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REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 145 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 2 on March 26th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
RATINGS IN EFFECT 
March 12th 2025
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 1 of the 2025 Gail Lingner Memorial on March 19th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
March 5th 2025
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 5 of the 2025 George O'Rourke Memorial on March 12th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
February 26th 2025
Results for Round 3
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Standings After Round 3
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1-2 Todd Tsakiris 1874 W36 (b) W30 (w) W22 (b) 3.0 2 Toby Barry 1784 W42 (b) W40 (w) W6 (w) 3.0 3 3-5 Bob Secino 1908 W32 (w) D25 (b) W26 (w) 2.5 4 Mike Commisso 1892 W34 (w) D21 (b) W25 (w) 2.5 5 George Jordy 1624 W53 (b) W18 (w) H--- 2.5 6 6-23 Nikita Panasenko 1963 W31 (b) W19 (w) L2 (b) 2.0 7 Ray Paulson 1917 H--- D35 (b) W34 (w) 2.0 8 Mike Urbonas 1906 H--- H--- W30 (b) 2.0 9 Roger Cappallo 1900 W33 (b) L22 (w) W31 (b) 2.0 10 Alonzo Ross 1900 H--- H--- W33 (b) 2.0 11 George Mirijanian 1900 H--- H--- W36 (b) 2.0 12 Bruce Felton 1878 H--- H--- W35 (w) 2.0 13 Dave Couture 1841 W39 (w) D26 (b) D21 (w) 2.0 14 Leo Marzoratti 1827 L40 (b) W42 (w) W37 (b) 2.0 15 Stephen Smith 1800 W41 (w) H--- D20 (b) 2.0 16 Ritvik Pulya 1769 H--- H--- W40 (b) 2.0 17 Duy Nguyen 1756 H--- H--- W45 (b) 2.0 18 Mariano Rivera 1745 W43 (w) L5 (b) W39 (w) 2.0 19 Michael David 1661 W46 (w) L6 (b) W38 (w) 2.0 20 Don Ostrowski 1655 H--- W28 (b) D15 (w) 2.0 21 Ansh Nandurbarkar 1646 W45 (b) D4 (w) D13 (b) 2.0 22 Jim Donahue 1645 W49 (w) W9 (b) L1 (w) 2.0 23 Matt Phelps 1613 W54 (w) H--- H--- 2.0 24 24-28 Federico Santoni 2015 W27 (w) H--- U--- 1.5 25 Gary Brassard 1700 W44 (b) D3 (w) L4 (b) 1.5 26 Larry Spencer 1637 W50 (b) D13 (w) L3 (b) 1.5 27 Leah Brown 1559 L24 (b) W44 (w) H--- 1.5 28 Daniel Young 1163 H--- L20 (w) W46 (b) 1.5 29 29-45 Mike Manisy 1843 H--- H--- U--- 1.0 30 Ken Gurge 1628 W52 (w) L1 (b) L8 (w) 1.0 31 Jay Goguen 1546 L6 (w) W41 (b) L9 (w) 1.0 32 Mike Bergeron 1518 L3 (b) L45 (w) W48 (w) 1.0 33 Tom Fratturelli 1500 L9 (w) W43 (b) L10 (w) 1.0 34 Fred Abramowitz 1478 L4 (b) W50 (w) L7 (b) 1.0 35 Sam Park 1463 H--- D7 (w) L12 (b) 1.0 36 Walter Paton 1443 L1 (w) W48 (b) L11 (w) 1.0 37 Bob Anderson 1436 H--- H--- L14 (w) 1.0 38 Mark Wheeler 1418 H--- H--- L19 (b) 1.0 39 Brian Biglow 1400 L13 (b) W53 (w) L18 (b) 1.0 40 Steve Koroskenyi 1353 W14 (w) L2 (b) L16 (w) 1.0 41 Bryan Macdonald 1343 L15 (b) L31 (w) W49 (b) 1.0 42 Larry O'Rourke 1321 L2 (w) L14 (b) W50 (w) 1.0 43 Emily Gawboy 1286 L18 (b) L33 (w) W53 (b) 1.0 44 Albenie Allain 1089 L25 (w) L27 (b) W55 (w) 1.0 45 Brian Smith 957 L21 (w) W32 (b) L17 (w) 1.0 46 46 James Essary 1068 L19 (b) H--- L28 (w) 0.5 47 47-55 Hugh McLaughlin 1253 U--- U--- U--- 0.0 48 David Smith 777 U--- L36 (w) L32 (b) 0.0 49 Paul Leblanc 591 L22 (b) U--- L41 (w) U--- 0.0 50 Al Bump 562 L26 (w) L34 (b) L42 (b) 0.0 51 Sam Smith 488 U--- U--- U--- 0.0 52 Paul Soltysiak 380 L30 (b) U--- U--- 0.0 53 Peter Smith 279 L5 (w) L39 (b) L43 (w) 0.0 54 Patrick Smith 102 L23 (b) U--- U--- 0.0 55 Ari Lazarine unr. U--- U--- L44 (b) 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 4
