Archive for November 15th, 2009

#594 Kenilworth Quads – Rounds 1 & 2

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Kenilworth Quads #2

Standings after 2 rounds
+ Results & Pairings

Quad 1

1. SM Yaacov Norowitz (2431) 2.0
2. Steve Ferrero (2020) 1.0

2. Don Carrelli (1791) 1.0

4. Ian Mangion (1929) 0.0

11/5
Carrelli 0-1 Norowitz
Ferrero 1-0 Mangion

11/12
Norowitz 1-0 Ferrero

Mangion 0-1 Carrelli

11/19
Norowitz vs. Mangion
Ferrero vs. Carrelli


Players in quad 1 must toss for color! Those in quads 2 & 3 have already done so.


Quad 2

1. David Pawlowski (1777) 1.5
1. Greg Tomkovich (1698) 1.5

3. Mike Wojcio (1622) 1.0

4. Lou Sturniolo (1446) 0.0


11/5

Sturniolo 0-1 Pawlowski

Tomkovich 1-0 Wojcio


11/12

Pawlowski ½–½ Tomkovich

Wojcio 1-0 Sturniolo


11/19

Wojcio-Pawlowski

Tomkovich-Sturniolo

Quad 3

1. Gordon Agress (1283) 2.0

2. Bert Shiffman (1283) 1.0

3. Joe Renna (1359) 0.5

4. Umar Ali (1346) 0.5

11/5
Agress 1-0 Renna

Ali 0-1 Shiffman

11/12
Renna ½–½ Ali

Shiffman 0-1 Agress

11/19
Shiffman-Renna

Ali-Agress

A wrap-up, games & crosstables will follow on Friday or Saturday.

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Tal Memorial 2009 – impressions from Moscow

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

We received a number of baffled letters asking us why we did not, as is usually our habit, include large numbers of pictures in our daily reports on the Tal Memorial. Well, our usual photographers unfortunately took ill, and it was only in the final round that WGM Yana Melnikova arrived at the venue and sent us a bunch of photos from the end of the tournament. Here is her report.

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