Fellow Waltham CC Players,
On my father’s 87th brithday, I celebrated with all my friends at Waltham Chess Club with the launching of the first ever Waltham Chess Club LADDER! It was awesome to have 17 players give the Ladder Format a try, and I received rave reviews for it. On this occasion, we made this an Unrated event to try it out. Should this format prove popular enough to elevate it, we’ll do some Rated events down the road. We may also put Unrated Ladders on our Pizza Nights.
The best part of the Ladder is that players are paired on a rolling basis, instead of having to wait until all games are finished before being re-paired. Additionally, because games can finish quickly, players can get to play far more than 4 games, as many as 8 in some cases. Therefore, there’s time for lots of chess for everyone ongoing.
We welcomed a new player Sean Barkowsky and hope he will join us on our future Unrated nights.
Winners:
Ladder:
1st Place: Anand Nair
2nd Place: Dattasai Kilari
3rd Place: Daniel Korbacher
Point Score:
1st Place: Stephen Desouza
2nd – 3rd Places (tied): Nagendranath Natti, Sean Barkowsky
LADDER is awesome! See you for the next (likely Memorial Day weekend).
Nicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.
Waltham Chess Club
Tournament Director & Ladder Maestro
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| Final Ladder Standings
Current Number |
Initial Rank | Name | Points | Standings Position | |
| 1 | 2 | Anand Nair | 5.5 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Eldridge (played Amateur) | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | 9 | Dattasai Kilari | 5.5 | 3 | |
| 4 | 6 | Daniel W Korbacher | 4.5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | Stephen E Carlin | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 4 | Benjamin Yin | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | 17 | Joseph Martinez | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 | 7 | David W Martin | 3.5 | 9 | |
| 9 | 5 | Sean Barkowsky | 4.5 | 4 | |
| 10 | 11 | Venkata Sai Chai Kandibanda | 4 | 8 | |
| 11 | 12 | Stephen Desouza | 6 | 1 | |
| 12 | 3 | Yuriy Zhaurov | 3 | 10 | |
| 13 | 14 | Rithika Kilari | 2 | 12 | |
| 14 | 13 | Nagendranath Natti | 4.5 | 6 | |
| 15 | 8 | Prachi Dayal | 3 | 11 | |
| 16 | 15 | Ledio Zarka | 1 | 16 | |
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Carlin | 0 | 17 |
Final Point Standings, Waltham SPRINGTIME Ladder – 03-22-2019
| # | Name | ID | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Stephen Desouza | 12811020 | 1240 | W8 | U— | W16 | L10 | L9 | W15 | W17 | U— | W3 | W11 | U— | 6.0 | 1st Points |
| 2 | Anand Nair | 15223527 | 1778 | L14 | U— | W13 | U— | U— | D6 | W9 | U— | W10 | W7 | W4 | 5.5 | 1st Ladder |
| 3 | Dattasai Kilari | 16429310 | 1330 | W13 | U— | W7 | W15 | U— | W9 | W5 | U— | L1 | D4 | U— | 5.5 | 2nd Ladder |
| 4 | Sean Barkowsky | 13800136 | 1607 | W5 | U— | L6 | W11 | U— | L8 | U— | W12 | W16 | D3 | L2 | 4.5 | 2nd-3rd Points |
| 5 | Daniel W Korbacher | 13147702 | 1595 | L4 | U— | W17 | D8 | U— | W12 | L3 | U— | W6 | W10 | U— | 4.5 | 3rd Ladder |
| 6 | Nagendranath Natti | 15481128 | 1012 | W12 | U— | W4 | W17 | U— | D2 | L7 | U— | L5 | W16 | U— | 4.5 | 2nd-3rd Points |
| 7 | Benjamin Yin | 15583212 | 1682 | W10 | U— | L3 | W13 | U— | U— | W6 | U— | W9 | L2 | U— | 4.0 | |
| 8 | Venkata Sai Chai Kandibanda | 14697088 | 1258 | L1 | W15 | U— | D5 | U— | W4 | U— | U— | W11 | D9 | U— | 4.0 | |
| 9 | David W Martin | 12877246 | 1535 | W11 | U— | L14 | U— | W1 | L3 | L2 | W15 | L7 | D8 | U— | 3.5 | |
| 10 | Yuriy Zhaurov | 14256202 | 1717 | L7 | U— | W12 | W1 | U— | W14 | U— | U— | L2 | L5 | U— | 3.0 | |
| 11 | Prachi Dayal | 16442640 | 1490 | L9 | U— | W15 | L4 | U— | W17 | W12 | U— | L8 | L1 | U— | 3.0 | |
| 12 | Rithika Kilari | 16429325 | 944 | L6 | U— | L10 | W16 | U— | L5 | L11 | L4 | L13 | W17 | U— | 2.0 | |
| 13 | Stephen E Carlin | 12674473 | 1312 | L3 | U— | L2 | L7 | U— | W16 | U— | U— | W12 | U— | U— | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Ross Eldridge | 12399747 | 1843 | W2 | U— | W9 | U— | U— | L10 | U— | U— | U— | U— | U— | 2.0 | |
