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January 3 Friday Night Rapids
Winners:
GM Michael Rohde and John C. Fernandez
January 4-5 Chessaholics Anonymous 16th Annual Reunion
and Insanity Championship! 10 Grand Prix Points
10SS, G/30. Frankie Jay's Speakeasy Center of NY, 23 West
10 Street, between 5-6th Ave, "just 12 steps from the Street," $199-101-48-1-1,
top rated 1960-2189, 1776-1958, 1492-1775, Under 1492 each $102.
$29 to best score with 1. g4 or 1...g5! $1.99 to TD with stupidest
question. Reentry $13.95, counts 0.454-entry. Limit 4 byes in rds.
1-7. Reg. ends 19 min. before game. Rds. 9:29-10:44-11:59 pm-1:23-2:34-3:45-4:56-6-7:29-8:44
am.
January 5 First Rated Beginners' Open in 2003!
4SS, G/60. Marshall Chess Club, 23 West 10 St, between 5-6 Ave,
NYC: 212-477-3716. For Under 1300 or those not rated in any country.
EF: $20. Trophies to top 4 (speed playoff for 4-0). Reg. ends 10:45
am. Rds. 11-1:15-3:15-5:15. No advance entries.
January 7 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ http://www.newyorkmasters.com
January 8-29 Marshall CC Wednesday U2000
4-SS 50/2, SD/1. Open to U2000 and unrated. ($260 b/20) 120-60-30
U1700/Unr. 50.
January 9 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000
$85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action,
Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
Ricardo D'Arruda: Clear First with 3˝; Jan Bonin, Doug Pader and
Dmytro Kedyu 2nd-4th. - Steve Immitt
January 10 Friday Night Rapids Winnter: FM Asa Hoffmann!
January 11 NY January Under 1600!
4SS, G/45. $$300 b/20 paid: $150-60-40, top U1300 $50, $70 limit
to unr.
Naizul Haque and Willy Edgard both swept the field with 4-0 finishes
to share the Winners' Circle of the New York January Under 1600
at the Marshall Chess Club. The 41-player turnout resulted in a
ninety per cent increase in the original prize fund! - Steve Immitt
January 11 Sat Knight Action!
3SS, G/30. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10.
IM Jay Bonin and Dmytro Kedyk tied for 1st-2nd, with 2˝-˝. - Steve
Immitt
January 11-12 or January 12 NY January Under 2300!
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50, top 1800-1999,
U1800 each $90.
Boris Privman barrelled through the field (featuring re-entries
by both the Marshall Feldmans, Boris and Yevgeny, Vladimir Grechikhin
and Yeffim Treger) of the New York January Under 2300 January 11-12th,
posting a perfect 4-0, 2464 touronament performance on route to
the $180 First Prize. Boris Feldman (re-entry), 15-year-old sensation
Dmtryo Kedyk and Thomas Bartell (who celebrated his 20th birthday
over the weekend) divvied up 2nd-4th Place. The 46 entries pushed
the prized fund up 19% over the advertised $480 for the second tournament
of the weekend! - Steve Immitt
January 13 Marshall CC Stonewall Attack Thematic
4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, All games begin with 1 d4 d5 2 e3 Nf6 3 Bd3
c5 4 c3 Nc6 5 f4. Multimedia
(video, text etc.) presentation on the opening by NM Doug Bellizzi
at. 7pm 1/6, refreshments served! Rd. 1. 7pm 1/13. EF: $25,
members $15. ($260 b/20) $100-60, U1700 $51, U1400/unr $49. NS
January 16 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30.$$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000
$85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action,
Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
Dmytro Kedyk, 4 pts(!) 1st = $91.50 (Paid) Wins the free entry to
the Tuesday Masters event.
Boris Privman, 3 1/2 pts. 2nd = $61.00 (Paid)
Ilye Figler, 2 1/2 pts, =3rd = $ 7.63 (Not paid yet)
Olie Chernin, 2 1/2 pts. =3rd, $7.63 (Not paid yet)
Fabiano Caruana, 2 1/2 pts. = 3rd, $7.63 (Not paid yet)
Tanwir Furqan, 2 1/2 pts. = 3rd, $7.63 (PAID)
Marajudin Daftani and Jonathan Corbblah, 3 pts, tied for top U-2200
& top U-2000, $55.00 each (PAID)
Daftani won the play-off game & qualifies for the Tuesday Masters.
January 16 - February 13 Marshall CC Thursday Members ONLY
Swiss
5-SS, 30/90, SD/60. 23 W 10th Street, NYC. Open to members only.
EF: $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U2000 $60. Reg: 6:15-6:45, Rds:.
7pm each Thursday. Byes ok, limit 2. Ent: at site.
January 17 Friday Night Rapids Winner: FM Asa Hoffmann.
January 18 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action-and-a-half
5-SS,G/45. ($400 b/24) 160-100-60, U1800/Unr 80.
Dmytro Kedyk, 1st = $146.67
Boris Feldman, 2nd/3rd = $49
Yefim Treger, 2nd/3rd = $49
Jake Kaufman, U-1800 = $73
January 19 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4-SS, G/60 ($400 b/24) 135-80-55 1700-1999/unr 65 U1700 65.
January 21 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ will add a third prize http://www.newyorkmasters.com
January 23. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85.
No one was bad to the Bonin tonight as veteran Thursday Night magician
IM Jay Bonin was true to form, pulling some very tricky rabits out
of his hat to sweep the 23-player field and pick up the $100 First
Prize with a perfect 4-0 score in the January 23rd edition of the
"4 Rated Games Tonight!" Thursday Night Action. No less than six
players tied for 2nd-7th with 3 points: FM Asa Hoffmann, red-hot
15-year-old sensation Dmytro Kedyk (in one of his rare non-perfect
performances at the Marshall Chess Club), Daniel Lowinger, Joe Lux,
Robert Olsen and Furgan Tanwir (the top-scoring Under 2000).
The red-hot action inside the historic Greenwich Greenwich brownstone
belied the arctic brutality just outside, in the single-digit wind
chill of New York City tonight! - Steve Immitt
January 24 Friday Night Rapids Winner: ?
January 25. 16th Annual Super Saturday In New York! · 10
Grand Prix Points ·
5SS, G/30 Chess Center at the Marshall Club, $$840 b/42 paid entries,
minimum half each prize Gtd: $300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125,
U2000 $100.
15-year-old Ukranian superstar Dmytro Kedyk kept his white-hot winning
streak going even further Saturday, with yet another victory at
the action-packed Marshall Chess Club. Dmytro's latest triumph came
in the 16th Annual Super Saturday Action Grand Prix, where he took
4˝ points in the 5-round event. IM Jay Bonin, FM Ricardo D'Arruda,
and Masters Boris Feldman and Yefim Treger all finished a half-point
back, with 4-1. Thirty players were on hand to celebrate
the occasion, which marked the beginning of the tenth consecutive
year that the Marshall Chess Club has graciously hosted the Chess
Center of New York tournaments at its historic Greenwich Village
brownstone. - Steve Immitt
January 28 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ adds a third prize and raise top
prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
January 30. 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
4SS, G/30 Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$560 b/32 paid entries,
top 2 Gtd: $200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr
may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins
free entry to next Tue Master Action.
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili, IM Boris Kreiman and NM Rafal Furdzik finished
at the top of the 24-player Thursday Night Action Grand Prix January
30th, splitting up the $333 top prizes. Boris Kreiman bested Furdzik
in the playoff for the Top Master prize (free entry to the Feb 4
Tuesday Night Master Action), while Pablo Pena made his debut for
the Tuesday Tournament by topping David Zimbeck for the Under 2200
Qualification Prize (both Experts split the Under 2200 prize with
2˝ points). Larry Price won the Under 2000 Prize, also with 2˝.
In an unprecedented occurrence, 15-year-old Ukranian Wunderkinder
Dmytro Kedyk did NOT finish in the Winners' Circle this time(!),
after being tagged with a first-round loss to Roger Lowenstein (1700)!
January 31 Friday Night Rapids Winner: FM Asa Hoffman
February
February 1-2 Marshall CC February GP (6 GP points)
4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, NYC. 2 Sections;
Open: (top 2 prizes guaranteed, others b/24) 200-100-60, U2200/Unr
90.
Amateur: Open to 2000 and unrated ($275 b/16) 150-75, U1800 50.,
FIDE
February 4 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ will add a third prize and raise
top prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
February 5-26 Marshall CC Wednesday U2000
4-SS 50/2, SD/1. $260 b/20, 120-60-30 U1700/Unr. 50.
February 6. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
The Kedyk Express was sidelined by the Kreiman Juggernaut this Thursday,
when IM Boris Kreiman sacrificed the works to bring 15-year-old
star Dmytro Kedyk to the brink in their exciting matchup on Board
One in the last round of the February 6th edition of the America's
longest-running action tournament at the historic Marshall Chess
Club. Meanwhile, the Bone (IM Jay Bonin) was at it again against
FM Boris Privman. The result was a two-way tie for First, 3˝-˝,
with Kreiman and Boin in the Big Playoff for the free entry into
the next Tuesday Master Action. Kreiman had Black, and, with draw
odds in the Armaddeon Playoff format, was able to force a perpetual
check to secure his victory over Jay.
Russian newcomer Mark Glukhovskiy won the Under 2200 Prize with
3 points, while Scot Mc Elheny took Under 2000 accolades with 2˝.
In the "other" playoff action, David Zimbeck bested Fedor Khrapatin
for the honor of representing the non-Masters in this coming Tuesday's
Master Action. - Steve Immitt
February 7 Friday Night Rapids Winner: Yefim Treger
February 8. NY February Under 1600!
