#715 Summer Tourney Stats

Most Points Scored

• Total - 14.0 Ari Minkov (+13-9=2)
• With White - 6.5 Ken Chieu (+6-0=1)
• With Black - 9.0 Minkov (+9-8=0)

Highest Scoring of Possible Points (minimum 5 games)

• Total - .846 Chieu (+12-1=2)
• With White - .917 Chieu
• With Black - .812 Chieu (+6-1=1)

Highest Plus Score

• Total - +11 Chieu
• With White - +6 Chieu
• With Black - +5 Chieu, John Moldovan (+7-2=1)

Longest Unbeaten Streaks

• Total - 9 Chieu (+7-0=2 in weeks 6-13)
• With White - 7 Chieu
• With Black - 4 Chieu, Ian Mangion, David Pawlowski, Greg Tomkovich

Longest Winning Streaks

• Total - 5 Chieu (twice - rounds 2-4 and 9-12)
• With White - 6 Chieu
• With Black - 4 Mangion

Most Games Played

• Total - 24 Minkov
• With White - 8 Moldovan (+3-5=0), Tomkovich (+3-4=1), Joe Renna (+2-6=0)
• With Black - 17 Minkov

Most Wins

• Total - 13 Minkov
• With White - 6 Chieu
• With Black - 7 Moldovan, Mark Kernighan (+7-3=0)

Most Losses

• Total - 9 Minkov
• With White - 6 Renna
• With Black - 8 Minkov

Most Draws

• Total - 2 seven players
• With White - 2 Minkov, Geoff McAuliffe
• With Black - 1 twelve players

Biggest Upsets

1. Lou Sturniolo (-550) 1-0 Minkov in round 8
2. Renna (-503) w/Black vs. Moldovan in round 11
3. Max Sherer (-480) 1-0 Kernighan in round 1

honorable mentions :

• Dan Komunicky (-438) 1-0 Minkov in round 13
• Sturniolo (-436) 1-0 Mangion in round 7
• Tomkovich (-500) 1/2-1/2 Chieu in round 9

Game Length

• Fastest Win By White : Moldovan... 15 moves vs. Minkov, in round 13
• Fastest Win by Black : Tomkovich... 9 moves vs. Ed Delasandro, in round 7
• Shortest Draw : Minkov-Wojcio... 21 moves, round 5
• Longest Game : Pawlowski 1-0 Moldovan... 82 moves in round 2

Results Breakdown

• Total Number Of Games - 100
• Decisive Games - 88
• White wins - 32
• Black wins - 56
• Draws - 12
• Pct. of Points Scored By White - .380
• Pct. of Points Scored By Black - .620
• W-L-D Record of the Higher-rated Player : 69-19-12
• Pct. of Points Scored By the Higher-rated Player - .750

Miscellaneous (minimum 5 games)

• Highest pct. of games won - .800 Chieu
• Highest pct. of games won or drawn - .938 Chieu
• Highest pct. of draws - .333 Sherer

• Scores Collected - 58
• Most Popular Opening : Modern Defense (8 of the 64 games collected (+2 that transposed elsewhere)
• Latest novelty : Black's 15...Nf5 in round 1's Demetrick-Moldovan

#714 Summer Tourney - Round 13

Ari Minkov took 2 hits last night but emerged as Kenilworth Summer Tournament champ for the 2nd time in 4 years. He also won in 2007.

Ken Chieu, who only played 9 of the 13 weeks, drew FM Steve Stoyko and fell 1 point short. I finished-up with convincing victories versus Ari & Joe Renna to garner clear 3rd.

Also concluding with wins were NM Mark Kernighan, Don Carrelli, Joe Demetrick and Dan Komunicky.

There were 7 games last night, making a KST-record total of 100. Minkov played in 24 and smashed Ian Mangion's mark of 20 (set last year).

