2006 WMCA Champions, 2008 WMCA Co-Champions
The club meets every Wednesday, 7-11 PM at Fitchburg State University, McKay Campus School, Classroom C159.
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| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
| Bruce Felton | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Geoff LePoer | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
| Larry Sleet | 0-1 | John Bastarache |
| Steve Nelson | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Stan Talcott |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Wayne Steadman |
Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Roger Cappallo, Mike Manisy, Mike Lally, Martin Laine, Lenny Arsenault, Percy Yip, Bob Mathieu, Larry O'Rourke, Vince Premus and Vinny Spingola.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Paulson, Godin, Brassard, Gurge |
| 1.5 | C. Yip, Mirijanian, Cappallo, LePoer, Barlas, Bastarache |
| 1.0 | Nelson, Felton, Lally, Gladding, Thomas, Couture, Laine, Fratturelli, Arsenault, Miller, P. Yip, Parker, Briggs, Premus |
| 0.5 | Manisy, Biglow, Mathieu, O'Rourke, Sleet, Steadman, Spingola |
| 0.0 | Condon, Hankard, Lingner, Talcott, |
Projected SwissSys Round 3 pairings for March 12:
Board 1: Paulson vs. Brassard
Board 2: Godin vs. Gurge
Board 3: Barlas vs. C. Yip
Board 4: Mirijanian vs. LePoer
Board 5: Bastarache vs. Cappallo
Board 6: Fratturelli vs. Nelson
Board 7: Arsenault vs. Felton
Board 8: Lally vs. Miller
Board 9: P. Yip vs. Gladding
Board 10: Premus vs. Thomas
Board 11: Briggs vs. Couture
Board 12: Laine vs. Parker
Board 13: O'Rourke v. Manisy
Board 14: Biglow vs. Sleet
Board 15: Steadman vs. Mathieu
Board 16: Lingner vs. Condon
Board 17: Talcott vs. Hankard
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Mike Manisy | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Stan Talcott |
| Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Don Briggs | 1-0 | Dave Thomas |
| Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Vinny Spingola | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Cappallo, Felton, LePoer, Godin, Gladding, Brassard, Barlas, Couture, Gurge, Miller, Briggs |
| 0.5 | C. Yip, Lally, Laine, Arsenault, P. Yip, Sleet, Bastarache, Premus |
| 0.0 | Nelson, Manisy, Thomas, Fratturelli, Condon, Biglow, Hankard, Lingner, Mathieu, Talcott, O'Rourke, Parker, Steadman, Spingola |
Projected SwissSys pairings for Round 2 on March 5:
Board 1: Couture vs. Paulson
Board 2: Mirijanian vs. Brassard
Board 3: Felton vs. Barlas
Board 4: LePoer vs. Gurge
Board 5: Miller vs. Godin
Board 6: Gladding vs. Briggs
Board 7: C. Yip vs. Sleet
Board 8: P. Yip vs. Lally
Board 9: Laine vs. Bastarache
Board 10: Premus vs. Arsenault
Board 11: Nelson vs. Lingner
Board 12: Talcott vs. Manisy
Board 13: Thomas vs. Mathieu
Board 14: Fratturelli vs. O'Rourke
Board 15: Parker vs. Condon
Board 16: Biglow vs. Spingola
Board 17: Steadman v.Hankard
Cappallo will receive a half-point bye.
CHESS POSTPONED TONIGHT, FEB. 19, BECAUSE OF WEATHER.
The 1st round of the George O'Rourke Memorial has been postponed until next Wednesday, Feb. 26.
Mike Manisy Goes Undefeated to Grab the Gold in the Reggie Boone Memorial
Mike Manisy of Otter River handed Ray Paulson only his 2nd loss of the season (in 23 games!) to remain undefeated and win the 2014 Reggie Boone Memorial tournament. Carissa Yip of Chelmsford, who was also undefeated, but missed the final round, came in clear 2nd, and Steve Nelson of Fitchburg, Roger Cappallo of Groton, and Gary Brassard of Leominster all tied for 3rd place. Congratulations to all!
