A four-way tie for first ended up being the final result; Michael Langer, Mark Ainsworth (visiting from Scotland), Lu Gao, and Al Balkum all finished with 3 / 4 points to tie for 1st - 4rd places, earning $55.00 each. Abhay Raina and Mazen Elfakhani scored 2.5 points each to take the two U1600 prizes, winning $45.00 each.
Thanks all for playing.
Take care,
Drew
Event ID: 200708056841 Event Name: MIDSUMMERS SWISS Location: AUSTIN TX 78749 Event Dates: 2007-07-15 - 2007-08-05 Stats: 2 Sections, 26 Players, 38 Games Affiliate: A6024458 AUSTIN CHESS CLUB Chief TD: 12976516 LORI ANNE BALKUM Asst Chief TD: Section: 1 OPEN Section Dates: 2007-07-15 - 2007-08-05 Sec Chief TD: 12976516 LORI ANNE BALKUM Sec Asst Chf TD: 11520481 DREW J SARKISIAN Stats: 4 Rounds, 24 Players, 37 Games, Swiss Rating Stats: Regular Ratings Full K Dates: Received: 2007-08-11, Entered: 2007-08-11, Rated: 2007-08-11 Re-Rated: 2007-08-11 USCF ID PAIR NAME ST PRERATE PSTRATE 1 2 3 4 TOTAL -------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 12581229 1 LANGER, MICHAEL TX 2333* 2329* W--23 H---0 D---4 W--11 3.0 13743664 2 AINSWORTH, MARK TX 1300/00 2081/03 H---0 W--18 W--12 D---4 3.0 13495524 3 GAO, LU TX 2078/12 2120/15 W---8 W---9 W--11 U---0 3.0 12780751 4 BALKUM, ALEXANDER TX 1942* 1962* W--19 W--10 D---1 D---2 3.0 11520481 5 SARKISIAN, DREW J TX 2141* 2131* W--16 D--12 H---0 D---7 2.5 12859308 6 QI, GEORGE TX 1877* 1892* W--13 H---0 W--14 U---0 2.5 13496486 7 AHN, JU HYUNG TX 1831* 1834* L--10 W--19 W--21 D---5 2.5 12912356 8 HYTNEN, ROSS TX 1635/15 1651/18 L---3 D--15 X---0 W--20 2.5 12774694 9 RAINA, ABHAY TX 1534* 1630* W--15 L---3 W--17 D--12 2.5 13733940 10 ELFAKHANI, MAZEN TX 1713/04 1843/07 W---7 L---4 H---0 W--15 2.5 10398533 11 LAVERTY, ALAN T TX 2034* 2027* W--21 W--17 L---3 L---1 2.0 10141699 12 KOLTS, JOHN H TX 1816* 1815* W--24 D---5 L---2 D---9 2.0 12741335 13 ZADOO, SANJNA TX 1417* 1436* L---6 B---0 L--15 W--21 2.0 12776447 14 GUCER, VASFI TX 1979* 1960* D--18 W--20 L---6 U---0 1.5 10401895 15 BINDER, JOSEPH P TX 1900* 1900* L---9 D---8 W--13 L--10 1.5 12710101 16 SLADE, SCOTT D TX 1704* 1709* L---5 H---0 W--18 U---0 1.5 10402701 17 MC LEMORE, SAMUEL TX 1656* 1657* W--22 L--11 L---9 D--19 1.5 12742529 18 RAINA, ARINDAM TX 1512* 1517* D--14 L---2 L--16 B---0 1.5 12830456 19 ZADOO, SERENA TX 1461* 1465* L---4 L---7 B---0 D--17 1.5 13204902 20 MAKHANI, JB TX 1280* 1291* H---0 L--14 W--24 L---8 1.5 12724815 21 BHANDARI, SANJAY OH 1542* 1518* L--11 W--24 L---7 L--13 1.0 12623645 22 MOLINA, WILLIAM TX 2069* 2053* L--17 H---0 U---0 U---0 0.5 12786737 23 FUNG, SAMUEL S TX 1750* 1749* L---1 H---0 F---0 U---0 0.5 11345310 24 TREAT, BOBBY R TX 1209* 1184* L--12 L--21 L--20 H---0 0.5 Section: 2 OTHER Section Dates: 2007-07-15 - 2007-08-05 Sec Chief TD: 12976516 LORI ANNE BALKUM Sec Asst Chf TD: 11520481 DREW J SARKISIAN Stats: 1 Round, 2 Players, 1 Game, Swiss Rating Stats: Regular Ratings Full K Dates: Received: 2007-08-11, Entered: 2007-08-11, Rated: 2007-08-11 Re-Rated: 2007-08-11 USCF ID PAIR NAME ST PRERATE PSTRATE 1 TOTAL -------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ----- ----- 12742529 1 RAINA, ARINDAM TX 1517* 1550* W---2 1.0 12514395 2 DYBA, PAUL R TX 1887* 1867* L---1 0.0
Midsummers Swiss Open - Round 4 Pairing Sheet, Page 1
Board White Black
1. 0.5 Balkum, Alexander (3.0,1967) 0.5 Ainsworth, Mark (3.0,2080)
2. 0.0 Laverty, Alan T (2.0,2035) 1.0 Langer, Michael (3.0,2338)
3. 0.5 Ahn, Ju Hyung (2.5,1745) 0.5 Sarkisian, Drew J (2.5,2165)
4. 0.5 Raina, Abhay (2.5,1476) 0.5 Kolts, John (2.0,1816)
5. 1.0 Elfakhani, Mazen (2.5,nnnn) 0.0 Binder, Joseph P (1.5,1900)
6. 0.0 Makhani, Jb (1.5,1134) 1.0 Hytnen, Ross (2.5,1635)
7. 0.5 Zadoo, Serena (1.5,1518) 0.5 Mc Lemore, Samuel (1.5,1695)
8. 1.0 Zadoo, Sanjna (2.0,1401) 0.0 Bhandari, Sanjay (1.0,1542)
Raina, Arindam (1.5,1539) Please see TD
BYE Treat, Bobby R (0.5,1184) REQUESTED(0.5)
BYE Qi, George (2.5,1864) REQUESTED(0.0)
BYE Gao, Lu (3.0,2078) REQUESTED(0.0)
BYE Slade, Scott D (1.5,1723) REQUESTED(0.0)
BYE Gucer, Vasfi (1.5,2025) REQUESTED(0.0)
Midsummers Swiss -- Open Wall Chart, Page 1
Name/ID Rate Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Rnd 4
