On Thursday night, Kenilworth edged Hamilton 2.5-1.5 to become the 2013-14 Garden State Chess League Champions and end Hamilton's 4-year reign.
Following a draw on board 4, Jackson Hueckel beat John Chladnicek to put Kenilworth ahead and John Moldovan clinched the victory by defeating Charles Miller.
The season concludes with next week's Summit-DOCA Knights match.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
West Orange 2.5 Chess Mates 1.5
On Wednesday night in Rahway, West Orange defeated Chess Mates 2.5-1.5.
Here are some photos & results from the match, which was held at Chess Mates' new East Cherry St. location:
Here are some photos & results from the match, which was held at Chess Mates' new East Cherry St. location:
Board 1
Kevin Dresher (C.M., as Black) 0-1 Jose Fernandez
Board 2
Doran Race (W.O., as Black) 0-1 Michael O'Connor
Board 3
Alberto Martinez (W.O.) 1/2-1/2 Ralph Warrick
Board 4
Joe Renna (C.M) 0-1 Mike Rodriguez
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Page Updates
The Standings, Crosstables, Schedule , Results and Rosters pages have been updated with remaining matches and tie breaks info.
The Team Schedules page and the 9 team pages will be updated as time permits.
The Team Schedules page and the 9 team pages will be updated as time permits.
Updated Standings
Standings (thru
matches of May 6)
Team
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
Points
|
|
1.
|
Hamilton
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
6.0
|
2.
|
Kenilworth
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
5.5
|
3.
|
Lehigh Valley
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
5.0
|
4.
|
DOCA Knights
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4.0
|
5.
|
West Orange
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3.0
|
5.
|
Newark-McDonald's
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
3.0
|
7.
|
Chess Mates
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
2.5
|
7.
|
Summit
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
2.5
|
9.
|
Rutgers University
|
8
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
1.5
|
Recent Results
Here is a rundown of this week's GSCL results:
Monday, May 5
Hamilton 3 Rutgers 1
Tuesday, May 6
West Orange 3 Summit 1
Lehigh Valley 4 Newark-McDonald's 0
Monday, May 5
Hamilton 3 Rutgers 1
Tuesday, May 6
West Orange 3 Summit 1
Lehigh Valley 4 Newark-McDonald's 0
Friday, May 2, 2014
Remaining Schedule
Here is a quick look at the remaining GSCL schedule for 2013-14:
May 5: Rutgers at Hamilton, 8 p.m.
May 6: Newark vs. Lehigh Valley, at Branchburg, 7:45 p.m.
May 28: West Orange at Chess Mates, 7:45 p.m.
May 29: Hamilton at Kenilworth, 8:20 p.m.
June 5: Summit at Dean of Chess, 8 p.m.
May 5: Rutgers at Hamilton, 8 p.m.
May 6: Newark vs. Lehigh Valley, at Branchburg, 7:45 p.m.
May 28: West Orange at Chess Mates, 7:45 p.m.
May 29: Hamilton at Kenilworth, 8:20 p.m.
June 5: Summit at Dean of Chess, 8 p.m.
Page Updates
The Standings, Crosstables and Schedule pages have been updated with remaining matches and tie breaks info.
Others will be updated as time permits.
Others will be updated as time permits.
Newark-McD & LVCA To Play In Branchburg
Newark-McDonald's and Lehigh Valley have agreed to play in Branchburg on Tuesday, May 6th, at 7:45 p.m.
It will be the final match of the season for both teams as Newark (+2-3=2) has already played its 9th round match and LVCA (+2-1=4) has the bye next month.
It will be the final match of the season for both teams as Newark (+2-3=2) has already played its 9th round match and LVCA (+2-1=4) has the bye next month.
