Friday, December 9, 2016

Standings & Upcoming Matches

Standings

Through 3 Rounds of 7


Team
MP
W
L
D
Points
1.
 Hamilton
2
2
0
0
2.0
1.
 West Orange
3
2
1
0
2.0
3.
 Newark-McDonald's
3
1
1
1
1.5
4.
 Lehigh Valley
2
1
1
0
1.0
4.
 Rutgers University
3
1
2
0
1.0
5.
 Dean Of Chess Academy
2
0
1
1
0.5
6.
 Westfield
1
0
1
0
0.0


Upcoming Matches

Thursday, January 5th
Dean Of Chess Academy vs. Lehigh Valley

Monday, January 9th
West Orange at Hamilton

Wednesday, January 25th
Westfield at Rutgers
 
 
Post updated 12/10 at 10:59 p.m.

Round 3

Round 3 (December)


Newark
2.5
Westfield
1.5
1)
Lev Zilbermintz
1/2
Kevin Dresher
1/2
2)
Michael O'Connor
0
Brandon Ng
1
3)
Alexander Hu
1
Donnally Miller
0
4)
Greg Shaw
1
Ram Damodaran
0

The match took place on November 20th.



Rutgers
3
DOCA Knights
1
1)
Ethan Klein
1
Angelica Chin
0
2)
Aleksey Vishnyakov
0
Jonathan Chin
1
3)
Luis Angel Bonilla
1
Mike Ketrow
0
4)
Ali Ozkan
1
Todd Jobson
0



Lehigh Valley

West Orange

1)




2)




3)




4)





This match was scheduled for December 6th. A report is past due.

Round 2

Round 2 (November)


West Orange
3
Rutgers
1
1)
Peter Radomskyj
1/2
Michael Goeller
1/2
2)
Ari Minkov
1/2
Aleksey Vishnyakov
1/2
3)
Doran Race
1
Dov Hochsztein
0
4)
Grant McCool
1
Ali Ozkan
0



Hamilton
2.5
Lehigh Valley
1.5
1)
Dragan Milovanovic
1/2
Karl Dehmelt
1/2
2)
Phil Hepler
1/2
Aaron Nicely
1/2
3)
Ed Sytnik
1
Christian Wadsworth
0
4)
Charles Miller
1/2
Dhriti Iyer
1/2



DOCA Knights
2
Newark
2
1)
Kevin Chen
0
Mauricio Camejo
1
2)
Jarrett Dewelde
0
Jeffrey Deluca
1
3)
Todd Jobson
1
Michael O'Connor
0
4)
Doug Pecota
1
Greg Shaw
0

2016-17 Season : Round 1


Round 1 (October)


Newark
1
West Orange
3
1)
Mauricio Camejo
0
Peter Radomskyj
1
2)
Lev Zilbermintz
1
Matt Boxer
0
3)
Michael O'Connor
0
Doran Race
1
4)
Greg Shaw
0
Grant McCool
1



Rutgers
1
Hamilton
3
1)
Joel Pena
1
Dragan Milovanovic
0
2)
Alexander Ilnytsky
0
Gavin McNay
1
3)
Luis Angel Bonilla
0
Ed Sytnik
1
4)
x
-
Lou Ferrer
+



Westfield

DOCA Knights

1)




2)




3)




4)





Postponed to April 5th.

2015-16 Board Prize Winners

2015-16 GSCL Board Prize Winners:

1. Lev Zilbermintz, Newark-McDonald's 4.5
2. Aaron Nicely, Lehigh Valley 5.0
3. Matt Boxer, West Orange 5.5
4. Lou Sturniolo, Summit 3.0

Hamilton Wins 2016 Championship

Hamilton won the 2016 GSCL Championship with a 3-1 victory over Newark-McDonald's on May 5th.

Hamilton CC
2016 Garden State League Champions

From L to R: Phil Hepler, FM Boris Privman, Ed Sytnik, Charles Miller


Here's are the scores of all the matches:

7th Place:
DOCA Knights forfeit win over Kenilworth.

5th place:
Lehigh Valley 3 West Orange 1

3rd place:
Rutgers 2 Summit 2 (teams share 3rd & 4th places)
 
1st place:
Hamilton 3 Newark-McDonald 1
 
 
 
 

Friday, December 2, 2016

Catching Up

Readers of this blog have noted the lack of posts & long delays in updating pages over the past 7 months or so. As I explained to the team captains some 6 weeks ago, personal matters were overwhelming me & I hoped to have completed the work by December 1st.

Well, that date has come, gone & there is still a bit to do. The most important things such as quick reports on the 2016 playoffs & 2016-17 results thus far are first in the queue. A full archiving of last season & building of team pages will have to wait further.

In all 4 hours of work remain.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Business Meeting Tomorrow Night

A Reminder:

The Garden State Chess League's Business Meeting will take place at the Kenilworth Chess Club tomorrow night (8:15 p.m.).

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Kenilworth Withdraws

Due to insurmountable difficulties in fielding full and/or competitive lineups, the Kenilworth Chess Club is withdrawing from the Garden State Chess League effective May 6, 2016.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Updated Playoff Schedule

Playoff Schedule

Updated: May 3, 2016 @ 4:40 p.m.

Match for
7th Place:
DOCA Knights +- Kenilworth

Kenilworth forfeits.

