Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Winter Swiss is complete and rated!

Hi all - Last night's event is rated - but (naturally) there's an issue getting a couple of games rated in the new system that the USCF is correcting now - will update here when that's done. Open section is correct below.

Congrats to Evan in the Open section and to Hrishid in the Reserve section.

Remember, next week is blitz (unrated), and then the holiday party, then we start the new year. The new year begins two new adventures for WCC - 1) our new U1200 and 1200+ sections, with the right for the Reserve winners to play in the 1200+ section if they'd like, and 2) our rated quad events starting sometime in Q1 next year. Plan accordingly, and check here and on the website next week for updated scheduling information.

Reminder - There's no reason for a forfeit. We've had several over the last couple of events, and another last night. Please text or email if you know you're going to be absent. It's just common courtesy. Personally, I don't want to move to the SWCC policy - 1 forfeit and you're out, with a fine to be paid before you can play at the club again - but if this remains an issue, it will get discussed at the next board meeting...

- John

OPEN
No. Player Name State USCF ID Pre Post Norm R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Evan Seghers WI 13712498 2180 2174 D11 W22 W9 W4 3.5
2 Aaron PAUL Krause WI 12422831 1811 1829 H W12 W10 D7 3
3 ZOLTAN ESZES WI 11411771 1706 1716 W13 D10 W14 H 3
4 HOBART W LILLY WI 12499405 1700 1758 W15 W5 W6 L1 3
5 ALEX JENSEN WI 12755833 1579 1591 W21 L4 W17 W11 3
6 ASHISH KUMAR MISHRA OH 16280074 1906 1895 W19 W8 L4 H 2.5
7 Robin J Grochowski WI 11164412 1728 1726 D14 H W20 D2 2.5
8 Nicholas Sloan WI 12772484 1700 1695 W16 L6 W21 H 2.5
9 JOHN DE MASTRI WI 12580948 1667 1674 W17 H L1 W14 2.5
10 Benjamin Kerns WI 31621823 1664 1679 W18 D3 L2 W12 2.5
11 Elie Gendloff WI 12493180 1600 1600 D1 D20 W18 L5 2
12 James Coons WI 12551569 1784 1737 D20 L2 X L10 1.5
13 MICHAEL LAWRENCE WI 12937940 1455 1412 L3 L17 H W21 1.5
14 LEE CHAVERIAT WI 15201114 1398 1432 D7 W19 L3 L9 1.5
15 ADAM NINNEMAN WI 15763277 1341 1369 L4 H W19 U 1.5
16 Ed Kopp WI 30904814 1319 1261 L8 L18 B D17 1.5
17 Samuel Everette WI 31836507 996 1098 L9 W13 L5 D16 1.5
18 Michael Butler WI 31347931 912 990 L10 W16 L11 H 1.5
19 KEVIN KLANDRUD WI 15938368 1519 1461 L6 L14 L15 B 1
20 Aadit Senthil WI 30460564 1402 1424 D12 D11 L7 U 1
21 Matt Waller WI 32473555 920 915 L5 B L8 L13 1
22 Shivasanjith Sendhilkumar WI 30468092 809 809 B L1 F U 1

RESERVE
No. Player Name State USCF ID Pre Post Norm R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Pruthvi Vinith WI 30493570 999 984 W6 W4 L2 W7 3
2 Hrishid Balachandran WI 30956400 939 936 W7 X W1 L3 3
3 James Mading WI 12780703 641 755 W5 F W9 W2 3
4 Peter Bucher WI 30067906 458 504 W8 L1 L7 W6 2
5 Aaditya Jampani WI 32020397 283 271 L3 B L6 X 2
6 Trinity Slavik WI 32479549 763 696 L1 D7 W5 L4 1.5
7 Kush Yadav WI 32184400 530 583 L2 D6 W4 L1 1.5
8 Emily Stone 32662953 0 154 L4 F U U 0
9 Aarav Kalra 32677407 0 362 U U L3 F 0

SPECIAL
No. Player Name State USCF ID Pre Post Norm R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Hrishid Balachandran WI 30956400 939 958 W2 U U U 1
2 CHARLES LANDEY WI 12531107 808 787 L1 U U U 0

17 comments:

  1. I will be there on wednesday for the board meeting, just want to note I am completely FOR havings g60 quads, and think moving towards a system of maximizing competitiveness for all players will both make things more fun for the current player pool, and also encourage participation for higher rated players as they have guaranteed shots at more rating.

