In the final round of Ashland XXI, fourteen players battled it out in the green and white square arenas.
With intense cogitation, Klaus Johnson(1840) kept Paul Farb's(1901) Bird opening from soaring and secured a draw to claim first place with 3.5 points. George Morton(1726) defeated Russell Thurmond(1600) and Ralph Buske(1492) claimed the point against David Boyd(1319).
In the Amateur section, Darell Hunt(1112) and Paul Lowry(1177) ended on even terms, giving Hunt 4.5 for the tournament, claiming first prize. A stalemate ended Jaime Sanyer(1161) and Birney Blind's(1237) game and Richard Watts(1141) defeated U1000 prize winner Christian Dunlap(924). In an interesting matchup, new member Megh Testerman defeated newer member Stephen Barker, both left in good spirits.
Prize winners for the tourney are:
1st Klaus Johnson
2nd Paul Farb
U1805 Adam Shaw
U1605 Ralph Buske
1st Darell Hunt
2nd Paul Lowry
U1205 Jaime Sanyer
U1000 Christian Dunlap
Congratulations to all prize winners and thanks to all for playing and continuing to improve your game.
People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must also have the courage of your convictions. If you think your move is good, make it. - Jose Capablanca
Next Week Thursday, July 7 is casual night. Come out for a fun night of chess.
The SC Class Championship is July 9-10. You can register with Klaus at the club on Thurs evening.
July 14th will start Ashland XXII, entry fee will be $2 for the whole tournament.
Showing posts with label XXI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XXI. Show all posts
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Johnson & Shaw lead with one to go! Hunt still Perfect!
Fourteen players battled in the Penultimate Round of Ashland XXI. Klaus Johnson (1840) bounced back from a round 3 set back with a win over Ralph Buske (1492) and grabbed a share of the lead when Paul Farb (1901) and Adam Shaw (1780) drew. David Boyd (1319) scored an upset win by defeating Russell Thurmond (1600).
In the Amateur Section, Darell Hunt (1112) stayed perfect taking the point from Jaime Sanyer (1161) and wins the section with a round to go! Mike Mayfield (1308) took the point from Daniel Smith (1343). Paul Lowry (1177) emerged with the point from a very tough battle with Megh Testerman (UNR) and Richard Watts (1141) won over Stephen Barker (UNR).
The Final Round will be Thursday, June 30. Daniel Smith will be the Chief for this round.
The SC Class Championship is coming up July 9-10 here in Columbia. You can register with Klaus at the club on Thurs evening. Entry fee is only $15 for Unrated players in the D & E Classes! If you're a new player or looking to play in your first weekend tournament this is the one!
South Carolina's Premier event, The Columbia Open, is August 19-21. This year's edition has a $5000 guaranteed prize fund and 40 Grand Prix points up for grabs! Be sure to take advantage of the early entry fee of $59 by Aug 12. You can register with Erik at the club or online.
Also mark your calendar for the NC Open in Charlotte on Labor Day weekend. This is the largest event in Southeast drawing over 200 players last year. This year's event has a $12,500 guaranteed prize fund that pays 10 places deep in all sections! There's also 100 Grand Prix points available and the Open Section will be FIDE rated.
These are three great events over the next 3 months with a lot of money guaranteed to be paid out and you only have to leave town for one!
In the Amateur Section, Darell Hunt (1112) stayed perfect taking the point from Jaime Sanyer (1161) and wins the section with a round to go! Mike Mayfield (1308) took the point from Daniel Smith (1343). Paul Lowry (1177) emerged with the point from a very tough battle with Megh Testerman (UNR) and Richard Watts (1141) won over Stephen Barker (UNR).
The Final Round will be Thursday, June 30. Daniel Smith will be the Chief for this round.
The SC Class Championship is coming up July 9-10 here in Columbia. You can register with Klaus at the club on Thurs evening. Entry fee is only $15 for Unrated players in the D & E Classes! If you're a new player or looking to play in your first weekend tournament this is the one!
South Carolina's Premier event, The Columbia Open, is August 19-21. This year's edition has a $5000 guaranteed prize fund and 40 Grand Prix points up for grabs! Be sure to take advantage of the early entry fee of $59 by Aug 12. You can register with Erik at the club or online.
Also mark your calendar for the NC Open in Charlotte on Labor Day weekend. This is the largest event in Southeast drawing over 200 players last year. This year's event has a $12,500 guaranteed prize fund that pays 10 places deep in all sections! There's also 100 Grand Prix points available and the Open Section will be FIDE rated.
These are three great events over the next 3 months with a lot of money guaranteed to be paid out and you only have to leave town for one!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Shaw & Holmes tied after 3 Rounds!
