Your last Rated Games of 2010! This is a Four Round Game 30 Swiss, so it is Dual Rated!
Open Section 4 round SS G30. Prize fund $480 b/28 Chief TD: Halliday
Entry fee $20 club members, $30 non members (Members of out of town clubs receive $20 entry!).
Prizes: 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $50 U1605 $95 U1205 $85
Rounds 7:00 8:15 9:30 & 10:45 Registration for first round ends at 6:50. Register by 8:05 and receive a .5 point bye for first round.
Two half point byes available. Must commit before 8:05
Email to preregister or register on site.
These players are registered at this time 12/30:
Philipp Lamby (2206)
James MacDougall (1947)
Paul Farb (1935)
Erik Murrah (1677)
Adam Shaw (1605)
Steve Boshears (1601)
Daniel Smith (1364)
Shiva Balasubramanian (1267)
Craig Patton (1193)
David Boyd (1155)
Emilio Garrido (431)
Monday, December 27, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Casual Night - Farb wins Player of the Year!
Over a dozen Woodpushers took a break from last minute Christmas Shopping to play a little blitz and recognize this year's Top Players.
Ralph "Ironman" Buske claimed his third Most Active Player Award logging a new high of 46 games this year!
Dan Caeillo took the Most Improved Jr. Player Award by boosting his rating 364 points this year finishing at 1436.
Daniel Smith used a late charge to win the Most Improved Player Award raising his rating 243 points to post a 1364 rating to finish the year.
"Bullit" Ben Caiello raced to an early lead and won the Jr. Player of the Year Award finishing with 44 points to beat out brother Dan who finished with 39 points.
Paul Farb held on to become the Columbia Chess Club's 2010 Player of the Year edging out Ralph Buske and Erik Murrah by 3 points!
Congratulations to all the Winners!!
Next week is Ashland Action. This is a Four Round Game 30 Swiss. Full details are Here.
Four Teams are now entered in Ashland XIX . The teams are listed HERE.
Ralph "Ironman" Buske claimed his third Most Active Player Award logging a new high of 46 games this year!
Dan Caeillo took the Most Improved Jr. Player Award by boosting his rating 364 points this year finishing at 1436.
Daniel Smith used a late charge to win the Most Improved Player Award raising his rating 243 points to post a 1364 rating to finish the year.
"Bullit" Ben Caiello raced to an early lead and won the Jr. Player of the Year Award finishing with 44 points to beat out brother Dan who finished with 39 points.
Paul Farb held on to become the Columbia Chess Club's 2010 Player of the Year edging out Ralph Buske and Erik Murrah by 3 points!
Congratulations to all the Winners!!
Next week is Ashland Action. This is a Four Round Game 30 Swiss. Full details are Here.
Four Teams are now entered in Ashland XIX . The teams are listed HERE.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Fourteen compete in Ashland Quick XXII
Fourteen competitors took a break from the Holiday rush to battle in Ashland Quick XXII. Philipp Lamby (2114) and Paul King (1896) tied for first in the Top Quad with 2.5 points. Mike Mayfield (1479), Adam Shaw (1433) and Dan Caiello (1306) created a logjam for first in the Amateur Quad with 2 points each. The final section was a six player swiss with Daniel Smith (942) having to settle for a tie for first after being swindled with a stalemate by Max Witherell (857) in the final round with both finishing at 2.5 points.
Next week is Casual Night and the Year End Awards will be handed out at around 8:00. Blitz or Bughouse likely to break out. First time visitors encouraged to come out!!
Dec 30 will be Ashland Action. This will be an Open Four Round Game 30 Swiss. Round 1 will be at 7:00 and two byes are available. This Dual Rated and will be your last rated games of 2010!
Ashland XIX will start on Jan 6 and will be a Team Tournament. Two teams are confirmed at this time with two more being formed. Get your team together!!
Congratulations to Paul Farb for taking clear second at the Florence Championship last weekend!
Next week is Casual Night and the Year End Awards will be handed out at around 8:00. Blitz or Bughouse likely to break out. First time visitors encouraged to come out!!
Dec 30 will be Ashland Action. This will be an Open Four Round Game 30 Swiss. Round 1 will be at 7:00 and two byes are available. This Dual Rated and will be your last rated games of 2010!
Ashland XIX will start on Jan 6 and will be a Team Tournament. Two teams are confirmed at this time with two more being formed. Get your team together!!
Congratulations to Paul Farb for taking clear second at the Florence Championship last weekend!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Eubanks & MacDougall tops in Ashland XVIII!
Eubanks and MacDougall dominate Ashland XVIII finishing 2 points ahead of the field! Twenty five players competed in our last weekly tournament of 2010.
Keith Eubanks (2012) defeated Erik Murrah (1677) as James MacDougall (1947) ground out the point over Paul King (1946) to give them joint first place with 4.5 points, a full two points ahead of the field! Paul Farb (1935) claimed a last round win over Steve Boshears (1601) and David Boyd (1155) extended his undefeated streak to 11 games with a win over Daniel Smith (1364).
Ben Caiello (1497) defeated Dan Caiello (1411) to take clear first in the Amateur Section and Birney Blind (1282) finished strong with a win over Shiva Balasubramanian (1242). Jaime Sanyer (1008) was in good form this tournament scoring a final round win over Cody Kyzer (1202) to finish with 3 points and boost his rating by 145 points! Richard Watts (1141) was held to a draw by new member Max Witherell and Mike Meekins (925) scored the point over Drew Plyler (1248)
Next week, Thur, Dec 16 will be Ashland Quick XXII. There will be NO PRIZES for this tournament. Entry fees will be donated to our host site, Ashland United Methodist Church.
Dec 23 will be a Casual Night and Year End Awards will be given out.
Dec 30 will be Ashland Action. This is a four round swiss, Game 30 starting at 7:00pm which is earlier than our normal time. Two byes are available but must be requested before the 2nd round starts.
Good Luck to those competing in the Florence Championship or the Queen City Championship this weekend!
Keith Eubanks (2012) defeated Erik Murrah (1677) as James MacDougall (1947) ground out the point over Paul King (1946) to give them joint first place with 4.5 points, a full two points ahead of the field! Paul Farb (1935) claimed a last round win over Steve Boshears (1601) and David Boyd (1155) extended his undefeated streak to 11 games with a win over Daniel Smith (1364).
Ben Caiello (1497) defeated Dan Caiello (1411) to take clear first in the Amateur Section and Birney Blind (1282) finished strong with a win over Shiva Balasubramanian (1242). Jaime Sanyer (1008) was in good form this tournament scoring a final round win over Cody Kyzer (1202) to finish with 3 points and boost his rating by 145 points! Richard Watts (1141) was held to a draw by new member Max Witherell and Mike Meekins (925) scored the point over Drew Plyler (1248)
Next week, Thur, Dec 16 will be Ashland Quick XXII. There will be NO PRIZES for this tournament. Entry fees will be donated to our host site, Ashland United Methodist Church.
Dec 23 will be a Casual Night and Year End Awards will be given out.
Dec 30 will be Ashland Action. This is a four round swiss, Game 30 starting at 7:00pm which is earlier than our normal time. Two byes are available but must be requested before the 2nd round starts.
Good Luck to those competing in the Florence Championship or the Queen City Championship this weekend!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
There was NO Refutation - James MacDougall
It’s been a while but I’m still here, and the game of chess leaves many a story to tell. I chose this game because it is a variation I’ve used with nothing but success against an opening I used to struggle with: The Bird.
It was the week after Thanksgiving, and I knew who I was going to be playing, and what color I would have about 2 weeks in advance. I also knew that he almost religiously plays 1.f4 with the white pieces, so I had 2 weeks to prepare my game. In fact, the only time I have witnessed my opponent stray as white was against me, on a day where once again I “prepared” for 1.f4 when to the surprise of everyone there, he triumphantly opened with 1.Nf3.
Before this game (before my opponent arrived) I was discussing with Bob Halliday and Dan Smith the possibility that he might try that again, considering his success with it and his lack of success with The Bird against this system. When he in fact opened 1.f4, I knew that either
a) He had finally done his homework and was ready to put this line to the test, or
b) this was going to be an early night, and I could go home and rest. I expected and was hoping for the latter, as I was not feeling well. I would not be disappointed.
The game proceeded
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It was the week after Thanksgiving, and I knew who I was going to be playing, and what color I would have about 2 weeks in advance. I also knew that he almost religiously plays 1.f4 with the white pieces, so I had 2 weeks to prepare my game. In fact, the only time I have witnessed my opponent stray as white was against me, on a day where once again I “prepared” for 1.f4 when to the surprise of everyone there, he triumphantly opened with 1.Nf3.
Before this game (before my opponent arrived) I was discussing with Bob Halliday and Dan Smith the possibility that he might try that again, considering his success with it and his lack of success with The Bird against this system. When he in fact opened 1.f4, I knew that either
a) He had finally done his homework and was ready to put this line to the test, or
b) this was going to be an early night, and I could go home and rest. I expected and was hoping for the latter, as I was not feeling well. I would not be disappointed.
The game proceeded
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Ashland XIX - Team Challenge II - Jan 6 - Feb 3
A19 beginning on Jan 6 will be a Team Tournament.
Rated games depending on player availability or match play will be available for members that do not wish to play in the team tournament .
A minimum of 4 teams must be registered by January 3 or team tournament format will be cancelled and A19 will use A18 format.
If six or more teams register this will be a five round tournament, five teams will be a four round tournament with one team having an off week each round and four teams will be a three round tournament.
Time control will be G90. Entry fee $30/team. Trophy prizes. Each player on the First Place team will receive a trophy (3). The players with the highest score on each board at the end of the tournament will receive a trophy (3).
Teams cannot take a bye and no teams will be added once the tournament starts.
1. Each team will have 3 players and designate a Captain.
2. The combined rating of a team’s players must be under 4350. Dec Supplement will be used. Unrated players will be assigned a rating of 1200 for team purposes. Rated but unpublished players will use their unpublished rating for team purpose.
3. Board order must go by rating, highest rated plays board 1, second highest board 2, third on board 3.
4. Substitutes are allowed if a team member is unavailable. Substitute cannot be rated higher than the player being replaced unless opposing team agrees.
Teams will be listed on the Msg Board as they register and the pairings will posted there on the Monday before each round.
Anyone can form a team! Don't wait to be asked if you'd like to be on a team. If you need contact information for players you can Email me.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Ashland XVIII - Round 4
Eighteen players compete in the Penultimate Round of Ashland XVIII. Keith Eubanks (2012) found the win over Paul King (1946) as James MacDougall (1947) defeated Paul Farb (1935) to stay tied at the top. Erik Murrah (1677) outlasted Robert Folts (1761) and Ralph Buske (1468) battled to a draw with Daniel Smith (1364).
In the Amateur Section, Ben Caiello (1497) escaped with a draw against Cody Kyzer (1202) to stay in clear first by a half point heading into the final round. Dan Caiello (1411) took the point from Birney Blind (1282) as Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) settled peacefully with Jaime Sanyer (1008). Mike Mayfield (1355) defeated Christian Dunlap (754) and Richard Watts (1141) claimed the point from Drew Plyler (1248).
The Final Round will be Thurs, Dec 9.
Next weekend, Dec 10-12, is the Greater Charlotte Championship . This is being held at the same hotel the 200 player NC Open was at so this should be another good one!
If you can't take a weekend for chess head over to Florence for the Florence Chess Club Championship on Sat, Dec 11. This is a one day, five round, G30 Swiss with trophies to the top two finishers and the entry fee is only $10! Reg is from 9-9:15 with Round 1 starting at 9:45. Inquiries: John Zeimetz (843) 229-7468 or check with Drew Plyler at our club on Thursday evening. A few club members are heading over so check on Thurs evening if you'd like to car pool. This club is starting to get rolling and we may be able to set up a Club Match with them soon.
