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18th FIDE Open at the Castle
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Chess.MN 18th FIDE Open Rating Tournament (Apr 27-28, 2013) | ||||
Castle Chess of Minnesota, 1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis
Awards, pizza, beverages, and blitz
Friday at the Castle (Apr 12)Twin Cities Chess League trophies, Pizza, and beverages, and a little blitz on the side.Other trophies as well, those not received at the Scholastic, and more.$10 per person includes the pizza and beverages. Doors open at 6:00 PM and pizza ordered at 6:30
Minnesota Championship FINAL results
Congratulations to the winners! (so far): Sean Nagle and Kevin Wasiluk tie for first in the State Championship, there will be a match to determine next year's seed and who gets to represent Minnesota as its state champion. Place and time to be determined. Amateur championship also ended in a tie between Connor Quinn and Eric Bell. Reserve champion is Peter Bertel
| Standings. Minnesota Championshi[ 2013: Championship | ||||||||
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Sean M Nagle | 2498 | D4 | W6 | W5 | W3 | D2 | 4 |
| 2 | Kevin Wasiluk | 2367 | W5 | W4 | D3 | W6 | D1 | 4 |
| 3 | Prash Amarasinghe | 2180 | W6 | D5 | D2 | L1 | L4 | 2 |
| 4 | John Bartholomew | 2499 | D1 | L2 | D6 | L5 | W3 | 2 |
| 5 | Scott M Riester | 2238 | L2 | D3 | L1 | W4 | L6 | 1½ |
| 6 | Okechukwu Ane Iwu | 2268 | L3 | L1 | D4 | L2 | W5 | 1½ |
| Standings. Minnesota Amateur Championship 2013 | ||||||||
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Connor Quinn | 1964 | W5 | D2 | W3 | W6 | D4 | 4 |
| 2 | Eric Bell | 1868 | W4 | D1 | D6 | W5 | W3 | 4 |
| 3 | Dane Bruno Zagar | 1910 | W6 | D5 | L1 | W4 | L2 | 2½ |
| 4 | Reed Russell | 1928 | L2 | W6 | D5 | L3 | D1 | 2 |
| 5 | Wes Cannon | 1797 | L1 | D3 | D4 | L2 | W6 | 2 |
| 6 | Saumik Narayanan | 1811 | L3 | L4 | D2 | L1 | L5 | ½ |
| Standings. Minnesota Reserve Championship 2013 | ||||||||
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Peter Bertel | 1677 | W4 | W3 | W6 | L2 | W5 | 4 |
| 2 | Set Kaplan-turner | 1567 | W5 | W6 | L4 | W1 | D3 | 3½ |
| 3 | Eddie Wasserman | 1618 | W6 | L1 | W5 | D4 | D2 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrew Sheehan | 1568 | L1 | L5 | W2 | D3 | X6 | 2½ |
| 5 | Peng Lung Xiong | 1296 | L2 | W4 | L3 | X6 | L1 | 2 |
| 6 | Brandon Banh | 1336 | L3 | L2 | L1 | F5 | F4 | 0 |
tccl 2012-2013 FINAL RESULTS
| GOLD | match | game | SILVER | match | game | BRONZE | match | game | |||
| Team | NYET | 6 | 21.5 | Austin City Limits | 5 | 18 | 3M64 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Board 1 | Oke Iwu | 5.5 | Prashantha Amarasinghe | 5 | George Binger | 5 | |||||
| David Ratliff | 5 | ||||||||||
| Board 2 | Wilson Gibbins | 4.5 | Vince Rancour | 4 | Owen Paepke | 6 | |||||
| Kevin AhTou | 4 | ||||||||||
| Board 3 | Dane Mattson | 7 | George Paulik | 4.5 | Maor Leker Locker | 6.5 | |||||
| Board 4 | Adam Bissonette | 5.5 | John Thomson | 5 | Eric Dokken | 5 | |||||
| Roy Knuth | 5 | ||||||||||
Advancing from Silver to Gold will be Austin City Limits and Uncalled Four
Advancing from Bronze to Silver will be 3M64 and Metro Chess
Congratulations to the Winners
Awards ceremony Pizza and Blitz, April 12 at the Chess Castle ($10 per person)
Complete results on the TCCL Forum