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 4 of the 2025 George O'Rourke Memorial on March 5th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
February 19th 2025
Results for Round 2
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Standings After Round 2
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1-5 Nikita Panasenko 1963 W29 (b) W26 (w) 2.0 2 Todd Tsakiris 1874 W33 (b) W27 (w) 2.0 3 Toby Barry 1784 W43 (b) W37 (w) 2.0 4 Jim Donahue 1645 W49 (w) W18 (b) 2.0 5 George Jordy 1624 W54 (b) W25 (w) 2.0 6 6-15 Federico Santoni 2015 W28 (w) H--- 1.5 7 Bob Secino 1908 W41 (w) D11 (b) 1.5 8 Mike Commisso 1892 W31 (w) D13 (b) 1.5 9 Dave Couture 1841 W36 (w) D14 (b) 1.5 10 Stephen Smith 1800 W42 (w) H--- 1.5 11 Gary Brassard 1700 W46 (b) D7 (w) 1.5 12 Don Ostrowski 1655 H--- W39 (b) 1.5 13 Ansh Nandurbarkar 1646 W38 (b) D8 (w) 1.5 14 Larry Spencer 1637 W50 (b) D9 (w) 1.5 15 Matt Phelps 1613 W56 (w) H--- 1.5 16 16-38 Ray Paulson 1917 H--- D32 (b) 1.0 17 Mike Urbonas 1906 H--- H--- 1.0 18 Roger Cappallo 1900 W30 (b) L4 (w) 1.0 19 Alonzo Ross 1900 H--- H--- 1.0 20 George Mirijanian 1900 H--- H--- 1.0 21 Bruce Felton 1878 H--- H--- 1.0 22 Mike Manisy 1843 H--- H--- 1.0 23 Leo Marzoratti 1827 L37 (b) W43 (w) 1.0 24 Duy Nguyen 1756 H--- H--- 1.0 25 Mariano Rivera 1745 W44 (w) L5 (b) 1.0 26 Michael David 1661 W40 (w) L1 (b) 1.0 27 Ken Gurge 1628 W53 (w) L2 (b) 1.0 28 Leah Brown 1559 L6 (b) W46 (w) 1.0 29 Jay Goguen 1546 L1 (w) W42 (b) 1.0 30 Tom Fratturelli 1500 L18 (w) W44 (b) 1.0 31 Fred Abramowitz 1478 L8 (b) W50 (w) 1.0 32 Sam Park 1463 H--- D16 (w) 1.0 33 Walter Paton 1443 L2 (w) W48 (b) 1.0 34 Bob Anderson 1436 H--- H--- 1.0 35 Mark Wheeler 1418 H--- H--- 1.0 36 Brian Biglow 1400 L9 (b) W54 (w) 1.0 37 Steve Koroskenyi 1353 W23 (w) L3 (b) 1.0 38 Brian Smith 957 L13 (w) W41 (b) 1.0 39 39-40 Daniel Young 1163 H--- L12 (w) 0.5 40 James Essary 1068 L26 (b) H--- 0.5 41 41-56 Mike Bergeron 1518 L7 (b) L38 (w) 0.0 42 Bryan Macdonald 1343 L10 (b) L29 (w) 0.0 43 Larry O'Rourke 1321 L3 (w) L23 (b) 0.0 44 Emily Gawboy 1286 L25 (b) L30 (w) 0.0 45 Hugh McLaughlin 1253 U--- U--- U--- 0.0 46 Albenie Allain 1089 L11 (w) L28 (b) 0.0 47 Alex Cote 945 U--- U--- 0.0 48 David Smith 777 U--- L33 (w) 0.0 49 Paul Leblanc 591 L4 (b) U--- U--- U--- 0.0 50 Al Bump 562 L14 (w) L31 (b) 0.0 51 Sam Smith 488 U--- U--- 0.0 52 Nitheesh Boppana 383 U--- U--- 0.0 53 Paul Soltysiak 380 L27 (b) U--- 0.0 54 Peter Smith 279 L5 (w) L36 (b) 0.0 55 David Liu 278 U--- U--- 0.0 56 Patrick Smith 102 L15 (b) U--- 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 3
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 3 of the 2025 George O'Rourke Memorial on February 26th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
February 12th 2025
Results for Round 1
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
Standings After Round 1
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1-19 Federico Santoni 2015 W34 (w) 1.0 2 Nikita Panasenko 1963 W35 (b) 1.0 3 Bob Secino 1908 W36 (w) 1.0 4 Roger Cappallo 1900 W37 (b) 1.0 5 Mike Commisso 1892 W38 (w) 1.0 6 Todd Tsakiris 1874 W39 (b) 1.0 7 Dave Couture 1841 W40 (w) 1.0 8 Stephen Smith 1800 W41 (w) 1.0 9 Toby Barry 1784 W42 (b) 1.0 10 Mariano Rivera 1745 W43 (w) 1.0 11 Gary Brassard 1700 W45 (b) 1.0 12 Michael David 1661 W46 (w) 1.0 13 Ansh Nandurbarkar 1646 W47 (b) 1.0 14 Jim Donahue 1645 