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ARTICLE LIST(scroll down or click on title) DON ALDRICH ROCHESTER GRAND SUMMER TOURNAMENT RECENT RESULTS OKOBOJI TOURNAMENT NATE HOOVER'S WEDNESDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENT UPDATE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS FIDE ROUND ROBIN STATE SCHOLASTIC RESULTS FIDE TOURNAMENTS ZELKIND CHESS CAMP WEEK NIGHT CHESS MONDAY UPDATE TROPHY MID AMERICA OPEN THINK NEXT WEEKEND UPDATE MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF JOHN BARTHOLOMEW LESSONS UPDATE! CHESS CAMP MINNESOTA OPEN ROCHESTER GRAND RESULTS WINTER OPEN RESULTS MEMBERSHIP MINNEAPOLIS SCHOLASTIC CHESS SMARTCHESS.COM DON ALDRICH 1952-2012 Don (Dondo) Aldrich I first met Don in the 1980's. He was camped out at the Chess House running a club in his basement. He also was the driving force behind the MSCA at the time. Putting out the Northern Chess News and Minnesota Chess Journal. In those days it was a huge job as computers and desktop publishing were not available, much less the Internet and webpages. He wrote articles and reviews. He was also a major tournament director. He organized and directed a huge money tournament at a nice hotel. Well, huge money for the time, something like $5000. It attracted two GMs which was unusual for Minnesota. He was mostly an Expert only dipping down to the A-class in the later years. He was always a dangerous opponent with more than a few victories against the best in the state. His specialties were speed chess and endgames. He also could mate with Bishop and Knight faster than anyone. His dedication to the sport made Chess in Minnesota the great pasttime it is today. We need more like him to carry the sport into the future. He will be missed. Back to list. ROCHESTER GRAND (5/6/2012) The Rochester Summer tournament is back. It will be held on June 22-23rd. You have four choices of a schedule:A Friday night round one in Rochester and then four games on Saturday, or 5 games on Saturday with the first two at game 30 or round one at the Castle on Thursday and then four on Saturday or a first round bye and four on Saturday. Somehow they pull this off with out any complications. The site is the Harwick cafeteria in Rochester across from the famous Mayo Clinic. The official announcement. They call this a Grand tournament because the prize fund is $1000 with free entry for Masters. The site is spacious and sets are provided. Compared to a few years ago we now have a great Summer schedule. Click here for the rest of the Summer events. Crosstable from the Winter Grand. Back to list. RECENT RESULTS (5/1/2012) We had 16 players for the Monday Night action quads on April 23rd. The top quad was strong. A recent newcomer was the prodigy Jamie Wheat. Now known as James Allen he is still a fine young man and still a very good chess player. He has won a few events but has some rust and can be beat, for now. The St. George Think had 28 players and was won by Zachary Tverstol and Andrew Titus. Speaking of long lost chess players, Terry Opine, Alex Balandin, and Ahmet Shapiro-Erciyas played in recent events. All club results link. Back to list. OKOBOJI TOURNAMENT(4/23/2012) This tournament has kind of flown under the radar here in Minnesota. Just South of the border it fills a quiet month in our schedule. The fifth annual event was held on April 20-22nd, 2012. I think it would draw better from Minnesota if advertised here and not on a State Scholastic Championship weekend like some years. The winners were John Bartholomew and Matt Dahl with 4.5/5. John Flores won the reserve section 4/5. The event has been rated. There is a write up at Central Iowa Chess with pictures. Back to list. WEDNESDAY NIGHT (4/21/2012) Nate Hoover has organized Wednesday night tournaments in the past. He is at it again and this will give some stronger players a chance to keep their game in shape. He would like ten players to play a nine game round robin tournament on consecutive Wednesdays. This is a weekly commitment that should be taken seriously. Check with him about makeup games concerning scheduling conflicts. Withdrawing early affects all the players. If knowing your opponent and color in advance is something you enjoy you might like this format. Nate has 20 players in two sections with some strong players committed. Six to ten player Round
Robin beginning first Wednesday in January,
April, July, and October. Usually
limited to 1900 and above. One game
each Wednesday until finished, some
reschedules permitted. Starts at 6:30
PM. Castle opens at 6:00. Time
control is 40/100, A/20, +30 SPM (1).
Most games done by 10:30. Must
register in advance. Contact Nathan
Hoover at 763-232-9944 or
nathanhoover(*at*)msn.com. Entry fee
is usually $6-7 per game. Members get
$5 off. Cash prizes usually for 1st
to 3rd.
