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Results from rd 4:
Bd     Scr     White                                           Scr    Black
101.    0.5    Linscott,John G (2.5,1902)    0.5    Suresh,Abhinav (3.0,1841)
102.    0.5    Cusumano,Steven J (2.0,1749)    0.5    Opavsky, Rene (2.0,1883)
103.    0.0F    Grande,Donald A (2.0,1837)    1.0F    Stepp,John W (2.0,1803)
104.    0.0    Dutiel,Tony (1.5,1918)    1.0    Caniglia,Caravagg (2.0,1775)
105.    0.5    Fitzpatrick,Josep (1.5,1762)    0.5    Freediii, Thomas (1.5,1382)
106.    1.0    Hartmann,John R (1.5,1740)    0.0    Reigenborn,Jonath (1.5,1527)
107.    0.5    Osborne,Will M (1.0,985)    0.5    Anzalone, Mick (1.0,1452)
108.    1.0    Look, Scott (0.5,1654)    0.0    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)
1.0    Gruberiii, Richar (1.0,1200)    BYE

Standings after rd 4:
No.    Name                                     St Rate Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Rd 4  Score
1. Suresh,Abhinav (4)…………  NE 1841 W13   W15   W8    D2      3.5
2. Linscott,John G (2)………..  NE 1902 D6    W12   W3    D1      3.0
3. Stepp,John W (6)…………..  NE 1803 W10   W5    L2    -X-     3.0
4. Caniglia,Caravagg (7)………  NE 1775 W16   -H-   D6    W11     3.0
5. Opavsky, Rene (3)………….  NE 1883 W7    L3    W15   D6      2.5
6. Cusumano,Steven J (9)………  NE 1749 D2    W17   D4    D5      2.5
7. Hartmann,John R (10)……….  NE 1740 L5    D10   W17   W13     2.5
8. Grande,Donald A (5)………..  NE 1837 W14   W9    L1    -F-     2.0
9. Fitzpatrick,Josep (8)………  NE 1762 W11   L8    -H-   D10     2.0
10. Freediii, Thomas (15)………  NE 1382 L3    D7    W12   D9      2.0
11. Dutiel,Tony (1)……………  NE 1918 L9    W14   D13   L4      1.5
12. Look, Scott (11)…………..  NE 1654 -H-   L2    L10   W17     1.5
13. Reigenborn,Jonath (12)……..  NE 1527 L1    W16   D11   L7      1.5
14. Anzalone, Mick (13)………..  NE 1452 L8    L11   W16   D15     1.5
15. Osborne,Will M (17)………..  NE  985 -B-   L1    L5    D14     1.5
16. Gruberiii, Richar (16)……..  NE 1200 L4    L13   L14   -B-     1.0
17. Behrens, Steven (14)……….  NE 1389 -H-   L6    L7    L12     0.5

Tentative Pairings #1 (if Grande stays in)
Bd    Scr    White    Scr    Black
101.    xxx    Suresh,Abhinav (3.5,1841)    xxx    Stepp,John W (3.0,1803)
102.    xxx    Caniglia,Caravagg (3.0,1775)    xxx    Linscott,John G (3.0,1902)
103.    xxx    Opavsky, Rene (2.5,1883)    xxx    Fitzpatrick,Josep (2.0,1762)
104.    xxx    Hartmann,John R (2.5,1740)    xxx    Cusumano,Steven J (2.5,1749)
105.    xxx    Grande,Donald A (2.0,1837)    xxx    Freediii, Thomas (2.0,1382)
106.    xxx    Dutiel,Tony (1.5,1918)    xxx    Look, Scott (1.5,1654)
107.    xxx    Anzalone, Mick (1.5,1452)    xxx    Reigenborn,Jonath (1.5,1527)
108.    xxx    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)    xxx    Osborne,Will M (1.5,985)
0.5    Gruberiii, Richar (1.0,1200)    BYE    REQUESTED

