December 29th, 2010
George Sturgis Memorial
Final
Round of 5
Manisy, Godin Share Top Honors
Michael Manisy of Otter River and Class A player Paul Godin of Bedford tied for 1st-2nd place, scoring 4-1 in a field of 30 players. Manisy, who opted not to play the final round because of a family commitment, had defeated Godin in the fourth round but allowed the latter player to catch him in total points with a win in the round. Manisy, with two wins against "A" players, became a Class A himself after the event was rated by the USCF.
Congratulations also to Robert King of Worcester, Bruce Felton of Fitchburg, and Brian Biglow of Leominster who all tied for 3rd place with 3.5 points.
- George Mirijanian and Dave Couture
Congratulations to the following players who all raised their ratings by at least 50 points in this tournament:
RICHARD EVANS
+149
MATTHEW BERGERON +145
BRIAN BIGLOW +89
MICHAEL MANISY +80
PUICHIU YIP +63
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Bruce Felton
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0-1 |
Paul Godin
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| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Robert King |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | Martin Laine |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
| Matt Bergeron | 1/2-1/2 | Alan Condon |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Trevor Bierig |
| Percy Yip | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Carissa Yip | 1/2-1/2 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
Michael Manisy, George Miller, George Mirijanian, Paul Lynch, Eduardo Valadares, Gail Lingner, Rick Evans, Arthur Barlas, Jackson Parker and Kandy Lynch did not play the round.
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Manisy, Godin |
| 3.5 | King, Felton, Biglow |
| 3.0 | LePoer, Laine, Arsenault, Miller |
| 2.5 | Gurge, Condon, Daley, Bergeron |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Couture, P. Lynch, Valadares, Ganesan, Lingner, Sewell, P. Yip, Evans, Bierig |
| 1.5 | Fandreyer, C. Yip |
| 1.0 | Barlas, Steadman, Scanlon, Parker |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
December 22nd, 2010
George Sturgis Memorial
Round 4 of 5
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Paul Godin |
| Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Martin Laine | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Paul Lynch | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Matt Bergeron |
| Trevor Bierig | 1-0 | Percy Yip |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Carissa Yip |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Manisy |
| 3.5 | Felton |
| 3.0 | Godin, Miller |
| 2.5 | King, Laine, Arsenault, Gurge, Biglow |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, LePoer, Couture, P. Lynch, Condon, Valadares, Ganesan, Lingner, Bergeron, Evans, Bierig |
| 1.5 | Daley |
| 1.0 | Barlas, Steadman, Fandreyer, Sewell, P. Yip, C. Yip, Scanlon, Parker |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
December 15th, 2010
George Sturgis Memorial
Round 3 of 5
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Robert King | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
| Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Percy Yip |
| Mark Daley | 1/2-1/2 | Rick Evans |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Matt Bergeron | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Carissa Yip | 0-1 | Trevor Bierig |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Godin, Manisy |
| 2.5 | Felton |
| 2.0 | King, LePoer, Laine, Miller, Gurge, Condon |
| 1.5 | Mirijanian, Couture, Arsenault, Valadares, Daley, Ganesan, Lingner, Biglow, Evans |
| 1.0 | Barlas, Fandreyer, Sewell, P. Yip. Bergeron, Bierig |
| 0.5 | Steadman, Scanlon, Parker |
| 0.0 | C. Yip |
December 8th, 2010
George Sturgis Memorial
Round 2 of 5
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Robert King |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Rick Evans | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Max Sewell | 1/2-1/2 | Gail Lingner |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Matt Bergeron |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Carissa Yip |
| Percy Yip | 1-0 | Trevor Bierig |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Godin, King, Laine, Manisy, Gurge |
| 1.5 | Felton, Couture |
| 1.0 | Mirijanian, LePoer, Arsenault, Miller, P. Lynch, Condon, Daley, Lingner, Biglow, Fandreyer, Sewell, P. Yip, Evans, K. Lynch |
| 0.5 | Barlas, Valadares, Ganesan, Steadman, Scanlon, Parker |
| 0.0 | Bergeron, C. Yip, Bierig |
December 1st, 2010
George Sturgis Memorial
Round 1 of 5
Richard Evans - One For The Record Books
Richard Evans of Fitchburg pulled off the biggest upset in recorded club history tonight by defeating an opponent rated 837 points higher! The previous record had been held by Francis Scanlon who had defeated an opponent a "mere" 665 points higher. Congratulations to Richard. The game can be found over on the Games page.
| Alan Condon | 1F-0F | John Moran |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
| Robert King | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Gail Lingner | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Couture | 1/2-1/2 | Max Sewell |
| Matt Bergeron | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Rick Evans |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Percy Yip |
| Carissa Yip | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Godin, King, LePoer, Laine, Manisy, Arsenault, Miller, Gurge, Condon, Daley, Evans |
| 0.5 | Felton, Couture, P. Lynch, Lingner, Fandreyer, Sewell, Scanlon, K. Lynch |
| 0.0 | Moran, Mirijanian, Barlas, Valadares, Ganesan, Biglow, Steadman, P. Yip, Bergeron, C. Yip, Parker |
No club meeting Wednesday, November 24
Next club meeting on December 1, 2010
November
17th, 2010
Edmund N. Wheeler Memorial
Final
Round of 5
Godin Grabs The Gold
Congratulations to Paul Godin of Bedford for his first place finish in this year's Edmund Wheeler Memorial. Clear second place went to John Moran of Jefferson and tied for third were George Miller of Ashburnham, Ken Gurge of Leominster, and Paul Lynch of Northborough. Congratulations to all!