4SS, G/45. Open to U1600 or unr. Chess Center at Marshall Chess
Club $$300 b/20 paid: $150-60-40, top U1300 $50, $70 limit to unr.
Naizul Haque returned to the Marshall a month older and sharper,
and at least as powerful, crushing the New York February Under 1600
in a 4-0 romp, to bring home the $143 First Prize. On the heels
of his of his 4-0 sweep in the January Under 1600 last month, Naizul
is 8-0 thus far in the Under 1600 series for 2003.
Willy Edgard, Omar Taveras, Desmond Boyd and Nathaniel Bryans were
all one whole point back at 3-1, where they shared 2nd-4th prizes.
22 players were on hand to cheer on Mr. Haque to victory!- Steve
Immitt.
February 8. Sat. Knight Action!
3SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club 3-0 wins $40, 2.5
wins $20, 2 wins $10. Reg ends 7:20 pm.
IM Jay Bonin warmed up the "point-money" Saturday Night Action February
8th, sticking with the program to win all 3 games, along with $40.
Yefim Treger and 9-year-old Paris Fineberg-Heymann each collected
the $10 2-point consolation prizes. - Steve Immitt
February 8-9 or 9. NY February Under 2300!
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, $$480 b/32
paid: $150-100-50, top 1800-1999, U1800 each $90.
Boris Privman, nicked for a draw against Ervin Matthew in the second
round of the New York February Under 2300, bit the bullet and re-entered
the 1-Day Schedule on Sunday morning. The second time was the charm
for Boris this time, as he won all games in the accellerated schedule,
posting a 2526 tournament performance rating to bag the $150 First
Prize. NM Yefim Treger literally snatched Victory from the jaws
of defeat against petite powerhouse and nine-year-old Expert Marc
Arnold in the final game of the evening to tie for 2nd with fellow
NM James R West, both at 3˝-˝. Danny Goodman won the $90 Under 2000
Prize, and Derrick Higgins, in town from the Windy City tied for
Top Under 1800 with Medina Parrilla. 36 players participated. -Steve
Immitt
February 10-March 3 Marshall CC Monday U1600
4-SS 50/2, SD/1. ($220 b/20) 100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25.
February 11 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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43rd New York Masters Action USA (USA), 11 ii 2003
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Kreiman, Boris m 2581 +10 + 9 + 7 = 3 3.5 ($300)
2. Yudasin, Leonid g 2706 =11 +12 = 4 + 7 3.0 ($ 70)
3. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g 2681 =12 +11 + 8 = 1 3.0 ($ 70)
4. Schmaltz, Roland g 2628 +14 = 8 = 2 + 9 3.0 ($ 70)
5. Stripunsky, Alex g 2648 +13 - 7 =10 +11 2.5
6. Privman, Boris f 2241 - 7 =13 +12 +14 2.5 ($ 80)
7. Blatny, Pavelg 2564 + 6 + 5 - 1 - 2 2.0
8. Charbonneau, Pascal m 2444 +15 = 4 - 3 =10 2.0
9. Bonin, Jay m 2415 +16 - 1 +15 - 4 2.0
10. Benen, Samson 2273 - 1 +16 = 5 = 8 2.0
11. Krush, Irina m 2402 = 2 - 3 +13 - 5 1.5
12. D'Arruda, Ricardo f 2386 = 3 - 2 - 6 +15 1.5
13. Eisen, Lewis f 2314 - 5 = 6 -11 +16 1.5
14. Furdzik, Rafal2282 - 4 -15 +16 - 6 1.0
15. Zimbeck, David2160 - 8 +14 - 9 -12 1.0
16. Khrapatin, Fedor1800 - 9 -10 -14 -13 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $300
2ND - $150
3RD - $ 60
U2400 - $ 80
February 13. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000
$85. Top U2200/Unr eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top
Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
February 14 Friday Night Rapids Winner: Peter Aravena, David Zimbeck
February 15 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action-and-a-half
5-SS, G/45. ($400 b/24) 160-100-60, U1800/Unr 80.
February 16 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4-SS, G/60 ($400 b/24) 135-80-55 1700-1999/unr 65 U1700 65.
February 18 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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44th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 18 ii 2003
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Schmaltz, Roland g 2628 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 6 4.0 ($300)
2. Figler, Ilye f 2307 = + 7 - 1 = 4 2.0 ($ 45)
3. Furdzik, Rafal2282 - 1 + 8 = 4 = 5 2.0 ($ 45)
4. Benen, Samson 2273 + 6 - 1 = 3 = 2 2.0 ($ 45)
5. Privman, Boris f 2241 = 7 = 6 = 8 = 3 2.0 ($ 45)
6. Shahade, Gregm 2510 - 4 = 5 + 7 - 1 1.5
7. Bonin, Jay m 2415 = 5 - 2 - 6 + 8 1.5
8. Hess, Robert2104 --- - 3 = 5 - 7 0.5
PRIZES
1ST - $300
2ND - $140
U2400 - $ 40
February 20-March 20 Marshall CC Thursday Members ONLY
Swiss
5-SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to members only. EF: $20. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50,
U2000 $60. Reg: 6:15-6:45, Rds:. 7pm each Thursday. Byes ok, limit
2. Ent: at site.
February 20. 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! · 10 Grand Prix
Points ·
4SS, G/30 Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$560 b/32 paid entries,
top 2 Gtd: $200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr
may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action; Top Master wins
free entry to next Tue Master Action.
IM Jay Bonin and NMs Rafal Furdzik and the (usually) unstoppable
15-year-old NM Dmytro Kedyk were all buddies in the Winners' Circle
of the Thursday Action Grand Prix February 20th. Bonin and Furdzik
blasted through their first three games before a peaceful last round
with each other, while Kedyk was nicked for an upset draw with Jolly
Jonathan Corbblah in Round 2, followed by two more wins. Bonin was
a winner again that night in the Armagedon Playoff for the free
entry to the February 25th Tuesday Masters' Action.
Experts Angel Mera and David Zimbeck split the Under 2200 prize
with 3 points, while Alexander Pelekhaty took home the Under 2000
honors as well. Alex received an extra stroke of luck, as he was
the only 3-pointer to opt to pay the advance $1 Qualifying Fee to
be eligible to enter the next Tuesday Masters.
33 players turned out to greet the ever-shrinking snowman at the
Club's front steps. - Steve Immitt
February 21 Friday Night Rapids Results.
February 22. New York February Action! 10 Grand Prix Points
·
5SS, G/30 Chess Center at the Marshall Club, $$840 b/42 paid entries,
minimum half each prize Gtd: $300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125,
U2000 $100.
Bonin was back in a big way on Saturday, sharing the Winners' Circle
once more in the New York February Action Grand Prix on February
22nd, this time with GM Roland Schmaltz (2628). Both were 4-0 before
coasting to an easy last-round draw. GM Alex Stripunsky, FM Asa
Hoffmann and 15-year-old NM Dmytro Kedyk divvied up 3rd Prize with
4 points. Meanwhile, Jolly Jonathan Corbblah and Greg Fernandez
also reached 4-1, but they took home the Big Bucks by raking in
both the Under 2200 and the Under 2000 prizes.
46 players showed up, but the Snowman was really looking worn and
tired.- Steve Immitt
February 23. 7th Annual Greater NY February Under 13 Open
4SS, G/30. Open to all born after 2/23/90. Marshall Chess Club,
Limited to 1st 52 entries. 2 Sections: Open, Under 1000/Unrated,
Speed playoff for 4-0.
February 23. Chess Center Game/10! 4-6 Rds, G/10 (Quick
Chess)
Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$100 b/10 paid, $50 1st Gtd: $50-25,
top U2000 $25. USCF Quick-Rated, but regular ratings used for prizes/pairings.
February 25 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. $$(Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100,
U2400 $80. Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
February 27. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30 Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85.
Bonin wins free entry
Corbblah qualifies to pay for NY Masters...
February 28 Friday Night Rapids Results.
March
March 1-2 Marshall CC March GP (6 GP points)
4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, 2 Sections; Open: (top 2 prizes
guaranteed, others b/24) 200-100-60, U2200/Unr 90. Amateur:
Open to 2000 and unrated ($275 b/16) 150-75, U1800 50.
March 4 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. $$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100,
U2400 $80. Additional sponsorship of $300+ added. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
March 5-26 Marshall CC Wednesday U2000
4-SS 50/2, SD/1.($260 b/20) 120-60-30 U1700/Unr. 50.
March 6. 4 Rated Games Tonight! 4SS, G/30
Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50, Top
U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85.
March 7 Friday Night Rapids Results.
March 8 Marshall CC Saturday Action GP
5SS, G/30. $$G: $150-$100-$50, U2200/unr. $51, U2000 $49.
March 9 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4-SS, G/60 ($400 b/24) 135-80-55 1700-1999/unr 65 U1700 65.
March 10-31 Marshall CC Monday U1600
4-SS 50/2, SD/1. ($220 b/20) 100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25. Open
to players rated U1600 and unrated.
March 11 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. $$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100,
U2400 $80. Additional sponsorship of $300+ will added. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
March 13 4 Rated Games Tonight
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr eligible to enter next
Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
March 14 Friday Night Rapids Results.
March 15 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action-and-a-Half
5SS, G/45. $$400 b/24: $160-100-60, U1800/Unr 80.
March 16 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: $135-80-55, 1700-1999/unr $65, U1700 $65.
March 18 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80. Additional sponsorship of $300+
added in prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
March 20 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight 10 Grand Prix Points
·
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club $$560 b/32 paid entries
(may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $200-110-50, Top
U2200/Unr $105, U2000 $95.
