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Round 5 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Mike Commisso | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Stephen Murray |
Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Anand Nair | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
George Mirijanian | 1/2-1/2 | Tom Fratturelli |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Mike Bergeron |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Jay Shum |
Shawn Xu | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Emily Gawboy |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Jon Stephan |
Keith Hamer | 0-1 | Lavanta Prasad |
Timothy Ryan | 0-1 | James Essary |
Laura Xu | 1-0 | Vivaan Shah |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 5 were Ray Paulson, Michael David, Matt Moore, Roger Cappallo, Mike Manisy, Todd Tsakiris, Jim Donahue, Bob Mathieu, Larry O'Rourke, Mitchell Haley, George Jordy, and John Murphy..
FINAL STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Kildahl | |
4.0 | Jeselson | |
3.5 | Nair, Commisso, LePoer, Gladding, Murray, Ostrowski | |
3.0 | Brassard, Gurge | |
2.5 | Mirijanian, Paulson, David, Couture, Fratturelli, Biglow, McLaughlin, Moore | |
2.0 | Cappallo, Manisy, Tsakiris, Wheeler, Bergeron, Gawboy, S. Xu, Shum, Prasad | |
1.5 | Donahue, Mathieu, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | Briggs, Hamer, Haley, Stephan, Essary, Ryan, Jordy, L. Xu | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | Murphy, Shan |
♔ 2021 George Sturgis Memorial PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: | Brett Kildahl | |
2nd: | Andrew Jeselson | |
3rd: | Anand Nair, Mike Commisso | |
3rd/Top U1800 | Geoff LePoer, Larry Gladding, Stephen Murray, Don Ostrowski | |
Top U1600: | Tom Fratturelli, Brian Biglow | |
Top U1400: | Hugh McLaughlin | |
Top U1200: | Matthew Moore |
Premier (restricted to players 1600 & above) and
Under 1600 & unrated.
It starts Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 142 by 7:00 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 1 on January 5th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 4 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Don Ostrowski |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Anand Nair |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Jay Shum | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Shawn Xu | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Mike Bergeron | 1-0 | Jon Stephan |
James Essary | 0-1 | George Jordy |
Vivaan Shah | 0-1 | Timothy Ryan |
Lavanya Prasad | 1-0 | Laura Xu |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Brett Kildahl, Michael David, Matt Moore, Todd Tsakiris,
Dave Couture, Jim Donahue, Larry O'Rourke, and Keith Hamer.
♖ Not playing round 4 was John Murphy.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Ray Paulson, Roger Cappallo, Mike Manisy and Mitchell Haley.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.5 | Kildahl, Commisso, Murray | |
3.0 | Jeselson, Gladding, Ostrowski | |
2.5 | (Paulson), Nair, LePoer, David, Biglow, McLaughlin, Moore | |
2.0 | Mirijanian, (Cappallo), (Manisy), Brassard, Gurge, Tsakiris, Fratturelli, Bergeron, S. Xu, Shum | |
1.5 | Couture, Donahue, Mathieu, O'Rourke | |
1.0 | Briggs, Wheeler, Hamer, Gawboy, (Haley), Stephan, Ryan, Jordy, Prasad | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | Essary, Murphy, L. Xu, Shah |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for December 29th
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board # 1: Commisso vs. Kildahl Board # 2: Jeselson vs. Murray Board # 3: Gladding vs. Ostrowski Board # 4: Nair vs. Biglow Board # 5: LePoer vs. McLaughlin Board # 6: David vs. Moore Board # 7: Mirijanian vs. Fratturelli Board # 8: Brassard vs. Bergeron Board # 9: Gurge vs. S, Xu Board # 10: Tsakiris vs. Shum Board # 11: Mathieu vs. Couture Board # 12: Donahue vs. O'Rourke Board # 13: Briiggs vs. Stephan Board # 14: Wheeler vs. Ryan Board # 15: Hamer vs. Prasad Board # 16: Jordy vs. Gawboy Board # 17: L. Xu vs. Essary Board # 18: Murphy vs. Shah
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 5 on December 29th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 3 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Todd Tsakiris | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Michael David |
Matthew Moore | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Jay Shum |
Jon Stephan | 0-1 | Anand Nair |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Timothy Ryan | 0-1 | Mike Bergeron |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | James Essary |
John Murphy | 0-1 | Emily Gawboy |
Total of 14 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson Geoff LePoer, George Mirijanian, Mike Manisy, Brian Biglow,
Don Briggs, Mitchell Haley, Shawn Xu, and Laura Xu.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
3.0 | Kildahl | |
2.5 | Paulson, Commisso, LePoer, Murray | |
2.0 | Jeselson, Mirijanian, Cappallo, Manisy, Gladding, Brassard, David, Gurge, Ostrowski, Fratturelli, Moore | |
1.5 | Nair, Tsakiris, Mathieu, Biglow, McLaughlin | |
1.0 | Couture, Donahue, Briggs, Wheeler, Bergeron, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Haley, S. Xu, Stephan, Shum | |
0.5 | Hamer | |
0.0 | Essary, Ryan, Murphy, L. Xu |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for December 22th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Projected pairings list eventually goes here.
