posted Mar 18, 2012 6:48 PM by Louisiana Chess
Florida, Mississippi Players Shine at
2012 Louisiana Pro-Am
Forty-nine
chess players descended upon the Holiday Inn Metairie New Orleans Airport on
March 10th and 11th to participate in the 2012 Louisiana
Pro-Am. Of those 49 players, 43 were
from Louisiana, 3 were from Mississippi, and 3 were from Florida, but you would
not have guessed that breakdown from looking at the leaderboards.
Only
two of the six out-of-state players were in the Pro Section. However, when the smoke had cleared on Sunday
afternoon, Life Master A.J Goldsby of Florida claimed first place with a score
of 4.5/5, after winning an exciting game over Patrick Ballard. Mississippi teenager David Huang finished
clear second with a score of 4.0/5, after registering four wins and one loss to
Life Master Jim Rousselle, the winner of the first Louisiana Pro-Am in 1973,
over 20 years before Huang was born.
Charles Minskey took the first place under 2000 prize with a score of
3.5/5. The second place prize for under
2000 was split five ways between Aleksandar Karaivanov, Stephen Curry, Mitchell
Costanza, Michael Crochet, and Jordan Pujol, all finishing with even scores of
2.5/5.
The
story from the Amateur Section was mostly the same. Bo Huang of Mississippi took clear first with
a perfect score of 5.0/5, giving the Huang family a very impressive total score
of 9.0/10. Tying for second in the
Amateur Section with scores of 4.0/5 were John Laning of Florida, and Wendell
Heck, making Heck the only Louisiana player to make it into the top two of
either section. Max Holmes took the
under 1600 first place prize with a score of 3.5/5, while three other
scholastic players, Christopher Chimento, Stephen Crocker, and Karl Hoefer,
split the second place under 1600 prize and the under 1400 prize with scores of
3.0/5. Thomas J. Bell, playing in his
first full rated tournament took the under 1200/unrated prize with a score of
3.0/5.
Patrick
and Bob Ballard directed the tournament, and two-time defending champion Adam
Caveney was the organizer. Caveney did
not exactly present a robust defense of his title, to say the least. The next adult tournament in Louisiana will
be the Louisiana Open in Lafayette on the Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day
Weekend. The slate of tournaments for
the summer will include the Paul Morphy Open in Metairie on July 21-22, 2012,
and the state championship over Labor Day weekend in Lafayette. Details of these tournaments will be available shortly.
| Section 1 - PRO | | Section Date(s) | | 2012-03-10 thru 2012-03-11 | | Processed | | Received: 2012-03-11 Entered: 2012-03-11 Rated: 2012-03-12 Re-Rated: 2012-03-13 | | Stats | | 5 Rounds, 23 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: R Tnmt Type: S
Time Control: G/120;d5 |
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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect
any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director.
Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 will be rated
under both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
Note: The information below the "Total Pts" score shows the highest norm earned in this event.
For more information on norms, see The USCF Title System.
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 | AJ GOLDSBY |4.5 |W 14|D 10|W 5|W 7|W 4|
FL | 10755751 / R: 2231 ->2238 |N:C | | | | | |
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2 | DAVID HUANG |4.0 |W 16|L 3|W 15|W 14|W 10|
MS | 13716046 / R: 2022 ->2043 |N:1 | | | | | |
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3 | JIM ROUSSELLE |3.5 |W 9|W 2|L 4|W 12|D 7|
LA | 10377625 / R: 2327 ->2314 |N:1 | | | | | |
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4 | PATRICK A BALLARD |3.5 |W 21|W 11|W 3|H |L 1|
LA | 12582512 / R: 2043 ->2063 |N:1 | | | | | |
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5 | CHARLES MINSKEY |3.5 |H |W 13|L 1|W 8|W 12|
LA | 12283310 / R: 1814 ->1880 |N:1 | | | | | |
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6 | ADAM S CAVENEY |3.0 |L 15|W 17|L 14|W 9|W 16|
LA | 12497048 / R: 2174 ->2154 |N:2 | | | | | |
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7 | WAYNE D THOMPSON |3.0 |W 22|W 15|H |L 1|D 3|
LA | 12128510 / R: 2060 ->2069 |N:1 | | | | | |
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8 | ALEXANDER IVANOV KARAIVANOV |2.5 |L 11|W 22|D 9|L 5|W 14|
LA | 14023578 / R: 1950 ->1940 |N:2 | | | | | |
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9 | MITCHELL COSTANZA |2.5 |L 3|W 16|D 8|L 6|W 17|
LA | 11489061 / R: 1915 ->1921 |N:2 | | | | | |
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10 | STEPHEN LAWRENCE CURRY |2.5 |W 23|D 1|L 12|W 11|L 2|
LA | 12574699 / R: 1906 ->1908 |N:2 | | | | | |
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11 | MICHAEL J CROCHET |2.5 |W 8|L 4|W 18|L 10|H |
LA | 12426877 / R: 1788 ->1813 |N:2 | | | | | |
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12 | JORDAN MICHAEL PUJOL |2.5 |D 13|W 18|W 10|L 3|L 5|
LA | 13542974 / R: 1770 ->1809 |N:1 | | | | | |
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13 | JULES LE BON |2.0 |D 12|L 5|D 17|L 16|W 18|
LA | 10375967 / R: 1948 ->1921 |N:3 | | | | | |
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14 | DEX WEBSTER |2.0 |L 1|W 21|W 6|L 2|L 8|
LA | 13743486 / R: 1889 ->1896 |N:2 | | | | | |
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15 | R J TAGORDA |2.0 |W 6|L 7|L 2|D 17|H |
LA | 12823082 / R: 1859 ->1862 |N:2 | | | | | |
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16 | MARIO S RODRIGUEZ |2.0 |L 2|L 9|W 21|W 13|L 6|
LA | 10375703 / R: 1800 ->1811 |N:2 | | | | | |
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17 | DR FAISAL KALEEM |1.5 |D 18|L 6|D 13|D 15|L 9|
LA | 14814707 / R: 1570P9 ->1661P14 |N:2 | | | | | |
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18 | EDUARDO VEGABOLANOS |1.0 |D 17|L 12|L 11|D 21|L 13|
LA | 12460744 / R: 1900 ->1900 | | | | | | |
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19 | KEVIN APPER |1.0 |U |W 23|U |U |U |
LA | 12480458 / R: 1853 ->1862 | | | | | | |
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20 | RUSSELL F ABADIE |1.0 |U |U |U |U |W 21|
LA | 12550315 / R: 1809 ->1820 | | | | | | |
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21 | JORGE EDUARDO VEGA |0.5 |L 4|L 14|L 16|D 18|L 20|
LA | 12493915 / R: 1802 ->1770 | | | | | | |
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22 | BERNARD PARUN JR |0.0 |L 7|L 8|U |U |U |
LA | 12681818 / R: 1867 ->1852 | | | | | | |
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23 | BOB BALLARD |0.0 |L 10|L 19|U |U |U |
LA | 10196574 / R: 1766 ->1748 | | | | | | |
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Note: Performances satisfying the requirements for norms are now being shown for recent events in the *Total Pts* column.
For less recent events, it may take several weeks for the norm performances to be available.
