PHOTO: Suhas Kodali of Plainville, left, with Michael S. Smith of Preston CT.
Suhas Kodali and Jithu Sajeevan of Bristol tied for 1st place of the 2018 Nathan Hale Open, each winning $120.
Suhas scored three wins against players with average rating of 1866. Jithu scored three wins against players with average rating of 1800. Suhas and Jithu rode in a carpool.
Suhas won against Mike Smith, and Jon Smucker NY, then Joe Bihlmeyer of Durham in final round. William Torres of Cheshire lost round one to Jithu, and round 2 with Joe Bihlmeyer.
We had 6 players from Central Conn, 3 players from Eastern Conn, 2 from Rhode Island, and 1 from New York. The average rating for the 12 men was 1700. Five played here the prior month, March.
I wish all the tournaments I run were like this one. Each game was high-quality, and hard-fought. Players commented on how smooth everything went, no disruptions anywhere.
Joe Bihlmeyer analyzed players' games in the skittles room, always with an audience of a half dozen players.
Financially the tournament broke even with expenses. Lunch was all prepared ahead of time so I was able to supervise all games to completion.
My thanks go out to each player for attending. We expect many of these strong players at our May 19 tournament.
Our Carpool Program got us an extra 4 players this time so we are keeping the program. We had two sets of carpoolers this time. Carpoolers benefit by not being paired together, and each getting $5 off.
We are keeping our $5 discount for hardship. Other discounts were not utilized, so are being discontinued.
Our next tournament is "2018 Constitution State Open" on Saturday May 19.
2018 NATHAN HALE OPEN, ROB ROY CHESS CENTER, COVENTRY CT, APRIL 21
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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 | SUHAS KODALI |3.0 |W 10|W 8|W 3|
CT | 13764792 / R: 2094 ->2112 | | | | |
| Q: 1978 ->2003 | | | | |
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2 | JITHU SAJEEVAN |3.0 |W 7|W 4|W 6|
CT | 15756176 / R: 1766 ->1838 | | | | |
| Q: 1704 ->1764 | | | | |
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3 | JOSEPH E BIHLMEYER |2.0 |W 5|W 7|L 1|
CT | 12686352 / R: 2062 ->2069 | | | | |
| Q: 1962 ->1968 | | | | |
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4 | ROGER P BESSETTE |2.0 |W 9|L 2|W 8|
CT | 12822966 / R: 1687 ->1691 | | | | |
| Q: 1546 ->1562 | | | | |
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5 | MATTHEW FAILLE |1.5 |L 3|D 10|W 9|
RI | 12872653 / R: 1942 ->1935 | | | | |
| Q: 1786 ->1785 | | | | |
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6 | ARTHUR C NAGEL |1.5 |D 11|W 12|L 2|
CT | 10264669 / R: 1700 ->1700 | | | | |
| Q: 1512 ->1495 | | | | |
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7 | WILLIAM TORRES |1.0 |L 2|L 3|W 11|
CT | 13105741 / R: 2013 ->1985 | | | | |
| Q: 1919 ->1888 | | | | |
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8 | JONATHAN SMUCKER |1.0 |W 12|L 1|L 4|
NY | 16150138 / R: 1560P16->1546P19 | | | | |
| Q: 1552P16->1529P19 | | | | |
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9 | LAURENT LAFOSSE |1.0 |L 4|W 11|L 5|
CT | 12431094 / R: 1256 ->1284 | | | | |
| Q: 1218 ->1241 | | | | |
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10 | MICHAEL STEPHEN SMITH |0.5 |L 1|D 5|U |
CT | 12457896 / R: 1978 ->1968 | | | | |
| Q: 1939 ->1922 | | | | |
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11 | DANIEL SMITH |0.5 |D 6|L 9|L 7|
RI | 12704934 / R: 1395P22->1380P25 | | | | |
| Q: 1329P22->1309P25 | | | | |
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12 | ERIC LIEBESKIND |0.0 |L 8|L 6|U |
CT | 16229074 / R: 884P6 -> 884P8 | | | | |
| Q: 794P6 -> 794P8 | | | | |
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UPCOMING USCF CHESS TOURNAMENTS
Sept 1-3 New England Open Newton MA
Sept 15-16 3rd Mass Senior Open Marlboro MA
Sept 21-23 2018 Hartford Open Windsor Locks CT
Sept 29 Charter Oak Open Coventry CT
Oct 13 National Chess Day West Haven CT
Oct 21 Sun. Leaf Blower Open, Amherst MA
Oct 27 Conn Harvest Open Coventry CT
Nov 2-4 Stamford Open Stamford CT
Nov 10 New Haven Fall Open West Haven CT
Nov 17 Yankee Peddler Open Coventry CT
Dec 15 Holiday Party Open Coventry CT
New Britain Chess Club
Tuesdays 6:30 pm
Armenian Church, 1910 Stanley St., New Britain CT
http://newbritainchessclub.com
Norwich Chess Club
Wednesdays 5pm - 8pm
Otis Library, 261 Main St.,
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Stafford Springs Chess Club
Thursdays 7 pm
Stafford Community Center 3 Buckley Highway
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Ridgefield Chess Club
Fridays 5pm - 8pm.
Free USCF Chess Games, G/30.
Way Of The Sword Fencing Studio
21 Governor St., Ridgefield CT
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