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 4 on December 22th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 2 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Michael David | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Mark Wheeler |
Anand Nair | 0-1 | Todd Tsakiris |
Don Briggs | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
Stephen Murray | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Mike Bergeron | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
James Essary | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Jay Shum | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Jan Stephan |
Matthew Moore | 1-0 | Tim Ryan |
Total of 15 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Mike Manisy, Vihaan Jain, Matt Bedgeron,
Keith Hamer, Mitchell Haley, and
Shawn Xu,
♖ Not playing round 2 & not receiving byes were John Xu and Laura Xu.
♙ Mike Urbonas was withdrawn from the tournament.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Paulson, Cappallo, LePoer, Gladding | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Commisso, Manisy, Brassard, Murray, Gurge, Tsakiris, McLaughlin | |
1.0 | Jain, Couture, David, Donahue, Ostrowski, Fratturelli, Wheeler, Matt Bergeron, Biglow, Moore, Stephan, Shum | |
0.5 | Nair, Briggs, Hamer, Mathieu, Haley, S, Xu | |
0.0 | Mike Bergeron, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Essary, Ryan, Murphy, L. Xu |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for December 15th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Kildahl vs. Paulson Board 2: Cappallo vs. LePoer Board 3: Gladding vs. Mirijanian Board 4: Tsakiris vs. Commisso Boiard 5: Gurge vs. Manisy Board 6: Brassard vs. Murray Board 7: McLaughlin vs. Jain Board 8: Couture vs. Matt Bergeron Board 9: Wheeler vs. David Board 10: Biglow vs. Donahue Board 11: Ostrowski vs. Moore Board 12: Shum vs. Fratturelli Board 13: Stephan vs. Nair Board 14: Mathieu vs. Briggs Board 15: Hamer vs. Haley Board 16: S. Xu vs. Mike Bergeron Board 17: O'Rourke vs. Ryan Board 18: Murphy vs. Gawboy Board 19: Essary vs. L. Xu
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 3 on December 15th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 1 of 5 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Bergeron |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Mitchell Haley | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Shawn Xu |
Hugh McLaughlin | 1/2-1/2 | Stephen Murray |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Matthew Moore |
Jon Stephan | 0-1 | Michael David |
Ken Gurge | 1-0 | James Essary |
Timothy Ryan | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | John Murphy |
Laura Xu | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Jay Shum |
Total of 15 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Vihaan Jain, Anand Nair, Gary Brassard, Mike Urbonas,
Todd Tsakiris, Don Briggs, Matt Bergeron, and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Not playing round 1 was & not receiving a bye was Alex Deschenes.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Paulson, Cappallo, Commisso, Mansiy, LePoer, Gladding, Couture, David, Gurge, Donahue, Ostrowski, Fratturelli, Wheeler | |
0.5 | Mirijanian, Jain, Nair, Brassard, Murray, Urbonas, Tsakiris, Briggs, Matt Bergeron, Mathieu, McLaughlin, Densmore | |
0.0 | Hamer, Biglow, Mike Bergeron, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Haley, S. Xu, Moore, Stephan Essary, Ryan, Deschenes, Murphy, L. Xu, Shum |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for December 8th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Board 1: Couture vs. Kildahl Board 2: Paulson vs. Gurge Board 3: David vs. Cappallo Board 4: Commisso vs. Ostrowski Board 5: Donahue vs. Manisy Board 6: LePoer vs. Wheeler Board 7: Fratturelli vs. Gladding Board 8: Mirijanian vs. Tsakiris Board 9: Briggs vs. Jain Board 10: Nair vs. Matt Bergeron Board 11: Mathieu vs. Brassard Board 12: Murray vs. Densmore Board 13: Urbonas vs. McLaughlin Board 14: Essary vs. Biglow Board 15: Mike Bergeron vs. Stephan Board 16: Deschenes vs. O'Rourke Board 17: Gawboy vs. Ryan Board 18: Murphy vs. Haley Board 19: S. Xu vs. L. Xu (to be changed) Board 20: Moore vs. Shum
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 2 on December 8th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
in Curdo Open Section
Round 2 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Vihaan Jain |
Michael David | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Anand Nair | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
Michael Manisy | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Mike Urbonas |
Todd Tsakiris | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Total of 9 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 2 were Geoff LePoer and Ralph McNeilage.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Rob King, Paul Godin, and Andrew Jeselson.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Kildahl, Mirijanian, Nair, Jain | |
1.5 | Commisso, Gurge | |