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| Section 2 - AMATEUR | | Section Date(s) | | 2012-03-10 thru 2012-03-11 | | Processed | | Received: 2012-03-11 Entered: 2012-03-11 Rated: 2012-03-12 Re-Rated: 2012-03-13 | | Stats | | 5 Rounds, 30 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: R Tnmt Type: S
Time Control: G/120;d5 |
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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect
any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director.
Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 will be rated
under both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
Note: The information below the "Total Pts" score shows the highest norm earned in this event.
For more information on norms, see The USCF Title System.
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 | BO HUANG |5.0 |W 25|W 8|W 3|W 4|W 7|
MS | 13758720 / R: 1765 ->1825 |N:2 | | | | | |
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2 | WENDELL F HECK |4.0 |W 12|D 15|W 5|H |W 8|
LA | 11219985 / R: 1732 ->1749 |N:2 | | | | | |
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3 | JOHN KIRK LANING |4.0 |W 16|W 18|L 1|W 9|W 10|
FL | 13732287 / R: 1667 ->1700 |N:3 | | | | | |
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4 | RAMON TAGORDA |3.5 |W 21|D 10|W 24|L 1|W 13|
LA | 12840610 / R: 1626 ->1644 |N:3 | | | | | |
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5 | RONALD C SHAW |3.5 |W 26|W 23|L 2|D 6|W 15|
LA | 12335770 / R: 1623 ->1633 |N:3 | | | | | |
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6 | MAX HUNG HOLMES |3.5 |W 27|H |D 17|D 5|W 14|
LA | 14026405 / R: 1438 ->1514 |N:3 | | | | | |
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7 | BIJAN KHALEGHI |3.0 |L 10|W 14|W 26|W 18|L 1|
LA | 12413553 / R: 1794 ->1778 |N:3 | | | | | |
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8 | DON WEBSTER |3.0 |W 9|L 1|W 21|W 17|L 2|
LA | 13743471 / R: 1602 ->1614 |N:3 | | | | | |
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9 | THOMAS J BELL |3.0 |L 8|W 12|W 23|L 3|W 18|
LA | 14746507 / R: 1413P2 ->1547P7 |N:3 | | | | | |
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10 | CHRISTOPHER CHIMENTO |3.0 |W 7|D 4|W 15|D 13|L 3|
LA | 13708821 / R: 1385 ->1525 |N:2 | | | | | |
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11 | STEPHEN CROCKER |3.0 |D 14|L 25|H |W 21|W 24|
LA | 13943660 / R: 1302 ->1356 |N:4 | | | | | |
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12 | KARL ERNST HOEFER |3.0 |L 2|L 9|B |W 28|W 17|
LA | 13708952 / R: 1300 ->1343 | | | | | | |
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13 | JAMES P MAC MANUS |2.5 |H |H |W 16|D 10|L 4|
LA | 10898463 / R: 1768 ->1747 | | | | | | |
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14 | BOB BALLARD |2.5 |D 11|L 7|W 27|W 24|L 6|
LA | 10196574 / R: 1748 ->1711 | | | | | | |
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15 | ENNIS GRUNDMEYER JR |2.5 |B |D 2|L 10|W 25|L 5|
LA | 14462718 / R: 1605 ->1583 |N:4 | | | | | |
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16 | JEREMY JUDE THIBODEAUX |2.5 |L 3|W 27|L 13|D 23|W 25|
LA | 14726656 / R: 1431P18->1432P23 | | | | | | |
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17 | REX G WILLIAMS MR |2.0 |W 28|D 24|D 6|L 8|L 12|
LA | 12602593 / R: 1600 ->1600 | | | | | | |
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18 | MARK GRUNBERG |2.0 |W 30|L 3|W 28|L 7|L 9|
LA | 12525731 / R: 1564 ->1533 | | | | | | |
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19 | DEREK PLANCHET |2.0 |H |H |U |W 26|U |
LA | 13949298 / R: 1516 ->1522 | | | | | | |
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20 | BARRY LAWRENCE BORDONARO |2.0 |U |U |W 22|U |W 29|
LA | 13612087 / R: Unrated->1448P2 | | | | | | |
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21 | SI HOLMES |2.0 |L 4|W 30|L 8|L 11|W 23|
LA | 14227211 / R: 1144 ->1175 | | | | | | |
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22 | JOHN FREDERICK PONTIN V |2.0 |L 24|L 26|L 20|W 30|W 28|
LA | 14865903 / R: Unrated->1050P5 | | | | | | |
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23 | DAVID CHARLES MOONEY |1.5 |W 29|L 5|L 9|D 16|L 21|
MS | 20069105 / R: 1510 ->1456 | | | | | | |
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24 | PROKKAWN MAJUMDAR |1.5 |W 22|D 17|L 4|L 14|L 11|
LA | 13943832 / R: 1424 ->1400 | | | | | | |
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25 | MILES TISSERAND |1.5 |L 1|W 11|H |L 15|L 16|
LA | 13738658 / R: 1287 ->1291 | | | | | | |
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26 | DAVID CLAIBORNE WEBSTER |1.5 |L 5|W 22|L 7|L 19|H |
LA | 14161032 / R: 1239 ->1236 | | | | | | |
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27 | TODD LAWRENCE |1.5 |L 6|L 16|L 14|D 29|W 30|
FL | 14854862 / R: Unrated-> 865P5 | | | | | | |
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28 | GARETH COSTANZA |1.0 |L 17|W 29|L 18|L 12|L 22|
LA | 13208507 / R: 1028 ->1004 | | | | | | |
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29 | ALEXANDER THOMPSON |1.0 |L 23|L 28|H |D 27|L 20|
LA | 14878330 / R: Unrated-> 711P4 | | | | | | |
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30 | ERIK THOMPSON |0.5 |L 18|L 21|H |L 22|L 27|
LA | 14878345 / R: Unrated-> 422P4 | | | | | | |
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Note: Performances satisfying the requirements for norms are now being shown for recent events in the *Total Pts* column.
For less recent events, it may take several weeks for the norm performances to be available.
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posted Sep 16, 2011 7:16 AM by Louisiana Chess
[
updated Sep 16, 2011 7:34 AM
]
NATIONAL
MASTER JIM ROUSSELLE WINS HISTORIC FIFTH TITLE AT 2011 LOUISIANA CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rousselle
bests 2009 Champion Adam Caveney and Florida National Master A.J. Goldsby on
tiebreaks to set multiple records.
While Tropical Storm Lee raged outside, 44 brave souls
converged on the New Orleans Airport Hilton to compete in the 2011 Louisiana
State Chess Championship. When the winds
had calmed, Rousselle finished with an undefeated score of 5.5/7 to take home
his fifth state championship. Rousselle
beat four opponents, including defending champion Dr. Albert E. Franklin, was
held to draws by Goldsby and Caveney, and conceded a quick draw in the final
round to Stephen Curry, knowing that the tiebreaks would give him the
title. Goldsby and Caveney also finished
undefeated, with Goldsby drawing Rousselle, Caveney, and Franklin, and Caveney
drawing Rousselle, Goldsby, and Mitchell Costanza.
By winning his fifth state championship, Rousselle joins
only NM Alfred Carlin (five titles), FM John D. Bick (six titles), and the
legendary A.L. McAuley (nine titles) as the only people to ever win five state
championships in Louisiana. Rousselle,
who previously won the state championship in 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1984, also
set records for the most years in between titles (27 years), and most years in
between first and last titles (37 years).