Results:

Chieu 1/2-1/2 Stoyko

Mangion 0-1 Kernighan

Moldovan 1-0 Minkov *
Komunicky 1-0 Minkov
Carrelli 1-0 Pawlowski

Mc Auliffe 0-1 Demetrick

Renna 0-1 Moldovan *

* = annotated

Final Standings: 

1. Minkov 14.0

2. Chieu 13.0
3. Moldovan 10.5
4. Kernighan 8.5
5. Tomkovich 7.0
=6. Mangion, Sturniolo 6.5
8. Pawlowski 6.0
9. Renna 5.0

10. Wojcio 4.0
=11. Demetrick, McAuliffe, Mazzillo 3.0

14. Stoyko 2.5
= 15. Sherer, Komunicky 2.0
17. Carrelli 1.5

18. Reinoso 1.0

=19. Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0 

Crosstable

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A statistical wrap-up and ChessBase file with all the collected games will follow.

#713 Stoyko To Lecture On King's Indian

FM Steve Stoyko will be giving a 4-part lecture on the King's Indian Defense at the Kenilworth Chess Club, beginning Thursday, September 9th.

The weekly series will run through 9/30. Admission is $5 per lecture.

I've enjoyed several King's Indian sessions with Steve in the past few years and always look forward to his presentations.

#712 Summer Tourney Concludes Tonight

The Kenilworth Summer Tournament concludes tonight.

Will Ari Minkov hold onto 1st place, collect 2 points & break Scott Massey's 2004 record of 15.5?

Will NM Ken Chieu overtake Minkov and become our 7th different winner in 7 years?

Will NM Mark Kernighan come from behind to grab 3rd place from me?

Will last year's record of 99 games be surpassed? (we need 6 to tie it)

Why not visit the KCC tonight, check out the action, play some skittles in the analysis room and schmooze afterward?!

#711 U.S. Chess League Season Opens Tonight

The 2010 U.S. Chess League season opens tonight with 4 matches, including New Jersey vs. Philadelphia, which begins at 7:15 p.m. The Internet Chess Club will have live coverage starting at 7:00.

#710 Summer Tourney - Round 12

Ari Minkov extended his lead to 1.5 points with wins against Joe Demetrick and Don Carrelli. Ken Chieu clinched a top-two spot by defeating Mark Kernighan while I sewed-up a 4th place-tie or better with a draw versus Pat Mazzillo.

The event concludes next Thursday.


Week 12 Results:

Chieu 1-0 Kernighan

Demetrick 0-1 Minkov

Carrelli 0-1 Minkov

Mazzillo 1/2-1/2 Moldovan *

* = annotated

Current Standings: 

1. Minkov 14.0

2. Chieu 12.5
3. Moldovan 8.5
4. Kernighan 7.5
5. Tomkovich 7.0
=6. Mangion, Sturniolo 6.5
8. Pawlowski 6.0
9. Renna 5.0

10. Wojcio 4.0
=11. McAuliffe, Mazzillo 3.0

=13. Stoyko, Sherer, Demetrick 2.0

=16. Komunicky, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0 

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#709 GSCL Meeting In Kenilworth On 9/2

There will be a Garden State Chess League meeting at the Kenilworth Chess Club on Thursday, September 2nd, starting at 8 p.m.

If a team captain cannot attend the meeting, he should send a representative or let it be known if his team/club will be participating in the 2010-2011 season, which would likely start on Tuesday, October 5th.

#708 Summer Tourney - Round 11

With 2 weeks to go, Ari Minkov leads Ken Chieu by a half-point.

Results from 8/12: 

Kernighan 1/2-1/2 Mangion
Moldovan 0-1 Renna *

Moldovan 1-0 Sturniolo *
Chieu 1-0 Minkov

Tomkovich 1-0 Wojcio
Tomkovich 0-1 McAuliffe
Renna 0-1 Minkov
Reinoso 0-1 Wojcio
Reinoso 0-1 Chieu

* = annotated 

Current Standings: 

1. Minkov 12.0

2. Chieu 11.5
3. Moldovan 8.0
4. Kernighan 7.5
5. Tomkovich 7.0
=6. Mangion, Sturniolo 6.5
8. Pawlowski 6.0
9. Renna 5.0

10. Wojcio 4.0
11. McAuliffe 3.0
12. Mazzillo 2.5

=13. Stoyko, Sherer, Demetrick 2.0

=16. Komunicky, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0 

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#707 Yudasin Simul In Rahway 8/30

On Monday, August 30, GM Leonid Yudasin will be giving another Simultaneous Exhibition at Chess Mates in Rahway.