The first weekly tournament next year starting on Jan 6, Ashland XIX, will be a Team Tournament. Full Details will be posted Monday, Dec 6.
Steve Boshears is forming a team to compete in the 2011 US Amateur Team - South in Orlando, Fl Feb 18-20. This will be a 4-player team (plus optional alternate), Team Avg rating below 2200 using Jan ratings. There are six players interested right now so we may have enough for the club to field two teams. If you would like to be on this team contact Steve by Email or at the club on Thursday evenings.
In case you missed it, Garry Kasparov sat down with Google for this Q&A. It's an hour long and worth watching if you have the time.
Next weekend, Dec 10-12, is the Greater Charlotte Championship . This is being held at the same hotel the 200 player NC Open was at so this should be another good one!
If you can't take a weekend for chess head over to Florence for the Florence Chess Club Championship on Sat, Dec 11. This is a one day, five round, G30 Swiss with trophies to the top two finishers and the entry fee is only $10! Reg is from 9-9:15 with Round 1 starting at 9:45. Inquiries: John Zeimetz (843) 229-7468 or check with Drew Plyler at our club on Thursday evening. A few club members are heading over so check on Thurs evening if you'd like to car pool. This club is starting to get rolling and we may be able to set up a Club Match with them soon.
The first weekly tournament next year starting on Jan 6, Ashland XIX, will be a Team Tournament. Full Details will be posted Monday, Dec 6.
Steve Boshears is forming a team to compete in the 2011 US Amateur Team - South in Orlando, Fl Feb 18-20. This will be a 4-player team (plus optional alternate), Team Avg rating below 2200 using Jan ratings. There are six players interested right now so we may have enough for the club to field two teams. If you would like to be on this team contact Steve by Email or at the club on Thursday evenings.
In case you missed it, Garry Kasparov sat down with Google for this Q&A. It's an hour long and worth watching if you have the time.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Leaders stay on top as Twenty Players compete in Round 3
Twenty players compete in Round 3 of Ashland XVIII as Keith Eubanks (2027) and James MacDougall (1940) agree to a grandmaster draw to stay tied at the top of the Open Section. Paul King (1946) battled to a draw with Paul Farb (1931) to stay a half point off the leaders. Adam Shaw (1610) outlasted Ralph Buske (1481) as Russell Thurmond (1600) survived to take the point from Daniel Smith (1352). Robert Folts (1761) split the point with Steve Boshears (1600).
Ben Caiello (1497) scored the win over Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) to stay alone at the top of the Amateur Section. Dan Caiello (1411) defeated Jaime Sanyer (1008) as Birney Blind (1282) took the point from Christian Dunlap (754). Cody Kyzer (1202) executed a successful kingside attack against Mike Mayfield (1355) to secure the point and David Boyd (1129) claimed the full point from Drew Plyler (1248)
The club WILL NOT meet next week, Thursday, Nov 25. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Round 4 will be Thursday, Dec 2.
Upcoming Tournaments!
Sat Dec 4 - Charleston's Scholastic Kickoff - Charleston
Dec 10-11 - Greater Charlotte Championship - Charlotte
Steve Boshears is forming a team to compete in the 2011 US Amateur Team - South in Orlando, Fl Feb 18-20. This will be a 4-player team (plus optional alternate), Team Avg rating below 2200 using Jan ratings. If there is enough interest the club could field two teams. If you would like to be on this team contact Steve by Email or at the club on Thursday evenings.
Speaking of Teams, start forming your three player team for Ashland XIX! This tournament will begin Jan 6. Full details will be posted soon. Here's how it worked last time Team Challenge I
Ben Caiello (1497) scored the win over Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) to stay alone at the top of the Amateur Section. Dan Caiello (1411) defeated Jaime Sanyer (1008) as Birney Blind (1282) took the point from Christian Dunlap (754). Cody Kyzer (1202) executed a successful kingside attack against Mike Mayfield (1355) to secure the point and David Boyd (1129) claimed the full point from Drew Plyler (1248)
The club WILL NOT meet next week, Thursday, Nov 25. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Round 4 will be Thursday, Dec 2.
Upcoming Tournaments!
Sat Dec 4 - Charleston's Scholastic Kickoff - Charleston
Dec 10-11 - Greater Charlotte Championship - Charlotte
Steve Boshears is forming a team to compete in the 2011 US Amateur Team - South in Orlando, Fl Feb 18-20. This will be a 4-player team (plus optional alternate), Team Avg rating below 2200 using Jan ratings. If there is enough interest the club could field two teams. If you would like to be on this team contact Steve by Email or at the club on Thursday evenings.
Speaking of Teams, start forming your three player team for Ashland XIX! This tournament will begin Jan 6. Full details will be posted soon. Here's how it worked last time Team Challenge I
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Ashland XVIII - Eubanks & MacDougall Lead!
Sixteen warriors battle in Round 2 of Ashland XVIII with Keith Eubanks (2027) protecting Board 1 in an exciting win over Paul Farb (1931). James MacDougall (1940) kept pace with a win over Robert Folts (1761) to share the lead at 2 points. Both games are available on the Live Game link . Steve Boshears (1600) settled peacefully with Daniel Smith (1352) as did Russell Thurmond (1600) and Ralph Buske (1481).
Ben Caiello (1497) took control of the Amateur Section scoring a quick win over fellow speed demon Mike Mayfield (1355). Dan Caiello (1411) couldn't crack the stubborn defense of Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) as they split the point. Birney Blind (1282) scored a win over new club member Marc Vellucci (UNR) and Christian Dunlap (754) posted an upset win over Drew Plyler (1248).
Round 3 will be next week, Thursday, Nov. 18. Note that Round 4 will be Dec 2. The club will not meet on Nov 25, Thanksgiving.
Upcoming tournaments!
Sat Nov 20 - Folloween Open - Charleston
Sat Nov 20 - GSSM November Open - Hartsville
Sat Dec 4 - Charleston's Scholastic Kickoff - Charleston
Dec 10-11 - Greater Charlotte Championship - Charlotte
Ben Caiello (1497) took control of the Amateur Section scoring a quick win over fellow speed demon Mike Mayfield (1355). Dan Caiello (1411) couldn't crack the stubborn defense of Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) as they split the point. Birney Blind (1282) scored a win over new club member Marc Vellucci (UNR) and Christian Dunlap (754) posted an upset win over Drew Plyler (1248).
Round 3 will be next week, Thursday, Nov. 18. Note that Round 4 will be Dec 2. The club will not meet on Nov 25, Thanksgiving.
Upcoming tournaments!
Sat Nov 20 - Folloween Open - Charleston
Sat Nov 20 - GSSM November Open - Hartsville
Sat Dec 4 - Charleston's Scholastic Kickoff - Charleston
Dec 10-11 - Greater Charlotte Championship - Charlotte
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Columbia Chess Dominates 71st SC Champs!
The Columbia Chess Club showed both quantity and quality at the 71st SC Champs as the club gave strong support with EIGHTEEN members competing in the field of 48.
Current Club Champ, Philipp Lamby (2195), claimed his second State Championship scoring 3.5 points. Donny Gray (2082) posted 3.0 points to finish with a positive score in the Open Section.
Adam Shaw (1610) tied for first in the Amateur Section with 4 points but since Adam is from GA he is not eligible for the state title. Robert Folts (1761) scored 3 points finishing with a plus score and Steve Boshears (1600) scored 2.5 points not losing a game this weekend with a win and three draws in four rounds.
The Cola Club owned the Reserve Section as nine members competed claiming the top six spots. David Boyd (1129) took the Championship scoring 4.0 points finishing just a .5 point ahead of Birney Blind (1282) and Shiva Balasubramanian (1242). Mike Meekins (938) and Emilio Garrido (700) both finished on the plus side with 3.0 points. Mike Mayfield (1355), David Gongre (978) and Jose Contreras (UNR) all finished with an even score at 2.5 points.
Congratulations to our TWO State Champions! Great job everyone!!
Current Club Champ, Philipp Lamby (2195), claimed his second State Championship scoring 3.5 points. Donny Gray (2082) posted 3.0 points to finish with a positive score in the Open Section.
Adam Shaw (1610) tied for first in the Amateur Section with 4 points but since Adam is from GA he is not eligible for the state title. Robert Folts (1761) scored 3 points finishing with a plus score and Steve Boshears (1600) scored 2.5 points not losing a game this weekend with a win and three draws in four rounds.
The Cola Club owned the Reserve Section as nine members competed claiming the top six spots. David Boyd (1129) took the Championship scoring 4.0 points finishing just a .5 point ahead of Birney Blind (1282) and Shiva Balasubramanian (1242). Mike Meekins (938) and Emilio Garrido (700) both finished on the plus side with 3.0 points. Mike Mayfield (1355), David Gongre (978) and Jose Contreras (UNR) all finished with an even score at 2.5 points.
Congratulations to our TWO State Champions! Great job everyone!!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Ashland XVIII - 18 Players for Round 1
Ashland XVIII is off to a strong start with eighteen players competing in Round 1. In the Open Section, Keith Eubanks (2027) successfully defended Board 1 from Russell Thurmond (1600) and Paul King (1946) took the point from Steve Boshears (1600). James MacDougall (1940) defeated Ben Caiello (1497) as Paul Farb (1931) claimed the point over Ralph Buske (1481) and Erik Murrah (1700) defeated Daniel Smith (1352) in the section's final game.
The Amateur Section saw Dan Caiello (1411) held to a draw by Cody Kyzer (1202) as Mike Mayfield (1355) won over Richard Watts (1141). Jaime Sanyer (1008) upset Birney Blind (1282) while Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) scored the point over Christian Dunlap (754).
Next week, Thursday, Nov 11, is Round 2.
The 71st SC Champs is this weekend! The annual SCCA meeting will be Sunday from 1:00-2:00. If you can't play be sure to stop by and check out the action!
The Amateur Section saw Dan Caiello (1411) held to a draw by Cody Kyzer (1202) as Mike Mayfield (1355) won over Richard Watts (1141). Jaime Sanyer (1008) upset Birney Blind (1282) while Shiva Balasubramanian (1242) scored the point over Christian Dunlap (754).
Next week, Thursday, Nov 11, is Round 2.
The 71st SC Champs is this weekend! The annual SCCA meeting will be Sunday from 1:00-2:00. If you can't play be sure to stop by and check out the action!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
BUSY Casual Night!!
Around twenty chess enthusiasts came out for some "Stress Free" Chess on Casual Night. Our first Bughouse Tournament saw seven teams entered and do battle for six rounds. When the dust settled and the confusion stopped Philip Lamby & Russell Thurmond finished tied with Paul Farb & Ben Caiello for First Place with five points! Donny Gray & Mason Wiest used a second half charge posting three straight wins to climb into Third Place with four points.
Six rounds of Bughouse wasn't enough to fill the need for speed tonight as eight players continued on in a three minute, double round robin Blitz Tournament. Donny Gray finished at the top of the crosstable with an amazing 11-3 record!! James MacDougall scored five points in the last three rounds to pull into clear second with 9.5 points just ahead of Philipp Lamby who finished with 9 points.
If you missed this Casual Night you missed a Fun, Fast and Exciting one!!
Next week, Thursday, Nov 4 begins Ashland XVIII. This will be a Two Section tournament and our final weekly tournament of 2010. We plan to start broadcasting the Top Board again with this tournament. Here are the details:
Five round Swiss. Two Sections. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. You do not have to play every round. Play when you can!
Rounds start at 7:30. Game 90
Open Section First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15 U1605 $15. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won.