To put Rousselle’s achievement in perspective, Caveney, who is no spring
chicken, having been controversially denied the title in 1992, was born two and
a half months after Rousselle won his first state championship.
With scores of 5/7, Curry and Mississippi teenager David
Huang split the prizes for first and second under 2000. Joining them at 5/7 was Louisiana scholastic
player Andy Beams who won the first prize for under 1800. Jorge Vega and James MacManus shared the
prize for second under 1800 with scores of 4.5/7. Two more Louisiana scholastic players, Eli
Karp and Botao Shan, shared the first and second prizes for under 1600 with
Martin Cooperson, Jr., all finishing with scores of 3.5/7. Scholastic players also took home the under
1400 prizes, with Prokkawn Majumdar finishing first with a score of 3/7 and
Stephen Crocker and Christopher Chimento finishing second with scores of 2.5/7. The prizes for under 1200/unrated went to
Robert Pegg and Ramil Rebosura, who both finished with scores of 2.5/7.
Unfortunately, from an organizational standpoint, Tropical
Storm Lee kept the total number of participants very low, costing the Louisiana
Chess Association (LCA) a significant amount of money and forcing it to adopt
austerity measures at the business meeting held during the tournament. Caveney organized the event on behalf of the
LCA, and the tournament was ably directed by Bob Ballard. The 2012 LCA Chess Tournament schedule will
be released later, so please stay tuned for details. | Section 1 - OPEN | | Section Date(s) | | 2011-09-03 thru 2011-09-05 | | Processed | | Received: 2011-09-05 Entered: 2011-09-05 Rated: 2011-09-05 Re-Rated: 2011-09-06 | | Stats | | 7 Rounds, 45 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: R Tnmt Type: S
Time Control: G/150 |
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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect
any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director.
Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 will be rated
under both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
Note: The information below the "Total Pts" score shows the highest norm earned in this event.
For more information on norms, see The USCF Title System.
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1 | JIM ROUSSELLE |5.5 |W 7|W 14|W 5|D 2|D 3|W 8|D 6|
LA | 10377625 / R: 2332 ->2327 |N:C | | | | | | | |
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2 | AJ GOLDSBY |5.5 |W 10|W 21|W 12|D 1|W 4|D 3|D 8|
FL | 10755751 / R: 2221 ->2230 |N:C | | | | | | | |
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3 | ADAM S CAVENEY |5.5 |W 20|D 27|W 13|W 8|D 1|D 2|W 10|
LA | 12497048 / R: 2164 ->2174 |N:C | | | | | | | |
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4 | NATHANIEL RILEY |5.0 |W 24|D 18|W 27|W 9|L 2|D 15|W 19|
LA | 11352758 / R: 2019 ->2022 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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5 | DAVID HUANG |5.0 |W 30|W 15|L 1|W 38|D 6|W 12|H 0|
MS | 13716046 / R: 1997 ->2018 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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6 | STEPHEN LAWRENCE CURRY |5.0 |D 25|W 32|D 18|W 19|D 5|W 16|D 1|
LA | 12574699 / R: 1920 ->1933 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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7 | ANDY BEAMS |5.0 |L 1|D 23|W 37|W 25|D 9|W 14|W 15|
LA | 13698577 / R: 1734 ->1793 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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8 | DR ALBERT E FRANKLIN |4.5 |W 28|W 38|W 16|L 3|W 26|L 1|D 2|
LA | 20043791 / R: 2092 ->2098 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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9 | JAMES ERYK HARGROVE |4.5 |H 0|W 19|W 17|L 4|D 7|W 28|D 12|
LA | 12694454 / R: 1964 ->1966 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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10 | JORGE EDUARDO VEGA |4.5 |L 2|W 33|W 39|D 13|W 17|W 26|L 3|
LA | 12493915 / R: 1744 ->1802 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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11 | JAMES P MAC MANUS |4.5 |H 0|H 0|L 38|D 32|W 33|W 23|W 26|
LA | 10898463 / R: 1700 ->1723 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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12 | RENE W PHILLIPS |4.0 |W 29|W 22|L 2|W 18|D 15|L 5|D 9|
LA | 11489052 / R: 2048 ->2037 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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13 | EDUARDO VEGABOLANOS |4.0 |D 32|W 25|L 3|D 10|D 20|W 24|D 16|
LA | 12460744 / R: 1900 ->1900 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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14 | SID SOUVEY |4.0 |W 23|L 1|W 30|L 15|W 24|L 7|W 28|
LA | 12521758 / R: 1911 ->1895 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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15 | BERNARD PARUN JR |4.0 |W 36|L 5|W 29|W 14|D 12|D 4|L 7|
LA | 12681818 / R: 1838 ->1848 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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16 | R J TAGORDA |4.0 |W 34|W 26|L 8|H 0|W 21|L 6|D 13|
LA | 12823082 / R: 1779 ->1819 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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17 | MARIO S RODRIGUEZ |4.0 |W 45|H 0|L 9|W 23|L 10|D 31|W 29|
LA | 10375703 / R: 1803 ->1800 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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18 | BIJAN KHALEGHI |4.0 |W 37|D 4|D 6|L 12|L 29|W 32|W 30|
LA | 12413553 / R: 1797 ->1793 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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19 | DEX WEBSTER |4.0 |W 44|L 9|W 35|L 6|W 30|W 29|L 4|
LA | 13743486 / R: 1777 ->1773 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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20 | RYAN P KNOWLES |4.0 |L 3|L 35|W 45|W 39|D 13|D 21|W 31|
FL | 12744363 / R: 1639 ->1649 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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21 | JULES LE BON |3.5 |W 33|L 2|H 0|W 42|L 16|D 20|D 25|
LA | 10375967 / R: 1923 ->1900 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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22 | BO HUANG |3.5 |W 41|L 12|W 31|L 26|L 28|W 35|H 0|
MS | 13758720 / R: 1873 ->1847 |N:4 | | | | | | | |
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23 | BOTAO SHAN |3.5 |L 14|D 7|X 0|L 17|W 34|L 11|W 36|
LA | 13436355 / R: 1541 ->1549 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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24 | ELI M KARP |3.5 |L 4|W 44|Z 0|W 27|L 14|L 13|W 35|
LA | 13703405 / R: 1506 ->1549 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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25 | MARTIN COOPERSON JR |3.5 |D 6|L 13|W 40|L 7|D 32|W 37|D 21|
LA | 12583570 / R: 1516 ->1536 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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26 | ALEKSANDAR IVANOV KARAIVANOV |3.0 |W 31|L 16|W 42|W 22|L 8|L 10|L 11|
LA | 14023578 / R: 1990 ->1950 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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27 | MITCHELL COSTANZA |3.0 |W 35|D 3|L 4|L 24|D 31|L 30|W 34|
LA | 11489061 / R: 1857 ->1821 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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28 | FRED A BOERMAN |3.0 |L 8|L 39|W 41|W 44|W 22|L 9|L 14|
LA | 12499480 / R: 1608 ->1601 | | | | | | | | |
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29 | JOHN KIRK LANING |3.0 |L 12|W 41|L 15|W 37|W 18|L 19|L 17|
FL | 13732287 / R: 1571 ->1574 | | | | | | | | |
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30 | RAMON TAGORDA |3.0 |L 5|W 36|L 14|W 41|L 19|W 27|L 18|
