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Metrowest Chess Club Monthly Event NEW LOCATION:
Note:
Henceforth all Metrowest Chess Club events are at our new location,
St. Paul's Episcopal Church; 39 E. Central Ave., Natick MA
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY
See http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/Club/Maps/Location_and_Maps.pdf for maps.
Also: The time control is now 40/90; SD/30; d5
(Formerly located at the Natick Community Center, 117 E. Central St. (Rt.135) in Natick Massachusetts.)
♝ Billerica Chess Club weekly results are now available on this site as part of the Other Organizations section.
♙ Ayer Chess Club at Billiards Café schedules info & results are now available on this site.
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♔ ♞ Print or download a .PDF version of the Wachusett Chess Club Flyer ♘ ♚
♚ ♛ An Archive of these & earlier News Links is now available in the "Chess Online" section ♛ ♚
YOU CAN NOW EASILY CONVERT YOUR GAMES TO PGN FORMAT & EMAIL THEM! ♗ ♞ ♖
An unofficial but nice to have Glossary of Chess terms ♜ ♘ ♝
♚ ♔ ♚ Three books by local author FM John Curdo, 'Chess Caviar', 'More Chess Caviar' & 'Still More Chess Caviar'
all now available directly from John Curdo. Each book contains 100 of John's selected miniature games ♔ ♚ ♔
♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ ♘ Four Random Mating Patterns ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ | |||
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Corner Mate |
2468 Mate |
Dovetail Mate |
Lolli's Mate |
Rob King scored 5 points out of a possible 5 to win the Summer Festival ("Kesajuhla") Swiss, aka Evert Siiskonen Memorial, on Sunday, June 20, at Saima Park in Fitchburg.
The 2011 Wachusett Chess Club champion topped the field by defeating in succession: Tom Fratturelli, Geoff LePoer, Roger Cappallo, Mike Commisso & Mariano Riviera.
-PG
Event: Summer Festival (Kesajuhla) SWISS 2021 Location: Saima Park, Fitchburg, MA Event Date: 2021-06-20 Chief TD: George Mirijanian Non-rated Time Control: G/15 d5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name Rating | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Num | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Rob King 2204 | W19 | W7 | W5 | W6 | W3 | 5.0 | 1st 🐔 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | Andrew Jeselson 1964 | L9 | W15 | W17 | W7 | W4 | 4.0 | 2nd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | Mariano Riviera 1651 | W4 | D6 | W11 | W10 | L1 | 3.5 | 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | Paul Godin 1970 | L3 | W12 | W19 | W5 | L2 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | Roger Cappallo 1940 | W14 | W13 | L1 | L4 | W8 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | Mike Commisso 1852 | W15 | D3 | W8 | L1 | D10 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | Geoff LePoer 1774 | W18 | L1 | W9 | L2 | W14 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | Dave Couture 1773 | W16 | W10 | L6 | W11 | L5 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | Don Ostrowski 1620 | W2 | L11 | L7 | W16 | W13 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | Bruce Felton 1971 | W17 | L8 | W13 | L3 | D6 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | Gary Brassard 1832 | D12 | W9 | L3 | L8 | W15 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | Angel Soto 1425 | D11 | L4 | W18 | L13 | W19 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | Jack Martin 1363 | W20 | L5 | L10 | W12 | L9 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | Roland Booker 1600 | L5 | W20 | L15 | W17 | L7 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | Don Briggs 1544 | L6 | L2 | W14 | W19 | L11 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | Hamed Zarei Unr. | L8 | L17 | W20 | L9 | W21 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | Dave Martin 1700 | L10 | W16 | L2 | L14 | D18 | 1.5 | 17th-18th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | Emily Gawboy 1199 | L7 | L19 | L12 | X20 | D17 | 1.5 | 17th-18th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 | Tom Fratturelli 1675 | L1 | W18 | L4 | L15 | L12 | 1.0 | 19th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 | Zachary Koutonen Unr. | L13 | L14 | L16 | F18 | ... | 0.0 | 20th-21st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 | Chris Warner Unr. | ... | ... | ... | ... | L16 | 0.0 | 20th-21st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Past Evert Siiskonen Memorial winners at Saima Park: 2021 - Rob King - 21 players 2020 - no tournament 2019 Geoff LePoer - 16 players 2018 Rob King - 16 players 2017 Paul Godin - 10 players 2016 Paul Godin - 8 players 2015 Gary Brassard - 14 players
George is once again organizing an unrated 5 round G/15 tournament as part of the annual Finnish Festival on June 20th.
