#579 Sidebar Link To The GSCL Changed

The new Garden State Chess League site is finished. Please visit it, participate in the polls and bookmark. All 2009-10 match results & games will be posted there. The Chess Coroner will just provide headlines and links.

The sidebar link no longer directs to the soon to be defunct Geocities site.

#578 Roster Adjustments

The following adjustments have been made to balance Kenilworth's GSCL rosters :

The Kortchnois have added Mark Schwarcz.
NM Mark Kernighan has been re-assigned to the Kramniks.
Geoff McAuliffe has been transferred to the Kortchnois.

For the full rosters see post #576.

One more move... Ted Mann added to the Kramniks squad.

#577 Stoyko Wins Fish Memorial

FM Steve Stoyko won the 2nd Sy Fish Memorial with a 4-0 score. Mark Kernighan, Ken Chieu & Ian Mangion tied for 2nd place.

David Pawlowski, Mike Wojcio & Lou Sturniolo split top U1800 honors. Joe Renna was the top U1500.

Final standings :

• 4.0 Stoyko
  
• 3.0 Kernighan, Chieu, Mangion
  
• 2.0 Singh, Pawlowski, Wojcio, Sturniolo, Renna
  
• 1.5 Mann, Komunicky, Garcia
  
• 1.0 Carrelli, Mazzillo, Shiffman, Agress

Board by results :

Round 3

1. Kernighan 0-1 Stoyko
2. Komunicky 0-1 Chieu
   
3. Singh 1-0 Mann
   
4. Wojcio 0-1 Mangion
   
5. Pawlowski 1-0 Sturniolo
   
6. Mazzillo 0-1 Renna
   
7. Shiffman 0-1 Agress
   

Garcia received a full-point bye

Round 4

1. Stoyko 1-0 Chieu
   
2. Pawlowski 0-1 Kernighan
3. Mangion 1-0 Singh
   
4. Komunicky 0-1Wojcio
5. Mann 1/2 Renna
   
6. Sturniolo 1-0 Agress
   
7. Mazzillo 1/2 Garcia

Shiffman received a full-point bye.

Replays, PGN & a table will be uploaded tonight, sometime after the N.Y. Rangers' game.

#576 Kenilworth's GSCL Rosters & Schedules

Here are Kenilworth's rosters & schedules for the 2009-2010 Garden State Chess League season :

Karpovs

Steve Stoyko 2240, Ian Mangion 1878 (captain), John Moldovan 1812, Max Sherer 1668, Bob Pelican 1649, Mike Wojcio 1613

Day	Date	Opponent	Site	Time
Thursday	Oct. 8th	Kortchnois	Kenilworth	8:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Nov. 3th	W. Orange	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Dec. 1st	Hamilton	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Thursday	Jan. 7th	Summit	Kenilworth	8:15 p.m.
Thursday	Feb. 4th	Staten I.	Kenilworth	8:15 p.m.
Tuesday	Mar. 7th	Sparta	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Thursday	Apr. 6th	Kramniks	Kenilworth	8:30 p.m.

Kortchnois

Yaacov Norowitz 2395, Mark Kernighan 2200, Michael Goeller 2095, Ari Minkov 1958, Richard Lewis 1700 (captain), Mikhail Kruglyak 1367, Joe Renna 1326, Bill Sokolosky 1167

Day	Date	V/H	Opponent	Site	Time
Thursday	Oct. 8th	H	Karpovs	Kenilworth	8:30 p.m.
Wednesday	Nov. 4th	V	Staten I.	Staten Island	TBA
Tuesday	Dec. 1st	H	Sparta	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Thursday	Jan 7th	V	Kramniks	Kenilworth	8:30 p.m.
Monday	Feb. 1st	V	Summit	Summit	8:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Mar. 7th	H	W. Orange	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Apr. 4th	V	Hamilton	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.

Kenilworth Kramniks (formerly Maplewood)

Ziggy Bliznikas 1800, Don Carrelli 1794, David Pawlowski 1777, Mike Patrucker 1717, Geoff McAuliffe 1704, Greg Tomkovich 1698, Lou Sturniolo 1530, Dan Komunicky 1496, Gordon Agress 1277, Jim Cole 1160 (captain)

Day	Date	V/H	Opponent	Site	Time
Thursday	Oct. 8th	H	Staten I.	Kenilworth	8:15 p.m.
Tuesday	Nov. 3rd	V	Sparta	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Monday	Dec. 7th	V	Summit	Summit	8:00 p.m.
Thursday	Jan. 7th	H	Kortchnois	Kenilworth	8:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Feb. 2nd	V	W. Orange	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Mar. 7th	H	Hamilton	W. Orange	8:00 p.m.
Thursday	Apr. 6th	V	Karpovs	Kenilworth	8:30 p.m.