GM Alex Stripunsky and soon-to-be GM Boris Kreiman shared the
Winners' Circle in the March 20th edition of the monthly Thursday
Night Action Grand Prix at the Marshall, drawing immediately with
each other in the last round after each beating their previous three
opponents, collecting $155 a piece (Boris took the soon-to-be-but-still-awaitin'
non-GM-free entry prize into the March 25th Tuesday Night Master
Action). Dmytro Kedyk and Boris Privman finished at 3-1 to split
3rd-4th. The 5-player logjam for Under 2000 at 2 points consisted
of: Ed Scher, Anthony Daniel, Polly Wright, Ed Hai and Matthew Lowenstein.
David Zimbeck kept the Under 2200 honors all to himself with 2˝
points, along with the Tuesday Masters qualifying badge.
And IM Jay Bonin missed his Thursday Night Action since, well, who
can remember the last time that Jay DIDN'T play on Thursday Night???
In fact, the Bonin was actually sighted a few blocks away, along
with the free food, wine and inherrent spectating appeal of the
Womens' Championship Showdown between former U.S. Women's Champions
Irina Krush and Jennifer Shahade, Thursday Night at The Viewing
Gallery on 17th Street.
- Steve Immitt
March 21 Friday Night Rapids Results.
March 22 4th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial GP 6 Grand Prix
Points
4SS, G/45. $$G: $150-$100-$50, U2200 $51, U2000 $50, U1800 $49.
Thanks to Royce & Associates and John Burke(!).
March 23 4th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial Junior Open
5SS, G/30. $$Gtd: $200-$100-$50, U2200 $25.03, U2000 $25.02, U1800
$25.01, U1800 $25. Trophy to winner.
Thanks to Royce & Associates and John Burke(!).
March 25 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80. Additional sponsorship of $300+
added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
March 27 4 Rated Games Tonight
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr eligible to enter next
Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
March 27-April 24 Marshall CC Thursday Members Only Swiss. 5SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to members only. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50, U2000 $60.
March 28 Friday Night Rapids Results.
March 29 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action-and-a-Half
5SS, G/45. $$400 b/24: $160-100-60, U1800/Unr. $80.
March 30 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: $135-80-55. 1700-1999/Unr $65, U1700 $65.
April
April 1 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
April 2-23 Marshall CC Wednesday U2000
4SS, 50/2, SD/1. Open to U2000 & Unr. $$260 b/20: $120-60-30, U1700/Unr.
$50.
April 3 4 Rated Games Tonight
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr eligible to enter next
Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
Yaacov Norowitz blasted away the competition April 3rd, to herald
the start of a new month of Thursday Night Action Chess. The 21-year-old
New Jersey Master posted a perfect 2442 tournament performace rating,
defeating all four of his opponents, en route to the $100 First
Prize (and the free entry into the April 8th edition of the Tuesday
Night Masters' Action). In his wake was a six-player logjam at 3-1:
Dmytro Kedyk, Boris Privman, Alex Lenderman, Peter Aravena, Jon
Jacobs, and Ed LaMarca (a vintage Chess Center afficiando from our
"salad days" on 14th Street).
Five players shared the Under 2000 prize with 2 points: Danny Goodman,
Furqan Tanwin, Kyle Clayton, Ben Gershenov and Jesse Davidson. Joe
Lux defeated Ben Gershenov in the special Armageddon Speed Playoff
to qualify for the Tuesday Master Action.
In an unrelated Blast From the Past, Greg Small, the 1978 National
High School Champion, was in town from the Left Coast to try to
keep pace with the newest "Young Turks." -Steve Immitt
April 4 Friday Night Rapids Results.
April 5-6 Marshall CC April GP 6 Grand Prix Points
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. Marshall CC 2 Sections.
Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd., others b/24: $200-100-60, U2200/Unr $90.
Amateur: (Open to 2000 & Unr.) $$275 b/16: $150-75, U1800 $50. FIDE.
April 7-28 Marshall Chess Club Monday U1600
4SS, 50/2, 25/1. 23 W 10th Street, NYC. $$220 b/20: $100-60, U1400
$35, U1200/Unr $25. Open to players U1600 & Unr. EF: $25, members
$15. Reg: 6:15-6:45, Rds. 7pm each Monday. Ent: at site.
April 8 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
April 10 4 Rated Games Tonight
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
April 10 4 Rated Games Tonight
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
April 11 Friday Night Rapids! 7:30 p.m.
April 12 Sat Knight Action
3SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, EF: $20. 3-0 wins
$40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10.
April 12-13 or 13 New York April Open · 10 Grand Prix Points
·
4SS, 30/90, SD/1. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, $$1,200 b/60
paid entries, minimum half each prize Gtd. 2 sections. Open: $400-200-100,
U2200/Unr. $100. Under 2000: $200-100, U1800 $100, $100 Unr. prize
limit. FIDE.
April 15 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
April 17. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
April 18 Friday Night Rapids! 7:30 p.m.
April 19. Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action-and-a-Half.
5SS, G/45. $$400 b/24: $160-100-60, U1800/Unr 80.
April 20. Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60.
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: $135-80-55, 1700-1999/unr $65,
U1700 $65.
April 22 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
April 24 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$560 b/32 paid entries
(may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top
U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Master
Action.
April 26 ¨ G.P.P: 10 ¨ New York April Action!
5-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, $$ 840 b/42 paid
entries, minimum half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr.
$125, U2000 $100.
April 27. 9th Annual Greater NY April Under 13 Open.
4-SS, G/30, open to all born after 4/27/90, Chess Center at the
Marshall Club, Limited to 1st 52 entries. 2 Sections. Open, Under
1000/Unrated, Trophies to top 10, top Unr, top 3 teams (top 3 scorers
from same school) each section. 8 weeks free entry to 1st, 4 weeks
free to 2nd each section. Speed playoff for 4-0.
April 29 New York Tuesday Master Action GP (6 GP Points)
4-SS, G/30. Open to 2200+ and one qualifier from most recent 4RGT.
$$ (Top 2 guaranteed, class prize b/16) $$ $200-$100, U2400 $80.
Additional sponsorship of $300+ added to prizes. http://www.newyorkmasters.com
April 30-May 21. Marshall CC Wednesday U2000.
4SS, 50/2, SD/1. Open to U2000 and Unr. $$260 b/20: $120-60-30,
U1700/Unr. $50.
May
May 1. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
May 1-29. Marshall CC Thursday Members Only Swiss.
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to members only. EF: $20. $$300
b/20: $120-70-50, U2000 $60.
May 3-4 Marshall Chess Club U2300
4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, ($500 b/30) 175-105-70, U2100/unr
76, U1800 74.
May 5-June 2 Marshall Chess Club Monday U1600.
4SS, 50/2, 25/1. $$220 b/20: $100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr
$25.
May 6
55th New York Masters - ($610)
May 8. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
Rafal Furdzik blasted the 26-player field with a 4-0 sweep in
the May 8th edition of the 4 Rated Games Tonight Action! IM Jay
Bonin re-entered, and found the second time to his liking, finishing
in clear Second with 3.5. Boris Privman, Dmytro Kedyk and Roman
Dubinsky tied for 3rd-5th with 3-1. Robert Hess, Errol Singh and
Tatiana Vaysenberg all split the Top Under 2200 honors with 2.5
points, and Robert Hess won the playoff to the May 13th Tuesday
Night Masters. - Steve Immitt
May 10-11 GPP: 6 New York Marshall CC May GP.
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. 2 Sections. Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd.,
others b/24: $200-100-60, U2200/Unr $90.
Amateur: (Open to 2000 & Unr.) $$275 b/16: $150-75, U1800 $50. FIDE
May 13
56th New York Masters - ($720)
May 15 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight! WGPP: 10Q
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$560 b/32 paid entries
(may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $200-110-50, Top
U2200/Unr. $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr. may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Master
Action.
May 17 New York May Action! WGPP: 10Q
5SS, G/30. Chess Center at the Marshall Club, $$840 b/42 paid entries,
minimum half each prize Gtd: $300-200-115, top U2200/Unr. $125,
U2000 $100.
May 18 14th Annual Greater NY May Under 13 Open
4SS, G/30. Open to all born after 5/18/90. Limited to 1st 52 entries.
2 Sections. Open: Trophies to top 10, top Unr, top 3 teams (top
3 scorers from same school) each section. 8 weeks free entry to
1st, 4 weeks free to 2nd each section. Speed playoff for 4-0.
May 18 (QC) Chess Center Game/10
4-6 Rds., G/10. Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$100 b/10 paid:
$50-25, top U2000 $25. USCF Quick-Rated, but regular ratings used
for prizes/pairings.
May 20 57th New York Masters - ($360 ADDED to prize fund) The New York Masters event and its website is organized and run independently by IM Greg Shahade. The NY Masters website editor and tournament director, John Fernandez, provides further info for this event - through the link provided here.
May 22 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr. $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr. may be eligible to
enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next
Tue Masters.
May 24 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action.
5SS, G/30 $$400 b/24: 150-100-50, U2200/Unr 60, U1900 40.
1st through 3rd and U-2200: Dmitor Kedyk, Boris Privman, Yefem
Treger, Boris Feldman and Jonathon Corbblah (u-2200).
U-1900: Anton Huber Villa and Naganthan Kuberan
May 25 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60.
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: 120-75-45, U2200/unr 80, U1900 48, U1600
32.
May 26 Marshall CC Monday U1600 Action.
4-SS, G/30. ($220 b/20) 100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25.
May 27 58th New York Masters
May 28-June 18. Marshall CC Wednesday U2000.
4SS, 50/2, SD/1. $$260 b/20: $120-60-30, U1700/Unr. $50.
May 29 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr. $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to
enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next
Tue Masters.
May 31-June 1 GPP: 6 New York Marshall CC Late Spring GP.
