tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post2457679308669587955..comments2024-03-14T22:41:10.563-05:00Comments on SWCC Chess: Marshall Rohland Memorial Wisconsin Closed ChampionshipSouthwest Chess Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00340855894822667147noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-52448724880211318182009-09-23T16:15:55.447-05:002009-09-23T16:15:55.447-05:00Jason Wagner, who won the traveling trophy in the ...Jason Wagner, who won the traveling trophy in the Reserve Section last year, needs to return the trophy to the WCA so it can be awarded to this year's winner.<br /><br />If anyone knows where Jason Wagner is, please have him get in touch with the WCA or myself.<br /><br />Thanks.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-48688855813614508012009-09-08T13:05:38.786-05:002009-09-08T13:05:38.786-05:00And a big congratulations to Jeremy Kane for becom...And a big congratulations to Jeremy Kane for becoming Wisconsin's newest master!!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-35256396531472743182009-09-08T09:16:51.350-05:002009-09-08T09:16:51.350-05:00Congratulations to Yingming Liang for an outstandi...Congratulations to Yingming Liang for an outstanding tournament, losing only to the two co-champions and acquiring a 110 rating point gain!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-732104050933304442009-09-08T09:15:35.099-05:002009-09-08T09:15:35.099-05:00Congratulations to Erik Santarius and Jeremy Kane ...Congratulations to Erik Santarius and Jeremy Kane for winning the Premier Section.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-44532474472166943932009-09-08T07:11:12.399-05:002009-09-08T07:11:12.399-05:00I guess I should clarify. It was late last night. ...I guess I should clarify. It was late last night. Queen to g1+, white rook captures on g1 (king was on h1, and black knight was on h3), and then black knight to f2++ (mate).Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-38576838698909198842009-09-07T22:16:37.564-05:002009-09-07T22:16:37.564-05:00Yes, the king was on h1 in that mate!
My last gam...Yes, the king was on h1 in that mate!<br /><br />My last game went 6 hours and it ended up drawn. I played Jerry Zhou. We played an endgame where I had bishop and two pawns versus rook and one pawn. Great game also!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-8602662124214411592009-09-07T22:15:07.352-05:002009-09-07T22:15:07.352-05:00No, but it did involve Andrew's knight. Queen...No, but it did involve Andrew's knight. Queen to b1+, rook takes on b1, and the knight to f2 mate!! Congratulations! You do not see those very often.<br /><br />Also, Andrew wins the Reserve Section on tie breaks. Again, congratulations!<br /><br />Great tournament!!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-73697419888916973682009-09-07T21:59:49.655-05:002009-09-07T21:59:49.655-05:00Did it involve a Sagunsky knight?Did it involve a Sagunsky knight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-76972389266973133412009-09-07T20:35:36.884-05:002009-09-07T20:35:36.884-05:00In the final round in the Reserve Section, Andrew ...In the final round in the Reserve Section, Andrew Grochowski executed a "smother mate" against Dave Sagunsky !! A thing of beauty !!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799289630510865368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-70138571016587718442009-09-07T16:43:05.885-05:002009-09-07T16:43:05.885-05:00Last round (6) pairings
Veech (4) v Santarius (4....Last round (6) pairings<br /><br />Veech (4) v Santarius (4.5)<br />Kane (4.5) v Liang (4)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-23483448689588183272009-09-06T11:48:30.659-05:002009-09-06T11:48:30.659-05:00Predictions
1-0 Santarius (2) v Parker (2)
1/2 Kan...Predictions<br />1-0 Santarius (2) v Parker (2)<br />1/2 Kane Veech (2) v Kane (2)<br />0-1 Hayes (1.5) v Liang, Will (2)<br />1-0 Cardenas (1.5) v Becker, John (1.5)<br />0-1 Wagner (1.5) v Paitrick (1)<br /><br />Who did Paitrick lose to?Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766013089364074425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-81281550459636270632009-09-06T11:44:02.152-05:002009-09-06T11:44:02.152-05:00Round 3 is underway:
Santarius (2) v Parker (2)
V...Round 3 is underway:<br /><br />Santarius (2) v Parker (2)<br />Veech (2) v Kane (2)<br />Hayes (1.5) v Liang, Will (2)<br />Cardenas (1.5) v Becker, John (1.5)<br />Wagner (1.5) v Paitrick (1)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-11304140958905204442009-09-05T23:07:53.390-05:002009-09-05T23:07:53.390-05:00It's been a bad tournament to be the favorite ...It's been a bad tournament to be the favorite in the open section... lots of upsets so far.<br /><br />Round 2 is still going on.<br /><br />Santarius, Kane have 2 points; Parker and Richards were still playing when we left.<br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-29453340640355048392009-09-04T17:28:14.281-05:002009-09-04T17:28:14.281-05:00Tommy S and Troy Z are both going to play in the O...Tommy S and Troy Z are both going to play in the Open Section.<br /><br />Sorry Robin you are no longer the bottom seed :)<br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-40362886312290434402009-09-03T14:06:11.882-05:002009-09-03T14:06:11.882-05:00I'll be registering on-site. Anyone else?I'll be registering on-site. Anyone else?JBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-76801751382575997732009-09-03T08:05:43.088-05:002009-09-03T08:05:43.088-05:00Players in Scholastic Section:
