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Paul Godin and Steve Nelson Win Harlow B. Daly Memorial
Paul Godin of Bedford and Steve Nelson of Fitchburg were co-winners of the 2014 Harlow B. Daly Memorial. Ray Paulson of Lowell, Roger Cappallo of Groton, and George Mirijanian of Fitchburg tied for 3rd.Marty Laine of Lunenburg was top U1800, George Miller of Ashburnham was top U1600, and Richard Bennett of Gardner was top U1400.
Congratulations to all!
| Ray Paulson | 1/2-1/2 | Steve Nelson |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | George Miller |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Paul Lynch | 1/2-1/2 | Gary Brassard |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Joe Bennett | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Tom Giampietro |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Tom Whistler |
| Richard Bennett | 1-0 | Stan Talcott |
| Randy McLaughlin | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Godin, Nelson |
| 3.5 | Paulson, Cappallo, Mirijanian |
| 3.0 | Felton, Lally, Brassard, Laine, Thomas, P. Lynch, Couture, Miller |
| 2.5 | Gladding, J. Bennett, Gurge, Arsenault, Condon |
| 2.0 | Manisy, Bierig, Barlas, Fratturelli, Biglow, Hankard, Lingner, R. Bennett |
| 1.5 | O'Rourke, Giampietro, K. Lynch |
| 1.0 | Parker, Talcott, Whistler, McLaughlin |
| 0.5 | Steadman |
| 0.0 | Bastarache |
| Steve Nelson | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Mike Manisy |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Dave Thomas |
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Joe Bennett |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Alan Condon |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Gail Lingner | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Richard Bennett |
| John Bastarache | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Tom Whistler |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | Nelson |
| 3.0 | Paulson, Felton, Godin, Lally, Couture, Miller |
| 2.5 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Brassard, P. Lynch, Condon |
| 2.0 | Manisy, Bierig, Barlas, Laine, Thomas, Fratturelli, Hankard, Lingner |
| 1.5 | Gladding, J. Bennett, Gurge, Arsenault, O'Rourke, Giampietro, K. Lynch |
| 1.0 | Biglow, Parker, Premus, R. Bennett, Scanlon, Whistler |
| 0.5 | Steadman |
| 0.0 | Bastarache, McLaughlin |
Our best wishes for a speedy recovery from his hospitalization and heart double-bypass surgery go out to longtime club member
Wayne Steadman, who unfortunately had to withdraw from the tournament. Many thanks to those who signed Wayne's "Get Well" card at the club.Anyone desiring to send Wayne personal best wishes can do so by e-mailing Wayne at wayneno978@comcast.net
Our sincerest thanks go out former Wachusett CC members (clockwise from left) Tom Weideman (St. Bernard's), Lee Denis (Leominster High), Chris Coleman (Fitchburg High), Bob Anderson (St. Bernard's), Bryant Hopkins (Leominster High) and Frank Everett (Oakmont Regional) on their surprise visit to the club on Wednesday night. We were overjoyed by their visit and wish them to come again.
The following is from Tom Weideman (who it should be noted is a former Hawaii State Chess Champion).
http://fizzycyst.livejournal.
This is a short chess memoir I wrote several years
ago. It includes 14 games that I consider my most
memorable. While you might find some of them
interesting (they all come with the back stories
that I think make them interesting), the games that
fall squarely into the category of WCC remembrance
are #4, #7, and #8.
Hope you like them. Feel free to post or link to
anything you find on that blog.