1.0 | Cappallo, Gladding, Brassard, Murray, David, Donahue | |
0.5 | Couture, Tsakiris | |
0.0 | Paulson, Manisy, LePoer, McNeilage, Urbonas, Ostrowski |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for November 10th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Nair vs. Kildahl Jain vs. Mirijanian Cappallo vs. Commisso Gurge vs. Brassard Gladding vs. David Donahue vs. Murray Couture vs. Paulson Tsakiris vs. LePoer Urbonas vs. Manisy McNeilage vs. Ostrowski
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 2 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Tom Fratturelli | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
Keith Hamer | 1-0 | Matthew Bergeron |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Michael Bergeron | 1-0 | Mitchell Haley |
Don Briggs | 1/2-1/2 | Matt Moore |
Jon Stephan | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | John Murphy |
Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Timothy Ryan |
Alex Deschenes | 0-1 | Rene Minalga-Rheault |
Total of 9 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 2 were James Essary and Mike Densmore.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were John Bastarache, Kevin Perera, and Raaga Pulya.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
2.0 | Wheeler, Mike Bergeron, Hamer | |
1.5 | Fratturelli, Biglow | |
1.0 | Matt Bergeron, O'Rourke, Mathieu, Haley, Gawboy, McLaughlin, Minalga-Rheault | |
0.5 | Briggs, Moore | |
0.0 | Stephan, Essary, Deschenes, Murphy, Densmore, Ryan |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for November 10th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Wheeler vs. Hamer O'Rourke vs. Fratturelli Biglow vs. Mathieu Haley vs. Mclaughlin Minalga-Rheault v s. Gawboy Stephan vs. Briggs Moore vs. Essary Murphy vs. Densmore Ryan vs. Deschenes
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Not playing Round 3 will be Mike and Matt Bergeron.
in order to be paired for Round 3 on November 10th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Since the publication of the 7th edition of the US Chess rulebook,
changes have been made in US Chess rules.
Below is the link to a collection of those changes. Any additions or corrections can be sent to US Chess.
Summary of 2021 - 2022 US Chess Rules Changes
-Larry Gladding
Round 1 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Ray Paulson | 0-1 | Vihaan Jain |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Todd Tsakiris |
Michael Urbonas | 0-1 | Anand Nair |
Michael Manisy | 0-1 | Michael David |
Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Mike Commisso |
Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Total of 9 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing round 1 were Rob King, Paul Godin, Andrew Jeselson, Ralph McNeilage, and Gary Brassard.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Kildahl, Cappallo, Mirijanian, Nair, Gladding, Jain, David, Donahue | |
0.5 | Commisso, Gurge | |
0.0 | King, Paulson, Godin Jeselson, Manisy, LePoer, McNeilage, Brassard, Couture, Murray, Tsakiris, Urbonas, Ostrowski |
Projected Round 2 Pairings, Open Section for November 3rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. Gladding Cappallo vs. Jain David vs. Mirijanian Nair vs. Donahue Commisso vs. Paulson Manisy vs. Gurge Tsakiris vs. LePoer McNeilage vs. Murray Brassard vs. Urbonas Ostrowski vs. Couture
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 1 of 4 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Mike Densmore | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
Matt Bergeron | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Matt Moore | 0-1 | Mike Bergeron |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Jon Stephan |
James Essary | 0-1 | Keith Hamer |
Mitchell Haley | 1-0 | Alex Deschenes |
Total of 7 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♜ Issued a "tournament bye" was Mark Wheeler.
♖ Not playing round 1 were John Bastarache, Bob Mathieu, Kevin Perera, Raaga Pulya, Rene Minalga-Rheault, and John Murphy.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
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Points | Players | |
1.0 | Fratturelli, Matt Bergeron, Mark Wheeler, Mike Bergeron, Biglow, Hamer, Haley, McLaughlin | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | Bastarache, O'Rourke, Mathieu, Perera, Gawboy, Pulya, Minalga-Rheault, Moore, Stephan, Essary, Murphy, Deschenes, Densmore |
Projected Round 2 Pairings U1600 Section for November 3rd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Fratturelli vs. Biglow Hamer vs. Matt Bergeron McLaughlin vs. Wheeler Mike Bergeron vs. Haley Stephan vs. O'Rourke Mathieu vs. Essary Gawboy vs. Murphy Minalga-Rheault vs. Densmore Deschenes vs. Moore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 2 on November 3rd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Starts Wednesday, October 27 at the club
An event honoring New England living legend John Curdo will be held in rooms 142 and 143, starting next week.
