Join Us for Thursday Evening Chess on the San Francisco Peninsula
Below are the four page’s from Frisco Del Rosario’s round one bulletin for our club championship—a single PDF is also available if you’d like a copy (just send email to the club address, info@menloparkchess.club).
There was more exciting chess in round 2 of our club championship this past Thursday, with perhaps two games ending in what may be considered upsets along with quite a few time scrambles up and down the wall chart. Below are the current standings after two rounds as well as the tentative round 3 pairings—these could change if there are late bye requests or withdrawals. Many of you have asked me about getting a copy of Frisco’s round 1 bulletin, which includes analysis of three games from the first round, and I think he plans to make that available digitally at some point (but won’t hold him to it).
As a reminder, we’ll play round 3 of the tournament next week then will take a week off November 28th for Thanksgiving. We’ll resume the championship after the holiday with round 4 on December 5th. Regards,
Mark Drury
The image below includes the round one results for our club championship as well as the round 2 pairings. There were some amazing games in round one and it seemed the top three boards all could have ended in upsets at various points during the evening, though the higher-rated players all managed to prevail (in the final seconds on boards one and three). There were equally close games further down the wall chart but when all the clocks were finally stopped we had just one “upset,” with young Max Cheung overcoming another strong junior player, Hugo Pu, on board 15.
I liked using the two rooms as we did last week, given there was more space for everyone, so I may try to continue that for the rest of the championship if the rec. center staff allow it. Else, we’ll probably be in the Oak Room again this week, as usual. Please plan to arrive before 7pm so we can check everyone in and start the round on time, something we almost managed last week. Better yet, get there by 6:30 to enjoy Frisco’s excellent lecture and you’ll likely learn something new about this amazing game we all share. See you Thursday!
Mark Drury
Our second club championship concluded Thursday, November 30th, with many exciting games impacting the final prize distributions, as is often the case in a single-section Swiss event such as ours, and we were able to stream the top six boards live thanks to the efforts of Jean-Rudolph Cendejas and Cesar Tamondong—thank you both again for arranging that for our club!
Alex Chin went a perfect 5-0 to claim sole first place, followed by Tobin Bennion and David Zhao in second with 4 points out of five. Prinav Jindal, Nick Matelli, and Anton Bobkov shared 4th-6th places with 3.5 points and five players tied for 7th-11th with 3.0. The US Chess rating report may be found here while the full wall chart and prize group standings follow in the two tables below. Thank you to everyone who played in this event and we’ll look to hold a third club championship same time next year!
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX CHIN | W 11 | B 8 | B 2 | W 7 | B 5 |
| 2009 17050697 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| 2 | TOBIN BENNION | —- | B 26 | W 1 | W 12 | B 9 |
| 1708 12679573 | X1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | DAVID ZHAO | B 17 | W 18 | B 27 | W 24 | B 7 |
| 1502 14793784 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 4 | PRANAV JINDAL | B 23 | W 21 | B 12 | W 5 | W 10 |
| 2004 30628884 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | NICK MATELLI | bye | B 32 | W 29 | B 4 | W 1 |
| 1695 12928935 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | ANTON BOBKOV | bye | W 19 | B 20 | —- | B 13 |
| 1292 30162536 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | CESAR TAMONDONG | W 24 | B 9 | – 18 | B 1 | W 3 |
| 1632 12439091 | 1.0 | 2.0 | X3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | JOSEN KALRA | B 30 | W 1 | W 16 | B 10 | W 24 |
| 1600 12615210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | CHASE WANG | —- | W 7 | B 17 | B 15 | W 2 |
| 1328 15015852 | X1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | B 29 | B 34 | W 30 | W 8 | B 4 |
| 1304 30975473 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | KORNEL CSERNAI | B 1 | W 17 | W 34 | B 32 | W 16 |
| 1285 30594380 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | JIALIN WU | W 15 | B 22 | W 4 | B 2 | —- |
| 1703 30410290 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | |
| 13 | NIKITA GRINKIN | W 34 | B 16 | W 32 | B 29 | W 6 |
| 1453 31286945 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 14 | DHRITEE DESAI | B 18 | bye | B 19 | —- | W 29 |
| 1213 16336152 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | U1.5 | 2.5 | |
| 15 | BANKS BENNION | B 12 | W 33 | B 21 | W 9 | B 17 |
| 1140 30175646 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 16 | ATUL DHINGRA | bye | W 13 | B 8 | W 26 | B 11 |
| 1095 31236322 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 17 | PAUL HARTEL | W 3 | B 11 | W 9 | B 22 | W 15 |
| 918 31277799 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 18 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | W 14 | B 3 | – 7 | bye | —- |
| unr. 31454772 | 1.0 | 2.0 | F2.0 | 2.5 | U2.5 | |
| 19 | AMOGH RAO | bye | B 6 | W 14 | B 31 | W 25 |
| unr. 30949341 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| 20 | LIAM LIU | B 27 | W 29 | W 6 | bye | —- |