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
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Gary
Brassard
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1/2-1/2 | Mike Manisy |
| Joe Bennett | 0-1 | Steve Nelson |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
| Alan Condon | 1/2-1/2 | Roger Cappallo |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Trevor Bierig |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Paul Lynch |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Kandy Lynch | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
| Tom Whistler | 0-1 | Richard Bennett |
| Tom Giampietro | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin |
Receiving half-point byes were Mike Lally, Arthur Barlas, Martin Laine and George Mirijanian. Not playing the round were Vince Premus and Francis Scanlon. Withdrawing from the tournament were Carissa Yip, Wayne Steadman, Don Briggs, Stan Talcott and Larry Sleet.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Felton |
| 2.5 | Nelson, Lally, Brassard, Couture |
| 2.0 | Paulson, Godin, Manisy, Bierig, Barlas, Laine, Thomas, P. Lynch, Miller |
| 1.5 | Cappallo, MIrijanian, Gladding, J. Bennett, Arsenault, Condon |
| 1.0 | Fratturelli, Biglow, Hankard, Lingner, Premus, O'Rourke, R. Bennett, Giampietro, Scanlon, K. Lynch |
| 0.5 | Gurge, (Steadman) |
| 0.0 | Bastarache, Whistler, McLaughlin |
| Roger Cappallo | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Paul Lynch | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Dave Thomas |
| Steve Nelson | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | Mike Lally |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Joe Bennett |
| John Bastarache | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
| Richard Bennett | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Tom Giampietro |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Gail Lingner | 1-0 | Tom Whistler |
| Randy McLaughlin | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
Receiving half-point byes were Carissa Yip, George Mirijanian, Mike Manisy, Arthur Barlas, Martin Laine, Tom Fratturelli, Don Briggs, Vince Premus, Wayne Steadman, Stan Talcott, Larry Sleet and Francis Scanlon.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Felton, Godin, Lally, Brassard |
| 1.5 | Manisy, Nelson, J. Bennett, Gladding, Barlas, Laine, Couture |
| 1.0 | Yip, Paulson, Cappallo, Mirijanian, Thomas, P. Lynch, Fratturelli, Condon, Biglow, Hankard, Miller, Lingner, Briggs, Premus, O'Rourke, Talcott, Sleet, Scanlon |
| 0.5 | Gurge, Arsenault, Steadman |
| 0.0 | Bastarache, R. Bennett, Giampietro, Whistler, K. Lynch, McLaughlin |
| Ray Paulson (2016) | 0-1 | Alan Condon (1672) |
| Brian Biglow (1641) | 0-1 | Roger Capallo (2006) |
| Bruce Felton (1965) | 1-0 | Jim Hankard (1617) |
| George Miller (1540) | 0-1 | Paul Godin (1926) |
| Mike Manisy (1904) | 1-0 | Gail Lingner (1500) |
| Larry O'Rouke (1370) | 0-1 | Steve Nelson (1885) |
| Mike Lally (1870) | 1-0 | John Bastarache (1346) |
| Wayne Steadman (1340) | 0-1 | Gary Brassard (1801) |
| Arthur Barlas (1766) | 1-0 | Richard Bennett (1270) |
| Tom Giampietro (1267) | 0-1 | Martin Laine (1747) |
| Dave Thomas (1744) | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch (998) |
| Tom Whistler (811) | 0-1 | Paul Lynch (1722) |
| Dave Couture (1685) | 1-0 | Randy McLaughlin (1332) |
Receiving half-point byes were Carissa Yip (2174), George Mirijanian (1963), Larry Gladding (1812), Joe Bennett (1796), Ken Gurge (1768), Lenny Arsenault (1730), Tom Fratturelli (1682), Vince Premus (1377), Stan Talcott (1318), and Francis Scanlon (1001).
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Cappallo, Felton, Godin, Manisy, Nelson, Lally, Brassard, Barlas, Laine, Thomas, P. Lynch, Couture, Condon |
| 0.5 | Yip, Mirijanian, Gladding, J. Bennett, Gurge, Arsenault, Fratturelli, Premus, Talcott, Scanlon |
| 0.0 | Paulson, Biglow, Hankard, Miller, Lingner, O'Rourke, Bastarache, Steadman, R. Bennett, Giampietro, K. Lynch, Whistler, McLaughlin |
"A" Division
| Steve Nelson | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
| Mike Lally | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
FINAL STANDINGS
| Player | W | L | D | Pct. | GR |
| Yip | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Felton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.714 | 0 |
| Godin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.643 | 0 |
| Mirijanian | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.571 | 0 |
| Lally | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.417 | 1 |
| Gladding | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.250 | 1 |
| Nelson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.214 | 0 |
| Brassard | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | 0 |
FINAL CROSSTABLE
| Yip | Godin | Lally | Mirijanian | Gladding | Felton | Nelson | Brassard | ||
| Yip | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Godin | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Lally | 0 | 0 | X | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Mirijanian | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | X | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Gladding | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Felton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Nelson | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 1.5 |
| Brassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1.0 |
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"B" Division
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Arthur Barlas | 1/2-1/2 | Mike Manisy |
| Joe Bennett | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Stan Talcott |
| Richard Bennett | 1-0 | George Miller |
| Gail Lingner | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Randy McLaughlin |
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 6.0 | Cappallo |
| 5.5 | Gurge |
| 5.0 | ----- |
| 4.5 | Arsenault |
