*** Bartell Simul in Kenilworth 5/15 ***

The Kenilworth Chess Club is very pleased to announce that FIDE Master Thomas Bartell will be giving a simultaneous exhibition on May 15th. Tom, who won the N.J. State Championship in 2004 (= 1st) & 2005, will take Black on half the boards.

Here are the full details :

Simultaneous Exhibition
by FM Thomas Bartell
May 15th, 2008
8:30 p.m.

Kenilworth Community Center
575 Boulevard
Kenilworth, NJ 07033

$10 entry fee
If you beat Tom, you'll get your money back!

Non-members welcome!

Please arrive early (the club opens at 8 p.m.) so we can have everyone seated and ready to go at starting time.

Directions

#315 Kernighan Wins Kenilworth Blitz

NM Mark Kernighan won last night's blitz tournament in Kenilworth. Greg Tomkovich finished 2nd. Don Carrelli was 3rd.

Here are the complete standings :

• 1. Kernighan 6.0
• 2. Tomkovich 5.0
• 3. Carrelli 4.0
• 4-5. Ari Minkov & Joe Demetrick 3.5
• 6-8. John Moldovan, Max Sherer & Bert Shiffman 3.0
• 9-10. Ian Mangion & Mike Wojcio 2.5
• 11-12. Ted Mann & Joe Renna 2.0
• 13-14. Pat Mazzillo & Jonathan Sherer 1.0

Thanks to Mike Wojcio's generosity, the advertised fees and planned cash prizes were scrapped in favor of free entry and book prizes (for all) from the late Irving Ellner's collection!

Having played in both the Ellner Memorial & the blitz event, I was able to add Players Chess News Annuals 1 & 2 to the 3,4,5 & 6 that I already owned!!

#314 Two-Man Tourney in Springfield

A Two-Man team tournament will be held at the Checkmate Chess Club starting Sunday May 11th. It will last some 4 weeks. Players will register as individuals. Teammates will be assigned based on rating. Full details here.

#313 May Mania - Round 2

In my 2nd round May Mania game, I turned a win into a draw. Here it is, fully annotated, in Java-replay and PGN; along with the round 1 mini.

P.S. - Replays of most games can be viewed here.

#312 Kernighan Wins Ellner Event

Mark Kernighan beat Ian Mangion to win the Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss, Thursday night. Don Carrelli defeated Greg Tomkovich to grab clear 2nd. Pat Mazzillo won against Bill Sokolosky to take third.

My thanks to all for playing and submitting their scoresheets. I also want to apologize for making a big stink about a couple of minor issues.

Here are all 16 games from the event, including the annotated Sokolosky-Renna from round 2, in java-replay and zipped PGN.

#311 May Mania - Round 1

[Event "May Mania"]
[Site "World Chess Live"]
[Date "2008.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "JasonP"]
[Black "jpmoldovan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1637"]
[BlackElo "1913"]
[Opening "French: exchange variation"]
[ECO "C01"]
[NIC "FR.01"]
[Time "20:42:23"]
[TimeControl "2400+10"]

1. e4 {0:40:05} e6 {0:40:00} 2. d4 {0:40:13} d5 {0:40:07} 3. exd5 {0:40:01}
exd5 {0:40:12} 4. Bd3 {0:40:05} Nc6 {0:40:10} 5. Nf3 {0:40:02} Bd6 {0:40:05}
6. Qe2+ {0:38:33} Nge7 {0:39:56} 7. Bg5 {0:38:15} f6 {0:39:50} 8. Bh4
{0:38:20} Bg4 {0:39:30} 9. Bb5?? {0:38:02} O-O {0:39:09} 10. c3? {0:35:12} Ng6 {0:38:35} 11. O-O? {0:31:09} Nxh4 {0:37:46} {White resigns} 0-1

#310 Pairing Changes

Since Ed Selling has requested a bye for Thursday & I want to watch the Rangers' game, the pairings for the Ellner Memorial's final round have been changed to :

• Mangion (1.5) - Kernighan (2.0)
• Carrelli (1.5) - Tomkovich (1.5)
• Sokolosky (1.0) - Mazzillo (1.0)
• Wojcio (0.0) - Renna (0.0)
• Shiffman (0.0) - Vinson (0.0)

#309 Kenilworth Blitz on May 8th

The Blitz Tournament (G/5) is back on the Kenilworth CC schedule and will be held May 8th. The entry fee will be $5 for club members and $8 for non-members.

