From the Editor
July is the month where we kick into summer mode with the July
Independence Swiss. Also:
- Its never too late to enter you junior chess player in the
MetroWest CC Scholastic series
- The MCC-03 v IECC-84 Team Email Match has started, games are in
progress, and we have a display of all of the flags of the countries
of our opponents
For the June wrap-up we have:
- John Chamberlain takes clear first in the open section! This win propels him to third place in
the 2005 Club Championship cycle!
Comment & critique
to Info at MetroWestChess.org
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Harvey Reed
Marketing Director
MetroWest Chess Club |
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Club &
Partner Calendar |
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Tuesday
July 6 |
- Round 1 of Summer Swiss
- Stateline Chess Book & Equipment Vendor
- Weekly Group Lesson, informal Q&A with personal help
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Tuesday
July 13 |
- Round 2 of Summer Swiss
- Weekly Group Lesson -
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Sun
July 18 |
- NorthEast Chess, G/55, G/90, Marlboro Radisson
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Tuesday
July 20 |
- Round 3 of Summer Swiss
- Weekly Group Lesson -
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Sunday
July 25 |
- Stateline Chess Lecture/Simul/Blitz -> Manuel Aaron
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Tuesday
July 27 |
- Round 4 of Summer Swiss
- Weekly Group Lesson -
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Fri-Sun
August 13-15 |
- NorthEast Chess, Summer Getaway, Marlboro Radisson
-> very early registration 3-day by 6/12 is $89
-> early registration 3-day by 8/03 is $99
-> $120 cash only at site
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Please
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Volunteering
we
need volunteers for this Fall, please help if you can |
- Library -
its all setup, it just needs a little attention each month, see Matt Phelps
- Mentoring
- Peter Karp and Derek Slater could use some help in newbie
mentoring and promoting Game Advice. See Harvey Reed
- See Harvey Reed
or Mark Kaprielian for more info and other
opportunities
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Renew your USCF here |
- Renew with Mark Kaprielian, he will donate "USCF Member
Appreciation" prize money to the Club. See Mark Kaprielian
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Register early |
- Shorter lines
- Better parking
- --> and if the front lot is full, you can park behind
the building (first left as you turn into the Senior Center)
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Partners |
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NorthEast Chess -- Regional chess organizer
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Please consider the one-day event on July
18. Also don't
forget to sign-up early if you will be going to the Summer Getaway
in August 13-15,
early registrations are heavily discounted. Also there are
discounted hotel rooms available.
See the Club and Partner calendar above!
I accept PayPal via my email address: swamala at hotmail.com. |
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Severine Wamala |
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Stateline Chess -- Book & equipment vendor
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Hi All,
I will be away at the World Open from July 2 to July 6. I will be at the
Club Round
1, Tuesday July 6. I now
have the Hardcover Scorebooks that people at the club have been
asking for. Also I will be selling at the Scholastic Tournament
Thursday July 8.Similar to
last month, I
have some magazines on sale Empire Chess $3 now $1, New In Chess $12
now $8, and Squares $10 now $8 or buy issues # 2, 3, and 4 (new) and
get all 3 for $20. I will also have the following books by the great
chess author C.J.S. Purdy on sale Fine Art of Annotation Vol 1 2nd
Revised Edition $20 now $12, Fine Art of Annotation Vol 3 $20 now
$12, and Extreme Chess World Championships 1935 1937 1972 $25 now
$15. As far as new items go I have the DGT XL Clock batteries
included for $85 and the DGT Electronic Chess Board (serial) for
$400. If you purchase both at the same time then the price will be
$450.
Stateline Chess Books & Equipment Simultaneous Series & Blitz
Tournament July Edition (this is a Stateline Chess event
-- not a MetroWest CC event)
- International Master & Chess Author; 9 Time Indian Chess
Champion;
Manuel
Aaron
- Sunday, July 25, 2004; Lecture starts at 12:00PM; Simul
starts at 2:00PM; Blitz starts at 4:00PM
- Trainside Gallery, 62 Wingate St, Haverhill, MA 01832
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FLYER
I accept PayPal via my email address:
statelinechess at hotmail.com. |
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Randi Macuit |
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The Club |
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Board Activity
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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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Volunteers
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We are actively seeking volunteers for the Library, Mentoring, and Chess
School. To see all the MetroWest CC Volunteers, click
here.