| 4.0 | J. Bennett, Barlas, Thomas, Condon, Biglow |
| 3.5 | Paulson, Manisy, Laine, Couture, Fratturelli, Hankard |
| 3.0 | Parker, O'Rourke, Steadman, R. Bennett |
| 2.5 | Miller, Lingner, Giampietro |
| 2.0 | Briggs, Talcott, Scanlon |
| 1.5 | Bastarache, Sleet |
| 1.0 | ----- |
| 0.5 | McLaughlin |
The following players had a rating increases of more than 50 points:
Thomas Giampietro +112
Jackson Parker +89
Lenny Arsenault +76
The following players achieved new all-time high ratings:
Jackson Parker 1508
Thomas Giampietro 1267
Carissa
Yip Wins Club Championship10-year-old
Carissa Yip of Chelmsford clinched the club championship this week with one week still to go. She is currently undefeated for the entire season including the championship tournament. This is just another feather in Carissa's cap on her way to becoming the youngest ever female master in U. S. history. Congratulations Carissa!"A" Division
Round 2 Makeup Game
| Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
Round 5 Makeup Game
| Mike Lally | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
Results from Wednesday Night
| Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| George Mirijanian | 1/2-1/2 | Mike Lally |
| Paul Godin | 1/2-1/2 | Steve Nelson |
CURRENT STANDINGS
| Player | W | L | D | Pct. | GR |
| Yip | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 |
| Felton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.667 | 1 |
| Godin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.583 | 1 |
| Mirijanian | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.583 | 1 |
| Lally | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 2 |
| Nelson | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.250 | 1 |
| Gladding | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 2 |
| Brassard | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | 1 |
CROSSTABLE
| Yip | Godin | Lally | Mirijanian | Gladding | Felton | Nelson | Brassard | |
| Yip | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Godin | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Lally | 0 | X | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mirijanian | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gladding | 0 | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Felton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 1 | |
| Nelson | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | |
| Brassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X |
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"B" Division
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Mike Manisy | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Joe Bennett |
| Jim Hankard | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Thomas |
| Tom Giampietro | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Stan Talcott | 0-1 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| George Miller | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
Receiving a full-point bye was Richard Bennett. Receiving half-point byes Jackson Parker, Don Briggs and Larry Sleet. Not playing the round were Ray Paulson and Francis Scanlon. Vince Premus withdrew from the tournament.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 6.0 | Cappallo |
| 5.5 | ----- |
| 5.0 | ----- |
| 4.5 | Gurge, Arsenault |
| 4.0 | Condon |
| 3.5 | Paulson, Barlas, Laine, Fratturelli |
| 3.0 | Manisy, J. Bennett, Thomas, Couture, Hankard, Biglow, Parker, O'Rourke, Steadman |
| 2.5 | Miller, Briggs, Giampietro |
| 2.0 | Talcott, R. Bennett, Scanlon |
| 1.5 | Lingner, Sleet |
| 1.0 | Bastarache |
"A" Division
Round 1 Makeup Game
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Mike Lally |
Results from Wednesday Night
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
| Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Steve Nelson | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Mike Lally | Postponed | Bruce Felton |
CURRENT STANDINGS
| Player | W | L | D | Pct. | GR |
| Yip | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 |
| Lally | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 4 |
| Godin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 2 |
| Mirijanian | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.600 | 2 |
| Felton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 3 |
| Gladding | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 4 |
| Nelson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 2 |
| Brassard | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 2 |
CROSSTABLE
| Yip | Godin | Lally | Mirijanian | Gladding | Felton | Nelson | Brassard | |
| Yip | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Godin | 0 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lally | 0 | X | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Mirijanian | 0 | 1 | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Gladding | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Felton | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 1 | |||
| Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | ||
| Brassard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X |
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"B" Division
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Joe Bennett | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Dave Thomas | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Tom Giampietro |
| John Bastarache | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Richard Bennett |
Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Arthur Barlas, Mike Manisy, Jackson Parker, Don Briggs, Stan Talcott and Larry Sleet. Not playing the round were Gail Lingner and Vince Premus.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 5.0 | Cappallo |
| 4.5 | ----- |
| 4.0 | ----- |
| 3.5 | Paulson, Barlas, Gurge, Laine, Arsenault |
| 3.0 | Manisy, Couture, Condon |
| 2.5 | J. Bennett, Thomas, Fratturelli, Hankard, Biglow, Parker, Giampietro |
| 2.0 | Briggs, Talcott, O'Rourke, Steadman, Scanlon |