See details in the link below. Hope to see everyone there!
-Dave C.
Evert Siiskonen Memorial at Summer Festival in Fitchburg
Chess Event Details on MACA Tournament Rules and Other Information: Registration from 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. on June 20.
Tournament will be held outside if the weather is nice enough to do it; otherwise, an indoor event
www.masschess.org
-George M.
activities at the Wachusett Chess Club have been suspended indefinitely.
Several of the WCC members continue to pursue regular online activities through Chess.com at: Wachusett Chess Club
Kudos & special thanks to principal organizers:
Mike Commisso, Stephen Murray & Michael David
for helping to maintain some semblance of club activity.
-PG
With the Gail S. Lingner Memorial canceled and more than likely the next tournament, the Martin Laine Memorial, canceled, I am hopeful we will be able to hold our club championship at Fitchburg State, starting on May 13. If we cannot have FSU for the start of our club championship, I will attempt to make arrangements to find another playing site for that tournament. That being the case, if the Laine Memorial is canceled, then I think we have our finalists for this year's club championship, even if we have to hold off the start until after May 13. They are are the following:
BASED ON GRAND PRIX POINTS
1. Ray Paulson 23.5 pts.
2. Paul Godin 23.5
3. Gary Brassard 21.5
4. Mike Commisso 21
The remaining 4 finalists, based on winning percentage and having played at least 50% of the games, are as follows:
5. Richard Hubbard .800
6. Roger Cappallo .731
7. Ralph McNeilage .720
8. Bruce Felton .718
I expect all the players with Grand Prix points will play. If one or two of the players with winning percentages choose not to play, here are the next candidates in line:
1st alternate: Larry Gladding .607
2nd alternate: Dave Couture .603
Yours for the Wachusett CC,
George M
P.S. There will be no April "Chess Chat" program. FATV has suspended all LIVE productions and taped productions at its studio. Chances are that there will be no May "Chess Chat" either.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Because Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker today (Sunday, March 15 - Beware of the Ides of March!) banned gatherings of more than 25 people, I have no other choice but to announce that the Wachusett Chess Club at Fitchburg State University will be closed from now through April 8. The Gail S. Lingner Memorial, scheduled for March 18, 25, April 1 and 8, is CANCELED. The next over-the-board tournament at the club, hopefully, will be the Martin Laine Memorial, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 15.
I regret to inform all Wachusett CC players of this decision, but the governor's announcement gave me no other choice but to do it.
Yours for chess,
George Mirijanian
Program director
Wachusett CC
Here's a list of some of the many chess tournaments & club events which have been cancelled or postponed. Please check with local organizers to make sure.
National High School, K-12 Championship CANCELLED
https://new.uschess.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NHS-Cancelled-2.png
Hurvitz Cup cancelled, Spiegel Cup Finals cancelled until further notice
MACA Tournament List
http://masschess.org/
"Cancelled until further notice"
New Brittain CC
https://connecticutchess.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-response-by-nbcc-ccm-199.html
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Continental Chess Association
Mar 14-15, 2020: New York State Scholastics, Saratoga Springs NY- CANCELED
Mar 27-29 or 28-29, 2020: Mid-America Open, Saint Louis MO- CANCELED
Mar 27-29 or 28-29, 2020: Southern Class Championships, Orlando FL- CANCELED
Apr 8-12, 9-12 or 10-12, 2020: Open at Foxwoods, Mashantucket CT- CANCELED
Apr 24-26 or 25-26, 2020: Eastern Class Championships, Sturbridge MA- ENTER ONLINE <<< Still on as of march 14th, 2020 >>>
May 15-17 or 16-17, 2020: New York State Open, Lake George NY- CANCELED
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SENECA
http://senecachess.org/events/
[POSTPONED] 2020 RI State Championship
March 28 @ 9:00 am - 7:30 pm
***OPEN TO OUT OF STATE PLAYERS*** OPEN, U1900, U1500 U1100, U800, U500 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW EVENT DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE IT IS FINALIZED.
[CANCELLED] 9th Sharon Scholastic Tournament
March 29 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
This event has been cancelled. Please contact us with any questions.
