Summer Holland Qualifier Final Standings

The Summer Holland prelims finished Monday night. The Holland Finals will start on July 6.

Tom Ostrosky 'won' the Holland prelims, with 4/5. Rich Buschgans and Paul Joseph had 3.5/5.

The top Finals group includes:
Tom Ostrosky
Rich Buschgans
Paul Joseph
Angelo DePalma
Clayton Crawford
Al Walters
Eric Mark
Jordan Wyatt

The Reserves section includes:
Tom Miller
Robert Schlotzhauer
Shohei Ogawa
Damien McDermott
Aaron Kiedes
Lightner Miller
Emma McDermott

Each player in the Reserves will have one bye week, with no game, due to the odd number of players. There will be two extra weeks for make-up games at the end of the event, on Aug. 24 and Aug. 31.

Thanks to Clayton for compiling a contact sheet with phone numbers and email addresses for players in the Holland. Remember, the Finals are Round Robins. If you cannot make it to chess club on Monday during the Finals, call YOUR OPPONENT, not the TD.

Smithfield Chess Club Quads, July 18

Saturday July 18th, 2009

Site Registration 11:00- 11:45 AM. First Match begins 12:00 noon

USCF rated Quad G/45 $25 for 1st each Quad E.F. $10 RD 12:00, then ASAP.

BUGHOUSE Registration 9:45 - 10:15 E.F. $3 per person Teams made up on site. Trophy/medal prizes. Rounds start 10:30 end 11:45.

Only 3 miles into PA. The old Smithfield Township Building RT 209 Seven
Bridge Rd & Buttermilk Falls rd : RT80 Exit 309 1.5 miles on the
right before the 2nd light.

For more information please contact Michael Laverty 570-421-9802
Email : pack92chess@yahoo.com>

Summer Holland Standings Round 4

Three players are tied in the lead with one round to go in the Qualifier Swiss Tourney. The top eight players will qualify for the Championship Section of the Summer Holland Round Robin Finals. Click the chart below for complete standings.

Looking for a few good TDs

While I am here: Anyone who wants to be a TD, see: http://main.uschess.org/docs/forms/Club_TD_Application.pdf

To download free pairing software or trial versions of commercial pairing software, see: http://www.monroi.com/chess-products/107-cp/367-chess-tournament-pairing.html

The links at the MonRoi site, given above, will take you where you want to go.

For Swiss pairing rules theory: http://chessarbiters.co.uk/pairings.aspx

Note that "grading" = rating in British English.

I wish USCF had a site like that.

Don't miss out on all the fun. If I can direct a chess tournament....

Summer Holland Standings Round 3

Eric Mark wins Smithfield Chess Club Quads

Eric Mark won the Smithfield Chess Club Quad. Kilian Laverty came out on top in the Boys Scout Section. You can check the complete results here


Some of the action in the lower section.

Here's my 2nd round tactical melee against Al Walters.



Black wraps up with a quiet and elegant move that highlights the weakness of the 1st rank.


I only needed a draw but Eric Mark crashed thru with his own knight sac to get the full point and 1st prize.



Find the best continuation for White.

Check out this page for future events at the Smithfield Township Chess Club.

Summer Holland Standings Round 2

The Summer Holland tournament runs until August 31. You still have a chance to enter this Monday with a bye for the first two rounds.

Upcoming Tournament- 4-County Open Sunday July 26

Updated info: 4-COUNTY OPEN ON Sunday JULY 26TH 2009.
http://www.EntryFeesRUs.com/efru01.html
CHESS IS RETURNING TO MT ARLINGTON NJ.

4-COUNTY OPEN IS ON SUNDAY JULY 26TH 2009 AT THE
HOWARD BLVD MT ARLINGTON, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS.
Contact Ken Thomas, at 908-763-6468 or acn@goes.com.

Conversely, Viking Chess is NOT on Saturday July 25th,
that might get misprinted elsewhere, for example
if it gets posted in July 2009 at USCF TLA page:
http://Main.USChess.org/assets/msa_joomla/tla/yState.php?st=NJ#July

Summer Holland Standings Round 1

The Summer Holland tournament started Monday. The Tournament is a two part Swiss qualifier followed by a Championship Round Robin final. The prelims will last five rounds and conclude on June 29. It looks like the Finals will be two sections seven-round R-R. It is not too late to join with a 1st round bye. The entry fee is $15

There was no upset in the 1st round with all the favorites getting the full point.
Robert Schlotzhauer got a better position in our game as I drifted without a plan.




I gained the initiative after 22. Rae1 NxBe5. I would have to thread carefully if Robert played instead 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne4 White threatens a discovered check on the diagonal and Ng5 sacrifice that could open the h file. This type of position is easier to play for White.

Tournaments Calendar

Oct. 17-18 Paul Aaroe Memorial
4-SS, 40/90, SD/60. Community Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ. EF: $18, Under 18 & Over 65: $15 at site; $15 & $10 if rec'd by Oct. 15. Prizes: (b/15 entries): $40-$25-$15; U-2000, U-1800, U-1600, U-1400: $20 each, minimum two players each class. Additional prizes possible if more than 15 entries. Reg.: 10-10:45 a.m., Rds.: 11 a.m. & 4 p.m. each day, earlier by mutual agreement when possible. Byes: Two half-point byes available, but must score one-half point OTB to win a prize. Advance entries: Eric Mark, 609 Thomas St., Stroudsburg, PA 18360, ericmark4@yahoo.com. Checks payable to Hackettstown Chess Club. NS, NC. WCL JGP.

Winter Swiss Tournament
Please check this page for updates.

Hackettstown Summer Holland

Hackettstown Fall Quads
3RR, 40/90. Hackettstown Community Ctr., 293 Main St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Please check this page for updates.

Fall Team Tournament
Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main St., (Rte. 46).

Upcoming Tournament- Pack 92 Quad, PA

Mike Laverty, one of our veteran members, will hold a quad on Saturday, June 6 near Shawnee-on-Delaware, just across the NJ/PA state border

Details and directions follow below:

Chess Tournament
USCF-rated Quad
Saturday, June 6
All proceeds benefit Cub Scout Pack 92

On Site Registration 10:00 - 10:45 AM
Round 1 at 11:00 a.m., then ASAP.
G/45
Entry Fee: $10.
$25 or trophy to 1st place in each quad.

Buttermilk Falls Community Center (Former Smithfield Twp. Building)
Intersection of Rte. 209, Seven Bridge Road & Buttermilk Falls Road

Directions:
From Interstate 80 in PA, take Exit 309 (Marshalls Creek), to Rte. 209 North. Continue on 209 for about 1.5 miles.
The Buttermilk Falls Community Center is on the right-hand side of the road, immediately before the traffic light at Rte. 209 and Buttermilk Falls Road.
There is a pizza parlor across Rte. 209 from the playing site.

More information: contact Michael Laverty, (570) 421-9802
Email: pack92chess@yahoo.com