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Current Idaho Chess News
08.15 - UPDATES ADDED
Posted: 2007.08.15
BOISE, IDAHO -- Those persons with a password to the Idaho Chess History Site may use the "Its a secret!" link on the right hand column of the home page to look at something new.
Persons without a password may request one, or maybe they should just get the SPRING CLEANING done!!
08.13 - TWIN FALLS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 PAIRINGS
Posted: 2007.08.13
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO -- Don Shouse and Garrett Reynolds will NOT be in attendance this week as they are on vacation and will make up their games when they return....
Round TWO games start at 6pm at Barnes and Noble in Twin Falls
We have added two players to set the field at TEN. Please see players list below. Welcome aboard to Jace Hoskins and Garrett Reynolds.
Week ONE saw two black wins by Shouse and Bartell along with a bizarre finish to the Looney - Veryschagin game which ended in a victory for white after black turned down a draw in time trouble..... wierd.
Round ONE results
- Eacker - Myers / TBD
- Looney - Veryschagin / 1 - 0
- Viveros - Shouse / 0 - 1
- Dugger - Bartell / 0 - 1
- Hoskins - Reynolds / TBD
Round TWO pairings:
- Myers - Looney
- Shouse - Eacker
- Veryschagin - Dugger
- Reynolds - Viveros
- Bartell - Hoskins
| ## | Player | City | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry D Eacker | Twin Falls, ID | 1633 | XX | U | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Donald Shouse | Hansen, ID | 1228 | XX | W | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Garrett Reynolds | Twin Falls, ID | 1958 | XX | U | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | Fred Bartell | Twin Falls, ID | 1837 | XX | W | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Alexander Veryschagin | Twin Falls, ID | 1449 | XX | L | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Daniel Looney | Meridian, ID | 1646 | W | XX | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | Gary Dugger | Twin Falls, ID | 1273 | L | XX | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | Jace Hoskins | Twin Falls, ID | NEW | U | XX | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | Chris Viveros | Twin Falls, ID | 1204 | L | XX | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | Hugh S Myers | Boise, ID | 1681 | U | XX | 0 |
| ## | Player | City | W | L | D | U | G | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Bartell | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Daniel Looney | Meridian, ID | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | Donald Shouse | Hansen, ID | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Gary Dugger | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Barry D Eacker | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Jace Hoskins | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Hugh S Myers | Boise, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Garrett Reynolds | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Alexander Veryschagin | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Chris Viveros | Twin Falls, ID | 1 | 1 | 0 |
07.10 - IDAHOANS AT THE INTERMOUNTAIN CHESS OPEN
Posted: 2007.07.10
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- Expert Vinh Loc Tran won first place at the Intermountain Chess Open at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on June 16. He scored of 5½-½.
Vanel Sanchez, frequent vistor to Idaho tournaments Randy Zumbrunnen and Josh Smith finished in a tie for 2nd through 4th places with identical scores of 5-1.
Several Idaho players also attended. Victor Watts finished 4-2; Jershon Laimana scored 3½-2½; Surendra Prajapati had an even score of 3-3; Kenneth Shaw was 3-3; Keven Patterson 3-3; Azubike Angel Emenari 2½-3½; Emily Patterson, 2-4; Katie Ray Patterson 2-4.
2007 Idaho Closed Champion Hans Morrow has moved back to Utah and he finished with 4-2.
This was a very strong tournament with 7 Experts and 5 Class-A players attending. This is in stark contrast to the situation in Idaho where it seems that the higher rated players would rather shave with a chainsaw instead of showing up at any of the local tournaments!
07.10 - IDAHOANS AT THE NATIONAL OPEN
Posted: 2007.07.10
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Several Idahoans participated in the most recent National Open. This tournament was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 8-10.
Dan Mayers and Daniel Taylor scored 3½-2½ in the Under 2000 Section and Kenrick Barkell finished with 4½-1½ in the Under 1800 section and has nearly reached a Class-A rating.
07.10 - WYOMING OPEN RESULTS
Posted: 2007.07.10
CHEYENNE, WYOMING -- Jesse Cohen and Andrew Smith both finished with 4 points and shared top honors at the recently concluded Wyoming Open. This tournament was held in Cheyenne on May 24-25 and was directed by Brian Lee Walker and Jonathan Ray Fortune.
