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Open all year – Entries accepted at any time

 Challenge Matches, E-mail or Regular - (Walter F. Sedlmayer, TS)
Favorite Openings (Selected Openings) – (Robert A. MacDonald, TS)
(English Royale Championship) – Multiple Round Event, using English Descriptive Notation  

                 (EDN) – (Robert A. MacDonald, TS) 

   

  Entries accepted as specified

                     

  1. Annual Club Email Championship (TS needed) – Generally a multi-round event involving Preliminaries and a Final round. Section size usually 7 to 9 players. Signup in January.
  2. Annual Club Championship. Usually preliminary sections followed by a Final. -  Signup by 15 April – Play begins in May. (Haskel Sikes, TS)
  3. Annual Armed Forces Championship – Active duty, retired, in the Reserves or National Guard, those who have honorably served for 181 days on active duty, or otherwise honorably discharged. Restricted to USA military only. (Walter F. Sedlmayer, TS).
  4. Annual Hawver Cup – 15 player single RR. Limited to those rated 1800 and above, based on latest issue ratings – Top 15 selected from among those who apply. Signup by 1 July – Play begins around 20 July. (Maurice Carter, TS)
  5. Amateur Cup Tournament – Open to all rated less than 1800. Winner may be seeded into Hawver Cup. Signup  by 1 September – Play begins shortly after. (Robert A. MacDonald, TS)
  6. Memorial Tournament every year held in honor of a distinguished Club Member. One  game with each opponent. Signup by 15 October.  Play start 1 November. (Walter F. Sedlmayer, TS)
  7. Annual Senior Championship – Age 50 or older on 11 December. Single RR. Signup by 15 December. Play begins in January.  (Maurice Carter, TS)

KK344 Reports

Amateur Cup -- (TS) Robert Macdonald

 

This tournament is open to everyone under 1800 and it is a great way to meet and play players on the same level. Sections will be 4-6 players and will be a double round-robin (6-10 games). Entries are being accepted now and sections will form when we have 4-6 players. Please send your entries/questions to me.

THEMES AND OPENINGS (TS) – ROBERT MACDONALD

I have not received any results for this issue. PLAYERS, to avoid duplications of a result please indicate the result along with the number of remaining games with that opponent. EXAMPLE: Player A could say “Player A 1 Player B 0, with 1 game left to play.

If interested in any of the following, please send me a request. I will release a section when there are 4-6 entries, or, suggest one.

Nimzo-India
Milner-Barry Variation

1. d4  Nd6 2. c4  e6  3. Nc3  Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d63.Nc3  Bf5

Michael Butler
Rusty King

Old Indian Defense
Janowski Variation

1. d4  Nf6 2. c4  d6 3. Nc3  Bf5

Michael Butler
Rusty King

Giuoco Piano Pianissimo

1. e4  e5 2. Nf3  Nc6 3.Nc3  Bf5

Michael Butler
Rusty King

Two Knights Defense 
Max Lange Attack

1.  e4  e5 2. Nf3 Nc5 3. Bc4   Bc5 4.d4  exd4 5.O-O  Bc5 6. e5  d5 7. exf6

Russian Defense

1. e4  e5 2. Nf3  Nf6

Stephen Hrabovsky
Rusty King

King's Pawn  
Macleod Attack

1.  e4  e5 2. c3

Rusty King

English

1. c4

Rusty King

 

                       

Hawver Cup (HC) Tournament Section   

(TS) - Maurice Carter
Results

 

Hawver Cup (HC) – (TS) Maurice Carter

2020 HC 
20HC  Horvath  1  Butler 0
 

2021 HC
21HC  Butler 1/2  Keiper  1/2
 

All Senior Tournament (AST) – (TS) Maurice Carter

2020 AST

           

 
Brotze 1 Conti 0
Brotze 1 Luoma 0
Horvath 1 Conti 0
Keiper 1 Sikes 0
Keiper 1 ZL King 0
Sikes 1 Donaghy 0 Adj
Sikes 1 ZL King 0

Donaghy has withdrawn. All open games are scored as non-rated wins unless adjudicated.

2021 AST

Horvath 1 ZL King 0

Sikes 1/2 Horvath 1/2

Donaghy has withdrawn. All open games are scored as non-rated wins unless adjudicated.         