LA | 12840610 / R: 1560 ->1570 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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31 | DON WEBSTER |3.0 |L 26|W 34|L 22|W 36|D 27|D 17|L 20|
LA | 13743471 / R: 1549 ->1564 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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32 | DAVID CHARLES MOONEY |3.0 |D 13|L 6|Z 0|D 11|D 25|L 18|W 39|
MS | 20069105 / R: 1436 ->1500 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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33 | PROKKAWN MAJUMDAR |3.0 |L 21|L 10|D 34|W 40|L 11|D 39|W 41|
LA | 13943832 / R: 1386 ->1390 | | | | | | | | |
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34 | RAMIL A REBOSURA |2.5 |L 16|L 31|D 33|W 45|L 23|W 42|L 27|
LA | 14709695 / R: Unrated->1428P7 |N:4 | | | | | | | |
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35 | CHRISTOPHER CHIMENTO |2.5 |L 27|W 20|L 19|H 0|W 42|L 22|L 24|
LA | 13708821 / R: 1312 ->1394 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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36 | STEPHEN CROCKER |2.5 |L 15|L 30|W 44|L 31|D 39|B 0|L 23|
LA | 13943660 / R: 1281 ->1269 | | | | | | | | |
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37 | ROBERT PEGG |2.5 |L 18|B 0|L 7|L 29|W 45|L 25|D 40|
FL | 14636991 / R: 102P8 -> 261P14 | | | | | | | | |
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38 | CHRIS R GEORGE |2.0 |W 39|L 8|W 11|L 5|U 0|U 0|U 0|
MS | 12401513 / R: 1886 ->1881 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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39 | MAX HUNG HOLMES |2.0 |L 38|W 28|L 10|L 20|D 36|D 33|L 32|
LA | 14026405 / R: 1445 ->1431 |N:4 | | | | | | | |
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40 | MARIO EDUARDO AMESCUA |2.0 |H 0|L 42|L 25|L 33|W 44|L 41|D 37|
LA | 14671043 / R: 1294P8 ->1138P14 | | | | | | | | |
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41 | GARETH COSTANZA |2.0 |L 22|L 29|L 28|L 30|B 0|W 40|L 33|
LA | 13208507 / R: 773 -> 839 | | | | | | | | |
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42 | DEREK PLANCHET |1.5 |H 0|W 40|L 26|L 21|L 35|L 34|U 0|
LA | 13949298 / R: 1677 ->1625 | | | | | | | | |
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43 | LEILA ANNE D'AQUIN |1.0 |U 0|U 0|U 0|U 0|U 0|U 0|W 44|
LA | 14194534 / R: 1047 ->1053 | | | | | | | | |
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44 | DR MATTHEW K SANGER |0.5 |L 19|L 24|L 36|L 28|L 40|H 0|L 43|
LA | 14709187 / R: Unrated-> 666P6 | | | | | | | | |
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45 | JOSEPH XIA |0.5 |L 17|H 0|L 20|L 34|L 37|U 0|U 0|
LA | 14625242 / R: 697 -> 644 | | | | | | | | |
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posted Sep 16, 2011 7:13 AM by Louisiana Chess
[
updated Sep 21, 2011 10:58 AM by Patrick Ballard
]
Secretary’s Minutes from the 2011 Louisiana Chess Association Business Meeting The meeting was called to order by Secretary/Treasurer Adam Caveney.
President Sid Souvey presented an introductory address.
Secretary/Treasurer Caveney presented the 2010-2011 Treasurer’s report. For privacy reasons, this report is not available online, but it can be obtained by any LCA member from Caveney upon request. In general, the past year was good for the treasury, but unfortunately Tropical Storm Lee depressed turnout at the 2011 to the point that the LCA lost a significant amount of money and the treasury is in serious trouble.
Scholastic Coordinator R.J. Tagorda gave a report on the state of scholastic chess in Louisiana. In general, scholastic chess in Louisiana was very strong in the past year, with many Louisiana students performing well at national competitions. While Louisiana champions did not perform particularly well at national competitions of state champions, the future is in good shape as Louisiana players and teams did very well at open national events, with Tagorda reporting that Louisiana was probably now the fourth strongest scholastic state behind only much larger New York, California, and Texas.
In old business, the membership agreed to offer the standard stipend of $200 to Louiusiana’s Denker and Polgar representatives. The membership agreed not to pay the previously passed stipend to the Louisiana USCF Delegate as he had requested it not to be paid because he could not attend the USCF Delegates meeting due to illness.
Elections for 2010-2011 LCA Officers, Board Members, and USCF Delegate and Alternate Delegate were held. Showing a general consensus, all of the following officers and board members were elected unopposed:
President: Sid Souvey Vice-President: Bob Ballard Sec./Treas.: Adam Caveney Scholastic Coordinator: R.J. Tagorda New Orleans Area Board Rep.: Jules LeBon Baton Rouge Area Board Rep.: J. Eryk Hargrove Lafayette Area Board Rep.: Jim MacManus North Louisiana Board Rep.: Matthew Ussery (appointed in absentia) Lake Charles Area Board Rep.: Fred Boerman USCF Delegate: Patrick Hardy USCF Alternate Delegate: Mario Rodriguez It was reported that the LCA had received a $400 donation to pay someone $100 per quarter to keep the LCA website updated for the next year. A motion was made to continue paying a website administrator $100 per quarter when the donation money had been exhausted. The motion passed. A motion was presented to continue Patrick Ballard as the website administrator. The motion passed.
Due to the financial problems of the LCA due to Tropical Storm Lee causing the state championship to lose a significant amount of money, a motion was raised to suspend all stipend payments to both state scholastic representatives and USCF Delegates until the treasury had $5,000 in it. The motion included a provision that the Board could approve a stipend to a state scholastic representative in the case of hardship. The motion passed after much discussion.
It was proposed that the State Championship be moved to Memorial Day Weekend to avoid tropical weather. It was noted, however, that it was unclear whether hotel space was available at reasonable prices in New Orleans at that time, and it was also noted that the State Championship has been held on Labor Day Weekend for a long time. Given the lack of attendance at the meeting, it was agreed that the issue would be tabled for discussion next year when knowledge of the hotel space could be obtained and more members were present.
It was proposed that Louisiana’s State Champion be awarded through a closed championship rather than the current open championship format. The issue was discussed and while the membership was receptive to the idea of a closed championship, the membership was not particularly in favor of selecting the official state champion in this manner. The issue was tabled for further discussion next year.
It was proposed that the LCA run a City Championship in Baton Rouge to revive chess in that city as Baton Rouge chess has fallen off recently. It was noted that there is a relatively cheap site to hold a tournament there, at least in a one-day format. It was also noted that anyone wishing to hold such a tournament could hold such a tournament under the current rules as a TSP tournament. No motions were made or passed on the issue.
Due to the fact that LCA dues have not been increased in over 20 years and the financial troubles of the LCA, it was proposed that LCA dues be increased. After much discussion, and over significant opposition, the membership voted to raised dues to $20 for adults and $10 for scholastic players, effective starting at next year’s state championship. The hold in raising the dues was made to allow the membership, if more show up at next year’s meeting, to vote to change the dues back at that time and refund any excess dues paid at next year’s state championship. It was also hoped that more people might show up at next year’s meeting if there was opposition to the dues increase.
The meeting was adjourned.