Tentative Pairings #2 (if Grande withdraws)
Bd    Scr    White    Scr    Black
101.    xxx    Suresh,Abhinav (3.5,1841)    xxx    Stepp,John W (3.0,1803)
102.    xxx    Caniglia,Caravagg (3.0,1775)    xxx    Linscott,John G (3.0,1902)
103.    xxx    Opavsky, Rene (2.5,1883)    xxx    Fitzpatrick,Josep (2.0,1762)
104.    xxx    Hartmann,John R (2.5,1740)    xxx    Cusumano,Steven J (2.5,1749)
105.    xxx    Freediii, Thomas (2.0,1382)    xxx    Dutiel,Tony (1.5,1918)
106.    xxx    Anzalone, Mick (1.5,1452)    xxx    Look, Scott (1.5,1654)
107.    xxx    Reigenborn,Jonath (1.5,1527)    xxx    Osborne,Will M (1.5,985)
1.0    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)    BYE
0.5    Gruberiii, Richar (1.0,1200)    BYE    REQUESTED

Results from Rd 3 of the 2014 Spence Club Ch:

Bd       Scr    White                                               Scr    Black
101.    1.0    Suresh,Abhinav (2.0,1841)    0.0    Grande,Donald A (2.0,1837)
102.    0.0    Stepp,John W (2.0,1803)    1.0    Linscott,John G (1.5,1902)
103.    0.5    Caniglia,Caravagg (1.5,1775)    0.5    Cusumano,Steven J (1.5,1749)
104.    0.5    Reigenborn,Jonath (1.0,1527)    0.5    Dutiel,Tony (1.0,1918)
105.    1.0    Opavsky, Rene (1.0,1883)    0.0    Osborne,Will M (1.0,985)
106.    0.0    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)    1.0    Hartmann,John R (0.5,1740)
107.    1.0    Freediii, Thomas (0.5,1382)    0.0    Look, Scott (0.5,1654)
108.    1.0    Anzalone, Mick (0.0,1452)    0.0    Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1200)
0.5    Fitzpatrick,Josep (1.0,1762)    BYE    REQUESTED

Standings:
No.    Name                                        St Rate      1           2          3     Score
1. Suresh,Abhinav (4)…………  NE 1841 W11   W14   W4      3.0
2. Linscott,John G (2)………..  NE 1902 D7    W15   W5      2.5
3. Opavsky, Rene (3)………….  NE 1883 W10   L5    W14     2.0
4. Grande,Donald A (5)………..  NE 1837 W13   W9    L1      2.0
5. Stepp,John W (6)…………..  NE 1803 W12   W3    L2      2.0
6. Caniglia,Caravagg (7)………  NE 1775 W17   -H-   D7      2.0
7. Cusumano,Steven J (9)………  NE 1749 D2    W16   D6      2.0
8. Dutiel,Tony (1)……………  NE 1918 L9    W13   D11     1.5
9. Fitzpatrick,Josep (8)………  NE 1762 W8    L4    -H-     1.5
10. Hartmann,John R (10)……….  NE 1740 L3    D12   W16     1.5
11. Reigenborn,Jonath (12)……..  NE 1527 L1    W17   D8      1.5
12. Freediii, Thomas (15)………  NE 1382 L5    D10   W15     1.5
13. Anzalone, Mick (13)………..  NE 1452 L4    L8    W17     1.0
14. Osborne,Will M (17)………..  NE  985 -B-   L1    L3      1.0
15. Look, Scott (11)…………..  NE 1654 -H-   L2    L12     0.5
16. Behrens, Steven (14)……….  NE 1389 -H-   L7    L10     0.5
17. Gruberiii, Richar (16)……..  NE 1200 L6    L11   L13     0.0

TENTATIVE PAIRINGS FOR RD 4 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Bd       Scr      White                                              Scr    Black
101.    xxx    Linscott,John G (2.5,1902)    xxx    Suresh,Abhinav (3.0,1841)
102.    xxx    Cusumano,Steven J (2.0,1749)    xxx    Opavsky, Rene (2.0,1883)
103.    xxx    Grande,Donald A (2.0,1837)    xxx    Stepp,John W (2.0,1803)
104.    xxx    Dutiel,Tony (1.5,1918)    xxx    Caniglia,Caravagg (2.0,1775)
105.    xxx    Fitzpatrick,Josep (1.5,1762)    xxx    Freediii, Thomas (1.5,1382)
106.    xxx    Hartmann,John R (1.5,1740)    xxx    Reigenborn,Jonath (1.5,1527)
107.    xxx    Osborne,Will M (1.0,985)    xxx    Anzalone, Mick (1.0,1452)
108.    xxx    Look, Scott (0.5,1654)    xxx    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)
1.0    Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1200)    BYE