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. 2 Sections. Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd., others b/24:
$200-100-60, U2200/Unr $90. Amateur: (Open to 2000 & Unr.) $$275
b/16: $150-75, U1800 $50. FIDE
June
June 5 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4SS, G/30. Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$480 b/32 paid: $150-100-50,
Top U2200/Unr. $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr. may be eligible to
enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next
Tue Masters.
June 5-July 17 Marshall CC Thursday Members Only Swiss.
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to MCC members only. $$300 b/20:
$120-70-50, U2000 $60.
June 7. Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action-and-a-Half.
5SS, G/45. $$400 b/24: $150-100-50, U2200/Unr 51, U1900 49.
Winners: Dmitro Kedyk, 1st =118.50; Boris Privman and Ilya Figler,
2nd/3rd = $39.50 each; Antoin Hutchinson, U-2200 = $40.29; Anthony
Daniel, U-1900 = $38.71
June 8. Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60.
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: 120-75-45, U2200/unr $80, U1900 $48, U1600
$32.
June 9-30 Marshall Chess Club Monday U1600.
4SS, 50/2, 25/1. $$220 b/20: $100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25.
June 14-15 Marshall Chess Club U2300.
4-SS, 30/90, SD/60, ($500 b/30) 175-105-70, U2100/unr 76, U1800
74.
June 19. Get Ready For Next Thursday!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
National Master Richard Shtivelband was in town from Oregon,
and stayed the night to win all four of his games, including an
upset of top-ranked IM Jay Bonin, to capture the $130 First Prize
in the June 19th edition of the Thursday Night Action at the Marshall
Club. Rafal Furdzik, meanwhile, took home $86 for finishing Clear
Second, defeating 2 Masters and drawing with Bonin along the way.
Ten-year-old Marc Arnold and 16-year-old Adam Maltese shared the
$83 Under 2200 prize with 3 points, with Maltese turning in a very
impressive 2530 tournament performance rating-- the highest among
the 31 players-- to win the Qualifying Rights to the upcoming June
24th Masters Tournament. And nine-year-old Ben Gershenov made the
most of his half-point re-entry, winning his final two games to
take home the $73 Under 2000 Prize.
As the name suggests, the players may just be warming up for the
upcoming annual Thursday Night Action Chess Championship on June
26th-- a 15 Grand Prix Point Action Extravaganza-- to start on the
road to Philly this July 4th.
- Steve Immitt
June 21 Marshall CC Saturday Action GP
5SS, G/30. $$G: $150-$100-$50, U2200/unr. $51, U2000 $49.
June 22. Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60.
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: 120-75-45, U2200/unr $80, U1900 $48, U1600
$32.
June 25-July 16. Marshall CC Wednesday U2000.
4SS, 50/2, SD/1. $$260
b/20: $120-60-30, U1700/Unr. $50.
June 26 15th Annual Thursday Night Action Championship!!
WGPP: 15Q New York
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, $$1,500 b/60 paid
entries, minimum half each prize guaranteed. 2 sections, Open, $$
500-250-200, U2400/unr. $200. Under 2200, for U2200 or unr. $$ 150-100,
top U2000 $100, $100 prize limit to unr.
15-year-old sensation Dmytro Kedyk put on quite a show for
the chess fans at the 16th Annual Thursday Night Action Championship
June 26th. Kedyk sliced through the competition like a knife through
butter-- except this butter included a field of no less than three
Grandmasters-- Ildar Ibragimov (2647), Pavel Blatny (2563) and Jaan
Ehlvest-- who were rated an average of 300 points higher than he
was! Dmytro's coup de grace was a nice attacking victory on Board
One in the last round over GM Jaan Ehlvest (at 2690, "only" Number
2 on the wallchart that night!), capping off a perfect 4-0 sweep
of the Open Section and the $413 first prize, the 10 Grand Prix
Points AND a blistering 2818 tournament performance to boot! Fourth-ranked
GM Alex Wojtkiewicz, who has also defeated 4 GMs in one sitting
and turned in 2800+ performance ratings of his own when he won this
event in previous years, had to settle for clear second this year,
along with the 5 Grand Prix Points and $206 for scoring 3.5 (you
know you're in a strong tournament when Wojtkiewicz: a.) is Number
4 on the wallchart; and b.) doesn't win the tournament himself!).
Four players tied for 3rd-6th with 3 points, taking home $84 each:
GMs Leonid Yudasin and Ildar Ibragimov, and NMs Yevgeniy Gershov
and David Zimbeck.
13-year-old Alex Lenderman and Igor Dayen (re-entry) divvied up
the $207 top prizes in the Under 2200 Section by scoring 3.5 points
each, while Ed Kopiecki, Iryna Zenyuk and Thomas Waymouth shared
the $83 Under 2000 honors with 3 points a piece.
This was the 16th annual 15 Grand Prix Point, Thursday Night Extravaganza
at the historic Marshall Chess Club, and several out-of-towners
took advantage of the proximity to the upcoming World Open in Philadelphia
to sharpen their tactics a bit. The star-studded, 54-player field
that night featured 16 Masters, including six GMs, three IMs and
one unstoppable boy on a rampage!
- Steve Immitt
June 28-29 GPP: 6 New York Marshall CC Guess What's Next
Week? GP.
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. 2 Sections. Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd., others b/24:
$200-100-60, U2200/Unr $90. Amateur: (Open to 2000 & Unr.) $$275
b/16: $150-75, U1800 $50. Both: EF: $35, members $20. Reg: 2-day
ends 12:15, 1-day ends 9:45 Sun. Rds: 2-day 12:30-5:45 each day,
1-day rds. 1 and 2 (G/30) 10-11:15 Sun. http://www.marshallchessclub.org
. FIDE
July
July 1 (No NYMasters due to World Open)
July 5. Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action Plus.
5SS, G/45. $$400 b/24: $150-100-50, U2200/Unr 51, U1900 49.
July 6. Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60.
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: 120-75-45, U2200/unr $80, U1900 $48, U1600
$32.
July 7-28 Marshall Chess Club Monday U1600.
4SS, 50/2, 25/1. $$220 b/20: $100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25.
July 10 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
July 10 Chess Center Thursday Scholastic!
4-SS, G/30, age 17/below, Under 1400 or Unrated. Trophies: top 4,
top Unr.
July 12 New York July Action! WGPP: 10Q New York
5-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Marshall Club.
$$ 8 40 b/42 paid entries, minimum half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115,
top U2200/unr. $125, U2000 $100. Bonus prizes: top U2200/unr eligible
to enter 7/13 Master Game/60, Top U2500 wins free entry to 7/13
July 13 New York Summer Master Game/60! WGPP: 20Q New York
4-SS, G/60, open to players rated over 2199 plus Top U2200 Qualifier
from 7/12 July Action, Chess Center at the Marshall Club. $$750 Gtd: 300-150-125-75, top U2400 $100.
July 13 NY Summer Under 2200!
4-SS, G/60, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid entries):
150-100-50, top U2000 $95, top U1800 $85, $100 limit to unr.
July 17 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50,
Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter
next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
July 17 Chess Center Thursday Scholastic!
4-SS, G/30, age 17/below, Under 1400 or Unrated, Trophies: top 4,
top Unr.
July 19-20 GPP: 6 New York
Marshall CC July GP.
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. 2 Sections.
Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd., others b/24: $200-100-60, U2200/Unr $90.
Amateur: (Open to 2000 & Unr.) $$275 b/16: $150-75, U1800 $50.
FIDE
July 23-August 13. Marshall CC Wednesday U2000.
4SS, 50/2, SD/1. Open to U2000 & Unr.$$260
b/20: $120-60-30, U1700/Unr. $50.
July 24 10 Grand
Prix Points Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ 560 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50,
Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to
enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free entry to next
Tue Master Action.
A crowd of 34 showed up for the monthly Grand Prix edition of the
Thursday Night Action at the Marshall Chess Club. - Steve Immitt
July 24 Chess Center Thursday Scholastic!
4-SS, G/30, age 17/below, Under 1400 or Unrated, Trophies: top 4,
top Unr.
July 24th: Thursday Afternoon Scholastic Novice
With an exciting last-round victory on Board One over the top-ranked
player, second-ranked James Yang (1188) was Number One on Thursday,
winning 3 games and drawing one to finish with 3.5 points in the
3rd installment of the weekly Scholastic Novice tournament at the
Marshall. Allen Kato took Second with 3-1, and six-year-old Kabir
Peshawaria literally had his hands full with the Third Place trophy
for 2.5. Samuel Johns was the top-scoring unrated player. -
Steve Immitt
July 24-August 21 Marshall CC Thursday Members Only Swiss.
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to members only. $$300 b/20: $120-70-50,
U2000 $60.
1st Place: John Towsen--$132.00 3.5-0.5; 2nd, 3rd, and U2000: Yevgeny Feldman, Mark Gerstl, Dorothy Teasley, and Arnold Agree--$49.50 each, 3-1.
July 26 G.P.P: 10 New York July Game/60!
4-SS, G/60, Chess Center at the Marshall Club. $$ 840
Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125, U2000 $100.
After a quick last-round draw, GM Alexander Stripunsky and
IM Yury Lapshun were waiting to see who might join them in the Winners'
Circle of the New York July Game/60 Grand Prix on Saturday July
26th. Not IM Jay Bonin, who was paired with 15-year-old superstar
Dmytro Kedyk, who trailed Bonin by half a point. After winning a
pawn in the opening, Jay began to count the prize money a bit prematurely,
and allowed his young opponent the chance to complicate the position.
