From the Editor
We hope everyone had a happy and safe
holiday. The new year starts with the annual member meeting in January,
followed by the first Board meeting in February, and the 2004 Club
Championship in March!
Comment & critique
to Info at MetroWestChess.org
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Harvey Reed
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Highlights
Annual Member Meeting –
3rd Tuesday in January @ 6:00pm
Member Survey
– Results are in
Program of the Month
– Game Collection |
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Partners
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North East Chess
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Thank you for supporting North East Chess the
past year. It was the first time to hold all four seasonal
getaways. Without your support it would not have been possible.
I am looking forward to your continued support this year. I have
been informed by many chess friends that having monthly
tournaments and four evenly spaced weekend getaways helps them
to set there chess schedule for the year.
I am looking forward to seeing you on
Jan 10, 2004 for the one-day or
Jan 23-25, 2004 for the Winter
Getaway. Please reserve your hotel room before 1/10/2004 to lock
in the $55/night.
Best wishes and truly your chess friend,
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Severine Wamala |
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Club
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Member Survey
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The survey results are in. For the
raw results
CLICK HERE. When the
Board meets in February 2004, we will use the survey results to make
policy decisions. As we make these decisions, they will be reported
in the Board meeting minutes, and this newsletter, as appropriate.
We appreciate the members who
took part in the survey. We had 41 respondents, which is 1/3rd of
the membership. This is great for our first survey of this kind, and
we look forward to even greater participation in the next annual
survey! |
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Harvey Reed |
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Board Activity
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The Annual
Member Meeting is Tuesday January 20, 2004 at
6:00pm. At the Annual meeting, the new
Directors introduce themselves to the Club membership, and take over
as Directors (no election by members since this is uncontested).
Existing Officers stay in place until the Directors elect new
Officers from the new Directorship at the first Board meeting which
is either
Thursday, February 19, 2004 or Thursday February 26 at 6:30pm
(make note, this is changed from last month,
we are polling Board members to determine the exact date)
at the Kennedy
Senior Center. We will le you know the date we pick in the February
newsletter.
To learn more
about our governance, click
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Mark Kaprielian, President |
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Anti-SPAM update
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Update
Trevor has successfully completed
the anti-SPAM prototype. He is still putting the finishing touches on
it. We are still planning to have it running in January 2004. |
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Harvey Reed, Marketing Director
& Mark Kaprielian, WebMaster |
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Community
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Collections
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Program of the Month
The freshly updated database contains 457 games including high rated
contests from past events in 1984, 1987 and 1988, as well as the Tal simul from 1988!
We are looking for volunteers
to help transcribe games that we collect, as well as to follow-up with
players if we need clarification or extra game scores to complete a
set. Please contact us if you are interested.
To see the collections look for
"collections : games" on the right hand side of the home page. |
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Eric Sonnenstuhl and Steve
Eddins |
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Volunteers
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To see who the MetroWest CC Volunteers are, click
here.
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Mark Kaprielian
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Official Merchandise
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We have a number of items in stock for sale, T-shirts, Polo
shirts and caps that can be purchased Tuesday. No need to place an order if you
spot an item with the size and color you want. Display will be set up with the
Book Vendor and he will collect your payment.
To view the complete line of merchandise, go to our home page and follow the link "Official
Merchandise" on the left, or
click
here. Everything can be ordered online, securely, via Pay Pal, or
with a paper form available at the Club. |
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Mark Kaprielian
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Books and Equipment
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Happy New Year everyone I will be down at the Club for
Round 1, Jan 6. I will have a bunch
of different calendar options to choose from so you can be ready for
the new year.
Please email me at
StateLineChess
at
Hotmail.com for info.
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Randi Macuit,
Stateline Chess |
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Compete
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Monthly Tournaments
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| What |
MCC Winter Warmer Swiss
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| When |
January 6-13-20-27, 2004 |
| Format |
4-SS, 40/90, SD/30 |
| Prizes |
$ 800, 100% G |
| Sections |
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Open: |
$ |
200 |
120 |
80 |
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U1850: |
$ |
100 |
60 |
30 |
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U1550: |
$ |
60
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40
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U1250 |
$ |
40 |
30 |
20 |
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Entry
Fee
(all sections) |
Masters > 2200 Free
MCC Members $ 15
Others $ 20 |
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PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT |
| Results |
Holiday Swiss 2003 standings
Congratulations to the winners of the Holiday Swiss!:
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Open |
GM Alexander Ivanov
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U1800 |
Robert Frederick |
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U1500 |
Henry Forber-Pratt |
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U1200 |
Nikolay Popov |
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| Commentary |
Holiday Swiss 2003 commentary
Players
with upsets over 200 points:
Round 5
n/a |
Round 4
Simon A Slutsky
Andrew Taylor
Seth P Johnson
Justin P Grimes |
Round
3
(none) |
Round
2
Seth P Johnson
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Round
1
Andrew Taylor
Alfred G Ward
Seth P Johnson
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Players
with multiple upsets over 200
points:
Andrew Taylor
Seth P Johnson |
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Cross tables and Ratings |
The
October crosstable is posted and
rated. |
SPECIAL NOTES |
| Sections |
Due to increased attendance, MetroWest CC will offer 4
sections for all 4-round tournaments; for the time being,
5-round events will continue to have 3 sections. The prize
structure has been revised to increase the prize money for each
section with prizes awarded for the 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd placements in each section. |
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Scores |
If you are in the Open section, please use the 'carbonless
score sheets' that we provide, and turn in a copy of your game
score when you are done with your game. If you have questions,
send email to Games at
MetroWestChess.org for
questions.
