#802 Kenilworth Gauntlet - Round 3

Knockout Section

The 1st place battle between Richard Lewis & Don Carrelli will take place next week.

Wild Card Section

Kevin Chen, Greg Tomkovich and Lou Sturniolo won. My match against Max Sherer and Mann-Mazzillo were drawn.

Chris Curran received a 1 point bye. Bart Lahiff withdrew.

WC Standings, going into the final round:

1. Chen 5.0 4.5

=2-3. Moldovan, Tomkovich 4.0
4. Mangion 3.0 3.5
=5-6. Sherer, Curran 3.0

7. Sturniolo 2.5
=8-10. Mann, Mazzillo, Azzarello 2.0
11. Renna 1.5
12. Lahiff 0.0

Java-Replay
PGN
Crosstables

Standings corrected 3/27 @ 1:20 a.m. Thanks to Kevin for noticing the error.

#801 Gauntlet Games From Round 2

A handful of games from last week's round of the Kenilworth Gauntlet have been uploaded in Java-Replay and PGN, as well as a crosstable.

#800 West Orange In USAT Playoffs

West Orange Krush, winners of last month's USATE tourney in Parsippany, will be competing in the U.S. Amateur Team playoffs today, starting at 1 p.m. The games will be broadcast on the Internet Chess Club.

More details here.

#799 Wild Card Pairings For 3/24

Kenilworth Gauntlet

Wild Card pairings for round 3:

Mangion (3.0) - Chen (3.0)

Moldovan (3.0) - Sherer (2.0)

Azzarello (2.0) - Tomkovich (2.0)

Mann (1.0) - Mazzillo (1.0)

Sturniolo (1.0) - Renna (1.0)

Chris Curran gets a 1 pt. bye.

Bart Lahiff is slated for a 2 point bye.

The KO final will be held March 31st.

#798 Kenilworth Gauntlet - Round 2

Knockout Section

Don Carrelli beat Max Sherer 2-0. Dr. Richard Lewis knocked me out by winning an Armageddon playoff.

KO Final: Lewis vs. Carrelli

Wild Card Section

Ian Mangion, Kevin Chen, Greg Tomkovich and Chris Curran (via forfeit) won their matches 2-0. Joe Renna and Ted Mann split.

Standings, going into round 3:

=1-3. Mangion, Chen, Moldovan 3.0

=4-7. Sherer, Tomkovich, Curran, Azzarello 2.0
= 8-11. Mann, Sturniolo, Mazzillo, Renna
12. Lahiff 0.0

Pairings, games and a crosstable will follow.

#797 CZE-USA Update

CZE 0 USA 0

Svitil-Moldovan

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6

Moldovan-Svitil

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4

PGN of all the games

#796 Gauntlet Pairings

Kenilworth Gauntlet

 

2nd Round Pairings
Thursday 3/17

Knockout Section 

 

Don Carrelli 2.0 - Max Sherer 2.0
Richard Lewis 2.0 - John Moldovan 2.0

Wild Card Section

Joe Azzarello 2.0 - Ian Mangion 1.0  

Kevin Chen 1.0 - Lou Sturniolo 1.0
Greg Tomkovich 0.0 - Pat Mazzillo 1.0
Joe Renna 0.0 - Ted Mann 0.0
Chris Curran 0.0 - Bart Lahiff 0.0

Players listed on the left side of the pairings will have White in the 1st game, Black in the 2nd.

Games will start at 8:30 p.m.

#795 CZE-USA Info

The Czech Republic-USA correspondence match is underway! Our lineup includes U.S. Champ John Ballow and IM Michael Brooks.

I am playing on the bottom board (25) against Radek Svitil. The public can view the games without delay.

So, here we go:


Svitil-Moldovan
1.d4 e6

Moldovan-Svitil
1.Nf3

PGN of all the games

#794 Kenilworth Gauntlet - Round 1

Knockout Section

Don Carrelli, Dr. Richard Lewis, Max Sherer & I won by 2-0 scores and advanced to round 2.

Chris Curran (who nearly forced me into an Armageddon Game), Greg Tomkovich, Ted Mann and Joe Renna were relegated to the Wild Card Section.

Standings, going into round 2:

=1. Carrelli, Moldovan, Lewis, Sherer 2.0

2nd round pairings: Carrelli-Sherer, Lewis-Moldovan

Since there is only 1 KO group, this section will play 3 rounds instead of 4. The winners will be given the option of playing the final round over 2 weeks instead of having to play 2-3 games in 1 night.

Wild Card Section

In the only match, Joe Azzarello swept young Bart Lahiff (628).

Standings, going into round 2:

1. Azzarello 2.0

=2-6. Tomkovich, Mann, Curran, Renna, Lahiff 0.0

Preliminary 2nd round pairings: Azzarello-Tomkovich, Renna-Mann, Curran-Lahiff

Late joins (in multiples of 2) will be accepted until 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday 3/15. Finalized WC pairings will be issued then.

Java-Replay
PGN linked fixed 3/26 @12:05 p.m.
Crosstables

Prizes, based on the 10 current entries:
$25 for the KO section winner, $15 for the KO runner-up, $10 for the Wild Card winner.

#793 KCC Gauntlet Starts Tomorrow

The Kenilworth Gauntlet, an unrated, 4-round, modified knockout tournament, starts tomorrow night and runs through March 31st.

In each round, you will play two games against your opponent, one with each color.
 

The time control is 25+5 (increment, not delay) except for Armageddon tie-break games in the knock-out sections.

If a increment-capable clock is not available or cannot be set, delay may be used.

Entry Fee: $5.00

Prizes: 50% to 1st (final winner), 30% to 2nd (final loser), 20% to 3rd (wild card winner).

Each player must keep score until he has less than 5 minutes left.

A player who is not present within 15 minutes of a round’s start shall forfeit that game.

Late joins will be allowed until the pairings for round 2 are made. Players who late-join will receive 1 point and be placed in the Wild Card section.

Full rules are here.

#792 GSCL - Round 6 Games

2 annotated games from Thursday's DOCA-Kortchnois match have been uploaded in java-replay and PGN. They have also been added to my running zip for 2011.

Curran-Pecota

after 14...h6?

White to play

#791 STC Bunch Returns

Slow time control fans rejoice! The STC Bunch has its website up again. Their first big event of the year, the Winter Blues started on March 1st but you can late-join. I'm considering doing so.

STC Winter Blues

March 1st-April 11, 2011

6-round Swiss

Time Control: 60+15

Server: FICS

Two requestable half-point byes per player are allowed.

The complete set of rules are here.