May 1st will be used a make-up date for those who were unable to play last week.
Pairings for round 3:
Board 1: Mark Kernighan 1-0 Luis Ruales (played on 4/24)
Board 2: John Jackmin vs. Dan Komunicky
The 4th round has been canceled.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Ellner Update
Pairings for round 3:
Board 1: Mark Kernighan 1-0 Luis Ruales (played on 4/24)
Board 2: John Jackmin vs. Dan Komunicky
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Ellner Memorial Starts Tonight!
The Kenilworth Chess Club's annual Irving Ellner Memorial tournament begins tonight. Here are the details:
7th Irving Ellner Memorial
April 10-May 8, 2014
- USCF-Rated
- 4-round Swiss
- Time Control: G/45 + 5 second per move increment.
- A player must keep score if he has 5 minutes or more remaining.
- Rounds: 8:30 p.m. on April 10th, 17th, 24th and May 8th. There is no game on May 1st!
- Entry Fee: $10
- Prize Fund: $150 b/ 16 entries. If there are more than 16 players, a 5th round will be added & the prize fund will be increased accordingly.
- Prizes: To be announced.
- Register before 8:25 p.m. @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J.
- Late-joins accepted until round 2 is paired. 1 bye allowed. Must commit prior to round 3.
Carrelli Wins Kenilworth KO
Don Carrelli won the Kenilworth Knockout held March 13-27. John Jackmin was 2nd and Greg Tomkovich was 3rd.
A more detailed report will be posted in the near future.
A more detailed report will be posted in the near future.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Kenilworth Knockout Starts On Thursday
Kenilworth Knockout
- Starts on March 13th and runs thru March 27th.
- Non-Rated
- 3 Rounds-KO. 8 players per section. 2 Games per round. Players knocked out in rounds 1 & 2 will play the remaining weeks in a swiss-paired "wild card" section.
- Time Control: G/25 + 5 second increment.
- Rounds: 8:30 and 9:40 or ASAP from March 13-27
- EF: $3. Prizes: 50% to first, 30% to 2nd, 20% to 3rd (wild card winner).
Friday, February 21, 2014
Sherry Wins Bughouse Tourney
Bob Sherry won last night's Bughouse Tournament with 6.0/6.
LM Mark Kernighan, John Jackmin and Greg Tomkovich tied for 2nd, with 2.0.
Each player played 2 games with 3 different partners.
LM Mark Kernighan, John Jackmin and Greg Tomkovich tied for 2nd, with 2.0.
Each player played 2 games with 3 different partners.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Balakrishnan Repeats As Kenilworth Champ
NM Praveen Balakrishnan won his 2nd straight Kenilworth CC Championship last night, becoming the 1st player to successfully defend his title since FM Steve Stoyko did so in 2006 & 2007.
5th round results, by board:
1.
|
Balakrishnan |
1-0
|
Moldovan |
2.
|
Kernighan |
1-0
|
Mangion |
3.
|
Chen |
1-0
|
Selling |
4.
|
Gottlieb |
1-0
|
Tomkovich |
5.
|
McAuliffe |
1-0
|
Lee |
6.
|
Burnett |
1/2-1/2
|
Renna |
1 point bye: Ruales
1/2 point byes: Sherry, Jackmin, Sturniolo
Final Crosstable & Standings (in tie-break order):
No.
|
Name
|
USCF
|
Points
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
PR
|
1
|
Balakrishnan, Praveen
|
2234
|
4.5
|
W9
|
W3
|
W2
|
-Z-
|
W8
|
2282
|
2
|
Kernighan, Mark D
|
2251
|
3.5
|
W11
|
W4
|
L1
|
D8
|
W10
|
2105
|
3
|
Sherry, Robert J
|
1812
|
3.5
|
W13
|
L1
|
W12
|
W5
|
-H-
|
1877
|
4
|
Chen, Kevin Emmanuel
|
1958
|
3.5
|
W15
|
L2
|
-H-
|
W13
|
W7
|
1867
|
5
|
Gottlieb, Paul M
|
1692
|
3.0
|
W16
|
L7
|
W9
|
L3
|
W11
|
1592
|
6
|
Jackmin, John W
|
1852
|
3.0
|
W14
|
-N-
|
W11
|
D7
|
-H-
|
1890
|
7
|
Selling, Edward F
|
1790
|
2.5
|
-H-
|
W5
|
D8
|
D6
|
L4
|
1834
|
8
|
Moldovan, John
|
1809
|
2.5
|
W18
|
D10
|
D7
|
D2
|
L1
|
1904
|
9
|
Sturniolo, Louis
|
1637
|
2.5
|
L1
|
W14
|
L5
|
W15
|
-H-
|
1701
|
10
|
Mangion, Ian
|
2049
|
2.5
|
W12
|
D8
|
-H-
|
-Z-
|
L2
|
1885
|
11
|
Tomkovich, Gregory
|
1671
|
2.0
|
L2
|
W15
|
L6
|
W12
|
L5
|
1688
|
12
|
Mc Auliffe, W Geoff
|
1609
|
2.0
|
L10
|
W16
|
L3
|
L11
|
W13
|
1387
|
13
|
Lee, Larry
|
---
|
2.0
|
L3
|
-B-
|
W16
|
L4
|
L12
|
1302
|
14
|
Renna, Joe
|
1429
|
1.5
|
L6
|
L9
|
L17
|
W16
|
D15
|
1257
|
15
|
Burnett, Wayne
|
1475
|
1.0
|
L4
|
L11
|
-H-
|
L9
|
D14
|
1369
|
16
|
Ruales, Luis
|
691
|
1.0
|
L5
|
L12
|
L13
|
L14
|
-B-
|
1068
|
17
|
Komunicky, Daniel (filler)
|
1486
|
1.0
|
-U-
|
-U-
|
W14
|
-U-
|
-U-
|
1808
|
18
|
Vinson, Robert D (withdrew)
|
1210
|
0.0
|
L8
|
-U-
|
-U-
|
-U-
|
-U-
|
1423
|
Trophy Winners:
1st - NM Praveen Balakrishnan
2nd - LM Mark Kernighan
3rd - Bob Sherry
U2100 - Kevin Chen
U1800 - Paul Gottlieb
U1600 - Larry Lee
U1400 - Luis Ruales
Biggest Upset - John Moldovan (draw vs. Kernighan in round
4)
Post updated: 2/13 @ 12:47 a.m.
Revised Pairings
John Jackmin took a bye due to illness and, for pairing purposes, the postponed game has been assigned a draw.
Thus the pairings have changed to:
1. Balakrishnan - Moldovan
2. Kernighan - Mangion
3. Chen - Selling
4. Gottleib - Tomkovich
5. McAuliffe - Lee
6. Burnett - Renna
1 point bye: Ruales
1/2 point byes: Sherry, Jackmin, Sturniolo
Pairings are subject to further change.
Requests for 5th round byes received after 2 p.m on Thursday may not be received or granted.
Thus the pairings have changed to:
1. Balakrishnan - Moldovan
2. Kernighan - Mangion
3. Chen - Selling
4. Gottleib - Tomkovich
5. McAuliffe - Lee
6. Burnett - Renna
1 point bye: Ruales
1/2 point byes: Sherry, Jackmin, Sturniolo
Pairings are subject to further change.
Requests for 5th round byes received after 2 p.m on Thursday may not be received or granted.
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