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GM Walter Browne Marathon
Start Date: 7:00pm Friday, September 17th, 2021 (Registration closes at 6:50pm.)
Location: 2622 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca
Tournament Format: Six rounds, one game every Friday.
Rounds: September 17th, 24th, October 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd
Fee: $50
GM’s, IM’s, and NMs free.
(Entry fee deducted from winnings.)
Time Control: G/90, 30 second increment. If a player is more than 30 minutes late, their game will be forfeited.
Tournament is both FIDE, and USCF rated!
Prize fund: $500
1st Place $200: 2nd Place $120
1st U2000 $65: 1st U1800 $60: 1st U1600 $55.
Kolty Round 4 Elliott Shindo vs Steven Svoboda White to move and win! A very long line, however it is a beautiful way to win the ending for white (Unfortunately Missed in the Game)
Experience vs Youth! Berkeley Chess Club’s Youngest Member Jayden Xu (10 years old) battling it out against our most experienced Member Alan Glasscoe. In this Game Experience beat youth!
Byes:
Max number of half point byes: 2
Half point byes are available for all rounds (maximum two), but those
for round 5 must be selected before round one and are irrevocable.
Number of rounds in tourney: 6
Bye note: No bye’s for the final round!
USCF: Tournament will follow FIDE rules. USCF membership must be current through the end of the tournament. Do you need to renew your USCF Membership? Renew here!
Current Pairings
Pairings for Round 2. walter browne marathon: Walter Browne Marathon
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | Baasansuren Erdene (2310 1.0) | Fredric Dutter (1926 1.0) | ||
| 2 | Frisco Del Rosario (1921 1.0) | Ruiyang Yan (2282 1.0) | ||
| 3 | Alex Hay Shrauger (1858 1.0) | Elliott Winslow (2276 1.0) | ||
| 4 | Alan Glasscoe (1800 1.0) | Alex Ja Silvestre (2131 1.0) | ||
| 5 | Mohammad Soltani (1600 1.0) | Michael Lei Wang (2089 1.0) | ||
| 6 | Jonah Busch (1957 1.0) | Sean Kelly (1848 1.0) | ||
| 7 | Kevin Yanofsky (1942 1.0) | Niko Pompe (1732 1.0) | ||
| 8 | Tobias Stowell (1390 1.0) | Anthony Ge (2322 0.5) | ||
| 9 | Mark Gregor Paetz (1720 0.5) | Frank Thornally (2200 0.5) | ||
| 10 | Michael Walder (2097 0.5) | Jay W Blodgett (1632 0.5) | ||
| 11 | Sebastian Fotouhi (unr. 0.5) | Erickson Bacelar (1762 0.5) | ||
| 12 | Jerry D Morgan (1467 0.0) | Thomas F Maser (1903 0.0) | ||
| 13 | Peter Sherwood (1708 0.0) | Carl Nelson (1431 0.0) | ||
| 14 | William Thibault (1124 0.0) | Ben Lemkin (1685 0.0) | ||
| 15 | Matthew Northrup (1640 0.0) | Sam Hill (1393 0.0) | ||
| 16 | Mohammad R Asgari (1613 0.0) | Ralph Nagel (1359 0.0) | ||
| 17 | Zeno Kalonaris (1599 0.0) | Jj Ziebart (1118 0.0) | ||
| 18 | David Zimring (unr. 0.0) | Kevin Clark (1543 0.0) | ||
| ½ | Steven Svoboda (1945 1.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | David J Trestor (1722 0.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Walter Lesquillier (1601 0.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1557 0.5) | BYE |
Pairings for Round 5. berkeley senior championship: senior
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | IM Timothy W Taylor (2359 3.5) | IM Vince McCambridge (2329 3.5) | ||
| 2 | Farid Mark Watson (1924 3.0) | IM Elliott C Winslow (2234 3.0) | ||
| 3 | NM Roger M Poehlmann (2255 2.5) | NM Michael Walder (2102 2.5) | ||
| 4 | Michael J Kenny (1918 2.5) | Clarence E Lehman (1900 2.0) | ||
| 5 | Scott McCargar (1823 2.0) | Michael Ho (1862 2.0) | ||
| 6 | Frisco Del Rosario (1918 1.5) | Mohammad Soltani (1738 2.0) | ||
| 7 | Fredric Dutter (1969 1.5) | Jeff Andersen (1631 1.5) | ||
| 8 | Thomas E Boyd (1600 1.5) | Samuel Za Agdamag (1631 1.5) | ||
| 9 | Ralph Nagel (1357 1.5) | John Edwards-El (966 1.0) |
Pairings for Round 4. Calchess Women’s State Championship: Open
Current Standings
