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2022 Club Ch – Rd 2

Results from Round 2

RdBdScrWhiteScrBlack
02101.1.0Lacroix, Nicholas Paul (1.0,2055)0.0Forsman, Chad (1.0,1767)
02102.0.5Mills, Michael (1.0,1673)0.5Suresh, Abhinav (1.0,1936)
02103.0.0Cusumano, Steven Joseph (1.0,1919)1.0Look, C Scott (1.0,1606)
02104.1.0Hartmann, John R (0.5,1778)0.0Seetharaman, Rakshith (1.0,357)
02105.0.0Nelson, William Thomas (0.0,nnnn)1.0Bloomingdale, Kyson Pat (0.0,1338)
02106.1.0Matuszeski, Matthew Dou (0.0,1302)0.0Brunswick, Aidan (0.0,nnnn)
02107.0.0Hoffman, Gabe (0.0,nnnn)1.0Lukassen, Travis J (0.0,nnnn)

TENTATIVE pairings for Round 3 — AIDAN, THIS IS NOT A GUARANTEE YOU WON’T HAVE A GAME

RdBdScrWhiteScrBlack
03101.xxxLook, C Scott (2.0,1606)xxxLacroix, Nicholas Paul (2.0,2055)
03102.xxxMills, Michael (1.5,1673)xxxHartmann, John R (1.5,1778)
03103.xxxLukassen, Travis J (1.0,nnnn)xxxCusumano, Steven Joseph (1.0,1919)
03104.xxxSeetharaman, Rakshith (1.0,357)xxxForsman, Chad (1.0,1767)
03105.xxxBloomingdale, Kyson Pat (1.0,1338)xxxMatuszeski, Matthew Dou (1.0,1302)
03106.xxxNelson, William Thomas (0.0,nnnn)xxxHoffman, Gabe (0.0,nnnn)
031.0Brunswick, Aidan (0.0,nnnn)BYE
030.5Suresh, Abhinav (1.5,1936)BYEREQUESTED

2022 Club Ch – Rd 1

Championship Round 1

No. Name Team Gr Rate Pts Rnd1
1 Lacroix, Nicholas Paul 2055 1.0 W9
2 Suresh, Abhinav 1936 1.0 W10
3 Cusumano, Steven Joseph 1919 1.0 W11
4 Forsman, Chad 1767 1.0 W12
5 Mills, Michael 1673 1.0 W13
6 Look, C Scott 1606 1.0 W14
7 Seetharaman, Rakshith 357 1.0 -B-
8 Hartmann, John R 1778 0.5 -H-
9 Bloomingdale, Kyson Patrick 1338 0.0 L1
10 Matuszeski, Matthew Douglas 1302 0.0 L2
11 Brunswick, Aidan 0.0 L3
12 Hoffman, Gabe 0.0 L4
13 Lukassen, Travis J 0.0 L5
14 Nelson, William Thomas 0.0 L6

TENTATIVE PAIRINGS for ROUND 2

Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black
02 101. xxx Lacroix, Nicholas Paul (1.0,2055) xxx Forsman, Chad (1.0,1767)
02 102. xxx Mills, Michael (1.0,1673) xxx Suresh, Abhinav (1.0,1936)
02 103. xxx Cusumano, Steven Joseph (1.0,1919) xxx Look, C Scott (1.0,1606)
02 104. xxx Hartmann, John R (0.5,1778) xxx Seetharaman, Rakshith (1.0,357)
02 105. xxx Nelson, William Thomas (0.0,nnnn) xxx Bloomingdale, Kyson Pat (0.0,1338)
02 106. xxx Matuszeski, Matthew Dou (0.0,1302) xxx Brunswick, Aidan (0.0,nnnn)
02 107. xxx Hoffman, Gabe (0.0,nnnn) xxx Lukassen, Travis J (0.0,nnnn)

