Face Masks are required during your FIDE game! Hand Sanitizer will be offered. Covid Vaccinations as well as Covid Vaccine records are required. Please use Elbow or Fist bump in lieu of Hand Shake. No food in the Tournament hall. No Drinks at the chess table. No skittles after the game, once your game is finished you must head home.
Return of the King
Start Date: 7:20pm Friday, May 14th, 2021 (Registration closes at 7:10pm.)
Location: 2622 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, Ca
Tournament Format: Six rounds, one game every Friday.
Rounds: May 14th, 21st, 28th, June 4th, 11th, and 18th
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 $60: 1st U1800 $60: 1st U1600 $60.
IM John Grefe Marathon round 6 Alex Shrauger vs NM Roger Poehlmann. the above position is a variation that could of happened. It is black to move the above position is a draw, however black can still stir up trouble with Bf6! Bc1 (white waits) Bd8! Bf4 Bb6! and if white plays Be3 its a draw by a miracle, but if Bc1 then Bg1! Bd2 Bh2! Bf4. g5! Hxg5 h4! gives black great winning chances!
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. 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 4. GM Koltanowski Marathon: Open
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 1 | IM Elliott C Winslow (2225 3.0) | IM Ladia Jirasek (2441 3.0) | ||
| 2 | Fredric Dutter (2016 2.5) | NM Roger M Poehlmann (2266 2.5) | ||
| 3 | NM Michael Walder (2126 2.0) | Alex Shrauger (1769 2.0) | ||
| 4 | Tobias Stowell (1325 2.0) | Greg Lope (2083 2.0) | ||
| 5 | Steven Svoboda (1980 1.5) | David J Trestor (1826 1.5) | ||
| 6 | Matthew Northrup (1480 1.5) | Joe S Urquhart Jr (1945 1.5) | ||
| 7 | Scott McCargar (1843 1.5) | Ben Lemkin (1471 1.5) | ||
| 8 | Mark Paetz (1788 1.5) | Ralph Nagel (1280 1.5) | ||
| 9 | Evan Mertens (1220 1.0) | Alan Glasscoe (1800 1.0) | ||
| 10 | Mohammad Soltani (1600 1.0) | Samuel Agdamag (1674 1.0) | ||
| 11 | Rico Adkins (1655 1.0) | Jerry Morgan (1462 1.0) | ||
| 12 | NM Thomas F Maser (1927 0.0) | Anthony Henline (1345 0.5) | ||
| 1 | Mohammad R Asgari (1679 0.0) | See T.D. | ||
| ½ | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1500 1.0) | 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 5. calchess women’s state championship: Womens
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
| 10 | Yesun Lee (1850 3.0) | WCM Omya Vidyarthi (1912 3.5) | ||
| 11 | WGM Carla Heredia (2233 3.0) | Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan (2172 3.0) | ||
| 12 | Lauren Goodkind (1833 2.5) | Rhianna Jane Lope (922 2.5) | ||
| 13 | Barbara Goodkind (1812 2.5) | Simona Nayberg (1894 1.5) | ||
| 14 | Megan E Miraglia (1163 1.0) | Renate Otterbach (1072 1.5) | ||
| 15 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy (1500 1.0) | Avigail Tiomkin (1135 1.0) |
Current Standings
| # | Name/Rtng/ID |
| 1 | Elliott Winslow |
| 2278 10363365 (2150) (2002523) | |
| 2 | Steven Svoboda |
| 2000 10451671 | |
| 3 | Alan Glasscoe |
| 1800 10483018 | |
| 4 | David Trestor |
| 1769 12525828 | |
| 5 | Mark Paetz |
| 1700 10487579 | |
| 6 | Ben Lempkin |
| 1680 15851747 | |
| 7 | Tom Boyd |
| 1608 10495768 | |
| 8 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy |
| 1536 12254060 (1421) (2502321) | |
| 9 | Jerry Morgan |
| 1483 13159224 | |
| 10 | Evan Mertens |
| 1380 12564964 | |
| 11 | William Thibault |
| 1050 16716976 |
SwissSys Standings. berkeley senior championship: senior
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | IM Vince McCambridge | 2329 | 2338 | W12 | W16 | D2 | W10 | W3 | 4.5 | 500.00 |
| 2 | IM Elliott C Winslow | 2234 | 2244 | W11 | W14 | D1 | D3 | W6 | 4.0 | 250.00 |
