WCC Lending Library Is Available

Hi Chess People!  

Really excited to tell you that due to some very gracious donations and the patience and work of Jim Nickell, the WCC has a lending library available for you to use.

We use LibraryThing to manage the collection.  You don't need to sign up for anything.  Just click that link and you should see the WCC Lending Library Collection on the library page.  I also put a permanent link to the Lending Library in the Links section on the blog.

We have just short of 150 books for you to use.  The process is simple.  

1. Browse the library and look for a book you'd like to read
• There's a search box in the top right corner
• I've tried to tag books as best I can (lmk if you think I've gotten something wrong)
• The tags I used are:
• tactics, openings, strategy, endgame, game collection, tournament, biography, history, instruction-beginner, instruction-general, instruction-advanced, checkers, novel
• There's some tradeoff between keeping the number of categories both descriptive and small - if you think there's something better, let me know
2. Comment here or send me an email at chess@demastri.com saying that you'd like to borrow a book.
3. We'll use our regular Wed meetings to deliver / return books.  I'll bring the book to the next meeting for you to pick it up.  If there's lots of volume or demand, I'll see about something more automated.
4. When you're done (we can start with a 28 day window to read the book), bring the book back and you're done!  Let me know if you want to keep the book longer.  

We have everything from openings, strategy, tactics, many game and tournament collections - even a checkers book and a novel!  (amazingly not Queen's Gambit, though...anyone want to donate their copy?)  Unfortunately, some are in descriptive notation, and a couple are in Russian or Polish (or some other crazy language...).  Ask if you have questions about anything.

If you want to read something not in the library, just let me know - I'll search my library and ask around...  the board might even buy a book here and there for something that might be generally useful (my thoughts, not the board's....)

Who reads books when everything's online?  Lots of people.  Not all of us are 100 years old.  Sometimes having a paper book allows you to focus a little more.  Sometimes it's just easier to organize your thoughts with a book next to a real board.  If you're under 20, try it!!  You might like it!

Some of the commentary (opening tracts, esp.) may be a little dated, but guess what?  Your opponent isn't likely playing 30 moves of the latest theory in the Benko (for example).  Reading Pal Benko's thoughts on the opening, even from his 1973 book, will likely give you a deeper understanding of the IDEAS behind the opening than a 2024/5 Chessbase dump of 2700+ GM games will.  Ideas rarely go out of style, and when you're out of book (lol - see what I did there) at move 4, they're all you really have left.  Give some of these a try!

And if you don't happen to read books anymore...think about donating the 4 shelves of books I know you have to WCC - I'll get them loaded and tagged for others to read.  A book on a shelf is fun to look at, but there's nothing more exciting than seeing a kid (well, anyone, but especially a kid) with that book in their hands actually reading.

Like all things - let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas about this.  See you Wed.

John D - WCC Librarian (I guess...?)

o/b/o Jim Nickell - WCC Librarian Emeritus (I'm certain)

Don't Be cRule - Keeping Score

Hi - it's Monday - lots of WCC presence in Madison this weekend.  Let's talk about something that seems simple but has raised some issues in several recent events - scorekeeping.

Keeping Score and Taking Notes

I know what you're thinking.  We've all been playing for a while, we know how to keep score.  OK.  Can you quickly answer these questions??

1. What do you have to "keep" when you're keeping score (and what can't you keep...)? (spoiler 1: keep score, DON'T TAKE NOTES)
2. When can you avoid keeping score at all?  (spoiler 2: for standard games, almost never)
3. I'm in time trouble - when can I stop keeping score?
4. Why bother keeping score?  Does it matter if your score isn't always complete?  Can I "catch up" if my score is missing or wrong?
5. What electronic devices are approved for USCF play, and when can they be used?

If you are certain you got 5/5, great, you have the rest of your morning back.  If not, read on :)   For those of you scoring at home (or even if you're by yourself*) we're recapping things in Rule 15 - The Recording of Games and Rule 20C - Use of notes prohibited.

What do I have to do / what can't I do?

In a USCF standard rated game YOU ARE REQUIRED to keep score.  It can be algebraic or descriptive, and I've seen juniors keeping score on a picture-based "fill-in-the-blank" scoresheet.  The most important things to know regarding scoresheet usage are:

• You must keep a record of the moves for all USCF standard rated games
• The proper method is to make the move on the board FIRST, and THEN record it on your scoresheet.  
• Your scoresheet is REQUIRED to be visible to a TD/arbiter and your opponent at ALL times during the game.  

These last two are fairly recent changes to keep USCF in alignment with FIDE.

Rule 15A (Variation 1) allows players (at TD discretion) to write the move on the scoresheet first, but note: repeatedly altering moves on the scoresheet prior to completing a move on the board is considered notetaking and is prohibited under Rule 20C, subject to a likely warning for first violation and penalty for subsequent violations. Note that this differs from FIDE, where you are required to follow the proper procedure:  move on board before hitting clock and writing it down.

You are allowed to track header information, time used and draw offers on the scoresheet.  Nothing else is listed as acceptable under Rule 20C.

Do I really have to??

Yes, but...  If you have a legitimate reason to not keep score (physical or religious reasons are explicitly listed), the TD may grant you a waiver or provide assistance in keeping score.  If you are waived, the TD should deduct time from your clock to offset the obligation your opponent must still meet.  Note that if you do not keep score, you may not be able to make certain claims, such as 3-fold repetition of position (14C), a 50-move draw claim (14F) or a win on time forfeit in a non-sudden death time control.

Plus...how can you review it (first by hand, then check with an engine later, right??) if you don't have a game score?  You are reviewing your games, aren't you??  You should start.  Review losses before wins - we can only get better if we understand our mistakes.

What if we're really short of time???

If the game has a delay/increment of 30+ seconds, it doesn't matter, you must keep score all the way through any time control including sudden death.  If not, you can stop when either player has less than five minutes remaining on their clock in the current time control.

As noted above, you may not be able to make certain draw claims without a complete scoresheet.  You cannot claim a win on time in a non-sudden death time control without a complete scoresheet.  Once the non-sudden death control has passed, both players must start keeping score again, and scores must filled in to be as accurate as possible.

Example: 40/120, SD/30, and you both scramble and stop keeping score at move 37 - you cannot claim a win on time if your opponent oversteps the first time control unless you have a correct scoresheet.  You can always claim a win on time in a sudden death time control.  

Note that WCC events typically use only sudden death time controls.

