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Stephen A. Dann Memorial Reserve Sect. Round 2 of 5
Honoring longtime tournament director, TD, journalist, historian, MACA president Stephen A. Dann (August 25, 1951- July 6, 2026)

Tournament Details Revised: 8/2/2026 1:12:54 AM
General Information
Event Organizer: The Wachusett Chess Club  Visit Organizer Website
Event Location: Fitchburg State University, McKay Complex, Rooms 142 and 143, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420   [ Directions ]
Event Date: Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Time Control: Game/90 with 5-second delay
Rounds Time: Round 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 163 of McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University
Byes: Two half-point byes available in rounds 1-4
Prize Info: Chess books to 1st-5th, Top U1300, Top U700, "Chess Chat" DVD to non-book winners who finish with a minimum of 2.5 points
Inquiry: mjcommisso@yahoo.com    603-533-9992
Event Webpage: www.wachusettchess.orgaton
Registration Information
Entry Fee: No entry fee for Wachusett Chess Club members
Registration - Onsite: 6:00-6:40 p.m. in Room 165 of McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University
Membership Requirement: USCF + Wachusett CC ($25 annual dues, individual or family)
Sections Information
Tournament Sections: Reserve (U1700) Section: 38 players
Tournament Rules and Other Information
  • STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 1:
  • 1.0 - Rene Minalga-Rheault, Larry O'Rourke, Saksham Chaudhary, Bryan MacDonald, Walter Paton, Mark Wheeler,
  • Anubabh Mukerjee, Hugh McLaughlin, Steve deBettencourt, Emily Gawboy, Vriishabh Veeramanikandan, Ruhaan Chaudhary, George Zhang
  • 0.5 - Daniel Baah, Bob Anderson, Brian Biglow, Nkosi Muhangi, Joe Garcia, Satya Palaparthi,
  • Gabriel Sticklor, Albert Rolon, David Biddle, Al Bump, David Liu, Glenny Morel
  • 0.0 - Fred Abramowitz, Brian Smith, Steve Koroskenyi, Danvir Thirukkonda, Tefahi Aksil, Michael Cote,
  • Veermanikandan Subramaniam, Samarth Chaudhary, Patrick Smith, Paul Soltysiak, Leo Zhang, Peter Smith, James Roy
  • ROUND 1 RESULTS: Abramowitz 0-1 Veermanikandan, Thirukkonda 0-1 Minalga-Rheault, O'Rourke 1-0 Aksil, Cote 0-1 Sak. Chaudhary, B. Smith 0-1R.Chaudhary, Subramaniam 0-1 MacDonald,
  • Paton 1-0 Sam. Chaudhary, G. Zhang 1-0 Koroskenyi, Wheeler 1-0 Patrick Smith, Soltysiak 0-1 Mukerhee, McLaughlin 1-0 L. Zhang, Peter Smith 0-1 deBetencourt, Gawboy 1-0 Roy
  • 1/2-point byes: Baah, Anderson, Biglow, Muhangi, Garcia, Satya Palaparthi, Sticklor, Rolon, Biddle, Bump, Liu, Morel

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