| 1.5 | Miller, Lingner, Premus |
| 1.0 | Bastarache, Sleet, R. Bennett |
Top 25 Active New England Players (2014-JUNE-5)
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| 2 | CT | GM ILDAR IBRAGIMOV | 2600 |
| 3 | MA | GM EUGENE PERELSHTEYN | 2588 |
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| 6 | MA | IM SAMUEL SEVIAN | 2558 |
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| 25 | MA | VADIM MARTIROSOV | 2362 |
"A" Division
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George Mirijanian
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0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Larry Gladding | Postponed | Mike Lally |
CURRENT STANDINGS
| Player | W | L | D | Pct. |
| Lally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Yip | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Godin | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Mirijanian | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Gladding | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Felton | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| Nelson | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| Brassard | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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"B" Division
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Mike Manisy |
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Ray Paulson
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1-0 | Dave Thomas |
| Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Don Briggs | 0-1 | Joe Bennett |
| Tom Giampietro | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | George Miller |
| John Bastarache | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Alan Condon |
| Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Richard Bennett | 0-1 | Stan Talcott |
Receiving half-point byes were Martin Laine, Lenny Arsenault and Larry Sleet. Not playing the round were Gail Lingner and Vince Premus. Withdrawn from the tournament were Brandon Wu, Paul Connelly, Bob Mathieu and Vinny Spingola.
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"B" DIVISION CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Cappallo |
| 3.5 | ----- |
| 3.0 | Paulson, Barlas, Couture |
| 2.5 | Manisy, J. Bennett, Thomas, Gurge, Laine, Arsenault, Biglow |
| 2.0 | Fratturelli, Condon, Hankard, Parker, Scanlon |
| 1.5 | Miller, Lingner, Briggs, Premus, Talcott, Giampietro |
| 1.0 | Bastarache, O'Rourke, Steadman, R. Bennett |
| 0.5 | Sleet |
"A" Division
| Paul Godin | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Steve Nelson | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Mike Lally | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
CURRENT STANDINGS
| Player | W | L | D | Pct. |
| Lally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Yip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mirijanian | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Godin | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Gladding | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Nelson | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Felton | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Brassard | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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"B" Division
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
| Joe Bennett | 1/2-1/2 | George Miller |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
| Don Briggs | 1-0 | Richard Bennett |
| Stan Talcott | 0-1 | Tom Giampietro |
| Larry O'Rourke | 1-0 | Larry Sleet. |
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"B" DIVISION CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Cappallo |
| 2.5 | Manisy, Thomas |
| 2.0 | Paulson, Barlas, Laine, Couture, Arsenault, Parker, Scanlon |
| 1.5 | Wu, J. Bennett, Gurge, Connelly, Biglow, Miller, Lingner, Mathieu, Briggs, Premus, Giampietro, Spingola |
| 1.0 | Fratturelli, Condon, Hankard, Bastarache, O'Rourke, Steadman, R. Bennett |
| 0.5 | Talcott |
| 0.0 | Sleet |
"A" Division
| Gary Brassard | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Bruce Felton | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Mike Lally | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Larry Gladding | postponed | Carissa Yip |
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"A" DIVISION CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2 - 0 | Godin |
| 1 - 0 | Lally |
| 1 - 1 | Felton, Mirijanian, Nelson |
| 0 - 0 | Yip |
| 0 - 1 | Gladding |
| 0 - 2 | Brassard |
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"B" Division
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Thomas |
| Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Mike Manisy | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
| Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Stan Talcott |
| Tom Giampietro | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Larry Sleet | 0-1 | Joe Bennett |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Brandon Wu, Paul Connelly, Alan Condon, Gail Lingner, Bob Mathieu, Don Briggs, Vince Premus, Francis Scanlon and Vinny Spingola.
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"B" DIVISION CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Cappallo, Laine, Couture |
| 1.5 | Manisy, Barlas, Thomas, Arsenault, Biglow, Scanlon |
| 1.0 | Paulson, Wu, Bennett, Gurge, Connelly, Fratturelli, Hankard, Miller, Lingner, Mathieu, Parker, Premus, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Condon, Briggs, Bastarache, Talcott, Giampietro |
| 0.0 | O'Rourke, Sleet, Steadman |
With Carissa's participation today in the BCF Spring Championship at the Boylston Chess Club in Somerville - where she tied for second place - she raised her rating from 2143 to 2157 and is now just 43 points away from becoming a national master. One of the players she defeated was national master and Boylston Chess Club champion Lawyer Times (rated 2282).
