Vicary Maintains Lead In FIDE Thursdays

Elizabeth Vicary maintained a half-point lead in the Marshall's FIDE Thursdays tournament with a draw against NM Yefim Treger in the third round on May 28. Five players are tied for second with 2 points. The next round it Thursday June 4 at 7PM.

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SwissSys Standings. MCC FIDE THURSDAYS

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot	Prize
1	ELIZABETH VICARY	12477355	2100	2124	W11	W3	D2	2.5
2	YEFIM TREGER	12656884	2279	2271	D10	W8	D1	2.0
3	SARATHI RAY	12655562	2018	2025	W14	L1	W7	2.0
4	MARIAN WAXMAN	10109540	1981	1991	H---	D5	W10	2.0
5	JASON J MARGIOTTA	12520555	1814	1831	D7	D4	B---	2.0
6	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1671	1711	H---	D10	W11	2.0
7	GEORGE P BERG	12523517	2072	2054	D5	W9	L3	1.5
8	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	10136580	2044	2041	W12	L2	H---	1.5
9	EDWARD SCHER	10076366	1951	1945	H---	L7	W13	1.5
10	NELSON M FARBER	12813964	2013	1994	D2	D6	L4	1.0
11	JEFF KELLEHER	12567847	1999	1964	L1	W13	L6	1.0
12	SANDRA OLIVER	12531739	1679	1676	L8	H---	H---	1.0
13	SHAHZAD HASAN	12791591	1663	1654	H---	L11	L9	0.5
14	KEN-FILLER COHEN	10086353	1331	1330	L3	U---	U---	0.0

Wednesday Under-2000 Begins

The Marshall Wednesday Night Under-2000 got under way on May 27th with 26 competitors. There was one big upset in the first round, as Hal Rives (1484) defeated Aigboje Aregbeyen (1817).

The second round is Wednesday June 3 at 7PM. You can join the tournament by registering before 6:45--entry is open to all players rated under 2000 or unrated.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Tot	Prize
1	ANATOLY TREGER	12688021	1915	1918	W18	1.0
2	SERGE ADELSON	12590630	1827	1832	W19	1.0
3	MARK SINZ	10481384	1826	1830	W20	1.0
4	JASON J MARGIOTTA	12520555	1814	1817	W21	1.0
5	WILLIAM DUBINSKY	12043220	1767	1769	W22	1.0
6	MICHAEL M GUTIERREZ	12459430	1702	1705	W23	1.0
7	GABRIEL RIGONO	10074819	1700	1702	W24	1.0
8	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1671	1673	W25	1.0
9	JONATHAN AMICONE CARRALON	13367220	1565	1568	W26	1.0
10	HAL RIVES	13410242	1484	1512	W15	1.0
11	LAWRENCE CARLOS	14123418	unr.	1947	W16	1.0
12	AMOS CHARLES GO	14161184	unr.	1942	W17	1.0
13	NICHOLAS JOHN CRAVOTTA	12912700	1824	1812	D14	0.5
14	JACOB BERMAN	12939012	1490	1502	D13	0.5
15	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	12987908	1817	1789	L10	0.0
16	TYLER SCHWARTZ	13467631	1547	1544	L11	0.0
17	DANE A JACKSON	12729790	1542	1539	L12	0.0
18	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	12612788	1542	1539	L1	0.0
19	PAUL TON	12797680	1515	1510	L2	0.0
20	HOWARD PINN	12089560	1510	1506	L3	0.0
21	ALEXANDER J CRUMP	13607663	1428	1425	L4	0.0
22	KEN COHEN	10086353	1331	1329	L5	0.0
23	ARI J KAST	12561476	1329	1326	L6	0.0
24	LLOYD B MILLER	14123926	1225	1223	L7	0.0
25	SARAH HUGUETTE ASCHERMAN	12915498	1176	1174	L8	0.0
26	HENRY MORI	13879677	1149	1146	L9	0.0

Marshall Book Fair on May 30

The Marshall Book Sale will be held on Saturday May 30th from 12 Noon to 6 PM. Come in and browse--it's open to the public and all proceeds go to teh Marshall Chess Foundation.

Celebrate With GM Robert Hess on Friday May 29.

Robert Hess gained his third and final Grandmaster norm at the recent Foxwoods tournament. In celebration, the Marshall Chess Club is proud to announce that on Friday, May 29 at 7 PM, GM-elect Robert Hess will give a lecture on one of his games from Foxwoods.

