Johnny Owens Wins The ECC October Monthly Swiss!

Bob Kilmer, Rudy McKinney and Johnny Owens did battle tonight at the Elizabethtown Chess Club Monthly Swiss.  Last month only Johnny and Sal played in the monthly swiss. Sal recently had a fall and was too sore to make it this month. In the end, Johnny came out the victor.

The crosstable of the rated event can be found here:

Death of a Chess Club

I It would appear that the Club has finally ran it's course and has died a slow and agonizing death. Acute apathy and natural causes should be listed as the cause of death. Acute apathy - We just couldn't sustain a nuclius of "hard core" chess players. Players who want to play chess more than anything else. Slowly but surely our ranks dwindled without a stream of new players to breach the gap. Natural causes - Manditory overtime, illness, moving away from the area, family commitments, marriage, and simular valid reasons has depleted the ranks. I have recently fallen into the ranks of those with family problems; my wife was hospitalized for 3 days in August, 17 days in September, and 4 days (so far) in October. I am now a full time care giver. Fortunately for me I have found a way to get my "chess fix" until I am able to attend meetings again. For those who want to play, I recommend contacting "members" on the Club Contact List. Call me, text, or e-mail me if you need a Contact List.

Chris Bush Wins The E-Town Senior Open!

We had four players participate in this year's Senior Open. Chris Bush won the event with a perfect score of 3-0! David Nunn took second place with a score of 2-1.

The crosstable can be viewed here:

Elizabethtown Senior Open Set For This Saturday!

If you will be 50 years old or older on September 28, 2013, I'd like to invite you to play in the 2nd Annual Elizabethtown Senior Open Chess Tournament.  The details and location can be viewed here:

Last year the event was won by Joe Farrell with Johnny Owens and Romallis St Cyr tieing for second place!

Guest Bearing Gifts

Frank Niro, shown above with two chess legends; drove from Lexington to meet an old correspondence buddy (Johnny Owens) and play chess at our 6 August meeting. Frank recently relocated to Lexington to be with his wife while she pursues her doctorate. Frank brought gifts from the Susan Polgar Foundation of which he is a Founding Board Member.

Check the link below to view Frank's impressive chess credentials. We look forward to seeing Frank at our local tournaments.

http://www.chess.com/chessopedia/view/niro-frank

Catch Franks Blog here.

Randas Burns And John M. Marcsik Tied For 1st In The 2nd Annual "Dog Days Of Summer Open"

Randas Burns and John M. Marcsik both scored 3.5-0.5 to tie for 1st place in the tournament.
John D. Marcsik scored 3-1 and took home the Under 1800 prize. Tyler Gob won the Under 1400 prize and Sal Mancuso won the Under 1000/unrated prize money!

Of special note, Josiah Hereford gained 117 rating points for his outstanding performance!

The tournament crosstable may be viewed here:

2nd Annual Dog Days Of Summer Open Set For August 24th!

The Family Buffet in Elizabethtown will host the 2^nd Annual Dog Days of Summer Open on Saturday, August 24^th! The Tournament flyer can be viewed here:

Last year Taylor Bagley of Lexington won the “Dog Days of Summer Open,” with Chris Bush, Randus Burns and Larry Bell all tying for second place. We had 21 players in two sections. Please register in advance if possible!

Owens Wins The August Monthly Swiss

There was again only 3 members that showed up for the Second Tuesday Monthly Tournament!
Johnny Owens won with a score of 2.5-0.5. Rudy McKinney came in second with a score of 2-1 and Sal Mancuso finished third with a score of 1.5-1.5.

The rated crosstable can be viewed here:

We only have 4 more monthly tournaments left and you must have played in 5 monthly events to be in the club championship playoffs. Mancuso, Nunn and Owens have met this requirement!

Reminder

                              The second Tuesday Tournament will be held at the college 13 August.

Odds And Ends

Sam Hunt, winner of the biggest upset in the Mike Anders Memorial.



