Big Congratulations to IM Ladia Jirasek and Isaiah Kim who are co-champions of the Walter Browne Marathon both with 5/6!
Neil Falconer Marathon
Start Date: 7:20pm Friday, June 28th, 2019 (Registration closes at 7:10pm.)
Location: 2622 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca
Tournament Format: Six rounds, one game every Friday.
Rounds: June 28th, July 5th, 19th, 26th, August 2nd, and 9th.
No round July 12th Due to a Berkeley Weekender (but you still can show up for a G/90;+30 rated game for $5)
Fee: $35.00
GM’s IM’s and Masters 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 $60: 1st U1800 $60: 1st U1600 $60.
IM Jirasek vs Kevin Yanofsky Black to move and win! Round 6 of the John Grefe Marathon (Board from Black’s point of view Black pawns moving up)
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: Two half-point byes are available before 6pm Thursday, upon request; no byes for last round. If you don’t request a bye and don’t show up for the round, you will receive a forfeit. Byes can be requested via email at tournaments@berkeleychessschool.org or call 510-612-4547. Who: If you are under 13 years old, you must have a USCF rating of at least 1300. There is no rating requirements if the player is over 13 years old. USCF: Tournament will follow USCF 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 3. Neil Falconer Marathon: 2019 Falconer
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | IM Ladia Jirasek (2400 2.0) | Fredric La Dutter (2089 2.0) | ||
| 2 | NM Michael Walder (2024 2.0) | IM Elliott C Winslow (2280 2.0) | ||
| 3 | Luiz Uribe (1840 1.5) | NM Thomas F Maser (1916 1.5) | ||
| 4 | Walter Lesquillier (1701 1.0) | David J Trestor (1838 1.0) | ||
| 5 | Peter Sherwood (1606 1.0) | Anthony Acosta (1812 1.0) | ||
| 6 | Samuel Agdamag (1563 1.0) | Alan Glasscoe (1800 1.0) | ||
| 7 | Alex Shrauger (1753 1.0) | Mohammad R Asgari (1493 1.0) | ||
| 8 | Mark Paetz (1703 1.0) | Carl Nelson (1455 1.0) | ||
| 9 | Aaron Soffer (1237 1.0) | Kyle Donaldson (1690 1.0) | ||
| 10 | Sandesh Aher (1224 0.5) | Nicolas Petroni (1321 0.5) | ||
| 11 | Anthony Henline (1281 0.0) | Matthew Northrup (1366 0.0) | ||
| ½ | Steven Svoboda (2038 1.5) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Mayin Joshi (1366 0.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Ben Lemkin (1238 0.0) | BYE |
Pairings for Round 5. Glasscoe Weekender Anti Swiss: 2000+
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | IM Ladia Jirasek (2400 4.0) | Viktor Mishkin (1850 3.0) | ||
| 2 | NM Derek Wu (2228 3.0) | Henry Wang (2171 2.5) | ||
| 3 | Addison Lee (2158 2.5) | Shaashwath Sivakumar (2007 2.5) | ||
| 4 | Shawnak Shivakumar (1989 2.5) | Daniel Lin (1871 2.5) | ||
| 5 | Abhishek Handigol (2110 2.0) | CM Pranav Senthilkumar (2044 2.0) | ||
| 6 | Arul Viswanathan (2049 1.5) | Felix Yipeng Liu (1930 2.0) | ||
| 7 | Frisco Del Rosario (1964 1.5) | Anika Rajaram (1883 1.0) |
Pairings for Round 5. Glasscoe Weekender Anti Swiss: U2000
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 8 | Alex Shrauger (1753 4.0) | Max Hao (1578 3.0) | ||
| 9 | Michael Straus (1539 3.0) | Aditya Kumar (1812 2.5) | ||
| 10 | Alan Glasscoe (1800 2.5) | Patrick Lou (1654 2.5) | ||
| 11 | Mohammad* Soltani (1600 2.0) | Leo Frega (1599 2.0) | ||
| 12 | Ryan Tang Bi (1471 2.0) | Anthony Henline (1281 2.0) | ||
