LM Mark Kernighan and expert Mauricio Camejo won the Westfield Holiday Blitz tournament.
Juan Tica was 3rd. Anthony Norris earned U1900 honors. Steven Feng and David Zhurbinsky split the U1600 prize.
15 players participated.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Westfield Fall Grand Prix Canceled
The Westfield Fall Grand Prix, scheduled for Sunday, November 4th, has been canceled because our site, the Westfield YMCA, is without power, following Hurricane Sandy.
The cancellation should appear on the NJ and Grand Prix TLA pages tonight.
The cancellation should appear on the NJ and Grand Prix TLA pages tonight.
Post-Sandy Update
The YMCA is closed. There are fallen trees, blocked roadways, downed wires, power outages throughout Westfield.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Prize Determination
Prize distribution in USCF tournaments is done by priority of standing or score, with players getting the highest prize they qualify for.
In our Club Championship, 3 players finished with 3.5: Lunna (2205), J. Cohen (2089) & E. Zhurbinskiy (1935). Because an U2100 (two, in fact) tied for 1st and there was no 3rd place prize, the U2100 prize was pooled with the 1st and 2nd prizes.
Onto the 3's. Fleysher and E. Zhang's ratings (2025, 1809) were too high for the U1800. Therefore, R. Feng (1358) gets the prize. Please note: the U1800 is not just for those 1500-1799.
With no one having 2.5, We looked at the next score-group to determine the U1500. Of the 10 players with 2.0, 4 players qualified for the last prize: Huang (1424 on the October list), Sengupta (1337), N. Yen (1182) & S. Feng (1102). They should have received $18.75 each.
For additional information on the process, consult the USCF's Official Rules Of Chess (in the 5th edition, start at page 181).
In our Club Championship, 3 players finished with 3.5: Lunna (2205), J. Cohen (2089) & E. Zhurbinskiy (1935). Because an U2100 (two, in fact) tied for 1st and there was no 3rd place prize, the U2100 prize was pooled with the 1st and 2nd prizes.
Onto the 3's. Fleysher and E. Zhang's ratings (2025, 1809) were too high for the U1800. Therefore, R. Feng (1358) gets the prize. Please note: the U1800 is not just for those 1500-1799.
With no one having 2.5, We looked at the next score-group to determine the U1500. Of the 10 players with 2.0, 4 players qualified for the last prize: Huang (1424 on the October list), Sengupta (1337), N. Yen (1182) & S. Feng (1102). They should have received $18.75 each.
For additional information on the process, consult the USCF's Official Rules Of Chess (in the 5th edition, start at page 181).
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Lunna, J. Cohen & E. Zhurbinskiy Win Westfield Championship
NM Todd Lunna, expert Jonathan Cohen and Eve Zhurbinskiy tied for 1st in the 72nd Westfield Chess Club Championship, which concluded this evening.
Ryan Feng (U1800), Kevin Huang, Sikata Sengupta, Nicole Yen and Steven Feng (all U1500) also won prizes.
Best performances versus rating:
Steven Feng (+552), Nicole Yen (+449), Ryan Feng (+403)
Ryan Feng (U1800), Kevin Huang, Sikata Sengupta, Nicole Yen and Steven Feng (all U1500) also won prizes.
Final Standings
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Rating
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Lunna,
Todd W
|
2205
|
3.5
|
|
1
|
Cohen,
Jonathan D
|
2089
|
3.5
|
|
1
|
Zhurbinskiy,
Eve D
|
1935
|
3.5
|
|
4
|
Fleysher,
Leonid M
|
2025
|
3.0
|
|
4
|
Zhang,
Eric
|
1809
|
3.0
|
|
4
|
Feng,
Ryan
|
1358
|
3.0
|
|
7
|
Yen,
Michael J
|
1940
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Zhurbinskiy,
Ilya
|
1836
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Moldovan,
John
|
1821
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Maheshwari,
Varun
|
1776
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Deng, Leon Y
|
1709
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Shanmugadas,
Shivani
|
1519
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Huang,
Kevin
|
1424
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Sengupta,
Sikata B
|
1337
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Yen,
Nicole C
|
1182
|
2.0
|
|
7
|
Feng,
Steven
|
1102
|
2.0
|
|
17
|
Vaddepally,
Nikhil
|
904
|
1.5
|
|
18
|
Zhurbinsky,
David
|
1608
|
1.0
|
|
18
|
Li,
Dexin
|
1524
|
1.0
|
|
18
|
Jacobson,
Brandon
|
1475
|
1.0
|
|
18
|
Mazzillo,
Patrick
|
1450
|
1.0
|
|
18
|
Shanmugadas,
Sindu
|
1275
|
1.0
|
|
23
|
Cardenas,
Nicholas
|
1288
|
0.0
|
|
23
|
Wang,
Benjamin
|
1167
|
0.0
|
Best performances versus rating:
Steven Feng (+552), Nicole Yen (+449), Ryan Feng (+403)
Biggest upsets in each round:
1. Steven Feng (-506) 1-0 David Zhurbinsky
2. Nicole Yen (-420) 1/2-1/2 D. Zhurbinsky
3. Nicole Yen (-293) 1-0 Brandon Jacobson
4. Ryan Feng (-478) 1-0 Ilya Zhurbinskiy
Steven Feng (-719) 1/2-1/2 John Moldovan in round 4 also merits a mention.
