#701 Summer Tourney - Round 9

Results: 

Moldovan 0-1 Kernighan *

Tomkovich 1/2-1/2 Chieu

Minkov 1-0 Mazzillo

Chieu 1-0 Minkov

Carrelli 0-1 Mangion
Komunicky 0-1 Demetrick
Renna 0-1 Sturniolo

* = annotated 

Standings: 

1. Minkov 10.0

2. Chieu 8.5
3. Kernighan 7.0
=4. Mangion, Moldovan, Tomkovich, Sturniolo 6.0
8. Pawlowski 5.0

=9. Wojcio, Renna 3.0

=11. Stoyko, Sherer, Demetrick, McAuliffe 2.0

=15. Komunicky, Mazzillo, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0 

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#700 Yudasin Simul At Chess Mates

Tomorrow evening at Chess Mates in Rahway, GM Leonid Yudasin will be giving a Simultaneous Exhibition.


The event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m., is free for Chess Mates members and $15 for all other participants.

#699 Summer Tourney - Round 8

Ari Minkov lost to David Pawlowski and Lou Sturniolo last night but still holds a 2 point lead with 5 weeks to play.

Mark Kernighan & I moved within 1 point of idle, 2nd-placed Ken Chieu by defeating Ian Mangion & Mike Wojcio.

Greg Tomkovich stayed in contention with a victory over Pat Mazzillo. Joe Renna also won.

Results: 

Mangion 0-1 Kernighan

Pawlowski 1-0 Minkov *

Sturniolo 1-0 Minkov

Wojcio 0-1 Moldovan *

Mazzillo 0-1 Tomkovich

Reinoso 0-1 Renna 

* = annotated 

Standings: 

1. Minkov 9.0

2. Chieu 7.0
=3. Kernighan, Moldovan 6.0
5. Tomkovich 5.5
=6. Mangion, Pawlowski, Sturniolo 5.0

=9. Wojcio, Renna 3.0

=11. Stoyko, Sherer, McAuliffe 2.0

=14. Demetrick, Komunicky, Mazzillo, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0 

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#698 Summer Tourney - Round 7

Ari Minkov extended his lead to 2 points. Ken Chieu arrived late and could not get a game but held onto 2nd. Ian Mangion & I lost, enabling Mark Kernighan to grab a share of 3rd place.

Results:

Moldovan 0-1 Stoyko *

Demetrick 0-1 Kernighan

Mazzillo 0-1 Minkov

Sturniolo 1-0 Mangion

Tomkovich 0-1 Pawlowski

Delasandro 0-1 Tomkovich

Delasandro 0-1 Wojcio

* = annotated

Standings:

1. Minkov 9.0
2. Chieu 7.0
=3. Kernighan, Mangion, Moldovan 5.0

6. Tomkovich 4.5
=7. Pawlowski & Sturniolo 4.0
9. Wojcio 3.0

=10. Stoyko, Sherer, McAuliffe, Renna 2.0

=14. Demetrick, Komunicky, Mazzillo, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0

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#697 Summer Tourney - Round 6

Ari Minkov had 2 wins and retained his 1 point lead over Ken Chieu.

Ian Mangion, Steve Stoyko & Joe Demetrick also had victories.

I lost a double-header to Chieu by missing a win in the opener & blundering my Q away in the nightcap.

Results:

Komunicky 0-1 Stoyko
Moldovan 0-1 Chieu *
Chieu 1-0 Moldovan *
Minkov 1-0 Kernighan
Minkov 1-0 Sturniolo
Mangion 1-0 Renna
Wojcio 1/2-1/2 Tomkovich
Demetrick 1-0 McAuliffe


* = annotated


Standings:

1. Minkov 8.0
2. Chieu 7.0
=3. Mangion, Moldovan 5.0

5. Kernighan 4.0
6. Tomkovich 3.5
=7. Pawlowski & Sturniolo 3.0

=9. Sherer, McAuliffe, Wojcio, Renna 2.0

=13. Stoyko, Demetrick, Komunicky, Mazzillo, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0

Crosstable

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#696 Summer Tourney - Round 5

Ari Minkov scored just 0.5/2 vs.Mike Wojcio but extended his lead to a full point. I avenged my 2009 KST loss to Joe Renna and caught the absent, 2nd-placed Ken Chieu.

