Hail to Thee Swiss Results

Eric Mark returned from his chess hiatus to win the Hail to Thee Swiss Tournament. Angelo Depalma came in second place. Al Walters who was having a great tournament until he ran into Eric in the last round tied for third place with Eric Crawford.

Rapid Chess on October 31

The Hackettstown Chess Club is holding an impromptu 3 rounds G/29 Rapid Chess tournament on October 31st. Entry fee is $5. Prizes will be based on number of entries.

Chess Amateur vs Master

It is very hard to say who is the Chess Master in this evergreen played on ICC by HCC member Angelo Depalma  against International Master Francisco Sanchez-Guirado of Spain.

Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 Hail to Thee, Blight Spirit Swiss

4-SS. 40/90, SD/60. Entry Fee: $12.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $25, free entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm 10/3. Rds.: 7:30 pm each Monday. angelodp@gmail.com.

Spam 'n' Swiss Results

Steve Ferrero won clear first. Rich Buschgans took 2nd place.

Our next event Hail to Thee Swiss starts October 3.

Sept 19,26 Spam 'n' Swiss Tournament

4-SS. G/45.

Entry Fee: $12.

Prizes (b/16): $75/35/25, U1800 $20, free entry top U1500.

Reg.: 7 pm.  9/19. 2 rounds per night. Rds.: 7:30 pm & ASAP each Monday.
Byes available all rounds.  angelodp@gmail.com.

Sept 12 Feed Your Greed for Speed

The Hackettstown Chess Club is holding the first ever Quick Chess Festival where you can to try your hands at various Quick Time controls.

Feed Your Greed for Speed
Multi-time-control quick-rated: Rd 1 G/5, Rd 2 G/10, Rd 3 G/15, Rd 4 G/20, Rd 5 G/25.
Entry Fee: $10.
Prizes (b/16): $75/40/25, U1800 $20, free entry top U1500.
Reg.: 7 pm 9/12. Rds.: 7:30 pm, ASAP.
angelodp@gmail.com.

Life on the Wire

Tom Ostrosky won the Hackettstown Swiss International. Rich Buschgans came in 2nd Place.

My 2nd round encounter against Tom shows that life on the wire is a delicate balancing act as a great number of forces can quickly be directed at the uncastled King. Things went quickly downhill once I opened up the position with my knights on the rim after 22 ... dxc4 instead of Nxc4.

August 1, 8, 16, 23 Hackettstown International Swiss

4-SS. 40/90, SD/60.
Entry Fee: $14.
Prizes (b/16): $75/$40/25, $20 each U1800, U1500. Reg: 7 pm 8/1. Rds. 7:30 pm each Monday.
GM norms unlikely. Half-point byes available all rds (rd 4 must commit before rd.3). angelodp@gmail.com

Bust Your Prawn Swiss Result

Steve Ferrero and Isara Thanakit tied for 1st place in the July Bust your Prawn Swiss. Our next Monthly tournament is the Hackettstown International Swiss which starts on Monday, August 1st.