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Results and standings from Rd 1 of the 5th Spence Quads:

5th Spence Quad — Quad #1                                    Wall Chart, Page 1

Name/ID                            Rate  Rnd 1   Rnd 2   Rnd 3
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1. Dreiger,Michael E                 |2069 |  B 3  |  W 2  |  W 4  |
12429350                       |     |  1.0  |       |       |
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2. Suresh,Abhinav                    |1879 |  W 4  |  B 1  |  W 3  |
14319361                       |     |  0.0  |       |       |
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3. Cusumano,Steven J                 |1876 |  W 1  |  B 4  |  B 2  |
15197583                       |     |  0.0  |       |       |
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4. Williams jr, Mack                 |1817 |  B 2  |  W 3  |  B 1  |
12211920                       |     |  1.0  |       |       |

5th Spence Quad — Quad #2                                    Wall Chart, Page 1

Name/ID                            Rate  Rnd 1   Rnd 2   Rnd 3
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1. Hartmann,John R                   |1777 |  B 3  |  W 2  |  W 4  |
12552251                       |     |  1.0  |       |       |
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2. Opavsky,Rene                      |1770 |  W 4  |  B 1  |  W 3  |
15471101                       |     |  0.5  |       |       |
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3. Stepp, John W                     |1770 |  W 1  |  B 4  |  B 2  |
10374821                       |     |  0.0  |       |       |
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4. Buckley,Matthew T                 |1622 |  B 2  |  W 3  |  B 1  |
12874977                       |     |  0.5  |       |       |
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5th Spence Quad — Quad #3                                    Wall Chart, Page 1

Name/ID                            Rate  Rnd 1   Rnd 2   Rnd 3
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1. Look,Scott                        |1600 |  W 3  |  B 2  |  B 4  |
12059950                       |     |  1.0  |       |       |
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2. Behrens,Steven                    |1467 |  —  |  W 1  |  B 3  |
13643404                       |     | X1.0  |       |       |
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3. Dolan,Bruce T                     |1419 |  B 1  |  W 4  |  W 2  |
12466690                       |     |  0.0  |       |       |
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4. Gruberiii, Richar                 |1229 |  —  |  B 3  |  W 1  |
12423056                       |     | F0.0  |       |       |

Congratulations to John Hartmann and Scott Look, who finished =1st in the 4th Action with 4.5/6. Steve Behrens took the U1400 prize.

Full results available at:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201506085292

Current standings (after rd 3) in the 4th Spence Action:

4th Spence Action — Action                                  Cross Table, Page 1

No.    Name                         St Rate Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Score

1. Look,Scott (4) ……………  NE 1613 W6    D2    W3      2.5
2. Stepp,John W (5) ………….  NE 1612 W4    D1    W7      2.5
3. Raines,David T (3) ………..  NE 1680 W7    W5    L1      2.0
4. Hartmann,John R (2) ……….  NE 1752 L2    D6    -B-     1.5
5. Behrens,Steven (7) ………..  NE 1317 -B-   L3    D6      1.5
6. Cusumano,Steven J (1) ……..  NE 1857 L1    D4    D5      1.0
7. Dolan,Bruce T (6) …………  NE 1417 L3    -B-   L2      1.0

POTENTIAL Rd 4 pairings:

Rd    Bd    Scr    White    Scr    Black
04    101.    xxx    Hartmann,John R (1.5,1752)    xxx    Look,Scott (2.5,1613)
04    102.    xxx    Behrens,Steven (1.5,1317)    xxx    Stepp,John W (2.5,1612)
04    103.    xxx    Cusumano,Steven J (1.0,1857)    xxx    Dolan,Bruce T (1.0,1417)
04        1.0    Raines,David T (2.0,1680)    BYE    REQUESTED

(Ok. Tom’s not really dead. But he is leaving town, so he’s dead to us. Thus the tournament title.)

The Tom Freed Memorial Blitz was won by Abhinav Suresh and John Hartmann, who each scored 7/10 to share =1st. At 6.5/10 and =3rd were Tony Dutiel and Joe Knapp.

A full recounting of all results can be found at the USCF website:

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201505187632

Another win for Abhinav, who marches towards 1900! Tony Dutiel and John Stepp tied for =2nd/3rd with 3/4.

