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Montclair Cooperative School – Spring 2013 Open – June 16
The Montclair Cooperative School (65 Chestnut St.) is hosting its
family-fun Spring 2013 Open Chess Tournament on June 16. All students
from any school in grades K-8 are eligible to compete in this unrated,
five-round Swiss tournament (G/15). There will be two sections: Sec. I
for grades K-3 and Sec.II for grades 4-8. Trophies and ribbons will be
awarded to top place finishers in each section. Early registration fee
is $25 per player (fee must be received no later than June 13) or $30
per player at the door. Doors open at 8 a.m.; first round begins at 9
a.m. For more information email SteveM@MontclairCoop.org or download
the registration form at www.MontclairCoop.org.
2013 World Amateur Team East
A full Wall Chart for the event can be downloaded here: 2013 USATE Final Wall Chart. (Please remember to view the wall chart in a mono-space font such as “Courrier New” in order for all the data to line up properly).
The tentative prizes for the USATE 2013 can be viewed below.
| Places | Class Prizes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University A | U2100 | Chess Night and Day |
| 2 | Cornell A | U2000 | Chess Kings |
| 3 | Obama: No Change Variation | U1900 | Svidler on the Roof |
| 4 | Cruising Zingardiums | U1800 | Procrastination Gambit Deferred |
| 5 | Master Maters | U1700 | LI Chessmates 1 |
| U1600 | Mid or Feed | ||
| U1500 | Chessaholics 2 | ||
| U1400 | Saranac Village | ||
| U1300 | Chessaholics 5 | ||
| U1200 | LI Chessmates 2 | ||
| U1000 | Caro Kannasians | ||
| Top Board Players | State Prizes | ||
| Board 1: | Ostrovskiy, Aleksa, CRUISING ZINGARDIUMS 2442 6.0 | CT | Mayan Team Just Happy To Be |
| Kacheishvili, Gior, Kach Us Will Ya? 2698 6.0 | DE | Knights of Fiscal Cliff |
|
| Mujumdar, Sameer S, SINGH IS KING 2221 6.0 | MD | Mome Raths | |
| Board 2: | Cherniack, Alex, Simple Minds 2279 6.0 | NJ | Knightmare 3 |
| Chase, Christopher, The Law Offices of Sorro 2341 6.0 | MA | Larry C, Larry Do | |
| Board 3: | Nolan, Gregory Mat, JERSEY DEVILS UNCHAINED 2128 5.5 | NY | Obama: No Change Variation |
| Board 4: | Fiske, Douglas E, MAYAN TEAM JUST HAPPY TO B 1995 6.0 | PA | Designated Drinkers |
| Yang, Charles, Smooth as budda 2059 6.0 | VA | Fine Sax on Browne Flohr | |
| Zhurbinskiy, Ilya, GONE WITH THE QUEENS 1811 6.0 | NC | Second to None | |
| Alternate: | Garcia, Miguel, A Dilemma 1931 5.0 | RI | Chris Brown Beat Rihana with Black Pieces |
| Best Name | Rg3! Offensive Rook of the Year | Best GM Name | Browne Teeth and Dzindzi-Vitus |
| Gimmick | Knights of the Roman Forum | ||
| Top College: | Texas Tech Knight Raiders | Top High School: | Cardinal Chessmen |
| Top NJ College: | Princeton University B | Top Middle School: | John Witherspoon |
| Top NY College: | NYU Chess | Top Elementary: | Dalton Ch-Hess Team |
| Top PA College: | Stever-3E | Top Scholastic: | |
| 1. | Asian Invasion | ||
| 2. | Hey We Just Mate You | ||
| Mixed Doubles: | Larry C, Larry Do | Senior: | Bisguier's Blunders |
| Family: | Kapengut Family | Military: | Maritime Strategy 2013 |
| Company | Winners of the Exchange | ||
| Upset Prizes | |||
| 1. | 818 Simco, Matthew, KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 529 1347 | ||
| 2. | 824 Smajlaj, Alonso, SUNY GENESEO 942 1766 | ||
| 3. | 742 Muth, John, ESCAPE TO NJ 1466 2208 | ||
| 4. | 651 Alptuna, Emre, DRAGON KNIGHT 969 1620 | ||
| 5. | 795 Suresh, Anirudh, CARO-KANNASIANS 394 1189 | ||
| 6. | 773 Pawar, Balaji, CHESSAHOLICS 5 393 1166 | ||