| 1665 30390852 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | U2.0 | |
| 21 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | W 31 | B 4 | W 15 | B 30 | —- |
| 1504 13195830 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | |
| 22 | TAEWOO KIM | B 28 | W 12 | B 24 | W 17 | B 27 |
| 1400 30622509 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| 23 | HAMDANIL RASYID | W 4 | B 30 | – 33 | B 34 | W 32 |
| 1260 30466276 | 0.0 | 0.0 | F0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| 24 | FADI ARODAKI | B 7 | W 28 | W 22 | B 3 | B 8 |
| 1060 31279904 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| 25 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | W 32 | bye | —- | B 33 | B 19 |
| 1478 12447368 | 0.0 | 0.5 | U0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 26 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | B 33 | W 2 | bye | B 16 | —- |
| 1462 14874734 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | U1.5 | |
| 27 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | W 20 | B 31 | W 3 | B 28 | W 22 |
| 1064 31240441 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 28 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | W 22 | B 24 | W 31 | W 27 | —- |
| unr. 31300086 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | U1.5 | |
| 29 | HUGO PU | W 10 | B 20 | B 5 | W 13 | B 14 |
| unr. 31093860 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 30 | JEFFREY UNGAR | W 8 | W 23 | B 10 | W 21 | B 31 |
| 1043 16396743 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| 31 | UMAR RASYID | B 21 | W 27 | B 28 | W 19 | W 30 |
| 1001 30516925 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| 32 | MICHAEL DARR | B 25 | W 5 | B 13 | W 11 | B 23 |
| 798 31240182 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| 33 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | W 26 | B 15 | – 23 | W 25 | —- |
| 672 30214394 | 0.0 | 0.0 | X1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | |
| 34 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | B 13 | W 10 | B 11 | W 23 | —- |
| 253 30498046 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | F0.5 |
| Name | Rating | Score | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600+ | |||
| CHIN, ALEX | 2009 | 5.0 | $100 |
| BENNION, TOBIN | 1708 | 4.0 | $60 |
| MATELLI, NICK | 1695 | 3.5 | $20 |
| JINDAL, PRANAV | 2004 | 3.5 | $20 |
| TAMONDONG, CESAR | 1632 | 3.0 | |
| KALRA, JOSEN | 1600 | 3.0 | |
| WU, JIALIN | 1703 | 2.5 | |
| LIU, LIAM | 1665 | 2.0 | |
| JEYARAMAN, RAMKUMAR | unr. | 2.0 | |
| 1300-1599 | |||
| ZHAO, DAVID | 1502 | 4.0 | $80 |
| WANG, CHASE | 1328 | 3.0 | $50 |
| LAKIRBAIA, LASHA | 1304 | 3.0 | $50 |
| GRINKIN, NIKITA | 1453 | 2.5 | |
| MCGINNIS, JEFFREY | 1504 | 2.0 | |
| KIM, TAEWOO | 1400 | 2.0 | |
| SHERRARD, MICHAEL | 1478 | 1.5 | |
| AGDAMAG, SAMUEL | 1462 | 1.5 | |
| 1002-1299 | |||
| BOBKOV, ANTON | 1292 | 3.5 | $60 |
| CSERNAI, KORNEL | 1285 | 3.0 | $40 |
| DHINGRA, ATUL | 1095 | 2.5 | $7 |
| DESAI, DHRITEE | 1213 | 2.5 | $7 |
| BENNION, BANKS | 1140 | 2.5 | $7 |
| RASYID, HAMDANIL | 1260 | 2.0 | |
| ARODAKI, FADI | 1060 | 2.0 | |
| BRONGERSMA, HAYDEN | 1064 | 1.5 | |
| UNGAR, JEFFREY | 1043 | 1.0 | |
| UNR-1001 | |||
| HARTEL, PAUL | 918 | 2.5 | $50 |
| RAO, AMOGH | unr. | 2.5 | $50 |
| PU, HUGO | unr. | 1.5 | $10 |
| GAUTHIER, GREGORY | unr. | 1.5 | $10 |
| RASYID, UMAR | 1001 | 1.0 | |
| DARR, MICHAEL | 798 | 1.0 | |
| SINGH, PARAMDEEP | 672 | 1.0 | |
| KALRA, SIDDHARTH | 253 | 0.5 | |
Thanks to the efforts and connections of Juan Cendejas and Cesar Tamondong, the top six boards of the final round of our club championship to be played Thursday, November 30th, at 7pm will be streamed live on both chess.com and DGT’s livechesscloud.com via the following links:
https://www.chess.com/events/2023-menlo-park-chess-club-championship
https://view.livechesscloud.com/#bffa7ace-751d-40a8-bf8f-9a324599ba3f
The pairings for the top six boards remain the same as in our previous post but there were some changes on the lower boards due to illness or withdrawal—the latest pairings are shared below for reference. This is an exciting first for our young club and likely won’t be the last time we dabble in this technology. Thank you, Juan and Cesar!
| Board | # | White | Result | # | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | NICK MATELLI | 1 | ALEX CHIN | |
| 2 | 15 | CHASE WANG | 3 | TOBIN BENNION | |
| 3 | 7 | CESAR TAMONDONG | 10 | DAVID ZHAO | |
| 4 | 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | 16 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | |
| 5 | 13 | NIKITA GRINKIN | 17 | ANTON BOBKOV | |
| 6 | 18 | KORNEL CSERNAI | 22 | ATUL DHINGRA | |
| 7 | 8 | JOSEN KALRA | 24 | FADI ARODAKI | |
| 8 | 27 | PAUL HARTEL | 21 | BANKS BENNION | |
| 9 | 32 | AMOGH RAO | 11 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | |
| 10 | 20 | DHRITEE DESAI | 34 | HUGO PU | |
| 11 | 23 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | 14 | TAEWOO KIM | |
| 12 | 19 | HAMDANIL RASYID | 28 | MICHAEL DARR | |
| 13 | 30 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | 25 | JEFFREY UNGAR | |
| 26 | UMAR RASYID | 1 | BYE |
Our round 4 games were no less exciting than previous rounds and we saw a number of upsets, to boot. Below are the final round pairings, wall chart and prize group standings heading into the final round. As always, the pairings could change if someone is unable to play on the 30th, and I’ll update these tables asap if that’s the case.
