Pairings for Round 6. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (4.0) ALEX LENDERMAN (5.0)
2 RASHAD BABAEV (3.5) IRINA KRUSH (3.5)
3 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (3.0) MAGE PANCHANATHAN (3.0)
4 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (3.0) JUSTIN SARKAR (3.0)
5 EVAN Z RABIN (2.5) SERGEY KUDRIN (2.5)
6 JAY BONIN (2.5) ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (2.5)
7 YEFIM TREGER (2.5) MARIAN WAXMAN (2.5)
8 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (2.0) LEONID G YUDASIN (2.0)
9 BRIAN HULSE (2.0) HENRY C SOBO (2.0)
10 JASON J MARGIOTTA (2.0) JAKE S MILLER (2.0)
11 JAMES R WEST (1.5) GEORGE P BERG (1.5)
12 NELSON M FARBER (1.5) EDWARD FRUMKIN (1.0)
1 GEORGE TOM (1.0) BYE (please call the club)
½ JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (3.5) BYE
½ ROBERT L HESS (3.5) BYE
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
IM Jay Bonin and SM Yaakov Norowitz victorious at last St. John's Masters!
Perennial Speed Powerhouse Yaacov Norowitz scored 3½ points in the December 15th St. John's Masters at the Marshall Chess Club. Yaacov's opponents tried to confuse things with some unusual openings, but when the smoke cleared, the Senior Master emerged unfazed by the complications. Leif Pressman trotted out the Budapest Gambit in Round 2, but Yaacov simplified his positional advantage into a won endgame. Round 3 saw FM Asa Hoffmann testing out an unorthodox Queen's Pawn opening (with 2... Bg4 and 3...Bxf3), but again Norowitz nursed a pawn advantage into a won game. Finally in the last round, Yaacov took no chances, grabbing a fast draw with IM Jay Bonin, who also had won his first three games.
Bonin and Norowitz shared first and second prize, taking home $250 each. Hoffmann, who rebounded with a last-round victory over NM Oliver Chernin, scored 3-1, along with IM Justin Sarkar, who bowed out of the festivities with a pre-declared last-round bye. They each won $70. Michael Layevskiy, the second-lowest-rated player at the start, showed that it's not so bad on the bottom, when he defeated NM Leiff Pressman in Round 3-- a 320 point upset which easily clinched the $30 Upset Prize. Michael also won the $30 Under 2300 prize to boot!
The St. John's Masters tournaments had been held on the third Tuesday of the month. This was the last such event, however. Starting in 2010, the monthly tournaments will be sponsored by the Marshall Chess Club, along with interested patrons.
The first "Marshall Masters" tournament will be at 7 pm on the third Tuesday of the month of January: January 19th.
These events are open to players rated over 2100. Players under 2100 may also qualify to register by scoring at least 2½ points in one of the "4 Rated Games Tonight!" action tournaments held every Thursday night at 7 pm since the last Tuesday Masters tournament.. You can also follow the action each round on Board 1 on ICC, if you can't make it out to the Marshall.
Steve Immitt
Bonin and Norowitz shared first and second prize, taking home $250 each. Hoffmann, who rebounded with a last-round victory over NM Oliver Chernin, scored 3-1, along with IM Justin Sarkar, who bowed out of the festivities with a pre-declared last-round bye. They each won $70. Michael Layevskiy, the second-lowest-rated player at the start, showed that it's not so bad on the bottom, when he defeated NM Leiff Pressman in Round 3-- a 320 point upset which easily clinched the $30 Upset Prize. Michael also won the $30 Under 2300 prize to boot!
The St. John's Masters tournaments had been held on the third Tuesday of the month. This was the last such event, however. Starting in 2010, the monthly tournaments will be sponsored by the Marshall Chess Club, along with interested patrons.
The first "Marshall Masters" tournament will be at 7 pm on the third Tuesday of the month of January: January 19th.
These events are open to players rated over 2100. Players under 2100 may also qualify to register by scoring at least 2½ points in one of the "4 Rated Games Tonight!" action tournaments held every Thursday night at 7 pm since the last Tuesday Masters tournament.. You can also follow the action each round on Board 1 on ICC, if you can't make it out to the Marshall.