| 13 | Krishna Senthilkumar (1051 2.0) | Jonah Silk (716 2.0) | ||
| 14 | Matthew Northrup (1366 1.5) | Samuel Za Agdamag (1563 1.0) | ||
| 15 | Andrew Xu (937 1.0) | Kritin Gopalakrishnan (1070 1.5) | ||
| 1 | Griffin Bunn (unr. 0.0) | See T.D. | ||
| ½ | Jason A Childress (1773 3.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Cailen J Melville (1921 1.5) | BYE |
Pairings for Round 5. Glasscoe Weekender Anti Swiss: Extra Rate
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 0 | Bryon Doyle (2184 0.0) | BYE | ||
| 0 | William O’Brien III (1771 0.0) | BYE | ||
| 0 | Jonah Silk (716 0.0) | BYE |
Pairings for Round 5. Western States Regional Championship: Womens
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | WGM Carla Heredia (2264) | WIM Rochelle Wu (2260) | ||
| 2 | WIM Megan Lee (2249) | NM Rui Yang Yan (2190) | ||
| 3 | WFM Annapoorni Meiyappan (1829) | WFM Natalya Tsodikova (2197) | ||
| 4 | Zara Ter-avetikyan (987) | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1500) | ||
| 5 | Brenda K Munoz (1153) | Kloe White (770) | ||
| 6 | Orna Shaughnessy (896) | Constance Brand (662) | ||
| 1 | Hannah Pramita (227) | See T.D. | ||
| ½ | Padma Moturi (unr.) | BYE |
Current Standings
SwissSys Standings. Neil Falconer Marathon: 2019 Falconer
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Tot |
| 1 | IM Ladia Jirasek | 2400 | 2403 | W21 | W8 | W5 | 3.0 |
| 2 | IM Elliott C Winslow | 2280 | 2276 | W22 | W19 | D3 | 2.5 |
| 3 | NM Michael Walder | 2024 | 2035 | W15 | W9 | D2 | 2.5 |
| 4 | NM Thomas F Maser | 1916 | 1929 | W23 | H— | W12 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Fredric La Dutter | 2089 | 2088 | W10 | W20 | L1 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Steven Svoboda | 2038 | 2039 | W11 | H— | H— | 2.0 |
| 7 | Frisco Del Rosario | 1903 | 1908 | H— | H— | W22 | 2.0 |
| 8 | David J Trestor | 1838 | 1847 | W24 | L1 | W21 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Kyle Donaldson | 1690 | 1689 | W26 | L3 | W27 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Mohammad R Asgari | 1493 | 1560 | L5 | W26 | W19 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Carl Nelson | 1455 | 1524 | L6 | W25 | W20 | 2.0 |
| 12 | Luiz Uribe | 1840 | 1841 | H— | W13 | L4 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1778 | W25 | L12 | D14 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Samuel Agdamag | 1563 | 1573 | L18 | B— | D13 | 1.5 |
| 15 | Matthew Northrup | 1366 | 1384 | L3 | H— | W26 | 1.5 |
| 16 | Aaron Soffer | 1237 | 1234 | L19 | B— | H— | 1.5 |
| 17 | Sandesh Aher | 1224 | 1266 | L20 | H— | W24 | 1.5 |
| 18 | NM Isaiah Kim | 2163 | 2164 | W14 | U— | U— | 1.0 |
| 19 | Alex Shrauger | 1753 | 1727 | W16 | L2 | L10 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Mark Paetz | 1703 | 1675 | W17 | L5 | L11 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Walter Lesquillier | 1701 | 1689 | L1 | B— | L8 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Peter Sherwood | 1606 | 1607 | L2 | W23 | L7 | 1.0 |
| 23 | Mayin Joshi | 1366 | 1355 | L4 | L22 | H— | 0.5 |
| 24 | Nicolas Petroni | 1321 | 1289 | L8 | H— | L17 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Ben Lemkin | 1238 | 1226 | L13 | L11 | H— | 0.5 |
