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Six over 2000 Compete in August Rapid; Rosen Prevails

Our August 14 G/29 tournament included six players rated 2000 or higher in either USCF or FIDE. NM Eric Rosen prevailed with 4.5 for 5, slipping past Evgeny Bulushev, Dmitri Sergatskov and Jonathan Kogen, who each had four points.

Congratulations and welcome to Bulushev, who played his first USCF-rated games and finished the event with a 2032 provisional quick rating. Bill Brock was next in line, with 3.5 points that included a draw with Rosen.

Special notice further down the crosstable goes to Jiedong Duan, who scored 2.5 for 5 and picked up 139 quick rating points.

Thanks to house players Bruce Potratz, Brad Rosen and Jiri Kabelac for keeping our rounds even.

Crosstable

By Maret Aug 21, 2010

 

Stamnov Prevails in June Swiss Groups

FM Aleksandar Stamnov narrowly won the Alpha section with a 2.5/3.0 score. Close behind Stamnov in second place were experts Matthew Waller and Lawrence Cohen with 2 points each.

James Freestrom scored a perfect 3.0/3.0 for the day, playing two players in the Alpha Section and one player in the Bravo section, to pick up 39 rating points. Also excelling in the Bravo section was Bradley Guan, who went 2.5 for 3.0 for a gain of 78 rating points.

In the Charlie section, Michael Wishner also went 3 for 3, including a cross-section win against a Bravo-section player, and pushed his rating back up above 1300 in the process. Greg Divinsky and Alfonso Andrade had the next best scores in the section, each with 2 points.

Special mention goes to Keith Ammann, who played in the Charlie section and gained 128 rating points for the day.

Crosstables

By Maret June 13, 2010

 

Six-way tie in April Rapid

NM Jon Burgess was the only player with a perfect score going into the last round of yesterday's Rapid, but he lost his game with Jonathan Kogen. That allowed Kogen, Matthew Pullin, Isaac Braswell, Jeremy Hershey-Nexon and Leo Vilker to grab as share of first place.

All six finshed four wins, one loss, no draws. Kogen lost his second round game against Adit Ghosh, and Braswell lost to Ghosh in the third. Pullin lost to Burgess in the forth round. Hershey-Nexon dropped his third round game against Pullin. Vilker went down to Ranadip Bose in the first, giving us another example of the "Swiss Gambit".

Crosstable

By Tom April 25, 2010

 

Evanston vs Touch Move Match a Draw

On Sunday, April 18th 2010, some of the Evanston Chess Club regulars had a chess match with members of the Touch Move Chess Club. The match took place at the Touch Move Club located at 5639 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago, Illinois.

IM Angelo Young, proprieter of the TMCC, was captain for that team and Tim Grassel was captain for the ECC players. Thanks guys!

Bd	Evanston CC	Touch Move CC	Result
1	Aleksandar Stamnov	Marianito Acosta	0-1
2	Rick Lang	Florentino Inumerable	½-½
3	Matt Pullin	Arandel Markovic	1-0
4	Bill Brock	Virgillio Forro	1-0
5	Dmitri Sergatskov	Rene Ancheta	0-1
6	Mark Jutovsky	Fred Cohen	0-1
7	Paul Gafni	George Stone	½-½
8	Mark Parnaby	Noel Martin	1-0
9	Mateus Szulc	Rick Lutzke	1-0
10	Mark Spitzig	Dan Leroy	0-1
11	Tim Grassel	Jay Smalls	1-0
12	Bruce Potratz	Christian Kavouras	0-1
			6-6
The alternates also played to a draw.
Alt	Mike Wishner	Rob Morrison	½-½
			6½-6½

How is that for close?

Thanks to everybody who had a hand in making this happen, as one player stated, "We had a blast."

By Tom Apr 21, 2010

 

Braswell Triumphant in March Tri-Level

Gold Section (1700+)
Expert Isaac Braswell took first place with 3.5/4.0. FM Alexsandar Stamnov and Dmitri Sergatskov tied for second after Sergatskov won thier fourth round game.

Silver Section (1200-1699)
Mark Spitzig and Alexander Martin tied for first with 3.5/4.0 each. Jayce Feiger and Dane Bell tied for third with 3.0/4.0 each.

Bronze Section (U1200)
Chelsea Harper scored a perfect 4.0/4.0 to sweep the Bronze Section. Congratulations on a fine performance. James Babin and Jeremy Hershey-Nexon tied for second with 3.0/4.0 each.

Crosstables

By Tom Mar 14, 2010

 

Your Games Analyzed by a Master

Tuesday, March 9, National Master Jon Burgess started a lecture series at Evanston Chess Club. To make it most valuable to ECC regulars, he's lecturing on our games. While it might be fun (if occasionally baffling) to hear a lecture on what Magnus Carlsen's up to, it's even more fun to hear a master's take on a game played by someone you know, who plays closer to your level.

NM Burgess' first lecture featured two games by ECC organizer Tom Sprandel from the Rochester (MN) Grand Summer Open in 2008, as well as two of Jon's own games: a recent correspondence game, and a particularly sharp line against GM Yury Shulman. We are thrilled to announce that NM Burgess plans two more free lectures at the club: April 6, and May 4. Lectures begin at 7:15 p.m. and run about an hour.

We need your games! This is your chance to have a master go over your game. If you would like one of your games to be considered for the lecture, email it to enter@evanstonchess.org, or drop it off to Tom Sprandel or Maret Thorpe at Tuesday evening chess club.

By Maret Mar 14, 2010

 

Failor wins February Swiss Groups

Michael Failor was undefeated and untied in the Alpha Section of the February Swiss Groups. Second place went to Jiri Kabelac with 2.5/3.0 and third to Tony Chritian at 2.0/3.0.

Bravo Section was won by Mark Coleman who also had a perfect 3.0/3.0. Second place went to Wayne Clark and Dan Griffin who tied with 2.0/3.0 each. Clark lost to Coleman in the final round and Griffin gave up two draws.

Abe Sun and Charles Whipple tied for first in Charlie Section drawing their final round match. They scored 2.5/3.0 each. Third place was shared by Sritej Vontikommu and Michael Wishner just half a point behind the leaders.

Crosstables

Posted by Tom Mar 5, 2010

 

Sergatskov Surprises All in January Rapid

Dmitri Sergatskov, a class A player, overcame stiff competition to take first place in the January Rapid. He scored 4.5/5.0 giving up only one draw.

Sergatskov drew his fifth round game with Alex Bian. He defeated NM Eric Rosen in the third round and FM Aleksandar Stamnov in the fourth. Congratulations to Dmitri on an outstanding performance.

Crosstables

Posted by Tom Mar 5, 2010

 

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