Last Chance to Enter U 2000 Tournament: Wednesday, May 26, 2010

After two rounds of the Wednesday night U 2000 tournament, five players maintain a perfect score of 2-0. It is still possible to join the tournament on Wednesday, May 26 with a starting score of 1-1. The round starts at 7:00 p. m.

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SwissSys Standings. MCC Weds. U2000

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot	Prize
1	Edward P Kopiecki	10108004	1987	W21	W9	2.0
2	Glenn Ch Leotaud	10724392	1894	W17	X14	2.0
3	Sabri Mehmedovic	12789228	1893	W13	W11	2.0
4	David Kantey	10591848	1865	W22	W15	2.0
5	Jesse F Breneman	12897879	1708	W18	W7	2.0
6	Zachary H Cohn	12523530	1975	L11	W19	1.0
7	Boris Berkun	12029870	1949	W12	L5	1.0
8	Casey Jacobs	14189801	1782	H---	D10	1.0
9	Uri N Feld	13215965	1755	W23	L1	1.0
10	Michael Gutierrez	12459430	1700	D19	D8	1.0
11	Musa Jamshed	12930048	1678	W6	L3	1.0
12	Willy Gissen	12841187	1605	L7	W23	1.0
13	L Dillon Holder	13192013	1547	L3	W21	1.0
14	Timothy Callahan	12654778	1027	W20	F2	1.0
15	Ryan McHale	14422692	unr.	W16	L4	1.0
16	Gabriel Rigono	10074819	1700	L15	D17	0.5
17	Mariano Torras	14374337	1529	L2	D16	0.5
18	Ken Cohen	10086353	1344	L5	D20	0.5
19	Teseo L Torras	13651556	1279	D10	L6	0.5
20	Dana [Filler] Kristal	13164670	1262	L14	D18	0.5
21	Kyle Moon	13076084	1740	L1	L13	0.0
22	Alexander H Kamen	12932713	1504	L4	U---	0.0
23	Howard Pinn	12089560	1500	L9	L12	0.0

MCC U2000 Tournament: Sabrij Mehmedovic Takes Clear Lead

After round three of the Marshall U2000 Wednesday tournament, only Sabrij Mehmedovic maintains a perfect 3-0 score after winning against last month's champion Glenn Leotaud. Please click below for the complete standings.

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SwissSys Standings. Marshall CC Weds U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1905	W26	W8	W7	3.0
2	ZACHARY H COHN	1984	W13	W15	D3	2.5
3	SERGE ADELSON	1829	W24	W10	D2	2.5
4	BORIS BERKUN	1937	L8	W26	X14	2.0
5	DAVID KANTEY	1847	H---	W23	D9	2.0
6	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	1846	L10	W24	W17	2.0
7	GLENN CHE LEOTAUD	1829	W18	W20	L1	2.0
8	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	W4	L1	W19	2.0
9	KYLE MOON	1683	W12	H---	D5	2.0
10	L DILLON HOLDER	1547	W6	L3	W15	2.0
11	EDWARD L DALEY	1493	H---	H---	W16	2.0
12	ANATOLY TREGER	1924	L9	D13	W20	1.5
13	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	L2	D12	W23	1.5
14	SAMUEL ENGLARD	1318	H---	X22	F4	1.5
15	MARCUS FENNER	1800	W25	L2	L10	1.0
16	THOMAS D MURPHY	1792	L20	W18	L11	1.0
17	VAUGHAN MC DONALD	1708	H---	H---	L6	1.0
18	JAMES P BURKLE	1476	L7	L16	W26	1.0
19	KEN COHEN	1315	H---	H---	L8	1.0
20	DEREK C KLEINBAUM	1239	W16	L7	L12	1.0
21	DANA [Filler] KRISTAL	1179	U---	W25	U---	1.0
22	JOHN A GRUSKA	1741	H---	F14	U---	0.5
23	JESSE F BRENEMAN	1728	H---	L5	L13	0.5
24	HOWARD PINN	1500	L3	L6	D25	0.5
25	JOHN KYLAS	1366	L15	L21	D24	0.5
26	RON ANDERSON	1674	L1	L4	L18	0.0

Upsets Galore In Round One Of The New Wednesday U2000 Tournament

Usually, upsets are very rare in the first round of a Swiss tournament. Yesterday's first round of the Marshall Chess Club Under 2000 tournaments was not usual-four of the nine games ended in victory for the underdog. On board two, Michael Gutierrez defended himself precisely with black against a sacrifice attack by March winner Boris Berkun and then converted his material superiority to a full point. Board three saw a win by rising star Kyle Moon against Wednesday regular Anatoly Treger. In further upsets, Dillon Holder defeated Aigboje Aregbeyen and Derek Kleinbaum (1239 USCF) overcame a 550 point rating disadvantage to beat Thomas Murphy.

It is still possible to join the tournament in the second round on April 15 with a starting score of half a point.