#308 Consultation Game Postponed

To make room for the Bartell Simul, the Kenilworth CC's Consultation Game has been postponed to May 22nd.

#307 Bartell Simul In Kenilworth, 5/15

The Kenilworth Chess Club is very pleased to announce that FIDE Master Thomas Bartell will be giving a simultaneous exhibition on May 15th. Tom, who won the N.J. State Championship in 2004 (= 1st) & 2005, will take Black on half the boards.

Here are the full details :

Simultaneous Exhibition
by FM Thomas Bartell
May 15th, 2008
8:30 p.m.

Kenilworth Community Center
575 Boulevard
Kenilworth, NJ 07033

$10 entry fee
If you beat Tom, you'll get your money back!

Non-members welcome!

Please arrive early (the club opens at 8 p.m.) so we can have everyone seated and ready to go at starting time.

Directions

#306 STC's May Mania

I've signed-up to play in May Mania, a free, 4-round event that takes place on FICS, ICC, and WCL from April 28th thru May 26th.

If you'd like to do the same, join the STC Bunch and hurry! The entry deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT tomorrow (21:00 GMT).

P.S. - I've chosen to play at World Chess Live where, at present, there are just 9 entrants in the tourney (the other servers have 29 & 54).

Remember all U.S. Chess Federation members are eligible for 6 free months there.

4/27 @ 12:20 a.m. : correction on the time control.... it will be G/40+10, not G/60.

#305 Final-Round Pairings

Barring byes, the pairings for the 3rd/final round of the Ellner Memorial will be :

• Moldovan (1.5) - Kernighan (2.0)
• Tomkovich (1.5) - Mangion (1.5)
• Selling (1.0) - Carrelli (1.5)
• Sokolosky (1.0) - Mazzillo (1.0)
• Wojcio (0.0) - Renna (0.0)
• Shiffman (0.0) - Vinson (0.0)

#304 Ellner Memorial - Round 2

Mark Kernighan leads after 2 rounds of the Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss; thanks to his win over Ed Selling and draws on the other top boards. Ian Mangion, Greg Tomkovich, Don Carrelli and I are a half-point back.

Here's all the action, including my very interesting game vs. Greg, in java-replay and zipped PGN.

Notes to at least 1 other contest will follow in a few days.

#303 Pleasant Surprise

Earlier today, I found out that my USATE win against Steve Jesseph appeared in Sunday's (4/20) Newark Star-Ledger.

Since, I didn't submit the game, I'm doubly-honored that it was published. Unfortunately, wondering which partie was used made this cheap SOB buy the article!

Pete Tamburro was kind enough to say that 37.g4+! was "dandy" + "inspired"; and to not mention that 29.Re6? = was mistaken (29.Rh4 +/- was correct).

But he's wrong about 22.Rfe1 = being a "lapse". It was a fine move that set-up the 24.Nxd5! desperado.

Anyway, this time, he got the names & colors right! :-)

P.S. - I'm having problems uploading diagrams to Blogger at the moment. So, I'll add them to the story and post my notes tomorrow. Also, thanks to Greg Tomkovich for the tip.

4/24, 1:03 p.m. - Still can't upload diagrams but I've posted a java-replay and PGN file with full annotations to the Jesseph game and 2 easier USATE contests.

