GM Alex Goldin – Game in 25, lecture and lessons! 6th, 7th and 8th of August
Susan Polgar’s Blog….52nd Dayton Chess Championship!!!
As we get closer to the end of the 52nd Gem City Open….
Yes, FIFTY TWO years of the Gem City Open…and so here we are, halfway through Round 5
Photos from the 52nd Gem City Open
…as the headline reads….
Gem City Open Photo…..
Photos from the 52nd Gem City Open
As always, if you’re interested in the final results – check out “WHO BEAT WHO” tab!!!!
52nd Gem City Open Photos
Before going into the last rounds of the Gem City Open, here are a few photos for your viewing pleasure….
and of course…..the list of players….
And the 52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship is over….
It was a great tournament – as evidenced by the looks on the chess players’ faces….all smiles – for the most part. Yes, there were a few sad faces when there was a loss…but the fact GM Alex Goldin played made the 52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship all the better!
Results? Here you go:
There were many happy chess players … and not necessarily those who won!!
Simply the DCC Championship through Rd 4…
Here’s a quick peek at the DCC Championship through Rd 4…. Rd 5 is in progress now….
and a few photos for your viewing pleasure….(note: a few photos were taken upstairs while the rounds were played downstairs….!)
52nd Dayton Chess Club Championship…Rounds 1 thru 3
Rounds 1 through 3 are now history..
And a few photos…some of have been condensed – so please click on the photo to get a GOOD look!
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- Rd 3 Ross Sprague – looking at Bd 1
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- Rd 3 – Board 1…Les Whorton VS GM Alex Goldin…hmmmmm
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- Rd 3 – Chris Bechtold..V for ????
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- Rd 3 – David Wen – another Happy Warrior!
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- Rd 3 – Frank Owens
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- Rd 3 – Ishan Rao & Jeffrey Parks (click for full photo)
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- Rd 3 John Smith
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- Rd 3 – John Smith vs Steven King (click for full photo)
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- Rd 3 – Karthik Rao and Paul Heck
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- Rd 3 – Kay Stanley – Happy Warrior
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- Rd 3 Les Whorton vs Alex Goldin (click for full photo)
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- Rd 3 – Les Whorton…pondering the moves
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- Rd 3 – Manish Paranjpe
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- Rd 3 Richard Mercer
And so stay tuned for Rounds 4, 5 and 6!!!
Aviators Pawns Scholastic Tournament
Aviator Pawns #1
Scholastic Report
April 3, 2010 – Riley D. Driver
On a beautiful Saturday on April 3, 2010, twenty young men and women fought for five rounds of chess and finished just before the high winds arrived. This is their story.
In the Unrated K3/K1 section had four heart breaking losses in a row and it looked like a fifth one was going to occur. But Elana Bock hung in there, and swindled her opponent, and was stalemated. Kevin Brown and Daniel Mogilevsky playing in their first ‘official’ tournament scored 1.0 and 2.5 points respectively. George Kamlet won K1 First Place with 2.0 points. Steve Wellbaum won the K3 trophy with 3.5 points while Olivia Kamlet and Spencer Tani tied for K3 first place with 4.0 points – look for them to move to rated chess soon.
In the Unrated K5/K8 section six players fought it out in Round Robin style. Malacki O’Neal lost his first four rounds, but managed a draw in the final round. K5 Third Place went to Keith Brown while K5 Second Place went to Ian Scott. But it was Solomon West who took K5 First Place with 3.0 points. Jackson Donaldson took the K8 Second Place trophy with 3.5 points and it was Zachary Mikhail who took K8 First place with 4.5 points – without suffering a single loss.
Unrated cross table – just a click away:
In the RATED K5/K8 section six players again fought it out in Round Robin action. It was Viswanath Namburi’s first ever rated event and everyone was tough on him as he finished with 0.0 points, but his games showed great heart and mental toughness. He never quit and will do better next time around. K5 Third Place trophy went to Kevin Zhu. (Note to self – Kevin’s trophy had the wrong label and we have to get the correct one mailed to him – he wasn’t complaining) The Second Place K5 trophy went to Nicholas Kamlet with 2.0 points. K5 First Place trophy went to Colin Gohmann with 3.0 points, who missed a win against Ishan Paranjte in the third round. K8 First Place went to Ishan and Manish Praanjte with 4.5 points each losing only one half point to each other in a hard fought draw in round five.
About the parents … the parents in attendance were the best behaved parents I have ever seen at a scholastic tournament. Heck, the way they behaved, I may want to put on more scholastic tournaments. Oh, two more are already scheduled for later this year – September 18 and November 8, both on Saturday. Some of the parents said they wanted one over the summer as well. We will take a look.
For the rated cross tables….just a click away:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201004036341
And for photos….