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| Important Rule |
Unrated
players may not win more than $50 except in the Open section. |
| Equipment |
Please bring
your own sets and clocks. We have a limited number available for
use by those new to the game without their own equipment yet.
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James Krycka |
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2004 Club Championship Qualifiers
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Based on performance criteria in MCC events during
2003, the following six players have qualified for the 2004 MCC Club
Championship: Ivanov, Foygel, Riordan, Epp, Curdo, and Chamberlian.
Congratulations to you and to all 57 players who earned championship
points!
As previously announced, the annual Club
Championship has been re-instated. The 2004 championship event will be
held in March 2004 as a closed 5-RR section run in parallel with the other
sections. The six participants will be the top six club members on the
championship points list (who accept the invitation). Players earn points
during the previous calendar year by placing 1st-2nd-3rd
in the Open section, 1st-2nd in the Upper section,
and 1st in the next highest section on a graduated scale based
on the section level and number of rounds. In addition, bonus points are
awarded for a perfect score. To qualify for the championship, players
have to be club members and need to play in at least 4 events during the
year.
GM Ivanov’s clear win in December along with bonus
points for a perfect score was just enough to edge out IM Foygel for the
top spot on the championship points qualification list.
The final standings of those who competed in at
least 4 tournaments during the year are:
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GM Alexander Ivanov |
344 |
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IM Igor Foygel |
334 |
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NM Charles Riordan |
255 |
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Edward Epp |
168 |
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FM John Curdo |
135 |
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John Chamberlain |
72 |
Next in line (should any of the above players
decline to participate) are:
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George Goulding |
63 |
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James Todhunter |
48 |
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Eric Sonnenstuhl |
48 |
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Seth Johnson |
45 |
Several players demonstrated consistent play during
the year by earning points in three or more tournamants. They are:
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8
events: FM John Curdo
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7 events: NM Charles Riordan (7 of 7 played) and
IM Igor Foygel
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4 events: GM Ivanov (4 of 4 played), Edward Epp,
John Chamberlain, and George Goulding
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3 events: Patrick Sciacca, Severine Wamala, Ames
Abbot, and Menno Koning
The complete Club 2004 championship point list
will be posted at the club in January.
The MCC Winter Warmer
Swiss in January will start the qualification process for the 2005
Club Championship cycle The top three placements in the Open
section will earn 64-32-16 points. The top two placements in the U1850
section will earn 24-12 points, and first place in the U1550 section will
be worth 8 points. Anyone who posts a perfect score of 4 wins will earn
bonus points amounting to 50% of the normal award.
For more info,
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James Krycka
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Scholastic Tournaments
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Summary
The Scholastic Tournament schedule for
summer 2004 is set. You can see the dates on our calendar page. If you are interested in volunteering for
front-line or backup work, let me know!
For more info,
contact me at Info at MetroWestChess.org |
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John Bottini
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Team Email Matches
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MCC-2 games are almost done. I will update the game PGNs sometime
in the near future.
You can view
the MCC-2 live games by following the link from the pairing page
(near top), or just
click here. The games are the current position minus 3 moves, to
discourage accidental analysis with the players.
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James Krycka |
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Special Events
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No special events scheduled.
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Mark Kaprielian |
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Learn & Improve
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Weekly Group
Lessons
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No lesson round 1, to make room for Stateline Chess book & equipment
vendor. On Round 2, Dr. Edward Epp will analyze two of Bobby
Fischer's games! On rounds 3/4, I will be finishing analysis of
opening traps:
- King's Indian
- Benoni
- Dutch Defence
- flank openings
- Bird's Opening, and others.
See you in class! |
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John Chamberlain |
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Chess School
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We will determine the Chess
School schedule after reviewing the survey results.
Thank you! |
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Howard Goldowsky
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Game Advice
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We will be
re-vitalizing this program for Winter 2004, stay tuned.
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Derek Slater |
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Library
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The MCC Library just got several chess related movies on DVD! Movies
are available for two weeks at a time. Check them out!!
If you have
questions or comments, please email Library at MetroWestChess.org or
see me on Tuesday nights.
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Matthew Phelps |
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