Not Assigned - NM Scott Massey 2213, Mark Schwarcz 1948, Richard Buschgans 1866, Howard Osterman 1856, Glen Hart 1696, Daniel Zhu 1669, Ted Mann 1550, Jack McCorkell 1534, Aaron Kiedes 1531, Leon Hrebinka 1354, Pat Mazzillo 1352, Bert Shiffman 1316, Jose Garcia 973, Brian Balint 927

If you have not been assigned and would like to play please contact John Moldovan.
Those who have been placed on a team but are not interested in playing should contact their captain.
Only 8 or 9 guys are willing to play every month. So, if possible, please make yourself available for 1 road match.

Once a player plays for a team during the 2009-2010 season, he is bound to them for the season.
However, those who have not yet played can be traded or interchanged; if a team needs someone to play on the road or with a certain rating, etc.
The captains should work-out such transactions.

#575 Fish Memorial - 3rd round pairings

Here are the pairings for Round 3 of the Sy Fish Memorial :

1. Kernighan (2.0) - Stoyko (2.0)
2. Komunicky (1.5) - Chieu (2.0)
3. Singh (1.0) - Mann (1.0)
4. Wojcio (1.0) - Mangion (1.0)
5. Pawlowski (1.0) - Sturniolo (1.0)
6. Mazzillo (0.5) - Renna (0.5)
7. Shiffman (0.0) - Agress (0.0)

Jose Garcia (0.0) gets a full point bye.

#574 Free Tourney In Scotch Plains, 10/10

On Saturday, October 10th, from 12 noon to 5 p.m., the Scotch Plains Public Library will be hosting a free chess tournament for players U1800 or unrated.

Here are the details :

Scotch Plains U1800

Date : Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Site :
Scotch Plains Public Library
527 Bartle Ave
Scotch Plains, NJ

Format : non-rated, 3 round swiss
Time Control : G/45

Rounds : 12:00 noon, 1:40 p.m. & 3:10 p.m.

Entry Fee : Free!

Prizes : The Kenilworth Chess Club will be giving free memberships for the remainder of 2009 to each player scoring 2 or more points.


This event is limited to the first 24 entrants who

1. Have a USCF rating <1800
2. Pre-register by calling the library at 908-322-5007, extension 204.

Sun. 9/25 @ 11:19 a.m.- The dates are finally correct. Sorry for the mistakes.

#573 Westfield Championship Starts 10/4

The 67th Westfield Championship begins on Sunday, October 4th.

Here are the details :

67th Annual Westfield Chess Club Championship

Dates : October 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Site :

Westfield Chess Club
220 Clark Street
Westfield, NJ

Format : 4-SS, USCF-rated
Time Control : 40 moves/100 + G/60

Rounds : 2:30 p.m. on each day

Entry Fee : $25
Westfield CC membership required ($50 Adults; $40 Juniors)

Prize Fund : $550 Guaranteed
Prizes : $150 for 1st place; $100 for 2nd place; $75 to top U2100, U1850, U1600 & U1350

Registration : at the site on 10/4, from 2:00-2:30 p.m.

No byes in the event.

#572 Fish Memorial - Rounds 1 & 2

Steve Stoyko, Mark Kernighan & Ken Chieu lead after 2 rounds of the Sy Fish Memorial.

Full standings :

• 2.0 Stoyko 2240, Kernighan 2200, Chieu 2109
• 1.5 Dan Komunicky 1496
• 1.0 Errol Singh 1900, Ian Mangion 1978, Don Carrelli 1794, David Pawlowski 1777, Mike Wojcio 1613, Ted Mann 1550, Lou Sturniolo 1530
• 0.5 Pat Mazzillo 1352, Joe Renna 1326
• 0.0 Bert Shiffman 1316, Gordon Agress 1277, Jose Garcia 973p

Board by results :

Round 1

1. Wojcio 0-1Stoyko
2. Kernighan 1-0 Mann
3. Sturniolo 0-1 Chieu
4. Singh 1-0 Mazzillo
5. Shiffman 0-1 Mangion
6. Carrelli 1-0 Agress
7. Garcia 0-1 Pawlowski

Kominicky & Renna late-joined & received 1/2-pt byes

Round 2

1. Stoyko 1-0 Singh
2. Mangion 0-1 Kernighan
3. Chieu 1-0 Pawlowski
4. Agress 0-1Wojcio
5. Mann 1-0 Shiffman
6. Garcia 0-1 Sturniolo
7. Renna 0-1 Komunicky
   

Mazzillo 1/2-pt. bye
Carrelli, who played as a fill in round 1, was not paired.


As for games, there's just one to offer (see below) because most of the club's scoresheets "disappeared" between meetings and we ran-out of them.

