Wheeler Board 6: McNeilage vs. Ostrowski Board 7: Commisso vs. David Board 8: Hankard vs. Brassard Board 9: O'Rourke vs. Murray Board 10: Paulson vs. Mathieu Board 11: Fratturelli vs. Biglow Board 12: Bastarache vs. Gurge Board 13: Donahue vs. Gawboy Board 14: Briggs vs. Ra. Pulya Board 15: Densmore vs. H. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ R. McLaughlin is withdrawing from the tournament. Jeselson, Barlas and Booker will be paired if they show up.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hello All,
1) astronomy content on "Why is the night sky dark?"
2) chess content of a miniature game in the Sicilian Najdorf that I played against Bruce at Saturday's tournament
This is a Sicilian Najdorf game played against Bruce Felton (2015) in the National Chess Day Open,
played at the Fitchburg Public Library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf472ZTnD4s
Hope you like it,
Roger
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Former WCC co-champion, Roger Cappallo wins 2019 Natonal Chess Day Open
Two-time Wachusett Chess Club co-champion Roger Cappallo of Groton chalked up a perfect score of 5-0 to win the 2019 National Chess Day Open tournament on Saturday, October 12, at the Fitchburg Public Library. The 2016 and 2018 club co-champ finished a full point ahead of his closest rivals, 2018 club co-champion Gary Brassard of Leominster and Class B-rated Glenn MacDonald of Worcester, both of whom tied for 2nd-3rd place. Ending up in a tie for 4th-8th place in the 18-player evet with 3-2 results were three-time club champion Bruce Felton of Fitchburg, Tom Zuppa of Billerica, Mike Commisso of Brookline, New Hampshire, Matthew Garcia of Worcester, and Dave Couture of Westminster. The full tournament crosstable is presented below:
-George M
Event: National Chess Day Open 2019 Location: Fitchburg Public Library, Fitchburg, MA Event Date: 2019-10-12 Chief TD: George Mirijanian Non-Rated Time Control: G/20 no delay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name Rating | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Place | Num | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Roger Cappallo 1954 | W14 | W2 | W6 | W5 | W4 | 5.0 | 1st ♔| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 | Gary Brassard 1821 | W15 | L1 | W12 | W10 | W5 | 4.0 | 2nd-3rd | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | Glenn MacDonald 1636 | W13 | W16 | L4 | W9 | W6 | 4.0 | 2nd-3rd | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | Bruce Felton 2015 | W16 | L7 | W3 | W8 | L1 | 3.0 | 4th-8th | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | Tom Zuppa 1877 | W12 | W10 | W7 | L1 | L2 | 3.0 | 4th-8th | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | Mike Commisso 1822 | W9 | W8 | L1 | W7 | L3 | 3.0 | 4th-8th | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | Matthew Garcia 1731 | W17 | W4 | L5 | L6 | W11 | 3.0 | 4th-8th | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | Dave Couture 1722 | W11 | L6 | W13 | L4 | W12 | 3.0 | 4th-8th | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | Francis Scanlon 991 | L6 | bye | W18 | L3 | W13 | 2.5 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | Don Ostrowski 1703 | W18 | L5 | W11 | L2 | ----- | 2.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | Riadh Al Zuhairi 1612 | L8 | W14 | L10 | W13 | L7 | 2.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | Joe Garcia 1341 | L5 | W18 | L2 | W14 | L8 | 2.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | Kha My Ly 570 | L3 | W15 | L8 | L11 | L9 | 1.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | Hamed Zarei Unr. | L1 | L11 | W15 | L12 | ----- | 1.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | Chris Cragin-Warner Unr. | L2 | L13 | L14 | W18 | ----- | 1.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | Angel Soto 1425 | L4 | L3 | ----- | ----- | ----- | 0.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | Anthony Sanders Unr. | L7 | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 0.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | Ava Zarei Unr. | L10 | L12 | L9 | 15 | ----- | 0.0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Michael David |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
♖ Bob Mathieu | 1/2-1/2 | Ralph McNeilage |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Andrew Jeselson, Ray Paulson, Geoff LePoer, Tom Fratturelli, Ken Gurge,
Arthur Barlas, Roland Booker and Mark Wheeler.
♖ Not playing round 1 and declining a half-point bye was Jim Hankard.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Felton, Cappallo, Mirijanian, Godin, Hubbard, Commisso, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Murray, Couture | |
0.5 | Jeselson, Paulson, LePoer, McNeilage, Fratturelli, Gurge, Barlas, Booker, Wheeler, Mathieu | |
0.0 | Ostrowski, Donahue, David, Hankard, Bastarache, O'Rourke, Biglow, Briggs, McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for October 16th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Brassard vs. Felton Board 2: Cappallo vs. Commisso Board 3: Ri. Pulya vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Godin vs. Murray Board 5: Gladding vs. Hubbard Board 6: Couture vs. Paulson Board 7: Barlas vs. LePoer Board 8: McNeilage vs. Booker Board 9: Wheeler vs. Fratturelli Board 10: Gurge vs. Mathieu Board 11: Ostrowski vs. Briggs Board 12: Biglow vs. Donahue Board 13: David vs. Ra. Pulya Board 14: McLaughlin vs. Hankard Board 15: Gawboy vs. Bastarache Board 16: O'Rourke vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Jeselson will be paired if he shows up.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Ernest Fandreyer Memorial, which begins Wednesday, October 9th,
in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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NATIONAL CHESS DAY OPEN
Saturday, October 12, 2019, Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg, MA
5-round Swiss, Open Section, Game/20, no delay
Non-rated tournament
Score-keeping not required
Byes: rounds 1-4, limit two
Registration: 10 to 10:30 a.m.
Entry fee: FREE!!!
Chess book prizes to 1st-2nd-3rd, top under age 18, top female, chess magazines to all participants
Tournament director: G. Mirijanian
-George M
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Richard Hubbard | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
♔ Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Don Ostrowski | 1/2-1/2 | Michael David |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
♔ Mike Densmore | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were George Mirijanian, Larry Gladding, Andrew Jeselson, Roland Booker,
Steve Courtemanche and Mark Wheeler.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Felton | |
4.0 | Godin | |
3.5 | Cappallo, Paulson, McNeilage, Fratturelli | |
3.0 | Mirijanian, Hubbard, Gurge, Hankard | |
2.5 | Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Ostrowski, Donahue, David, Bastarache, O'Rourke | |
2.0 | Jeselson, Commisso, Murray, Biglow | |
1.5 | Couture, Booker, Briggs, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy | |
1.0 | Courtemanche, Mathieu, Densmore | |
0.5 | Wheeler | |
0.0 | McLaughlin |
♔ 2019 Rocco R. Pasquale Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: | Bruce Felton of Fitchburg | |
2nd: | Paul Godin of Bedford | |
Top U1850: | Ralph McNeilage of Worcester, Tom Fratturelli of Leominste | |
Top U1650: | Jim Hankard of Antrim, NH | |
Top U1450: | Brian Biglow of Fitchburg |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 10/2/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1948 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | .917 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 2015 | 2015 | 1st Cat. | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11.5 | .821 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 1954 | 2102 | Can. Master | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | .813 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1948 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | .769 |
RICHARD HUBBARD | Hollis, NH | 1866 | 1869 | 2nd Cat. | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | .769 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1941 | 2085 | Can. Master | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | .667 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1834 | 1834 | 3rd Cat. | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .667 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1822 | 1849 | 2nd Cat. | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | .615 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1821 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8.5 | .607 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1727 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8.5 | .607 |
TOM FRATTURELLI | Leominster | 1735 | 1735 | 2nd Cat. | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | .600 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1764 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7.0 | .583 |
JAMES HANKARD | Antrim, NH | 1643 | 1816 | 2nd Cat. | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 | .583 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1757 | 1795 | 3rd Cat. | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7.5 | .577 |
ALEXANDER VENEZIA | Lunenburg | 1728 | 1766 | 3rd Cat. | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | .556 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1722 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6.0 | .545 |
JIM DONAHUE | Stow | 1690 | 1738 | 2nd Cat. | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6.5 | .542 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1776 | 1819 | 2nd Cat. | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 |
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Mike Commisso, one of the most active members of the Wachusett Chess Club, scored 4-1 to win first prize in the U1850 section of the 3rd annual Peter Henner Memorial, held Sept. 28-29, at Proctors Theatre in Schenectady, New York. The Class A-rated player from Brookline, New Hampshire drew fellow Wachusett CC member Dave Couture of Westminster, Mass. in the final round of the Continental Chess Association-sponsored tournament. Couture, who tallied 3-2, tied split the 3rd-place prize money with two other participants in the 13-player section. The event, which had a total of 43 players in three sections, honored Peter Henner, a Class A-rated player, lawyer, and chess columnist, who died at his home in Clarksville, New York on Sept. 29, 2016. He was 64. Henner, who wrote a chess column for the Altmont Enterprise in Albany County, New York, for a brief period, was voted by the Chess Journalists of America as having the Best Regular Newspaper Chess Column in 2013.
-George M
Dave,
Congratulations on being a prize winner in the 3rd annual Peter Henner Memorial! Was your last-round draw with Mike Commisso an interesting game? Despite splitting the 3rd-place prize with two other players and taking home just 20 bucks, I am proud of you.
*****
From: David Couture
To: george mirijanian
Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2019 10:32 pm
Subject: Re: Congratulations on being a prize winner in Henner Memorial
We registered as a team to avoid being paired. We both won our 2 rounds on Saturday (we had taken 1st round byes). Then in the 4th round game, we were playing next to each other. I could see that he was winning and I was going to lose, so I was happy that we wouldn't be paired in the final round. I mentioned that he would be playing the guy I had just lost to (Craig Fisher) but Mike said that he knew that Craig was taking a last round bye so we looked at the score sheet and saw that Helena Demarrais also had 2 1/2 so we figured Mike would play her, but we ran into her and she said she also would be taking a bye in the last round at which point Mike and I realized we'd have to be paired. Since we had a long ride ahead of us, we tried to get the TD to let us start our final round game at 1:30, but for various reasons he didn't want to do the pairings early. He eventually did the parings at 3:00 and Mike and I started our game at 3:00. I'll include the pgn here. It was a good game and I missed some stuff when analyzing move 14 so I missed that 14. Qd6 actually was probably winning. There's a lot more I could say about it since it's fresh in my mind still, but since it's bedtime for me, I'll just let you play it over if you want...
[Event "3rd Annual Peter Henner Memorial"]
[Site "Schenectady, NY"]
[Date "2019.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dave Couture"]
[Black "Mike Commisso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "1743"]
[BlackElo "1814"]
[PlyCount "75"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 O-O 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Nc6 Qe8 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. f3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qd4 Qf6 18. c4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Nf6 24. b4 Kf8 25. a4 Nd5 26. Bc5+ Ke8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Ra1+ 29. Kf2 Rb1 30. Bd4 f6 31. Rc8+ Kd7 32. Rg8 Rxb5 33. Rxg7+ Kd6 34. Rxh7 e5 35. Ba7 Rb2+ 36. Kg3 Nf4 37. Kg4 Rxg2+ 38. Kf5 1/2-1/2
*****
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Paul Godin | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Stephen Murray | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
♖ Don Briggs | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Donahue |
Michael David | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 11 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Roger Cappallo, Ray Paulson, Ritvik Pulya, Larry Gladding, Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.
♖ Not playing round 4 and declining half-point byes were Dave Couture and Hugh McLaughlin.
♜ Not playing the round and not eligible for a half-point bye was Andrew Jeselson, who already received two byes.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Steve Courtemanche.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Felton, McNeilage | |
3.0 | Mirijanian, Godin, Hubbard | |
2.5 | Cappallo, Paulson, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Gladding,Fratturelli | |
2.0 | Jeselson, Commisso, Murray, Ostrowski, Gurge, David, Hankard | |
1.5 | Couture, Donahue, Booker, Bastarache, O'Rourke, Briggs, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy | |
1.0 | (Courtemanche), Mathieu, Biglow | |
0.5 | Wheeler | |
0.0 | McLaughlin, Densmore |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for October 2nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Felton vs. McNeilage Board 2: Godin vs. Mirijanian Board 3: Cappallo vs. Hubbard Board 4: Paulson vs. Ri. Pulya Board 5: Brassard vs. Gladding Board 6: Fratturelli vs. Commisso Board 7: Gurge vs. Murray Board 8: Ostrowski vs. David Board 9: Hankard vs. Couture Board 10: Donahue vs. o'Rourke Board 11: Ra. Pulya vs. Booker Board 12: Briggs vs. Bastarache Board 13: Mathieu vs. Gawboy Board 14: McLaughlin vs. Biglow Board 15: Wheeler vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♖ Jeselson will be paired if he shows up.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
defeats WGM Carissa Yip in 5th and final round
Justin Sarkar won the 10th annual Hartford Open, held Sept. 20-22 at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport in Connecticut. The 38-year-old IM from New York defeated WGM Carissa Yip,16, of Andover, Mass. in the 5th and final round to finish with a score of 4.5-0.5 and win first prize of $1000. Taking 2nd place with a 4-1 tally was GM Alexander Ivanov, 63, of Newton, Mass., while 29-year-old Hungarian-born GM David Berczes of Texas and IM Yaacov Norowitz, 37, of New Jersey, tied for 3rd place with scores of 3.5-1.5. The Continental Chess Association-sponsored tournament drew 116 players in four sections.
-George M
[See also: Connecticut Chess Magazine]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Below is a list of all 28 players from the state of Massachusetts competing in the 10th Annual Hartford Open: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Final Rank, State, USCF ID, Player name, Old rating, New rating, Title Norm, Opponents Section 1 - MAJOR SECTION! #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 2: MA 12513936 ALEXANDER IVANOV R: 2512 -> 2520 Opponents 5: MA 14514636 CARISSA SHIWEN YIP R: 2457 -> 2455 Opponents 12: MA 12740272 DR ALEJANDRO FELIX BOTTA R: 2214 -> 2214 Opponents 19: MA 16379802 RYAN SUN R: 1866 -> 1871 Opponents 21: MA 10002958 MORRIS C LAINER R: 2059 -> 2061 Opponents Section 2 - UNDER 2010 SECTION #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 2: MA 17088887 ALEXANDER A GANIN R: 1870P3 -> 1982P8 Opponents 3: MA 12906776 GAETANO BOMPASTORE R: 1800 -> 1841 Opponents 6: MA 10002826 ROBERT J CAMPBELL R: 1900 -> 1909 Opponents 9: MA 13172162 JONATHAN INGELLIS R: 1932 -> 1918 Opponents 21: MA 14915688 ACHYUTA RAJARAM R: 1813 -> 1804 Opponents 22: MA 12524836 DOUGLAS A REED R: 1752 -> 1758 Opponents 27: MA 15170895 IAN VAN HULLE R: 1631 -> 1633 Opponents 29: MA 12798715 ANDRIUS JANKAUSKAS R: 1908 -> 1881 Opponents 34: MA 17128157 BRIAN C HALEY R: Unrated-> 1513P5 Opponents 37: MA 16532106 EMILIS YANKA R: 137P24-> 137P25 Opponents Section 3 - UNDER 1610 SECTION #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 8: MA 14215018 ABDIEL MATOS R: 1243 -> 1377 Opponents 10: MA 15431256 MITCHELL KARY R: 1507 -> 1500 Opponents 16: MA 15922026 FRANKLIN PHILLIP LEWIS R: 1367 -> 1398 Opponents 23: MA 12919554 NATHAN R OLSON R: 1298P19-> 1269P24 Opponents 27: MA 16965265 SAM MACLEOD R: 1321 -> 1345 Opponents 30: MA 12522933 JOSEPH P MCGAFFIGAN R: 1325 -> 1300 Opponents 31: MA 14926028 WILLIAM MACLEOD R: 1253 -> 1258 Opponents Section 4 - UNDER 1210 SECTION #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 7: MA 16680817 MATTHEW JACOB VAN IWAARDEN R: 1047P11-> 1053P15 Opponents 11: MA 16748230 MAHESHWARI PARIVALLAL R: 874 -> 890 Opponents 12: MA 16228992 ADHIRIT PRABHUGEE R: 755 -> 810 Opponents 17: MA 17097833 MARIJA JANKAUSKIENE R: 693P5 -> 807P9 Opponents 18: MA 16224825 ADOLFO OLIVO R: 1022 -> 1001 Opponents 22: MA 16532106 EMILIS YANKA R: 137P25-> 138 Opponents Section 5 - EXTRA GAME! #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List A total of 28 players from from the state of MA competed in the event # 201909222482.
Sixteen-year-old Woman Grandmaster Carissa Yip of Andover, Mass. defeated the top-rated player in the 10th annual Hartford Open on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport in Connecticut. The 2014 Wachusett Chess Club champion beat GM David Berczes (rated 2555) of Texas in round 2 of the 24-player Major Section. The win now puts Carissa in a 4-way tie for first place with GM Alexander Ivanov (2534) of Newton, Mass., IM Justin Sarkar (2441) of New York, and Class A player Daniel Zhou (1947) of Connecticut. Carissa will draw the black pieces against GM Ivanov in round 3 of the Continental Chess Association-sponsored event.
-George M
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Ralph MNeilage |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Steve Courtemanche | 0-1 | Ritvik Pulya |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Michael David |
Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | John Bastarache |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
♕ Raaga Pulya | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Paul Godin, George Mirijanian, Andrew Jeselson and Roland Booker.
♖ Not playing round 3 and declining half-point byes are Couture and McLaughlin.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Diego Ubiera, Alexander Venezia and Angel Soto.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Felton | |
2.5 | Godin, Brassard, McNeilage | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Jeselson, Paulson, Hubbard, Commisso, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Ostrowski | |
1.5 | Murray, Couture, Fratturelli, Hankard, Booker, Bastarache | |
1.0 | Gurge, Donahue, David, Courtemanche, Mathieu, O'Rourke, Briggs, Ra. Pulya | |
0.5 | Wheeler, Gawboy | |
0.0 | McLaughlin, Biglow, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for September 25th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Godin vs. Felton Board 2: McNeilage vs. Brassard Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Gladding Board 4: Hubbard vs. Ostrowski Board 5: Ri. Pulya vs. Commisso Board 6: Murray vs. Hankard Board 7: Booker vs. Fratturelli Board 8: Bastarache vs. Gurge Board 9: Briggs vs. Donahue Board 10: David vs. O'Rourke Board 11: Mathieu vs. Ra. Pulya Board 12: Biglow vs. Wheeler Board 13: Gawboy vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting half-point byes for Round 4 are Cappallo and Paulson.
♝ Jeselson will be paired if he shows up.
♟ Courtemanche is withdrawing from the tournament.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Michael David of Groton tied for 1st place in the U1750 section of the 69th New Hampshire Open, held September 14-15 at the Holiday Inn in Nashua. The USCF-rated Class B player scored 3-1 (three wins, one loss) to share top honors in the 22-player section with fellow Granite Staters Robert Kaminsky, Joe Ray, and Finn Garside, as well as with Eric Strachan of Massachusetts. The tournament, which had 4 sections, saw Rajesh Shanmugasundaram win the Open section with a perfect 4-0 score.
Shanmugasundaram is a master from India now residing in Massachusetts. Among his four wins were wins against IM David Vigorito of Andover, MA (round 3) and GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, MA (round 4). Hal Terrie of Manchester directed the 74-player event for the sponsoring New Hampshire Chess Association.
-George M
WCC members, Roger Cappallo, Mike Commisso & Michael David competed this past weekend in the 69th Annual New Hampshire Open Tournament which was held in Nashua, NH. Both Roger Cappallo, who tied for third place in the Under 1950 Section, & Michael David, who tied for first in the Under 1750 Section, came away with a share of the prize money. Below are the rating updates for the trio.
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
10011965: ROGER CAPPALLO | 2019-09-15 | 69TH NEW HAMPSHIRE OPEN (NH) | 2: UNDER 1950 | 1954 => 1942 | A |
12525099: MICHAEL COMMISSO | 2019-09-15 | 69TH NEW HAMPSHIRE OPEN (NH) | 2: UNDER 1950 | 1830 => 1814 | A |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-09-15 | 69TH NEW HAMPSHIRE OPEN (NH) | 3: UNDER 1750 | 1687 => 1684 | B |
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Richard Hubbard | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Ritvik Pulya | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Michael David | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Roland Booker |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
♖ Emily Gawboy | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Wheeler |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ralph McNeilage, Diego Ubiera, Alexander Venezia and Angel Soto.
♖ Not playing round 2 and declining half-point byes were Dave Couture and Jim Hankard.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Felton, Cappallo, Paulson, Godin | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Jeselson, Brassard, McNeilage, Fratturelli | |
1.0 | Ubiera, Hubbard, Commisso, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Couture, Venezia, Ostrowski, Gurge, Donahue, David, Booker, Bastarache, Mathieu, Soto | |
0.5 | Murray, Hankard, Wheeler, Gawboy | |
0.0 | O'Rourke, Biglow, Briggs, McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for September 19th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Felton vs. Paulson Board 2: Godin vs. Cappallo Board 3: Mirijanian vs. McNeilage Board 4: Brassard vs. Jeselson Board 5: Fratturelli vs. Ubiera Board 6: Donahue vs. Hubbard Board 7: Commisso vs. Gurge Board 8: Booker vs. Ri. Pulya Board 9: Gladding vs. David Board 10: Couture vs. Bastarache Board 11: Venezia vs. Mathieu Board 12: Ostrowski vs. Soto Board 13: Wheeler vs. Murray Board 14: Hankard vs. Gawboy Board 15: O'Rourke vs. McLaughlin Board 16: Ra. Pulya vs. Biglow Board 17: Densmore vs. Briggs
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Michael David |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ritvik Pulya |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 13 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Diego Ubiera, Andrew Jeselson, Stephen Murray, Alexander Venezia,
Tom Fratturelli, Jim Hankard and Angel Soto.