Recall that the chess club will not meet this Thursday, the 23rd, due to Thanksgiving—please enjoy the holiday, everyone! Regards,
Mark Drury
| Board | # | White | Result | # | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | NICK MATELLI | 1 | ALEX CHIN | |
| 2 | 15 | CHASE WANG | 3 | TOBIN BENNION | |
| 3 | 7 | CESAR TAMONDONG | 10 | DAVID ZHAO | |
| 4 | 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | 16 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | |
| 5 | 13 | NIKITA GRINKIN | 17 | ANTON BOBKOV | |
| 6 | 18 | KORNEL CSERNAI | 22 | ATUL DHINGRA | |
| 7 | 8 | JOSEN KALRA | 24 | FADI ARODAKI | |
| 8 | 27 | PAUL HARTEL | 21 | BANKS BENNION | |
| 9 | 32 | AMOGH RAO | 11 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | |
| 10 | 20 | DHRITEE DESAI | 34 | HUGO PU | |
| 11 | 23 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | 14 | TAEWOO KIM | |
| 12 | 19 | HAMDANIL RASYID | 28 | MICHAEL DARR | |
| 13 | 30 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | 25 | JEFFREY UNGAR | |
| 26 | UMAR RASYID | 1 | BYE |
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX CHIN | W 11 | B 8 | B 2 | W 7 | B 5 |
| 2009 17050697 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| 2 | TOBIN BENNION | —- | B 26 | W 1 | W 12 | B 9 |
| 1708 12679573 | X1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | DAVID ZHAO | B 17 | W 18 | B 27 | W 24 | B 7 |
| 1502 14793784 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| 4 | PRANAV JINDAL | B 23 | W 21 | B 12 | W 5 | W 10 |
| 2004 30628884 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | NICK MATELLI | bye | B 32 | W 29 | B 4 | W 1 |
| 1695 12928935 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | ANTON BOBKOV | bye | W 19 | B 20 | —- | B 13 |
| 1292 30162536 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | CESAR TAMONDONG | W 24 | B 9 | – 18 | B 1 | W 3 |
| 1632 12439091 | 1.0 | 2.0 | X3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | JOSEN KALRA | B 30 | W 1 | W 16 | B 10 | W 24 |
| 1600 12615210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | CHASE WANG | —- | W 7 | B 17 | B 15 | W 2 |
| 1328 15015852 | X1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 10 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | B 29 | B 34 | W 30 | W 8 | B 4 |
| 1304 30975473 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 11 | KORNEL CSERNAI | B 1 | W 17 | W 34 | B 32 | W 16 |
| 1285 30594380 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| 12 | JIALIN WU | W 15 | B 22 | W 4 | B 2 | —- |
| 1703 30410290 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | |
| 13 | NIKITA GRINKIN | W 34 | B 16 | W 32 | B 29 | W 6 |
| 1453 31286945 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 14 | DHRITEE DESAI | B 18 | bye | B 19 | —- | W 29 |
| 1213 16336152 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | U1.5 | 2.5 | |
| 15 | BANKS BENNION | B 12 | W 33 | B 21 | W 9 | B 17 |
| 1140 30175646 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 16 | ATUL DHINGRA | bye | W 13 | B 8 | W 26 | B 11 |
| 1095 31236322 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 17 | PAUL HARTEL | W 3 | B 11 | W 9 | B 22 | W 15 |
| 918 31277799 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 18 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | W 14 | B 3 | – 7 | bye | —- |
| unr. 31454772 | 1.0 | 2.0 | F2.0 | 2.5 | U2.5 | |
| 19 | AMOGH RAO | bye | B 6 | W 14 | B 31 | W 25 |
| unr. 30949341 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| 20 | LIAM LIU | B 27 | W 29 | W 6 | bye | —- |
| 1665 30390852 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | U2.0 | |
| 21 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | W 31 | B 4 | W 15 | B 30 | —- |
| 1504 13195830 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | |
| 22 | TAEWOO KIM | B 28 | W 12 | B 24 | W 17 | B 27 |
| 1400 30622509 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| 23 | HAMDANIL RASYID | W 4 | B 30 | – 33 | B 34 | W 32 |
| 1260 30466276 | 0.0 | 0.0 | F0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| 24 | FADI ARODAKI | B 7 | W 28 | W 22 | B 3 | B 8 |
| 1060 31279904 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| 25 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | W 32 | bye | —- | B 33 | B 19 |
| 1478 12447368 | 0.0 | 0.5 | U0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 26 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | B 33 | W 2 | bye | B 16 | —- |
| 1462 14874734 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | U1.5 | |
| 27 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | W 20 | B 31 | W 3 | B 28 | W 22 |
| 1064 31240441 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 28 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | W 22 | B 24 | W 31 | W 27 | —- |
| unr. 31300086 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | U1.5 | |
| 29 | HUGO PU | W 10 | B 20 | B 5 | W 13 | B 14 |
| unr. 31093860 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 30 | JEFFREY UNGAR | W 8 | W 23 | B 10 | W 21 | B 31 |
| 1043 16396743 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| 31 | UMAR RASYID | B 21 | W 27 | B 28 | W 19 | W 30 |
| 1001 30516925 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| 32 | MICHAEL DARR | B 25 | W 5 | B 13 | W 11 | B 23 |
| 798 31240182 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| 33 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | W 26 | B 15 | – 23 | W 25 | —- |
| 672 30214394 | 0.0 | 0.0 | X1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | |
| 34 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | B 13 | W 10 | B 11 | W 23 | —- |
| 253 30498046 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | F0.5 |
| Name | Group | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN, ALEX | 1600+ | 2009 | 4.0 |
