January Tournament Results

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.