♖ Not playing round 1 was Mike Densmore.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Felton, Cappallo, Mirijanian, Paulson, Godin, Hubbard, Commisso, Brassard, McNeilage, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Couture, Ostrowski | |
0.5 | Ubiera, Jeselson, Murray, Venezia, Fratturelli, Hankard, Soto | |
0.0 | Gurge, Donahue, David, Booker, Bastarache, Wheeler, Mathieu, O'Rourke, Biglow, Briggs, McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for September 11th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Commisso vs. Felton Board 2: Cappallo vs. McNeilage Board 3: Brassard vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Paulson vs. Gladding Board 5: Ri. Pulya vs. Godin Board 6: Hubbard vs. Ostrowski Board 7: Venezia vs. Ubiera Board 8: Fratturelli vs. Jeselson Board 9: Murray vs. Hankard Board 10: Gurge vs. O'Rourke Board 11: Biglow vs. Donahue Board 12: David vs. Briggs Board 13: McLaughlin vs. Booker Board 14: Bastarache vs. Ra. Pulya Board 15: Gawboy vs. Wheeler Board 16: Mathieu vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Couture is not playing Round 2 and is not requesting a half-point bye.
♙ Soto will be paired if he shows up.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Rocco R. Pasquale Memorial, which begins Wednesday, September 4,
in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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Carissa gained 125 Fide points in August and is now US Women No. 1 and World Women 41.
https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2090732
She now tops the World Under 16 Female list & the US Women FIDE List with a FIDE rating of 2425 while her USCF rating puts her at #7 on the US Women's list.
She currently holds FIDE titles of FM & WIM with a likely WGM title to be awarded when the FIDE Congress next meets September 7th & 8th in Budapest, Hungary.
-George M
Round 4 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Diego Ubiera |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Alexander Venezia |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Paul Godin | 1/2-1/2 | Gary Brassard |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Jim Donahue | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Michael David |
Roland Booker | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 4 were Ritvik Pulya, Bob Mathieu, Angel Soto, Eduardo Valadares, Randy McLaughlin and Mike Densmore.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Raaga Pulya.
FINAL STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Ubiera, Cappallo, Paulson | |
3.0 | Felton, Hubbard, Murray | |
2.5 | Godin, Mirijanian, Commisso, Brassard, Venezia | |
2.0 | McNeilage, Gladding, Couture, Gurge, Donahue, Booker, Hankard | |
1.5 | Jeselson, Ri. Pulya, Ostrowski, Fratturelli, David, Bastarache | |
1.0 | Mathieu, O'Rourke, Briggs, H. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
0.5 | Soto, Valadares, Biglow, R. McLaughlin | |
0.0 | Densmore |
♔ 2019 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st-3rd: | Diego Ubiera of Somerville, Roger Cappallo of Groton, Ray Paulson of Lowell | |
Top U1800: | Stephen Murray of Ayer | |
Top U1600: | John Bastarache of Fitchburg | |
Top U1400: | Hugh McLaughlin of Groton, Emily Gawboy of Leominster |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 8/28/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
RICHARD HUBBARD | Hollis, NH | 1868 | 1869 | 2nd Cat. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | .875 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1986 | 2000 | 1st Cat. | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | .778 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1923 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | .722 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1830 | 1830 | 2nd Cat. | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .750 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1815 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | .667 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1795 | 1795 | none | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | .667 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1711 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 | .611 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1956 | 2085 | Can. Master | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .625 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1759 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .556 |
ALEXANDER VENEZIA | Lunenburg | 1728 | 1766 | 3rd Cat. | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 | .556 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1743 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | .563 |
JAMES HANKARD | Antrim, NH | 1602 | 1816 | 2nd Cat. | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | .500 |
JIM DONAHUE | Stow | 1711 | 1738 | 2nd Cat. | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | .571 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1812 | 1827 | 3rd Cat. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .600 |
TOM FRATTURELLI | Leominster | 1665 | 1688 | 2nd Cat. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 |
Players must be present by 7:00 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7:00 p.m.
Round 3 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Alex Venezia | 1/2-1/2 | Roger Cappallo |
♔ Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Michael David | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Angel Soto |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
♔ Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Diego Ubiera, George Mirijanian and Roland Booker.
♖ Not playing round 3 were Ritvik Pulya, Jim Donahue and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Eduardo Valadares and Randy McLaughlin.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Murray | |
2.5 | Ubiera, Cappallo, Paulson, Commisso, Venezia | |
2.0 | Felton, Godin, Hubbard, McNeilage, Brassard, Gladding | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Ri. Pulya, Gurge, Ostrowski, Donahue, Fratturelli | |
1.0 | Couture, David, Booker, Hankard, Bastarache, Mathieu, O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
0.5 | Soto, (Valadares), Biglow, (R. McLaughlin) | |
0.0 | Briggs, Ra. Pulya, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for August 28th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Murray vs. Ubiera Board 2: Cappallo vs. Commisso Board 3: Paulson vs. Venezia Board 4; McNeilage vs. Felton Board 5: Godin vs. Brassard Board 6: Hubbard vs. Gladding Board 7: Mirijanian vs. Ostrowski Board 8: Fratturelli vs. Ri. Pulya Board 9: Donahue vs. Gurge Board 10: Couture vs. Mathieu Board 11: Bastarache vs. David Board 12: H. McLaughlin vs. Booker Board 13: O'Rourke vs. Hankard Board 14: Biglow vs. Gawboy Board 15: Briggs vs. Soto
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
WGM-elect Carissa Yip Wins U.S. Girls Junior Championship (2019-08-03)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxTFuH6qQpQ&t=2s
ChessChat (Episode 143) - Woman Grandmaster-elect Carissa Yip Wins U.S. Girls Junior Championship (2019-08-03)
[See this & other Chess Chat videos at Dave Couture's YouTube channel.]
WCC members, Brett Kildahl, Jim Donahue & Eduardo Valadaras competed this past weekend in the 49th Annual Continental Open Tournament which was held in Sturbridge, MA.
Below are their rating updates for the four WCC members who competed.
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12924445: BRETT KILDAHL | 2019-08-18 | 49TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL OPEN (MA) | 1: PREMIER | 2161 => 2159 | Exp |
12633241: JAMES E DONAHUE | 2019-08-18 | 49TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL OPEN (PA) | 3: UNDER1900 | 1711 => 1710 | B |
12887537: MICHAEL STEVENS | 2019-08-18 | 49TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL OPEN (MA) | 4: UNDER1700 | 1505 => 1498 | C |
12899595: EDUARDO VALADARES | 2019-08-18 | 49TH ANNUAL CONTINENTAL OPEN (PA) | 5: UNDER1500 | 1417 => 1400 | C |
Round 2 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Diego Ubiera | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Richard Hubbard | 0-1 | ♔ Alex Venezia |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | ♔ Stephen Murray |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Michael David |
Roland Booker | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Mike Commisso, Don Ostrowski, Jim Donahue, George Mirijanian,
Angel Soto and Eduardo Valadares.
♖ Not playing round 2 was Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Ubiera, Cappallo, Godin, Venezia, Murray | |
1.5 | Paulson, Commisso, Ri. Pulya, Ostrowski, Donahue, Fratturelli | |
1.0 | Felton, Mirijanian, Hubbard, McNeilage, Brassard, Gladding, Couture, David, Hankard, Bastarache, Mathieu | |
0.5 | Gurge, Booker, Soto, Valadares, Biglow, R. McLaughlin | |
0.0 | O'Rourke, Briggs, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for August 21st:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Venezia vs. Cappallo Board 2: Murray vs. Godin Board 3: Ostrowski vs. Paulson Board 4: Donahue vs. Commisso Board 5: Fratturelli vs. Ri. Pulya Board 6: Felton vs. Gladding Board 7: Couture vs. Mirijanian Board 8: David vs. Hubbard Board 9: Hankard vs. McNeilage Board 10: Brassard vs. Bastarache Board 11: Mathieu vs. Gurge Board 12: Booker vs. Valadares Board 13: Biglow vs. Soto Board 14: Ra. Pulya vs. O'Rourke Board 15: Gawboy vs. Briggs Board 16: Densmore vs. H. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 3 is Ubiera.
♙ Withdrawing from the tournament is Randy McLaughlin.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 1 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 0-1 | ♔ Stephen Murray |
Michael David | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Roland Booker |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Diego Ubiera |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Angel Soto | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Eduardo Valadares | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
♖ Randy McLaughlin | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Alexander Venezia | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 15 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), one upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Ritvik Pulya and Tom Fratturelli.
♖ Not playing round 1 was Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Ubiera, Cappallo, Paulson, Godin, Hubbard, Commisso, McNeilage, Brassard, Gladding, Couture, Ostrowski, Donahue, Venezia, Murray | |
0.5 | Mirijanian, Ri. Pulya, Gurge, Fratturelli, R. McLaughlin | |
0.0 | Felton, David, Booker, Hankard, Bastarache, Mathieu, O'Rourke, Soto, Briggs, Valadares, Biglow, H. McLaughlin, Ra.Pulya, Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for August 14th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Ubiera vs. Brassard Board 2: Cappallo vs. Couture Board 3: Gladding vs. Paulson Board 4: Donahue vs. Godin Board 5: Hubbard vs. Venezia Board 6: McNeilage vs. Murray Board 7: Gurge vs. Mirijanian Board 8: Fratturelli vs. Ri. Pulya Board 9: Felton vs. R. McLaughlin Board 10: Briggs vs. David Board 11: Booker vs. Valadares Board 12: Biglow vs. Hankard Board 13: Bastarache vs. Ra. Pulya Board 14: H. McLaughlin vs. Mathieu Board 15: O'Rourke vs. Gawboy Board 16: Densmore vs. Soto
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting half-point byes for Round 2 are Commisso and Ostrowski.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Wayne L. Steadman Memorial, which begins Wednesday, August 7,
in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
♔ Paul Godin | 1-0 | Bob Secino |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
John Bastarche | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Michael David | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Ray Paulson | 0-1 | ♔ Stephen Murray |
Ritvik Pulya | 0-1 | ♔ Tom Fratturelli |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Roland Booker |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Diego Ubiera |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Don Ostrowski |
Alex Venezia | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Hugh McLaughlin | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
♔ Mike Densmore | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Total of 15 boards, 4 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Angel Soto & Brian Biglow.
♙ Already withdrawn from the tournament were Arthur Allen, Ralph McNeilage and Brian Palaia.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Hubbard | |
4.0 | Godin, Commisso | |
3.5 | Felton, Mirijanian, Brassard, Gurge, | |
3.0 | Gladding, Couture, Murray, Fratturelli | |
2.5 | Secino, Ostrowski, Venezia, Donahue, David, Hankard, Bastarache | |
2.0 | Paulson, Ri. Pulya, Booker, Wheeler, H. McLaughlin | |
1.5 | Mathieu, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | (Allen), (McNeilage), Briggs, Soto, Ra. McLaughlin, , Ra. Pulya, Gawboy, Densmore | |
0.5 | Biglow | |
0.0 | (Palaia) |
♔ 2019 Harlow B. Daly Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: | Richard Hubbard | |
2nd-3rd: | Paul Godin, Mike Commisso | |
Top U1850: | Gary Brassard, Ken Gurge | |
Top U1650: | Tom Fratturelli | |
Top U1450: | Mark Wheeler, Hugh McLaughlin |
Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 7/31/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
RICHARD HUBBARD | Hollis, NH | 1869 | 1869 | 2nd Cat. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.000 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1936 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .800 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1828 | 1828 | 2nd Cat. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .800 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1993 | 2000 | 1st Cat. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .750 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1812 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | .700 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1740 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | .700 |
TOM FRATTURELLI | Leominster | 1669 | 1688 | 2nd Cat. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .667 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1741 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | .625 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1772 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .600 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1673 | 1670 | none | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .600 |
BOB SECINO | Shrewsbury | 2074 | 2200 | Natl. Master | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | .500 |
JIM DONAHUE | Stow | 1711 | 1738 | 2nd Cat. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | .500 |
ALEXANDER VENEZIA | Lunenburg | 1700 | 1766 | 3rd Cat. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | .500 |
MICHAEL DAVID | Groton | 1639 | 1629 | 3rd Cat. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | .500 |
JAMES HANKARD | Antrim, NH | 1612 | 1816 | 2nd Cat. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | .500 |
JOHN BASTARACHE | Fitchburg | 1510 | 1652 | 3rd Cat. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | .500 |
DON OSTROWSKI | Fitchburg | 1728 | 1751 | 4th Cat. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 |
HUGH McLAUGHLIN | Groton | 1220 | 1429 | none | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .500 |
Players must be present in Room C159 by 7 p.m. on that day in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL.
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♔ Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
♖ Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Bob Secino |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | John Bastarache |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Michael David | 1-0 | Alexander Venezia |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Ritvik Pulya |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Angel Soto | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), one upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Tom Fratturelli, Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Already withdrawn from the tournament were Arthur Allen, Ralph McNeilage and Brian Palaia.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Commisso | |
3.5 | Hubbard | |
3.0 | Godin, Couture | |
2.5 | Secino, Felton, Mirijanian, Brassard, Gurge, Donahue, David, Bastarache | |
2.0 | Paulson, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Murray, Fratturelli, Booker, Wheeler | |
1.5 | Ostrowski, Venezia, Hankard, Mathieu, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | (Allen), (McNeilage), Briggs, Soto, Ra. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy | |
0.5 | Biglow | |
0.0 | (Palaia), Densmore |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for July 31st:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Hubbard vs. Commisso Board 2: Godin vs. Secino Board 3: Felton vs. Couture Board 4: Mirijanian vs. Donahue Board 5: Bastarache vs. Brassard Board 6: David vs. Gurge Board 7: Paulson vs. Murray Board 8: Ri. Pulya vs. Fratturelli Board 9: Gladding vs. Booker Board 10: Wheeler vs. Ostrowski Board 11: Venezia vs. O'Rourke Board 12: Mathieu vs. Hankard Board 13: H. McLaughlin vs. Briggs Board 14: Gawboy vs. Soto Board 15: Densmore vs. R. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
From: https://new.uschess.org/news/live-updates-2019-jgs/:
Liang wins Junior in Playoff; Yip takes Girls, Shabalov wins Senior - By John Hartmann, July 20, 2019
Awonder Liang has won the 2019 U.S. Junior Championship, earning a $6000 first place purse and a $10,000 scholarship to the college of his choice, courtesy of the Dewain Barber Foundation and US Chess.
2014 Wachusett CC Champ, Carissa Yip, is the 2019 US Girls Champion, winning $3000 and also taking home a $10,000 scholarship from the Dewain Barber Foundation and US Chess.
And finally, Alex Shabalov has won the inaugural Senior Championship. He walks away with a cool $12,000 first place prize.
You can relive all the action at uschesschamps.com, and CLO will have a full report tomorrow at:
https://new.uschess.org/news/live-updates-2019-jgs/
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bob Secino | 0-1 | ♔ Mike Commisso |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Ray Paulson | 0-1 | ♔ Roland Booker |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
♔ John Bastarache | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Alexander Venezia | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Michael David |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Randy McLaughlin |
Hugh McLaughlin | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 13 boards, 3 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bruce Felton, Dave Couture, George Mirijanian, Ritvik Pulya and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Kurtison MacWilliams, Arthur Barlas, Keith Hamer and Francis Scanlon.
♟ Already withdrawn from the event were Arthur Allen, Ralph McNeilage and Brian Palaia.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Commisso | |
2.5 | Felton, Brassard, Hubbard, Couture | |
2.0 | Secino, Godin, Mirijanian, Gurge, Booker, Bastarache, Wheeler | |
1.5 | Venezia, Donahue, David, Hankard, Fratturelli | |
1.0 | (Allen), Paulson, (McNeilage), Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Murray, Briggs, O'Rourke, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | Ostrowski, Mathieu, Biglow, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | (Palaia), Gawboy, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for July 24th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Commisso vs. Felton Board 2: Brassard vs. Hubbard Board 3: Couture vs. Secino Board 4: Booker vs. Godin Board 5: Mirijanian vs. Wheeler Board 6: Gurge vs. Bastarache Board 7: David vs. Venezia Board 8: Donahue vs. Hankard Board 9: Fratturelli vs. Paulson Board 10: Briggs vs. Ri. Pulya Board 11: Gladding vs. O'Rourke Board 12: R. McLaughlin vs. Murray Board 13: Ostrowski vs. H. McLaughlin Board 14: Biglow vs. Mathieu Board 15: Densmore vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
All 27 games from this year's WCC Championship 'A' Section are now available here:
Games.php#g_wccchamp19
If the page doesn't load, the games are available directly as a plain text file here:
2019WCCCh.pgn.txt
There may be some minor revisions or comments added in the future, but I believe all the moves are correct except for the last few moves of one game.
[PG]
Latvian-Czech chess grandmaster Igors Rausis is reportedly under investigation after he was caught checking his phone while on the toilet in the middle of a tournament he was participating in. Rausis signed a declaration stating that the phone that investigators eventually found in a toilet stall was in fact his, and was suspended from the tournament, according to a Facebook post from FIDE Director General Emil Sutovsky. The evidence found is apparently being sent to an ethics committee and the French police will be involved with what happens next as the tournament where Rausis was caught took place in Strasbourg.
Story from MSN.com
REVISED Projected Round 3 Pairings for July 17th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1 Bob Secino (2.0) Michael Commisso (2.0) 2 Dave Couture (2.0) Bruce Felton (2.0) 3 George Mirijanian (1.5) Mark Wheeler (2.0) 4 Richard Hubbard (1.5) Gary Brassard (1.5) 5 Jim Donahue (1.5) Ray Paulson (1.0) 6 Paul Godin (1.0) Roland Booker (1.0) 7 Kurtison MacWilliams (1.0) Jim Hankard (1.0) 8 John Bastarache (1.0) Larry Gladding (1.0) 9 Larry O'Rourke (1.0) Ken Gurge (1.0) 10 Alexander Venezia (1.0) Don Briggs (1.0) 11 Keith Hamer (1.0) Ritvik Pulya (0.5) 12 Tom Fratturelli (0.5) Don Ostrowski (0.5) 13 Bob Mathieu (0.5) Michael David (0.5) 14 Stephen Murray (0.0) Brian Biglow (0.5) 15 Raaga Pulya (0.0) Randy McLaughlin (0.0) 16 Hugh McLaughlin (0.0) Francis Scanlon II (0.0) 17 Mike Densmore (0.0) Emily Gawboy (0.0)
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Bob Secino |
♔ Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Alexander Venezia |
♔ Dave Couture | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Donahue |
Ritvik Pulya | 0-1 | ♔ Mark Wheeler |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | ♔ Larry O'Rourke |
Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Michael David |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Roland Booker |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 14 boards, 4 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Kurtison MacWilliams, Arthur Barlas, Keith Hamer and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Raaga Pulya and Francis Scanlon.