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SwissSys Standings. Marshall CC Weds U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Tot
1	ZACHARY H COHN	1984	W15	1.0
2	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1905	W16	1.0
3	SERGE ADELSON	1829	W17	1.0
4	GLENN CHE LEOTAUD	1829	W18	1.0
5	MARCUS FENNER	1800	W19	1.0
6	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	W11	1.0
7	KYLE MOON	1683	W12	1.0
8	L DILLON HOLDER	1547	W13	1.0
9	DEREK C KLEINBAUM	1239	W14	1.0
10	JOHN A GRUSKA	1741	H---	0.5
11	BORIS BERKUN	1937	L6	0.0
12	ANATOLY TREGER	1924	L7	0.0
13	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	1846	L8	0.0
14	THOMAS D MURPHY	1792	L9	0.0
15	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	L1	0.0
16	RON ANDERSON	1674	L2	0.0
17	HOWARD PINN	1500	L3	0.0
18	JAMES P BURKLE	1476	L4	0.0
19	JOHN KYLAS	1366	L5	0.0

MCC Under 2000 Tournament Finishes With 3-Way Tie For First

Glenn Leotaud, who had started the event with a perfect score of 4-0, was stopped in the last round of the MCC Wednesdays U2000 tournament, losing to Boris Berkun with the black pieces. Ron Anderson, whose opponent failed to show up, scored a free point and a spot on top of the victor's podium.

A new Under 2000 tournament will start on Wednesday, April 7.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WED U2000 3/3/10-3/31/10

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	BORIS BERKUN	1937	W28	D5	W15	D8	W2	4.0	112.33
2	GLENN CHE LEOTAUD	1844	W24	W13	W12	W6	L1	4.0	112.33
3	RON ANDERSON	1672	L7	W25	W9	W17	X8	4.0	112.33
4	ANATOLY TREGER	1900	D11	W21	L6	W19	W12	3.5	33.50
5	SERGE ADELSON	1842	W22	D1	L8	W21	W11	3.5	33.50
6	ZACHARY H COHN	1987	D10	W26	W4	L2	H---	3.0
7	AZEEZ ALADE	1906	W3	H---	H---	U---	W14	3.0
8	DAVID KANTEY	1903	W18	D15	W5	D1	F3	3.0
9	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	1783	W20	L12	L3	B---	W17	3.0
10	JOHN A GRUSKA	1716	D6	H---	H---	D15	W13	3.0
11	KYLE MOON	1622	D4	W28	W16	D12	L5	3.0
12	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1905	W17	W9	L2	D11	L4	2.5
13	GABRIEL RIGONO	1718	W27	L2	W24	H---	L10	2.5
14	SHAWN SWINDELL	1843	W25	H---	H---	U---	L7	2.0
15	MARCUS FENNER	1800	W19	D8	L1	D10	U---	2.0
16	CASEY JACOBS	1798	H---	H---	L11	U---	W21	2.0
17	JESSE F BRENEMAN	1668	L12	W22	W26	L3	L9	2.0
18	WILLY GISSEN	1630	L8	D20	L21	W24	D19	2.0
19	EDWARD L DALEY	1493	L15	H---	W20	L4	D18	2.0
20	KEN COHEN	1336	L9	D18	L19	D23	X24	2.0
21	DANE A JACKSON	1585	H---	L4	W18	L5	L16	1.5
22	HOWARD PINN	1500	L5	L17	W28	H---	U---	1.5
23	DANA [FILLER] KRISTAL	1196	L26	U---	W25	D20	U---	1.5
24	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1618	L2	W27	L13	L18	F20	1.0
25	PEDRO R GARCIA	1535	L14	L3	L23	U---	W28	1.0
26	ADRIAN DURKIN	1268	W23	L6	L17	U---	U---	1.0
27	HENRY MORI	1274	L13	L24	H---	U---	U---	0.5
28	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L1	L11	L22	U---	L25	0.0

MCC-U2000: Leotaud Alone On Top After Round 4!

Glenn Leotaud upset top-rated Zach Cohn in round 4 of the Marshall CC U2000 tournament. He is now 4-0, one full point ahead of Boris Berkun, David Kantey, Kyle Moon, and Ron Anderson, who all still have a chance to catch Glenn in the final round next Wednesday.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WED U2000 3/3/10-3/31/10