Making claims and catching up

Keeping score can be a chore, but having a complete scoresheet allows you to support a number of claims.  The three mentioned above are the most common: 3-fold repetition of position (14C), a 50-move draw claim (14F) or a win on time forfeit in a non-sudden death time control.  Other claims, such as an illegal move (11D), can also be easier to convince a TD with a complete scoresheet.

If your scoresheet is incomplete or incorrect, such as after a time control is reached, you can ask to review your opponent's scoresheet as long as you 1) ask on your time, and 2) both of you have at least 5 minutes in the current time control.  If your opponent refuses, a TD may direct their compliance (see the Don't Be cRule note on Getting a TD Ruling...).  Note that after a time scramble to reach a time control, or similar, both players are obligated to keep score from there and to fill in the prior missed moves as accurately as possible.

You are allowed to "peek over at" your opponent's scoresheet if you can read it - as noted above, it is required to stay visible at all times - but this might seem a little weird... My guideline, not a rule, would be to ask to review it if you really need to.

Electronic Scoresheets

By rule, the only electronic scoresheets permissible are those approved by the appropriate governing body (couldn't find a definitive FIDE list although Clono appears to be approved if provided by the arbiter or organizer under FIDE Rules of Chess Article 8, here's the USCF List from Sep 2024) and published as such.  Be warned: There are very few devices actually on this list.  Any other electronic scoresheet is permissible only at the discretion of the TD for USCF play.  

The purpose of this rule is to prevent a device that could run an engine from being misused at the chessboard.  Typically, it means that a notation app running on a regular consumer phone or tablet will usually be considered impermissible, while dedicated electronic scoresheet devices are considered more secure, and are more likely to be allowed.

Always follow the correct procedure when using electronic scoresheets: make the move on the board, then enter it on the scoresheet.  Entering the move on an electronic scoresheet prior to making it on the board - especially for scoresheets displayed as a chessboard - may be considered notetaking, subject to warning or penalty.

TL;DR for Keeping Score

• Make your move on the board, then write it on your scoresheet
• You must keep score for the entire game if the current delay / increment is at least 30 seconds.  If not, you may both stop when you or your opponent have less than 5 min  remaining in the current time control.
• Your scoresheet must be visible to the TD/arbiter and your opponent at ALL times
• You can ask your opponent to review their scoresheet if needed - both players are expected to catch up after a time control has been reached
• Don't Take Notes - only track header info, moves, time used and draw offers - don't write and/or alter candidate moves before making them on the board
• Having a complete game score can help support some draw or rule violation claims

* there will never be another Big Show :(

Don't Be cRule - How to Properly Offer a Draw

Proper Offering of Draws

Many junior (and even some experienced players…) think that it’s okay to just throw a draw offer at their opponent at any time, or, worse, to ask for a draw every couple of moves.  A player may offer a draw to their opponent, but there is a proper protocol to follow.    Hopefully these notes will help you know when it’s legal to offer a draw, how to do it, and when you should just hold off on offering a draw to your opponent.

Remember that when the clock is running, the player who is on-move has the right to not have their thinking disturbed.  This includes being disturbed with a draw offer from their opponent.  A draw offer should be made on your time, after making your move on the board (formally, this is called “determining” your move in the rules) and before pressing your clock (formally “completing” your move).

Note that any draw offer made is live and cannot be withdrawn.  This includes offers made incorrectly, say when their opponent is on-move.

If an offer is made prior to making a move, the opponent can request that the opponent make their move before considering it.  Note that this is not necessary to state – the offer made cannot be withdrawn, and if made prior to making a move, the offering player’s clock will be running.  Eventually the offering player will have to make a move or they will flag.  If they don’t realize this, and ask for a decision (such as “Well, do you accept?”), their opponent is still within their rights to see a move first (and can reply with something like “Let’s see a move first.”).  Even here, it’s important to note that the offer cannot be withdrawn.

Once any offer is made, the opponent can consider it, on their time, and either accept it or reject it verbally or by making a move themselves.

Etiquette for draw offers

What follows here are not hard rules, but good guidelines, especially in a social environment like club play.

·       In all cases, ASSUME BEST INTENT from your opponent.  Players at different strengths or even just different temperaments see different things in a position.  One player may think (correctly or not!!) that a particular King and Pawn formation is dead drawn.  The other doesn’t realize this, or perhaps knows how to convert a complex position.  Either way, they have a right to play on, and it doesn’t mean they are being disrespectful by declining.  Even if a position is theoretically drawn, your opponent may still ask you (by declining a draw) to prove it.  The use of delay clocks means that time should not be an issue in clearly drawn situations.

·       One general rule is “Offer a draw if you think your opponent won’t know how to make any progress.”  This can happen for several reasons, and changes based on the strength of your opponent.  Note that this doesn’t mean you should offer a draw when you’re worse.  It’s OK to offer a draw if you see that your worse, BUT don’t think your opponent will see why or know how to beat you in that position.

·       In general, if you’re down material without counterplay, don’t offer a draw, and certainly don’t offer it more than once.  If you’re clearly worse, your opponent knows you will take a draw and will offer one if they prefer it (say, down on time or winning requires particularly difficult technique).

·       If you have offered a draw and it was declined, consider it like “passing the speaking stick” – your opponent should be the next to offer the draw if no progress has been made, or the position hasn’t significantly changed.  You’ve signaled that you’re likely to be okay with a draw.  When they come to realize that it’s drawn, they will offer the draw back to you.  This is one of the things that is covered by rule – Rule 20G allows TD to impose a penalty for annoying behavior, which would include multiple draw offers when worse or without significant changes in the position.

TL;DR for offering a draw

• DO
• Be on move
• Make your move first
• Offer a draw to your opponent
• Finally, hit your clock to complete your move
• DON'T
• Don't offer another draw unless circumstances of the position or clock have materially changed
• Don’t take offense at a draw request or a declined offer.  Remember, players see different possibilities (correct or not) in a position based on their relative strength and experience

Don't Be cRule - Getting a Ruling During a Game

How to get a ruling during a game, and game interruptions generally

There are many reasons that a game may get interrupted, some out of the players’ control – clock is defective, board shifts and piece locations are disrupted, as well as some under the player’s control – claim of draw or win or any rule or conduct question that can’t be resolved by the players alone.  

Once anything happens that causes you to deviate from normal game play, the player noticing an issue has the right to stop the running clock until that issue is resolved – this note primarily follows Rules 21F and 16Q as well as others for specific instances.  Note that simply offering a draw, rather than a draw claim, is done with the clocks running, while the offering player is on move.