Amateur Section (U1505) First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1205 $15 U1000 $15.
Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament
Registration ends at 7:15. You can also register by emailing by Wed night before each round or by calling or texting the Chief TD by 7:15.
Chief TD: Halliday
The 71st South Carolina Championships start THIS Friday, Nov 5. You can take advantage of the pre registration discount by registering at the club Thursday. There is also a $20, trophy only registration available. Check the SCCA site for full details.
Get out and Play!!
Six rounds of Bughouse wasn't enough to fill the need for speed tonight as eight players continued on in a three minute, double round robin Blitz Tournament. Donny Gray finished at the top of the crosstable with an amazing 11-3 record!! James MacDougall scored five points in the last three rounds to pull into clear second with 9.5 points just ahead of Philipp Lamby who finished with 9 points.
If you missed this Casual Night you missed a Fun, Fast and Exciting one!!
Next week, Thursday, Nov 4 begins Ashland XVIII. This will be a Two Section tournament and our final weekly tournament of 2010. We plan to start broadcasting the Top Board again with this tournament. Here are the details:
Five round Swiss. Two Sections. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. You do not have to play every round. Play when you can!
Rounds start at 7:30. Game 90
Open Section First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15 U1605 $15. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won.
Amateur Section (U1505) First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1205 $15 U1000 $15.
Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament
Registration ends at 7:15. You can also register by emailing by Wed night before each round or by calling or texting the Chief TD by 7:15.
Chief TD: Halliday
The 71st South Carolina Championships start THIS Friday, Nov 5. You can take advantage of the pre registration discount by registering at the club Thursday. There is also a $20, trophy only registration available. Check the SCCA site for full details.
Get out and Play!!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Ashland Quick XXI - Lamby-Eubanks-King Tie!!
Sixteen players competed in Ashland Quick XXI with a Three-way tie in the Top Quad!! Philipp Lamby (2120), Keith Eubanks (1965) and Paul King (1873) all scored two points to finish in a tie for first. In the second quad, Klaus Johnson (1800) and Ben Caiello (1535) drew their game to tie for first with 2.5 points. Quad Three saw another tie at the top as Dan Caiello (1269) and David Boyd (1197) drew their battle and both finished with 2.5 points. Shiva Balasubramanian (1066) took the only clear first of the night with 2.5 points yielding a draw to second place finisher Daniel Smith (952).
The final crosstable is HERE.
Next week, Oct 28 is Casual Night. Open night for casual play and we will also have a Bughouse Tournament! This will be just for fun. No entry fees, no prizes, Just Bragging Rights! No membership required!! Anyone can play in this tournament for Free!
Registration will end at 7:50. Round 1 will start at 8:00. Round Robin if six teams or less, five round swiss if seven teams or more. Teams can be formed on site.
These are Blitz games. Game 5 minutes, no delay.
Bughouse Rules are HERE.
The 71st South Carolina Championships will be Nov 5-7 here in Columbia at the Hilton Garden Inn-Harbison. The early registration deadline is 11/3 but you will be able to register at the club for the early entry fee of $60 (a $10 savings, must pay when registering) on Thurs, Nov 4. Full details are HERE.
Here's a chess show that you may have missed. ChessTV (formerly World Chess News) is a half-hour long TV-show about chess, aired weekly on local channels in Sweden and on the Internet. The ChessTV team consists of five siblings from Stockholm, Sweden, currently in the ages between 21 and 14. Adriana, Antonia and Amelia Krzymowska (23-20) and Alfred and Albert Krzymowski (18 and 16) created the idea and concept of the show. They do a good job with it. Check it out:
The final crosstable is HERE.
Next week, Oct 28 is Casual Night. Open night for casual play and we will also have a Bughouse Tournament! This will be just for fun. No entry fees, no prizes, Just Bragging Rights! No membership required!! Anyone can play in this tournament for Free!
Registration will end at 7:50. Round 1 will start at 8:00. Round Robin if six teams or less, five round swiss if seven teams or more. Teams can be formed on site.
These are Blitz games. Game 5 minutes, no delay.
Bughouse Rules are HERE.
The 71st South Carolina Championships will be Nov 5-7 here in Columbia at the Hilton Garden Inn-Harbison. The early registration deadline is 11/3 but you will be able to register at the club for the early entry fee of $60 (a $10 savings, must pay when registering) on Thurs, Nov 4. Full details are HERE.
Here's a chess show that you may have missed. ChessTV (formerly World Chess News) is a half-hour long TV-show about chess, aired weekly on local channels in Sweden and on the Internet. The ChessTV team consists of five siblings from Stockholm, Sweden, currently in the ages between 21 and 14. Adriana, Antonia and Amelia Krzymowska (23-20) and Alfred and Albert Krzymowski (18 and 16) created the idea and concept of the show. They do a good job with it. Check it out:
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Farb Wins Ashland XVII!!!
Twenty eight players compete in Ashland XVII as Paul Farb (1906) defeats Paul King (1863) to finish in clear first with 4 points! James MacDougall (1940) defeated David Vetterlein (1805) to grab clear second. Erik Murrah (1654) finished on a positive note taking the point from a rapidly improving Shiva Balasubramanian (1190) as Dan Caiello (1365) won over Christian Dunlap (754). Steve Boshears (1600) scored a victory over Mike Mayfield (1390) and Ralph Buske (1470) continued his drive toward Player of the Year with a win over Mark Woodman (UNR). Ben Caiello (1417) defeated Birney Blind (1298) and Keith Eubanks (2022) scored the win over Steve Boak (1816) who was visiting from PA.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Next week, Thursday, Oct 21 is Ashland Quick XXI. Email by Wed night or call/text by 7:15 to register. Chief TD: Daniel Smith
Also on Oct 21 at Dutch Square Mall Five Time SC Champ Charles Walter will give a simul beginning at 6:00. Full details are HERE.
Bughouse Tournament on Casual Night, Oct 28. This is open to everyone, no membership required! Casual play will also be available.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Next week, Thursday, Oct 21 is Ashland Quick XXI. Email by Wed night or call/text by 7:15 to register. Chief TD: Daniel Smith
Also on Oct 21 at Dutch Square Mall Five Time SC Champ Charles Walter will give a simul beginning at 6:00. Full details are HERE.
Bughouse Tournament on Casual Night, Oct 28. This is open to everyone, no membership required! Casual play will also be available.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Ashland XVII Round 4
Ashland XVII Round 4 saw 12 competitors come to the boards.
Paul Farb(1906) defeated Shiva Balasubramanian(1190) to keep pace with David Vetterlein(1805) who defeated Erik Murrah(1654). James MacDougall(1940) defeated Christian Dunlap(754) who earned the right to play the higher rated opponent. Fearless Daniel Caiello(1370) defeated Bullet Ben Caiello(1417) in a very interesting game. Steve Boshears(1600) and Ralph Buske(1470) fought hard but decided on a draw. Newcomer to the club, Mark Woodman claimed his first rated point against tough competitor Birney Blind(1298).
Round 5 is on Thursday Oct 14, 2010. Please reserve your spot by 7:15.
Paul Farb(1906) defeated Shiva Balasubramanian(1190) to keep pace with David Vetterlein(1805) who defeated Erik Murrah(1654). James MacDougall(1940) defeated Christian Dunlap(754) who earned the right to play the higher rated opponent. Fearless Daniel Caiello(1370) defeated Bullet Ben Caiello(1417) in a very interesting game. Steve Boshears(1600) and Ralph Buske(1470) fought hard but decided on a draw. Newcomer to the club, Mark Woodman claimed his first rated point against tough competitor Birney Blind(1298).
Round 5 is on Thursday Oct 14, 2010. Please reserve your spot by 7:15.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Ashland XVII Round 3
We had 12 competitors come out for the glory in Round 3.
On board 1, Paul King(1863) defeated David Vetterlein(1805) to stay in first place with 2.5 pts. Paul Farb(1906) defeated Mike Mayfield(1390) and Daniel Caiello(1365) claimed the point against Mark Woodman. Erik Murrah(1654), slogged it out with Ben Caiello(1417), to claim the point. James MacDougall(1940) returned to the club to win versus Birney Blind(1298). Rounding out the regular games Christian Dunlap(754) and Craig Patton(1205) split the point. In an extra game, Keith Eubanks(2022) and Paul Farb's(1906) game ended in a draw.
There are two rounds left for this tourney. Remember there are class prizes so every round counts. You aren't out of the prizes until its over. So come out and move some wood around.
Round 4 is Thursday Oct 7th.
On board 1, Paul King(1863) defeated David Vetterlein(1805) to stay in first place with 2.5 pts. Paul Farb(1906) defeated Mike Mayfield(1390) and Daniel Caiello(1365) claimed the point against Mark Woodman. Erik Murrah(1654), slogged it out with Ben Caiello(1417), to claim the point. James MacDougall(1940) returned to the club to win versus Birney Blind(1298). Rounding out the regular games Christian Dunlap(754) and Craig Patton(1205) split the point. In an extra game, Keith Eubanks(2022) and Paul Farb's(1906) game ended in a draw.
There are two rounds left for this tourney. Remember there are class prizes so every round counts. You aren't out of the prizes until its over. So come out and move some wood around.
Round 4 is Thursday Oct 7th.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Busy End to 2010!!
Year End Awards are winding down.
If you're chasing a year end award your prize is in sight! The cut off for ratings based awards (Most Improved and Rookie of the Year) is Friday, Nov 5. The SC Champs will be after this deadline so it won't help (or hurt!) your rating for award purposes.
Here are upcoming events before the rating deadline:
Oct 9-10 - 1st Annual National Chess Day and Festival - Charleston
Oct 23 - Reverse Angle 20 - Charlotte
Oct 29-31 - LPO - Greensboro
and after the deadline:
Nov 5-7 -71st SC Champs - Columbia
Nov 20 - Folloween Open 3 - Charleston
Dec 10-12 - Greater Charlotte Championship - Charlotte
We still have Ashland Quick XXI, Ashland XVIII & Ashland Quick XXII remaining that count toward the Player of the Year Awards and Most active.
Remember! You must play in at least 10 rated club sponsored games and at least 2 games in the last 3 months to be eligible for awards!
The complete rules are HERE.
Here are the Current Leaders:
Player of the Year: Ralph Buske***** Jr. Player of the Year: Ben Caiello
Rookie of the Year: Micah Goss **** Jr. Rookie of the Year: Thomas Sylvia
Most Improved : Birney Blind **** Jr. Most Improved: Dan Caiello
Most Active: Ralph Buske
Full Standings are HERE.
Trophies will be awarded Dec 23.
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Bughouse Tournament! Casual Night Oct28.
This will be just for fun. No entry fees, no prizes, Just Bragging Rights! No membership required!! Anyone can play in this tournament for Free!
Registration will end at 7:50. Round 1 will start at 8:00. Round Robin if six teams or less, five round swiss if seven teams or more.
These are Blitz games. Game 5 minutes, no delay.
Bughouse Rules are HERE. If you are going to play, please read them to avoid confusion!
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Beginning with Ashland Quick XXI (Oct 21) the Chief TD will be listed for each tournament. You can email him by Wed evening or call/text BEFORE 7:15 Thurs to be paired. If you wander in unannounced after 7:15 you will only be paired if there is an odd number of players and after the tournament round has been paired and started.
We plan to begin broadcasting the Top Board(s??) again with A18.
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New format for Ashland XVIII!
Five round Swiss. Two Sections. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes.
Registration ends at 7:15, Rounds start at 7:30. Game 90
Open Section First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15 U1605 $15. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won.
Amateur Section (U1505), Game 90, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1205 $15 U1000 $15.
Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament.
Chief TD: Halliday
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A final tournament has been added for Dec 30. We're going to try something new, and it will be dual rated (it affects your regular and quick ratings).
Ashland Action Chief TD: Halliday
Your last rated games of 2010!
One Open Section 4 round SS G30. Prize fund $480 b/28
Entry fee $20 club members, $30 non members.
Prizes: 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $50 U1605 $95 U1205 $85
Rounds 7:00 8:15 9:30 & 10:45 Registration for first round ends at 6:50. Register by 8:05 and receive a .5 point bye for first round.
Two half point byes available. Must commit before 8:05.
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Plenty of Chess coming up in the next three months! Get out and play!!
If you're chasing a year end award your prize is in sight! The cut off for ratings based awards (Most Improved and Rookie of the Year) is Friday, Nov 5. The SC Champs will be after this deadline so it won't help (or hurt!) your rating for award purposes.
Here are upcoming events before the rating deadline:
Oct 9-10 - 1st Annual National Chess Day and Festival - Charleston
Oct 23 - Reverse Angle 20 - Charlotte
Oct 29-31 - LPO - Greensboro
and after the deadline:
Nov 5-7 -71st SC Champs - Columbia
Nov 20 - Folloween Open 3 - Charleston
Dec 10-12 - Greater Charlotte Championship - Charlotte
We still have Ashland Quick XXI, Ashland XVIII & Ashland Quick XXII remaining that count toward the Player of the Year Awards and Most active.
Remember! You must play in at least 10 rated club sponsored games and at least 2 games in the last 3 months to be eligible for awards!
The complete rules are HERE.
Here are the Current Leaders:
Player of the Year: Ralph Buske***** Jr. Player of the Year: Ben Caiello
Rookie of the Year: Micah Goss **** Jr. Rookie of the Year: Thomas Sylvia
Most Improved : Birney Blind **** Jr. Most Improved: Dan Caiello
Most Active: Ralph Buske
Full Standings are HERE.
Trophies will be awarded Dec 23.
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Bughouse Tournament! Casual Night Oct28.
This will be just for fun. No entry fees, no prizes, Just Bragging Rights! No membership required!! Anyone can play in this tournament for Free!
Registration will end at 7:50. Round 1 will start at 8:00. Round Robin if six teams or less, five round swiss if seven teams or more.
These are Blitz games. Game 5 minutes, no delay.
Bughouse Rules are HERE. If you are going to play, please read them to avoid confusion!
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Beginning with Ashland Quick XXI (Oct 21) the Chief TD will be listed for each tournament. You can email him by Wed evening or call/text BEFORE 7:15 Thurs to be paired. If you wander in unannounced after 7:15 you will only be paired if there is an odd number of players and after the tournament round has been paired and started.
We plan to begin broadcasting the Top Board(s??) again with A18.
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New format for Ashland XVIII!
Five round Swiss. Two Sections. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes.
Registration ends at 7:15, Rounds start at 7:30. Game 90
Open Section First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15 U1605 $15. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won.
Amateur Section (U1505), Game 90, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1205 $15 U1000 $15.
Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament.
Chief TD: Halliday
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A final tournament has been added for Dec 30. We're going to try something new, and it will be dual rated (it affects your regular and quick ratings).
Ashland Action Chief TD: Halliday
Your last rated games of 2010!
One Open Section 4 round SS G30. Prize fund $480 b/28
Entry fee $20 club members, $30 non members.
Prizes: 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $50 U1605 $95 U1205 $85
Rounds 7:00 8:15 9:30 & 10:45 Registration for first round ends at 6:50. Register by 8:05 and receive a .5 point bye for first round.
Two half point byes available. Must commit before 8:05.
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Plenty of Chess coming up in the next three months! Get out and play!!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Cola Chess vs QCCA rematch (11-3)
Columbia Chess claims shocking 11-3 victory over QCCA!
Gimme a good hearty Viking Quest yell, VICCCCTORRRRY!!! (If you watch Entourage you will understand)
The Columbia Chess Club traveled to the Queen City Chess Association on Saturday, Sept 25th for a club rematch. The previous match ended in a tie.
The Crosstable of the event is HERE.
More on this event to follow.
Gimme a good hearty Viking Quest yell, VICCCCTORRRRY!!! (If you watch Entourage you will understand)
The Columbia Chess Club traveled to the Queen City Chess Association on Saturday, Sept 25th for a club rematch. The previous match ended in a tie.
The Crosstable of the event is HERE.
More on this event to follow.
Ashand XVII Round 2 results
Round 2 of Ashland XVII was a great night to be at the Columbia Chess Club.
There was a chess buzz in the air with twenty-two competitiors in the tournament and others in the skittles room playing king of the hill in Game 5 blitz.
On board 1, newcomer to the club, David Vetterlein(1805) defeated Paul Farb(1903) to take a share of first with 2 points. On board 2, Shiva Balasubramian(1190) defeated Richard Watts(1160) to also rise to two points in tournament. Paul King(1863) defeated Daniel Caiello(1365) on board 3. In the only draw of the night, Erik Murrah(1654) and Mike Mayfield(1390) agreed to disagree to a degree. Ben Caiello(1417), with the black pieces, defeated Ralph Buske(1470) and Craig Patton(1205) defeated Drew Plyler(1207). David Boyd(1089) defeated Mike Meekins(1035) and Jaime Sanyer claimed the point against newcomer Mark Woodman. Christian Dunlap(754) claimed victory against Emilio Garrido(700). Daniel Smith(1148) claimed the point against tough competitor Birny Blind(1298). In the largest upset of the night, "Mr. President" David Grimaud(1688) defeated the powerful Keith Eubanks(2022). See Below.
Come join the fun for round 3 on Sept. 30th 2010.
Registration ends at 7:15PM, email,call or text to be included in the pairings.
There was a chess buzz in the air with twenty-two competitiors in the tournament and others in the skittles room playing king of the hill in Game 5 blitz.
On board 1, newcomer to the club, David Vetterlein(1805) defeated Paul Farb(1903) to take a share of first with 2 points. On board 2, Shiva Balasubramian(1190) defeated Richard Watts(1160) to also rise to two points in tournament. Paul King(1863) defeated Daniel Caiello(1365) on board 3. In the only draw of the night, Erik Murrah(1654) and Mike Mayfield(1390) agreed to disagree to a degree. Ben Caiello(1417), with the black pieces, defeated Ralph Buske(1470) and Craig Patton(1205) defeated Drew Plyler(1207). David Boyd(1089) defeated Mike Meekins(1035) and Jaime Sanyer claimed the point against newcomer Mark Woodman. Christian Dunlap(754) claimed victory against Emilio Garrido(700). Daniel Smith(1148) claimed the point against tough competitor Birny Blind(1298). In the largest upset of the night, "Mr. President" David Grimaud(1688) defeated the powerful Keith Eubanks(2022). See Below.
Come join the fun for round 3 on Sept. 30th 2010.
Registration ends at 7:15PM, email,call or text to be included in the pairings.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Just play your best and see what happens!! - Donny Gray
This was submitted by Donny Gray and originally published in the TN Chess News. Donny gave me permission to share this. It may give you a better outlook next time you play someone much higher rated that you.
When playing someone that is vastly higher rated than you it is very easy to get discouraged and almost be defeated before you even move one pawn. There is the other side of this subject as well. What about when you are the higher-rated player in this situation? Then you have the tendency to play fast and careless.
But the truth is that anyone can play way over their head on occasion. You just have to forget ratings and go for it!At the recent TN Senior Open my 2nd round game had all the above and then some. Most likely in all my tournaments my 2nd round opponent was the lowest player I have ever played. If I have played others in his rating range I have forgotten. - Donny Gray
When playing someone that is vastly higher rated than you it is very easy to get discouraged and almost be defeated before you even move one pawn. There is the other side of this subject as well. What about when you are the higher-rated player in this situation? Then you have the tendency to play fast and careless.
But the truth is that anyone can play way over their head on occasion. You just have to forget ratings and go for it!At the recent TN Senior Open my 2nd round game had all the above and then some. Most likely in all my tournaments my 2nd round opponent was the lowest player I have ever played. If I have played others in his rating range I have forgotten. - Donny Gray
Monday, September 13, 2010
Road Warriors Needed!! - Rematch Sept 25
Time to settle this war between the states!
A rematch with the Queen City Chess Association has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept 25. Our first match ended in a very exciting tie!
The Border Battle which featured matches between the State Champs, the State High School Champs and matches between class players all ended with tie scores when the dust settled.
The first two battles were fought in South Carolina. This time we take the battle North to Charlotte at their home, Asian Herald Library. Two rounds starting at 10:00, Game 90.
We're looking to field a ten player team to bring back bragging rights not only in this North-South rivalry but also in the battle between each state's largest club!
Final Team Rosters:
Team Columbia:
Board 1 - Philipp Lamby
Board 2 - Paul Farb
Board 3 - Joerg Lohse
Board 4 - Daniel Smith
Board 5 - Shiva Balasubramanian
QCCA Team
Board 1 - Gary Newsom
Board 2 - Mark Sturman
Board 3 - Mike Eberhardinger
Board 4 - Windy Gatlin
Board 5 - Hassan Hashemloo
A rematch with the Queen City Chess Association has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept 25. Our first match ended in a very exciting tie!
The Border Battle which featured matches between the State Champs, the State High School Champs and matches between class players all ended with tie scores when the dust settled.
The first two battles were fought in South Carolina. This time we take the battle North to Charlotte at their home, Asian Herald Library. Two rounds starting at 10:00, Game 90.
We're looking to field a ten player team to bring back bragging rights not only in this North-South rivalry but also in the battle between each state's largest club!
Final Team Rosters:
Team Columbia:
Board 1 - Philipp Lamby
Board 2 - Paul Farb
Board 3 - Joerg Lohse
Board 4 - Daniel Smith
Board 5 - Shiva Balasubramanian
QCCA Team
Board 1 - Gary Newsom
Board 2 - Mark Sturman
Board 3 - Mike Eberhardinger
Board 4 - Windy Gatlin
Board 5 - Hassan Hashemloo
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Ashland Quick XX and other News
Fourteen players completed in Ashland Quick XX. Phillip Lamby and Donny Gray finished 1 and 2 respectively in the very strong top quad. Mason Wiest and Adam Shaw claimed 1 and 2 in the second quad.
In the final 6 person swiss, Craig Patton claimed clear first and Mike Meekins and Emilio Garrido split second.
Ashland XXVII starts on Thursday Sept 16th. Registration ends at 7:15. Email or call or text to make sure you get paired.
The club match is scheduled for Sat Sept 25th in Charlotte, NC. Let me know if you are interested in playing.
In the final 6 person swiss, Craig Patton claimed clear first and Mike Meekins and Emilio Garrido split second.
Ashland XXVII starts on Thursday Sept 16th. Registration ends at 7:15. Email or call or text to make sure you get paired.
The club match is scheduled for Sat Sept 25th in Charlotte, NC. Let me know if you are interested in playing.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Congratulations to Paul King
A big congratulations to Paul King for finishing in clear first place in the U1900 section of the North Carolina Open!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Ashland XVI in the books
Ashland XVI concludes with 14 players competing in round 5. On board 1 Erik Murrah defeated Paul Farb to claim an overall share of 1st. Ben Caiello and Steve Boshears agreed to disagree, to a degree, and called it a draw. Adam Shaw defeated Mike Mayfield and Ralph Buske claimed the point vs Cody Kyzer. The Birney Blind, Richard Watts game came down to an interesting endgame and they played it to a draw. Daniel Caiello defeatd Craig Patton and Jaime Sanyer and Paul Lowry agreed on a draw.