W50 (w) 1.0 15 Larry Spencer 1637 W51 (b) 1.0 16 Ken Gurge 1628 W54 (w) 1.0 17 George Jordy 1624 W55 (b) 1.0 18 Matt Phelps 1613 W57 (w) 1.0 19 Steve Koroskenyi 1353 W33 (w) 1.0 20 20-32 Ray Paulson 1917 H--- 0.5 21 Mike Urbonas 1906 H--- 0.5 22 Alonzo Ross 1900 H--- 0.5 23 George Mirijanian 1900 H--- 0.5 24 Bruce Felton 1878 H--- 0.5 25 Mike Manisy 1843 H--- 0.5 26 Duy Nguyen 1756 H--- H--- 0.5 27 Don Ostrowski 1655 H--- 0.5 28 Paul Lynch 1583 H--- 0.5 29 Sam Park 1463 H--- 0.5 30 Bob Anderson 1436 H--- 0.5 31 Mark Wheeler 1418 H--- 0.5 32 Daniel Young 1163 H--- 0.5 33 33-57 Leo Marzoratti 1827 L19 (b) 0.0 34 Leah Brown 1559 L1 (b) 0.0 35 Jay Goguen 1546 L2 (w) 0.0 36 Mike Bergeron 1518 L3 (b) 0.0 37 Tom Fratturelli 1500 L4 (w) 0.0 38 Fred Abramowitz 1478 L5 (b) 0.0 39 Walter Paton 1443 L6 (w) 0.0 40 Brian Biglow 1400 L7 (b) 0.0 41 Bryan Macdonald 1343 L8 (b) 0.0 42 Larry O'Rourke 1321 L9 (w) 0.0 43 Emily Gawboy 1286 L10 (b) 0.0 44 Hugh McLaughlin 1253 U--- 0.0 45 Albenie Allain 1089 L11 (w) 0.0 46 James Essary 1068 L12 (b) 0.0 47 Brian Smith 957 L13 (w) 0.0 48 Alex Cote 945 U--- 0.0 49 David Smith 777 U--- 0.0 50 Paul Leblanc 591 L14 (b) U--- U--- U--- 0.0 51 Al Bump 562 L15 (w) 0.0 52 Sam Smith 488 U--- 0.0 53 Nitheesh Boppana 383 U--- 0.0 54 Paul Soltysiak 380 L16 (b) U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 55 Peter Smith 279 L17 (w) 0.0 56 David Liu 278 U--- 0.0 57 Patrick Smith 102 L18 (b) 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 2
George E. O'Rourke Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 2 of the 2025 George O'Rourke Memorial on February 19th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
February 11th, 2025
♟ ♔ ♛ ♖ ♝ 
Ratings in effect for the
2025 George O'Rourke Memorial:
♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙1 Federico Santoni 2036 2 Nikita Panasenko 1963 3 Ray Paulson 1917 4 Bob Secino 1908 5 Mike Urbonas 1906 6 George Mirijanian 1900 7 Roger Cappallo 1900 8 Alonzo Ross 1900 9 Mike Commisso 1892 10 Bruce Felton 1878 11 Todd Tsakiris 1853 12 Mike Manisy 1843 13 Dave Couture 1830 14 Stephen Smith 1800 15 Toby Barry 1784 16 Duy Nguyen 1756 17 Mariano Rivera 1745 18 Gary Brassard 1700 19 Jim Donahue 1683 20 Michael David 1682 21 Ansh Nandurbarkar 1646 22 Larry Spencer 1637 23 Don Ostrowski 1633 24 Ken Gurge 1628 25 George Jordy 1624 26 Paul Lynch 1583 27 Jay Goguen 1546 28 Mike Bergeron 1518 29 Tom Fratturelli 1500 30 Fred Abramowitz 1478 31 Sam Park 1463 32 Walter Paton 1443 33 Bob Anderson 1436 34 Mark Wheeler 1418 35 Brian Biglow 1400 36 Steve Koroskenyi 1353 37 Bryan Macdonald 1343 38 Larry O'Rourke 1321 39 Emily Gawboy 1286 40 Hugh McLaughlin 1253 41 Daniel Young 1163 42 Albenie Allain 1089 43 James Essary 1068 44 Brian Smith 957 45 Alex Cote 945 46 David Smith 777 47 Paul Leblanc 591 48 Al Bump 562 49 Sam Smith 488 50 Nitheesh Boppana 383 51 Paul Soltysiak 380 52 David Liu 278 53 Patrick Smith 102 
February 5th 2025
Results for Round 5
Reggie Boone Memorial
Final Standings After Round 5