With clocks stopped, state your view, and in the overwhelming majority of cases, the players will agree (“Yes, I inadvertently knocked that R over, let me replace it on a1”).  If players can resolve it yourselves, that’s the ideal path.  Take the agreed action, restart the clocks and continue.  Note also that, frequently, for small issues like the one above, the entire process can be resolved within just a few seconds, and the players may not feel the need to stop clocks.  This is certainly acceptable.

Note that in many cases, a player loses the right to make a claim or obtain a ruling if they do not make that claim immediately.  One such case is for an illegal move (Rule 11D), where the player can make a claim up until the point where they complete their next move.

In all cases, ASSUME BEST INTENT from your opponent.  If there is a disagreement about a rule or how to proceed, please don’t let this escalate into something personal.  You’re both deeply invested in achieving exactly opposite goals over the board.  Emotions frequently get involved.  Don’t let that translate into any animus towards the player.  Chess is a civil abstraction of a violent conflict that occurs over the board played between gentlemen and ladies (quaint, I know, but it’s an aspiration…).  Retain your composure and earn that reputation IRL while the issue gets resolved.  Arguing about an issue only guarantees that you’ll just be having the same disagreement, only louder.  Please consider the players around you.  Fortunately, there’s always a party you can appeal to for a binding resolution to your issue:  The Tournament Director (TD).

At this point, clocks are stopped, you’ve exchanged a few words to establish that you disagree about how to proceed.  Stop there.  The initiating player should find a TD and explain the issue.  The TD will come to the table and make sure by talking to both players that a) they understand the facts, and that b) they understand the resolution requested by each player.  If both players do not agree on the facts, the TD has resources allowing them to get as close as possible to the unbiased truth of the situation, including consulting with spectators or other players in some cases.

The TD at this point will refer to the rules if needed, find and apply the appropriate rule(s) and issue their judgment allowing play to proceed.   For the course of play, this judgment is binding on both players and the game will continue accordingly. 

Players have the right to appeal a ruling but note that the TD may reserve a decision on the appeal and ask that play continue before it is heard.  If this occurs please continue the game under protest.  If the appealing player wins, the appeal becomes moot.  Review Rule 12H for more details.

TL;DR for getting a ruling

• ·       Stop the clock
• ·       State the issue to your opponent and quickly resolve if possible ** preferred outcome **
•         Don’t argue about anything – there's no point, the TD will resolve the issue
•         Get a TD
•         Explain the case
•         TD will issue ruling
•         Play will proceed from there

Don’t Be cRule – New Post Series

I’ll occasionally be posting on rules matters that show up in WCC or other local events as TDs discuss them. 

I hold a Local TD certification but there are a number of Senior TDs in our local rota, and I certainly rely on them when necessary (with attribution). 

I’ll usually cover one or two topics in each post, and I’ll try to begin with OTB ground rules and common scenarios. Even if you’re an experienced player, it may help (or even save you ½ point here and there) to be well acquainted with these… 

Items on my initial list to cover include:

• Getting rulings during a game
• How to offer a draw properly
• How to claim a draw properly (not the same thing as above...)
• Keeping score, taking notes, electronic scoresheets

You can always drop me a line at chess@demastri.com if you want to see anything covered.

John DeMastri

chess@demastri.com

Archive:

Dec '24 - Getting a Ruling During a Game

Dec '24 - How to Properly Offer a Draw

Dec '24 - Keeping Score

Early Winter Swiss - Round 3 projected pairings

Open - Round 3 Pairing Sheet
Board     White                                                     Black
101. ___ Klandrud, Kevin (2.0,1612)         ___ Mishra, Ashish Kumar (2.0,1942)
102. ___ De Mastri, John (1.5,1671)           ___ Mccutchin, Clark O. (1.5,1900)
103. ___ Coons, James Jay (1.5,1789)         ___ Chaveriat, Lee (1.5,1272)
104. ___ Seaman, Christopher (1.0,1232)   ___ Grochowski, Robin J (1.0,1765)
105. ___ Sabarish, Shravan (1.0,1342)        ___ Nickell, James W (1.0,1506)
106. ___ Reed, Adisa M (1.0,1471)              ___ Worman, Quinn (1.0,1106)
107. ___ Sloan, Nicholas (0.5,1794)             ___ Kakumanu, Veda Anish, (1.0,795)
108. ___ Kerns, Benjamin (0.5,1645)         ___ Albiter Benitez, Abra (0.5,1445)
109. ___ Simonis, Thomas A (0.5,1325)     ___ Gendloff, Elie (0.0,1635)
110. ___ Quist, Randy (0.0,1027)                ___ Gundlach, Mike (0.0,1061)

Reserve - Round 3 Pairing Sheet
Board     White                                                     Black
201. ___ Mohapatra, Devyanshu (2.0,922)     ___ Akkina, Jaswanth (2.0,605)
202. ___ Butler, Michael S (1.5,824)                 ___ Everette, Samuel (1.0,762)
203. ___ Sabarish, Shashwath (0.5,764)          ___ Klass, Ralph F (1.0,558)
204. ___ Yadav, Kush (1.0,400)                        ___ Dasari, Gautham (1.0,nnnn)
205. ___ Jampani, Aaditya V (0.0,nnnn)        ___ Mading, James E (0.5,698)
Please Wait Borowski, Thomas Anton (0.0,141)

Early Winter Swiss - Crosstables after round 2

Open Cross Table, Page 1
No. Gr Name                                                 St Rate Rd 1 Rd 2         Score
1. Mishra, Ashish Kumar (1) .................. OH 1942 W9     W8             2.0
2. Klandrud, Kevin (9) ............................ WI 1612 W19  W11             2.0
3. Mccutchin, Clark O. (2) ...................... WI 1900 -H-    W17             1.5
4. Coons, James Jay (4) ........................ WI 1789 D16     W12             1.5
5. De Mastri, John (6) ............................ WI 1671 D6     W16             1.5
6. Chaveriat, Lee (15) ............................ WI 1272 D5     W18             1.5
7. Grochowski, Robin J (5) .................... WI 1765 D17     D10             1.0
8. Nickell, James W (10) ........................ WI 1506 W13    L1                1.0
9. Reed, Adisa M (11) ............................ WI 1471 L1      W19             1.0
10. Sabarish, Shravan (13) ...................... WI 1342 -H-     D7               1.0
11. Seaman, Christopher (16) ................. WI 1232 W15     L2             1.0
12. Worman, Quinn (17) .......................... WI 1106 W18    L4             1.0
13. Kakumanu, Veda Anish, Jr (20) ......... WI 795 L8     W20             1.0
14. Sloan, Nicholas (3) ............................ WI 1794 -H-     -N-             0.5
15. Kerns, Benjamin (7) ........................... WI 1645 L11     -H-            0.5
16. Albiter Benitez, Abraham (12) ............ WI 1445 D4     L5             0.5
17. Simonis, Thomas A (14) .................... WI 1325 D7     L3              0.5
18. Gendloff, Elie (8) ................................ WI 1635 L12     L6            0.0
19. Gundlach, Mike (18) .......................... WI 1061 L2        L9             0.0
20. Quist, Randy (19) .............................. WI 1027 -U-     L13             0.0

