Updated Standings

	Team	MP	W	L	D	M Points
1.	Lehigh Valley	2	2	0	0	2.0
2.	Westfield	3	2	1	0	2.0
3.	Newark-McDonald's	2	1	1	0	1.0
3.	Hamilton	3	1	2	0	1.0
5.	West Orange	2	0	2	0	0.0

Lehigh Valley 3.5 Hamilton 0.5

On December 12th, Lehigh Valley defeated Hamilton 3.5-0.5.

Here is a photo of the lineup card & results, courtesy of Bruce Davis.

Upcoming Matches

Believe it or not, we are already halfway through the 2017-18 season.

Here is the remaining schedule:

December 12th, at Stewartsville, NJ
Hamilton vs. Lehigh Valley

February 6th, at West Orange
Lehigh Valley vs. West Orange
Westfield vs. Newark-McDonald's

March 5th, at Hamilton
West Orange vs. Hamilton

March 13th, at Stewartsville
Newark-McDonald's vs. Lehigh Valley

Pages Updated

The following pages have been updated:

• Schedule
• Team Schedules
• Rosters
• Standings
• Crosstables
• Board By Board Results

Westfield 2.5 West Orange 1.5

Earlier today, Westfield defeated West Orange 2.5-1.5 to take temporary possession of 1st place.

Details will follow.

Updated Standings

	MP	W	L	D
Lehigh Valley	1	1	0	0
Hamilton	2	1	1	0
Newark-McDonald's	2	1	1	0
Westfield	2	1	1	0
West Orange	1	0	1	0

2nd Round Results

Westfield 2.5 Hamilton 1.5
Newark-McDonald's 2.5 West Orange 1.5

Details to follow.

Standings & Upcoming Matches

	MP	W	L	D
Lehigh Valley	1	1	0	0
Hamilton	1	1	0	0
West Orange	0	0	0	0
Newark-McDonald's	1	0	1	0
Westfield	1	0	1	0

Thursday, November 9th at Kenilworth, 8:20 p.m.

Westfield vs. Hamilton

Tuesday, November 14th at West Orange, 8:00 p.m.

Newark-McDonald's vs. West Orange

Lehigh Valley has the bye.

Lehigh Valley 3.5 Westfield 0.5

	Lehigh Valley	3.5	Westfield	0.5
1)	Karl Dehmelt	1	Dave Lazarus	0
2)	Jon Spinnell	1	Alex Hu	0
3)	C. Wadsworth	1	Donnally Miller	0
4)	Michael Clark	1/2	Mario Reategui	1/2

Note: Westfield played out of order on boards 3 and 4.

Season Opener

Tuesday, October 3rd

	Hamilton	3.0	Newark-McDonald's	1.0
1)	Josh Hill	1	Jeffrey Deluca	0
2)	Gavin McNay	1/2	Jeyson Flores	1/2
3)	Charles Miller	1/2	Greg Shaw	1/2
4)	Ed Sytnik	+	X	-

Schedules & Rosters Posted

The 2017-18 Schedule, Team Schedules & Rosters have been posted.

5 Teams, No Rule Changes For 2017-18

The Garden State League will feature 5 teams this season.

Defending champion Lehigh Valley, Hamilton, West Orange, Newark-McDonald's & Westfield are returning.

Dean Of Chess Academy & Rutgers University are sitting-out.

No rule-changes were made.

Site Being Updated

This blog/site is in the process of being archived and updated. Some pages and files will be temporarily unavailable as they are moved about.

