It has been over a week since the Albany Area Club held its King’s Gambit Accepted Thematic Tourney. Other news delayed my getting to the promised complete report on the event. Here it is now:
1st Place: Phil Thomas 4-0 1st Prize
2d Place: Jon Leisner 3 ½ - ½ 2d Prize
3d to 7th Place Dean Howard 2 ½ - ½
Peter Henner 2 ½ - 1 ½
Bill Little 2 ½ - 1 ½
Tim Wright 2 ½ - 1 ½
Arthur Alowitz 2 ½ - 1 ½ 1st Prize Lower Half
8th Place Glen Perry 2 -2 2d Prize Lower Half
9th Place Jason Denham 1 ½ -2 ½
10th to 13th Gordon Magat 1 -3
Jonathan Lack 1 -3
Elihue Hill 1 -3
Bob Kemp 1 -3
14th Place Charles Eson 0 - 4
The event was not rated. Book prizes were awarded to the top three finishers overall and to the top two in the lower half of the rating array.
Mr. Thomas visiting from the Troy Club demonstrated once more his excellent form in fast chess. The tournament was stronger than we anticipated with Expert Howard and Class A players; Thomas, Leisner, Henner, Little, Wright, Magat and Lack participating. The event was both interesting and fun. Discussion after play suggests the club will try this again in another opening.
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