April 2020
[CANCELLED] 5th Annual Dartmouth Rotary Scholastic Chess Tournament
April 18 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB, NBCC will not be meeting until further notice.
-PG
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Rob King | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Alan Condon | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Vince Premus | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Mike Meehan | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Stephen Murray | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Phil Iovanna | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Don Briggs | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | ♔ Larry O'Rourke |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
Keith Hamer | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Randy McLaughlin | 1/2-1/2 | Emily Gawboy |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Mike Commisso, George Mirijanian, Bruce Felton, Geoff LePoer, Larry Gladding,
Michael David, Leo Marzoratti, Paul Carrier and Mitchell Haley.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | King, Paulson, Godin | |
3.5 | Cappallo, Brassard, Commisso, Couture | |
3.0 | Mirijanian, McNeilage, Fratturelli, Condon, Briggs | |
2.5 | Murray, Gurge, Premus, Ostrowski, Donahue, Meehan, Iovanna, O'Rourke | |
2.0 | Felton, LePoer, Gladding, David, Hamer | |
1.5 | Bastarache, Wheeler, Biglow, Marzoratti, Carrier | |
1.0 | Hankard, Mathieu, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin | |
0.5 | Gawboy | |
0.0 | Haley, Densmore |
♔ 2020 George E. O'Rourke Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st-3rd: | Rob King of Framingham, Ray Paulson of Lowell, Paul Godin of Bedford | |
Top U1850: | Gary Brassard of Leominster, Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH, Dave Couture of Westminster | |
Top U1700: | Tom Fratturelli and Alan Condon, both of Leominster | |
Top U1450: | Don Briggs of Lunenburg |
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The next tournament scheduled at the club is the Gail S. Lingner Memorial, on Wednesday, March 18.
Players must be present in Room C-159 by 7:10 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 1 on March 18th Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
PLEASE NOTE:
If it is confirmed by Fitchburg State University, because of the state of emergency declared in Massachusetts, that the McKay Complex is closed to the club on Wednesday, March 18, half-point byes will be given to everyone for Round 1.
Please keep posted by checking the club website &/or the FSU Coronavirus Information site. All players will be notified as to the status of the tournament.
Hello All,
In episode 71 of MWATC I present my game this week against NM Rob King, which transposed into the Gurgenidze variation of the Caro Kann. The highlight comes near the end, as there is a K+P endgame where each move was crucial. Prior to the game, I talk about the Lagrange points, which have a number of interesting natural and artificial objects in orbit there.
King game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lg5224bWaM
A master index to all of the “My Week at the Club” videos, with embedded hot links to all videos:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSWKxqhBcZdBsR6jo6LS_ySOa64hNKEfMB29AQLxdj9YOxd_93Nze6YPswrmrfjv8g42_s_uiSI0rMJ/pubhtml
Cheers,
Roger
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
Cheers,
Roger
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Gary Brassard |
Roger Cappallo | 1/2-1/2 | Rob King |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | ♔ Tom Fratturelli |
♔ Alan Condon | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Michael David |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | ♔ Don Briggs |
Phil Iovanna | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Mitchell Haley |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | ♔ Leo Marzoratti |
Total of 14 boards, 4 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were were Paul Godin, George Mirijanian, Vince Premus, Mike Meehan and Paul Carrier.
Declining half-point byes were Hugh McLaughlin and Mike Densmore.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament was Bruce Felton.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Brassard, Commisso | |
3.0 | King, Paulson, Godin, Mirijanian, Fratturelli, Condon | |
2.5 | Cappallo, Couture, Premus, Donahue, Meehan | |
2.0 | (Felton), LePoer, McNeilage, Gladding, David, Murray, Gurge, Ostrowski, Iovanna, Briggs | |
1.5 | Wheeler, O'Rourke, Marzoratti | |
1.0 | Hankard, Bastarache, Mathieu, Biglow, Hamer | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | McLaughlin, Gawboy, Haley, Densmore |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for March 11th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Brassard vs. Godin Board 2: Paulson vs. Condon Board 3: Fratturelli vs. Cappallo Board 4: Meehan vs. Couture Board 5: Premus vs. Donahue Board 6: Gurge vs. LePoer Board 7: McNeilage vs. Ostrowski Board 8: Murray vs. Gladding Board 9: David vs. Iovanna Board 10: Briggs vs. Wheeler Board 11: Marzoratti vs. O'Rourke Board 12: Hankard vs. Carrier Board 13: Bastarache vs. Biglow Board 14: Hamer vs. Mathieu Board 15: Haley vs. McLaughlin Board 16: Densmore vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♖ Not playing Round 5 are Commisso, King and Mirijanian.