Results from Rd 2 of the 2014 Spence Club Championship:

Bd     Scr        White                                            Scr    Black
101.    0.0    Opavsky, Rene (1.0,1883)    1.0    Stepp,John W (1.0,1803)
102.    0.0    Osborne,Will M (1.0,985)    1.0    Suresh,Abhinav (1.0,1841)
103.    1.0    Grande,Donald A (1.0,1837)    0.0    Fitzpatrick,Josep (1.0,1762)
104.    0.0    Look, Scott (0.5,1654)    1.0    Linscott,John G (0.5,1902)
105.    1.0    Cusumano,Steven J (0.5,1749)    0.0    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)
106.    1.0    Dutiel,Tony (0.0,1918)    0.0    Anzalone, Mick (0.0,1452)
107.    0.5    Freediii, Thomas (0.0,1382)    0.5    Hartmann,John R (0.0,1740)
108.    1.0    Reigenborn,Jonath (0.0,1527)    0.0    Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1200)
0.5    Caniglia,Caravagg (1.5,1775)    BYE    REQUESTED

TENTATIVE PAIRINGS FOR RD 3 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Bd    Scr    White                                              Scr    Black
101.    xxx    Suresh,Abhinav (2.0,1841)    xxx    Grande,Donald A (2.0,1837)
102.    xxx    Stepp,John W (2.0,1803)    xxx    Linscott,John G (1.5,1902)
103.    xxx    Caniglia,Caravagg (1.5,1775)    xxx    Cusumano,Steven J (1.5,1749)
104.    xxx    Reigenborn,Jonath (1.0,1527)    xxx    Dutiel,Tony (1.0,1918)
105.    xxx    Opavsky, Rene (1.0,1883)    xxx    Osborne,Will M (1.0,985)
106.    xxx    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)    xxx    Hartmann,John R (0.5,1740)
107.    xxx    Freediii, Thomas (0.5,1382)    xxx    Look, Scott (0.5,1654)
108.    xxx    Anzalone, Mick (0.0,1452)    xxx    Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1200)
0.5    Fitzpatrick,Josep (1.0,1762)    BYE    REQUESTED

16 players are playing in the 2014 Spence Club Championship. Results from rd 1:

Bd    Scr    White                                             Scr    Black
101.    1.0    Fitzpatrick,Josep (0.0,1762)    0.0    Dutiel,Tony (0.0,1918)
102.    0.5    Linscott,John G (0.0,1902)    0.5    Cusumano,Steven J (0.0,1749)
103.    0.0    Hartmann,John R (0.0,1740)    1.0    Opavsky, Rene (0.0,1883)
104.    1.0    Suresh,Abhinav (0.0,1841)    0.0    Reigenborn,Jonath (0.0,1527)
105.    0.0    Anzalone, Mick (0.0,1452)    1.0    Grande,Donald A (0.0,1837)
106.    1.0    Stepp,John W (0.0,1803)    0.0    Freediii, Thomas (0.0,1382)
107.    0.0    Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1200)    1.0    Caniglia,Caravagg (0.0,1775)
01        1.0    Osborne,Will M (0.0,985)    BYE
01        0.5    Behrens, Steven (0.0,1389)    BYE    REQUESTED

