#835 Kenilworth Quads - Round 2

There were upsets in 4 of the 7 games.

Shiffman missed a win against Komunicky but got a draw. Mangion caught Kernighan with a prepared line and Mazzilllo defeated Sturniolo.

I collapsed in time-pressure after being 3 pawns up against Max Sherer.

A few games will follow.

Kenilworth Quads #5

Kenilworth, NJ

May 12-26, 2011

Section 1

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Mark Kernighan	2240	W4	L3	B	1.0
2	Ken Chieu	2179	L3	F4	U	0.0
3	Ian Mangion	1968	W2	W2	4	2.0
4	P. Balakrishnan	1943	L1	X1	3	1.0

Chieu withdrew due to injury.

Section 2

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	John Moldovan	1810	W4	L3	2	1.0
2	Richard Lewis	1802	W3	W4	1	2.0
3	Max Sherer	1776	L2	W2	4	1.0
4	Ted Mann	1584	L1	L1	3	0.0

Section 3

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Dan Komunicky	1555	W4	D3	2	1.5
2	Lou Sturniolo	1526	W3	L4	1	1.0
3	Bert Shiffman	1311	L2	D2	4	0.5
4	Pat Mazzillo	1277	L1	W1	3	1.0

Section 4

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Joe Renna	1194	W4	W3	2	2.0
2	Chris Constantino	unr	L3	W4	1	1.0
3	Kamil Nitka	unr	W2	L2	4	1.0
4	Luis Ruales	unr	L1	L1	3	0.0

#834 CZE-USA Update

The Czechs now lead 3-2, which isn't so bad compared to the 4-0 whitewash they gave us in hockey on May 11.

Svitil-Moldovan

E13 Queen's Indian Defense

Nimzo-Hybrid Variation

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.e3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 0-0 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 d6 11.Nd2 Qe7

The most flexible move. The Q didn't have a future at f6.

Moldovan-Svitil

D38 Queen's Gambit
Ragozin Defense

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bg5 0-0 7.Qb3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 c6 9.e3 b6 (a novelty) 10.Bd3 +=


Crosstable

PGN of all the CZE-USA games

#833 Late KCC Opening On June 9th

The Kenilworth Chess Club meeting on June 9th will begin at 9:15 p.m., instead of the usual 8 o'clock, because a CPR class will be given at the community center that night.

June 9th is still slated to be the 1st week of the Kenilworth Summer Tournament. If there is any further change, I will let you know.

#832 STC May Mania

In the 1st round of STC Bunch's May Mania on FICS, I have been paired against #8 seeded, 2023-rated Eyechess.

I had pulled-out after seeing a player drop 131 points in 24 hours, to fall one below my 1824 figure and out of the top section, but felt obligated to re-enter when the pairings included me.

#831 Team 45 45 League

In Team 45 45 League tournament #49 on ICC, Don Carrelli debuted with a win for the STC Steamrollers.

Fellow rookie Zach Bence is on The Weak Shall Perish's roster. However, 45 45 vets Simon Thomson and Dan Komunicky, who have respectively played 72 and 65 games, are sitting out this event.

It would be great if the Kenilworth CC or Garden State League entered a team in the next tourney or in the rival FICS Team League.

#830 KCC Quads - Round 1

16 players are participating in Kenilworth Quads #5, which began last Thursday.

5 games, including my win over Ted Mann, have been uploaded in java-replay and PGN.

Apologies to my readers for the delay in posting. I had internet problems Sat-Mon.

Kenilworth Quads #5

Kenilworth, NJ

May 12-26, 2011

Section 1

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Mark Kernighan	2240	W4	3	2	1.0
2	Ken Chieu	2179	L3	4	1	0.0
3	Ian Mangion	1968	W2	2	4	1.0
4	P. Balakrishnan	1943	L1	1	3	0.0

Section 2

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	John Moldovan	1810	W4	3	2	1.0
2	Richard Lewis	1802	W3	4	1	1.0
3	Max Sherer	1776	L2	2	4	0.0
4	Ted Mann	1584	L1	1	3	0.0

Section 3

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Dan Komunicky	1555	W4	3	2	1.0
2	Lou Sturniolo	1526	W3	4	1	1.0
3	Bert Shiffman	1311	L2	2	4	0.0
4	Pat Mazzillo	1277	L1	1	3	0.0

Section 4

No.	Player	USCF	R1	R2	R3	Points
1	Joe Renna	1194	W4	3	2	1.0
2	Chris Constantino	unr	L3	4	1	0.0
3	Kamil Nitka	unr	W2	2	4	1.0
4	Luis Ruales	unr	L1	1	3	0.0