| 15 | Joseph Martinez | 17013471 | 408 | U— | L8 | L11 | L3 | U— | L1 | U— | L9 | W17 | U— | U— | 1.0 | |
| 16 | Ledio Zarka | 17003171 | 782 | W17 | U— | L1 | L12 | U— | L13 | U— | U— | L4 | L6 | U— | 1.0 | |
| 17 | Daniel Carlin | 16895561 | 484 | L16 | U— | L5 | L6 | U— | L11 | L1 | U— | L15 | L12 | U— | 0.0 |
Wallchart, Waltham SPRINGTIME Ladder – 03-22-2019
| # | Name/Rtng/ID | St/Tm | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 |
| 1 | Ross Eldridge | MA | B 2 | —- | W 7 | —- | —- | W 3 | —- | —- | —- | —- | —- |
| 1843 12399747 (1862) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | ||
| 2 | Anand Nair | MA | W 1 | —- | B 10 | —- | —- | W 13 | W 7 | —- | B 3 | W 4 | W 5 |
| 1778 15223527 (1840) | 0.0 | U0.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 3 | Yuriy Zhaurov | MA | B 4 | —- | B 14 | W 12 | —- | B 1 | —- | —- | W 2 | W 6 | —- |
| 1717 14256202 (1872) | 0.0 | U0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | U3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | ||
| 4 | Benjamin Yin | MA | W 3 | —- | B 9 | W 10 | —- | —- | B 13 | —- | B 7 | B 2 | —- |
| 1682 15583212 (1800) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | U4.0 | ||
| 5 | Sean Barkowsky | B 6 | —- | B 13 | W 8 | —- | B 11 | —- | B 14 | W 15 | W 9 | B 2 | |
| 1607 13800136 (1713) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 6 | Daniel W Korbacher | MA | W 5 | —- | B 16 | B 11 | —- | W 14 | W 9 | —- | B 13 | B 3 | —- |
| 1595 13147702 (1670) | 0.0 | U0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | U1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | U4.5 | ||
| 7 | David W Martin | MA | B 8 | —- | B 1 | —- | W 12 | W 9 | B 2 | B 17 | W 4 | B 11 | —- |
| 1535 12877246 (1641) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | U3.5 | ||
| 8 | Prachi Dayal | MA | W 7 | —- | B 17 | B 5 | —- | W 16 | B 14 | —- | W 11 | B 12 | —- |
| 1490 16442640 (1478) | 0.0 | U0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | ||
| 9 | Dattasai Kilari | MA | B 10 | —- | W 4 | W 17 | —- | B 7 | B 6 | —- | W 12 | B 5 | —- |
| 1330 16429310 (1416) | KILARI | 1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | U5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | U5.5 | |
| 10 | Stephen E Carlin | MA | W 9 | —- | W 2 | B 4 | —- | W 15 | —- | —- | W 14 | —- | —- |
| 1312 12674473 (1436) | CARLIN | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | U2.0 | |
| 11 | Venkata Sai Chai Kandibanda | MA | B 12 | B 17 | —- | W 6 | —- | W 5 | —- | —- | B 8 | W 7 | —- |
| 1258 14697088 (1258) | 0.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.5 | U1.5 | 2.5 | U2.5 | U2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | U4.0 | ||
| 12 | Stephen Desouza | MA | W 11 | —- | B 15 | B 3 | B 7 | W 17 | B 16 | —- | B 9 | W 8 | —- |
| 1240 12811020 (1383) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | U4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | U6.0 | ||
| 13 | Nagendranath Natti | MA | B 14 | —- | W 5 | W 16 | —- | B 2 | W 4 | —- | W 6 | B 15 | —- |
| 1012 15481128 (868) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | U3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | U3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | U4.5 | ||
| 14 | Rithika Kilari | MA | W 13 | —- | W 3 | B 15 | —- | B 6 | W 8 | W 5 | B 10 | W 16 | —- |
| 944 16429325 (906) | KILARI | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | U2.0 | |
| 15 | Ledio Zarka | B 16 | —- | W 12 | W 14 | —- | B 10 | —- | —- | B 5 | W 13 | —- | |
| 782 17003171 (518) | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | ||
| 16 | Daniel Carlin | W 15 | —- | W 6 | B 13 | —- | B 8 | W 12 | —- | B 17 | B 14 | —- | |
| 484 16895561 | CARLIN | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 | |
| 17 | Joseph Martinez | —- | W 11 | W 8 | B 9 | —- | B 12 | —- | W 7 | W 16 | —- | —- | |
| 408 17013471 (408) | U0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | U0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | U1.0 | U1.0 |
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