11th Action – Final Results

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6
1Nicholas LacroixB 8W 6B 3W 2B 5W 4
 1898 14455638 (2054)1.02.03.03.54.55.5
2Abhinav SureshW 9B 7W 5B 1W 6W 3
 1895 14319361 (1936)1.02.03.03.54.55.5
3Steven J CusumanoB 10W 11W 1B 5W 7B 2
 1801 15197583 (1928)1.02.02.02.53.53.5
4Tony DutielW 11B 10byeW 13B 14B 1
 1698 12602486 (1806)0.00.01.02.03.03.0
5John R HartmannB 12W 13B 2W 3W 1B 6
 1673 12552251 (1778)1.02.02.02.52.52.5
6Chad ForsmanW 14B 1W 10B 9B 2W 5
 1659 13248291 (1766)1.01.02.03.03.04.0
7Brandon LiB 15W 2B 11W 8B 3W 10
 1649 13477548 (1748)1.01.01.52.52.52.5
8Michael MillsW 1B 14W 12B 7B 10W 15
 1628 15765452 (1672)0.01.02.02.02.53.5
9C Scott LookB 2W 15B 13W 6W 11B 14
 1449 12059950 (1637)0.01.02.02.02.02.0
10Thomas Lilly JrW 3W 4B 6B 11W 8B 7
 1318 17126151 (1384)0.01.01.02.02.53.5
11Kyso BloomingdaleB 4B 3W 7W 10B 9W 13
 1253 30542750 (1309)1.01.01.51.52.53.5
12Jackson ServantW 5byeB 8– 14—-—-
 759 30223305 ( 774)0.01.01.0F1.0U1.0U1.0
13Rakshith SeetharamanbyeB 5W 9B 4W 15B 11
 355 17314901 ( 357)1.01.01.01.01.01.0
14Travis J LukassenB 6W 8B 15– 12W 4W 9
 unr. 307080010.00.01.0X2.02.03.0
15William Thomas NelsonW 7B 9W 14byeB 13B 8
 unr. 307102830.00.00.01.02.02.0

11th Action – Rounds 1-3

SwissSys Wall Chart. 11th Action: Acttion

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3
1Nicholas LacroixB 8W 6B 3
 1898 14455638 (2054)1.02.03.0
2Abhinav SureshW 9B 7W 5
 1895 14319361 (1936)1.02.03.0
3Steven J CusumanoB 10W 11W 1
 1801 15197583 (1928)1.02.02.0
4Tony DutielW 11B 10bye
 1698 12602486 (1806)0.00.01.0
5John R HartmannB 12W 13B 2
 1673 12552251 (1778)1.02.02.0
6Chad ForsmanW 14B 1W 10
 1659 13248291 (1766)1.01.02.0
7Brandon LiB 15W 2B 11
 1649 13477548 (1748)1.01.01.5
8Michael MillsW 1B 14W 12
 1628 15765452 (1672)0.01.02.0
9C Scott LookB 2W 15B 13
 1449 12059950 (1637)0.01.02.0
10Thomas Lilly JrW 3W 4B 6
 1318 17126151 (1384)0.01.01.0
11Kyso BloomingdaleB 4B 3W 7
 1253 30542750 (1309)1.01.01.5
12Jackson ServantW 5byeB 8
 759 30223305 ( 774)0.01.01.0
13Rakshith SeetharamanbyeB 5W 9
 355 17314901 ( 357)1.01.01.0
14Travis J LukassenB 6W 8B 15
 unr. 307080010.00.01.0
15William Thomas NelsonW 7B 9W 14
 unr. 307102830.00.00.0

9th Quad – Final results

SwissSys Wall Chart. 9th Quad: Quad 1

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3
1Nicholas LacroixW 4B 3B 2
 2054 14455638 (1898)1.01.51.5
2Abhinav SureshW 3B 4W 1
 1936 14319361 (1895)1.02.03.0
3Steven J CusumanoB 2W 1B 4
 1928 15197583 (1801)0.00.51.5
4Joshua FernandesB 1W 2W 3
 1844 14355803 (1629)0.00.00.0

SwissSys Wall Chart. 9th Quad: Quad 2

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3
1John R HartmannW 4B 3B 2
 1778 12552251 (1673)0.00.00.5
2Chad ForsmanW 3B 4W 1
 1766 13248291 (1659)1.02.02.5
3Brandon LiB 2W 1W 4
 1748 13477548 (1649)0.01.01.0
4Michael MillsB 1W 2B 3
 1672 15765452 (1628)1.01.02.0

SwissSys Wall Chart. 9th Quad: Small Swiss

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3
1Kyso BloomingdaleW 7B 4B 6
 1309 30542750 (1253)0.01.02.0
2Matthe MatuszeskiB 8W 7W 3
 1300 17108291 (1264)1.02.03.0
3Jackson ServantW 9byeB 2
 774 30223305 ( 759)1.01.51.5
4Rakshith SeetharamanbyeW 1B 7
 118 17314901 ( 119)0.50.50.5
5Aidan Brunswick—-W 8—-
 unr. 30724654U0.00.0U0.0
6Gabe Hoffman—-B 9W 1
 unr. 30705261U0.01.01.0
7Will NelsonB 1B 2W 4
 unr. 307102831.01.02.0
8Jared KlahnW 2B 5—-
 unr. 307241790.01.0U1.0
9Travis LukassenB 3W 6bye
 unr. 307080010.00.01.0