Reserve Cross Table
No. Gr Name                                             St Rate Rd 1         Rd 2         Score
1. Mohapatra, Devyanshu (1) ................ WI 922 W7             W6           2.0
2. Akkina, Jaswanth (7) ......................... WI 605 W12         W8             2.0
3. Landey, Charles N (2) ........................ WI 848 -H-             W9           1.5
4. Butler, Michael S (3) .......................... WI 824 -H-             W10         1.5
5. Everette, Samuel (5) .......................... WI 762 L8               W11         1.0
6. Klass, Ralph F (8) .............................. WI 558 W11             L1         1.0
7. Yadav, Kush (9) ................................. WI 400 L1             W12         1.0
8. Dasari, Gautham (11) ........................ WI nnnn W5             L2         1.0
9. Sabarish, Shashwath (4) ................... WI 764 -H-                 L3         0.5
10. Mading, James E (6) ......................... WI 698 -H-             L4         0.5
11. Borowski, Thomas Anton (10) ........... WI 141 L6             L5         0.0
12. Jampani, Aaditya V (12) .................... WI nnnn L2             L7         0.0

Turkey quads 2024

Quad 1 - 4

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
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    1 | AETHELRED MAGNI HILD TEMPLIN    |2.5  |W   4|W   2|D   3|
   WI | 16614292 / Q: 1721   ->1732     |     |B    |W    |B    |
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    2 | BENJAMIN ALLAN CORCORAN         |2.0  |W   3|L   1|W   4|
   WI | 12911710 / Q: 1534   ->1574     |     |W    |B    |B    |
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    3 | THOR HEIDREK TEMPLIN            |1.5  |L   2|W   4|D   1|
   WI | 12481499 / Q: 1557   ->1566     |     |B    |W    |W    |
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    4 | ELIE GENDLOFF                   |0.0  |L   1|L   3|L   2|
   WI | 12493180 / Q: 1583   ->1532     |     |W    |B    |W    |
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Quad 5 - 8

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
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    1 | REID ALEXANDER PEZEWSKI         |2.5  |D   3|W   4|W   2|
   WI | 14306385 / Q: 1406   ->1450     |     |W    |B    |B    |
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    2 | KEVIN KLANDRUD                  |1.5  |D   4|W   3|L   1|
   WI | 15938368 / Q: 1362   ->1365     |     |W    |B    |W    |
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    3 | CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN              |1.5  |D   1|L   2|W   4|
   WI | 12631974 / Q: 1200   ->1257     |     |B    |W    |W    |
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    4 | JAMES W NICKELL                 |0.5  |D   2|L   1|L   3|
   WI | 11300855 / Q: 1500   ->1500     |     |B    |W    |B    |
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Quad 9 - 12

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
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    1 | CHARLES N LANDEY                |3.0  |W   4|W   3|W   2|
   WI | 12531107 / Q:  667   -> 801     |     |W    |B    |W    |
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    2 | SAMUEL EVERETTE                 |2.0  |W   3|W   4|L   1|
   WI | 31836507 / Q:  575P14-> 657P17  |     |W    |B    |B    |
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    3 | VEDA ANISH KAKUMANU JR.         |1.0  |L   2|L   1|W   4|
   WI | 30466766 / Q:  602   -> 589     |     |B    |W    |W    |
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    4 | JAMES E MADING                  |0.0  |L   1|L   2|L   3|
   WI | 12780703 / Q:  690   -> 593     |     |B    |W    |B    |
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Quad 13 - 16

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
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    1 | DEVYANSHU MOHAPATRA             |2.5  |D   4|W   3|W   2|
   WI | 30263431 / Q:  530   -> 659     |     |B    |W    |B    |
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    2 | THOMAS A SIMONIS                |2.0  |W   3|W   4|L   1|
   WI | 12717181 / Q: Unrated->1211P10  |     |B    |W    |W    |
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    3 | ARNAV ARUN                      |1.0  |L   2|L   1|W   4|
   WI | 31559132 / Q:  334P23-> 382     |     |W    |B    |B    |
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    4 | JASWANTH AKKINA                 |0.5  |D   1|L   2|L   3|
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WCC Late Fall Swiss - Final Results

Hi all: Please find below the final results for this event.

Congrats to Abraham for a 2152 performance rating, and a clean win in the Open section. Very well done - you were 1.5 points clear of an 1800 norm if you'd have been able to play the last round, and a 2000 norm was in reach with a round 4 win. More to work for :) Congrats in the open section to Shravan as well for scoring 2.5 (no byes) and a performance rating of about 1709! Well done

Congrats to Devyanshu, Michael B and Shashwath for a three-way tie for first in the Reserve section. Very well done to you all, as well.

Please see the final USCF rating report below. These are always available in the MSA section of the US Chess website, this is the link for this report. I've modified the tables we use here to show most of the information displayed in that report. I will use this format going forward.

Remember, next week, Kevin is running a rated Quick Quad (G25, iirc), so drop your family in front of the TV, and come play chess!!