TENTATIVE pairings for Rd 2: UPDATED 10/6
Rd    Bd    Scr    White    Scr    Black
101.    xxx    Opavsky, Rene (1.0,1883)    xxx    Stepp,John W (1.0,1803)
102.    xxx    Osborne,Will M (1.0,985)    xxx    Suresh,Abhinav (1.0,1841)
103.    xxx    Grande,Donald A (1.0,1837)    xxx    Fitzpatrick,Josep (1.0,1762)
104.    xxx    Behrens, Steven (0.5,1389)    xxx    Linscott,John G (0.5,1902)
105.    xxx    Cusumano,Steven J (0.5,1749)    xxx    Dutiel,Tony (0.0,1918)
106.    xxx    Freediii, Thomas (0.0,1382)    xxx    Hartmann,John R (0.0,1740)
107.    xxx    Reigenborn,Jonath (0.0,1527)    xxx    Anzalone, Mick (0.0,1452)
1.0    Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1200)    BYE
0.5    Caniglia,Caravagg (1.0,1775)    BYE    REQUESTED

Rd 2 pairings are subject to change if people request byes or withdraw. In other words, don’t blame me if you play someone other than listed above!

Tony Dutiel and Abhinav Suresh were the big winners of the 2nd Spence Action, each taking home a whopping $17.50 (not bad for a $5 investment) after scoring 5.0/6. John Hartmann was clear 3rd with 4.5, and Steve Behrens took the top U1500 prize.

Results and rating changes are available at:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201409153352

Tony Dutiel is in clear first at halftime in the 2nd Spence Action with a perfect score of 3/3. Abhinav Suresh follows with 2.5/3, and John Hartmann and Caravaggio Caniglia are =3rd/4th with 2.0/3. There are three more rounds tonight!

Standings after 3 rounds:

2nd Spence Action — 2nd Spence Action                       Cross Table, Page 1

No.    Name                         St Rate 1     2     3     Score

1. Dutiel,Tony (1)……………  NE 1817 W7    W8    W3      3.0

2. Suresh,Abhinav (8)…………  NE 1585 -H-   W5    W6      2.5

3. Hartmann,John R (4)………..  NE 1681 W9    W4    L1      2.0
4. Caniglia,Caravagg (7)………  NE 1608 W6    L3    W8      2.0

5. Carney, Michael Pa (3)……..  NE 1710 D10   L2    W9      1.5

6. Stepp,John W (2)…………..  NE 1754 L4    W10   L2      1.0
7. Robinson,Jay (5)…………..  NE 1648 L1    L9    W10     1.0
8. Look,Scott (6)…………….  NE 1638 -B-   L1    L4      1.0
9. Behrens,Steven (10)………..  NE 1379 L3    W7    L5      1.0

10. Anzalone,Mick (9)………….  NE 1443 D5    L6    L7      0.5

Rene Opavsky swept the field (well, almost) taking the 3rd Spence Quick with a perfect score of 5.0/5! There was a four-way logjam for 2nd-5th places, with Tony Dutiel, John Hartmann, Jay Robinson and Abhinav Suresh each scoring 3.0/5.

A full crosstable is, as always, available at the USCF website:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201408256682

John Stepp stomped the rest of the field in the 3rd Spence G/40, scoring a perfect 4/4 to take first place and 100 rating points! Congrats, John! John Hartmann finished second with 3.0/4.

Full results can be found at:

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201408184552

Apparently draws have been banned at the Spence Chess Club! There have been zero draws in the first two rounds of the 3rd Spence G/40!

Caravaggio Caniglia, Steven Cusumano and John Stepp are tied for first with 2/2. A pack of four follows at 1/2, and three players will be looking to break into the score column when round 3 begins.

  No.    Name                         St Rate 1     2     Score

   1. Cusumano,Steven J (2)………  NE 1769 W6    W5      2.0
   2. Stepp,John W (4)…………..  NE 1700 W7    W8      2.0
   3. Caniglia,Caravagg (6)………  NE 1667 W8    W4      2.0

   4. Hartmann,John R (3)………..  NE 1754 W9    L3      1.0
   5. Look,Scott C (5)…………..  NE 1694 W10   L1      1.0
   6. Anzalone,Mick (7)………….  NE 1460 L1    W10     1.0
   7. Behrens, Steven (9)………..  NE 1276 L2    W9      1.0

   8. Suresh,Abhinav (1)…………  NE 1790 L3    L2      0.0
   9. Wolzen,Adam (8)……………  NE 1404 L4    L7      0.0
  10. Gruber Iii, Richar (10)…….  NE 1223 L5    L6      0.0