[Event "2nd Sy Fish Memorial"]
[Site "Kenilworth, NJ, USA"]
[Date "2009.09.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kernighan, Mark"]
[Black "Mann, Ted"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "1550"]
[ECO "E76"]
[PlyCount "57"]

{King's Indian Defense : 4 Pawns Attack, by transposition}
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Bd3 0-0 7.f4 Na6 8.Nf3 Nb4 9.Bb1 Bg4 $146 10.0-0 Rc8 11.a3 Na6 12.Qe1 Nc7 13.Nh4 a6 $2 14.f5 gxf5 $2 15.h3 Bh5 16.exf5 Qd7 $2 17.g4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 Bxg4 19.Qg3 h5 $2 20.f6 $1 Bxf6 21.Rxf6 $1 exf6 22.Bf5 Ne6 23.Bxg4 hxg4 24.Qxg4+ Kh8 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Bh6 Ng7 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Nf5+ Kg8 29.Qg4+ 1-0

A replay page with this nice win & games from the remaining rounds will be uploaded next Friday.

#571 Sy Fish Memorial 9/24 & 10/1

The USCF-rated Sy Fish Memorial starts next Thursday (9/24) at the Kenilworth Chess Club. Here are the details :

2nd Sy Fish Memorial

Dates : October 1st & 9th, 2009
Site : Kenilworth Chess Club

Format : USCF-rated, 4 round swiss
Time Control : G/30

Rounds : 8:40 & 9:45 p.m. on 10/1; 8:30 & 9:35 p.m. on 10/8

Entry Fee : $10

Prize Fund : 75% of entry fees collected

Prizes : Cash; based on the number of entries.

50% of prize fund to 1st place; 20% to 2nd place; 10% to 3rd place, top U1800 & top U1500

For example:

If there are 10 players, there would be a $75 prize fund.
1st place would get $37.50, 2nd place would receive $15 & 3rd place would get $7.50

The highest-scoring U1800, U1500 would also get $7.50 each.

Register : at site, on September 24th - from 8:00-8:30 p.m.

USCF membership required... Late entries accepted until the 2nd round is paired (½ pt. bye awarded)

Byes : ½ point byes available for rounds 1, 2 or 3 (1 per person)

TD : Geoff McAuliffe


Registration date corrected 9/24 @ 4:50 p.m. Sorry for the error.

#570 Current USCF Ratings Of KCC Players

Here are the current* USCF ratings of Kenilworth Chess Club members, with the change from the 2008 Annual List noted in parentheses:

NM Yaacov Norowitz 2395 (+183!!)

NM Steve Stoyko 2240 (-8)

NM Scott Massey 2213 (+4)

NM Mark Kernighan 2200 (-24)

Michael Goeller 2035 (+1)

Ari Minkov 1958 (0)

Mark Schwarcz 1948 (+48)

Rich Buschgans 1893 (+27)

Ian Mangion 1878 (+39)

Howard Osterman 1856 (0)

John Moldovan 1812 (+12)

Ziggy Bliznikas 1800 (-19)

Don Carrelli 1794 (+79)

David Pawlowski 1777 (+57) non-KCC member?

Geoff McAuliffe 1704 (-32)

Richard Lewis 1700 (-19)

Greg Tomkovich 1698 (+21)

Glen Hart 1696 (+73)

Ed Selling 1675 (-35)

Daniel Zhu 1669 (+430!!!)

Max Sherer 1668 (+13)

Mike Wojcio 1613 (-34)

Ted Mann 1550 (-30)

Jack McCorkell 1534 (-8)

Aaron Kiedes 1531 (+226!!)

Lou Sturniolo 1530 (+148!)

Dan Komunicky 1496 (0)

Mikhail Kruglyak 1367 (+66)

Leon Hrebinka 1354 (-17)

Pat Mazzillo 1352 (+7)

Joe Renna 1326 (+22)

Bert Shiffman 1316 (-28)

Gordon Agress 1277 (+143!)

Bill Sokolosky 1167 (+39)

Jim Cole 1160 (+55)

Jose Garcia 973 p/4 (0)

Brian Balint 927 p/9 (-)

These ratings will be used for next week's USCF-rated Sy Fish Memorial tournament & the non-rated 2009-2010 Garden State Chess League season

* as of 9/19/2009

#569 Simul Games

I have annotated & uploaded 3 games from my 11-board simul in Scotch Plains.

replay page
zipped PGN file

#568 West Orange Swiss

The West Orange Chess Club is running a USCF-rated, G/100, 5-round Swiss starting tomorrow night. The EF is $20. Rounds will be played on September 14th, 21st, 28th & October 13th, 20th.

For more information contact John Hagerty.