tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340978972024-03-13T02:41:13.462-04:00The Chess CoronerA blog that specializes in post mortem analysis.Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.comBlogger1352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-30007670765180073982019-05-26T23:32:00.002-04:002019-05-26T23:32:20.715-04:00#1352 Don Carrelli<span style="font-size: small;">I am very saddened to report that former Kenilworth CC President Don Carrelli was killed in a bike accident yesterday.</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Don was a great guy, liked by all, & the 2010 NJ Open Under 1900 Champion.</span></div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-74495866217313644872019-04-04T13:28:00.001-04:002019-04-04T13:28:17.051-04:00#1351 Kenilworth Championship Starts Tonight!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 28th Annual Kenilworth Chess Club Championship starts tonight!<br />
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The tournament is a 5-round, non-rated Swiss.<br />
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For more details visit <a href="http://www.uschess.org/tlas/11191.tla">http://www.uschess.org/tlas/11191.tla</a><br />
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-30564179397688237352019-03-20T18:25:00.002-04:002019-03-20T18:26:21.568-04:00#1350 Later Start & Time Control Change For The 3/24 Westfield Quads<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="l4al" data-offset-key="5791j-0-0">
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-27673670096404100802019-01-24T16:50:00.000-05:002019-01-24T17:58:02.003-05:00#1349 Westfield CC Update For January 27From the <a href="http://www.westfieldchessclub.org/">Westfield Chess Club</a>:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We've been given a green light to run both the Winter Scholastic and G/50 Quads on Sunday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A combined turnout of 90 is expected. Our equipment capacity is 120 players.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please arrive early. It would make our task easier.</span></div>
Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-90763895570775468512019-01-22T12:16:00.003-05:002019-01-22T12:16:51.358-05:00#1348 Pre-Registration For Westfield Winter ScholasticThe <a href="http://www.westfieldchessclub.org/">Westfield Chess Club</a> is allowing pre-registration for its <a href="http://www.westfieldchessclub.org/Scholastic.html">Winter Scholastic</a> tournament.<br />
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To do so, send an email to westfieldchessclub@gmail.com before 11:00 a.m. on
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Please include the player's name, USCF ID number &
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capacity is 120 players. Arrive early or risk being turned away.Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-38382688160164248112019-01-21T01:00:00.002-05:002019-01-21T01:00:22.729-05:00#1347 Westfield Winter Scholastic Re-scheduled For 1/27<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;">The Westfield Winter Scholastic has been re-scheduled for Sunday, January 27th. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">G/50 Quads remain scheduled, pending YMCA approval.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: purple;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: purple;">If the Quads have be canceled 2 rounds of G/75 will be run with the Scholastic.</span></span></div>
Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-78816310093143983362019-01-19T02:23:00.003-05:002019-01-19T02:23:25.233-05:00#1346 3-Round Swiss In Rahway Today<div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_6x">
Chess Mates Academy in Rahway is running a 3-round swiss today, beginning at 12:30 p.m.</div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-35711747269106406082019-01-19T02:21:00.000-05:002019-01-19T02:21:25.234-05:00#1345 Westfield Winter Scholastic Postponed<div data-contents="true" style="text-align: center;">
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Westfield Chess Club will be closed on Sunday, January 20th, due to the
likelihood of freezing rain in the morning and unpredictable road
conditions during the afternoon and early evening.</span></div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-16359135833990528312018-12-24T21:00:00.002-05:002018-12-24T21:00:20.808-05:00#1344 Happy Holidays<div style="text-align: center;">
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-7797383881589077682018-12-19T11:22:00.002-05:002018-12-19T11:23:37.946-05:00#1343 Kenilworth CC Holiday Party & Elections Tomorrow<div class="_5pbx userContent _3ds9 _3576" data-ad-preview="message" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_2im">
