The 2005 MCC Club and Class Championships

The 2005 MCC Club Championship and the MCC Class Championship (for U2000 players) will be held in March 2005 as separate 6-player 5-RR events run in parallel with the regular monthly sections.

Qualification for the 2005 MCC championships is based on performance in MCC regular time control events during 2004. The top 6 players from the Championship Point List (who accept the invitation) compete for the Club Championship. The remaining top 6 players rated U2000 (who accept the invitation) play for the Class Championship. The 2004 USCF Annual Rating List (published in December 2004) is used to determine a player’s eligibility for the Class Championship.

Championship points are earned by placing 1^st-2^nd-3^rd in the Open section, 1^st-2^nd in the Upper section, and 1^st in the Lower section during the year. Points are awarded on a graduated scale with a bonus of 50% for a perfect score of all wins. In addition, to qualify for the championships a player must compete in at least 4 MCC tournaments during 2004 and must be a member of the club on December 31, 2004.

Championship Qualification Point List for 2005 - Final Standings

Player’s Name	USCF Rating	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Point Total	Tmt Req	Ranking by Club/Class
IM Igor Foygel	2486	96	48	50		96	30	96	120		96	60	64	756	Met	1-A
Ilya Krasik	2104			120		6		4		48		7	12	197	Met	2-A
FM John Curdo	2240	24	48	7	8	6		32	10		16		12	163	Met	3-A
GM Alexander Ivanov	2640			150										150	1-X	////
John Chamberlain	2079	24		30			80	4						138	Met	4-A
Robert Powell	2044				96									96	2-X	////
Trevor de Koekkoek	1991			40		32								72	Met	5-D	1-D
FM Braden Bournival	2239											60		60	1-X	////
Alexander Paphitis	1815					36		12					12	60	Met	6-A	2-D
Bijan Haririan	2104			7		6			40					53	Met	7-D
Navan Ruthramoorthy	1992				32						16			48	Met	8-A	3-D
Joseph Perl	2111									48				48	2-X	////
Joseph Francis	1791											45		45	Met	9	4-D
Mark La Rocca	2122		16	7								7	12	42	Met	10
NM Charles Riordan	2284			40										40	3-X	////
Calvin Hori	1743				36	4								40	Met	11	5-A
George Goulding	1653		9					12			18			39	Met	12	6-A
Niki Konovalchuk	1736												36	36	Met	13	7-A
Matthew Phelps	1575			8			23						4	35	Met	14	8-A
Hadrian Zbarcea	1679							4	30					34	Met	15	9-A
Randy Brueckner	2037						30							30	3-X	////
Walter Champion	1691			30										30	Met	16	10A
Larry Pratt	1850		9							18				27	Met	17	11
Osamu Katsuhara	2070								10	16				26	Met	18
Chris Berg-Jones	1671						23							23	Met	19	12
Walter Driscoll III	1785										18		4	22	Met	20	13
Neil Cousin	1858	12	9											21	Met	21	14
James Todhunter	1797			20										20	Met	22	15
James Rafferty	1431										12	3	4	19	Met	23	16
Larry Eldridge	1834									18				18	Met	24	17
Edward Epp	2023			10								7		17	Met	25
Edward Astrachan	1875										16			16	Met	26	18
William Michael	1800	12				4								16	Met	27	19
Thomas Simon	1494									12		3		15	Met	28	20
Genesis Lung	1386								15					15	Met	29	21
Ethan Thompson	1616			8					5					13	Met	30	22
Howard Goldowsky	1834	12												12	Met	31	23
William Stein	1690				12									12	Met	32	24
Edmund Staples	1616							12						12	Met	33	25
Seth Johnson	1767	12												12	2-X	////	////
Terry O’Neill	1619				12									12	Met	34	26
Gregory Siciliano	1397			10										10	Met	35	27
Mark Kaprielian	1600								5				4	9	Met	36	28
Matthew Gosselin	1600		9											9	2-X	////	////
Adrian Cozma	2117p				8									8	3-X	////
Michael Kaye	1606											8		8	Met	37	29
Reilly Nathans	1567											8		8	2-X	////	////
John Bottini	1425				8									8	Met	38	30
Nicholas Allgaier	UNR											3	4	7	Met	39	31
Severine Wamala	1754								5					5	Met	40	32
Geoffrey Polizoti	2094							4						4	1-X	////
Gabriel Frieden	1855							4						4	2-X	////	////
Gatumba Abu	1610					4								4	Met	41	33
James Krycka	1515							4						4	Met	42	34
Harvey Reed	1371						4							4	Met	43	35
Trent Masiki	1251						4							4	3-X