Kortchnois-Kramniks Postponed

The Kortchnois-Karpovs match scheduled for October 7th has been postponed. A make-up date has not been set.

New Polls

The following polls were recently added to our sidebar:

• Poll #9 - Which team will win the 2010-11 GSCL title?
• Poll #10 - Should the GSCL require players to submit a copy of their game score?

#9 will be open through November and #10 will close June 30, 2011.

Season To Open October 5th

The Garden State Chess League will open its 3rd season on Tuesday, October 5th in West Orange.

The matches scheduled for that night are (visiting team listed 1st) Chess Mates vs. Sparta, West Orange vs. Hamilton and Staten Island vs. the DOCA Knights.

The Kortchnois and Kramniks will meet in Kenilworth on October 7th while the Karpovs will visit Summit on October 11th.

Bound-Player Rule Change

The rule regarding bound-players has been amended to allow a loaned house-player to remain eligible for his club.

It now reads as follows: 

"Once a player competes for a team, he is bound to them for the season. Exception: An unbound house player may be loaned to another team once (just once) and remain eligible for his club."

GSCL Adds Teams In Branchburg, Rahway

The Garden State Chess league has added 2 teams for the 2010-11 season:

• The DOCA Knights, which will play their home games in Branchburg.
• The Chess Mates, which hail from Rahway.

Site Being Updated

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Meeting In Kenilworth On 9/2

There will be a Garden State Chess League meeting at the Kenilworth Chess Club on Thursday, September 2nd, starting at 8 p.m.

If a team captain cannot attend the meeting, he should send a representative or let me know if his team or club will be participating in the 2010-2011 season, which would likely start on Tuesday, October 5th.

Sorry for the very short notice.

Rookies' Scoring

Top Scoring Rookies

1. Alexander Negron, Staten Island 4.0

2. Glen Hart, Summit 2.5

3. Mark Schwarcz, Kortchnois 2.0

4. David Cole, Sparta 1.0

4. Joe Demetrick, Karpovs 1.0

4. Lou Sturniolo, Kramniks 1.0

To view the scoring of all rookies click here.

Final Board Leaders

Final board by board scoring leaders:

Board 1

Steve Stoyko, Karpovs 6.0

Board 2

Charles Miller, Hamilton 5.5

Board 3

John Moldovan, Karpovs 4.5

Board 4
Alexander Negron, Staten Island 3.0

Fermin Arias, West Orange 3.0

Russ Avarella, Sparta 3.0

Tom Stanics, Hamilton 3.0

To view the top 5 scores on each board click here.

Scoring Percentage Leaders

Scoring Percentage Leaders (minimum 4 games played)

1. Steve Stoyko, Karpovs .857

2. Alexander Negron, Staten Island .800

3. Charles Miller, Hamilton .786

4. Fermin Arias, West Orange .750

4. Bob Sherry, Summit .750

4. Ari Minkov, Kortchnois .750

7. Richard Lewis, Kortchnois .667

8. John Moldovan, Karpovs .643

9. Paul Corcoran, West Orange .625

9. Don Carrelli, Kramniks .625

9. Glen Hart, Summit .625

To view the scoring percentages of everyone who played more than 4 games click here.

Final Scoring Leaders

Final Scoring Leaders:

1. Steve Stoyko, Karpovs 6.0
2. Charles Miller, Hamilton 5.5
3. Fermin Arias, W. Orange 4.5
3. Bob Sherry, Summit 4.5
3. John Moldovan, Karpovs 4.5
6. Alexander Negron, Staten Island 4.0
6. Richard Lewis, Kortchnois 4.0
8. Ed Sytnik, Hamilton 3.5

Stoyko, Miller and Sherry did not lose a single game.

For the complete 2009-10 scoring list, click here.

Final Standings

The final 2009-10 Standings are, in tie-break order, :

1. Hamilton 5.5
2. West Orange 3.5
3. Kenilworth Kramniks 3.5
4. Kenilworth Karpovs 3.5
5. Staten Island 3.5
6. Kenilworth Kortchnois 3.5
7. Summit 3.0
8. Sparta 2.0

Thanks to all who played. I hope you can do so again next season.

Post corrected 4/14 @ 10:47 p.m. It originally listed the Kortchnois twice & omitted the Kramniks.

Summit 2.5 West Orange 1.5

Summit closed-out the 2009-10 season by defeating West Orange 2.5-1.5.

Donnelly Miller & Glen Hart had wins for the former & NM Peter Radomskyj won for the latter.