Reggie Boone Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1 MIKE COMMISSO 1833 W37 (b) H--- W23 (w) W20 (b) W5 (w) 4.5 2 2-4 FEDERICO SANTONI 2034 W29 (w) W7 (b) W17 (w) W3 (b) U--- 4.0 3 NIKITA PANASENKO 1947 W30 (b) W12 (w) W18 (b) L2 (w) W8 (b) 4.0 4 TOBY BARRY 1734 W44 (b) L17 (w) W32 (b) W18 (w) W14 (b) 4.0 5 5-10 RAY PAULSON 1942 W31 (w) W21 (b) W27 (w) D6 (b) L1 (b) 3.5 6 TODD TSAKIRIS 1847 W35 (b) W14 (w) D16 (b) D5 (w) D9 (b) 3.5 7 DUY NGUYEN 1783 W42 (w) L2 (w) D10 (b) W29 (b) W16 (w) 3.5 8 STEPHEN SMITH 1738 H--- W24 (b) W28 (w) W27 (b) L3 (w) 3.5 9 JIM DONAHUE 1641 W51 (b) L18 (w) W39 (b) W11 (w) D6 (w) 3.5 10 ANSH NANDURBARKAR 1572 H--- H--- D7 (w) W25 (b) W22 (w) 3.5 11 11-15 DAVE COUTURE 1835 W36 (w) D23 (b) H--- L9 (b) W29 (w) 3.0 12 MARIANO RIVERA 1736 W38 (w) L3 (b) D31 (w) H--- W30 (b) 3.0 13 DON OSTROWSKI 1630 W52 (w) D19 (w) L20 (b) D31 (b) W35 (w) 3.0 14 KEN GURGE 1620 W53 (w) L6 (b) W36 (w) W21 (b) L4 (w) 3.0 15 GEORGE JORDY 1561 H--- L20 (w) W24 (b) D23 (b) W27 (w) 3.0 16 16-26 BOB SECINO 1929 W25 (b) H--- D6 (w) H--- L7 (b) 2.5 17 MIKE URBONAS 1908 W32 (w) W4 (b) L2 (b) H--- U--- 2.5 18 ROGER CAPPALLO 1900 W33 (w) W9 (b) L3 (w) L4 (b) D23 (w) 2.5 19 BRUCE FELTON 1885 W34 (w) D13 (b) H--- H--- U--- 2.5 20 MIKE MANISY 1842 H--- W15 (b) W13 (w) L1 (w) U--- 2.5 21 MICHAEL DAVID 1739 W43 (b) L5 (w) W30 (b) L14 (w) D26 (b) 2.5 22 GARY BRASSARD 1719 W40 (w) L27 (b) W34 (w) H--- L10 (b) 2.5 23 LARRY SPENCER 1623 W47 (b) D11 (w) L1 (b) D15 (w) D18 (b) 2.5 24 TOM FRATTURELLI 1500 H--- L8 (w) L15 (w) W43 (b) W37 (b) 2.5 25 FRED ABRAMOWITZ 1487 L16 (w) W38 (b) H--- L10 (w) W40 (w) 2.5 26 BOB ANDERSON 1461 L27 (w) L40 (b) W45 (w) W38 (b) D21 (w) 2.5 27 27-38 GEORGE MIRIJANIAN 1900 W26 (b) W22 (w) L5 (b) L8 (w) L15 (b) 2.0 28 ALONZO ROSS 1900 W39 (b) H--- L8 (b) H--- U--- 2.0 29 PAUL LYNCH 1589 L2 (b) W37 (w) W35 (b) L7 (w) L11 (b) 2.0 30 JAY GOGUEN 1557 L3 (w) W42 (b) L21 (w) W41 (b) L12 (w) 2.0 31 MIKE BERGERON 1499 L5 (b) W43 (w) D12 (b) D13 (w) U--- 2.0 32 WALTER PATON 1478 L17 (b) W44 (w) L4 (w) L36 (b) W47 (b) 2.0 33 SAM PARK 1460 L18 (b) H--- H--- U--- W48 (w) 2.0 34 BRIAN BIGLOW 1407 L19 (b) W51 (w) L22 (b) L37 (w) W44 (b) 2.0 35 STEVE KOROSKENYI 1361 L6 (w) W46 (b) L29 (w) W48 (b) L13 (b) 2.0 36 BRYAN MACDONALD 1323 L11 (b) W47 (w) L14 (b) W32 (w) U--- 2.0 37 EMILY GAWBOY 1275 L1 (w) L29 (b) W52 (w) W34 (b) L24 (w) 2.0 38 ALBENIE ALLAIN 1083 L12 (b) L25 (w) W53 (b) L26 (w) W49 (b) 2.0 39 39-40 MARK WHEELER 1447 L28 (w) W52 (b) L9 (w) D40 (b) U--- 1.5 40 BRIAN SMITH 753 L22 (b) W26 (w) U--- D39 (w) L25 (b) 1.5 41 41-49 LARRY O'ROURKE 1333 H--- H--- U--- L30 (w) U--- 1.0 42 HUGH MCLAUGHLIN 1263 L7 (b) L30 (w) W47 (b) U--- U--- 1.0 43 JAMES ESSARY 1095 L21 (w) L31 (b) L48 (w) L24 (w) W52 (b) 1.0 44 DAVID SMITH 847 L4 (w) L32 (b) L49 (w) W52 (b) L34 (w) 1.0 45 AL BUMP 558 U--- U--- L26 (b) U--- W51 (w) 1.0 46 SAM SMITH 176 U--- L35 (w) U--- W50 (b) U--- 1.0 47 DAVID LIU 153 L23 (w) L36 (b) L42 (w) W51 (b) L32 (w) 1.0 48 DANIEL YOUNG unr. U--- U--- W43 (b) L35 (w) L33 (b) 1.0 49 ALEX COTE unr. U--- U--- W44 (b) U--- L38 (w) 1.0 50 50-53 PAUL LEBLANC 644 U--- U--- U--- L46 (w) U--- 0.0 51 PATRICK SMITH 443 L9 (w) L34 (b) U--- L47 (w) L45 (b) 0.0 52 PAUL SOLTYSIAK 387 L13 (b) L39 (w) L37 (b) L44 (w) L43 (w) 0.0 53 NITHEESH BOPPANA unr. L14 (b) U--- L38 (w) U--- U--- 0.0 
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 1 of the 2025 George O'Rourke Memorial on February 12th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
January 29th 2025
Results for Round 4
Reggie Boone Memorial
Standings After Round 4