Overall winners and class prizes are listed below.
1st Place: Paul Farb, Erik Murrah
3rd Place: Ben Caiello
Class Prizes
Class B: George Morton, Steve Boshears
Class C: Adam Shaw, Ralph Buske
Class D: Dan Caiello, Mike Mayfield
Class E: Richard Watts, Cody Kyzer
The final results can be seen here.
Next Thursday, Sept 9th is Ashland Quick XX. Registration ends at 7:15pm.
Overall winners and class prizes are listed below.
1st Place: Paul Farb, Erik Murrah
3rd Place: Ben Caiello
Class Prizes
Class B: George Morton, Steve Boshears
Class C: Adam Shaw, Ralph Buske
Class D: Dan Caiello, Mike Mayfield
Class E: Richard Watts, Cody Kyzer
The final results can be seen here.
Next Thursday, Sept 9th is Ashland Quick XX. Registration ends at 7:15pm.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Ashland XVI Round 4
Round 4 of Ashland XVI continued with Paul Farb(1917) claiming clear first by outlasting Paul King(1802). Erik Murrah(1657) moved into second place defeating Mike Mayfield(1377) on board 2. "Bullet" Ben Caiello(1438) defeated Cody Kyzer "Sose"(1011). Keith Eubanks(2023) defeated Richard Watts(1198) to stay in the hunt. Ralph Buske(1412) earned upset of the night by defeating Gil Holmes(1805). Steve Boshears(1614) ground out the win vs Birney Blind(1315). Jerry Rothstein(1340) returned to the club to claim a win vs "Fearless" Dan Caiello(1378). Drew Plyler (1207) and Craig Patton(1205) settled peacefully with a draw. Newcomer to the club, David Boyd(1089) defeated Jaime Sanyer(989) and also claimed victory Paul Lowry in and Extra Game.
The tournament concludes, with Round 5 on Thursday Sept 2nd.
The prizes are still undecided so be there for Round 5 to claim your share of the winnings.
1st $40
2nd $30
3rd $20
Top B (1600-1799) $15
Top C (1400-1599) $15
Top D (1200-1399) $15
Top E (1000-1199) $15
Note these are Class prizes and not under prizes. Only players in the rating class can win their class prize.
In some past news, IM Alexander Matros(2449) put on a simul exhibition at the club on August 19th, claiming 7.5 out of 8. Thank You to all who participated and Congratulations to Paul Farb who earned a draw vs the player 650 points higher than him.
The tournament concludes, with Round 5 on Thursday Sept 2nd.
The prizes are still undecided so be there for Round 5 to claim your share of the winnings.
1st $40
2nd $30
3rd $20
Top B (1600-1799) $15
Top C (1400-1599) $15
Top D (1200-1399) $15
Top E (1000-1199) $15
Note these are Class prizes and not under prizes. Only players in the rating class can win their class prize.
In some past news, IM Alexander Matros(2449) put on a simul exhibition at the club on August 19th, claiming 7.5 out of 8. Thank You to all who participated and Congratulations to Paul Farb who earned a draw vs the player 650 points higher than him.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Ashland XVI Round 3
We had 20 players compete in Round 3 along with some new faces visiting the club.
On the top two boards the higher rated players remained undefeated with Paul Farb(1917) defending against Ben Caiello's(1438) attack and Paul King(1802) defending against Richard Watts(1198).
George Morton(1680) won with white vs Ralph Buske(1412). Erik Murrah(1657) won, with the black pieces, against Daniel Caiello(1378). Cody Kyzer(1011) pulled the upset of the night against Steve Boshears(1614). Adam Shaw(1578) defended against Birney Blind(1315) and Thomas Sylvia(1038) won vs David Gongre(999). Gilbert Holmes(1805) defended vs Mike Meekins(1124) and Shiva Balasubramanian(1168) outlasted Jaime Sanyer(989). In an extra game, Keith Eubanks(2023) honed his expertise against Daniel Smith(1204).
On Thursday August 19th, IM Alexander Matros will give a presentation and a Simul exhibition.
We will continue Ashland XVI on Thursday the 26th.
The Columbia Open is upon is. I hope to see you there.
On the top two boards the higher rated players remained undefeated with Paul Farb(1917) defending against Ben Caiello's(1438) attack and Paul King(1802) defending against Richard Watts(1198).
George Morton(1680) won with white vs Ralph Buske(1412). Erik Murrah(1657) won, with the black pieces, against Daniel Caiello(1378). Cody Kyzer(1011) pulled the upset of the night against Steve Boshears(1614). Adam Shaw(1578) defended against Birney Blind(1315) and Thomas Sylvia(1038) won vs David Gongre(999). Gilbert Holmes(1805) defended vs Mike Meekins(1124) and Shiva Balasubramanian(1168) outlasted Jaime Sanyer(989). In an extra game, Keith Eubanks(2023) honed his expertise against Daniel Smith(1204).
On Thursday August 19th, IM Alexander Matros will give a presentation and a Simul exhibition.
We will continue Ashland XVI on Thursday the 26th.
The Columbia Open is upon is. I hope to see you there.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Columbia Open is one Week Away!
We currently have 37 players pre-registered with several more committed to play! If you have not done so, please register online at www.columbiaopen.com
Today (Friday 13th) is the last day to receive the early discounted rate of $65. Hope to see you there.
Today (Friday 13th) is the last day to receive the early discounted rate of $65. Hope to see you there.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Ashland XVI - Round2
Ashland XVI continues with 18 competitors vying for position on the cross table.
On board 1, Fearless Daniel Caiello(1378) fought valiantly vs co-leader Paul Farb(1917) finally succumbing to the higher rated player. The open section forced new faces on board 2 with Ben Caiello(1438) defeating Birney Blind(1315). Joerg Lohse(1790) returned to his winning ways by defeating Thomas Sylvia(1038). Adam Shaw(1578) held the draw vs up and comer Cody Kyzer "Sose" (1011) and his stout Caro-Kann defense. Mike Mayfield(1377) blitzed out the win vs David Gongre(999). Craig "The General" Patton's pawn on the 7th was oh so close but no cigar vs George Morton(1680). The ambassador of chess, Erik Murrah's(1657) English attack arrived before Mike "not so meek" Meekins' Sicilian did, ending with the higher rated player claiming victory. In a hard fought game, Steve Boshears(1614) claimed victoy against Jaime Sanyer(989). In a rook and pawns vs bishop and pawns endgame, Ralph Buske(1412) proved the rook too powerful for Shiva Balasubramanian's(1168) bishop.
Round 3 commences on Thursday Aug 12th. Registration ends at 7:15.
On Aug 19th, we will take a break from the tournament and IM Alexander Matros(2450) will give a presentation and simul exhibition at a $10 entry fee.
Early registration for The Columbia Open ends August 13th, Register Here.
On board 1, Fearless Daniel Caiello(1378) fought valiantly vs co-leader Paul Farb(1917) finally succumbing to the higher rated player. The open section forced new faces on board 2 with Ben Caiello(1438) defeating Birney Blind(1315). Joerg Lohse(1790) returned to his winning ways by defeating Thomas Sylvia(1038). Adam Shaw(1578) held the draw vs up and comer Cody Kyzer "Sose" (1011) and his stout Caro-Kann defense. Mike Mayfield(1377) blitzed out the win vs David Gongre(999). Craig "The General" Patton's pawn on the 7th was oh so close but no cigar vs George Morton(1680). The ambassador of chess, Erik Murrah's(1657) English attack arrived before Mike "not so meek" Meekins' Sicilian did, ending with the higher rated player claiming victory. In a hard fought game, Steve Boshears(1614) claimed victoy against Jaime Sanyer(989). In a rook and pawns vs bishop and pawns endgame, Ralph Buske(1412) proved the rook too powerful for Shiva Balasubramanian's(1168) bishop.
Round 3 commences on Thursday Aug 12th. Registration ends at 7:15.
On Aug 19th, we will take a break from the tournament and IM Alexander Matros(2450) will give a presentation and simul exhibition at a $10 entry fee.
Early registration for The Columbia Open ends August 13th, Register Here.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Ashland XVI starts with a bang
Appropriately, Sixteen players kicked off Ashland XVI and if you didnt stay to the end you missed the fireworks.
On board 1, Keith Eubanks(2023) returned to the club to claim the point against Erik Murrah(1657), in a hard fought game. On explosive board 2, Paul Farb(1917), put on his genius hat for a endgame you just have to see, to claim the win vs one tough ombre in George Morton(1680). Paul King(1802) playing with white pieces defeated Steve Boshears(1614). Mike Mayfield(1377) and Joerg Lohse(1790) agreed to disagree and called it a draw. Daniel Caiello(1378) took the point from Ralph Buske(1412), breaking Ralph's non-losing streak which I believe was at a very impressive 12 games(Quick and Long combined). "Bullet" Ben Caiello(1438) slowed a bit in order to defend Mike Meekins'(1124) on-coming assault but won with impressive style. Birney Blind(1315) continued his board mastery defeating Shiva Balasubramian(1168). Richard Watts(1198) took the point from Jaime Sanyer(989) to finish up the round.
Round 2 is on Thursday the 6th of August. Registration ends at 7:15.
There is no class prize for the Under 1000 players; entry fee for any U1000 players will be $1.
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Here's the finale from the Morton-Farb game, which to all spectators looked like a draw. Little did we know, Mr. Silman, oh I mean Mr. Farb, saw the brilliant way to finish the game.
On board 1, Keith Eubanks(2023) returned to the club to claim the point against Erik Murrah(1657), in a hard fought game. On explosive board 2, Paul Farb(1917), put on his genius hat for a endgame you just have to see, to claim the win vs one tough ombre in George Morton(1680). Paul King(1802) playing with white pieces defeated Steve Boshears(1614). Mike Mayfield(1377) and Joerg Lohse(1790) agreed to disagree and called it a draw. Daniel Caiello(1378) took the point from Ralph Buske(1412), breaking Ralph's non-losing streak which I believe was at a very impressive 12 games(Quick and Long combined). "Bullet" Ben Caiello(1438) slowed a bit in order to defend Mike Meekins'(1124) on-coming assault but won with impressive style. Birney Blind(1315) continued his board mastery defeating Shiva Balasubramian(1168). Richard Watts(1198) took the point from Jaime Sanyer(989) to finish up the round.
Round 2 is on Thursday the 6th of August. Registration ends at 7:15.
There is no class prize for the Under 1000 players; entry fee for any U1000 players will be $1.
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Here's the finale from the Morton-Farb game, which to all spectators looked like a draw. Little did we know, Mr. Silman, oh I mean Mr. Farb, saw the brilliant way to finish the game.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Ashland Quick XIX and Other Notes
Twelve players competed in Ashland Quick XIX. Phillip Lamby(2120) and Paul Farb(1822) shared first place in the Open quad. "Bullet" Ben Caiello(1497) took first and Adam Shaw second in the Amateur section. Ralph Buske(1112) continued his winning ways claiming first and newcomer Jose Contrares(UNR), made big splash in his first tournament, claiming second.
The crosstable of the tournament can be viewed here.
There will be no Casual Night between tournaments this time.
Ashland XVI will start on Thursday, July 29th with a possible format change.
If less that six players enter the Open section, we will have 1 open section with the following prizes:
1st $40
2nd $30
3rd $20
Top B (1600-1799) $15
Top C (1400-1599) $15
Top D (1200-1399) $15
Top E (1000-1199) $15
Note these are Class prizes and not under prizes. Only players in the rating class can win their class prize.
Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
The crosstable of the tournament can be viewed here.
There will be no Casual Night between tournaments this time.
Ashland XVI will start on Thursday, July 29th with a possible format change.