Back to list. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL(4/17/2012) The National High School championships were held in Minneapolis this year. These are organized by USCF and do not involve the local chess organizations. Many of our players took part and you can scroll the crosstables for your favorite player. Of note is D.J. Hooker who went 7-0 in the under 1600 section. Another Castle player!! His dad who also plays at the club was very proud. A big article at Chess Life Online details the tournament. There were many side events and the results are here. Back to list. FIDE ROUND ROBIN (4/20/2012) The latest tournament has been rated. Crosstable. A round Robin event in two sections. Kevin Wasiluk won his section easily and in the other three tied for first: Kalina, Zagar and Richter. The next event is May 12-13th with the usual FIDE format. Please note that titled players get a break on entry. Details. A USCF for under 2000 is also being held. Back to list. STATE SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT(4/6/2012) The 2012 State Scholastic Championship was a big success. Organized by MSCA and directed by Dan Voje (with lots of help from his family) the event went quite smoothly. The downtown St. Paul Crowne Plaza was the venue and it worked well. Lots of room for players and parents and coaches. Victor Adler gave a simul and did not lose a game. 276 players in four sections competed for the title of champion and in the case of the State champion (K-12) an invitation to a national tournament. Many of the top players are regulars at the club and this was obviously the reason for their success. (Shameless plug). The State Champ was National Master Kevin Bu. Winning all six of his games. NM. Michael Yang finished second giving up only a draw and five wins. In the K-9 NM. Andrew Tang won all his games and finished clear first by a point. He is our club champ so it was expected. In the K-6 Shrinivas Venkatasubramani and James Foster tied with 5.5 out of 6. In the K-3 ( the most entertaining section to watch) the winners were Nathyn Fine and John Talghader. The event's results can be found here. Back to list. ED ZELKIND CHESS CAMP(4/2/2012) National Master Ed Zelkind has been running chess camps since 1987. He has trained some of the best players in the state and hundreds of children in the Burnsville -Apple Valley area. He is great with kids and they will enjoy this camp. Combining chess and physical activities in a camp in the city. Go to Zelkind's Summer Camp for all the details. One of his former students will be playing for the World Chess Championship this May: Boris Gelfand. Back to list. WEEK NIGHT CHESS (4/2/2012) Starting with the first Thursday of the month a once a week tournament begins. Time control is game in two hours. Norm Myrin at 612-964-6673 usually runs the event.If you can not make all the games that is OK, just tell Norm. A chance to play some slow chess and analyze the game afterwards. Official announcement: Thursday Knighters Four or five round swiss tournament, with a game played each Thursday of the month, starting at 7:30 pm. Castle opens at 6:45 Time control is game in 2 hours. Register: First Thursday, before the start of the first round. Entry Fee is $15 for members, $20 for others. Prizes: Winners get free or reduced entry next month, with participation counting towards an invitation to Club Championship. Most games done by 11:00 Monday Night Quads Monday is Quad night at the Castle. We have been getting between 8 and 12 players for this Round Robin event. Top Quad is made up of Experts and those that visit that title. Get there by 7:00pm. to get paired or call Dan. Three games at Game/30 with a 5 sec delay. Will you be ready for the Summer big events? 16 players played on Monday the 23rd. Top two sections were over 1900. Back to list. TROPHY(3/25/2012) 
Dan's brother Jerome put together our new trophy. It lists the club champions going back to the beginning of the club. It is a piece of art and does the champions proud. Plan now to get your name on the trophy. Back to list. MID AMERICA OPEN (3/24/2012)  Roger
Hale sent this picture of some of our members from
the Mid America Open. Kevin Wasiluk tied for First
and is looking to break 2300 soon. MN
was well represented in this tournament with 10
players. In this photo, L-R are: Andrew Tang,
Elliot Tong,Wilson Weatherspoon, Franklin Zhou,
Kyle Weatherspoon, Roger Hale, Kevin Wasiluk (tied
for 1rst with three others, including GM Benjamin
Finegold), and Sid White. Missing from the photo
op are Prash Amarasinghe and Robert Hollenhorst.
Check out the results. Back to list. THINK TOURNAMENT (3/18/2012) Only one more weekend of practice before the Scholastic State Championship. We are having a Think format tournament with seven rounds and game/60 with a 15sec. delay. You can take up to two byes. UPDATE The mighty Tick ( Dave Tykwinski) won 6 and gave up only one draw ( gaining a whopping 160 points) to take first place in the Ranger Nine Think. Dave who was an Expert in his younger days could always play a great game. Putting together seven in a row was impressive. Congratulations to Dave!! Crosstable. Back to list. CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS (3/17/2012) The Playoffs have finished and are rated. Sean Nagle is once again the state champ. With a four win, one draw result. Dane Zagar won the amateur and Seth Kaplan-Turner won the reserve. The games from the premier will be posted in a .pgn file as soon as I figure out how to do it. If you can not wait send me an E-mail and I will send the file. I have posted them to the bottom of the page. Thanks to John and Sean for there fine penmanship as I could read their score sheets. A quick look at the games gives the impression of careful positional games squeezing out wins in better positions. Back to list. JOHN BARTHOLOMEW (2/28/2012)  John
is or will soon be relocating to the Twin Cities.
