Thursday Members Only Tournament, 30 July 2009

Brian Hulse emerged victorious in the latest Members Only tournament, pocketing $102 for his efforts. Raven Sturt and Evan Rabin tied for 2nd and 3rd places, winning $51.50 apiece. Congratulations to all our winners!

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#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	YEFIM TREGER	bye	W 7	B 5	W 2	B 11
	2248 12656884	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	3.0
2	BRIAN HULSE	B 9	W 5	W 10	B 1	W 3
	2203 10078644	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.0
3	RAVEN M STURT	W 11	B 4	bye	W 7	B 2
	2170 12836880	1.0	1.5	2.0	3.0	3.5
4	EVAN Z RABIN	B 13	W 3	bye	B 8	bye
	2109 12720571	1.0	1.5	2.0	3.0	3.5
5	ALEKSANDR OSTROVSKIY	W 16	B 2	W 1	bye	bye
	2107 12881112	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.5	3.0
6	LAWRENCE CARLOS	bye	B 12	W 11	B 17	W 13
	2091 14123418	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.5
7	GEORGE P BERG	W 18	B 1	W 12	B 3	W 8
	2071 12523517	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0
8	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	B 15	W 14	B 13	W 4	B 7
	2057 10136580	0.5	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
9	DOROTHY TEASLEY	W 2	bye	B 15	B 18	W 12
	2014 10074258	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5
10	NELSON FARBER	bye	W 15	B 2	bye	W 17
	2012 12813964	0.5	1.5	1.5	2.0	3.0
11	MARIAN WAXMAN	B 3	W 17	B 6	W 14	W 1
	1989 10109540	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.5
12	EDWARD SCHER	bye	W 6	B 7	W 13	B 9
	1918 10076366	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
13	JEFFREY TANNENBAUM	W 4	B 18	W 8	B 12	B 6
	1906 10078954	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
14	JASON J MARGIOTTA	bye	B 8	bye	B 11	W 18
	1865 12520555	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.5
15	ANATOLIY OSTROVSKIY	W 8	B 10	W 9	bye	bye
	1854 12890679	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.5
16	-FILLER-GABOR SCHNITZLER	B 5	----	----	----	----
	1777 10104874	0.0	U0.0	U0.0	U0.0	U0.0
17	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	bye	B 11	W 18	W 6	B 10
	1576 12612788	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5	2.5
18	KEN COHEN	B 7	W 13	B 17	W 9	B 14
	1300 10086353	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Thursday Members Only Results 7/23/09

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#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	YEFIM TREGER	bye	W 7	B 5	W 2
	2248 12656884	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0
2	BRIAN HULSE	B 9	W 5	W 10	B 1
	2203 10078644	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.5
3	RAVEN M STURT	W 11	B 4	bye	W 7
	2170 12836880	1.0	1.5	2.0	3.0
4	EVAN Z RABIN	B 13	W 3	bye	B 8	bye
	2109 12720571	1.0	1.5	2.0	3.0
5	ALEKSANDR OSTROVSKIY	W 16	B 2	W 1	bye	bye
	2107 12881112	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.5
6	LAWRENCE CARLOS	bye	B 12	W 11	B 17
	2091 14123418	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5
7	GEORGE P BERG	W 18	B 1	W 12	B 3
	2071 12523517	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
8	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	B 15	W 14	B 13	W 4
	2057 10136580	0.5	1.0	2.0	2.0
9	DOROTHY TEASLEY	W 2	bye	B 15	B 18
	2014 10074258	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5
10	NELSON FARBER	bye	W 15	B 2	bye
	2012 12813964	0.5	1.5	1.5	2.0
11	MARIAN WAXMAN	B 3	W 17	B 6	W 14
	1989 10109540	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.5
12	EDWARD SCHER	bye	W 6	B 7	W 13
	1918 10076366	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0
13	JEFFREY TANNENBAUM	W 4	B 18	W 8	B 12
	1906 10078954	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
14	JASON J MARGIOTTA	bye	B 8	bye	B 11
	1865 12520555	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5
15	ANATOLIY OSTROVSKIY	W 8	B 10	W 9	bye	bye
	1854 12890679	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.0
16	-FILLER-GABOR SCHNITZLER	B 5	----	----	----	----
	1777 10104874	0.0	U0.0	U0.0	U0.0
17	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	bye	B 11	W 18	W 6
	1576 12612788	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5
18	KEN COHEN	B 7	W 13	B 17	W 9
	1300 10086353	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Thursday Members' Open Standings