Discretion is definitely the wiser part of valor against Dmytro's
tactical wizardry, and when the smoke began to clear it was also
clear that Dmytro had been bad to The Bone again. None other than
FM Asa Hoffmann would become the third leg of the winning triumverate,
when he took his less experienced opponent out of the opening book
on move two and right into the mainlines of the Hoffmann Book! Asa
cleverly steered the game into something resembling a Fromm's Gambit
with colours reversed(!), aptly demonstrating why some opening variations
are destined to live on only as footnotes in the Encyclopedia of
The Weird.
The three winners each finished with 3.5 in the four-round drama,
taking home $205 a piece, while no fewer than seven players tied
for the various Under 2200 class prizes with 2.5 points: Vladimir
Polyakin, Daniel Lowinger, Greg Fernandez, Adam Maltese, Tatiana
Vayserberg, Sarkis Again, and eight-year-old Parker Zhao.
Thirty-three took part in the four-round, 15 Grand Prix Point Game/60
tournament. - Steve Immitt
July 27. Sunday Night Game/10 (QC)!
4-6 rounds, G/10, Chess Center at Marshall Club.$$ (100 b/10 paid):
50-25, top U2000 $25. USCF Quick-Rated, but regular ratings used
for prizes/pairings.
At the end of the long weekend, of course it was IM Jay Bonin
who had the last laugh, as he is wont to. Jay bested the field--
literally defeating everyone else-- in the Sunday Night Game/10
Quick Round-Robin July 27th, where he swept the whole room, 5-0!
Fellow IM Yury Lapshun, after paying proper homage to The Bone,
took the rest of the spoils with clear Second, 4-1. And no Quick
Chess scramble would be without Lev Zilbermintz, who took the Top
Under 2000 honors at 3-2.
While Jay was just beginning his fun, the 20-player, July Under
1800 was already winding down.
July 27. NY July Under 1800!
4-SS, G/60, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid
entries): 150-100-50, top U1600 $95, top U1400 $85, $75 limit to
unr.
Youngsters Shawn Martinez and Daniel Pomerantz divvied up the
$141 top prizes with their 3.5 scores, while Jay Kleinman, Angel
and Eric Alvares shared 3rd Place with the Under 1600 prize pool.
And Timur Milgrom had the next-to-the-last laugh, when he was paired
with his only remaining rival for the Under 1400 Prize-- and was
handed the kitty on a silver platter after his opponent (who undoubtedly
failed to consider matters carefully), in a wonderful example of
"pairing justice," promptly fofeited the game and the class prize
in the last round!
A happily exhausting weekend of chess work at the world famous Marshall!
- Steve Immitt
July 31 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (480 b/32
paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may
be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins free
entry to next Tue Masters.
July 31 Chess Center Thursday Scholastic!
4-SS, G/30, age 17/below, Under 1400 or Unrated. Trophies: top 4,
top Unr.
August
August 2 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action.
5SS, G/30 $$400 b/24: 150-100-50, U2200/Unr 60, U1900 40.
1st Place: Dmytro Kedyk--$143 4-1
4-way tie for 2nd, 3rd, and U2200: Salvijus Bercys, Jay Bonin, Vladimir
Polyakin, and Gary Mardakhaev--$50 each, 3.5-1.5 each
U1900: Matthew Fischler--$38 3-2
- Marshall Manager Andre Harding
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: 120-75-45, U2200/unr $80, U1900 $48, U1600 $32.
August 4-25 Marshall Chess Club Monday U1600.
4SS,50/2, 25/1. $$220 b/20: $100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25. Open
to players U1600 & Unr.
August 7 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club.
$$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85.
Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top
Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
Marshall CC's favorite IM, Jay Bonin, the persevering NM Rafael Furdzik, fresh off his vacation to Curacao, and steadfast FM Boris Privman shared first place honors and nearly $300 Thursday evening. NM Furdzik nudged IM Bonin for a draw in round three, and in pole position terminated tournament favorite, Senior Master Dmytro Kedyk, in the last round. FM Boris Privman overcame strong 4th seed FM Salvijus Bercys in the last round to join Bonin and Furdzik. Edward Duckworth turned out to be the surprise of the event earning the worth of his first round full point bye (as the lowest rated!) with a 385 point upset in the last round. NM David Zimbeck's sense of danger compelled him to bolt after his first round win, forfeiting to Duckworth and dodging Duckworth's bulldozer finish for a part of 3rd-6th place with 3 points and the clear $80 Under 2000 prize. Under 2200 participants also 3rd-6th, Aleksan Pelekhaty and Sanne De Boer, split $85. Marshall CC Governor John Fernandez directed in Steve Immitt's (Vermont Resort Open) absence and edited this report's details.
August 9-10 GPP: 6 New York
Marshall CC August GP.
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. 2 Sections.
Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd., others b/24: $200-100-60, U2200/Unr $90.
Amateur: (Open to 2000 & Unr.) $$275 b/16: $150-75, U1800 $50.
FIDE.
Open Section
1st-2nd: IM Yury Lapshun, FM Ilye Figler--$156.25 and 3 USCF Grand Prix Points each, 3.5-0.5
3rd: FM Boris Privman--$62.50, 3-1
U2200/Unr: Mackenzie Molner--$93.75, 3-1
Amateur Section
1st-2nd: Payam Parhami, J. Steven Svoboda--$154.69 each, 3.5-0.5
U1800: Edward Moscovic--$68.75, 3-1
-Marshall Manager Andre Harding
August 11th: 2003 U.S. Open News Flash!
Marshall CC member Marc Tyler Arnold (age 10) defeated his first GM, Six-time
U.S. Champion Walter Browne, in the 7th round of the 2003 U.S. Open.
Several Marshall Chess Club members participated in this classic 12 round event! Click the link above to check results.
August 12. 7pm 68th New York Masters - ($360 ADDED to prize fund) The New York Masters event and its website is organized and run independently by IM Greg Shahade. The NY Masters website editor and tournament director, John Fernandez, provides further info for this event - through the link provided here.
August 14 Chess Center Thursday Scholastic!
4-SS, G/30, age 17/below, Under 1400 or Unrated, Trophies: top 4, top Unr.
Turning lemons into lemonade was the way Aaron Hawkins saw the infamous
Under 1400 Scholastic Novice on August 14th. Merely being one of the 50
million thrust OUT of the spotlight Thursday was not enough to keep him from
sweeping the room by sunlight, scoring a perfect 4-0 to win the Thursday festivities
for the second week in a row. Newcomer Agron Kougani won his other three
games before falling to the winner-- not bad for his first tournament! Jonathan
Wong squeaked by over fellow Wong/sibling Timothy in the tie for 3rd-4th, while
Brandon Moore clinched the Top Unrated Player trophy. As the players watched
the lights flickering ominously while the last round's pairings were posted,
they had hardly an inkling of their collective, unique answer to the Big
Question: "Where were YOU in the Blackout of '03?!"
-Steve Immitt
August 14 4 Rated Games Tonight!
Blackout. No Event.
August 16 G.P.P: 15 New York August
Game/60!
4-SS, G/60, Chess Center at the Marshall Club, 23 W 10 St, bet.
5-6 Ave, NYC: 212-477-3716. EF: $40, Club members $25, GMs free
($20 from prize). $$ 840 Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125,
U2000 $100. Limit 2 byes, commit by 2:30. Re-entry $20. CCA ratings
used. Reg. ends 15 min. before game. Rds 12-2:30-4:45-7 pm. Phone
entry often impossible.
August 17. NY August Under 1800!
4-SS, G/60, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club, 23 W 10th St, bet
5-6 Ave, NYC: 212-477-3716. EF $40, Club members $25, $10 less to
entries from 8/16 August Game/60, specified Greater NY Scholastic
prizewinners free. $$ (480 b/32 paid entries): 150-100-50, top U1600
$95, top U1400 $85, $75 limit to unr. Limit 2 byes, commit by 2:30.
Reg. ends 10 min before game. Rds. 12-2:30-4:45-7 pm. CCA Ratings
used. Phone entry often impossible.
August 17. Sunday Night Game/10 (QC)!
4-6 rounds, G/10, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St, NYC:
212-477-3716. EF $20, Club membs $15, specified Greater NY prizewinners
free. $$ (100 b/10 paid): 50-25, top U2000 $25. USCF Quick-Rated,
but regular ratings used for prizes/pairings. Reg. ends 7:20 pm.
Rd. 1 7:30 pm.
August 19. 7pm 69th New York Masters - Play by play commentary.
August 20-September 10 Marshall CC Wednesday U2000
4SS, 50/2, SD/1.
John Towsen will probably be moving on up and out of this tournament, since the USCF has now posted an unofficial rating of 2067 for him. This will give the other players in this tournament a better chance of coming in first!
John Towsen took the first place prize of $126.00 with 3 1/2 points. Second-third prizes were split 5 ways (!) between Robert G. Holyfield, Anatoly Treger, Edward Scher, Paul T. Doganges, and Gabriel Rigono, with 3 points and $18.90 each. And the class prize for U1700 was a four-way split for Daniel Judd, James M. Frawley, Steven Chernick, and Rhys Athayde, at 2 points and $13.13 apiece.
-Riley Kellogg
August 21 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club, 23 W 10th St,
bet 5-6 Ave, NYC: 212-477-3716. May be limited to 1st 36 entries.
EF $30, Club membs $20, specified Greater NY Scholastic prizewinners
free. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85.
Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top
Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters. Limit 2 byes (1 bye
if U2000), commit by 8:15. Re-entry $15, counts half. Reg. ends
10 min. before game. Rds. 7-8:15-9:30-10:45 pm. Phone entry often
impossible. $5 extra if entering under 10 min. before game!
August 23 Marshall Chess Club Saturday
5SS, G/45.
