Big Congratulations to IM Elliott Winslow 2019 IM John Grefe Champion!
GM Koltanowski Marathon
Start Date: 7:20pm Friday, March 8th, 2019 (Registration closes at 7:10pm.)
Location: 2622 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca
Tournament Format: Six rounds, one game every Friday.
Rounds: March 8th, 22nd, 29th April 5th ,19th, 26th,
No round March 15th Due to Senior Championship No round April 12th due to a Berkeley Weekender!! (but you may still come Friday night before 7pm if you would like a rated game!)
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 2. GM Koltanowski Marathon: Open
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | IM Ladia Jirasek (2395) | NM Michael Walder (1989) | ||
| 2 | Isaiah Kim (2160) | Carl Nelson (1397) | ||
| 3 | IM Elliott C Winslow (2306) | Anthony Acosta (1790) | ||
| 4 | Walter Lesquillier (1752) | NM Roger M Poehlmann (2260) | ||
| 5 | NM Eric Yuhan Li (2228) | Mayin Joshi (1288) | ||
| 6 | Alex Hay Shrauger (1760) | Greg Lope (2077) | ||
| 7 | Frisco Del Rosario (1900) | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1500) | ||
| 8 | Samuel Agdamag (1475) | Barry Wayne Curto (1900) | ||
| 9 | Andrei Secor (1196) | Mark Paetz (1739) | ||
| 10 | Gio Marino Segura (1665) | Arin Sen (1486) | ||
| 11 | Tobias Stowell (1392) | Evan Carter (1656) | ||
| 12 | Grant Aung (1627) | Gabriel Enkhjargal (1346) | ||
| 13 | Matthew Northrup (1317) | Peter Sherwood (1610) | ||
| 14 | Mohammad Soltani (1600) | Matthew Marrus (1225) | ||
| ½ | NM Derek Oconnor (2349) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Kevin Yanofsky (1960) | BYE | ||
| ½ | NM Thomas F Maser (1901) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Alan Glasscoe (1800) | BYE |
Pairings for Round 5. Calchess Women’s State Championship: Open
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 7 | NM Rui Yang Yan (2197 : W : 3.0) | WGM Carla Heredia (2291 : b : 4.0) | ||
| 8 | WIM Megan Lee (2265 : w : 3.0) | WFM Natalya Tsodikova (2185 : w : 3.0) | ||
| 9 | Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan (2153 : W : 2.5) | WCM Omya Vidyarthi (1852 : b : 2.5) | ||
| 10 | WFM Kimberly Liu (1989 : w : 2.5) | WCM Ashley Pang (1771 : B : 2.5) | ||
| 11 | Yesun Lee (1776 : b : 2.0) | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1500 : B : 2.5) | ||
| 12 | Sophie Wang (1539 : b : 2.0) | Jennifer Ly (1406 : BB : 2.0) | ||
| 13 | Elena Kondakova (1300 : w : 2.0) | Kavya Meiyappan (1513 : b : 2.0) | ||
| 14 | Aradhana Arivoli (537 : B : 1.0) | Elena Shtykar (1334 : BB : 1.0) | ||
| 15 | Sadhana Arivoli (1199 : w : 1.0) | Ana Hatarik (944 : w : 1.0) | ||
| 16 | Jackie Cowgill (1031 : W : 1.0) | Zara Ter-Avetikyan (0 : b : 1.0) | ||
| 1 | Tatiana Savchenko (1273 : WW : 0.5) | See T.D. | ||
| ˝ | Dawn C Adams (708 : W : 1.5) | BYE | ||
| ˝ | WIM Paloma Gutierrez (2100 : w : 3.0) | BYE |
Pairings for Round 5. Berkeley Senior Championship: Open
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | Frisc Del Rosario (1900) | IM Timothy W* Taylor (2371) | ||
| 2 | NM Michael Walder (1989) | IM Vince McCambridge (2368) | ||
| 3 | NM Thomas F Maser (1901) | Farid Mark Watson (1948) | ||
| 4 | Michael J Kenny (1887) | Rahim Gran (1921) | ||
| 5 | Clarence E Lehman (1918) | Samir Alazawi (1848) | ||
| 6 | Alan Glasscoe (1800) | Samuel Za Agdamag (1475) | ||
| 1 | Mohammad Soltani (1600) | See T.D. |
Current Standings
SwissSys Standings. GM Koltanowski Marathon: Open
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Tot |
| 1 | IM Ladia Jirasek | 2395 | 2397 | W32 | W13 | 2.0 |
| 2 | IM Elliott C Winslow | 2306 | 2307 | W18 | W14 | 2.0 |
| 3 | NM Roger M Poehlmann | 2260 | 2261 | W19 | W15 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Isaiah Kim | 2160 | 2161 | W20 | W29 | 2.0 |
| 5 | NM Derek Oconnor | 2349 | 2350 | W17 | H— | 1.5 |