Match for 5th place:
West Orange vs. Lehigh Valley
Wednesday, May 4th at Branchburg, 8:00 p.m.

West Orange has chosen White on boards 1 & 3.

Match for 1st place:
Newark-McDonalds vs. Hamilton.
Thursday, May 5th at Kenilworth, 8:20 p.m.

Hamilton has chosen Black on boards 1 & 3.
             
Match for 3rd place:
Rutgers vs. Summit.
Thursday, May 12th at Kenilworth, 8:20 p.m.

Rutgers to decide if it wants White or Black on board 1.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Final Standings & Playoffs Update

McCormick Division
1. Newark-McDonald's 3-1-2, 2. Summit 2-1-3, 3. West Orange 1-1-4, 4. Kenilworth 1-4-1


Ferrero Division

1. Hamilton 4-1-1, 2. Rutgers U. 2-1-3, 3. Lehigh Valley CA 2-2-2, 4. DOCA Knights 0-4-2


1st place:
Hamilton vs. Newark-McDonalds.
Thursday, May 5th at Kenilworth (tentative).
Hamilton has color choice.

3rd place:
Rutgers vs. Summit.
Thursday, May 5th at Kenilworth (tentative).
Rutgers has color choice.

5th place:
West Orange vs. Lehigh Valley.
Wednesday, May 4th at Branchburg (tentative).
West Orange has color choice.

7th Place:
Kenilworth vs. DOCA Knights.
Wednesday, May 4th at Branchburg (tentative).
Kenilworth has color choice.

Lehigh Valley 3.5 Rutgers 0.5

Last night, Lehigh Valley defeated Rutgers 3.5-0.5.


With that result, Hamilton wins the Ferrero Division & RU is the runner-up.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Playoffs Picture


Current playoffs picture:

Match for 1st place:

Newark-McDonalds vs. Ferrero Division winner.
Ferrero winner to decide if it wants White or Black on board 1.
Suggested Date & Site: Thursday, May 5th at Kenilworth

Match for 3rd place:

Summit vs. Ferrero Division runner-up.
Ferrero runner-up to decide if it wants White or Black on board 1.
Suggested Date & Site: Thursday, May 5th at Kenilworth

Match for 5th place:

West Orange vs. Lehigh Valley.
West Orange to decide if it wants White or Black on board 1.
Suggested Date & Site: Wednesday, May 4th at Branchburg

Match for 7th Place:

Kenilworth vs. DOCA Knights.
Kenilworth to decide if it wants White or Black on board 1.
Suggested Date & Site: Wednesday, May 4th at Branchburg

Updated Standings

Current Standings:

McCormick Division     FINAL

1. Newark-McDonald's 3-1-2, 2. Summit 2-1-3, 3. West Orange 1-1-4, 4. Kenilworth 1-4-1

Ferrero Division
1. Hamilton 4-1-1, 2. Rutgers U. 2-0-3, 3. Lehigh Valley CA 1-2-2, 4. DOCA Knights 0-4-2

Rutgers holds the tiebreak over Hamilton.

The regular season concludes Tuesday 4/12 when RU plays LVCA.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

RU -- Hamilton 2 -- 2

3/7/16 Hamilton NJ

(R) Ethan Klein -- Dragan Milovanovic (H)  1 -- 0
(H) Joshua D. Hill -- Aleksey Vishnyakov (R) 1 -- 0
(R) Will Schreefer -- Charlie Miller (H) 1/2 - 1/2
(H) Lou Ferrer -- Amnon Attali (R) 1/2 -- 1/2 

Friday, March 4, 2016

Updated Standings

Current Standings:

McCormick Division
1. Newark-McDonald's 3-0-2, 2. Summit 1-1-3, 3. West Orange 0-1-4, 4. Kenilworth 1-3-1

Ferrero Division
= 1-2. Hamilton 3-1, Rutgers 2-0-2, 3. Lehigh Valley 1-2-2, 4. DOCA Knights 0-3-2


The 5th round concludes Monday night with Rutgers visiting Hamilton.

This Week's Results

Tuesday, March 1
At West Orange

Newark-McDonald's
2.5
West Orange
1.5
1)
Lev Zilbermintz
1
Peter Radomskyj
0
2)
Sergio Flores
1/2
Ari Minkov
1/2
3)
Michael O'Connor
0
Matt Boxer
1
4)
Gaby Marani
1
Ed Trieste
0


Wednesday, March 2
At Branchburg
Lehigh Valley 2 DOCA Knights 2


Thursday, March 3
At Kenilworth
Kenilworth 3 Summit 1


Board 1
Simon Thomson (S, 2079) 1-0 John Moldovan (K, 1840)
A50 Hybrid King's Indian


Notes to this game will follow.


Board 2
 Greg Tomkovich (K, 1698) 1-0 Steve Liesch (S, 1586)
D07 Queen's Gambit
Tchigorin's Defense


 Board 3
 Lou Sturniolo (S, 1512) 0-1 Geoff McAuliffe (K, 1660)
B01 Scandinavian Defense


Board 4
 Joe Renna (K, 1447) 1-0 Wayne Burnett (S, 1425)
E90 King's Indian Defense
Classical Variation with 6.Bd3


With Summit's loss, Newark-McDonald's clinches 1st place in the McCormick Division.