Monday, November 16, 2009
Halloween Spook Swiss
Halloween Spook Swiss: October 29 & November 5, 12 & 19; 4-Round Swiss in Two Sections (Open and Under-1600). Game/100 minutes. USCF Rated. EF: $5. (One ½-Point Bye Available for any round (except round four) if requested at least 2-days prior to round). TD is Grochowski; ATD is Fogec.
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A Master and 3 Experts have indicated that they are likely to play in this event.
I see another strong tournament here. Hope to see many players on Thursday!
see you tonite
Mark, Reid, Evan
What are the next pairings??
Who was the master that came?
Bill Williams is the master
Does anyone know the results of the 1st round?
Open Section Results:
Grochowski,A (1754) v Williams (2200) -- 1/2
Hayes (2100) v Schneider (1677) 0-1
Fogec (1663) v Waller (2090) 0-1
Veech (2031) v Sagunsky (1600) 1-0
Hildeman (1542) v Becker (2020) 0-1
Fricano (1958) v Seghers,E (1512) 1-0
Demler (1482) v Munoz (1817) -- 1/2
Coons (1810) v Joanchim (1466) 1-0
Reserve Section Results:
Derby (1196) v Itskovich (1453) 0-1
Gaddameeda (1450) v Seghers,M (1007) 1-0
Synowicz (940) v McKee (1354) 0-1
Seghers,R (1345) v Powalisz (Unr) 1-0
Markowski (Unr) v Mohammed (1344) 0-1
Patteson-Sumwalt (1160) v Bepar (663) 1-0
First round byes:
Open Section: Grochowski, R 1/2-point
Reserve Section: Neumann 1/2-point
Second round bye:
Fogec 1/2-point
If you still would like to join the tournament, I can give you a 1/2-point bye for the first round. So let me know if you want to play!!
Tentative Pairings for Round Two
Open Section:
Waller(1.0,2090)-Fricano(1.0,1958)
Coons(1.0,1810)-Veech(1.0,2031)
Becker(1.0,2020)-Schneider(1.0,1677
Williams(0.5,2200)-Robin G(0.5,1735
Munoz(0.5,1817)-Andrew G(0.5,1754)
Hayes(0.0,2100)-Demler(0.5,1482)
Sagunsky(0.0,1600)-Seghers(0.0,1512
Joachim(0.0,1466)-Hildeman(0.0,1542
Tentative Pairings for Round Two
Reserve Section:
Itskovich/1.0,1453-Reid S./1.0,1345
Mohammed/1.0,1344-Gaddameedi/1.0,1450
McKee/1.0,1354-Patterson-Sumwalt/1.0/1160
Neumann/0.5,1245-Derby/0.0,1196
Mark S./0.0,1007-Markowski/0.0,UNR
Powalisz/0.0,UNR-Synowicz/0.0,940
Bepar--To Be Determined
Predictions:
Waller-Fricano 1-0
Coons-Veech 1/2-1/2
Becker-Schneider 1-0
Williams-R Grochowski 1/2-1/2
Munoz- A Grochowski 1-0
Hayes- Demler 1-0
Sagunsky- Seghers 0-1
Joachim- Hildeman 0-1
Prediction:
Anonymous 0 - 1 Anybody
Those are actually accurate predictions if you knew the players well enough.
Bill Williams is just at the SWCC to give the SWCC players some free rating upgrades right?
Which Becker came? Allen or John?
Bill Williams is a great chess master and a fine gentleman. I am honored to be playing him. The pairings have changed. They are still tentative until we play on Thursday. Below are the new pairings for the Open Section.
101. ___ Waller, Matthew Wi (1.0,2090) ___ Fricano, Paul Roya (1.0,1958)
102. ___ Coons, James J (1.0,1810) ___ Veech, John (1.0,2031)
103. ___ Becker, Allen J (1.0,2020) ___ Schneider, Thomas (1.0,1677)
104. ___ Williams, William (0.5,2200) ___ Grochowski, Robin (0.5,1735)
105. ___ Pokorski, Jeffrey (0.5,1711) ___ Grochowski, Andrew (0.5,1754)
106. ___ Hayes, Raymond C (0.0,2100) ___ Demler, John A (0.5,1482)
107. ___ Sagunsky, David L (0.0,1600) ___ Seghers, Evan Char (0.0,1512)
108. ___ Joachim, Peter Jam (0.0,1466) ___ Hildeman, Jonathan (0.0,1542)
As far as which Becker came first, that is a tough one. I believe they are also close in age as well as rating.
