Zach, Jon & Jovanna lead RPI3

RPI Rating Improvement Fund Raiser for The Right Move “Free Chess for Youth” Summer Series: Aug 11 Student Center, Academy Hall Auditorium, 3rd Floor, 15th Street and College Ave.  Limited parking.  Game/60; delay 5 seconds.  (Rating Fee $5.25; Intake  $135, Zachary $100, Brian and Phil $25 each. Trophies to top 5 in Herman Calderon section)

SwissSys Standings. RPI3 Rating Improvement: Ashok Aaron

(Results updated here to include USCF tournament report regular ratings)

# Name ID Rtng Post Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Zachary Calderon 12929219 1681 1713 $100 D4 W8 W2 2.5
2 Brian Furtado 12858708 1640 1678  $25 W5 W3 L1 2.0
3 Phil Thomas 13312957 1963 1951  $25 W7 L2 W6 2.0
4 Jason P Denham 14339206 1558 1568 D1 D6 D5 1.5
5 Wayne Eric Powers 12842342 1540 1551 L2 W7 D4 1.5
6 Herman Calderon 12876908 1593 1608 W8 D4 L3 1.5
7 George Ladouceur 14431516 1622 1617 L3 L5 W9 1.0
8 David Sherlock 14930313 1817 1660 L6 L1 U— 0.0
9 Elihue Hill Jr 11442102 1700 1700 U— U— L7 0.0

SwissSys Standings. RPI3 Rating Improvement: Herman Calderon

# Name ID Rtng Post Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Jovanna D’Alonzo 14457216 904   959  2nd B— W6 D2 2.5
2 Jonathan D’Alonzo 14284927 1387 1378  1st W7 W3 D1 2.5
3 Mart Samadashvili 14920851 770 890  3rd W5 L2 D4 1.5
4 Joseph D’Alonzo 14284933 1207 1163  4th L6 W5 D3 1.5
5 Pran Venkataraman 14617750 989 973  5th L3 L4 W7 1.0
6 Matthew Sherlock 14930328 891 916 W4 L1 U— 1.0
7 Michael Ny Cheng 14725172 1105 1061 L2 B— L5 1.0

134th annualNEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Aug 31-Sept 3, Sept 1-3 or 2-3, Labor Day weekend at Albany Marriott $12,000 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND 

A Heritage Event- America’s oldest annual tournament!

Aug 31-Sept 3, Sept 1-3 or 2-3                                                                                      New York                    Trophies Plus Grand Prix Points: 100 (enhanced)

134th annual NY State Championship. Out of state welcome. 6SS, 40/2, SD/1, d5 (2-day option except in Open Section, rounds 1-3 G/45), Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road, Albany 12205 (Thruway Exit 24, I-87 north to Wolf Rd, Exit 4). Luxurious hotel with indoor/outdoor pool, sauna, fitness center, free parking, free airport shuttle, many restaurants in area.

$12,000 prize fund unconditionally guaranteed. In 5 sections.

Open Section: $2000-1000-500-300, top Under 2300/Unr $700, U2200/Unr $600.  FIDE rated.  State title and $100 bonus to top scoring NY State resident.

Under 2100 Section:

$1000-500-300-150, top Under 1900 $400. Under 1800 Section: $1000-500-300-150, top Under 1600 $400. Under 1500 Section:$800-400-200-100, top Under 1300 $300.Under 1200 Section:$200-100, trophy to first 5, top Under 1000, Under 800, Under 600, Unrated.

Unratedmay not win over $150 in U1200, $300 U1500, or $600 U1800.

All: 1 year NYSCA membership to NY residents who list name and address on signup sheet posted at tournament.

Top 3 sections entry fee: 4-day $99, 3-day $98, 2-day $97 if check mailed by 8/22, all $95 online at chesstour.com by 8/29, $105 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/29 (entry only, no questions), $120 at site.  No 2-day Open Section.  No mailed credit card entries.

Under 1500 Section entry fee: 4-day $79, 3-day $78, 2-day $77 if check mailed by 8/22, all $75 online at chesstour.com by 8/29, $85 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/29 (entry only, no questions), $100 at site.

Under 1200 Section entry fee: 4-day $49, 3-day $48, 2-day $47 if check mailed by 8/22, all $45 online at chesstour.com by 8/29, $55 phoned to 406-896-2038 by 8/29 (entry only, no questions), $70 at site.   

All: Special 1 year USCF dues with Chess Life if paid with entry. Online at chesstour.com, Adult $30, Young Adult $20, Scholastic $15. Mailed, phoned or paid at site, Adult $40, Young Adult $30, Scholastic $20. Re-entry $60, all sections but Open.  GMs free, $80 deducted from prize.   No checks at site, credit cards OK.

3-day schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am, rds. Sat 11 & 6, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:15.

4-day schedule:Reg. ends Fri 6:30 pm, rds. Fri 7 pm, Sat 6 pm, Sun 11 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:15.

2-day schedule:Reg. ends Sun. 10:30 am, rds Sun 11, 1:30, 3:30 & 6, Mon 10 & 4:15, no 2-day schedule in Open.

Bye: all, limit 2, Open must commit before round 2, others before round 4.

Hotel rates: $97-97, 800-443-8952, 518-458-8444, reserve by 8/23 or rate may increase.

Car rental:Avis, 800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.

Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied. Ratings: SEPTEMBER official USCF rating list used.  Unofficial uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated.  Foreign player rating info.

NYSCA meeting 9 am Sunday. 

Entry: Continental Chess, Box 249, Salisbury Mills NY 12577 (DirectorAtChess.US, www.chesstour.com, 845-496-9658. Advance entries posted at chesstour.com.  Chess Magnet School Junior Grand Prix Points available.