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

#706 Summer Tourney - Round 10

Ari Minkov lost to Ken Chieu for the 2nd straight week but kept his 1.5 point margin with a win over Geoff McAuliffe.

In the 6-way battle for 3rd place, I lost to David Pawlowski but defeated Dan Komunicky. Greg Tomkovich lost to Joe Renna and Lou Sturniolo took 0.5/2 from Pat Mazzillo. Mark Kernighan & Ian Mangion were idle.


Results: 

McAuliffe 0-1 Minkov

Minkov 0-1 Chieu
Moldovan 0-1 Pawlowski *

Moldovan 1-0 Komunicky *
Renna 1-0 Tomkovich

Mazzillo 1-0 Sturniolo

Sturniolo 1/2-1/2 Mazzillo

* = annotated 

Standings: 

1. Minkov 11.0

2. Chieu 9.5
=3. Kernighan, Moldovan 7.0
5. Sturniolo 6.5
=6. Mangion, Pawlowski, Tomkovich 6.0
9. Renna 4.0

10. Wojcio 3.0
11. Mazzillo 2.5

=12. Stoyko, Sherer, Demetrick, McAuliffe 2.0

=16. Komunicky, Reinoso 1.0

=18. Carrelli, Lewis, Hart 0.5

=21. Chen, Delasandro  0.0 

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#705 Interservice Wrap-Up

Final Standings (Unofficial)

1. Air Force 25.5

1. Navy 25.5

3. Army 25.0

4. Marines 8.0

Correction/Official Results: 1. Air Force 26.5, 2.Army 25.0, 3. Navy 24.5

Individual Point Leaders (Unofficial)

1. Darwin Nyberg (Navy) 5.5

1. Nathanial Rockhill (Army) 5.5

1. Dan Ranario (Air Force) 5.5

4. Franco Jose (Navy) 5.0

4. Robert Bucholtz (Air Force) 5.0

4. Arthur Macaspac (Army) 5.0

Correction/Official Results: 1. Ranario 6.5, 2. Rockhill 5.5, 3. Jose 5.0 Bucholtz 5.0, Macaspac 5.0.

These 5 players + the top Marine, James Adkins qualified for the U.S.'s NATO team.

B24 Sicilian Defense

Closed System

A25 Englis'h Opening

PGN (all 84 games)

#704 Daily Reviewer Award

While digging through my Stat Counter data this morning I noticed that, some time ago, The Daily Reviewer listed my Chess Coroner among its "Top Chess Blogs."

#703 Interservice Update

After 5 of 9 rounds, The Air Force leads the Army by 4.5 3.5 points. Dan Ranario of the Air Force is the top scorer with a perfect 5.0.

Arthur Macaspac has 3 points and is tied for 2nd among Army players. Don Carrelli has just 1 point and is tied for 3rd among Marines.

Team Standings:

1. Air Force 20.5
2. Army 17.0
3. Navy 16.0
4. Marines 6.5

Top Scorers, by service branch:

Air Force - Dan Ranario 5.0

Army - Nathanial Rockhill 4.0

Navy - Darwin Nyberg 4.0

Marines - James Adkins 2.5

Wild-card qualifying leaders : Robert Keough (Air Force) 4.0, Douglas Taffinder (Air Force) 3.5

C50 Italian Game
Hungarian Defense
(by transposition)

A30 English Opening

Symmetrical Defense

PGN of all games (rounds 1-5)

Live coverage

I'll post a wrap-up on Friday afternoon or night.

#702 Interservice Championship

The U.S. Military's Interservice Championship begins today in Great Lakes, IL.

The top scorer from each branch of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) plus the next two high scorers will represent the U.S. at the NATO Military Chess Championship later this year.

Chess Mates owner Capt. Arthur Macaspac (Army) and Kenilworth Chess Club President Sgt. Don Carrelli (Marines) are among the participants.