#1133 LM Massey To Lecture In Kenilworth On Thursday

On Thursday night, at the Kenilworth Chess Club, Life Master Scott Massey will lecture on last month's Anand-Carlsen World Championship match.

Admission is $5. The club opens at 8 p.m. and the lecture will begin at 8:15.

#1132 Irina Krush To Give Lecture & Simul In Staten Island

GM-elect Irina Krush, the current and 5-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion, will be giving a lecture and 20-board simultaneous exhibition at the Staten Island Chess Club on Wednesday, December, 11, 2013.


The lecture will begin promptly at 8 p.m., with the simul to follow.

Admission to the lecture is free. The cost to participate in the simul is $30. There are currently 10 seats available. Please contact Jackson Hueckel ASAP if you would like to play against Irina.

Hat tip to Melissa Biegel.

#1131 Varneckas Memorial Today

Today Chess Mates will be hosting a tournament in memory of my late friend Don Varneckas.

Date & Time:
Saturday, November 23, 2013
1:30 p.m.

Site:

Chess Mates

1531 Irving St.

Rahway, NJ 07065

Format: 3 Round Swiss, G/50;d5

3 Sections: Open, U1800, U1400

Entry Fees: $25 for Chess Mates members, $30 for non-members

Prize Fund & Prizes, per section:

70% of EF Returned.

1st place: minimum $75.

2nd & class prizes will be added, based on the number of participants in each section.

Registration: On-site 12:35-1:25 p.m.

Rounds: 1:30, 3:35, 5:40 p.m.

Byes: 1 bye available.

Note: Sections will be combined if there are less than 4 players in a section.

#1130 KCC Quads Canceled

The Kenilworth CC's Quads scheduled for tonight and next week have been canceled due to a lack of interest.

The club will, however, be open for casual play on Oct. 24 and 31.

The next KCC event will be the November 7th Garden State Chess League match vs. West Orange.

#1129 Two Tourneys Today At Chess Mates

Chess Mates in Rahway is running 2 tournaments today.

At 10:20 a.m. they have G/30 Quads and at 2:30 p.m. it's G/45 Quads.

The entry fee for each event is $20, $15 for members. Prizes are $55 to 1st place in each section.


Full details here and here.

#1128 Norowitz And Massey To Lecture In Kenilworth

The Kenilworth Chess Club has added lectures by International Master Yaacov Norowitz and Life Master Scott Massey to its fall calendar.

On October 17th, Norowitz will present "My Road To The IM Title". The $5 admission includes pizza for everyone!

On December 12th, Massey will lecture on the Anand-Carlsen World Championship match, which begins November 7th. Admission is $5.

Non-rated G/60 Quads, which will run October 10th-31st have also been added to the KCC schedule.

#1127 Fish Finale Pushed-Up To October 3rd

The last round of the Sy Fish Memorial has been advanced 1 week and will now take place on October 3rd.

#1126 Correspondence Update

This morning I drew 2414-rated Harry Ingersol and finished the 20th U.S. Correspondence Championship Semi-Finals with a 4-2 score.

At the moment I lead our section but Ingersol (3.5/4), Bill Morris (2.5/4) and Serdar Aykent (0.5/1) have the ability to surpass me.

Here is a snapshot of the final position and move list:

Sacking a pawn with 35.Nf3?! was foolish and nearly cost me the game but at the time I had just 1 advantage (vs. Weiss) and needed to take risks.

PGN of the above
Replay

PGN of the games finished in USA/C20/sf03

#1125 RIP Steve Ferrero

Steve Ferrero, editor and publisher of the Atlantic Chess News, passed away yesterday. He was 51.

Steve played 4th board on the Top NJ Team at the 2012 USATE, had a 2039 FIDE rating and regularly participated in the Dean Of Chess Academy League.


Update 9/19 @ 4:28 p.m. (per Lou Sturniolo)

Wake:

Friday, September 20
2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Vainieri Funeral Home
5923 Kennedy Boulevard
North Bergen, NJ 07047
201-868-6555

Maps and Directions


Funeral Mass:
Saturday, September 21
9:00 10:00 a.m.
at Vainieri Funeral Home

Entombment to follow at:

Madonna Mausoleum
2070 Hoefleys Lane
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201-944-7723

Obituary in the Jersey Journal

Updated 9/20 @ 5:00 p.m. (with info from Jim West On Chess)

#1124 Sy Fish Memorial Starts On Thursday

The Kenilworth Chess Club's 6th Annual Sy Fish Memorial will begin this Thursday night.

The event will be a 4 or 5 round swiss and have a G/60;d5 time control. It will run thru 10/10 or 10/17.

Here are the details:

6th Annual Sy Fish Memorial

September 12th - October 17th, 2013

• USCF-Rated
• 4 or 5-round Swiss
• If there are 16 or fewer players, there will be 4 rounds. If there are 17-32 players, there will be 5 rounds.
• Time Control: G/60;d5
• Rounds: 8:30 p.m. on September 12, 19, 26 and October 10.
• If a 5th round is necessary, it will be on October 17.
• There is no game on October 3rd!
• Site: Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ 07033.
• Entry Fee: $10.
• Prize Fund: $90% of EF.
• Prizes: 1st place 30% of EF; 2nd place 20% of EF; 3rd place, U2000, U1750, U1500 each 10% of EF.
• 10% of EF reserved for rating fees and scoresheet purchases.
• Register with Geoff McAuliffe or John Moldovan, on site, before 8:25 p.m. on 9/12.
• Late-joins accepted until the start of round 2.
• 1 bye allowed, any round. Must declare before the end of round 3.
• If taking a bye, please inform the TD (Geoff or John) before the round is
  paired.

#1123 Norowitz Wins NJ Open

IM Yaacov Norowitz won the 2013 NJ Open on tiebreaks over NM David Hua.

The event attracted 157 players.

#1122 Chess Mates Site Hacked Again

Google Chrome users who visit Chess Mates' website (www.chessmatesnj.com) are getting a "Reported Phishing Website Ahead!" warning about www.chesscamp.us.

Chess Mates has nothing to do with this other site, which according to Who Is, is owned an Alexsandr Stripunsky. See photo below.

It is not known if the aforementioned is GM Stripunsky or if rival chess establishment, ICA is involved.

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