Refreshments will be served, and the lecture is open to the public.

Hamilton Wins Under-1600

The Marshall Monday Night Under-1600 was won by James Hamilton, who scored 4.5 points in 5 Rounds and won $195.00. There was a two way tie for second place and the Under-1300 Prize between Jim Papadopoulos and Lawrence Carlos, each of whom scored 4 points, winning $106.00. Four players tied for third: Guy Rawlins, John Hardin, Alex Genadinik, and Luis Fonseca all scored 3.5 points and each won $20.25. In all, 32 players participated.

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#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	JAMES HAMILTON	12535253	1479	1515	W32	W3	W22	W9	D4	4.5	195.00
2	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	12727388	1239	1321	D18	W7	W11	D4	W8	4.0	106.00
3	LAWRENCE CARLOS	14123418	unr.	1637	W13	L1	W24	W19	W9	4.0	106.00
4	GUY RAWLINS	12961650	1591	1579	W28	W20	D6	D2	D1	3.5	20.25
5	JOHN HARDIN	14095827	1550	1529	W25	W27	L9	D15	W14	3.5	20.25
6	ALEX GENADINIK	12735680	1458	1469	W10	X21	D4	L8	W17	3.5	20.25
7	LUIS FONSECA	14153121	unr.	1367	H---	L2	W32	W16	W13	3.5	20.25
8	ARTHUR QUINN	13082197	1553	1516	W29	L9	W16	W6	L2	3.0
9	EAN FONSECA	12654885	1244	1314	W12	W8	W5	L1	L3	3.0
10	AMOS CHARLES GO	14161184	unr.	1415	L6	L19	W23	W27	W20	3.0
11	ALEXANDER GEORGE	14184564	unr.	1324	D24	W31	L2	H---	W30	3.0
12	ZACHARY YOUNG	14169751	unr.	1471	L9	W28	W27	W20	U---	3.0
13	KEN COHEN	10086353	1456	1418	L3	W30	D17	W22	L7	2.5
14	JOHN L TELLIS	13982066	1432	1400	H---	L22	W21	W18	L5	2.5
15	DEREK KLEINBAUM	13328693	1214	1244	H---	W18	H---	D5	U---	2.5
16	SARAH HUGUETTE ASCHERMAN	12915498	1133	1150	H---	W26	L8	L7	X31	2.5
17	JIM FERRAIUOLO	12668990	1036	1047	H---	H---	D13	X26	L6	2.5
18	ALBERTO SANTOS	14195763	unr.	1258	D2	L15	W31	L14	W25	2.5
19	JOSEPH A FORTUNATO	12932570	1516	1490	L21	W10	W29	L3	F22	2.0
20	WERNER BUHRER	13993710	1383	1361	W30	L4	W25	L12	L10	2.0
21	MAXX BRAWER	12824409	913	969	W19	F6	L14	W29	F24	2.0
22	LARRY RALPH YATES	14067851	839	895	W33	W14	L1	L13	F19	2.0
23	ENRIQUE DIAZ-ALVAREZ	14080144	unr.	1064	L27	L29	L10	B---	W27	2.0
24	JOSE RAMIREZ	12701465	1291	1283	D11	H---	L3	D25	F21	1.5
25	GERRIT ALBERTSON	14012281	1168	1151	L5	B---	L20	D24	L18	1.5
26	DANNY TORRES	13228653	1396	1370	H---	L16	H---	F17	U---	1.0
27	LLOYD B MILLER	14123926	1233	1199	W23	L5	L12	L10	L23	1.0
28	RANDY DORLEANS	14003465	1227	1226	L4	L12	W30	U---	U---	1.0
29	NORMAN M FORD	12331030	1196	1171	L8	W23	L19	L21	U---	1.0
30	CHRISTINA CRUMP	14190787	unr.	1072	L20	L13	L28	W31	L11	1.0
31	RODNEY DAVENPORT	12621929	1241	1190	H---	L11	L18	L30	F16	0.5
32	RALPH J GODFREY	13999464	842	840	L1	H---	L7	U---	U---	0.5
33	NYRAINE-FILLER SANTIAGO	13860026	1105	1079	L22	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0

Friday Night Rapids

Seven players competed in the Friday rapids on May 22. NMs Yefim Treger and Leif Pressman tied for first.