If less that six players enter the Open section, we will have 1 open section with the following prizes:
1st $40
2nd $30
3rd $20
Top B (1600-1799) $15
Top C (1400-1599) $15
Top D (1200-1399) $15
Top E (1000-1199) $15
Note these are Class prizes and not under prizes. Only players in the rating class can win their class prize.
Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Ashland XV Concludes
Twenty one players compete in Ashland XV with Paul King (1844) defeating Paul Farb (1925) to claim the top spot. Gil Holmes (1805) found the win over George Morton (1634) as Adam Shaw (1525) defeated Steve Boshears (1617).
Ralph Buske (1491) settled peacefully with Ben Caiello (1441) to finish in clear first in the Amateur Section with Ben taking clear second. Mike Mayfield (1370) and Dan Caiello (1227) played to a draw as did Birney Blind (1287) and Richard Watts (1230). Daniel Smith (1208) battled with Shiva Balasubramanian (1140) and the result was, you guessed it, another draw! Paul Lowry (1034) broke the peace as he defeated Mark Acklie (1037) in the section's only decisive game.
Ashland Quick XIX will be Thursday, July 22 and Ashland XVI will begin on July 29. There will be no Casual Night between tournaments this time.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Ralph Buske (1491) settled peacefully with Ben Caiello (1441) to finish in clear first in the Amateur Section with Ben taking clear second. Mike Mayfield (1370) and Dan Caiello (1227) played to a draw as did Birney Blind (1287) and Richard Watts (1230). Daniel Smith (1208) battled with Shiva Balasubramanian (1140) and the result was, you guessed it, another draw! Paul Lowry (1034) broke the peace as he defeated Mark Acklie (1037) in the section's only decisive game.
Ashland Quick XIX will be Thursday, July 22 and Ashland XVI will begin on July 29. There will be no Casual Night between tournaments this time.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Penultimate Round of Ashland XV
Attendance rises as eighteen players compete in Round 4 of Ashland XV. Two players remain tied at the top of the Open Section as Paul Farb (1925) defeated Adam Shaw (1525) while Paul King (1844) kept pace by beating Steve Boshears (1617). George Morton (1634) scored the win over Cody Kyzer (1011) in the section's other game.
Ralph Buske (1491) remains perfect as he defeats Dan Caiello (1227) to stay alone at the top of the Amateur Section. Ben Caiello (1441) claimed the point over Birney Blind (1287) to move into clear second. Mike Mayfield (1370) ground out the win over Daniel Smith (1208) as Mike Meekins (1178) and Paul Lowry (1034) came to peaceful terms. Jaime Sanyer (1032) won over Mark Acklie (1037) and Richard Watts (1230) scored the win over Christian Dunlap (775).
The current crosstable is HERE.
The Final Round will be next Thursday, July 15.
Ashland Quick XIX will be Thursday, July 22 and Ashland XVI will begin on July 29. There will be no Casual Night between tournaments this time.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Ralph Buske (1491) remains perfect as he defeats Dan Caiello (1227) to stay alone at the top of the Amateur Section. Ben Caiello (1441) claimed the point over Birney Blind (1287) to move into clear second. Mike Mayfield (1370) ground out the win over Daniel Smith (1208) as Mike Meekins (1178) and Paul Lowry (1034) came to peaceful terms. Jaime Sanyer (1032) won over Mark Acklie (1037) and Richard Watts (1230) scored the win over Christian Dunlap (775).
The current crosstable is HERE.
The Final Round will be next Thursday, July 15.
Ashland Quick XIX will be Thursday, July 22 and Ashland XVI will begin on July 29. There will be no Casual Night between tournaments this time.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Ashland XV - Round 3
Round 3 of Ashland XV consisted of 12 players battling over the board. Paul Farb (1925) defeated Joerg Lohse(1634) in the Open Section with Paul King (1844), keeping pace of first, won over George Morton (1634). Adam Shaw (1525) defeated Ben Caiello (1360) in the section's final game.
In the Amateur Section, white won in all games. Ralph Buske (1491) scored the hat trick by defeating Birney Blind (1287). Dan Caiello (1227) scored the point over Mike Meekins (1178) and Mark Acklie (1037) defeated Richard Watts (1230).
The Current Crosstable is HERE.
Round 4 will be Thursday, July 8. Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. Even if you registered for the whole tournament you still need to check in by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
In the Amateur Section, white won in all games. Ralph Buske (1491) scored the hat trick by defeating Birney Blind (1287). Dan Caiello (1227) scored the point over Mike Meekins (1178) and Mark Acklie (1037) defeated Richard Watts (1230).
The Current Crosstable is HERE.
Round 4 will be Thursday, July 8. Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. Even if you registered for the whole tournament you still need to check in by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Ashland XV - Round 2
Ashland XV continues with sixteen players battling in Round 2. Paul Farb (1925) defeated George Morton (1634) to move into a tie for first place in the Open Section with Paul King (1844) who won over Adam Shaw (1525).
In the Amateur Section, Ralph Buske (1491) scored his second win defeating Daniel Smith (1208) and Birney Blind (1287) continued his strong play with a win over Shiva Balasubramanian (1140) to share the lead. Mike Mayfield (1370) defeated Jaime Sanyer (1032) as Dan Caiello (1227) scored the point over Richard Watts (1230). Ben Caiello (1441) broke into the win column with a victory over Paul Lowry (1034) as did Mike Meekins (1178) by defeating Mark Acklie (1037)
The Current Crosstable is HERE.
Round 3 will be Thursday, July 1. Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. Even if you registered for the whole tournament you still need to check in by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
In the Amateur Section, Ralph Buske (1491) scored his second win defeating Daniel Smith (1208) and Birney Blind (1287) continued his strong play with a win over Shiva Balasubramanian (1140) to share the lead. Mike Mayfield (1370) defeated Jaime Sanyer (1032) as Dan Caiello (1227) scored the point over Richard Watts (1230). Ben Caiello (1441) broke into the win column with a victory over Paul Lowry (1034) as did Mike Meekins (1178) by defeating Mark Acklie (1037)
The Current Crosstable is HERE.
Round 3 will be Thursday, July 1. Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. Even if you registered for the whole tournament you still need to check in by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Online registration is now available for the Columbia Open and Early Entries have started to come in. Take advantage of the $15 early entry discount and get your registration in!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Ashland XV Begins
Ashland XV begins with 16 players competing in two sections. In the Open Section, George Morton (1634) defeated Adam Shaw (1525) to grab the early lead as Paul Farb (1925) drew with Paul King (1844).
In the Amateur Section, Ralph Buske (1491) scored a first round win over Mike Meekins (1178) as Shiva Balasubramanian (1140) upset Ben Caiello (1441). Birney Blind (1287) won over Mark Acklie (1037) and Richard Watts (1230) came to peaceful terms with Paul Lowry (1034). Daniel Caiello (1227) battled to a draw with Jaime Sanyer (1032) and Daniel Smith (1227) took the point from Christian Dunlap (775).
The Current Crosstable is HERE.
Round 2 will be Thursday, June 24. Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. Even if you registered for the whole tournament you still need to check in by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
In the Amateur Section, Ralph Buske (1491) scored a first round win over Mike Meekins (1178) as Shiva Balasubramanian (1140) upset Ben Caiello (1441). Birney Blind (1287) won over Mark Acklie (1037) and Richard Watts (1230) came to peaceful terms with Paul Lowry (1034). Daniel Caiello (1227) battled to a draw with Jaime Sanyer (1032) and Daniel Smith (1227) took the point from Christian Dunlap (775).
The Current Crosstable is HERE.
Round 2 will be Thursday, June 24. Registration ends at 7:15!! Email your entry by Wednesday night or you can call or text your entry by 7:15. Even if you registered for the whole tournament you still need to check in by 7:15. If we do not hear from by 7:15 you will not be paired unless there is an odd number. Round will start at 7:30.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Weekend Tournaments, GM Simul
Busy two weeks ahead!
The NC Class Championships will be this weekend, June 4-6 in Charlotte. There is a section for each class so there are SEVEN sections! If you play in your class you'll only face players of your class or maybe one section below. 2 day and 3 day schedules are available as well as 2 half point byes.
Next weekend, June 11-13 the SC Open will be hosted by the Greenville Chess Club. This is usually the largest tournament in SC each year and GM Ftacnik will be back to play in it this year. There are three sections, Open, U1800 and U1400 with 2 and 3 day schedules available and byes for each round.
In between the tournaments GM Lubomir Ftacnik is expected to give a simul here in Columbia. He's visited Columbia quite a few times and some of you may have played him in the simuls that were held at Dutch Square Mall in 2008 & 2007. More information will be posted when it becomes available.
With back to back weekend tournaments and a simul we'll have two straight casual nights at the club on June 3 & 10. Four straight days of tournament chess two weeks in a row may be a bit much!
Ashland XV will begin on June 17. The 7:15 registration cut off will be enforced. If you are not registered by 7:15 you will only play if there is an odd number or if someone else shows up. We will not repair sections. We plan to have rounds start at 7:30. Call or Text your entry before 7:15. You can email your entry by Wednesday night also.
Format change beginning with Ashland XV. The changes are in Blue:
Five round Swiss. Three Sections. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. Rounds start at 7:30. Open Section, Game 90, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won. Amateur Section (U1605), Game 90, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1405 $15 U1205 $15. Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament. Reserve Section (U1000), $1 Entry, No prizes, Game 60.
The Columbia Open is right around the corner also. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Harbison Aug 20 - 22. The website has been fixed and is available again. This was the largest adult tournament in SC last year drawing 64 players. You can register online so get your entry in early to take advantage of the $15 discount!
Plenty of action in June! Get out and play!
The NC Class Championships will be this weekend, June 4-6 in Charlotte. There is a section for each class so there are SEVEN sections! If you play in your class you'll only face players of your class or maybe one section below. 2 day and 3 day schedules are available as well as 2 half point byes.
Next weekend, June 11-13 the SC Open will be hosted by the Greenville Chess Club. This is usually the largest tournament in SC each year and GM Ftacnik will be back to play in it this year. There are three sections, Open, U1800 and U1400 with 2 and 3 day schedules available and byes for each round.
In between the tournaments GM Lubomir Ftacnik is expected to give a simul here in Columbia. He's visited Columbia quite a few times and some of you may have played him in the simuls that were held at Dutch Square Mall in 2008 & 2007. More information will be posted when it becomes available.
With back to back weekend tournaments and a simul we'll have two straight casual nights at the club on June 3 & 10. Four straight days of tournament chess two weeks in a row may be a bit much!
Ashland XV will begin on June 17. The 7:15 registration cut off will be enforced. If you are not registered by 7:15 you will only play if there is an odd number or if someone else shows up. We will not repair sections. We plan to have rounds start at 7:30. Call or Text your entry before 7:15. You can email your entry by Wednesday night also.
Format change beginning with Ashland XV. The changes are in Blue:
Five round Swiss. Three Sections. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members, $5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. Rounds start at 7:30. Open Section, Game 90, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15. Club members with a floor of 1800 receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won. Amateur Section (U1605), Game 90, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1405 $15 U1205 $15. Perfect score (5-0, byes do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament. Reserve Section (U1000), $1 Entry, No prizes, Game 60.
The Columbia Open is right around the corner also. It will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Harbison Aug 20 - 22. The website has been fixed and is available again. This was the largest adult tournament in SC last year drawing 64 players. You can register online so get your entry in early to take advantage of the $15 discount!
