Pages Updated

The Standings, Results, Rosters, Crosstables, Schedule, Ratings, League Info, and  Team pages have been updated.

Last Night's Scores

At the Kenilworth CC last night, the DOCA Knights and Karpovs played to a 2-2 draw while Hamilton and the Kortchnois posted 4-0 shutouts over Chess Mates and Essex County College.

Page updates will follow Friday or Saturday.

Opening Night Scores

Last night, in the GSCL openers, West Orange edged Staten Island 2.5-1.5 while Summit and Newark played to a 2-2 tie.

I knotted the latter by winning a drawish-looking opposite Bishops ending with some inspiration and luck.

Moldovan - M. Pierre

After 68...Be2

White to Win

The solution and more match details will follow later today or tonight in a few days.

Season Opens Tonight

The 2011-12 Garden State Chess League season opens tonight with 2 matches in West Orange.

Summit faces-off against the new Lev Zilbermintz-led Newark team while West Orange takes-on Staten Island.

Who Will Win The 2011-12 Title?

Which team do you think will win the 2011-12 GSCL title?
 
Will Hamilton three-peat? Will one of the perennial contenders, such as the Kenilworth Karpovs or West Orange, finally collect the crown? Or will it be one of last year's expansion teams, Chess Mates or the DOCA Knights, rising to the top?

To vote, go to poll #11 on this blog's sidebar. All 10 teams are listed. You may explain your choice by leaving a comment to this post.