Newcomer (to the Spence) John Rolf was the big winner in the 3rd Spence Blitz, taking the crown with a score of 5.5/6. Abhinav Suresh continued his streak of good results finishing second, and Tony Dutiel – pinch-hitting as TD for John Hartmann – finished third.
MSA results: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201312172382
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Tony Dutiel wins again! Abhinav Suresh finished a strong second, and Rich Gruber had a great event, finishing third.
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 5 Score
1. Dutiel,Tony (2)…………… NE 1768 W7 W6 W4 D2 W5 4.5
2. Suresh,Abhinav (5)………… NE 1385 W5 L4 W6 D1 W8 3.5
3. Gruberiii, Richar (7)……… NE 1323 L4 W5 W7 L8 W6 3.0
4. Hartmann,John R (3)……….. NE 1591 W3 W2 L1 L5 D7 2.5
5. Knapp,Joseph (1)………….. NE 1846 L2 L3 W8 W4 L1 2.0
6. Caniglia, Caravagg (4)…….. NE 1500 W8 L1 L2 D7 L3 1.5
7. Freed III, Thomas (6)……… NE 1336 L1 D8 L3 D6 D4 1.5
8. Caplan,Eylon (8)………….. NE 568 L6 D7 L5 W3 L2 1.5
MSA link: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201312109622
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Congrats to Joe Knapp, John Hartmann and Thomas Freed / Rich Gruber, our first place winners in the 1st Spence Quads! Final standings and rating changes are available at:
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Rd 2 Results:
Bd Scr White Scr Black
101. 1.0 Cusumano, Steven J (0.0,1811) 0.0 Stepp,John W (0.0,1803)
102. 1.0 Knapp,Joseph (1.0,1952) 0.0 Linscott,John (1.0,1868)
201. 1.0 Caniglia,Carav (0.5,1472) 0.0 Suresh,Abhinav (0.0,1549)
202. 1.0F Hartmann,John R (1.0,1707) 0.0F Sparks,David (0.5,1411)
301. 0.0 Caplan,Eylon (0.0,741) 1.0 Reigenborn, Jon(0.0,1374)
302. 0.5 Freed, Thomas (1.0,1354) 0.5 Gruberiii, Richar (1.0,1298)
1st Spence Quad — #1
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Knapp,Joseph……………… NE 1952 x W A W 2.0
2. Linscott,John…………….. NE 1868 L x W A 1.0
3. Cusumano, Steven J………… NE 1811 A L x W 1.0
4. Stepp,John W……………… NE 1803 L A L x 0.0
1st Spence Quad — #2
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Hartmann,John R…………… NE 1707 x A X W 2.0
2. Caniglia,Caravagg…………. NE 1472 A x D W 1.5
3. Sparks,David Owe…………. NE 1411 F D x A 0.5
4. Suresh,Abhinav……………. NE 1549 L L A x 0.0
1st Spence Quad — #3
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Freediii, Thomas………….. NE 1354 x D W A 1.5
2. Gruberiii, Richar…………. NE 1298 D x A W 1.5
3. Reigenborn, Jonath………… NE 1374 L A x W 1.0
4. Caplan,Eylon……………… NE 741 A L L x 0.0
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Rd 1 Results:
Bd Scr White Scr Black
101. 1.0 Linscott,John (0.0,1868) 0.0 Cusumano, Steven J (0.0,1811)
102. 0.0 Stepp,John W (0.0,1803) 1.0 Knapp,Joseph (0.0,1952)
201. 0.5 Sparks,David Owe (0.0,1411) 0.5 Caniglia,Carav (0.0,1472)
202. 0.0 Suresh,Abhinav (0.0,1549) 1.0 Hartmann,John R (0.0,1707)
301. 1.0 Gruberiii, Richar (0.0,1298) 0.0 Caplan,Eylon (0.0,741)
302. 0.0 Reigenborn, Jonath (0.0,1374) 1.0 Freediii, Thomas (0.0,1354)
Standings after Rd 1:
1st Spence Quad — #1 Cross Table, Page 1
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Knapp,Joseph……………… NE 1952 x A A W 1.0
2. Linscott,John…………….. NE 1868 A x W A 1.0
3. Cusumano, Steven J………… NE 1811 A L x A 0.0
4. Stepp,John W……………… NE 1803 L A A x 0.0
1st Spence Quad — #2 Cross Table, Page 1
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Hartmann,John R…………… NE 1707 x A A W 1.0
2. Caniglia,Caravagg…………. NE 1472 A x D A 0.5
3. Sparks,David Owe…………. NE 1411 A D x A 0.5
4. Suresh,Abhinav……………. NE 1549 L A A x 0.0
1st Spence Quad — #3 Cross Table, Page 1
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Freediii, Thomas………….. NE 1354 x A W A 1.0
2. Gruberiii, Richar…………. NE 1298 A x A W 1.0
3. Reigenborn, Jonath………… NE 1374 L A x A 0.0
4. Caplan,Eylon……………… NE 741 A L A x 0.0
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Congratulations to John Linscott, who becomes the first Spence Chess Club champion by winning the 2013 Spence Club Championship. Linscott scored 5.0/6, taking clear first by half a point.
John Stepp finished in second place, and Tony Dutiel and Abhinav Suresh tied for third. Suresh gained nearly 150 rating points in this event, putting Nebraska’s elite on notice.
