Connecticut Championships

Master Instructor wins Connecticut state championship held at Hall High School, West Hartford

Arslan Otchiyev, 28, is a Master Instructor at the Chess Club of Fairfield County in Norwalk.   He was six time national champion of Turkmenistan.

He is a USCF certified “Life Master” with a USCF peak rating: 2409.  Currently residing in Connecticut Mr. Otchiyev is among the Top 1% of competitive players nationally in the U.S.

23 players competed in the event.

 

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | ARSLAN OTCHIYEV |4.5 |W 6|W 7|W 2|W 10|D 3| CT | 14667931 / R: 2374 ->2377 | | | | | | | | Q: 2291 ->2294 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 | TED BELANOFF |4.0 |X |W 15|L 1|W 13|W 7| NY | 12758264 / R: 2200 ->2202 | | | | | | | | Q: 2044 ->2054 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 | SUHAS KODALI |4.0 |W 16|W 11|D 5|W 4|D 1| CT | 13764792 / R: 2078 ->2107 | | | | | | | | Q: 1940 ->1976 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 | RICHARD BAUER |3.5 |W 12|W 14|D 10|L 3|W 9| CT | 10583896 / R: 2200 ->2200 | | | | | | | | Q: 2102 ->2091 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |3.5 |D 13|W 22|D 3|D 6|W 15| CT | 12686352 / R: 2047 ->2043 | | | | | | | | Q: 1927 ->1927 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 | ANDREW COLWELL |3.5 |L 1|W 17|W 15|D 5|W 13| CT | 14815078 / R: 1975 ->1988 | | | | | | | | Q: 1880 ->1895 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 | MICHAEL STEPHEN SMITH |3.0 |W 17|L 1|W 19|W 11|L 2| CT | 12457896 / R: 1965 ->1970 | | | | | | | | Q: 1942 ->1935 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 | GAETANO BOMPASTORE |3.0 |W 21|L 10|W 18|L 9|W 14| MA | 12906776 / R: 1920 ->1913 | | | | | | | | Q: 1803 ->1794 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 | ALEXANDER RUTH |3.0 |L 10|W 21|W 22|W 8|L 4| CT | 14330955 / R: 1801 ->1817 | | | | | | | | Q: 1723 ->1735 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 | MATTHEW DEREK MEREDITH |2.5 |W 9|W 8|D 4|L 1|U | CT | 10031443 / R: 2190 ->2191 | | | | | | | | Q: 1977 ->1989 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

11 | PRESTON C DELEO |2.5 |W 20|L 3|W 14|L 7|D 12| CT | 15672597 / R: 1873 ->1892 | | | | | | | | Q: 1570 ->1660 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 | JITHU SAJEEVAN |2.5 |L 4|L 18|W 23|W 19|D 11| CT | 15756176 / R: 1806 ->1780 | | | | | | | | Q: 1770 ->1736 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 | NAKUL RAMASWAMY |2.5 |D 5|W 23|W 20|L 2|L 6| CT | 15323071 / R: 1441 ->1518 | | | | | | | | Q: 1278 ->1369 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 | ALLEN MO |2.0 |W 19|L 4|L 11|W 17|L 8| CT | 14937453 / R: 1944 ->1914 | | | | | | | | Q: 1778 ->1743 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 | MARK R BOURQUE |2.0 |W 18|L 2|L 6|W 16|L 5| CT | 12139250 / R: 1908 ->1900 | | | | | | | | Q: 1897 ->1868 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |2.0 |L 3|L 20|W 21|L 15|W 18| CT | 10264669 / R: 1727 ->1718 | | | | | | | | Q: 1502 ->1512 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 | KISHORE SIVARAJAN |2.0 |L 7|L 6|B |L 14|W 21| MA | 16395776 / R: 1593P14->1582P18 | | | | | | | | Q: 1347P11->1344P15 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 | VIJAY YAMMANURU |2.0 |L 15|W 12|L 8|W 22|L 16| CT | 16419616 / R: 1297P22->1369 | | | | | | | | Q: 1436 ->1455 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 | NITHIN JOSHY |2.0 |L 14|B |L 7|L 12|W 23| CT | 15287893 / R: 891 -> 898 | | | | | | | | Q: 857 -> 866 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 | GARY M SHURE |1.0 |L 11|W 16|L 13|U |U | CT | 10110793 / R: 2216 ->2200 | | | | | | | | Q: 2191 ->2153 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 | ELIZABETH C SMITH |1.0 |L 8|L 9|L 16|W 23|L 17| CT | 15913683 / R: Unrated->1184P5 | | | | | | | | Q: Unrated-> 965P5 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 | LAURENT LAFOSSE |0.5 |H |L 5|L 9|L 18|U | CT | 12431094 / R: 1272 ->1252 | | | | | | | | Q: 1242 ->1227 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 | HANEESHA ATKURI |0.5 |H |L 13|L 12|L 21|L 19| CT | 16282828 / R: 565P23-> 555 | | | | | | | | Q: 594P22-> 577 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 | RYAN WANTROBA |0.0 |F |U |U |U |U | CT | 14250580 / R: 1757 ->1757 | | | | | | | | Q: 1649 ->1649 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

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