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot	Prize
1	BRIAN HULSE	10078644	2203	2212	W16	D5	W9	2.5
2	YEFIM TREGER	12656884	2248	2250	H---	W6	D5	2.0
3	RAVEN M STURT	12836880	2170	2174	W10	D4	H---	2.0
4	EVAN Z RABIN	12720571	2109	2117	W15	D3	H---	2.0
5	ALEKSANDR OSTROVSKIY	12881112	2107	2118	W17	D1	D2	2.0
6	GEORGE P BERG	12523517	2071	2072	W18	L2	W14	2.0
7	EDWARD A FRUMKIN	10136580	2057	2050	D12	D11	W15	2.0
8	LAWRENCE CARLOS	14123418	2091	2079	H---	D14	D10	1.5
9	NELSON FARBER	12813964	2012	2013	H---	W12	L1	1.5
10	MARIAN WAXMAN	10109540	1989	1988	L3	W13	D8	1.5
11	JASON J MARGIOTTA	12520555	1865	1873	H---	D7	H---	1.5
12	ANATOLIY OSTROVSKIY	12890679	1854	1876	D7	L9	W16	1.5
13	FIDEL DE LOS SANTOS	12612788	1576	1579	H---	L10	W18	1.5
14	EDWARD SCHER	10076366	1918	1916	H---	D8	L6	1.0
15	JEFFREY TANNENBAUM	10078954	1906	1890	L4	W18	L7	1.0
16	DOROTHY TEASLEY	10074258	2014	1983	L1	H---	L12	0.5
17	-FILLER-GABOR SCHNITZLER	10104874	1777	1773	L5	U---	U---	0.0
18	KEN COHEN	10086353	1300	1293	L6	L15	L13	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

Monday Under 1600 Round 3

Iqbal Chaklader and Dane Jackson now have the only perfect scores, with 3 points in 3 rounds. They are closely followed by Craig Bligen and David B. Smith with 2.5 points and a group of 5 with 2 points.

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Standings. MARSHALL CC MONDAY U1600
# Name ID Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot Prize
1 IQBAL CHAKLADER 13995413 1546 1569 W20 W18 W6 3.0
2 DANE A JACKSON 12729790 1542 1568 W8 W12 W5 3.0
3 CRAIG D BLIGEN 12610415 1336 1342 D22 W14 W9 2.5
4 DAVID B SMITH 12427205 1213 1236 H--- X22 W17 2.5
5 JONATHAN A CARRALON 13367220 1565 1558 W7 W10 L2 2.0
6 ALBERTO SANTOS 14195763 1399 1408 W13 W15 L1 2.0
7 LLOYD B MILLER 14123926 1218 1251 L5 W24 W18 2.0
8 JIM PAPADOPOULOS 12727388 1195 1219 L2 W26 W19 2.0
9 IRVING MANRIQUEZ 13925381 1181 1221 W16 W17 L3 2.0
10 KEN COHEN 10086353 1308 1304 W26 L5 H--- 1.5
11 JASON YUNG 13641826 1253 1250 L15 W23 H--- 1.5
12 MAXWELL BEEM 13917250 1253 1252 W25 L2 D15 1.5
13 JIM FERRAIUOLO 12668990 1179 1185 L6 W25 D16 1.5
14 SARAH E BUDOW 13476765 1004 1029 W19 L3 H--- 1.5
15 LUIS FONSECA 14153121 unr. 1301 W11 L6 D12 1.5
16 ENRIQUE DIAZ-ALVAREZ 14080144 1412 1377 L9 H--- D13 1.0
17 ZACHARY L YOUNG 14169751 1384 1343 W24 L9 L4 1.0
18 TAKAYUKI ISHIKAWA 13698838 1379 1353 W23 L1 L7 1.0
19 WERNER BUHRER 13993710 1379 1334 L14 W21 L8 1.0
20 DEREK KLEINBAUM 13328693 1214 1210 L1 H--- H--- 1.0
21 SARA ASCHERMAN 12915498 1176 1168 H--- L19 D24 1.0
22 BENJAMIN FORMAN 12649766 1160 1167 D3 F4 H--- 1.0
23 NORMAN M FORD 12331030 1127 1116 L18 L11 W26 1.0
24 LISAKO M ISHIKAWA 13715462 1163 1143 L17 L7 D21 0.5
25 CHRISTINA CRUMP 14190787 unr. 816 L12 L13 H--- 0.5
26 LARRY RALPH YATES 14067851 867 855 L10 L8 L23 0.0