And the winners were: 1st-3rd and U2200: IM Jayson Gonzales, IM Jay Bonin, Salvijus Bercys, and Joshua Weinstein-$98.72 each, 4-1; U1900: Albano Cuevas de Leon, Steve Romero, Jake Kaufman, Kuberan Naganathan, and Khaim Vaksengiser-$11.03 each, 2.5-2.5. - Andre Harding
Aug 24 Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4SS, G/60.
1st-3rd and U2200: IM Yury Lapshun, FM Fabiano Caruana, Salvijus Bercys, and Michael Thaler-$93.33 each, 3.5-0.5; U1900: Julia Kerr, Medina Parrilla, Gary Patella, and Darren Lustig-$14.00 each, 2-2; U1600: Tanisha Millan-$37.33, 2-2. - Andre Harding
August 28-September 25 Marshall CC Thursday Members Only Swiss
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to members only.
1st Place: $90.00
2nd Place: $52.50
3rd Place: $37.50
U2000: $45.00
August 29th Friday Rapids
The August 29, 2003 edition of the Friday Night Rapids drew seven players and a double round-robin was played, with cash prizes for the top three finishers. These were the final results:
1st Place: Raul Marquez-$17.50, 11.5-0.5; 2nd Place: Ilya Logunov-$10.50, 8.5-3.5; 3rd Place: Albano Cuevas de Leon-$7.00, 6-6. 4th-5th Place: Marc Arnold and Kakha Khaburcania, 4.5-7.5; 6th Place: Evan Rabin, 4-8; 7th Place: Robert Butts, 3-9.
-Andre Harding
August 30 Marshall Chess Club Saturday Action
5SS, G/30 $$400 b/24: 150-100-50, U2200/Unr 60, U1900 40.
1st-2nd: Dmytro Kedyk, FM Asa Hoffmann-$109.38 each, 4-1; 3rd and U2200: Jerry Simon, Adam Maltese, and Tatiana Vayserberg-$32.08 each, 3.5-1.5; U1900: James Critelli-$35.00, 3-2.
- Andre Harding
August 31. Marshall Chess Club Sunday G/60
4SS, G/60. $$400 b/24: 120-75-45, U2200/unr $80, U1900 $48, U1600 $32.
1st-2nd Place: IM Yury Lapshun, Vladimir Polyakin-$101.56 each, 4-0; U2200: Jon Jacobs-$83.33, 3-1; 3rd Place: Maksim Grinman, WFM Katharine Pelletier, and Ilya Bendich-$15.63 each, 2.5-1.5; U1900: Julia Kerr, Medina Parrilla-$25.00 each, 2.5-1.5; U1600: Kamran Hughes-$33.33, 2.5-1.5.
-Andre Harding
September
September 1. Marshall CC Monday U1600 Action
4SS, G/30.($220 b/20) 100-60, U1400 $35, U1200/Unr $25. Open to players rated U1600 and unrated.
Friday Rapids at 7 p.m.
Five minutes per player, Round-Robin Format, All entries paid as
fprizes.
September 7. Sunday Night Game/10 (QC)!
4-6 rounds, G/10, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (100 b/10 paid): 50-25, top U2000 $25.
September 12. Friday Super Rapids!
Five minutes per player, round-robin format, or double round-robin based on entries.
September 13-14 Marshall CC September
GP GPP: 6
4SS, 30/90, SD/60.
Open Section: 1st-2nd: IM Yury Lapshun, FM Boris Privman--$150.00 and 3 USCF Grand Prix Points each, 3.5-0.5; 3rd: IM Jayson Gonzales, FM Asa Hoffmann--$32.50 each, 3-1; U2200: FM Teddy Coleman, Mackenzie Molner, and Arthur Wei--$32.50 each, 2.5-1.5.
Amateur Section: 1st: Alisa Melekhina--$150.00, 4-0; 2nd and U1800: Albano Cuevas de Leon, Richard Kahn--$62.50 each, 3-1.
- Andre Harding
September 15th
"Queen vs. Rooks"
September 17 - October 15 Wednesday Under 2000
5SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to U2000 and unrated. $$260 b/20: $120-60-30, U1700/Unr. $50.Saturday, September 20th
Paris Fineberg-Heymann, age 10, beats his first chess master in a USCF-rated game.
Paris Fineberg-Heymann, USCF rating: 1774, beat master Ilan Kreitner (2200) in a game- 30 tournament on 9/20/03 at the Marshall Chess Club in New York City. Paris, who arrived five minutes late to the match, played black. The young chess player-on the Pressman All-American Chess Team (2003), New York City and New York State chess champion for K-3 (2002) as well as finishing #2 at the Nationals in Dallas, Texas that same year and finally inching up to #1 on the February (2002) USCF top 100 list for age 8 in the USA-is no stranger to success. "The game was a great game," admits Paris, "I felt that I played my best."
Ilan Kreitner 2200-Paris Fineberg-Heymann 1774
G/30 Rd 2 9/20/03
1. e4 c5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 cd
4.Nd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6
6.f4 Bg7
7.e5 Nfd7
8.e6 Nf6
9.Bb5+ kf8
10.ef Kf7
11.Bc4+ d5
12.Bb3 e6
13.0-0 Re8
14.Kh1 Nc6
15.Nf3 Kg8
16.Ng5 Na5
17.Be3 Nb3
18.ab Nh5
19.Nf3 b6
20.Ne5 Bb7
21.Qd2 Bh6
22.g4 d4+
23.Kg1 de
24.Qxd8 Rad8
25.gh Rd2
26.Nf3 Rxc2 After Black takes control of the 7th rank, White resigns a few moves later.
September 21 G.P.P: 20 Indian Summer Master Game/60!
4-SS, G/60, open to players rated over 2199 plus Top U2200 Qualifier
from 9/20 September Action, Chess Center at the Marshall Club. $$750 Gtd: 300-150-125-75, top U2400 $100.
Steven Gordon Lecture:
September 22nd 7 p.m.
"Researching Chess on the Internet"
Sunday, September 28th
Transcontinental Youth Match
Marshall CC 3 - Mechanics Institute 1
Click for Games / Results
On Sunday, September 28th, two world famous chess clubs, the Marshall Chess Club (http://www.marshallchessclub.org) and the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club (http://www.chessclub.org) squared off despite being being separated by 2600 miles (4150km), in what will hopefully be the first in a series of distance matches between the famous New York City and San Francisco clubs.
This match pitted four of New York's best players under the age of 16 versus four of Northern California's best and brightest. The games were played at a Game 90 + 30 second increment over the Internet Chess Club (http://www.chessclub.com).
In four very exciting games, the Marshall Chess Club won the match with the score of 3 wins to 1 loss. On board one, FM Igor Schneider and Matthew Ho went into some deep preparation in the Centre Counter Defense, based on the Anand - Lautier clash from Biel 1997. On board two, Nicholas Yap and WFM Laura Ross played an exciting game in the Sveshnikov variation of the Sicilian Defense. Yap excellently controlled the center and created tactical problems with his passed b pawn, forcing home the full point with good technique. On board three, FM Fabiano Caruana chose the Two Knights variation of the Caro Kann Defense versus Drake Wang. In a shocking blunder, Wang hung mate in one on move 9, although it must be admitted that his position was probably already quite critical. On board four, Ewelina Krubnik went headlong into Marc Tyler Arnold's Benko Gambit. Arnold played a brilliant game in true Benko Gambit style, pressuring the b2 weakness, trading queens, and winning the game. Especially pleasing was Arnold's beautiful geometric motif of Ba6-Be2-Bb5-Bd3! on three consecutive moves to seal the game, and his exchange sacrifice on b2 to tear Krubnik's position to shreds.
-John Fernandez (article written for The Week in Chess)
FM Asa Hoffmann
Lecture Series!
Monday September 29th
"Strategy and Tragedy"
October
October 9. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master
wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
October 10th Super Rapids Report.
Eleven members turned out for the Super Rapids (or Super Blitz) this month. Asa Hoffmann won First place with 9-1, for $49.50. Vladimir Polyakin took seond place, 8 1/2- 1 1/2, for $27.50. We reinstated the class prizes this week; Yefim Treger won the U2200 with 7 1/5, for $17.60; and Matt Fischler took the U1800 with 5-5, for $15.40.
It is with great sadness that I report that Paul Pressman passed away on Wednesday, October 8th. Services were held the following day. Paul was a lovely, gentle man, and his presence will be greatly missed at the Marshall Chess Club. Paul was a psychiatrist, member of the club, and with his son Leif, a regular at the Friday Rapids. He and Leif were great buddies. Our deep sympathies are with Leif and his mother, Mary Pressman, and his daughters, Lori and Ruby Pressman. Members wishing to send condolences may send them to the Pressman family, care of the Marshall Chess Club; they will be forwarded to the family.
Click for The New York Times' obituary.
-Riley Kellogg
Garden Party!!
Saturday
October 11th at 7 p.m.
October 11-12. GPP: 6 New York Marshall CC October GP.
4-SS, 30/90, SD/60. Marshall CC. 2 sections.
Open: Top 2 prizes Gtd, others b/24: $200-100-60, U2200/Unr 90.
Amateur: (U2000/Unr.) $275 b/16; $150-75, U1800 $50,$75 limit to unr. FIDE.
Here are the final standings for the MCC October GP.
Winners of the Open Section: GM Julio Becerra 2580, FM Boris Privman 2308, IM Yury Lapshun 2549 each with 3.5 pts and each won $126.66. U2200 Robert Hess 2119 with 3 pts.
Winner of the Amateur Section: Mervin Mathew 1916 with 3.5 pts and won $253.12
Winners of the 2nd Prize and U1800: Felix Bershadski 1988, Alisa Melekhina 1924, Matthew Fischler 1869, Sarah Dapul-Weberman 1718 and Richard Kahn 1610; each had 3 pts and won $42.18
-Anca
Sunday October 12th.