Plenty of action in June! Get out and play!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Ashland Quick XVIII and Other Notes
Eighteen players turned out for our Ashland Quick XVII tournament. Phillipp Lamby(2111) won the Champions quad with a perfect 3-0 score, Paul King(1849) claimed second. In the Amateur Quad, Erik Murrah(1389) and Ben Caiello(1451) split first. In the Reserve Quad, Richard Watts(1114) and Ralph Buske(1063) split first. In the remaining Swiss sextette, Cody Kyzer(805) won first with a perfect score, with Mike Meekins(844) and Andrew Villeneue(387) splitting second.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Join us on June 3rd for Casual Night, A few brief presentations have been planned.
There are a few upcoming weekend tournaments in the area.
The NC Class Championship is June 4-6 in Charlotte, NC.
The SC Open is June 11-13 in Greenville, SC.
These weekend tourneys are a great way to improve your game, improve your rating, play different opponents, and have a great time. If you love chess, you will have a great time even if you lose every game.
The final crosstable is HERE.
Join us on June 3rd for Casual Night, A few brief presentations have been planned.
There are a few upcoming weekend tournaments in the area.
The NC Class Championship is June 4-6 in Charlotte, NC.
The SC Open is June 11-13 in Greenville, SC.
These weekend tourneys are a great way to improve your game, improve your rating, play different opponents, and have a great time. If you love chess, you will have a great time even if you lose every game.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Ashland XIV Round 5
31 players competed in Ashland XIV with Robert Folts(1691) clinching 1st place in the Open section by defeating George Morton(1633). Folts had an impressive 1991 performance rating for the tournament. Paul Farb(1930) defeated Adam Shaw(1545) to claim second in the section.
In the Amatuer, Daniel Caiello(1135) defeated Birney Blind(1307) to jump to 1st place. Ben Caiello(1360), claimed second, despite losing to Mike Mayfield(1440) in the last round. Pani Wickramasinghe(1381) defeated Jaime Sanyer(1032) and Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) defeated Mike Meekins(1131). Richard Watts(1234) took down Mark Acklie(972) and Ralph Buske(1425) slugged it out with a determined Christian Dunlap(771), in the end Buske climed the point. Paul Lowry(1051) returned to the board to defeat Jon Bundy.
The final results can be seen here
May 28th is Ashland Quick XVIII. 3 games of Game/20 will be played. Rumor is we will have some top level competition visiting.
In the Amatuer, Daniel Caiello(1135) defeated Birney Blind(1307) to jump to 1st place. Ben Caiello(1360), claimed second, despite losing to Mike Mayfield(1440) in the last round. Pani Wickramasinghe(1381) defeated Jaime Sanyer(1032) and Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) defeated Mike Meekins(1131). Richard Watts(1234) took down Mark Acklie(972) and Ralph Buske(1425) slugged it out with a determined Christian Dunlap(771), in the end Buske climed the point. Paul Lowry(1051) returned to the board to defeat Jon Bundy.
The final results can be seen here
May 28th is Ashland Quick XVIII. 3 games of Game/20 will be played. Rumor is we will have some top level competition visiting.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Lee Hyder Memorial - Aiken May 21 - 23
The Lee Hyder Memorial is this weekend in Aiken. It's less than an hour down the road! Byes are available so if you miss the first round you can jump in starting in the second round with a .5 point! The second round begins at 1:00 on Saturday.
Full details are HERE.
Hosted by the Aiken County Chess Club.
Full details are HERE.
Hosted by the Aiken County Chess Club.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
QCCA vs. Cola Chess - TIE!!!
The Queen City Chess Association visited the Columbia Chess Club for a friendly club match today. The QCCA Team consisted of Patrick McCartney (1978), Mark Sturman (1807), Mike Eberhardinger (1773), Charles Carerros (1650), Copeland Blackwell (1332) and Anthony Cato (1132). The Cola Team was made up of Keith Eubanks (2024), Kyle Oody (1901), George Morton (1634), Steve Boshears (1613), Richard Watts (1230) and Daniel Smith (1154).
With the close ratings on each board we expected a tough match from the boys from Charlotte and we got it! In the first round, Cato took down Smith, Blackwell defeated Watts, Carerros threw caution to the wind in the most exciting game of the day as Boshears was unable to find the win and ultimately lost the game, Morton pulled a Houdini to defeat Eberhardinger as Mike literally snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, Oody defeated Sturman and McCartney took down Eubanks to give the Bad Guys a 4-2 lead after the first round.
Cola Chess has a lot of fight to bitter enders and it showed in the second round as the match teetered back and forth from promising to hopeless to we might survive!
Smith missed the win against Cato but kept his cool and drew the game so we still trail by 2 points with 5 boards to go. Watts showed the never say die attitude as he continued to put up maximum resistance in a lost position to salvage the draw and save the half point keeping our slim hopes alive. If there was a Goody's headache award in this match Boshears would have won it as he saw a second promising position slip through his fingers and was defeated, now we trail by 3 points with only three boards left. Morton's position didn't look good, but for the second time Caissa smiled upon him and he was victorious! Our slim hopes are still alive. Oody wins again to pull us to within 1 point of drawing this match! This means the result on the Board 1, the last board playing will decide the match. Our club's pride is riding on Eubanks, who has been with the club from the beginning, was our first player of the year and our first club champion. Naturally, he comes thru in the clutch to defeat McCartney tying the match score at 6-6!! 
We hope to visit QCCA and play them on their turf in the future.
The match crosstable is HERE.
All in all it was a fun day and exciting day! We had the US Champs broadcast playing in the skittles room and a three round side tournament was won by Adam Shaw who posted a perfect 3-0 score. About thirty players came out to either compete or support the home team.
The side tournament crosstable is HERE.
Another side note, congratulations to Holly and Erik "The Weak Square" Murrah whose second child arrived this week!!
Ashland XIV Round 4
18 chess-aletes competed in Round 4 on Ashland XIV.
In the Open section, Robert Folts(1691) and Paul Farb(1930) settled peacefully with a draw, as did George Morton(1633) and Joerg Lohse(1799). Steve Boshears(1616) defeated Ralph Buske(1425) to round out the section.
In the Amatuer section, Ben(1360) andDaniel Caiello(1135) ended peacefully in a draw, in a well played game. Birney Blind(1307) defeated Daniel Smith(1171) with the white pieces and Thomas Sylvia(unr) defeated Mike Meekins(1131) for his second rated win. Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) and Richard Watts(1234) ended in a draw. Jaime Sanyer(1032) claimed the point vs Jonathan Bundy(unr) and Mark Acklie(972) won vs Christian Dunlap(771).
Final Round of Ashland XIV is on May 20th at 7:30 pm.
In the Open section, Robert Folts(1691) and Paul Farb(1930) settled peacefully with a draw, as did George Morton(1633) and Joerg Lohse(1799). Steve Boshears(1616) defeated Ralph Buske(1425) to round out the section.
In the Amatuer section, Ben(1360) andDaniel Caiello(1135) ended peacefully in a draw, in a well played game. Birney Blind(1307) defeated Daniel Smith(1171) with the white pieces and Thomas Sylvia(unr) defeated Mike Meekins(1131) for his second rated win. Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) and Richard Watts(1234) ended in a draw. Jaime Sanyer(1032) claimed the point vs Jonathan Bundy(unr) and Mark Acklie(972) won vs Christian Dunlap(771).
Final Round of Ashland XIV is on May 20th at 7:30 pm.
Friday, May 14, 2010
U.S. Championship May 14 - 25
Be sure to check out the U.S. Championship being held from May 14 - 25 with Round 1 beginning today at 3:00. Live coverage is available at the main site, USChessChamps.com .
This year's field of 24 features 21 Grandmasters led by Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky. The new format has a seven round swiss with the top four advancing to a round robin while the rest of the field continues with two more swiss rounds.
There's a good article on ChessBase.com covering the field from the youngest, Ray Robson 15 to the only female, Irina Krush.
Also, you have until 3:00pm today to sign up for Fantasy Chess 2010 at the USCF site. Daily prizes are up for grabs and there's prizes for the Top 5 finishers.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Ashland XIV Round 3
22 lovers of chess and competition competed in round 3 of Ashland XIV on Thursday May 6th. In the Open section, Robert Folts(1691) won on the black side of board 1 against Erik Murrah(1663). Paul Farb(1930) claimed the point over Steve Boshears(1616). George Morton(1633) won as white vs Ralph Buske(1425) and Joerg Lohse(1799) returned to the club table and won vs a higher rated Paul King(1846).
In the Amatuer, we saw some new faces compete with Thomas Sylvia claiming the point in his first rated game against Mark Acklie(972). Pani Wickramasinghe(1381) returned to the club after a long hiaits and won vs Mike Meekins(1131). Ben Caiello(1360) took a clear lead of the section, winning against co-leader Birney Blind(1307). Daniel Caiello(1135) returned to the board and claimed the point against Craig Patton(1191). Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) won with the black pieces against Jaime Sanyer(1032) and Daniel Smith(1171) pulled one out vs a fine fine player, Mike Mayfield(1440). Christian Dunlap continued his winning ways claiming the point against Jon Bundy, in the reserve section's only game.
Round 4 commences on May 13th at 7:15pm.
"I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess" - Tarrasch
"The stuff's chess, it ain't checkers." Alonzo – Denzel Washington, Training Day
In the Amatuer, we saw some new faces compete with Thomas Sylvia claiming the point in his first rated game against Mark Acklie(972). Pani Wickramasinghe(1381) returned to the club after a long hiaits and won vs Mike Meekins(1131). Ben Caiello(1360) took a clear lead of the section, winning against co-leader Birney Blind(1307). Daniel Caiello(1135) returned to the board and claimed the point against Craig Patton(1191). Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) won with the black pieces against Jaime Sanyer(1032) and Daniel Smith(1171) pulled one out vs a fine fine player, Mike Mayfield(1440). Christian Dunlap continued his winning ways claiming the point against Jon Bundy, in the reserve section's only game.
Round 4 commences on May 13th at 7:15pm.
"I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess" - Tarrasch
"The stuff's chess, it ain't checkers." Alonzo – Denzel Washington, Training Day
Monday, May 3, 2010
Ashland XIV Round 2
Round 2 of Ashland XIV consisted of 18 warriors each trying to convey their will. On board 1, Erik Murrah (1663) defeated Gorge Morton(1633) in a hard fought Caro-Kann game. Paul Farb(1930) won with the black pieces against Paul King(1846). Ben Caiello(1360), played a fine game, emerging as victor vs Daniel Smith(1171). With the black pieces, Birney Blind(1307) defeated Ralph Buske(1425), Craig Patton(1191) defeated Richard Watts(1234). To round out the Amateur Section, both Mike Mayfield(1440) and Mike Meekins(1131) won with the white pieces against Shiva Balasubramanian(1076) and Mark Ackie(972) respectively. In the Reserve, Christian Dunlap defeated Andrew Villeneuve and Gavyn Kopcho won with the black pieces against Jonathan Bundy.
Be there for Round 3 on May 6th.
Our club match vs Queen City Chess Club is just around the corner on May 15th.
Be there for Round 3 on May 6th.
Our club match vs Queen City Chess Club is just around the corner on May 15th.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Ashland XIV Round 1
Twenty two players competed in the initial round of Ashland XIV. In the Open section, George Morton (1633) pulled an upset against Paul Farb (1930). Robert Folts (1691) defeated Adam Shaw (1545) and Erik Murrah(1663) swiped the point from Ralph Buske(1425). Steve Boshears(1616) and Paul King(1846) agreed to disagree and ended in a draw.
Our Amateur Section saw Daniel Caiello (1135) defeat Mike Mayfield(1440) and Ben Caiello (1360) win vs Mike Meekins(1131). Ron Tims(1353) slugged it out in the end, claiming victory over Shiva Balasubramanian(1076). Birney Blind (1307) captured the point over Jaime Sanyer(1032) in a king and pawn endgame. Daniel Smith(1171) escaped with the point vs Mark Acklie(972) in a well played game.