| 3 | IM Timothy W Taylor | 2359 | 2358 | W8 | W5 | W4 | D2 | L1 | 3.5 | |
| 4 | NM Roger M Poehlmann | 2255 | 2250 | W7 | W6 | L3 | H— | D5 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | NM Michael Walder | 2102 | 2101 | W21 | L3 | D10 | W15 | D4 | 3.0 | |
| 6 | Farid Mark Watson | 1924 | 1937 | W15 | L4 | W18 | W11 | L2 | 3.0 | 75.00 |
| 7 | Clarence E Lehman | 1900 | 1904 | L4 | L11 | W13 | W12 | W9 | 3.0 | 75.00 |
| 8 | Frisco Del Rosario | 1918 | 1905 | L3 | W13 | D12 | L9 | W15 | 2.5 | |
| 9 | Michael J Kenny | 1918 | 1903 | H— | L10 | W14 | W8 | L7 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Michael Ho | 1862 | 1893 | H— | W9 | D5 | L1 | D11 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | Scott McCargar | 1823 | 1835 | L2 | W7 | W19 | L6 | D10 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Jeff Andersen | 1631 | 1679 | L1 | W17 | D8 | L7 | B— | 2.5 | |
| 13 | Thomas E Boyd | 1600 | 1608 | H— | L8 | L7 | W20 | W18 | 2.5 | |
| 14 | Ralph Nagel | 1357 | 1374 | B— | L2 | L9 | D18 | W20 | 2.5 | 150.00 |
| 15 | Mohammad Soltani | 1738 | 1743 | L6 | B— | W16 | L5 | L8 | 2.0 | |
| 16 | Fredric Dutter | 1969 | 1948 | W18 | L1 | L15 | H— | U— | 1.5 | |
| 17 | Stewart Katz | 1809 | 1786 | W20 | L12 | H— | U— | U— | 1.5 | |
| 18 | Samuel Za Agdamag | 1631 | 1591 | L16 | B— | L6 | D14 | L13 | 1.5 | |
| 19 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1500 | 1494 | H— | H— | L11 | U— | U— | 1.0 | |
| 20 | John Edwards-El | 966 | 959 | L17 | H— | H— | L13 | L14 | 1.0 | 150.00 |
| 21 | David J Trestor | 1789 | 1784 | L5 | U— | U— | U— | U— | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. berkeley senior championship: Extra Rate
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Alan Glasscoe | 1800 | 1802 | W2 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | Ralph Nagel | 1357 | 1353 | L1 | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. calchess women’s state championship: Womens
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | WCM Omya Vidyarthi | 1912 | 1941 | W9 | W13 | D2 | W6 | D4 | 4.0 | 500.00 |
| 2 | WGM Carla Heredia | 2233 | 2226 | W11 | W10 | D1 | D4 | D3 | 3.5 | 175.00 |
| 3 | Saikhanchimeg Tsogtsaikhan | 2172 | 2173 | D4 | W5 | W6 | H— | D2 | 3.5 | 175.00 |
| 4 | Yesun Lee | 1850 | 1910 | D3 | W7 | W12 | D2 | D1 | 3.5 | 175.00 |
| 5 | Lauren Goodkind | 1833 | 1867 | H— | L3 | W10 | W8 | W9 | 3.5 | 175.00 |
| 6 | Simona Nayberg | 1894 | 1887 | H— | W8 | L3 | L1 | W7 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Barbara Goodkind | 1812 | 1789 | H— | L4 | W13 | W12 | L6 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Renate Otterbach | 1072 | 1120 | H— | L6 | B— | L5 | W12 | 2.5 | 150.00 |
| 9 | Rhianna Jane Lope | 922 | 992 | L1 | B— | H— | W13 | L5 | 2.5 | 150.00 |
| 10 | WFM Natalya Tsodikova | 2204 | 2178 | W12 | L2 | L5 | B— | U— | 2.0 | |
| 11 | Elizabeth Shaughnessy | 1500 | 1503 | L2 | H— | U— | H— | W13 | 2.0 | |
| 12 | Megan E Miraglia | 1163 | 1133 | L10 | B— | L4 | L7 | L8 | 1.0 | |
| 13 | Avigail Tiomkin | 1135 | 1093 | B— | L1 | L7 | L9 | L11 | 1.0 |
SwissSys Standings. calchess women’s state championship: Extra Rate
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Samuel Za Agdamag | 1631 | 1632 | U— | W4 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | Megan E Miraglia | 1163 | 1200 | W3 | U— | 1.0 | |
| 3 | Avigail Tiomkin | 1135 | 1110 | L2 | U— | 0.0 | |
| 4 | Rhianna Jane Lope | 922 | 921 | U— | L1 | 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! 2)IM Ladia Jirasek 13 wins (5 in a row!) 1 was a Perfect score 6/6!
3)IM Elliott Winslow 12 wins
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
Playable Games
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