I arrived in Wisconsin in January 1999 and immediately joined SWCC. Before that, I started my chess in California, in 1971, inspired by Fischer's 6-0's and a rainy Easter vacation.
I just turned 50 this past year. Also learned chess due to Fischermania, a friend taught me the moves in 1973. Within 2 and a half years, I reached 1805 and was twice Milwaukee Junior Champion (Lois Housfeld). Went to UWM at 17 on a soccer scholarship and didn't have time for chess any more. Played again in 1984&85 and reached approx. 2090. Took another 6 years off completely and resumed playing in 1991, rating dropped like a stone to 1913, slowly back up to peak of 2119. Quit again, and with the exception of a couple tnmts. around 2002 never looked at a board again until last year. As my recent results have shown, I have quite a lot of rust to shake off, but hope to again get in good form. My participation is limited due to my work schedule and other activities such as coaching but I hope I can come up with a good game every now and then. Just so you all know that I wasn't always this bad, my scalps have included Tate (draw with Black, his offer), Levit (twice), Penkalski, Williams (when he was really 2300, and no disrespect as he is and was a great player) Breider, Manion, Knutson, Cooper and quite a few other masters. I used to play quite an adventurous style of chess and hope to again as I get back into practice. Anyways, that's all I can think of for now. Happy Chess!
You are definitely not bad right now though
I luv this, true confessions, so whom is next up to tell all?
Just answering Robin's question. Figured there's some players that might have wondered where this new guy just popped up from. Sorry, I got a little wordy. So Anonymous; what's your story?? (without the usual sarcasm please)
A shark named school ate my chess skills.
Open Section Results (Round 2):
Waller v. Fricano 0-1
Coons v. Veech 1/2
Becker v. Schneider 1-0
Williams v. Grochowski,R 1-0
Pokorski v. Grochowski,A 0-1
Hayes v. Demler 1-0
Sagunsky v. Hildeman 1-0
Open Section Round 3 (tentative) pairings, always subject to change until game time.
Fricano(2.0,1958) v Becker(2.0,2020)
Williams(1.5,2200) v Coons(1.5,1810)
Veech(1.5,2031) v Grochowski,A(1.5,1754)
Munoz(1.0,1817) v Hayes(1.0,2100)
Schneider(1.0,1677) v Waller(1.0,2090)
Grochowski,R(0.5,1735) v Sagunsky(1.0,1600)
Seghers(0.5,1512) v Pokorski(0.5,1711)
Demler(0.5,1482) v Fogec(0.5,1663)
Reserve Section Round 3 (tentative) pairings, always subject to change until game time.
Gaddameedi(2.0,1450) v Itskovich(2.0,1453)
Seghers,R(1.0,1345) v Mckee(2.0,1354)
Patterson-Sumwalt(1.0,1160) v Mohammed(1.0,1344)
Derby(1.0,1196) v Powalisz(1.0,nnnn)
Seghers,M(1.0,1007) v Neumann(0.5,1245)
Synowicz(0.0,940) v Vootkur(0.5,647)
Markowski(0.0,nnnn) v Bepar, Naisha (0.0,663)
Predictions
Fricano(2.0,1958) v Becker(2.0,2020)0-1
Williams(1.5,2200) v Coons(1.5,1810)1/2-1/2
Veech(1.5,2031) v Grochowski,A(1.5,1754)1/2-1/2
Munoz(1.0,1817) v Hayes(1.0,2100)1-0
Schneider(1.0,1677) v Waller(1.0,2090)0-1
Grochowski,R(0.5,1735) v Sagunsky(1.0,1600)1-0
Seghers(0.5,1512) v Pokorski(0.5,1711)0-1
Demler(0.5,1482) v Fogec(0.5,1663)0-1
What were the
results ???????????????????????????????