He is available for lessons and coaching. After
college in Texas at UTD on a chess scholarship he
spent some time in New York City. A veteran of the
national big money chess tournaments he has for
years competed with IM and GM rated opponents.
With some impressive victories. He is writing two
books and still playing, having qualified for the
state playoffs.
He did a review of my chess strength and gave me a
plan of study after a few lessons. He is available
in person or by skype. For details you can contact
him. "John Bartholomew"
<fins0905@gmail.com>; Back to list.Update: John is playing in the Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012. To check out his games go here. Two wins and two draws (a 2660 and 2588). Round five he is playing Yifan Hou or Hou Yifan depending on where you check. SUMMER CHESS CAMP (2/28/2012) If you are thinking of going to camp this Summer you are in luck. Instead of mosquitoes and hard beds in a cabin by a lake check out the chess camp at St. Olaf. It has been going on a few years and is an opportunity to get some great chess training in our backyard. With GMs. and IMs. as trainers and a great campus site this is a camp you will enjoy. Instructors currently include GM Yury Shulman, GM Greg Kaidanov, IM Irina Krush, IM John Bartholomew and FM Kevin Bachler. OleChess
Tuition Scholarships: 8th Annual OleChess Chess Camp. July 22 – 27, 2012. A premier national chess camp
at an affordable price. 3 camps in one
- for all ages, with special options for serious
players, adults, and chess coaches. The
camp accepts both residential and commuter
students. Back to list.
MINNESOTA OPEN (2/20/2012) 
  SEAN,ED AND MATT SEAN JASON Sean Nagle and Jason Drake tied for first in the Premier section of the Minnesota Open 2012. Scoring 4.5/5 and only drawing each other after Jason proved that he knew his Rook and Pawn endings. Sean was able to beat IM John Bartholomew in a Bishop vs Knight ending and Jason played a nice double check to beat IM Victor Adler in a long tense game. They will join Matt Dahl and Frank Johnson in the playoffs. Two others qualified and you can check back to see who they are. I will post a link to the crosstables .The tournament was held in St. Paul this year and the site was great. Thanks to Dave, Shu, and Sisira for a well run tournament. The playoffs are scheduled for March 16-18th at the Castle as of now. Those who qualify should be notified or can check the MSCA or Castle site for the official announcement. Robert Newshutz took clear first in the Amatuer section joining last years champion: Justin Kleist. Four more players out of six with 4 points also qualified. For a look at Dan's cute finish to one of his games. The contours of the board did not seem to faze him. Back to list. ROCHESTER GRAND RESULTS (2/6/2012) Another fine tournament was held in Rochester. Their two a year Grand series should be on your calendar. The site is great, the prizes generous and the event runs smoothly. They draw a lot of low rated and new players along with a fairly strong Premier section. This year Master Matt Dahl crushed the field. Scoring 5/5 he cruised to first. Matt Jensen came out of retirement to play instead of direct but was too rusty to stop Dahl. The next one will be in early June, mark you calendar. The RESULTS are posted. Back to list. WINTER OPEN RESULTS(1/27/2012) 
   Victor Adler and
George Kane were co-winners of the Winter Open.