in order to be paired for Round 5 on March 11th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Rob King | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
Michael David | 0-1 | ♔ Alan Condon |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Phil Iovanna |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Vince Premus |
Paul Carrier | 0-1 | Mike Meehan |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Leo Marzoratti | 0-1 | Don Ostrowski |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mitchell Haley | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Keith Hamer | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 16 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Bruce Felton and Roger Cappallo.
♖ Not playing round 3 was Hugh McLaughlin.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Richard Hubbard, Ritvik and Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Brassard, Commisso | |
2.5 | King, Godin, Mirijanian | |
2.0 | Paulson, Felton, Cappallo, LePoer, McNeilage, Murray, Gurge, Fratturelli, Premus, Meehan, Condon | |
1.5 | Couture, Donahue, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | Gladding, David, Ostrowski, Hankard, Iovanna, Bastarache, Mathieu, Briggs, Biglow, Hamer, Carrier | |
0.5 | Wheeler, Marzoratti, | |
0.0 | McLaughlin, Gawboy, Haley, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for March 5th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Commisso vs. Brassard Board 2: King vs. Godin Board 3: Cappallo vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Gurge vs. Paulson Board 5: LePoer vs. Fratturelli Board 6: Meehan vs. McNeilage Board 7: Condon vs. Murray Board 8: Couture vs.Donahue Board 9: O'Rourke vs. David Board 10: Gladding vs. Mathieu Board 11: Ostrowski vs. Hamer Board 12: Hankard vs. Briggs Board 13: Iovanna vs. Carrier Board 14: Biglow vs. Bastarache Board 15: Wheeler vs. Haley Board 16: Gawboy vs. Marzoratti
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 Premus.
♝ Declining half-point byes are McLaughlin and Densmore.
♘ Felton will be paired if he shows up.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes back member Alan Condon of Leominster, whose last appearance at the club was on April 25, 2018..
in order to be paired for Round 4 on March 5th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
CHESS SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION
Play chess against a grand master! Fidel Corrales will give a simultaneous exhibition, playing multiple opponents at one time.
Limited to 40 players; others can watch - quietly please! Players must register by clicking the link below.
Observers need not register. Bring your chess set. Standard chess pieces only please.
The event starts at 11 and ends when the last game is finished.
WHEN: May, 9, 2020, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St, Nashua, NH, Chandler Memorial Wing
Information & Registration:
http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/N/NASHUA/ek.cfm?curOrg=NASHUA&curKey2=Gaming&setRef=new
-Mike Commisso
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
♔ 202Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Michael David |
Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Roger Cappallo |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Paul Carrier |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Vince Premus |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | ♔ Don Briggs |
Mike Meehan | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Hugh McLaughliin | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Phil Iovanna | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mitchell Haley | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
Mark Wheeler | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ Leo Marzoratti |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Total of 16 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Rob King, Bruce Felton, Larry O'Rourke, Richard Hubbard and Ritvik Pulya.
♖ Not playing round 2 were Raaga Pulya and Jason McKelvey.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Mirijanian, LePoer, McNeilage, Brassard, Commisso | |
1.5 | King, Godin, Felton, Cappallo, Couture, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | Paulson, Hubbard, Ri. Pulya, David, Murray, Gurge, Fratturelli, Premus, Meehan, Hankard, Iovanna, Bastarache, Mathieu, Briggs, Carrier | |
0.5 | Donahue, Wheeler, Marzoratti | |
0.0 | Gladding, Ostrowski, Biglow, Hamer, McLaughlin, Gawboy, Ra. Pulya, Haley,, McKelvey, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for February 26th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: McNeilage vs. Mirijanian Board 2: Brassard vs. LePoer Board 3: King vs. Commisso Board 4: Couture vs. Godin Board 5: O'Rourke vs. Felton Board 6: Paulson vs. Meehan Board 7: Premus vs. Hubbard Board 8: Hankard vs. Ri. Pulya Board 9: David vs. Iovanna Board 10: Murray vs. Bastarache Board 11: Mathieu vs. Gurge Board 12: Briggs vs. Fratturelli Board 13: Carrier vs. Donahue Board 14: Gladding vs. Wheeler Board 15: Marzoratti vs. Ostrowski Board 16: Ra. Pulya vs. Biglow Board 17: Hamer vs. Haley Board 18: 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 3 is Cappallo.