This special tournament will celebrate the 90th birthday of 17-time Massachusetts state champion John A. Curdo and will have a $400 total prize fund.
Prizes are guaranteed:
OPEN: $100 1st, $60 2nd, $40 top U2000, $30 top U1800,
UNDER 1600 SECTION: $80 1st, $40 2nd, $30 top U1400, $20 top U1200.
All participants must be paid-up members of the Wachusett Chess Club: $20 annual club dues.
No tournament entry fee for paid-up members. Only requirement: full club membership.
Registration for the tournament on Wednesday, October 27,
starts at 6:15 p.m. and ends at 6:45 p.m.
Early registration is highly recommended.
The tournament is a 4-round Swiss, ending November 17, three days after Curdo's birthday.
-George M.
Round 7 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Mike Commisso | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
FINAL STANDINGS After 7 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
6.0 | Paulson | |
5.5 | Cappallo | |
5.0 | ----- | |
4.5 | ----- | |
4.0 | Murray, Gladding | |
3.5 | Commisso | |
3.0 | Couture | |
2.5 | ----- | |
2.0 | ----- | |
1.5 | McNeilage | |
1.0 | ----- | |
0.5 | Brassard |
♔ 2021 WCC 'A' Championship PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: | Ray Paulson of Lowell | |
2nd: | Roger Cappallo of Groton | |
3rd-4th: | Stephen Murray, of Ayer, and Larry Gladding, of Leominster |
Jim Donahue Captures 'B' Championship Title!
Round 7 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
George Mirijanian | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Vihaan Jain | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Donahue |
Mitchell Haley | 0-1 | Anand Nair |
Don Ostrowski | 1/2-1/2 | Michael David |
Todd Tsakiris | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
Mark Wheeler | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Mike Bergeron | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
Kevin Perera | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Rene Minalga-Rheault |
James Essary | 0-1 | Jon Stephan |
Total of 11 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♖ Not playing Round 7 were Rob King, Geoff LePoer, Paul Godin, Andrew Jeselson,
Bob Mathieu, Raaga Pulya, Matt Moore, Don Briggs, Alex Descchenes, John Murphy,
Hugh McLaughlin, Mike Densnore, John Bastarache, Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.
FINAL STANDINGS After 7 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
6.5 | Kildahl | |
6.0 | ----- | |
5.5 | ----- | |
5.0 | ----- | |
4.5 | King, Nair, Tsakiris, Jain, Donahue (champion) | |
4.0 | Mirijanian, LePoer, David, Ostrowski, Wheeler | |
3.5 | Godin, Jeselson, Manisy, Gurge, Perera, Minalga-Rheault, Haley | |
3.0 | Hamer, O'Rourke, Bergeron | |
2.5 | Fratturelli, Mathieu, Gawboy, Pulya, | |
2.0 | Biglow, Moore, Stephan | |
1.5 | Briggs, Deschenes | |
1.0 | Murphy, McLaughlin, Essary, Densmore | |
0.5 | Bastarache | |
0.0 | Condon, Booker |
♔ 2021 WCC 'B' Championship PRIZE WINNERS ♔ | ||
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1st: | Brett Kildahl, of Worcester | |
2nd-6th: | Rob King, of Framingham, Anand Nair, of Ashland Todd Tsakiris, of Acton, Vihaan Jain, of Acton, Jim Donahue (champion), of Stow |
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in order to be paired for Round 1 on October 27th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Sun 10/17/2021 5:19 PM
Carissa won her fifth game in a row in round 10. Moments later Thalia Cervates Landeiro claimed a draw by repetition with Irina Krish which secured the championship for Carissa!
-Mike Commisso
Round 6 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 6 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.0 | Paulson | |
4.5 | Cappallo | |
4.0 | ----- | |
3.5 | Commisso | |
3.0 | Gladding, Couture, Murray | |
2.5 | ----- | |
2.0 | ----- | |
1.5 | McNeilage | |
1.0 | ----- | |
0.5 | Brassard |
Projected Round 7 Pairings for October 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Brassard vs. Paulson Cappallo vs. McNeilage Commisso vs. Murray Couture vs. Gladding
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
By Full Point, One Round To Go
Round 6 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Jim Donahue |
Anand Nair | 0-1 | Vihaan Jain |
Michael David | 1/2-1/2 | Geoff LePoer |
Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Don Ostrowski |
Paul Godin | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Mitchell Haley |
Keith Hamer | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
Matt Moore | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Mike Bergeron |
Rene Minalga-Rheault | 1-0 | John Murphy |
Jon Stephan | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Total of 11 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-poijnt byes were Rob King, George Mirijanian, Todd Tsakiris,
Bob Mathieu, Kevin Perera, and Alex Deschenes.