Minnesota Closed Championship, Mar 15-17 2013
The qualifiers for the Minnesota Closed:
Championship and Amateur are Mar 15-17, Reserve starts Mar 16
| Minnesota Championship | Minnesota Amateur | Minnesota Reserve | |||||||||
| qualifiers | qualifiers | qualifiers | |||||||||
| 1 | Scott Reister | 1 | Wes Cannon | 1 | Peng Lung Xiong | ||||||
| 2 | Prashantha Amarasinghe | 2 | Dane Zagar | 2 | Andrew Sheehan | ||||||
| 3 | FM Sean M Nagle | 3 | Reed Russell | 3 | Eddie S Wasserman | ||||||
| 4 | IM John D Bartholomew | 4 | Eric Bell | 4 | Brandon Banh | ||||||
| 5 | Okechukwu N Iwu | 5 | Saumik Narayanan | 5 | Peter Bertel | ||||||
| 6 | FM Kevin Wasiluk | 6 | Connor Quinn | 6 | Seth Kaplan-Turner | ||||||
| alternates | alternates | alternates | |||||||||
| Ben Vaaler | |||||||||||
| Zachary Adams | Ethan E Hunt | Isaiah Jacob Paguyo | |||||||||
| It looks like all of the above have confirmed that they will play. | |||||||||||
| Pairings (all sections) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1-6; 2-5; 3-4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 6-4; 5-3; 1-2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2-6; 3-1; 4-5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 6-5; 1-4; 2-3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 3-6; 4-2; 5-1 | ||||||||||
TC 40/90 SD/30 +30 Rds 7; 10-5; 10-5; Reserve TC G/120 d/5; Rds 10-2:30-7; 10-2:30
Castle Chess Club 1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis
Minnesota Open is rated
2013 THE MINNESOTA OPEN event ID: (201302173132)
rating report is at: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/
Open: 4 way tie (4 points): Sean Nagle, Victor Adler, John Bartholomew, Kevin Wasiluk
Amateur: Jackson Wahl, Reed Russell, and Wes Cannon with 4 points
Reserve: Andrew Sheehan and Brandon Banh with at 5 points
Sophomore: Peng Lung Xiong with 5.5 points
Bantam: Solei Christopher with 5.5 points
Sunday Tornado: Dane Zagar
Non-rated Novice: Daniel Roozen
rating report is at: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/
Open: 4 way tie (4 points): Sean Nagle, Victor Adler, John Bartholomew, Kevin Wasiluk
Amateur: Jackson Wahl, Reed Russell, and Wes Cannon with 4 points
Reserve: Andrew Sheehan and Brandon Banh with at 5 points
Sophomore: Peng Lung Xiong with 5.5 points
Bantam: Solei Christopher with 5.5 points
Sunday Tornado: Dane Zagar
Non-rated Novice: Daniel Roozen
TCCL round 6
TCCL round 6: Gold: Pawn America and NYET are tied for first with 5 match points with DOS Cheques close behind at 4.5. Silver: Austin City Limits takes the lead at 4.5, with Tal Tales at 4. Bronze: 3M64 falls to Knaves of the Castle, but is still in the lead with 5, Knaves and Metro Chess are now back in the hunt with 4.5. pairings, round 7 (Bronze) have changed. Next match: March 8
MSCA elections
WINTER OPEN A GRAND SUCCESS
The Winter Open was an excellent event with 123 entrants in 3the three sections. Wilson Gibbins and Oke Iwu shared the spotlight by tying for first at 4.5 game points each. Claiming first place in the Reserve was Landon Larch with a perfect 5 points, while Arun Narayanan took the Bantam section, again at 5-0. The rating report may be seen at: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/
enter the tournament name: MWO_13 or ID: 201301273952 in the tournament search.
enter the tournament name: MWO_13 or ID: 201301273952 in the tournament search.