Vicary Leads FIDE Thursdays

Elizabeth Vicary is the sole remaining perfect score in the Marshall FIDE Thursdays after the second round on May 21. NM Yefim Treger and George Berg are a half-point behind.

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SwissSys Standings. MCC FIDE THURSDAYS

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot	Prize
1	ELIZABETH VICARY	12477355	2100	2118	W7	W5	2.0
2	YEFIM TREGER	12656884	2279	2276	D6	W4	1.5
3	GEORGE P BERG	12523517	2072	2073	D9	W11	1.5
4	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	10136580	2044	2041	W12	L2	1.0
5	SARATHI RAY	12655562	2018	2006	W14	L1	1.0
6	NELSON M FARBER	12813964	2013	2011	D2	D10	1.0
7	JEFF KELLEHER	12567847	1999	1992	L1	W13	1.0
8	MARIAN WAXMAN	10109540	1981	1974	H---	D9	1.0
9	JASON J MARGIOTTA	12520555	1814	1831	D3	D8	1.0
10	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1671	1683	H---	D6	1.0
11	EDWARD SCHER	10076366	1951	1940	H---	L3	0.5
12	SANDRA OLIVER	12531739	1679	1676	L4	H---	0.5
13	SHAHZAD HASAN	12791591	1663	1659	H---	L7	0.5
14	KEN-FILLER COHEN	10086353	1331	1330	L5	U---	0.0

Three Tie in Wednesday Under-2000

The Marshall Wednesday Night Under-2000 finished with a three way tie for first (plus the Under-1700 prize), between Michael Layevskiy, Serge Adelson and Michael Fiore, each scoring 4 points in 5 Rounds, and each winning $96.00. Third place was won by Peng Fei Kan, who scored 3.5 points and won $58.00. There were 23 players in the event.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY	12675402	1974	1971	W14	W12	L2	W4	W10	4.0	96.00
2	SERGE ADELSON	12590630	1858	1881	W22	W13	W1	W5	L3	4.0	96.00
3	MICHAEL FIORE	12921293	1272	1356	H---	H---	W16	W14	W2	4.0	96.00
4	PENGFEI KAN	12924840	1825	1832	W19	W20	H---	L1	W11	3.5	58.00
5	MARCUS FENNER	12580150	1970	1959	W15	W6	H---	L2	H---	3.0
6	JERRY J MONACO	12547456	1758	1773	W17	L5	W7	W9	U---	3.0
7	WILLIAM DUBINSKY	12043220	1751	1750	H---	W9	L6	W12	H---	3.0
8	ALEXANDER J CRUMP	13607663	1410	1449	H---	L11	D17	W19	W14	3.0
9	JOSE RAMIREZ	12701465	1291	1369	W18	L7	W19	L6	W13	3.0
10	PAUL TON	12797680	1460	1497	H---	D16	D11	W18	L1	2.5
11	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	12459430	1700	1656	L20	W8	D10	D13	L4	2.0
12	KENNETH COLLINS	12931648	1676	1661	W23	L1	H---	L7	H---	2.0
13	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1661	1630	W21	L2	H---	D11	L9	2.0
14	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	12612788	1553	1515	L1	W23	W20	L3	L8	2.0
15	EDWARD L DALEY	12806096	1539	1542	L5	H---	H---	W21	U---	2.0
16	TYSON FRANCIS MAO	12785061	1529	1510	H---	D10	L3	W20	U---	2.0
17	KEN COHEN	10086353	1456	1447	L6	L18	D8	W23	D20	2.0
18	GABRIEL RIGONO	10074819	1700	1652	L9	W17	H---	L10	U---	1.5
19	MADELINE O BENDER	12977683	1484	1444	L4	W21	L9	L8	H---	1.5
20	JOHN KYLAS	10099901	1385	1395	W11	L4	L14	L16	D17	1.5
21	ALEXANDER GEORGE	14184564	unr.	1279	L13	L19	W23	L15	H---	1.5
22	JOSEPH A FORTUNATO	12932570	1516	1512	L2	H---	H---	U---	U---	1.0
23	LLOYD B MILLER	14123926	1233	1205	L12	L14	L21	L17	B---	1.0

Five Tie in St. John's Masters

Five players shared first place with 3-1 scored in the May 19th St. John's Masters at the Marshall Chess Club. GM Leonid Yudasin, GM Alexander Stripunsky, IM Alex Lenderman, GM Michael Rohde, and IM Eli Vovsha collected $120 each for winning the event.