Held at the Roseville Oval it was a huge success.130
players in four sections was a record for this
event. The Novice did well too. For the rating
story check out RESULTS
.Rochester this weekend and the
first game can be played at the Castle
on Thursday or a couple of quick games on
Saturday. Two Castle regulars played the
attached 2nd endgame. Tough defense by Vince was
not enough as Connor took his time and converted
to a win. Black to move. In the first
diagram Black to move and draw. He took the pawn
on e6 and White missed the win by offering a draw
after Bishop-f7. BACK
TO LISTMEMBERSHIP(1/6/2012) You can join our club for $120 a year or $180 for a family membership. This allows you to play in all our events and receive a discount on each one. It pays for itself in no time! You can also just show up and play and pay the event fee. You will need a USCF membership to play in the events as all our tournaments are rated. They have many membership rates and Dan can explain them for you. We have a wide range of skill levels playing at the club so please check us out. HOUSE MAN Any day that we are open, any event that we run, if we have an odd number of players, we are more than happy to let any visitor play as a houseman. This means you play for free, but are ineligible for prizes. The only requirement is that you be a member of the United States Chess Federation. You can join at our club for $49 (USCF is running some specials at this time.) a year's membership, less for juniors. You must be a current member, as all of our events are rated, and these are the people who keep track of the ratings BACK TO LIST MINNEAPOLIS SCHOLASTIC CHESS (12/18/2011) We share our space with the Minneapolis Scholastic Chess organization. They focus on teaching chess to Minneapolis children. They run some events at the club but mostly run weekly meetings at locations around the city. They are a non profit dedicated to spreading the benefits of chess to school kids. They also travel to national tournaments. Check out their WEBSITE for more details.BACK TO LIST SMARTCHESS(12/13/2011) Regular Castle member, Andre Hortillosa, has started a chess company called: Smartchess. It uses cutting edge technology to bring the study of Chess into the 21st. Century. With apps that allow one to study a book and play along at the same time. Moving between diagrams and text. Too much for us old dinosaurs but the youngsters and tech savvy should feel right at home. For details visit the website: playsmartchess. For a hands on look ask Andre at the club. BACK TO LIST TOURNAMENTS AND 60 MINUTES(2/20/2012) FIDE 13 MAY 12-13th at the Castle. Also a USCF tournament for those under 2000. ROCHESTER SUMMER GRAND Big news! They will have a Summer Tournament after all. Announcement and here. TWIN PORTS OPEN. The guys in Duluth are holding their first tournament this August 4-5th,2012. With $1500 in prizes and GM Yermolinsky giving a lecture and playing. Early entry is only $45 and a suite is $110 + tax. This is a cheap rate for Duluth in the Summer. They come down for many of our events so once a year we could all return the favor. TWIN PORTS OPEN: 4-5 August 2012 Over $1,500 in total prizes* + GM Alex Yermolinsky is playing! The Suites Hotel in Canal Park, 325 Lake Avenue S. Duluth, MN 55802 Finally, there is a chess tournament in Duluth! The Twin Ports Open offers a fun family getaway during those hot summer months. It features an increment time control, a reasonable entry fee, and a site which overlooks Lake Superior. GM Lecture Friday: Come and learn from one of the best! Grand Master and two times United States Champion Alex Yermolinsky will host a lecture at 7:00pm in the Suites Hotel the night before the tournament, Friday August 3. All who attend have a chance to win one of GM