Thanks - John D

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No.	Player Name	State	USCF ID	Pre	Post	Norm	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Abraham Albiter Benitez	WI	30432498	1445	1632		W 2 W	W 12 B	W 3 W	H	3.5
2	Ashish Kumar Mishra	OH	16280074	1942	1938	1600	L 1 B	W 18 W	W 11 B	W 9 W	3.0
3	Benjamin Kerns	WI	31621823	1645	1699	1600	W 22 B	W 9 W	L 1 B	W 10 W	3.0
4	Evan C Seghers	WI	13712498	2111	2115		W 7 B	W 11 W	H	U	2.5
5	Robert Lee Murphy	WI	12558337	1895	1901		H	W 15 W	W 14 B	U	2.5
6	Nicholas Sloan	WI	12772484	1794	1779		B	D 14 W	L 10 B	W 13 W	2.5
7	Kevin Klandrud	WI	15938368	1612	1610	1200	L 4 W	D 8 B	W 20 W	W 16 B	2.5
8	Shravan Sabarish	WI	31184590	1342	1458	1400	L 11 B	D 7 W	W 15 B	W 14 W	2.5
9	Aaron Paul Krause	WI	12422831	1924	1900	1400	W 13 W	L 3 B	W 19 W	L 2 B	2.0
10	Clark O. Mccutchin	WI	12539124	1900	1900		H	D 19 B	W 6 W	L 3 B	2.0
11	James Jay Coons	WI	12551569	1789	1781	1200	W 8 W	L 4 B	L 2 W	W 20 B	2.0
12	John De Mastri	WI	12580948	1671	1631		W 21 B	L 1 W	L 13 B	W 18 W	2.0
13	James W Nickell	WI	11300855	1506	1523	1200	L 9 B	W 22 W	W 12 W	L 6 B	2.0
14	Elie Gendloff	WI	12493180	1635	1612		W 20 W	D 6 B	L 5 W	L 8 B	1.5
15	Michael Lawrence	WI	12937940	1400	1400		H	L 5 B	L 8 W	W 21 B	1.5
16	Lee Chaveriat	WI	15201114	1272	1275		H	U	W 22 B	L 7 W	1.5
17	Christopher Seaman	WI	12631974	1232	1244		H	U	U	W 22 B	1.5
18	Mike Gundlach	WI	30499807	1061	1097		H	L 2 B	W 21 W	L 12 B	1.5
19	Robin J Grochowski	WI	11164412	1765	1760		H	D 10 W	L 9 B	U	1.0
20	Quinn Worman	WI	31975179	1106P11	1128P15		L 14 B	W 21 W	L 7 B	L 11 W	1.0
21	Charles Raddatz	WI	31919132	1265P8	1142P12		L 12 W	L 20 B	L 18 B	L 15 W	0.0
22	Randy Quist	WI	12849330	1027	1002		L 3 W	L 13 B	L 16 W	L 17 W	0.0

RESERVE

No.	Player Name	State	USCF ID	Pre	Post	Norm	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Devyanshu Mohapatra	WI	30263431	922	912		W 10 B	L 7 W	W 12 B	W 5 B	3.0
2	Michael S Butler	WI	31347931	824	852		D 11 W	W 3 B	W 9 W	H	3.0
3	Shashwath Sabarish	WI	31378607	764	797		W 8 B	L 2 W	W 6 B	W 7 W	3.0
4	Shivasanjith Sendhilkumar	WI	30468092	1005	967		H	L 10 W	W 11 B	W 9 B	2.5
5	Veda Anish Kakumanu Jr.	WI	30466766	795	798		W 12 B	D 9 W	W 7 B	L 1 W	2.5
6	Samuel Everette	WI	31836507	762	724		L 7 B	W 8 W	L 3 W	W 10 B	2.0
7	Jaswanth Akkina	WI	30298526	605	700		W 6 W	W 1 B	L 5 W	L 3 B	2.0
8	Thomas Anton Borowski	WI	30471236	141	231		L 3 W	L 6 B	W 13 W	W 13 W	2.0
9	James E Mading	WI	12780703	698	680		W 13 W	D 5 B	L 2 B	L 4 W	1.5
10	Mark Rodman	WI	31919446	609P16	634P19		L 1 W	W 4 B	H	L 6 W	1.5
11	Abigail Liu	WI	17062691	546P17	566P19		D 2 B	U	L 4 W	H	1.0
12	Ralph F Klass	WI	14366034	558	541		L 5 W	W 13 B	L 1 W	U	1.0
13	Aaditya V Jampani	WI	32020397	Unrated	101P4		L 9 B	L 12 W	L 8 B	L 8 B	0.0

WCC Fall Swiss R4 Tentative Pairings and R3 Crosstables

Hi all -

Please see the tentative pairings for Round 4 below, provided by Jim N. Prettier tables and crosstables are up (10/20)

• As of now we have no forced byes in either section, so hope to see everyone nice and early for R4 :)
• Congratulations to Shravan for winning this week and setting the pace at 237 points for the upset prize!
  • It looks like that may put the upset prize out of reach... Sam is currently paired +228 for R4, which doesn't look like enough
  • Pairings can change, and we'll review all the ratings :) to be sure, so stay tuned...

John (for Jim :) )

No.	Open Section R4 Pairings White	Black
101.	Mishra, Ashish Kumar (3.0,1917)	Coons, James Jay (2.5,1709)
102.	Mccutchin, Clark O. (2.0,1900)	Grochowski, Robin J (2.5,1713)
103.	Cravetz, Gregory John (2.0,1884)	Krause, Aaron Paul (2.0,1926)
104.	Sloan, Nicholas (2.0,1805)	Seghers, Evan C (1.0,2126)
105.	De Mastri, John (1.5,1724)	Klandrud, Kevin (1.5,1637)
106.	Kerns, Benjamin (1.0,1649)	Sabarish, Shravan (1.0,1163)
107.	Worman, Quinn (1.0,1029)	Nickell, James W (1.0,1510)
108.	Gendloff, Elie (0.5,1642)	Quist, Randy (1.5,1032)
109.	Gundlach, Mike (0.5,1047)	Lawrence, Michael (0.0,1400)

No.	Reserve Section R4 Pairings White	Black
201.	Kakumanu, Veda Anish A (3.0,755)	Mohapatra, Devyanshu (3.0,897)
202.	Butler, Michael S (2.0,835)	Sabarish, Shashwath (2.0,685)
203.	Everette, Samuel (2.0,522)	Akkina, Jaswanth (1.5,750)
204.	Mading, James E (1.0,682)	Klass, Ralph F (1.0,561)
205.	Sendhilkumar, Shivasan (0.5,803)	Rodman, Mark (1.0,621)
206.	Liu, Abigail (0.0,612)	Borowski, Thomas Anton (1.0,140)