IM Jay Bonin and NM Adam Maltese split the Under-2400 prize ($50 each) with 2.5.

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The next tournament is the third Tuesday of the month: June 16th at 7:00 pm. Top board games are broadcast live on ICC each round.

Entry is open to players rated over 2100. Players Under 2100 may qualify to register for the next St. John's Masters by scoring 2½ or more in any of the next four "4 Rated Games Tonight!" Thursday Night Action tournaments between May 21 and June 11th.

Stripunsky Wins GM Challenge

The Grandmaster Challenge, played at the Marshall Chess Club Club On May 17, as won by GM Alexander Stripunsky, who scored 5 points in 6 rounds, winning $325.

GMs Leonid Yudasin and Michael Rohde tied for second and third with 4.5 points, each winning $175. Fourth through sixth and the Under 2400 Prize were shared by GM Sergey Kudrin, IM Alex Lenderman, FM Asa Hoffmann, and NM Oliver Chernin, who scored 4 points, worth $81.25 each.

The Senior prize ($62) was won by FM Ilye Figler with 3.5 points. NM Yevgeniy Margulis and Michael Layevskiy shared the Under 2200/2000 Prize with 3 points each, winning $87.50 apiece. The prize for first Under 1800 was won by Maksim Shvartsovskiy, scoring 1 point, and winning $50.00. In all, 27 players entered the event, which was directed by Andre Harding.

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Bonin Wins Saturday Game-60

IM Jay Bonin swept the Saturday Game/60 at the Marshall Chess Club on May 16, winning $130 with his 4-0 score.

NM Pieter Bierkens was second a half-point behind, and won $76. NM Siddharth Ravichandran and Levy Rozman shared the second prize money with 3-1, winning $27 each, while
Justus Williams, also with 3 points, collected the $65 under-2000 prize.

Myles Foster and Daniel Feng shared the Under-1800 prize ($32.50 each) with 2 points.

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#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	JAY BONIN	10098327	2381	2410	W11	W9	W3	W6	4.0	130.00
2	PIETER ANTON BIERKENS	12648048	2126	2138	W16	W8	W14	H---	3.5	76.00
3	SIDDHARTH RAVICHANDRAN	14138151	2377	2379	W18	W5	L1	W7	3.0	27.00
4	LEVY ROZMAN	12879834	2043	2046	W21	L6	W15	W11	3.0	27.00
5	JUSTUS D WILLIAMS	13534356	1948	1970	W22	L3	W16	W9	3.0	65.00
6	JUSTIN SARKAR	12561884	2426	2417	W26	W4	D7	L1	2.5
7	ADAM SAMUEL MALTESE	12578045	2364	2357	W15	W17	D6	L3	2.5
8	FRANK R PACIULLI	11017134	1915	1913	W25	L2	W19	H---	2.5
9	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	10136580	2044	2027	W20	L1	W10	L5	2.0
10	ROBERT KWONG	12880570	1777	1760	D12	W26	L9	D16	2.0
11	MYLES FOSTER	13217035	1655	1669	L1	W20	W21	L4	2.0	32.50
12	DANNY FENG	14045756	1193	1236	D10	L21	W20	D25	2.0	32.50
13	ELIZABETH VICARY	12477355	2100	2095	W19	D14	U---	U---	1.5
14	KAPIL CHANDRAN	13023280	1923	1924	W23	D13	L2	U---	1.5
15	AMIR MOAZAMI	13361544	1573	1580	L7	W24	L4	H---	1.5
16	AZEEZ ALADE	13471486	1572	1582	L2	W25	L5	D10	1.5
17	ILAN KREITNER	10118492	2000	1998	W24	L7	U---	U---	1.0
18	AARON O SCHEIN	12901676	1655	1659	L3	W22	U---	U---	1.0
19	DANIEL KOSTOVETSKY	13454854	1572	1574	L13	W23	L8	U---	1.0
20	CYRIL SIGAMONEY	13993877	1494	1466	L9	L11	L12	W23	1.0
21	ANDREW D BERGER	12882652	1479	1474	L4	W12	L11	U---	1.0
22	BEN GOLDSTEIN	13509986	1355	1368	L5	L18	W24	U---	1.0
23	JACOB MARTINEZ	13637202	1351	1348	L14	L19	W25	L20	1.0
24	JUSTIN COOPER	13292864	1414	1385	L17	L15	L22	H---	0.5
25	KEN COHEN	10086353	1331	1302	L8	L16	L23	D12	0.5
26	GORDON YANG	13264415	1682	1670	L6	L10	U---	U---	0.0

Hoffman Wins Rapids

Four people played in the rapid tournament on Friday May 15. FM Asa Hoffmann won first place, earning $18. David Pecora won second place earning $12.