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posted Mar 27, 2011 3:26 PM by Louisiana Chess
Three members of the Lusher Charter School chess team skipped a few Mardi Gras parades to go to the Susan Polgar National Open for Girls & Boys, which was held in Phoenix, AZ March 4-6. After enjoying the Krewes of Babylon, Chaos, and Muses on Thursday night, fifth graders Eli Karp and Charlie Wheelock and fourth grader Luke Pruett, along with Eli's mom, Leila D'Aquin, spent the Friday before Carnival traveling. They arrived at the host school, Bogle Junior High, just in time for the Puzzles and Bughouse competitions Friday evening. On Saturday and Sunday, they played in the 7 round G/45 main event, as well as the Blitz. When all was said and done, the 3 boys returned to New Orleans in time for Monday's parades, bringing with them a total of 8 trophies. Eli was the top elementary player in blitz, and in the main event he was undefeated through the first six rounds before he drew the final, earning the title of national elementary champion. He received a netbook computer as well as a beautiful trophy and a commemorative chess board. Lusher received the third place team trophy and 5 other individual awards, including 13th place overall in long chess & 4th place in blitz (Luke); 3rd place in puzzle solving (Charlie), and 2nd place in bughouse (Eli & Charlie). |
posted Mar 27, 2011 3:20 PM by Louisiana Chess
Large Turnout, Strong Field at 2011
Louisiana Pro-Am
A
total of 48 players from six states descended upon the Holiday Inn Metairie/New
Orleans Airport on March 12-13, 2011, to participate in the 2011 Louisiana
Pro-Am. The field included Cecil Rosal
of Biloxi, who was playing in his first rated tournament since 2005. That mark, however, was easily beaten by
Expert Charles Leggett of Jackson, who was playing in his first rated
tournament since 1992! The field
included two masters and six experts, making it one of the strongest
tournaments in Louisiana in several years.
The
strength of the field did not intimidate Henry Charry of Diamondhead,
Mississippi. Using a solid, defensive
style, Charry waited until his higher rated opponents over-aggressively
attempted to win, and then grab the victory himself. He defeated second-seed Life Master A.J.
Goldsby of Pensacola in the first round and followed that victory with an upset
of the fourth seed, reigning state champion Dr. Albert Franklin in the second round. Charry then drew the top seed, Master James
Rousselle in round 3, when Rousselle did not make an over-aggressive attempt to
win, and accepted Charry’s draw offer.
Charry’s victory over Expert Patrick Ballard in round 4 set up a final
round Board 1 match-up between Charry and the third seed, Expert Adam
Caveney. Unfortunately for Charry,
however, he needed a victory in the final round while Caveney needed only a
draw, and Caveney turned his own strategy against him. When Charry attempted to win in a drawn
position, Caveney was able to take the victory and end Charry’s streak of
upsets against higher rated opposition.
Nevertheless, it was still an impressive performance by Charry, who
finished 3.5-1.5 against two masters and three experts, gaining over 90 rating
points in the process and taking the first prize for Under 2000.
Caveney’s
route to victory in the Pro Section was much less eventful. He defeated three A players in the first
three rounds, including avenging a loss at last year’s state championship to
Stephen Curry in round 2. Caveney then
upset Rousselle in round 4, and finished his perfect tournament by defeating
Charry in round 5. Goldsby recovered
from his first round loss to Charry to win his four remaining games to take
second place in the Pro Section with a score of 4-1. Curry and fourth-grader Dex Webster tied for
second place under 2000 with scores of 3-2.
In
the Amateur Section, draws on the top two boards in the final two rounds led to
a four-way tie for first between Andy Beams, Russell F. Abadie, Jordan Pujol,
and Ramon Tagorda, Sr., who all finished with scores of 4-1. William R. Winters, Ennis H. Grundmeyer, Jr.,
and Stephen Crocker split the prizes for first and second Under 1600 and first
Under 1400 with scores of 3.5-1.5.
Crocker, starting the tournament with a rating of 964, put in an
impressive performance, beating two players rated more than 500 points higher
than him and gaining 248 rating points in the process. Nathan Smith took the Under 1200/Unrated
prize with a score of 3-2, and Christian Fernandez and Gareth Costanza split
the Under 1000 prize with scores of 2-3.
Patrick
and Bob Ballard directed the tournament, and Caveney was the organizer. The next adult tournament in Louisiana will
be the Louisiana Open in Lafayette on April 16th. The slate of tournaments for the summer will
include the Paul Morphy Open in Metairie on July 16-17, 2011, and the state
championship over Labor Day weekend in the New Orleans airport area. Details of the Louisiana Open are already
available, and details for the remaining tournaments will be available shortly.
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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect
any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director.
Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 will be rated
under both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
Note: The information below the "Total Pts" score shows the highest norm earned in this event.
For more information on norms, see The USCF Title System.
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Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 | ADAM S CAVENEY |5.0 |W 12|W 7|W 14|W 3|W 4|
LA | 12497048 / R: 2144 ->2175 |N:C | | | | | |
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2 | AJ GOLDSBY |4.0 |L 4|W 24|W 5|W 7|W 6|
FL | 10755751 / R: 2204 ->2207 |N:C | | | | | |
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3 | JIM ROUSSELLE |3.5 |W 13|W 9|D 4|L 1|W 11|
LA | 10377625 / R: 2333 ->2321 |N:1 | | | | | |
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4 | HENRY CHARRY |3.5 |W 2|W 6|D 3|W 9|L 1|
MS | 12809314 / R: 1872 ->1965 |N:C | | | | | |
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5 | WAYNE CHRISTENSEN |3.0 |W 21|D 11|L 2|W 8|D 9|
SC | 10352738 / R: 2130 ->2121 |N:1 | | | | | |
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6 | DR ALBERT E FRANKLIN |3.0 |W 24|L 4|W 11|W 14|L 2|
LA | 20043791 / R: 2087 ->2080 |N:1 | | | | | |
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7 | STEPHEN LAWRENCE CURRY |3.0 |W 17|L 1|W 15|L 2|W 14|
LA | 12574699 / R: 1932 ->1940 |N:2 | | | | | |
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8 | DEX WEBSTER |3.0 |L 18|W 10|W 19|L 5|W 13|
LA | 13743486 / R: 1746 ->1827 |N:1 | | | | | |
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9 | PATRICK A BALLARD |2.5 |W 15|L 3|W 17|L 4|D 5|
LA | 12582512 / R: 2047 ->2039 |N:2 | | | | | |
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10 | CHRIS R GEORGE |2.5 |L 11|L 8|D 12|W 24|W 15|
MS | 12401513 / R: 1911 ->1898 |N:2 | | | | | |
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11 | MIKE K WEBB |2.5 |W 10|D 5|L 6|W 19|L 3|
TX | 12694944 / R: 1744P13->1889P18 |N:1 | | | | | |
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12 | CECILIO R ROSAL |2.5 |L 1|L 15|D 10|W 22|W 19|
MS | 11430791 / R: 1821 ->1830 |N:2 | | | | | |
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13 | EDUARDO VEGABOLANOS |2.0 |L 3|D 21|D 22|W 17|L 8|
LA | 12460744 / R: 1900 ->1900 |N:3 | | | | | |
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14 | MICHAEL J CROCHET |2.0 |W 19|W 16|L 1|L 6|L 7|
LA | 12426877 / R: 1781 ->1810 |N:2 | | | | | |
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15 | JENNIFER ISHEE |2.0 |L 9|W 12|L 7|W 16|L 10|
TN | 12737086 / R: 1676 ->1713 |N:2 | | | | | |
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16 | JULES LE BON |1.5 |D 22|L 14|H 0|L 15|D 17|
LA | 10375967 / R: 1930 ->1900 | | | | | | |
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17 | DEREK MATTHEW PLANCHET |1.5 |L 7|B 0|L 9|L 13|D 16|
LA | 13949298 / R: 1692 ->1683 | | | | | | |
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18 | MIKE PAPA JR |1.0 |W 8|U 0|U 0|U 0|U 0|
LA | 11047360 / R: 2043 ->2047 | | | | | | |
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19 | CHARLES LEGGETT |1.0 |L 14|W 22|L 8|L 11|L 12|
MS | 12419175 / R: 2085 ->2037 | | | | | | |
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20 | ANDREW ALLAN HALLILA |1.0 |U 0|U 0|W 21|U 0|U 0|
LA | 12877242 / R: 1880 ->1889 | | | | | | |
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21 | MICHAEL R FLEWELLING |1.0 |L 5|D 13|L 20|D 23|U 0|
TX | 10393493 / R: 1800 ->1800 | | | | | | |
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22 | ROLAND D BENNETT |1.0 |D 16|L 19|D 13|L 12|F 0|
LA | 12568990 / R: 1662 ->1668 | | | | | | |
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23 | MITCHELL COSTANZA |0.5 |U 0|U 0|U 0|D 21|U 0|
LA | 11489061 / R: 1897 ->1893 | | | | | | |
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24 | MARIO S RODRIGUEZ |0.5 |L 6|L 2|H 0|L 10|F 0|
LA | 10375703 / R: 1819 ->1803 | | | | | | |
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Note: Performances satisfying the requirements for norms are now being shown for recent events in the *Total Pts* column.