In the Reserve, Christian Dunlap (770) and Andrew Villeneuve (387) claimed points over Gavin Kopcho, and Jonathan Bundy respectively, our youngest competitors.
Our Amateur Section saw Daniel Caiello (1135) defeat Mike Mayfield(1440) and Ben Caiello (1360) win vs Mike Meekins(1131). Ron Tims(1353) slugged it out in the end, claiming victory over Shiva Balasubramanian(1076). Birney Blind (1307) captured the point over Jaime Sanyer(1032) in a king and pawn endgame. Daniel Smith(1171) escaped with the point vs Mark Acklie(972) in a well played game.
In the Reserve, Christian Dunlap (770) and Andrew Villeneuve (387) claimed points over Gavin Kopcho, and Jonathan Bundy respectively, our youngest competitors.
Prepare your minds, Round 2 awaits on April 29th.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Ashland XIV
Rd 1 April 22
Five round Swiss. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members,
$5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. Rounds start at 7:30.
Three Sections, Game 90.
Open Section, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15.
Amateur Section (U1605), First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1405 $15.
Reserve Section (U1205), First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1000 $15. Perfect score (5-0, byes
do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament. Club members with a floor of 1800
receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won.
Even if you are registered you must confirm you are playing by 7:15 EACH WEEK or you WILL NOT be paired!!! Call, text or email anytime before 7:15
The next Reverse Angle is scheduled for May 1st.
Our match with Queen City Chess is scheduled for May 15th at Ashland United Methodist Church.
You can only get good at Chess if you love the game. - Bobby Fischer
By playing at Chess then, we may learn:
First Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...
And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs,the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources. - Benjamin Franklin
Five round Swiss. One round a week for five weeks. Entry fee $3 a round for club members,
$5 a round for non-members. One bye allowed, No last round byes. Rounds start at 7:30.
Three Sections, Game 90.
Open Section, First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1805 $15.
Amateur Section (U1605), First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1405 $15.
Reserve Section (U1205), First Place $35, Second Place $20, U1000 $15. Perfect score (5-0, byes
do not count) wins free entry into a Cola Club tournament. Club members with a floor of 1800
receive free entry, $10 will be deducted from any prize won.
Even if you are registered you must confirm you are playing by 7:15 EACH WEEK or you WILL NOT be paired!!! Call, text or email anytime before 7:15
The next Reverse Angle is scheduled for May 1st.
Our match with Queen City Chess is scheduled for May 15th at Ashland United Methodist Church.
You can only get good at Chess if you love the game. - Bobby Fischer
By playing at Chess then, we may learn:
First Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...
And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs,the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources. - Benjamin Franklin
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Border Battle Updates
The Border Battle between North Carolina and South Carolina is in the final round.
The broadcast of Board 1 is working today and Round 1 and 2 are now available for viewing.
The games can be viewed on the live links at the SCCA site .
Round 1 saw draws on both Board 1 between State Champs Aliyev-Mabe and on Board 2 between High School Champs Lauria-Mu.
Round 2, Mabe-Aliyev Draw again, tied at 1-1, Mu defeats Lauria and leads 1.5-.5 .
Round 3, Aliyev wins and leads 2-1, Mu-Lauria Draw, Mu leads 2-1.
Round 4, Lauria wins to tie the match with Mu 2-2.
The broadcast of Board 1 is working today and Round 1 and 2 are now available for viewing.
The games can be viewed on the live links at the SCCA site .
Round 1 saw draws on both Board 1 between State Champs Aliyev-Mabe and on Board 2 between High School Champs Lauria-Mu.
Round 2, Mabe-Aliyev Draw again, tied at 1-1, Mu defeats Lauria and leads 1.5-.5 .
Round 3, Aliyev wins and leads 2-1, Mu-Lauria Draw, Mu leads 2-1.
Round 4, Lauria wins to tie the match with Mu 2-2.
The Crosstable for the Class Battle can be found HERE.
After Round 1 NC leads the Class Battle 8-5.
After Round 2 the Class Battle is tied 13-13.
After Round 3 still tied! One round for bragging rights!
Round 4 results:
Gaskins wins - SC leads by 1
Hayes wins - Tied
Meekins wins - SC leads by 1
McIntosh wins - Tied
Poppante wins - NC leads by 1
Musulin-Moore draw - NC leads by 1
Haigler-Sarasua draw - NC leads by 1
Templeton-Chin draw -NC leads by 1 Four boards still playing
Plyler wins! - Match tied with three boards still playing
Kane wins! - SC leads by 1 with two boards still playing
Hight wins for the bad guys - Match tied with one game left!
Nix-Shemesh draw! - It's a tie!
Updates will be posted here as they become available.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Ashalnd Quick XVII and other notes
Eighteen players compete in Ashland Quick XVII with Philipp Lamby(2111) claiming first and James MacDougall(1946) taking second in the Championship Quad. Ron Tims(1369) took first with a perfect score and Bob Halliday(1475) took a break from directing to claim second in the Candidates Quad. In the Amateur Quad, Richard Watts(1114) and Ralph Buske(1063) finished in first and second place respectively. The final section was a six player swiss with Craig Patton(882) and Cody Kyzer(805) splitting first place with Mike Meekins(844) and Christian Dunlap(686) sharing the third place prize.
The final crosstable is HERE.
The Saturday Knights tournament has been canceled.
April 15th is Casual Night, with presentations of Fritz and Chessbase Light planned. Who knows, a blitz tournament may break out afterward?
Did you know? Time Controls
There are five main types of Time Controls: (1) Fischer (invented by Bobby Fischer, (2) Bronstein (invented by David Bronstein), (3) Simple Delay, (4) Game Word and (5) Hour Glass. The first three time controls implement some sort of delay clock, a small amount of time that is added for each move. The reason is that with a sudden-death time limit, all moves must be completed in the specified time, or the player loses. With a small delay added at each move, the player always has at least that much time to make a move. The two types of delay clocks differ in how the delay is implemented. The last two time controls are somewhat different, as they do not rely on time delay, and will be explained below.
Fischer—before a player has made his move, a specified time increment is added to his clock. Time can be accumulated, so if the player moves within the delay period, his remaining time actually increases. For example, if the delay time is five seconds, and a player has four seconds left on his clock, as soon as his opponent moves, he will receive the increment and have nine seconds to make a move. If he takes two seconds to move, then on the start of his next move he will have seven seconds. There is also a variant of this time control which the delay is added after a player has made his move (Fischer after), so that the delay is added to the player's remaining time, and will be available for his next move. If however time runs out during his move, the game ends without the delay time being added. This variant prevents the player who is in time-trouble to take advantage of the extra-time.
Simple delay—when it becomes a player's turn to move, the clock waits for the delay period before starting to subtract from the player's remaining time. For example, if the delay is five seconds, the clock waits for five seconds before counting down. The time is not accumulated. If the player moves within the delay period, no time is subtracted from his remaining time. This time control is similar to a Bronstein with time added before the move.
Bronstein delay—with the Bronstein timing method, the increment is always added after the move. But unlike Fischer, not always the maximum increment is added. If a player expends more than the specified increment, then the entire increment is added to the player's clock. But if a player has moved faster than the time increment, only the exact amount of time expended by the player is added. For example, if the delay is five seconds, the player has ten seconds left in his clock before his turn and during his turn he spends three seconds, after he presses the clock button to indicate the end of his turn, his clock will increase by only three seconds (not five).
Word—it is a sudden death time control, without any increment nor delay. The difference here is that when the time expires by dropping to zero, a flag is set, and the clock immediately starts counting up without limit. This time control applies to games where the amount of time used after the allowed time can be subtracted from the player's score as a penalty.
Hour Glass—a player loses in this time control when he allows the difference between both clocks to reach the specified total amount. For example, if the total is defined as one minute, both players start their clocks at thirty seconds. Every second the first player uses to think in his moves is subtracted from his clock and added to his opponent's clock. If he uses thirty seconds to move, the difference between the clocks will reach one minute, and the time flag fall to indicate that he loses by time. If he has used twenty nine seconds and then pushes the clock's button, he will have one second left on his clock, and his opponent will have fifty-nine seconds.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_clock
At the Columbia Chess Club we use the simple delay or Bronstein Delay,which the USCF deems as equivalent, in our long or quick games and sudden-death(no delay) in our blitz games. In FIDE games the Fischer Delay is commonly used.
“Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess”
(Siegbert Tarrasch)
The final crosstable is HERE.
The Saturday Knights tournament has been canceled.
April 15th is Casual Night, with presentations of Fritz and Chessbase Light planned. Who knows, a blitz tournament may break out afterward?
Did you know? Time Controls
There are five main types of Time Controls: (1) Fischer (invented by Bobby Fischer, (2) Bronstein (invented by David Bronstein), (3) Simple Delay, (4) Game Word and (5) Hour Glass. The first three time controls implement some sort of delay clock, a small amount of time that is added for each move. The reason is that with a sudden-death time limit, all moves must be completed in the specified time, or the player loses. With a small delay added at each move, the player always has at least that much time to make a move. The two types of delay clocks differ in how the delay is implemented. The last two time controls are somewhat different, as they do not rely on time delay, and will be explained below.
Fischer—before a player has made his move, a specified time increment is added to his clock. Time can be accumulated, so if the player moves within the delay period, his remaining time actually increases. For example, if the delay time is five seconds, and a player has four seconds left on his clock, as soon as his opponent moves, he will receive the increment and have nine seconds to make a move. If he takes two seconds to move, then on the start of his next move he will have seven seconds. There is also a variant of this time control which the delay is added after a player has made his move (Fischer after), so that the delay is added to the player's remaining time, and will be available for his next move. If however time runs out during his move, the game ends without the delay time being added. This variant prevents the player who is in time-trouble to take advantage of the extra-time.
Simple delay—when it becomes a player's turn to move, the clock waits for the delay period before starting to subtract from the player's remaining time. For example, if the delay is five seconds, the clock waits for five seconds before counting down. The time is not accumulated. If the player moves within the delay period, no time is subtracted from his remaining time. This time control is similar to a Bronstein with time added before the move.
Bronstein delay—with the Bronstein timing method, the increment is always added after the move. But unlike Fischer, not always the maximum increment is added. If a player expends more than the specified increment, then the entire increment is added to the player's clock. But if a player has moved faster than the time increment, only the exact amount of time expended by the player is added. For example, if the delay is five seconds, the player has ten seconds left in his clock before his turn and during his turn he spends three seconds, after he presses the clock button to indicate the end of his turn, his clock will increase by only three seconds (not five).
Word—it is a sudden death time control, without any increment nor delay. The difference here is that when the time expires by dropping to zero, a flag is set, and the clock immediately starts counting up without limit. This time control applies to games where the amount of time used after the allowed time can be subtracted from the player's score as a penalty.
Hour Glass—a player loses in this time control when he allows the difference between both clocks to reach the specified total amount. For example, if the total is defined as one minute, both players start their clocks at thirty seconds. Every second the first player uses to think in his moves is subtracted from his clock and added to his opponent's clock. If he uses thirty seconds to move, the difference between the clocks will reach one minute, and the time flag fall to indicate that he loses by time. If he has used twenty nine seconds and then pushes the clock's button, he will have one second left on his clock, and his opponent will have fifty-nine seconds.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_clock
At the Columbia Chess Club we use the simple delay or Bronstein Delay,which the USCF deems as equivalent, in our long or quick games and sudden-death(no delay) in our blitz games. In FIDE games the Fischer Delay is commonly used.
“Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess”
(Siegbert Tarrasch)
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