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The Kenilworth Chess Club's business meeting, officer elections &
holiday party will take place, as scheduled, tomorrow night, beginning
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-45188061858270604022018-12-12T15:22:00.000-05:002018-12-12T15:22:02.855-05:00#1342 NEW VENUE & TIME FOR UNION COUNTY FINALE<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NEW VENUE AND TIME FOR UNION COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALE</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday 12/13</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> at 7:30 p.m.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.chessmatesnj.com/" target="_blank">Chess Mates Academy</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">75 East Cherry St.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Suite 11</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can park in <a href="http://www.thewaitingroom.us/" target="_blank">The Waiting Room</a>'s lot across the street. </span></span> <br />
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There will be no chess at the Kenilworth Recreation Center again this week, due to continued construction.<br />
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The center's availability for Thursday, December 20 will be known by Tuesday, the 18th.Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-84110017389797249382018-12-05T23:58:00.002-05:002018-12-06T00:09:48.101-05:00#1341 TOMORROW'S KCC MEETING CANCELEDTOMORROW'S KENILWORTH CHESS CLUB MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED! <br />
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THE REC CENTER WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION & SAFETY CONCERNS.<br />
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The December 13th meeting will be canceled or moved to a different venue or day.<br />
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<b>Revised Kenilworth Chess Club Schedule for December & Early January:</b><br />
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December 6 - Meeting canceled. 4th Round of Union County Championship postponed. Make-up date & venue TBA.<br />
December 13 - To be announced. A substitute venue is being sought. If that attempt fails, the meeting will be canceled.<br />
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December 20 - Annual Business Meeting & Holiday Party<br />
December 27 - To be announced.<br />
January 3 - To be announced.<br />
January 10 - LM Scott Massey's lecture on the Magnus Carlsen-Fabiano Caruana match. Admission: $5.</div>
Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-53484181171783749342018-11-14T20:41:00.000-05:002018-11-14T20:41:10.889-05:00#1340 TOMORROW'S KCC MEETING CANCELED!<div>
TOMORROW'S KENILWORTH CHESS CLUB MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED!</div>
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A <a href="https://www.wunderground.com/severe/us/nj/kenilworth">Winter Weather Advisory</a> is in effect from 1 to 9 p.m. <a href="https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/nj/kenilworth/date/2018-11-15/07033">3.3 inches of snow are expected</a> in Kenilworth.</div>
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ROUND 3 OF THE UNION COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 29TH.</div>
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Round 4 has been re-scheduled for December 6th.</div>
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The club's business meeting has been re-scheduled for December 20th.</div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-54796324111058100472018-11-12T23:24:00.000-05:002018-11-12T23:24:25.225-05:00#1339 ChessBase Shop Sale: 25% Off For 24 Hours!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the next 24 hours, items in the <a href="https://shop.chessbase.com/en/cat_root?ref=RF249-5E9N4Z28RL">ChessBase Shop</a> are 25% off.</div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-20323414782496552722018-09-27T00:47:00.003-04:002018-09-27T00:47:52.398-04:00#1337 Lecture Tonight At Kenilworth CC<div style="text-align: center;">
I will be giving a lecture at the <a href="http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/">Kenilworth Chess Club</a> tonight.</div>
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The topic: My Best Games 2017-18<br /> </div>
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Time: 8:15 p.m.<br /> </div>
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Admission: $5.</div>
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Here's a preview of the accompanying 5-page handout.</div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-75790534601760223042018-08-17T09:33:00.000-04:002018-08-30T23:14:05.454-04:00#1336 Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic - Round 3Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic<br />