| 6 | NM Eric Yuhan Li | 2228 | 2229 | H— | W37 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Greg Lope | 2077 | 2079 | H— | W27 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Kevin Yanofsky | 1960 | 1961 | W33 | H— | 1.5 |
| 9 | NM Thomas F Maser | 1901 | 1902 | W34 | H— | 1.5 |
| 10 | Frisco Del Rosario | 1900 | 1902 | H— | W28 | 1.5 |
| 11 | Barry Wayne Curto | 1900 | 1901 | H— | W31 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1802 | W35 | H— | 1.5 |
| 13 | NM Michael Walder | 1989 | 1990 | W21 | L1 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Anthony Acosta | 1790 | 1791 | W36 | L2 | 1.0 |
| 15 | Walter Lesquillier | 1752 | 1751 | W30 | L3 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Ralph P Palmeri | 1700 | 1692 | H— | D23 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Gio Marino Segura | 1665 | 1672 | L5 | W33 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Evan Carter | 1656 | 1660 | L2 | W34 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Grant Aung | 1627 | 1631 | L3 | W35 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Peter Sherwood | 1610 | 1613 | L4 | W36 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Mohammad Soltani | 1600 | 1624 | L13 | W32 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Jerry Morgan | 1522 | 1512 | H— | D24 | 1.0 |
| 23 | Samuel Agdamag | 1475 | 1486 | H— | D16 | 1.0 |
| 24 | Nicolas Petroni | 1299 | 1312 | H— | D22 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Mayin Joshi | 1288 | 1289 | W37 | U— | 1.0 |
| 26 | Andrei Secor | 1196 | 1196 | H— | H— | 1.0 |
| 27 | Alex Hay Shrauger | 1760 | 1756 | H— | L7 | 0.5 |
| 28 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1500 | 1497 | H— | L10 | 0.5 |
| 29 | Carl Nelson | 1397 | 1396 | H— | L4 | 0.5 |
| 30 | Matthew Marrus | 1225 | 1223 | L15 | H— | 0.5 |
| 31 | Sandesh Aher | 1195 | 1194 | H— | L11 | 0.5 |
| 32 | Mark Paetz | 1739 | 1721 | L1 | L21 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Arin Sen | 1486 | 1475 | L8 | L17 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Tobias Stowell | 1392 | 1383 | L9 | L18 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Gabriel Enkhjargal | 1346 | 1336 | L12 | L19 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Matthew Northrup | 1317 | 1308 | L14 | L20 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Alex Enkhjargal | 308 | 307 | L25 | L6 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Calchess Women’s State Championship: Open
| # | Name | ID | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | WGM Carla Heredia | 13935235 | 2291 | 2304 | W13 | W6 | W2 | W7 | D3 | 4.5 | 500.00 |
| 2 | WFM Natalya Tsodikova | 12634942 | 2185 | 2192 | W18 | W9 | L1 | W14 | W7 | 4.0 | 300.00 |
| 3 | NM Rui Yang Yan | 15462690 | 2197 | 2196 | H— | D14 | W17 | W12 | D1 | 3.5 | 66.67 |
| 4 | Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan | 16309084 | 2153 | 2151 | W19 | W8 | L7 | H— | W11 | 3.5 | 66.67 |
| 5 | WIM Paloma Gutierrez | 14580274 | 2100 | 2092 | W25 | W11 | L12 | W8 | H— | 3.5 | 66.67 |
| 6 | WFM Kimberly Liu | 14268494 | 1989 | 1988 | W23 | L1 | W9 | D11 | W12 | 3.5 | 200.00 |
| 7 | WIM Megan Lee | 12902833 | 2265 | 2255 | W10 | W17 | W4 | L1 | L2 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Yesun Lee | 15365623 | 1776 | 1775 | W21 | L4 | W24 | L5 | W13 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Kavya Meiyappan | 15882866 | 1513 | 1529 | W22 | L2 | L6 | W23 | W19 | 3.0 | 75.00 |
| 10 | Jennifer Ly | 16419904 | 1406 | 1426 | L7 | H— | D23 | W27 | W17 | 3.0 | 75.00 |
| 11 | WCM Omya Vidyarthi | 15782318 | 1852 | 1849 | W26 | L5 | W20 | D6 | L4 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | WCM Ashley Pang | 15365204 | 1771 | 1789 | H— | W18 | W5 | L3 | L6 | 2.5 | |
| 13 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 12254060 | 1500 | 1495 | L1 | W27 | H— | W21 | L8 | 2.5 | |
| 14 | Simona Nayberg | 14373224 | 1947 | 1950 | H— | D3 | W19 | L2 | U— | 2.0 | |