| MATELLI, NICK | 1600+ | 1695 | 3.5 |
| BENNION, TOBIN | 1600+ | 1708 | 3.0 |
| TAMONDONG, CESAR | 1600+ | 1632 | 3.0 |
| JINDAL, PRANAV | 1600+ | 2004 | 2.5 |
| WU, JIALIN | 1600+ | 1703 | 2.5 |
| LIU, LIAM | 1600+ | 1665 | 2.0 |
| KALRA, JOSEN | 1600+ | 1600 | 2.0 |
| JEYARAMAN, RAMKUMAR | 1600+ | unr. | 2.0 |
| ZHAO, DAVID | 1300-1599 | 1502 | 3.0 |
| WANG, CHASE | 1300-1599 | 1328 | 3.0 |
| LAKIRBAIA, LASHA | 1300-1599 | 1304 | 3.0 |
| GRINKIN, NIKITA | 1300-1599 | 1453 | 2.5 |
| MCGINNIS, JEFFREY | 1300-1599 | 1504 | 2.0 |
| SHERRARD, MICHAEL | 1300-1599 | 1478 | 1.5 |
| AGDAMAG, SAMUEL | 1300-1599 | 1462 | 1.5 |
| KIM, TAEWOO | 1300-1599 | 1400 | 1.0 |
| BOBKOV, ANTON | 1002-1299 | 1292 | 2.5 |
| DHINGRA, ATUL | 1002-1299 | 1095 | 2.5 |
| CSERNAI, KORNEL | 1002-1299 | 1285 | 2.0 |
| BENNION, BANKS | 1002-1299 | 1140 | 2.0 |
| ARODAKI, FADI | 1002-1299 | 1060 | 2.0 |
| DESAI, DHRITEE | 1002-1299 | 1213 | 1.5 |
| BRONGERSMA, HAYDEN | 1002-1299 | 1064 | 1.5 |
| UNGAR, JEFFREY | 1002-1299 | 1043 | 1.0 |
| RASYID, HAMDANIL | 1002-1299 | 1260 | 1.0 |
| HARTEL, PAUL | UNR-1001 | 918 | 2.0 |
| PU, HUGO | UNR-1001 | unr. | 1.5 |
| GAUTHIER, GREGORY | UNR-1001 | unr. | 1.5 |
| RAO, AMOGH | UNR-1001 | unr. | 1.5 |
| DARR, MICHAEL | UNR-1001 | 798 | 1.0 |
| SINGH, PARAMDEEP | UNR-1001 | 672 | 1.0 |
| KALRA, SIDDHARTH | UNR-1001 | 253 | 0.5 |
| RASYID, UMAR | UNR-1001 | 1001 | 0.0 |
The round 3 games were every bit as exciting as those in the previous round, with some narrow escapes, some clearly winning attacks which fizzled out and some interesting endgames, including that between Greg and Umar, which had a study-like quality about it given the opposite-color bishops. Again, I’ll try to get some of these games online during the Thanksgiving break next week, perhaps sooner.
Below are the pairings, wall chart and prize group standings for round 4. Anton is half a point clear in his group but fell ill this week and won’t be able to play Thursday, regrettably, though he still has an excellent chance at a prize with a draw or win in the final round. Hugo is also half a point clear in his group and we’ll see if he can keep that going when he plays Nikita this week. Note that a number of players have needed to take a zero-point bye given they’d already used the one half-point bye allowed in this event. That’s always unfortunate but there are a number of reasons why we use this rule–follow up with me Thursday if you have any questions.
Due to the odd number of players this round Umar gets the full-point bye though, as always, things could change in 24 hours if we get another bye request or the like–I’ll redo the pairings if I receive any such requests before 4pm Thursday. I look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow! Regards,
Mark Drury
| Board | # | White | Result | # | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ALEX CHIN | 7 | CESAR TAMONDONG | |
| 2 | 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | 5 | NICK MATELLI | |
| 3 | 3 | TOBIN BENNION | 4 | JIALIN WU | |
| 4 | 16 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | 8 | JOSEN KALRA | |
| 5 | 10 | DAVID ZHAO | 24 | FADI ARODAKI | |
| 6 | 21 | BANKS BENNION | 15 | CHASE WANG | |
| 7 | 34 | HUGO PU | 13 | NIKITA GRINKIN | |
| 8 | 22 | ATUL DHINGRA | 12 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | |
| 9 | 25 | JEFFREY UNGAR | 9 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | |
| 10 | 14 | TAEWOO KIM | 27 | PAUL HARTEL | |
| 11 | 28 | MICHAEL DARR | 18 | KORNEL CSERNAI | |
| 12 | 33 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | 23 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | |
| 13 | 29 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | 11 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | |
| 14 | 30 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | 19 | HAMDANIL RASYID | |
| 15 | 26 | UMAR RASYID | 32 | AMOGH RAO | |
| 31 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | ½ | BYE | ||
| 6 | LIAM LIU | ½ | BYE |
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX CHIN | W 23 | B 8 | B 7 | W 2 |
| 2009 17050697 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 2 | CESAR TAMONDONG | W 13 | B 10 | – 14 | B 1 |
| 1632 12439091 | 1.0 | 2.0 | X3.0 | ||
| 3 | PRANAV JINDAL | B 33 | W 21 | B 4 | W 5 |
| 2004 30628884 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | JIALIN WU | W 12 | B 22 | W 3 | B 7 |
| 1703 30410290 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | NICK MATELLI | bye | B 27 | W 20 | B 3 |
| 1695 12928935 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | ANTON BOBKOV | bye | W 32 | B 15 | —- |
| 1292 30162536 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 7 | TOBIN BENNION | —- | B 16 | W 1 | W 4 |
| 1708 12679573 | X1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 8 | JOSEN KALRA | B 25 | W 1 | W 19 | B 11 |
| 1600 12615210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 9 | DAVID ZHAO | B 26 | W 14 | B 24 | W 13 |
| 1502 14793784 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 10 | CHASE WANG | —- | W 2 | B 26 | B 12 |
| 1328 15015852 | X1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 11 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | B 20 | B 31 | W 25 | W 8 |
| 1304 30975473 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 12 | BANKS BENNION | B 4 | W 28 | B 21 | W 10 |
| 1140 30175646 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 13 | FADI ARODAKI | B 2 | W 29 | W 22 | B 9 |
| 1060 31279904 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 14 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | W 18 | B 9 | – 2 | bye |
| unr. 31454772 | 1.0 | 2.0 | F2.0 | ||
| 15 | LIAM LIU | B 24 | W 20 | W 6 | bye |
| 1665 30390852 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 16 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | B 28 | W 7 | bye | B 19 |
