2008 Delaware State Blitz Championship, July 19 @ Bear Library
TD = David Power
This event was the first of 3 state championship events this year. A total of 9 players came out to test their blitz skills. The open section consisted of 4 players who played a double round robin. Philip Saponaro was in excellent form while tallying 5 wins and 1 draw to earn the title of State Blitz Champion. The full crosstables can be found on the USCF site here.
Open Results (6 games)
Philip Saponaro 5.5
Vlad Anderson 2.5
Quentin Guy 2
Michael Pergeorelis 2
The under 1500 section was composed of 5 players who also played a double round robin. Dean D’Souza, one of our improving scholastic players, took first place with 6.5 points out of 8.
Victor Rein, Jr. 2
Ann Marie Fitch 0.5