Bonin, Berg Win May Open

IM Jay Bonin and NM George Berg, each scored 3.5 points in 4 rounds to win the May Open at the Marshall Chess Club on May 9-10. Each earned $154.50 for teh vistory.

Third was shared by three players, NM James West, Michael Ellenbogen and Evan Rabin each scored 3 points, worth $27.00 apiece. The Under 2200 Class Prize was shared by Ed Scher and Serge Adelson, scoring 3 points and winning $53.00 each. The Under 1700 Class Prize was shared by 3 players also, David Peter Antonucci, Jr., Alexander Reis, and Alan Zhang. They each scored 2 points and won $30.00. In all, 39 players participated in the event.

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#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	JAY BONIN	2381	2377	W39	W11	W13	D2	3.5	154.50
2	GEORGE P BERG	2072	2121	W33	W18	W14	D1	3.5	154.50
3	JAMES R WEST	2202	2200	W20	D22	W17	D4	3.0	27.00
4	Michael J Ellenbogen	2116	2123	W37	D12	W22	D3	3.0	27.00
5	EVAN Z RABIN	2073	2075	W31	W34	H---	H---	3.0	27.00
6	EDWARD SCHER	1951	1968	W32	L14	W21	W18	3.0	53.00
7	SERGE ADELSON	1827	1849	L29	W23	W34	W30	3.0	53.00
8	YEFIM TREGER	2279	2256	W24	D17	D12	D13	2.5
9	ALEKSANDR A OSTROVSKIY	2090	2072	W25	L13	W30	H---	2.5
10	ILAN KREITNER	2000	2013	H---	D15	W24	H---	2.5
11	JEFF KELLEHER	1999	1998	W38	L1	W26	H---	2.5
12	DARRIAN ROBINSON	1991	2008	W27	D4	D8	H---	2.5
13	CHRISTOPHER WU	1930	1963	W35	W9	L1	D8	2.5
14	ASA HOFFMANN	2310	2294	W19	W6	L2	U---	2.0
15	BORIS PRIVMAN	2247	2240	H---	D10	W19	U---	2.0
16	MITCHELL FITZKO	2081	2071	D23	H---	W20	U---	2.0
17	RICHARD J TUHRIM	2078	2077	W26	D8	L3	H---	2.0
18	EVE V LITVAK	1964	1938	W28	L2	W27	L6	2.0
19	ALAN J ZHANG	1664	1680	L14	W25	L15	W32	2.0	29.67
20	DAVID PETER ANTONUCCI JR	1636	1644	L3	W32	L16	W34	2.0	29.67
21	ALEXANDER REIS	1516	1514	H---	H---	L6	W36	2.0	29.67
22	FRANK R PACIULLI	1915	1918	W36	D3	L4	U---	1.5
23	Michael M Gutierrez	1702	1685	D16	L7	D33	D26	1.5
24	JEFFREY WU	1639	1624	L8	W35	L10	D27	1.5
25	BEN A KESSLER	1528	1525	L9	L19	W38	H---	1.5
26	Jacob Berman	1490	1496	L17	W36	L11	D23	1.5
27	KEN COHEN	1331	1341	L12	B---	L18	D24	1.5
28	SAVVAS ZAFEIROPOULOS	1290	1296	L18	D33	H---	H---	1.5
29	JUSTIN SARKAR	2426	2427	W7	U---	U---	U---	1.0
30	KADHIR ANDRES PILLAI	1736	1720	H---	H---	L9	L7	1.0
31	AMIR MOAZAMI	1573	1571	L5	U---	H---	H---	1.0
32	ISAAC BARAYEV	1469	1453	L6	L20	W35	L19	1.0
33	JOHN L TELLIS	1432	1435	L2	D28	D23	U---	1.0
34	DEREK C KLEINBAUM	1214	1210	B---	L5	L7	L20	1.0
35	Joshua Berman	1069	1092	L13	L24	L32	W38	1.0
36	ARTURO MORELLI	721	720	L22	L26	B---	L21	1.0
37	JERRY J MONACO	1754	1737	L4	D38	U---	U---	0.5
38	BEN GOLDSTEIN	1355	1332	L11	D37	L25	L35	0.5
39	JASON J MARGIOTTA	1814	1813	L1	U---	U---	U---	0.0

Hoffman, Pressman Win Rapids

FM Asa Hoffman and NM Leif Pressman tied for first in the Friday Night Rapids on May 8. WIM Irinya Zenyuk came in third in the 9-player field..

