Dec 30 - Donald Anderson
Dec 23 - Donald Anderson
Lots of draws tonight!
Dec 16 - Donald Anderson
Holday Swiss round 2 results:
Dec 3 - Donald Anderson
1. Pizza Night. Every year prior to being shut down during Covid we had Pizza Night where members shared some pizza, hoagies, soda and sometimes some chess cookies. Pizza Night is back this Thursday, December 8. Bring your appetites.
Pizza Night is the night we vote on next year's club officers (President and Treasurer). It is also the time we open up the floor to discuss any issues members may have about the club, or to bring up anything they want to change about the club. No topic is off the table. Any ideas that can help make the club a better experience for all are welcome.
2. Schedule
I miscalculated the open dates on the calendar when I made up the club schedule. The dates for the remaining tournaments do not align with what days are actually available. And I had January 19 as the start of the 2023 championships making it end very late into the year and causing us to reduce the number of tournaments available towards the 2024 championships.
I have made the club officers aware of the problem. In order to fix it we have decided to suspend the quads until after the 2023 championship games. The Holiday Swiss will begin this Thursday (December 8) and run through December 30. We'll start the club championship right after the new year on January 5.
The new schedule:
Holiday Swiss - G100;d5, 4 Rounds, December 8 thru December 30
Club Championship - G100;d5, 7 Rounds + 1 Makeup night, January 5 thru February 23. Those not qualifying will play in the Reserve Championship G100;d5, 5 rounds and then the Gap Tournament G100;d5 3 rounds. Both section champion winners will receive a trophy.
After that everyone will come back together in the 2023 Kickoff Swiss - G100;d5 followed by a quad night.
3. Club Dues - $20.00
Full club dues are collected from every member starting January 5. Thereafter, its prorated for new members only by quarter ($15 - Q2; $10 - Q3; $5 - Q4) and collected in full again in January the next year. Please remember to bring your dues and submit it to our treasurer, Steve Volpone. If Steve is not in attendance you can give it to the current tournament director.
Nov 19 - Bob Flanagan
Nov 18 - Thanksgiving Swiss Rd 3 - Sean Pry
Nov 12 - Thanksgiving Swiss Rd 2 - Sean Pry
Nov 6 - Sean Pry
Here are the results and standings for the first round of the Thanksgiving Swiss. There was a match game as well: Millstein - Gordon 1-0
Oct 29 - Donald Anderson
Oct 27 - Ed Synder
Oct 14 - Bob Flanagan
Oct 13 - Ed Synder. Results from the 3rd round.
I definitely believe the two sections make for some quality competitive games. Quite a few Thursday night. See you next week. Ed
Oct 11 - Bob Flanagan
Oct 7 - Ed Snyder
A lot of interesting games last night in the Halloween Swiss, including five draws in the Open Section. It is definitely competitive.
Sept 30 - Ed Snyder
Sept 23 - Donald Anderson
Sept 16 - Donald Anderson
Sept 9 - Donald Anderson, Round 3 results:
Sept 2 - Donald Anderson, Fall swiss round 2 results
August 26 - Donald Anderson, Round 1 Fall Swiss Results
August 25 - Donald Anderson
August 19 - Sean Pry
Aug 12 - Sean Pry
Final results for this year's Founders' Swiss. There were 19 players in the open, Ratings ranged from 1225 to 2164. The U 1600 had 18 players, four of which were new to the USCF.
- Final Open Standings, Final Open Wall Chart - Joe Mucerino came in 1st. Greg and Aaron tied for 2nd!
- Final U 1600 Standings, Final U 1600 Wall Chart - Marcus Mateer and Geoffrey Barratt tited for 1st. Ian Millstein came in 3rd.
- Event Summary at USCF with ratings
Aug 5 - Sean Pry
July 29 - Sean Pry
July 22 - Sean Pry
July 14 - Ed Synder
July 7 - Ed Synder
July 1 - Ed Synder
May 27th - Donald Anderson
May 19th - Donald Anderson
Comment from Jim Larsen: What an amazing turnout, and some great games. Thanks for directing, Don.
May 12th - Donald Anderson
May 10th - Bob Flanagan
May 9th - Donald Anderson
May 5 - Sean Pry
April 28th - Sean Pry
April 22nd - Sean Pry
April 14th - Sean Pry
April 5, Donald Anderson
Final results of March Madness Swiss has been posted to the USCF. Check to view ratings and results!
