From the Editor
August is deep summer, and school is right around the corner:
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MetroWest CC Scholastic series is wrapping up
- James Krycka has a nice write-up on the start of the Team Email
Match with IECC
In July we saw Igor Foygel and Robert
Matthews sweep the Open and U1250 sections, respectively, of the July
tournament. In what may be a first for MetroWest CC, one family earned
three placements (Genesis, Timothy, and James Lung). Collectively, they
posted 5 major upsets. Overall, 20 of the 99 players entered in the 4
sections placed.
Comment & critique
to Info at MetroWestChess.org
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Harvey Reed
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Club &
Partner Calendar |
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Tuesday
August 3 |
- Round 1 of
Late Summer Swiss
- Stateline Chess Book & Equipment Vendor
- Weekly Group Lesson, informal Q&A with personal help
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Tuesday
August 10 |
- Round 2 of
Late 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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Tuesday
August 17 |
- Round 3 of
Late Summer Swiss
- Weekly Group Lesson -
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Tuesday
August 24 |
- Round 4 of
Late Summer Swiss
- Weekly Group Lesson -
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Sunday
August 29 |
- Stateline Chess Lecture/Simul/Blitz -> James Rizzitano
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Tuesday
August 31 |
- Round 5 of
Late Summer Swiss
- Weekly Group Lesson -
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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
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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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Remember the Summer Getaway
in August 13-15! 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,
Due to the delay in this newsletter, the only news I have is my
Simul series event (see below). Also, if you want me to bring
anything for the Round 1 of September, please tell me by September
1, since I will be on the road (NY State Ch).Stateline Chess Books & Equipment Simultaneous Series & Blitz
Tournament August Edition (this is a Stateline Chess event
-- not a MetroWest CC event)
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 |
Late Summer Swiss
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When |
August 3-10-17-24-31, 2004 |
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Format |
5-SS, 40/90, SD/30 |
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Prizes |
$
1000, 100% G |
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Sections |
Open: $
250-150-100
U1800: $
150-100-50
U1450: $
100-60-40 |
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Entry Fee
(all sections) |
Masters (2200 and over) Free
MCC Members $ 20
Others $ 25 |
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Championship Points Available |
Open
(80-40-20), U1800 (30-15), U1450 (10)
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 Independence
Swiss!
Open:
Igor
Foygel (4.0/4)
Clear first; perfect score
U1850:
Alexander Paphitis, George Goulding, and Edmund Staples
(3.5/4)
Three-way tie
U1550:
Hadrian Zbarcea and James Krycka (3.5/4)
Two-way tie
U1250:
Robert Matthews (4.0/4)
Clear first; perfect score
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Commentary |
Independence Swiss Commentary
Players with upsets over
200 points:
Round 4
Ilya Krasik and Genesis Lung
Round 3
Jacob Gillis, Lior Rozhansky and Genesis Lung
Round 2
Gabriel Frieden ,
Adrian Culver, Lior Rozhansky and Timothy Lung
Round 1
Christopher Williams, Edmund Staples, Adrian Culver,
Genesis Lung and Timothy Lung
Players with multiple
upsets over 200 points:
Genesis Lung (3); Lior Rozhansky (2); Adrian Culver (2);
Timothy Lung (2)
(no pic for Lior) (no pic for Adrian) (no
pic for Timothy)
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Cross tables and Ratings |
The
USCF rated
May
2004
cross-table is posted. June 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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For the third time
this year, Igor Foygel swept the Open Section during July and continues
to dominate the 2005 Club Championship qualification standings. So far,
44 players have earned qualification points – the complete list will be
posted at the club. The leaders based on seven months of play are as
follows:
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IM Igor
Foygel |
416 |
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GM Alexander
Ivanov |
150 |
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John
Chamberlain |
138 |
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Ilya Krasik |
130 |
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FM John
Curdo |
125 |
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Robert
Powell |
96 |
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Trevor de
Koekkoek |
72 |
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Alexander
Paphitis |
48 |
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NM Charles
Riordan |
40 |
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Calvin Hori |
40 |
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Navan
Ruthramoorthy |
32 |
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Matthew
Phelps |
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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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For the third year in a row, MCC is engaged in an email match
against the International Email Correspondence Club. The IECC is
truly an international organization with well over 3000 members. In
2002 and 2003, the MCC teams split their two matches against the
IECC. This year an MCC team of 5 palyers (Michael Barry, Eric Berkey,
James Krycka, Jack Appelmans, and Jason Krienke) is playing an IECC
team of ten players from 9 different countries (Australia, Brazil
(2), France, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, and USA).
Each MCC player is pitted against one IECC player as white and one
player as black. The match started in June with a maximum time limit
of 11 months. The IECC currently leads us one game to none. You can
view the games (minus the last three moves for those in progress)
from the Email Team link on the MCC home page. The MCC-3 team has
three players who each played in one of the previous matches (Barry,
Krycka, and Krienke) with a combined record of (+2 =1 -3).
Interestingly, two IECC veterans of previous encounters with MCC are
on the current roster (Batista of Brazil and Laliga of France).
Their combined record against MCC is (+4 =1 -1). While on the MCC-1
team, Krycka battled Batista in two games that each lasted 11
months, scoring a win and a draw. However, he reports that in his
current game against Laliga, the Frenchman has a huge positional
advantage.
If you are interested in joining a team in the future, contact
Harvey Reed. It’s a great way to improve your game through detailed
analysis and you can meet people from all over the world. Plus it
can be a lot of fun. |
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Eric Berkey and 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 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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Compete
Monthly Tournaments
Championships
Scholastics
Team Email Matches
Special Events
Learn & Improve
Weekly Group Lesson
Chess School
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People
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