Reggie Boone Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1 FEDERICO SANTONI 2034 W25 (w) W14 (b) W11 (w) W5 (b) 4.0 2 2-4 RAY PAULSON 1942 W28 (w) W21 (b) W17 (w) D6 (b) 3.5 3 MIKE COMMISSO 1833 W32 (b) H--- W24 (w) W13 (b) 3.5 4 STEPHEN SMITH 1738 H--- W33 (b) W19 (w) W17 (b) 3.5 5 5-9 NIKITA PANASENKO 1947 W27 (b) W22 (w) W18 (b) L1 (w) 3.0 6 TODD TSAKIRIS 1847 W30 (b) W9 (w) D10 (b) D2 (w) 3.0 7 TOBY BARRY 1734 W43 (b) L11 (w) W37 (b) W18 (w) 3.0 8 JIM DONAHUE 1641 W51 (b) L18 (w) W35 (b) W20 (w) 3.0 9 KEN GURGE 1620 W53 (w) L6 (b) W31 (w) W21 (b) 3.0 10 10-16 BOB SECINO 1929 W34 (b) H--- D6 (w) H--- 2.5 11 MIKE URBONAS 1908 W37 (w) W7 (b) L1 (b) H--- U--- 2.5 12 BRUCE FELTON 1885 W39 (w) D23 (b) H--- H--- 2.5 13 MIKE MANISY 1842 H--- W26 (b) W23 (w) L3 (w) 2.5 14 DUY NGUYEN 1783 W41 (w) L1 (w) D16 (b) W25 (b) 2.5 15 GARY BRASSARD 1719 W36 (w) L17 (b) W39 (w) H--- 2.5 16 ANSH NANDURBARKAR 1572 H--- H--- D14 (w) W34 (b) 2.5 17 17-32 GEORGE MIRIJANIAN 1900 W29 (b) W15 (w) L2 (b) L4 (w) 2.0 18 ROGER CAPPALLO 1900 W38 (w) W8 (b) L5 (w) L7 (b) 2.0 19 ALONZO ROSS 1900 W35 (b) H--- L4 (b) H--- 2.0 20 DAVE COUTURE 1835 W31 (w) D24 (b) H--- L8 (b) 2.0 21 MICHAEL DAVID 1739 W48 (b) L2 (w) W27 (b) L9 (w) 2.0 22 MARIANO RIVERA 1736 W42 (w) L5 (b) D28 (w) H--- 2.0 23 DON OSTROWSKI 1630 W52 (w) D12 (w) L13 (b) D28 (b) 2.0 24 LARRY SPENCER 1623 W45 (b) D20 (w) L3 (b) D26 (w) 2.0 25 PAUL LYNCH 1589 L1 (b) W32 (w) W30 (b) L14 (w) 2.0 26 GEORGE JORDY 1561 H--- L13 (w) W33 (b) D24 (b) 2.0 27 JAY DAVID GOGUEN 1557 L5 (w) W41 (b) L21 (w) W40 (b) 2.0 28 MIKE BERGERON 1499 L2 (b) W48 (w) D22 (b) D23 (w) U--- 2.0 29 BOB ANDERSON 1461 L17 (w) L36 (b) W50 (w) W42 (b) 2.0 30 STEVE KOROSKENYI 1361 L6 (w) W44 (b) L25 (w) W46 (b) 2.0 31 BRYAN MACDONALD 1323 L20 (b) W45 (w) L9 (b) W37 (w) 2.0 32 EMILY GAWBOY 1275 L3 (w) L25 (b) W52 (w) W39 (b) 2.0 33 33-36 TOM FRATTURELLI 1500 H--- L4 (w) L26 (w) W48 (b) 1.5 34 FRED ABRAMOWITZ 1487 L10 (w) W42 (b) H--- L16 (w) 1.5 35 MARK WHEELER 1447 L19 (w) W52 (b) L8 (w) D36 (b) 1.5 36 BRIAN SMITH 753 L15 (b) W29 (w) U--- D35 (w) 1.5 37 37-47 WALTER PATON 1478 L11 (b) W43 (w) L7 (w) L31 (b) 1.0 38 SAM PARK 1460 L18 (b) H--- H--- U--- 1.0 39 BRIAN BIGLOW 1407 L12 (b) W51 (w) L15 (b) L32 (w) 1.0 40 LARRY O'ROURKE 1333 H--- H--- U--- L27 (w) 1.0 41 HUGH MCLAUGHLIN 1263 L14 (b) L27 (w) W45 (b) U--- U--- 1.0 42 ALBENIE ALLAIN 1083 L22 (b) L34 (w) W53 (b) L29 (w) 1.0 43 DAVID SMITH 847 L7 (w) L37 (b) L47 (w) W52 (b) 1.0 44 SAM SMITH 176 U--- L30 (w) U--- W49 (b) 1.0 45 DAVID LIU 153 L24 (w) L31 (b) L41 (w) W51 (b) 1.0 46 DANIEL YOUNG unr. U--- U--- W48 (b) L30 (w) 1.0 47 ALEX COTE unr. U--- U--- W43 (b) U--- 1.0 48 48-53 JAMES ESSARY 1095 L21 (w) L28 (b) L46 (w) L33 (w) 0.0 49 PAUL LEBLANC 644 U--- U--- U--- L44 (w) 0.0 50 AL BUMP 558 U--- U--- L29 (b) U--- 0.0 51 PATRICK SMITH 443 L8 (w) L39 (b) U--- L45 (w) 0.0 52 PAUL SOLTYSIAK 387 L23 (b) L35 (w) L32 (b) L43 (w) 0.0 53 NITHEESH BOPPANA unr. L9 (b) U--- L42 (w) U--- 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 5
Reggie Boone Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 5 of the 2025 Reggie Boone Memorial on February 5th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
January 22nd 2025
Results for Round 3
Reggie Boone Memorial
Standings After Round 3