#302 Round 2 Pairings

Here are the pairings for round 2 of the Ellner Memorial, barring byes :

• 1 Kernighan 2208 (1.0) - 4 Selling 1710 (1.0)
• 5 Tomkovich 1705 (1.0) - 2 Moldovan 1814 (1.0)
• 3 Mangion 1736 (1.0) - 6 Carrelli 1704 (1.0)
• 10 Shiffman 1332* (0.0) - 7 Wojcio 1620 (0.0)
• 8 Mazzillo 1399 (0.0) - 11 Vinson 1287 (0.0)
• 12 Sokolosky 1128 (0.0) - 9 Renna 1339* (0.0)

* - indicates estimated rating after KCCC is processed

#301 Ellner Memorial - Round 1

2008 KCC Champion Mark Kernighan, U1800-winner Ian Mangion, Ed Selling, Greg Tomkovich, Don Carelli and I were the 1st-round winners at the inaugural Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss last night.

Also competing in the 12-player field are Mike Wojcio, Pat Mazzillo, U1400-champ Joe Renna, Bert Shiffman, Bill Sokolosky and the newest member at Kenilworth, Robert Vinson.

Here are the games, including my annotated, Bishop's Opening victory in java-replay and zipped PGN

#300 Massey & Wojcio Win Partner Event

The team of NM Scott Massey & Mike Wojcio won the KCC's Handicapped Partner Tournament Thursday night. The highest-rated tandem, Yaacov Norowitz & Ziggy Bliznikas finished 2nd. Ian Mangion & Greg Tomkovich placed 3rd.

Final Standings :

1. Massey/Wojcio 5.5
2. Norowitz/Bliznikas 4.0
3. Mangion/Tomkovich 3.0
4. Minkov/Shiffman 2.5
5-7. Kernighan/Sokolosky 2.0
5-7. Carrelli/Mann 2.0
5-7. Moldovan/Selling 2.0

All the participants received a free book.

#299 Ellner Memorial

Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss

Dates : April 17th thru May 1st

Format : 3/SS, not-rated
Time Control : G/45 + 5 second increment
Entry Fee : $5; to defer the cost of refreshments served on 4/17

Rounds : 9:00 p.m. on 4/17, 8:30 p.m. on 4/24 & 5/1

• 1st round open to KCC members only.
• Non-members & late-joins accepted before rounds 2 & 3.

Director : John Moldovan

#298 Partner Tournament

Handicapped Partner Tournament

Date : April 10th
Entry Fee : free

Format :

• 2 players per team... The stronger team gives their opponent material odds.

(-1 pawn for a 100 point rating-average difference, -2 pawns for 200 points, - a Knight for 300 points, - a Knight + 1 Pawn for 400 points; - a Rook for 500 points, etc.)

• Teammates are to alternate moves on a single board & only advise by saying "look-out" or "watch your clock".

Time control : TBA by TD Mike Wojcio. I hope it won't be G/5 :)

P.S. - Prizes will be awarded!

#297 KCC Calendar Update

Please note the following changes & additions to the 2008 KCC Events Calendar :

• 4/10 - Handicapped Partner Tourney
• 4/17 - Club Championship : Awards Ceremony & Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss : round 1 (KCC MEMBERS ONLY)
• 4/24 - Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss : round 2 (OPEN TO ALL)
• 5/01 - Irving Ellner Memorial Swiss : round 3 (OPEN TO ALL)
• 5/08 - Blitz Tournament ($5 for members, $8 for non-members)
  
• 5/15 - Simul by FM Tom Bartell ($10 fee)
  
• 5/22 - consultation game
• 5/29 - conclusion of the consultation game
  

The G/30 Tournament to be held on October 2 & 9th will now be known as the Sy Fish Memorial Swiss.

Details on the Handicapped Event & Ellner Memorial are in the next 2 posts.

#296 Kenilworth Ch. - Addendum

Glen Hart won his postponed U1800 Playoff game against Mike Wojcio and tied Joe Demetrick for 2nd place.

For notes to that contest & last week's Demetrick-Mangion, see the updated Round 11 java-replay page or download the amended zipped PGN file.

#295 Kenilworth Championship - Final Round

Open Section

NM Mark Kernighan defeated Ari Minkov to become Club Champion. I lost to Don Carrelli, who recently tied for 8th place in the Foxwoods Open U1700 section.