| 26 | Anthony Henline | 1281 | 1251 | L9 | L10 | L15 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Avigail Tiomkin | 920 | 919 | U— | U— | L9 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Neil Falconer Marathon: Extra Rate
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Tot |
| 1 | Walter Lesquillier | 1701 | 1712 | W2 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Samuel Agdamag | 1563 | 1550 | L1 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Glasscoe Weekender Anti Swiss: 2000+
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | IM Ladia Jirasek | 2400 | 2411 | W7 | W8 | W2 | W11 | W6 | 5.0 | 350.00 |
| 2 | NM Derek Wu | 2228 | 2252 | W4 | W12 | L1 | W9 | W7 | 4.0 | 175.00 |
| 3 | Shawnak Shivakumar | 1989 | 2002 | L10 | B— | W8 | D5 | W11 | 3.5 | 105.00 |
| 4 | Addison Lee | 2158 | 2154 | L2 | W18 | D7 | W13 | D5 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | Shaashwath Sivakumar | 2007 | 2027 | H— | W10 | D9 | D3 | D4 | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Viktor Mishkin | 1850 | 1916 | H— | W16 | D11 | W14 | L1 | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Henry Wang | 2171 | 2172 | L1 | W17 | D4 | W12 | L2 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Abhishek Handigol | 2110 | 2100 | W17 | L1 | L3 | B— | D9 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | CM Pranav Senthilkumar | 2044 | 2051 | D16 | W15 | D5 | L2 | D8 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Felix Yipeng Liu | 1930 | 1949 | W3 | L5 | D15 | H— | D12 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | Daniel Lin | 1871 | 1894 | W18 | W13 | D6 | L1 | L3 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Arul Viswanathan | 2049 | 2035 | W13 | L2 | D14 | L7 | D10 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | Anika Rajaram | 1883 | 1872 | L12 | L11 | B— | L4 | W14 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Frisco Del Rosario | 1964 | 1934 | H— | H— | D12 | L6 | L13 | 1.5 | |
| 15 | Joshua Lu | 2094 | 2076 | H— | L9 | D10 | — | — | 1.0 | |
| 16 | NM Michael Walder | 2024 | 2008 | D9 | L6 | U— | — | — | 0.5 | |
| 17 | Roger Gabrielson | 2059 | 2040 | L8 | L7 | U— | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 18 | Christian Jensen | 1882 | 1862 | L11 | L4 | U— | — | — | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Glasscoe Weekender Anti Swiss: U2000
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Alex Shrauger | 1753 | 1795 | B— | W19 | W10 | W4 | D5 | 4.5 | 180.00 |
| 2 | Michael Straus | 1539 | 1614 | L5 | W17 | W7 | W14 | W8 | 4.0 | 150.00 |
| 3 | Jason A Childress | 1773 | 1802 | D9 | H— | W19 | W10 | H— | 3.5 | 90.00 |
| 4 | Patrick Lou | 1654 | 1713 | W6 | D8 | W11 | L1 | W9 | 3.5 | 90.00 |
| 5 | Max Hao | 1578 | 1591 | W2 | L10 | W12 | W11 | D1 | 3.5 | 90.00 |
| 6 | Mohammad* Soltani | 1600 | 1612 | L4 | L13 | W23 | W15 | W14 | 3.0 | |
| 7 | Krishna Senthilkumar | 1051 | 1135 | D24 | D14 | L2 | W22 | W16 | 3.0 | 60.00 |
| 8 | Aditya Kumar | 1812 | 1793 | W13 | D4 | D14 | D9 | L2 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1785 | D3 | H— | W15 | D8 | L4 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Ryan Tang Bi | 1471 | 1491 | W17 | W5 | L1 | L3 | D11 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | Anthony Henline | 1281 | 1300 | W12 | W22 | L4 | L5 | D10 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Kritin Gopalakrishnan | 1070 | 1087 | L11 | W23 | L5 | D17 | W22 | 2.5 | |