♝ McLaughlin is declining a half-point bye.
♗ McKelvey will be paired if he shows up.
in order to be paired for Round 3 on February 26th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 P.M.
WGM Carissa Yip upsets world champion
The 9th and final round of the 2nd annual Cairns Cup was played on Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Saint Louis Chess Club,
where GM Humpy Koneru of India emerged the winner,
scoring 6-3.
Finishing as runner-up with a 5.5-3.5 tally was world
champion GM Ju Wenjun of China, who was deprived of first place and possibly a tie for first place, after she was upset
in Round 8 by WGM Carissa Yip, champion of the Wachusett Chess Club in 2014 and the Boylston Chess Club in 2016.
Tying for 3rd-4th place with 5-4 results were GM Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine and Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia.
GM Kateryna Lagno of Russia and GM Harika Dronavalli of India shared 5th-6th place with even scores of 4.5-4.5.
Deadlocked in 7th-9th place with 4-5 tallies were Carissa Yip, who will be awarded the International Master title by FIDE
at the end of February, fellow American GM Irina Krush, and GM Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia.
Finishing in 10th place with 2.5-6.5 result was last year's Cairns Cup winner, GM Valentina Gunina of Russia.
This performance places Carissa at #42 on the Women’s live rating list and she is the youngest of the top 50!
A private closing ceremony was to be held Monday evening, Feb. 17, in Saint Louis.
Games can be found in .PGN format at: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=98600.
Each round of the entire tournament with live commentary by
GM Yasser Sierawan, GM Alejandro Ramirez & WGM Jennifer Shahade may be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnw7GO1E6e4 Round 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CNLVrjNV58 Round 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTICiqBbRGg Round 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e8Nw7hC1wY Typ 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLaUCWvSBPQ Round 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZGi19qmoY Round 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii8HUeXUi2Q Round 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eReAJ0pLNYw Round 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM3YyMgMzws Round 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiUufnpwJPU Round 9
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Vince Premus | 0-1 | Rob King |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
♖ Jim Donahue | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Godin |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Mike Meehan |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Phil Iovanna |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
♔ Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Michael David | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Mitchell Haley |
♔ Paul Carrier | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 16 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Richard Hubbard and Ritvik Pulya.
♖ Not playing round 1 were Don Briggs, Keith Hamer, Raaga Pulya, Leo Marzoratti and Jason McKelvey.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | King, Paulson, Felton, Mirijanian, Cappallo, LePoer, McNeilage, Brassard, Commisso, David, Couture, Murray, Fratturelli, O'Rourke, Carrier | |
0.5 | Godin, Hubbard, Ri. Pulya, Donahue | |
0.0 | Gladding, Gurge, Premus, Ostrowski, Meehan, Hankard, Iovanna, Bastarache, Wheeler, Mathieu, Briggs, Biglow, Hamer, McLaughlin, Gawboy, Ra. Pulya, Haley, Marzoratti, McKelvey, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for February 19th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: King vs. Commisso Board 2: Brassard vs. Paulson Board 3: David vs. Felton Board 4: Mirijanian vs. Murray Board 5: Couture vs. Cappallo Board 6: LePoer vs. Fratturelli Board 7: O'Rourke vs. McNeilage Board 8: Godin vs. Carrier Board 9: Hubbard vs. Ri. Pulya Board 10: Gladding vs. Donahue Board 11: Gurge vs. Briggs Board 12: Biglow vs. Premus Board 13: Ostrowski vs. Hamer Board 14: Meehan vs. Ra. Pulya Board 15: McLaughlin vs. Hankard Board 16: Iovanna vs. Gawboy Board 17: Haley vs. Bastarache Board 18: Wheeler vs. Marzoratti Board 19: Densmore vs. Mathieu
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ McKelvey 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 George E. O'Rourke Memorial tournament,
which begins Wednesday, February 12th, in Room C-159 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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On Sunday, February 9th, seven members from each of the Billerica and Wachusset Chess Clubs traveled to a neutral site at the Billiards Café in Ayer to compete in the Club Match between these two venerable Massachusetts Chess Clubs. This will be a two-round match with the same opponents meeting both weeks with alternate colors.