SwissSys Standings. walter browne marathon: Walter Browne Marathon
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Tot |
| 1 | FM Baasansuren Erdene | 2310 | 2312 | W21 | W15 | 2.0 |
| 2 | NM Ruiyang Yan | 2282 | 2284 | W33 | W16 | 2.0 |
| 3 | IM Elliott Winslow | 2276 | 2277 | B— | W18 | 2.0 |
| 4 | NM Michael Lei Wang | 2089 | 2092 | W37 | W25 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Yanofsky | 1942 | 1951 | W38 | W20 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Sean Kelly | 1848 | 1877 | W41 | W14 | 2.0 |
| 7 | NM Anthony Ge | 2322 | 2323 | H— | W28 | 1.5 |
| 8 | NM Frank Thornally | 2200 | 2201 | H— | W32 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Alex Ja Silvestre | 2131 | 2132 | W24 | H— | 1.5 |
| 10 | NM Michael Walder | 2097 | 2097 | H— | B— | 1.5 |
| 11 | Steven Svoboda | 1945 | 1948 | W26 | H— | 1.5 |
| 12 | Erickson Bacelar | 1762 | 1763 | H— | W36 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1557 | 1558 | H— | W43 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Jonah Busch | 1957 | 1943 | W34 | L6 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Fredric Dutter | 1926 | 1925 | W39 | L1 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Frisco Del Rosario | 1921 | 1919 | W35 | L2 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Thomas F Maser | 1903 | 1878 | L28 | W39 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Alex Hay Shrauger | 1858 | 1857 | W40 | L3 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1771 | W42 | L27 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Niko Pompe | 1732 | 1737 | W29 | L5 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Ben Lemkin | 1685 | 1686 | L1 | W41 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Jay W Blodgett | 1632 | 1632 | H— | H— | 1.0 |
| 23 | Boyu Dong | 1621 | 1657 | U— | W37 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Mohammad R Asgari | 1613 | 1618 | L9 | W40 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Mohammad Soltani | 1600 | 1608 | W27 | L4 | 1.0 |
| 26 | Zeno Kalonaris | 1599 | 1597 | L11 | W42 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Sam Hill | 1393 | 1444 | L25 | W19 | 1.0 |
| 28 | Tobias Stowell | 1390 | 1466 | W17 | L7 | 1.0 |
| 29 | David Zimring | unr. | 1630 | L20 | W38 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Christopher Defirmian | unr. | 2118 | W31 | U— | 1.0 |
| 31 | David J Trestor | 1722 | 1719 | L30 | H— | 0.5 |
| 32 | Mark Gregor Paetz | 1720 | 1718 | H— | L8 | 0.5 |
| 33 | Matthew Northrup | 1640 | 1639 | L2 | H— | 0.5 |
| 34 | Walter Lesquillier | 1601 | 1596 | L14 | H— | 0.5 |
| 35 | Carl Nelson | 1431 | 1428 | L16 | H— | 0.5 |
| 36 | Sebastian Fotouhi | unr. | 750 | H— | L12 | 0.5 |
| 37 | Peter Sherwood | 1708 | 1683 | L4 | L23 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Kevin Clark | 1543 | 1524 | L5 | L29 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Jerry D Morgan | 1467 | 1460 | L15 | L17 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Ralph Nagel | 1359 | 1348 | L18 | L24 | 0.0 |
| 41 | William Thibault | 1124 | 1121 | L6 | L21 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Jj Ziebart | 1118 | 1113 | L19 | L26 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Henry Zeng | 966 | 964 | U— | L13 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Calchess Senior State Championship: Cal Senior Championship
| # | Name | Rating | Post | Fed | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Elliott Winslow | 2278 | 2288 | USA | W8 (b) | W11 (w) | W5 (b) | W3 (w) | D2 (b) | 4.5 | 500.00 |
| 2 | Michael Walder | 2075 | 2115 | USA | W13 (w) | W4 (b) | D3 (b) | W11 (w) | D1 (w) | 4.0 | 250.00 |
| 3 | Tim Taylor | 2359 | 2348 | USA | W16 (w) | W12 (b) | D2 (w) | L1 (b) | W5 (b) | 3.5 | 100.00 |