| 1462 14874734 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 17 | NIKITA GRINKIN | W 31 | B 19 | W 27 | B 20 |
| 1453 31286945 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 18 | DHRITEE DESAI | B 14 | bye | B 32 | —- |
| 1213 16336152 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 19 | ATUL DHINGRA | bye | W 17 | B 8 | W 16 |
| 1095 31236322 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 20 | HUGO PU | W 11 | B 15 | B 5 | W 17 |
| unr. 31093860 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 21 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | W 34 | B 3 | W 12 | B 25 |
| 1504 13195830 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 22 | TAEWOO KIM | B 29 | W 4 | B 13 | W 26 |
| 1400 30622509 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 23 | KORNEL CSERNAI | B 1 | W 26 | W 31 | B 27 |
| 1285 30594380 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 24 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | W 15 | B 34 | W 9 | B 29 |
| 1064 31240441 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 25 | JEFFREY UNGAR | W 8 | W 33 | B 11 | W 21 |
| 1043 16396743 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 26 | PAUL HARTEL | W 9 | B 23 | W 10 | B 22 |
| 918 31277799 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 27 | MICHAEL DARR | B 30 | W 5 | B 17 | W 23 |
| 798 31240182 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 28 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | W 16 | B 12 | – 33 | W 30 |
| 672 30214394 | 0.0 | 0.0 | X1.0 | ||
| 29 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | W 22 | B 13 | W 34 | W 24 |
| unr. 31300086 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 30 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | W 27 | bye | —- | B 28 |
| 1478 12447368 | 0.0 | 0.5 | U0.5 | ||
| 31 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | B 17 | W 11 | B 23 | W 33 |
| 253 30498046 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 32 | AMOGH RAO | bye | B 6 | W 18 | B 34 |
| unr. 30949341 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 33 | HAMDANIL RASYID | W 3 | B 25 | – 28 | B 31 |
| 1260 30466276 | 0.0 | 0.0 | F0.0 | ||
| 34 | UMAR RASYID | B 21 | W 24 | B 29 | W 32 |
| 1001 30516925 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Name | Group | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN, ALEX | 1600+ | 2009 | 3.0 |
| TAMONDONG, CESAR | 1600+ | 1632 | 3.0 |
| JINDAL, PRANAV | 1600+ | 2004 | 2.5 |
| WU, JIALIN | 1600+ | 1703 | 2.5 |
| MATELLI, NICK | 1600+ | 1695 | 2.5 |
| BENNION, TOBIN | 1600+ | 1708 | 2.0 |
| KALRA, JOSEN | 1600+ | 1600 | 2.0 |
| JEYARAMAN, RAMKUMAR | 1600+ | unr. | 2.0 |
| LIU, LIAM | 1600+ | 1665 | 1.5 |
| ZHAO, DAVID | 1300-1599 | 1502 | 2.0 |
| WANG, CHASE | 1300-1599 | 1328 | 2.0 |
| LAKIRBAIA, LASHA | 1300-1599 | 1304 | 2.0 |
| AGDAMAG, SAMUEL | 1300-1599 | 1462 | 1.5 |
| GRINKIN, NIKITA | 1300-1599 | 1453 | 1.5 |
| MCGINNIS, JEFFREY | 1300-1599 | 1504 | 1.0 |
| KIM, TAEWOO | 1300-1599 | 1400 | 1.0 |
| SHERRARD, MICHAEL | 1300-1599 | 1478 | 0.5 |
| BOBKOV, ANTON | 1002-1299 | 1292 | 2.5 |
| BENNION, BANKS | 1002-1299 | 1140 | 2.0 |
| ARODAKI, FADI | 1002-1299 | 1060 | 2.0 |
| DHINGRA, ATUL | 1002-1299 | 1095 | 1.5 |
| DESAI, DHRITEE | 1002-1299 | 1213 | 1.5 |
| CSERNAI, KORNEL | 1002-1299 | 1285 | 1.0 |
| BRONGERSMA, HAYDEN | 1002-1299 | 1064 | 1.0 |
| UNGAR, JEFFREY | 1002-1299 | 1043 | 1.0 |
| RASYID, HAMDANIL | 1002-1299 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| PU, HUGO | UNR-1001 | unr. | 1.5 |
| HARTEL, PAUL | UNR-1001 | 918 | 1.0 |
| DARR, MICHAEL | UNR-1001 | 798 | 1.0 |
| SINGH, PARAMDEEP | UNR-1001 | 672 | 1.0 |
| GAUTHIER, GREGORY | UNR-1001 | unr. | 1.0 |
| KALRA, SIDDHARTH | UNR-1001 | 253 | 0.5 |
| RAO, AMOGH | UNR-1001 | unr. | 0.5 |
| RASYID, UMAR | UNR-1001 | 1001 | 0.0 |
Round 2 of our club championship was another exciting affair with a number of very close games, including several of those on the top boards. I will try to publish some or all of the games in a Lichess study, as with a couple of our previous events, a task which is always made easier if you send me a timely pgn file of your game score (thank you to those who are already doing so). The second and third tables below include the wall chart and the prize group standings, and all prizes remain very much up for grabs in each group. I’ve received the entry fee payment from a smattering of players so please send that along (or pay at the club) at your earliest convenience. Regards,
Mark Drury
| Board | # | White | Result | # | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | TOBIN BENNION | 1 | ALEX CHIN | |
| 2 | 5 | JIALIN WU | 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | |
| 3 | 3 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | 8 | CESAR TAMONDONG | |
| 4 | 6 | NICK MATELLI | 34 | HUGO PU | |
| 5 | 7 | LIAM LIU | 18 | ANTON BOBKOV | |
| 6 | 9 | JOSEN KALRA | 23 | ATUL DHINGRA | |
| 7 | 10 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | 22 | BANKS BENNION | |
| 8 | 24 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | 11 | DAVID ZHAO | |
| 9 | 25 | FADI ARODAKI | 15 | TAEWOO KIM | |
| 10 | 28 | PAUL HARTEL | 16 | CHASE WANG | |
| 11 | 17 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | 26 | JEFFREY UNGAR | |
| 12 | 14 | NIKITA GRINKIN | 29 | MICHAEL DARR | |
| 13 | 32 | AMOGH RAO | 21 | DHRITEE DESAI | |
| 14 | 19 | KORNEL CSERNAI | 31 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | |
| 15 | 20 | HAMDANIL RASYID | 30 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | |
| 16 | 33 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | 27 | UMAR RASYID | |
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX CHIN | W 30 | B 12 | B 4 |