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot
1	GLENN CHE LEOTAUD	1844	W23	W10	W7	W6	4.0
2	BORIS BERKUN	1937	W27	D9	W13	D3	3.0
3	DAVID KANTEY	1903	W17	D13	W9	D2	3.0
4	RON ANDERSON	1672	L11	W28	W14	W16	3.0
5	KYLE MOON	1622	D8	W27	W22	D7	3.0
6	ZACHARY H COHN	1987	D15	W25	W8	L1	2.5
7	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1905	W16	W14	L1	D5	2.5
8	ANATOLY TREGER	1900	D5	W18	L6	W20	2.5
9	SERGE ADELSON	1842	W19	D2	L3	W18	2.5
10	GABRIEL RIGONO	1718	W26	L1	W23	H---	2.5
11	AZEEZ ALADE	1906	W4	H---	H---	U---	2.0
12	SHAWN SWINDELL	1843	W28	H---	H---	U---	2.0
13	MARCUS FENNER	1800	W20	D3	L2	D15	2.0
14	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	1783	W24	L7	L4	B---	2.0
15	JOHN A GRUSKA	1716	D6	H---	H---	D13	2.0
16	JESSE F BRENEMAN	1668	L7	W19	W25	L4	2.0
17	WILLY GISSEN	1630	L3	D24	L18	W23	1.5
18	DANE A JACKSON	1585	H---	L8	W17	L9	1.5
19	HOWARD PINN	1500	L9	L16	W27	H---	1.5
20	EDWARD L DALEY	1493	L13	H---	W24	L8	1.5
21	DANA [FILLER] KRISTAL	1196	L25	U---	W28	D24	1.5
22	CASEY JACOBS	1798	H---	H---	L5	U---	1.0
23	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1618	L1	W26	L10	L17	1.0
24	KEN COHEN	1336	L14	D17	L20	D21	1.0
25	ADRIAN DURKIN	1268	W21	L6	L16	U---	1.0
26	HENRY MORI	1274	L10	L23	H---	U---	0.5
27	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L2	L5	L19	U---	0.0
28	PEDRO R GARCIA	1535	L12	L4	L21	U---	0.0

Wednesday-U2000: Leotaud Alone on Top!

Glenn Leotaud defeated Wednesday night regular Sabrij Mehmedovic with black to capture the clear lead in the Marshall U2000 tournament with a score of 3-0. Half a point behind are Zach Cohn, Boris Berkun, David Kantey, and Kyle Moon, who upset the rapidly improving Casey Jacobs with the black pieces.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WED U2000 3/3/10-3/31/10

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	GLENN CHE LEOTAUD	1844	W20	W9	W7	3.0
2	ZACHARY H COHN	1987	D15	W23	W12	2.5
3	BORIS BERKUN	1937	W27	D13	W14	2.5
4	DAVID KANTEY	1903	W24	D14	W13	2.5
5	KYLE MOON	1622	D12	W27	W18	2.5
6	AZEEZ ALADE	1906	W10	H---	H---	2.0
7	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1905	W11	W19	L1	2.0
8	SHAWN SWINDELL	1843	W21	H---	H---	2.0
9	GABRIEL RIGONO	1718	W26	L1	W20	2.0
10	RON ANDERSON	1672	L6	W21	W19	2.0
11	JESSE F BRENEMAN	1668	L7	W22	W23	2.0
12	ANATOLY TREGER	1900	D5	W16	L2	1.5
13	SERGE ADELSON	1842	W22	D3	L4	1.5
14	MARCUS FENNER	1800	W17	D4	L3	1.5
15	JOHN A GRUSKA	1716	D2	H---	H---	1.5
16	DANE A JACKSON	1585	H---	L12	W24	1.5
17	EDWARD L DALEY	1493	L14	H---	W25	1.5
18	CASEY JACOBS	1798	H---	H---	L5	1.0
19	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	1783	W25	L7	L10	1.0
20	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1618	L1	W26	L9	1.0
21	PEDRO R GARCIA	1535	L8	L10	W28	1.0
22	HOWARD PINN	1500	L13	L11	W27	1.0
23	ADRIAN DURKIN	1268	W28	L2	L11	1.0
24	WILLY GISSEN	1630	L4	D25	L16	0.5
25	KEN COHEN	1336	L19	D24	L17	0.5
26	HENRY MORI	1274	L9	L20	H---	0.5
27	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L3	L5	L22	0.0
28	DANA [FILLER] KRISTAL	1196	L23	U---	L21	0.0

WEDNESDAY U2000: Only 2 Players With Perfect Score After Round 2

After round 2 of the MCC U2000 tournament only Sabrij Mehmedovic and Glenn Leotaud maintain a perfect score. Sabrij won with black against Aigboje Aregbeyen and Glenn defeated Gabriel Rigono with white. Wednesday, March 17th will be the last chance to enter the 5-round event with two half point byes.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WED U2000 3/3/10-3/31/10

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1905	W16	W12	2.0
2	GLENN CHE LEOTAUD	1844	W17	W13	2.0
3	ZACHARY H COHN	1987	D14	W18	1.5
4	BORIS BERKUN	1937	W23	D9	1.5
5	AZEEZ ALADE	1906	W15	H---	1.5
6	DAVID KANTEY	1903	W19	D10	1.5
7	ANATOLY TREGER	1900	D11	W20	1.5
8	SHAWN SWINDELL	1843	W24	H---	1.5
9	SERGE ADELSON	1842	W25	D4	1.5
10	MARCUS FENNER	1800	W21	D6	1.5
11	KYLE MOON	1622	D7	W23	1.5
12	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	1783	W22	L1	1.0
13	GABRIEL RIGONO	1718	W26	L2	1.0
14	JOHN A GRUSKA	1716	D3	H---	1.0
15	RON ANDERSON	1672	L5	W24	1.0
16	JESSE F BRENEMAN	1668	L1	W25	1.0
17	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1618	L2	W26	1.0
18	ADRIAN DURKIN	1268	W27	L3	1.0
19	WILLY GISSEN	1630	L6	D22	0.5
20	DANE A JACKSON	1585	H---	L7	0.5
21	EDWARD L DALEY	1493	L10	H---	0.5
22	KEN COHEN	1336	L12	D19	0.5
23	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L4	L11	0.0
24	PEDRO R GARCIA	1535	L8	L15	0.0
25	HOWARD PINN	1500	L9	L16	0.0
26	HENRY MORI	1274	L13	L17	0.0
27	DANA [FILLER] KRISTAL	1196	L18	U---	0.0