The following players had rating increases of more than 50 points:
TOM FRATTURELLI +76
MICHAEL MANISY +70
MARTIN LAINE +69
JAMES HANKARD +64
CARISSA YIP +55
and the following players all achieved new all-time high ratings:
CARISSA YIP 2036
MICHAEL MANISY 1933
DAVID J THOMAS 1772
TOM FRATTURELLI 1671
HARRY E RICHARDSON JR 1477
JOHN BASTARACHE 1326
VINCE PREMUS 1232P21
| Mike Manisy | 1-0 | Ray Paulson |
| Steve Nelson | 1/2-1/2 | Roger Cappallo |
| Gary Brassard | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Thomas |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| George Miller | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
| Mike Lally | 0-1 | Harry Richardson |
| Gail Lingner | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
| Don Briggs | 0-1 | Stan Talcott |
| Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
Not playing the final round were Carissa Yip, George Mirijanian, Arthur Barlas, Martin Laine, Percy Yip, Larry Sleet, Jackson Parker, Vince Premus, and Vinny Spingola.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | Manisy |
| 4.0 | C. Yip |
| 3.5 | Nelson, Cappallo, Brassard |
| 3.0 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Felton, Godin, Gladding, Thomas, Hankard, Fratturelli |
| 2.5 | LePoer, Couture, Barlas, Miller, Richardson |
| 2.0 | Laine, Gurge, Arsenault, Talcott, Mathieu, Parker, Bastarache, Premus |
| 1.5 | Lally, Biglow, Lingner, O'Rourke, Sleet |
| 1.0 | P. Yip, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Briggs |
| 0.0 | Steadman |
REMINDER: The next club tournament, the George E. O'Rourke Memorial, begins Wednesday, Feb. 19. Players must be present by 7:10 p.m. in order to be paired for the round. Players running late who wish to be paired should call Ken Gurge at the club by 7 p.m. Phone number is 978-764-8221.
The follow tables show the standings for qualifying for this year's club championship with 10 games to go.
The 1st table shows players who can still attain the necessary 20 games (of 40 total) to have a chance at qualifying:
| Club Members | Total Games This Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Pct. |
| CARISSA YIP | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 |
| RAYMOND PAULSON | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .826 |
| GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .813 |
| STEVE SCOTT NELSON | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .725 |
| BRUCE FELTON | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | .724 |
| PAUL GODIN | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | .688 |
| MICHAEL LALLY | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .646 |
| DAVE COUTURE | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .643 |
| ARTHUR BARLAS | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .619 |
| GARY BRASSARD | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | .589 |
| LARRY GLADDING | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | .574 |
| KEN GURGE | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | .574 |
| MARTIN LAINE | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | .556 |
| TOM FRATTURELLI | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .540 |
| DAVID THOMAS | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | .537 |
| JAMES HANKARD | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | .517 |
The 2nd table shows ONLY players who have played 50% of the games so far this season:
| Club Members | Total Games This Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Pct. |
| RAYMOND PAULSON | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .826 |
| GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .813 |
| STEVE SCOTT NELSON | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .725 |
| BRUCE FELTON | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | .724 |
| PAUL GODIN | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | .688 |
| MICHAEL LALLY | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .646 |
| DAVE COUTURE | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .643 |
| ARTHUR BARLAS | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .619 |
| GARY BRASSARD | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | .589 |
| LARRY GLADDING | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | .574 |
| KEN GURGE | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | .574 |
| MARTIN LAINE | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | .556 |
| TOM FRATTURELLI | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | .540 |
| DAVID THOMAS | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | .537 |
| JAMES HANKARD | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | .517 |
CHESS POSTPONED TOMORROW NIGHT, FEB. 5, BECAUSE OF WEATHER.
