Category: Chess Tournaments
Winners of the 2020 Rochester Chess Holiday Tournament. Free Advanced Chess Classes by Woman FIDE Master Jovana Milosevic
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Rochester Chess Holiday Tournament! The tournament was held online on Chess.com from December 15-29.
One slow game (G/30+30) was played per week for 3 weeks in 4 sections: 3 quads and one mini-swiss. Cole Hafner finished in first place with a perfect 3-0 score in the swiss section. Cole will receive a 6-month membership to the Rochester Chess. Tied for second place with 2-1 scores were Bob Richardson and Sanvithav Vallurupalli.
Steve Lange finished in first place in the Gamma Quad with a perfect 3-0 score. Steve will receive a 6-month extension to his membership to Rochester Chess. Jack Fulsom finished in second place with a 2-1 score.
Michael Kern finished in first place in Beta Quad with a perfect 3-0 score. Michael will receive a 6-month membership to Rochester Chess. Isaac Sellon and Tim Schimke tied for second place with 1.5 – 1.5 scores.
Soren Wiedmann, Mohamed Omer, and Paul Gabrail finished in a 3-way tie for first place in the Alpha Quad with 2-1 scores. Each will receive a 6-month membership to Rochester Chess.
Women FIDE master Jovana Milosevic is leading an advanced chess class on Saturdays from noon – 1:30 PM. She meets with the participants on Zoom and shares her screen with them during the class. Club members are welcome to join. Tuition will be free for the next series of 4 classes due to a donation to Rochester Chess that was given to support chess improvement among club members. The next series starts on January 9. Send me an email if you want to join the class: dennismays101@gmail.com Jovana also offers individual chess lessons online: jovana51796@gmail.com
Reminder to Register for 2020 Rochester Chess Online Quads
It is not too late to register for the 2020 Rochester Holiday Quads which will begin on Tuesday, December 15. Learn more and register by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyshpR-aoTmZY1dIhWPrfzDoyyZUuhAUZR_KFsYnHHDjrkNQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
The following individuals have already registered:
| First Name | Last Name | Chess.com User ID | Chess.com Rating |
| Paul | Gabrail | peteypabmf | 1720 |
| George | Paulik | tyro_100 | 1674 |
| Soren | Wiedmann | swiedormannen | 1600 |
| Michael | Kern | DanielWrench | 1600 |
| Tim | Schimke | jackburton2008 | 1550 |
| George | Berg | gburger1296 | 1400 |
| Isaac | Sellon | isaacthedestroyer | 1400 |
| Jack | Fulsom | Endgamer1 | 1353 |
| Robert | Richardson | Brich999 | 1200 |
| Steve | Lange | eaglevents | 1160 |
| edwin | albrecht | eyedoc242 | 800 |
| Arya | Murthy | Handsomeeagle83 | 700 |
| Sophia | Chen | princessgoogie | 560 |
The winner of each quad will receive a 6-month extension to their Rochester Chess membership!
Rochester Chess News, December 2020
George Paulik (upper quad) and Matt Markland (lower quad) finished in first place in Edwin’s Online Quads with scores of 3-0. Jack Fulsom and Tim Schimke tied for second in the upper quad with 1.5 points each. Bob Richardson finished in clear second in the lower quad with 2 points.
The 2020 Rochester Holiday Quads will begin on December 15. Learn more and register by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyshpR-aoTmZY1dIhWPrfzDoyyZUuhAUZR_KFsYnHHDjrkNQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
NM Matt Jensen’s ChessGoals has started a YouTube Channel. To learn more about it click on this link: https://mailchi.mp/1332682d5485/new-adult-learner-plan-released-7-new-videos?e=3a7784deab
WFM Jovana Milosevic is continuing her very instructive advanced chess classes on most Saturdays. The classes are recorded for viewing at a later time. Tuition is $10 – $15 per class depending on the number of participants. Send an email to dennismays101@gmail.com for more information.