RIP Summit's Don Varneckas

Donatas Varneckas died yesterday, 23 days after suffering a stroke while playing at the Morris County Chess Club in Parsippany.

Don, a retired former butcher and retired accountant, was a member of the Summit squad from October 2011 until his passing. Our condolences to his teammates and many friends.

For those who knew him and would like to pay their respects, here is some information on his memorial services:

Wake
Sunday, April 7 from 2-6 pm
Doyle Funeral Home
106 Maple Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
 
Funeral Mass
Monday, April 8 at 10 a.m.
Church Of The Assumption
91 Maple Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960

Entombment
Holy Rood Cemetery
61 Whippany Road
Morristown, NJ 07960

Those unable to attend may write a condolence message here.

Newark-McDonald's Beats Karpovs

Newark-McDonald's defeated the Kenilworth Karpovs tonight 3.5-0.5.

Nathan Napper, Pierre Damis and newcomer Bobby DeMarco had victories on boards 2-4.

Don Carrelli's draw vs. expert Lev Zilbermintz was the home team's lone bright spot.

West Orange Edges DOCA

Last night in Branchburg, West Orange defeated the DOCA Knights 2.5-1.5.

Here are the Board by Board Results:

1. Fernandez (WO) 1/2-1/2 Kumar (DOCA)
2. Chen (DOCA) 1-0 Minkov (WO)

3. Race (WO) 1-0 Dewelde (DOCA)

4. Pecota (DOCA) 0-1 Rodriguez (WO)

Page Updates

The Standings, Crosstables, Results, Rosters, Schedule, Team Schedules and all the team pages have been updated.

Results From Thursday

In last Thursday's matches... Hamilton and Newark tied 2-2, DOCA defeated the Kortchnois 3.5-0.5 and the Karpovs edged Chess Mates 2.5-1.5.

Details to follow later today or tomorrow.

This Week's Matches

Round 6 is to be played this week. Here are the pairings, dates and times:

Tuesday 3/5
No match. W. Orange-Rutgers was canceled.

Thursday 3/7 at Branchburg, 8 p.m.
Kenilworth Kortchnois vs. DOCA Knights

Thursday 3/7 at Kenilworth, 8:15 p.m.
Kenilworth Karpovs (visitors) vs. Chess Mates (home team)
Hamilton (visitors) vs. Newark McDonald's (home team)

The visiting teams have white on boards 1 & 3.

Rutgers Withdraws

The Rutgers University CC has withdrawn, citing members' dwindling interest in the league.

GSCL officials need to determine if Rutgers' recent forfeit to the DOCA Knights, previous results and canceled matches will count in the standings.

Page Updates

The Standings, Crosstables, Results, Rosters, Schedule and Team Schedules pages have been updated.

Team pages will be updated sometime on Monday.

Schedule Changes

Kenilworth and Hamilton players please note the following schedule changes:

- The Hamilton-Kortchnois match, originally slated for April 4th, has been re-scheduled to May 30th.

- The Kortchnois-Karpovs match, originally scheduled for May 30th, has been postponed. The make-up date is to be announced.

Last Night's Results

In last night's action at the Kenilworth Chess Club, Newark-McDonald's defeated the Kortchnois 3-1, the Karpovs edged Summit 2.5-1.5 and the DOCA Knights were forfeit winners over Rutgers.

Hamilton 3.5 Chess Mates 0.5

Last night at Rahway, Hamilton defeated Chess Mates 3.5-0.5.

John Chladnicek and Ed Sytnik won on the bottom boards.

Ralph Warrick's draw against Charles Miller was the hosts' only bright spot.

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.