| 13 | Cailen J Melville | 1921 | 1906 | L8 | W6 | U— | H— | H— | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Leo Frega | 1599 | 1573 | W15 | D7 | D8 | L2 | L6 | 2.0 | |
| 15 | Samuel Za Agdamag | 1563 | 1530 | L14 | W16 | L9 | L6 | W17 | 2.0 | |
| 16 | Jonah Silk | 716 | 713 | L21 | L15 | B— | W23 | L7 | 2.0 | |
| 17 | Matthew Northrup | 1366 | 1322 | L10 | L2 | W22 | D12 | L15 | 1.5 | |
| 18 | David J Trestor | 1838 | 1855 | W25 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | |
| 19 | William O’Brien III | 1771 | 1739 | B— | L1 | L3 | — | — | 1.0 | |
| 20 | Peter Sherwood | 1606 | 1633 | W26 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | |
| 21 | Sandesh Aher | 1224 | 1227 | W16 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | |
| 22 | Andrew Xu | 937 | 900 | W23 | L11 | L17 | L7 | L12 | 1.0 | |
| 23 | Griffin Bunn | unr. | 316 | L22 | L12 | L6 | L16 | B— | 1.0 | |
| 24 | Matthew Marrus | 1208 | 1201 | D7 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | |
| 25 | Anthony Acosta | 1812 | 1797 | L18 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 26 | Mohammad Soltani | 1600 | 1580 | L20 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Glasscoe Weekender Anti Swiss: Extra Rate
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Bryon Doyle | 2184 | 2186 | W2 | W3 | W4 | 3.0 | |
| 2 | William O’Brien III | 1771 | 1768 | L1 | U— | U— | 0.0 | |
| 3 | Jonah Silk | 716 | 715 | U— | L1 | U— | 0.0 | |
| 4 | Griffin Bunn | unr. | 750 | U— | U— | L1 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Western States Regional Championship: Womens
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | WGM Carla Heredia | 2264 | 2275 | W11 | D3 | D2 | W7 | W6 | 4.0 | 550.00 |
| 2 | WIM Megan Lee | 2249 | 2255 | W14 | W9 | D1 | D3 | W7 | 4.0 | 550.00 |
| 3 | WFM Natalya Tsodikova | 2197 | 2202 | W12 | D1 | W6 | D2 | D5 | 3.5 | 200.00 |
| 4 | Zara Ter-avetikyan | 987 | 1111 | H— | W11 | L5 | W14 | W10 | 3.5 | 200.00 |
| 5 | WFM Annapoorni Meiyappan | 1829 | 1835 | W13 | L7 | W4 | H— | D3 | 3.0 | |
| 6 | WIM Rochelle Wu | 2260 | 2244 | H— | W8 | L3 | B— | L1 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | NM Rui Yang Yan | 2190 | 2180 | H— | W5 | W10 | L1 | L2 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Brenda K Munoz | 1153 | 1159 | L9 | L6 | D15 | W13 | W12 | 2.5 | 200.00 |
| 9 | Padma Moturi | unr. | 1558 | W8 | L2 | W14 | U— | H— | 2.5 | 200.00 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1500 | 1468 | W16 | H— | L7 | H— | L4 | 2.0 | |
| 11 | Orna Shaughnessy | 896 | 893 | L1 | L4 | H— | H— | W14 | 2.0 | 33.33 |
| 12 | Kloe White | 770 | 764 | L3 | H— | H— | B— | L8 | 2.0 | 33.33 |
| 13 | Hannah Pramita | 227 | 226 | L5 | H— | H— | L8 | B— | 2.0 | 33.33 |
| 14 | Constance Brand | 662 | 645 | L2 | B— | L9 | L4 | L11 | 1.0 | |
| 15 | Elena Shtykar | 1258 | 1251 | U— | U— | D8 | U— | U— | 0.5 | |
| 16 | Teresa Provenzano | 100 | 100 | L10 | U— | U— | U— | U— | 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 2018 1)NM Roger Poehlmann 20 wins! 3)IM Elliott Winslow 11 wins
2)IM Ladia Jirasek 9 wins (5 in a row!) 1 was 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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