March 25 Donald Anderson
Kevin Chen and Greg Nolan were presented trophies for being the 2022 Club and Reserve Champions, respectively. Congratulations to them both.
The new tournament season has begun with the March Madness Swiss. We will have 8 more tournaments until play starts to determine the 2023 champ. We'll be keeping a tally of each player's wins and draws as the year goes along to determine the the top 8 who will qualify for the Championship. Everyone else will compete in the Reserve.
March 25 - Round 4 Results, Donald Anderson
March 18 - Round 3 Results, Donald Anderson
March 11 - Ed Snyder - 2022 Club Championship
March 11 - Donald Anderson - Round 2 results
Mar 4 - Club Champion - Donald Anderson
Mar 4 - Donald Anderson
Feb 26 - Ed Snyder
Feb 25 - Donald Anderson
Feb 24 - Jim Larsen
Feb 18 Gap Swiss from Donald Anderson
Feb 18 Championship results from Ed Snyder and Jim Larsen
Ed Snyder | Amazingly, the three players that have finished all of their games are mathematically out of the running, so these next few weeks should be exciting. |
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Jim Larsen | More great games last night. Kudos to Kevin Chen, who played an outstanding game to hand me my first loss in the event. |
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Keith Johnson | Incredibly, there could still be a four-way tie for the top, if all of these happen: (1) Joe loses to Kevin and ends with 5; (2) Kevin beats Joe and draws Michael and ends with 5; (3) Jim beats Michael and ends with 5; (4) Michael draws Kevin, loses to Jim, and beats Aaron and ends with 5. Not likely, but still possible. |
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Ed Kline | This is why I've been rooting for Mike this time. He's really not the favorite anymore the way he usually was, but it looks like he's playing well so far. I hope he wins because usually everyone is rooting against him, but lately, and especially now it's a really competitive tournament. I'm looking forward to trying to qualify for next year. Top 8 is gonna leave a lot of pretty good players out if everyone shows up regularly this year. |
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Ed Synder | I totally agree, Ed. We have gained so many exceptional new players this year that there could be an unrecognizable Championship next year. And that’s a good thing. |
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Keith Johnson | I can think of Michael Bury, Joe Mucerino, Greg Nolan, Kevin Chen, Jim Larsen, Nick Christofides, Ed Kline, Drew Fleming, Aaron Biscoe, Nate Bryans, Denis Markov, and myself (if I learn to start winning instead of merely playing interesting games) as twelve possible competitors, and that's if nobody else surges in the next year. |
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Lance Marx | I'll be around on Thursdays now that the championship is wrapping, so maybe one more competitor! Looking forward to it! | |
Ed Synder | I think you would have an excellent chance of being in it next year, Lance. |
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Ed Kline | Welcome back Lance. Darn it! Now I'm gonna have to show up for all 40 weeks just to have a reasonable chance to get in. This is gonna be tough and therefore really interesting. Oh boy, it's gonna be hard guys. Every game counts gentleman, don't say you weren't warned. No disrespect to anyone not in the top 15 rated. Show up, play well, and take your shot. |
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Jim Larsen | It's gonna be epic! | |
Feb 11th Gap tournament results from Donald Anderson
Feb 11th Championship results from Ed Snyder and Jim Larsen
Feb 4th - Ed Snyder and Jim Larsen
Jan 28th - Reserve Swiss Round 4 - Sean Pry
Jan 28th - Championship results - Jim Larsen
Jan 27th - Round 4 Championship results - Ed Synder
Jan 22th - Reserve Swiss Results through Round 3 - Sean Pry
Jan 21 - Round 3 Championship results - Ed Synder
Jan 14th - Reserve Swiss Results through Round 2 - Sean Pry
Jan 14th - Championship Results through Round 2 - Ed Synder
Dec 30th - Championship Seed Positions, schedule , and Reserve Swiss
The 2022 WCCC Championship begins next Thursday, January 6. I thought that all active club members would be interested in following this event. I have included the schedule and Jim Larsen will update the weekly results which we will forward to you.
Keep in mind that everyone that plays on Thursday evening is eligible to get into next year's championship. It's simple. The eight players with the highest point total at the end of the year get in, depending only on ties for the last spot. The points start accumulating after the championship is completed.
Also, keep in mind that everyone not included in the championship can still come on Thursday and play rated games in the reserve section. One benefit of this is that we will not be facing those eight top players.
I wish all of you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!.