Wednesday Night Showdown on Board 1...

...brought David Kantley a big win, earning him a tie with Steven Lamb for 1st place in the U2000 tournament. Results and prize winners are listed below.

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MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	W7	H---	D4	W13	W2	4.0	81.00
2	STEVEN THOMA LAMB	1813	W16	W13	W9	W6	L1	4.0	81.00
3	TONY S GONZALES	1863	H---	W8	L6	W7	W11	3.5	14.33
4	JAMES A BLACK	1852	H---	W18	D1	W9	D6	3.5	14.33
5	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	W14	L9	W12	H---	W8	3.5	14.33
6	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1673	W18	W10	W3	L2	D4	3.5	51.00
7	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1580	L1	W14	D10	L3	W12	2.5
8	ROMAN ABDOLAHZADI	unr.	H---	L3	W15	W10	L5	2.5
9	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1902	W11	W5	L2	L4	U---	2.0
10	MARCUS FENNER	1850	W12	L6	D7	L8	D15	2.0
11	THOMAS D MURPHY	1680	L9	W16	L13	W14	L3	2.0
12	DELMAR L GATES	1483	L10	W15	L5	X16	L7	2.0
13	CASEY JACOBS	1298	W15	L2	W11	L1	U---	2.0
14	KEN COHEN	1240	L5	L7	D16	L11	B---	1.5
15	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L13	L12	L8	D17	D10	1.0
16	ANDREW M FOX	1377	L2	L11	D14	F12	U---	0.5
17	QUASAR FILLER HAMPTON	1368	U---	U---	U---	D15	U---	0.5
18	SERGE ADELSON	1888	L6	L4	U---	U---	U---	0.0

Lamb sole leader

Steven Lamb leads the Wednesday night pack with a perfect 4.0. Even if he loses this Wednesday, Steven will still tie for first place, as his closest pursuers are a point behind.

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MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot
1	STEVEN THOMA LAMB	1813	W15	W11	W8	W4	4.0
2	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	W13	H---	D3	W11	3.0
3	JAMES A BLACK	1852	H---	W18	D2	W8	3.0
4	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1673	W18	W12	W5	L1	3.0
5	TONY S GONZALES	1863	H---	W7	L4	W13	2.5
6	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	W17	L8	W10	H---	2.5
7	ROMAN ABDOLAHZADI	unr.	H---	L5	W14	W12	2.5
8	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1902	W9	W6	L1	L3	2.0
9	THOMAS D MURPHY	1680	L8	W15	L11	W17	2.0
10	DELMAR L GATES	1483	L12	W14	L6	X15	2.0
11	CASEY JACOBS	1298	W14	L1	W9	L2	2.0
12	MARCUS FENNER	1850	W10	L4	D13	L7	1.5
13	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1580	L2	W17	D12	L5	1.5
14	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L11	L10	L7	D16	0.5
15	ANDREW M FOX	1377	L1	L9	D17	F10	0.5
16	QUASAR FILLER HAMPTON	1368	U---	U---	U---	D14	0.5
17	KEN COHEN	1240	L6	L13	D15	L9	0.5
18	SERGE ADELSON	1888	L4	L3	U---	U---	0.0

Wednesday U2000 - Two Still Pefect

Lamb and Rahman lead the pack with perfect scores. They'll face each other Wednesday the 30th, and the winner will most likely win the tourney.

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MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	STEVEN THOMA LAMB	1813	W14	W7	W3	3.0
2	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1673	W16	W9	W8	3.0
3	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1902	W12	W6	L1	2.0
4	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	W10	H---	D5	2.0
5	JAMES A BLACK	1852	H---	W16	D4	2.0
6	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	W15	L3	W13	2.0
7	CASEY JACOBS	1298	W17	L1	W12	2.0
8	TONY S GONZALES	1863	H---	W11	L2	1.5
9	MARCUS FENNER	1850	W13	L2	D10	1.5
10	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1580	L4	W15	D9	1.5
11	ROMAN ABDOLAHZADI	unr.	H---	L8	W17	1.5
12	THOMAS D MURPHY	1680	L3	W14	L7	1.0
13	DELMAR L GATES	1483	L9	W17	L6	1.0
14	ANDREW M FOX	1377	L1	L12	D15	0.5
15	KEN COHEN	1240	L6	L10	D14	0.5
16	SERGE ADELSON	1888	L2	L5	U---	0.0
17	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L7	L13	L11	0.0

Wednesday U2000

Three players tied for the lead after round two in the Wednesday U2000. It's still not too late to join the tournament, with byes in rounds one and two.