Steve Immitt
Monday, December 14, 2009
MCC Championship: Results Round 5 and Standings
Results for Round 5
Please click below to view standings
Results for Round 5. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
1 0 JUSTIN SARKAR (3.0) 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (4.0)
2 ½ SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (2.5) ½ RASHAD BABAEV (3.0)
3 1 ROBERT L HESS (2.5) 0 JAY BONIN (2.5)
4 1 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (2.5) 0 EVAN Z RABIN (2.5)
5 1 IRINA KRUSH (2.5) 0 SERGEY KUDRIN (2.5)
6 1 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (2.0) 0 YEFIM TREGER (2.5)
7 ½ MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (1.5) ½ BRIAN HULSE (1.5)
8 0 GEORGE P BERG (1.5) 1 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (1.5)
9 ½ JAMES R WEST (1.0) ½ NELSON M FARBER (1.0)
10 1 HENRY C SOBO (1.0) 0 GEORGE TOM (1.0)
½ EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.5) BYE
½ ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (2.5) BYE
½ MARIAN WAXMAN (2.0) BYE
½ JAKE S MILLER (1.5) BYE
½ JASON J MARGIOTTA (1.5) BYE
½ LEONID G YUDASIN (1.5) BYE
½ MICHAEL A ROHDE (3.5) BYE
Please click below to view standings
Results for Round 5. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
1 0 JUSTIN SARKAR (3.0) 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (4.0)
2 ½ SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (2.5) ½ RASHAD BABAEV (3.0)
3 1 ROBERT L HESS (2.5) 0 JAY BONIN (2.5)
4 1 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (2.5) 0 EVAN Z RABIN (2.5)
5 1 IRINA KRUSH (2.5) 0 SERGEY KUDRIN (2.5)
6 1 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (2.0) 0 YEFIM TREGER (2.5)
7 ½ MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (1.5) ½ BRIAN HULSE (1.5)
8 0 GEORGE P BERG (1.5) 1 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (1.5)
9 ½ JAMES R WEST (1.0) ½ NELSON M FARBER (1.0)
10 1 HENRY C SOBO (1.0) 0 GEORGE TOM (1.0)
½ EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.5) BYE
½ ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (2.5) BYE
½ MARIAN WAXMAN (2.0) BYE
½ JAKE S MILLER (1.5) BYE
½ JASON J MARGIOTTA (1.5) BYE
½ LEONID G YUDASIN (1.5) BYE
½ MICHAEL A ROHDE (3.5) BYE
Click to show the crosstable
Sunday, December 13, 2009
MCC Championships Pairings Round 4
Results for Round 4. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name
1 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (3.0) 0 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (2.5)
2 0 JAY BONIN (2.5) 1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (2.5)
3 .5 ROBERT L HESS (2.0) .5 IRINA KRUSH (2.0)
4 .5 SERGEY KUDRIN (2.0) .5 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (2.0)
5 1 RASHAD BABAEV (2.0) 0 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (2.0)
6 0 LEONID G YUDASIN (1.5) 1 JUSTIN SARKAR (2.0)
7 1 YEFIM TREGER (1.5) 0 GEORGE P BERG (1.5)
8 1 EVAN Z RABIN (1.5) 0 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (1.5)
9 1 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (1.5) 0 JASON J MARGIOTTA (1.5)
10 .5 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ(1.0) .5 BRIAN HULSE (1.0)
11 1 MARIAN WAXMAN (1.0) 0 JAMES R WEST (1.0)
12 1 JAKE S MILLER (0.5) 0 GEORGE TOM (1.0)
13 .5 EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.0) .5 HENRY C SOBO (0.5)
½ NELSON M FARBER (0.5) BYE
Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name
1 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (3.0) 0 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (2.5)
2 0 JAY BONIN (2.5) 1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (2.5)
3 .5 ROBERT L HESS (2.0) .5 IRINA KRUSH (2.0)
