MARGULIS DOMINATES SUNDAY ACTION

The August 31 Sunday Action was a triumph for Yevgeniy Margulis. The veteran master easily won his first four games and drew comfortably with Expert Robert Cousins to capture the first prize of $110, a point ahead of a strong field.

Margulis benefited from the poor starts of two higher-rated rivals. IM-elect Marc Tyler Arnold drew with fellow juniors Raven Sturt and Harry Wheeler in the second and third rounds and, seemingly disenchanted with his form, withdrew. FM Asa Hoffmann fared even worse, scoring a fortunate win against Nelson Farber at the start, then drawing with Wheeler and losing to Sturt! But Hoffmann recovered to win his last two games and divide the remaining prizes with Cousins, Sturt and Farber. The fearsome foursome took home $55 apiece for their 3.5 scores.

22 entries did battle the day before Labor Day. The next Sunday Action will not take place until November 2.

(report by Nick Conticello
Chief TD, Marshall Chess Club)

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Standings. Marshall CC Sunday Action Aug. 31, 2008

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	Yevgeni Margulis	2178	2194	W16	W7	W8	W4	D3	4.5	110.00
2	FM Asa Hoffmann	2273	2264	W5	D6	L4	W12	W8	3.5	55.00
3	Robert P Cousins	2150	2147	D17	D20	W11	W7	D1	3.5	55.00
4	Raven M Sturt	2091	2107	W12	D14	W2	L1	W11	3.5	55.00
5	Nelson M Farber	1890	1903	L2	W18	W21	W15	H---	3.5	55.00
6	Harry Bro Wheeler	2078	2082	W18	D2	D14	L8	W16	3.0
7	Mauricio Camejo	2049	2045	W21	L1	W19	L3	W17	3.0
8	Aaron Landesman	2001	2015	W22	W15	L1	W6	L2	3.0
9	Jeremy A Graham	1895	1902	H---	U---	D17	W20	W18	3.0
10	Edward P Kopiecki	1904	1888	L14	W13	D12	L11	W22	2.5
11	Gabor Schnitzler	1767	1792	H---	W17	L3	W10	L4	2.5
12	Richard Rivera Jr	1765	1780	L4	W16	D10	L2	B---	2.5
13	Boubakar S Fofana	1395	1392	H---	L10	L16	W22	W21	2.5
14	FM Marc Tyler Arnold	2421	2409	W10	D4	D6	U---	U---	2.0
15	Vladimir Polyakin	2100	2083	W19	L8	W20	L5	U---	2.0
16	Darrian Robinson	1882	1869	L1	L12	W13	W19	L6	2.0
17	Jake S Miller	1871	1861	D3	L11	D9	W21	L7	2.0
18	Matt Curry	1065	1068	L6	L5	W22	B---	L9	2.0
19	Kenneth Cruz	1777	1761	L15	W22	L7	L16	H---	1.5
20	Jason Fredericks	1814	1810	H---	D3	L15	L9	U---	1.0
21	Jaja Nyamekye	663	662	L7	B---	L5	L17	L13	1.0
22	Anthony Civiletti	unr.	668	L8	L19	L18	L13	L10	0.0

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