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Stamnov Wins December Blitz
 

FM Aleksandar Stamnov took clear first place with 11.0/12.0, losing only one of his second round games to Ron Washington.

Expert Matthew Wilber scored 9.0/12.0 for uncontested second place. Matthew split the second round with Expert Isaac Braswell and lost both sixth round games to Stamnov.

Four players tied for third place with 8.0/12.0. They were Expert Isaac Braswell, Expert Jordan Cohen, Tim Donnahue, and Robby Hecht.

Crosstables

Posted by Tom Dec 27, 2009

 

Felecan Sweeps Nov Bi-Level
 

IM Florin Felecan swept the Gold Section of Evanston's November Bi-Level, scoring a perfect 4/4. Four Evanston Chess regulars had a go against the IM, but were unable to find a crack in his armour.

Second place was shared by FM Aleksandar Stamnov, Expert Matt Pullin, and Tony Christian, each with 3.0/4. Pullin won his fourth round game with Stamnov, after losing in the third against Felecan.

Tony Christian had a great day beating two A players and a B player. He gave up only one point, and that to A player Michael Failor in the first round. Well done Tony.

The Silver Section was won by Nathan Dorneld, who went 4/4. Second place went to Abe Sun with 3/4, Sun lost only his second round game to Dorneld. Third place was shared between Mark Spitzig and Timothy Krick at 2.5/4 each.

Crosstables

Posted by Tom Nov 8, 2009

 

Bill Brock Starts New Blog
 

Bill Brock, Evanston Chess regular and ICB Chief Editor, has started a blog at chicagochess.blogspot.com.

We'll be reading it, Bill.

Posted by Tom Nov 5, 2009

 

Sprandel wins Geezers Round Robin
 

Tom Sprandel went 2.5/3.0 in the final three rounds of the Geezers' Round Robin to finish with 3.5/5.0 and uncontested first place. Mark Spitzig and Cleo Newsome, Jr tied for second with 2.5/5.0 each.

We were all sorry that Arnulfo Benesa is in the hospital and could not finish the tournament. Special thanks to William Cooksey who substitued for him in rounds three and four.

Player	Rating	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Score
1 Arnulfo Benesa	2003	B 5 1	W 2 1	B 6 U	W 4 U	B 3 U	2
2 Tom Sprandel	1534	W 3 1	B 1 0	B 4 1	W 5 ½	B 6 1	3½
3 Tim Grassel	1522	B 2 0	W 4 ½	B 5 1	W 6 0	W 1 U	1½
4 Mark Spitzig	1450	W 6 1	B 3 ½	W 2 0	B 7 1	B 5 0	2½
5 Bruce Potratz	1287	W 1 0	B 6 0	W 3 0	B 2 ½	W 4 1	1½
6 Cleo Newsome Jr	1143	B 4 0	W 5 1	W 7 ½	B 3 1	W 2 0	2½
7 William Cooksey	1355	---	---	B 6 ½	W 4 0	---	½

USCF Crosstables:  Rounds 1-2    Rounds 3-5

Posted by Tom Oct 18, 2009

 

NM Benesa recovering.
 

We have learned that NM Arnulfo Benesa has suffered a serious illness and is recovering at St. Francis Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Benesa, who won the 2000 US Senior Championship, is a well loved figure in the Chicago chess community. All of us at Evanson Chess wish him a speedy recovery.

Greetings and good wishes may be sent to the center at 500 Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL 60202. Visitors should call 847-316-3320 in advance.

Posted by Tom Oct 14, 2009

 

Larry Cohen undefeated in October Swiss Groups

Expert Larry Cohen went undefeated in the Alpha Section of the October Swiss. He scored a perfect 3.0/3.0 to take uncontested first place. Well done Larry.

In Bravo Section Jordan Bombach and Brent Terry-Penak tied for first with 2.5/3.0 each. Both players won their first two rounds but then drew when they faced each other in th final round.

In Charlie Section Mark Spitzig scored a perfect 3.0/3.0 for clear first place.

In Delta Section Abe Sun took first place with 3.0/3.0.

First place in Echo Section was shared by Robert Seely and Nathan Dorneld. Both players scored a perfect 3.0/3.0.

Crosstables

Pictures soon.

Posted by Tom Oct 14, 2009

 

Burgess wins September Rapid
 

NM Jon Burgess went 4.5/5.0 in the September Rapid; he won four games and gave up only one draw. Aleksandar Stamnov, James Wei, and Johnathan Kogan all scored 4.0/5.0 to tie for second place

Crosstables

Posted by Tom Oct 14, 2009

 

Benesa Loans Petrosian Painting
 

NM Arnulfo Benesa, 2000 Senior Men's Champion, has put his painting of Tigran Petrosian on loan to the Park Place Annex of Evanston Chess. Mr. Benesa has painted many great chess players of the past. You may see more of his work at ABenesa.com

Posted by Tom Sept 6, 2009

 

Continued on Results Page
 

House Players Wanted

Want to help us run better tournaments? Consider being a house player. Odd numbers and drop outs force us to assign byes. That's very unpleasant, especially for those who've traveled a long distance.

You stand ready to enter any round. Your entry fee is free. You may play all rounds or none, as needed. Contact enter@evanstonchess.org to volunteer.

Posted by Tom, October 27, 2007