Finally, here are the results from January’s “First Wednesday” chess tournament. Sorry for the delay in posting this. We had a strong turnout with 8 players for a 4-round Swiss G/15 tournament. Jon Sanford won clear first place with 3.5/4.0 and Richard Kennedy took clear second place with 3.0/4.0. Following is the wall chart from the event.
January "First Wednesday" Chess Tournament
01/04/2012, Tallahassee, Florida
Name/ID Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4
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1. Sanford, Jonathan |2130 | B 5 | B 6 | W 3 | W 2 |
12444668 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
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2. Larsen, Eric R |2114 | W 6 | W 5 | B 4 | B 1 |
12443607 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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3. Kennedy, Richard |1977 | B 7 | W 4 | B 1 | W 6 |
12292910 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
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4. Cline, Hugh |1883 | W 8 | B 3 | W 2 | B 7 |
11201474 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
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5. Silva, Ben |1816 | W 1 | B 2 | W 7 | W 8 |
13765417 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
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6. Johnston, Robin |1669 | B 2 | W 1 | B 8 | B 3 |
12909375 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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7. Lee-Sursin, Julian | 842 | W 3 | B 8 | B 5 | W 4 |
14334723 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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8. Chen, Ben | 700 | B 4 | W 7 | W 6 | B 5 |
| | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Remember to mark your calendar for next month’s tournament on February 1st. Registration is from 6:45-7:00 PM and rounds will start as soon as pairings can be done. The tournament will be G/5, number of rounds depends on number of players. $5 entry fee for members and $7 for non-members. TIPP’s will be awarded at 5 for a win and 2.5 for a draw.
You can always find our upcoming tournaments on our website’s Schedule & Calendar page.