Sixteen players competed in the third round of Ashland XXI. Adam Shaw (1780) claimed Board 1 from Klaus Johnson (1840) to move into first with Gil Holmes (1756) who defeated Erik Murrah (1720) to keep pace. Paul Farb (1901) took the point from George Morton (1726) as Russell Thurmond (1600) defeated Daniel Smith (1343) to round out the Open Section.
In the Amateur Section, Darell Hunt (1112) continued his run toward perfection with a win over Mark Woodman (1152) scoring his third straight upset! Mike Mayfield (1308) was convinced to settle peacefully with Paul Lowry (1177) as Birney Blind (1237) defeated Stephen Barker (UNR). Christian Dunlap (924) won over Megh Testerman (UNR).
Round 3 will be this Thursday, June 23.
The SC Class Championship will be here in Columbia July 9 & 10 (Two weeks away!). Early entry is $50 by July 6. You can enter with Klaus at the club on Thurs nights.
In the Amateur Section, Darell Hunt (1112) continued his run toward perfection with a win over Mark Woodman (1152) scoring his third straight upset! Mike Mayfield (1308) was convinced to settle peacefully with Paul Lowry (1177) as Birney Blind (1237) defeated Stephen Barker (UNR). Christian Dunlap (924) won over Megh Testerman (UNR).
Round 3 will be this Thursday, June 23.
The SC Class Championship will be here in Columbia July 9 & 10 (Two weeks away!). Early entry is $50 by July 6. You can enter with Klaus at the club on Thurs nights.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Ashland XXI -Johnson & Hunt lead after Round 2!
Eighteen players compete in Round 2 of Ashland XXI. Klaus Johnson (1840) defended board 1 from George Morton (1726) to move into clear first with 2 points. Adam Shaw (1780) settled peacefully Erik Murrah (1720) as Gil Holmes (1756) took the point from Daniel Smith (1343) creating a 3 way tie for second at 1.5 points. Paul Farb (1901) scored the win over Russell Thurmond (1600) to finish the Open Section.
Darell Hunt (1112) scored his second straight win defeating Max Witherell (1181) and stands alone at the Top of the Amateur Section with 2 points. Jaime Sanyer (1161) picked up the point from new member Stephen Barker (UNR) while Mark Woodman (1152) outlasted Megh Testerman (UNR). Paul Lowry (1177) settled peacefully with James Price (1098) as Mike Mayfield (1308) defeated Christian Dunlap (924)
Round 3 will be Thursday, June 16.
Darell Hunt (1112) scored his second straight win defeating Max Witherell (1181) and stands alone at the Top of the Amateur Section with 2 points. Jaime Sanyer (1161) picked up the point from new member Stephen Barker (UNR) while Mark Woodman (1152) outlasted Megh Testerman (UNR). Paul Lowry (1177) settled peacefully with James Price (1098) as Mike Mayfield (1308) defeated Christian Dunlap (924)
Round 3 will be Thursday, June 16.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Ashland XXI - Start your clocks! Who turned out the lights??!!!
A bizarre start to Ashland XXI?! The round got underway as normal. Around 30 mins into play a severe storm moved through the area and lights flickered several times. Naturally, just as it looked as if the storm was almost past us the power went off sixty minutes into play. There was no emergency lighting in the playing rooms so we decide to wait a little while and see if the power would come back on.
After about 30mins at 9:00 and still in the dark the decision was made to allow those that wanted to finish their game to move to the Burger King on Bush River Road at I20 about a mile away. At this point we had one game completed, one game continued by cell phone light on site!, the participants of one game had vanished?!, one game agreed to a draw, one participant accepted a loss (basically resigned) when he didn't want to continue the game and refused a draw offer?! Two players from out of town were allowed to go home and finish their game there. As it turned out only two games moved to Burger King to be completed. Naturally one game went the full time limit and past the 11:00pm closing time of the restaurant. There was no problem though and a big Thank You! to Burger King for allowing us to invade and finish our games! Thank you to everyone for your cooperation!
Here are the results, Erik Murrah (1720) took the point from Paul Farb (1901), Klaus Johnson (1840) outlasted Russell Thurmond (1600), Adam Shaw (1780) picked up the point from Ralph Buske (1492) and George Morton (1726) won over David Boyd (1319).
In the Amateur Section, Mike Boone (1334) settled peacefully with Jaime Sanyer (1161), Darell Hunt (1112) defeated Mike Mayfield (1308), James Price (1098) won over Birney Blind (1237) and Max Witherell (1181) scored the point over David Haller (UNR).
We've had a lot of new players showing up recently and we hope this trend continues! If you've been considering coming out but haven't made it now is the time! There's plenty of new players to battle and learn with.
The hopefully uneventful Round 2 will be Thursday, June 9.
The early entry deadlines are fast approaching for the Statesville Open, June 17-19 and the SC Open, June 24-26. Club players are planning to attend both tournaments.