Brava, Carissa!
"A" Division
| Steve Nelson | 1-0 | Gary Brassard |
| Carissa Yip | Postponed | Mike Lally |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| George Mirijanian | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
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"A" DIVISION CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Felton, Nelson, Godin |
| 0.0 | Yip(*), Mirijanian, Lally(*), Brassard, Gladding |
Round 2 "A" Division pairings
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"B" Division
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Joe Bennett | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
| Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | George Miller |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
| Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Larry Sleet |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
Receiving a full-point bye was Francis Scanlon. Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Mike Manisy, Brandon Wu, Paul Connelly, Gail Lingner, Bob Mathieu, John Bastarache, Vince Premus, Stan Talcott and Vinny Spingola.
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"B" DIVISION CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Cappallo, Thomas, Laine, Couture, Fratturelli, Arsenault, Hankard, Parker, Scanlon |
| 0.5 | Paulson, Manisy, Wu, Barlas, Connelly, Biglow, Lingner, Mathieu, Bastarache, Premus, Talcott, Spingola |
| 0.0 | Bennett, Gurge, Condon, Miller, Briggs, O'Rourke, Sleet, Steadman |
REMINDER: Players in the "B" Division must be present by 7:10 p.m. in order to be paired for the round Players who were given byes in Round 1 will be paired if they show up for Round 2.
The Field for the 2014 Wachusett Chess Club Championship is Set
The past 6 years have seen 6 different champions: Marty Laine in 2008, Larry Gladding in 2009, Tony Cesolini in 2010, Robert King in 2011, Trevor Bierig in 2012, and George Mirijanian in 2013. This year we have a number of new contenders. Will we have a 7th champion in 7 years? Stay tuned - here are the contenders:
1) Carissa Yip - At 10 years old, Carissa is by far the youngest participant. Her accomplishments are already too numerous to mention here, but it must be noted that she is the youngest ever female expert in recorded USCF history, achieving that record at the age of 9. She is also poised to become the youngest ever female master. Her current rating is 2137, having increased in each of her last 7 tournaments. A rating of 2200 is needed to achieve the title of master. GM Irina Krush currently holds the record for youngest ever female USCF master. Irina was 12 years old when she did it. Carissa's record at the club this year was 19 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.
2) George Mirijanian - George is the current club champion. He is another player with accomplishments too numerous to mention. He has been club champion 16 times, winning his first in 1977. He held the title of club champion from that first one in 1977 until 1984 - the longest streak in club history.
3) Bruce Felton - 2-time club champion in 2004 and 2005.
4) Steve Nelson - Steve was the club champion in 1976. After decades away from the board, he returned this season and has shown that he is still tough competitor.
5) Paul Godin - Paul was club champion back in 1967 and has had a successful season, tying for 2nd in the Harlow B. Daly Memorial, tying for 3rd in the GM Lubomir Kavalek Open, and tying for 3rd in the Jonathan Yedidia Open.
6) Mike Lally - Mike comes to us all the way from Leverett, out in "The 4-1-3". This is Mike's first full year at the club and he's shown his mettle by winning the George Sturgis Memorial by a full point.
7) Gary Brassard - Gary has been runner-up in a previous club championship and is certainly hoping to do one better than that this year. He tied for 3rd place in both the George Sturgis Memorial and the Reggie Boone Memorial this season.
8) Larry Gladding - Larry has been club champion 3 times, winning his first in 1992 and his most recent in 2009.