No.	Open Section Crosstable Player Name	Rating	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1.	Mishra, Ashish Kumar (3) ....	1917	W12	W7	W5		3.0
2.	Grochowski, Robin J (8) .....	1713	W15	D6	W10		2.5
3.	Coons, James Jay (9) ........	1709	W4	W9	D6		2.5
4.	Krause, Aaron Paul (2) ......	1926	L3	W13	W12		2.0
5.	Mccutchin, Clark O. (4) .....	1900	W16	W8	L1		2.0
6.	Cravetz, Gregory John (5) ...	1884	W13	D2	D3		2.0
7.	Sloan, Nicholas (6) .........	1805	W18	L1	W15		2.0
8.	De Mastri, John (7) .........	1724	W14	L5	D11		1.5
9.	Klandrud, Kevin (12) ........	1637	-H-	L3	W17		1.5
10.	Quist, Randy (17) ...........	1032	-H-	W17	L2		1.5
11.	Seghers, Evan C (1) .........	2126	-H-	-N-	D8		1.0
12.	Kerns, Benjamin (10) ........	1649	L1	W18	L4		1.0
13.	Nickell, James W (13) .......	1510	L6	L4	-B-		1.0
14.	Sabarish, Shravan (15) ......	1163	L8	L15	W18		1.0
15.	Worman, Quinn (18) ..........	1029	L2	W14	L7		1.0
16.	Gendloff, Elie (11) .........	1642	L5	-H-	-N-		0.5
17.	Gundlach, Mike (16) .........	1047	-H-	L10	L9		0.5
18.	Lawrence, Michael (14) ......	1400	L7	L12	L14		0.0

No.	Reserve Section Crosstable Player Name	Rating	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1.	Mohapatra, Devyanshu (1) ....	897	W7	W5	W3		3.0
2.	Kakumanu, Veda Anish Anish (4	755	W12	W10	W7		3.0
3.	Butler, Michael S (2) .......	835	W8	W9	L1		2.0
4.	Sabarish, Shashwath (6) .....	685	L5	W12	W10		2.0
5.	Everette, Samuel (11) .......	522	W4	L1	W9		2.0
6.	Akkina, Jaswanth (5) ........	750	L9	-H-	W11		1.5
7.	Mading, James E (7) .........	682	L1	W8	L2		1.0
8.	Rodman, Mark (8) ............	621	L3	L7	W12		1.0
9.	Klass, Ralph F (10) .........	561	W6	L3	L5		1.0
10.	Borowski, Thomas Anton (12) .	140	-B-	L2	L4		1.0
11.	Sendhilkumar, Shivasanjith (3	803	-H-	-N-	L6		0.5
12.	Liu, Abigail (9) ............	612	L2	L4	L8		0.0

 ERNESTS ROZKALNS MEMORIAL SPEED TOURNAMENT

HELD SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

TWO SECTIONS, OPEN AND RESERVE, WITH TWO GROUPS IN EACH SECTION

OPEN SECTION GROUP WINNERS:

GROUP 1, TIE BETWEEN AARON KRAUSE AND ASHISH MISHRA

PLAYOFF:  WON BY ASHISH MISHRA, 2-0

GROUP 1, WON BY EVAN SEGHERS

PLAYOFF BETWEEN GROUP WINNERS:

WON BY EVAN SEGHERS, 2-1

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RESERVE SECTION

GROUP 1, WON BY DEVYANSHU MOHAPATRA

GROUP 2, WON BY SHASHWATH SABARISH    

The original posting did not state correctly the name of the winner of Group 2 in the Reserve Section.  The posting has been changed to show that Shashwath won first place in Group 2.  My apologies to Shashwath.  signed/jim nickell

WCC Early Fall Swiss Rating Report and events over the next few days...

Hi all - great event! See the rating report below, and at USCF.

Congratulations to Mike and Ashish for a strong showing of 3.5 / 4.0 in the Open Section.
Congratulations, also, to Devyanshu for finishing the clean sweep of 4.0 in the Reserve Section.

Upcoming Events:

• Sep 25 - Remember, we'll see you on Wed for the Ernests Rozkalns Memorial Speed Event: * 2+ Sections (likely 4 sections, 2 open / 2 reserve) * G/5 * EF $1 * Many Rounds
  Let Jim know early (reply to the email he sent or to this post) to keep it running smoothly :)
• Sep 27 - Also, the WI SE College Chess League event scheduled for UW-Whitewater this Friday has been moved to the Medical College of Wisconsin (on the near NW side of Milw). It's a USCF rated event, let me (or Reid) know if you plan on attending and we'll get you all of the logistics.
• Sep 28 - Saturday, the BC Open is being held in Brookfield, 4 rounds G/60d5 in one day - check it out on King Registration if you're likely to attend - space is limited.
• Finally, SWCC is in the middle of an event now, but has a few things coming up:
  • Oct 10 - Action event in Hales Corners
  • Oct 12 - HC Challenge in Brookfield - check on King Registration for details
  • Oct 17+ - Challenger Checkmate Swiss - their next 4 week G90 event in HC

Thanks again - have a great week and hopefully we'll see you Wed.

