Balakrishnan Wins Kenilworth Championship

10 year old NM Praveen Balakrishnan beat LM Mark Kernighan last night to win the 22nd Kenilworth Championship.

LM Scott Massey took 3rd on tiebreaks over expert Michael Goeller and newcomer Nelson Gutierrez.

5th Round Results:

1. Balakrishnan 1-0 Kernighan
2. Goeller 1-0 Mangion
3. Moldovan 0-1 Massey
4. Carrelli 0-1 Gutierrez
5. Hart 0-1 Tomkovich
6. McAuliffe 1-0 Vinson
7. Renna 1/2-1/2 Sturniolo
8. Azzarello 0-1 Castellano
9. Shiffman 1-0 Ruales

Pelican: 1/2 point bye

Final Standings

Tied players listed in tie-break order.

1. Balakrishnan 4.5
2. Kernighan 4.0
= 3-5. Massey, Goeller, Gutierrez 2.5
= 6-7. Tomkovich, Mangion 3.0
= 8-10. Carrelli, Moldovan, McAuliffe 2.5
= 11-16. Vinson, Hart, Renna, Shiffman, Sturniolo, Castellano 2.0
17. Pelican 1.5
= 18-19. Azzarello, Ruales 1.0
20. Mazzillo 0.0


Unofficial Prize List:

1st - Praveen Balakrishnan
2nd - Mark Kernighan
3rd - Scott Massey
U2100 - Michael Goeller
U1800 - Nelson Gutierrez
U1600 - Robert Vinson
U1400 - Joe Renna

Congratulations to Praveen and all the prize-winners.

Thanks to everyone who participated!