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    1. Are you playing in this event or just coming for the mtg?
      - There's been much (good) feedback about "quads are bad, ppl don't show up", was thinking that we reserve 4 weeks, with the last being a makeup, and blitz (rated??) for the 95% or folks that don't need a makeup.
      - I really do like the idea of a ladder - there should always be someone nearby to play. Maybe it's a signup thing rather than a challenge system, and we randomize the pairings so you play someone within a class or so, but don't directly choose your pairings. don't know :)

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  2. My view on this: A quad will not work unless the players in the quad can assure the TD they can be present for all rounds. A make-up round will not work because the player who did not get a game earlier because his opponent did not show up (say for round 2) might not be able to play on the make-up night. The player who was there for round 2 but had no opponent that night should not be punished because they could not be there on the make-up night. If someone does not show up, it should go down as a forfeit and the other player should receive 1 point. This is not ideal for a quad but I feel it would be unfair for the player who showed up and had no game to be punished if they could not make it for the make-up round. Another idea perhaps: You could have a quad rule where if you say you will show up and do not, you will be fined $10. Or perhaps run quads for players who will definitely show up for all three rounds, but also run a Swiss for players who believe they cannot make all the rounds.

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    1. The problem is enforcement. $10 fine doesn't matter to a ghost. I have a bunch of prize envelopes for ppl who only show once twice per year if that. Maybe only eligible for quads if you've got at least 10 games in the last six months and no more than 1 forfeit (sometimes you have a tire pop on the highway...) with some kind of rated ladder play for ppl who want to play but aren't eligible to commit to the quad... (Chris' comments below are good about the ladder, but here it can be ad-hoc and more easily paired)

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    2. Running a Swiss at the same time just pulls ppl away from the quads (the "real" event). Offering something that's just that night would push ppl looking for tournament play into the quads. If we're going to offer it once or twice a year we should try to maximize participation.

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  3. I remember the Ladder system from my first club, back in 1972. But, that was really before ratings were regularly updated. As an up & coming player, it was fun to leapfrog players above me. But, having said that, I don't like a Ladder system now.

    I do like Round Robins. In order to make Quad RRs work well, what we've sometimes done at SWCC is to have Three G/30's in a night. That way, they're dual-rated, it's a complete RR, and it's all done in one night. The downside is that not everyone likes to risk their regular rating. The solution: Have multiple sections... some G/25;d5 (dual-rated), plus some G/24;d5 (quick-only rated).

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    1. All reasonable. If the point is more competitive classical play, jamming 3 x g30 into one night might not be the way to get there :) I think if we can find a way to fix slow quads, people would respond well to it. I know that's a big "if"...

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  4. Please sign Aadit up for the Open section of the tournament tomorrow. Thanks!

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  5. Aadit will be late to the round but will be there

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  6. are you playing in week 4 Emily Stone?

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  7. Hello John. I emailed you direct but I need a 4th round bye. Thanks. Nick

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  8. What is the time control for this Wednesdays event?

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    1. it is USCF rated, but quick rated only - Kevin noted in his email blast that it'll be 25 0, so regular rating is not at risk :)

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  9. I have a conflict this evening (apologies for the late notice). I'm picking up at the airport and their flight is delayed. Good luck to everyone

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    1. Hi Ed - FYI R4 for this event is next Wed. You're paired :) lmk if you can't make it. Thanks!!

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  10. Hi, Aadit won't be able to make it to the round today as he has a school concert.

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