U1800 Playoff

Dr. Ian Mangion beat Joe Demetrick to win the U1800 crown. Hart-Wojcio was postponed but, since 1st place has been decided, it & the other remaining contest, Demetrick-Hart, will likely be cancelled.


U1400 Tiebreaker

Joe Renna won his 2nd straight U1400 title with a victory against Bert Shiffman, who, for the 3rd week in a row, could not convert a huge advantage.


Here are all of last night's matches in java-replay & PGN.


update : fully annotated version of Carrelli-Moldovan uploaded 3/29 @ 5:25 p.m.

#294 Kenilworth Blitz Postponed

The Kenilworth Blitz tournament scheduled for April 24th has been postponed to make room for the Irving Ellner & Sy Fish Memorial event(s). The dates & formats of the latter two will be announced in the near future.

#293 Notes to Mangion-Hart

Notes to last week's Mangion-Hart game have been uploaded. Thanks to TD Geoff McAuliffe for "fritzing" it. Please refer to post #289 for the game-links.

#292 Six Free Months of World Chess Live!!

Free six-month memberships to World Chess Live are now available to all members of the U.S. Chess Federation, whether or not they are currently members of WCL. For new WCL members, simply enter your USCF membership number and PIN (they're on your Chess Life mailing label) at the bottom of the WCL registration page in the Group ID and Group PIN boxes. If you're already registered with WCL, go to your account page and use the link in the Memberships/Affiliations section at the bottom.

Sign-up for this offer ends on September 30, 2008.

#291 Sherer-Kernighan Notes

Notes to last night's draw between Max Sherer & NM Mark Kernighan have been uploaded. Please refer to post #289 for the game-links.

#290 Java & Zip For Post #282 Uploaded

Sorry, folks. I just realized that the Java & zip for Post #282, Good 15+0 ICC Game, weren't uploaded back on 3/9.

Well... better late than never. Here are the replay, PGN, and critical position, where Black threatens mate in 3 :

Moldovan-romansap94
after 30...Kg7??

White to win

#289 Kenilworth Championship - Week 10

I tried to provide live coverage of the games in this space but the wi-fi signal at the club was weak & it faded-out just before I could post. So a typical report will have to do.

Open Section

Max Sherer held Mark Kernighan to a draw and missed a chance for an even bigger upset :

Sherer-Kernighan
after 22...Rae8??

White to win

With one head to head meeting to go Mark & Ari Minkov are tied with 6.0.

crosstable
next week's pairings : Kernighan-Minkov; Carrelli-Moldovan


U1800 Playoffs

Ian Mangion beat Glen Hart to take the lead.

crosstable
next week's pairings : Demetrick (1.0/1)-Mangion (2.0/2);
Hart (0.0/1)-Wojcio (0.0/2)


U1400 Playoffs

Bert Shiffman won via forfeit against Chris Lim and drew the tie-breaker against Joe Renna. So, Bert & Joe will have to go at it again... for a 4th time!

crosstable
next week's pairings : Renna-Shiffman [G/60 tiebreaker]


Here are all of last night's matches in java-replay & PGN.

#288 KCCC - Round 9 Update

I've annotated my win over Max Sherer & added some thoughts on Glen Hart's victory versus Justin Roach. Here are the updated 9th-round java-replay & PGN.

Further Update : Notes to Minkov-Carrelli uploaded 3/18 @ 12:06 a.m.

#287 Checkmate Championship - Wrap-Up

I have uploaded notes to my last-round game vs. Mark Kernighan and updated the associated replay page + zipped PGN.

#286 Kenilworth Championship - Week 9

Open Section

With leader Mark Kernighan getting the week off, Ari Minkov took over the top spot by beating Don Carrelli. I overcame an inferior position against Max Sherer and moved into 3rd place.