Treger Wins FIDE Thursdays

The Marshall FIDE Thursdys event was won by NM Yefim Treger, who scored 5.5 points in 6 Rounds and earned $88.00. Second place was won by Gerd Kathstede, scoring 4.5 points and winning $63.99. Third Place was won by Ed Frumkin with 4 points, winning $50.00. The Under 2000 Class Prize was won by Sandra Oliver, who scored 3 points and who won $50.00.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC FIDE THURSDAY

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Tot	Prize
1	YEFIM TREGER	2276	2286	W6	W2	D3	W4	W5	W8	5.5	88.00
2	GERD KATHSTEDE	2142	2153	W10	L1	W5	W3	X8	D6	4.5	63.00
3	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	2014	2038	W4	W8	D1	L2	W6	D5	4.0	50.00
4	SANDRA OLIVER	1669	1711	L3	W7	W9	L1	U---	W11	3.0	50.00
5	GEORGE P BERG	2064	2043	W7	H---	L2	D6	L1	D3	2.5
6	MARIAN WAXMAN	1977	1984	L1	H---	W10	D5	L3	D2	2.5
7	JERRY J MONACO	1758	1733	L5	L4	L8	W9	W11	U---	2.0
8	JAMES A BLACK	1661	1677	H---	L3	W7	U---	F2	L1	1.5
9	THOMAS MALLOY	1751	1716	H---	H---	L4	L7	U---	U---	1.0
10	EDWARD SCHER	1968	1944	L2	H---	L6	U---	U---	U---	0.5
11	COHEN-FILLER-KEN	1456	1444	U---	U---	U---	U---	L7	L4	0.0

Hilkevich Tops NY Experts

The NY Experts on May 6th was won by Zahar Hilkevich, who scored 3.5 points in 4 Rounds and earned $54.00. Michael Hehir and Justus Williams tied for second with 3 points, winning $29.50. The Under 1800 prize was won by Abraham Kunin who scored 2.5 points and won $23.00 There were 9 players in the tournament.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC NY EXPERTS

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	ZAHAR HILKEVICH	2144	2157	W9	D3	W2	W6	3.5	54.00
2	MICHAEL J HEHIR	2048	2049	W5	W7	L1	W9	3.0	29.50
3	JUSTUS D WILLIAMS	1909	1941	W10	D1	W6	H---	3.0	29.50
4	ABRAHAM KUNIN	1651	1666	D6	W5	D7	H---	2.5	23.00
5	SHAHZAD HASAN	1663	1671	L2	L4	W8	W7	2.0
6	DANILO C CONCEPCION	2000	1969	D4	W9	L3	L1	1.5
7	JAJA NYAMEKYE	1182	1194	B---	L2	D4	L5	1.5
8	JOSEPH-FILLER-BRUCE NEAL	1899	1876	U---	W10	L5	U---	1.0
9	GABOR J SCHNITZLER	1887	1864	L1	L6	W10	L2	1.0
10	MOSHE FOHRMAN	1486	1478	L3	L8	L9	B---	1.0

Treger and Frumkin Maintain FIDE Thursdays Lead

NMs Yefim Treger and Ed Frumkin drew their third-round game on April 17 to maintain joint possession of first place in the Marshall FIDE Thursdays tournament. Gerd Kathstede amd Sandra Oliver are tied for third, a half-point behind the leaders.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC FIDE THURSDAY

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot	Prize
1	YEFIM TREGER	2276	2280	W6	W3	D2	2.5
2	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	2014	2032	W4	W7	D1	2.5
3	GERD KATHSTEDE	2142	2150	W9	L1	W5	2.0
4	SANDRA OLIVER	1669	1705	L2	W10	W8	2.0
5	GEORGE P BERG	2064	2056	W10	H---	L3	1.5
6	MARIAN WAXMAN	1977	1988	L1	H---	W9	1.5
7	JAMES A BLACK	1661	1678	H---	L2	W10	1.5
8	THOMAS MALLOY	1751	1731	H---	H---	L4	1.0
9	EDWARD SCHER	1968	1944	L3	H---	L6	0.5
10	JERRY J MONACO	1758	1713	L5	L4	L7	0.0