August 2-30<br />
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Round 3<br />
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<b>Open Section</b><br />
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Results<br />
Kernighan 1-0 Camejo<br />
Vargas 1/2-1/2 McAuliffe<br />
Gottlieb 0-1 Benitez <br />
Renna 1/2-1/2 Mazzillo<br />
Malko 0-1 Fricker<br />
Hunt withdrew<br />
Moldovan: 1 point bye<br />
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Open Standings<br />
1. Kernighan 3.0<br />
= 2-4. Benitez, Vargas, McAuliffe 2.0<br />
= 5-9. Camejo, Fricker, Moldovan, Renna, Mazzillo 1.5<br />
= 10-11. Gottlieb, Malko 1.0<br />
= 12-14. Hunt, Yarava, Ruales 0.5<br />
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With Yarava to receive a partial refund & Moldovan playing as a filler, prizes will be based on 12 players.<br />
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<b>Scholastic Section</b><br />
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Changed to Scholastic & U1200 Section<br />
+ Ruales (filler)<br />
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Results<br />
Zeng 1-0 Singh <br />
Ruales 0-1 Raghavan (transferred from Open)<br />
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Scholastic & U1200 Standings<br />
1. Raghavan 3.0<br />
2. Zeng 2.0<br />
= 3-4. Nallapareddy, Singh 0.5<br />
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3 trophies to be awarded: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.<br />
Withdrawn players & fillers ineligible.<br />
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Round 4 is on Thursday 8/23, at 7:30 p.m.<br />
Scholastic/U1200 fillers welcome.<br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">Info updated 8.30 @11:13 p.m.</span></i></div>
Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-53522977180702828002018-08-16T09:24:00.003-04:002018-08-16T09:24:30.948-04:00#1335 Kenilworth Scholastic Update<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4ajln" data-offset-key="b67rq-0-0">
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-20244803125897365852018-08-16T09:14:00.002-04:002018-08-22T23:43:25.321-04:00#1334 Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic - Round 2Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic<br />
August 2-30<br />
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Round 2<br />
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<b>Open Section</b><br />
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Ashrit Yarava withdrew.<br />
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Results<br />
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Benitez 0-1 Kernighan<br />
Camejo 1-0 Fricker<br />
Hunt 0-1 Vargas <br />
Gottlieb 1-0 Ruales<br />
Moldovan 0-1 Renna<br />
Malko: 1 point bye (?)<br />
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Standings<br />
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1. Kernighan 2.0<br />
= 2-4. Camejo, Vargas, McAuliffe 1.5<br />
= 5-9. Benitez, Gottlieb, Renna, Mazzillo, Malko (?) 1.0<br />
= 10-14. Fricker, Moldovan, Hunt, Yarava, Ruales 0.5<br />
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<b>Scholastic Section</b><br />
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Ajitesh Nallapareddy Gari withdrew<br />
+ Hannah Malko (filler)<br />
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Results<br />
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Singh 0-1 Raghavan <br />
Malko 0-1 Zeng<br />
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Standings<br />
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1. Raghavan 2.0<br />
2. Zeng 1.0<br />
= 3-5. Nallapareddy, Singh 0.5<br />
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Round 3 is TONIGHT AT 7:30 p.m.!</div>
Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-21315863060669626592018-08-16T09:07:00.000-04:002018-08-16T09:07:00.794-04:00#1333 Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic - Round 1Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic<br /> August 2-30<br />
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Round 1<br />
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Open Results<br /><br />
Kernighan 1-0 Gottlieb<br /> Renna 0-1 Benitez <br /> Fricker 1/2-1/2 Yarava<br /> Mazzillo 1/2-1/2 Hunt <br /> McAuliffe 1-0 Malko <br />
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1/2 point byes: Camejo, Moldovan, Vargas, Ruales<br />
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Open Standings<br /><br />