| 15 | Lauren Goodkind | 12778910 | 1867 | 1868 | W20 | H— | H— | U— | U— | 2.0 | |
| 16 | Barbara Goodkind | 12778604 | 1820 | 1821 | W24 | H— | H— | U— | U— | 2.0 | |
| 17 | Sophie Wang | 16059701 | 1539 | 1522 | W27 | L7 | L3 | W20 | L10 | 2.0 | |
| 18 | Elena Shtykar | 16380966 | 1334 | 1310 | L2 | L12 | L22 | W26 | W27 | 2.0 | |
| 19 | Elena Kondakova | 15593596 | 1300 | 1309 | L4 | W25 | L14 | W22 | L9 | 2.0 | |
| 20 | Sadhana Arivoli | 15655807 | 1199 | 1224 | L15 | W22 | L11 | L17 | W26 | 2.0 | 50.00 |
| 21 | Dawn C Adams | 16307202 | 708 | 787 | L8 | W26 | H— | L13 | H— | 2.0 | 50.00 |
| 22 | Zara Ter-Avetikyan | 16992176 | unr. | 1190 | L9 | L20 | W18 | L19 | W25 | 2.0 | 50.00 |
| 23 | Tatiana Savchenko | 16660113 | 1273 | 1247 | L6 | L24 | D10 | L9 | B— | 1.5 | |
| 24 | Natalie Baldacci | 13115670 | 1132 | 1177 | L16 | W23 | L8 | U— | U— | 1.0 | |
| 25 | Jackie Cowgill | 14105570 | 1031 | 979 | L5 | L19 | L26 | B— | L22 | 1.0 | |
| 26 | Ana Hatarik | 15375065 | 944 | 922 | L11 | L21 | W25 | L18 | L20 | 1.0 | |
| 27 | Aradhana Arivoli | 16325318 | 537 | 535 | L17 | L13 | B— | L10 | L18 | 1.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Berkeley Senior Championship: Open
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | IM Timothy W* Taylor | 2371 | 2381 | W12 | W18 | D2 | W6 | W4 | 4.5 | 375.00 |
| 2 | IM Vince McCambridge | 2368 | 2374 | W3 | W7 | D1 | W5 | W6 | 4.5 | 375.00 |
| 3 | NM Thomas F Maser | 1901 | 1918 | L2 | H— | W19 | W14 | W8 | 3.5 | 100.00 |
| 4 | Frisc Del Rosario | 1900 | 1957 | W21 | H— | W11 | W12 | L1 | 3.5 | 75.00 |
| 5 | Michael J Kenny | 1887 | 1939 | H— | W8 | W7 | L2 | W11 | 3.5 | 75.00 |
| 6 | NM Michael Walder | 1989 | 1997 | W22 | W17 | W10 | L1 | L2 | 3.0 | 50.00 |
| 7 | Clarence E Lehman | 1918 | 1935 | W20 | L2 | L5 | W17 | W12 | 3.0 | 50.00 |
| 8 | Farid Mark Watson | 1948 | 1928 | D13 | L5 | W15 | W9 | L3 | 2.5 | 50.00 |
| 9 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1789 | H— | H— | D14 | L8 | W17 | 2.5 | 50.00 |
| 10 | Michael Anderson | 1943 | 1937 | W14 | H— | L6 | H— | U— | 2.0 | |
| 11 | Rahim Gran | 1921 | 1899 | H— | W19 | L4 | D13 | L5 | 2.0 | |
| 12 | Samir Alazawi | 1848 | 1833 | L1 | B— | W17 | L4 | L7 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | Thomas E Boyd | 1678 | 1700 | D8 | H— | H— | D11 | U— | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Mohammad Soltani | 1600 | 1589 | L10 | W15 | D9 | L3 | L16 | 1.5 | |
| 15 | Steven J Holtz | 1152 | 1148 | H— | L14 | L8 | B— | U— | 1.5 | 150.00 |
| 16 | Richard Her Newey | 1620 | 1637 | U— | U— | U— | U— | W14 | 1.0 | |
| 17 | Samuel Za Agdamag | 1475 | 1463 | X— | L6 | L12 | L7 | L9 | 1.0 | 150.00 |
| 18 | IM Elliott C* Winslow | 2306 | 2299 | H— | L1 | U— | U— | U— | 0.5 | |
| 19 | Pudur Ramaswamy | 1560 | 1552 | H— | L11 | L3 | U— | U— | 0.5 | |
| 20 | IM Timothy W Taylor | 2371 | 2355 | L7 | U— | U— | U— | U— | 0.0 | |
| 21 | IM Elliott C Winslow | 2306 | 2291 | L4 | U— | U— | U— | U— | 0.0 | |
| 22 | Walter Lesquillier | 1752 | 1747 | L6 | U— | U— | U— | U— | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Berkeley Senior Championship: Extra Rate
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Samir Alazawi | 1848 | 1852 | U— | W5 | U— | 1.0 | |
| 2 | Anthony Acosta | 1790 | 1803 | W4 | U— | U— | 1.0 | |
| 3 | Jackie Cowgill | 1031 | 1090 | U— | U— | W6 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1788 | L2 | U— | U— | 0.0 | |
| 5 | Mohammad Soltani | 1600 | 1594 | U— | L1 | U— | 0.0 | |
| 6 | Steven J Holtz | 1152 | 1120 | U— | U— | L3 | 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 2017 1)NM Roger Poehlmann 20 wins! 2)IM Elliott Winslow 9 wins 3) FM Ladia Jirasek 7 wins (5 in a row!) 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 scores, the only perfect scores in BCC history! 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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