| 2009 17050697 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | B 31 | W 13 | B 5 |
| 2004 30628884 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 3 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | W 27 | B 14 | W 6 |
| 1800 31454772 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 4 | TOBIN BENNION | —- | B 15 | W 1 |
| 1708 12679573 | X1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 5 | JIALIN WU | W 19 | B 16 | W 2 |
| 1703 30410290 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 6 | CESAR TAMONDONG | W 21 | B 17 | B 3 |
| 1632 12439091 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 7 | NICK MATELLI | bye | B 24 | W 11 |
| 1695 12928935 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 8 | LIAM LIU | B 20 | W 11 | W 9 |
| 1665 30390852 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 9 | ANTON BOBKOV | bye | W 29 | B 8 |
| 1292 30162536 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 10 | ATUL DHINGRA | bye | W 26 | B 12 |
| 1095 31236322 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 11 | HUGO PU | W 18 | B 8 | B 7 |
| unr. 31093860 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 12 | JOSEN KALRA | B 22 | W 1 | W 10 |
| 1600 12615210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 13 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | W 32 | B 2 | W 19 |
| 1504 13195830 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 14 | DAVID ZHAO | B 23 | W 3 | B 20 |
| 1502 14793784 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 15 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | B 33 | W 4 | —- |
| 1462 14874734 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 16 | TAEWOO KIM | B 34 | W 5 | B 21 |
| 1400 30622509 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 17 | CHASE WANG | —- | W 6 | B 23 |
| 1328 15015852 | X1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 18 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | B 11 | B 28 | W 22 |
| 1304 30975473 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 19 | BANKS BENNION | B 5 | W 33 | B 13 |
| 1140 30175646 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 20 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | W 8 | B 32 | W 14 |
| 1064 31240441 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 21 | FADI ARODAKI | B 6 | W 34 | W 16 |
| 1060 31279904 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 22 | JEFFREY UNGAR | W 12 | W 31 | B 18 |
| 1043 16396743 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 23 | PAUL HARTEL | W 14 | B 30 | W 17 |
| 918 31277799 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 24 | MICHAEL DARR | B 25 | W 7 | B 26 |
| 798 31240182 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 25 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | W 24 | bye | —- |
| 1478 12447368 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 26 | NIKITA GRINKIN | W 28 | B 10 | W 24 |
| 1453 31286945 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 27 | DHRITEE DESAI | B 3 | bye | B 29 |
| 1213 16336152 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 28 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | B 26 | W 18 | B 30 |
| 253 30498046 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 29 | AMOGH RAO | bye | B 9 | W 27 |
| unr. 30949341 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 30 | KORNEL CSERNAI | B 1 | W 23 | W 28 |
| 1285 30594380 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 31 | HAMDANIL RASYID | W 2 | B 22 | W 33 |
| 1260 30466276 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 32 | UMAR RASYID | B 13 | W 20 | B 34 |
| 1001 30516925 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 33 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | W 15 | B 19 | B 31 |
| 672 30214394 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 34 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | W 16 | B 21 | W 32 |
| unr. 31300086 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Name | Group | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN, ALEX | 1600+ | 2009 | 2.0 |
| JINDAL, PRANAV | 1600+ | 2004 | 2.0 |
| JEYARAMAN, RAMKUMAR | 1600+ | (1800) | 2.0 |
| BENNION, TOBIN | 1600+ | 1708 | 2.0 |
| WU, JIALIN | 1600+ | 1703 | 2.0 |
| TAMONDONG, CESAR | 1600+ | 1632 | 2.0 |
| MATELLI, NICK | 1600+ | 1695 | 1.5 |
| LIU, LIAM | 1600+ | 1665 | 1.5 |
| KALRA, JOSEN | 1600+ | 1600 | 1.0 |
| MCGINNIS, JEFFREY | 1300-1599 | 1504 | 1.0 |
| ZHAO, DAVID | 1300-1599 | 1502 | 1.0 |
| AGDAMAG, SAMUEL | 1300-1599 | 1462 | 1.0 |
| KIM, TAEWOO | 1300-1599 | 1400 | 1.0 |
| WANG, CHASE | 1300-1599 | 1328 | 1.0 |
| LAKIRBAIA, LASHA | 1300-1599 | 1304 | 1.0 |
| SHERRARD, MICHAEL | 1300-1599 | 1478 | 0.5 |
| GRINKIN, NIKITA | 1300-1599 | 1453 | 0.5 |
| BOBKOV, ANTON | 1002-1299 | 1292 | 1.5 |
| DHINGRA, ATUL | 1002-1299 | 1095 | 1.5 |
| BENNION, BANKS | 1002-1299 | 1140 | 1.0 |
| BRONGERSMA, HAYDEN | 1002-1299 | 1064 | 1.0 |
| ARODAKI, FADI | 1002-1299 | 1060 | 1.0 |
| UNGAR, JEFFREY | 1002-1299 | 1043 | 1.0 |
| DESAI, DHRITEE | 1002-1299 | 1213 | 0.5 |
| CSERNAI, KORNEL | 1002-1299 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| RASYID, HAMDANIL | 1002-1299 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| PU, HUGO | UNR-1001 | unr. | 1.5 |
| HARTEL, PAUL | UNR-1001 | 918 | 1.0 |
| DARR, MICHAEL | UNR-1001 | 798 | 1.0 |
| KALRA, SIDDHARTH | UNR-1001 | 253 | 0.5 |
| RAO, AMOGH | UNR-1001 | unr. | 0.5 |
| RASYID, UMAR | UNR-1001 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| SINGH, PARAMDEEP | UNR-1001 | 672 | 0.0 |
| GAUTHIER, GREGORY | UNR-1001 | unr. | 0.0 |
Below are the pairings for round two of our club championship, which begins promptly at 7pm Thursday, November 2nd, 2023. Please call Mark Drury at 650-400-6393 if you are unable to play for any reason and try to arrive no later than 6:50pm to check in.
