Plenty of strong players came out for the Gold Section of our November 5 Tri-Level G/45. Four rounds later, Illinois had two new experts: Christopher Girardo and Thomas Kaczynski. The clear winner of the event with 3.5/4 was Abe Sun, a youth player who gained over 100 rating points and is closing in on the 2000 mark himself. Girardo, Kaczynski and NM Jon Burgess tied for second place with 3.0/4.0 each. Special thanks go to our guest master FM Kevin Bachler, who came out to play his first regular rated games in six years. It’s great to have the Caveman back at the board.
Five players led the Silver Section with 3.0/4.0 performances. Julien Bendelac and David Sye each had two wins and two draws, and picked up almost 100 rating points for their day’s work. Adem Music and Frank Lasch also scored 3.0/4.0 and played up a section for one round. Rahul Dhiman was our other 3.0 scorer.
Clear winner with 3.5/4.0 in the Bronze Section was Aidan Kolar. Both Kolar and second-place winner Michael Liberman grew their regular ratings by over 100 points.
Weekly Chess for Adults Wednesdays at Evanston's Levy Center
Evanston Chess Club meets every Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Levy Activity Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60202. The exceptions are major holidays and the last two Wednesdays of the year when the center is closed.
The club is now a City of Evanston program: There’s an annual membership fee of $65 for Evanston residents, and $85 for non-residents, good for a full year from the time you sign up. No, it’s not free, but it’s cheap for a weekly activity! You are welcome to come by and try it out once at no charge to make sure it's right for you. Then you sign up and pay at the front desk of the Levy Center or call 847-448-8250 and join by phone.
The club is open to anyone 18 and older. Evanston Chess volunteers continue to run the club. Sets (and some clocks) are supplied. And yes, an optional round-robin blitz tournament will be held the third Wednesday of every month, with inconsequential (usually edible) prizes.
Questions? enter@evanstonchess.org
Rated Tournaments
Evanston Chess Club runs US Chess-rated tournaments every other month at the Levy Activity Center. These are a separate program from Wednesday night chess. For complete information the the tournaments, see our events calendar here.
NM Todd Freitag vs. Nathan Yamaguchi Evanston Three x Threel, November 11, 2017, Round 2, Board 1 Photo: Hiro Higuchi
ABOUT US
Evanston Chess offers rated play at our Saturday tournaments, and unrated play for adults 18 and over at Wednesday night chess, where beginners are welcome for slow or fast games as they prefer. Our focus is on enjoying chess, not on prize money. Our club includes ages 18 to over 70, and players from beginners to masters.