Final Round of 5
Carissa Wins Evert Siiskonen Memorial with 15th Win in a
Row
The following player had a rating increases of more than 50 points:
JOE BENNETT +106
The following players achieved new all-time high ratings:
CARISSA YIP 2137
MIKE MANISY 1935BRANDON WU 1921
JOE BENNETT 1870
TOM FRATTURELLI 1685
JACKSON PARKER 1433
VINCE PREMUS 1377
| Brandon Wu | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Mike Manisy | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Joe Bennett | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Mike Lally |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
| Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
| Don Briggs | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Stan Talcott | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Paul Connelly | 1-0 | Richard Bennett |
| Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | Vince Premus |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 5.0 | Yip |
| 4.0 | Manisy, J. Bennett |
| 3.5 | Wu, Lally |
| 3.0 | Paulson, Nelson, Felton, Godin, Brassard, Gladding, Barlas |
| 2.5 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Laine, Arsenault, Fratturelli |
| 2.0 | Gurge, Connelly, Hankard, Mathieu, Steadman, Premus |
| 1.5 | Biglow, Briggs, Parker, Talcott, Bastarache, Scanlon |
| 1.0 | Couture, Thomas, Miller, Lingner, O'Rourke, Sleet, R. Bennett, Spingola |
REMINDER: The Wachusett Chess Club Championship starts May 7. Players competing in the "B" Division must be present by 7:10 p.m. in order to be paired for the first round. Round 1 pairings for the round-robin "A" Division are as follows:
Carissa Yip Ties for 3rd in Mass. Game/60 Championship
Carissa Yip, 10, of Chelmsford reached a new all-time high rating of 2118 by tying for 3rd in the Massachusetts Game/60 Championship on Sunday, April 27, at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough. Carissa drew with life senior master Denys Shmelov (round 1), drew with candidate master David Carter (round 2), beat high-rated Class A player Aidan Sowa (round 3), and then defeated high-rated expert Brian Salomon (round 4) to finish with a score of 3-1.
Carissa will be the highest-rated participant in the Wachusett Chess Club Championship. The 8-player round-robin championship begins May 7, the same day that the U.S. Championship starts in Saint Louis.
Round 4 of 5
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Joe Bennett |
| Steve Nelson | 1-0 | Roger Cappallo |
| Brandon Wu | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Mike Manisy | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Gary Brassard | 1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
| John Bastarache | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Mike Lally | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Bob Mathieu | 1-0 | Paul Connelly |
| Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Larry Sleet |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Stan Talcott |
| Richard Bennett | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
Receiving half-point byes were Ray Paulson, Dave Couture, Martin Laine, and Vince Premus. Not playing the round were Geoff LePoer, Dave Thomas, Lenny Arsenault, Alan Condon, George Miller, Francis Scanlon, and Vinny Spingola.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Yip |
| 3.5 | Wu |
| 3.0 | Paulson, Nelson, Manisy, Godin, Brassard, J. Bennett |
| 2.5 | Cappallo, Mirijanian, Lally, Fratturelli |
| 2.0 | Felton, Gladding, Gurge, Barlas, Hankard, Mathieu |
| 1.5 | Laine, Arsenault, Biglow, Briggs, Parker, Talcott, Bastarache, Scanlon |
| 1.0 | LePoer, Couture, Thomas, Connelly, Condon, Miller, Lingner, O'Rourke, Sleet, R. Bennett, Steadman, Premus, Spingola |
Round 3 of 5
| Paul Godin | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Roger Cappalo | 1/2-1/2 | Brandon Wu |
| Joe Bennett | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Mike Lally |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Paul Connelly | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Jim Hankard |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Jackson Parker |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Vince Premus |
| Larry Sleet | 0-1 | Richard Bennett |
Receiving half-point byes were Arthur Barlas, Dave Thomas, Lenny Arsenault, George Miller, Don Briggs, Larry O'Rourke, John Bastarache, Francis Scanlon and Vinny Spingola. Not playing the round were Geoff LePoer, Alan Condon, Gail Lingner and Stan Talcott.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Yip, J. Bennett |
| 2.5 | Cappallo, Paulson, Wu |
| 2.0 | Nelson, Felton, Manisy, Godin, Brassard, Gladding, Gurge, Barlas |
| 1.5 | Mirijanian, Lally, Fratturelli, Arsenault, Biglow, Parker, Bastarache, Scanlon |
| 1.0 | LePoer, Thomas, Laine, Connelly, Condon, Hankard, Miller, Lingner, Mathieu, O'Rourke, R. Bennett, Steadman, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Couture, Briggs, Premus |
| 0.0 | Talcott, Sleet |
Round 2 of 5
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Steve Nelson | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Mike Manisy | 0-1 | Joe Bennett |
| Jim Hankard | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Brandon Wu | 1-0 | Paul Connelly |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Ray Paulson |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | John Bastarache |
| Vince Premus | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Larry Sleet |
| Larry O'Rourke | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
| Don Briggs | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Richard Bennett | 0-1 | Bob Mathieu |
Francis Scanlon received a full-point bye. Receiving half-point byes were Mike Lally, Arthur Barlas, Geoff LePoer, Alan Condon, Gail Lingner, George Mirijanian, Dave Thomas, George Miller, and Vinny Spingola. Stan Talcott did not play the round.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Yip, Cappallo, Nelson, Godin, Wu, J. Bennett |
| 1.5 | Paulson, Lally, Barlas, Fratturelli |
| 1.0 | Felton, Manisy, LePoer, Brassard, Gladding, Gurge, Laine, Connelly, Arsenault, Condon, Hankard, Lingner, Mathieu, Bastarache, Steadman, Scanlon |
| 0.5 | Mirijanian, Couture, Thomas, Biglow, Miller, Parker, O'Rourke, Premus, Spingola |
| 0.0 | Briggs, Talcott, Sleet, R. Bennett |
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The following table shows the standings to qualify for this year's club championship with 3 games to go. The top 8 players qualify.