♖ Not receiving byes were Mike Manisy, and Mike Densmore.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Andrew Jeselson, Raaga Pulya, Don Briggs,
John Bastarache, Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 6 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
5.5 | Kildahl | |
5.0 | ----- | |
4.5 | King | |
4.0 | Mirijanian, LePoer, Jain, Donahue | |
3.5 | (Jeselson), Nair, Godin, David, Tsakiris, Gurge, Ostrowski, Haley | |
3.0 | Wheeler, Hamer, Bergeron | |
2.5 | Manisy, Fratturelli, Mathieu, Gawboy, Pulya, Perera, Minalga-Rheault | |
2.0 | O'Rourke, Biglow, Moore | |
1.5 | (Briggs), Deschenes | |
1.0 | Murphy, McLaughlin, Stephan, Densmore | |
0.5 | (Bastarache) | |
0.0 | (Condon), (Booker) |
Projected Round 7 Pairings for October 20th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King Mirijanian vs. Jain LePoer vs. Donahue Tsakiris vs. Godin Nair vs. Gurge Ostrowski vs. David Haley vs. Wheeler Bergeron vs. Hamer Manisy vs. Minalga-Rheault Perera vs. Fratturelli Gawboy vs. Mathieu Biglow vs. O'Roourke Deschenes vs. Moore Murphy vs. Stephan McLaughlin vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 7 on October 20th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 5 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Mike Commisso | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
4.0 | Paulson | |
3.5 | Cappallo | |
3.0 | Gladding, Murray | |
2.5 | Commisso | |
2.0 | Couture | |
1.5 | McNeilage | |
1.0 | ----- | |
0.5 | Brassard |
Projected Round 6 Pairings for October 13th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
McNeilage vs. Paulson Cappallo vs. Brassard Gladding vs. Commisso Murray vs. Couture
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 5 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Anand Nair |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Mitchell Haley | 0-1 | Michael David |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Todd Tsakiris |
Vihaan Jain | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Larry O'Rourke | 1/2-1/2 | Matt Moore |
Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Rene Minalga-Rheault |
John Murphy | 0-1 | Keith Hamer |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Mike Bergeron |
Mike Densmore | 1-0 | Joh Stephan |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Rob King, Andrew Jeselson, George Mirijanian,
Mike Manisy, and Kevin Perera.
♖ Not playing round 5 & not receiving byes were:
Raaga Pulya, Paul Godin, Don Briggs and Alex Deschenes.
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament are John Bastarache, Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 5 Rounds | ||
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Points | Players | |
4.5 | Kildahl | |
4.0 | King, Donahue | |
3.5 | Jeselson, Mirijanian, Nair, LePoer | |
3.0 | David, Tsakiris, Jain, Gurge, Ostrowski | |
2.5 | Manisy, Fraturelli, Gawboy, Pulya, Haley | |
2.0 | O'Rourke, Wheeler, Mathieu, Biglow, Hamer, Bergeron, Perera, Moore | |
1.5 | Godin, Briggs, Minalga-Rheault | |
1.0 | Murphy, McLaughlin, Densmore, Deschenes | |
0.5 | (Bastarache) | |
0.0 | (Condon), (Booker), Stephan |
Projected Round 6 Pairings for October 13th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King Mirijanian vs. Donahue Nair vs. Tsakiris David vs. LePoer Gurge vs. Jain Manisy vs. Ostrowski Fratturelli vs. Haley Biglow vs. Gawboy Hamer vs. O'Rourke Bergeron vs. Wheeler Moore vs. Mathieu Minalga-Rheault vs. Murphy Deschenes vs. Densmore Stephan vs. McLaughlin
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
in order to be paired for Round 6 on October 13th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 4 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Mike Commisso |
Ralph McNeilage | 1/2-1/2 | Gary Brassard |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
3.0 | Paulson, Murray | |
2.5 | Cappallo | |
2.0 | Gladding, Couture | |
1.5 | McNeilage, Commisso | |
1.0 | ----- | |
0.5 | Brassard |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for October 6th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Murray vs. Cappallo Paulson vs. Couture Brassard vs. Gladding Commisso vs. McNeilage
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 4 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Mitchell Haley |
Mike Manisy | 0-1 | Anand Nair |
Jim Donahue | 1-0 | Michael David |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Emily Gawboy |
Todd Tsakiris | 1-0 | Kevin Perera |
Mike Bergeron | 0-1 | Vihaan Jain |
Keith Hamer | 0-1 | Don Ostrowski |
Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Rene Minalga-Rheault | 1-0 | Alex Deschenes |
Matt Moore | 1-0 | Stephan |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Rob King, Andrew Jeselson, George Mirijanian,
Raaga Pulya, Don Briggs, and
Larry O'Rourke.