If you would like your games published on our blog, please send them to westfieldchessclub@gmail.com
Friday, October 12, 2012
Westfield Championship - 3rd Round Pairings
The pairings and board assignments for round 3 of the Westfield Championship are:
1. M. Yen - Lunna
2. E. Zhurbinskiy - Fleysher
3. Cohen - Maheshwari
4. I. Zhurbinsky - Moldovan
5. Zhang - Huang
6. Mazzillo - Deng
7. Li - R. Feng
8. Shanmagudas - N. Yen
9. S. Feng - Jacobson
10. Sengupta - D. Zhurbinsky
11. Cardenas - Vaddepally
12. Wang - Si. Shanmagudas
1. M. Yen - Lunna
2. E. Zhurbinskiy - Fleysher
3. Cohen - Maheshwari
4. I. Zhurbinsky - Moldovan
5. Zhang - Huang
6. Mazzillo - Deng
7. Li - R. Feng
8. Shanmagudas - N. Yen
9. S. Feng - Jacobson
10. Sengupta - D. Zhurbinsky
11. Cardenas - Vaddepally
12. Wang - Si. Shanmagudas
Westfield Championship - Rounds 1 & 2
LM Todd Lunna, expert Leonid Fleysher, Michael Yen and Eve Zhurbinskiy lead the 72nd Westfield Championship at its midway point.
Jonathan Cohen, John Moldovan and Varun Maheshwari are a half-point back.
The event concludes on October 14th.
For a complete list of participants, results, games and standings, click here.
Jonathan Cohen, John Moldovan and Varun Maheshwari are a half-point back.
The event concludes on October 14th.
For a complete list of participants, results, games and standings, click here.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Club Championship Starts Today
Monday, September 24, 2012
Fall Scholastic Results
Thomas Elberling (1914), Anuj Patel (1188) and Jonathan Qi (743) were section winners in yesterday's Fall Scholastic. All had perfect scores.
There were 42 participants and 15 trophy recipients.
There were 42 participants and 15 trophy recipients.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Westfield Club Championship 10/7 & 10/14
October 7 & 14 Westfield Chess Club Championship
4-SS, G/85 t/d 5s. Westfield
Y, 220 Clark St., Westfield, NJ 07090. Prize Fund: $525 Guaranteed! Prizes: $200-$100, U2100, U1800, U1500 $75 each. EF: $25 members only. Westfield CC membership:
$50 Adult, $40 Junior. Register: 1:30-2:10 p.m. on 10/7 or before. Rounds:
2:15 & 5:30 p.m. on 10/7 & 10/14. Info: John Moldovan: westfieldchessclub@gmail.com, Bill Cohen: 732-548-8432 or
848-219-1358, westfieldchessclub.blogspot.com
and www.westfieldchessclub.com.
Note: This event will
not be advertised in Chess Life.
Arthur Shen Wins G/15 Swiss
FM Arthur Shen won the G/15 Swiss held on August 12th.
NM Sameer Mujumdar, NM James West, Vladimir Polyakin and Fermin Arias tied for 2nd. The latter 3 shared U2150 honors.
Aaron Jacobson was the top U1800 scorer. Laurence Bao (859) was best U1550. Brandon Jacobson, Nicole Yen and Sarah Yen split the U1300 prize.
There were 33 players in all.
Quick ratings from the August Golden Database were used to determine pairings and prize-groups.
NM Sameer Mujumdar, NM James West, Vladimir Polyakin and Fermin Arias tied for 2nd. The latter 3 shared U2150 honors.
Aaron Jacobson was the top U1800 scorer. Laurence Bao (859) was best U1550. Brandon Jacobson, Nicole Yen and Sarah Yen split the U1300 prize.
There were 33 players in all.
Quick ratings from the August Golden Database were used to determine pairings and prize-groups.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Elberling & Singh Scholastic Winners
Thomas Elberling (1824) and Ramneek Singh (1001) were section winners in yesterday's Summer Scholastic.
The U1250 and U750 sections were combined because many of the lower-rateds wanted to play in the stronger group.
The U1250 and U750 sections were combined because many of the lower-rateds wanted to play in the stronger group.
Monday, July 2, 2012
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