The following players had rating gains of 50 points or more
Alan Condon +97
Brian Biglow +64
George Miller +57
Paul Lynch +56
And last, but not least the following players all scored upsets of 200 points or more during the tournament:
BRIAN BIGLOW -346 POINTS
BRIAN BIGLOW -344 POINTS
ALAN CONDON -309 POINTS
SEETHARAMAN GANESAN -300 POINTS
MAX SEWELL -287 POINTS
GAIL LINGNER -273 POINTS
ALAN CONDON -267 POINTS
GEORGE MILLER -265 POINTS
PAUL LYNCH -249 POINTS
| George Miller | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Bruce Felton | 0-1 | John Moran |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Paul Lynch | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Mark Marshall |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Robert King | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | Godin |
| 4.0 | Moran |
| 3.5 | Miller, Gurge, P. Lynch |
| 3.0 | Felton, Marshall, Condon, Biglow |
| 2.5 | Manisy, Arsenault, Lingner |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, King, Laine, LePoer, Valadares, Fratturelli, Steadman, Sewell, Magdalenski |
| 1.5 | Couture, Ganesan, Fandreyer |
| 1.0 | Giovino, Daley, Evans, Parker, Scanlon |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
November
10th, 2010
Edmund N. Wheeler Memorial
Round 4 of 5
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Lenny Arsenault |
| John Moran | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Gail Lingner | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
| Joe Magdalenski | 0-1 | Paul Lynch |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
| Mark Marshall | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1/2-1/2 | Rick Evans |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | Godin, Miller |
| 3.0 | Moran, Felton |
| 2.5 | Manisy, Arsenault, Gurge, P. Lynch, Lingner |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Laine, LePoer, Marshall, Valadares, Fratturelli, Condon, Biglow, Magdalenski |
| 1.5 | Couture, Ganesan, Fandreyer |
| 1.0 | Giovino, Daley, Steadman, Sewell, Scanlon, Evans, Parker |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
November
3rd, 2010
Edmund N. Wheeler Memorial
Round 3 of 5
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Paul Lynch | 0-1 | John Moran |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Paul Giovino |
| Joe Magdalenski | 1-0 | Mark Marshall |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | Richard Evans |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Miller |
| 2.5 | Godin, Arsenault |
| 2.0 | Moran, Felton, Manisy, Gurge, Fratturelli, Condon, Lingner, Biglow, Magdalenski |
| 1.5 | Mirijanian, LePoer, P. Lynch, Valadares |
| 1.0 | Laine, Couture, Giovino, Marshall, Daley, Ganesan, Steadman, Sewell, Fandreyer, Scanlon |
| 0.5 | Evans |
| 0.0 | Parker, K. Lynch |
October 27th, 2010
Edmund N. Wheeler Memorial
Round 2 of 5
| George Miller | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Michael Manisy | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Lynch |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Richard Evans | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Mark Marshall | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
John Moran, George Mirijanian, Mark Daley, Eduardo Valadares, Brian Biglow and Francis Scanlon received half-point byes.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Arsenault, Gurge, Miller |
| 1.5 | Godin, LePoer, Manisy, P. Lynch |
| 1.0 | Moran, Mirijanian, Felton, Laine, Couture, Marshall, Daley, Ganesan, Condon, Lingner, Biglow, Sewell, Scanlon |
| 0.5 | Valadares, Evans |
| 0.0 | Steadman, Fandreyer, Parker, K. Lynch |
October 20th, 2010
Edmund N. Wheeler Memorial
Round 1 of 5
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Alan Condon |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Mark Marshall |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Paul Lynch | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
John Moran, George
Mirijanian, Mark Daley, Brian Biglow, Richard Evans and Francis Scanlon
received half-point byes.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Felton, Manisy, Arsenault, Gurge, Miller, P. Lynch, Ganesan, Condon, Sewell |
| 0.5 | Moran, Mirijanian, Daley, Biglow, Evans, Scanlon |
| 0.0 | Laine, Couture, Marshall, Valadares, Lingner, Steadman, Fandreyer, Parker, K. Lynch |
Parade of Champions
The top finishers of this year's Hervey Brisson Memorial reads like a Who's Who of champions. The tournament winner, club-newcomer John Moran of Jefferson, MA is a many-time Worcester Chess Club champion. Clear 2nd place went to Paul Godin of Bedford, MA who was the 1967(!) club champion. 3rd place was split 3 ways between Pat Sciacca of Salem, NH who was the 2009 New Hampshire state champion, Mike Manisy of Otter River who is in high school and has a 1744 rating that hasn't peaked yet, and Mark Marshall of Worcester who improved his rating by 65 points.
| Patrick Sciacca | 1/2-1/2 | John Moran |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Mark Marshall | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Richard Evans |
| Gail Lingner | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | Moran |
| 4.0 | Godin |
| 3.5 | Sciacca, Manisy, Marshall |
| 3.0 | Felton, Laine, Arsenault, Gurge |
| 2.5 | LePoer, Mirijanian, Miller |
| 2.0 | Cesolini, Couture, Daley, Ganesan, Valadares, Fratturelli, Lingner, Condon, Biglow, Fandreyer |
| 1.5 | Evans |
| 1.0 | Steadman, Sewell |
| 0.0 | Parker, Scanlon |
George Mirijanian - USCF October Volunteer of the Month
| John Moran | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Michael Manisy | 0-1 | Patrick Sciacca |
| Eduardo Valadares | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Mark Marshall |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
| George Mirijanian | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Daley |
| Tony Cesolini | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Richard Evans |
Paul Godin and Lenny Arsenault received half-point byes.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Moran |
| 3.0 | Sciacca, Godin, Laine, Marshall |
| 2.5 | Felton, LePoer, Manisy |
| 2.0 | Cesolini, Couture. Arsenault, Gurge, Daley, Ganesan, Valadares, Fratturelli, Biglow |
| 1.5 | Mirijanian, Miller, Evans |
| 1.0 | Lingner, Condon, Steadman, Sewell, Fandreyer |
| 0.0 | Scanlon |
The club welcomed yet another master to the club this week - former New Hampshire state champion Pat Sciacca.
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | John Moran |
| Bruce Felton | 1/2-1/2 | Michael Manisy |
| Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Paul Godin |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Patrick Sciacca |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Mark Marshall | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
George Mirijanian and Richard Evans received half-point byes. Dave Couture did not play the round.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Moran |
| 2.5 | Godin, Felton, Manisy |
| 2.0 | Sciacca, Laine, Gurge, Marshall, Valadares, Biglow |
| 1.5 | LePoer, Arsenault, Daley |
| 1.0 | Mirijanian, Couture, Ganesan, Fratturelli, Lingner, Condon, Steadman, Sewell, Fandreyer |
| 0.5 | Miller, Evans |
| 0.0 | Scanlon |
| John Moran | 1-0 | Mark Marshall |
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Ken Gurge
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0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | George Mirijanian |
| Paul Godin | 1-0 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Alan Condon | 1/2-1/2 | George Miller |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Max Sewell |
| Richard Evans | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Moran, Felton, Laine, Manisy |
| 1.5 | Godin, LePoer, Daley |
| 1.0 | Couture, Gurge, Marshall, Ganesan, Valadares, Lingner, Condon, Biglow, Steadman, Sewell |
| 0.5 | Mirijanian, Arsenault, Miller |
| 0.0 | Fratturelli, Fandreyer, Evans, Scanlon |
| Eduardo Valadares | 0-1 | John Moran |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | Alan Condon |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| George MIller | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Mark Marshall | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Richard Evans | 0-1 | Mark Daley |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer and Dave Couture received half-point byes.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Moran, Felton, Laine, Manisy, Gurge, Marshall, Daley, Ganesan, Steadman |
| 0.5 | Mirijanian, LePoer, Couture, Arsenault, Condon |
| 0.0 | Miller, Valadares, Fratturelli, Lingner, Biglow, Sewell, Fandreyer, Evans, Scanlon |
Newcomer and Veteran Prevail!
The co-winners of the Michael Glinski Memorial were one of our newest members and our "oldest" member. Mike Manisy of Templeton, one of our newest members (and probably our youngest member) tied with George Mirijanian of Fitchburg who, while not our oldest member, has been with the club the longest at 50-plus years! Congratulations to both. Mike and George both scored upsets in the final round to clinch their 1st place finishes. Congratulations also to Seetharaman Ganesan of Grafton and Dave Couture of Westminster who tied for 3rd.
In addition, the following players had rating gains of 50 points or more during the tournament:
SEETHARAMAN GANESAN +67*
MARK C MARSHALL +64
WAYNE L STEADMAN +56
MARK DALEY +54
*New all-time high rating.
