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Partners
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NorthEast Chess
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Thank you to all the MetroWest Chess Club members who
participated in the Winter Getaway. The club won the Club
prize by a wide margin of 25 points over their nearest
competitors.
All the NorthEast Chess events have moved to a new location,
The Radisson Hotel in Marlborough
75 Felton St.
Just of I-495 exit 24B; 978-480-0015
I am looking forward to seeing you at the new site on Sunday,
Feb 8, 2004 for the one-day
Best wishes and truly your chess friend,
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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 next meeting of the Board is Thursday,
February 19, 2004 at
7:30pm at the club. At this meeting we will
be electing the Officers from the new Directorship. All
members are welcome to attend.
To learn more
about our governance, click
here. From the Governance page you can locate the minutes from past Board meetings and
the Agenda for the next meeting. |
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Mark Kaprielian, President |
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Community
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Collections
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Program of the Month 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
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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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I am planning on being at the club for
Round 1, Feb 3. There will be
another book sale on certain books. The books on sale will be
from 25% to 50% off!
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 Leap Year Swiss
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February 3, 10, 17, 24 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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U1900: |
$ |
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60 |
30 |
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U1600: |
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60
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U1300 |
$ |
40 |
30 |
20 |
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Championship Points Available |
Open (64-32-16), U1900 (24-12), U1600 (8)
plus 50% bonus for a perfect score of all wins |
Entry
Fee
(all sections) |
Masters > 2200 Free
MCC Members $ 15
Others $ 20 |
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PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT |
| Results |
Winter Warmer Swiss
Congratulations to the winners of the Winter Warmer Swiss!:
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IM Igor Foygel |
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U1850: |
Neil Cousin, Howard
Goldowsky, William Michael |
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U1550: |
Seth Johnson |
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U1250: |
Matthew Perry |
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| Commentary |
Winter Warmer Commentary
Players
with upsets over 200 points:
Round 5
n/a |
Round 4
Jeff Penta
Bennet Pellows |
Round
3
Plamen Krastev |
Round
2
Anbu Damordan
Robert Mathews
Anirudh Arun |
Round
1
Jeff Penta
Sam Giler
Michael Oliveri |
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Players
with multiple upsets over 200
points: Jeff
Penta
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Cross tables and Ratings |
The
USCF rated
December cross-table is posted. |
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 Championships
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Two MCC club championship events will be held in March. The MCC Closed
Club Championship will be contested in a special Championship section
using a 5-RR format. Based on performance criteria in MCC events during
2003, the following six players have qualified for the 2004 MCC Club
Championship: GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Igor Foygel, NM Charles Riordan, Dr
Edward Epp, FM John Curdo, and John Chamberlain. A public drawing will be
held during the February tournament to determine the seeding of the
players which in turn will determine the pairings for all of the rounds
and color assignments.
In addition, the title of MCC Class Champion will be awarded to the
club member rated U2000 who places highest in the Open section of the
March event. The February 2004 ratings supplement will be used to
determine a player’s eligibility for the class champion title.
For more info,
contact me at Info at MetroWestChess.org |
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James Krycka
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2005 Club
Championship Qualification List
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The qualification cycle for the 2005 Club Championship has begun. The
current standings based only on the January event are a follows:
| 1 |
IM Igor Foygel |
96 |
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FM John Curdo |
24 |
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John Chamberlain |
24 |
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Neil Cousin |
12 |
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Howard Goldowsky |
12 |
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William Michael |
12 |
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Seth Johnson |
12 |
The 2005 championship event will be held in March 2005 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. |
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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. |
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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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