Berkun Wins Wednesday Under-2000

Boris Berkun won he Marshall Wednesday Night Under-2000 after drawing with second-place finisher Kenneth Collins in the final round on April 15th. Berkun scored 4.5 out of 5 to win $132.00. Kenneth Collins scored 4-1 to win sole second prize, worth $77.00. Third place was shared by Dennis Moore and Gabriel Rigono; each scored 3.5 points and collected $27.50. Top Under 1700 was James Black with 3 points, good for $66.00. There were 22 players in the event.

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SwissSys Standings. Marshall Chess Club Wed U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	BORIS BERKUN	1919	1946	W12	W4	W3	W7	D2	4.5	132.00
2	KENNETH COLLINS	1676	1730	W21	W14	H---	W9	D1	4.0	77.00
3	DENNIS R MOORE	1968	1950	W6	D9	L1	W10	W12	3.5	27.50
4	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	1720	W13	L1	W16	W8	D5	3.5	27.50
5	WILLIAM DUBINSKY	1793	1782	H---	D10	D12	W6	D4	3.0
6	JAMES A BLACK	1632	1659	L3	W17	W20	L5	W16	3.0	66.00
7	DANIEL Y PI	1717	1738	W16	W20	H---	L1	U---	2.5
8	JAMES R LOWE	1705	1698	H---	W15	H---	L4	D11	2.5
9	KEVIN COYLE	1700	1711	W17	D3	W10	L2	U---	2.5
10	KYLE MOON	1645	1642	W23	D5	L9	L3	W19	2.5
11	PANAGIOTIS LOUKAS	1553	1564	L20	W19	L14	W21	D8	2.5
12	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	1553	1582	L1	W13	D5	W15	L3	2.5
13	PAUL TON	1193	1253	L4	L12	W17	W18	D15	2.5
14	MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY	1910	1890	W18	L2	W11	U---	U---	2.0
15	MICHAEL M GUTIERREZ	1700	1637	D19	L8	W21	L12	D13	2.0
16	WERNER BUHRER	1400	1415	L7	X23	L4	W20	L6	2.0
17	KEN COHEN	1396	1367	L9	L6	L13	B---	W21	2.0
18	LLOYD B MILLER	1462	1414	L14	L21	D19	L13	W22	1.5
19	NOAH SCHOLNICK	1366	1369	D15	L11	D18	H---	L10	1.5
20	ANATOLY TREGER	1923	1844	W11	L7	L6	L16	U---	1.0
21	HENRY MORI	1163	1177	L2	W18	L15	L11	L17	1.0
22	KYLAS-FILLER-JOHN	1385	1372	U---	U---	U---	U---	L18	0.0
23	ALFRED GRONER	unr.	1245	L10	F16	U---	U---	U---	0.0

Ramirez Leads Monday Under-1600

Jose Ramirez moved into sole first place in the Marshall Monday Under-1600 with a win on April 13. Ramirez is the only remaining perfect scores; Lawrence Carlos is a half-point behind going into next Monday's final round..