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MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	SABRIJ MEHMEDOVIC	1902	1917	W9	W8	2.0
2	STEVEN THOMA LAMB	1813	1817	W16	W12	2.0
3	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1673	1721	W14	W7	2.0
4	TONY S GONZALES	1863	1866	H---	W13	1.5
5	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	1858	W10	H---	1.5
6	JAMES A BLACK	1852	1870	H---	W14	1.5
7	MARCUS FENNER	1850	1830	W11	L3	1.0
8	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	1694	W17	L1	1.0
9	THOMAS D MURPHY	1680	1678	L1	W16	1.0
10	FID DE LOS SANTOS	1580	1578	L5	W17	1.0
11	DELMAR L GATES	1483	1504	L7	W15	1.0
12	CASEY JACOBS	1298	1326	W15	L2	1.0
13	ROMAN ABDOLAHZADI	unr.	1463	H---	L4	0.5
14	SERGE ADELSON	1888	1846	L3	L6	0.0
15	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	1646	L12	L11	0.0
16	ANDREW M FOX	1377	1370	L2	L9	0.0
17	KEN COHEN	1240	1234	L8	L10	0.0

17 Starters at the September 10-October 15 FIDE Thursdays

We are happy to see some new participants in this Thursday slow event (G/120 to be rateable by FIDE), including 12 seeking FIDE ratings. The five with FIDE ratings already are regulars Yefim Treger, George Berg, Ed Frumkin and Marian Waxman, joined by G/30 regular Asa Hoffmann. In addition to longstanding Thursday regulars Ed Scher, Jeff Tannenbaum, Jerry Monaco and Sandra Oliver, we were joined by occasional Sarathi Ray and Lawrence Carlos, returning former regular (newly retired) Tony Greco, new member but familiar face John Brendel, Wednesday regulars Serge Adelson and Paul Rachlin, and G/30 convert (we hope) Polly Wright. We may have set a new record with seven of the fifteen members of the Marshall Board of Governors playing in the same event (this is the most I remember in my 4 years and change on the Board).

Round 1 pairings:

Greco ½ -Hoffmann ½ : Asa’s beloved Czech Benoni didn’t get him anything special; Tony had the usual big space advantage.
Treger 1-Scher 0: Ed’s Scandinavian left him down his usual pawn, and by his own admission he missed a couple of chances to stay in the game.
Tannenbaum 0- Ray 1: I must admit I didn’t get a chance to look at this one, since I was in enough difficulties in my own game.
Berg ½ -Adelson ½ : George was up a pawn or two until Black got in a neat rook offer based on a back rank mate.
Rachlin 0-Frumkin 1: My opponent declined a draw offer and then apparently miscounted the material, liquidating into a pawn down same color Bishop ending which was probably dead lost.
Waxman 1-Monaco 0: The last game to finish – Marian lost the Exchange but seemed to be holding with Knight vs. Rook when Jerry walked into a Knight fork rather than return the exchange for a probable draw.
Oliver 1-Carlos 0: The big upset of the night – by the time I saw it, Sandra had a Rook against an armada of pawns which hadn’t yet advanced very far, so she prevailed.
Brendel 1-Wright 0: This looked like a Wing Gambit in the Sicilian or something similar in which Polly put up a good fight.

The prize fund is $175-$125-$100 and $100 under 2000 based on 20 players and if we exceed 20, the prizes will be raised. We expect more players next week (Paul Doganges (1800), another Thursday regular, took a first round bye). We especially need players with FIDE ratings so that this event can fulfill its mission of enabling players without them to play at least four games against those who already have them. There are only four players rated over 2000 so far, so anybody can win it. There are six rounds in the event and two ½ point byes are permitted (byes in the last three rounds must be committed to before Round 4 (October 1)).

[posted by Ed Frumkin]

Wednesday U2000 Results

Yuta Kakutani reeled off four straight wins and emerged victorious with a final score of 4.5 out of 5. Jonathan Hidalgo and Kenneth Collins split 2nd and 3rd place with 4 points apiece.