Yermolinsky’s signed works in a drawing. Registration 6:30-7pm is only $10 on site! Lecture entry can also be sent with advanced tournament registration. Open: Entry fee is $45 by 26 July, $55 on site. Prize fund is (*based on 15 participants) $400, $200, $125; U2000 $90. Plus special class prizes for Expert, A, and B players. Reserve (U 1700): Entry fee is $40 by 26 July, $50 on site. Prize fund is (*based on 15 participants) $300, $150, $100; U1400 $90. Plus special class prizes for C and D/Unrated. All of the above: Five games, Swiss pairings. Time Control (note round 1 different from remaining rounds): Round 1 is game in 60 minutes plus 30 second increment; Rounds 2-5 game in 90 minutes plus 30 second increment. Registration Sat 9:00-10:00am. Rounds: Sat 10:30-2-7; Sun 10-3. USCF membership is required. Advanced entries should be mailed to: Dane Mattson 2629 E 4th St. Superior, WI 54880. Checks payable to: Twin Ports Chess Club. Hotel: All Rooms include a full breakfast buffet, served 7:00-10:00am daily, and complete kitchen with dishware. $110+tax chess rate at the Suites Hotel, contact the hotel directly for reservations. Tel.: (218)-727-4663. Our block of rooms is held until July 3. After July 3, the chess rate is still available but only on a first come first serve basis. Questions: Please contact Dane Zagar with any questions or concerns.Email: danezagar@gmail.com Phone: (218)-409-5678 CATFISH DAYS is set for July 27-28th,2012. That is the usual Fri-Sat. Six rounds again with close to $1500 in prizes and a potluck on Friday. Entry is the cheap $40 A and above $30 for B and below. Experience a small town classic. Flyer at the club. Watch a short clip on Magnus Carlson on 60 Minutes. Mostly fluff. Back to list. GAMES .[Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Dahl, Matt"] [Black "Ulrich, Tommy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. Qf3 Nxd4 7. Qxd5 e5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bb5+ Nxb5 10. Qxb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. Na3 Ng6 13. Nc2 f6 14. Be3 Bd6 15. Nf3 O-O 16. Rd1 Be6 17. Nd2 f5 18. f3 Rae8 19. O-O e4 20. fxe4 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Bg3 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Nd4 Qe5 24. Qh5 Bd3 25. Rxf8+ Nxf8 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 27. Nf1 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Rxe3 29. Nf5 Re2 30. Nxg3 Rxb2 31. Nf5 Ng6 32. a4 Rb3 33. Rd1 Rxc3 34. Rd7 Rc5 35. Nxg7 Re5 36. Rxb7 a5 37. g4 Ne7 38. Nh5 Kf7 39. Ng3 Kf6 40. Kg2 h6 41. Kf3 Nd5 42. Ne4+ Ke6 43. Ra7 Nb4 44. Rh7 Kd5 45. Nd2 Re6 46. Rb7 Nc6 47. Rb5+ Kd4 48. Nb3+ Kc4 49. Kf4 Rf6+ 50. Kg3 Rg6 51. Nxa5+ Nxa5 52. Rxa5 Kb4 53. Rf5 Kxa4 54. Kh4 Kb3 55. Kh5 Ra6 56. Rc5 Kb4 57. Rc8 Rb6 58. Rh8 Kc5 59. Rxh6 Rb1 60. Re6 Kd5 61. Re2 Kd6 62. g5 Kd7 63. Kg6 Rg1 64. Kf6 Rf1+ 65. Kg7 Rg1 66. g6 Rf1 67. Kg8 Rg1 68. g7 Rg4 69. Re3 Rh4 70. Re5 Kd6 71. Re2 Kd7 72. Re5 Kd6 73. Kf7 Rf4+ 74. Ke8 Rg4 75. Re7 Rg1 76. Kf8 Rg6 77. Rf7 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Bartholomew, John"] [Black "Dahl, Matt"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rae1 Ndf6 14. f3 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nb5 Qxc2 18. Bxc2 Re7 19. Kf2 Bd7 20. Nd4 Rae8 21. Re2 g6 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Bb3 Kf8 24. Red2 Rce8 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Nb5 a6 28. Nc3 Be6 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc7 32. Rd2 Ke7 33. e4 h5 34. Ke3 Ke6 35. f4 Rc1 36. e5 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Re4 38. Rd6+ Ke7 39. Kf3 Rb4 40. b3 a5 41. Ke3 Rb5 42. Rd4 Ke8 43. Kd3 Rc5 44. Rc4 Rd5+ 45. Rd4 Rc5 46. a4 h4 47. b4 axb4 48. Rxb4 Rc7 49. Rc4 Rd7+ 50. Ke3 Rd1 51. Rb4 Ra1 52. Kf3 Ra2 53. Rxb7 Rxa4 54. Rb8+ Ke7 55. Rh8 Ra3+ 56. Kg4 