| Club Members | Current Rating As Of 4/9/14 | Total Games This Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Pct. |
| CARISSA YIP | 2069 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .971 |
| RAYMOND PAULSON | 1976 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | .804 |
| GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | 1981 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .750 |
| PAUL GODIN | 1873 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | .710 |
| BRUCE FELTON | 1945 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | .706 |
| STEVE SCOTT NELSON | 1950 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | .692 |
| MICHAEL LALLY | 1858 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | .673 |
| ARTHUR BARLAS | 1766 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | .615 |
| LARRY GLADDING | 1832 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | .603 |
| GARY BRASSARD | 1849 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 4 | .600 |
| MARTIN LAINE | 1748 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .591 |
| DAVE COUTURE | 1756 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | .574 |
| KEN GURGE | 1768 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | .574 |
Round 1 of 5
|
Dave Thomas
|
0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Roger Cappallo | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Paul Connelly | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
| Ray Paulson | 1/2-1/2 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Steve Nelson |
| Bruce Felton | 0-1 | Jim Hankard |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Don Briggs |
| Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Brandon Wu |
| Mike Lally | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Larry Sleet | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Richard Bennett |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Vinny Spingola | 0-1 | Joe Bennett |
Receiving half-point byes were Geoff LePoer, Dave Couture, Lenny Arsenault, Alan Condon, Gail Lingner, Jackson Parker, Stan Talcott, John Bastarache, and Vince Premus.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Yip, Cappallo, Nelson, Manisy, Godin, Wu, Lally, Brassard, Gladding, Gurge, Barlas, J. Bennett, Connelly, Hankard |
| 0.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Couture, Arsenault, Fratturelli, Condon, Lingner, Parker, Talcott, Bastarache, Premus |
| 0.0 | Mirijanian, Felton, Thomas, Laine, Biglow, Miller, Briggs, Mathieu, O'Rourke, Sleet, R. Bennett, Steadman, Scanlon, Spingola |
The following table shows the standings to qualify for this year's club championship with 4 games to go. The top 8 players qualify.
| Club Members | Current Rating As Of 4/02/14 | Total Games This Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Pct. |
| CARISSA YIP | 2063 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .969 |
| RAYMOND PAULSON | 1976 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | .796 |
| GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | 1981 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .750 |
| PAUL GODIN | 1873 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | .700 |
| BRUCE FELTON | 1945 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | .697 |
| STEVE SCOTT NELSON | 1950 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | .680 |
| MICHAEL LALLY | 1858 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | .673 |
| LARRY GLADDING | 1844 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | .621 |
| GARY BRASSARD | 1849 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | .618 |
| ARTHUR BARLAS | 1766 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | .615 |
| DAVE COUTURE | 1756 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | .596 |
| KEN GURGE | 1768 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | .591 |
| MARTIN LAINE | 1748 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | .571 |
Carissa Wins George O'Rourke Memorial with 10th Win in a Row
Carissa Yip of Chelmsford earned 4 wins to take 1st place in the George O'Rourke Memorial tournament. In doing so she raised her rating to a new high of 2063! Carissa is the top rated 10 year old girl in the country. Tying for 2nd place were our astronomer-in-residence Roger Cappallo of Groton and multi-time club champion Larry Gladding of Leominster.