Robin will post the results, but here's what I remember:
Fricano 0-1 Becker
Williams 1-0 Coons
Veech 1-0 Grochowski, A
Munoz 1-0 Hayes
Schneider, T 1-0 Pokorski
The results of the Open Section:
Fricano 0-1 Becker
Williams 1-0 Coons
Veech 1-0 Grochowski, A
Munoz 1-0 Hayes
Schneider, T 1-0 Sagunsky
Seghers 0-1 Pokorski
Grochowski,R 1/2-1/2 Fogec
Tentative Round 4 Pairings (Open Section):
Becker(3.0,2020) v Williams(2.5,2200)
Munoz(2.0,1817) v Veech(2.5,2031)
Schneider(2.0,1677) v Fricano(2.0,1958)
Pokorski(1.5,1711) v Coons(1.5,1810)
Grochowski,A(1.5,1754) v Demler(1.5,1482)
Joachim(1.5,1466) v Grochowski,R(1.0,1735)
Sagunsky(1.0,1600) v Fogec(1.0,1663)
Hildeman(0.5,1542) v Seghers(0.5,1512)
Tentative Round 4 Pairings (Reserve Section):
Powalisz(2.0,nnnn) v Gaddameedi(2.0,1450)
McKee(2.0,1354) v Neumann(1.5,1245)
Mohammed(2.0,1344) v Seghers,R(2.0,1345)
Derby(1.0,1196) v Seghers,M(1.0,1007)
Vootkur,S(1.0,647) v Patterson-Sumwalt(1.0,1160)
Synowicz(0.5,940) v Markowski(1.0,nnnn)
Bepar(0.0,663) v Vootkur,M (house player)
Breaking news from Florida
Sasha got to play his 1st GM at the Turkey Bowl in Fort Lauderdale and he drew!!
Congrats Sasha and go get them at the rest of the tournament!!
Congrats to John and Sasha on a combined 8 point rating gain! (No sarcasm intended.)
Good for the two phenoms. Meanwhile, back at the Halloween Spook Swiss.
Prediction
Becker-Williams 1-0
Munoz-Veech 0-1
Schneider-Fricano 1/2-1/2
Pokorski-Coons 1/2-1/2
Grochowski,A-Demler 1-0
Joachim-Grochowski,R 0-1
Sagunsky-Fogec 0-1
Hildeman-Seghers 0-1
Prediction:
The arc of the treasure deceived by Achilles,
the quadrangle known to the procreators.
The invention will be known by the Royal deed;
a corpse seen hanging in the sight of the populace.
That is sure a wierd chess quote from Peter. What is the meaning and where did it come from?
it's from the 7th century quatrain of Nostradamus - maybe simply a comment on the "predictions" appearing on this blog - Molly Schneider
Nostradomus's predictions were too wide, I studied it in social studies and they can happen on a lot of people.
Any results from last night?
Some Results
Becker-Williams 0-1
Munoz-Veech 0-1
Schneider-Fricano unk
Pokorski-Coons 1/2
Grochowski,A-Demler 1-0
Joachim-Grochowski,R 1/2
Sagunsky-Fogec 1-0
Hildeman-Seghers unk
Add to that....
Schneider/Fricano 1-0
Hildeman/Seghers 1-0
Accurate predictions....yeah right ("if you knew the players well enough") next time flip a coin.
Congratulations in the Open Section to Bill Williams and John Veech, who share first place with 3.5 points.
Congratulation in the Reserve Section to Yury Itskovich, Conor McKee, Gary Powalisz and Reid Seghers, who share first place with 3.0 points.
I will send out a separate e-mail (to each section) next week detailing the prizes for the sections.
Again, congratulations.
Congrats on A Class for Andrew!
Andrew's climb has been steady and his play is genuinely Class A in strength. Also he is a Class A young man.
Congrats Andrew!
Celebrations always have an end.
What is that supposed to mean?!
the blog for this "halloween spook swiss" has been more than a bit spooky - I'm a little worried about what the "holiday hootenanny" blog will bring -
Anonymous, why are you so negative about everything? You never have anything good to say about anyone or anything so we would all appreciate it if you kept your miserable musings and personality to yourself. Either that or get some professional help. This club is for fun and mutual support. There is enough crap in this world to drag people down by accident, you don't really need to do it on purpose. It doesn't make you look clever in the least.
I really do not feel there are any negative comments here, so let's all try to be a little more upbeat.
I believe the post about this tournament being a little bit spooky was posted with some humor in mind and not with any negative thoughts in mind.
The post about all celebrations having to end is true about most things, so I am not really sure why it was posted.
Anyhow, as with e-mail, sometimes it is difficult to actually know the intent of a blog post -- someone's attempt at humor might seem like negative comments to another and vice-versa.
So let's all try to be socialable and enjoy the upcoming holidays and chess tournament that are ahead of us.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
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