The Billerica Chess Club entered the tournament with an average player rating of 1868, over 50 points greater than the average Wachusett Chess Club player rating of 1817. Despite their underdog status, the Wachusett Chess Club scored a 4-3 advantage in the first round. This is particularly noteworthy in light of Billerica having the advantage of four White Boards in the first round. Billerica only netted a one-point advantage on the White Boards scoring 2.5 points. Billerica wins on the White Boards were scored by Fred Pearson (over Gary Brassard) and Michael David (over Steve Murray). Paul Baginski, playing for Billerica with White, had a drawn game with Wachusett player, Jim Donahue. Meanwhile, Wachusett scored 2.5 points in their 3 games with the White Boards, netting a 2-point advantage. Wachusett wins on the White Boards were scored by Brett Kildahl (over John Vaughan) and Roger Cappallo (over Joe Kelly). Don Ostrowski, playing for Wachusett with White had a drawn game with BIllerica player, Kaustubh Kislay.
The second, and final, round will be again hosted by the Billiards Café Chess Club in Ayer this upcoming Sunday, February 16th. The Billerica Chess Club will be tasked with closing the 1-point deficit to Wachusett this week with just three White Boards.
All games are being played with a time control of Game/90; with a delay of 10 seconds. Larry Gladding is the Tournament Director.
Michael David
Tournament Organizer
Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
♔ Michael David | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Vince Premus |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Phil Iovanna | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Rob King | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
♖ Raaga Pulya | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Wheeler |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Mitchell Haley |
Keith Hamer | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Paul Carrier | 0-1 | Leo Marzoratti |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 17 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were George Mirijanian, Richard Hubbard, Andrew Jeselson, Jim Donahue,
Randy McLaughlin and Jason McKelvey.
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.0 | Paulson | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | Godin, David | |
3.5 | Felton, McNeilage, Commisso | |
3.0 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, LePoer, Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Murray, Gurge, Premus | |
2.5 | King, Couture, Iovanna | |
2.0 | Hubbard, Jeselson, Ostrowski, Fratturelli, Donahue, Hankard, Bastarache, Mathieu, Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Ra. Pulya, Marzoratti | |
1.5 | ----- | |
1.0 | Hamer, H. McLaughlin, Haley | |
0.5 | Carrier, Densmore | |
0.0 | R. McLaughlin, McKelvey |
♔ 2020 Reggie Boone Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: ♔ | Ray Paulson of Lowell | |
2nd-3rd: | Paul Godin of Bedford, Michael David of Groton | |
Top U1810: | Mike Commisso of Brookline, NH | |
Top U1610: | Jim Hankard of Antrim, NH, John Bastarache of Fitchburg, Bob Mathieu and Mark Wheeler, both of Leominster, and Don Briggs of Lunenburg | |
Top U1410: | Phil Iovanna of Foxboro |
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Players must be present in Room C159 by 7 p.m. on that date in order to be paired for Round 1.
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL by 7 p.m.
Former Wachusett Chess Club champion Carissa Yip to compete in 2nd annual Cairns Cup in Saint Louis.
Carissa Yip, champion of the Wachusett Chess Club in 2014, is among the entrants set to compete in
the 2nd annual Cairns Cup, which will be
contested Feb. 6-17 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The 16-year-old Woman Grandmaster, who is expected to be approved for the
International Master title by the World Chess Federation, more commonly known by its acronym FIDE (Federation Internationale
des Echecs) at the 90th FIDE Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the end of February, will engage in a 10-player
round robin that will include the current women's world champion, GM Ju Wenjun, 29, of China, rated 2583, and eight other
high-rated GMs in addition to Carissa. This field will be the highest-rated all-female tournament in chess history.
Rounds will be played daily at 1 p..m. (Central Time) and can be viewed LIVE at https://www.uschesschamps.com/2020-cairns-cup/overview. The tournament, billed as one of the strongest women's tournaments ever,
will have prize fund of $180,000.
-George M.
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
Roger Cappallo | 1/2-1/2 | Geoff LePoer |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
♔ Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
Vince Premus | 1-0 | Ritvik Pulya |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Michael David |
Tom Fratturelli | 1/2-1/2 | Phil Iovanna |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
John Bastarache | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
♕ Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Leo Marzoratti | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Raaga Pulya |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Paul Carrier |
Mitchell Haley | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 16 boards, 2 major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Richard Hubbard, and Jim Donahue.
