Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Mao Leads Under-1600

Tyson Mao moved into the lead with 31/2 points after four rounds of the Monday Under-1600. Five players are tied for second a half-point behind: Joseph Fortunato, Guy Rawlins, Efrain Diaz, Douglas Hare, and Ean Fonseca. The final round will be next Monday, November 24, at 7 PM.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Bonin and Figler Win November Open

Im Jay Bonin and FM Ilye Figler scored 3 1/2 out of 4 to share first place in the Marshall Chess Club November Open (November 15-16). They collected $83 each in prize money.

Three players tied for third place with 3 points: FM Boris Privman and NM Yevgeni Margulis collected $22 apiece, while Christopher Wu won the under-2000 prize of $57.

Alice Dong and Abraham Kunin shared the under-1800 prize, scoring 2 points and collecting $24.

Leif Pressman directed the 21-player event.

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Lenderman Wins Rapids

IM Alex Lenderman topped a 12-player field in the Friday Night Super Rapids.

Kacheishvili Wins "Four Rated Games Tonight"

Wait, didn't I use that headline last week? Yes indeed. This time (Thursday November 13) GM Giorgi Kacheishvili scored 3 1/2 points to win the Chess Center of New York's "Four Rated Games Tonight", giving up only a draw to IM Jay Bonin in the last round. Kacheishvili collected $100 for the victory.

Second place at 3-1 was shared by GM Maurice Ashley (in his first US tournament appearance in two years), IM Jay Bonin, FM Ilye Figler. NM Yevgeni Margulis, and Shalva Khaburzania. Each picked up $33. Akollo Odundo won the under-2000 prize ($57) with 2 1/2.

Andre Harding directed the 24-player action event. The USCF website has the crosstable.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Berg Surges In Thursday-Night Members' Open

NM George Berg beat IM Renato Naranja to take the lead in the Marshall Thursday Night Member' Open. Berg has 3 1/2 points out of 4, while Naranja is the sole occupant of second place with 3 points. NM Brian Hulse, NM Ed Frumkin, and Marian Waxman are tied for third with 2 1/2. One more round remains to be played next Thursday.

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Whitley Leads Under-2000

Errol Whitley continued his winning ways in the Wednesday Under-2000, running his score to 4-0 and guaranteeing at least a tie for first place. Whitley is a full point ahead of the field going into next week's final round.

Molina, the lowest rated player on the wallchart at 923, scored a 580-point upset win over Fidel De Los Santos to move into a tie for second with Dennis Moore at 3-1. Earlier in the event, Molina scored a 662-point upset win, as well.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Hare On A Tear

Douglas Hare moved into sole first place in the Marshall Monday Under-1600. He has the only perfect score after three rounds. Joseph Fortunato, Tyson Mao, and James Black are a half-point back. Round Four will be on Monday November 17 at 7:00 PM.

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More on the Marshall Amateur Team

Ed Frumkin sent on the team crosstable for the Marshall Amateur Team Championship, so you can see the team names in all their glory, along with team results, team membership and board-by-board results. Enjoy!

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Marshall Amateur Team Championship

The big story at the Marshall Amateur Team Championship was the outstanding performance by young Alexis Paredes, who scored 4-0 including a big last-round upset of expert Shalv Khaburzania. Paraedes, a student at IS 318 in Brooklyn (in Elizabeth Vicary's program) won the prize for best performance on second board.

The tournament (held November 8-9) was a two-person team event, with each team having an average rating under 2200. Teams played two-board matches in each round. The prize for top team was carried off by "Board of Ed" (Ed Gaillard/Ed Frumkin) with three match wins and one tie. Gaillard won the first board prize with 3 1/2 points.

The second-place team was "Psychics" (Yevgeni Margulis/Shalv Khaburzania), with two wins and two ties (tying "Board of Ed" in round three and "?" in round 4).

The prize for top team rated under 1800 was split between "?" (Rochel Ballantyne/Alexis Paredes) and SICM (Jackson Hueckel/Edward McCormack). "?" (and where were the Mysterians, I wonder?) had one match win and three ties, while SICM scored two wins and one tie.

Twelve teams participated, four of them from IS 318 if I'm counting correctly. If you were in New York this weekend and didn't play, you missed out on a lot of fun.