John D

OPEN

No.	Player Name	State	USCF ID	Pre	Post	Norm	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Mike La Budde	WI	12391010	1961	1974	1600	W 13/B	W 7/W	W 10/B	D 2/W	3.5
2	Ashish Kumar Mishra	OH	16280074	1868	1917	1800	W 20/B	W 6/W	W 3/W	D 1/B	3.5
3	William P Williams	WI	10310547	2200	2200	1600	W 12/B	W 11/W	L 2/B	W 4/W	3.0
4	Aaron Paul Krause	WI	12422831	1917	1926	1600	W 15/W	W 5/B	W 8/W	L 3/B	3.0
5	John De Mastri	WI	12580948	1692	1724	1600	W 21/B	L 4/W	W 19/B	W 10/W	3.0
6	Elie Gendloff	WI	12493180	1626	1642	1200	W 26/W	L 2/B	W 23/W	W 17/B	3.0
7	Robin J Grochowski	WI	11164412	1715	1713		B	L 1/B	W 20/W	D 8/B	2.5
8	James Jay Coons	WI	12551569	1704	1709	1400	W 27/B	W 19/W	L 4/B	D 7/W	2.5
9	Abraham Albiter Benitez	WI	30432498	1483	1508		L 10/B	H	W 18/W	X	2.5
10	Nicholas Sloan	WI	12772484	1820	1805	1400	W 9/W	W 17/B	L 1/W	L 5/B	2.0
11	John Jack Creed	WI	12442084	1700	1700		W 22/W	L 3/B	D 17/W	D 13/B	2.0
12	Kevin Klandrud	WI	15938368	1639	1637		L 3/W	L 16/B	X	W 20/B	2.0
13	James W Nickell	WI	11300855	1500	1510		L 1/W	W 22/B	H	D 11/W	2.0
14	Agastya Bhadoria	WI	16376618	1509	1495		H	U	D 21/B	W 23/W	2.0
15	Lee Chaveriat	WI	15201114	1354	1347		L 4/B	D 21/W	W 22/B	H	2.0
16	Gabriel Panner	IL	15342038	1876	1882		H	W 12/W	U	U	1.5
17	Benjamin Kerns	WI	31621823	1677	1649		W 23/B	L 10/W	D 11/B	L 6/W	1.5
18	Benjamin Allan Corcoran	WI	12911710	1659	1634		H	U	L 9/B	W 21/W	1.5
19	David Arvid Periard	WI	30683882	1567P18	1581P21		W 24/B	L 8/B	L 5/W	F	1.0
20	Michael Lawrence	WI	12937940	1407	1400		L 2/W	W 25/B	L 7/B	L 12/W	1.0
21	Shravan Sabarish	WI	31184590	1130	1163		L 5/W	D 15/B	D 14/W	L 18/B	1.0
22	Randy Quist	WI	12849330	1045	1032		L 11/B	L 13/W	L 15/W	B	1.0
23	Quinn Worman	WI	31975179	1029P4	1029P7		L 17/W	X	L 6/B	L 14/B	1.0
24	Ethan J Allen	WI	10311390	2141	2119		L 19/W	H	U	U	0.5
25	Evan M Hansen	WI	30180479	1085	1077		H	L 20/W	F	U	0.5
26	Mike Gundlach	WI	30499807	1049	1047		L 6/B	H	U	U	0.5
27	Tr Haas	WI	16553240	1150	1148		L 8/W	F	U	U	0.0

RESERVE

No.	Player Name	State	USCF ID	Pre	Post	Norm	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	Devyanshu Mohapatra	WI	30263431	775	897		W 13/B	W 6/W	W 7/W	W 2/B	4.0
2	James E Mading	WI	12780703	377	682		W 4/B	W 9/W	W 10/B	L 1/W	3.0
3	Michael S Butler	WI	31347931	858	835		L 6/B	W 13/W	D 9/B	W 7/W	2.5
4	Charles N Landey	WI	12531107	767	777		L 2/W	W 8/B	W 11/W	H	2.5
5	Veda Anish Kakumanu Jr.	WI	30466766	758	755		W 12/W	L 7/B	D 6/W	W 10/B	2.5
6	Jaswanth Akkina	WI	30298526	583	750		W 3/W	L 1/B	D 5/B	W 9/W	2.5
7	Shashwath Sabarish	WI	31378607	586	685		W 11/W	W 5/W	L 1/B	L 3/B	2.0
8	Abigail Liu	WI	17062691	620P10	612P14		L 9/B	L 4/W	W 13/B	W 12/W	2.0
9	Shivasanjith Sendhilkumar	WI	30468092	872	803		W 8/W	L 2/B	D 3/W	L 6/B	1.5
10	Mark Rodman	WI	31919446	663P9	621P12		H	W 14/B	L 2/W	L 5/W	1.5
11	Michael Fitzsimmons	WI	31980534	992P3	767P6		L 7/B	W 12/W	L 4/B	F	1.0
12	Samuel Everette	WI	31836507	557P15	522P19		L 5/B	L 11/B	W 14/W	L 8/B	1.0
13	Thomas Anton Borowski	WI	30471236	139	140		L 1/W	L 3/B	L 8/W	B	1.0
14	Arnav Arun	WI	31559132	510	449		H	L 10/W	L 12/B	F	0.5

WCC Early Fall Swiss - R3 Results and Tentative R4 Pairings (9/17 update)

Please find below the results from tonight and the final crosstable.

Congrats to Mike / Ashish for tied first in the Open, and Devyanshu for a clean sweep in the Reserve sections.  Well done, all!

I've submitted to USCF and will update here with the rating report when it is published.

Thanks and see you next week for the blitz!!

24-09 - Early Fall Swiss -- Open                             Cross Table, Page 1

  No. Gr    Name(Team)                   St   Rate   Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Rd 4  Score

   1.    La Budde, Mike (4) ...........  WI     1950 W14   W8    W10   D2      3.5

   2.    Mishra, Ashish Kumar (7) .....  OH     1860 W20   W6    W3    D1      3.5

   3.    Williams, William P (1) ......  WI     2200 W12   W11   L2    W4      3.0

   4.    Krause, Aaron Paul (5) .......  WI     1927 W15   W5    W7    L3      3.0

   5.    De Mastri, John (12) .........  WI     1648 W22   L4    W19   W10     3.0

   6.    Gendloff, Elie (13) ..........  WI     1639 W27   L2    W23   W17     3.0

   7.    Coons, James Jay (9) .........  WI     1728 W28   W19   L4    D8      2.5

   8.    Grochowski, Robin J (11) .....  WI     1693 -B-   L1    W20   D7      2.5

   9.    Albiter Benitez, Abraham (22)   WI     1206 L10   -H-   W18   -X-     2.5

  10.    Sloan, Nicholas (8) ..........  WI     1736 W9    W17   L1    L5      2.0

  11.    Creed, John Jack (10) ........  WI     1708 W21   L3    D17   D14     2.0

  12.    Klandrud, Kevin (15) .........  WI     1637 L3    L16   -X-   W20     2.0

  13.    Bhadoria, Agastya (18) .......  WI     1514 -H-   -N-   D22   W23     2.0

  14.    Nickell, James W (19) ........  WI     1500 L1    W21   -H-   D11     2.0

  15.    Chaveriat, Lee (20) ..........  WI     1425 L4    D22   W21   -H-     2.0

  16.    Panner, Gabriel (6) ..........  IL     1866 -H-   W12   -N-   -N-     1.5

  17.    Kerns, Benjamin (14) .........  WI     1638 W23   L10   D11   L6      1.5

  18.    Corcoran, Benjamin Allan (16)   WI     1602 -H-   -N-   L9    W22     1.5

  19.    Periard, David Arvid (17) ....  WI     1567 W24   L7    L5    -F-     1.0

  20.    Lawrence, Michael (21) .......  WI     1400 L2    W26   L8    L12     1.0

  21.    Quist, Randy (24) ............  WI     1145 L11   L14   L15   -B-     1.0

  22.    Sabarish, Shravan (25) .......  WI     1099 L5    D15   D13   L18     1.0

  23.    Worman, Quinn (28) ...........  WI     1029 L17   -X-   L6    L13     1.0

  24.    Allen, Ethan J (2) ...........  WI     2141 L19   -H-   -N-   -N-     0.5

  25.    Seghers, Evan C (3) ..........  WI     2124 -H-   -N-   -U-   -U-     0.5

  26.    Hansen, Evan M (26) ..........  WI     1085 -H-   L20   -F-   -N-     0.5

  27.    Gundlach, Mike (27) ..........  WI     1049 L6    -H-   -U-   -U-     0.5

  28.    Haas, Tr (23) ................  WI     1150 L7    -F-   -U-   -U-     0.0

24-09 - Early Fall Swiss -- Reserve                          Cross Table, Page 1

  No. Gr    Name(Team)                   St   Rate   Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Rd 4  Score