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1. Langer, Michael |2338 | B 13 | HALF | W 8 | B 6 |
12581229 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
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2. Sarkisian, Drew J |2165 | W 14 | B 11 | HALF | B 12 |
11520481 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
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3. Molina, William |2087 | B 15 | HALF | --- | --- |
12623645 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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4. Ainsworth, Mark |2080 | HALF | B 18 | W 11 | B 8 |
| | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
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5. Gao, Lu |2078 | W 16 | B 20 | W 6 | ZERO |
13495524 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
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6. Laverty, Alan T |2035 | B 17 | W 15 | B 5 | W 1 |
10398533 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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7. Gucer, Vasfi |2025 | W 18 | B 23 | B 10 | ZERO |
12776447 | | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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8. Balkum, Alexander |1967 | B 19 | W 24 | B 1 | W 4 |
12780751 | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
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9. Binder, Joseph P |1900 | W 20 | B 16 | W 21 | B 24 |
10401895 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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10. Qi, George |1864 | B 21 | HALF | W 7 | ZERO |
12859308 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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11. Kolts, John |1816 | W 22 | W 2 | B 4 | B 20 |
10141699 | | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
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12. Ahn, Ju Hyung |1745 | B 24 | W 19 | B 17 | W 2 |
13496486 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
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13. Fung, Samuel S |1732 | W 1 | HALF | --- | --- |
12786737 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | F0.5 | 0.5 |
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14. Slade, Scott D |1723 | B 2 | HALF | W 18 | ZERO |
12710101 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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15. Mc Lemore, Samuel |1695 | W 3 | B 6 | W 20 | B 19 |
10402701 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
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16. Hytnen, Ross |1635 | B 5 | W 9 | --- | B 23 |
12912356 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | X1.5 | 2.5 |
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17. Bhandari, Sanjay |1542 | W 6 | B 22 | W 12 | B 21 |
12724815 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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18. Raina, Arindam |1539 | B 7 | W 4 | B 14 | BYE |
12742529 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
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19. Zadoo, Serena |1518 | W 8 | B 12 | BYE | W 15 |
12830456 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
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20. Raina, Abhay |1476 | B 9 | W 5 | B 15 | W 11 |
12774694 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
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21. Zadoo, Sanjna |1401 | W 10 | BYE | B 9 | W 17 |
12741335 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
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22. Treat, Bobby R |1184 | B 11 | W 17 | W 23 | HALF |
11345310 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
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23. Makhani, Jb |1134 | HALF | W 7 | B 22 | W 16 |
13204902 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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24. Elfakhani, Mazen |nnnn | W 12 | B 8 | HALF | W 9 |
13733940 | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
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