#537 Summer Tourney - Round 7

Ian Mangion, Mark Kernighan & Greg Tomkovich won to remain 1-2-3. Don Carrelli split a pair of games & now is clear 4th.

I played a simul & moved into a tie for 5th (with Max Sherer) by stealing 1.5 from 2 lost positions. Here's a highlight :

Pawlowski-Moldovan
After 32.Qg4?

Tripled on the g-file, White threatens 35.Rg8 +-. But I found 34...Rg3!! -/+ (interference theme/fork), offered a draw & Dave, with just 33 seconds left, accepted.

Moldovan-Pawlowski
After 32...Rg3!!
1/2-1/2

Results

• Sturniolo 0-1 Mangion
• Wojcio 0-1 Kernighan
• Shiffman 0-1 Tomkovich
• Sherer 1-0 Carrelli
• Carrelli 1-0 Sherer
• Pawlowski 1/2 Moldovan
• Mann 0-1 Moldovan
• Renna 1/2 Mazzillo

Standings

• 1. Mangion 7.5
• 2. Kernighan 7.0
• 3. Tomkovich 6.0
• 4. Carrelli 4.0
• = 5. Moldovan, Sherer 3.5
• 7. Mann 3.0
• = 8. Pawlowski, Mazzillo, Renna, Cole 2.5
• = 12. Lewis, Shiffman, Sokolosky 2.0
• 15. Sturniolo 1.5
• = 16. Wojcio, Zhu, Agress 1.0
• = 19. Hart, McAuliffe, Kruglyak, Balint, Castillo, Ruales 0.0

A few games & a crosstable will follow, no earlier than Sunday. I have an STC game Saturday night (8:15 p.m. EDT on WCL).