The remaining schedule should be as follows :

• 3/20 Sherer (2.0)-Kernighan (5.5)
• 3/27 Kernighan-Minkov (6.0) & Carrelli (0.5)-Moldovan (3.0)
  

U1800 Sections

Play in the B group ended with Glen Hart defeating Justin Roach and earning a berth in the U1800 playoffs. In those playoffs, last night, Joe Demetrick handed Mike Wojcio his 2nd-straight defeat.

Joe Renna, meanwhile, clinched at least a tie for 1st in the U1400 playoffs when Bert Shiffman allowed him to draw by repetition. Bert needs a win vs. Chris Lim to force a re-match with Joe.


Here are the updated Open & final U1800-B standings, the U1800 playoff & U1400 playoff tables, plus 3 of yesterday's games in java-replay & PGN. Notes to my battle will follow at some point.

#285 USATE Games

A ChessBase file with 428 games from last month’s U.S. Amateur Team East Tournament in Parsippany is available at the NJSCF web site!

Here’s a small zip & java-replay page with 25 played by Kenilworth CC & team members. 19 of those games, including 4 of mine, made it into The Week In Chess 696.

#284 Elizabeth Chess Club

The Elizabeth Chess Club meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Elmora Racquet Club, 23 Ferwood Terrace.

At present, it mostly consists of youths but Dr. Richard Lewis (President), Yaacov Norowitz & Mikhail Kruglyak are members and encourage all to stop by.

#283 Checkmate Championship - Round 7

With Ari Minkov electing not to play, second place in the Checkmate Championship was up for grabs. Bob Sherry took it with a win over Ted Mann while I turned victory into loss against NM Mark Kernighan. Don Carrelli beat Joe Azzarello to finish fifth.

Here are the final standings :

1. Kernighan 7.0
2. Sherry 5.0
3. Minkov 4.5
4. Moldovan 4.0
5. Carrelli 3.0
6. Renna 2.5
7-8. Mann 1.0
7-8. Azzarello 1.0

... and crosstable; plus the replays & PGN of last night's games.

Since I'm rather "chessed-out" at the moment (Wish the KCCC was done, too.), I'll post my final-game notes later this week.

#282 Good 15+0 ICC Game

I played a good game against a 2232-rated on ICC yesterday but lost on time. Here's the replay & PGN, if you want to check it out.

#281 KCCC - Two More From Round 7

Roach-Mann & Shiffman-Mangion have been added to the Kenilworth Championship 7th round java-replays & PGN file.

#280 Kenilworth Championship - Week 8

Open Section

Mark Kernighan beat me in 18 moves again while Ari Minkov defeated Max Sherer. With 2 games to go Mark leads Ari by a half-point.

U1800 Sections

TD Geoff McAuliffe decided to change the format to a single RR plus U1800 & U1400 playoffs.

The U1800 qualifiers, so far, are :

• Ian Mangion (= 1st in the 'A' group)
  
• Mike Wojcio (= 1st in the 'A' group)
  
• Joe Demetrick (clinched a share of the 'B' group crown).

Glen Hart can knot Joe D. by beating Justin Roach next week.


The U1400 participants are :

• Bert Shiffman (= 3rd in the 'A' group)
• Joe Renna (= 3rd in the 'A' group)
• Chris Lim (5th in the 'B' group)
  

Last night there was one regular U1800 game :

• Demetrick 1-0 Roach

... and two playoff games :

• Mangion 1-0 Wojcio
• Lim 0-1 Renna

Also, due to the U1800 event being shortened :

• last week's Agress-Wojcio & Shiffman-Mangion will not count in the RR standings but will be USCF-rated as extra games
• Jim Cole's results stand & his remaining opponents (Yampolskiy, Lim, Roach) get full points.

Finally, here are the updated, standings for the Open, U1800-A, U1800-B sections and... 4 of the 8th-round games in replay & PGN. 3 are annotated.

Demetrick-Roach amended 3/9 @ 12:23 p.m.

