WCC News 2019 ♔

Four Wachusett CC members competed in the Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial tournament held on Sunday, December 8th in Westford. Below are their rating updates

♙   ♝   ♘   ♜   ♘   ♟   Tuesday December 10, 2019 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

See the Billerica page for detailed obituary submitted by George Mirijanian.

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.]

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.]

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.

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.]

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
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

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.

♙   ♝   ♘   ♜   ♘   ♟   Saturday November 2, 2019 Notable 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

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... www.chess.com
-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

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
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

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
[See this & all of Roger Cappallo's other videos at Roger's YouTube channel.]

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


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 Pair | Player Name		Rating	| Round	| Round	| Round	| Round	| Round	| Total	|  Place   |
 Num  | 				|  1	|  2	|  3	|  4	|  5	| 	|
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   1  |   Roger Cappallo     1954	|  W14	|  W2	|  W6	|  W5	|  W4	|  5.0	|  1st ♔|
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   2  |   Gary Brassard      1821	|  W15	|  L1	|  W12	|  W10	|  W5	|  4.0	|  2nd-3rd |
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   3  |   Glenn MacDonald    1636	|  W13	|  W16	|  L4	|  W9	|  W6	|  4.0	|  2nd-3rd |
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   4  |   Bruce Felton       2015	|  W16	|  L7	|  W3	|  W8	|  L1	|  3.0	|  4th-8th |
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   5  |   Tom Zuppa          1877	|  W12	|  W10	|  W7	|  L1	|  L2	|  3.0	|  4th-8th |
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   6  |   Mike Commisso      1822	|  W9	|  W8	|  L1	|  W7	|  L3	|  3.0	|  4th-8th |
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   7  |   Matthew Garcia     1731	|  W17	|  W4	|  L5	|  L6	|  W11	|  3.0	|  4th-8th |
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   8  |   Dave Couture       1722	|  W11	|  L6	|  W13	|  L4	|  W12	|  3.0	|  4th-8th |
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   9  |   Francis Scanlon     991	|  L6	|  bye	|  W18	|  L3	|  W13	|  2.5	|
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  10  |   Don Ostrowski      1703	|  W18	|  L5	|  W11	|  L2	| -----	|  2.0	|
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  11  |   Riadh Al Zuhairi   1612	|  L8	|  W14	|  L10	|  W13	|  L7	|  2.0	|
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  12  |   Joe Garcia         1341	|  L5	|  W18	|  L2	|  W14	|  L8	|  2.0	|
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  13  |   Kha My Ly           570	|  L3	|  W15	|  L8	|  L11	|  L9	|  1.0	|
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  14  |   Hamed Zarei         Unr.	|  L1	|  L11	|  W15	|  L12	| -----	|  1.0	|
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  15  |   Chris Cragin-Warner Unr.	|  L2	|  L13	|  L14	|  W18	| -----	|  1.0	|
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  16  |   Angel Soto         1425	|  L4	|  L3	| -----	| -----	| -----	|  0.0	|
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  17  |   Anthony Sanders     Unr.	|  L7	| -----	| -----	| -----	| -----	|  0.0	|
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  18  |   Ava Zarei           Unr.	|  L10	|  L12	|  L9	|  15	| -----	|  0.0	|
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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.

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

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

On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 10:08 PM George Mirijanian wrote:
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
*****

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]

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Below is a list of all 28 players from the state of Massachusetts competing in the
10th Annual Hartford Open:
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Below is a list of all players from the state of MA competing in the
47th Annual World Open (201907078302):
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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

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.