4 .5 SERGEY KUDRIN (2.0) .5 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (2.0)
5 1 RASHAD BABAEV (2.0) 0 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (2.0)
6 0 LEONID G YUDASIN (1.5) 1 JUSTIN SARKAR (2.0)
7 1 YEFIM TREGER (1.5) 0 GEORGE P BERG (1.5)
8 1 EVAN Z RABIN (1.5) 0 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (1.5)
9 1 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (1.5) 0 JASON J MARGIOTTA (1.5)
10 .5 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ(1.0) .5 BRIAN HULSE (1.0)
11 1 MARIAN WAXMAN (1.0) 0 JAMES R WEST (1.0)
12 1 JAKE S MILLER (0.5) 0 GEORGE TOM (1.0)
13 .5 EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.0) .5 HENRY C SOBO (0.5)
½ NELSON M FARBER (0.5) BYE
Saturday, December 12, 2009
MCC Championship Results Round 3
Results for Round 3. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name
16 0 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (2.0) 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (2.0)
17 .5 SERGEY KUDRIN (1.5) .5 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (2.0)
18 0 LEONID G YUDASIN (1.5) 1 JAY BONIN (1.5)
19 .5 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (1.5) .5 IRINA KRUSH (1.5)
20 0 JASON J MARGIOTTA (1.5) 1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (1.5)
21 0 LEIF A PRESSMAN (1.0) 1 ROBERT L HESS (1.0)
22 1 JUSTIN SARKAR (1.0) 0 JAMES R WEST (1.0)
23 1 RASHAD BABAEV (1.0) 0 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (1.0)
24 0 GEORGE TOM (1.0) 1 EVAN Z RABIN (0.5)
25 0 HENRY C SOBO (0.5) 1 YEFIM TREGER (0.5)
26 .5 BRIAN HULSE (0.5) .5 MARIAN WAXMAN (0.5)
27 0 NELSON M FARBER (0.5) 1 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (0.5)
28 1 GEORGE P BERG (0.5) 0 JAKE S MILLER (0.5)
29 1 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (0.5) 0 EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.0)
Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name
16 0 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (2.0) 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (2.0)
17 .5 SERGEY KUDRIN (1.5) .5 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (2.0)
18 0 LEONID G YUDASIN (1.5) 1 JAY BONIN (1.5)
19 .5 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (1.5) .5 IRINA KRUSH (1.5)
20 0 JASON J MARGIOTTA (1.5) 1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (1.5)
21 0 LEIF A PRESSMAN (1.0) 1 ROBERT L HESS (1.0)
22 1 JUSTIN SARKAR (1.0) 0 JAMES R WEST (1.0)
23 1 RASHAD BABAEV (1.0) 0 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (1.0)
24 0 GEORGE TOM (1.0) 1 EVAN Z RABIN (0.5)
25 0 HENRY C SOBO (0.5) 1 YEFIM TREGER (0.5)
26 .5 BRIAN HULSE (0.5) .5 MARIAN WAXMAN (0.5)
27 0 NELSON M FARBER (0.5) 1 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (0.5)
28 1 GEORGE P BERG (0.5) 0 JAKE S MILLER (0.5)
29 1 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (0.5) 0 EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.0)
MCC Championship Results R2
Results for Round 2. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
----Watch the Top 2 Boards LIVE on the Internet Chess Club----
Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name
16 .5 IRINA KRUSH (1.0) .5 LEONID G YUDASIN (1.0)
17 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (1.0) 0 RASHAD BABAEV (1.0)
18 0 JUSTIN SARKAR (1.0) 1 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (1.0)
19 .5 JAY BONIN (1.0) .5 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (1.0)
20 1 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (1.0) 0 LEIF A PRESSMAN (1.0)
21 0 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (0.5) 1 SERGEY KUDRIN (0.5)
