Summer Scholastic

On Sunday afternoon (July 19), we will be running the Westfield Summer Scholastic, for K-12 students.

Registration is from 1:15 until 2:00 p.m., on site only.

The first round begins at 2:15. Those arriving late will receive a half-point bye for round 1.

The entry fee is $20 for Westfield CC members, $25 for others.

Trophies will be awarded to Top 5 in each section. Tiebreaks will be used, per USCF rule 34E.

The U750 & U1250 Sections will play 4 rounds of G/25 d5. The Open Section will play 3 rounds of G/40 d5.

For additional information, click here.

RIP Ernesto Labate

Long-time Westfield Chess Club member & TD Ernesto Labate passed away on Monday, at the age of 92.

Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on Friday with guests gathering at the funeral home at 10:30AM.
- See more at: http://www.unionfuneralhome.com/obituary/Leon-Hrebinka/Hillside-NJ/1485834#sthash.SM9xAAfD.dpuf

Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on Friday with guests gathering at the funeral home at 10:30AM.
- See more at: http://www.unionfuneralhome.com/obituary/Leon-Hrebinka/Hillside-NJ/1485834#sthash.SM9xAAfD.dpuf

Entombment at Graceland Memorial Park will take place on Friday with guests gathering at the funeral home at 10:30AM.
- See more at: http://www.unionfuneralhome.com/obituary/Leon-Hrebinka/Hillside-NJ/1485834#sthash.SM9xAAfD.dpuf

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 5, 2015 from 3:00-7:00 p.m. at the McCriskin-Gustafson Home For Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080. Following the eulogy at 6:00 PM family and friends are invited to share reflections.

Funeral services will begin on Monday July 6 at 11:30 a.m., followed by a funeral mass at Sacred Heart Church at 12:30 PM. Mausoleum entombment will follow at Holy Redeemer Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to JFK Haven Hospice & Palliative Care, Edison, NJ.

Important Notice Re: YMCA Construction

Beginning July 15th, our usual rooms at the Westfield Y's Main Branch (107-109) will be unavailable due to construction.

We are being moved to the Kellogg Room on the 2nd floor but are subject to displacement by birthday parties on short notice and could end-up at the Bauer Branch on East Broad Street or the Garwood Family Center (500 East St.).

If we get advance word (2 days or more) of a venue change, it will be posted on this blog, the club's web site and its Events page.

Should we get less forewarning, prospective players will have to be notified via email. To be included on our contact list email the club or supply your email address at our 6/28-7/12 events.

John Moldovan

2 p.m. Starting Time, Effective July 26

Beginning on July 26th, our G/45 Quads, G/45 Octos and Scholastic tournaments will begin at 2 p.m. Registration will be 1:15-1:45.

The earlier starts should provide players 15-minute between-round breaks and permit the Chief TD to submit the USCF report on-site.

Paired players will still have the option of starting their games early.

YMCA Construction Update

Due to construction at the Westfield YMCA, we cannot run the planned G/60 Quads or 4x45 Swiss.

Thus, we are going with another set of G/45 Quads in late July and early August.

We have no idea when the Y construction will be completed and have been told it is 3 months behind schedule.

Open Section Winners

Trophy winners from the Open Section of yesterday's Westfield Spring Scholastic:

From L-R: Roman Brustein (1st), Ronak Bhatia (5th), Jonathan Qi (Honorable Mention), Daniel Girsh (4th) and Sanjana Vittal (3rd).

Final Open Section Standings, in tie-break order.

Congratulations to the 16 trophy winners and thanks to all 37 who participated.

Our next Scholastic event will be on July 19th, 2015.

U1250 Winners

Trophy winners from the U1250 Section of yesterday's Westfield Spring Scholastic:

From L-R: Neil Samant (5th place), Warren Bu (3rd), Albert Yao (2nd) and Alexander Chen (1st).
Not pictured: Dina Brustein (4th).

The final U1250 standings, in tie-break order.

U750 Winners

Trophy winners from the U750 Section of yesterday's Westfield Spring Scholastic:

From L-R: Erika Mihaylov (4th), Michael Pylypovych (3rd), Alec Choi (5th), Rohan Narayanan (1st) and Justin Liu (2nd).

Final U750 Standings, in tiebreak-order.

Spring Scholastic Winners

Roman Brustein (1668), Alexander Chen (1215) and Rohan Narayanan (495) were section winners in yesterday's Westfield Spring Scholastic, which featured 37 participants.

The full list of trophy recipients and some additional photos will follow.

Scholastic Correction

In yesterday's Spring Scholastic, we misread/mis-entered the ID# for Julian Clark.

 

Our apologies to the player and his opponents. A correction has been sent to the USCF.

 

A report on the event will follow later today.

Thank You For Supporting Our New Events

To our patrons: Thank you for the positive feedback about our recent G/60 Quads & $-Per-Point Quads.

We will certainly run the G/60 again but, since an earlier start time in late June or early July is not possible, plans to hold another have been pushed back a month.

As for the $-Per-Point format... We'll try it within an Octos tournament in late-summer. To be honest, I'm kicking myself for not thinking of this tweak earlier.

The G/80 Quads?... They deserve another shot. Look for it in late-September, if the YMCA gives us the green light.

John Moldovan