Check out the Survivor Series at Tiger Chess in Charlotte. This a series of six, one day tournaments. The next one is June 11, This Saturday! Entry fee for Cola Club members is $17! This is discounted from $25 so take advantage of it.
The next three Reverse Angle tournaments in Charlotte have been scheduled for Aug 13, Oct 1 and Nov 19. Check the QCCA site for details.
We're trying to put together a couple club matches with Queen City and Tiger Chess. Let us know if you're interested in playing either here in Columbia or traveling to Charlotte.
Don't forget that Augusta area players are now meeting every Sat morning at Arsenal Games and Hobbies. Check the Augusta Players site for details.
See you next week!
After about 30mins at 9:00 and still in the dark the decision was made to allow those that wanted to finish their game to move to the Burger King on Bush River Road at I20 about a mile away. At this point we had one game completed, one game continued by cell phone light on site!, the participants of one game had vanished?!, one game agreed to a draw, one participant accepted a loss (basically resigned) when he didn't want to continue the game and refused a draw offer?! Two players from out of town were allowed to go home and finish their game there. As it turned out only two games moved to Burger King to be completed. Naturally one game went the full time limit and past the 11:00pm closing time of the restaurant. There was no problem though and a big Thank You! to Burger King for allowing us to invade and finish our games! Thank you to everyone for your cooperation!
Here are the results, Erik Murrah (1720) took the point from Paul Farb (1901), Klaus Johnson (1840) outlasted Russell Thurmond (1600), Adam Shaw (1780) picked up the point from Ralph Buske (1492) and George Morton (1726) won over David Boyd (1319).
In the Amateur Section, Mike Boone (1334) settled peacefully with Jaime Sanyer (1161), Darell Hunt (1112) defeated Mike Mayfield (1308), James Price (1098) won over Birney Blind (1237) and Max Witherell (1181) scored the point over David Haller (UNR).
We've had a lot of new players showing up recently and we hope this trend continues! If you've been considering coming out but haven't made it now is the time! There's plenty of new players to battle and learn with.
The hopefully uneventful Round 2 will be Thursday, June 9.
The early entry deadlines are fast approaching for the Statesville Open, June 17-19 and the SC Open, June 24-26. Club players are planning to attend both tournaments.
Check out the Survivor Series at Tiger Chess in Charlotte. This a series of six, one day tournaments. The next one is June 11, This Saturday! Entry fee for Cola Club members is $17! This is discounted from $25 so take advantage of it.
The next three Reverse Angle tournaments in Charlotte have been scheduled for Aug 13, Oct 1 and Nov 19. Check the QCCA site for details.
We're trying to put together a couple club matches with Queen City and Tiger Chess. Let us know if you're interested in playing either here in Columbia or traveling to Charlotte.
Don't forget that Augusta area players are now meeting every Sat morning at Arsenal Games and Hobbies. Check the Augusta Players site for details.
See you next week!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Lamby wins Ashland Quick XXV!!
Twelve players competed in Ashland Quick XXV with Philipp Lamby (2112) taking clear first in the Top Quad posting a perfect 3-0. Adam Shaw (1536) claimed second place scoring two upsets to finish 2-1.
Cody Kyzer (1106) scored three upsets to go 3-0 to win the Middle Quad ahead of Max Witherell (1107) who took clear second at 2 points with two upsets of his own.
Keeping with the theme of the evening, Daniel Smith (1055) went a perfect 3-0 with one upset to take clear first ahead of Christian Dunlap (798) who took second with 2 points scoring an upset of his own.
In a strange evening, all quads finished 3-2-1-0 with a total of 10 upsets!
Next week is Round 1 of Ashland XXI. Registration ends at 7:15. Email, text or call before 7:15. Round starts 7:30.
Two weekend tournaments nearby this month:
Statesville Open June 17-19 - Statesville, NC
SC Open June 24-26 - Greenville, NC
Mark your calendar for the Columbia Open Aug 19-21. $5000 prize fund guaranteed! 40 Grand Prix Points! See tournament page or TLA for full details.
Cody Kyzer (1106) scored three upsets to go 3-0 to win the Middle Quad ahead of Max Witherell (1107) who took clear second at 2 points with two upsets of his own.
Keeping with the theme of the evening, Daniel Smith (1055) went a perfect 3-0 with one upset to take clear first ahead of Christian Dunlap (798) who took second with 2 points scoring an upset of his own.
In a strange evening, all quads finished 3-2-1-0 with a total of 10 upsets!
Next week is Round 1 of Ashland XXI. Registration ends at 7:15. Email, text or call before 7:15. Round starts 7:30.
Two weekend tournaments nearby this month:
Statesville Open June 17-19 - Statesville, NC
SC Open June 24-26 - Greenville, NC
Mark your calendar for the Columbia Open Aug 19-21. $5000 prize fund guaranteed! 40 Grand Prix Points! See tournament page or TLA for full details.
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:
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