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….
Remembering Clif Rowan…..
A few folks at the last Ohio Cardinal has asked about various chess players – and Clif Rowan’s name came up. The article posted on this site was accidentally deleted….we won’t go into the details, but suffice to say – it was an error not to be repeated. Here’s to remembering Clif once again…..
Clif – we continue to miss you.
Dayton Chess Legend Dies
Washington Clifton Rowan Jr, known to us as Clif or Clifton passed away October 3, 2007. Graveside services were on October 12, 2007 (Friday) at 1 p.m. at Greencastle Cemetery.3020 Athens Avenue Dayton, OH. Arrangements for the burial service were entrusted to the Thomas Funeral Home 4520 Salem Avenue in Dayton Ohio.
From the obituary in the October 11, 2007 Dayton Daily News:
Clifton Rowan, 90, was called home to his Heavenly Father after a lengthy illness. Clifton was born in Mexico, Missouri and resided in Dayton for the majority of his life. He was a member of the very first class at Dunbar High School. After attending Dunbar, he spent 3 years in the U.S. Navy. He was employed and later retired from the Liberal Market Distribution Center. He was also a union member of local 969 and was Steward of Liberal Markets Inc. Warehouse.
Clifton was an avid and respected chess player and played in tournaments throughout the Midwest. He also enjoyed tennis and checkers and was a great conversationalist.
Clifton was preceded in death by his parents Dr. Washington Clifton Rowan and Verna Rowan; his loving wife Abigail, his son Washington III; 2 brothers, James and Clarence Edwin and a sister Evelyn.
He is survived by his brother Willard S. Rowan; brothers-in-law Samuel Mikes and Ernest Westbrooke; sister-in-law Pauline Corbitt and a host of nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends.
From Riley Driver in the early hours of October 12, 2007:
Clif Rowan was my close dear friend and I will miss him dearly. He was like an Uncle to Sharon and I. He was like that for many in the chess community in Dayton, Ohio and beyond.
There is a young man in California he regularly corresponded with whom he met at the Dayton Chess Club. They shared an interest in chess and in discussing God that made them close friends. Clif was 80 and the young man was 12. They both loved the game of chess and conversing about God.
Clif was a tremendously respected chess player. He was so widely read and his knowledge was so in-depth that chess masters were often required to give credence to his chessic ideas. Clif was a fierce and competitive chess player. Still, win or lose or draw, he was always ready to analyze his games in-depth with his opponent in the search for truth.
Clif’s older brother Willard gave Clifton his first chess set and book on Clifs 14th birthday. Thank you Willard, because of you and your gift to Clifton you ended up providing a gift to the chess world.
Clif Rowan was simply a fine man who happened to play and love chess. We are all the better for having known him.
If you have any thoughts, comments, games, pictures or otherwise you would like to share with the chess community about Clif please email them to me at dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net and I will put them together and publish them for the chess community here, on the Ohio Chess Association website, and submit also to USCF.
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation in the Vienna Game – 31 Oct 09
Mark your calender….. a ghoulish event….
Frankenstein-Dracula Variation in the Vienna Game
Thematic Quick Tmt
What are the moves? Okay….
1. e4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Bc4 Nxe4!?
4. Qh5! Nd6
5. Bb3 Nc6
6. Nb5 g6
7. Qf3 f5
8. Qd5 Qe7
9. Nxc7+ Kd8
10. Nxa8 b6 (unclear, very unclear)
…and that’s it – up to you and your opponent to trounce each other….
Oh yeah – a book on this variation is for sale at the Dayton Chess Club!
$13 EF ($3 disc to DCC members)
Prize fund 70% of EFs
Registration 10:30-11:45am
Round 1 starts promptly at 12:13pm
4 rounds – G/25, TD/5 – subsequent rounds start ASAP!
And yes – this is a USCF Quick Rated Tournament.
Ready to play?
Registration for NON DCC-Members $13.00
Registration for DCC Members $10.00
*remember to put down your USCF ID and name of player*
Any questions, email dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net or call 937-461-6283 & leave a message if we’re not there to answer…..
Hope to see you there- in costume or not!
Dayton vs Cinci Match….Catch the Details!
Play for honor! Defend the Dayton Chess Club! G/90 – Round 1 starts promptly at high noon. NO entry free – USCF membership not required.
Two rounds – one game white, one game black. For Cincinnati, contact Duane Larkin – Cincinnati Chess Club – 513-237-1053 or email dman763@aol.com. For Dayton – contact Dayton Chess Club at 937-461-6283, leave a message or email dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net.
Okay – here’s who is defending the Dayton Chess Club:
Have the desire to share your chess skills?
Our own Ms Kay Stanley is looking for a few good volunteers to play chess at the Dayton Correctional Institute (DCI). Okay, so maybe not just “a few”….
The last Sunday of the month until the month of November, chess players are invited to come to the DCI to play chess. You do need to contact Ms Kay Stanley BEFORE you show up at DCI.
If interested, please email dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net, attention Ms Stanley. We’ll forward on the email to her and she’ll be in touch with you.
2009 DCC Calender for Kids’ Scholastic Tournaments
Here’s a quick preview for the kids’ scholastic tournaments at the DCC
Third Annual Turkey Open
3RD ANNUAL TURKEY OPEN – NOVEMBER 22ND AND 23RD (SATURDAY & SUNDAY)
5 Rounds SS
Time Controls: Rds 1 & 2 are G/75 then Game/2hr30min
600 b/32 paid entries, re-entries $15 count as 1/2 entry.
OPEN: $200-100. U1800: $200-100. USCF Rated.
One bye permitted – sign up by end of Rd 1
REGISTRATION: Saturday 9am-10:30am
ROUNDS: Saturday – 11-2-5:30
Sunday – 10 – 3:30
SECTIONS: OPEN and U1800
ENTRY FEE: $25 / $35 after 11/19
DCC members discount $3.
EF refunded to 2200 and up if they complete the schediule
Looking For A Few Good People
Looking for a way to help out the Dayton Chess Club????
If you are a current Dayton Chess Club member and are looking for a way to help out the club……we need you! We’re looking for someone to help run the club on Wednesday or Thursday evenings or Saturdays. If you’re interested, please do come by the club & let us know.