It is too bad that the Wyoming vs. Idaho Match has been kicked to the curb again. That was a very nice event and is sorely missed.
| ## | Player | ST | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse R Cohen | WY | 2148 | W9 | D4 | W12 | W3 | D2 | 4 |
| 2 | Andrew M Smith | WY | 2017 | W19 | W14 | D11 | W4 | D1 | 4 |
| 3 | James E Kulbacki | WY | 1825 | W20 | W7 | W5 | L1 | D8 | 3½ |
| 4 | Andrew Duren | CO | 1713 | W16 | D1 | W6 | L2 | W12 | 3½ |
| 5 | Brian Lee Walker | WY | 1691 | W22 | W21 | L3 | W11 | D7 | 3½ |
| 6 | Alan E Kobernat | CA | 2017 | W23 | D12 | L4 | W13 | W11 | 3½ |
| 7 | Timothy Fisher | WY | 1579 | W25 | L3 | W18 | W17 | D5 | 3½ |
| 8 | Randy Scott Reynolds | CO | 1585 | D21 | W22 | H | W16 | D3 | 3½ |
| 9 | Elizabeth G Scott | WY | 1465 | L1 | L16 | W22 | W18 | W17 | 3 |
| 10 | Martin Ronald Abresch | WY | 1679 | L13 | L17 | W24 | W23 | W19 | 3 |
| 11 | B G Dennision Jr. | TX | 1758 | W17 | W13 | D2 | L5 | L6 | 2½ |
| 12 | Norbert Martinez | CO | 1561 | W24 | D6 | L1 | W14 | L4 | 2½ |
| 13 | Chris Andrews | WY | 962 | W10 | L11 | D15 | L6 | W21 | 2½ |
| 14 | Shawn Svare | WY | 1645 | W18 | L2 | H | L12 | W16 | 2½ |
| 15 | Allan D Cunningham | WY | 1442 | H | H | D13 | H | H | 2½ |
| 16 | Ken Johnson | CO | 1006 | L4 | W9 | W23 | L8 | L14 | 2 |
| 17 | Cory E Foster | CO | 1100 | L11 | W10 | W21 | L7 | L9 | 2 |
| 18 | Alexander E McMahon | WY | 923 | L14 | W19 | L7 | L9 | W23 | 2 |
| 19 | Lee Lathi | CO | 1420 | L2 | L18 | W25 | W20 | L10 | 2 |
| 20 | Ronald G Fertig | WY | 1361 | L3 | H | H | L19 | W22 | 2 |
| 21 | Michael J Dempsey | CO | 853 | D8 | L5 | L17 | W24 | L13 | 1½ |
| 22 | Conner Rudolph | WY | 1000 | L5 | L8 | L9 | W25 | L20 | 1 |
| 23 | Dean Brown | CO | 1420 | L6 | W25 | L16 | L10 | L18 | 1 |
| 24 | Kathy A Schneider | CO | 807 | L12 | H | L10 | L21 | D25 | 1 |
| 25 | Kendel Boyd Crose | WY | 815 | L7 | L23 | L19 | L22 | D24 | ½ |
07.10 - IDAHOANS AT THE 72ND MONTANA OPEN
Posted: 2007.07.10
MISSOULA, MONTANA -- Several Idahoans participated in the 72nd edition of the Montana Open. This tournament was held in Missoula on April 21-22, 2007 and was directed by William McBroom and Daniel McCourt.
Spokane area resident John C. Julian won first place with a score of 4½. Three players closely followed with 4 points - Michael A. Murray, Washington; Phil Weyland, Post Falls, Idaho; and Zachary P Countryman, also of Washington.
Post Falls resident Ron Weyland finished with an even score of 2½. Two Boise area players had outstanding results. Luke Harmon finished with 2½ points and gained 56 rating points and scored a victory over Class-A player Jim Hanlen of Alaska. Carl Honor Harmon also scored 2½ points and gained an equally impressive rating gain of 55 points!