The following players had rating increases of more than 50 points:
DON BRIGGS +101
KEN GURGE +92
The following players achieved new all-time high ratings:
CARISSA YIP 2063
VINCE PREMUS 1275P22
| Paul Godin | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| Gary Brassard | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Thomas | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Alan Condon | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
| Steve Nelson | 1/2-1/2 | Lenny Arsenault |
| John Bastarache | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Don Briggs |
| Larry O'Rourke | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Bob Mathieu | 0-1 | Vince Premus |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Vinny Spingola |
Not playing the final round were Ray Paulson, George Mirijanian, Michael Lally, Percy Yip, Stan Talcott, Jackson Parker, Larry Sleet and Francis Scanlon.
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | C. Yip |
| 4.0 | Cappallo, Gladding |
| 3.5 | Manisy, Godin, Brassard |
| 3.0 | Felton, Thomas, Laine, Gurge |
| 2.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Barlas, Condon, Biglow, Arsenault, Briggs |
| 2.0 | Nelson, LePoer, Lally, Couture, Fratturelli, Hankard, Miller, Bastarache, Premus |
| 1.5 | Lingner, Steadman |
| 1.0 | P. Yip, Mathieu, Parker, O'Rourke, Sleet, Scanlon, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Talcott |
The following table shows the standings to qualify for this year's club championship with 5 games to go. The top 8 players qualify.
| Club Members | Current Rating As Of 3/26/14 | Total Games This Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Pct. |
| CARISSA YIP | 2063 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .967 |
| RAYMOND PAULSON | 1976 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | .808 |
| GEORGE MIRIJANIAN | 1981 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .789 |
| BRUCE FELTON | 1945 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | .719 |
| PAUL GODIN | 1873 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | .690 |
| STEVE SCOTT NELSON | 1950 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | .667 |
| MICHAEL LALLY | 1858 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | .660 |
| LARRY GLADDING | 1844 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | .609 |
| GARY BRASSARD | 1849 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | .606 |
| ARTHUR BARLAS | 1766 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | .600 |
| MARTIN LAINE | 1748 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| DAVE COUTURE | 1756 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | .596 |
| KEN GURGE | 1768 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | .578 |
| DAVID THOMAS | 1754 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | .547 |
March 19th, 2014
|
Gary Brassard
|
1/2-1/2 | Paul Godin |
| Carissa Yip | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
| Roger Cappallo | 1/2-1/2 | Ray Paulson |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Dave Thomas |
| Mike Manisy | 1-0 | John Bastarache |
| Don Briggs | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | George Miller |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Bob Mathieu |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Larry O'Rourke |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Jim Hankard | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Stan Talcott | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
Francis Scanlon received a full-point bye. Receiving half-point byes were Steve Nelson, Bruce Felton, Geoff LePoer, Arthur Barlas and Larry Sleet. Not playing the round were Mike Lally, Percy Yip, Vince Premus and Vinny Spingola.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | C. Yip, Godin, Brassard |
| 3.0 | Cappallo, Gladding, Gurge |
| 2.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Manisy, Biglow |
| 2.0 | Felton, LePoer, Lally, Thomas, Barlas, Couture, Laine, Fratturelli, Condon, Arsenault |
| 1.5 | Nelson, Hankard, Lingner, Briggs, Bastarache |
| 1.0 | Miller, P. Yip, Mathieu, Parker, O'Rourke, Sleet, Premus, Scanlon, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Talcott, Steadman |
| Ray Paulson | 0-1 | Gary Brassard |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
| John Bastarache | 0-1 | Roger Cappallo |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Steve Nelson |
| Mike Lally | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Dave Thomas |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Mike Manisy |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Larry Sleet |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Alan Condon |
| Gail Lingner | 1/2-1/2 | Jim Hankard |
Receiving half-point byes were Bruce Felton, Bob Mathieu, Stan Talcott, Larry O'Rourke Don Briggs, Vince Premus and Vinny Spingola. Not playing the round were Martin Laine and Percy Yip.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Godin, Brassard |
| 2.5 | C. Yip, Mirijanian, Cappallo |
| 2.0 | Paulson, Lally, Gladding, Thomas, Couture, Gurge |
| 1.5 | Felton, Manisy, LePoer, Barlas, Biglow, Briggs, Bastarache |
| 1.0 | Nelson, Laine, Fratturelli, Condon, Arsenault, Miller, P. Yip, Mathieu, Parker, O'Rourke, Premus, Spingola |
| 0.5 | Hankard, Lingner, Talcott, Sleet, Steadman |
| 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 |
|
| 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, |
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
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 |
|
| 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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