Williams College Open - Williamstown, MA

Williams College Open

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Griffin Hall Rooms 3 and 4

USCF Rated (Must be a USCF member or join at the tournament.)

Game/90 minute

EF: $12

Registration 9:00AM-9: 45 AM

Rounds at 10:00 AM; 1:30 PM; and 5:00 PM

Prizes based on 17 paid entries:

Open First 100

Open Second 50

Open Third 25

U1600 First 60

U1600 Second 40

U1600 Third 20

Top Unrated 20

Upset Prize 20

Top Williams Student 20

(Yes, the prizes exceed the entry fees collected.)

Directions and Information:

Driving directions to Williamstown, MA 01267 can be found at

http://www.williams.edu/home/visitors/

or by using mapquest.com.

The tournament is in Griffin Hall room 3 and 4. A Campus Map depicting Griffin Hall can be found at http://www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/

Parking: Park behind Griffin in the lower lot. Access the parking lot by taking Rt. 2/main street to Southworth and taking the first left. The parking area will be on the left with Griffin Hall being at the top of the hill.

Send Questions to Trevor Murphy at tmurphy@williams.edu

ACTION AND QUICK CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - LATHAM

Nov. 14 2009 New York State Action Chess Championship

A State Championship Event!

Where: Quality Inn and Suites, 611 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham (Northway Exit 6).

G/30, 4-SS in two sections: Open and Scholastic in combination with the 2009 New York State Quick Chess Championship. NYSCA membership required.
Open: $23 entry fee if received by 11/9, $30 at site, with one additional $3 discount for entries in the New York State Action Chess Championship, carpools of three or more, or military ID. Place and class prize based on entries.
Scholastic: $15 entry fee if received by 11/9, $20 at site.
Registration by mail or at site from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Rounds: 11 a.m., 12:30-1:45 and 3 p.m.
Entries/Information: Karl Heck, 5426 Route 67, East Durham, NY 12423, sldkth@nyair.net, www.enyca.org, 518-966-8523.


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Nov. 14 2009 New York State Quick Chess Championship (QC)

A State Championship Event!

Where: Quality Inn and Suites, 611 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham (Northway Exit 6).
G/10, 6-SS in two sections: Open and Scholastic in combination with the 2009 New York State Action Chess Championship. NYSCA membership required.
Open: $23 entry fee if received by 11/9, $30 at site, with one additional $3 discount for entries in the New York State Action Chess Championship, carpools of three or more, or military ID. Place and class prize based on entries.

Scholastic: $15 entry fee if received by 11/9, $20 at site.

Registration by mail or at site from 3-4:30 p.m. Rounds: 5-5:30-6-6:30-7-7:30 p.m. Entries/Information: Karl Heck, 5426 Route 67, East Durham, NY 12423, sldkth@nyair.net, www.enyca.org, 518-966-8523.

Current Standings Staunton Club Championships (As of 10/24/2009)

2009 Staunton Club Championship Wall Chart

This chart shows the round by round results for the Saratoga Staunton Club Championship. Click on the Wall Chart to get a large readable view.

Staunton Club Announces April and May Schedule

April 19, 2009 is Computer Chess Software Night. Mike Mockler and Alan LeCours will lead a discussion on the use of Chessbase software. In addition we will discuss inexpensive software and some free software such as Beta Arena chess and ChessDB, and Bookup/Chess Openings Software. The idea is to share information about these interesting ways to use our computers to improve our chess.

April 26, 2009 Gary Farrell will lecture on the Two Knights Fritz-Ulvestad Variation. This is a very interesting opening sequence: 1. e5 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5
5. exd5 The Ulvestad move sequence is 5...b5 The main line is 6. Bf1 Nd4 7. c3 Nxd5. The Fritz move order is 5....Nd4 6. c3 b5 and if white playes 7. Bf1 we have transposed. There are various alternatives to this move order and the Fritz and the Ulvestad both have their peculiarities. One of the featured games for the lecture will be one of greatest games of alltime, the postal game between Berliner and Estrin, 1967.

May 3, 2009. Chess Matches: (1)Saratoga A vs. Albany and
(2) Saratoga B vs. Schenectady Geezers.

May 10, 2009. Quick Chess Tournament on Fritz/Ulvestad Theme. G/20. Rated. Free EF. Book prizes.

May 17, 2009. Quick Chess Tournament. No Theme. G/20. Would players prefer an EF and $$ prizes or Free EF and Book/Medal prizes?

May 24, 2009 Memorial Day. Nothing Scheduled.

May 31, 2009. Jon Leisner will give a lecture on the King's Gambit: Falkbeer Counter Gambit. Turning the tables on the Gambiteer!
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5

June 7, 2009 Skittles Night. Possible Match Saratoga A v. Saratoga B.

Two Staunton Club Quick Chess Events

On March 29, 2009 4 players participated in the Staunton Club Quick Chess "Schliemann Thematic". This tournament was based upon the lecture given by Alan LeCours on the Spanish Schlieman: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 fxe4
5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 c6. There were some very interesting games, hard to figure out at G/20. Alan LeCours and Jeff Hrebenach were tied for first at 2-1, Lee Battes and Ray Alguire finished at 1-2.

On April 12, 2009 Easter Sunday David Connors topped a field of 4 in the G/20 Saratoga Staunton Easter Quick Quad. He scored 2 1/2-1/2. In second was Alan LeCours with 2-1, followed by Ray Alguire 1-2 and Jeff Hrebenach 1/2-2 1/2.

Deepak Aaron Wins Staunton Club Blitz Championship

On March 22, 2009 Deepak Aaron won 6 games in a row besting a field of 12 in the Saratoga Staunton Club 2009 Blitz Championship. Second place at 5-1 was Jon Leisner. Lee Battes and Dilip Aaron were tied for the 3rd through 4th prize each scoring 4-2. Places 5 through 9 all at 3-3 were Gordon Magat, Alan LeCours, Ashok Aaron and newcomer Jeffrey Hrebenach. Jon Feinberg, Ray Alguire, David Connors and Donald Bullard also participated.

Lee Battes was the Top Staunton Club Member, so he earns the Title of Staunton Club Blitz Chess Champion for the year. Deepak earned $35 for his performance.