For less recent events, it may take several weeks for the norm performances to be available.
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Time Control: G/120
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* Click on a Pairing Number to see the Player's Opponents.
* Click on a Player's Name for more information about the Player.
Crosstable data is NOT SHOWN in tiebreak order and does not reflect
any distribution of trophies or prize monies.
Crosstable data is shown as reported to the USCF by the Tournament Director.
Please contact the TD to report any crosstable errors.
Note: Events with a time control of G/30 to G/60 will be rated
under both the Regular (R) and Quick Chess (Q) rating systems.
Note: The information below the "Total Pts" score shows the highest norm earned in this event.
For more information on norms, see The USCF Title System.
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 | ANDY BEAMS |4.0 |W 18|W 9|W 4|D 2|D 5|
LA | 13698577 / R: 1762 ->1783 |N:2 | | | | | |
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2 | RUSSELL F ABADIE |4.0 |W 12|W 16|W 17|D 1|D 3|
LA | 12550315 / R: 1761 ->1771 |N:3 | | | | | |
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3 | JORDAN MICHAEL PUJOL |4.0 |W 24|W 10|W 7|D 5|D 2|
LA | 13542974 / R: 1735 ->1749 |N:3 | | | | | |
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4 | RAMON TAGORDA |4.0 |W 21|W 8|L 1|W 17|W 10|
LA | 12840610 / R: 1585 ->1609 |N:3 | | | | | |
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5 | BIJAN KHALEGHI |3.5 |D 14|W 25|W 13|D 3|D 1|
LA | 12413553 / R: 1784 ->1782 |N:3 | | | | | |
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6 | ENNIS GRUNDMEYER JR |3.5 |L 8|W 14|W 21|W 9|D 7|
LA | 14462718 / R: 1498 ->1504 |N:4 | | | | | |
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7 | WILLIAM ROBERT WINTERS |3.5 |W 19|W 13|L 3|W 14|D 6|
TX | 12229220 / R: 1415 ->1490 |N:3 | | | | | |
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8 | STEPHEN CROCKER |3.5 |W 6|L 4|D 16|W 23|W 15|
LA | 13943660 / R: 964 ->1212 |N:3 | | | | | |
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9 | DON WEBSTER |3.0 |W 22|L 1|W 11|L 6|W 18|
LA | 13743471 / R: 1579 ->1573 |N:4 | | | | | |
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10 | JOHN KIRK LANING |3.0 |B 0|L 3|W 19|W 15|L 4|
FL | 13732287 / R: 1493 ->1502 | | | | | | |
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11 | NATHAN M SMITH |3.0 |L 15|W 20|L 9|W 21|W 17|
LA | 12869168 / R: 1378 ->1397 |N:4 | | | | | |
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12 | BOTAO SHAN |3.0 |L 2|W 22|L 15|W 20|W 16|
LA | 13436355 / R: 1320 ->1361 | | | | | | |
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13 | WENDELL F HECK |2.5 |W 26|L 7|L 5|H 0|W 19|
LA | 11219985 / R: 1734 ->1703 | | | | | | |
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14 | PROKKAWN MAJUMDAR |2.5 |D 5|L 6|W 25|L 7|W 23|
LA | 13943832 / R: 1389 ->1382 | | | | | | |
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15 | BOB BALLARD |2.0 |W 11|L 17|W 12|L 10|L 8|
LA | 10196574 / R: 1773 ->1716 | | | | | | |
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16 | MARK JOHN GRUNBERG |2.0 |W 23|L 2|D 8|H 0|L 12|
LA | 12525731 / R: 1502 ->1500 | | | | | | |
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17 | DAVID CHARLES MOONEY |2.0 |W 20|W 15|L 2|L 4|L 11|
MS | 20069105 / R: 1479 ->1469 | | | | | | |
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18 | ELI M KARP |2.0 |L 1|L 21|W 26|W 22|L 9|
LA | 13703405 / R: 1508 ->1465 | | | | | | |
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19 | CHRISTIAN FERNANDEZ |2.0 |L 7|W 26|L 10|W 25|L 13|
LA | 14079786 / R: 606P19-> 776P24 | | | | | | |
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20 | GARETH COSTANZA |2.0 |L 17|L 11|B 0|L 12|W 25|
LA | 13208507 / R: 685 -> 746 | | | | | | |
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21 | KARL ERNST HOEFER |1.5 |L 4|W 18|L 6|L 11|D 22|
LA | 13708952 / R: 1070 ->1111 | | | | | | |
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22 | SI HOLMES |1.5 |L 9|L 12|W 24|L 18|D 21|
LA | 14227211 / R: 1004 ->1047 | | | | | | |
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23 | AQIB ZAKARIA |1.5 |L 16|W 24|H 0|L 8|L 14|
LA | 14227247 / R: 931 -> 969 | | | | | | |
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24 | LEWIS R BROWN |1.0 |L 3|L 23|L 22|W 26|U 0|
LA | 12470849 / R: 1204 ->1149 | | | | | | |
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25 | ROBERT CURRAN JR |0.5 |H 0|L 5|L 14|L 19|L 20|
LA | 14321596 / R: 907 -> 834 | | | | | | |
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26 | DONALD PIERRE LESTER |0.0 |L 13|L 19|L 18|L 24|U 0|
LA | 12688942 / R: 1096 ->1032 | | | | | | |
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posted Mar 27, 2011 3:20 PM by Louisiana Chess
CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !
to the
FINAL 4 WINNERS
of the
TEAM COMPETITION
After a fierce weekend of competition the following teams emerged as the ELITE "FINAL 4" in the league.