#279 Kernighan Wins Checkmate Championship

NM Mark Kernighan clinched his 2nd Checkmate Championship crown by defeating Ari Minkov last night. Minkov, who has also won the event twice, still has a beat on 2nd place but Bob Sherry & I closed the gap to a half-point with wins over Don Carrelli & Ted Mann. Joe Renna escaped from the cellar with a victory over Joe Azzarello.

Here are the full standings, last night's games, in java-replay & zipped PGN and ...

the match-ups for next Sunday's 7th & final round :

• Kernighan (6.0) - Moldovan (4.0)
• Renna (1.5) - Minkov (4.5)
• Mann (1.0) - Sherry (4.0)
• Carrelli (2.0)- Azzarello (1.0)

revised notes to Moldovan-Mann posted 3/4 @ 7:48 a.m.

#278 Kenilworth Championship - Updates

Now that I've received most of the 7th round results (only missing Lim-Yampolskiy), here are the week's replay page & PGN plus updated standings for the Open, U1800-A & U1800-B sections.

Special thanks to Don, Joe D., Gordon, Mike & Ted for sending in games & responding to my e-mails.

P.S. - Mark Kernighan gave me a copy of his Round 5 draw vs. Ari Minkov. Please refer to post #271 or #275 for the game-links.

#277 USATE Rating Gains & Losses

Exactly half of the 22 Kenilworth CC members who played at the U.S. Amateur Teams - East gained rating points. Max Sherer, who added a club-high 69 points in Parsippany, has raised his rating 169 points since Jan. 1!! Chris Lim (+36) & Ian Mangion (+29) also made sizable strides in the event. Here's the complete list of changes :

Sherer +69 to 1666
Lim +36 to 1041
Mangion +29 to 1736
Stoyko +15 to 2260
Agress +15 to 1165
Renna +14 to 1178
Demetrick +12 to 1611
Moldovan +10 to 1814
Hart +9 to 1608
Goeller +7 to 2034
McCorkell +5 to 1542
Minkov -4 to 1901
Massey -8 to 2209
Bliznikas -9 to 1800
Cole -13 to 1114
Wojcio -15 to 1620
Kernighan -16 to 2200
Roach -17 to 1721
McAuliffe -18 to 1736
Tomkovich -24 to 1705
Hrebinka -34 to 1371
Mann -59 to 1481

#276 Post Tonight's KCCC Results As Comments

I invite those playing in the Kenilworth Championship to post tonight's results and games as comments.

Results & game (courtesy of Don C.)

• Shiffman 0-1 Mangion
• Carrelli 0-1 Sherer

Don Carrelli 1685 - Max Sherer 1497
A02 Bird's Opening

1.f4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Be7 4.e4 0–0 5.b3 c5 6.c4 b6 7.h3 Bb7 8.g4 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.e5 Ne8 11.d4 Bh4+ 12.Kd2 Nc7 13.f5 Qe7 14.Bd3 Bg3 15.Ke2 cxd4 16.Ba3 Qe8 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Qc1 Bxe5 19.Kf2 Nc6 20.Re1 f6 21.Nbd2 Ba6 22.Qa3+ Qe7 23.Qxe7+ Kxe7 24.Bxa6 Nxa6 25.a3 Nc5 26.Kf1 Kd6 27.Ra2 Rc8 28.b4 Nd3 29.Rd1 Nf4 30.h4 Kd7 31.Nb3 d3 32.Ne1 d2 33.Raxd2 Bc3 34.Rc2 Bxe1 35.Rxe1 Ne5 36.Rxc8 Kxc8 37.g5 Kd7 38.Nd4 a6 39.a4 Nfd3 40.Rb1 Kd6 41.Ke2 Nf4+ 42.Ke3 Ned3 43.Rb3 Nc1 44.Rc3 Na2 45.Rc6+ Ke5 46.Rxb6 Ng2+ 47.Kf2 Kxd4 48.Kxg2 Kc4 49.Rxa6 Nxb4 50.gxf6 gxf6 51.Rxf6 d4 52.Rh6 d3 53.Rxh7 d2 54.Rd7 Nd5 55.f6 d1Q 56.0–1


Joe D reports :

• Hart 1/2-1/2 Demetrick

Result & game (courtesy of Gordon A.)