Reggie Boone Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1-3 FEDERICO SANTONI 2034 W19 (w) W21 (b) W9 (w) 3.0 2 NIKITA PANASENKO 1947 W29 (b) W22 (w) W11 (b) 3.0 3 RAY PAULSON 1942 W27 (w) W14 (b) W10 (w) 3.0 4 4-7 TODD TSAKIRIS 1847 W35 (b) W18 (w) D8 (b) 2.5 5 MIKE MANISY 1842 H--- W26 (b) W23 (w) 2.5 6 MIKE COMMISSO 1833 W37 (b) H--- W24 (w) 2.5 7 STEPHEN SMITH 1738 H--- W43 (b) W20 (w) 2.5 8 8-19 BOB SECINO 1929 W28 (b) H--- D4 (w) 2.0 9 MIKE URBONAS 1908 W30 (w) W15 (b) L1 (b) 2.0 10 GEORGE MIRIJANIAN 1900 W31 (b) W16 (w) L3 (b) 2.0 11 ROGER CAPPALLO 1900 W32 (w) W17 (b) L2 (w) 2.0 12 BRUCE FELTON 1885 W34 (w) D23 (b) H--- 2.0 13 DAVE COUTURE 1835 W36 (w) D24 (b) H--- 2.0 14 MICHAEL DAVID 1739 W44 (b) L3 (w) W29 (b) 2.0 15 TOBY BARRY 1734 W45 (b) L9 (w) W30 (b) 2.0 16 GARY BRASSARD 1719 W40 (w) L10 (b) W34 (w) 2.0 17 JIM DONAHUE 1641 W47 (b) L11 (w) W33 (b) 2.0 18 KEN GURGE 1620 W51 (w) L4 (b) W36 (w) 2.0 19 PAUL LYNCH 1589 L1 (b) W37 (w) W35 (b) 2.0 20 20-28 ALONZO ROSS 1900 W33 (b) H--- L7 (b) 1.5 21 DUY NGUYEN 1783 W38 (w) L1 (w) D25 (b) 1.5 22 MARIANO RIVERA 1736 W39 (w) L2 (b) D27 (w) 1.5 23 DON OSTROWSKI 1630 W48 (w) D12 (w) L5 (b) 1.5 24 LARRY SPENCER 1623 W50 (b) D13 (w) L6 (b) 1.5 25 ANSH NANDURBARKAR 1572 H--- H--- D21 (w) 1.5 26 GEORGE JORDY 1561 H--- L5 (w) W43 (b) 1.5 27 MIKE BERGERON 1499 L3 (b) W44 (w) D22 (b) 1.5 28 FRED ABRAMOWITZ 1487 L8 (w) W39 (b) H--- 1.5 29 29-42 JAY DAVID GOGUEN 1557 L2 (w) W38 (b) L14 (w) 1.0 30 WALTER PATON 1478 L9 (b) W45 (w) L15 (w) 1.0 31 BOB ANDERSON 1461 L10 (w) L40 (b) W46 (w) 1.0 32 SAM PARK 1460 L11 (b) H--- H--- 1.0 33 MARK WHEELER 1447 L20 (w) W48 (b) L17 (w) 1.0 34 BRIAN BIGLOW 1407 L12 (b) W47 (w) L16 (b) 1.0 35 STEVE KOROSKENYI 1361 L4 (w) W49 (b) L19 (w) 1.0 36 BRYAN MACDONALD 1323 L13 (b) W50 (w) L18 (b) 1.0 37 EMILY GAWBOY 1275 L6 (w) L19 (b) W48 (w) 1.0 38 HUGH MCLAUGHLIN 1263 L21 (b) L29 (w) W50 (b) U--- 1.0 39 ALBENIE ALLAIN 1083 L22 (b) L28 (w) W51 (b) 1.0 40 BRIAN SMITH 753 L16 (b) W31 (w) U--- 1.0 41 DANIEL YOUNG unr. U--- U--- W44 (b) 1.0 42 ALEX COTE unr. U--- U--- W45 (b) 1.0 43 43 TOM FRATTURELLI 1500 H--- L7 (w) L26 (w) 0.5 44 44-51 JAMES ESSARY 1095 L14 (w) L27 (b) L41 (w) 0.0 45 DAVID SMITH 847 L15 (w) L30 (b) L42 (w) 0.0 46 AL BUMP 558 U--- U--- L31 (b) 0.0 47 PATRICK SMITH 443 L17 (w) L34 (b) U--- 0.0 48 PAUL SOLTYSIAK 387 L23 (b) L33 (w) L37 (b) 0.0 49 SAM SMITH 176 U--- L35 (w) U--- 0.0 50 DAVID J LIU 153 L24 (w) L36 (b) L38 (w) 0.0 51 NITHEESH BOPPANA unr. L18 (b) U--- L39 (w) 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 4
Reggie Boone Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 4 of the 2025 Reggie Boone Memorial on January 29th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
January 15th 2025
Results for Round 2
Reggie Boone Memorial
Standings After Round 2
Reggie Boone Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1-7 FEDERICO SANTONI 2034 W25 (w) W18 (b) 2.0 2 NIKITA PANASENKO 1947 W27 (b) W20 (w) 2.0 3 RAY PAULSON 1942 W29 (w) W19 (b) 2.0 4 MIKE URBONAS 1908 W31 (w) W21 (b) 2.0 5 GEORGE MIRIJANIAN 1900 W40 (b) W22 (w) 2.0 6 ROGER CAPPALLO 1900 W39 (w) W23 (b) 2.0 7 TODD TSAKIRIS 1847 W34 (b) W24 (w) 2.0 8 8-16 BOB SECINO 1929 W30 (b) H--- 1.5 9 ALONZO ROSS 1900 W32 (b) H--- 1.5 10 BRUCE FELTON 1885 W33 (w) D15 (b) 1.5 11 MIKE MANISY 1842 H--- W37 (b) 1.5 12 DAVE COUTURE 1835 W35 (w) D16 (b) 1.5 13 MIKE COMMISSO 1833 W41 (b) H--- 1.5 14 STEPHEN SMITH 1738 H--- W38 (b) 1.5 15 DON OSTROWSKI 1630 W49 (w) D10 (w) 1.5 16 LARRY SPENCER 1623 W51 (b) D12 (w) 1.5 17 17-36 LEO MARZORATTI 1827 H--- H--- 1.0 18 DUY NGUYEN 1783 W42 (w) L1 (w) 1.0 19 MICHAEL DAVID 1739 W43 (b) L3 (w) 