= 1-3. Kernighan, Benitez, McAuliffe 1.0<br /> = 4-11. Camejo, Fricker, Moldovan, Vargas, Hunt, Yarava, Mazzillo, Ruales 0.5<br /> = 12-14. Gottlieb, Renna, Malko 0.0<br />
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Scholastic Results<br />
<br /> Nallapareddy 1/2-1/2 Singh <br /> Raghavan 1-0 Zeng<br />
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Scholastic Standings<br /> 1. Raghavan 1.0<br /> = 2-3. Nallapareddy, Singh 0.5<br /> 4. Zeng 0.0<br />
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-37000115023723073372018-08-16T09:01:00.001-04:002018-08-16T09:01:38.624-04:00#1332 Kenilworth Summer Open & Scholastic - Participants List<span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="28isp-0-0"><span data-text="true">1. LM Mark Kernighan 2274</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="28isp-0-0"><span data-text="true">2. NM Mauricio Camejo 2103 (joined in round 2)</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="e46tp-0-0"><span data-text="true">3. Gilberto Benitez 1896</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="cjchg-0-0"><span data-text="true">4. Terry Fricker 1816</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="cjchg-0-0"><span data-text="true">5. John Moldovan 1816 (filler?) </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="7hado-0-0"><span data-text="true">7. Bob Hunt 1695</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3469i-0-0"><span data-text="true">9. </span></span><span class="_247o" data-offset-key="3469i-1-0" spellcheck="false" start="3"><span data-offset-key="3469i-1-0"><span data-text="true">Paul Gottlieb</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="3469i-2-0"><span data-text="true"> 1516</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="22lm4-0-0"><span data-text="true">10. Ashrit Yarava 1483 (withdrew)</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="53eha-0-0"><span data-text="true">12. Pat Mazzillo 1257</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6nkdd-0-0"><span data-text="true">13. Hannah Malko 1164</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="fnhvb-0-0">14. Luis Ruales 570 (joined in round 2)</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="59qth-0-0"><span data-text="true">2. Daven Zeng 879</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1llro-0-0"><span data-text="true">3. Gurkaran Singh 834</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="eoeju-0-0"><span data-text="true">4. Surya Raghavan 748</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="f9gvv-0-0"><span data-text="true">Late-joins accepted until the start of round 3 on 8/16.</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3ednv-0-0"><span data-text="true">For more information visit http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/calendar/index.html#aug or http://www.uschess.org/tlas/upcoming.php?STATE=NJ</span></span></div>
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Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-50453682694889695132018-07-28T10:37:00.000-04:002018-07-28T16:07:51.538-04:00#1331 Kernighan Wins Kenilworth Summer TournamentLM Mark Kernighan won the 2018 Kenilworth Summer Tournament held May 3-July 26.<br />
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Sam Abujawdeh finished 2nd, despite missing the last 5 weeks.<br />
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Dave Lazarus and I tied for 3rd.<br />
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Hannah Malko was the Under Age 18 winner.<br />
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Pat Mazzillo earned U1600 honors.<br />
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The Age 65+ prize is to be determined.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i>Prize list updated 7/28 @ 4:07 p.m.</i></span><br />
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<b>Week 13 Results, by board number</b>:<br />
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1. Tomkovich 0-1 Kernighan<br />
2. Moldovan 1/2-1/2 Lazarus<br />
McAuliffe 1/2-1/2 Moldovan<br />
3. Malko 0-1 Benitez<br />
Benitez 1-0 Lazarus <br />
4. Dovydaitis 0-1 Mazzillo <br />
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<b>Final Standings</b>:<br />
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1. Kernighan 14.0<br />
2. Abujawdeh 11.0 <br />
= 3-4. Lazarus, Moldovan 10.0<br />
= 5-7. Camejo, Benitez, Malko 7.0 <br />
= 8-9. McAuliffe, Tomkovich 3.5 <br />
= 10-11. Hunt, Mazzillo 3.0 <br />
= 12-13. Gottlieb, Pluviose 2.5 <br />
14. Dovydaitis 2.0 <br />
= 15-18. J. Renna, Vinson, Advani, Ruales 0.0<br />
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REMINDER: The 5-round, USCF-rated Kenilworth Summer Open and Scholastic begins next week, on Thursday, August 2nd. Rounds are at 7:30 p.m.<br />