And last, but not least the following players all scored upsets of 200 points or more during the tournament:
Alan Condon -240 points
George Mirijanian -233 points
Mark Marshall -209 points
Seetharaman Ganesan -202 points
Mike Manisy -201 points
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | John Moran |
| Kevin Caefer | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Paul Lynch |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Mark Marshall |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Alan Condon | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Max Sewell |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Richard Evans |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Kandy Lynch |
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Mirijanian, Manisy |
| 3.5 | Couture, Ganesan |
| 3.0 | Moran, Cesolini, Laine, Marshall, Daley |
| 2.5 | King, Caefer, Lingner, Steadman, Sewell |
| 2.0 | Felton, Arsenault, Miller, Barlas, Gurge, P. Lynch, Valadares |
| 1.5 | Condon, Biglow, Fandreyer |
| 1.0 | Brown, Evans, Parker, K. Lynch |
| 0.5 | Carabba |
| 0.0 | Scanlon |
| Robert King | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| John Moran | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Bruce Felton | 0F-1F | Michael Manisy |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | Gail Lingner |
| Kevin Caefer | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Mark Marshall | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Lynch |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | George MIller |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1/2-1/2 | Wayne Steadman |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
Max Sewell, William Brown and Ken Carabba received half-point byes. Eduardo Valadares did not play the round.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | Couture |
| 3.0 | Moran, Mirijanian, Cesolini, Manisy |
| 2.5 | King, Caefer, Lingner, Ganesan |
| 2.0 | Felton, Laine, Arsenault, Barlas, Gurge, P. Lynch, Marshall, Daley |
| 1.5 | Condon, Biglow, Fandreyer, Steadman, Sewell |
| 1.0 | Miller, Valadares, Brown, Parker |
| 0.5 | Carabba |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
Late Club Member Honored With New Memorial Tournament
Late club member George O'Rourke has been honored with a memorial tournament at the club he attended during his summers in Maine. Click on the link below for more information.
Chess Club Holds Blind Draw Tourney
Two Wachusett CC Players Compete in Continental
Open - King a prize winner!
Robert King of Worcester played in the Under 1900 section of the 40th Continental Open this past weekend in Sturbridge and tied for 3rd place with a score of 4.5-1.5, winning $251.50. Had he won instead of drawing his final-round game, he would tied for second. As it was, the player who won second prize was given a full-point bye in the first round and then took a half-point bye in the final round. By doing so, he won $1006!
Michael Manisy of Otter River played in the Under 1700 and scored a credible 4-2.
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Tony Cesolini
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0-1 | Robert King |
| Martin Laine | 1/2-1/2 | Arthur Barlas |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Mark Marshall | 1/2-1/2 | Kevin Caefer |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Mark Daley |
| Gail Lingner | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Paul Lynch | 1-0 | William Brown |
| Ken Carabba | 0-1 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
John Moran, George Mirijanian, Bruce Felton, Eduardo Valadares, Max Sewell and Brian Biglow received half point byes.
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.5 | King, Couture |
| 2.0 | Moran, Mirijanian, Cesolini, Felton, Laine, Barlas, Manisy, Daley, Lingner |
| 1.5 | Caefer, Arsenault, P. Lynch, Marshall, Condon, Ganesan |
| 1.0 | Miller, Gurge, Valadares, Fandreyer, Steadman, Sewell, Parker |
| 0.5 | Biglow, Brown |
| 0.0 | Carabba, K. Lynch |
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Kevin Caefer
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0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Robert King | 1/2-1/2 | Martin Laine |
| John Moran | 1-0 | Michael Manisy |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Arthur Barlas | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Wayne Steadman |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Lynch |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Mark Marshall |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
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CURRENT STANDINGS |
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| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Cesolini |
| 1.5 | Moran, Mirijanian, King, Felton, Laine, Couture, Barlas, Condon |
| 1.0 | Caefer, Miller, Gurge, Manisy, Marshall, Daley, Lingner, Fandreyer, Steadman |
| 0.5 | Arsenault, P. Lynch, Valadares, Ganesan, Sewell |
| 0.0 | Biglow, Parker, K. Lynch |
The tournament started with a number of near upsets, only 2 of which materialized into "upset draws". Ernest Fandreyer of Fitchburg overcame a 346 point rating deficit to draw his higher rated opponent and Max Sewell of Peterborough, NH drew an opponent rated 319 points higher.
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Paul Lynch |
0-1 | George Mirijanian |
|
Tony Cesolini |
1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
|
Mark Marshall |
0-1 | Robert King |
|
Bruce Felton |
1-0 | Mark Daley |
|
Gail Lingner |
0-1 | Kevin Caefer |
|
Martin Laine |
1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
|
Brian Biglow |
0-1 | Dave Couture |
|
Lenny Arsenault |
1/2-1/2 | Ernest Fandreyer |
|
Max Sewell |
1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
|
Michael Manisy |
1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
George Miller and Wayne Steadman received half-point byes.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 |
Mirijanian, Cesolini, King, Felton, Caefer, Laine, Couture, Manisy |
| 0.5 |
Arsenault, Miller, Gurge, Fandreyer, Steadman, Sewell |
| 0.0 |
P. Lynch, Valadares, Marshall, Daley, Lingner, Ganesan, Biglow, K. Lynch |
August 4th, 2010
Long Live The King!
Robert King that is. Congratulations to Robert King for winning the Harlow B. Daly with 4 wins and a draw. He raised his rating by 52 points to a new all-time high of 1914. Congratulations also to Len Arsenault of Leominster who finished 2nd and raised his rating by 72 points to bring him within 3 points of his all-time high. Last but not least, congrats to current club champion Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey and last year's champion Martin Laine of Lunenburg who tied for 3rd place. Paul Lynch also had a great performance raising his rating by 89 points to a new all-time high and reaching class B for the first time.
| Tony Cesolini | 1/2-1/2 | Robert King |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Leonard Arsenault | 1-0 | Michael Manisy |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
|
FINAL STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | King |
| 4.0 | Arsenault |
| 3.5 | Cesolini, Laine |
| 3.0 | Felton, Gurge, P. Lynch |
| 2.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Manisy, Ganesan, Steadman |
| 2.0 | Caefer, Miller, Daley, Lingner, Condon, Fandreyer |
| 1.5 | Couture, Valadares, Biglow, Sewell |
| 1.0 | Gugarty |
| 0.5 | Parker |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
|
Robert King
|
1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Tony Cesolini | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Kevin Caefer | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Paul Lynch |
| Raymond Paulson | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1/2-1/2 | Max Sewell |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | King |
| 3.5 | ----- |
| 3.0 | Cesolini, Felton, Arsenault, P. Lynch |
| 2.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Laine, Manisy |
| 2.0 | Caefer, Miller, Gurge, Daley, Lingner, Condon |
| 1.5 | Couture, Ganesan, Steadman, Sewell |
| 1.0 | Valadares, Biglow, Fandreyer, Gugarty |
| 0.5 | Parker |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
July 21st, 2010
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Kevin Caefer |
| Robert King | 1-0 | Raymond Paulson |
| Tony Cesolini | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Paul Lynch | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
George Miller, Brian Biglow and John Gugarty received half-point byes.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Felton, King |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Cesolini, Caefer, Miller, Arsenault, Gurge, P. Lynch, Condon |
| 1.5 | Paulson, Laine, Couture, Manisy |
| 1.0 | Valadares, Daley, Lingner, Ganesan, Biglow, Fandreyer, Sewell, Gugarty |
| 0.5 | Steadman |
| 0.0 | Parker, K. Lynch |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
|
Kevin Caefer
|
1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Eduardo Valadares | 0-1 | Robert King |
| Raymond Paulson | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Michael Manisy |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Paul Lynch |
| Alan Condon | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
Martin Laine, George Miller, Gail Lingner and John Gugarty received half-point byes.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Felton, Caefer, King |
| 1.5 | Paulson, Mirijanian, Cesolini, Laine, Miller |
| 1.0 | Arsenault, Gurge, Valadares, Daley, Lingner, P. Lynch, Condon, Ganesan |
| 0.5 | Couture, Manisy, Biglow, Steadman, Gugarty |
| 0.0 | Fandreyer, Sewell, K. Lynch |
|
Michael Manisy
|
1/2-1/2 | Tony Cesolini |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Paul Lynch | 0-1 | Kevin Caefer |
| Robert King | 1-0 | Alan Condon |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | John Gugarty |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Eduardo Valadares |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Felton, Caefer, King, Laine, Miller, Arsenault, Gurge, Valadares |
| 0.5 | Mirijanian, Cesolini, Couture, Manisy, Lingner, Biglow |
| 0.0 | Daley, P. Lynch, Condon, Ganesan, Fandreyer, Sewell, Gugarty, K. Lynch |
Blitzers From The East
Blitz players came from far and wide to compete in the Wachusett Chess Club Blitz Championship (G/10) and met with some success. Former club champion Martin Laine of Lunenburg tied for the championship with master Gregory Kaden (regular: 2207, quick: 2056) who came all the way from Wellesley. They both scored 7/8. Paul Godin travelled from Bedford and finished 3rd in the relatively small field of 18.
