Category: Chess Tournaments
Final Round of the Spring Slow will be held on Tuesday, April 17, games begin at 6:45 PM
The final round of the “Spring” Slow will be held on Tuesday, April 17. Games begin at 6:45 PM. Perhaps we should rename the tournament “Between the Storms Slow”? Standings after round 3 and pairings for round 4 are given below. Participants who did not inform me that they would not play in round 3 prior to the round were not paired in round 4.
Standings after Round 3
Place Points Name
1 3.0 RICKER, JUSTIN
2 2.5 NOVOTNY, PAUL
3 2.5 Paulik, George F
4 2.0 Frogner, David Bru
5 2.0 GAUSTAD, KEVIN A
6 2.0 KERN, MICHAEL Wynd
7 2.0 KINION, PAUL Arthu
8 2.0 KNUTH, JAI
9 2.0 KNUTH, ROY
10 2.0 Lange, Henry
11 1.5 Fulsomiii, Jackie
12 1.5 Xu, Hans
13 1.0 FRISBY, Bob
14 1.0 KERN, IAN David
15 1.0 Lange, Stephen Ken
16 1.0 Markland, Matthew
17 1.0 Richardson, Robert
18 0.5 CHEN, WEIZHI (JONATHAN)
19 0.5 Schimke, Timothy J
20 0.5 zhang, Zhongyu (ETHAN)
21 0.0 ZHANG, RYNE Matthe
Round 4 Pairings (Final)
Board White; Black
101. RICKER, JUSTIN (3.0,1998); Paulik, George F (2.5,1791)
102. NOVOTNY, PAUL (2.5,1677); GAUSTAD, KEVIN A (2.0,1874)
103. KINION, PAUL Arthu (2.0,1320); KNUTH, ROY (2.0,1700)
104. Frogner, David Bru (2.0,1125); KERN, MICHAEL Wynd (2.0,1430)
105. Lange, Henry (2.0,775); KNUTH, JAI (2.0,1233)
106. Fulsomiii, Jackie (1.5,1400); Xu, Hans (1.5,827)
107. Markland, Matthew (1.0,714); FRISBY, Bob (1.0,1243)
108. KERN, IAN David (1.0,nnnn); Lange, Stephen Ken (1.0,853)
109. Richardson, Robert (1.0,552); zhang, Zhongyu (ETHAN) (0.5,669)
110. CHEN, WEIZHI (0.5,nnnn); Schimke, Timothy J (0.5,1576)
RCTC President’s Cup, Saturday, December 16, 10 AM – 5 PM
The President’s Cup
An RCTC Math Department and Rochester Chess Club Community Chess Tournament
Saturday, December 16, 10 AM – 5 PM in the RCTC Cafeteria
RCTC will be hosting the President’s Cup, a community chess tournament, on Saturday, December 16, 2017. RCTC and Student Life, respectively, have generously provided the space and chess equipment for this event. Additional funding is provided by a youth enrichment grant to Rochester Chess from the Mayo Clinic Office of Community Relations. The tournament has three sections, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. All sections are unrated. Intermediate and Advanced players will be required to record their games. Instruction will be provided if needed. All participants will play 4 games (no elimination). Participants may request up to two ½-point byes for rounds they cannot play. Read More…
10 Days until Rochester Open 2016!
Just ten more days until the Rochester Open 2016 event begins!
Join us for two days of dropped queens, masterful sacrifices, and friendly (yet competitive) chess. Play for fun, or play for the prize money; whether you play casually or competitively, there will be chess games for you. This is the only major Rochester chess event this year, so don’t miss it!
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to preregister. Just go to https://onlineregistration.cc/RCC/RO2016 and fill out the form. Alternatively, you can sign up on-site.
Full details here: https://rochesterchess.com/events/event/rochester-open-2016/