Ra2 57. Kh3 Re2 58. Rxh4 g5 59. fxg5 Rxe5 60. Kg4 Kf8 61. Rh6 Kg7 62. Rf6 Re4+ 63. Kf3 Re1 64. Kf2 Re4 65. g3 Ra4 66. h4 Rb4 67. Kg2 Ra4 68. Kh3 Rb4 69. h5 Rb5 70. Kh4 Rb4+ 71. g4 Rb1 72. h6+ Kg8 73. g6 fxg6 74. Rxg6+ Kh8 75. Ra6 Rb5 76. g5 Rb8 77. Kh5 Rg8 78. Rf6 Rc8 79. Rf5 Rd8 80. g6 Rc8 81. h7 Rd8 82. Kh6 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Iwu, OK."] [Black "Bartholomew, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A30"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qd7 12. f3 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. e4 Qd7 16. f4 Nc6 17. e5 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Rfd8 20. Qe3 e6 21. Qf3 Qa6 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. a4 b5 24. Kg2 Rac8 25. Bd4 Rc2+ 26. Kh3 b4 27. Rd3 Rc7 28. Rad1 Rcd7 29. R3d2 Qc8 30. Qe3 Qb7 31. Qf2 Rc8 32. Qg2 Rd5 33. Bb2 Qd7 34. Rxd5 exd5+ 35. g4 h5 36. f5 hxg4+ 37. Qxg4 Rc2 38. e6 Qc7 39. exf7+ Qxf7 40. fxg6 Qe8 41. Bd4 Bd6 42. Bg1 Qe5 43. Kh4 Be7+ 44. Kh3 Qh8+ 45. Kg3 Bd6+ 46. Kf3 Qf6+ 47. Ke3 Qe5+ 48. Kd3 Qc3# 0-1 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Drake, Jason"] [Black "Nagle, Sean"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C95"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3 c6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qd2 Bg7 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. b4 Nb6 21. Qc1 Bc8 22. Ng5 c5 23. d5 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd2 a5 26. Bd3 c4 27. Bc2 axb4 28. cxb4 h6 29. Nf3 Bd7 30. Re3 Ra8 31. Bb1 Ra4 32. Ne2 Rea8 33. Ne1 Qd8 34. Kh2 Ra3 35. Nc3 Nh5 36. g3 Na4 37. Nxa4 R8xa4 38. Nc2 Rxe3 39. Nxe3 Qf6 40. Kg2 Qg5 41. Kh2 Ra3 42. h4 Qf6 43. Qe2 Ra4 44. Nc2 Bg4 45. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 46. Kh3 Nf6 0-1 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Nagle, Sean"] [Black "Ulrich, Tommy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A31"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. e4 Qa5 7. Nb3 Qc7 8. Be3 g6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne5 11. Rc1 Qd8 12. f4 Nd7 13. Qd4 f6 14. h4 Bg7 15. h5 O-O 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Qd2 f5 18. exf5 Nf6 19. fxg6 Ne4 20. Qd1 Ng3 21. Rh7 Qe8 22. Bd3 Bf5 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. Qh5 Nxe3 25. Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Iwu, OK."] [Black "Nagle, Sean"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B06"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 b6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Ng1 Bb7 11. f3 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bb3 c5 14. Nge2 c4 15. Ba2 Nf5 16. O-O Nxe3 17. Qxe3+ Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Rfe1 Kd6 20. b3 cxb3 21. Bxb3 Rhe8 22. Rad1 Rac8 23. Kf2 Nf8 24. Rd3 Ne6 25. Red1 Re7 26. R1d2 h5 27. g3 h4 28. f4 hxg3+ 29. hxg3 Rh8 30. Kg2 Nc7 31. Ng1 Bc8 32. Nd1 Bf5 33. Rc3 f6 34. Nf2 Bd7 35. Nf3 Bc6 36. Nh4 Be8 37. Rd1 Ne6 38. f5 Nf4+ 39. Kf1 Ne2 40. Rcd3 Nxg3+ 41. Rxg3 Rxh4 42. fxg6 f5 43. c3 b5 44. a5 Re6 45. Nd3 Rxg6 46. Rxg6+ Bxg6 47. Nb4 Rh3 48. Rd3 Rxd3 49. Nxd3 Bf6 50. Nb4 Bd8 51. Nxa6 Bxa5 52. Nb4 f4 53. Kf2 Be4 54. Bd1 Bd8 55. Bh5 Bh4+ 56. Ke2 Kc7 57. Bf3 Kd6 58. Bh5 Ke6 59. Bg4+ Kf6 60. Bf3 Ke6 61. Bg4+ Kd6 62. Bh5 Bd8 63. Kf2 Ba5 64. Be2 Bd8 65. Bh5 Bg5 66. Bg4 f3 67. Bxf3 Bd2 68. Na2 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Drake, Jason"] [Black "Iwu, OK."