Wachusett Chess Club News

Grand Prix Standings (2/2/12)

Club Members	Grand Prix Points
LARRY GLADDING	21.0
BRUCE FELTON	17.5
KEN GURGE	17.0
ARTHUR BARLAS	16.5
GEORGE MIRIJANIAN	16.0
MARK DALEY	15.5
MARTIN LAINE	14.5
TREVOR BIERIG	14.0
DAVE COUTURE	14.0
MICHAEL MANISY	13.0
KEITH KESSMANN	12.0
LEONARD ARSENAULT	12.0
MAX SEWELL	12.0
GEOFF LEPOER	11.5
GEORGE MILLER	11.5
BRIAN BIGLOW	11.0
GARY BRASSARD	10.0
JAMES HANKARD	9.0
WAYNE STEADMAN	7.5
PAUL LYNCH	7.0
CARISSA YIP	7.0
PERCY YIP	7.0
ERNEST FANDREYER	6.5
ANDREW PAUL	6.0
ROBERT J KING	5.5
CONSTANTIN LEONDA	5.5
SEETHARAMAN GANESAN	5.0
RAYMOND PAULSON	4.0
TOM FRATTURELLI	4.0
MATT BERGERON	4.0
ALAN CONDON	3.0
ROBERT B. WALTON, JR.	2.5
MIKE BERGERON	2.5
DAVID THOMAS	1.0
RICK EVANS	1.0
HARRY RICHARDSON	1.0
JACKSON PARKER	1.0
EDUARDO VALADARES	0.0
FRANCIS SCANLON	0.0
KANDY LYNCH	0.0

February 1st, 2012

Reggie Boone Memorial

Final Round of 5

Paulson, Felton, and LePoer at the Wire

Coming into this final week of the Reggie Boone Memorial, there was an 8-way(!) tie for first place. When the smoke from the final round cleared there were 3 players left standing: Ray Paulson of Lowell, Bruce Felton of Fitchburg, and Geoff LePoer of Westford. Congratulations to all 3 for their first place finish.

Geoff LePoer	1-0	Larry Gladding
Ray Paulson	1-0	Martin Laine
Seeth Ganesan	0-1	Bruce Felton
Arthur Barlas	1-0	Robert Walton
Percy Yip	1/2-1/2	Mark Daley
James Hankard	1-0	Gary Brassard
Carissa Yip	1-0	Trevor Bierig
Keith Kessmann	1/2-1/2	Brian Biglow
Alan Condon	0-1	Dave Couture
George Miller	1-0	Constantin Leonda
Wayne Steadman	0-1	Ken Gurge
Lenny Arsenault	1-0	Ernest Fandreyer
David Thomas	1-0	Andrew Paul

FINAL STANDINGS
POINTS
4.0	Paulson, Felton, LePoer
3.5	Barlas
3.0	Mirijanian, Gladding, Manisy, Laine, Daley, Hankard, Ganesan, C. Yip, P. Yip
2.5	Couture, Miller, Biglow, Walton
2.0	Brassard, Bierig, Kessmann, Gurge, Arsenault, Thomas
1.5	Condon, Leonda, Steadman
1.0	King, Sewell, Fandreyer
0.5	Parker
0.0	Richardson, Paul

January 25th, 2012

Reggie Boone Memorial

Round 4 of 5

Bruce Felton	1/2-1/2	Raymond Paulson
Larry Gladding	1-0	Mark Daley
Michael Manisy	1-0	James Hankard
Brian Biglow	0-1	Martin Laine
Trevor Bierig	1/2-1/2	Percy Yip
Alan Condon	0-1	Arthur Barlas
Robert Walton	1-0	Ken Gurge
Gary Brassard	1-0	David Thomas
Carissa Yip	1-0	Lenny Arsenault
Dave Couture	1/2-1/2	Constantin Leonda
Ernest Fandreyer	0-1	George Miller
Andrew Paul	0-1	Wayne Steadman

Receiving half-point byes were George Mirijanian, Geoff LePoer, Seetharaman Ganesan, Keith Kessmann and Max Sewell. Not playing the round were Jackson Parker and Francis Scanlon.