Martin Laine handed club champion Tony Cesolini his first club loss ever. Tony remains undefeated though at the standard G/110 and even at G/20.
Unsafe At Any Speed
*We thought we might be safe from the undefeated Tony Cesolini if we reduced the time to G/20, but in fact he was even better at the faster time control, winning all 4 of his games and the Wachusett Quick Chess Championship to go with his winning of the "classical" club championship. I played Tony for the first time and I don't think he even broke a sweat as he rolled right over me...
So congratulations to Tony on his winning of the 2nd of 3 club championships (the 3rd championship, the blitz championship, will be held on Wednesday June 30th). Congratulations also to Michael Manisy of Baldwinville for his 2nd place finish and Robert King and Thayer Aletheia-Zomlefer who tied for 3rd. Thayer is visiting all the way from Phoenix!
Click here for the crosstable.
Also, congratulations to the following players whose quick rating improved by 50 points or more:
Michael Manisy +96
Eduardo Valadares +74
Thayer Aletheia-Zomlefer +51
*With apologies to Ralph Nader
The following link takes you to the Massachusetts top 200 players list. We have 9 club members listed there!
Ranking Rating
117
GEORGE M MIRIJANIAN 1936
121 LAWRENCE DAVID GLADDING 1921
140 BRUCE FELTON
1897
155 GLENN ROCHON
1871
168 GEOFFREY LEPOER
1841
175 ROBERT J KING
1832
181 PAUL J GIOVINO
1824
190 DAVE J COUTURE
1809
191 MARTIN LAINE
1807
Also, all 3 of our New Hampshire players are well up on the Top 200 New Hampshire players list:
21 TONY S CESOLINI
1884
47 MARK DALEY
1633
66 MAX SEWELL
1337
End Of Season Statistical Leaders
Wachusett Chess Club Championship
June 16th, 2010
Final round of 7
This was the final week for both sections of the club championship. The new club champion, as mentioned last week, is
Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. George Mirijanian of Fitchburg, the many-time club champion, finished second, and newcomer Tony Rochon of Worcester finished third.The "B" division finished in a tie for first between last year's club champion Martin Laine of Lunenburg and Dave Couture of Westminster. Ken Gurge and Len Arsenault of Leominster tied for third. Congratulations to all!
"A" Division
| Bruce Felton | 0-1 | Glenn Rochon |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | George Miller |
|
FINAL STANDINGS |
|
|
SCORE |
|
| 4.5-0.5 | Cesolini (champion) |
| 3-1 | Mirijanian |
| 2.5-2.5 | Rochon |
| 2-3 | Miller |
| 1-3 | Felton |
| 1-4 | Valadares |
"B" Division
| Lenny Arsenault | 1/2-1/2 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Lynch |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Ken Carabba | 0-1 | Max Sewell |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1-0 | Mike Sheridan |
| Francis Scanlon | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
|
FINAL STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 5.5 | Laine, Couture |
| 5.0 | Gurge, Arsenault |
| 4.5 | ----- |
| 4.0 | Manisy, P. Lynch, Biglow, Sewell, Ganesan |
| 3.5 | King, Daley, Steadman |
| 3.0 | Bedard, Fandreyer |
| 2.5 | Fratturelli, Carabba, Scanlon, Gugarty |
| 2.0 | Lingner, Sheridan, Parker |
| 1.5 | ----- |
| 1.0 | ----- |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
Wachusett Chess Club Championship
June 9th, 2010
Round 6 of 7
Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey, New Hampshire is the new club champion! Congratulations Tony!
Tony came into this week's match against multi-time club champion Bruce Felton needing a draw to clinch a share-of the championship and a win to take the championship outright. Tony came through with a win to clinch the club championship on his first try. As has been mentioned before, Tony still has yet to lose a game at the club. With his latest win his record is 9 wins and 3 draws!
"A" Division
| Tony Cesolini | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| George Miller | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Glenn Rochon | canceled | Larry Gladding |
| Eduardo Valadares | canceled | Paul Giovino |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.5-0.5 | Cesolini (champion) |
| 4.0 | ----- |
| 3.5 | ----- |
| 3.0-1.0 | Mirijanian |
| 2.5 | ----- |
| 2.0-2.0 | Miller |
| 1.5-2.5 | Rochon |
| 1.0-2.0 | Felton |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0-4.0 | Valadares |
"B" Division
| Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Martin Laine |
| Robert King | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Brian Biglow | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Daley |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Mike Sheridan | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Ken Carabba |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 5.0 | Laine |
| 4.5 | Couture, Arsenault |
| 4.0 | Gurge, Ganesan |
| 3.5 | King, Daley, P. Lynch, Biglow, Steadman |
| 3.0 | Bedard, Manisy, Sewell |
| 2.5 | Fratturelli, Carabba, Gugarty |
| 2.0 | Lingner, Fandreyer, Sheridan, Parker |
| 1.5 | Scanlon |
| 1.0 | ----- |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
Wachusett Chess Club Championship
June 2nd, 2010
Round 5 of 7
"A" Division
| George Mirijanian | 1/2-1/2 | Tony Cesolini |
| Bruce Felton | postponed | Glenn Rochon |
| Larry Gladding | canceled | Eduardo Valadares, |
| Paul Giovino | canceled | George Miller |
Gladding and Giovino withdrew from the championship. Their scores have been nullified since they did not play at least 50 percent of the field.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.5-0.5 | Cesolini (champion) |
| 3.0 | ----- |
| 2.0-1.0 | Mirijanian, Miller |
| 1.5 | ----- |
| 1.0-1.0 | Felton |
| 1.0-2.0 | Rochon |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0-4.0 | Valadares |
"B" Division
| Martin Laine | 1/2-1/2 | Robert King |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Eugene Bedard |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Paul Lynch | 1-0 | Mike Sheridan |
| John Gugarty | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
Dave Couture and Ken Carabba received half-point byes.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | Laine |
| 4.0 | ----- |
| 3.5 | King, Couture, Gurge, Arsenault, Steadman |
| 3.0 | Daley, P. Lynch, Biglow, Ganesan |
| 2.5 | Bedard |
| 2.0 | Fratturelli, Manisy, Fandreyer, Sewell, Sheridan, Parker, Gugarty |
| 1.5 | Lingner, Carabba |
| 1.0 | Scanlon |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
Top 25 Active New England Players
| GM | LARRY M CHRISTIANSEN | 2657 | MA |
| GM | SERGEY KUDRIN | 2607 | CT |
| GM | ALEXANDER IVANOV | 2606 | MA |
| GM | ILDAR IBRAGIMOV | 2597 | CT |
| GM | EUGENE PERELSHTEYN | 2587 | MA |
| GM | JOSHUA EDWARD FRIEDEL | 2581 | NH |
| IM | DAVID VIGORITO | 2532 | MA |
| IM | MARC R ESSERMAN | 2516 | MA |
| IM | ROBERT ANDREW HUNGASKI | 2512 | CT |
| IM | IGOR FOYGEL | 2505 | MA |
| IM | JAN VAN DE MORTEL | 2462 | CT |
| DENYS K SHMELOV | 2476 | MA | |
| FM | STEVEN M WINER | 2433 | MA |
| FM | CHARLES R RIORDAN | 2419 | MA |
| IM | WILLIAM MARK PASCHALL | 2417 | MA |
| FM | WILLIAM JOSEPH KELLEHER | 2393 | MA |
| FM | CHRISTOPHER W CHASE | 2378 | MA |
| FM | BRADEN BOURNIVAL | 2377 | NH |
| IM | JOSEPH H FANG | 2354 | NH |
| EDWARD F MCHUGH | 2344 | CT | |
| FM | PAUL MACINTYRE | 2343 | MA |
| FM | NELSON CASTANEDA | 2304 | CT |
| MAX ENKIN | 2301 | MA | |
| ALEX CHERNIACK | 2301 | MA | |
| LAWYER TIMES | 2298 | MA |
Multi-Time Massachusetts Open Winners
The table shows the number of times the player won the Massachusetts state championship and the number of times they were the sole winner.