The two tables which follow the second round pairings, below, are the wall chart and the prize groups–we have two groups with 9 members and two with 8 and the ratings distributions seen in this event make the groups reasonably equitable (though please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, of course). Regards,
Mark Drury
| Board | # | White | Result | # | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | JOSEN KALRA | 1 | ALEX CHIN | |
| 2 | 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | 10 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | |
| 3 | 11 | DAVID ZHAO | 3 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | |
| 4 | 13 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | 4 | TOBIN BENNION | |
| 5 | 15 | TAEWOO KIM | 5 | JIALIN WU | |
| 6 | 7 | LIAM LIU | 34 | HUGO PU | |
| 7 | 16 | CHASE WANG | 8 | CESAR TAMONDONG | |
| 8 | 29 | MICHAEL DARR | 6 | NICK MATELLI | |
| 9 | 23 | ATUL DHINGRA | 14 | NIKITA GRINKIN | |
| 10 | 18 | ANTON BOBKOV | 32 | AMOGH RAO | |
| 11 | 31 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | 17 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | |
| 12 | 19 | KORNEL CSERNAI | 28 | PAUL HARTEL | |
| 13 | 26 | JEFFREY UNGAR | 20 | HAMDANIL RASYID | |
| 14 | 22 | BANKS BENNION | 30 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | |
| 15 | 27 | UMAR RASYID | 24 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | |
| 16 | 25 | FADI ARODAKI | 33 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | |
| 21 | DHRITEE DESAI | ½ | BYE | ||
| 12 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | ½ | BYE |
| Player # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX CHIN | W 24 | B 8 |
| 2009 17050697 | 1.0 | ||
| 2 | PRANAV JINDAL | B 25 | W 9 |
| 2004 30628884 | 1.0 | ||
| 3 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | W 26 | B 10 |
| 1800 31454772 | 1.0 | ||
| 4 | TOBIN BENNION | —- | B 11 |
| 1708 12679573 | X1.0 | ||
| 5 | JIALIN WU | W 27 | B 12 |
| 1703 30410290 | 1.0 | ||
| 6 | LIAM LIU | B 28 | W 15 |
| 1665 30390852 | 1.0 | ||
| 7 | CESAR TAMONDONG | W 29 | B 13 |
| 1632 12439091 | 1.0 | ||
| 8 | JOSEN KALRA | B 30 | W 1 |
| 1600 12615210 | 1.0 | ||
| 9 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | W 31 | B 2 |
| 1504 13195830 | 1.0 | ||
| 10 | DAVID ZHAO | B 32 | W 3 |
| 1502 14793784 | 1.0 | ||
| 11 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG | B 33 | W 4 |
| 1462 14874734 | 1.0 | ||
| 12 | TAEWOO KIM | B 34 | W 5 |
| 1400 30622509 | 1.0 | ||
| 13 | CHASE WANG | —- | W 7 |
| 1328 15015852 | X1.0 | ||
| 14 | MICHAEL DARR | B 22 | W 16 |
| 798 31240182 | 1.0 | ||
| 15 | HUGO PU | W 23 | B 6 |
| unr. 31093860 | 1.0 | ||
| 16 | NICK MATELLI | bye | B 14 |
| 1695 12928935 | 0.5 | ||
| 17 | NIKITA GRINKIN | W 20 | B 19 |
| 1453 31286945 | 0.5 | ||
| 18 | ANTON BOBKOV | bye | W 21 |
| 1292 30162536 | 0.5 | ||
| 19 | ATUL DHINGRA | bye | W 17 |
| 1095 31236322 | 0.5 | ||
| 20 | SIDDHARTH KALRA | B 17 | W 23 |
| 253 30498046 | 0.5 | ||
| 21 | AMOGH RAO | bye | B 18 |
| unr. 30949341 | 0.5 | ||
| 22 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | W 14 | bye |
| 1478 12447368 | 0.0 | ||
| 23 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA | B 15 | B 20 |
| 1304 30975473 | 0.0 | ||
| 24 | KORNEL CSERNAI | B 1 | W 32 |
| 1285 30594380 | 0.0 | ||
| 25 | HAMDANIL RASYID | W 2 | B 30 |
| 1260 30466276 | 0.0 | ||
| 26 | DHRITEE DESAI | B 3 | bye |
| 1213 16336152 | 0.0 | ||
| 27 | BANKS BENNION | B 5 | W 33 |
| 1140 30175646 | 0.0 | ||
| 28 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | W 6 | B 31 |
| 1064 31240441 | 0.0 | ||
| 29 | FADI ARODAKI | B 7 | W 34 |
| 1060 31279904 | 0.0 | ||
| 30 | JEFFREY UNGAR | W 8 | W 25 |
| 1043 16396743 | 0.0 | ||
| 31 | UMAR RASYID | B 9 | W 28 |
| 1001 30516925 | 0.0 | ||
| 32 | PAUL HARTEL | W 10 | B 24 |
| 918 31277799 | 0.0 | ||
| 33 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | W 11 | B 27 |
| 672 30214394 | 0.0 | ||
| 34 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | W 12 | B 29 |
