Club Update, USCF Ratings Report on Fall Swiss

The blog will continue to try to be meat and potatos. But sometimes these must be short announcements, more like carborhydrates. Just a quick update--the USCF ratings report which can be put in by Roger and/or John very, very quickly--thanks to the modernization of the club with SwissMaster, that report is currently held up.

John/Roger will let us know the course of events, but for those of you who might by now be checking daily or now weekly your USCF member information with your new or adjusted rating, might need to hold off for a little while at least as far as our recent club event goes. We appologize.

Secondly, in the next few days, there will be some very, very powerful interviews with Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, and--yes--some videos of Harry S. Katz. Katz and Anand is not a typo.

Blogs have to be fresh and individual, but time to time we will show the best of the best from outside sources. Anand and Kramnik are not only among the best of our era, but in the historic perspective, and their insights and offerings about their preparation, training, and outlook can be valuable.

Harry has done more than several unique pieces of work, and we will present them soon.



Lastly, reminder, Garden State Chess League Round Three is next Tuesday. And the Late Fall Swiss, a Grand Prix event throught the USCF, starts the following Tuesday. The board recently discussed this, and while we cannot as yet predict the level of participation, John is monitoring it, and we remind everyone, this COULD be a watershed event for the club, a way to test publicity and its impact on results for the Club Championship in March.

We are going to try to have this in the January Chess Life issue, for 15 January, which probably has a deadline of about December 7th, so just know we are looking out to March now, and have to resolve plans in November, to be ahead of the curve, to make this the WOCC Club Championships of ALL Club Championships. This is to be looked forward to. Editor, dk

West Orange CC Fall 2011 Swiss Final Results

Let the Editor be perfectly frank: he has been waiting months to uncork this video. The pace of change at the WOCC is rapidly accelerating. It is time. Here it is:[1.]:

West.Orange.Chess.Club.Fall.2011.Swiss.--.West.Orange.Chess.Club.Fall.2011.SwissWall.Chart,.Page.1