|
Total Sole Winner |
|
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|
John Curdo 17 14 1948-1985 |
|
Alexander Ivanov 10 6 1988-2010 |
|
Igor Foygel 6 3 1992-2010 |
|
Weaver Adams 4 4 1937-1945 |
|
James Rizzitano 4 3 1981-1987 |
|
Gerhard Katz 3 2 1943-1949 |
|
John Peters 3 1 1969-1975 |
|
Julian Keilson 2 2 1953-1954 |
|
Fred Keller 2 2 1944-1947 |
|
Harlow Daly 2 2 1940-1942 |
|
William Paschall 2 1 1994-2003 |
|
Ilya Gurevich 2 1 1988-1991 |
The Wachusett Chess Club was well represented this weekend at the 79th Massachusetts Open. Fourteen club members participated with many notable results.
SEETHARAMAN GANESAN of Grafton made the gutsy decision to play in the Open section in spite of being the lowest rated player in the section by 615 points! To top it off, he managed a draw against candidate master Winston Huang!
ROBERT J KING of Worcester tied for 2nd place in the 3-day U2000 section.
BRUCE FELTON of Fitchburg took 1st place in the 1-day U2000 section by winning all 4 of his games! Bruce increased his regular rating to within 6 points of his all-time high and improved his quick rating to a new all-time high!
MICHAEL SUTOMARAJ MANISY of Templeton had quite the weekend. On Saturday he took 1st place in an Octo section by winning all 3 of his games! On Sunday, he played in the 1-day U1600 section and won 3 games out of 4 to tie for 2nd place in the section. 6 wins and 1 loss – not a bad weekend of chess! In the process he raised his rating by exactly 100 points!
BRIAN G BIGLOW of Leominster tied for 2nd place in the Saturday Octo losing only his final round game to fellow club member Mike Manisy.
GAIL SANDRA LINGNER of Fitchburg tied for 3rd place in the Monday Octo section.
Congratulations to all!
The 79th Mass. Open will be held in Leominster at the beautiful Four Points by Sheraton.
Tony Cesolini STILL Alone At The Top
Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey, NH continued his winning ways with his 4th win in as many rounds. Since joining the club Tony has now won 8 games, drawn 2, and lost none!
"A" Division
|
Tony Cesolini
|
1-0 | Glenn Rochon |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| George Mirijanian | 1F-0F | Paul Giovino |
| Larry Gladding | vs. | George Miller, postponed |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Cesolini |
| 3.5 | Mirijanian |
| 3.0 | ----- |
| 2.5 | Felton |
| 2.0 | Miller |
| 1.5 | Gladding, Rochon |
| 1.0 | ----- |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | Valadares, (Giovino) |
"B" Division
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
|
Robert King
|
1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Eugene Bedard | 1/2-1/2 |
Ken Gurge
|
| Wayne Steadman | 1/2-1/2 |
Lenny Arsenault
|
| Mike Sheridan | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Daley |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 |
Michael Manisy
|
| Max Sewell | 1-0 |
Ernest Fandreyer
|
| Ken Carabba | 0-1 |
Brian Biglow
|
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | John Gugarty |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Laine |
| 3.5 | ----- |
| 3.0 | King, Couture, Ganesan |
| 2.5 | Gurge, Arsenault, Bedard, Steadman |
| 2.0 | Daley, Fratturelli, P. Lynch, Biglow, Sewell, Sheridan, Gugarty |
| 1.5 | Lingner |
| 1.0 | Manisy, Fandreyer, Carabba, Scanlon, Parker |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | K. Lynch |
Goodbye and Good Luck to Paul Giovino
Congratulations to Paul Giovino who has accepted a new job in Rhode Island.
Paul's first tournament at the Wachusett Chess Club was in March-April 2002, when he competed at age 16 in the club championship prelims and tied for fourth place. He gained a provisional rating of 1600 based on five games played. The club at the time was meeting at First Church Unitarian in Leominster. In the subsequent club championship in April through June 2002, Paul finished fifth out of eight players and boosted his rating to 1636. Since joining the club eight years ago, Paul has participated in nearly 75 USCF-rated tournaments. He was club "B" Division champion in 2005, co-champion in 2006, and again champion in 2007. His most recent tournament victory at the club was the George O'Rourke Memorial, which ended in March 2010. As a result, he gained a Class A rating for the first time in his career.
A key to Paul's success appears to be the fact that he always wore shorts - spring, summer, fall, and winter! In his new job, he'll be in an office environment wearing long pants so his success is less than certain. But seriously, we will miss Paul and wish him the best of luck in his new endeavor!
Wachusett Chess Club Championship
Tony Cesolini Alone At The Top
Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey, NH continued his winning ways with his 3rd win in as many rounds. Since joining the club Tony has won 7 games, drawn 2, and lost none!
"A" Division
|
Eduardo Valadares
|
0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Glenn Rochon |
1/2-1/2
|
George Mirijanian |
| Paul Giovino | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Cesolini |
| 2.5 | Mirijanian |
| 2.0 | Miller |
| 1.5 | Gladding, Felton, Rochon |
| 1.0 | ----- |
| 0.5 | ----- |
| 0.0 | Giovino, Valadares |
Because of a new job, Paul Giovino
has withdrawn from the "A" Division.
As a result, his remaining games
will be scored as forfeit wins for
his opponents.