♟ Withdrawing from the tournament were Arthur Allen, Ralph McNeilage and Brian Palaia.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Secino, Felton, Commisso, Couture, Wheeler | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Brassard, Hubbard, Donahue | |
1.0 | (Allen), Paulson, Godin, (McNeilage), MacWilliams, Gladding, Gurge, Venezia, Barlas, Hankard, Booker, Bastarache, Briggs, O'Rourke, Hamer | |
0.5 | Ri. Pulya, Ostrowski, David, Fratturelli, Mathieu, Biglow | |
0.0 | Murray, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, (Palaia), Gawboy, Scanlon, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for July 17th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Secino vs. Commisso Board 2: Couture vs. Felton Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Wheeler Board 4: Hubbard vs. Brassard Board 5: Donahue vs. Paulson Board 6: Godin vs. Barlas Board 7: Booker vs. MacWilliams Board 8: Bastarache vs. Gladding Board 9: O'Rourke vs. Gurge Board 10: Venezia vs. Briggs Board 11: Hamer vs. Hankard Board 12: Fratturelli vs. Ri. Pulya Board 13: Biglow vs. Ostrowski Board 14: Mathieu vs. David Board 15: H. McLaughlin vs. Murray Board 16: Gawboy vs. R. McLaughlin Board 17: Densmore vs. Ra. Pulya
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Here are their finishing places within each section & their rating changes.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Below is a list of all players from the state of MA competing in the 47th Annual World Open (201907078302): +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Final Rank, State, USCF ID, Player name, Old rating, New rating, Title Norm, Opponents Section 1 - OPEN #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 7: MA 14958890 FIDEL CORRALES JIMENEZ R: 2600 -> 2621 Opponents 9: MA 15524414 JIANCHAO ZHOU R: 2699 -> 2701 Opponents 60: MA 13052087 MIKA BRATTAIN R: 2535 -> 2528 Opponents 67: MA 14514636 CARISSA SHIWEN YIP R: 2386 -> 2391 Opponents 100: MA 12167330 LAWYER TIMES R: 2293 -> 2301 Opponents 103: MA 16434545 RAJESH SHANMUGASUNDARAM R: 2296 -> 2292 Opponents 121: MA 15200352 DEREK JIN R: 2084 -> 2089 Opponents 158: MA 15206958 LUIS FLAQUER R: 2270 -> 2256 Opponents 172: MA 14297265 KARTHIK SAI PADMANABHAN R: 2177 -> 2161 Opponents 189: MA 15072460 DUSTIN LIANG R: 2134 -> 2117 Opponents Section 2 - UNDER2200 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 40: MA 12727791 DAVID ARIEL PLOTKIN R: 2181 -> 2165 Opponents 98: MA 14297271 AKSHAY SAI PADMANABHAN R: 2076 -> 2062 Opponents 138: MA 15794580 JOAQUIN CARLSON R: 2023 -> 2023 Opponents 158: MA 13492147 LUIS BAEZ R: 2119 -> 2091 Opponents 168: MA 14217434 ANDREW THE R: 2004 -> 1969 Opponents 169: MA 15760000 AMY LEI R: 1975 -> 1957 Opponents 171: MA 15454526 LEWIS TU R: 1919 -> 1937 Opponents 192: MA 15597798 LAWRENCE TU R: 1957 -> 1947 Opponents 194: MA 15018810 MARK CHUDNOVSKY R: 1975 -> 1943 Opponents 213: MA 15742464 ERIC FENG R: 1934 -> 1907 Opponents 214: MA 11366805 NATASHA C CHRISTIANSEN R: 1906 -> 1894 Opponents 233: MA 15200352 DEREK JIN R: 2093 -> 2084 Opponents Section 3 - UNDER2000 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 35: MA 16225038 Y OWEN JI R: 1774 -> 1878 Opponents 79: MA 15486476 TIANNA WANG R: 1886 -> 1875 Opponents 92: MA 15466651 PINYI HU R: 1957 -> 1943 Opponents 111: MA 10018048 LEO W BONNELL R: 1979 -> 1938 Opponents 125: MA 15486461 RYAN WANG R: 1864 -> 1851 Opponents 132: MA 15844061 ALEXANDER MENG R: 1837 -> 1820 Opponents 142: MA 15770981 KELSEY LIU R: 1976 -> 1923 Opponents 143: MA 11305831 ERIK ZOLTAN R: 1965 -> 1900 Opponents 175: MA 15826242 JUSTIN Y LI R: 1783 -> 1750 Opponents 206: MA 10007101 IMRE G TOTH R: 1811 -> 1800 Opponents Section 4 - UNDER1800 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 29: MA 15718966 RANJAN DEY R: 1674 -> 1740 Opponents 31: MA 15518741 ANDREW SU R: 1788 -> 1785 Opponents 65: MA 12864842 CALVIN G HORI R: 1769 -> 1755 Opponents 69: MA 15842414 ANSH YADAWAD R: 1729 -> 1728 Opponents 96: MA 16066054 RIYA A KANURY R: 1700 -> 1670 Opponents 100: MA 15837922 AARON LI R: 1675 -> 1657 Opponents 118: MA 15478612 LEONARD SWEENEY-BARRETT R: 1784 -> 1741 Opponents 130: MA 16379802 RYAN SUN R: 1639 -> 1622 Opponents 160: MA 16237733 Y LUKE JI R: 1523 -> 1519 Opponents 191: MA 13982621 CORY SILVA R: 1600 -> 1523 Opponents 197: MA 16429310 DATTASAI KILARI R: 1631 -> 1536 Opponents 200: MA 16096060 JERICHO CARLSON R: 1539 -> 1466 Opponents 217: MA 16337966 JACOB QIJIE WU R: 1368 -> 1304 Opponents 220: MA 15478612 LEONARD SWEENEY-BARRETT R: 1784 -> 1741 Opponents Section 5 - UNDER1600 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 27: MA 16433976 MEGHANA KUNAMNENI R: 1534 -> 1545 Opponents 87: MA 12931292 JONATHAN CROWE R: 1643 -> 1588 Opponents 94: MA 15990974 ISABELLA LAI R: 1541 -> 1509 Opponents 124: MA 16433982 SUJAY KUNAMNENI R: 1415 -> 1414 Opponents 132: MA 16758085 DR NAN JI R: 1544P16-> 1444P23 Opponents Section 6 - UNDER1400 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 12: MA 12646196 MARK RICE R: 1302 -> 1415 Opponents 50: MA 16519656 CHAO TU R: 1316P15-> 1339P22 Opponents 57: MA 16388220 STEVEN ZIANG FENG R: 1262 -> 1297 Opponents 68: MA 16431367 QINGDONG MENG R: 1212P13-> 1235P22 Opponents 82: MA 16916580 YICONG LI R: 1170 -> 1198 Opponents Section 7 - UNDER1200 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 36: MA 15433981 MICHELLE CHUDNOVSKY R: 885 -> 1099 Opponents 38: MA 12797751 JACK RICE R: 1024 -> 1090 Opponents 47: MA 16748230 MAHESHWARI PARIVALLAL R: 709 -> 874 Opponents 71: MA 16429325 RITHIKA KILARI R: 966 -> 968 Opponents 92: MA 16634247 CHRISTINE NGUYEN R: 971 -> 885 Opponents Section 8 - UNDER900 #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 18: MA 16959235 SANTHOSH AYYAPPAN R: 902 -> 919 Opponents 20: MA 16151483 AMY NGUYEN R: 834 -> 825 Opponents 23: MA 16959220 ANUSHKA AYYAPPAN R: 767 -> 782 Opponents 50: MA 16228992 ADHIRIT PRABHUGEE R: 665 -> 673 Opponents 51: MA 16773590 BRIAN LI R: 685P19-> 673 Opponents 53: MA 16923000 CHRISTIAN Y LI R: 562 -> 655 Opponents Section 9 - UNRATED #: State USCF-ID Player-Name Rtng-In -> Rtng-Out Title-Norm Opp-List 4: MA 17090940 TAO LI R: Unrated-> 1259P9 Opponents
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bob Secino | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Michael David | 0-1 | Arthur Allen |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
♔ Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Alexander Venezia | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Brian Palaia | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ritvik Pulya, Kurtison MacWilliams, Richard Hubbard, Don Ostrowski,
Arthur Barlas, Tom Fratturelli and Keith Hamer.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Hugh McLaughlin, Raaga Pulya and Francis Scanlon.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Secino, Allen, Paulson, Felton, Godin, Mirijanian, McNeilage, Brassard, Gladding, Venezia, Commisso, Donahue, Couture, Wheeler | |
0.5 | Ri. Pulya, MacWilliams, Hubbard, Ostrowski, Barlas, Fratturelli, Hamer | |
0.0 | Gurge, Murray, David, Hankard, Booker, Mathieu, Bastarache, Briggs, O'Rourke, Biglow, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Palaia, Gawboy, Scanlon, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for July 10th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gladding vs. Secino Board 2: Commisso vs. Paulson Board 3: Felton vs. Venezia Board 4: Couture vs. Godin Board 5: Mirijanian vs. Donahue Board 6: Brassard vs. Wheeler Board 7: Ri. Pulya vs. Ostrowski Board 8: Barlas vs. MacWilliams Board 9: Fratturelli vs. Hubbard Board 10: Gurge vs. O'Rourke Board 11: Murray vs. Ra. Pulya Board 12: R. McLaughlin vs. David Board 13: Hankard vs. H. McLaughlin Board 14: Biglow vs. Booker Board 15: Gawboy vs. Bastarache Board 16: Briggs vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Bob Secino of Shrewsbury, visiting player Arthur Allen of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of Greenfield, Mass., and Brian Palaia of Oxford.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Harlow B. Daly Memorial, which begins Wednesday, July 3,
in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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Carissa Yip, champion of the Wachusett Chess Club in 2014, achieved another milestone in her chess career by winning the North American Girls Junior Under 20 Championship. held June 25-30 at the Charlotte Chess Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 15-year-old player from Andover, Mass. finished clear first with a score of 8.5-0.5 in a field of 25 girls. The victory gained Carissa her third Woman Grandmaster norm, which means that she is eligible to receive that title if the World Chess Federation (FIDE) approves the application that will be submitted on her behalf by the U.S. Chess Federation.
-George M
Round 7 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-0 | Dave Couture, (game canceled) |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
FINAL STANDINGS After 7 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
6.5 | Felton (champion) | |
6.0 | Paulson (runner-up) | |
5.5 | ----- | |
5.0 | ----- | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | ----- | |
3.5 | Godin, McNeilage | |
3.0 | Gladding | |
2.5 | ----- | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Pulya | |
1.5 | ----- | |
1.0 | ----- | |
0.5 | Couture |
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♔ 2019 WCC 'A' Championship PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: | Bruce Felton of Fitchburg | |
2nd: | Ray Paulson of Lowell | |
3rd-4th: | Paul Godin of Bedford, Ralph McNeilage of Worcester |
Players must be present in Room C159 by 7:00 p.m. on July 3rd in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7:00 p.m.
Round 7 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♖ Don Ostrowski | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Richard Hubbard | 0-1 | ♔ Mike Commisso |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Alexander Venezia |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Michael David |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Kurtison MacWilliams | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Keith Hamer | 0-1 | Randy McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 12 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 7 were Brett Kildahl, Andrew Jeselson, Larry O'Rourke, Steve Courtemanche, Paul Godin (filler),
John Bastarache, Raaga Pulya and Mike Meehan.
FINAL STANDINGS After 7 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.0 | Mirijanian, Brassard, Commisso, Ostrowski | |
4.5 | Kildahl, Venezia | |
4.0 | Donahue, Murray, Fratturelli, David | |
3.5 | Hubbard, Gurge, Booker, Hankard | |
3.0 | Jeselson, O'Rourke, Biglow, MacWilliams | |
2.5 | Barlas, Courtemanche, R. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
2.0 | Godin, Mathieu, Briggs, Bastarache, Wheeler, Hamer | |
1.5 | ----- | |
1.0 | H. McLaughlin, Pulya | |
0.5 | Meehan | |
0.0 | Densmore |
♔ 2019 WCC 'B' Championship PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st-4th: | George Mirijanian & Don Ostrowski, both of Fitchburg, Gary Brassard of Leominster, Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH | |
Top U1800: | Gary Brassard & Mike Commisso | |
Top U1600: | Don Ostrowski | |
Top U1400: | Kurtison MacWilliams of Lunenburg |
Players must be present in Room C159 by 7:00 p.m. on July 3rd in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7:00 p.m.
Geoff LePoer of Westford scored 3.5 points out of a possible 4 to win the Summer Festival ("Kesajuhla") Swiss, aka Evert Siiskonen Memorial, on Sunday, June 23, at Saima Park in Fitchburg. The 1999 Wachusett Chess Club champion paved the way to victory in a 16-player unrated Game/15 tournament by defeating Class C-rated Harry Richardson of Leominster in round 1, drawing Class B-rated Alexander Venezia of Lunenburg in round 2, beating 2018 Wachusett CC co-champion Gary Brassard of Leominster in round 3, and then winning against Class A-rated Tom Zuppa of Billerica, who was leading the tournament with three straight wins, in round 4. Zuppa, whose last chess tournament was 16 years ago, tied for 2nd-4th place at 3-1 with Mike Commisso of Brookline, New Hampshire, and Angel Soto of Fitchburg.
-George M
Event: Summer Festival (Kesajuhla) SWISS 2019 Location: Saima Park, Fitchburg, MA Event Date: 2018-06-23 Chief TD: George Mirijanian Non-rated Time Control: G/15 d3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name Rating | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Num | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Geoff LePoer 1915 | W12 | D11 | W6 | W2 | 3.5 | 1st 🐔 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 | Tom Zuppa 1870 | W10 | W14 | W5 | L1 | 3.0 | 2nd-4th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | Mike Commisso 1659 | W16 | L5 | W11 | W7 | 3.0 | 2nd-4th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | Angel Soto 1444 | W7 | L6 | W8 | W11 | 3.0 | 2nd-4th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | Paul Godin 1973 | W9 | W3 | L2 | D6 | 2.5 | 5th-6th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | Gary Brassard 1793 | W13 | W4 | L1 | D5 | 2.5 | 5th-6th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | Bruce Felton 1914 | L4 | W13 | W14 | L3 | 2.0 | 7th-10th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | Larry Gladding 1770 | L14 | W10 | L4 | W13 | 2.0 | 7th-10th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | Bill Lonzo 1600 | L5 | W16 | L10 | W14 | 2.0 | 7th-10th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | Eduardo Valadares 1417 | L2 | L8 | W9 | W12 | 2.0 | 7th-10th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | Alexander Venezia 1719 | W15 | D1 | L3 | L4 | 1.5 | 11th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | Harry Richardson 1447 | L1 | W15 | L13 | L10 | 1.0 | 12th-16th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | Randy McLaughlin 1363 | L6 | L7 | W12 | L8 | 1.0 | 12th-16th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | Hugh McLaughlin 1275 | W8 | L2 | L7 | L9 | 1.0 | 12th-16th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | Andrew Kiser 1088 | L11 | L12 | W16 | --- | 1.0 | 12th-16th --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | Robin Venezia 1100 | L3 | L9 | L15 | bye | 1.0 | 12th-16th ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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no one else close in 'A' Championship
Round 6 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Paul Godin | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 6 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.5 | Felton | |
5.0 | Paulson | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | ----- | |
3.5 | McNeilage | |
3.0 | Gladding | |
2.5 | Godin | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Pulya | |
1.5 | ----- | |
1.0 | ----- | |
0.5 | Couture |
Projected Round 7 Pairings for June 26th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gladding vs. Felton Board 2: Paulson vs. Pulya Board 3: Cappallo vs. Godin McNeilage vs. Couture, (canceled)
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
to share 'B' lead with Mirijanian
Round 6 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♖ Don Ostrowski | 1/2-1/2 | Brett Kildahl |
George Mirijanian | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Donahue |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Roland Booker |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Michael David | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Alexander Venezia | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Keith Hamer |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Kurtison MacWilliams |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Total of 13 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Ken Gurge.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Andrew Jeselson, Steve Courtemanche, Paul Godin (filler),
Mike Meehan and Mike Densmore.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 6 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Kildahl, Mirijanian, Ostrowski | |
4.0 | Donahue, Brassard, Commisso | |
3.5 | Hubbard, Gurge, Venezia, Booker | |
3.0 | (Jeselson), Murray, Fratturelli, David, O'Rourke, Biglow | |
2.5 | Barlas, (Courtemanche), Hankard | |
2.0 | (Godin), Briggs, Bastarache, Wheeler, MacWilliams | |
1.5 | R. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
1.0 | Mathieu, Hamer, H. McLaughlin, Pulya | |
0.5 | (Meehan) | |
0.0 | (Densmore) |
Projected Round 7 Pairings for June 26th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 4: Ostrowski vs. Mirijanian Board 5: Donahue vs. Brassard Board 6: Hubbard vs. Commisso Board 7: Gurge vs. Venezia Board 8: Booker vs. Fratturelli Board 9: O'Rourke vs. Murray Board 10: Biglow vs. David Board 11: Hankard vs. Barlas Board 12: Hamer vs. Briggs Board 13: MacWilliams vs. Bastarache Board 14: R. McLaughlin vs. Wheeler Board 15: Mathieu vs. Gawboy Board 16: H. McLaughlin vs. Pulya
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes new member Kurtison MacWilliams of Lunenburg.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Sunday, June 23, 2019, at Finnish Center at Saima Park,
67 Scott Road, off Ashby State Road (Route 31), Fitchburg
Unrated tournament. No entry fee! Prizes for everyone!
Game/15 3-second delay, score-keeping not required.
BBQ chicken dinner to winner. Books & magazines to others.
Registration: 9:30-10 a.m. in Finnish Center function hall.
Round times:10 a.m., 10:40 a.m. 11:20 a.m., 12 noon
The tournament, which is part of the Finnish Center at Saima
Park's Summer Festival ("Kesajuhla"), honors the memory
of two-time Wachusett Chess Club champion Evert Siiskonen
(1963 and 1966), a Finnish-born Fitchburg resident who is
memorialized with a stone chess table at Saima Park.
For a complete schedule of activities at the Summer Festival,
visit https://www.saima-park.org/
-George M
Round 5 of 7 Postponement Result | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Total of 1 board, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Felton | |
4.0 | Paulson | |
3.5 | McNeilage | |
3.0 | Gladding | |
2.5 | Godin | |
2.0 | ----- | |
1.5 | ----- | |
1.0 | Cappallo, Pulya | |
0.5 | Couture |
Round 5 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Paul Godin | (postponed) | Ritvik Pulya |
Total of 3 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Felton | |
4.0 | Paulson | |
3.5 | McNeilage | |
3.0 | Gladding | |
2.5 | ----- | |
2.0 | ----- | |
1.5 | Godin | |
1.0 | Cappallo, Pulya | |
0.5 | Couture |
Projected Round 6 Pairings for June 19th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Felton vs. McNeilage Board 2: Godin vs. Paulson Board 3: Pulya vs. Gladding Board 4: Couture vs. Cappallo
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 5 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♖ Roland Booker | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Michael David |
Richard Hubbard | 0-1 | ♔ Don Ostrowski |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Paul Godin | 0-1 | ♔ Gary Brassard |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Alexander Venezia |
Mark Wheeler | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 12 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Paul Godin played as a filler. Receiving half-point byes were Jim Donahue, Mike Commisso and Don Briggs.
♖ Not playing round 5 were Keith Hamer and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were was Steve Courtemanche, Mike Meehan had already withdrawn from the event.
♗ Requesting a bye for Round 6 is Gurge.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Kildahl, Mirijanian, Ostrowski | |
3.5 | Donahue, Booker | |
3.0 | Jeselson, Gurge, Brassard, Commisso, Fratturelli, David | |
2.5 | Hubbard, Venezia, (Courtemanche), Hankard | |
2.0 | (Godin), Murray, Briggs, Bastarache, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Biglow | |
1.5 | Barlas, R. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
1.0 | Hamer, H. McLaughlin, Pulya | |
0.5 | (Meehan) | |
0.0 | Mathieu, Densmore |
Projected Round 6 Pairings for June 19th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 5: Ostrowski vs. Kildahl Board 6: Mirijanian vs. Donahue Board 7: Jeselson vs. Booker Board 8: Brassard vs. Fratturelli Board 9: David vs. Commisso Board 10: Venezia vs. Hubbard Board 11: Hankard vs. Murray Board 12: Briggs vs. Wheeler Board 13: Bastarache vs. O'Rourke Board 14: Biglow vs. R. McLaughlin Board 15: Gawboy vs. Barlas Board 16: H. McLaughlin vs. Hamer Board 17: Pulya vs. Mathieu
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Mike Densmore of Chelmsford, rated 453P6, currently his all-time high.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Projected Round 5 Pairings for June 12th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Cappallo vs. Felton Board 2: Paulson vs. Couture Board 3: McNeilage vs. Gladding Postponed: Godin vs. Pulya (June 14 or 15)
Round 6 - June 19 Felton vs. McNeilage Godin vs. Paulson Pulya vs. Gladding Couture vs. Cappallo
Before Round 7 is played on June 26th, McNeilage has to play Couture Round 7 games on June 26th Gladding vs. Felton Cappallo vs. Godin Paulson vs. Pulya
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Stephen Murray of Ayer and Don Ostrowski of Fitchburg, two of the Wachusett Chess Club's most active players, tied for 1st place in the Billiards Cafe June Quad, held Sunday, June 9, at the Billiards Cafe in Ayer. The quick-rated (G/25) event saw both players score 2-1, finishing ahead of fellow Wachusett CC players Jim Hankard of Antrim, NH and Michael David of Groton, both of whom ended up with 1-2 tallies. In some individual encounters, Ostrowski beat Murray, while Hankard defeated David and David downed Ostrowski. The quad was directed by Larry Gladding of Leominster.
-George M
The latest episode, #142 of "Chess Chat" is now posted on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HNCc_r4Ars ChessChat (Episode 142) - Ridvan Sakir Wins 88th Mass. Open (2019-06-03)
[See this & other Chess Chat videos at Dave Couture's YouTube channel.]
Round 4 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ritvik Pulya | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Paul Godin | 1/2-1/2 | Ralph McNeilage |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Felton | |
3.0 | Paulson, Gladding | |
2.5 | McNeilage | |
2.0 | ----- | |
1.5 | Godin | |
1.0 | Cappallo, Pulya | |
0.5 | Couture |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for June 12th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gladding vs. Felton Board 2: Paulson vs. Pulya Board 3: McNeilage vs. Couture Board 4: Cappallo vs. Godin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 4 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♔ George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Brett Kildahl |
Jim Donahue | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Michael David |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Steve Courtemanche |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Roland Booker |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Alexander Venezia | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Wheeler |
Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Don Briggs |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | ♔ Emily Gawboy |
Total of 11 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Jim Hankard, Arthur Barlas and Randy McLaughlin.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Keith Hamer and Raaga Pulya.