No. Nam...Players in Scholastic Section:<br /><br />No. Name Rate<br /> 1 Kulkarni, Pranav 1366<br /> 2 Gaddameedi. Vilas 1309<br /> 3 Jambor, Alex 1279<br /> 4 James, Nikhil 1022<br /> 5 Raykov, Maxim 941<br /> 6 Loomer, Xavier 937<br /> 7 Kalicheti, Pranav 928<br /> 8 Azbel, Joseph 834<br /> 9 Rajendra, Avinash 762<br /> 10 Li, Brian 755<br /> 11 Boyland, Peter 738<br /> 12 Ponnala, Manu 703<br /> 13 Veeramani, Balaji 458<br /> 14 Breuer, Nicholas 394<br /> 15 Hegelmeyer, Jason 366<br /> 16 Veeramani, Harish 356<br /> 17 Krueger, Christian 307<br /> 18 Rajendra, Anupama 167<br /> 19 Chakilam, Nish <br /> 20 Hegelmeyer, William <br /> 21 Ran, StephanieRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-24999347081021175762009-09-03T08:04:01.462-05:002009-09-03T08:04:01.462-05:00Players in Reserve Section by rating: ...Players in Reserve Section by rating: <br /> No. Name Rate<br /> 1 Christensen, Wade 1785<br /> 2 Grochowski, Andrew 1753<br /> 3 Kane, Jon 1723<br /> 4 Nickell, James 1693<br /> 5 Conner, Casey 1656<br /> 6 Sagunsky, David 1619<br /> 7 Draves, Rodney 1600<br /> 8 Pahl, Sandy 1511<br /> 9 Liang, Awonder 1510<br /> 10 Brewer, William 1378<br /> 11 Rasmussen, Ken 1326<br /> 12 Suri, Shiva 1305<br /> 13 Jambor, Alex 1279<br /> 14 Liang, Adream 1278<br /> 15 Shi, Tinglin 1249<br /> 16 Daychapatormwan, Jeeradech1131<br /> 17 Breuer, Ryan 283<br /> 18 Ran, EricRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-44051048423559468022009-09-03T08:03:01.805-05:002009-09-03T08:03:01.805-05:00Premier Section additions:
Parker, Anthony - 2117
...Premier Section additions:<br />Parker, Anthony - 2117<br />Cardenas, David - 1926Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-21955433132199870812009-09-02T13:02:35.563-05:002009-09-02T13:02:35.563-05:00You are correct! I hope to have another competiti...You are correct! I hope to have another competitive tournament this coming weekend.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-82124302421321006342009-09-02T11:34:45.988-05:002009-09-02T11:34:45.988-05:00Hey Robin - It didn't seem to matter where you...Hey Robin - It didn't seem to matter where you were on the list when you had your very good competitive tournament up in Green BayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-37513961846562017562009-09-02T07:44:36.981-05:002009-09-02T07:44:36.981-05:00Pre-registered in Premier Section. Looks like I a...Pre-registered in Premier Section. Looks like I am at the bottom of the list.<br /><br />Santarius, Erik - 2284<br />Kane, Jeremy - 2172<br />Hayes, Raymond - 2100<br />Veech, John - 2032<br />Borman, Kelly - 2020<br />Stein, Josiah - 1943<br />Hoffman, Guy - 1900<br />Sachs, Derek - 1850<br />Strugnell, Neil - 1828<br />Nietman, Mike - 1807<br />Liang, Yingming - 1782<br />Nasuti, Peter - 1777<br />Smith, Jordan - 1747<br />Zhou, Jerry - 1743<br />Pokorski, Jeffrey 1729<br />Grochowski, Robin - 1704Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-25239028548585990902009-09-01T07:01:02.885-05:002009-09-01T07:01:02.885-05:00Pre-registered players in the Scholastic Section: ...Pre-registered players in the Scholastic Section: <br /> Name <br /> 1 Breuer, Nick <br /> 2 Ponnala, Manu <br /> 3 Rajendra, Anupama <br /> 4 Rajendra, Avinash <br /> 5 Ran, StephanieRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-14578455157947184672009-09-01T07:00:08.677-05:002009-09-01T07:00:08.677-05:00Pre-registered players in the Reserve section: ...Pre-registered players in the Reserve section: <br /> Name <br /> 1 Breuer, Ryan <br /> 2 Brewer, William <br /> 3 Connor, Casey <br /> 4 Draves, Rodney <br /> 5 Grochowski, Andrew <br /> 6 Liang, Adream <br /> 7 Liang, Awonder <br /> 8 Nickell, James <br /> 9 Pahl, Sandy <br /> 10 Ran, Eric <br /> 11 Rasmussen, Ken <br /> 12 Sagunsky, David <br /> 13 Shi, TinglinRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-45793018358123883962009-09-01T06:59:12.771-05:002009-09-01T06:59:12.771-05:00Pre-registered players in the Premier Section. ...Pre-registered players in the Premier Section. <br /> Name <br /> 1 Grochowski, Robin <br /> 2 Hoffman, Guy <br /> 3 Kane, Jeremy <br /> 4 Liang, Yingming <br /> 5 Nasuti, Peter <br /> 6 Pokorski, Jeffrey <br /> 7 Santarius, Erik <br /> 8 Strugnell, Neil <br /> 9 Veech, John <br /> 10 Zhou, JerryRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932399031369292876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33487099.post-6927864978915796832009-08-31T08:53:12.654-05:002009-08-31T08:53:12.654-05:00Can you post the up-to-date WI Tour standings? I...Can you post the up-to-date WI Tour standings? I have heard that the SWCC players are doing very well.<br /><br />I can't seem to find any information on the WCA site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com