♖ Not playing round 4 were Hugh McLaughlin and Jason McKelvey.
♙ Andrew Jeselson was withdrawn from the tournament. Randy McLaughlin had already withdrawn from the event.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.0 | Paulson | |
3.5 | ----- | |
3.0 | Godin, Cappallo, Mirijanian, LePoer, David, Gurge, Premus | |
2.5 | Felton, McNeilage, Commisso, Couture, Iovanna | |
2.0 | Hubbard, (Jeselson), Brassard, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Murray, Ostrowski, Fratturelli, Donahue, Briggs, O'Rourke, Gawboy | |
1.5 | Hankard, Wheeler, Biglow, Ra. Pulya | |
1.0 | Bastarache, Mathieu, Hamer, Marzoratti, Haley | |
0.5 | Carrier, Densmore | |
0.0 | (R. McLaughlin), H. McLaughlin, McKelvey |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for February 5th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Cappallo vs. Paulson Board 2: Godin vs. David Board 3: Mirijanian vs. Gurge Board 4: LePoer vs. Premus Board 5: Felton vs. Commisso Board 6: McNeilage vs. Couture Board 7: Iovanna vs. Hubbard Board 8: Brassard vs. Ostrowski Board 9: Ri. Pulya vs. Fratturelli Board 10: Briggs vs. Gladding Board 11: O'Rourke vs. Murray Board 12: Gawboy vs. Hankard Board 13: Biglow vs. Wheeler Board 14: Ra. Pulya vs. Bastarache Board 15: Mathieu vs. Haley Board 16: Hamer vs. Marzorartti Board 17: Carrier vs. Densmore Board 18: H. McLaughlin vs. McKelvey
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 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Paul Godin | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Richard Hubbard | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Keith Hamer | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Ritvik Pulya | 1-0 | Leo Marzoratti |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Michael David | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Phil Iovanna | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Raaga Pulya | 0-1 | Vince Premus |
Ralph McNeilage | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Mitchell Haley |
Jason McKelvey | 0-1 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 15 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving a half-point bye was Donahue.
♗ Declining a half-point bye is H. McLaughlin.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Paulson | |
2.5 | Felton, Cappallo, Mirijanian, LePoer | |
2.0 | Godin, Jeselson, Brassard, Commisso, Ri. Pulya, Gladding, Couture, Murray, David, Gurge,Premus, Iovanna | |
1.5 | Hubbard, McNeilage, Fratturelli, Donahue, Hankard, | |
1.0 | Ostrowski, Bastarache, Mathieu, Briggs, Biglow, Hamer, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Ra. Pulya, Marzoratti, | |
0.5 | Wheeler, Carrier, Densmore | |
0.0 | (R. McLaughlin), H. McLaughlin, Haley, McKelvey |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for January 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Paulson vs. Felton Board 2: Cappallo vs. Mirijanian Board 3: LePoer vs. Godin Board 4: Murray vs. Jeselson Board 5: Gurge vs. Brassard Board 6: Commisso vs. Couture Board 7: Premus vs. Ri. Pulya Board 8: Gladding vs. David Board 9: Hubbard vs. Iovanna Board 10: Hankard vs. McNeilage Board 11: Ostrowski vs. Fratturelli Board 12: Bastarache vs. O'Rourke Board 13: Hamer vs. Mathieu Board 14: Gawboy vs. Briggs Board 15: Biglow vs. Ra. Pulya Board 16: Marzoratti vs. Wheeler Board 17: Carrier vs. Densmore Board 18: Haley vs. McKelvey
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.
Sixteen-year-old Carissa Yip, champion of the Wachusett Chess Club in 2014, finished as a runnerup in the GM Norm Invitational tournament, held January 16-20 at the Charlotte Chess Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. In a 10-player round robin, Carissa scored 5.5-3.5 to tie for 2nd-4th place - a half point behind tournament winner GM Mark Paragua (USCF-rated 2602) of the Philippines, who inflicted Carissa with one of her two losses. With 4 wins and 3 draws, Carissa missed obtaining a GM norm by a single point, but did manage to defeat reigning US Women's Champ, Jennifer Yu, in the penultimate round.