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Marshall CC Wednesday U2000 8/05/09 - 9/2/09; Final Standings

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	YUTA KAKUTANI	1792	H---	W21	W7	W8	W5	4.5
2	JONATHAN HIDALGO	1707	W23	W11	L8	W10	W6	4.0
3	KENNETH R COLLINS	1674	H---	W28	H---	W9	W8	4.0
4	STEVEN THOMAS LAMB	1700	W6	L8	D11	W23	W14	3.5
5	YARON GVILI	unr.	W12	W9	W16	H---	L1	3.5
6	SERGE ADELSON	1919	L4	W19	W17	W18	L2	3.0
7	MARCUS FENNER	1905	D26	W13	L1	H---	W15	3.0
8	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	W20	W4	W2	L1	L3	3.0
9	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1764	W15	L5	W25	L3	W18	3.0
10	TONY S GONZALES	unr.	H---	D18	W24	L2	W17	3.0
11	ANATOLY TREGER	1903	W19	L2	D4	L14	W23	2.5
12	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L5	D23	D15	W25	D13	2.5
13	BEN A KESSLER	1504	D22	L7	W21	D17	D12	2.5
14	THOMAS C WILLKENS	1356	W24	L16	H---	W11	L4	2.5
15	CASEY JACOBS	1047	L9	B---	D12	B---	L7	2.5
16	NICHOLAS CRAVOTTA	1804	W27	W14	L5	U---	U---	2.0
17	RALPH A BUCCIANO	1774	D21	W29	L6	D13	L10	2.0
18	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	D28	D10	W26	L6	L9	2.0
19	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	1552	L11	L6	W29	L20	W27	2.0
20	HOWARD PINN	1500	L8	H---	L23	W19	D21	2.0
21	KEN COHEN	1291	D17	L1	L13	B---	D20	2.0
22	MARK A SINZ	1859	D13	D26	H---	U---	U---	1.5
23	DELMAR L GATES	unr.	L2	D12	W20	L4	L11	1.5
24	JAMES A BLACK	1791	L14	W27	L10	U---	U---	1.0
25	JOSEPH FORTUNATO	1588	H---	H---	L9	L12	U---	1.0
26	ZACHARY TANENBAUM	1575	D7	D22	L18	U---	U---	1.0
27	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	1381	L16	L24	W30	U---	L19	1.0
28	ERROL WHITLEY	1963	D18	L3	U---	U---	U---	0.5
29	HENRY MORI	1191	H---	L17	L19	U---	U---	0.5
30	SAUL PRIEVER FILLER	1659	U---	U---	L27	U---	U---	0.0

Wednesday Under 2000 results - Round 3

There are only two undefeated players left after three rounds of play. David Kantey and unrated Yaron Gvili lead the field with a perfect 3.0 score.

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Marshall CC Wednesday U2000; August 5th through September 2nd

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	W27	W15	W7	3.0
2	YARON GVILI	unr.	W21	W6	W5	3.0
3	YUTA KAKUTANI	1792	H---	W28	W11	2.5
4	SERGE ADELSON	1919	L15	W24	W14	2.0
5	NICHOLAS CRAVOTTA	1804	W25	W17	L2	2.0
6	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1764	W18	L2	W22	2.0
7	JONATHAN HIDALGO	1707	W19	W12	L1	2.0
8	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	D26	D10	W23	2.0
9	KENNETH R COLLINS	1674	H---	W26	H---	2.0
10	TONY S GONZALES	unr.	H---	D8	W20	2.0
11	MARCUS FENNER	1905	D23	W16	L3	1.5
12	ANATOLY TREGER	1903	W24	L7	D15	1.5
13	MARK A SINZ	1859	D16	D23	H---	1.5
14	RALPH A BUCCIANO	1774	D28	W29	L4	1.5
15	STEVEN THOMAS LAMB	1700	W4	L1	D12	1.5
16	BEN A KESSLER	1504	D13	L11	W28	1.5
17	THOMAS C WILLKENS	1356	W20	L5	H---	1.5
18	CASEY JACOBS	1047	L6	B---	D21	1.5
19	DELMAR L GATES	unr.	L7	D21	W27	1.5
20	JAMES A BLACK	1791	L17	W25	L10	1.0
21	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L2	D19	D18	1.0
22	JOSEPH FORTUNATO	1588	H---	H---	L6	1.0
23	ZACHARY TANENBAUM	1575	D11	D13	L8	1.0
24	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	1552	L12	L4	W29	1.0
25	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	1381	L5	L20	W30	1.0
26	ERROL WHITLEY	1963	D8	L9	U---	0.5
27	HOWARD PINN	1500	L1	H---	L19	0.5
28	KEN COHEN	1291	D14	L3	L16	0.5
29	HENRY MORI	1191	H---	L14	L24	0.5
30	SAUL PRIEVER FILLER	1659	U---	U---	L25	0.0

Wednesday U2000, 2nd Round Results

Four players are still undefeated in the Wednesday U2000: David Kantey, Nicholas Cravotta, Jonathan Hidalgo, and Yaron Gvili.

