Just finished losing a game to the venerable Dick Powell of Deer Isle-Stonington and visiting with Isaac Marnik who's lending a hand to analyzing games for the DI-S players. You can just tell this group is used to Nationals.
The Bapst group continues to hold their own with only one or two disappointing defeats and nice games from all. Anna Bryan was rewarded for her hard work yesterday by gaining a quick win in the third round. And Matthew Fishbein (Cape E.) continues to move up the ladder in the K5 Championship section. Wes Parker, also from Cape, remains undefeated in his section as do Omar Kahn and Daniel Honeycutt in theirs.
Must go check on those fourth round games.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Results through Rd. 3
Sorry I forgot the Deer Isle scores last time, so here goes:
Sam Grindle 1.0
Andy Turner 2.0
Hayden Ciomei 2.0
Conner Morey 0.5
Chelsea Brown 1.0
Nathan Davis 2.0
Bethanny Humphrey 2.0
Ivan Zembrusky 1.0
Alec Eaton 1.0
Tyler Bartlett 1.0
Sasha Zembrusky 0.0
Whitney Brown 1.0
Nick Eaton 2.0
Airline:
Anna Bryan 1.5
Cape Elizabeth:
Fishbein 3.0
Wes Parker 3.0
Brett Parker 2.0
Reale-Hatem 1.5
Freccaro 1.5
Bapst:
Spencer 1.0
Bryan 1.0
Smith 2.0
Kahn 3.0
Honeycutt 3.0
Eyerer 1.0
Power 1.0
Orono:
Borland 1.0
Vienneau 0.5
Edes 0.0
Sam Grindle 1.0
Andy Turner 2.0
Hayden Ciomei 2.0
Conner Morey 0.5
Chelsea Brown 1.0
Nathan Davis 2.0
Bethanny Humphrey 2.0
Ivan Zembrusky 1.0
Alec Eaton 1.0
Tyler Bartlett 1.0
Sasha Zembrusky 0.0
Whitney Brown 1.0
Nick Eaton 2.0
Airline:
Anna Bryan 1.5
Cape Elizabeth:
Fishbein 3.0
Wes Parker 3.0
Brett Parker 2.0
Reale-Hatem 1.5
Freccaro 1.5
Bapst:
Spencer 1.0
Bryan 1.0
Smith 2.0
Kahn 3.0
Honeycutt 3.0
Eyerer 1.0
Power 1.0
Orono:
Borland 1.0
Vienneau 0.5
Edes 0.0
Day 1 Results
John Bapst :
Aaron Spencer 1.0
Margaret Bryan 1.0
Zach Smith 1.0
Kurt Eyerer 1.0
Daniel Honeycutt 2.0
Omar Kahn 2.0
Deanna Power 1.0
Orono High School:
Gabe Borland 1.0
Ryan Vienneau 0.5
Sorel Edes 0.0
Cape Elizabeth:
Matthew Fishbein 2.0
Wesley Parker 2.0
Brett Parker 2.0
Matthew Reale-Hatem 1.5
Robert Freccero 0.5
Airline:
Anna Bryan 0.5
Aaron Spencer 1.0
Margaret Bryan 1.0
Zach Smith 1.0
Kurt Eyerer 1.0
Daniel Honeycutt 2.0
Omar Kahn 2.0
Deanna Power 1.0
Orono High School:
Gabe Borland 1.0
Ryan Vienneau 0.5
Sorel Edes 0.0
Cape Elizabeth:
Matthew Fishbein 2.0
Wesley Parker 2.0
Brett Parker 2.0
Matthew Reale-Hatem 1.5
Robert Freccero 0.5
Airline:
Anna Bryan 0.5
Friday, April 3, 2009
Day 1 Over - Phew!
Day 1 came to a fitting conclusion for the John Bapst group when Anna Bryan resigned in the longest game of Round 2. The results are partial as we all were exhausted from our never-ending journey yesterday. Daniel Honeycutt was 2-0. Aaron Spencer, Margaret Bryan, and Kurt Eyerer were all even at 1.o while we waited for results on the others. Ryan Vienneau of Orono had 0.5 which matched Anna's score. The Cape Elizabeth team had a great first round scoring 3.5 out of a possible 4 in the K-9 Under 1250 section as Matthew Fishbein won his first round.
Tomorrow will be more organized and I promise to have more useful information. Stay tuned!
Tomorrow will be more organized and I promise to have more useful information. Stay tuned!
Round 1 - When A Draw Is A Triumph
Round 1 went well for the Bapst contingent overall with wins from Aaron Spencer, Kurt Eyerer, Daniel Honeycutt, and Omar Khan while Margaret Bryan and Zach Smith lost to higher rated opponents and Deanna Power lost in the Unrated section. But the game of the day belonged to Anna Bryan as she played for four hours and earned a draw over one of the higher rated players in her section. Playing on minimal sleep after arriving at her hotel room at 4:00AM, she battled tooth and nail to the very end to a stalemate. From the length of the ballroom (spectators were not allowed) we saw her opponent crumple in disgust as the last piece was captured to reduce the board to just kings.
There were some other Maine results, but it would be best to go to the results page www.supernationalsiv.com and hit Pairings and Standings to get the latest.
There were some other Maine results, but it would be best to go to the results page www.supernationalsiv.com and hit Pairings and Standings to get the latest.
We Made It!
It's 4:20 EST and we have made it to our room. I'm not sure that a trip like that is conducive to winning chess, but we will soon find out.
Due to a canceled flight, being rerouted to Atlanta, and severe weather, we finally found our room at the Gaylord. Joel Benjamin was checking in at the same time, so I guess we fit in with a chess grandmaster! Many other families were on the wee hours flight. I wonder what the quality of the first round will be like.
Next time I'll be a little more coherent.
Due to a canceled flight, being rerouted to Atlanta, and severe weather, we finally found our room at the Gaylord. Joel Benjamin was checking in at the same time, so I guess we fit in with a chess grandmaster! Many other families were on the wee hours flight. I wonder what the quality of the first round will be like.
Next time I'll be a little more coherent.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Stuck in Boston
Well, it didn't take long to leave Maine, but when we got to Boston we found out that our flight to Cincinnati was canceled. We now have been rerouted through Atlanta and are hoping that we can get to Nashville tonight. The Bapst group is staying loose, using electronic toys, and playing a little chess. The next departure time is 4:20.
Aaron Spencer is most concerned with our delay because he is signed up for the simul with Women's World Champ Alexandra Kosteniuk in the morning. Let's hope the rest of the trip goes more smoothly.
Aaron Spencer is most concerned with our delay because he is signed up for the simul with Women's World Champ Alexandra Kosteniuk in the morning. Let's hope the rest of the trip goes more smoothly.
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