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For details visit <a href="http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/calendar/index.html#aug">http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/calendar/index.html#aug</a>Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-64964535838884987352018-07-23T11:35:00.000-04:002018-07-23T11:35:03.229-04:00#1330 Christian Brothers Academy Seeks Chess CoachChess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-43735567503170949832018-07-20T14:13:00.001-04:002018-07-28T09:26:04.084-04:00#1329 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 12 ResultsKernighan clinched a tie for first when I blundered in a winning position against him.<br />
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Despite the loss, I secured a top 4 finish for the 13th straight year.<br />
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<b>Results, by board number</b>:<br />
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1. Tomkovich 0-1 Moldovan<br />
Moldovan 0-1 Kernighan <br />
2. Dovydaitis 0-1 Lazarus <br />
3. Malko 1/2-1/2 Mazzillo<br />
4. Mazzillo 1/2-1/2 Malko<br />
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<b>Standings after round 12 of 13</b>:<br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">Corrected 7/28 @ 9:26 a.m.</span></i><br />
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1. Kernighan 13.0<br />
2. Abujawdeh 11.0 <br />
3. Lazarus 9.5<br />
4. Moldovan 9.0<br />
= 5-6. Camejo, Malko 7.0 <br />
7. Benitez 5.0<br />
8. Tomkovich 3.5 <br />
= 9-10. Hunt, McAuliffe 3.0 <br />
= 11-12. Gottlieb, Pluviose 2.5 <br />
= 13-14. Mazzillo, Dovydaitis 2.0 <br />
= 15-18. J. Renna, Vinson, Advani, Ruales 0.0 <br />
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The current prize amounts and leaders for them are:<br />
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1st place $34 (Kernighan)<br />
2nd place $17 (Abujawdeh)<br />
3rd place $8.50 (Lazarus)<br />
U1600 $8.50 (Pluviose, Gottlieb)<br />
Under age 18 $8.50 (---)<br />
Under age 13 $8.50 (Malko).<br />
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If we do not get another U18 player we shall instead award a 65+ prize.<br />
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A 5-round, USCF-rated swiss & scholastic will begin on August 2nd. For details visit <a href="http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/calendar/index.html#aug">http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/calendar/index.html#aug</a>Chess Coronerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06634575182995991578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34097897.post-72890673210352868452018-07-13T19:57:00.000-04:002018-07-28T09:20:02.743-04:00#1328 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 11 ResultsWith Abujawdeh absent for the 3rd straight week, Kernighan took clear possession of first.<br />
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<b>Results, by board number</b>:<br />
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1. Lazarus 0-1 Kernighan <br />
2. Moldovan 1-0 Dovydaitis <br />
3. Malko 1-0 Gottlieb<br />
4. Tomkovich 1-0 Mazzillo <br />
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<b>Standings after round 11 of 13</b>:<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i>Corrected 7/28 @ 9:16 a.m.</i></span><br />
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1. Kernighan 12.0<br />
2. Abujawdeh 11.0 <br />
3. Lazarus 8.5<br />
4. Moldovan 8.0<br />
5. Camejo 7.0<br />
6. Malko 6.0 <br />
7. Benitez 5.0<br />
8. Tomkovich 3.5 <br />
= 9-10. Hunt, McAuliffe 3.0 <br />
= 11-12. Gottlieb, Pluviose 2.5 <br />
13. Dovydaitis 2.0 <br />
14. Mazzillo 1.0 <br />
= 15-18. J. Renna, Vinson, Advani, Ruales 0.0 <br />
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The current prize amounts and leaders for them are:<br />
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1st place $34 (Kernighan)<br />
2nd place $17 (Abujawdeh)<br />
3rd place $8.50 (Lazarus)<br />
U1600 $8.50 (Pluviose, Gottlieb $4.25 ea.)<br />
Under age 18 $8.50 (---)<br />
Under age 13 $8.50 (Malko).<br />
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If we do not get another U18 player we shall instead award a 65+ prize.<br />
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Registration is expected to remain open for the entire tournament.<br />
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<b><span data-offset-key="bif74-0-0"><span data-text="true">A REMINDER: ROUNDS BEGIN AT 7:15 P.M.!</span></span></b></div>
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<span data-offset-key="ce22i-0-0">For full event details </span><a href="http://chesscoroner.blogspot.com/2018/04/1308-kenilworth-summer-tournament.html">see post #1308.</a></div>
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