Category: Chess Tournaments
Round 4 Pairings for the March Slow. Round 4 Rescheduled to April 2 at RCTC
Due to Spring Break, the final round of the March Slow has been postponed until Tuesday, April 2 The pairings are below. As usual, the games begin at 6:30 PM in the RCTC cafeteria. Casual chess and game analysis will be featured on March 26. Bring your game scores to analyze.
| Bd | White | Black |
| 101 | MILOSEVIC, JOVANA (3.0,2037) | JENSEN, MATTHEW R (3.0,2210) |
| 102 | PAULIK, GEORGE F (2.5,1815) | NEWSHUTZ, ROBERT (2.0,1951) |
| 103 | GAUSTAD, KEVIN A (2.0,1872) | KNUTH, ROY (2.0,1700) |
| 104 | NOVOTNY, PAUL (2.0,1643) | KNUTH, JAI (2.0,1264) |
| 105 | LANGE, STEPHEN Ken (1.5,909) | FRISBY, BOB (1.5,1172) |
| 106 | LANGE, HENRY (1.5,1114) | SELLON, ISAAC (1.5,nnnn) |
| 107 | SCHIMKE, TIM (1.0,1514) | KINION, PAUL (1.0,1348) |
| 108 | AHN, ISAAC H (1.0,1361) | RICHARDSON, ROBERT (1.0,620) |
| 109 | AHN, EDWARD S (1.0,690) | MARKLAND, THOMAS (0.5,480) |
| 110 | SELLON, LUKE (0.5,nnnn) | MARKLAND, MATT (0.0,640) |
Directions to the RCTC playing site: Park in the main lot on the East side of the main campus. Enter through the Hill Theater/East Hall entrance; it’s closest to the lot. Follow signs to restrooms and an elevator. Ride up to the third floor and it opens into the cafeteria. Thanks to Paul Kinion and the RCTC math department for sponsoring this event.
2018 Rochester July Quick Chess Tournament, July 10 and 17, with cash prizes!
Rochester Chess will be hosting a 4-round USCF-rated Quick Tournament on July 10 and 17, 6:30 – 9 PM. Two games will be played each night. G/25; 4-second delay (quick rated only so no risk to your regular rating). Up to 2 half-point byes may be requested in rounds 1-3. A zero-point bye is available for round 4. USCF membership is required.
Registration: Free if you register online using link below (strongly recommended to help us start on time) or onsite from 6:15 – 6:30 PM. Onsite registration is $5.
Prizes (based on 12 participants): $50 first place; $30 second place; $15 third place; $10 under class prize.
Location: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, 203 3rd avenue SW, Rochester.
Register online:
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)