CURRENT STANDINGS
POINTS
3.0	Mirijanian, Gladding, Paulson, Manisy, Felton, LePoer, Laine, Ganesan
2.5	Barlas, Daley, Walton, P. Yip
2.0	Brassard, Bierig, Hankard, C. Yip, Biglow
1.5	Kessmann, Couture, Miller, Condon, Leonda, Steadman
1.0	Gurge, Arsenault, Thomas, Sewell, Fandreyer
0.5	Parker
0.0	Paul, Scanlon

January 18th, 2012

Reggie Boone Memorial

Round 3 of 5

George Mirijanian	1-0	Larry Gladding
Raymond Paulson	1-0	Trevor Bierig
Mark Daley	1-0	Arthur Barlas
Seeth Ganesan	1-0	Gary Brassard
Martin Laine	1-0	Carissa Yip
James Hankard	1-0	Keith Kessmann
Ken Gurge	0-1	Brian Biglow
Lenny Arsenault	1/2-1/2	Alan Condon
George Miller	0-1	Percy Yip
Max Sewell	0-1	Robert Walton
Constantin Leonda	1/2-1/2	Wayne Steadman
Ernest Fandreyer	1-0	Andrew Paul

Receiving half-point byes were Bruce Felton, Geoff LePoer, Michael Manisy, Dave Couture and Jackson Parker. Francis Scanlon did not play the round. Harry Richardson withdrew from the tournament.

CURRENT STANDINGS
POINTS
2.5	Mirijanian, Paulson, Felton, LePoer, Daley, Ganesan
2.0	Gladding, Manisy, Laine, Hankard, Biglow, P. Yip
1.5	Barlas, Bierig, Condon, Walton
1.0	Brassard, Kessmann, Gurge, Arsenault, Couture, C. Yip, Leonda, Fandreyer
0.5	Miller, Sewell, Steadman, Parker
0.0	Paul, Scanlon

January 11th, 2012

Reggie Boone Memorial

Round 2 of 5

Larry Gladding	1-0	Gary Brassard
Mark Daley	1/2-1/2	Ray Paulson
Michael Manisy	1/2-1/2	Trevor Bierig
Keith Kessmann	0-1	Bruce Felton
Geoff LePoer	1-0	Ken Gurge
Arthur Barlas	1-0	George Miller
Percy Yip	1/2-1/2	Martin Laine
Constantin Leonda	0-1	Seeth Ganesan
Robert Walton	1/2-1/2	Lenny Arsenault
Dave Couture	1/2-1/2	Max Sewell
Wayne Steadman	0-1	James Hankard
Carissa Yip	1-0	Ernest Fandreyer
Andrew Paul	0-1	Brian Biglow
Alan Condon	1-0	Jackson Parker

George MIrijanian received a half-point bye. Harry Richardson and Francis Scanlon did not play the round. Robert King withdrew from the tournament.

CURRENT STANDINGS
POINTS
2.0	Gladding, Felton, LePoer
1.5	Mirijanian, Paulson, Manisy, Barlas, Daley, Bierig, Ganesan
1.0	Brassard, Laine, Kessmann, Gurge, Hankard, C. Yip, Biglow, Condon, P. Yip
0.5	Arsenault, Couture, Miller, Sewell, Walton, Leonda
0.0	Steadman, Fandreyer, Richardson, Paul, Parker, Scanlon

January 4th, 2012

Reggie Boone Memorial

Round 1 of 5

Lenny Arsenault	0-1	Robert King
George Mirijanian	1-0	Dave Couture
James Hankard	0-1	Larry Gladding
Raymond Paulson	1-0	Carissa Yip
Brian Biglow	0-1	Michael Manisy
Bruce Felton	1-0	Alan Condon
Max Sewell	0-1	Geoff LePoer
Gary Brassard	1-0	Robert Walton
Percy Yip	1/2-1/2	Arthur Barlas
Martin Laine	1/2-1/2	Constantin Leonda
Wayne Steadman	0-1	Mark Daley
Trevor Bierig	1-0	Ernest Fandreyer
Harry Richardson	0-1	Keith Kessmann
Ken Gurge	1-0	Andrew Paul

Receiving half-point byes were Seetharaman Ganesan and George Miller.

CURRENT STANDINGS
POINTS
1.0	King, Mirijanian, Gladding, Paulson, Manisy, Felton, LePoer, Brassard, Daley, Bierig, Kessmann, Gurge
0.5	Barlas, Laine, Ganesan, Miller, P. Yip, Leonda
0.0	Arsenault, Couture, Hankard, C. Yip, Biglow, Condon, Sewell, Walton, Steadman, Fandreyer, Richardson, Paul

Annual club dues of $20 (per person or family) are still being collected to cover all tournament entry fees for 2012.