......Name/State.ID..........Group/Team..Rate..Rnd.1...Rnd.2...Rnd.3...Rnd.4...Rnd.5
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...1..Radomskyj,.Peter..................|2272.|.B.14..|.W.10..|.B.7...|.W.2...|.---...|
.........NJ..12460475...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|..3.5..|.F3.5..|
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...2..Chieu,.Kenneth.Jos................|2148.|.HALF..|.W.16..|.B.11..|.B.1...|.W.9...|
.........NJ..12595190...................|.....|..0.5..|..1.5..|..2.5..|..3.0..|..3.5..|
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...3..Zilbermintz,.Lev..................|2089.|.W.15..|.B.11..|.W.9...|.B.6...|.---...|
.........NJ..12476202...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.5..|..2.5..|..3.0..|.X4.0..|
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...4..Feldstein.ESQ,.Robert.............|2000.|.W.28..|.---...|.B.28..|.---...|.W.28..|
........................................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|
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...5..Pedersen,.Roger.E.................|1951.|.B.16..|.W.22..|.B.19..|.W.24..|.---...|
.........NJ..10092990...................|.....|..0.5..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.X3.0..|
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...6..Norris,.Anthony...................|1946.|.W.17..|.B.13..|.HALF..|.W.3...|.B.7...|
.........NJ..12758884...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.5..|..3.0..|..4.0..|
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...7..Boxer,.Matthew....................|1921.|.B.18..|.W.12..|.W.1...|.B.19..|.W.6...|
.........NJ..12510577...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|..3.0..|
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...8..Hart,.Charles.M...................|1919.|.W.19..|.B.27..|.W.20..|.---...|.W.22..|
.........NJ..10004071...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.F2.0..|..3.0..|
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...9..Cohen,.Bryan.Paul.................|1900.|.B.20..|.W.19..|.B.3...|.W.25..|.B.2...|
.........NJ..20020149...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|..3.5..|
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..10..Martinez,.Alberto.................|1890.|.W.21..|.B.1...|.B.22..|.---...|.B.16..|
.........NJ..12490535...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.X2.0..|..3.0..|
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..11..Pepe,.Mike........................|1889.|.B.23..|.W.3...|.W.2...|.B.22..|.---...|
.........NJ..12565700...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.5..|..1.5..|..2.5..|.X3.5..|
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..12..Garrett,.Damon.T..................|1824.|.W.24..|.B.7...|.W.21..|.B.20..|.W.14..|
.........NJ..12545276...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|
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..13..Sharpell,.Fred....................|1819.|.B.26..|.W.6...|.B.24..|.W.16..|.B.20..|
.........NJ..12088600...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.5..|..2.0..|..2.5..|
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..14..Burn,.Murray......................|1814.|.W.1...|.B.21..|.B.16..|.---...|.B.12..|
.........NJ..10104891...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|.X1.0..|..1.0..|
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..15..Nayak,.Mohan.Rao..................|1758.|.B.3...|.W.20..|.B.23..|.W.27..|.W.19..|
.........NJ..12237580...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|
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..16..Katz,.Harry.S.....................|1718.|.W.5...|.B.2...|.W.14..|.B.13..|.W.10..|
.........NJ..12052860...................|.....|..0.5..|..0.5..|..1.5..|..2.0..|..2.0..|
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..17..West,.Robert......................|1686.|.B.6...|.W.23..|.W.26..|.---...|.---...|
.........NJ..12904515...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|.F2.0..|
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..18..Rivero,.Rene.Thoma................|1671.|.W.7...|.---...|.ZERO..|.ZERO..|.ZERO..|
.........NJ..12441215...................|.....|..0.0..|.F0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|
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..19..Kwok,.Man-chi.....................|1607.|.B.8...|.B.9...|.W.5...|.W.7...|.B.15..|
.........NJ..14201547...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|
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..20..Korn,.David.Allan.................|1604.|.W.9...|.B.15..|.B.8...|.W.12..|.W.13..|
.........NJ..14564164...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.5..|
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..21..Fortunato,.Joseph.................|1550.|.B.10..|.W.14..|.B.12..|.---...|.---...|
.........NJ..12932570...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.X3.0..|.F3.0..|
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..22..Palacios,Danny....................|1481.|.HALF..|.B.5...|.W.10..|.W.11..|.B.8...|
.........NJ..12801718...................|.....|..0.5..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|
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..23..Lynn,.Robert.L....................|1446.|.W.11..|.B.17..|.W.15..|.---...|.---...|
.........NJ..14010970...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|.F0.0..|.X1.0..|
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..24..Trieste,.Edward.Wi................|1385.|.B.12..|.---...|.W.13..|.B.5...|.W.26..|
.........NJ..12029830...................|.....|..0.0..|.X1.0..|..1.5..|..1.5..|..2.5..|
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..25..Mehta,.Palash.....................|1345.|.---...|.---...|.---...|.B.9...|.---...|
.........NJ..14690738...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|
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..26..Nikitopoulos,.Nicholas............|1325.|.W.13..|.BYE...|.B.17..|.---...|.B.24..|
.........NJ..14140077...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.F1.0..|..1.0..|
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..27..Levanda,.Mark.....................|1132.|.HALF..|.W.8...|.HALF..|.B.15..|.---...|
.........NJ..12394013...................|.....|..0.5..|..0.5..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.F1.0..|
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..28..Race,.Doran.......................|1970.|.B.4...|.---...|.W.4...|.---...|.B.4...|
........................................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|
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1st and 2nd $125 Zilbermintz and Norris
3rd $ 25 Radomskyj, Chieu and Cohen
Under 1900 $ 60 Pepe
Under 1700 $ 50 Fortunato
Under 1500 $ 35 Trieste

[1.] The WOCC does not approve, encourage, or condone unlawful or reckless behavior. But Fischer, Kasparov, Labron James, they all have one thing in common: incredible intensity. That is the message here. Single pointed will power. "Chess is war". Chess is violence in a controlled environment [2.]. Double click video, at lower R hand corner to be directed to the original YouTube video, or for another version not nearly as good a quality but with rivetting music if you like click here. Stunning. This is not a stunt. It is real.

[2.] Dutch scholar Wayne Huizinga, who wrote the epic work "The Wanning of the Middle Ages", wrote an equally great and by now quite well known treatise on the element of play in human culture, and how it has shaped the course of civilization. Homo Ludens is reviewed at Amazon, linked here. Click red for links.

"A masterpiece. * * * * * Huizinga's genius is to find the idea of play hiding like a spider in the most unlikely places. The medieval "judicial duel", where justice was done by fighting? Clearly a development of ancient forms of combat - and that combat itself was always highly stylised and ritualised, which show, according to Huizinga, that they themselves were "play" forms..."

West Orange CC Fall 2011 Swiss Rounds 1-4 results

West.Orange.Chess.Club.Fall.2011.Swiss.--.West.Orange.Chess.Club.Fall.2011.Swiss.Wall.Chart,.Page.1

