With Cusumano withdrawing and Stepp taking a bye due to threatening weather, we now have one perfect score after two rounds. John Hartmann is at 2/2, while Stepp is at 1.5/2. They will meet in rd 3 to determine the tournament winner.
Results from Rd 2:
Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black
02 101. 0.0 Gruberiii, Richar (1.0,1260) 1.0 Hartmann,John R (1.0,1752)
02 102. 1.0 Look,Scott (0.0,1602) 0.0 Dostal,Don J (0.0,1372)
02 103. 0.5 Schulze,Arnold (0.0,1335) 0.5 Freed iii, Thomas (0.0,1467)
02 0.5 Stepp,John W (1.5,1775) BYE REQUESTED
02 0.0 Cusumano,Steven J (1.0,1869) BYE REQUESTED
Standings after Rd 2:
No. Name St Rate Rd 1 Rd 2 Score
1. Hartmann,John R (3)……….. NE 1752 W7 W5 2.0
2. Stepp,John W (2)………….. NE 1775 W6 -H- 1.5
3. Cusumano,Steven J (1)……… NE 1869 W4 -N- 1.0
4. Look,Scott (4)……………. NE 1602 L3 W8 1.0
5. Gruberiii, Richar (8)……… NE 1260 -B- L1 1.0
6. Freed iii, Thomas (5)……… NE 1467 L2 D7 0.5
7. Schulze,Arnold (7)………… NE 1335 L1 D6 0.5
8. Dostal,Don J (6)………….. NE 1372 -N- L4 0.0
TENTATIVE pairings for Rd 3:
Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black
03 101. xxx Stepp,John W (1.5,1775) xxx Hartmann,John R (2.0,1752)
03 102. xxx Freed iii, Thomas (0.5,1467) xxx Look,Scott (1.0,1602)
03 103. xxx Schulze,Arnold (0.5,1335) xxx Gruberiii, Richar (1.0,1260)
03 0.0 Dostal,Don J (0.0,1372) BYE REQUESTED
03 0.0 Cusumano,Steven J (1.0,1869) BYE REQUESTED