The Marshall October Grand Prix featured 10 year old (and 20 days) Alec Getz defeating his first master, Vladimir Polyakin, playing black in regulation time control of 30/90 SD1 in a USCF/FIDE rated game.
Before Alec played Vladimir Polyakin, Alec had beaten former 6th and 7th Grade National Champion Allen Weiss in a G/30.
Alec was the 2002 New York State Champion in the K-3 division (tied with Paris Fineberg-Heymann). He came in 3rd in the K-3 division in Nashville in 2003 and Portland 2002, 2nd in the 3rd Grade in Atlanta, and 3rd in the 2nd Grade in Dallas.
[Event "Marshall October Grand Prix"]
[Site "NYC"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vladimir Polyakin"]
[Black "Alec Getz"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 d5
4. Nc3 Be7
5. cxd5 exd5
6. Bg5 c6
7. Qc2 O-O
8. e3 h6
9. Bh4 Be6
10. Bd3 Nbd7
11. O-O Ne8
12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. Rfe1 Nd6
14. Na4 Nc8
15. Rac1 Ncb6
16. Nc5 Nxc5
17. dxc5 Nd7
18. Nd4 Ne5
19. Bf1 f5
20. f3 Qf6
21. b4 a6
22. a4 Bd7
23. f4 Ng6
24. Bd3 Ne7
25. Rb1 g5
26. Qb2 Ng6
27. g3 Rae8
28. Qf2 g4
29. b5 axb5
30. axb5 Re7
31. bxc6 bxc6
32. Rb6 h5
33. Bb5 Rc8
34. Ba6 Rce8
35. Nb5 h4
36. Nc7 hxg3
37. hxg3 Rh7
38. Nxe8 Bxe8
39. Qb2 Qe7
40. Bf1 Nxf4
41. Qf2 Nh3+
42. Bxh3 Rxh3
43. Qxf5 Rxg3+
44. Kh2 Qh4#
October 16. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club.$$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master
wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
October 17. Friday Rapids
October 18 Book Fair!!
October 18 G.P.P: 10 New York October Action!
5-SS, G/30, Chess Center at the Marshall Club. $$ 840 b/42 paid entries, minimum half each prize Gtd: $$ 300-200-115, top U2200/unr. $125, U2000 $100.
1st (4.5-.5): GM Julio Becerra $150
2nd (4-1): FM Asa Hoffmann $100
3rd-5th (3.5-1.5): Salvijus Bercys, Yeffim Treger, Rafal Furdzik $19 each
1st-2nd, Under 2200/Under 2000: (3-1): Kubera Naganathan, Gabor Schnitzler $57 each
October 19. 11th Annual Greater NY October Under 13 Open.
4-SS, G/30, open to all born after 11/19/90. Trophies to
top 10, top Unr, top 3 teams (top 3 scorers from same school) each
section. 8 weeks free entry to 1st, 4 weeks free to 2nd each section.
1st (4-0): Tanisha Millan
2nd (3-1): William Gregory
Top Under 1000 (3-1): Santul Nerkar
October 19. Chess Center Game/10 (QC)!
4-6 rounds, G/10, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (100 b/10 paid): 50-25, top U2000 $25.
NEW CHESS LIFE EDITOR TO HOLD MEETING
Kalev Pehme, the new Editor of Chess Life, will hold an informal meeting on Sunday, October 19th to address contributors and potential contributors to Chess Life. Also in attendance will be USCF Interim Executive Director, Grant Perks and USCF Executive Board Member, Dr. Frank Brady.
October 20: GM John Fedorowicz Lecture
October 23 10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter), top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr
may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins
free entry to next Tue Master Action.
1st (4-0): IM Justin Sarkar $200 + 8 Grand Prix Points
2-3 (3.5-0.5) GM Julio Becerra, GM Ildar Ibragimov $76 + 1 Grand Prix Point each
1-2, Under 2200 Ben Johnson (Tuesday Masters' Qualifier) (3-1) Enrico Balmaceda $44 each
1st, Under 2000 Matthew Fischler $79 (2.5-1.5)
October 24. Friday Rapids
October 25 - 26 or 26 G.P.P: 15 NY October Congress
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1 Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club.
$$ 1,500 b/60 paid entries, min. 2/3 of each prize Gtd. 3 sections,
Master/Expert, open to over 1999. $$ 350-200-100, top U2300/unr.
$175. Class A, open to 1800-1999. $$ 200-100, $100 limit to unr.
Under 1800. $$ 200-100, top U1600 $75. $75 limit to unr. FIDE.
Master/Expert Section
1st (3.5-0.5): GM Ildar Ibragimov $300 and 10 Grand Prix Points!
2nd-6th (3-1): GM Julio Becerra,
IM Jay Bonin (re-entry),
WGM Martha Fierro,
Pieter Bierkens,
Mackenzie Molner $81 and 1 Grand Prix Point each
Class A Section
1st (4-0): Mervin Matthew $170
2nd-3rd (3-1): Frank Paciulli (re-entry),
David Kantey $43 each
Under 1800 Section
1st-4th (3-1): Dwayne Wilson,
Anthony Daniel,
William Dubinsky,
Steven Chernick $80 each
(55 entries)
-Steve/Chess Center of New York
October 25. Sat Knight Action!
3-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10.
1. October 25 - Saturday Knight Action! 1st (3-0): Boris Privman $40 2-3 (2-1): Mark Arnold $10 2-3 (2-1): Gabor Schnitzler $10-Steve/Chess Center of New York
November
November 1-2, November 8: Marshall CC Under-2200
Championship.
6-SS, 30/90, SD/60. $$ 400 b/24: 150-100-50, U2000 $51, U1800
$49. Top 10 finishers with plus scores will be eligible to pay for and
enter the Marshall CC Championship in December (otherwise, 2200
rating required).
1st Place: Vladimir Polyakin--$268.75, 5-1
2nd-3rd Place and U2000: John Towsen, Marc Tyler Arnold, and Andrew Hellenschmidt--$120.04 each, 4.5-1.5 each;
U1800: Alexander N. Sperling--$87.79, 4-2.
The Top 10 Finishers have qualified to pay for and enter the 2003 Edward Lasker Memorial and 87th Marshall Chess Club Championship, December 6-14, 2003. There is a large tie for 5th-13th place, all with 4-2. It is to be determined whether places 11-13 will be awarded qualification spots.
-Andre Harding
November 8: Marshall CC Under-2200 Championship
Final Day, see November 1st
November 10-December 8. Marshall CC U1600 Monday U1600.
4SS, 30/90, SD/60. Open to players rated U1600 and unrated. $$220/b20:$100-60,
U1400$35, U1200/Unr $25. Reg. 6:15-6:45, Rds: 7 p.m. each Monday.
November 13. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85. Top U2200/Unr may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top
Master wins free entry to next Tue Masters.
1st-2nd: GM Julio Becerra, IM Jay Bonin (3.5-0.5): $75 each
1st-2nd, Under 2200/Under 2000: Lev Zilbermintz, Jonathan Gottehrer (3-1):
$53 each
3rd-5th (2.5-1.5): WGM Martha Fierro, Boris Privman, Kubera Naganathan:
$10 each
Top Under 2200 Qualifier for November 18th Tuesday Masters: Jonathan
Gottehrer
-Steve Immitt and the Chess Center of NY
November 14-16, 22-23 or November
15-16, 22-23, or November 21-23
G.P.P: 20 14th Annual NY Fall Futurity!
9-SS, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club. $$ (1,600
b/50 paid, juniors count half, minimum 2/3 of each prize Gtd): $$
500-300-200-150-150-100, top non-FIDE $200, all FIDE 2200+ who play
at least 7 rds in 4 or 5-day option, including 11/23, win $30 minimum
prize ($15 minimum for FIDE 2000-2199).
Making Board One his "home" for the weekend of November 21-23rd, GM
Leonid Yudasin took the shortcut to the top of the New York Fall Futurity, racking
up 5 quick wins in the 3-Day (Action) Schedule on Friday evening, with an
extra victory for good measure in Round 6 the next morning. Combined with three
more half-points in Rounds 7-9, the former Candidate coasted the distance
without difficulty, leaving early with his $500 First Prize, as in years past, a
point ahead of the field.
The contest for next best was not nearly as decisive, with six players
who each scored 6.5 points sharing the remaining $900 in place prizes at $150
each: FMs Thomas Bartell, 15-year-old Igor Schneider, Ilye Figler and Yefim
Treger were joined by 14-year-old Salvijus Bercys and Pieter Bierkens.
Three Masters shared the $200 prize for top-scoring non-FIDE-rated
player: Ed Gaillard (formerly active in New York in the early 1980's at the Chess
Center's 14th Street branch), Vitaly Zaderman and Jerry Simon each scored
5.5-3.5.
No fewer than ten players apparently earned FIDE-rateable performances in
this tournament. Three of them built their FIDE ratings from scratch: Ed
Gaillard (2216), Marajudin Daftani (2182) and 17-year-old Iryna Zenyuk (2137).
They should have their international ratings published on the January 2004
FIDE List. Seven others also achieved ratable performances: Vitaly Zaderman
(2241 over 8 games), Jerry Simon (2226: 5 games), William Potts (2058: 4 games),
Leif Pressman (2044: 5 games) Eugene Koltunov (2016: 6 games), Matt Fischler
(1912: 6 games), and Jonathan Hains (1837: 5 games). They will need similar
performances in future internationally rated tournaments to fulfill the
nine-game requirement.