22 1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (0.5) 0 HENRY C SOBO (0.5)
23 0 YEFIM TREGER (0.5) 1 JASON J MARGIOTTA (0.5)
24 .5 JAMES R WEST (0.5) .5 GEORGE TOM (0.5)
25 1 ROBERT L HESS (0.0) 0 EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.0)
26 .5 JAKE S MILLER (0.0) .5 BRIAN HULSE (0.0)
27 .5 EVAN Z RABIN (0.0) .5 NELSON M FARBER (0.0)
28 .5 MARIAN WAXMAN (0.0) .5 GEORGE P BERG (0.0)
29 1 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (0.0) 0 Anatoly Ostrovskiy (FILLER)
½ MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (0.0) BYE
----Watch the Top 2 Boards LIVE on the Internet Chess Club----
Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name
16 .5 IRINA KRUSH (1.0) .5 LEONID G YUDASIN (1.0)
17 1 ALEX LENDERMAN (1.0) 0 RASHAD BABAEV (1.0)
18 0 JUSTIN SARKAR (1.0) 1 MAGE PANCHANATHAN (1.0)
19 .5 JAY BONIN (1.0) .5 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ (1.0)
20 1 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN (1.0) 0 LEIF A PRESSMAN (1.0)
21 0 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY (0.5) 1 SERGEY KUDRIN (0.5)
22 1 MICHAEL A ROHDE (0.5) 0 HENRY C SOBO (0.5)
23 0 YEFIM TREGER (0.5) 1 JASON J MARGIOTTA (0.5)
24 .5 JAMES R WEST (0.5) .5 GEORGE TOM (0.5)
25 1 ROBERT L HESS (0.0) 0 EDWARD FRUMKIN (0.0)
26 .5 JAKE S MILLER (0.0) .5 BRIAN HULSE (0.0)
27 .5 EVAN Z RABIN (0.0) .5 NELSON M FARBER (0.0)
28 .5 MARIAN WAXMAN (0.0) .5 GEORGE P BERG (0.0)
29 1 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ (0.0) 0 Anatoly Ostrovskiy (FILLER)
½ MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY (0.0) BYE
MCC Championship -- Standings after Round 1
Standings. MARSHALL CC CHAMPIONSHIP
# Name Rtng Rd 1 Tot
1 LEONID G YUDASIN 2600 W25 1.0
2 ALEX LENDERMAN 2577 W20 1.0
3 MAGE PANCHANATHAN 2522 W21 1.0
4 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ 2512 W19 1.0
5 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN 2489 W22 1.0
6 IRINA KRUSH 2479 W23 1.0
7 JUSTIN SARKAR 2421 W24 1.0
8 RASHAD BABAEV 2412 W26 1.0
9 JAY BONIN 2352 W27 1.0
10 LEIF A PRESSMAN 2283 W28 1.0
11 SERGEY KUDRIN 2622 H--- 0.5
12 MICHAEL A ROHDE 2489 H--- 0.5
13 YEFIM TREGER 2242 D18 0.5
14 JAMES R WEST 2200 H--- 0.5
15 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY 2151 H--- 0.5
16 HENRY C SOBO 2002 H--- 0.5
17 JASON J MARGIOTTA 1942 H--- 0.5
18 GEORGE TOM 1924 D13 0.5
19 ROBERT L HESS 2655 L4 0.0
20 BRIAN HULSE 2200 L2 0.0
21 EVAN Z RABIN 2157 L3 0.0
22 GEORGE P BERG 2074 L5 0.0
23 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ 2047 L6 0.0
24 EDWARD FRUMKIN 2035 L7 0.0
25 JAKE S MILLER 2032 L1 0.0
26 MARIAN WAXMAN 1979 L8 0.0
27 NELSON M FARBER 1963 L9 0.0
28 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY 1963 L10 0.0
# Name Rtng Rd 1 Tot
1 LEONID G YUDASIN 2600 W25 1.0
2 ALEX LENDERMAN 2577 W20 1.0
3 MAGE PANCHANATHAN 2522 W21 1.0
4 JOHN P FEDOROWICZ 2512 W19 1.0
5 SIDD RAVICHANDRAN 2489 W22 1.0
6 IRINA KRUSH 2479 W23 1.0
7 JUSTIN SARKAR 2421 W24 1.0
8 RASHAD BABAEV 2412 W26 1.0
9 JAY BONIN 2352 W27 1.0
10 LEIF A PRESSMAN 2283 W28 1.0
11 SERGEY KUDRIN 2622 H--- 0.5
12 MICHAEL A ROHDE 2489 H--- 0.5
13 YEFIM TREGER 2242 D18 0.5
14 JAMES R WEST 2200 H--- 0.5
15 ALEKSA OSTROVSKIY 2151 H--- 0.5
16 HENRY C SOBO 2002 H--- 0.5
17 JASON J MARGIOTTA 1942 H--- 0.5
18 GEORGE TOM 1924 D13 0.5
19 ROBERT L HESS 2655 L4 0.0
20 BRIAN HULSE 2200 L2 0.0
21 EVAN Z RABIN 2157 L3 0.0
22 GEORGE P BERG 2074 L5 0.0
23 ALEXANDER ROSS KATZ 2047 L6 0.0
24 EDWARD FRUMKIN 2035 L7 0.0
25 JAKE S MILLER 2032 L1 0.0
26 MARIAN WAXMAN 1979 L8 0.0
27 NELSON M FARBER 1963 L9 0.0
28 MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY 1963 L10 0.0
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