• Agress 1-0 Wojcio

Gordon Agress 1150 - Mike Wojcio 1621
C01 French Defense
Exchange Variation
(by transposition - 4.exd4)

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.e3 exd4 4.exd4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nc3 Be6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bxc4 10.Qa4 Be6 11.Qb5 0–0 12.Qxb7 Nb4 13.0–0 a5 14.Bf4 Nfd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bd2 Qd7 17.Ne5 Qa4 18.Nc6 Bb4 19.b3 Bc8 20.Qxa8 Nb6 21.bxa4 Nxa8 22.Nxb4 axb4 23.Bxb4 Rd8 24.Rfe1 f6 25.Rad1 Nb6 26.a5 Nd5 27.a3 Ba6 28.Re6 Bc4 29.Rc6 Bb3 30.Rdc1 Ba4 31.R6c5 Kf7 32.a6 c6 33.Ra5 Bb5 34.a4 Bxa6 35.Rxa6 Nxb4 36.Ra7+ Kg6 37.Rc4 Rb8 38.g4 f5 39.f3 fxg4 40.fxg4 Kf6 41.a5 g6 42.h4 h5 43.gxh5 gxh5 44.Kg2 Ke6 45.Rc5 Kd6 46.a6 Nd3 47.Rg5 Rb4 48.Rg6+ Kd5 49.Rb7 Ra4 50.Rd7+ Kc4 51.Rxc6+ Kb5 52.Rdd6 Ra2+ 53.Kf1 Rf2+ 54.Kg1 Rf7 55.Rb6+ Kc4 56.Rb7 Rf5 57.d5 Nc5 58.Rc7 Kb5 59.a7 Rf8 60.Rdc6 Rg8+ 61.Kh2 1–0

Ted M. reports :

• Roach 1-0 Mann

#275 Change In Tonight's Pairings

Mark Kernighan has taken a bye due to illness. So, tonight's KCCC Open Section pairings have been changed to :

Carrelli (0.5) - Sherer (1.0)

Moldovan, Kernighan & Minkov have byes

#274 Checkmate Championship - Round 5

Mark Kernighan, Ari Minkov & Bob Sherry won last night while I missed 6 wins & had to settle for a draw against Don Carrelli.

Here are the standings, last night's games, in java-replay & zipped PGN and ...

the pairings for round 6 :

• Minkov - Kernighan (if Mark wins, he clinches 1st)
• Sherry - Carrelli
• Moldovan - Mann
• Azzarello - Renna

Links fixed 2/29 @ 10:00 a.m. (Thanks, Don!)

#273 KCC's USATE Scores

Here are the individual scores of the 22 KCC members who played in last weekend's USATE :

Steve Stoyko 4.5
John Moldovan 4.5
Joe Demetrick 4.5
Ian Mangion 4.0
Scott Massey 3.5
Glen Hart 3.5
Max Sherer 3.5
Mike Goeller 3.0/3
Ari Minkov 3.0/5
Mike Wojcio 3.0
Ziggy Bliznikas 2.5/5
Leon Hrebinka 2.5/5
Mark Kernighan 2.5
Greg Tomkovich 2.5
Justin Roach 2.0/5
Geoff McAuliffe 2.0
Ted Mann 2.0
Joe Renna 2.0
Gordon Agress 2.0
Kris Lim 2.0
Jim Cole 1.5/5
Jack McCorkell 0.5/3

updated 2/29 at 6:55 p.m.

#272 KCCC Pairings

Here are the pairings for Round 7 (2/28), which will be directed by Joe Demetrick:

Open Section

• Sherer-Kernighan
• Minkov-Carrelli
• Moldovan : bye

U1800 A

• Agress-Wojcio
• Shiffman-Renna
• Mangion : bye

U1800 B

• Hart-Demetrick
• Roach-Mann
• Lim-Yampolskiy

... and the remaining Open Section schedule :

Mar. 6th