♟ Mike Meehan had already withdrawn from the tournament.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Mirijanian | |
3.0 | Kildahl, Donahue, Booker, David, Ostrowski | |
2.5 | Hubbard, Courtemanche, Commisso, Hankard | |
2.0 | Jeselson, Gurge, Brassard, Murray, Fratturelli | |
1.5 | Barlas, Venezia, Briggs, Wheeler, Biglow, R. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
1.0 | Bastarache, O'Rourke, Hamer, Pulya | |
0.5 | (Meehan) | |
0.0 | H. McLaughlin |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for June 12th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 5: Booker vs. Mirijanian Board 6: Kildahl vs. Donahue Board 7: Ostrowski vs. David Board 8: Hubbard vs. Commisso Board 9: Jeselson vs. Hankard Board 10: Murray vs. Gurge Board 11: Fratturelli vs. Brassard Board 12: Wheeler vs. Barlas Board 13: R. McLaughlin vs. Venezia Board 14: Briggs vs. Gawboy Board 15: Bastarache vs. Biglow Board 16: O'Rourke vs. H. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 3 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
♔ Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Total of 4 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Felton | |
2.5 | ---- | |
2.0 | Paulson, Gladding, McNeilage | |
1.5 | ---- | |
1.0 | Cappallo, Godin | |
0.5 | Pulya, Couture |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for June 5th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Pulya vs. Felton Board 2: Paulson vs. Cappallo Board 3: Godin vs. McNeilage Board 4: Couture vs. Gladding
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 3 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Richard Hubbard |
♔ Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Michael David | 1-0 | Alexander Venezia |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Michael Commisso |
Roland Booker | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Arthur Barlas | 1/2-1/2 | John Bastarache |
Larry O'Rourke | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Randy McLaughlin |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 12 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Jim Donahue and Steve Courtemanche.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Andrew Jeselson, Mike Meehan, Mike Stevens,
Jhojan Segura, Dillon Motyka and Tyler Bedard.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Kildahl | |
2.5 | Mirijanian, Donahue, Ostrowski | |
2.0 | Brassard, Courtemanche, Murray, Commisso, Booker, Fratturelli, Hankard, David | |
1.5 | Hubbard | |
1.0 | Gurge, Barlas, Venezia, Briggs, Bastarache, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Biglow, Hamer, R. McLaughlin, Pulya | |
0.5 | (Meehan), Gawboy | |
0.0 | H. McLaughlin |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for June 5th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
5 George Mirijanian (2.5) Brett Kildahl (3.0) 6 Jim Donahue (2.5) Don Ostrowski (2.5) 7 Gary Brassard (2.0) Jim Hankard (2.0) 8 Michael Commisso (2.0) Michael David (2.0) 9 Tom Fratturelli (2.0) Roland Booker (2.0) 10 Ken Gurge (1.0) Richard Hubbard (1.5) 11 Keith Hamer (1.0) Arthur Barlas (1.0) 12 Alexander Venezia (1.0) Larry O'Rourke (1.0) 13 Brian Biglow (1.0) Don Briggs (1.0) 14 John Bastarache (1.0) Raaga Pulya (1.0) 15 Randy McLaughlin (1.0) Mark Wheeler (1.0) 16 Hugh McLaughlin (0.0) Emily Gawboy (0.5)
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Steve Courtemanche will be paired if he shows up for Round 4. He has used up his (maximum number of) two byes.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes back Alexander Venezia of Lunenburg, who last played at the club in the Harlow B. Daly Memorial on August 2, 2017.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The 88th Massachusetts Open (state championship) got under way Saturday morning, May 25, at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center. Among the participants are five players from the Wachusett Chess Club: Brett Kildahl, the highest-rated player at the Wachusett CC, who is competing in the FIDE-rated Championship section; Ray Paulson & Gary Brassard in the Under 2100 section, and Roland Booker and Michael David, who are playing in the Under 1800 section. The tournament continued through Sunday and Monday, with a new state champion, Ridvan Sakir, who scored 5.5/6, being crowned Monday evening. The championship will be the subject of the next edition of "Chess Chat," produced by the Wachusett CC for Fitchburg Access Television (FATV), to be seen on Monday evening, June 3, at 7 p.m., via live streaming at www.fatv.org
Hosts George Mirijanian and Dave Couture will present a game from the championship. The program will be presented on Wednesday, June 5, at 6:40 p.m. in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University, prior to the start of Round 4 of the 2019 Wachusett Chess Club Championship.
-George M
Other noteworthy Mass Open activities included:
Brett Kildahl beat GM Alexander Ivanov in round 1,
Ray Paulson finished undefeated with a score of 4.0/6
& both Michael David & Rob King competed in the Mass Open Blitz event which was held on Sunday night.
Below are their rating updates for the five WCC members who competed in this year's Mass Open Championship Tournament.
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12924445: BRETT KILDAHL | 2019-05-27 | 88TH MASSACHUSETTS OPEN (MA) | 1: CHAMPIONSHIP | 2160 => 2179 | Exp |
12401616: RAYMOND PAULSON | 2019-05-27 | 88TH MASSACHUSETTS OPEN (MA) | 2: UNDER 2100 | 1955 => 1965 | A |
11156665: GARY BRASSARD | 2019-05-27 | 88TH MASSACHUSETTS OPEN (MA) | 2: UNDER 2100 | 1725 => 1793 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-05-27 | 88TH MASSACHUSETTS OPEN (MA) | 3: UNDER 1800 | 1598 => 1607 | B |
10569176: ROLAND D BOOKER III | 2019-05-27 | 88TH MASSACHUSETTS OPEN (MA) | 3: UNDER 1800 | 1600 => 1600 | B |
Round 2 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Paul Godin | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | ♔ Ralph McNeilage |
Ritvik Pulya | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
Total of 4 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Felton, McNeilage | |
1.5 | ---- | |
1.0 | Godin, Paulson, Gladding | |
0.5 | Pulya, Couture | |
0.0 | Cappallo |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for May 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Felton vs. Couture Board 2: McNeilage vs. Paulson Board 3: Gladding vs. Godin Board 4: Cappallo vs. Pulya
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 2 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Mike Commisso | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Roland Booker |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Michael David |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Mike Meehan | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Richard Hubbard | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
♖ Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ Emily Gawboy |
Total of 11 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 2 upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Steve Courtemanche, Don Ostrowski, Andrew Jeselson, Mike Stevens,
Keith Hamer and Raaga Pulya.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Jhohan Segura, Dillon Motyka and Tyler Bedard.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Geoff LePoer and Bryce McLaughlin.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Brassard, Donahue, Murray | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Hubbard, Courtemanche, Ostrowski | |
1.0 | Jeselson, Gurge, Commisso, Booker, Fratturelli, Hankard, David, Stevens, Briggs, Hamer, Pulya | |
0.5 | Barlas, Meehan, Bastarache, O'Rourke, Biglow, Gawboy | |
0.0 | Wheeler, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, Segura, Motyka, Bedard |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for May 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 5: Kildahl vs. Donahue Board 6: Murray vs. Brassard Board 7: Mirijanian vs. Courtemanche Board 8: Ostrowski vs. Hubbard Board 9: Jeselson vs. Hankard Board 10: Stevens vs. Gurge Board 11: David vs. Commisso Board 12: Booker vs. Hamer Board 13: Briggs vs. Fratturelli Board 14: Barlas vs. Pulya Board 15: O'Rourke vs. Meehan Board 16: Biglow vs. Bastarache Board 17: Gawboy vs. Wheeler Board 18: R. McLaughlin vs. Segura Board 19: Motyka vs. H. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes new member Richard Hubbard of Hollis, NH, rated 1822.
Richard will be playing in the club championship "B" Division.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
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Brett Kildahl won the Billiards Cafe Spring Blitz Tournament on Sunday evening, May 19, at the Billiards Cafe at 39 Main St. in downtown Ayer, Mass. In a 10-player, USCF-rated round-robin Game/5 event, the Worcester player scored 8.5-0.5 to finish first. Finishing as runner-up and winning 2nd-place prize money was Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH, who tallied 6-3. Taking 3rd place with a 5.5-3.5 result was Dave Couture of Westminster, while Ray Paulson of Lowell captured 4th place with a score of 4.5-4.5.
The tournament, which drew only Wachusett Chess Club players, was directed by USCF-certified Senior TD Larry Gladding of Leominster and organized by Michael David of Groton.
-George M
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12924445: BRETT KILDAHL | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 2160 (P10) => 2170 (P19) | New |
10011965: ROGER CAPPALLO | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1978 (P17) => 1890 | A |
12401616: RAYMOND PAULSON | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1893 => 1855 | A |
12413721: DAVE COUTURE | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1722 => 1757 | B |
12525099: MICHAEL COMMISSO | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1652 => 1754 | B |
16752964: STEPHEN MURRAY | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1664 (P10) => 1685 (P19) | New |
12222200: JAMES HANKARD | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1677 => 1660 | B |
12758321: MICHAEL MEEHAN | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1630 => 1656 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL DAVID | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1599 => 1621 | B |
12420184: DON OSTROWSKI | 2019-05-19 | BILLARDS CAFE SPING BLITZ (MA) | 1: BILLARDS CAFE SPRING BLIT | 1587 (P10) => 1564 (P19) | New |
This Sunday, May 19, 2019, at 6:30 pm, the Billiards Cafe at 39 Main St., Ayer, MA will host a USCF blitz rated blitz tournament organized by Michael David & directed by Larry Gladding.
Format: G 5/0 Round-Robin
Entry Fee: $10
Prize Pool: 1st 80%, 2nd 20% (net of USCF fees)
Tournament Director: Larry Gladding
Tournament Organizer: Michael David
Registered Players:
1. Dave Couture
2. Stephen Murray
3. Roger Cappallo
4. Michael David
5. Mike Commisso
6. Don Ostrowski
7. Jim Hankard
8. Brett Kildahl
9. Ray Paulson
Potential Late Walk-ins: Don Briggs, Paul Godin, Andrew Jeselson, Mike Meehan, Larry Gladding (as an alternate player)
Dinner Options: Billiards Cafe has pizza and sandwiches with a full bar. Food and drink cannot be brought to the Cafe, but if you want some other pre-tournament choices:
Cottage Restaurant and Subway are across the street. If you go south on Main St to the rotary (approx. 1 mile) you'll find a Wendy's, McDonald's, and Taco Bell. If you are coming from points West and South you'll pass through the rotary coming off Rte 2 on your way to the Billiards Cafe.
Larry and I will be at the Billiards Cafe roughly an hour ahead of time for set-up and preparation of the tournament.
-MD
Call Mike David at 978-877-2322 if you are running late, but don't run too late or the train will leave the station.
Of the four games comprising this year's 'A' WCC Championship, three ended in some form of upset. At board 1, Larry Gladding, rated 1770 accomplished a major upset of 233 points by defeating his USCF rated expert rival Roger Cappallo, who is the defending co-champ & the highest rated player in the section at 2003. Board 3 saw 1914 rated Bruce Felton defeat 1955 rated Ray Paulson. At board 4, Ralph McNeilage (1757) beat Ritvik Pulya (1849).
The only result predicted by ratings was 1973 rated Paul Godin's win over 1734 rated Dave Couture at board 2 in a tough game which could well have ended with any possible outcome. While the 8 contestants span a rating range of 269 points, it's easy to see that the 2019 WCC 'A' Championship round robin tournament will likely include many hotly contested games.
Round 1 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♔ Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Total of 4 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Godin, Felton, Gladding, McNeilage | |
0.5 | ---- | |
0.0 | Cappallo, Paulson, Pulya, Couture |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for May 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Godin vs. Felton Board 2: Paulson vs. Gladding Board 3: Cappallo vs. McNeilage Board 4: Pulya vs. Couture
Round 1 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
♔ Michael David | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | ♔ Don Ostrowski |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Steve Courtemanche | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Roland Booker | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Total of 10 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Andrew Jeselson, Geoff LePoer, George Mirijanian, Mike Stevens,
Larry O'Rourke, Keith Hamer and Raaga Pulya.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Bryce McLaughlin, Jhojan Segura, Dillon Motyka and Tyler Bedard.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Brassard, Courtemanche, Donahue, Murray, Commisso, Booker, Fratturelli, David, Ostrowski | |
0.5 | Jeselson, LePoer, Mirijanian, Stevens, O'Rourke, Hamer, Pulya | |
0.0 | Gurge, Barlas, Hankard, Briggs, Bastarache, Wheeler, Biglow, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Segura, Motyka, Bedard |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for May 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 5: Commisso vs. Kildahl Board 6: Brassard vs. Booker Board 7: Donahue vs. David Board 8: Fratturelli vs. Murray Board 9: Stevens vs. Jeselson Board 10: LePoer vs. O'Rourke Board 11: Hamer vs. Mirijanian Board 12: Gurge vs. Pulya Board 13: H. McLaughlin vs. Barlas Board 14: Hankard vs. R. McLaughlin Board 15: B. McLaughlin vs. Briggs Board 16: Bastarache vs. Gawboy Board 17: Segura vs. Wheeler Board 18: Biglow vs. Bedard
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting half-point byes for Round 2 are Courtemanche and Ostrowski. Motyka will be paired if he appears for the round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Wachusett Chess Club "B" Division Championship.
The championship begins Wednesday, May 15th, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 getting under way at 7:15 p.m.
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Dave Couture, an entrant in this year's Wachusett Chess Club Championship ("A" Division), tied for first place in the Under 1750 section of the Bennington Spring Open on Saturday, May 11, at the Bennington Free Library in Vermont. The longtime WCC member from Westminster scored 3-1 (two wins, one draw, a half-point bye in round 1) to share top honors in the section with Vermont Class B players Michael Corrigan (whom he drew in the final round) and Michael Burns. Winning the Open section with a perfect 4-0 tally was 63-year-old GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, Mass. The three-section tournament drew 33 players and was organized by Parker Montgomery of Middlebury, Vermont, who played at the Wachusett CC in the years 2006-2008.
-George M
due to start Wednesday, May 15.
The following players are officially expected to compete for the 2019 "A" Championship club crown:
Roger Cappallo (2003), Paul Godin (1973), Ray Paulson (1955), Bruce Felton (1914),
Ritvik Pulya (1849), Larry Gladding (1770), Ralph McNeilage (1757), and Dave Couture (1717).
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duplicate score sheets will be distributed to all players in the Championship Section.
A copy of each player's score sheet must be handed in at the end of each round.
(Note: This is covered in Rule 15G of the USCF Official Rules of Chess.)
Game scores will not be posted (in the Games Section) until all championship games are completed.
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Round 4 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | ♔ Michael David |
Mike Stevens | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | ♔ Don Briggs |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | ♔ Hugh McLaughlin |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Wheeler |
Keith Hamer | 1/2-1/2 | Randy McLaughlin |
Bryce McLaughlin | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Total of 14 boards, 3 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 4 were Ritvik Pulya, George Mirijanian, Ray Paulson, Tom Fratturelli, Mike Commisso,
Larry O'Rourke, Steve Courtemanche, Raaga Pulya, Tyler Bedard and Jhojan Segura.
FINAL STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Kildahl | |
3.5 | ----- | |
3.0 | Cappallo, Godin, Jeselson, Felton, Ri. Pulya, McNeilage, David | |
2.5 | LePoer, Mirijanian, Gurge | |
2.0 | Gladding, Couture, Barlas, Hankard, Murray, Booker, Briggs, H. McLaughlin | |
1.5 | Paulson, Donahue, Fratturelli, Stevens, Bastarache, Wheeler | |
1.0 | Brassard, Commisso, Ostrowski, Biglow, O'Rourke, Hamer, R. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
0.5 | Courtemanche, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | B. McLaughlin, Bedard, Segura |
♔ 2019 Martin Laine Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: ♔ | Brett Kildahl of Worcester | |
2nd-8th: | Roger Cappallo of Groton, Paul Godin of Bedford, Andrew Jeselson of Leominster, Bruce Felton of Fitchburg, Ritvik Pulya of Acton, Ralph McNeilage of Worcester, Michael David of Groton | |
Top U1850: | Ritvik Pulya of Acton and Ralph McNeilage of Worcester | |
Top U1650: | Michael David of Groton | |
Top U1450: | Hugh McLaughlin of Groton |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 5/8/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2003 | 2102 | Can. Master | 39 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 31.0 | .795 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1973 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 42 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 33.0 | .786 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1955 | 2085 | Can. Master | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 25.0 | .735 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1914 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 15.5 | .705 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1849 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 22.5 | .662 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1757 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 14.0 | .636 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1770 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 25.5 | .622 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1717 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 37 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 22.5 | .608 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1788 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 41 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 24.0 | .585 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1659 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 22.0 | .579 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1725 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 24.0 | .571 |
DAVID THOMAS | Fitchburg | 1701 | 1837 | 2nd Cat. | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 15.0 | .556 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1664 | 1670 | none | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 16.0 | .533 |
MICHAEL DAVID | Groton | 1598 | 1623 | 3rd Cat. | 41 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 21.0 | .512 |
both "A" and "B" Divisions, will begin Wednesday, May 15th.
Players must be present by 7 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
Five WCC members competed in the 29th Mass G/60 Championship held this Sunday, May 5th in Westford.
Here are their rating updates.
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12763343: GEOFFREY LEPOER | 2019-05-05 | 29TH MASSACHUSETTS G/60 CHAMPI (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1911 => 1910 | A |
11156665: GARY BRASSARD | 2019-05-05 | 29TH MASSACHUSETTS G/60 CHAMPI (MA) | 2: U2000 | 1800 => 1774 | B |
10569176: ROLAND D BOOKER III | 2019-05-05 | 29TH MASSACHUSETTS G/60 CHAMPI (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1600 => 1600 | B |
12222200: JAMES A HANKARD | 2019-05-05 | 29TH MASSACHUSETTS G/60 CHAMPI (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1600 => 1600 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-05-05 | 29TH MASSACHUSETTS G/60 CHAMPI (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1565 => 1498 | C |
Round 3 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
Andrew Jeselson | 0-1 | ♔ Ritvik Pulya |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Stevens |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | ♔ Roland Booker |
♔ Michael David | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | ♕ Emily Gawboy |
Hugh McLaughlin | 1-0 | Tyler Bedard |
Total of 15 boards, 4 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ken Gurge, Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.
♖ Not playing round 3 were Bryce McLaughlin and Jhojan Segura.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Ray Paulson, Dave Kochman, Mike Lally, Ed Harris,
Steve Courtemanche and Dillon Motyka.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Kildahl, Ri. Pulya | |
2.5 | LePoer, Mirijanian, Gurge | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Godin, Jeselson, Felton, McNeilage, Barlas, Hankard, Murray, Booker, David | |
1.5 | (Paulson), Donahue, Fratturelli, Stevens | |
1.0 | Gladding, Brassard, Couture, Commisso, Ostrowski, Bastarache, Briggs, Wheeler, O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
0.5 | (Courtemanche), Hamer, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | Biglow, B. McLaughlin, Bedard, Segura |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for May 8th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Ri. Pulya vs. Kildahl Board 2: Mirijanian vs. LePoer Board 3: Gurge vs. Cappallo Board 4: Barlas vs. Godin Board 5: Murray vs. Jeselson Board 6: Felton vs. Hankard Board 7: Booker vs. McNeilage Board 8: Donahue vs. David Board 9: Stevens vs. Fratturelli Board 10: Basttarache vs. Gladding Board 11: Brassard vs. Wheeler Board 12: O'Rourke vs. Couture Board 13: Ostrowski vs. H. McLaughlin Board 14: Gawboy vs. Briggs Board 15: Hamer vs. Ra. Pulya Board 16: Bedard vs. Biglow Board 17: Segura vs. B. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 5/1/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1980 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 32.0 | .780 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2012 | 2102 | Can. Master | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 30.0 | .789 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1952 | 2085 | Can. Master | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 25.0 | .735 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1808 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 40 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 24.5 | .613 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1768 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 24.0 | .600 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1800 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 41 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 24.0 | .585 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1772 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 22.5 | .662 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1661 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 22.0 | .579 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1746 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 21.5 | .597 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1905 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 14.5 | .690 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1748 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 13.0 | .619 |
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Clinched playoff spot | Qualified by GPP | Qualified by Pct. | Qualified, not yet eligible | Eligible, not yet qualified |
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hey guys,
Check out my video about last Wednesday's game against Gary Brassard: https://youtu.be/O8aDTXCCOQ0
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 2 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | ♔ Ritvik Pulya |
♔ Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
♔ Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
♔ Mike Stevens | 1-0 | Steve Courtemanche |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Larry O'Rourke | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Roland Booker | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Michael David |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Tyler Bedard | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Jhojan Segura |
Total of 17 boards, 4 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Ray Paulson.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Dave Kochman, Mike Lally, Ed Harris, Hugh McLaughlin, Bryce McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Dave Thomas and Mike Meehan.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Jeselson, Felton, Ri. Pulya, Gurge, Hankard | |
1.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Mirijanian, Fratturelli, Stevens | |
1.0 | Cappallo, Godin, Gladding, Brassard, McNeilage, Barlas, Murray, Commisso, Booker, David, Bastarache, Briggs, Wheeler | |
0.5 | Kochman, Lally, Couture, Harris, Courtemanche, Donahue, Ostrowski, O'Rourke, Hamer | |
0.0 | Biglow, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka, Bedard, Segura |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for May 1st:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Felton Board 2: Jeselson vs. Ri. Pulya Board 3: Paulson vs. Hankard Board 4: LePoer vs. Fratturelli Board 5: Stevens vs, Mirijanian Board 6: Booker vs. Cappallo Board 7: Godin vs. Commisso Board 8: David vs. Brassard Board 9: McNeilage vs. Bastarache Board 10: Briggs vs. Barlas Board 11: Wheeler vs. Murray Board 12: Couture vs. Ostrowski Board 13: Donahue vs. O'Rourke Board 14: Hamer vs. Biglow Board 15: Gawboy vs. Ra. Pulya Board 16: H. McLaughlin vs. Bedard Board 17: Segura vs. B. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 3 is Gurge.