1.0 20 MARIANO RIVERA 1736 W44 (w) L2 (b) 1.0 21 TOBY BARRY 1734 W45 (b) L4 (w) 1.0 22 GARY BRASSARD 1719 W36 (w) L5 (b) 1.0 23 JIM DONAHUE 1641 W48 (b) L6 (w) 1.0 24 KEN GURGE 1620 W53 (w) L7 (b) 1.0 25 PAUL LYNCH 1589 L1 (b) W41 (w) 1.0 26 ANSH NANDURBARKAR 1572 H--- H--- 1.0 27 JAY DAVID GOGUEN 1557 L2 (w) W42 (b) 1.0 28 LEAH BROWN 1541 H--- H--- 1.0 29 MIKE BERGERON 1499 L3 (b) W43 (w) 1.0 30 FRED ABRAMOWITZ 1487 L8 (w) W44 (b) 1.0 31 WALTER PATON 1478 L4 (b) W45 (w) 1.0 32 MARK WHEELER 1447 L9 (w) W49 (b) 1.0 33 BRIAN BIGLOW 1407 L10 (b) W48 (w) 1.0 34 STEVE KOROSKENYI 1361 L7 (w) W50 (b) 1.0 35 BRYAN MACDONALD 1323 L12 (b) W51 (w) 1.0 36 BRIAN SMITH 753 L22 (b) W40 (w) 1.0 37 37-39 GEORGE JORDY 1561 H--- L11 (w) 0.5 38 TOM FRATTURELLI 1500 H--- L14 (w) 0.5 39 SAM PARK 1460 L6 (b) H--- 0.5 40 40-53 BOB ANDERSON 1461 L5 (w) L36 (b) 0.0 41 EMILY GAWBOY 1275 L13 (w) L25 (b) 0.0 42 HUGH MCLAUGHLIN 1263 L18 (b) L27 (w) 0.0 43 JAMES ESSARY 1095 L19 (w) L29 (b) 0.0 44 ALBENIE ALLAIN 1083 L20 (b) L30 (w) 0.0 45 DAVID SMITH 847 L21 (w) L31 (b) 0.0 46 PAUL A LEBLANC 644 U--- U--- 0.0 47 AL BUMP 558 U--- U--- 0.0 48 PATRICK SMITH 443 L23 (w) L33 (b) 0.0 49 PAUL SOLTYSIAK 387 L15 (b) L32 (w) 0.0 50 SAM SMITH 176 U--- L34 (w) 0.0 51 DAVID J LIU 153 L16 (w) L35 (b) 0.0 52 DANIEL YOUNG unr. U--- U--- 0.0 53 NITHEESH BOPPANA unr. L24 (b) U--- 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 3
Reggie Boone Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 3 of the 2025 Reggie Boone Memorial on January 22nd
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
January 8th 2025
Results for Round 1
Reggie Boone Memorial
Standings After Round 1
Reggie Boone Memorial
# Place Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total 1 1-21 Federico Santoni 2034 W34 (w) 1.0 2 Nikita Panasenko 1947 W35 (b) 1.0 3 Ray Paulson 1942 W36 (w) 1.0 4 Bob Secino 1929 W37 (b) 1.0 5 Mike Urbonas 1908 W38 (w) 1.0 6 George Mirijanian 1900 W39 (b) 1.0 7 Roger Cappallo 1900 W40 (w) 1.0 8 Alonzo Ross 1900 W41 (b) 1.0 9 Bruce Felton 1885 W42 (w) 1.0 10 Todd Tsakiris 1847 W43 (b) 1.0 11 Dave Couture 1835 W44 (w) 1.0 12 Mike Commisso 1833 W45 (b) 1.0 13 Duy Nguyen 1783 W46 (w) 1.0 14 Michael David 1739 W47 (b) 1.0 15 Mariano Rivera 1736 W48 (w) 1.0 16 Toby Barry 1734 W49 (b) 1.0 17 Gary Brassard 1719 W50 (w) 1.0 18 Jim Donahue 1641 W53 (b) 1.0 19 Don Ostrowski 1630 W54 (w) 1.0 20 Larry Spencer 1623 W56 (b) 1.0 21 Ken Gurge 1620 W57 (w) 1.0 22 22-33 Mike Manisy 1842 H--- 0.5 23 Leo Marzoratti 1827 H--- 0.5 24 Stephen Smith 1738 H--- 0.5 25 Paul Giovino 1722 H--- 0.5 26 Nicholas Coronel 1672 H--- 0.5 27 Matt Phelps 1613 H--- 0.5 28 Ansh Nandurbarkar 1572 H--- 0.5 29 George Jordy 1561 H--- 0.5 30 Leah Brown 1541 H--- 0.5 31 Tom Fratturelli 1500 H--- 0.5 32 Michael Coronel 1470 H--- 0.5 33 Larry O'Rourke 1333 H--- 0.5 34 34-57 Paul Lynch 1589 L1 (b) 0.0 35 Jay David Goguen 1557 L2 (w) 0.0 36 Mike Bergeron 1499 L3 (b) 0.0 37 Fred Abramowitz 1487 L4 (w) 0.0 38 Walter Paton 1478 L5 (b) 0.0 39 Bob Anderson 1461 L6 (w) 0.0 40 Sam Park 1460 L7 (b) 0.0 41 Mark Wheeler 1447 L8 (w) 0.0 42 Brian Biglow 1407 L9 (b) 0.0 43 Steve Koroskenyi 1361 L10 (w) 0.0 44 Bryan MacDonald 1323 L11 (b) 0.0 45 Emily Gawboy 1275 L12 (w) 0.0 46 Hugh McLaughlin 1263 L13 (b) 0.0 47 James Essary 1095 L14 (w) 0.0 48 Albenie Allain 1083 L15 (b) 0.0 49 David Smith 847 L16 (w) 0.0 50 Brian Smith 753 L17 (b) 0.0 51 Paul A Leblanc 644 U--- 0.0 52 Al Bump 558 U--- 0.0 53 Patrick Smith 443 L18 (w) 0.0 54 Paul Soltysiak 387 L19 (b) 0.0 55 Sam Smith 176 U--- 0.0 56 David J Liu 153 L20 (w) 0.0 57 Nitheesh Boppana unr. L21 (b) 0.0 
Projected Pairings for Round 2
