Ivanov and Paschall win 72nd Massachusetts Open
Prize Winers
Foygel Wins Massachusetts Game/60 Championship
Prize Winers
Ivanov and Paschall win 72nd Massachusetts Open
GM Alexander Ivanov and IM William Paschall are the 2003 Massachusetts co-champions as a result of their equal finish in the 72nd Massachusetts Open, which was held on Memorial Day weekend in Marlboro. Going into the last round Ivanov was in first place with 4½ points out of 5, having drawn with New Hampshire master Joshua Fridel in round 3. Paschall was in clear second place with 4, having lost to Ivanov in round 4. In the last round Ivanov played to a quick draw against FM and soon-to-be IM Igor Foygel and left without waiting to see Paschall catch up with him by beating Friedel. Ivanov is repeating as state champion, while Paschall last won the title in 1994.
Michael Odell and Richard Sansing tied for first in the Under 2000 section with 5-1 scores, Odell winning the state title in that section because Sansing is a New Hampshire resident; and Ernesto Gianola, ranked 19th in the section with a rating of only 1537, won the Under 1750 section, also with 5-1. There was an unusual finish in the Under 1500 section. Benjamin Felipe, who was unrated and therefore ineligible to win 1st or 2nd prize in the section, scored 5½ points and was awarded 3rd place. His son, Jaroz, tied for for first place with former MACA president Robert King, each scoring 5-1. However, since the Felipes are from Rhode Island, King won the Massachusetts title in that section. King's last round game with Jason Stoll was especially hard-fought, and was the last game in the tournament to finish.
In the one day sections, Neil Cousin won the Under 2000 section and Daniel Moraff won the Under 1300, both with 3½-½. Nathan Kessel won the K-12 Under 1500 scholastic section with 4-0, Christopher Berg-Jones won the K-6 Under 1400 with 3½-½, Andrew Robinson won the K-6 Under 800 with 4-0, Richard Han won the K-3 Under 1400 with 3½-½, and Max Senkovsky won the K-3 Under 800, also with 3½-½.
On Sunday night Paschall won the Massachusetts Speed Championship with a score of 8½-1½ after coming in late and taking a 1-1 bye in the first round in this five round double Swiss G/5 tournament. He gave up his only draw in the second round to Rhode Island junior Michael Clark, who finished second with 8-2, and beat FM William Kelleher by 2-0 in the last round to clinch his victory.
Tournament attendance was down compared with last year's event, with 103 in the 3-day tournament, 111 in the 1-day and scholastic sections, and 19 in the speed tournament. Bob Messenger directed for the Massachusetts Chess Association, assisted by Steve Frymer.
Open Section:
1st-2nd GM Alexander Ivanov, IM William Paschall 5-1
U2300 Charles Riordan 4½-1½
U2200 Lawyer Times 4-2
3rd-4th FM Igor Foygel, FM John Curdo 4-2
Under 2000 Section:
1st-2nd Richard Sansing, Michael Odell 5-1
3rd-4th Thomas Filipek, Amir Zargari 4-2
Under 1750 Section:
1st Ernesto Gianola 5-1
2nd-3rd Howard Goldowsky, Dylan Albrecht 4½-1½
Under 1500 Section:
1st-2nd Robert King, Jaroz Felipe 5-1
3rd Benjamin Felipe (unrated) 5½-½
1st U1250 Jason Stoll 4-2
2nd-3rd U1250 John Bottini, Daniel Gawrych 3-3
One Day Under 2000 Section:
1st Neil Cousin 3½-½
2nd-4th Philip Lowell, Edward Astrachan, Walter Driscoll 3-1
U1600 Simon Slutsky 2½-1½
One Day Under 1300 Section:
1st Daniel Moraff 3½-½
2nd-6th/U1200 Scott chen, Andrew Luff 3-1
2nd-6th Yivan Jiang, Ken Moraff, Rufus Franklin 3-1
U1000 Lillian Aylward 2½-1½
K-12 Under 1500 Section:
1st Nathan Kessel 4-0
2nd Bonny Guang 2-2
3rd Jonathan Bakker 1-3
K-6 Under 1400 Section:
1st Christopher Berg-Jones 3½-½
2nd-7th Jason Altschuler, Ari Umans, David Weng, Calvin Bohn,
Daniel Moraff, Phu Zhang 3-1
K-6 Under 800 Section:
1st Andrew Robinson 4-0
2nd-6th Katherine Zhou, Jared Friedberg, Brad Wyatt, Theo Rich,
Dan Rubenstein 3-1
K-3 Under 1400 Section:
1st Richard Han 3½-½
2nd-4th Arvan Sahakian, Michael Oliveri, Shosha Saidel-Goley 3-1
K-3 Under 800 Section:
1st Max Senkovsky 3½-½
2nd-3rd Brad Wyatt, Henry Wu 3-1
Massachusetts Speed Championship:
1st William Paschall 8½-1½
2nd Michael Clark 8-2
U1900 David Aldi, Lee Pendexter 5½-4½
U1600 Simon Slutsky, Andrew Luff 4½-5½
Foygel Wins Massachusetts Game/60 Championship
FM Igor Foygel won the Massachusetts Game/60 Championship with a score of 3½-½, which included a win over GM Alexander Ivanov in round 2 and a draw with IM William Paschall in round 3. (Foygel has qualified for the International Master title, but this won't be official until the next FIDE congress.) In the last round Foygel beat expert Tomas Girnius, while Paschall could only draw against FM William Kelleher, who had beaten Ivanov in round 3. Paschall and Kelleher tied for second with 3-1 scores.
Stanimir Ilic swept the Under 2000 section 4-0, while Vladimir Clue, playing in his first USCF rated tournament, won the Under 1700 with 3½-½. The Under 1400 section ended in a four way tie between MACA Grand Prix winner Michael Kaye, Lazar Ilic, Dana Monnier, and Terry O'Neill, all with 3½-½.
There were a total of 53 players in the tournament, which was held in March at the Natick Senior Center. Bob Messenger directed for the Massachusetts Chess Association, assisted by Steve Frymer.
Mass Game/60 Championship Prize Winners
Open Section:
1st Igor Foygel 3½-½
2nd-3rd William Paschall, William Kelleher 3-1
U2300 John Curdo 2-2
U2300/U2200 Tomas Girnius, Jason Spector, Christopher Williams 2-2
Under 2000 Section:
1st Stanimir Ilic 4-0
2nd-4th John Guzman, Stephen Brudno 2½-1½
2nd-4th/U1850 John W Martin 2½-1½
Under 1700 Section:
1st Vladimir Clue 3½-1½
2nd-3rd Amrit Gupta, Danny Ashman 3-1
U1550 John Klem, Reilly Nathans, David Plotkin 2-2
Under 1400 Section:
1st-4th Michael Kaye, Lazar Ilic, Dana Monnier 3½-½
1st-4th/U1250 Terry O'Neill 3½-½
1st U1100 Taha Shafa 2-2
2nd-3rd U1100 Christopher Oliveri, Mary Murphy 1½-2½