"B" Division
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Michael Manisy | 0-1 | Robert King |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Mark Daley | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Lynch |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Eugene Bedard |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Mike Sheridan | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Couture, Laine |
| 2.5 | ----- |
| 2.0 | King, Gurge, Arsenault, Bedard, Fratturelli, Steadman, Ganesan |
| 1.5 | Daley, P. Lynch, Sheridan |
| 1.0 | Lingner, Manisy, Fandreyer, Biglow, Sewell, Carabba, Gugarty |
| 0.5 | Scanlon, Parker, K. Lynch |
"A" Division
This week saw a matchup of two of the hottest players at the club – George Miller of Ashburnham and Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. In the end Tony prevailed to improve his record to 6 wins, 2 draws, and NO losses since joining the club. Tony’s win puts him in a tie for 1st place with many time club champion George Mirijanian of Fitchburg. Bruce Felton of Fitchburg, who has won the club championship twice himself is half a point behind George and Tony.
|
Tony Cesolini
|
1-0 | George Miller |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Paul Giovino |
| Glenn Rochon | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Cesolini |
| 1.5 | Felton |
| 1.0 | Rochon, Miller |
| 0.5 | Gladding |
| 0.0 | Giovino, Valadares |
We had two more players join the "B" division Wednesday night. Robert King, who plays Thursday nights at the Greater Worcester Chess Club, jumped on board and Jackson Parker returned.
"B" Division
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
|
Michael Manisy
|
0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Robert King | 1/2-1/2 | Gail Lingner |
| Paul Lynch | 1/2-1/2 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Eugene Bedard | 1-0 | John Gugarty |
| Kandy Lynch | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Couture, Laine, Gurge, Ganesan |
| 1.5 | ----- |
| 1.0 | King, Arsenault, Daley, Bedard, Fratturelli, Lingner, Manisy, Fandreyer, P. Lynch, Biglow, Sewell, Steadman |
| 0.5 | Sheridan, Carabba, Gugarty |
| 0.0 | Scanlon, Parker, K. Lynch |
"A" Division
|
George Mirijanian
|
1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Glenn Rochon |
| Paul Giovino | 0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Mirijanian, Cesolini, Miller |
| 0.5 | Gladding, Felton |
| 0.0 | Rochon, Giovino, Valadares |
"B" Division
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Mike Sheridan | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1-0 | Eugene Bedard |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 |
Ken Carabba
|
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1-0 | Kandy Lynch |
| John Gugarty | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Lynch |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Couture, Laine, Gurge, Daley, Fratturelli, Manisy, Fandreyer, Ganesan |
| 0.5 | Arsenault, Lingner, P. Lynch, Gugarty |
| 0.0 | Bedard, Biglow, Sewell, Sheridan, Steadman, Carabba, Scanlon, K. Lynch |
April 28th, 2010
Wachusett Chess Club Championship Prelims
Final Round of 5
The Championship Is On!
The field for the club championship is set. It's a diverse field. At the front of the ratings pack are multi-time club champions George Mirijanian of Fitchburg, Bruce Felton also of Fitchburg, and Larry Gladding of Leominster (Larry is the current club champion). Next in the ratings are 2 newcomers to the club Tony Cesolini of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, and Glenn Rochon of Leominster. Rounding out the field are Paul Giovino of Lunenburg who played in the championship in 2002 and 2003, Eduardo Valadares of Framingham who is playing in the championship for the third year in a row, and perhaps the hottest player at the moment, George Miller of Ashburnham who is playing for the championship for the first time and whose rating keeps rocketing up with each tournament. Congratulations to all!
| George Mirijanian | 1/2-1/2 | Tony Cesolini |
| George Miller | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Giovino |
| Larry Gladding | 1/2-1/2 | Bruce Felton |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Eugene Bedard | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Mark Daley | 1/2-1/2 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Mike Sheridan | 1/2-1/2 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Max Sewell | 1/2-1/2 | Wayne Steadman |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | John Gugarty |
|
FINAL STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.0 | Cesolini, Miller |
| 3.5 | Mirijanian, Felton |
| 3.0 | Gladding, Rochon, LePoer(*), Giovino, Valadares, Bedard |
| 2.5 | Couture, Arsenault, Daley, Manisy |
| 2.0 | Laine, Gurge, Fandreyer, Ganesan |
| 1.5 | Fratturelli, Biglow, Sheridan, Steadman, Sewell, Gugarty |
| 1.0 | Carabba |
| 0.5 | Lingner, Parker |
| 0.0 | Scanlon, Chromiak |
"A" Division Round 1 pairings for May 5:
Michael Glinski Jr., Former Club Member and Chess Horizons Editor, Dies at 51
Michael Glinski Jr. of Hudson, New Hampshire, former editor of Chess Horizons and a longtime member of the Wachusett Chess Club in Fitchburg, Mass., died Saturday, April 10, in Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua. He was 51. He was born March 26, 1959 in Leominster, Mass., the son of Michael Glinski Sr. and Furinda C. (Montaquila) Glinski. He attended Julie Country Day School in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School in 1977. He then served four years in the U.S. Army as a computer technician. Mike had worked many years for the former NEC Computer Systems in Boxborough, Mass. as vice president of operations. He was later president and chief operating officer for Vibren Technologies Inc., also in Boxborough. He lived many years in Fitchburg and became very much interested in exploring New Hampshire history after he moved to Hudson three years ago.
While in Fitchburg, he was a member of the Wachusett Chess Club in the 1980s and early 1990s. He took part in the club's "A" division championship in 1992 and 1993. He held a Class A "quick" rating as well as a Class A correspondence rating. In 1990, he became editor of MACA's then-bimonthly magazine Chess Horizons and raised the publication to a new level of excellence before handing over the editorial reigns to fellow Wachusett Chess Club member Erik Zoltan the following year. Among his highlights was attending with his father the 1990 U.S. Open in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was greeted by USCF officials as one of the leading chess journalists in the country. Mike is survived by his longtime partner Carol A. Winters of Hudson; a daughter, Jessica Glinski of Lunenburg, Mass.; and a brother, John Glinski. A funeral service will be held Thursday, April 15, at 9:15 a.m. in the Silas F. Richardson Funeral Home, 106 West St.,, Leominster, followed by burial in St. Leo's Cemetery in Leominster. Calling hours at the funeral home are Wednesday, April 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. Flowers may be sent or memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, 1 Montgomery Ave., Nashua, NH 03060.
- George Mirijanian
April 21ST, 2010
Wachusett Chess Club Championship Prelims
Round 4 of 5
5 Qualify For Championship Round
Congratulations to Tony Cesolini, George Miller, George Mirijanian, Bruce Felton, and Glenn Rochon who have qualified for the club championship. Three more spots remain to be determined next week.
| Tony Cesolini | 1/2-1/2 | George Miller |
|
George Mirijanian
|
1/2-1/2 | Larry Gladding |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Glenn Rochon |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Mark Daley |
| Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Geoff LePoer |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Paul Giovino |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Eugene Bedard | 1-0 | Mike Sheridan |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 1/2-1/2 | Max Sewell |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Jackson Parker | 1/2-1/2 | John Gugarty |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | Cesolini, Miller |
| 3.0 | Mirijanian, Felton, Rochon |
| 2.5 | Gladding, Giovino, Couture |
| 2.0 | LePoer, Laine, Gurge, Arsenault, Valadares, Bedard, Daley, Fandreyer |
| 1.5 | Fratturelli, Biglow, Manisy, Ganesan |
| 1.0 | Sheridan, Steadman, Sewell, Carabba |
| 0.5 | Lingner, Parker, Gugarty |
| 0.0 | Scanlon, Chromiak |
April 14th, 2010
Wachusett Chess Club Championship Prelims
Round 3 of 5
| George Miller | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Paul Giovino | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Glenn Rochon |
| Ken Gurge | 1/2-1/2 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Michael Manisy |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Mike Sheridan | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Richard Chromiak | 0-1 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Ken Carabba | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Cesolini, Miller |
| 2.5 | Mirijanian |
| 2.0 | Gladding, Felton, Rochon, Arsenault, Valadares, Daley |
| 1.5 | LePoer, Giovino, Couture, Gurge, Fratturelli, Biglow |
| 1.0 | Laine, Bedard, Fandreyer, Sheridan, Steadman, Ganesan, Carabba |
| 0.5 | Lingner, Manisy, Sewell |
| 0.0 | Scanlon, Chromiak, Parker, Gugarty |
April 7th, 2010
Wachusett Chess Club Championship Prelims
Round 2 of 5
Mark Daley - Unstoppable?!