   1.    Mohapatra, Devyanshu (5) .....  WI      822 W13   W6    W7    W2      4.0

   2.    Mading, James E (12) .........  WI      435 W5    W9    W10   L1      3.0

   3.    Kakumanu, Veda Anish Anish (2)  WI      868 W12   L7    D6    W10     2.5

   4.    Butler, Michael S (3) ........  WI      845 L6    W13   D9    W7      2.5

   5.    Landey, Charles N (4) ........  WI      831 L2    W8    W11   -H-     2.5

   6.    Akkina, Jaswanth (11) ........  WI      441 W4    L1    D3    W9      2.5

   7.    Sabarish, Shashwath (8) ......  WI      597 W11   W3    L1    L4      2.0

   8.    liu, abigail (13) ............  WI      265 L9    L5    W13   W12     2.0

   9.    sendhilkumar, Shivasanjith (6)  WI      732 W8    L2    D4    L6      1.5

  10.    rodman, Mark (7) .............  WI      633 -H-   W14   L2    L3      1.5

  11.    Fitzsimmons, Michael (1) .....  WI      992 L7    W12   L5    -F-     1.0

  12.    Everette, Samuel (10) ........  WI      447 L3    L11   W14   L8      1.0

  13.    Borowski, Thomas Anton (14) ..  WI      137 L1    L4    L8    -B-     1.0

  14.    Arun, Arnav (9) ..............  WI      588 -H-   L10   L12   -F-     0.5

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(9/17 - Open pairings updated below.  We now have one waiting in Reserve and Open, we can certainly get you both a rated game on Wed, so please show up!!  STILL NEED that misreported Reserve result...)

Hi all - busy week!  This is it, the last round, many folks still in contention - good luck all!!

Find R3 results and prospective R4 pairings below.   We currently have an odd number in Reserve, but we all know these pairings are very likely to change - show up and we'll find someone for you to play!!

NOTE - I NEED A RESULT FROM RESERVE FOR R3:

Sendhilkumar - Butler was marked 1-1 on the sheet.  Clearly can't be...

I paired as a draw - please let me know who actually won...

I'm bringing some snacks and maybe some cookies (have to talk to Trishie), so get there early...

See you Wed.

PS - Thanks to Reid for all things chess at UWM including bringing the Western back to life - check out the events up there, well run, on time, and if you can play quicker time controls (which is what everyone SAYS they want...), they're all for you!!!   But don't under any circumstances go to this lichess study on "Why I Hate Chess" unless you intend to see what a dope I am and laugh at me in the chat, lol...

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 - 9/11 - couple of bye requests, and unfortunately that leaves us with an odd player in open - do come out and we'll see what we can do to get a game - updated pairings below.  likely last update today - busy afternoon (it's 1:45 PM now) if you need to get ahold of me, text 312-952-6495

 - 9/9 - couple of withdraws and bye requests, and cleaned up bye allocations...  see updated pairings below.

What a fun round last night, many close games - congrats to the winners, and thanks to Evan and Gabriel for coming out and playing!  Always room for more players.

As you look through the standing and pairings below, remember the general rule - if you're paired and don't show up, I do remove you from the draw - you won't get paired for the rest of the event.  If you make some effort to contact us (smoke signals, skywriters, although I guess that's redundant...), we'll do what we can to make sure everyone gets a game.  If you've been (forcibly) withdrawn, and want back in, send me an email and we'll see what can be done.

Plenty of quick chess going on at UWM and in the area over the next few weeks...

 - UWM next Fri 9/13 is the first round of the SE WI College Chess League.  It's Free (as in beer, although as in speech is, I'm certain, implied), so no reason not  to play

 - UWM next Sat 9/14 is the <fill in adverb here> named "Milw Open - Chesswaukee II"

     - both of these are quicker, one day events, Fri is 3xG/30 and Sat is 4xG/60

 - in Brookfield on 9/28 is the 11th BC Open - 4xG/60

 - Hales Corners HC Challenge XXXV is 10/12 - 4xG60

 - for those closer to the border, the weekend of 10/12 is also the Midwest Class in Wheeling, IL

(also - Ashish, you left your scorebook, you can pick it up next week)

Thanks - see you Wed!  

- John

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and...we're off!   

40 entries (!), with more coming next week, maybe??  It's still OK to enter for rounds 2-4 - you'll get a 1/2 pt bye for R1, just let me know!

Find below the results of the first round (as a crosstable) and tentative pairings for R2.  

And, as happens, Wed PM and pairing changes - as of now there are no idle players in either section.  I'll keep this post updated This is the last update for today, text me (312-952-6495) if you need anything from now to game time,   I always recommend coming out on Wed, we can almost always get everyone a game.

If you need to pay the $5 entry fee, no issues, just come find me next week, thanks!  As always, send an email or reply to this post if there's an issue with anything here, you know you won't be here next week, any questions, or just to say "Hi, John" :)  

Thanks - John

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There's a new event starting next week (Wed, 8/28).   It's a regular 4/SS G/100;d5 with Open and Reserve (U1000) sections.  Once school's back underway I'm thinking of doing something special for R4 (9/18), so stay tuned !!!

Wanted to say congrats to Eli and Aarav who both had 4.0 sweeps in the Hot Summer Swiss Open and Reserve sections, well done (thanks Jim for TDing). And kudos also to Kevin K for winning the reserve section last weekend at the WI closed with 4.5 / 5,0.  

WCC travels well - we always have good results in these weekend events.  Great Job All  !!

As always, PLEASE preregister if you're planning on playing - makes that first round go that much easier!  Feel free to reply to this post or send an email to me and we'll get you registered - include your name, uscf ID and section.

Do it now, while you're thinking about it!

- John D