9th Quads: Rd 1

Results from the first round of the 9th Quads:

SwissSys Wall Chart. 9th Quad: Quad 1

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3
1Nicholas LacroixW 4B 3B 2
 2054 14455638 (1898)1.0
2Abhinav SureshW 3B 4W 1
 1936 14319361 (1895)1.0
3Steven J CusumanoB 2W 1B 4
 1928 15197583 (1801)0.0
4Joshua FernandesB 1W 2W 3
 1844 14355803 (1629)0.0

SwissSys Wall Chart. 9th Quad: Quad 2

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3
1John R HartmannW 4B 3B 2
 1778 12552251 (1673)0.0
2Chad ForsmanW 3B 4W 1
 1766 13248291 (1659)1.0
3Brandon LiB 2W 1W 4
 1748 13477548 (1649)0.0
4Michael MillsB 1W 2B 3
 1672 15765452 (1628)1.0

SwissSys Wall Chart. 9th Quad: Small Swiss

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1
1Kyso BloomingdaleW 4
 1309 30542750 (1253)0.0
2Matthe MatuszeskiB 5
 1300 17108291 (1264)1.0
3Jackson ServantW 6
 774 30223305 ( 759)1.0
4Will NelsonB 1
 unr. 307102831.0
5Jared KlahnW 2
 unr.0.0
6Travis LukassenB 3
 unr. 307080010.0

15th Blitz

Results from the 15th Blitz:

The Spence is Back

Well, it finally happened. We’re back.

Play at the Spence Chess Club resumes Wednesday, September 7 with our 15th Blitz. (Yes, we’re keeping the numbers.) We will meet at West Hills Church beginning at 7pm.

Check out our calendar for all the details. Hope to see you at the Spence on the seventh!

2017 Club Ch – Rd 4

Results from Rd 4:

Pairings for Round 4. Championship: Championship
Bd    #    Res    White    #    Res    Black
1    1    0     John R Hartmann    7    1     Michael Mills
2    4    0     Jerry Slominski    2    1     Steven J Cusumano
3    5    1     Tony Dutiel    8    0     Mitchel Oberfoell
4    12    1     Russell Stinson    11    0     Arnold Schulze
5    3    1     Chad Forsman    9    0     C Scott Look
6    15    1     Kara J Kalinowski    13    0     Kobe Abolafia
14    1     James Edwar Holys            BYE
10    ½     Steven Behrens            BYE

POTENTIAL PAIRINGS FOR RD 5 (as of 5/17 @ 5:52pm)

Pairings for Round 5. Championship: Championship
Bd    #    Res    White    #    Res    Black
1    2           Steven J Cusumano    7           Michael Mills
2    10           Steven Behrens    5           Tony Dutiel
3    12           Russell Stinson    1           John R Hartmann
4    15           Kara J Kalinowski    4           Jerry Slominski
5    9           C Scott Look    14           James Edwar Holys
13    1     Kobe Abolafia            BYE
3    ½     Chad Forsman            BYE

2017 Club Ch – Rd 3

Results from Rd 3 of the 2017 Club Championship:

Pairings for Round 3. Championship: Championship
Bd    #    Res    White    #    Res    Black
1    7    1     Michael Mills    10    0     Steven Behrens
2    4    ½     Jerry Slominski    1    ½     John R Hartmann
3    2    1     Steven J Cusumano    3    0     Chad Forsman Jr
4    5    1     Tony Dutiel    12    0     Russell Stinson
5    11    1     Arnold Schulze    9    0     C Scott Look
6    13    1     Kobe Abolafia    14    0     James Edwar Holys

POTENTIAL pairings for Rd 4, to be played 5/10 (no chess 5/3):

Pairings for Round 4. Championship: Championship as of 4/26
Bd    #    Res    White    #    Res    Black
1    1           John R Hartmann    7           Michael Mills
2    5           Tony Dutiel    2           Steven J Cusumano
3    4           Jerry Slominski    10           Steven Behrens
4    11           Arnold Schulze    8           Mitchel Oberfoell
5    3           Chad Forsman Jr    13           Kobe Abolafia
6    12           Russell Stinson    9           C Scott Look
7    15           Kara J Kalinowski    14           James Edwar Holys