George Mirijanian writes:
The second round of the club championship prelims saw Mark Daley of New Ipswich, NH chalk up his second upset win in a row against a Class A opponent. This time his victim was 1999 club champion Geoff LePoer of Westford. Is there any stopping this "hot" player from the Granite State? The only other upset was George Miller of Ashburnham winning a tactical free-for-all against Martin Laine of Lunenburg. It was probably the best game of the night.
|
George Mirijanian
|
1/2-1/2 | Dave Couture |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Tony Cesolini | 1-0 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Mark Daley | 1-0 | Geoff LePoer |
| Paul Giovino | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Glenn Rochon | 1-0 | Michael Manisy |
| Max Sewell | 1/2-1/2 | Gail Lingner |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Seetharaman Ganesan |
| Francis Scanlon | 0-1 | Eugene Bedard |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| John Gugarty | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Gladding, Felton, Cesolini, Miller, Daley |
| 1.5 | Mirijanian, Giovino, Couture |
| 1.0 | Rochon, Laine, Gurge, Arsenault, Valadares, Fratturelli, Bedard, Fandreyer, Steadman |
| 0.5 | LePoer, Lingner, Biglow, Manisy, Sewell |
| 0.0 | Sheridan, Ganesan, Carabba, Scanlon, Chromiak, Parker, Gugarty |
Current leaders in various categories
GAMES PLAYED
BRUCE FELTON 37
MARTIN LAINE 34
KEN GURGE 34
ERNEST FANDREYER 34
MAX SEWELL 34
WINS
BRUCE FELTON 22
LARRY GLADDING 22
MARTIN LAINE 21
LOSSES (FEWEST)*
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN 3
LARRY GLADDING 4
DAVE COUTURE 4
WINNING PERCENTAGE*
LARRY GLADDING .800
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN .792
DAVE COUTURE .750
HIGHEST DRAW PERCENTAGE*
MAX SEWELL 26%
LEN ARSENAULT 19%
KEN GURGE 18%
LOWEST DRAW PERCENTAGE*
RICHARD CHROMIAK 5%
ERNEST FANDREYER 6%
MARTIN LAINE 9%
*MINIMUM 19 GAMES (I.E., PLAYER HAS PLAYED AT LEAST 50% OF GAMES)
March 31st, 2010
Wachusett Chess Club Championship Prelims
Round 1 of 5
Close Calls Aplenty!
The first round of the championship prelims saw many near-upsets, a pair of "upset draws" (by Brian Biglow and Michael Manisy), and one actual upset (by Mark Daley). The results table below doesn't show it, but the following lower rated players made their higher rated opponents sweat into the endgame: Tom Fratturelli, Mike Sheridan, Max Sewell, and Wayne Steadman (in the last game to finish). No one will be taking any opponents for granted!
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 |
George Mirijanian
|
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Eugene Bedard | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
|
Glenn Rochon
|
0-1 | Mark Daley |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Geoff LePoer | 1/2-1/2 | Brian Biglow |
| Michael Manisy | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Giovino |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Mike Sheridan |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Seetharaman Ganesan | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | Richard Chromiak |
| John Gugarty | 0-1 | George Miller |
Ken Carabba and Francis Scanlon did not play the round.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Mirijanian, Gladding, Felton, Cesolini, Couture, Laine, Gurge, Arsenault, Valadares, Miller, Daley |
| 0.5 | LePoer, Giovino, Biglow, Manisy |
| 0.0 | Rochon, Lingner, Fratturelli, Bedard, Fandreyer, Sheridan, Steadman, Sewell, Ganesan, Carabba, Scanlon, Chromiak, Gugarty |
Paul Giovino of Lunenburg wins George O'Rourke Memorial
Becomes USCF-rated Class A player for first time in career!
Paul Giovino reached a milestone in winning the 30 player George O'Rourke Memorial tournament. By scoring 4.5-0.5 and gaining 75 USCF rating points, the Lunenburg player became a nationally rated Class A player for the first time in his chess-playing career. His timing couldn't be better as the club championship prelims start next week. Congratulations to Paul for his great achievement! Congratulations also to Geoff LePoer of Westford for finishing 2nd and also to George Mirijanian of Fitchburg, and Larry Gladding and Ken Gurge both of Leominster, for tying for 3rd.
March 24th, 2010
George O'Rourke Memorial
Final Round of 5
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Larry Gladding |
| Paul Giovino | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Ken Gurge |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| George Miller | 1/2-1/2 | Mark Daley |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Michael Manisy | 0-1 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Tony Cesolini |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Eugene Bedard |
| Mike Sheridan | 0-1 | Richard Chromiak |
| Ken Carabba | 0-1 | Wayne Steadman |
| Francis Scanlon | 1-0 | John Gugarty |
Walter Niemi, Arthur Barlas, Ernest Fandreyer and Joe Magdalenski did not play the round.
|
FINAL STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | Giovino |
| 4.0 | LePoer |
| 3.5 | Mirijanian, Gladding, Gurge |
| 3.0 | Niemi, Couture, Arsenault, Fratturelli |
| 2.5 | Felton, Valadares, Miller, Daley |
| 2.0 | Cesolini, Laine, Barlas, Bedard, Lingner, Fandreyer, Biglow, Chromiak, Manisy |
| 1.5 | Steadman, Scanlon |
| 1.0 | Magdalenski, Sheridan, Sewell, Parker |
| 0.5 | Carabba |
| 0.0 | Gugarty |
March 17th, 2010
George O'Rourke Memorial
Round 4 of 5
|
Paul Giovino
|
1/2-1/2 | Larry Gladding |
| Bruce Felton | 1/2-1/2 | Geoff LePoer |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Martin Laine |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Walter Niemi |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Eduardo Valadares | 0-1 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Eugene Bedard | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | Michael Manisy |
| John Gugarty | 0-1 | Max Sewell |
| Francis Scanlon | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Carabba |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | Gladding, Giovino |
| 3.0 | LePoer, Niemi, Couture |
| 2.5 | Mirijanian, Felton, Gurge |
| 2.0 | Laine, Barlas, Arsenault, Miller, Fratturelli, Lingner, Daley, Fandreyer, Biglow, Manisy |
| 1.5 | Valadares |
| 1.0 | Bedard, Magdalenski, Sewell, Parker, Chromiak |
| 0.5 | Steadman, Carabba, Scanlon |
| 0.0 | Gugarty |
March 10th, 2010
George O'Rourke Memorial
Round 3 of 5
|
Larry Gladding |
1-0 | George Mirijanian |
| Eduardo Valadares | 0-1 | Paul Giovino |
| Brian Biglow | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Eugene Bedard | 0-1 | Walter Niemi |
| Gail Lingner | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
| Lenny Arsenault | 0-1 | Mark Daley |
| George Miller | 0-1 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
| Michael Manisy | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Jackson Parker | 1-0 | John Gugarty |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.0 | Gladding, Giovino |
| 2.5 | LePoer |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Felton, Laine, Niemi, Couture, Daley, Fandreyer |
| 1.5 | Barlas, Gurge, Valadares, Lingner, Biglow |
| 1.0 | Arsenault, Miller, Bedard, Fratturelli, Parker, Manisy |
| 0.5 | Magdalenski, Steadman, Chromiak |
| 0.0 | Sewell, Scanlon, Gugarty |
March 3rd, 2010
George O'Rourke Memorial
Round 2 of 5
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Paul Giovino | 1-0 | Bruce Felton |
| Larry Gladding | 1-0 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Gail Lingner |
| Arthur Barlas | 0-1 | Brian Biglow |
| Joe Magdalenski | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Richard Chromiak | 0-1 | Eugene Bedard |
| John Gugarty | 0-1 | Mark Daley |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1-0 | Michael Manisy |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Gladding, LePoer, Giovino |
| 1.5 | Couture, Valadares, Biglow |
| 1.0 | Felton, Laine, Gurge, Arsenault, Miller, Fratturelli, Bedard, Lingner, Daley, Fandreyer |
| 0.5 | Barlas |
| 0.0 | Magdalenski, Steadman, Sewell, Scanlon, Parker, Chromiak, Gugarty, Manisy |
February 17th, 2010
George O'Rourke Memorial
Round 1 of 5
Two GMs Battle On Board One For 2nd Week
In A Row!