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Marshall Wednesday Under 2000, Round 2

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	DAVID S KANTEY	1852	W23	W15	2.0
2	NICHOLAS CRAVOTTA	1804	W28	W17	2.0
3	JONATHAN HIDALGO	1707	W26	W10	2.0
4	YARON GVILI	unr.	W21	W13	2.0
5	MARCUS FENNER	1905	D16	W22	1.5
6	YUTA KAKUTANI	1792	H---	W24	1.5
7	RALPH A BUCCIANO	1774	D24	W25	1.5
8	KENNETH R COLLINS	1674	H---	W20	1.5
9	SERGE ADELSON	1919	L15	W27	1.0
10	ANATOLY TREGER	1903	W27	L3	1.0
11	MARK A SINZ	1859	D22	D16	1.0
12	JAMES A BLACK	1791	L17	W28	1.0
13	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	1764	W18	L4	1.0
14	GABRIEL RIGONO	1700	D20	D19	1.0
15	STEVEN THOMAS LAMB	1700	W9	L1	1.0
16	ZACHARY TANENBAUM	1575	D5	D11	1.0
17	THOMAS C WILLKENS	1356	W12	L2	1.0
18	CASEY JACOBS	1047	L13	B---	1.0
19	TONY S GONZALES	unr.	H---	D14	1.0
20	ERROL WHITLEY	1963	D14	L8	0.5
21	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	1700	L4	D26	0.5
22	BEN A KESSLER	1504	D11	L5	0.5
23	HOWARD PINN	1500	L1	H---	0.5
24	KEN COHEN	1291	D7	L6	0.5
25	HENRY MORI	1191	H---	L7	0.5
26	DELMAR L GATES	unr.	L3	D21	0.5
27	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	1552	L10	L9	0.0
28	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	1381	L2	L12	0.0

The Wednesday U2000 Begins

Round 1 results of our weekly U2000 tournament, which began Wednesday, 5 August.

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#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Tot
1	ANATOLY TREGER	12688021	1903	W21	1.0
2	DAVID S KANTEY	10591848	1852	W22	1.0
3	NICHOLAS CRAVOTTA	12912700	1804	W23	1.0
4	RAHW ABDUL-RAHMAN	13598130	1764	W24	1.0
5	JONATHAN HIDALGO	13597796	1707	W25	1.0
6	STEVEN THOMA LAMB	13492304	1700	W18	1.0
7	THOMAS C WILLKENS	12850652	1356	W19	1.0
8	YARON GVILI	14229820	unr.	W20	1.0
9	ERROL WHITLEY	12430631	1963	D13	0.5
10	MARCUS FENNER	12580150	1905	D14	0.5
11	MARK A SINZ	10481384	1859	D15	0.5
12	RALPH A BUCCIANO	12238620	1774	D16	0.5
13	GABRIEL RIGONO	10074819	1700	D9	0.5
14	ZACHARY TANENBAUM	13616253	1575	D10	0.5
15	BEN A KESSLER	12899201	1504	D11	0.5
16	KEN COHEN	10086353	1291	D12	0.5
17	TONY S GONZALES	14221740	unr.	H---	0.5
18	SERGE ADELSON	12590630	1919	L6	0.0
19	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1791	L7	0.0
20	MICHAEL GUTIERREZ	12459430	1700	L8	0.0
21	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	12612788	1552	L1	0.0
22	HOWARD PINN	12089560	1500	L2	0.0
23	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	12727388	1381	L3	0.0
24	CASEY JACOBS	14189801	1047	L4	0.0
25	DELMAR L GATES	14076896	unr.	L5	0.0

Wedneday Under-2000 Standings

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	ANDREA TRABUCCO	13015850	1898	1917	W26	D9	W11	W7	3.5
2	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1676	1699	W31	W16	W6	D3	3.5
3	STEVEN THOMAS LAMB	13492304	1660	1711	W29	W23	W19	D2	3.5
4	MARK A SINZ	10481384	1826	1830	H---	D10	W26	W19	3.0
5	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	12987908	1817	1807	L16	W30	W27	W9	3.0
6	ALEXANDER FABBRI	13348351	1565	1602	B---	W13	L2	W14	3.0
7	PAUL TON	12797680	1708	1724	H---	W28	W23	L1	2.5
8	MICHAEL M GUTIERREZ	12459430	1700	1687	W17	L19	W29	D10	2.5
9	CAROLINE HO	12802673	1614	1650	W21	D1	W12	L5	2.5
10	PANAGIOTIS LOUKAS	12938853	1504	1560	D24	D4	W13	D8	2.5
11	MARCUS FENNER	12580150	1930	1914	H---	W27	L1	D12	2.0
12	SERGE ADELSON	12590630	1909	1890	H---	W24	L9	D11	2.0
13	KARL ESCHELBACH	12834803	1820	1777	W30	L6	L10	W26	2.0
14	GABRIEL RIGONO	10074819	1700	1659	L27	W33	W17	L6	2.0
15	TYLER SCHWARTZ	13467631	1547	1546	L23	L29	W33	W25	2.0
16	ALEXANDER J CRUMP	13607663	1535	1559	W5	L2	D20	H---	2.0
17	ANDREW M FOX	12569439	1360	1405	L8	W25	L14	W24	2.0
18	-FILLER_CHRIS DZOAN	12754222	985	1039	W33	W31	U---	U---	2.0
19	PAUL BENDORIUS	14228208	unr.	1690	W25	W8	L3	L4	2.0
20	JAMES R LOWE	12891685	1705	1698	H---	H---	D16	U---	1.5
21	ELI SHALOM SHAUBI	13729676	unr.	1354	L9	L26	W31	H---	1.5
22	Faerman-Filler-Lily	12566295	1888	1891	U---	U---	U---	W29	1.0
23	NICHOLAS CRAVOTTA	12912700	1833	1793	W15	L3	L7	U---	1.0
24	KENNETH R COLLINS	12931648	1701	1657	D10	L12	H---	L17	1.0
25	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	12612788	1576	1528	L19	L17	W28	L15	1.0
26	TYSON FRANCIS MAO	12785061	1549	1542	L1	W21	L4	L13	1.0
27	AMOS CHARLES GO	14161184	1482	1501	W14	L11	L5	U---	1.0
28	BOUBAKAR S FOFANA	12607966	1278	1272	H---	L7	L25	D31	1.0
29	DELMAR L GATES	14076896	unr.	1498	L3	W15	L8	L22	1.0
30	EDWARD L DALEY	12806096	1544	1533	L13	L5	H---	U---	0.5
31	KEN COHEN	10086353	1300	1255	L2	L18	L21	D28	0.5
32	LAWRENCE CARLOS	14123418	2091	2091	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0
33	DEREK C KLEINBAUM	13328693	1250	1217	L18	L14	L15	U---	0.0