♖ Not receiving byes were Paul Godin and Mike Densmore
♙ Already withdrawn from the tournament were John Bastarache,
Alan Condon, and Roland Booker.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 4 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
3.5 | King, Kildahl, Nair | |
3.0 | Jeselson, Mirijanian, Gurge, Donahue | |
2.5 | LePoer, Fratturelli, Pulya, Haley | |
2.0 | Manisy, David, Tsakiris, Jain, Ostrowski, Wheeler, Mathieu, Biglow | |
1.5 | Godin, Briggs, O'Rourke, Gawboy, Perera, Minalga-Rheault, Moore | |
1.0 | Hamer, Bergeron, McLaughlin, Deschenes | |
0.5 | (Bastarache) | |
0.0 | (Condon), (Booker), Stephan, Densmore. |
Projected Round 5 Pairings for October 6th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King Nair vs. Jeselson Mirijanian vs. Donahue Gurge vs. LePoer Pulya vs. Fratturelli Haley vs. Manisy David vs. Wheeler Ostrowski vs. Tsakiris Jain vs. Mathieu Godin vs. Biglow Briggs vs. Minalga-Rheault Gawboy vs. O'Rourke Hamer vs. Moore McLaughlin vs. Bergeron Densmore vs. Stephan
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 5 are Perera and Deschenes.
in order to be paired for Round 5 on October 6th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 3 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Stephen Murray | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Ralph McNeilage |
Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Mike Commisso |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
3.0 | Paulson | |
2.5 | ----- | |
2.0 | Gladding, Murray | |
1.5 | Cappallo, Commisso | |
1.0 | McNeilage, Couture | |
0.5 | ----- | |
0.0 | Brassard |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for September 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Paulson vs. Cappallo Gladding vs. Murray Couture vs. Commisso McNeilage vs. Brassard
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 3 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Rob King | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
Anand Nair | 1/2-1/2 | Brett Kildahl |
Kevin Perera | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Mitchell Haley | 1-0 | Todd Tsakiris |
Michael David | 1-0 | Keith Hamer |
Vihaan Jain | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Mie Bergeron | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Hugh McLaughlin | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Rene Minalga-Rheault |
Emily Gawboy | 1-0 | Matt Moore |
Don Ostrowski | 1-0 | Jon Stephan |
Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Mike Densmore |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Andrew Jeselson, Mike Manisy, Raaga Pulya,
Paul Godin, Geoff LePoer, Don Briggs, and Bob Mathieu.
♖ Godin will be paired next round if he wishes to play.
♙ Withdrawn from the championship are Alan Condon, Roland Booker, and John Bastarache.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 3 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
3.0 | King | |
2.5 | Kildahl, Jeselson, Mirijanian, Nair, Haley | |
2.0 | Manisy, David, Gurge, Donahue, Wheeler, Biglow, Pulya | |
1.5 | Godin, LePoer, Frattreulli, Gawboy, Perera | |
1.0 | Tsakiris, Jain, Ostrowski, Briggs, O'Rourke, Mathieu,Hamer, Bergeron, McLaughlin | |
0.5 | (Bastarache), Minalga-Rheault, Moore | |
0.0 | (Condon),(Booker), Stephan, Densmore |
Projected Round 4 Pairings for September 29th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Kildahl vs. King Jeselson vs. Nair Mirijanian vs. Haley Donahue vs. Manisy Wheeler vs. David Gurge vs. Biglow Pulya vs. LePoer Fratturelli vs. Gawboy Tsairis vs. Perera Mathieu vs. Jain Hamer vs. Ostrowski Briggs vs. McLaughlin Bergeron vs. O'Rourke Minalga-Rheault vs. Moore Densmore vs. Stephan
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN ROOM 142 AT THE MCKAY COMPLEX
NO LATER THAN 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 4 on September 29th.
PLAYERS RUNNING LATE WHO WISH TO BE PAIRED,
MUST CALL 978-881-8728 BEFORE 7 P.M.