Mark Kernighan, Ian Mangion, David Pawlowski, Greg Tomkovich, Geoff McAuliffe, Pat Mazzillo and Braeden Reinoso also had victories.

Results:

Carrelli 0-1 Kernighan

Minkov 1/2-1/2 Wojcio

Wojcio 1-0 Minkov

Mangion 0-1 Pawlowski

Pawlowski 0-1 Mangion

Renna 0-1 Moldovan * 

Demetrick 0-1 Tomkovich

Komunicky 0-1 McAuliffe

Chen 0-1 Mazzillo

Chen 0-1 Reinoso

* = annotated

Standings:

1. Minkov 6.0
=2. Chieu, Moldovan 5.0

=4. Kernighan, Mangion 4.0
=6. Pawlowski, Tomkovich, Sturniolo 3.0

=9. Sherer, McAuliffe, Renna 2.0
12. Wojcio 1.5

=13. Komunicky, Mazzillo, Reinoso 1.0

=16. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=19. Demetrick, Chen, Ed Delasandro  0.0

Crosstable

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#695 Games From Rahway

I didn' expect to play in any of the events at Chess Mates but have had to fill in 3 times so far and have dropped 20 rating points by going winless in 7 games (0-5-2).

Here they are for you to laugh at, in java-replay & PGN.

#694 Summer Tourney - Round 4

Ari Minkov took over the #1 spot with victories over Colby Chen and Ken Chieu. Chieu is now 2nd. I'm 3rd after a lucky win over Lou Sturniolo.


Mark Kernighan, Ian Mangion, Greg Tomkovich and Joe Renna also collected full points.

Richard Lewis and Geoff McAuliffe drew.

Results:

Kernighan 1-0 Carrelli
Ed Del Asanaro 0-1 Chieu
Chen 0-1 Minkov
Minkov 1-0 Chieu

Pawlowski 0-1 Mangion
Sturniolo 0-1 Moldovan*

McAuliffe 1/2-1/2 Lewis
Tomkovich 0-1 Sherer

Renna 1-0 Mazzillo

* = annotated

Standings:

1. Minkov 5.5
2. Chieu 5.0

3. Moldovan 4.0

=4. Kernighan, Mangion, Sturniolo 3.0

=7. Pawlowski, Sherer, Tomkovich, Renna 2.0

=11. Komunicky, McAuliffe 1.0

=13. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart,  0.5

=16. Demetrick, Wojcio, Mazzillo, Reinoso, Chen, Ed Delasandro  0.0

Crosstable

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#693 Summer Tourney - Round 3

Ken Chieu & Ari Minkov won two games to vault into 1st & 2nd places.

Lou Sturniolo & I had victories but dropped to 3rd.

Mark Kernighan & Ian Mangion also took full points to join Max Sherer & David Pawlowski in 5th place.

Braden Reinoso entered the event.

Results:

Tomkovich 0-1 Kernighan

Carrelli 0-1 Chieu*

Chieu 1-0 Carrelli

Sturniolo 0-1 Minkov

Renna 0-1 Minkov

Sherer 0-1 Mangion

Sherer 1/2-1/2 Pawlowski

Komunicky 0-1 Moldovan*

Reinoso 0-1 Sturniolo*

* = annotated

Standings:

1. Chieu 4.0

2. Minkov 3.5

=3. Moldovan, Sturniolo 3.0

=5. Kernighan, Mangion, Pawlowski, Sherer 2.0

=9. Tomkovich, Komunicky, Renna 1.0

=12. Carrelli, Hart, McAuliffe 0.5

=15. Demetrick, Wojcio, Mazzillo, Reinoso, Chen 0.0

Crosstable (improved version will follow)

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#692 Chess Mates To Open On Saturday!!

