Chen, Carrelli, Hart Win Fish Memorial

Kevin Chen, Don Carrelli and Glen Hart won the 6th Sy Fish Memorial, which took place September 12th thru October 3rd.

Paul Gottleib and Bert Shiffman split the U1800 prize, which was pooled with the U1400.

Carrelli could have taken clear first but he declined Chen's draw offer and went to lose a pawn ending.

4th Round Results:

Carrelli 0-1 Chen
Gottleib 1/2-1/2 Pedersen
L. Moreira 0-1 Hart
Renna -+ Shiffman
Sharma -+ Sturniolo
Mazzillo 1-0 Ruales


Final Standings:

= 1-3. Chen, Carrelli, Hart 3.0
= 4-6. Pedersen, Gottleib, Shiffman 2.5
= 7-8. Sturniolo, L. Moreira 2.0
= 9-11. Mazzillo, Renna, Sharma 1.5
= 12-13. G. Moreira (withdrew), Ruales 0.0

The event was submitted for rating at 11:52 p.m. and the crosstable should appear at http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201310033342 before 1 a.m.

Fish Memorial - 4th Round Pairings (October 3)

Here are the preliminary pairings for the last round of the Sy Fish Memorial, on Thursday, October 3rd:

1. Carrelli - Chen
2. Gottleib - Pedersen
3. L. Moreira - Hart
4. Renna - Shiffman
5. Sharma - Sturniolo
6. Mazzillo - Ruales

Fish Finale Pushed-Up To October 3rd

The last round of the Sy Fish Memorial has been advanced 1 week and will now take place on October 3rd.

Fish Memorial - Round 3

Don Carrelli defeated Roger Pedersen in 17 moves and is the sole leader entering the last round.

Results:

1. Pedersen 0-1 Carrelli
2. Gottleib 1/2-1/2 Chen
3. Sturniolo 0-1 L. Moreira
4. Mazzillo 0-1 Renna
5. Ruales 0-1 Shiffman

Hart: 1 point bye
Sharma: 1/2 point bye


Standings, after 3 of 4 rounds:

1. Carrelli 3.0
= 2-6. Chen, Pedersen, Hart, Gottleib, L. Moreira 2.0
= 7-9. Sharma, Renna, Shiffman 1.5
10. Sturniolo 1.0
11. Mazzillo 0.5
= 12-13. G. Moreira (withdrew), Ruales 0.0

Post corrected 9/28 @ 9:42 a.m.

Fish Memorial - 3rd Round Pairings

Here are the preliminary pairings for round 3 of the Sy Fish Memorial, on Thursday, September 26th:

1. Pedersen - Carrelli
2. Gottleib - Chen
3. Sturniolo - L. Moreira
4. Sharma - Hart
5. Mazzillo - Renna
6. Ruales - Shiffman

Fish Memorial - Round 2

Roger Pedersen and Don Carelli lead the Sy Fish Memorial at its halfway point.

Kevin Chen and Paul Gottleib are a half-point back.


Results:

Hart 0-1 Pedersen
Carrelli 1-0 Sturniolo
Chen 1-0 Mazzillo
Renna 0-1 Gottleib
Shiffman 0-1 Sharma
L. Moreira 1-0 Ruales

G. Moreira withdrew.


Standings, after 2 rounds of 4:

= 1-2. Pedersen, Carrelli 2.0
= 3-4. Chen, Gottleib 1.5
= 5-8. Sturniolo, Hart, L. Moreira, Sharma 1.0
= 9-11. Mazzillo, Renna, Shiffman 0.5
12. Ruales 0.0

Fish Memorial - Round 1

Results of the 9/12 games:

Roger Pedersen 1-0 Leonardo Moreira
Lakmikant Sharma 0-1 Don Carrelli
Lou Sturniolo 1-0 Gabriel Moreira
Luis Ruales 0-1 Glen Hart


Standings, after 1 round of 4:

= 1-4. Pedersen (1912), Carrelli (1864), Sturniolo (1647), Hart (1628)
= 5-8. L. Moreira (1319), Sharma (1139), Ruales (697), G. Moreira (591)


Update - 5 players late-joined: Kevin Chen (1956), Paul Gottleib (1600), Pat Mazzillo (1413), Joe Renna (1342) and Bert Shiffman (1237). Each received a half-point bye.