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. h4 Nbc6 8. h5 Qa5 9. Bd2 h6 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa4 12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bb4 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Nc6 15. Bd6 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Qc3 17. Rb1 Bd7 18. Qg3 Rg8 19. Rh4 Ne7 20. Qf4 Nf5 21. Rxb7 Nxd6 22. exd6 Qxa3 23. g3 a6 24. Rg4 Qa1+ 25. Kg2 e5 $4 26. Qf6 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Dahl, Matt"] [Black "Drake, Jason"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Nge7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxb5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. O-O Bd6 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Na4 a5 16. Nc5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Bb5 18. Re1 axb4 19. axb4 Ra2 20. Qb3 Bc4 21. Rxc4 Rxb2 22. Qxb2 dxc4 23. b5 Qd5 24. Ne4 Rb8 25. Nc3 Qc5 26. Qd2 h6 27. Re4 Qb4 28. Re2 Qa5 29. h3 Rd8 30. Qb2 Ne7 31. Re4 Rc8 32. Rd4 Nd5 33. Nxd5 exd5 34. Rxd5 c3 35. Qc2 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qb2 37. Qf5 Rb8 38. Rc5 g6 39. Qf4 Qd2 40. Qc4 Qxf2 41. Qxc3 Kh7 42. Qc4 Rb7 43. e6 fxe6 44. Rc7+ Rxc7 45. Qxc7+ Kg8 46. b6 e5 47. Qc4+ Kg7 48. Qb4 e4 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qe8+ 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Ulrich, Tommy"] [Black "Bartholomew, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A58"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nfd7 10. h4 h6 11. Nh2 Nb6 12. h5 g5 13. Ng4 Nc4 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. O-O Qa5 16. a3 Ndb6 17. Nd1 Qa4 18. b3 Qd7 19. Bh3 Qa7 20. Ra2 Ne5 21. Nge3 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Bb2 Qd7 24. Kg2 Qb7 25. Nc3 e6 26. Rd1 f5 27. f4 gxf4 28. gxf4 Rg8 29. Kf2 Bf6 30. Ke1 Ng4 31. Nxg4 Rxg4 32. dxe6 Rxf4 33. Nb5 Bh4+ 34. Kd2 Be7 35. Kc1 Nd5 36. Qd3 c4 37. Qxd5 cxb3+ 38. Kb1 Qxd5 39. Rxd5 Rf1+ 0-1 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Nagle, Sean"] [Black "Bartholomew, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D13"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bg3 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qd6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. g4 Ne4 14. Rc1 O-O 15. g5 Nxg5 16. f4 Ne4 17. Qh5 h6 18. Ng4 e5 19. fxe5 Qg6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Nf2 Kf7 23. O-O Ke6 24. Rc2 Bd5 25. Rfc1 Rc6 26. Rxc6+ Bxc6 27. Nd1 Bb5 28. Nf2 Bc6 29. Rc5 Bd5 30. a3 b6 31. Rc7 Rf7 32. Rc8 Bb7 33. Rd8 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Kxd7 35. Nd1 Ke6 36. Nc3 Bc6 37. Kf2 g5 38. Kg3 h5 39. Kh3 a6 40. Kg3 b5 41. Kh3 Bd5 42. b4 Bc6 43. Kg3 Bb7 44. a4 Bc6 45. axb5 axb5 46. Kh3 g6 47. Kg3 Kf5 48. d5 Be8 49. e6 Ke5 50. Nxe4 Kxd5 51. Nf6+ Kxe6 52. Nxe8 Kd5 53. Nc7+ Kc4 54. Na6 Kd3 55. Kf3 g4+ 56. Kf4 g5+ 57. Kxg5 Kxe3 58. Kh4 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Dahl, Matt"] [Black "Nagle, Sean"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C77"] [PlyCount "290"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. Bb3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Nc6 16. Bd2 d5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Bc3 Rfe8 20. Bb3 Qd6 21. Nd2 Nxb4 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Bxb4 Qxb4 24. Qf3 Qe7 25. h4 Rf8 26. h5 Kh7 27. hxg6+ fxg6 28. Qe3 Rac8 29. Rac1 a5 30. Qb6 a4 31. Be6 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bxe4 33. dxe4 Rf6 34. Rc6 Qb4 35. Bg8+ Kxg8 36. Rxf6 Bxf6 37. Qxf6 Qxe4 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qf6+ Ke8 40. Qe6+ Kd8 41. Qd6+ Kc8 42. Qc5+ Kd7 43. Qxb5+ Kd6 44. Qb6+ Qc6 45. Qd8+ Ke6 46. Qg8+ Kf5 47. Qf7+ Kg4 48. Kh2 Kg5 49. Qa7 h5 50. Qe3+ Kf6 51. Qe2 a3 52. Qd3 Qc5 53. Qd8+ Kg7 54. Qd7+ Kh6 55. Qf7 Qd6 56. Qb3 Qc5 57. Qf7 Qb4 58. Qg8 Qf4+ 59. Kg1 Qc1+ 60. Kh2 Qf4+ 61. Kg1 Qf6 62. Qb3 Qd6 63. Qe3+ Kg7 64. Qa7+ Kf6 65. Qa8 Qe7 66. Qe4 Kg7 67. Qe3 Kh7 68. Qe4 Qe6 69. Qe2 Qd5 70. Qc2 Qa5 71. Kh2 Qb6 72. f3 Qd4 73. Qc7+ Kh6 74. Qb8 Kg5 75. Qb3 Qf4+ 76. Kg1 Qc1+ 77. Kh2 Qf4+ 78. Kg1 Qc1+ 79. Kh2 Qb2 80. Qe3+ Kf6 81. f4 Qd4 82. Qxa3 Qxf4+ 83. Kg1 Qd4+ 84. Kh2 e4 85. Qf8+ Kg5 86. Qe7+ Kf5 87. Qf7+ Kg5 