Round 2 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
Ralph McNeilage | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Mike Commisso | 1/2-1/2 | Roger Cappallo |
Dave Couture | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
2.0 | Paulson, Murray | |
1.5 | ----- | |
1.0 | McNeilage, Gladding, Couture | |
0.5 | Cappallo, Commisso | |
0.0 | Brassard |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for September 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Murray vs. Paulson Gladding vs. McNeilage Cappallo vs. Couture Brassard vs. Commisso
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 2 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Todd Tsakiris | 0-1 | Rob King |
Brett Kildahl | 1-0 | Vihaan Jain |
Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Andrew Jeselson |
Jim Donahue | 0-1 | Anand Nair |
Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Kevin Perera |
Rene Minalga-Rheault | 0-1 | Raaga Pulya |
Matt Moore | 0-1 | Michael David |
Don Ostrowski | 0-1 | Mike Bergeron |
Hugh McLaughlin | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Emily Gawboy |
Jon Stephan | 0-1 | Mark Wheeler |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Mike Manisy, Mitchell Haley,
Paul Godin, Geoff LePoer, and Don Briggs.
Declining a bye was Mike Densmore..
♙ Withdrawn from the tournament were Alan Condon and Roland Booker..
CURRENT STANDINGS After 2 Rounds | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
2.0 | King, Kildahl, Jeselson, Nair, Biglow | |
1.5 | Mirijanian, Manisy, Pulya, Perera, Haley | |
1.0 | Godin, LePoer, David, Tsakiris, Jain, Gurge, Donahue, Wheeler, Bergeron, McLaughlin | |
0.5 | Fratturelli, Briggs, Bastarache, Mathieu, Gawboy, Minalga-Rheault, Moore | |
0.0 | (Condon), Ostrowski, (Booker), O'Rourke, Stephan, Densmore |
Projected Round 3 Pairings for September 22nd:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
King vs. Jeselson Nair vs. Kildahl Mirijanian vs. Biglow Perera vs. Manisy Pulya vs. Haley Jain vs. LePoer David vs. Donahue Wheeler vs. Tsakiris Bergeron vs. Gurge Fratturelli vs. McLaughln Briggs vs. Moore Bastarache vs. Minalga-Rheault Gawboy vs. Mathieu Ostrowski vs. Stephan O'Rourke vs. Densmore
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN ROOM 142 AT THE MCKAY COMPLEX
NO LATER THAN 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 3 on September 22nd.
PLAYERS RUNNING LATE WHO WISH TO BE PAIRED,
MUST CALL 978-881-8728 BEFORE 7 P.M.
2021 WCC Championship Gets Underway
Round 1 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Mike Commisso | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
Dave Couture | 0-1 | Ralph McNeilage |
Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Stephen Murray |
Total of 4 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
1.0 | Paulson, McNeilage,Gadding, Murray | |
0..0 | Cappallo,Brassard, Commisso, Couture |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for September 15th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Paulson vs. Gladding McNeilage vs. Murray Commisso vs. Cappallo Couture vs. Brassard
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
Round 1 of 7 Results | ||
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White | Result | Black |
Robert King | 1-0 | Don Ostrowski |
Roland Booker | 0-1 | Brett Kildahl |
Andrew Jeselson | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
Anand Nair | 1-0 | John Basttarache |
Mark Wheeler | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
Michael David | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Mike Bergeron | 0-1 | Todd Tsakiris |
Vihaan Jain | 1-0 | Hugh McLaughlin |
Emily Gawboy | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
Alan Condon | 0-1 | Mitchell Haley |
Jon Stephan | 0-1 | Jim Donahue |
Total of 12 boards, no major upsets (♔ ♕), no upset draws (♖). |
♝ Receiving half-point byes were Paul Godin, Geiff LePoer, Mariano Rivera,
Bob Mathieu, Raaga
Pulya, and Kevin Perera.
♖ Players who missed the first round can still enter the tournament and may receive a retroactive bye, if requested, for Round 1.
CURRENT STANDINGS After 1 Round | ||
---|---|---|
Points | Players | |
1.0 | King, Kildahl, Jeselson, Mirijanian, Nair, Manisy, Tsakiris, Jain, Gurge, Donahue, Biglow, Haley | |
0.5 | Godin, LePoer, Rivera, Mathieu, Pulya, Perera | |
0.0 | David, Condon, Ostrowski, Booker, Briggs, O'Rourke, Bastarache, Wheeler, Bergeron, McLaughlin, Gawboy, Stephan |
Projected Round 2 Pairings for September 15th:
Board #: [White] vs. [Black]
Tsakiris vs. King Kildahl vs. Jain Gurge vs. Jeselson Mirijanian vs. Donahue Biglow vs. Nair Haley vs. Godin LePoer vs. Pulya Rivera vs. Perera Bastarache vs. David Wheeler vs. Condon Ostrowski vs. Bergeron McLaughlin vs. Booker Briggs vs. Gawboy Sephan vs. O'Rourke
Note: Projected pairings & colors are only estimates. Official pairings are posted at the beginning of each round.