......Name/State.ID..........Group/Team..Rate..Rnd.1...Rnd.2...Rnd.3...Rnd.4...Rnd.5
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...1..Radomskyj,.Peter..................|2272.|.B.13..|.W.9...|.B.6...|.W.2...|.B.3...|
.........NJ..12460475...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|..3.5..|.......|
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...2..Chieu,.Kenneth.Jos................|2148.|.HALF..|.W.15..|.B.10..|.B.1...|.W.8...|
.........NJ..12595190...................|.....|..0.5..|..1.5..|..2.5..|..3.0..|.......|
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...3..Zilbermintz,.Lev..................|2089.|.W.14..|.B.10..|.W.8...|.B.5...|.W.1...|
.........NJ..12476202...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.5..|..2.5..|..3.0..|.......|
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...4..Pedersen,.Roger.E.................|1951.|.B.15..|.W.21..|.B.18..|.W.23..|.B.16..|
.........NJ..10092990...................|.....|..0.5..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.......|
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...5..Norris,.Anthony...................|1946.|.W.16..|.B.12..|.HALF..|.W.3...|.B.6...|
.........NJ..12758884...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.5..|..3.0..|.......|
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...6..Boxer,.Matthew....................|1921.|.B.17..|.W.11..|.W.1...|.B.18..|.W.5...|
.........NJ..12510577...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|..3.0..|.......|
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...7..Hart,.Charles.M...................|1919.|.W.18..|.B.26..|.W.19..|.---...|.W.21..|
.........NJ..10004071...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.F2.0..|.......|
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...8..Cohen,.Bryan.Paul.................|1900.|.B.19..|.W.18..|.B.3...|.---...|.B.2...|
.........NJ..20020149...................|.....|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|.X3.0..|.......|
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...9..Martinez,.Alberto.................|1890.|.W.20..|.B.1...|.B.21..|.---...|.B.15..|
.........NJ..12490535...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.X2.0..|.......|
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..10..Pepe,.Mike........................|1889.|.B.22..|.W.3...|.W.2...|.B.21..|.W.20..|
.........NJ..12565700...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.5..|..1.5..|..2.5..|.......|
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..11..Garrett,.Damon.T..................|1824.|.W.23..|.B.6...|.W.20..|.B.19..|.W.13..|
.........NJ..12545276...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.......|
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..12..Sharpell,.Fred....................|1819.|.B.25..|.W.5...|.B.23..|.W.15..|.B.19..|
.........NJ..12088600...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..1.5..|..2.0..|.......|
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..13..Burn,.Murray......................|1814.|.W.1...|.B.20..|.B.15..|.---...|.B.11..|
.........NJ..10104891...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|.X1.0..|.......|
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..14..Nayak,.Mohan.Rao..................|1758.|.B.3...|.W.19..|.B.22..|.W.26..|.W.18..|
.........NJ..12237580...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.......|
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..15..Katz,.Harry.S.....................|1718.|.W.4...|.B.2...|.W.13..|.B.12..|.W.9...|
.........NJ..12052860...................|.....|..0.5..|..0.5..|..1.5..|..2.0..|.......|
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..16..West,.Robert......................|1686.|.B.5...|.W.22..|.W.25..|.---...|.W.4...|
.........NJ..12904515...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.F2.0..|.......|
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..17..Rivero,.Rene.Thoma................|1671.|.W.6...|.---...|.ZERO..|.ZERO..|.ZERO..|
.........NJ..12441215...................|.....|..0.0..|.F0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|
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..18..Kwok,.Man-chi.....................|1607.|.B.7...|.B.8...|.W.4...|.W.6...|.B.14..|
.........NJ..14201547...................|.....|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|.......|
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..19..Korn,.David.Allan.................|1604.|.W.8...|.B.14..|.B.7...|.W.11..|.W.12..|
.........NJ..14564164...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.......|
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..20..Fortunato,.Joseph.................|1550.|.B.9...|.W.13..|.B.11..|.---...|.B.10..|
.........NJ..12932570...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..2.0..|.X3.0..|.......|
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..21..Palacios,Danny....................|1481.|.HALF..|.B.4...|.W.9...|.W.10..|.B.7...|
.........NJ..12801718...................|.....|..0.5..|..1.0..|..2.0..|..2.0..|.......|
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..22..Lynn,.Robert.L....................|1446.|.W.10..|.B.16..|.W.14..|.---...|.B.26..|
.........NJ..14010970...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|.F0.0..|.......|
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..23..Trieste,.Edward.Wi................|1385.|.B.11..|.---...|.W.12..|.B.4...|.W.25..|
.........NJ..12029830...................|.....|..0.0..|.X1.0..|..1.5..|..1.5..|.......|
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..24..Mehta,.Palash.....................|1345.|.---...|.---...|.---...|.---...|.---...|
.........NJ..14690738...................|.....|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|..0.0..|
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..25..Nikitopoulos,.Nicholas............|1325.|.W.12..|.BYE...|.B.16..|.---...|.B.23..|
.........NJ..14140077...................|.....|..0.0..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.F1.0..|.......|
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..26..Levanda,.Mark.....................|1132.|.HALF..|.W.7...|.HALF..|.B.14..|.W.22..|
.........NJ..12394013...................|.....|..0.5..|..0.5..|..1.0..|..1.0..|.......|
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West Orange Chess Club Fall 2011 Swiss Round 5 (Final Round)