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Hoffman Wins Friday Rapids

Veteran rapids master Hoffmann claimed first place in the Firday Night Rapids on November 7, and took home $30 for his efforts by winning 7 out of 8 of his games. He lost with white to Zhe Quan. Quan, who has been dominating the tournament since September, lost two of his games – to newcomer David Epstein and Evan Rabin.
(report by TD Leif Pressman)

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Kacheishvili Wins "Four Rated Games Tonight"

GM Giorgi Kacheishvili scored a perfect 4-0 to win the Chess Center of New York's }Four Rated Games Tonight" on Thursday November 6. Kacheishvili won $118 for topping the 26-player field. NM Jomo Pitterson too clear second and $78 a half-point behind. Third prize was split between FM Alexander Kalikshteyn and NM Oliver Chernin ($20 each), along with Bora Yagiz (who got the $74 Under-2200 prize). All scored 3 points. Aaron Landesman won $66 for top under-2000 with 2 1/2.

Andre Harding directed. The scoretable is available on the USCF website.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Naranja Maintains Lead in Thursday Night Members'

IM Renato Naranja defeated NM Brian Hulse to maintain a perfect score and sole possession of first place after the third round of the Marshall Thursday Night Members' Open.

NM George Berg beat NM Ed Gaillard to move into sole second place a half-point behind Naranja.

The next round is Thursday (yup!) November 13 at 7 PM.

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Whitley Leads Under-2000

Errol Whitley maintained his perfect score to move into sole possession of first place in the Marshall Wednesday Under-2000 after three rounds.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Monday Night Under-1600, Round 2

Joseph Fotunato, James Black, and Douglas Hare all scored wins on November 3, and are tied for the lead after two rounds of the Marshall Monday Night Under-1600. The field has swelled to 19 players, but there's still room for more. Come on down to the Marshall on Monday night (November 10) by 6:45 to sign up for the last three rounds (one game a week).

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Monday, November 3, 2008

"Game Over" screening November 11


Join us at


The Marshall Chess Club


23 West 10th

Street, New York, NY


For a Special
Film Screening event


Tuesday November
11Th, 7 pm



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A controversial
and well-made film wherein Kasparov took issues with the IBM Supercomputer,
Deep Blue,


and claimed that
the match was “fixed” to win the match.



The computer
did what many thought impossible at the time – it appeared to think
like a human.


REFRESHMENTS
WILL BE SERVED


$10 for Non–Members – Members Free



Bonin, West, and Sturt Win Sunday G/30

IM Jay Bonin, NM James West, and Raven Sturt each scored 4 out of 5 to win the MArshall's Sunday G/30 event. The three drew their games with each other and beat all other comers to top teh 14-player field. The crosstable is available on the USCF website.

Khaburzania wins Saturday G/60

The first round of the Saturday (November 1) Game/60 at the Marshall Chess Club was full of surprises as IM Jay Bonin was held to a draw by young Dylan Kosinski and Henry Mori (rated 1122) defeated Malik Perry (1805). In the end, Shalv Khaburzania won the tournament with 3 1/2 out of 4, good for $55.

IM Jay Bonin and Nitai Leve tied for second with 3 points (worth $27.50 each), and Miles Hinson and Michael Bogaty picked up $27 each for winning the under-2000 prize with 2 1/2.

Matt Fischler and Leif Pressman directed.

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Kacheishvili and Privman Top "Ten Grand Prix Points Tonight"

GM Giorgi Kacheishvili and FM Boris Privman topped a field of 19 in the October 30 edition of "Four Rated Games Tonight". Their 3 1/2-point scores were worth $155 each.

Tied for third with 3 points came IM Jay Bonin and FM Asa Hoffmann ($14 each), along with Evan Rabin ($60 for top under-2200).

Yefrem Zats, WIM Shernaz Kennedy, Francesco Rambaldi, Terence Lamb, and Gabor Schnitzler all tied for the under-2000 prize with 2 points; each picked up $11.

Steve Immitt directed for the Chess Center of New York. The crosstable is available from the USCF website.

Naranja Leads Thusday Night Members' Open

IM Renato Naranja is the only remaining perfect score after October 30th's second round of the Thursday Night Members' Open. The field is up to 10 players, and there's still plenty of room--register by 6:45PM next Thursday to play the last three rounds.

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Wednesday Under-2000 Round 2 Results

The second round of the Marshall Wednesday Under-2000 was played on October 29. The field is up to 19 players, and you can still enter next Wednesday by 6:45 PM to play teh last three rounds.

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