| unr. 31300086 | 0.0 |
| Name | Group | ID | Rating | Expiration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIN, ALEX | 1600+ | 17050697 | 2009 | 11/30/2023 | ||
| JINDAL, PRANAV | 1600+ | 30628884 | 2004 | 08/31/2024 | ||
| JEYARAMAN, RAMKUMAR | 1600+ | 31454772 | (1800) | 10/31/2024 | ||
| BENNION, TOBIN | 1600+ | 12679573 | 1708 | 11/30/2023 | ||
| WU, JIALIN | 1600+ | 30410290 | 1703 | 01/31/2024 | ||
| MATELLI, NICK | 1600+ | 12928935 | 1695 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| LIU, LIAM | 1600+ | 30390852 | 1665 | 12/31/2024 | ||
| TAMONDONG, CESAR | 1600+ | 12439091 | 1632 | 08/31/2024 | ||
| KALRA, JOSEN | 1600+ | 12615210 | 1600 | 10/31/2024 | ||
| MCGINNIS, JEFFREY | 1300-1599 | 13195830 | 1504 | 03/31/2025 | ||
| ZHAO, DAVID | 1300-1599 | 14793784 | 1502 | 06/30/2024 | ||
| SHERRARD, MICHAEL | 1300-1599 | 12447368 | 1478 | 04/30/2025 | ||
| AGDAMAG, SAMUEL | 1300-1599 | 14874734 | 1462 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| GRINKIN, NIKITA | 1300-1599 | 31286945 | 1453 | 06/30/2024 | ||
| KIM, TAEWOO | 1300-1599 | 30622509 | 1400 | 06/30/2025 | ||
| WANG, CHASE | 1300-1599 | 15015852 | 1328 | 08/31/2025 | ||
| LAKIRBAIA, LASHA | 1300-1599 | 30975473 | 1304 | 01/31/2024 | ||
| BOBKOV, ANTON | 1002-1299 | 30162536 | 1292 | 10/31/2024 | ||
| CSERNAI, KORNEL | 1002-1299 | 30594380 | 1285 | 06/30/2024 | ||
| RASYID, HAMDANIL | 1002-1299 | 30466276 | 1260 | 08/31/2024 | ||
| DESAI, DHRITEE | 1002-1299 | 16336152 | 1213 | 03/31/2024 | ||
| BENNION, BANKS | 1002-1299 | 30175646 | 1140 | 06/30/2025 | ||
| DHINGRA, ATUL | 1002-1299 | 31236322 | 1095 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| BRONGERSMA, HAYDEN | 1002-1299 | 31240441 | 1064 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| ARODAKI, FADI | 1002-1299 | 31279904 | 1060 | 05/31/2025 | ||
| UNGAR, JEFFREY | 1002-1299 | 16396743 | 1043 | 04/30/2024 | ||
| RASYID, UMAR | UNR-1001 | 30516925 | 1001 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| HARTEL, PAUL | UNR-1001 | 31277799 | 918 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| DARR, MICHAEL | UNR-1001 | 31240182 | 798 | 05/31/2024 | ||
| SINGH, PARAMDEEP | UNR-1001 | 30214394 | 672 | 09/30/2023* | ||
| KALRA, SIDDHARTH | UNR-1001 | 30498046 | 253 | 05/31/2025 | ||
| RAO, AMOGH | UNR-1001 | 30949341 | unr. | 01/31/2024 | ||
| GAUTHIER, GREGORY | UNR-1001 | 31300086 | unr. | Life | ||
| PU, HUGO | UNR-1001 | 31093860 | unr. | 03/31/2024 | ||
Below are the results from round 1 of our club championship, which occurred Thursday, October 26th, 2023. Note that, due to my forgetting an email exchange in the aftermath of COVID, I paired someone who had requested a bye for this past Thursday, a lacuna that resulted in a forfeit win for one player and the agreed-upon half-point bye for the other. We also had one no-show which resulted in another forfeit win, but all-in-all it was a decent start to this much-delayed tournament. Regards,
Mark Drury
| Board | # | White | Result | # | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ALEX CHIN | 1 – 0 | 19 | KORNEL CSERNAI |
| 2 | 20 | HAMDANIL RASYID | 0 – 1 | 2 | PRANAV JINDAL |
| 3 | 3 | RAMKUMAR JEYARAMAN | 1 – 0 | 21 | DHRITEE DESAI |
| 5 | 5 | JIALIN WU | 1 – 0 | 22 | BANKS BENNION |
| 6 | 24 | HAYDEN BRONGERSMA | 0 – 1 | 7 | LIAM LIU |
| 7 | 8 | CESAR TAMONDONG | 1 – 0 | 25 | FADI ARODAKI |
| 8 | 26 | JEFFREY UNGAR | 0 – 1 | 9 | JOSEN KALRA |
| 9 | 10 | JEFFREY MCGINNIS | 1 – 0 | 27 | UMAR RASYID |
| 10 | 28 | PAUL HARTEL | 0 – 1 | 11 | DAVID ZHAO |
| 11 | 12 | MICHAEL SHERRARD | 0 – 1 | 29 | MICHAEL DARR |
| 12 | 30 | PARAMDEEP SINGH | 0 – 1 | 13 | SAMUEL AGDAMAG |
| 13 | 14 | NIKITA GRINKIN | ½ – ½ | 31 | SIDDHARTH KALRA |
| 14 | 33 | GREGORY GAUTHIER | 0 – 1 | 15 | TAEWOO KIM |
| 16 | 34 | HUGO PU | 1 – 0 | 17 | LASHA LAKIRBAIA |
| 4 | TOBIN BENNION | 1 X | BYE | ||
| 16 | CHASE WANG | 1 X | BYE | ||
| 6 | NICK MATELLI | ½ | BYE | ||
| 18 | ANTON BOBKOV | ½ | BYE | ||
| 23 | ATUL DHINGRA | ½ | BYE | ||
| 32 | AMOGH RAO | ½ | BYE |