-George M
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
Roger Cappallo | 1/2-1/2 | Larry Gladding |
Mike Commisso | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Michael David |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Phil Iovanna |
Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Vince Premus | 1/2-1/2 | Keith Hamer |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
John Bastarache | 1-0 | Paul Carrier |
♔ Leo Marzoratti | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Mark Wheeler | 1/2-1/2 | ♖ Mike Densmore |
Mitchell Haley | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Jason McKelvey |
Total of 15 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), 1 upset draw (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Richard Hubbard, Andrew Jeselson, Stephen Murray, Ritvik Pulya,
Dave Couture, Roland Booker, Larry O'Rourke, Raaga Pulya and Ralph McNeilage.
♙ Randy McLaughlin withdrew from the tournament.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Godin, Mirijanian, Paulson, LePoer | |
1.5 | Felton, Hubbard, Jeselson, Cappallo, Gladding, Murray, Fratturelli | |
1.0 | Brassard, Commisso, Ri. Pulya, Couture, David, Gurge, Ostrowski, Premus, Donahue, Booker, Bastarache, Briggs, Biglow, Hamer, O'Rourke, Iovanna, Ra. Pulya, Marzoratti | |
0.5 | McNeilage, Hankard, Wheeler, Densmore | |
0.0 | Mathieu, (R. McLaughlin), H. Mclaughlin, Gawboy, Carrier, Haley, McKelvey |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for January 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Godin vs. Paulson Board 2: Mirijanian vs. Felton Board 3: Hubbard vs. Cappallo Board 4: Gladding vs. Jeselson Board 5: Fratturelli vs. Brassard Board 6: Briggs vs. Commisso Board 7: Ri. Pulya vs. Bastarache Board 8: Couture vs. Biglow Board 9: David vs. O'Rourke Board 10: Hamer vs. Gurge Board 11: Iovanna vs. Ostrowski Board 12: Ra. Pulya vs. Premus Board 13: Donahue vs. Marzoratti Board 14: McNeilage vs. Wheeler Board 15: Densmore vs. Hankard Board 16: Mathieu vs. Haley Board 17: McKelvey vs. Gawboy
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting half-point byes for Round 3 are LePoer, Murray and Carrier.
♝ H. McLaughlin is declining a half-point bye and Booker will be paired if he shows up.
♙ The Wachusett Chess welcomes two new members: Mitchell Haley of Worcester and Jason McKelvey of Gardner.
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 |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Richard Hubbard |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
♔ Phil Iovanna | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Paul Carrier | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Michael David | 1-0 | Leo Marzoratti |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Total of 14 boards, 1 major upset (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Bruce Felton, Ritvik Pulya, Dave Couture, Tom Fratturelli, Vince Premus,
Jim Hankard, Roland Booker, Larry O'Rourke and Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Godin, Hubbard, Jeselson, Cappallo, Mirijanian, Paulson, LePoer, Brassard, Commisso, Gladding, Murray, David, Gurge, Iovanna | |
0.5 | Felton, Ri. Pulya, Couture, Fratturelli, Premus, Hankard, Booker, O'Rourke, Ra. Pulya | |
0.0 | McNeilage, Ostrowski, Donahue, Bastarache, Mathieu, Wheeler, Briggs, Biglow, R. McLaughlin, H. McLaughlin, Gawboy, Carrier, Marzoratti, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for January 15th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: LePoer vs. Godin Board 2: Hubbard vs. Brassard Board 3: Commisso vs. Jeselson Board 4: Cappallo vs. Gladding Board 5: Gurge vs. Mirijanian Board 6: Paulson vs. David Board 7: Felton vs. Iovanna Board 8: Ri. Pulya vs. Hankard Board 9: Couture vs. Booker Board 10: O'Rourke vs. Fratturelli Board 11: McNeilage vs. Ra. Pulya Board 12: Ostrowski vs. H. McLaughlin Board 13: Biglow vs. Donahue Board 14: Bastarache vs. Carrier Board 15: Gawboy vs. Mathieu Board 16: Wheeler vs. Densmore Board 17: Marzoratti vs. Briggs
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. Premus will be paired if he shows up.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Phil Iovanna of Foxboro and Leo Marzoratti of Gardner.
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 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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Effective January 1st, 2020, the following changes to the USCF rules will go into effect.
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