♙ The Wachusett Chess welcomes on a visit 1983 club co-champion Steve Courtemanche of Royersford, PA,
formerly of Fitchburg, an active member of the Amity Chess Club in Douglasville, PA.
Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 4/24/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1980 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 31.0 | .775 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2012 | 2102 | Can. Master | 37 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 29.0 | .784 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1926 | 2085 | Can. Master | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 25.0 | .735 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1800 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 24.0 | .600 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1768 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 40 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 24.0 | .600 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1661 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 22.0 | .595 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1772 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 21.5 | .652 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1746 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 35 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 21.0 | .600 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1905 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 14.5 | .725 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1748 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 12.0 | .600 |
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Seven WCC players competed in various outside tournaments this weekend & last. Here are the rating updates:
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
15782648: ANDREW JESELSON | 2019-04-14 | 2ND CHESS FOOL'S DAY OPEN (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1926 => 1931 | A |
10032059: DAVID M KOCHMAN | 2019-04-14 | 2ND CHESS FOOL'S DAY OPEN (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1921 => 1922 | A |
12465223: EDWARD HARRIS | 2019-04-14 | 2ND CHESS FOOL'S DAY OPEN (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1736 => 1720 | B |
12222200: JAMES ALOYSIUS HANKARD | 2019-04-14 | 2ND CHESS FOOL'S DAY OPEN (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1671 => 1624 | B |
10569176: ROLAND D BOOKER III | 2019-04-20 | BCF LOC TAIMANOV (MA) | 2: U1900 | 1600 => 1607 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-04-14 | WESTFORD APRIL OPEN (MA) | 4: U1600 | 1549 => 1565 | C |
12887537: MICHAEL STEVENS | 2019-04-21 | 13TH ANNUAL OPEN AT FOXWOODS (CT) | 5: UNDER 1600 | 1525 => 1481 | C |
Hey guys,
I played Mike Commisso in the first round of the Martin Laine Memorial, and here's a video about the game:
https://youtu.be/iZcpXZGIKTI
Mike was kind enough to send me his notes on the game, so I included them!
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Hello All,
I've recorded, edited, and uploaded Wednesday night's game vs Don Ostrowski (1627), in a Scotch Opening.
My astronomy piece is on primordial black-holes. The chess starts at 07:17. https://youtu.be/jIIFVhloMyo
Hope you like it,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Projected Round 2 Pairings for April 24th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1 Gary Brassard (1.0) Brett Kildahl (1.0) 2 Roger Cappallo (1.0) Ritvik Pulya (1.0) 3 Ken Gurge (1.0) Paul Godin (1.0) 4 Arthur Barlas (1.0) Andrew Jeselson (1.0) 5 Bruce Felton (1.0) Ralph McNeilage (1.0) 6 Jim Hankard (1.0) Larry Gladding (1.0) 7 Stephen Murray (1.0) Geoff Lepoer (0.5) 8 Dave Thomas (0.5) George Mirijanian (0.5) 9 Michael Lally (0.5) Mike Meehan (0.5) 10 Dave Couture (0.5) Tom Fratturelli (0.5) 11 Ed Harris (0.5) Mike Stevens (0.5) 12 Keith Hamer (0.5) Jim Donahue (0.5) 13 Michael Commisso (0.0) Raaga Pulya (0.0) 14 Larry O'Rourke (0.0) Don Ostrowski (0.0) 15 Roland Booker (0.0) Byrce McLaughlin (0.0) 16 Hugh McLaughlin (0.0) Michael David (0.0) 17 John Bastarache (0.0) Emily Gawboy (0.0) 18 Dillon Motyka (0.0) Don Briggs (0.0) 19 Mark Wheeler (0.0) Jhojan Segura (0.0) 20 Tyler Bedard (0.0) Brian Biglow (0.0)
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Roland Booker |
Michael David | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Tyler Bedard |
Jhohan Segura | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Dave Kochman, Geoff LePoer, George Mirijanian, Mike Lally, Dave Couture,
Ed Harris, Jim Donahue, Dave Thomas, Mike Meehan, Tom Fratturelli, Mike Stevens and Keith Hamer.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Bryce McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Godin, Paulson, Jeselson, Felton, Gladding, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Gurge, McNeilage, Barlas, Hankard, Murray | |
0.5 | Kochman, LePoer, Mirijanian, Lally, Couture, Harris, Donahue, Thomas, Meehan, Fratturelli, Stevens, Hamer | |
0.0 | Commisso, Ostrowski, Booker, David, Bastarache, Briggs, Wheeler, Biglow, O'Rourke, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka, Bedard, Segura |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for April 24th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Brassard vs. Kildahl Board 2: Cappallo vs. Ri. Pulya Board 3: Gurge vs. Godin Board 4: Paulson vs. McNeilage Board 5: Barlas vs. Jeselson Board 6: Felton vs. Hankard Board 7: Murray vs. Gladding Board 8: Kochman vs. Donahue Board 9: Thomas vs. LePoer Board 10: Meehan vs. Mirijanian Board 11: Lally vs. Fratturelli Board 12: Couture vs. Stevens Board 13: Harris vs. Hamer Board 14: Commisso vs. Ra. Pulya Board 15: O'Rourke vs. Ostrowski Board 16: Booker vs. B. McLaughlin Board 17: H. McLaughlin vs. David Board 18: Bastarache vs. Gawboy Board 19: Motyka vs. Briggs Board 20: Wheeler vs. Segura Board 21: Bedard vs. Biglow
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Jhojan Segura.
Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 4/17/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1980 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 39 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 31.0 | .795 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2012 | 2102 | Can. Master | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 29.0 | .806 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1926 | 2085 | Can. Master | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 25.0 | .735 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1808 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 24.5 | .645 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1800 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 24.0 | .615 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1768 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 23.0 | .590 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1746 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 21.0 | .618 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1661 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 21.0 | .583 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1772 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 20.5 | .641 |
DAVID THOMAS | Fitchburg | 1701 | 1837 | 2nd Cat. | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 15.0 | .556 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1670 | 1670 | none | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 15.0 | .556 |
JIM DONAHUE | Stow | 1723 | 1738 | 3rd Cat. | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13.5 | .500 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1905 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 13.5 | .711 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1748 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12.0 | .632 |
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Martin Laine Memorial, which begins Wednesday, April 17, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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of Worcester State University Intercollegiate Tournament
Andrew Jeselson, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Leominster and a student at Fitchburg State University, posted a perfect score of 4-0 to claim first place in the students section of the Worcester State University Intercollegiate Tournament, held on Saturday, April 13, in Sheehan Hall at the university. Capturing 2nd place on tiebreak with a 3-1 tally was Christian Scillitoe of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, while Dermot McCormick of Worcester State University was awarded 3rd place on tiebreak with the same score. Jeselson defeated both Scillitoe and McCormick. The tournament, which had a total of 37 players - 13 in the students section and 24 in the non-students (Open) section, was hosted by Bill Shakalis and Alvin Marchena of Worcester State University. Joe Alfano of Assumption College was the tournament director.
-George M
Worcester State University Intercollegiate Chess Tournament, Saturday April 13, 2019 Hosted by Bill Shakalis and Alvin Marchena, Worcester State University Tournament director: Joe Alfano, Assumption College The tournament had two sections: Students section and Non-students/Open section. STUDENTS SECTION Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Prize -------- -------- -------- -------- -----( 1) Andrew Jeselson (WCC) FSU (10) 1.0 ( 5) 2.0 ( 3) 3.0 ( 2) 4.0 1st( 2) Christian Scillitoe WPI ( 9) 1.0 (11) 2.0 ( 4) 3.0 ( 1) 3.0 2nd ( 3) Dermot McCormick WSU (13) 1.0 ( 6) 2.0 ( 1) 2.0 ( 7) 3.0 3rd ( 4) Kha Li UMM ( 8) 1.0 (10) 2.0 ( 2) 2.0 (11) 3.0 ( 5) Patrick Houlihan WPI (12) 1.0 ( 1) 1.0 (11) 2.0 ( 6) 3.0 ( 6) Stephen Papagno WSU ( 7) 1.0 ( 3) 1.0 ( 8) 2.0 ( 5) 2.0 ( 7) Alvin Marchena WSU ( 6) 0.0 ( 9) 1.0 (10) 2.0 ( 3) 2.0 ( 8) Tom Walsh WPI ( 4) 0.0 (12) 1.0 ( 6) 1.0 ( 9) 2.0 ( 9) Tamanna Gurung SHS ( 2) 0.0 ( 7) 0.0 (12) 1.0 ( 8) 1.0 (10) Ryan Doyle WPI ( 1) 0.0 ( 4) 0.0 ( 7) 0.0 (12) 1.0 (11) Justin Korn WPI (BY) 1.0 ( 2) 1.0 ( 5) 1.0 ( 4) 1.0 (12) Prince Henaku SHS ( 5) 0.0 ( 8) 0.0 ( 9) 0.0 (10) 0.0 (13) Kadriana Colon SHS ( 3) 0.0 (WD) 0.0 (WD) 0.0 (WD) 0.0 The tie-break method for selecting trophy winners among those who scored 3.0 points: 1.. Strength of opponents: Christian's opponents had the highest total score, Patrick's had lowest. 2.. Then a 5-minute blitz game between Dermot and Kha Li; Dermot won that game. NON-STUDENTS/OPEN SECTION Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Prize -------- -------- -------- -------- ----- ( 1) Achu Balasubramanian WPI ( 4) 1.0 (11) 2.0 ( 8) 3.0 ( 6) 4.0 1st ( 2) Bhon Bunnag WPI (13) 1.0 (18) 2.0 ( 3) 3.0 ( 5) 4.0 2nd ( 3) Juan Luis Herrero WPI ( 7) 1.0 (12) 2.0 ( 2) 2.0 ( 9) 3.0 3rd ( 4) Andrew Nolan ( 1) 0.0 (20) 1.0 (14) 2.0 (10) 3.0( 5) Roger Cappallo (WCC) (16) 1.0 (19) 2.0 ( 9) 3.0 ( 2) 3.0( 6) Matt Garcia (BY) 1.0 (10) 2.0 (15) 3.0 ( 1) 3.0 ( 7) Bob Secino ( 3) 0.0 (24) 1.0 (11) 2.0 (12) 3.0 ( 8) Stephen Dann (19) 1.0 (16) 2.0 ( 1) 2.0 (23) 2.5 ( 9) Tommy Thach SHS (21) 1.0 (14) 2.0 ( 5) 2.0 ( 3) 2.0 (10) Mike Bocka (22) 1.0 ( 6) 1.0 (13) 2.0 ( 4) 2.0 (11) Mushtaq Al-Zuhairi (20) 1.0 ( 1) 1.0 ( 7) 1.0 (21) 2.0 (12) Glenn MacDonald (17) 1.0 ( 3) 1.0 (18) 2.0 ( 7) 2.0 (13) Joe Garcia ( 2) 0.0 (BY) 1.0 (10) 1.0 (18) 2.0 (14) Riyadh Al-Zuhairi (24) 1.0 ( 9) 1.0 ( 4) 1.0 (17) 2.0 (15) Tim Antonelli WSU (18) 0.0 (21) 1.0 ( 6) 1.0 (19) 2.0 (16) Nkosi Muhangi ( 5) 0.0 ( 8) 0.0 (17) 0.5 (20) 1.5 (17) Mike Pucci (12) 0.0 (22) 1.0 (16) 1.5 (14) 1.5 (18) Todd Daigneault (15) 1.0 ( 2) 1.0 (12) 1.0 (13) 1.0 (19) Ed Chrzanowski ( 8) 0.0 ( 5) 0.0 (22) 1.0 (15) 1.0 (20) Fitzgerald Pucci (11) 0.0 ( 4) 0.0 (BY) 1.0 (16) 1.0(21) Larry Legros (WCC) ( 9) 0.0 (15) 0.0 (24) 1.0 (11) 1.0(22) Bryan Laferrierre (10) 0.0 (17) 0.0 (19) 0.0 (24) 1.0 (23) Joe Alfano AC (BY) 0.0 (BY) 0.0 (BY) 0.0 ( 8) 0.5(24) Hugh McLaughlin (WCC) (14) 0.0 ( 7) 0.0 (21) 0.0 (22) 0.0The tie-break method for selecting trophy winners among those who scored 4.0 points: A 5-minute blitz game between Achu and Bhon; Achu won that game. The tie-break method for selecting trophy winners among those who scored 3.0 points: Strength of opponents: Juan Luis's opponents had the highest total score. AC = Assumption College FSU = Fitchburg State University SHS = South High School UMM = UMass Medical School WPI = Worcester Polytechnic Institute WSU = Worcester State University(WCC) = Wachusett Chess Club1.0 = Win 0.0 = Loss 0.5 = Draw BY = Bye WD = Withdrew. In each round, the player is listed with their opponent and final score. E.g. in Round 1, Andrew Jeselson played Ryan Doyle (player 10) and won. Please contact Joe Alfano (jalfano@assumption.edu) if you have corrections, e.g. if I recorded your school/club incorrectly.
Michael David, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Groton, scored an undefeated result of 3-1 to tie for first place in the Under 1600 section of the Westford April Open , held April 13-14 at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center. The director of the Billiards Cafe Chess Club in Ayer shared top honors with fellow Bay State players Robert Kauffman, Prachi Dayal and Meghana Kunamneni. David defeated Dayal and drew Kauffman and Kunamneni.
Winning the Championship section with a score of 3.5-0.5 was 30-year-old GM Jianchao Zhou of China. [Close behind with scores of 3.0-1.0, a trio of Massachusetts residents including GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez (winner of the 2018 USChess Grand Prix), GM Alexander Ivanov, & NM Karthik Padmanadhan finished in a tie for second place overall.] The four-section tournament drew a total of 53 players.
-George M
Hello All,
This week my game was with Mike Meehan, who played the White side of a Stonewall Attack against me. I've also included a bit of information about the EHT black hole image result, in which I was involved. Hope you enjoy them.
Hope you enjoy it,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u0gosq-qwo
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Hey guys,
Black vs. Andrew Jeselson (1922 USCF) Time Control: G100 d5. Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9YG10exH08&t=438s
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Geoff LePoer | 1/2-1/2 | Ray Paulson |
Andrew Jeselson | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Mike Meehan | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
♔ Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | ♔ Don Ostrowski |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Michael David |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Bryce McLaughlin | 0-1 | Roland Booker |
Mike Stevens | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
♔ Dillon Motyka | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Hugh McLaughlin | 1-0 | Tyler Bedard |
Total of 16 boards, 3 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Mike Lally, David Kochman, Dave Couture, Ed Harris, George Mirijanian, Arthur Barlas,
David Martin, Stephen Murray, Dave Thomas and Raaga Pulya.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Kildahl, Godin, Paulson, LePoer | |
3.5 | Jeselson, Gladding | |
3.0 | Cappallo, Felton, Lally, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Donahue, Hankard, Ostrowski | |
2.5 | Kochman, Commisso, Couture, Harris, Bastarache | |
2.0 | Mirijanian, Gurge, McNeilage, Barlas, Martin, Murray, Meehan, Booker, Fratturelli, Stevens, David, Wheeler, Biglow, Motyka | |
1.5 | Thomas, O'Rourke, B. McLaughlin | |
1.0 | Briggs, Hamer, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | Gawboy, Bedard |
♔ 2019 Gail S. Lingner Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st-4th: | Brett Kildahl of Worcester, Paul Godin of Bedford, Ray Paulson of Lowell, Geoff LePoer of Westford | |
Top U1810: | Larry Gladding of Leominster | |
Top U1610: | Jim Hankard of Antrim, NH, Don Ostrowski of Fitchburg | |
Top U1410: | Dillon Motyka of Leominster |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 4/10/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1980 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 30.0 | .789 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2012 | 2102 | Can. Master | 35 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 28.0 | .800 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1926 | 2085 | Can. Master | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 24.0 | .727 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1808 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 23.5 | .635 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1800 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 23.0 | .605 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1768 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 22.0 | .579 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1746 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 21.0 | .618 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1661 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 21.0 | .600 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1772 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 19.5 | .629 |
DAVID THOMAS | Fitchburg | 1701 | 1837 | 2nd Cat. | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 15.0 | .556 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1670 | 1670 | none | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 14.0 | .538 |
JIM DONAHUE | Stow | 1723 | 1738 | 3rd Cat. | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13.5 | .500 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1905 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12.5 | .694 |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1900 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11.5 | .639 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1748 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11.0 | .611 |
Players must be present on that date by 7:00 p.m. in Room C159 of the McKay Complex in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Wachusett CC's Michael David wins prize in 28th Eastern Class Championships
Michael David, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Groton, tied for 3rd-5th place, sharing the 3rd-4th place prizes in the Class C section of the 28th annual Eastern Class Championships, held April 5-7 at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake in Sturbridge. David, who is the director of the Billiards Cafe Chess Club that meets Sunday nights at the Billiards Cafe at 39 Main St. in Ayer, Mass., finished with a score of 3.5-1.5 (3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw), which included a draw with section co-winner Terrence Mooney of Connecticut.
The seven-section tournament drew a total of 225 players, not counting a blitz tournament, including four WCC members. Here are the rating updates:
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
12633241: JAMES E DONAHUE | 2019-04-07 | 28TH ANNUAL EASTERN CLASS CHAM (MA) | 4: CLASS B | 1691 => 1720 | B |
12525099: MICHAEL COMMISSO | 2019-04-07 | 28TH ANNUAL EASTERN CLASS CHAM (MA) | 4: CLASS B | 1706 => 1652 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-04-07 | 28TH ANNUAL EASTERN CLASS CHAM (MA) | 5: CLASS C | 1537 => 1549 | C |
12887537: MICHAEL STEVENS | 2019-04-07 | 28TH ANNUAL EASTERN CLASS CHAM (MA) | 5: CLASS C | 1561 => 1539 | C |
Hey guys,
I played Ken Gurge on Wednesday. Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wQIUUi_i2A
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
in 28th Eastern Class Championships
Three of the Wachusett Chess Club's most active players are among the more than 200 contestants set to compete this weekend, April 5-7, in the 28th annual Eastern Class Championships at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake in Sturbridge. Taking part in the 3-day tournament, sponsored by the Continental Chess Association, are Wachusett CC members Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH and Jim Donahue of Stow, playing in the Class B section, as well as Michael David of Groton, playing in the Class C section. David was the winner of the "B" Division Championship at the Wachusett Chess Club in 2018, while Commisso was one of the runners-up in that event.
-George M
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Ed Harris | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
David Kochman | 1/2-1/2 | Larry Gladding |
Mike Lally | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Michael David |
Don Ostrowski | 1/2-1/2 | Gary Brassard |
Arthur Barlas | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Donahue |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | David Martin |
Keith Hamer | 0-1 | Mike Meehan |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Mike Stevens |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Bryce McLaughlin |
Tyler Bedard | 0-1 | Dillon Motyka |
Total of 15 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Geoff LePoer, Bruce Felton, Dave Couture, Roger Cappallo, George Mirijanian,
Ritvik Pulya, Stephen Murray, Jim Hankard, Dave Thomas, Larry O'Rourke, Roland Booker and Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Jeselson | |
3.0 | Kildahl, Godin, Felton, Lally | |
2.5 | Kochman, Gladding, Commisso, Couture, Harris | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Brassard, Gurge, McNeilage, Ri. Pulya, Barlas, Donahue, Martin, Murray, Meehan, Hankard, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, David, Wheeler | |
1.5 | Thomas, Bastarache, O'Rourke, B. McLaughlin | |
1.0 | Booker, Stevens, Briggs, Hamer, Biglow, Motyka | |
0.5 | Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | H. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Bedard |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for April 10th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: LePoer vs. Paulson Board 2: Jeselson vs. Kildahl Board 3: Godin vs. Felton Board 4: Gladding vs. Lally Board 5: Couture vs. Commisso Board 6: Cappallo vs. Harris Board 7: Mirijanian vs. Murray Board 8: Meehan vs. Brassard Board 9: Hankard vs. Gurge Board 10: McNeilage vs. Fratturelli Board 11: Ri. Pulya vs. Ostrowski Board 12: David vs. Barlas Board 13: Donahue vs. Wheeler Board 14: Thomas vs. B. McLaughlin Board 15: Bastarache vs. O'Rourke Board 16: Biglow vs. Booker Board 17: Stevens vs. Hamer Board 18: Motyka vs. Briggs Board 19: Ra. Pulya vs. Gawboy Board 20: H. McLaughlin vs. Bedard
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes new USCF member Tyler Bedard, a student at Leominster High School.