♗ Requesting a half-point bye for Round 2 is Manisy.
♙ The Wachusett Chess Club welcomes Anand Nair, Todd Tsakiris, Mike Bergeron,
Vihaan Jain, Mitchell Haley, & Jon Stephan. Also Michael Manisy, is returning after a hiatus.
ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN ROOM 142 AT THE MCKAY COMPLEX
NO LATER THAN 7 P.M. in order to be paired for Round 2 on September 15th.
PLAYERS RUNNING LATE WHO WISH TO BE PAIRED,
MUST CALL 978-881-8728 BEFORE 7 P.M.
Rob King scored 5 points out of a possible 5 to win the Summer Festival ("Kesajuhla") Swiss, aka Evert Siiskonen Memorial, on Sunday, June 20, at Saima Park in Fitchburg.
The 2011 Wachusett Chess Club champion topped the field by defeating in succession: Tom Fratturelli, Geoff LePoer, Roger Cappallo, Mike Commisso & Mariano Riviera.
-PG
Event: Summer Festival (Kesajuhla) SWISS 2021 Location: Saima Park, Fitchburg, MA Event Date: 2021-06-20 Chief TD: George Mirijanian Non-rated Time Control: G/15 d5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name Rating | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Num | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Rob King 2204 | W19 | W7 | W5 | W6 | W3 | 5.0 | 1st 🐔 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | Andrew Jeselson 1964 | L9 | W15 | W17 | W7 | W4 | 4.0 | 2nd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | Mariano Riviera 1651 | W4 | D6 | W11 | W10 | L1 | 3.5 | 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | Paul Godin 1970 | L3 | W12 | W19 | W5 | L2 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | Roger Cappallo 1940 | W14 | W13 | L1 | L4 | W8 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | Mike Commisso 1852 | W15 | D3 | W8 | L1 | D10 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | Geoff LePoer 1774 | W18 | L1 | W9 | L2 | W14 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | Dave Couture 1773 | W16 | W10 | L6 | W11 | L5 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | Don Ostrowski 1620 | W2 | L11 | L7 | W16 | W13 | 3.0 | 4th-9th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | Bruce Felton 1971 | W17 | L8 | W13 | L3 | D6 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 | Gary Brassard 1832 | D12 | W9 | L3 | L8 | W15 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | Angel Soto 1425 | D11 | L4 | W18 | L13 | W19 | 2.5 | 10th-12th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | Jack Martin 1363 | W20 | L5 | L10 | W12 | L9 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | Roland Booker 1600 | L5 | W20 | L15 | W17 | L7 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | Don Briggs 1544 | L6 | L2 | W14 | W19 | L11 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | Hamed Zarei Unr. | L8 | L17 | W20 | L9 | W21 | 2.0 | 13th-16th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | Dave Martin 1700 | L10 | W16 | L2 | L14 | D18 | 1.5 | 17th-18th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | Emily Gawboy 1199 | L7 | L19 | L12 | X20 | D17 | 1.5 | 17th-18th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 | Tom Fratturelli 1675 | L1 | W18 | L4 | L15 | L12 | 1.0 | 19th ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 | Zachary Koutonen Unr. | L13 | L14 | L16 | F18 | ... | 0.0 | 20th-21st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 | Chris Warner Unr. | ... | ... | ... | ... | L16 | 0.0 | 20th-21st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Past Evert Siiskonen Memorial winners at Saima Park: 2021 - Rob King - 21 players 2020 - no tournament 2019 Geoff LePoer - 16 players 2018 Rob King - 16 players 2017 Paul Godin - 10 players 2016 Paul Godin - 8 players 2015 Gary Brassard - 14 players
George is once again organizing an unrated 5 round G/15 tournament as part of the annual Finnish Festival on June 20th.
See details in the link below. Hope to see everyone there!
-Dave C.
Evert Siiskonen Memorial at Summer Festival in Fitchburg
Chess Event Details on MACA Tournament Rules and Other Information: Registration from 9:30 to 9:45 a.m. on June 20.
Tournament will be held outside if the weather is nice enough to do it; otherwise, an indoor event
www.masschess.org
-George M.