The 5th and final round of the Reggie Boone Memorial has been postponed until next Wednesday, Feb. 12.
| Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Steve Nelson |
| Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Bruce Felton | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Mike Lally | 0-1 | Dave Thomas |
| Paul Godin | 1/2-1/2 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Martin Laine |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Stan Talcott | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Vinny Spingola |
| Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Harry Richardson | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Larry Sleet | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
Receiving half-point byes were Geoff LePoer, Don Briggs, John Bastarache and Vince Premus. Not playing the round was Percy Yip.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | C. Yip |
| 3.5 | Manisy |
| 3.0 | Nelson, Paulson, Mirijanian, Cappallo, Brassard |
| 2.5 | Barlas, Thomas, Hankard, Fratturelli |
| 2.0 | Felton, Godin, Gladding, Couture, Laine, Gurge, Arsenault, Miller, Mathieu, Parker, Bastarache, Premus |
| 1.5 | LePoer, Lally, Richardson, Sleet |
| 1.0 | Biglow, P. Yip, Talcott, Lingner, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Briggs, O'Rourke |
| 0.0 | Steadman |
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Lally |
| Dave Thomas | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Steve Nelson |
| Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Martin Laine | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Godin |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | George Miller |
| Percy Yip | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Harry Richardson | 0-1 | Jackson Parker |
| Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Vince Premus |
| John Bastarache | 1-0 | Larry Sleet |
| Gail Lingner | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer, Lenny Arsenault and Vinny Spingola. Not playing the round was Stan Talcott.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | C. Yip, Cappallo |
| 2.5 | Manisy, Barlas, Hankard |
| 2.0 | Nelson, Paulson, Mirijanian, Felton, Gladding, Brassard, Parker |
| 1.5 | Lally, Godin, Couture, Thomas, Laine, Arsenault, Fratturelli, Bastarache, Premus |
| 1.0 | LePoer, Biglow, Gurge, Miller, P. Yip, Talcott, Lingner, Mathieu, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Richardson, O'Rourke, Sleet |
| 0.0 | Briggs, Steadman |
REMINDER: Players must be present by 7:10 p.m. in order to be paired for the round. Players running late who wish to be paired must call Ken Gurge at 978-764-8221 by 7 p.m. at the club.
| Paul Godin | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
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Gary Brassard
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0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Arthur Barlas | 1/2-1/2 | Mike Lally |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Harry Richardson |
| Larry Sleet | 0-1 | Dave Thomas |
| Vince Premus | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
| Steve Nelson | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
| Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
Receiving half-point byes were Dave Couture, George Miller, Larry O'Rourke, Jackson Parker, John Bastarache and Vinny Spingola.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Yip, Felton, Cappallo |
| 2.5 | Mirijanian, Lally, Manisy, Couture, Barlas, Thomas, Hankard, Fratturelli |
| 1.0 | Nelson, Godin, Gladding, Brassard, Laine, Biglow, Gurge, Arsenault, Miller, Parker |
| 0.5 | LePoer, Richardson, O'Rourke, Sleet, Bastarache, Premus, Spingola |
| 0.0 | Lingner, Mathieu, Briggs, Steadman |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Jim Hankard | 1/2-1/2 | Geoff LePoer |
| Mike Lally | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
| Don Briggs | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Gary Brassard | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
| Vinny Spingola | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Dave Thomas, Tom Fratturelli, George Miller, Larry Sleet, Jackson Parker, and Vince Premus. Opting for a 0-point bye was Gail Lingner.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Yip, Felton, Cappallo, Lally, Godin, Gladding, Couture, Brassard, Barlas, Laine |
| 0.5 | Mirijanian, LePoer, Thomas, Hankard, Fratturelli, Miller, Sleet, Parker, Premus |
| 0.0 | Nelson, Biglow, Gurge, Arsenault, Lingner, Mathieu, Briggs, O'Rourke, Steadman, Bastarache, Spingola |
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Club Member Stats Page: Ken Gurge