♝ The club welcomes back David W. Martin, whose last appearance at the club was in June 2017, when he played in the "B" Division of the Wachusett Chess Club Championship.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Revised Projected Round 4 Pairings for April 3rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1 Ray Paulson (2.5) Paul Godin (3.0) 2 Andrew Jeselson (2.5) Bruce Felton (2.5) 3 Brett Kildahl (2.0) Ed Harris (2.5) 4 David Kochman (2.0) Ralph McNeilage (2.0) 5 Michael Lally (2.0) Dave Couture (2.0) 6 Ken Gurge (2.0) Larry Gladding (2.0) 7 George Mirijanian (1.5) Michael David (2.0) 8 Jim Hankard (1.5) Gary Brassard (1.5) 9 Ritvik Pulya (1.5) Stephen Murray (1.5) 10 Don Ostrowski (1.5) Michael Commisso (1.5) 11 Arthur Barlas (1.5) Jim Donahue (1.5) 12 Dave Thomas (1.0) Don Briggs (1.0) 13 Mark Wheeler (1.0) Mike Meehan (1.0) 14 Tom Fratturelli (1.0) Larry O'Rourke (1.0) 15 Keith Hamer (1.0) Mike Stevens (1.0) 16 John Bastarache (0.5) Brian Biglow (1.0) 17 Roland Booker (0.5) Byrce McLaughlin (0.5) 18 Raaga Pulya (0.0) Dillon Motyka (0.0) 19 Emily Gawboy (0.0) Hugh McLaughlin (0.0)
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Wachusett Chess Club's Andrew Jeselson wins U2100 section in Modern Chess Conceptions Classic
Andrew Jeselson, a Wachusett Chess Club member from Leominster and a student at Fitchburg State University, scored 3.5-0.5 to capture first place in the 13-player Under 2100 section of the Modern Chess Conceptions Classic, held Sunday, March 31, at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center in Westford. The Class A player, who hails from Rome, New York and started playing rated chess in late August 2015, gained 86 rating points and boosted his rating to 1922. Winning the 11-player Championship section with a score of 4-0 was 62-year-old GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, a 14-time Massachusetts state champion.
The four-section tournament drew a total of 51 players including seven WCC members. Here are the rating updates:
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
10032059: DAVID M KOCHMAN | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 5: XRG | 1935 => 1933 | A |
15782648: ANDREW JESELSON | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 2: U2100 | 1836 => 1922 | A |
12525099: MICHAEL COMMISSO | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1756 => 1706 | B |
10569176: ROLAND D BOOKER III | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1600 => 1600 | B |
12222200: JAMES ALOYSIUS HANKARD | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1600 => 1600 | B |
12758321: MICHAEL MEEHAN | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1632 => 1600 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL SCOTT DAVID | 2019-03-31 | THE MODERN CHESS CONCEPTIONS C (MA) | 3: U1800 | 1489 => 1512 | C |
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakmura, the 1th-ranked player in the world, won the 2019 U.S. Championship on Sunday, March 31, at the St. Louis Chess Club. The 31-year-old GM won his 5th national title by defeating GM Jeffery Xiong in the 11th and final round, finishing with a score of 8-3. Nakamura's previous U.S. Championship victories came in 2005, 2009, 2012 and 2016. Tying for 2nd-3rd with 7.5 points each were GM Fabiano Caruana, the No. 2 player in the world and 2016 U.S. champion, and GM Leinier Dominguez, a 5-time Cuban national champion who was making his debut in a U.S. Championship. Caruana drew with 2018 U.S. champion Sam Shankland, while Dominguez was held to a draw by GM Timur Gareyev. Tying for 4th-5th place with 6 points apiece were 2017 U.S. champion Wesley So and Massachusetts' GM Sam Sevian. Shankland ended in clear 6th place with 5.5 points. Xiong and GM Awonder Liang, who beat So, tied for 7th-8th place with 5 points each. Deadlocked in 10-12th place with 4 points apiece were GM Aleksandr Lenderman, who drew Sevian, GM Varuzhan Akobian, who defeated GM Ray Robson, and GM Gareyev. Robson finished 12th and last with 3.5 points.
Jennifer Yu clinched this year's U.S. Women's Championship in Round 10 on Saturday. She ended the tournament with a win against Massachusetts' Carissa Yip in Round 11 and finished with a phenomenal score of 10-1. Tied for 2nd-3rd place with 7.5 points each were 3-time U.S. women's champion Anna Zatonskih and Tatev Abrahamyan. In 4th place with 7 points was Annie Wang. Tied for 5th-7th place with 5 points apiece were 7-time U.S.women's champion Irina Krush, Anna Sharevich and Ashritha Eswaran. Ending up in 8th place with 4.5 points was Carissa Yip. Deadlocked in 9th-11th place with 4 points each were Maggie Feng, Sabina Foisor and Akshita Gorti. Taking 12th and last place was Emily Nguyen. Results of Round 11 games were as follows: Foisor 1-0 Zatonskih, Gorti 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Wang 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Krush 1-0 Feng, and Nguyen 0-1 Eswaran.
"Chess Chat," a program produced by the Wachusett Chess Club at Fitchburg State University for Fitchburg Access Television (FATV) will present on Monday, April 1, at 7 p.m. a LIVE program about the 2019 U.S. Championship, complete with final results in the Open Division and the Women's Division. The program will coincide with the closing ceremony of this year's U.S. Championship, taking place at the St. Louis Chess Club. Hosts George Mirijanian and Dave Couture will present with analysis one of the best games from the championship: GM Sam Sevian's win in Round 7 against GM Ray Robson. The "Chess Chat" program can be seen anywhere in the world at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 1, via LIVE STREAMING at www.fatv.org
-George M
The 11th and final round of the U.S. Championship will be packed with tension on Sunday, March 31, when GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez and Fabiano Caruana square off in an attempt to win to become this year's U.S. champion. All three are deadlocked in first place with scores of 7-3. In Round 10, played on Saturday, March 30, Nakamura drew Dominguez, while Caruana defeated Aleksandr Lenderman to become one of the three leaders. A full point behind the leaders is Wesley So, who drew Massachusetts' Sam Sevian. who stands at 5.5-4.5. Results of other Round 10 games were as follows: Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Jeffery Xiong, Varuzhan Akobian 1/2-12 Sam Shankland, Timur Gareyev 1-0 Ray Robson. The three critical Round 11 games are as follows: Xiong vs. Nakamura, Dominguez vs. Gareyev, and Shankland vs. Caruana.
Jennifer Yu clinched 1st place in the Women's Championship on Saturday, defeating rival Anna Zatonskih in Round 10. Jennifer stands at a phenomenal 9-1 with one round to play. Despite the loss, Zatonskih remains in 2nd place with 7.5 points. A half point behind Zatonskih is Tatev Abrahamyan, who beat Sabina Foisor. Annie Wang is in 4th place with 6.5 points after beating Massachusetts' Carissa Yip, who is tied for 5th-6th place with Anna Sharevich, both of whom have 4.5 points. Sharevich downed Emily Nguyen. Results of other games were as follows: Maggie Feng 0-1 Akshita Gorti, Ashritha Eswaran 1/2-1/2 Irina Krush.
-George M
U.S. Championship leaders Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez are set for a big battle on Saturday, March 30, when they face each other at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Round 10, after scoring wins in Round 9 on Friday to maintain their joint lead in the 12-player round robin with 6.5 points apiece. Nakamura beat Ray Robson, while Dominguez defeated Awonder Liang. Just a half point behind them is Fabiano Caruana, who downed Varuzhan Akobian. Wesley So is in 4th place with 5.5 points following his win against Aleksandr Lenderman. Massachusetts' Sam Sevian holds onto 5th place with a 5-4 score after drawing Jeffery Xiong. In the only other decisive game, defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland beat Timur Gareyev.
The Women's Championship will also see a big game in Round 10 on Saturday, when tournament leader Jennifer Yu, who stands with an 8-1 score, faces Anna Zatonskih, who is in second place with 7.5 points. In Round 9, Yu drew with Tatev Abrahamyan, who is in 3rd place with 6 points, while Zatonskih defeated Annie Wang, who is in 4th place with 5.5 points. Massachusetts' Carissa Yip maintains 5th place in the standings with 4.5 points after defeating Emily Nguyen. Results of other games were as follows: Ashritha Eswaran 0-1 Maggie Feng, Irina Krush 1/2-1/2 Anna Sharevich, Sabina Foisor 1-0 Akshita Gorti.
-George M
After 8 rounds of play in the U.S. Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club, Leinier Dominquez is now tied for the lead with 4-time U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura. The 35-year-old, 5-time Cuban national champion, who changed federations in December 2018, defeated Massachusetts' top player, 18-year-old Sam Sevian, on Thursday, March 28. The win gave Dominguez a total of 5.5 points and put him even with Nakamura, who drew defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland. Just a half-point behind Nakamura and Dominguez is 2016 U.S. champion Fabiano Caruana, who drew with 2017 U.S. champion Wesley So. Standing at 5.5. point each are So and Sevian. Results of other games were as follows: Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 Jeffery Xiong, Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Ray Robson, Timur Gareyev 1/2-1/2 Varuzhan Akobian.
Jennifer Yu continues to hold her lead in the Women's Championship with a terrific score of 7.5-0.5, defeating Akshita Gorti in Round 8. Anna Zatonskih still remains in second place, with 6.5 points, after drawing Emily Nguyen. Tied for 3rd-4th place with 5.5 points apiece are Annie Wang and Tatev Abrahamyan, who drew each other in the round. Massachusetts' Carissa Yip, who lost to 7-time U.S. Women's champion Irina Krush, is tied for 5th-6th place with Ashritha Eswaran, who drew Anna Sharevich. Both have 3.5 points. In the only other decisive game, Maggie Feng beat 2017 U.S. women's champion Sabina Foisor.
-George M
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
♔ Ed Harris | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
David Kochman | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Mike Stevens | 0-1 | Mike Lally |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Mike Meehan |
♔ Michael David | 1-0 | Dave Thomas |
Stephen Murray | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
♖ Bryce McLaughlin | 1/2-1/2 | John Bastarache |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 19 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), one upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Roger Cappallo.
♖ Not playing round 3 was Dillon Motyka.
♟ Withdrawn from the tournament was Bob Mathieu.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Godin, LePoer | |
2.5 | Paulson, Felton, Jeselson, Harris | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Kochman, Lally, Gladding, Gurge, McNeilage, Couture, David | |
1.5 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Commisso, Barlas, Donahue, Murray, Hankard, Ostrowski | |
1.0 | Thomas, Meehan, Fratturelli, Stevens, Briggs, O'Rourke, Hamer, Wheeler, Biglow, | |
0.5 | Booker, Bastarache, B. McLaughlin | |
0.0 | Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for April 3rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: LePoer vs. Godin Board 2: Paulson vs. Jeselson Board 3: Harris vs. Felton Board 4: Gurge vs. Kildahl Board 5: Kochman vs. McNeilage Board 6: Lally vs. Couture Board 7: David vs. Gladding Board 8: Mirijanian vs. Donahue Board 9: Barlas vs. Brassard Board 10: Ri. Pulya vs. Murray Board 11: Hankard vs. Commisso Board 12: Ostrowski vs. Thomas Board 13: Hamer vs. Meehan Board 14: Fratturelli vs. O'Rourke Board 15: Wheeler vs. Stevens Board 16: Briggs vs. Biglow Board 17: Bastarache vs. Booker Board 18: Ra. Pulya vs. B. McLaughlin Board 19: Gawboy vs. H. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 4 is Cappallo.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Keith Hamer of Hollis, NH, who renewed his USCF membership after an absence of about 30 years from over-the-board play. Welcome, Keith!.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
This Sunday, March 31, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Stone House at Coggshall Park in Fitchburg.
Entrance to the park is off Electric Avenue on the road right before the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Directions will be sent to all players who plan to attend - with or without an accompanying spouse or friend.
Yu on top in Women's Championship
Four-time U.S. champion Hikaru Nakamura has taken over the lead in this year's U.S. Championship, after he defeated fellow GM Timur Gareyev in the 6th round on Monday, March 25, at the St. Louis Chess Club. Nakamura now stands at 4-2 in the 12-player field. Tied for the runner-up spot with 3.5 points are Massachusetts' Sam Sevian, who drew defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland, 2016 champion Fabiano Caruana, who drew former tournament leader Jeffery Xu, 2017 champion Wesley So, who beat Leinier Dominguez, and Dominquez himself, who is making his debut in a U.S. Championship. Results of other games were as follows: Awonder Liang 1-0 Varuzhan Akobian, Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 Ray Robson.
Jennifer Yu holds onto the lead in the Women's Championship with a score of 5.5-0.5 after defeating Maggie Feng in Round 6. Four-time Women's champion Anna Zatonskih is in 2nd place with a 5-1 tally following her win against Ashritha Eswaran. Tatev Abrahamyan has taken over 3rd place with a 4.5-1.5 record after she bested 7-time Women's champion Irina Krush. Annie Wang downed Sabina Foisor to move into 4th place with a 4-2 score. And Massachusetts' own Carissa Yip is now in 5th place after she drew Anna Sharevich. In the only other decisive game, Akshita Gorti beat Emily Nguyen.
The players will take a rest on Tuesday, March 26, only to resume play for Round 7 on Wednesday, March 27. The 11th and final round will be played on Sunday, March 31.
-George M
Yip tied for 4th in Women's Championship
Round 5 on Sunday, March 24, in the U.S. Championship at the St. Louis Chess Club produced two decisive games in the Open division, where 18-year-old Sam Sevian of Holden, Mass. defeated Varuzhan Akobian and Timur Gareyev beat Awonder Liang. Sevian's win now puts him in a 5-way tie for first place at 3-2 with Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez and Jeffery Xiong. The games Ray Robson-So, Nakamura-Fabiano Caruana, Dominguexz-Xiong and Sam Shankland-Aleksandr Lenderman ended in draws.
Jennifer Yu, the 17-year-old Woman Grandmaster, still remains in first place in the Women's Championship with a score of 4.5-0.5 after drawing WIM Annie Wang in Round 5. In current possession of 2nd place with a 4-1 record is IM Anna Zatonskih, who drew WGM Anna Sharevich. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan is in 3rd place with 3.5 points after defeating WIM Ashritha Eswaran for her third win in a row. In the only other decisive game, 15-year-old WIM Carissa Yip of Andover, Mass. beat WIM Maggie Feng to move into a tie for 4th place with Wang. Drawn were the games Irina Krush-Akshita Gorti and Emily Nguyen-Sabina Foisor.
-George M
Xiong, So, Nakamura & Dominguez tied for lead in Championship
Jennifer Yu, the 17-year-old Woman Grandmaster from Ashburn, Virginia, chalked up her fourth win in a row on Saturday, March 23, defeating WIM Emily Nguyen in the U.S. Women's Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Four other games also ended decisively as follows: Anna Zatonskih 1-0 Carissa Yip, Tatev Abrahamyan 1-0 Anna Sharevich, Sabina Foisor 1-0 Irina Krush and Akshita Gorti 1-0 Ashritha Eswaran. The game Maggie Feng vs. Annie Wang was drawn. Currently in 2nd place with a score of 3.5-0.5 is Zatonskih, while Abrahamyan and Wang are tied for 3rd with tallies of 2.5-1.5.
In the all-Grandmaster main event, Jeffery Xiong lost to Ray Robson to fall into a 4-way for first place with 2.5 points out of 4 with Wesley So, who drew Sam Shankland, Hikaru Nakamura, who drew Awonder Liang, and Leinier Dominguez, who drew Fabiano Caruana. Results of other Round 4 games were as follows: Sam Sevian 1/2-1/2 Timur Gareyev, Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 Varuzhan Akobian.
-George M
Round 3 of the U.S. Championships on Friday, March 22, at the St. Louis Chess Club produced new tournament leaders in both divisions of play. Jeffery Xiong scored a major win in the main event by defeating defending U.S. champion Sam Shankland. The win now puts Xiong in the lead with a score of 2.5-0.5. Tied for the runner-up spot are Hikaru Nakamura, who beat Massachusetts' Sam Sevian; Wesley So, who drew Varuzhan Akobian; and Leinier Dominguez, who defeated Ray Robson. So, Nakamura and Dominguez have 2-1 tallies. Other Round 3 results were as follows: Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Fabiano Caruana, Timur Gareyev 1/2-1/2 Aleksandr Lenderman.
WGM Jennifer Yu took over the lead in the Women's Championship, defeating former U.S. Women's champion GM Irina Krush for her third win in a row. IM Anna Zatonskih is now in 2nd place with a score of 2.5-0.5 after beating WIM Maggie Feng. Tied for 3rd place with 2-1 tallies are WIM Carissa Yip of Massachusetts, who lost to former U.S. Women's champion WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, and WIM Annie Wang, who drew WIM Emily Nguyen. Results of other games were as follows: WIM Ashritha Eswaran 1-0 WGM Sabina Foisor, WGM Anna Sharevich 0-1 WIM Akshita Gorti.
-George M
Hello All,
Here is a link for my video on last night's game against Larry O'Rourke, in which he assayed the Slav Defense. The astronomy segment addresses the question, "Which planet, on average, is closest to the Earth?"
Hope you enjoy it,
https://youtu.be/_6W7ozE--6c
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Hey guys,
Looks like Roger beat me to it this week. Here's a video about my game with John Bastarache:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_500kTSEnTA
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Sevian shares lead in main championship after Round 2
Yip and Yu tied for lead in U.S. Women's Championship; Sevian shares lead in main championship after Round 2
Carissa Yip, the youngest participant in this year's U.S. Women's Championship, won again in the 12-player round-robin event by defeating 16-year-old WIM Akshita Gorti in Round 2 on Thursday, March 21, at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The win puts the 15-year-old WIM from Andover, Mass. in a tie for the lead with 17-year-old WGM Jennifer Yu, who beat WIM Ashritha Eswaran. Both Carissa and Jennifer have 2 points and currently lead the field. Results of the other Round 2 games in the Women's Championship were as follows: WIM Annie Wang 1/2-1/2 GM Irina Krush, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan 1/2-1/2 IM Anna Zatonskih, WGM Sabina Foisor 1/2-1/2 WGM Anna Sharevich, WIM Maggie Feng 1/2-1/2 WIM Emily Nguyen.
Massachusetts' other participant in the U.S. Championship, 18-year-old GM Sam Sevian of Holden scored a win in the main event's 2nd round over GM Awonder Liang to now share the lead with 1.5 points with GMs Jeffery Xiong and Wesley So. Xiong drew with GM Varuzhan Akobian, while So defeated GM Timur Gareev. Results of the other games were as follows: GM Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2 GM Ray Robson, GM Aleksandr Lenderman 1/2-1/2 GM Hikaru Nakamura, GM Leinier Dominguez 1/2-1/2 GM Sam Shankland.
Yip wins, Sevian draws in Round 1 of U.S. Championships in St. Louis
The two Massachusetts players competing in this year's U.S. Championships got off to a good start on Wednesday, March 20th, in Round 1 of the round-robin event being played at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Fifteen-year-old WIM Carissa Yip of Andover, 2014 Wachusett CC champion and 2016 Boylston CC champion, defeated WGM Sabina Foisor in the Women's Championship, while 18-year-old GM Sam Sevian of Holden held the top seed and the world's No. 2 player, Fabiano Caruana, to a draw in the main event. All the games in the women's division were decisive, with the following results in addition to Carissa's win with White over Foisor: GM Irina Krush 1-0 Emily Nuguyen, Anna Zatonskih 1-0 Akshita Gorti, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan 0-1 FM Maggie Feng, WIM Ashrita Eswaran 0-1 WIM Annie Wang, WGM Anna Sharevich 0-1 WIM Jennifer Yu.
In the all-GM main event, the only decisive game was Jeffrey Xiong's win (with Black) over Timur Gareev. In addition to Sevian's draw with Caruana, results of the others games were as follows: Hikaru Nakamura 1/2-1/2 Wesley So, Sam Shankland (defending U.S. champion) 1/2-1/2 Ray Robson, Awonder Liang 1/2-1/2 Aleksandr Lenderman, Varuzhan Akobian 1/2-1/2 Leinier Dominguez.