Wednesday U2000 5/27-6/24

William Dubinsky won the Wednesday Under 2000 that concluded this evening, 6/24/09, with a score of 4.5 in 5 Rounds, drawing his last round game with Anatoly Treger. Bill won $174.00. There was a three way tie for 2nd, 3rd, and Under 1700 between Treger, Mark Sinz and Jonathan Carralon, each of whom scored 4 points and each of whom won $87.33. There were 29 players in this event.

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Wednesday Under 2000 Round 4

William Dubinsky leads the Tournament with the only perfect score of 4 points in 4 Rounds. He is closely followed by Anatoliy Treger and Mark Sinz with 3.5 points and then by Serge Adelson, Gabriel Rigono and Jonathan Carralon with 3 points.

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SwissSys Standings. MARSHALL CC WEDNESDAY U2000

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	WILLIAM DUBINSKY	12043220	1767	1816	W26	W16	W17	W4	4.0
2	ANATOLY TREGER	12688021	1915	1929	W10	W8	D3	W15	3.5
3	MARK SINZ	10481384	1826	1843	W24	W12	D2	W11	3.5
4	SERGE ADELSON	12590630	1827	1836	W27	W5	W15	L1	3.0
5	GABRIEL RIGONO	10074819	1700	1704	W14	L4	W22	W13	3.0
6	JONATHAN A CARRALON	13367220	1565	1583	W29	L11	W26	W18	3.0
7	JASON J MARGIOTTA	12520555	1814	1817	W22	H---	H---	U---	2.0
8	JAMES A BLACK	13696544	1671	1670	W28	L2	W23	U---	2.0
9	DANE A JACKSON	12729790	1542	1535	L16	H---	D25	W26	2.0
10	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	12612788	1542	1532	L2	L23	W28	W24	2.0
11	EDWARD DALEY	12806096	1533	1545	H---	W6	H---	L3	2.0
12	HAL RIVES	13410242	1484	1514	W18	L3	D16	H---	2.0
13	JOSEPH A FORTUNATO	12932570	1480	1501	H---	D20	W19	L5	2.0
14	LLOYD B MILLER	14123926	1225	1261	L5	W24	L18	W29	2.0
15	LAWRENCE CARLOS	14123418	unr.	1747	W20	W19	L4	L2	2.0
16	AMOS CHARLES GO	14161184	unr.	1623	W9	L1	D12	D19	2.0
17	NICHOLAS J CRAVOTTA	12912700	1824	1779	D25	H---	L1	D23	1.5
18	AIGBOJE AREGBEYEN	12987908	1817	1764	L12	H---	W14	L6	1.5
19	MICHAEL M GUTIERREZ	12459430	1702	1663	W23	L15	L13	D16	1.5
20	TYLER SCHWARTZ	13467631	1547	1551	L15	D13	W27	U---	1.5
21	DONARI N BRAXTON	12777412	1486	1502	H---	W25	U---	U---	1.5
22	ALEXANDER J CRUMP	13607663	1428	1425	L7	W29	L5	H---	1.5
23	ARI J KAST	12561476	1329	1361	L19	W10	L8	D17	1.5
24	HOWARD PINN	12089560	1510	1468	L3	L14	W29	L10	1.0
25	JACOB BERMAN	12939012	1490	1488	D17	L21	D9	U---	1.0
26	KEN COHEN	10086353	1331	1324	L1	W28	L6	L9	1.0
27	PAUL TON	12797680	1515	1496	L4	H---	L20	U---	0.5
28	SARAH H ASCHERMAN	12915498	1176	1161	L8	L26	L10	H---	0.5
29	HENRY MORI	13879677	1149	1125	L6	L22	L24	L14	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