Monday, July 15, 2019

REPORT - 2019 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN

 

Joe Bihlmeyer

 


REPORT - 2019 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN  by Rob Roy

National Chess Expert Joseph Bihlmeyer won clear first place, $160, scoring three wins at the 2019 Connecticut Yankee Open held July 13 in Coventry.

Bihlmeyer (from Durham CT) defeated National Chess Expert Jose L. Castro in finals.

Alex Woodbury of RI won clear 2nd, $80, with two wins and a draw. Woodbury added 97 to his regular rating, and added 88 to to his quick rating.

In the 3-way tie for 3rd were Castro, Rick Schnitzler, and chess writer Al Lasser of the "Game of the Week" column.

Newcomers Daniel Tamburro earned a provisional rating of 1552, Punyavrat Upadhyay performance rating 1521, Haneesha Atkuri performance rating 1176.

Rob Roy, USCF Senior TD, filled in as houseman (so nobody gets a bye instead of playing a game) and ended up playing in each of the three rounds.

We had eleven players. A smaller crowd was expected because it was a gorgeous sunny day, and some choose outdoor activities rather than sedentary indoor events.

We are so thankful to Joe Bihlmeyer, who did many things for us. He set up tables and chairs, then put them away after we were done.  Bihlmeyer, using his cellphone, registered a new player to the USCF.  Bihlmeyer also donated $40 to us.

Bihlmeyer is instructor/lecturer (6:30 pm each Tues.) at New Britain Chess Club.

This was tournament #40 for the Coventry Chess Club. Bihlmeyer won clear 1st in 7 tournaments.  He tied for 1st 6 times.  He won clear 2nd twice, and tied for 2nd 5 times.

Our next event is  2019 Nutmeg State Open Chess Championships  to be held at Mill Brook Place in Coventry on Saturday, August 10.


2019 CONNECTICUT YANKEE OPEN - JULY 13 - Coventry Connecticut
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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 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER                |3.0  |W   6|W   8|W   3|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2094   ->2108     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1979   ->1993     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | ALEX BENJAMIN WOODBURY          |2.5  |W   4|W  11|D   6|
   RI | 16606814 / R: 1364   ->1461     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1307   ->1395     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | JOSE L CASTRO                   |2.0  |W   7|W  10|L   1|
   CT | 12397090 / R: 2076   ->2068     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1969   ->1958     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | ALAN LASSER                     |2.0  |L   2|W   7|W   8|
   MA | 10089387 / R: 1995   ->1977     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1934   ->1910     |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | RICK SCHNITZLER                 |2.0  |L  10|W   9|W  11|
   CT | 14896892 / R: 1164   ->1165     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1075P17->1073P20  |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | HAYES GOODMAN                   |1.5  |L   1|W  12|D   2|
   RI | 15207355 / R: 1754   ->1740     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1508   ->1500     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | ARTHUR C NAGEL                  |1.0  |L   3|L   4|W  10|
   CT | 10264669 / R: 1724   ->1714     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1446   ->1443     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | DANIEL TAMBURRO                 |1.0  |W  12|L   1|L   4|
   CT | 17092753 / R: Unrated->1552P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated->1249P3   |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | ROB ROY                         |1.0  |L  11|L   5|W  12|
   CT | 10574790 / R: 1400   ->1400     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1150   ->1079     |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | PUNYAVRAT UPADHYAY              |1.0  |W   5|L   3|L   7|
   CT | 15975172 / R:  861   -> 932     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  917   -> 965     |     |     |     |     |
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   11 | HANEESHA ATKURI                 |1.0  |W   9|L   2|L   5|
   CT | 16282828 / R:  660   -> 749     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  619   -> 702     |     |     |     |     |
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   12 | WILLIAM GRAHAM                  |0.0  |L   8|L   6|L   9|
   CT | 16259493 / R: 1190   ->1168     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q:  880P22-> 859P25  |     |     |     |     |
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GOING BACK IN TIME  by Bob Cyr

 

We are on journey back in time once again. This time, we go back to 2008, when the NBCC held its annual Summer Open. The event was quite unique because we had a local band perform after the tournament, unprecedented in club history, perhaps U.S. chess history. The band, which was led by my cousin, Keith Little, drew mixed reviews. This would be the only time the club would do this again. 
 
Set your time machines to July 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
 
51 players of all ages and playing levels in the Connecticut chess community competed in the 2008 New Britain Summer Open, almost breaking the club record of fifty-six set back in the 1970s. That was one of the greatest events in NBCC history. The club was overjoyed with all of the assistance for the event. Besides the officers and tournament directors, Kevin Zimmerman, member Roy Beavers, Doug Fiske, Derek Meredith, Bill Montross, and Mike and Michelle Pascetta served on the food and advertising committees. In addition to a free barbeque lunch, participants were treated to after-tournament entertainment by a local rock band, Accusing Society, yet another first in club history. Also another milestone for this event, David Gaston set a new record for winning three prizes in a NBCC tournament. David won trophies for the biggest upset, top junior, and first place in the U1600 section. We were blessed with fairly good weather. It was indeed a typical summer day in Southern New England, with temperatures in the 90s with relatively high dew points. The club also received contributions from a silent auction of chess books and videos. Thanks to Doug Fiske, David, Kevin, and member Andres Montiel for their contributions to the club from the auction.

 

 

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1977 - 2000, Rob Roy wrote 1,300 Waterbury Sunday Republican chess columns.  The column helped his Waterbury Chess Club to become very successful.

Clerks at the newspaper office were the ones who re-typed hard-copy into the newspaper system, they made many typos with chess notation. All future editions of Connecticut Chess Magazine will feature a different column.

 

 

 

 

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