| 4 | Stewart Katz | 1835 | 1870 | USA | W19 (b) | L2 (w) | H— | W13 (b) | W11 (w) | 3.5 | 150.00 |
| 5 | Rahim Gran | 1900 | 1927 | USA | W20 (w) | W7 (b) | L1 (w) | W14 (b) | L3 (w) | 3.0 | 50.00 |
| 6 | Tom Boyd | 1604 | 1644 | USA | L12 (w) | D16 (b) | D10 (w) | W18 (b) | W14 (w) | 3.0 | 50.00 |
| 7 | Steffen Thieme | 2049 | 2034 | GER | W14 (b) | L5 (w) | W9 (b) | D12 (w) | U— | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Rico Adkins | 1762 | 1756 | USA | L1 (w) | W10 (b) | L14 (w) | W15 (b) | D9 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Erickson Bacelar | 1700 | 1699 | USA | H— | D17 (b) | L7 (w) | W19 (w) | D8 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Jay Blodgett | 1624 | 1632 | USA | L11 (b) | L8 (w) | D6 (b) | W20 (w) | W16 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 11 | Frisco Del Rosario | 1942 | 1925 | USA | W10 (w) | L1 (b) | W13 (w) | L2 (b) | L4 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 12 | Tom Maser | 1900 | 1908 | USA | W6 (b) | L3 (w) | H— | D7 (b) | U— | 2.0 | |
| 13 | Mohammad Soltani | 1745 | 1722 | USA | L2 (b) | W19 (w) | L11 (b) | L4 (w) | X— | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Se Henderson-jr | 1700 | 1689 | USA | L7 (w) | W20 (b) | W8 (b) | L5 (w) | L6 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 15 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1536 | 1529 | IRL | H— | H— | U— | L8 (w) | W19 (b) | 2.0 | 150.00 |
| 16 | Kevin M Fong | 1783 | 1750 | L3 (b) | D6 (w) | D17 (w) | H— | L10 (b) | 1.5 | ||
| 17 | Walter Lesquillier | 1688 | 1692 | USA | H— | D9 (w) | D16 (b) | U— | U— | 1.5 | |
| 18 | Steven Holtz | 1165 | 1151 | USA | H— | H— | U— | L6 (w) | D20 (b) | 1.5 | 150.00 |
| 19 | Jackie Cowgill | 997 | 1028 | USA | L4 (w) | L13 (b) | W20 (w) | L9 (b) | L15 (w) | 1.0 | |
| 20 | William Thibault | 1050 | 1028 | USA | L5 (b) | L14 (w) | L19 (b) | L10 (b) | D18 (w) | 0.5 |
SwissSys Standings. Calchess Women’s State Championship: Open
| # | Name | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total |
| 1 | Ashley Pang | 2009 | D2 | W3 | W4 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Kally Wen | 1875 | D1 | W8 | W7 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Yesun Kate Lee | 1964 | W8 | L1 | W11 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Kubraa Adoni | 743 | W11 | W5 | L1 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Trisha Navelkar | unr. | B— | L4 | W9 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Wendy Sinek | unr. | L9 | B— | W12 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1574 | B— | H— | L2 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Sadhana Arivoli | 1587 | L3 | L2 | W10 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Angelina Rame Lee | 640 | W6 | L11 | L5 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Meztli Gonzalez | unr. | H— | H— | L8 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Ana Hortillosa | unr. | L4 | W9 | L3 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Aradhana Arivoli | 640 | U— | U— | L6 | 0.0 |
Berkeley Chess Club all time winners
The following list is for those that got clear first or tied for first place in any BCC Marathon since the 2007 BCC Grand Re Opening until the end of 2020 1)NM Roger Poehlmann 20 wins! 2)IM Ladia Jirasek 13 wins (5 in a row!) 1 was a Perfect score 6/6!
3)IM Elliott Winslow 13 wins 1 with a Perfect score 6/6!
4) Farid Watson 7 wins 5)NM Todd Rumph 6 wins 6)NM Derek O'Connor: 6 wins 7)Steven Krasnov 5 wins 8)Greg Lope 4 wins 9)WFM Uyanga Byambaa 4 wins two with perfect 6/6 scores! (Also the only Female winner in BCC History) 10)FM Robin Cunningham 4 wins 11)Salar Jahedi 4 wins 12)2 wins each. FM Josiah Stearman, NM Michael Lei Wang, Joshua Cao, Ethan Chamberlain, NM Robert Hatarik, David Trestor, Craig Andries
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