There were 35 entries for this tournament and eight(!) players were rated over 1800 - about 23% were Class-A or better. This compares very favorably with the turnout for the Idaho Open held in the same month - 31 players showed up in Pocatello with 4 being Class-A or higher, or about 13%. However, it should also be remembered that the Idaho Open prize fund was much larger and guaranteed.
| ## | Player | ST | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John C Julian | WA | 1988 | W35 | W7 | W6 | W3 | D2 | 4½ |
| 2 | Michael A Murray | WA | 1977 | W23 | W4 | D5 | W9 | D1 | 4 |
| 3 | Phil Weyland | ID | 1853 | W31 | W24 | W10 | L1 | W5 | 4 |
| 4 | Zachary P Countryman | WA | 1742 | W21 | L2 | W31 | W22 | W11 | 4 |
| 5 | David A Duke | MT | 1812 | W27 | W14 | D2 | W12 | L3 | 3½ |
| 6 | Jens Lundell | MT | 1835 | W25 | W17 | L1 | W10 | D7 | 3½ |
| 7 | Edward J McLaughlin | MT | 1700 | W28 | L1 | W19 | W13 | D6 | 3½ |
| 8 | Romie G Carpenter | MT | 1807 | W26 | D22 | H | D16 | W17 | 3½ |
| 9 | James J Skovron | MT | 1787 | W11 | D16 | W13 | L2 | D18 | 3 |
| 10 | Kevin M Korsmo | WA | 1649 | W33 | W15 | L3 | L6 | W16 | 3 |
| 11 | Eric Eklund | MT | UNR | L9 | W20 | W30 | W18 | L4 | 3 |
| 12 | Jim Hanlen | AK | 1908 | L16 | W26 | W14 | L5 | W23 | 3 |
| 13 | Ward Chow | WA | 1392 | W18 | W30 | L9 | L7 | W22 | 3 |
| 14 | Daniel J McCourt | MT | 1691 | W29 | L5 | L12 | W24 | W25 | 3 |
| 15 | J Michael Jensen | MT | 1827 | W20 | L10 | W23 | D17 | H | 3 |
| 16 | Luke Harmon | ID | 1510 | W12 | D9 | D22 | D8 | L10 | 2½ |
| 17 | Alex K Chow | WA | 1668 | W19 | L6 | W32 | D15 | L8 | 2½ |
| 18 | Robert A Martin | MT | 1724 | L13 | W21 | W25 | L11 | D9 | 2½ |
| 19 | Carl Honor Harmon | ID | 1360 | L17 | W27 | L7 | W31 | D24 | 2½ |
| 20 | Ronald M Weyland | ID | 1530 | L15 | L11 | W29 | D27 | W28 | 2½ |
| 21 | Robert J Rajala | MT | 1422 | L4 | L18 | H | X35 | W27 | 2½ |
| 22 | Steve Legenfelder | ND | 1513 | W32 | D8 | D16 | L4 | L13 | 2 |
| 23 | Arman D Goplen | ND | 1570 | L2 | W34 | L15 | W28 | L12 | 2 |
| 24 | Stephen Tamang | MT | 1680 | W34 | L3 | D28 | L14 | D19 | 2 |
| 25 | John G Hay | MT | 1391 | L6 | W29 | L18 | W32 | L14 | 2 |
| 26 | David B Griffin | WA | 1473 | L8 | L12 | H | D30 | W31 | 2 |
| 27 | Nick J. Doulas | MT | 1490 | L5 | L19 | W33 | D20 | L21 | 1½ |
| 28 | Murray Randel Strong | MT | 1370 | L7 | W35 | D24 | L23 | L20 | 1½ |
| 29 | William Albert Dittman | WA | 658 | L14 | L25 | L20 | W33 | D30 | 1½ |
| 30 | Aaron Hitchcock | MT | 1435 | H | L13 | L11 | D26 | D29 | 1½ |
| 31 | Adam Milligan | MT | 1427 | L3 | W33 | L4 | L19 | L26 | 1 |
| 32 | William T Spencer | MT | 514 | L22 | B | L17 | L25 | L33 | 1 |
| 33 | Melvin P Drake | MT | 1107 | L10 | L31 | L27 | L29 | W32 | 1 |
| 34 | Brett Thomas-Dejongh | MT | 1319 | L24 | L23 | W35 | U | U | 1 |
| 35 | Fred Hoshaw | MT | 1574 | L1 | L28 | L34 | F21 | U | 0 |
07.09 - ICU WEBSITE DOWNTIME
Posted: 2007.07.09
BOISE -- The Idaho Chess Union and Idaho Chess History websites were moved to another host. Please change your booknotes accordingly:
http://www.idahochessunion.com
http://wwww.idahochesshistory.com
We are sorry for the downtime.
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