"The Stanford team (FM Philip Wang, NM Jordy Mont-Reynaud, NM Etan Ilfeld, FM Ryan Porter, NM Michael Aigner, David Pecora and coach NM Eric Schiller) travelled to Dallas on April 13-15 to participate in the first college President's Cup. The four teams invited were the elite of college chess: Pan Am co-champions University of Texas at Dallas and University of Maryland at Baltimore County plus University of California at Berkeley, and Stanford University.
round 1: UMBC 5.0-1.0 Stanford ; UT-Dallas 3.5-2.5 Berkeley round 2: Stanford 2.0-4.0 UT-Dallas ; Berkeley 1.0-5.0 UMBC round 3: UMBC 1.5-4.5 UT-Dallas ; Berkeley 3.0-3.0 Stanfordfinal standings: UT-Dallas 12.0, UMBC 11.5, Berkeley 6.5, Stanford 6.0
We were rather depressed by the first round match versus UMBC, as we were better on all boards and winning on 3 or 4 of them. Then we completely collapsed. I lost a piece up position because I refused to play a logical developing move. The list goes on and on. Only David Pecora on board 6 managed to convert his won position into a point.
The highlights of round 2 versus top seed and eventual winner UT-Dallas were FM Philip Wang's draw versus GM Yuri Shulman (and Shulman had to find several only moves to avoid losing) and my complicated endgame win (R+2B+5P vs 2R+N+4P) over NM Andrei Dokuchayev.
In the last round, the Cal-Stanford rematch ended drawn--again! FM Dmitry Zilberstein 1-0 FM Philip Wang, NM Jordy Mont-Reynaud 1/2 NM David Pruess, NM Andras Erdei 1/2 NM Etan Ilfeld, FM Ryan Porter 1-0 Anthony Rozenvasser, David Steel 1-0 NM Michael Aigner, David Pecora 1-0 Pierre Vachon. Jordy tried for almost six hours to milk a full point out of a drawn rook endgame, but it was not to be. This result gave Berkeley third place on the strength of their near upset in round 1 over UT-Dallas. In the other last round match, top seed UT-Dallas needed to overcome a 2.5 game point deficit versus Baltimore to win the tournament, and they did exactly that with a 4.5-1.5 victory.
We all would like to thank USCF President and UT-Dallas Professor Tim Redman for organizing this event and the UT-Dallas chess club for sponsoring our trip to the Lone Star state."
David Steel of Berkeley was his team's star, scoring 2 1/2 out of 3 against masters despite being rated 2060. David is among the leaders with 2 from 2 in the current Tuesday Night Marathon at the MI. The time control for the round-robin was 45/2 SD/1.
Here are the players who participated and average team ratings. UTD and the University of Maryland at Baltimore both offer full ride chess scholarships.
Stanford Berkeley Baltimore
Dallas
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1. Wang 2348 Zilberstein 2403 Perelshteyn 2499 Shulman 2657
2. Mont-Reynaud 2273 Pruess 2375 Morrison 2408 Szuk 2408
3. Ilfeld 2266 Erdei 2239 Smith 2319
Zaremba 2376
4. Porter 2248 Rozenvasser 2151 del Mundo 2309 Whatley 2324
5. Aigner 2203 Steel 2059 Gershov 2214 John
2290
6. Olmos 2121 Vachon 1717 E.Tsibulevsky 2063 Rylander
2288
A1 Pecora 2065 Hartwig 2060 Dokuchayev 2256
A2 Ogunmefun 2019 Ashton 2201
A3 M.Tsibulevsky 1988
A4 Gasis 1937
Average rating of top 6 boards:
Dallas 2391
Baltimore 2302
Stanford 2243
Berkeley 2157
"JJ"iiI OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT
(2 TOURNAMENTS!)
Located at Jessie Jeans Coffee Shop, 1426 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, Ca
TD/Organizer Jerome (Jerry) Weikel
MAIN TOURNAMENT
$4,000 !! (b/80 players)- APRIL 20-22, 2001
5 ROUND SWISS - 3 SECTIONS - 40/100 (20/40) (30/30)
PRIZE FUND: Open Sect. 1st=$500,$300,$200,(U2200)=$350,$200,$100 Reserve Section: 1st=$300,$200,$100,$100,$80,(U1800)=$280,$150,$80 Booster Section: 1st=$250,$150,$100,$100,$80,(U1400)=$200,$100,$80 Trophies to all 1st places (Unrated players not eligible for cash prizes)ENTRY FEE: Must be USCF member (available at site).
Open Sect.(2000-above) = $80. Reserve Sect.
(1600-1999)=$79.Booster "HAVE A GOOD KNIGHT"
(1599-below) = $78 (Unrated=$40 discount).
TOURNAMENT Entries must be postmarked by 4/14 and received by 4/19 or pay late
fee at site. Late
Fee at site = $15.(Enter early and save!) Please, no checks at site.
REGISTRATION: Fri. (4/20) 6-7:15PM at site (also Sat. 10-10:45 AM and taking
a 1st round ½ point bye). Players may still enter after deadline time but
may have to take a ½ point bye for that round. 2 byes max.
ROUND TIMES: Round 1 =Fri.-7:45PM, Rd.2= Sat.-11AM,Rd.
3=6PM,Rd.4=Sun.-9AM,Rd.5=2PM
TOURNAMENT #2 Sunday April 22 - Action (Game/50 minutes) Tournament - 4 Round Swiss Entry Fee: $30 (Prize fund=65% of all entry money & paid back to all classes) (# of Sections depends on turnout) Registration: Sun 9-10AM; Rd.1=Sun.10:30, Rd.2=12PM,Rd.3=3PM,Rd.4=5PM
LOCATION: Jessie Jeans Coffee Shop, 1426 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, Cal (707) 526-0929 DIRECTIONS: TRAVELING NORTH on Hwy 101 take College Exit, turn right, then go 3 blocks and turn left on Mendocino Ave. Go thru Pacific St. intersection (6 blocks) and it's on the right (next to Burger King). Park in rear. TRAVELING SOUTH on Hwy 101 take Steel Lane Exit, turn left. Next take a right onto Mendocino Ave. and go to next door to Burger King. Park in rear.ENTER: Make checks payable and mail (by 4/14) to:
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Charles Powell Memorial (G/60)
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