-George M
[Follow the games on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmByUlYjiqA Round 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAeKjJlM8Qs Round 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG8f8P4lHAo Round 1
or live at USChess:
https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-us-championships-live]
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Ritvik Pulya | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Arthur Barlas | 1/2-1/2 | Andrew Jeselson |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | Ed Harris |
Dave Thomas | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Mike Meehan | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Kochman |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Roland Booker |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Mike Stevens |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Michael David |
Total of 18 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Mike Lally and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Bryce McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Godin, LePoer, Gladding, Gurge | |
1.5 | Paulson, Felton, Mirijanian, Jeselson, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Commisso, Barlas, Harris | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Kochman, Lally, McNeilage, Couture, Thomas, Murray, Meehan, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, Stevens, Briggs, Mathieu, David | |
0.5 | Donahue, Hankard, Booker, | |
0.0 | Bastarache, O'Rourke, Wheeler, Biglow, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for March 27th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Godin vs. Gurge Board 2: Gladding vs. LePoer Board 3: Brassard vs. Paulson Board 4: Felton vs. Commisso Board 5: Harris vs. Mirijanian Board 6: Jeselson vs. Ri. Pulya Board 7: Kildahl vs. Barlas Board 8: Kochman vs. Fratturelli Board 9: Stevens vs. Lally Board 10: Briggs vs. McNeilage Board 11: Couture vs. Meehan Board 12: David vs. Thomas Board 13: Murray vs. Ostrowski Board 14: Donahue vs. Hankard Board 15: Booker vs. Bastarache Board 16: O'Rourke vs. H. McLaughlin Board 17: Wheeler vs. B. McLaughlin Board 18: Biglow vs. Gawboy Board 19: Motyka vs. Ra. Pulya
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 3 is Cappallo.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes back two Wachusett CC players: Dave Kochman, whose last appearance was on Feb. 3, 2016, when he won the Reggie Boone Memorial, 4.5-0.5; and Roland Booker, whose last appearance was on Sept. 26, 2018.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Hello chess fans!
I went to the Shamrock Open in Cambridge last Saturday. Here are the games for those of you who are interested:
https://youtu.be/jIhvgv3-bYc - 2019 Shamrock Open (Pt 1)
https://youtu.be/6GOkIGVDET4 - 2019 Shamrock Open (Pt 2)
Thanks!
Brett
[See these & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
This Sunday's Worcester Telegram & Gazette (March 17th 2019) contains a feature story by correspondent, Paula J. Owen, about WCC Program Director, George Mirijanian.
You can read the entire article at the Worcester Telegram web site:
Sunday Sitdown: George M. Mirijanian, chess player at Wachusett Chess Club
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190317/sunday-sitdown-george-m-mirijanian-chess-player-at-wachusett-chess-club
Hello All,
Well, I finally bit the bullet and analyzed my lost to Steve Murray (1651), against whom I adopted a French Defense. As a bonus, I've included a short segment on "The Myth of Infrared". Hope you enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VSXmJbJgM4
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Hey guys,
Check out the video about my game with Dave Thomas: https://youtu.be/r2ZCz5dExrs
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 0-1 | ♔ Dave Thomas |
♔ Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
♖ Jim Hankard | 1/2-1/2 | Ray Paulson |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Mike Stevens | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Michael David | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Ritvik Pulya |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
Ed Harris | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 15 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Mike Lally, Mike Commisso, Jim Donahue, Mike Meehan and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Bryce McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Godin, Felton, LePoer, Jeselson, Brassard, Gladding, Gurge, McNeilage, Ri. Pulya, Couture, Barlas, Harris, Thomas, Murray | |
0.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Lally, Commisso, Donahue, Meehan, Hankard, Mathieu | |
0.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, Stevens, Briggs, David, Bastarache, O'Rourke, Wheeler, Biglow, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for March 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: McNeilage vs. Godin Board 2: Ri. Pulya vs. Felton Board 3: LePoer vs. Couture Board 4: Barlas vs. Jeselson Board 5: Brassard vs. Harris Board 6: Thomas vs. Gladding Board 7: Gurge vs. Murray Board 8: Paulson vs. Donahue Board 9: Meehan vs. Mirijanian Board 10: Lally vs. Hankard Board 11: Mathieu vs. Commisso Board 12: Wheeler vs. Kildahl Board 13: Cappallo vs. O'Rourke Board 14: Fratturelli vs. Biglow Board 15: Ostrowski vs. H. McLaughlin Board 16: Ra, Pulya vs. Stevens Board 17: Briggs vs. B. McLaughlin Board 18: Gawboy vs. David Board 19: Bastarache vs. Motyka
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The Chinese women's team dominated this year's World Team Championship by winning on Thursday, March 14, the 10-team round-robin event in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Chinese won all nine matches, with Russia, scoring 6 match wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ending up in 2nd place. The U.S. women's team finished in 7th place, with a 2.5-1.5 win over Egypt in the final round. Drawing on board 1 was WGM Katerina Nemcova, losing on board 2 was WIM Carissa Yip, winning on board 3 was WGM Sabina-Fransceca Foisor and on board 4 WCM Rochelle Wu. Carissa's loss was to 21-year-old WGM Shrook Wafa (FIDE-rated 2166), a former Women's African chess champion.
-George M
The U.S. women's team was soundly defeated, 4-0, by India in Round 7 of the World Team Championship, played Tuesday, March 12, in Astana, Kazakhstan. All members of the U.S. team, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, WIM Carissa Yip on board 3, and WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor on board 4 lost to their Indian opponents. Carissa lost to 17-year-old International Master and Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout (FIDE rated 2332), four-time Indian women's champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). Despite the loss, the U.S. team still remains in 7th place in the standings, with two rounds left to play.
-George M
The U.S. women's team lost to Russia on Monday, March 11th, in round 6 of the World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. Draws were gained by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, and WCM Rochelle Wu on board 4. Suffering the team's only loss was 15-year-old WIM Carissa Yip on board 3.
Carissa, a former Wachusett CC and Boylston CC champion, lost to 20-year-old GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE rated 2504), a two-time Russian women's champion and a two-time World Girls Under-20 champion. The loss now puts the U.S. women's team in 7th place in a field of 10 teams, with three rounds yet to play.
-George M
The following ratings are in effect for the Gail S. Lingner Memorial, which begins Wednesday, March 13, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Registration is from 6:30 to 7 p.m., with Round 1 starting at 7:15 p.m.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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defeats Armenia in World Team Championship
The U.S. women's team rebounded from its loss to Kazakhstan on Friday to defeat Armenia, 3-1, in Round 5 of the 2019 World Team Championship on Saturday, March 9, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Winning for the USA were WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, and WIM Carissa Yip on board 3. WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor suffered the team's only loss on board 4. Carissa's victory was against 17-year-old Woman FIDE Master Anna M. Sargsyan.
-George M
[Follow the event here: http://chess-results.com/tnr421067.aspx?lan=1&art=46]
My last-round game against Gary Brassard , on the Black side of a London/Indian Defense. The astronomy segment is 'The Color of Stars'
I've published episode 58 of MWATC, my game last night in the 5th round of the George O'Rourke Memorial. I had the black pieces against Gary Brassard (1742) and we ended up in a London / Indian hybrid. The astronomy segment is 'The Color of Stars'. I hope you enjoy it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Hey,
I made a video about my game with Ritvik [Pulya] for those who are interested:
https://youtu.be/JTGdFMUBmvk
See you next week.
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Godin |
Bruce Felton | 1/2-1/2 | Mike Commisso |
Michael Stevens | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ed Harris |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
♔ Michael David | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Jim Hankard | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Dillon Motyka | 0-1 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Ray Paulson, Michael Lally, Ralph McNeilage, Arthur Barlas, George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer,
Dave Thomas, Bob Mathieu, Don Ostrowski, Joe Bennett and Bryce McLaughlin.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.0 | Kildahl | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | Cappallo | |
3.5 | Gurge, Gladding, Brassard, Ri. Pulya | |
3.0 | Godin, Felton, Jeselson, Harris, Commisso | |
2.5 | Paulson, Lally, Couture, McNeilage, Barlas, Stevens, David | |
2.0 | Mirijanian, LePoer, Thomas, Murray, Briggs, Bastarache, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Biglow, Mathieu | |
1.5 | Donahue, Hankard, Fratturelli, Ostrowski | |
1.0 | R. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, Gawboy | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | Bennett, B. McLaughlin, Motyka |
♔ 2019 George E. O'Rourke Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: ♔ | Brett Kildahl of Worcester | |
2nd: | Roger Cappallo of Groton | |
Top U1850: | Ken Gurge, Larry Gladding and Gary Brassard, all of Leominster, and Ritvik Pulya of Acton | |
Top U1650: | Michael Stevens of Whitinsville, Michael David of Groton | |
Top U1450: | John Bastarache and Brian Biglow, both of Fitchburg, Mark Wheeler of Leominster, Larry O'Rourke of Acton, and Bob Mathieu of Ashburnham |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 3/6/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2031 | 2102 | Can. Master | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 26.0 | .813 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1971 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 26.0 | .788 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1960 | 2085 | Can. Master | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 20.0 | .714 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1787 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 20.0 | .625 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1808 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 20.0 | .606 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1785 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 20.0 | .606 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1756 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 19.0 | .613 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1743 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 19.0 | .613 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1764 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17.0 | .630 |
MICHAEL DAVID | Groton | 1489 | 1623 | 3rd Cat. | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 16.0 | .500 |
DAVID THOMAS | Fitchburg | 1706 | 1837 | 2nd Cat. | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 14.0 | .583 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1651P23 | 1651 | none | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 12.5 | .543 |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1900 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10.5 | .656 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1911 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 | .714 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1778 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9.0 | .692 |
ARTHUR BARLAS | Stow | 1740 | 1833 | 2nd Cat. | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8.0 | .615 |
Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 3/6/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2031 | 2102 | Can. Master | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 26.0 | .813 |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1971 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 26.0 | .788 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1960 | 2085 | Can. Master | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 20.0 | .714 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1787 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 20.0 | .625 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1808 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 20.0 | .606 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1785 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 20.0 | .606 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1756 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 19.0 | .613 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1743 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 19.0 | .613 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1764 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17.0 | .630 |
MICHAEL DAVID | Groton | 1489 | 1623 | 3rd Cat. | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 16.0 | .500 |
DAVID THOMAS | Fitchburg | 1706 | 1837 | 2nd Cat. | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 14.0 | .583 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1651P23 | 1651 | none | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 12.5 | .543 |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1900 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10.5 | .656 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1911 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 | .714 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1778 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9.0 | .692 |
ARTHUR BARLAS | Stow | 1740 | 1833 | 2nd Cat. | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8.0 | .615 |
The players in green would qualify on the basis of grand prix points and the players in yellow would qualify on the basis of winning percentage.
The top sheet of the standings shows who would qualify if the season ended today.
The bottom sheet shows who would qualify if they play enough of the remaining games to reach the 50% threshold.
Players must be present in Room C159 by 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 1 on March 13th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Draws former Georgian women's champion in round 3.
Carissa Yip remained undefeated in the women's division of the 2019 World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, as she drew the former women's champion of Georgia, 32-year-old WGM Nino Batsiashvili, in round 3 of the nine-round team event on Thursday, March 7. Carissa split the point on board 3 with Batsiashvili, who was Georgian women's champion in 2015 and 2018, while her team mates, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM Katerina Nemcova on board 2, and WCM Rochelle Wu on board 4, lost their games, giving Georgia a 3.5-0.5 win over the American team.
-George M
Former Wachusett CC champion Carissa Yip beats ex-Women's World Champion Ushenina.
Carissa Yip, the 2014 champion of the Wachusett Chess Club, got off to an excellent start in Round 1 in the Women's Division of the 2019 World Team Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan by defeating former Women's World Champion GM Anna Ushenina of Ukraine on Tuesday, March 5th. The 15-year-old Women's International Master from Andover, Mass. beat 33-year-old Ushenina with the black pieces on board 2 in the USA vs. Ukraine match, which ended in a 2-2 tie. Carissa scored the only win for the U.S. team, with fellow team mates WGM Tatev Abrahamyan losing on board 1, WGM Sabina Foisor drawing on board 3, and 12-year-old Woman Candidate Master Rochelle Wu splitting the point on board 4.
-George M
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Yip, Carissa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 { E73 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Geller Defense } 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3 e5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Qc2 a5 11. O-O Rb8 12. a3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Qb1 a4 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Be2 b5 21. f3 Nfd7 22. Rc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Bd8 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. Qd1 Ba5 26. Rc2 Bb6 27. Bf2 Kg7 28. Rbc1 Rc7 29. Qf1 Ba7 30. Rc3 Rcc8 31. Kh1 Qb7 32. R1c2 Rf8 33. b4 axb3 34. Nxb3 Qa6 35. Bh4 Qa4 36. Qb1 b4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. Qa2 Nxb3 39. Qxa7 Nd4 40. Qxd7 Qxc3 { White resigns. } 0-1
The newest member of the Wachusett Chess Club, Andrew Jeselson, has posted a number of chess videos on YouTube. Andrew reviews some classical games by players such as Mikhail Botvinnik & Alexi Shirov as well as a game of his from the
2017 New York State Open.
Check out Andrew's chess videos at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDR3Yy09EAQgD1SXfpQKuRw
-PG
Roger's video: My Week at the Club #57
Board 1 in Round 4 of the George O'Rourke Memorial, Roger Cappallo vs. Brett Kildahl
Hello,
Here's my game against Roger: https://youtu.be/r5yWFuwGHJE
Thanks!
Brett [See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
My Week at the Club #57
And here's my game against Brett. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mZEg81q5tw
My board 1 encounter this week, as White vs. National Master Brett Kildahl, in a Giuoco Pianissimo opening
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
♔ Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
George Mirijanian | 0-1 | ♔ Gary Brassard |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Ralph McNeilage | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Michael Stevens |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Michael David |
Ed Harris | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Don Ostrowski |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Total of 15 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Michael Lally and Geoff LePoer.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Dave Thomas, Jim Hankard, Hugh McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
♟ Already withdrawn from the tournament are Joe Bennett and Bryce McLaughlin.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Kildahl | |
3.5 | Brassard, Ri. Pulya | |
3.0 | Cappallo, Gladding | |
2.5 | Godin, Paulson, Felton, Lally, Gurge, McNeilage, Barlas, Commisso, Stevens | |
2.0 | LePoer, Mirijanian, Jeselson, Harris, Thomas, Murray, Briggs, Mathieu | |
1.5 | Couture, Donahue,Fratturelli, Ostrowski, David, Biglow | |
1.0 | Hankard, Bastarache, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | (Bennett), (B. McLaughlin), Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for March 6th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
1 Brett Kildahl (4.0) Ritvik Pulya (3.5) 2 Gary Brassard (3.5) Roger Cappallo (3.0) 3 Larry Gladding (3.0) Paul Godin (2.5) 4 Arthur Barlas (2.5) Ray Paulson (2.5) 5 Bruce Felton (2.5) Ralph McNeilage (2.5) 6 Mike Lally (2.5) Michael Commisso (2.5) 7 Michael Stevens (2.5) Ken Gurge (2.5) 8 Stephen Murray (2.0) George Mirijanian (2.0) 9 Don Briggs (2.0) Andrew Jesselson (2.0) 10 Bob Mathieu (2.0) Ed Harris (2.0) 11 Jim Donahue (1.5) Dave Couture (1.5) 12 Michael David (1.5) Tom Fratturelli (1.5) 13 Jim Hankard (1.0) Brian Biglow (1.5) 14 John Bastarache (1.0) Raaga Pulya (1.0) 15 Larry O'Rourke (1.0) Mark Wheeler (1.0) 16 Dillon Motyka (0.0) Emily Gawboy (0.0)
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Class A player Andrew Jeselson of Rome, New York, who is studying for an MBA at Fitchburg State University.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Former Wachusett Chess Club champion Carissa Yip of Andover, Mass. will represent the United States on a national women's team competing in the 2019 World Team Championship, which will be played between March 4 (arrival) and March 15 (departure) in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. The 2014 Wachusett CC champion and Woman International Master will join team mates WGM Tatev Abrahamyan, WGM Katerina Nemcova, WGM Sabina-Francesca Foisor, and alternate WCM Rochelle Wu in competing with teams from Russia, China, Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, India, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Egypt. Team captain is noted chess teacher GM Melikset Khachiyan of Los Angeles, GM Levon Aronian's first chess coach.
-George M
Board 2 in Round 3 of the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Ken Gurge
Hello All,
This week I played Ken Gurge (1778) on the Black side of a French Defense. Ken sac'd a pawn and the black king was looking pretty shaky. For the details on how it turned out, as well as a few words on the rotation of Mercury, see:
https://youtu.be/uNZuV9msAS0
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Board 1 in Round 3 of the George O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Mike Commisso
Hey guys,
I had a tough game against Mike Commisso in the third round, and just made a video about it:
https://youtu.be/uZzudIufoo8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZzudIufoo8 2019 George O'Rourke Memorial Rd 3
Thanks,
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
♔ Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Michael David |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Dillon Motyka | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 13 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Michael Lally, Dave Thomas, Stephen Murray, Paul Godin,
Michael Stevens, Jim Hankard and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Bryce McLaughlin and Vince Premus withdrew from the tournament.
♟ Joe Bennett had already withdrawn from the event.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo | |
2.5 | Felton, Brassard, Ri. Pulya | |
2.0 | Mirijanian, Lally, Gurge, McNeilage, Gladding, Barlas, Commisso, Thomas, Murray, Mathieu | |
1.5 | Godin, Paulson, LePoer, Donahue, Fratturelli, Stevens | |
1.0 | Couture, Hankard, Briggs, David, Bastarache, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | Ostrowski, Biglow | |
0.0 | (Bennett), (B. McLaughlin), Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for February 27th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Cappallo vs. Kildahl Board 2: Ri. Pulya vs. Felton Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Brassard Board 4: Lally vs. Barlas Board 5: Commisso vs. Gurge Board 6: McNeilage vs. Thomas Board 7: Murray vs. Gladding Board 8: Godin vs. Mathieu Board 9: Paulson vs. Donahue Board 10: Fratturelli vs. Stevens Board 11: Couture vs. Wheeler Board 12: Hankard vs. Bastarache Board 13: Ra. Pulya vs. Briggs Board 14: David vs. O'Rourke Board 15: Gawboy vs. Ostrowski Board 16: Motyka vs. Biglow
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 4 is is LePoer.
♝ Also not playing but declining a half-point bye is H. McLaughlin.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
For those that don't know him, Robb has been an active chess player for over 30 years, and is very involved with scholastic chess. He volunteers to manage a chess program at his daughter's school, directs scholastic tournaments, and tutors students privately.
Both Jeff and Robb are great candidates for the positions and will help Mass Chess move forward. They would like you and/or your child's vote - yes, your child can vote! Mass Chess bylaws state that junior members are eligible to vote The process to vote is underway currently and is a two-step process that is easy to complete.
The first step is that you have to register with the election committee to vote.
You simply need to send an email to the following address: election@masschess.org
You do need to be a current member of MACA. You can paste this text in your note:
Please send me an online ballot for the upcoming election to [your-email].
This must be completed before February 28th.
The second step is to vote!
An on-line ballot will be emailed to the address you provided at the beginning of May which will allow you to vote.
Online voting needs to be completed by May 22nd.
MACA has posted FAQs on its website about the election process; the link can be found here:
http://masschess.org/resources/faqs/chess_faqs.aspx?faq_type_uid=5
Please vote! And please support Robb Stewart and Jeff Caruso, they are both great choices for the future of Mass Chess.
-Paul G.
Board 2 in Round 2 of the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Larry Gladding
My Week at the Club #55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LpDq_lTAvE
Hello All,
This week I played Larry Gladding (1765) in a QGD. The opening line was somewhat similar to our game in episode #52, and Larry got a promising K-side attack out of it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Board 1 in Round 2 of the George O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Ralph McNeilage
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone.
I made a video about last night's game. Check it out if you feel like it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbtSn9hFNWU 2019 George O'Rourke Memorial Rd 2
Thanks,
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
♔ Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Bruce Felton | 1/2-1/2 | Gary Brassard |
Jim Donahue | 1/2-1/2 | Mike Lally |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | ♔ Stephen Murray |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Michael Stevens | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Bryce McLaughlin | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Michael David | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Dillon Motyka |
Total of 15 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ritvik Pulya, Dave Thomas, Arthur Barlas, Vince Premus, Jim Hankard and Raaga Pulya.
♙ Joe Bennett withdrew from the tournament.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Gurge, Commisso | |
1.5 | Paulson, Felton, Mirijanian, Lally, Brassard, Donahue, Ri. Pulya, Thomas, Murray | |
1.0 | Godin, Couture, McNeilage, Gladding, Barlas, Premus, Stevens, Briggs, David, Bastarache, Wheeler, Mathieu | |
0.5 | LePoer, Hankard, Fratturelli, Ostrowski, Biglow, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | (Bennett), O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for February 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Commisso Board 2: Gurge vs. Cappallo Board 3: Brassard vs. Paulson Board 4: Ri. Pulya vs. Felton Board 5: Mirijanian vs. Donahue Board 6: Lally vs. Thomas Board 7: Murray vs. Godin Board 8: Briggs vs. Couture Board 9: David vs. McNeilage Board 10: Gladding vs. Bastarache Board 11: Barlas vs. Wheeler Board 12: Mathieu vs. LePoer Board 13: Hankard vs. Biglow Board 14: Ostrowski vs. Fratturelli Board 15: Ra. Pulya vs. O'Rourke Board 16: H. McLaughlin vs. Gawboy Board 17: Motyka vs. B. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 3 is Stevens.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Board 2 in Round 1 of the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Don Ostrowski
My Week at the Club #54: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHrBSFO0yHo
Hello All,
After a bit more effort than I care to admit, I got my most recent analysis video posted. In it I play Don Ostrowski in the first round of the George O'Rourke Memorial. He played 1. e4 and I responded with a French Defense.
My weekly game from the Wachusett Chess Club, where I played Black in a French Defense against Don Ostrowski (1571).
