Thursday, October 23, 2014

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.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

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

Monday, September 15, 2014

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.

Friday, August 29, 2014

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.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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

Saturday, August 23, 2014

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.