Updated Standings
Standings (thru
matches of May 1)
Team
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
Points
|
|
1.
|
Kenilworth
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
5.5
|
2.
|
Hamilton
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
5.0
|
3.
|
DOCA Knights
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4.0
|
3.
|
Lehigh Valley
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
4.0
|
5.
|
Newark-McDonald's
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3.0
|
6.
|
Chess Mates
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
2.5
|
6.
|
Summit
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2.5
|
8.
|
West Orange
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2.0
|
9.
|
Rutgers University
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
1.5
|
Recent Results
Here is a rundown of recent GSCL results:
Wednesday, April 23
Kenilworth 2 Newark-McDonald's 2
Tuesday, April 29
West Orange 2 Lehigh Valley 2
Wednesday, April 30
Newark-McDonald's 2.5 Rutgers 1.5
Thursday, May 1
Kenilworth 3 Chess Mates 1
Unfortunately, there were forfeits in all of the matches.
However, it should be noted that Newark-McDonald's managed to draw Kenilworth despite have just 2 players: Lev Zilbermintz and Greg Shaw.
Wednesday, April 23
Kenilworth 2 Newark-McDonald's 2
Tuesday, April 29
West Orange 2 Lehigh Valley 2
Wednesday, April 30
Newark-McDonald's 2.5 Rutgers 1.5
Thursday, May 1
Kenilworth 3 Chess Mates 1
Unfortunately, there were forfeits in all of the matches.
However, it should be noted that Newark-McDonald's managed to draw Kenilworth despite have just 2 players: Lev Zilbermintz and Greg Shaw.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Kenilworth vs. Newark-McD Postponed
The match between Kenilworth and Newark-McDonald's has been postponed, per the visitors request.
It has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:45 p.m., in Rahway.
It has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 23rd at 7:45 p.m., in Rahway.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Photos from Round 7
Marvin Shumowitz of DOCA (bottom left) opened with 1.b3 and legendary gambiteer Lev Zilbermintz of
Newark-McDonald's countered with the bizarre 1...d5 2.Bb2 e5!? 3.Bxe5 d4?! 4.e3
Nc6.
Charles Miller (white cap) and Ed Sytnik (facing the camera) defeated Chess Mates' Moreira brothers, Leo (navy cap) and Gabe, to stake Hamilton to a 2-0 lead.
The Kenilworth-Summit draw featured 4 decisive games. Summit's Simon Thomson (top left vs. Ian Mangion) and Donnally Miller (bottom left) won on boards 1 and 2...
... while Kenilworth's Don Carrelli (top right) and Paul Gottlieb (bottom right) collected full points against Glen Hart and Wayne Burnett.
7th Round Results
Here are the results of this week's matches, the updated standings and the remaining April schedule:
7th Round
Lehigh Valley 2 Rutgers 2
DOCA Knights 2.5 Newark-McDonald's 1.5
Hamilton 3 Chess Mates 1
Kenilworth 2 Summit 2
Upcoming Matches
April 16th: Kenilworth vs. Newark-McDonald's, at Rahway
April 29th: W. Orange vs. Lehigh Valley, at Stewartsville, NJ
April 30th: Rutgers vs. Newark-McDonald's, at Rahway
7th Round
Lehigh Valley 2 Rutgers 2
DOCA Knights 2.5 Newark-McDonald's 1.5
Hamilton 3 Chess Mates 1
Kenilworth 2 Summit 2
Standings (as of
April 5th)
Team
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
D
|
Points
|
|
1.
|
Hamilton
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
5.0
|
2.
|
Kenilworth
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
4.0
|
2.
|
DOCA Knights
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
4.0
|
4.
|
Lehigh Valley
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
3.5
|
5.
|
Chess Mates
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2.5
|
5.
|
Summit
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2.5
|
7.
|
Newark-McDonald's
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1.5
|
7.
|
West Orange
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1.5
|
7.
|
Rutgers University
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1.5
|
Upcoming Matches
April 16th: Kenilworth vs. Newark-McDonald's, at Rahway
April 29th: W. Orange vs. Lehigh Valley, at Stewartsville, NJ
April 30th: Rutgers vs. Newark-McDonald's, at Rahway
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