Full results at the USCF website:

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201505114842

Results from Rd 3:
Pairings for Round 3. 6th Spence Swiss: Swiss
Bd    Res    White            Res    Black
1    1     Abhinav Suresh        0     John W Stepp
2    0     Richar Gruber III    1     Tony Dutiel
3    ½     John R Hartmann        ½     Chad Forsman Jr
4    1     Scott Look        0     Steven Behrens
5    ½     Thomas Freed III    ½     Joseph R Marshall

UPDATED POTENTIAL pairings for Rd 4 (Stepp back in):

Pairings for Round 4. 6th Spence Swiss: Swiss
Bd    Res    White            Res    Black
1           Tony Dutiel               Abhinav Suresh
2           John W Stepp               Scott Look
3           Chad Forsman Jr               Richar Gruber III
4           Thomas Freed III           John R Hartmann
5           Joseph R Marshall           Steven Behrens

Results from Rd 2:

Pairings for Round 2. 6th Spence Swiss: Swiss
Bd    Res    White            Res    Black
1    0     Chad Forsman Jr        1     John W Stepp
2    0     John R Hartmann        1     Abhinav Suresh
3    1     Tony Dutiel        0     Joseph R Marshall
1     Scott Look            BYE
½     Thomas Freed III        BYE
½     Steven Behrens            BYE
½     Richar Gruber III        BYE

POTENTIAL pairings for Rd 3 (subject to change, as always)

Pairings for Round 3. 6th Spence Swiss: Swiss
Bd    Res    White        #    Res    Black
1           Abhinav Suresh               John W Stepp
2           Richar Gruber III           Tony Dutiel
3           John R Hartmann               Chad Forsman Jr
4           Scott Look               Steven Behrens
5           Thomas Freed III           Joseph R Marshall

Standings after Rd 1  of the 6th Spence Swiss:

 Standings. 6th Spence Swiss: Swiss 
#    Name    ID    Rtng    Rd 1    Tot    Prize
1    Chad Forsman Jr    13248291    1814    W6     1.0
2    Abhinav Suresh    14319361    1798    W7     1.0
3    John R Hartmann    12552251    1776    W8     1.0
4    John W Stepp    10374821    1763    W9     1.0
5    Richar Gruber III    12423056    1239    B---     1.0
6    Joseph R Marshall    11463428    1622    L1     0.0
7    Scott Look    12059950    1600    L2     0.0
8    Steven Behrens    13643404    1492    L3     0.0
9    Thomas Freed III    15159321    1461    L4     0.0

New preliminary pairints for Rd 2 – Tony Dutiel has said he’d late-enter, and if he does, Freed won’t have the bye. All 1 pt pair group pairings stay the same, except for Gruber who is ill and can’t play.

Pairings for Round 2. 6th Spence Swiss: Swiss
Bd    Res    White            Res    Black    
1           Chad Forsman Jr               John W Stepp    
2           John R Hartmann               Abhinav Suresh    
3           Scott Look               Joseph R Marshall    
    1     Thomas Freed III        BYE    
    ½     Steven Behrens            BYE    
    ½     Richar Gruber III        BYE

Congrats to Abhinav Suresh who won the 5th Spence G/40 with a score of 3.5/4. John Hartmann followed with 3/4.

Full results are available at the USCF website:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201503308222

The cheese stands alone after two rounds.

Your humble TD is in the lead after the first night of the 5th G/40 with 2/2. Abhinav Suresh and  Steven Cusumano are tied for 2nd with 1.5/2, having drawn their game in the second round. Two more games next Monday!

SwissSys Standings. 5th Spence G/40: Game 40
#    Name        ID    Rtng    Rd 1    Rd 2    Tot    Prize
1    John R Hartmann    12552251    1752    W6    W7     2.0
2    Steven Cusumano    15197583    1869    W9    D3     1.5
3    Abhinav Suresh    14319361    1798    W5    D2     1.5
4    Arnold Schulze    12301390    1335    D7    W8     1.5
5    Bruce T Dolan    12466690    1412    L3    W9     1.0
6    Richar Gruber     12423056    1260    L1    B—     1.0
7    John W Stepp    10374821    1775    D4    L1     0.5
8    Steven Behrens    13643404    1492    H—    L4     0.5
9    Michael Carney    10372569    1720    L2    L5     0.0

UPDATED potential pairings for Rd 3 – Cusumano withdrew.

Pairings for Round 3. 5th Spence G/40: Game 40
Bd    #    Res    White    #    Res    Black
1    4    John R Hartmann        2       Abhinav Suresh
2    8    Arnold Schulze        7    Bruce T Dolan
3    9    Richar Gruber III    3    John W Stepp
4    5    Michael Pa Carney    6    Steven Behrens