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Mark Kaprielian
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Knowledge
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The Knowledge page can be reached from the home page on the left, or just
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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Compete |
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Monthly Tournaments &
Championship
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What |
July Independence Swiss
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When |
July 6-13-20-27, 2004 |
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Format |
4-SS, 40/90, SD/30 |
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Prizes |
$
800, 100% G |
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Sections |
Open: $
200-120-80
U1850: $
100-60-30
U1550: $ 60-40-20
U1250 $ 40-30-20 |
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Entry Fee
(all sections) |
Masters (2200 and over) Free
MCC Members $ 15
Others $ 20 |
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Championship Points Available |
Open
(64-32-16), U1850 (24-12), U1550 (8)
plus 50% bonus for perfect score of all wins |
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Previous Tournament |
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Results |
Congratulations to the winners of the June Summer Swiss!
Open:
John Chamberlain (4.5/5)
Clear first
U1700:
Matthew Phelps and Chris Berg-Jones (4.0/5)
Two-way tie
U1400:
Harvey Reed, Michael Oliveri, and Trent Masiki
(4.0/5)
Three-way tie
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Commentary |
Summer Swiss Commentary
Players with upsets over 200 points:
Round 5
John Chamberlain
Justin Grimes
Round 4
Travis Nilsson
Round 3
Nathan Ruthramoorthy
Anabel Bacon
Valerie Ruth Law
Round 2
James Taggert
Round 1
Edward Astrachan
Simon Slutsky
Justin Grimes
Gregory Rose
Jim Merullo
Trent Masiki
Players with multiple
upsets over 200 points:
Justin Grimes
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Cross tables and Ratings |
The
USCF rated
April 2004
cross-table is posted. May is not rated yet. |
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Errata |
n/a |
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Special Notes |
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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
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Game
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. |
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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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2005 Club
Championship Qualification List
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We’re now half way through the qualification cycle for the
2005 Club Championship. John Chamberlain’s clear first in the Open
section for June has propelled him into third place. The current
standings based on the first six months of play are as follows:
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IM Igor Foygel |
320 |
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GM Alexander Ivanov |
150 |
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John Chamberlain |
134 |
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Ilya Krasik |
126 |
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Robert Powell |
96 |
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FM John Curdo |
93 |
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Trevor de Koekkoek |
72 |
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NM Charles Riordan |
40 |
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Calvin Hori |
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Alexander Paphitis |
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Navan Ruthramoorthy |
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Matthew Phelps |
31 |
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Randy Brueckner |
30 |
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Walter Champion |
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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
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James Krycka
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Scholastic Tournaments
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It's never too late to enter!
The Scholastic Tournament schedule for
summer 2004 is set, standings for the first six rounds are posted, and
the web page is up and active. 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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The MCC-03 v IECC-84 Team Email Match has started. The match page is
up (go to the Team Email Match page), and the first PGN of a game in
progress has been posted: [MCC] Krienke,J (1383) - [IECC] Harper,R
(1289)
We will have a complete PGN update later in July. We post the PGN
of the games in progress minus 3 full moves. This gives us the
excitement of a live game in progress, without the ability to
kibbitz about the current exact position.
We are playing opponents from around the world, here are the
flags of the countries of our opponents. See how many you can
correctly identify, hint: I put them in alphabetical order below :-)
We have the countries listed with the flags on the match page.
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Eric Berkey |
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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 formal lesson round 1, to make room for Stateline Chess book & equipment
vendor. Topic: not determined yet Week 1: Casual Q&A and personal
help
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Week 5: n/a |
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John Chamberlain |
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Chess School
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This lecture was a kick-off to the 2004 Chess
School. We will have an Openings Course this Fall 2004. We are
working out the schedule, details to
follow. |
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Howard Goldowsky
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Game Advice
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We are currently
recruiting a "mentoring" volunteer to help new members get
acquainted, and to coordinate getting their first games in front of
me to give comments. See Derek or Harvey if you are interested in
volunteering. |
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Derek Slater |
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Library
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The MCC Library is currently recruiting for a volunteer to be the
Program Director. The Library is in good shape, and taking care of
it will be light duty. This is a key position, since it gets quite a
bit of use from the lower sections.
If you are
interested in volunteering, please email Library at MetroWestChess.org or
see me on Tuesday nights.
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Matthew Phelps |
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