Chess Mates in Rahway will open on Saturday June 19th with a 4-round, G/60 Swiss for U2400s. The entry fee is $40 for non-members, $30 for members.

Full details on the inaugural event:

Every Saturday G/60 U2400  

4-SS, Rds: 10:30 a.m., 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:00 pm. Chess Mates Corporation, 1523 Irving St., Rahway, NJ 07065. A block away from Rahway Train Station and 40 min. train ride from NY Penn Station. May be limited to first 50 entries. EF: $40, members $30. Prize Fund: 70% of EF. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, Top U2200, U2000, 1800, 1600. Limit 2 byes, commit by 11:30 am. Re-entry $15, counts half (no re-entry after 2nd round). Reg. ends 10 min. before game. Entering 10 min. before game and phone entry, $5 Extra. Cell#: (760) 583-8429, www.chessmatescorporation.com

Chess Mates' Cell Phone Rule

Use of a cell phone is prohibited in the tournament room. If your cell phone rings in the tournament room during play, you lose half of your remaining time. For a second offense in the same tournament, you forfeit your game.

Chess Mates' Tournament Calendar for June 2010:

Sat. 19 - 4/SS, G/60 for U2400
Sun. 20 - G/45 Swiss (5 rounds) 
Mon. 21 - to be announced 
Tue. 22 - G/30 Quads (3 rounds) 
Wed. 23 - G/30 Swiss (4 rounds) 
Sat. 26 - G/60 Swiss for U2400 
Sun. 27 - G/45 Swiss 
Mon. 28 - G/5 Swiss (7 rounds) 
Tue. 29 - G/30 Quads 
Wed. 30 - G/30 Swiss


Correction : Arthur told me Chess Mates was opening Saturday but, as Don reported on the Kenilworth Kibitzer, it opened Wednesday afternoon.

#691 Summer Tourney - Round 2

The cooler weather made for a more comfortable environment & a lot more games. There were 11 in all.

Several of the week one victors took hits while a more than a handful of the opening night non-winners picked-up full points.

I won against Greg Tomkovich in 23-move Modern Defense to keep a share of the lead but lost to David Pawlowski, who, by coincidence, used the very same line. He totally out-played & out-worked me.

Pawlowski-Moldovan

after 25...Qf8

White to win

Glen Hart, Mike Wojcio, Dan Komunicky & Colby Chen joined to expand the field to 18.



2nd round results:

Carrelli 0-1 Kernighan
Wojcio 0-1 Chieu
Chieu 1-0 Wojcio
Sherer 1-0 Minkov
Minkov 1/2-1/2 Sherer
Tomkovich 0-1 Moldovan
Pawlowski 1-0 Moldovan
McAuliffe 1/2-1/2 Hart
Sturniolo 1-0 Mazzillo
C. Chen 0-1 Renna
Komunicky 1-0 Renna

Standings after week 2 of 13:

= 1-3. Chieu, Moldovan, Sturniolo 2.0
= 4-6. Minkov, Pawlowski, Sherer 1.5
= 7-11. Kernighan, Mangion, Tomkovich, Komunicky, Renna 1.0

= 12-14. Carrelli, Hart, McAuliffe 0.5

= 15-18. Demetrick, Wojcio, Mazzillo, C.Chen 0.0

Crosstable

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#690 Chess Mates Update

Chess Mates passed its final inspection this morning and got the green light to set-up its tables, chairs, boards and pieces. The tournament room, as arranged today, will accommodate 44 players.

Don Carrelli will likely post some photos on the Kenilworth Kibitzer later today in the days to come.

Hopefully, the C.O. will be issued in a day or two.