Fish Memorial Starts Tonight

7th Annual Sy Fish Memorial

October 23rd thru November 6th, 2014

• USCF-Rated.
• 3-round Swiss
• Time Control: G/40;d5
• Rounds: 8:30 p.m. on October 23, 30 and November 6.
• Site: Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ 07033.
• Entry Fee: $5.
• Projected Prizes, based on 8 entries: 1st place $15; 2nd place $11, 3rd place or Class prize $10.
• 10% of EF reserved for rating fees and scoresheet purchases.
• Register with Geoff McAuliffe or John Moldovan, on site, before 8:25 p.m. on 9/12.
• Late-joins accepted until the start of round 2.
• 1 bye allowed, any round. Must declare before the end of round 3.
• If taking a bye, please inform the TD (Geoff or John) before the round is
  paired.

Schedule For Remainder Of 2014

Here is the KCC's Schedule for the rest of 2014:

October

 

9 - Game/30 Tournament, rounds 1 & 2 (non-rated, 4-SS, G/25;d5, EF: free)

16 - Game/30 Tournament, rounds 3 & 4

23 - Sy Fish Memorial, round 1 (USCF-rated, 3-SS, G/40;d5, Details tba)

30 - Sy Fish Memorial, round 2

November

 

6 - Sy Fish Memorial, round 3

13 - Kenilworth Consultation Game, week 1

20 - Kenilworth Consultation Game, week 2

27 - No Meeting (Thanksgiving)

December

 

4 - Lecture (speaker & subject TBA)

11 - Scott Massey Lecture on Anand-Carlsen II. $5

18 - Business Meeting & Holiday Party

25 - No Meeting (Christmas)

Partner Tournament Results

Kenilworth Partner Tournament

9/18/2014 

Teams:

LM Mark Kernighan 2236 & Luis Ruales 689 (1462.5 avg.)
John Jackman 1858 & Joe Renna 1437 (1647.5 avg.)
Bob Sherry 1812 & Chris X. 1400 at chess.com (1606.0 avg.)
Greg Tomkovich 1695 & Dan Komunicky 1518 (1606.5 avg.)
Mike McCaffrey 1744 & John Cook 1208 (1476.0 avg.)
John Moldovan 1780 & Ellexis Cook 847 (1313.5 avg.)


Results:

Round 1

Kernighan/Ruales 0-1 Tomkovich/Komunicky
McCaffrey/J. Cook 1-0 Jackmin/Renna
Sherry/Chris X. 1-0 Moldovan/E. Cook

Round 2

Tomkovich/Komunicky 0-1 Sherry/Chris X.
Moldovan/E. Cook 1/2-1/2 McCaffrey/J. Cook
Jackmin/Renna 1-0 Kernighan/Ruales

Round 3

Sherry/Chris X. 1/2-1/2 McCaffrey/J. Cook
Tomkovich/Komunicky 1-0 Jackmin/Renna
Kernighan/Ruales 0-1 Moldovan/E. Cook


Final Standings:

1. Sherry/Chris X. 2.5
= 2. Tomkovich/Komunicky 2.0
= 2. McCaffrey/J. Cook 2.0
4. Moldovan/E. Cook 1.5
5. Jackmin/Renna 1.0
6. Kernighan/Ruales 0.0

Partner Tournament This Week

Partner Tournament
September 18
8:30 p.m.
Non-Rated.
G/15;d5.
3-SS.
EF: Free.
Prizes: None.
TD: John Moldovan.

• Lower-rateds get to pick their partner for the 3 games.
• Higher-rated partner may switch his team's playing order up to 3 times per game.
• Otherwise, partners will alternate moves.
• Lower-rated player on a team gets to play his team's 1st move in each game.
• A player may only tell his partner "be careful", "take your time", "watch our time" or "help!"
• Only the higher-rated partner can offer draws, accept draws, or resign a game.
• Score-keeping is optional but will be necessary for claims.

Summer Tourney - Round 13

Greg Tomkovich defeated Bob Pelican and claimed the 3rd place prize.
Other winners included Mark Kernighan, Geoff McAuliffe, Joe Renna, Pat Mazzillo and Jun Tang.

