The 2006 MCC Club and Class Championships

The 2006 MCC Club Championship and the MCC Class Championship (for U2000 players) will be held in May 2006 as separate 6-player 5-RR events run in parallel with the regular monthly sections.

Qualification for the 2006 MCC championships is based on performance in MCC regular time control events during 2005. 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 2005 USCF Annual Rating List (published in December 2005) 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 2005 and must be a member of the club on December 31, 2005.

Championship Qualification Point List for 2006 - 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	2528	48	23	100	48	80		96	80			120		595	Met	1-A
FM John Curdo	2250	48	23	60		40	32	16	40		64	30	16	369	Met	2-D
David Harris	2112		23		16	7	8			48	24		64	190	Met	3-A
John Chamberlain	2081			40			96			6			16	158	Met	4-A
Ilya Krasik	2192		23	30		7		16			24			100	Met	5-A
Jacob Wamala	2052							16	10	48				74	Met	6-A
IM James Rizzitano	2371			60						6				66	2-X	////
Neil Cousin	1874		18							18	24			60	Met	7-D	1-A
Severine Wamala	1603					45	4	4				4		57	Met	8-D	2-A
Navan Ruthramoorthy	2040	8		20					10				16	54	Met	9-D
Nikita Konovalchuk	1816			50										50	Met	10-D	3-A
NM Charles Riordan	2276				48									48	1-X	////
Mark La Rocca	2100	8		30		7								45	Met	11-A
Calvin Hori	1746			20			18	4						42	Met	12	4-A
Matt Phelps	1662	12		30										42	Met	13	5-A
Bill Michael	1780							36			4			40	Met	14	6-A
Larry Eldridge	1765				18		18							36	Met	15	7
Tarmo Saar	1996p		12	23										35	Met	16	8
Robert Harvey	1809								30		4			34	Met	17	9
Derek Slater	2024											30		30	Met	18
James Lung	1556											30		30	Met	19	10
Farzad Abdi	1982		23											23	1-X	////	////
John Stengrevics	1602			23										23	Met	20	11
Edward Astrachan	1887									18				18	Met	21	12
Paul Mishkin	1835												18	18	Met	22	13
Vishwa Krishnamurthy	1834		18											18	Met	23	14
Ames Abbot	1771												18	18	Met	24	15
Mark Fins	1700				18									18	Met	25	16
Alex Stothert	1847			15										15	Met	26	17
Walter Champion	1634								15					15	Met	27	18
Yuval Grossman	1501					15								15	Met	28	19
Yutaka Seki	1438								15					15	Met	29	20
David Harrington	1308p											15		15	Met	30	21
Reilly Nathans	1801	12												12	Met	31	22
Ethan Thompson	1701	12												12	Met	32	23
Nikolay Popov	1549	12												12	3-X	////	////
Mark McMahon	1493												12	12	Met	33	24
Alexander Paphitis	1826			10										10	Met	34	25
Kenneth Ballou	1301					10								10	Met	35	26
Joseph Perl	2116						8							8	Met	36
Plamen Krastev	1583							8						8	Met	37	27
Gregory Siciliano	1390				8									8	Met	38	28
Stephen Schnair	1482										3	4		7	Met	39	29
Edward Epp	2009									6				6	Met	40
Fred Harvey	1300			5										5	Met	41	30
Gregory Cermak	1138			5										5	Met	42	31
Seth Neel	1777							4						4	2-X	////	////
Mark Kaprielian	1697											4		4	Met	43	32
Lior Rozhansky	1662										4			4	Met	44	33
William Stein	1645											4		4	Met	45	34
George Goulding	1647									4				4	Met	46	35
James Krycka	1563									4				4	Met	47	36
Jenshiang Hong	1469						4							4	Met	48	37
James Rafferty	1487										3			3	Met	49	38
Eli Kariv	1385										3			3	Met	50	39