Reggie Boone Memorial
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 2 of the 2025 Reggie Boone Memorial on January 15th
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
January 6th 20252025 WCC Tournament Schedule2025 WCC Tournament Schedule
1/8 - 2/5 Reggie Boone Memorial, 5 rounds, one section
2/12 - 3/12 George E. O'Rourke Memorial, 5 rounds, one section
3/19 - 4/16 Gail S. Lingner Memorial, 5 rounds, one section
4/23 - 5/14 Martin Laine Memorial, 4 rounds, two sections: 1600+, <1600
5/21 - 6/18 Wayne L. Steadman Memorial, 4 rounds, one section
6/25 - 7/23 Robert A. Fortier Memorial, 5 rounds, two sections: 1600+, <1600
7/30 - 8/27 Rocco R. Pasquale Memorial, 5 rounds, one section
9/3 - 10/15 Club Championship, 7 rounds, two sections: closed and open
10/22 - 11/12 Ernest Fandreyer Memorial, 4 rounds, two sections: 1600+, <1600
11/19 - 12/17 Evert Siiskonen Memorial, 4 rounds, two sections: 1600+, <1600
The Fandreyer and Siiskonen are subject to change (and if I entered the info wrong).
George is considering straddling a tournament between December and January
rather than aligning to the year.
Note that Christmas Eve and NYE will fall on Wednesdays so we'll miss those weeks again.
-Mike Commisso
January 6th, 2025
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Ratings in effect for the
2025 Reggie Boone Memorial:
♘ ♞ ♗ ♜ ♕ ♚ ♙1 1. Federico Santoni 2034 2 2. Raymond Paulson 1942 3 3. Bob Secino 1929 4 4. Paul Godin 1922 5 5. Mike Urbonas 1908 6 6. Roger Cappallo 1900 7 7. George Mirijanian 1900 8 8. Alonzo Ross 1900 9 9. Bruce Felton 1885 10 10. Todd Tsakiris 1846 11 11. Mike Manisy 1842 12 12. Dave Couture 1835 13 13. Mike Commisso 1833 14 14. Leo Marzoratti 1827 15 15. Duy Tuong Nguyen 1783 16 16. Michael David 1739 17 17. Stephen Smith 1738 18 18. Mariano Rivera 1736 19 19. Toby Barry 1734 20 20. Paul Giovino 1722 21 21. Gary Brassard 1719 22 22. Thien Nguyen 1694 23 23. Nicholas Coronel 1672 24 24. Jim Donahue 1641 25 25. Don Ostrowski 1630 26 26. Larry Spencer 1623 27 27. Ken Gurge 1620 28 28. Matt Phelps 1613 29 29. Ansh Nandurbarkar 1572 30 30. George Jordy 1561 31 31. Jay Goguen 1557 32 32. Leah Taylor Brown 1541 33 33. Tom Fratturelli 1500 34 34. Mike Bergeron 1499 35 35. Fred Abramowitz 1487 36 36. Walter Paton 1478 37 37. Michael Coronel 1470 38 38. Bob Anderson 1461 39 39. Sam Park 1460 40 40. Mark Wheeler 1447 41 41. Brian Biglow 1407 42 42. Steve Koroskenyi 1361 43 43. Larry O'Rourke 1333 44 44. Bryan MacDonald 1323 45 45. Emily Gawboy 1275 46 46. Hugh McLaughlin 1263 47 47. James Essary 1095 48 48. Albenie Allain 1083 49 49. David Smith 847 50 50. Michael Cote 778 51 51. Brian Smith 753 52 52. Paul LeBlanc 644 53 53. Al Bump 558 54 54. Patrick Smith 443 55 55. Paul Soltysiak 387 56 56. Sam Smith 176 
REMINDER: Players must be present in Room 165 by 6:45 P.M.
in order to be paired for Round 1 of the 2025 Reggie Boone Memorial on January 8th, 2025
Players running late who wish to be paired MUST CALL the TD, at 603-533-9992 before 6:45 p.m.
All participants must be members of the USCF with an expiration date of Feb. 5, 2025 or later.












