#764 KCC Meeting As Scheduled

The Kenilworth Chess Club will be meeting tonight, as scheduled. Round 3 of the Club Championship is on tap. Please allow for extra travel time and drive carefully. See post #463 for the expected pairings.

#763 Revised Pairings For Round 3

Glen Hart has requested a bye for tomorrow night.

The new pairings are:

1. Chieu-Kernighan (same)
2. Mangion-Goeller (same)
3. Moldovan-Sherer
4. Chen-Agress
5. Shiffman-Tomkovich
6. McAuliffe-Renna
7. Mazzillo-Demetrick
8. Sturniolo-Mann

#762 Kenilworth Ch. - 3rd Round Pairings

Here are the 3rd round pairings, by board (w-b):

1. Chieu-Kernighan
2. Mangion-Goeller
3. Chen-Moldovan
4. McAuliffe-Sherer
5. Agress-Hart
6. Tomkovich-Renna
7. Shiffman-Demetrick
8. Mazzillo-Mann

Carrelli withdrew
Komunicky removed (did not contact TD after forfeiting)
 
1 point bye to Sturniolo

#761 Kenilworth Championship - Round 2

It was odd night with a dead atmosphere. The tables weren't where they usually are. There were just a couple of kibitzers. Players who finished early didn't bother to hang-around. Upsets failed to generate even the slightest buzz and there were no post-mortems.

In the Battle Of The Bloggers, I neutralized The Kenilworthian's Labourdonnais Attack and managed to draw but played poorly from move 13 onward.

2nd round pairings and results:

1. Kernighan 1-0 Chen
2. Sherer 0-1 Chieu
3. Goeller 1/2-1/2 Moldovan
4. Hart 0-1 Mangion
5. Tomkovich 1-0 Mazzillo
6. Sturniolo 0-1 McAuliffe
7. Mann 0-1 Agress
8. Shiffman 1-0 Komunicky (forfeit)

Joe Demetrick and Don Carrelli received 1/2-point byes. Joe Renna received a full-point bye.

Replay 

PGN

Current standings:

= 1-3. Kernighan, Chieu, Mangion 2.0
= 4-6. Goeller, Carrelli (wd), Moldovan
= 7-14. Chen, Sherer, Hart, Tomkovich, McAuliffe, Agress, Shiffman, Renna 1.0

= 15-16. Demetrick, Mazzillo 0.5

= 17-19. Mann, Komunicky, Sturniolo 0.0 

Current prize leaders: 

1st, 2nd, 3rd - 3 players with 2.0

U2050 - Goeller, Moldovan 1.5
U1800 - Chen, Sherer, Hart, Tomkovich, McAuliffe 1.0
U1600 - Agress 1.0
U1400 - Shiffman, Renna 1.0

A crosstable and 3rd round pairings will follow.

#760 Revised Pairings For Round 2

New Pairings for Thursday:

1 Kernighan-Chen

2 Sherer-Chieu

3 Goeller-Moldovan (no change)

4 Hart-Mangion

5 Tomkovich-Mazzillo

6 Sturniolo-McAuliffe (no change)

7 Mann-Agress

8 Shiffman-Komunicky (no change)

1/2 pt. byes for Demetrick & Carrelli

1.0 bye to Renna 

#759 Pairing Changes

The Kenilworth Championship's 2nd round is being re-paired because Don Carrelli needs a bye. Changes will be posted later today.

#758 Kenilworth Ch. - 1st Round Games

Games from the KCCC's opening round have been uploaded in java-replay and zipped PGN, along with a crosstable.

#757 Kenilworth Ch. - 2nd Round Pairings

Thursday, January 20th at 8:20 p.m.

1. Kernighan - Carrelli
2. Chen - Chieu
3. Goeller - Moldovan
4. Sherer - Mangion
5. Hart - Mazzillo
6. Tomkovich - Agress
7. Sturniolo - McAuliffe
8. Mann - Renna
   
9. Shiffman - Komunicky

Demetrick has requested a half-point bye.

#756 Kenilworth Championship - 1st Round

The 21st 20th Kenilworth CC Championship began last night with 2008 Champion NM Mark Kernighan, NM Ken Chieu and expert Michael Goeller heading a 19-player field.

The reigning champ, NM Arthur Macaspac, is not defending his crown. Past winners SM Yaacov Norowitz, FM Steve Stoyko and NM Scott Massey are also sitting-out.

1st round pairings and results:

1. Joe Demetrick 0-1 Kernighan
2. Chieu 1-0 Greg Tomkovich
3. Geoff McAuliffe 0-1 Goeller
4. Ian Mangion 1-0 Ted Mann
5. Dan Komunicky 0-1 Kevin Chen
6. Don Carrelli 1-0 Lou Sturniolo
7. Gordon Agress 0-1 Max Sherer
8. John Moldovan 1-0 Bert Shiffman
9. Joe Renna 0-1 Glen Hart

Pat Mazzillo received a 1/2-point bye.
 

Current standings:

= 1-9. Kernighan (2245), Chieu (2164), Goeller (2043), Mangion (1966), K. Chen (1888), Carrelli (1888), Sherer (1820), Moldovan (1814), Hart (1716) 1.0

10. Mazzillo (1287) 0.5

= 11-19. Demetrick (1664), Tomkovich (1659), McAuliffe (1653), Mann (1629), Komunicky (1555), Sturniolo (1503), Agress (1429), Shiffman (1336), Renna (1252) 0.0 

Current prize leaders: 

1st, 2nd, 3rd - 9 players with 1.0

U2050 - 7 players with 1.0
U1800 - Hart 1.0
U1600 - Mazzillo 0.5
U1400 - Shiffman, Renna 0.0

Late-joins will be accepted in multiples of 2. Please see post #742 for details and contact TD Geoff McAuliffe before next Thursday, if you'd like to enter. 

A replay page, PGN file, crosstable and 2nd round pairings will follow.

#755 Kenilworth Ch. Starts Tonight!

The 21st 20th Kenilworth Chess Club Championship starts tonight! For details, see post #742.

If you'd like to play but can't make the 1st round, contact TD Geoff McAuliffe to request a bye.

This year's tourney will be my 6th. Here's how I've fared previously:

• 2006 (6th seed)... 4th place, 4.5/7, +2, 2117 PR vs. 2015 avg.
• 2007 (6th seed)... =3rd, 2.5/8, -3, 1987 PR vs. 2104 avg.
• 2008 (3rd seed)... 3rd place, 4.0/9, -1, 1753 PR vs. 1791 avg.
• 2009 (10th seed)... 2nd place, 4.0/5, +3, 2163 PR vs. 1923 avg.
• 2010 (6th seed)... =4th, 3.0/5, +1, 1817 PR vs. 1746 avg.

#754 GSCL Update

Kenilworth's Karpovs (4-0) won last week's Garden State League match against the DOCA Knights and remain in 1st place but the Kortchnois (1-2) lost to Chess Mates.

For more info and games from round 4, please visit the GSCL Blog.

#753 Mixed Bag

I have uploaded a mixed bag of 5 games in java-replay and PGN.

It includes:

• Two Slavs and a quick King's Indian from Chess Mates' events.
• A 2nd look at last May's impromptu KCC vs. Norowitz game. Don Carrelli previously covered it in the Kenilworth Kibitzer.
• A Winawer wreck witnessed at the Marshall CC.