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC MONDAY U1600

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	JOSE RAMIREZ	1291	1368	W3	X14	W15	W8	4.0
2	LAWRENCE CARLOS	unr.	1789	W5	W6	W4	H---	3.5
3	GUY RAWLINS	1584	1576	L1	W31	W10	W12	3.0
4	IQBAL CHAKLADER	1472	1479	W30	W26	L2	W19	3.0
5	KEN COHEN	1396	1413	L2	W34	W23	W20	3.0
6	TAKAYUKI ISHIKAWA	1299	1362	W21	L2	W13	W15	3.0
7	AMOS CHARLES GO	unr.	1648	D24	D17	W16	W14	3.0
8	JOSEPH FORTUNATO	1546	1526	W29	H---	W11	L1	2.5
9	WERNER BUHRER	1400	1378	H---	L20	W32	W25	2.5
10	RANDY DORLEANS	1223	1224	H---	W33	L3	X26	2.5
11	JIM FERRAIUOLO	1036	1094	W27	W13	L8	H---	2.5
12	ALEXANDER GEORGE	unr.	1560	H---	W18	W24	L3	2.5
13	ARTHUR J QUINN	1553	1501	W28	L11	L6	W31	2.0
14	CYRIL SIGAMONEY	1534	1525	B---	F1	W30	L7	2.0
15	JAMES HAMILTON	1479	1437	W34	W25	L1	L6	2.0
16	LLOYD B MILLER	1462	1434	L25	W29	L7	W30	2.0
17	DANNY TORRES	1408	1392	D20	D7	D25	H---	2.0
18	ALEXANDER J CRUMP	1309	1305	H---	L12	W33	H---	2.0
19	EAN FONSECA	1246	1258	H---	W22	H---	L4	2.0
20	GEORGE GRIMBILAS	1008	1047	D17	W9	H---	L5	2.0
21	ZACHARY YOUNG	unr.	1285	L6	H---	D22	W29	2.0
22	ENRIQUE DIAZ-ALVAREZ	unr.	1312	H---	L19	D21	W27	2.0
23	ALFRED GRONER	unr.	1317	H---	H---	L5	W28	2.0
24	REVA SHREE SINGH	1388	1392	D7	W32	L12	U---	1.5
25	LISAKO M ISHIKAWA	1058	1093	W16	L15	D17	L9	1.5
26	RALPH J GODFREY	882	881	B---	L4	H---	F10	1.5
27	JOHN TELLIS	1432	1365	L11	W28	L29	L22	1.0
28	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	1239	1224	L13	L27	W34	L23	1.0
29	NORMAN M FORD	1218	1219	L8	L16	W27	L21	1.0
30	GERRIT ALBERTSON	1085	1076	L4	B---	L14	L16	1.0
31	LARRY YATES	749	748	H---	L3	H---	L13	1.0
32	CHRISTINA CRUMP	unr.	994	H---	L24	L9	H---	1.0
33	JOELLE PERRY	unr.	866	H---	L10	L18	U---	0.5
34	DANIEL FEINBERG	1098	1080	L15	L5	L28	U---	0.0

Barbosa Wins Sunday Game/30

IM Oliver Barbosa won the Sunday Game 30 Tournament played at the Club on April 12. Barbosa scored 5 points in 5 rounds, winning $65.00. Second and Third Place was shared by 4 players, who also split the Under 2200 Class Prize: NM Yefim Treger, NM James West, Lamel Mc Bryde, and Steadroy Lloyd, each scored 3 points and each won $25.00. The prize for best Under 2000 went to Michael Bodek, scoring 2.5 points and winning $30.00. (Rilwan Ameen, scored 3 points, but Mr. Ameen was a filler, and therefore ineligible for any prize money.)

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SwissSys Standings. MCC G/30: 041209

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	IM OLIVER BARBOSA	2525	2533	W13	W2	W3	W7	W4	5.0	65.00
2	YEFIM TREGER	2276	2263	W4	L1	L8	W10	W7	3.0	25.00
3	JAMES R WEST	2202	2195	D5	W10	L1	D9	W11	3.0	25.00
4	LAMEL MC BRYDE	2030	2068	L2	W13	W5	W8	L1	3.0	25.00
5	STEADROY A LLOYD	2023	2048	D3	D8	L4	W13	W9	3.0	25.00
6	RILWAN-FILLER-AMEEN	1873	1909	U---	U---	W16	W15	W13	3.0	30.00
7	ALEX EYDELMAN	2038	2043	D10	W15	W9	L1	L2	2.5
8	MICHAEL H BODEK	1997	2007	D9	D5	W2	L4	D10	2.5
9	ANDREW RYBA	2069	2044	D8	W11	L7	D3	L5	2.0
10	LOREN E WEISS	1836	1864	D7	L3	W11	L2	D8	2.0
11	GABOR J SCHNITZLER	1887	1860	H---	L9	L10	W16	L3	1.5
12	MATTHEW RYAN FISCHLER	2048	2050	W16	U---	U---	U---	U---	1.0
13	MAURICIO CAMEJO	2036	1982	L1	L4	W15	L5	L6	1.0
14	FRANK BRADY	1763	1770	U---	W16	U---	U---	U---	1.0
15	POLLY P WRIGHT	1700	1677	H---	L7	L13	L6	D16	1.0
16	RAYMOND VINCENT ZAFFARESE	1545	1535	L12	L14	L6	L11	D15	0.5