Rochester grand winter open
2013 Rochester Grand Winter Open February 1-2, 2013 | NEW $1300 Guaranteed Prize Fund | Free Entry for Masters Sponsored by Rochester Chess Club and Mayo Clinic Chess Club (MCCC) Chief TD: Sisira Amarasinghe; Asst TD’s: Jack Fulsom and Dan Voje Organizer: Dennis Mays
Premier (open to all): 5-SS. TL: game/60 + 5 sec delay. EF: $40 rec’d by January 29; $50 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st – 3rd $300, 200, 100; U2000 $80; U1800 $80. RDS: Standard - Friday 7:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 Castle - Thursday 7:30 P.M. rd 1 option at the Chess Castle (www.chesscastle.com) 1-day G/30 + 5 sec option: Saturday 10:00-11:15, merge in round 3
Amateur (U1600): 5-SS. TL: game/60 + 5 sec delay. EF: $30 rec’d by January 29; $40 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st – 3rd $140, 100, 60; U1400 $50; U1200 $50. RDS: Standard - Friday 7:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 Castle - Thursday 7:30 P.M. rd 1 option at the Chess Castle (www.chesscastle.com) 1-day G/30 + 5 sec option: Saturday 10:00-11:15, merge in round 3
Reserve (U1200): 5-SS. TL: game/45 + 5 sec delay. EF: $15 rec’d by January 29; $20 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st-7th trophies. RDS: Saturday only, 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, 4:45, and 6:30. Bantam (U800/Unrated): 4-SS. TL: game/45 + 5 sec delay. EF: $15 rec’d by June 19; $20 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st-7th trophies. RDS: Saturday only, 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, and 4:45. Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, SW corner of 3rd Ave. SW & 2nd St. SW, Rochester, MN. Free parking on the street or in all public (not Mayo Clinic) parking ramps. Enter the Harwick building through the east entrance on 3rd Ave SW. Registration and Advance Entry On-Site: Friday on-site for Premier and Amateur, MCCC club opens at 6:45 PM, Rd 1 at 7:30 PM. Saturday Premier/Amateur sections, 8:45 – 9:30 AM; Reserve/Bantam, 10:00-10:45. Re-entry for 1-day options, $25 Premier $20 Amateur (must notify TD by 9:30 AM on Sat.).
Premier (open to all): 5-SS. TL: game/60 + 5 sec delay. EF: $40 rec’d by January 29; $50 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st – 3rd $300, 200, 100; U2000 $80; U1800 $80. RDS: Standard - Friday 7:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 Castle - Thursday 7:30 P.M. rd 1 option at the Chess Castle (www.chesscastle.com) 1-day G/30 + 5 sec option: Saturday 10:00-11:15, merge in round 3
Amateur (U1600): 5-SS. TL: game/60 + 5 sec delay. EF: $30 rec’d by January 29; $40 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st – 3rd $140, 100, 60; U1400 $50; U1200 $50. RDS: Standard - Friday 7:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 Castle - Thursday 7:30 P.M. rd 1 option at the Chess Castle (www.chesscastle.com) 1-day G/30 + 5 sec option: Saturday 10:00-11:15, merge in round 3
Reserve (U1200): 5-SS. TL: game/45 + 5 sec delay. EF: $15 rec’d by January 29; $20 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st-7th trophies. RDS: Saturday only, 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, 4:45, and 6:30. Bantam (U800/Unrated): 4-SS. TL: game/45 + 5 sec delay. EF: $15 rec’d by June 19; $20 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st-7th trophies. RDS: Saturday only, 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, and 4:45. Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, SW corner of 3rd Ave. SW & 2nd St. SW, Rochester, MN. Free parking on the street or in all public (not Mayo Clinic) parking ramps. Enter the Harwick building through the east entrance on 3rd Ave SW. Registration and Advance Entry On-Site: Friday on-site for Premier and Amateur, MCCC club opens at 6:45 PM, Rd 1 at 7:30 PM. Saturday Premier/Amateur sections, 8:45 – 9:30 AM; Reserve/Bantam, 10:00-10:45. Re-entry for 1-day options, $25 Premier $20 Amateur (must notify TD by 9:30 AM on Sat.).
Advance Entry Website (preferred): https://onlineregistration.com
Advance Entry by Mail: Make checks payable to “Rochester Chess Club” or “RCC”, and mail with below registration form to: Sisira Amarasinghe, 619 Crane Creek Lane, Eagan, MN 55121 {sisira@amarasinghe.com; (864) 674-7472}. News Categories
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