Club Championship: Round 1 Photos

Bob Sherry snapped these photos during Thursday night's opening round of the Kenilworth Championship:

Manuel Yunez (standing) and Joseph Dovydaitis watching the Ted Mann-Mark Kernighan (closest to them) and Richard Lewis-Luis Ruales games.

Geoff McAuliffe vs. Joseph Pergola III (front) and Paul Gottlieb vs. Bruce Mason.

Club Championship Underway, Reduced To 4 Rounds

The 24th Kenilworth Championship began on Thursday, with LM Mark Kernighan (2200), Dr. Richard Lewis (1726) and Paul Gottlieb (1629) heading a unexpectedly small and relatively weak field.

With just 10 players taking part, the event has been reduced to 4 rounds and been made a 1-section swiss. It is now slated to run thru April 16th.

The 1st round pairings, by board were:

1. Ted Mann (1400) vs. Kernighan
2. Lewis vs. Luis Ruales (685)
3. Bruce Mason (unrated) vs. Gottlieb
4. Dr. Geoff McAuliffe (1600, house player) vs. Joseph Pergola III (unrated).

Pat Mazzillo (1323) and Manuel Yunez (unrated) took half-point byes.


Late-joins will be accepted until the start of round 2 on Thursday, April 2nd.

No results or pictures have been received, as yet, but I can tell you that White was clearly winning on boards 2 & 4, after 40 minutes of play.

Club Championship Starts On Thursday

The 24th Kenilworth Chess Club Championship will begin on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 and is scheduled to be 5-7 rounds in length.

Here are the details :

24th KCC Championship

• USCF-rated
• 2 Sections. 1800+ and Under 1800
• 5-7 rounds. Depends on the number of players. The 1800+ Section is slated be a RR. The U1800 may be a RR or SS.
• The event starts on March 26th.
• It can end as early as April 23rd or as late as May 14th. Depends on the number of rounds & if the postponement dates are utilized.
• Time Control: G/75+5 second delay.
• Rounds to start at 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, for the duration of the event.
• 1 half-point bye per player allowed.
• Prizes (tentative): Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Top U2100, Top U1800, Top U1600, Top U1400, Biggest upset.
• Tiebreaks: 1. Head to Head, 2. Modified Median, 3. Solkoff, 4. Cumulative.
• KCC or Westfield CC membership is required. KCC dues for 2015 are $10 for those age 17 or less, $10 for those age 65+, $15 for everyone else.
• EF: $10 entry fee + $10 anti-forfeit deposit + dues (= $35 for most players). Westfield CC members only pay EF & anti-forfeit deposit ($20 total).
• Please register with Geoff McAuliffe before 8:20 p.m. on 3/26 @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
• Late-joins will be accepted for the U1800 section until round 2 is paired, if it's run as a Swiss.
• If there is a low turnout, the TD may combine sections and run a 5-SS or a 5 to 7 RR.

Past Champions include LM Scott Massey (who has won the title 12x), Rene Ray (1996), FM Steve Stoyko (2005-2007), LM Mark Kernighan (2008), NM Yaacov Norowitz (2009), NM Arthur Macaspac (2010, 2012), NM Ken Chieu (2011), and NM Praveen Balakrishnan (2013, 2014).

18 players took part in last year's event.

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.