USCF rating report:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201311056132
Final Standings:
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score
1. Linscott,John (2)…………. NE 1821 W9 D4 D3 W2 W8 W6 5.0
2. Stepp,John W (4)………….. NE 1782 W6 W14 D5 L1 W4 W10 4.5
3. Dutiel,Tony (3)…………… MO 1813 -H- W8 D1 D6 W5 D4 4.0
4. Suresh,Abhinav (6)………… NE 1396 W11 D1 W7 W5 L2 D3 4.0
5. Hartmann,John R (5)……….. NE 1730 W10 W12 D2 L4 L3 W9 3.5
6. Sparks,David Owe (10)…….. NE 1328 L2 W13 W14 D3 W7 L1 3.5
7. Wolk,Dan H (7)……………. NE 1385 L12 W10 L4 -X- L6 W13 3.0
8. Cusumano, Steven J (1)…….. NE 1836 -H- L3 W12 W9 L1 -N- 2.5
9. Freediii, Thomas (9)………. NE 1330 L1 W11 -H- L8 W14 L5 2.5
10. Reigenborn, Jonath (11)……. NE 1214 L5 L7 D15 W12 W11 L2 2.5
11. McElderry, John Pa (12)……. NE 1146 L4 L9 W13 -F- L10 W14 2.0
12. Forsling, Brendan (13)…….. AK 810 W7 L5 L8 L10 L13 -B- 2.0
13. Caplan,Eylon (14)…………. NE 571 L14 L6 L11 -B- W12 L7 2.0
14. Gruberiii, Richar (8)……… NE 1371 W13 L2 L6 -H- L9 L11 1.5
15. Kerbow,Jeffrey (15)……….. TX nnnn -H- -N- D10 -U- -U- -U- 1.0
Readers of the Omaha World Herald might want to keep a special eye out for Thursday’s edition. Just saying.
Update: Here’s the story!
The clock may have struck midnight on Abhinav Suresh’s Cinderella turn with his loss to John Stepp in Round 5. Stepp downed the tournament leader in a sharp tactical game, opening the door for John Linscott to charge to the top of the leader board with his win over Steven Cusumano.
Tony Dutiel and David Sparks join Suresh and Stepp in a large tie for second place at 3.5/5. Dutiel defeated John Hartmann in a battle of the annotators after an opening surprise and a complicated middlegame. Sparks continued his impressive run with a nice win over Dan Wolk.
Towards the bottom of the table, Eylon Caplan notched his first victory of the tournament with a win against Brendan Forsling. Jon Reigenborn took advantage of some opening infelicities and defeated John McElderry, and Thomas Freed won against Rich Gruber with a crafty middlegame trap.
Bd Scr White Scr Black
101. 1.0 Stepp,John W (3.5,1782) 0.0 Suresh,Abhinav (3.5,1396)
102. 0.0 Cusumano, Steven J (2.5,1836) 1.0 Linscott,John (4.0,1821)
103. 1.0 Dutiel,Tony (3.5,1813) 0.0 Hartmann,John R (2.5,1730)
104. 1.0 Sparks,David Owe (3.5,1328) 0.0 Wolk,Dan H (2.0,1385)
105. 0.0 Gruberiii, Richar (1.5,1371) 1.0 Freediii, Thomas (2.5,1330)
106. 1.0 Reigenborn, Jon (2.5,1214) 0.0 McElderry, John Pa (1.0,1146)
107. 0.0 Forsling, Brendan (1.0,810) 1.0 Caplan,Eylon (2.0,571)
No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 5 Score
1. Linscott,John (2)…………. NE 1821 W8 D4 D2 W3 W6 4.0
2. Dutiel,Tony (3)…………… MO 1813 -H- W6 D1 D5 W7 3.5
3. Stepp,John W (4)………….. NE 1782 W5 W12 D7 L1 W4 3.5
4. Suresh,Abhinav (6)………… NE 1396 W13 D1 W10 W7 L3 3.5
5. Sparks,David Owe (10)…….. NE 1328 L3 W11 W12 D2 W10 3.5
6. Cusumano, Steven J (1)…….. NE 1836 -H- L2 W14 W8 L1 2.5
7. Hartmann,John R (5)……….. NE 1730 W9 W14 D3 L4 L2 2.5
8. Freediii, Thomas (9)………. NE 1330 L1 W13 -H- L6 W12 2.5
9. Reigenborn, Jonath (11)……. NE 1214 L7 L10 D15 W14 W13 2.5
10. Wolk,Dan H (7)……………. NE 1385 L14 W9 L4 -X- L5 2.0
11. Caplan,Eylon (14)…………. NE 571 L12 L5 L13 -B- W14 2.0
12. Gruberiii, Richar (8)……… NE 1371 W11 L3 L5 -H- L8 1.5
13. McElderry, John Pa (12)……. NE 1146 L4 L8 W11 -F- L9 1.0
14. Forsling, Brendan (13)…….. AK 810 W10 L7 L6 L9 L11 1.0
15. Kerbow,Jeffrey (15)……….. TX nnnn -H- -N- D9 -U- -U- 1.0
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Maybe you’ve heard that Boris Gulko is coming to Omaha. Well, we’re excited as can be to welcome him to the Spence Chess Club, and we’re hoping to ramp up that excitement with a special event!
On Tuesday November 5th NE State Champion Ben Fabrikant will be available from 7-10pm to analyze any game you put in front of him. How often can you have the State Champ analyze your game and help you improve? There will also be open, non-rated play in the Beth Israel Social Hall this evening, as the rated games will be moving to a different room in the Synagogue.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity. Come on down, have a look at the final round of the Spence Club Championship, and then ask Ben to analyze your games!
The Jack Spence Chess Club 