Board 1 was the same matchup as last week: George Miller vs. George Mirijanian with the same result - a win for George Mirijanian. Also this week, Gail Lingner of Fitchburg, who is returning to tournament chess after 17(!) years, defeated former club champion Martin Laine of Lunenburg.
| George Miller | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Bruce Felton | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Eugene Bedard | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Gail Lingner |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Geoff LePoer |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Joe Magdalenski | 0-1 | Paul Giovino |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Max Sewell | 0-1 | Eduardo Valadares |
| Lenny Arsenault | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 1.0 | Mirijanian, Felton, Gladding, LePoer, Couture, Giovino, Gurge, Valadares, Arsenault, Lingner |
| 0.5 | Barlas, Biglow |
| 0.0 | Laine, Miller, Fratturelli, Bedard, Daley, Fandreyer, Magdalenski, Steadman, Sewell, Parker |
February 3rd, 2010
Reggie Boone Memorial
Final Round (of 5)
Felton and Mirijanian tie
for first in Reggie Boone Memorial
Congratulations to former club-champions Bruce Felton and George Mirijanian both of Fitchburg for tying for 1st place in the Reggie Boone Memorial. Seven(!) players tied for 3rd place a full point and a half back. The players who tied for (a distant) 3rd were Larry Gladding of Leominster, Martin Laine and Paul Giovino of Lunenburg, Dave Couture of Westminster, Arthur Barlas of Chelmsford, George Miller of Ashburnham, and Tom Fratturelli of Leominster. Phew! Congratulations to all.
| George Miller | 0-1 | George Mirijanian |
| Larry Gladding | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Arthur Barlas | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Giovino |
| Mark Daley | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Dave Couture | 1-0 | Wayne Steadman |
| Tom Fratturelli | 1-0 | Eugene Bedard |
| Ken Gurge | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Richard Chromiak |
| Eduardo Valadares | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Jackson Parker | 0-1 | Joe Magdalenski |
Not playing the round were Raymond Paulson, Geoff LePoer, Lenny Arsenault, Gail Lingner and Francis Scanlon.
|
FINAL STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 4.5 | Mirijanian, Felton |
| 4.0 | ----- |
| 3.5 | ----- |
| 3.0 | Gladding, Laine, Couture, Giovino, Barlas, Miller, Fratturelli |
| 2.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Gurge, Daley, Sewell |
| 2.0 | Valadares, Magdalenski, Steadman |
| 1.5 | Arsenault, Bedard, Biglow, Chromiak |
| 1.0 | Fandreyer |
| 0.5 | Lingner, Scanlon |
January 27th, 2010
Reggie Boone Memorial
Round 4 (of 5)
|
George Mirijanian |
1-0 | Arthur Barlas |
| Martin Laine | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Dave Couture |
| Ray Paulson | 1-0 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Geoff LePoer | 1-0 | Ken Gurge |
| Paul Giovino | 1-0 | Lenny Arsenault |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 0-1 | Mark Daley |
| Wayne Steadman | 1-0 | Joe Magdalenski |
| Eugene Bedard | 1-0 |
Gail Lingner |
| Brian Biglow | 1-0 | Jackson Parker |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 3.5 | Mirijanian, Felton |
| 3.0 | Gladding, Miller |
| 2.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Giovino, Barlas, Daley |
| 2.0 | Laine, Couture, Fratturelli, Steadman |
| 1.5 | Gurge, Arsenault, Bedard, Biglow, Sewell, Chromiak |
| 1.0 | Fandreyer, Magdalenski |
| 0.5 | Lingner, Scanlon |
| 0.0 | Parker |
January 20th, 2010
Reggie Boone Memorial
Round 3 (of 5)
| Bruce Felton | 1/2-1/2 | George Mirijanian |
| Dave Couture | 0-1 | Larry Gladding |
| Geoff LePoer | 0-1 | Arthur Barlas |
| Martin Laine | 1-0 | Ernest Fandreyer |
| Mark Daley | 1/2-1/2 | Ken Gurge |
| Wayne Steadman | 0-1 | George Miller |
| Richard Chromiak | 0-1 | Tom Fratturelli |
| Gail Lingner | 0-1 | Raymond Paulson |
| Joe Magdalenski | 1-0 | Eugene Bedard |
| Max Sewell | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
Paul Giovino, Lenny Arsenault and Brian Biglow received half-point byes.
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.5 | Gladding, Mirijanian, Felton, Barlas |
| 2.0 | Laine, Couture, Miller, Fratturelli |
| 1.5 | Paulson, LePoer, Giovino, Gurge, Arsenault, Daley |
| 1.0 | Fandreyer, Magdalenski, Steadman, Sewell, Chromiak |
| 0.5 | Lingner, Bedard, Biglow |
| 0.0 | Scanlon |
January 13th, 2010
Reggie Boone Memorial
Round 2 (of 5)
|
Arthur Barlas |
1/2-1/2 | Larry Gladding |
| George Mirijanian | 1-0 | Paul Giovino |
| Ken Gurge | 0-1 | Bruce Felton |
| Tom Fratturelli | 0-1 | Dave Couture |
| Raymond Paulson | 0-1 | Martin Laine |
| Gail Lingner | 1/2-1/2 | Lenny Arsenault |
| George Miller | 1-0 | Max Sewell |
| Joe Magdalenski | 0-1 | Mark Daley |
| Ernest Fandreyer | 1-0 | Francis Scanlon |
| Richard Chromiak | 1-0 | Brian Biglow |
|
CURRENT STANDINGS |
|
| POINTS | |
| 2.0 | Mirijanian, Felton, Couture |
| 1.5 | Gladding, LePoer, Barlas |
| 1.0 | Laine, Giovino, Gurge, Arsenault, Miller, Fratturelli, Daley, Fandreyer, Chromiak |
| 0.5 | Paulson, Lingner, Bedard |
| 0.0 | Biglow, Magdalenski, Sewell, Scanlon |
January 6th, 2010