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Board 1 in Round 1 of the Grorge E. O'Rourke Memorial, vs. Jim Hankard
Good morning,
I posted a video about my game against Jim Hankard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y80iQChzZ4
There's also a new one about the Budapest Gambit, for those of you who are interested in openings:
Chess Openings: Budapest Gambit: https://youtu.be/m0oBpiVwonQ
See you Wednesday!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Michael Stevens |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Mike Lally | 1-0 | Michael David |
♔ John Bastarache | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
♔ Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Joe Bennett |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Bryce McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Ritvik Pulya |
Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Dillon Motyka |
Total of 15 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Geoff LePoer, George Mirijanian, Arthur Barlas,
Vince Premus and Tom Fratturelli.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Godin, Felton, Lally, Gurge, McNeilage, Gladding, Brassard, Commisso, Donahue, Ri. Pulya, Thomas, Bastarache, Mathieu | |
0.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Mirijanian, Barlas, Premus, Fratturelli | |
0.0 | Couture, Bennett, Hankard, Ostrowski, Stevens, Briggs, David, Wheeler, O'Rourke, Biglow, Ra. Pulya, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for February 13th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Gladding vs. Kildahl Board 2: Cappallo vs. Brassard Board 3: Commisso vs. Godin Board 4: Felton vs. Donahue Board 5: Ri. Pulya vs. Lally Board 6: Thomas vs. Gurge Board 7: McNeilage vs. Bastarache Board 8: Paulson vs. Mathieu Board 9: LePoer vs. Barlas Board 10: Premus vs. Mirijanian Board 11: Couture vs. Fratturelli Board 12: Bennett vs. O'Rourke Board 13: Hankard vs. Biglow Board 14: Ra. Pulya vs. Ostrowski Board 15: Stevens vs. H. McLaughlin Board 16: B. McLaughlin vs. Briggs Board 17: David vs. Gawboy Board 18:Wheeler vs. Motyka
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♘ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes back Bruce Felton, Joe Bennett, and Mike Lally, the last of whom has not played at the club since September 17, 2014.
♙ The club also welcomes new player Michael Stevens of Whitinsville, who is a regular player at the Greater Worcester Chess Club.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, which begins Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
At 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, the latest episode of Chess Chat will be presented, showing the game between 18-year-old GM Sam Sevian (the No. 1 player in Massachusetts, who lives in Central Mass. in Holden) and soon-to-be 20-year-old IM Ravi Haria (British player) from the Pro Chess League match between the Montclair Sopranos and the London Lions. WIM Carissa Yip, 2014 Wachusett CC champion, is also a member of the Montclair Sopranos team. The Chess Chat episode can also be seen on video On Demand at http://www.fatv.org.
Players must be present by 7 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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Scholastic Chess in the WMCA region was on Connecting Point PBS (WGBY) Tues 7pm 22 Jan
The show segment was published on YouTube & may be viewed here:
Western Mass Scholastic Chess League | Connecting Point | Jan. 22, 2019
Brett's video: OTB Chess 01/30/19
Board 1 in Round 5 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, Roger Cappallo vs. Brett Kilhadl
This week the board 1 pairing consisted of NM Brett Kildahl vs. CM Roger Cappallo & both players decided to explain their moves & ideas in respective YouTube videos, so the Wachusett Chess Club is treated with duelling videos for this interesting & important game.
Brett comments on Roger's YouTube video:
Nice analysis, Roger.
It was interesting to hear that you wanted to avoid the Benko and Benoni. I was hoping for one of those openings, and didn't have much of an idea what I'd do against the Slav, so you had me pegged in that regard.
Your description of my late middlegame blunder as a slight glitch was generous. If you had had even a few minutes more on your clock at that point, I think you would have found that line and won the game.
Thanks for linking to my video. I'll do the same!
-Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
The last round fight for 1st place in the Reggie Boone Memorial, where I played Black in a Slav Defense against Brett Kildahl (2132). Brett's video on this game can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYvEPejnBU, and the club's web site is located at http://www.wachusettchess.org.
Brett also has made a video, which I've linked to in my description. As always, thanks for watching.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Board 1 in Round 5 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, vs. Roger Cappallo
Hi all,
I made a video about my game against Roger Cappallo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYvEPejnBU
See you all next week.
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
NM Brett Kildahl is back at the WCC & started off the new year with a bang by finishing clear first at 5.0/5 in the five round Reggie Boone Memorial tournament, a full point ahead of his nearest competitor, second place finisher, Paul Godin. Lest one think Brett's clean sweep was some kind of lucky fluke, it's worth noting that after defeating a pair of strong class B players, Dave Thomas & Dave Couture, Brett then went on a complete romp by beating the three highest rated players in the club (aside from himself), Paul Godin, Ray Paulson, & Roger Cappallo, to achieve a tournament performance rating (TPR) of 2421. It's difficult to imagine a more convincing victory, so kudos to Brett.
Paul Godin took clear second place by scoring a solid 65 move win over USCF expert Ray Paulson after Ray had declined Paul's offer to split the point at move 52. Gary Brassard beat Jim Hankard to share the under 1800 prize with Mike Commisso who beat Dave Couture in a somewhat complex tactical melee which will undoubtedly provide more material for any updates to Dave's book Progressive Tactics.
There were several other games of particular interest in the final round. The two "giant killers", Tom Fratturelli & Don Briggs met each other & Briggs was victorious, which landed him the top under 1600 prize. Raaga Pulya scored a huge upset against 1507 rated Mark Wheeler & this combined with her round 2 victory over Briggs netted her 146 rating points & launched her to a new all time high of 1284.
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Ray Paulson | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Don Ostrowski | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
♕ Raaga Pulya | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Dillon Motyka | 1/2-1/2 | Bryce McLaughlin |
Total of 11 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer, Larry Gladding, Jim Donahue, Dave Thomas, Arthur Barlas,
Michael David, Randy McLaughlin and Emily Gawboy.
♙ Stephen Murray was withdrawn from the tournament.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.0 | Kildahl | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | Godin | |
3.5 | Cappallo, Brassard, Commisso | |
3.0 | Briggs | |
2.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, LePoer, Couture, Gurge, Gladding, Ri. Pulya, Hankard, Fratturelli | |
2.0 | McNeilage, Donahue, Thomas, Ostrowski, Biglow, Bastarache, Ra. Pulya | |
1.5 | Barlas, David, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | Wheeler, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | B. McLaughlin, Motyka | |
0.0 | R. McLaughlin, Gawboy |
♔ 2019 Reggie Boone Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: ♔ | Brett Kildahl of Worcester | |
2nd: | Paul Godin of Bedford | |
Top U1800: | Gary Brassard of Leominster, Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH | |
Top U1600: | Don Briggs of Lunenburg | |
Top U1400: | Raaga Pulya of Acton |
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Club Members | Hometown | Current Rating As Of 1/30/19 | All-Time High | TITLE | Total Games | W | L | D | Grand Prix Points | Winning Pct. |
PAUL GODIN | Bedford | 1994 | 2020 | 1st Cat. | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 23.5 | .810 |
ROGER CAPPALLO | Groton | 2022 | 2102 | Can. Master | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 22.0 | .815 |
RAYMOND PAULSON | Lowell | 1985 | 2085 | Can. Master | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 18.0 | .720 |
DAVE COUTURE | Westminster | 1780 | 1858 | 1st Cat. | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 16.5 | .635 |
LARRY GLADDING | Leominster | 1765 | 1953 | 1st Cat. | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 16.5 | .611 |
KEN GURGE | Leominster | 1778 | 1856 | 2nd Cat. | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 16.5 | .589 |
GARY BRASSARD | Leominster | 1742 | 1904 | 1st Cat. | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 16.5 | .589 |
MIKE COMMISSO | Brookline, NH | 1728 | 1770 | 2nd Cat. | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 16.0 | .615 |
RITVIK PULYA | Acton | 1708 | 1745 | 3rd Cat. | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14.0 | .609 |
MICHAEL DAVID | Groton | 1484 | 1623 | 3rd Cat. | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13.5 | .500 |
DAVID THOMAS | Fitchburg | 1706 | 1837 | 2nd Cat. | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 13.0 | .565 |
STEPHEN MURRAY | Ayer | 1642P20 | 1642 | none | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 11.5 | .575 |
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | Fitchburg | 1906 | 2186 | 1st Cat. | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9.5 | .679 |
JIM DONAHUE | Stow | 1711 | 1738 | 3rd Cat. | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9.5 | .528 |
TOM FRATTURELLI | Leominster | 1637 | 1688 | 2nd Cat. | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8.0 | .533 |
BRUCE FELTON | Fitchburg | 1933 | 1971 | 1st Cat. | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | .778 |
RALPH MCNEILAGE | Worcester | 1774 | 1787 | 3rd Cat. | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | .722 |
ARTHUR BARLAS | Stow | 1733 | 1833 | 2nd Cat. | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6.5 | .591 |
MICHAEL MEEHAN | Westminster | 1632 | 1705 | 3rd Cat. | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6.0 | .500 |
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Clinched playoff spot | Qualified by GPP | Qualified by Pct. | Qualified, not yet eligible | Eligible, not yet qualified |
Players must be present in Room C159 by 7:00 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 1 on February 6th.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Board 2 in Round 4 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, vs. Larry Gladding
Hello All,
I've finished and uploaded the video for Wednesday night's Round 4 game against Larry Gladding. It was a QGD Exchange variation. For convenience I've attached an updated index to my video series. [mwatc_index.xlsx.pdf]
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Board 1 in Round 4 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, vs. Ray Paulson
Hi all,
The video about my game with Ray [Paulson] is up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz70Of3xUac
See you all next Wednesday!
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Michael David |
Total of 10 boards, no major upsets, (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer, Mike Commisso, Dave Thomas and Brian Biglow.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Stephen Murray, Hugh McLaughlin, Raaga Pulya, Bryce McLaughlin and Dillon Motyka.
♟ Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the tournament.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Kildahl | |
3.5 | Cappallo | |
3.0 | Godin | |
2.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, LePoer, Couture, Brassard, Gladding, Commisso, Hankard, Fratturelli | |
2.0 | Donahue, Thomas, Briggs, Bastarache | |
1.5 | Gurge, Barlas, Ri. Pulya, Ostrowski, David, O'Rourke, Biglow | |
1.0 | Murray, Wheeler, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | (R. McLaughlin), B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for January 30th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Cappallo Board 2: Paulson vs. Godin Board 3: Gladding vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Hankard vs. LePoer Board 5: Couture vs. Fratturelli Board 6: Commisso vs. Brassard Board 7: Donahue vs. Briggs Board 8: Bastarache vs. Thomas Board 9: Ostrowski vs. Gurge Board 10: David vs. Barlas Board 11: Ri. Pulya vs. O'Rourke Board 12: Murray vs. Biglow Board 13: Ra. Pulya vs. Wheeler Board 14: Gawboy vs. H. McLaughlin Board 15: Motyka vs. B. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Board 2 in Round 3 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, vs. Geoff LePoer
Hello All,
After a fair amount of futzing about with the machine, I was able to get a video produced on my game against Geoff LePoer. I was on the Black side of a Torre Attack. Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/qnegT7pIASo My Week at the Club #51
My weekly bout at the Wachusett Chess Club, this week playing Black against Geoff LePoer (1907) in a Torre Attack.
I hope you find something of interest in it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Kxb6??
Your opponent's flag is about to fall in a US Chess sudden death time control. The TD comes over to the contest to observe. They see that your opponent has run out of time-their flag is down, but the TD says nothing and does nothing. You look up at them with a quizzical expression, and still there is no response from the TD. To get the TD to act, you must point out the flag fall and say something-like "Flag" or "Flag Fall" or "Time." You and your opponent are locked in a position where your king gets checked over, and over, and over. The TD is watching this little dance contest; yet, says nothing. Why? There was no claim by a player. Note: the TD can declare a draw without a claim if the same position appears five times in a row. Your opponent touches their queen but moves their knight instead. They do this right in front of the TD; yet, the TD does nothing?! But if you make a claim, what do you think the TD will do?
Rarely will a TD intervene in your game without an invitation by you or your opponent to do so. TDs rarely rule on a claim that you don't make, even if they observe a violation of US Chess rules (FIDE rules are a bit different and there are some rare exceptions in US Chess.) So if you want to claim a flag fall, draw, illegal move, touched piece, etc., then you have to make that request-verbally. One notable time a claim does not need to be verbalized is when 75 moves have been made with no pawn move plus no piece has been captured-then the TD can simply declare the game drawn. If a TD sees an illegal move early in the game-the US Chess rules have some wiggle room here-a TD may, unannounced, step in and correct the miscue (even though US Chess advises against it). They positively cannot do a thing about an illegal move in the last five minutes of a time control unless you or your opponent makes an illegal move claim-aloud.
Coaches, friends, relatives, spectators, teachers, and all others cannot make any claim in the game you are playing. Having someone summon a TD for you is not the same as making a claim. When the TD does show up, you have to state your claim yourself.
-Larry G.
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Jim Hankard | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Raaga Pulya |
Michael David | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Bryce McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Dillon Motyka |
Total of 13 boards, no major upsets, (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ritvik Pulya, Dave Thomas and Larry O'Rourke.
♖ Not playing round 3 was Stephen Murray.
♙ Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the tournament.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Kildahl | |
2.5 | Cappallo, Paulson, Gladding | |
2.0 | Godin, Mirijanian, LePoer, Donahue, Commisso | |
1.5 | Couture, Gurge, Barlas, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Thomas, Hankard, Fratturelli, O'Rourke, Bastarache | |
1.0 | Murray, Ostrowski, Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.5 | David | |
0.0 | (R. McLaughlin), B. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Motyka |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for January 23rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Kildahl Board 2: Cappallo vs. Gladding Board 3: Godin vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Commisso vs. Donahue Board 5:Couture vs. Thomas Board 6: Fratturelli vs. Gurge Board 7: Barlas vs. Hankard Board 8: O'Rourke vs. Brassard Board 9: Bastarache vs. Murray Board 10: Ostrowski vs. Briggs Board 11: Wheeler vs. David Board 12: Gawboy vs. Motyka
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting half-point byes for Round 4 are LePoer and Biglow.
♝ Not being paired are Ritvik and Raaga Pulya as well as Hugh and Bryce McLaughlin.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes new player Dillon Motyka of Leominster, who is playing in his first USCF-rated tournament.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Board 1 in Round 2 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, vs. Dave Couture
Hi all,
For those of you who are interested, I'm back to making chess videos.
Here's my most recent: https://youtu.be/IcNe4m_V2UE
The rest can be found through my channel (Brett Kildahl).
Thanks!
Brett
[See this & all of Brett Kildahl's other videos at Brett's YouTube channel.]
Board 2 in Round 2 of the Reggie Boone Memorial, vs. Ken Gurge
Hello All,
I've just posted my 50th Week at the Club video on youtube. It's at:
https://youtu.be/qH4ybOwGJo0
In it I play Ken Gurge (1784) on the white side of a Caro-Kann Panov Attack. I hope you enjoy it.
Cheers,
Roger
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Roger Cappallo | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | Ray Paulson |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Mike Commisso | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Ritvik Pulya | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Bryce McLaughlin |
♔ Hugh McLaughlin | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
♕ Raaga Pulya | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 13 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Arthur Barlas, Stephen Murray and Michael David.
♙ Withdrawing from the tournament were Randy McLaughlin and Francis Scanlon.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Godin, LePoer | |
1.5 | Cappallo, Paulson, Gurge, Barlas, Gladding, Fratturelli | |
1.0 | Mirijanian, Couture, Donahue, Commisso, Ri. Pulya, Thomas, Hankard, Murray, Ostrowski, O'Rourke, H. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya | |
0.5 | Brassard, David, Bastarache | |
0.0 | Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow, (R. McLaughlin), B. McLaughlin, Gawboy |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for January 16th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Godin Board 2: LePoer vs. Cappallo Board 3: Paulson vs. Barlas Board 4: Gurge vs. Gladding Board 5: Donahue vs. Fratturelli Board 6: Murray vs. Couture Board 7: Ostrowski vs. Commisso Board 8: O'Rourke vs. Ri. Pulya Board 9: H. McLaughlin vs. Thomas Board 10: Hankard vs. Ra.Pulya Board 11: Brassard vs. David Board 12: Wheeler vs. Bastarache Board 13: Briggs vs. B. McLaughlin Board 14: Biglow vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Carissa Yip is on the Montclair Sopranos along with GM's Sam Sevian, Aleksandr Lenderman, Gadir Guseinov & WGM Sabina Foisor.
PRO Chess League season 3 starts Tuesday January 8, 2019.
Greg Shahade, Pro Chess League Commissioner, explains the Pro Chess League objectives & comments about the coming season in a 2017 interview on YouTube.
Here's an example of a Pro Chess League game where Carissa Yip checkmates GM Demchenko:
[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yip,Carissa"]
[Black "Demchenko,A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Scotch gambit"]
[Variation "Dubois-Reti defence"]
[WhiteTeam "Montclair Sopranos"]
[BlackTeam "New York Marshalls"]
[WhiteFideId "2090732"]
[BlackFideId "4160258"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. O-O Ne6 8. Rd1
d5 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. c3 O-O
11. cxd4 Re8 12. Be3 Nf4 13. Qd2 Qf6 14. Ne1 Bg4 15.
f3 Bh5 16. Nc3 Bg6 17. Nb5 Ne6 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. d5 Ne5
20. Bb5 Nf8 21. Bxe8
Rxe8 22. Bd4 Qh4 23. f4 Ned7 24. Nf3 Qd8 25. Re1 Re4 26. Ng5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 h6
28. Nf3 Nb6
29. Qa5 Qb8 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Qxb6 Nd7 32. Qe3 Nf6 33. Nd4 Qa8 34.
f5 Bh7 35. Qa3 Qd8 36. Qb3 Qc7 37. Kh1 Kh8
38. a4 Qc5 39. Nf3 Bxf5 40. Qxb7 Be4 41. Qxf7 Bxd5 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Re7 Qc1+ 44. Ng1 Qg5 45. Re2 Ng4 46. h3 Ne5
47.
Qxd6 Nd3 48. Rd2 Nf4 49. Nf3 Bxf3 50. gxf3 Qg3 51. a5 Qxf3+ 52. Kg1 Qg3+ 53. Kf1
Qxh3+ 54. Ke1 Qh1+ 55. Kf2 Qh2+
56. Ke3 Qg3+ 57. Ke4 g5 58. Qe7+ Kg6 59. Qe8+
Kf6 60. Rd6+ Kg7 61. Qe7+ Kg8 62. Rd8# 1-0
Five Wachusett Chess Club players competed in a few events this past weekend. Here are the rating updates from: The 2019 Westford January Blitz & the 7th Boston Chess Congress tournaments.
USCFID#: WCC Member Name | End Date | Most Recent Rated Event | Section: Name | Pre => Post | Class |
14514636: CARISSA SHIWEN YIP | 2019-01-05 | WESTFORD JANUARY BLITZ (MA) | 1: OPEN | 2221 => 2213 | NM |
12681247: ROBERT KING | 2019-01-06 | 7TH ANNUAL BOSTON CHESS CONGRE (MA) | 1: PREMIER | 2202 => 2202 | NM |
12633241: JAMES E DONAHUE | 2019-01-06 | 7TH ANNUAL BOSTON CHESS CONGRE (MA) | 3: U1900 | 1724 => 1718 | B |
16636306: MICHAEL DAVID | 2019-01-05 | WESTFORD JANUARY BLITZ (MA) | 1: OPEN | 1586 (P18) => 1615 | B |
12222200: JAMES A HANKARD | 2019-01-06 | 7TH ANNUAL BOSTON CHESS CONGRE (MA) | 4: U1700 | 1673 => 1615 | B |
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Dave Thomas |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Michael David |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ John Bastarache |
Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Ritvik Pulya, Stephen Murray and Tom Fratturelli.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Bryce McLaughlin, Raaga Pulya and Francis Scanlon.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Paulson, Godin, LePoer, Couture, Gurge, Barlas, Gladding, Donahue, Commisso | |
0.5 | Mirijanian, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Murray, Fratturelli, Bastarache | |
0.0 | Thomas, Hankard, Ostrowski, Wheeler, David, Briggs, O'Rourke, Biglow, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, B. McLaughlin, Ra. Pulya, Gawboy, Scanlon |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for January 9th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Couture vs. Kildahl Board 2: Cappallo vs. Gurge Board 3: Barlas vs. Paulson Board 4: Godin vs. Donahue Board 5: Gladding vs. LePoer Board 6: Commisso vs. Mirijanian Board 7: Fratturelli vs. Brassard Board 8: Bastarache vs. Ri. Pulya Board 9: Thomas vs. Biglow Board 10: H. McLaughlin vs. Hankard Board 11: Ostrowski vs. R. McLaughlin Board 12: B. McLaughlin vs. Wheeler Board 13: David vs. Ra. Pulya Board 14: Scanlon vs. Briggs Board 15: O'Rourke vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 2 is Murray.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
The following ratings are in effect for the Reggie Boone Memorial, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 2, in Room C159 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University.
Players must be present by 7 p.m. in order to be paired for Round 1.
Deadline for all subsequent rounds is 7:10 p.m. Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
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