Here are the numbers which coincide with those on the "Grid" that I sent earlier. If you have that you can see who you will play and in what round. I will send out the schedule by date and by name, rather than number in the next day or two. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE.
BYW, Keith drew Denis Markov in a long battle which saw each with less than 10 seconds. Nolan lost to Joe Mucerino, so Keith is in by a point and a half. Good fight all the way. I congratulate all of you.
1 Keith Johnson
2 Kevin Chen
3 Joe Mucerino
4 Aaron Biscoe
5 Nick Christofides
6 Drew Fleming
7 Jim Larsen
8 Michael BuryIt seems that the consensus is that next year we assign the positions in the Championship based on their positions in which they finish the year. This system should create a desire to get more points during the year, so maybe not accepting a draw would be advantageous. For those of you that were not present tonight or have not weighed in on the email discussion, please feel free to share your thoughts. Remember, this is a club and should be exciting and fun. I believe this change adds both.
Dec 24, 2021 - Round 4 results from Ed Synder
Dec 17, 2021 - Championship Standings from Ed Synder
It's getting tighter and more exciting. Nick Lampros, even with a half point bye for last night is mathematically out. He joins me. Bob Flanagan is still in the hunt even with a loss last night.
Christofides 23.5 In the hunt still: |
Dec 17, 2021 - Holiday Swiss Results
Dec 10, 2021 - Championship Standings from Ed Snyder
Christofides 22.5 In the hunt still: Nolan 15.5 |
Dec 10, 2021 - Thursday night Holiday Swiss results from Ed Snyder
Dec 8, 2021 - Championship Standings from Ed Snyder
In an attempt to keep everyone in the running apprised of where you stand, I am updating the scores for those eligible for the Club Championship. I'll do this after each round. Keep in mind that half point byes count as zero and full point byes as a half toward the total. This is the way it has always been counted.
I am now out of the running. With 10.5 and four games remaining I cannot catch Keith. I would like the top eight to consider whether or not they will play. If you intend to drop out please let me know. The Championship will start on January 6. I will need to have those that will be playing choose their "chips" to see where you will be placed hopefully by December 30 or before. I'll be doing that as soon as we are sure who will be in and who will not make the cutoff. |
Dec 3, 2021 - 1st Round Holiday Results from Ed Snyder
Nov 22, 2021 - 2021 Club Match Results from Bob Flanagan
Nov 20, 2021
Nov 11, 2021 - Halloween Swiss Round 4 from Sean Pry
Nov 11, 2021 - Halloween Swiss Round 3 from Sean Pry
Oct 29, 2021 - Halloween Swiss Round 2 from Sean Pry
Oct 26, 2021 - Halloween Swiss Round 1 from Sean Pry
Oct 16, 2021 - Club Ratings Championship standings from Donald Anderson
Oct 15, 2021 - Founder's Swiss results from Donald Anderson. The last round was played yesterday. Don, many thanks for running the event!
The Player Ratings Chart and match results for 2021 matches has been updated with the results from the Founder's Swiss has been updated. It shows the player ratings as of Oct 15th and the wins and losses versus other club players.
Oct 8, 2021 - From Donald Anderson
Oct 1, 2021 - From Donald Anderson: Some upsets this week. Flanagan had a draw against Biscoe and Anderson won over Trueman. On a side game Gotlib was victorious over Biscoe
Sept 24, 2021 - From Donald Anderson
Sept 11, 2021 - Club standings have been updated for the Liberty Swiss results
Sept 10, 2021 - Ed posted the final results on the USCF club tournament page of the Liberty Swiss
Sept 5, 2021 - Round 4 Liberty Swiss standings from Ed Synder
August 30, 2021 - Club ratings for championship tournament from Donald Anderson
August 27, 2021 - Round 3 Liberty Swiss standings from Ed Synder
August 20, 2021 - Round 1 and 2 results of the Liberty Swiss
August 16, 2021 - First round results for the Liberty Swiss. You may join the swiss at any round! You must be fully vaccinated
April 29, 2021 - We are back playing USCF matches on Thursday's. One must be fully vaccinated.
April 5, 2019 - Our web site was launched!
April 4, 2019 - March Madness Thursday night results posted. Please see the link at the top for details.
March
2019 - We moved to a new bigger location for our growing club! We
play USCF matches starting at 7:30 as always. Our new location is First Presbyterian Church, 130 West Miner
St, West Chester, PA