#1174 Kenilworth Championship: Round 1 Photos

Bob Sherry snapped these photos during Thursday night's opening round of the Kenilworth Championship:

Manuel Yunez (standing) and Joseph Dovydaitis watching the Ted Mann-Mark Kernighan (closest to them) and Richard Lewis-Luis Ruales games.

Geoff McAuliffe vs. Joseph Pergola III (front) and Paul Gottlieb vs. Bruce Mason.

#1173 Kenilworth Ch. Underway, Reduced To 4 Rounds

The 24th Kenilworth Championship began on Thursday, with LM Mark Kernighan (2200), Dr. Richard Lewis (1726) and Paul Gottlieb (1629) heading a unexpectedly small and relatively weak field.

With just 10 players taking part, the event has been reduced to 4 rounds and been made a 1-section swiss. It is now slated to run thru April 16th.

The 1st round pairings, by board were:

1. Ted Mann (1400) vs. Kernighan
2. Lewis vs. Luis Ruales (685)
3. Bruce Mason (unrated) vs. Gottlieb
4. Dr. Geoff McAuliffe (1600, house player) vs. Joseph Pergola III (unrated).

Pat Mazzillo (1323) and Manuel Yunez (unrated) took half-point byes.


Late-joins will be accepted until the start of round 2 on Thursday, April 2nd.

No results or pictures have been received, as yet, but I can tell you that White was clearly winning on boards 2 & 4, after 40 minutes of play.

#1172 Kenilworth Championship Starts On Thursday

The 24th Kenilworth Chess Club Championship will begin on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 and is scheduled to be 5-7 rounds in length.

Here are the details :

24th KCC Championship

• USCF-rated
• 2 Sections. 1800+ and Under 1800
• 5-7 rounds. Depends on the number of players. The 1800+ Section is slated be a RR. The U1800 may be a RR or SS.
• The event starts on March 26th.
• It can end as early as April 23rd or as late as May 14th. Depends on the number of rounds & if the postponement dates are utilized.
• Time Control: G/75+5 second delay.
• Rounds to start at 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, for the duration of the event.
• 1 half-point bye per player allowed.
• Prizes (tentative): Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Top U2100, Top U1800, Top U1600, Top U1400, Biggest upset.
• Tiebreaks: 1. Head to Head, 2. Modified Median, 3. Solkoff, 4. Cumulative.
• KCC or Westfield CC membership is required. KCC dues for 2015 are $10 for those age 17 or less, $10 for those age 65+, $15 for everyone else.
• EF: $10 entry fee + $10 anti-forfeit deposit + dues (= $35 for most players). Westfield CC members only pay EF & anti-forfeit deposit ($20 total).
• Please register with Geoff McAuliffe before 8:20 p.m. on 3/26 @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
• Late-joins will be accepted for the U1800 section until round 2 is paired, if it's run as a Swiss.
• If there is a low turnout, the TD may combine sections and run a 5-SS or a 5 to 7 RR.

Past Champions include LM Scott Massey (who has won the title 12x), Rene Ray (1996), FM Steve Stoyko (2005-2007), LM Mark Kernighan (2008), NM Yaacov Norowitz (2009), NM Arthur Macaspac (2010, 2012), NM Ken Chieu (2011), and NM Praveen Balakrishnan (2013, 2014).

18 players took part in last year's event.

#1171 FYI, Re: The Lack Of KCC Info

Regarding the lack of information from the Kenilworth CC:

You'll have to ask the current President why...

1. There has not there been a single post on the Kenilworth Chess Club blog or the KCC Tournaments blog in 2015.

2. There has not been a single message circulated from the KCC's e-mail account since January 8th. (Btw, that one was not sent to me.)

The necessary login ID and password to do the aforementioned was shared. What's the fucking problem?

It's not my place to be sending e-mails out for the club but I can and will blog about the upcoming Club Championship on Kenilworth's blogs, in addition to this one. Somebody has to.

#1170 RIP Leon Hrebinka

Long-time Kenilworth Chess Club member Leon Hrebinka passed away on Sunday, at the age of 80.

Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on Friday with guests gathering at the funeral home at 10:30AM.
- See more at: http://www.unionfuneralhome.com/obituary/Leon-Hrebinka/Hillside-NJ/1485834#sthash.SM9xAAfD.dpuf

Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on Friday with guests gathering at the funeral home at 10:30AM.
- See more at: http://www.unionfuneralhome.com/obituary/Leon-Hrebinka/Hillside-NJ/1485834#sthash.SM9xAAfD.dpuf

Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on Friday with guests gathering at the funeral home at 10:30AM.
- See more at: http://www.unionfuneralhome.com/obituary/Leon-Hrebinka/Hillside-NJ/1485834#sthash.SM9xAAfD.dpuf

He will be entombed tomorrow at Graceland Memorial Park in Kenilworth. Those wishing to say their goodbyes to Leon & pay their respects to his family will gather at the Union Funeral Home, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ at 10:30 a.m.