Monday evening Under 1600

Third Round of Monday U 1600 played tonight.

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#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot	Prize
1	IQBAL CHAKLADER	13995413	1546	1569	W20	W18	W6	3.0
2	DANE A JACKSON	12729790	1542	1568	W8	W12	W5	3.0
3	CRAIG D BLIGEN	12610415	1336	1342	D22	W14	W9	2.5
4	DAVID B SMITH	12427205	1213	1236	H---	X22	W17	2.5
5	JONATHAN A CARRALON	13367220	1565	1558	W7	W10	L2	2.0
6	ALBERTO SANTOS	14195763	1399	1408	W13	W15	L1	2.0
7	LLOYD B MILLER	14123926	1218	1251	L5	W24	W18	2.0
8	JIM PAPADOPOULOS	12727388	1195	1219	L2	W26	W19	2.0
9	IRVING MANRIQUEZ	13925381	1181	1221	W16	W17	L3	2.0
10	KEN COHEN	10086353	1308	1304	W26	L5	H---	1.5
11	JASON YUNG	13641826	1253	1250	L15	W23	H---	1.5
12	MAXWELL BEEM	13917250	1253	1252	W25	L2	D15	1.5
13	JIM FERRAIUOLO	12668990	1179	1185	L6	W25	D16	1.5
14	SARAH E BUDOW	13476765	1004	1029	W19	L3	H---	1.5
15	LUIS FONSECA	14153121	unr.	1301	W11	L6	D12	1.5
16	ENRIQUE DIAZ-ALVAREZ	14080144	1412	1377	L9	H---	D13	1.0
17	ZACHARY L YOUNG	14169751	1384	1343	W24	L9	L4	1.0
18	TAKAYUKI ISHIKAWA	13698838	1379	1353	W23	L1	L7	1.0
19	WERNER BUHRER	13993710	1379	1334	L14	W21	L8	1.0
20	DEREK KLEINBAUM	13328693	1214	1210	L1	H---	H---	1.0
21	SARA ASCHERMAN	12915498	1176	1168	H---	L19	D24	1.0
22	BENJAMIN FORMAN	12649766	1160	1167	D3	F4	H---	1.0
23	NORMAN M FORD	12331030	1127	1116	L18	L11	W26	1.0
24	LISAKO M ISHIKAWA	13715462	1163	1143	L17	L7	D21	0.5
25	CHRISTINA CRUMP	14190787	unr.	816	L12	L13	H---	0.5
26	LARRY RALPH YATES	14067851	867	855	L10	L8	L23	0.0

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.

The crosstable can be found on the USCF website.

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.

The crosstable is available from the USCF website.

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.