Our
congratulations go out to all of the players, coaches and parents, and
we thank you for your continuous support of scholastic chess.
2nd Grade & Under
FIRST PLACE WINNER
* * * * METAIRIE ACADEMY BLACK * * *
2nd Place: Stuart Hall Blue
3rd Place: Lusher Charter
4th Place: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
4th Grade & Under
FIRST PLACE WINNER
* * * * STUART HALL BLUE * * *
2nd Place: Holy Name of Jesus Red
3rd Place: Metairie Academy
4th Place: Stuart Hall Gray
6th Grade & Under
FIRST PLACE WINNER
* * * * STUART HALL BLUE * * *
2nd Place: Lusher Charter
3rd Place: Holy Name of Jesus
4th Place: Christian Brothers Maroon
8th Grade & Under
FIRST PLACE WINNER
* * * * LUSHER CHARTER * * *
2nd Place: Haynes Academy
3rd Place: Christian Brothers Maroon
4th Place: Lake Castle Slidell Blue
AGAIN, OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ! ! !
LOUISIANA SCHOLASTIC CHESS LEAGUE |
posted Jan 10, 2011 4:15 PM by Louisiana Chess
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1 | JIM ROUSSELLE |6.0 |W 25|D 3|W 24|W 14|W 13|D 2|W 5|
LA | 10377625 / R: 2319 ->2315 |N:C | | | | | | | |
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2 | DR ALBERT E FRANKLIN |6.0 |W 33|W 5|W 22|D 4|W 3|D 1|W 8|
LA | 20043791 / R: 2047 ->2087 |N:C | | | | | | | |
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3 | CHRIS R GEORGE |5.5 |W 36|D 1|W 18|W 16|L 2|W 7|W 9|
MS | 12401513 / R: 1900 ->1962 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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4 | ADAM S CAVENEY |5.0 |W 32|W 8|W 16|D 2|D 20|L 5|W 15|
LA | 12497048 / R: 2146 ->2144 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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5 | STEPHEN LAWRENCE CURRY |5.0 |W 29|L 2|W 41|W 24|W 14|W 4|L 1|
LA | 12574699 / R: 1885 ->1926 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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6 | CARL T BEAVERS |5.0 |D 42|D 31|D 33|W 46|D 18|W 36|W 16|
LA | 10212430 / R: 1922 ->1907 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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7 | FRANK EDWARD BRACK |4.5 |W 41|L 24|W 19|W 10|D 8|L 3|W 25|
TX | 12412040 / R: 1965 ->1951 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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8 | JULES LE BON |4.5 |W 37|L 4|W 35|W 17|D 7|W 22|L 2|
LA | 10375967 / R: 1912 ->1920 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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9 | JACE A ETIENNE |4.5 |W 43|L 13|W 34|D 15|W 30|W 21|L 3|
LA | 12546378 / R: 1844 ->1851 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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10 | BIJAN KHALEGHI |4.5 |W 49|D 14|D 31|L 7|D 25|W 37|W 22|
LA | 12413553 / R: 1853 ->1850 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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11 | MITCHELL COSTANZA |4.5 |W 27|L 20|W 40|W 31|D 21|L 16|W 26|
LA | 11489061 / R: 1841 ->1844 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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12 | MATTHEW L USSERY |4.5 |W 48|L 16|W 36|D 22|D 15|W 17|D 14|
LA | 12877189 / R: 1825 ->1842 |N:2 | | | | | | | |
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13 | MIKE PAPA JR |4.0 |W 40|W 9|W 21|W 20|L 1|U |U |
LA | 11047360 / R: 2020 ->2043 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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14 | PATRICK A BALLARD |4.0 |W 26|D 10|W 45|L 1|L 5|X 18|D 12|
LA | 12582512 / R: 2029 ->2009 |N:3 | | | | | | | |
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15 | MARCUS THEODORE TANNER |4.0 |W 47|W 23|L 20|D 9|D 12|W 31|L 4|
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20 | BEN BAILEY |3.5 |W 35|W 11|W 15|L 13|D 4|U |U |
LA | 12880276 / R: 2093 ->2095 |N:1 | | | | | | | |
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23 | MICHAEL J CROCHET |3.5 |W 39|L 15|W 37|L 21|H |W 42|U |
LA | 12426877 / R: 1824 ->1812 |N:4 | | | | | | | |
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LA | 10899150 / R: 1400 ->1400 | | | | | | | | |
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LA | 12764381 / R: 1408 ->1400 | | | | | | | | |
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posted Oct 8, 2010 11:51 AM by Louisiana Chess
[
updated Sep 16, 2011 7:35 AM
]
Franklin bests four-time former champion James
Rousselle on tie-breaks to take first title
For
the second year in a row, a long time Louisiana Expert and perennial title
contender has taken his first state championship. Over Labor Day Weekend
at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lafayette, Louisiana, Dr. Albert Franklin of
Covington went undefeated with five wins and two draws to win the 2010
Louisiana State Championship with a 6-1 score, defeating four-time former
champion James Rousselle of Metairie on tie-breaks. The only blemishes on Franklin’s record were
a fourth round draw against defending champion Adam Caveney, and a sixth round
draw against Rouselle. Rousselle also
went undefeated, ceding only a second round draw to Mississippi A-Player Chris
George and the aforementioned sixth round draw to Franklin. George finished third with a score of 5.5-1.5,
accumulating five wins, a draw against Rousselle, and a loss to Franklin.
Carl
Beavers of Metairie and Stephen Curry of Luling split the first and second
prizes in the Under 2000 category with scores of 5-2. Beavers went undefeated, starting with four
draws in the first five rounds before winning his final two games. Curry had a very strong tournament, defeating
Caveney in round six to finish off Caveney’s dreams of retaining the title, and
losing only to Franklin in round two and Rousselle in round seven.
Tournament
organizer Jim MacManus and Andrew Redmond, both of Lafayette, tied for first
and second in the Under 1800 category with scores of 4-3. The home field advantage apparently helped in
the Under 1600 category as well, with Alvin Dominique, Jr., of Lafayette
finishing first Under 1600 with a 4-3 score, and Lestie Sindiong and Martine
Cooperson, both also hailing from Lafayette, tying for second Under 1600 with
3.5-3.5 scores.
Ronald
Nicholas, Jr., of Opelousas, Dex Webster of New Orleans, and Palan Arunachalam
of Texas tied for first and second in the Under 1400 category with scores of
3.5-3.5. The state championship marked
yet another successful tournament for the Webster brothers. Dex and Don, both just starting fourth grade
this fall both finished with even scores of 3.5-3.5, and younger brother David,
who is starting second grade, finished with 1.5 points. Rounding out the prize winners, Edward Signal
of Lafayette won the first place Under 1200 prize with a score of 3.5-3.5,
Vishnu Pamula won the second place Under 1200 prize with a score of 3-4, and
Joseph Cruse won the first place unrated prize.
From
an organizational standpoint, the tournament was a rousing success, with 52
players competing, 10 more players than competed the last time the state
championship was held in Lafayette in 2006.
At the conclusion of the tournament the Louisiana Chess Association had
over 100 active members for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The tournament was organized by Jim MacManus
and the Lafayette Chess Club, and directed by MacManus and Patrick
Ballard. The 2011 LCA Chess Tournament
schedule will be released later in the fall, so please stay tuned for details.