Results:

Kernighan 1-0 Sherry

Moldovan 1/2-1/2 An. Tang

Tomkovich 1-0 Pelican

McAuliffe 1-0 Dovydaitis
Renna 1-0 Sturniolo
Mazzillo 1-0 Al. Tang

J. Tang 1-0 Ruales

Final Standings:

1. Sherry 16.5
2. Moldovan 13.5
3. Tomkovich 11.5
4. Pelican 9.0
5. Kernighan 8.0
6. McAuliffe 7.0
7. Renna 4.0
= 8-10. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Dovydaitis 3.0
11. An. Tang 2.5
= 12-15. Jackmin, Gottlieb, Mazzillo, J. Tang 2.0
= 16-17. Chen, Carrelli 1.5
= 18-21. Goeller, Al. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0


Congratulations to Bob, on his 3rd straight summer success. Thanks to Greg for running the event and all who played.

Club Championship Awards Ceremony Tomorrow

Before tomorrow night's Summer Tourney finale, we will have our Club Championship Awards Ceremony.

If you are to receive a trophy, please arrive before 8:00 p.m. Those playing in the tournament should not begin games until 8:15.

I apologize for the extremely short notice but did not know if the 1st-place trophy would be done until late this afternoon.

John Moldovan

Summer Tourney - Round 12

John Moldovan clinched 2nd place, for the 4th straight year!, with simultaneous wins over the Tang twins. Greg Tomkovich and Bob Pelican, who are battling for 3rd place, also won twice.

Joe Renna defeated Jun Tang and Bob Sherry obtained a winning position against LM Mark Kernighan before settling for a draw.

Results:

Sherry 1/2-1/2 Kernighan

An. Tang 0-1 Moldovan

Al. Tang 0-1 Moldovan

Ruales 0-1 Tomkovich

Tomkovich 0-1 Ruales

Dovydaitis 0-1 Pelican

Pelican 1-0 Dovydaitis

J. Tang 0-1 Renna

Standings after round 12 of 13:

1. Sherry 16.5
2. Moldovan 13.0
3. Tomkovich 10.5
4. Pelican 9.0
5. Kernighan 7.0
6. McAuliffe 6.0
= 7-10. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Renna, Dovydaitis 3.0
= 11-13. Jackmin, Gottlieb, An. Tang 2.0
= 14-15. Chen, Carrelli 1.5
= 16-21. Goeller, Al. Tang, Mazzillo, J. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0

The event concludes next week, on August 28th.

Updated 8/24/2014 at 8:22 a.m.

Sherry Wins Summer Tournament

Bob Sherry clinched his 3rd straight Summer Tourney title with a win against Bob Pelican & a draw vs. Geoff McAuliffe in round 11.

John Jackmin, John Moldovan, Greg Tomkovich & Mark Kernighan also had victories.


Round 11 Results

Sherry 1-0 Pelican

McAuliffe 1/2-1/2 Sherry

Moldovan 0-1 Jackmin

Jackmin 0-1 Moldovan

Dovydaitis 0-1 Tomkovich
Mazzillo 0-1 Kernighan

Standings after round 11 of 13:

1. Sherry 16.0
2. Moldovan 11.0
3. Tomkovich 8.5
4. Pelican 7.0
5. Kernighan 6.5
6. McAuliffe 6.0
= 7-9. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Dovydaitis 3.0
= 10-13. Jackmin, Gottlieb, An. Tang, Renna 2.0
= 14-15. Chen, Carrelli 1.5
= 16-21. Goeller, Al. Tang, Mazzillo, J. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0

Updated 8/21/2014 at 5:47 p.m.

Round 10: Tomkovich 1-0 Kernighan

Summer Tourney - Round 10

Greg Tomkovich upset LM Mark Kernighan. John Moldovan defeated leader Bob Sherry. Bob Pelican and Geoff McAuliffe also won.