88. Qe7+ Kf4 89. Qf7+ Ke3 90. Qxg6 Qe5+ 91. Kh1 Kd2 92. Qb6 Qa1+ 93. Kh2 Qe5+ 94. Kg1 Qa1+ 95. Kh2 e3 96. Qd6+ Ke2 97. a4 Qxa4 98. Qd5 Qh4+ 99. Kg1 Qe1+ 100. Kh2 Qh4+ 101. Kg1 Qf2+ 102. Kh2 Qf4+ 103. Kg1 Qf1+ 104. Kh2 Qf4+ 105. Kg1 h4 106. Qb5+ Kd2 107. Qb2+ Kd3 108. Qb3+ Kd4 109. Qb4+ Ke5 110. Qe7+ Kd5 111. Qd7+ Qd6 112. Qf5+ Kd4 113. Qc2 Qc5 114. Qd1+ Ke5 115. Qh5+ Kd6 116. Qd1+ Kc7 117. Kh1 Qc3 118. Qf3 Qe1+ 119. Kh2 Qf2 120. Qe4 e2 121. Qe5+ Kc6 122. Qc3+ Kd5 123. Qd3+ Ke5 124. Qc3+ Qd4 125. Qe1 Qf4+ 126. Kg1 Qd4+ 127. Kh2 Qe3 128. Qa5+ Kf4 129. Qb4+ Qe4 130. Qf8+ Ke3 131. Qc5+ Qd4 132. Qa3+ Qd3 133. Qc1+ Ke4 134. Qc6+ Qd5 135. Qc2+ Ke3 136. Qc3+ Qd3 137. Qe1 Qd2 138. Qg1+ Kd3 139. Qb1+ Qc2 140. Qb5+ Qc4 141. Qf5+ Kd2 142. Qg5+ Kd1 143. Qd8+ Kc2 144. Qa5 Qf4+ 145. Kg1 Qe3+ 0-1 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Iwu, OK."] [Black "Dahl, Matt"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 c5 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. d3 Qb8 13. Rac1 Qa8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Nb8 18. d4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bf6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nc4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rf8 23. Nd6 Bc6 24. b4 a6 25. f4 b5 26. Rd2 Nd7 27. Qe3 a5 28. Qd4 axb4 29. e5 Bxg2 30. Rxg2 Qc6 31. h3 b3 32. axb3 Ra8 33. Qd1 Qc5+ 34. Kh2 Nb6 35. Qd3 b4 36. Rc2 Qd5 37. Qe3 Ra1 38. g4 h5 39. Rg2 hxg4 40. Qxb6 g3+ 41. Kxg3 Qxb3+ 42. Kh2 Qb1 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Rxg7+ Kxg7 45. Ne8+ Kh7 1-0 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Ulrich, Tommy"] [Black "Iwu, OK."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Rxc3 e5 12. d5 Nb8 13. Qc2 b6 14. b4 a5 15. c5 axb4 16. cxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxc7 Rxa2 18. Qxa2 Qxc7 19. Qb2 Nd7 20. Qxb4 Ba6 21. Qb2 Qd6 22. Rd1 Re8 23. Ng5 Nc5 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 g6 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Rb1 Rb8 29. Qa2 Ra8 30. Qb2 f5 31. Bg2 Bc4 32. h4 b5 33. e4 Ra2 34. Qc3 Qb6 35. Rb2 Rxb2 36. Qxb2 Qd4 37. Qa3 fxe4 38. d6 Kf7 39. Qa6 Be6 40. Qb7+ Kg8 41. Qxb5 Qxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Drake, Jason"] [Black "Ulrich, Tommy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O Nh6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Ne1 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Nb3 a5 12. a4 f6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Bb5 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Rc1 f5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Qc7 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nd4 Rae8 23. Re1 fxg4 24. Qxg4 Qf7 25. f3 Kh8 26. Re3 Rg8 27. Kh2 Rb8 28. Qxe6 Qf4+ 29. Kh1 Qxd4 30. Qf6+ Rg7 31. Rb3 Rxb3 32. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Playoffs"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.03.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Bartholomew, John"] [Black "Drake, Jason"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A20"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2010.12.26"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.06.08"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. bxc3 e4 7. Nd4 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. d3 d6 10. f3 exd3 11. exd3 c5 12. Nc2 Bd7 13. Bf4 Ba4 14. Qc1 Nc6 15. Ne3 Nh5 16. Nf5 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Qf6 18. Nxd6 Qxf4 19. gxf4 Re7 20. Rfe1 Rd7 21. Ne4 b6 22. Nf2 Kf8 23. f5 Rd6 24. f4 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Re1+ Kf8 27. Bh3 Ne7 28. Re3 Bc6 29. Ne4 Bxe4 30. dxe4 Rd2 31. e5 Nc6 32. Bg2 Nb8 33. a4 Ke7 34. Rg3 Kf8 35. Kf1 Na6 36. Ke1 Rd8 37. Bd5 Nc7 38. Rg2 Ne8 39. a5 Ke7 40. axb6 axb6 41. Ra2 Nc7 42. Ra7 1-0 ......Back to list. |