                                         Gelvic is back! And played in the Mike Anders Memorial.

                  Davis Whaley, winner of the Mike Anders Memorial, playing Randas Burns.

There are only 5 "Second Tuesday Tournaments" left this year. Just a reminder that Johnny added the requirement to play in at least 5 tournaments to qualify for the 2013 Club Championship. So far only Amy, Sal, and Johnny have met that requirement.

USCF Master Davis Whaley Wins "The Mike Anders Memorial Open!"

            Mike Anders (left) plays Louis DeFiore at the "School's Out Classic" in May 2012!

One Master and four Experts play in the 1st Annual Mike Anders Memorial Open in Elizabethtown!
Twenty-two players played in the tournament to honor Mike Anders!

Master Davis Whaley of Lexington, KY won the tournament with a score of 4-0! Michael Thomas and Stephen Dillard both scored 3-1 to share 2nd place. The Class B prize went to Jennifer Ishee, Louis DeFiore and Samuel Hunt who all scored 2.5-1-5! Dan Franklin and Michael Williams shared the Class C prize. The Class D and Under prize was spilt by Stuart Kernohan and Jacob Williams.

Jerry Weldin donated a leather chess wallet for the biggest upst prize which was won by Samuel Hunt for his victory over Expert Chris Bush! Way to go Sam!

The crosstable can be viewed here:

Mike Anders Memorial Tournament This Saturday!

The Mike Anders Memorial Chess Tournament will be held at the Family Buffet this Saturday, July 27th, 2013!

The tournament flyer can be viewed here:

Rudy Wins The "July Monthly Swiss" With A Score Of 3-0!

                Sal Mancuso (left) makes a move vs. Rudy McKinney in the July Monthly Swiss!

Only 3 members showed up and Rudy McKinney won the club's July Monthly Swiss!
Johnny went pawn grabbing and overlooked a mate in one vs. Rudy in their Round 2 game!

The crosstable can be viewed here!

Chris Bush Returns And Places 1st in "The Battle of Elizabethtown!"

                       Chris Bush (left) is playing Steve Dillard at "The Battle Of Elizabethtown!"
                                                       Yes. Steve does still play chess!!

Chris Bush went 4-0 to win "The Battle of Elizabethtown!" Mike Thomas, Steve Dillard and Jennifer Ishee all scored 3-1 for 2nd Place!  Jennifer took home the Under 1800 prize as it was higher than her share of 2nd place. Jennifer played 3 Experts - Beating 2 of them!! She won't be under 1800 for long!

Dave Brock was 1st Under 1400 and Sal Mancuso was 1st Under 1000.

The complete crosstable can be seen here:

Attendance

                                                     Attendance was up by 50% tonight!

The Battle of Elizabethtown Chess Tourney This Saturday!

This Saturday, June 29th we will be having a chess tourney at Elizabethtown!

A copy of the flyer can be veiwed here:

We hope to see you there!!

Attendance

Hopefully attendance will bounce back soon. Sal reported that he and Phillip were the only players to show up Tuesday night.

Reminder

                            Reminder; we will be playing at the Family Buffet on Tuesday 18 June.

Owens Is Perfect At The June Monthly Swiss!

 

Johnny Owens went 3-0 in the Elizabethtown Chess Club Monthly Swiss. Again it turned out to be a Quad, but those that played, had a great time!

It was good the see Kerry Fatula join the mix! The crosstable can be veiwed here:

Reminder

The 2nd Tuesday Tournament will be held 11 June in room #108A, the Carpentry Shop, of the Occupational & Technical building at ECTC.

Remember, you must be a paid club member to play! It was decided that if you will be playing in the 2nd Tuesday tournament you need to place a comment on the "reminder post" (this post!) NLT noon the day of the tournament. Remember the top two finishers are seeded into the 2013 Club Championship.

Club meeting starts at 6:30 pm and the tournament will start at 7:00.