Hi guys. 2024 Newburyport Chess Club Schedule: NCC 232 - Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 5-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 233 - May 6, 13, 20 6-Rd Swiss (2 per night); g40 +10; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 234 - June 3, 10, 17, 24 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 235 - July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 5-Rd Swiss*; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 236 - Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 8 Rd Swiss (2 per night); g40 +10; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 237 - Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 5-Rd Swiss*; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 238 - Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 239 - Nov 4, 11, 18, 25 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; Book Prizes I anticipate/hope a simul can be held in or around November's 4th week. NCC 240 - Dec 2, 9, 16 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; Book Prizes NCC 241 - Club Championship - Nov 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec 2, 9, 16 7-Rd RR or DRR ("Choose Your Own Championship"); Either g75 +30 or g40 +10; 1st-2nd $80-$40 December 23, 2024: To Be Determined NCC 231 - Prize Winners: Congratulations to NCC 231's prize winners! 1st: Gerry Potorski ($60) 2nd: Robert Cousins ($30) Under: Ted Gadomski ($30) Upset: Ted Gadomski ($20) NCC 231 - Upsets Ted Gadomski (1321) over Eric O'Connor (1870) -> 549 points Paul Baginski (1764) over John Elmore (2043) -> 279 points Ted Gadomski (1321) over Walter Whitmore (1500) -> 179 points NCC 231 - Crosstable: No. Gr Name(Team) St Rate Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Score 1. Potorski, Gerald Field (2) ... NH 2092 W16 -H- W7 W6 W2 W3 5.5 2. Cousins, Robert P (1) ........ NH 2125 W10 W4 W5 -H- L1 W9 4.5 3. Elmore, John P (3) ........... NH 2043 W17 L5 W16 W12 W4 L1 4.0 4. Vedula, Hrishikesh Sai (5) ... NH 1954 W13 L2 W17 W5 L3 W11 4.0 5. Baginski, Paul A (8) ......... MA 1764 W21 W3 L2 L4 W16 W14 4.0 6. Nugent, Arthur P (4) ......... MA 2000 W18 D7 D11 L1 D14 W16 3.5 7. Moore, Michael O D (7) ....... MA 1786 W20 D6 L1 L14 W19 W17 3.5 8. Gadomski, Thadeus A (14) ..... ME 1321 -H- L11 W19 W17 W9 -N- 3.5 9. OConnor, Eric (6) ............ MA 1870 D14 W19 D12 W10 L8 L2 3.0 10. Strelzoff, Alan G (9) ........ MA 1722 L2 W21 W18 L9 W12 -N- 3.0 11. MacDonald, Angus John (12) ... NH 1472 -H- W8 D6 -H- -H- L4 3.0 12. Kary, Mitch (13) ............. MA 1409 -H- W14 D9 L3 L10 W18 3.0 13. Steer, Jonathan (20) ......... NH nnnn L4 L18 L14 W20 W21 W19 3.0 14. Kimball, Jonathan (18) ....... NH nnnn D9 L12 W13 W7 D6 L5 3.0 15. Gauthier, Chris (17) ......... NH nnnn -H- -H- -H- -N- W18 -N- 2.5 16. Grassi, Joseph Michael (10) .. NH 1522 L1 W20 L3 W21 L5 L6 2.0 17. Whitmore, Walter (11) ........ MA 1500 L3 -B- L4 L8 W20 L7 2.0 18. Schramm, Guenter (15) ........ MA 1310 L6 W13 L10 D19 L15 L12 1.5 19. Hamer, Keith (16) ............ NH 1296 -B- L9 L8 D18 L7 L13 1.5 20. Sweeney, Marc (21) ........... MA nnnn L7 L16 L21 L13 L17 -B- 1.0 21. Ricker, Stanley (19) ......... MA nnnn L5 L10 W20 L16 L13 -N- 1.0 Club Championship Qualification Standings (Post NCC 231): (1) Gerry Potorski 17.0(10) (2) Eric O'Connor 10.0(11) (3) Gadomski, Ted 9.0(6) (4) Robert Cousins 8.0(10) (5-6) Hrishikesh Vedula 7.5(11) Paul Baginski 7.5(11) (7) Joseph Grassi 7.0(11) (8) Art Nugent 6.0(11) (9) Al Strelzoff 6.0(9) (10) Mitch Kary 5.0(7) (11) Angus MacDonald 5.0(5) (12)` Guenter Schramm 4.5(11) (13) Jonathan Steer 4.0(8) (14) John Elmore 4.0(6) (15) Marcos Gonzalez 4.0(4) (16) Walter Whitmore 3.5(11) (17) Keith Hamer 3.5(8) (18) Michael Moore 3.5(6) (19) Jonathan Kimball 3.0(6) (20) James Clifford 2.5(2) (21) Chris Gauthier 2.5(1) (22) Stan Ricker 2.0(7) (23) Kerry McDermott 2.0(3) (24) Jack Parker 2.0(2) (25) Marc Sweeney 1.0(6) (26) Nathan McTague 1.0(2) (27) Adam Cico 0.0(2) See you next week! John