Over 56 players packed the venerable Marshall Chess Club for the 14th
edition of the annual 20 Grand Prix Point New York Fall Futurity, a record
turnout for one of the few tournaments in the U.S. which provides players with the
opportunity to earn international ratings over the required nine games, and
which, in previous years, has traditionally been the final tournament in the U.S.
to be included on the January FIDE (international) rating list.
-Steve Immitt and the Chess Center of NY
November 15-16. 14th Annual NY Fall Amateur.
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1, open to U2200 or unrated, Chess Center at the
Marshall Club, 23 West 10 St, between 5-6th Ave, NYC: 212-477-3716.
EF: $40, Club members $25. $$ (300 b/20): 140-90, top U2000 $70.
18-year-old Maksim Grinman was the first to cash in over the
weekend, clinching the $126 first prize, with 3.5 points in the 4-round Fall
Under 2200 tournament played alongside the Futurity. Bruno Bier, 13-year-old
James Critelli and 12-year-old Medina Parrilla each received $48 for tying for
2nd-4th with 3 points.
-Steve Immitt and the Chess Center of NY
Special Wednesday Lecture!
November 19: Stephen Zietz
Curator of the John G. White Chess Collection
at the Cleveland Public Library
November 20. G.P.P: 10
10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$560 b/32 paid entries (may be limited to 1st 36 to enter),
top 2 Gtd: $$ 200-110-50, Top U2200/unr $105, U2000 $95. Top U2200/Unr
may be eligible to enter next Tue Master Action, Top Master wins
free entry to next Tue Master Action.
22 players showed up to enter the "10 Grand Prix Points Tonight!" monthly
Grand Prix edition of the 4 Rated Games Thursday Night Action at the Marshall. IM Jay Bonin did not!
1st (3.5-0.5): GM Julio Becerra $200
2nd-6th (3-1): GM Alex Stripunsky $ 29
IM Ron Burnett, FM Yevgeniy Gershov, WGM Martha Fierro, FM Boris Privman $29 each.
Top Under 2200
(3-1): Mark Glukhovskiy $ 72
Top Under 2000 (2.5-1.5): Kubera Naganathan $ 65
Under 2200 Qualifier to November 25th Tuesday Masters: Larry
Tamarkin.
-Steve Immitt and the Chess Center of NY
November 14-16, 22-23 or November
15-16, 22-23, or November 21-23
G.P.P: 20 14th Annual NY Fall Futurity!
9-SS, Previously posted, see above.
November 22-23. NY Fall Under 2000.
4-SS, 30/90, SD/1, open to U2000 or unrated, Chess Center at the
Marshall Club. $$ (300 b/20): 140-90, top U1700 $70,
$90 limit to unr.
St. John's sophomore Travis Patay had a good day in the One-Day Schedule on Sunday,
sweeping the field with a perfect 4-0 and a 2243 tournament performance,
on the way to the $182 First Prize. Four players were stopped at 3 points
to tie for Second and $52 each: Ed Kopiecki, Nick Panico, Edward Moscovic
and 11-year-old Martin Goman. Like its big brother that weekend, the Under
2000 had its own (somewhat smaller) following: the 26 player turnout bumped
the prizes up 30 per cent higher than their advertised payouts!
-Steve Immitt and the Chess Center of NY
November 22. Sat Knight Action!
3-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Chess Club. 3-0 wins $40, 2.5 wins $20, 2 wins $10.
November 29 Marshall CC Saturday G/45
4SS, G/45. ($400 b/24) $135-80-55, 1700-1999/unr $65.
December
December 3, 2003 Press Release:
2003 EDWARD LASKER MEMORIAL AND
87TH ANNUAL MARSHALL CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW YORK - Battle for New York's best chessplayer to be contested at world famous Greenwich Village club.
Round one of the 2003 Edward Lasker Memorial and 87th Marshall Chess Club Championship is to begin on Saturday, December 6, at 2 p.m. at the Marshall Chess Club, located in a landmark-designated district on West 10th Street in Manhattan.
"The Marshall Chess Club Championship has been historically one of the greatest and most important events in the United States," said John Fernandez, tournament director for this event. "Decades ago, it nearly served as a de facto United States Championship! This event brings back the prestige of this venerable tournament in one of the most famous historic chess clubs in the world."
One round a day, nine rounds in all, will be played through December 14. Weekend games begin at 2 p.m. and weekday games at 7 p.m. "At a pace of one game a day, the level of play should be very good," said Jeffrey Tannenbaum, chairman of the Marshall's tournament committee. Games and results are to be posted each day on the Marshall's web site (http://www.marshallchessclub.org).
The tournament is open to all masters, to 13 qualifiers from the recent Marshall Amateur Championship and to a handful of invited top junior players. The tournament has a prize fund of $5,000 and is open to non-members as well as members. The title of 2003 Marshall Chess Club Champion is to go to the highest-scoring member.
Opening ceremonies will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (December 6) and will include a commemorative lecture by Life Master Gary Forman in honor of Edward Lasker and Mona Karff. The late Mr. Lasker was a great chessplayer, an inventor and a Marshall member. The late Mrs. Karff was repeatedly the U.S. women's chess champion, and also a Marshall member. A fund created by Mrs. Karff in her will is the principal source of financing for the tournament. "This event honors two signal personalities in the history of American chess, Mona Karff and Edward Lasker," said Allen Kaufman, a former president of the Marshall.
December 4. 4 Rated Games Tonight!
4-SS, G/30, Chess Center at Marshall Club. $$ (480 b/32 paid): 150-100-50, Top U2200/unr $95, U2000 $85.
Three-time U.S. Champion GM Joel Benjamin had no problem making it to the finish line a whole point ahead of the 25-player field this past Thursday December 4th, processing all four of opponents with little difficulty, and departing with his $117 First Prize before the midnight hour. 16-year-old Adam Maltese, 13-year-old Sarkis Agaian, David Franklin and Jonathan Corbblah all tied for 2nd-5th with 3 points out of 4, along with 1st-4th Under 2200, bringing home $48 each. Paul Hoffman, Leif Pressman and Gabor Schnitzler shared the $66 Under 2000 Prize at 2.5 points a piece. And Franklin, who turned in a formidible 2450 tournament performance despite his last round loss to Benjamin on Board One, was the well-deserved Qualifier to the next Tuesday Masters' Tournament on December 16th.
While the Marshall Club Championship takes place, there will be no "4 Rated Games Tonight!" on December 11th. The next Thursday Night Action is December 18th at 7:00 pm. Good Luck to all the Club Championship participants!
-Steve Immitt and the Chess Center of NY
December 6-14 Edward Lasker Memorial and 87th Annual Marshall Chess Club Championship! GPP: 100
9SS, 40/2, SD/1, Marshall CC, 23 W 10th St, NYC: 212-477-3716.Open only to 2200+, qualifiers from Marshall Amateur Championship November 1-8, and seeded players. $$4,400 Gtd: $2000-1000-500-350, U2400/Unr $250, U2300 $200, U2200 $100.
Edward Lasker Memorial Brilliancy Prize $400: IM Jay Bonin his astonishing defeat of U.S. Champion GM Alexander Shabalov!
Best Combination of the Club Championship $200: GM Julio Becerra!
Marshall CC Champion: GM Jaan Ehvest!
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December 11, 2003
BONIN STUNS SHABALOV; 5 WAY TIME FOR FIRST
The Marshall Championship Continues with Round 5 at 7 PM. There is a 5 way tie for first place. In round four, International Master Jay Bonin stunned US Champion Alexander Shabalov with a profound and sharp sacrifice of a pawn, which lead to an overloading of the black queen and a decisive attack.
December 12, 2003
Ehlvest -Fedorowicz: A Perplexing Draw;
5 Players In Dead Heat For First After 5 Rounds
Grandmasters Jaan Ehlvest of Estonia and John Fedorowicz of the United States fought their way to an enigmatic draw in the fifth Round of the 2003 Marshall Chess Club Championship in New York City. The game, a Gruenfeld Defense, saw the former world championship candidate gain a clear edge and who seemed to be coasting to a positional squeeze, when Fedorowicz mesmerized the spectators at the Marshall and the many following the game online (ICC) with 24.c5, sacrificing a knight for two pawns. Elhvest decided that Black's counterplay was enough.
Grandmasters Jan Ehlvest, Leonid Yudasin, Julio Becerra, John P Fedorowicz, and International Master Jay Bonin are tied with 3 ˝ after 5 rounds.
December 13, 2003
EHLVEST ALONE IN FIRST BY ˝, TOPPLES BONIN IN ROUND 6;
FOUR TRAIL WITH 4 WITH 3 ROUNDS LEFT;
EHLVEST HAS WHITE AGAINST SHABALOV TODAY
Grandmaster Jan Ehlvest of Estonia snagged an apparently lost opening thread by Jay Bonin, the New York International Master, to weave a winning technical endgame and take sole possession of first place in the 87th Marshall Chess Club Championship in New York City. Bonin, who essayed the Botvinnik System of the English Opening, seemed to lose his opening initiative after 16.Nc1. Ehlvest soon won the exchange for a pawn, and though Bonin fought valiantly, he could not save the game. In another headline match, US Champion Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov defeated Israeli Grandmaster Leonid Yudasin's Center Counter Defense in relentless style. Ehlvest will face Shabalov in the 7th round today at 2 PM. After 6 rounds, Ehlvest leads with 4 ˝, followed by Grandmasters Shabalov, Becerra, and Fedorowicz, and FIDE Master Ilye Figler, all with 4.
December 14, 2003
FEDOROWICZ & FIGLER JOIN EHLVEST AT THE TOP WITH 5;
SHABALOV & YUDASIN ARE CLOSE WITH 4 1/2
Grandmasters Jaan Ehlvest and Alexander Shabalov drew their 7th round duel in the 87th Marshall Chess Club Championship in New Y