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 Announcements: (1) We had 24 players at club last night and have 26 players entered into the event! Great turnout! (2) The NH Open will be held July 13th-14th in Manchester, New Hampshire. Save the date! NCC 232 - Upsets Marcos Gonzalez (1336) over Michael Moore (1778) -> 442 points Al Strelzoff (1735) over Art Nugent (2000) -> 265 points NCC 232 - Crosstable: No. Gr Name(Team) St Rate Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Score 1. Elmore, John P (3) ........... NH 2003 W19 D4 W10 W9 3.5 2. Cousins, Robert P (2) ........ NH 2079 W18 W8 D5 D3 3.0 3. Vedula, Hrishikesh Sai (5) ... NH 1923 W21 D5 W12 D2 3.0 4. OConnor, Eric (6) ............ MA 1912 W23 D1 W20 D5 3.0 5. Potorski, Gerald Field (1) ... NH 2096 W11 D3 D2 D4 2.5 6. Nugent, Arthur P (4) ......... MA 2000 D25 W22 L9 W14 2.5 7. Moore, Michael O D (8) ....... MA 1778 -H- L20 W18 W19 2.5 8. Grassi, Joseph Michael (9) ... NH 1745 W24 L2 D15 W17 2.5 9. Strelzoff, Alan G (10) ....... MA 1735 -H- W17 W6 L1 2.5 10. Baginski, Paul A (11) ........ MA 1728 D15 W25 L1 W20 2.5 11. Georgenes, Robert J (12) ..... MA 1709 L5 D21 W23 W22 2.5 12. Osborne, Matthew Lowell (13) . MA 1641 -H- W26 L3 W21 2.5 13. Rotcavich, Ryan (14) ......... MA 1583 -H- -H- -N- W25 2.0 14. Whitmore, Walter (15) ........ MA 1500 -H- D15 -B- L6 2.0 15. Gauthier, Chris (23) ......... NH nnnn D10 D14 D8 -H- 2.0 16. McDermott, Kerry William (7) . NH 1871 -H- -H- -N- D18 1.5 17. MacDonald, Angus John (16) ... NH 1472 -H- L9 W25 L8 1.5 18. Kary, Mitch (17) ............. MA 1384 L2 W24 L7 D16 1.5 19. Adamowicz, Gary (18) ......... ME 1364 L1 -H- W26 L7 1.5 20. Gonzalez, Marcos, Jr (19) .... MA 1336 -H- W7 L4 L10 1.5 21. Gadomski, Thadeus A (21) ..... ME 1281 L3 D11 W24 L12 1.5 22. Steer, Jonathan (22) ......... NH 905 -B- L6 -H- L11 1.5 23. Ricker, Stanley Francis, (25) MA nnnn L4 -H- L11 -H- 1.0 24. Graf, Ken (24) ............... NH nnnn L8 L18 L21 W26 1.0 25. Schramm, Guenter (20) ........ MA 1318 D6 L10 L17 L13 0.5 26. Sweeney, Marc (26) ........... MA nnnn -H- L12 L19 L24 0.5 NCC 232 - Projected Pairings: Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black 05 101. xxx Elmore, John P (3.5,2003) xxx Cousins, Robert P (3.0,2079) 05 102. xxx Vedula, Hrishikesh Sai (3.0,1923) xxx OConnor, Eric (3.0,1912) 05 103. xxx Potorski, Gerald Field (2.5,2096) xxx Strelzoff, Alan G (2.5,1735) 05 104. xxx Baginski, Paul A (2.5,1728) xxx Nugent, Arthur P (2.5,2000) 05 105. xxx Georgenes, Robert J (2.5,1709) xxx Moore, Michael O D (2.5,1778) 05 106. xxx Osborne, Matthew Lowell (2.5,1641) xxx Grassi, Joseph Michael (2.5,1745) 05 107. xxx Gauthier, Chris (2.0,nnnn) xxx Rotcavich, Ryan (2.0,1583) 05 108. xxx Whitmore, Walter (2.0,1500) xxx McDermott, Kerry William (1.5,1871) 05 109. xxx Gonzalez, Marcos, Jr (1.5,1336) xxx MacDonald, Angus John (1.5,1472) 05 110. xxx Kary, Mitch (1.5,1384) xxx Gadomski, Thadeus A (1.5,1281) 05 111. xxx Adamowicz, Gary (1.5,1364) xxx Steer, Jonathan (1.5,905) 05 112. xxx Ricker, Stanley Francis, Sr (1.0,nnnn) xxx Graf, Ken (1.0,nnnn) 05 113. xxx Sweeney, Marc (0.5,nnnn) xxx Schramm, Guenter (0.5,1318) 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