Something New...

Here is something new QueensKnight would like to begin documenting after our tournaments. We look at it as a way to encourage chess students to record their games. We will gladly add to our blog any game that a player may deem well played or interesting, just as long as they annotated correctly. So for our first installment here is a game from the 2012 Mothers Day Tournament between Samuel Santora and Mr. Cirillo. Mr. Cirillo played White, Samuel Santora played Black.

1.d4, c6 2.Nf3, d5 3.Nc3, Bf5 4.e3, Nf6 5.Bd2, Nbd7 6.Ne5, Ndxe5 7.xe5, Nd7 8.f4, e6 9.Qf3, Be7 10.e4, xe4 11.Nxe4, Nc5 12.Bd3, Nxd3+ 13.xd3, Qd7 14.o-o, o-o 15.Bc3, Rad8 16.Rad1, Bxe4 17.xe4, Qc7 18.f5, xf5 19.xf5, Rxd1 20.Rxd1, Rd8 21.Qg4, Bc5+ 22.Kf1, Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1, Kf8 24.b4, Be7 25.Qh5, Kg8 26.e6, Qf4+ 27.Ke2, Qg5 28.Qxf7+, Kh8 29.Qe8+, Bf8 30.Qxf8#,...  (1-0)

5th Annual...2011-2012 Scholastic Year End Chess Tournament

5th Annual

2011-12 SCHOLASTIC YEAR END CHESS TOURNAMENT

Date and Time: JUNE 9th, first round scheduled to start at 10:00am. Awards at aprox. 3pm.

Location: GCCS (cafeteria) at 1001 Ridge Rd., Lackawanna NY 14218

Sections: Unrated Scholastic, Unrated Adults, Rated sections are; U700, U1400.

Awards: Trophies for top 3 in each section, except unrated adults.

Rounds and Game Time: 5ss Rounds G/30 (5 sec delay if annotating).

Entrance Fee: $5.00 if registered 12 hours before tournament start time, even if registered via  e-mail. 

$10.00 for late registrants or walk ins. PLEASE BRING A LUNCH. (fast food places located across the street)

Register by e-mail at cirilloav@yahoo.com, please include players; Name, Section, and USCF# if rated. Rated players may play within their section or above their level but never below their level. 

Non USCF Players wanting to play in the rated sections may purchase a USCF Membership at the tournament. 2012 USCF membership prices for players under 13yrs. of age is $17.00, under 16 yrs. $22.00, under 25yrs. $26.00, and adults $40.00. Rules, sections and prizes may change at tournament directors discretion.

MOTHERS DAY 2012 "RESULTS"

First and foremost a Huge Thank You to all the mothers in attendance. The players know very well that without you MOMS they wouldn't be able to attend our tournaments. We wish all the MOMS a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.

The tournament hosted 26 players, which were divided into three sections: unrated, U600, and U1200. Here are the results in order:

Unrated section:

1. ALEXIS BURGOS

2. ANTHONY WROBLEWSKI

3. IAN TORRES

4. MUTAZ AHMED

5. MARIANA CORDOVA

The Under 600 section:

1. TARAS NAZAREVYCH

2. VIKTOR BANDRIWSKY

3. ARMANDO MARTINEZ

4. OSTAP TKALICH

5. BRADEN CHALUPKA

The Under 1200 section:

1. SAM SANTORA

2. ROMAN CASTLE

3. JAMES WILLIAM LYON

4. RICHARD HERKO

5. BENJAMIN RUMMELL