Two chess masters and three chess experts came to play in the Beaver Moon Open, a USCF-rated chess tournament held Nov 4 at the Rob Roy Chess Center in Coventry CT.
Nelson Castaneda of New Britain tied for first place with Rajesh Coimbatore Shanmugasundaram of Norwood Mass. Their play-off game in the final round ended in a drawn game. Each won $80.
Finishing in a tie for third place were David Herscovici, and Joe Bihlmeyer.
We want to thank volunteers Liz Glick who prepared our lunch, the chili, pasta salad, and Black Bean and Corn Salad. Mark Denihan helped with misc duties and cleanup. Yours Truly served as TD and host.
The next tournament is the National Mutt Day Open on Dec 2.
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | NELSON CASTANEDA |2.5 |W 5|W 4|D 2|
CT | 12564228 / R: 2330 ->2333 | | | | |
| Q: 2213 ->2219 | | | | |
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2 | RAJESH C SHANMUGASUNDARAM |2.5 |W 7|W 6|D 1|
MA | 16434545 / R: 2256 ->2264 | | | | |
| Q: 2145P25->2156 | | | | |
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3 | DAVID S HERSCOVICI |2.0 |L 6|W 7|W 5|
CT | 12486399 / R: 2124 ->2122 | | | | |
| Q: 2002 ->1999 | | | | |
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4 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |2.0 |W 8|L 1|W 6|
CT | 12686352 / R: 2112 ->2112 | | | | |
| Q: 2038 ->2036 | | | | |
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5 | SUHAS KODALI |1.0 |L 1|W 8|L 3|
CT | 13764792 / R: 2062 ->2049 | | | | |
| Q: 1918 ->1903 | | | | |
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6 | GAETANO BOMPASTORE |1.0 |W 3|L 2|L 4|
MA | 12906776 / R: 1855 ->1871 | | | | |
| Q: 1700 ->1723 | | | | |
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7 | MARK R BOURQUE |0.0 |L 2|L 3|U |
CT | 12139250 / R: 1987 ->1974 | | | | |
| Q: 1922 ->1905 | | | | |
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8 | LAURENT LAFOSSE |0.0 |L 4|L 5|U |
CT | 12431094 / R: 1291 ->1290 | | | | |
| Q: 1216 ->1214 | | | | |
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