Fellow Waltham Chess Club players,
Thanks to all the players who participated in the 2017 Club Championship and – for the first time – the AUTUMN Open. Alan Song, the master in the making, marched confidently and superbly to a 9-Point win. We hope he’ll play in the Championship next year.
Jacob Chudnovsky joined us for his first Championship, and set a record as the first WALTHAM CHESS CLUB CHAMPION to sweep the field. Hearty congratulations to Jacob.
Winners:
Championship:
1st Place: Jacob Chudnovsky, WALTHAM CHESS CLUB 2017 CHAMPION
2nd Place: Sergio Dario German
Autumn Open:
1st Place: Alan Song
2nd Place: Ilya Rozonoyer
3rd Place: Anand Nair
Under 1400 (4-way tie): Stephen Desouza, John Miller, Gordon Peters, Edward Shi
The full standings are below my signature.
Next year I intend to make the Championship ** FIDE-rated **. Looking forward to having many more players participate in 2018.
Nicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.
Waltham Chess Club
Final Standings, Waltham CC 2017 Club Championship – 10-13-2017-11-10-2017
# | Name | ID | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
1 | Jacob Chudnovksy | 12571158 | 2429 | W5 | W3 | W2 | W6 | W4 | 5 | 1st |
2 | Sergio Dario German | 16403741 | 2416 | D3 | W6 | L1 | W4 | W5 | 3.5 | 2nd |
3 | Sherif Khater | 12748218 | 2264 | D2 | L1 | L4 | W5 | W6 | 2.5 | |
4 | Farzad Abdi | 12868372 | 2326 | W6 | U.. | W3 | L2 | L1 | 2 | |
5 | Todd Chase | 12414355 | 2070 | L1 | U.. | D6 | L3 | L2 | 0.5 | |
6 | Edward Astrachan | 12430870 | 1932 | L4 | L 2 | D5 | L1 | L3 | 0.5 |
Final Standings, Waltham CC 2017 Autumn Open – 10-13-2017-11-10-2017
# | Name | ID | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Tot | Prize |
1 | Alan Song | 15418978 | 2065 | W8 | W4 | W2 | W5 | H.. | H.. | W3 | W6 | W10 | W15 | 9 | 1st |
2 | Ilya Rozonoyer | 12733326 | 1906 | W14 | W7 | L1 | W9 | W3 | L5 | W18 | W8 | W4 | W6 | 8 | 2nd |
3 | Anand Nair | 15223527 | 1877 | W9 | W6 | L5 | W4 | L2 | D13 | L1 | W14 | W8 | W10 | 6.5 | 3rd |
4 | David Milliern | 13784637 | 1854 | W10 | L1 | W13 | L3 | W9 | W6 | H.. | H.. | L2 | W5 | 6 | |
5 | Yuriy Zhaurov | 14256202 | 1973 | H.. | H.. | W3 | L1 | W10 | W2 | L6 | L7 | W9 | L4 | 5 | |
6 | Stephen E. Carlin | 12674473 | 1413 | W18 | L3 | L9 | W10 | W8 | L4 | W5 | L1 | W14 | L2 | 5 | |
7 | Nicholas Sterling | 12454027 | 1804 | W16 | L2 | U.. | U.. | W11 | W14 | U.. | W5 | U.. | W9 | 5 | |
8 | Stephen Desouza | 12811020 | 1334 | L1 | L10 | W18 | W14 | L6 | W9 | W16 | L2 | L3 | L11 | 4 | Under 1400 – tied |
9 | John Miller | 12744728 | 1209 | L3 | W18 | W6 | L2 | L4 | L8 | W14 | W16 | L5 | L7 | 4 | Under 1400 – tied |
10 | Gordon Peters | 15885708 | 1176 | L4 | W8 | W16 | L6 | L5 | W18 | H.. | H.. | L1 | L3 | 4 | Under 1400 – tied |
11 | Edward Shi | 16140827 | 893 | H.. | H.. | U.. | U.. | L7 | W16 | U.. | U.. | W17 | W8 | 4 | Under 1400 – tied |
12 | Jose Solorzano | 16076642 | 1504 | H.. | H.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | W18 | U.. | W14 | 3 | |
13 | Ames Abbot | 12522524 | 1839 | H.. | H.. | U.. | U.. | W16 | D3 | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | 2.5 | |
14 | Eric Heinecke | 14193718 | 1262 | L2 | W16 | L4 | L8 | W18 | L7 | L9 | L6 | L3 | L12 | 2 | |
15 | Antonio Feng | 16486682 | 636 | H.. | H.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | W16 | L1 | 2 | |
16 | Anthony German | 16403756 | 929 | L7 | L14 | L10 | W18 | L13 | L11 | L8 | L9 | L15 | D17 | 1.5 | |
17 | Grant Overby | 16439830 | 1305 | H.. | H.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | U.. | L11 | D16 | 1.5 | |
18 | Christina Quin | 15902703 | 418 | L6 | L9 | L8 | L16 | L14 | L10 | L2 | L12 | U.. | U.. | 0 |