Results

Moldovan 1-0 Sherry

Tomkovich 1-0 Kernighan
Pelican 1-0 Ruales
McAuliffe 0-1 Dovydaitis


Standings after round 10 of 13:

1. Sherry 14.5
2. Moldovan 10.0
3. Tomkovich 7.5
4. Pelican 7.0
= 5-6. Kernighan, McAuliffe 5.5
= 7-9. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Dovydaitis 3.0
= 10-12. Gottlieb, An. Tang, Renna 2.0
= 13-14. Chen, Carrelli 1.5
= 15-21. Goeller, Jackmin, Al. Tang, Mazzillo, J. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0

Sherry's magic number for clinching 1st place is 2.

Summer Tourney - Round 9

Bob Sherry maintained his 5.5 point lead. John Moldovan & Geoff McAuliffe also won twice. Other winners included Mark Kernighan, Bob Pelican, Greg Tomkovich & Joe Renna.

Results
J. Tang 0-1 Sherry
Pelican 0-1 Sherry
Moldovan 1-0 Al. Tang

Moldovan 1-0 J. Tang

Mazzillo 0-1 Tomkovich
Ruales 0-1 Pelican
Carrelli 0-1 Kernighan

J. Demetrick 0-1 Renna

A. Demetrick 0-1 McAuliffe
McAuliffe 1-0 A. Demetrick


Standings after round 9 of 13:

1. Sherry 14.5
2. Moldovan 9.0
3. Tomkovich 6.5
4. Pelican 6.0
5. Kernighan 5.5
6. McAuliffe 4.5
= 7-9. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Dovydaitis 3.0
= 10-12. Gottlieb, An. Tang, Renna 2.0
= 13-14. Chen, Carrelli 1.5
= 15-21. Goeller, Jackmin, Al. Tang, Mazzillo, J. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0

Summer Tourney - Round 8

Bob Sherry extended his lead to 5.5 points, beating Joseph Dovydaitis and drawing Albert Tang simultaneously. Mark Kernighan, Greg Tomkovich, Bob Pelican & Geoff McAuliffe also collected full points.

John Moldovan was unable to get a fresh game for the 2nd time in 3 weeks.

Results

Dovydaitis 0-1 Sherry
Sherry 1/2-1/2 Al. Tang

McAuliffe 1-0 Tomkovich
J. Tang 0-1 Tomkovich
An. Tang 0-1 Pelican
Demetrick 0-1 Kernighan

Standings after round 8 of 13:

1. Sherry 12.5
2. Moldovan 7.0
3. Tomkovich 5.5
4. Pelican 5.0
5. Kernighan 4.5
= 6-8. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Dovydaitis 3.0
9. McAuliffe 2.5
= 10-11. Gottlieb, An. Tang 2.0
= 12-13. Chen, Carrelli 1.5
= 14-21. Goeller, Jackmin, Al. Tang, Mazzillo, Renna, J. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0

Summer Tourney - Round 7

Leader Bob Sherry, Mark Kernighan, Bob Pelican, Anthony Tang & Joe Renna were among the victors on July 17th. Don Carrelli & Greg Tomkovich drew.

2nd-placed John Moldovan prevailed in his adjourned game against Jun Tang but could not convert a winning advantage against Joe Demetrick.

Results

Pelican 0-1 Sherry
Sherry 0-1 Pelican
J. Tang 0-1 Moldovan (completion of their 5th round game)
J. Demetrick 1/2-1/2 Moldovan

Tomkovich 1/2-1/2 Carrelli
Ruales 0-1 Kernighan
Dovydaitis 0-1 An. Tang
A. Demetrick 0-1 Renna


Standings after round 7 of 13:

1. Sherry 11.0
2. Moldovan 7.0
3. Tomkovich 4.5
4. Pelican 4.0
5. Kernighan 3.5
= 6-8. Lewis, J. Demetrick, Dovydaitis 3.0
= 9-10. Gottlieb, An. Tang 2.0
= 11-13. Chen, Carrelli, McAuliffe 1.5
= 14-20. Goeller, Jackmin, Mazzillo, Renna, J. Tang, Ruales, A. Demetrick 1.0
21. Al. Tang 0.5
= 22-23. Sturniolo, Richards 0.0