West Orange 3 Karpovs 1

West Orange took sole possession of 2nd place on Tuesday, with a 3-1 win over the Kenilworth Karpovs.

Jose Fernandez, Ari Minkov and Guido Rodriguez had full points for the victors.

Standings Link Fixed

The Standings link, which apparently was broken for 3 months, has been repaired. Thanks to John C. for the tip.

The page will be updated when I get the results of last night's Karpovs-West Orange match.

Newark-McDonald's 3 Chess Mates 1

On Monday night in Rahway, Newark-McDonald's defeated Chess Mates 3-1.

Nathan Napper, Pierre Damis and Greg Shaw won on boards 2 thru 4 for the visitors.

Last Night's Scores

Last night, in 4th round action at Kenilworth, Hamilton edged Summit 2.5-1.5 and the Kortchnois defeated Rutgers U. 3.5-0.5.

Round 4 continues with Monday's Newark-McDonald's-Chess Mates match and concludes with Tuesday's Karpovs-West Orange.

Date Change For Chess Mates-Hamilton

The Chess Mates-Hamilton match has been switched, from Monday, February 4th to Wednesday, February 6th.

Venue, Time Change For Karpovs vs. Chess Mates

The venue and time for the March 5th Kenilworth Karpovs-Chess Mates match has been changed.

It will take place in Kenilworth, at 8:15 p.m., not in Rahway.

Karpovs Edge Rutgers

Last night the Kenilworth Karpovs edged Rutgers University 2.5-1.5, as Don Carrelli defeated Will Talbot in the deciding game.

Ian Mangion gave the Karpovs a 1-0 lead and it looked like a sweep might be in the works but Rutgers rallied to tie the match at 1.5, with a win by Aleksey Vishynakov and a draw from Eric Hou.

3rd Round Results

Here are the 3rd round GSCL Results:

Tuesday, 12/4

Summit 2 Newark-McDonald's 2

Last night

Kenilworth Kortchnois 3.5 Chess Mates 0.5
Hamilton 4 West Orange 0
DOCA Knights 2 Kenilworth Karpovs 2

Unfortunately, there was at least 1 board forfeited in all 4 matches.

Rutgers U. had the bye in round 3 but will face the Karpovs on December 13th, in Kenilworth, in a make-up match from round 2.

Hamilton 3 DOCA Knights 1

On Tuesday night, Hamilton defeated the DOCA Knights 3-1.

Photo: Kevin Chen

West Orange & Newark-McDonald's Tie 2-2

West Orange and Newark-McDonald's played to a 2-2 tie on Tuesday.

Jose Fernandez and Doran Race had wins for West Orange while Nathan Napper and Greg Shaw scored for Newark.

Hamilton-DOCA To Play 11/20

The twice-postponed Hamilton-DOCA Knights game has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, November 20th, at 7:45 p.m, in Branchburg.

Chess Mates 3.5 Summit 0.5

On Tuesday in Rahway, Chess Mates defeated Summit 3.5-0.5.

NM Arthur Macaspac, Roger Pedersen and Fermin Arias won on boards 1-3.

Hamilton-DOCA Postponed

Tomorrow's Hamilton-DOCA match has been postponed, due to the after-effects of Hurricane Sandy. No make-up date has been set.