Board Medalists, Top 10 Scorers, Team Leaders

Board Medalists

Board 1

Gold - FM Karl Dehmelt, Lehigh Valley

Silver - NM Mauricio Camejo, Newark-McDonald's

Bronze - LM Dragan Milovanovic, Hamilton

Board 2

Gold - Aaron Nicely, Lehigh Valley

Silver - Phil Hepler, Hamilton

Bronze - Lev Zilbermints, Newark-McDonald's

Board 3

Gold - Christian Wadsworth, Lehigh Valley

Silver - Ed Sytnik, Hamilton

Bronze - John Moldovan, Westfield

Board 4

Gold - Grant McCool, West Orange

Gold - Dhriti Iyer, Lehigh Valley

Bronze - Doug Pecota, Dean Of Chess Academy

Top 10 Scorers

1. Aaron Nicely, Lehigh Valley 5.5

2. Karl Dehmelt, Lehigh Valley 4.5

2. Christian Wadsworth, Lehigh Valley 4.5

4. Grant McCool, West Orange 4.0

4. Ed Sytnik, Hamilton 4.0

6. Mauricio Camejo, Newark-McDonald's 3.5

6. Dhriti Iyer, Lehigh Valley 3.5

8. Phil Hepler, Hamilton 3.0

8. Milovanovic, Hamilton 3.0

8. Lev Zilbermints, Newark-McDonald's 3.0

Team by Team Scoring Leaders

Dean Of Chess....               Doug Pecota 2.5

Hamilton....                       Ed Sytnik 4.0

Lehigh Valley....                 Aaron Nicely 5.5

Newark-McDonald's....         Mauricio Camejo 3.5

Rutgers....                        Luis Angel Bonilla 2.0

Westfield....                      John Moldovan 2.5

West Orange....                 Grant McCool 4.0

Complete Board Scoring

Final 2016-17 Standings

	Team	MP	W	L	D	M Points	G Points
1.	Lehigh Valley	6	5	1	0	5.0	19.0
2.	Hamilton	6	4	2	0	4.0	14.0
3.	West Orange	6	3	3	0	3.0	13.5
4.	Newark-McDonald's	6	2	2	2	3.0	11.0
5.	Westfield	6	2	2	2	3.0	10.5
6.	Rutgers University	6	1	3	2	2.0	9.5
7.	Dean Of Chess	6	0	4	2	1.0	6.5

Lehigh Valley Wins 2016-17 GSCL Championship

With its 3.5-0.5 victory over Rutgers last night, Lehigh Valley is the 2016-17 Garden State Chess League Champion.

	Lehigh Valley	3.5	Rutgers	0.5
1)	Karl Dehmelt	1/2	Ethan Klein	1/2
2)	Aaron Nicely	1	Michael Goeller	0
3)	C. Wadsworth	1	G. Dov Hochsztein	0
4)	Dhriti Iyer	1	Luis Angel Bonilla	0

With Westfield drawing Dean Of Chess Academy, West Orange takes 3rd on tiebreaks. Newark-McDonald's gets 4th.

	Westfield	2	DOCA Knights	2
1)	Kevin Dresher	1	Kevin Chen	0
2)	Maxwell Weinstein	1/2	Ed Knesevitch	1/2
3)	Lou Sturniolo	1/2	Mike Ketrow	1/2
4)	Michael Weinstein	0	Doug Pecota	1

Updated: 4/6/2017 @ 9:46 p.m.

Updated Standings & Scenarios

Standings, entering tonight's season finales:

	Team	MP	W	L	D	Points
1.	Hamilton	6	4	2	0	4.0
1.	Lehigh Valley	5	4	1	0	4.0	*
3.	West Orange	6	3	3	0	3.0
3.	Newark-McDonald's	6	2	2	2	3.0
5.	Westfield	5	2	2	1	2.5
6.	Rutgers University	5	1	2	2	2.0
7.	Dean Of Chess	5	0	4	1	0.5

*   Would finish 1st with a win or draw vs. Rutgers.

Complete scenarios

• Lehigh Valley win or draw + Westfield win

1. Lehigh Valley, 2. Hamilton, 3. Westfield, 4. West Orange, 5. Newark-McDonald's, 6. Rutgers, 7. Dean Of Chess Academy

• Lehigh Valley win or draw + Westfield draw
• Lehigh Valley win + Westfield loss

1. Lehigh Valley, 2. Hamilton, 3. West Orange, 4. Newark-McDonald's, 5. Westfield, 6. Rutgers, 7. Dean Of Chess Academy

• Lehigh Valley draw + Westfield loss

1. Lehigh Valley, 2. Hamilton, 3. West Orange, 4. Newark-McDonald's, 5. Rutgers, 6. Westfield, 7. Dean Of Chess Academy

• Rutgers win + Westfield win

1. Hamilton, 2. Lehigh Valley, 3. Westfield, 4. West Orange, 5. Rutgers, 6. Newark-McDonald's, 7. Dean Of Chess Academy

• Rutgers win + Westfield draw

1. Hamilton, 2. Lehigh Valley, 3. West Orange, 4. Newark-McDonald's, 5. Westfield, 6. Rutgers, 7. Dean Of Chess Academy

• Rutgers win + Westfield loss

1. Hamilton, 2. Lehigh Valley, 3. West Orange, 4. Newark-McDonald's, 5. Rutgers, 6. Westfield, 7. Dean Of Chess Academy