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posted Sep 20, 2010 3:02 PM by Louisiana Chess
I.
The
meeting was called to order by Secretary/Treasurer Adam Caveney.
II.
President
Sid Souvey presented an introductory address.
III.
Secretary/Treasurer
Caveney presented the 2009-2010 Treasurer’s report. For privacy reasons, this report is not
available online, but it can be obtained by any LCA member from Caveney upon
request. In general, the past year was
good for the treasury and we have about $400 more in the treasury this year
than we did last year.
IV.
The
report from Louisiana USCF Delegate Patrick Hardy was presented. The report contained an explanation of the
major events that occurred at the USCF delegate’s meeting in California. Details can be obtained from Hardy by LCA
members upon request.
V.
In
the absence of the outgoing Scholastic Coordinator, R.J. Tagorda gave a report
on the state of scholastic chess in Louisiana.
In general, while there were a few problems with the scholastic state
championship, scholastic chess in Louisiana was very strong in the past year,
with many Louisiana students performing well at national competitions.
VI.
Elections
for 2010-2011 LCA Officers and Board Members were held. Showing a general consensus, all of the
following officers and board members were elected unopposed:
President: Sid Souvey
Vice-President: Bob Ballard
Sec./Treas.: Adam Caveney
Scholastic
Coordinator: R.J. Tagorda
New Orleans Area
Board Rep.: Jules LeBon
Baton Rouge Area
Board Rep.: Michael Crochet
Lafayette Area
Board Rep.: Jim MacManus
North Louisiana
Board Rep.: Matthew Ussery
Lake Charles
Area Board Rep.: Vacant (No Lake
Charles area members were in attendandce).
VII.
It
was explained that the Louisiana Delegate to the USCF and the alternate
delegate were now being selected by the LCA instead of directly elected by
Louisiana USCF members. (This was a USCF
rule change.) The board then discussed
whether the LCA should continue to provide a stipend to the USCF delegate to
help defer expenses of attending the USCF delegates meeting. A motion was proposed to bar the LCA from
providing any stipend on the theory that all positions in the LCA were
voluntary. That motion failed. A second motion was proposed providing for a
$200 stipend for the USCF delegate for the 2011 delegate’s meeting. That motion passed. The delegate election was then held. Patrick Hardy was elected the USCF delegate
unopposed. Jim MacManus was elected
alternate delegate unopposed.
VIII.
President
Sid Souvey announced that the deadline for submitting bids for holding the 2011
State Championship would be due on February 1, 2011.
IX.
The
possibility of holding tournaments in the Baton Rouge area now that former LCA
President Alex Steger has moved to Tennessee was discussed. Michael Crochet, Board Representative for the
Baton Rouge area stated that he might be able to hold tournaments in Baton
Rouge.
X.
It
was reported that the LCA had received a $400 donation from Cajun Chess to pay
someone $100 per quarter to keep the LCA website updated. At the time of the meeting, $200 (two
quarters) had been paid to former website administrator Alex Steger. A motion was made to continue paying a
website administrator $100 per quarter when the donation money had been
exhausted. The motion passed.
XI.
Given
Alex Steger’s move to Tennessee, the membership then discussed who should be
appointed/elected the new website administrator. Patrick Ballard was selected as the new
website administrator unopposed. North
Louisiana Board Rep. Matthew Ussery also stated that he act as website
administrator if necessary.
XII.
Newly
elected Scholastic Coordinator R.J. Tagorda led a discussion of scholastic
issues. It was announced that whoever
was awarded the authority to hold the state scholastic championship would have
to have the flyer for that event (including the prize divisions and numbers of
prizes) pre-approved by the scholastic coordinator and a committed that would
be appointed to set a standard format for the state scholastic
championship. It was also established
that Tagora, as scholastic coordinator had the authority to set a date for bids
for scholastic state championship.
Tagorda stated that the deadline would be sometime this fall.
XIII.
There
was further discussion about the state championship in future years. The discussion did not result in any motions
being proposed or passed.
XIV.
Jim
Rousselle made a comment that he was impressed with the fighting chess he had
seen at this year’s state championship. A
rare bout of modesty from the secretary prevents the person who was the focus
of Rousselle’s comment from being reported in the minutes.
XV.
The
meeting was adjourned.
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posted Aug 4, 2010 7:41 AM by Alex Steger
by Adam Caveney
A
total of fifty players from five states descended upon the Holiday Inn
Westbank in Gretna for the Paul Morphy Open on July 17th
and 18th, the largest turnout in an adult chess tournament
in Louisiana, other than state championships, in many years. Not
only were players from Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia(!),
the players from Louisiana hailed from all over the state, with players
from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport competing.
For the first time anybody can remember, the organizer had to get an
extra table from the hotel to accommodate all the players.
The
play was highlighted by exceptional performances by two players seeded
near the bottom of the Open Section. Jordan Pujol, rated 1580,
was eligible to play in the Reserve Section, but chose to play up in
the Open Section. Obviously, he knew more than his rating did
about his level of play. Pujol upset two A-players, Bijan Khaleghi
and Jules LeBon, in the first two rounds before taking a third round
bye because he had to work an overnight shift. Then following
work and a very minimal amount of sleep, Pujol upset a third A-player,
Stephen Curry, and ended up playing for first place in the tournament
on Board 1 in the final round against top-seeded Expert and reigning
state champion Adam Caveney. Pujol’s fine run almost did not
end there, as Caveney played an uninspired opening, and Pujol had a
winning position. However, midnight struck near the end of the
final round, and Caveney was able to pull out the game, and first place
in the tournament, more through verve than actual good chess.
Despite the result of the final round, Pujol gained 135 rating points
at the tournament, quite a remarkable accomplishment.
Not
to be outdone, Fridrik Karlsson, originally from Iceland and currently
living in Shreveport, started the tournament as a low seed, but finished
at the top of the standings. Karlsson lost to Expert Albert Franklin
in the first round, but then rattled off four wins in a row to finish
in a tie for second at 4-1.
In
the Open Section, Caveney took first, while Alex Steger, David Huang,
and Karlsson tied for second, first under 2000, and first under 1800.
Khaleghi recovered from his opening round loss to Pujol to take the
prize for second under 2000, and Pujol took the prize for second under
1800.
In
the Reserve Section, David C. Mooney took first place with a score of
4.5-0.5. Hari Balakrishnan of Texas took the first place under
1400 prize with a score of 4-1. Tying for second in the Reserve
Section with scores of 3.5-1.5 were Martin Cooperson, Derek Planchet,
and Michael Tisserand. Jesse Gimble, a scholastic player playing
in his first tournament, won the under 1200/unrated prize with an
impressive
3.5-1.5 score. The under 1000 prize was shared by Qiyu Han, Miles
Tisserand, and Gareth Costanza, who all finished with a 3-2 score.
The
next LCA tournament will be the 2010 Louisiana State Championship that
will be held in Lafayette over Labor Day Weekend. The previously
scheduled Louisiana G/60 Championship has been cancelled.
Finally,
a special thank you goes out to Alex Steger. Steger directed the
tournament and finished second in the tournament. Unfortunately,
it was Steger’s last tournament in Louisiana because he is moving
to Tennessee at the end of July. On behalf of all chess players
in Louisiana, your humble (well sort of) author thanks Steger for all
of the hard work Steger has performed for chess in Louisiana. |
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