Delaware Capital Open Results

With over 20 players particpating, and eight players rated 1800 or better, it was anyone’s tournament at the 2009 Delaware Capital Open.  In the end, Darrin Berkley and Andrew Rea tied with 4 points each in the open section.  They finished 1/2 point ahead of Becky Huang and Chris O’Connell.  Congratulations to Darrin and Andrew!

In the under 1600 section, David Power won by a full point over Joseph Mele.  David defeated Joseph in the final round to ensure his victory.  The full results are shown below…

Open Section

Under 1600

3RR rated 2nd Sat of the month Quad – June 13, 2009

Where : Calvary United Methodist Church
301 South East Front Street
Milford, DE 19963

Handicap accessible

Prizes: $40 per Quad winner

EF $20

Must be USCF memb, and Req’d DCA memb OSA

Reg. 9-9:30 Rds 9:45-1:15-5:00

Affiliation Central DE Chess Club No. 6001310

Contact: Day 302.853.5008; Night 302.422.4328; email themillers10@verizon.net

The final event in the Delaware Series Challenge for 2009 is coming up on July 18 at the Bear Library.  This event is a Game/15 with special prizes and the awards ceremony for the entire event series following the last round!  For full details see this flier.

So who will the Series Challenge winner be?  Who will get the free entry into the Delaware State Championship?  After 4 events, Brad Thomas if 2 points ahead of Quentin Guy in the top division but it is still too close to call!  Jeremy Penna leads the 1000-1499 division and Ann Marie Fitch comes out of nowhere to take the lead in the Under 1000 division.

You can see the full results on the Series Challenge page here.

The fourth event in the Delaware Series Challenge is being held on Saturday, May 30, at the Bear Library.  This event is a 5 round swiss with a time control of G/29. (the games will be 26 minutes with a 3 second delay)  Registration starts at 10:00 and the tournament begins at 10:30.  For more information see this flier.

Congratulations to Brad Thomas and Dave Power for winning their respective divisions in the Larry Donovan Memorial.  They have each won a free entry into the Delaware Capital Open!

The full results for each division were…

Above 1600

Brad Thomas  2.5     Brad won the free entry to the DE Capital Open in June 2009. Congrats Brad.

Darryl West    2.0

Yury Markushin 1.0

Mike Sharp      0.5    Mike Sharp took the upset prize.

Under 1600

Dave Power    2.5     Dave Power took the upset prize beating Paris Mitchell in the last round, and also won a free entry fee to the DE Capital Open in June 2009. Congrats Dave.

Paris Mitchell  2.0

Ralph Lopez   2.0

Art Sargent    1.5

William Hughes 1.0

Victor Rein        0.0

Thanks to all that came to the LD Memorial.

Larry Donovan Memorial  Unrated Open Swiss

When: May 09, 2009

Where: Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 SE Front St. Milford, DE 19963

Format: Swiss; (2) Sections: Above 1600 and Under 1600 – those without a USCF rating will be placed in a section determined by TD.

G/90, Reg: 8 am – 8:45 am
Rds: 9:00, 12:45, 4:00

Entry Fee: 20.00

Prizes: Each section 60% of (EF) for that section will be returned. 1st 30% 2nd 20% 3rd 10%

Extra Prizes: 25.00 to each section for biggest upset, and a free (EF) to the Delaware Capital Open coming in June. The winner of the above 1600 section will receive this prize, but must be a current USCF member. If winner is not a current USCF member then prize will go to the player that places the highest in the above 1600  tournament with a current USCF membership. In case of ties that will be decided by 5 min. speed chess between qualified players.

There will be free pizza for lunch, but drinks will not be supplied.

Contact: Dean Miller (c) 302.853.5008 (h) 302.422.4328 (email) themillers10@verizon.net

Yury Markushin has caught Brad Thomas to share the lead with 8.5 points in the Delaware Series Challenge.  Quentin Guy has dropped to a full point behind and Phil Saponaro added an important 3 points to his total to move up to 5th place with Dean D’Souza.  Event 3 was a 2-day swiss tournament held at the Bear Library.  Jeremy Penna continues to lead the 1000-1499 division.  The next event will be a 5-round Swiss at the Bear Library on May 30th.  The scores are still close so the last two events will be important to determine the overall winner.  You can see all the standings on our Delaware Series Tournament page.

The third event in the Delaware Series Challenge will be held in Bear on April 18-19.  The event is a 2-day Swiss with a total of 5 rounds.  For more information on the location and how to register, see the tournament flier.

Also, the results for each quad from event 2 have now been posted here.

The second leg of the Delaware Series Challenge was held in Newark on March 28th.  You can see the tournament results for each quad here.  Congratulations to Brad Thomas for overtaking the competition and rising to the top of the series standings with 5 points.  Quentin Guy and Yury Markushin are only a half-point behind the leader.  Jeremy Penna takes over first place in the 1000-1499 division.  The next event will be a 2-day swiss held in Bear on April 18-19.  With three events to go, it is still anyone’s championship.  All the current standings can be found here: http://www.delawarechess.org/tournaments/grandprix2009.html