2022 AST - Signups are still being accepted for the 2022 Senior Championship. I plan to start play in February 2022.

Club Championship (CC) Tournament -- (TS) Walt Sedlmayer

2018 CC and 2019 CC

            No results

2020  CC

 

Carter 1 Brotze 0

Horvath 1 Brotze 0

Horvath 1 Conti 0

Horvath 1 Donaghy 0

Sikes 1 Sedlmayer 0

2021 CC
No results

2018 Club Championship

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

TOTAL

PLACE

1

 Sikes, Haskel

XXX

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

6-2

2

 Avena, Carlos

0

XXX

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-8

 8

3

 Ovall, Larry

1

1

XXX

 1

1

1

1

1

0

7-1

4

 Donaghy, Gary

0

1F

XXX

0

0

0

1-5

5

 King, ZL

0

1F

0

XXX

1

0

0

2-4

6

 Brotze, Robert

0

1F

 0

 0

XXX

3-4

 5

7

 Conti, Frank

0

1F

0

1

1

XXX

 1

0

4-3

 4

8

 Peter Jr, George

0

1F

 0

 0

XXX

1-5

9

 Carter, Maurice

1

1ADJ

1

1

1

1

1

xxx

8-0

 

 

2019 Club Championship

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

TOTAL

1

 Sikes, Haskel

XXX

1F

0

0

1

1

 1

1

1F

6+3

2

 Avena, Carlos

F

XXX

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

WD

3

 Ovall, Larry

1

1f

XXX

1

1

1

1

 1

1f

1

10-0

4

 Donaghy, Gary

1

1f

0

XXX

1

0

1f

0

4-3

5

 King, ZL

 0

1f

XXX

0

1f

 0

2-4

6

 Brotze, Robert

0

1f

0

XXX

1/2 

0

1f

 1/2

3-4

7

 Conti, Frank

0

1f

0

0

 1/2

XXX

1f

1/2

3-4

8

 Peter Jr, George

1f

1

XXX

1f

 0

4-1

9

 Sedlmayer, Walter

0

1f

0

1

1

XXX

1f

0

4-4

10

 Mathiopou, Alex

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

XXX

F

WD

11

 Horvath, Michael

1

1F

0

1

1

 1/2

1/2

 1

1

1F

xxx

8-2

2020 Club Championship

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

TOTAL

1

 Sikes, Haskel

XXX

 1

1 2

 1

 1

 1

1/2 

 1

6-3

2

 Ovall, Larry

 1

XXX

1

1

 1

 1

1/2 

 1

8 1/2-1/2

3

 Donaghy, Gary

 0

XXX

1

 0

 0

1-3

4

 King, ZL

 0

 0

XXX

0

0-3

5

 Brotze, Robert

1/2 

0

XXX

 0

 0

 1

2 1/2-3 1/2

6

 Conti, Frank

 0

0

0

XXX

 1

 0

1-5

7

 Peter Jr, George

 0

 0

 0

 0

XXX

 0

 0

0-7

8

 Sedlmayher, Walter

 0

 0

 1

XXX

 1

3-2

 9

 Horvath, Michael

 1/2

 0

 1

 1

XXX

 1

5 1/2-1 1/2

10

 Carter, Maurice

 0

1/2 

 1

1

 1

XXX

5 1/2-2 1/2

11

 Luoma, Everett

 0

 0

 1

 0

 0

xxx

2-5

         

Please check results and let me know if I missed any.

2022 Club Championship (CC) signs up are being accepted. Play is scheduled to begin on 1 May.               

Memorial Tournaments Secretary

(TS) - Walter Sedlmayer

60th Anniversary Tourney
No results

Riley Lane Memorial
No results

  Challenge Matches
(Coordinator) Walter Sedlmayer

RESULTS

2014 through 2021
 No results

NEW CHALLENGE MATCHES FOR 2022

2022-1    Gary Gallagher vs Rusty King – 2 Games

I have not received any results for this issue.

Want to try out a new opening?  Suggest one and I will release a section when there are 4-6 entries. 

Hawver Cup Tournament Section   

(TS) - Maurice Carter

No results this report

NOTE: The 2021 Hawver Cup will start in the fall. It will be open to the top 15 players
who enter with ratings of 1800 or higher.

All Senior Tournament (AST) – (TS) Maurice Carter

Results

19 AST

 

Conti 1 Donaghy 0

Conti 1 Sedlmayer 0

ZL King 1 Luoma 0

Luoma ½ Peter Jr ½

 

20 AST

Carter ½ Horvath ½

Conti 1 Donaghy 0

Conti 1 Sedlmayer 0

Sikes 1 Sedlmayer 0

The 2021 AST event has started with 12 players – Robert Brotze, Michael Butler, Frank

Conti, Gary Donaghy, Michael Horvath, Archie Keiper, ZL King, Morris Lainer, Everett

Luoma, George Peter Jr, Walter Sedlmayer, and Haskel Sikes.

 Club Championship Tournament -- (TS) Haskel Sikes

2018 Club Championship

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

TOTAL

PLACE

1

 Sikes, Haskel

XXX

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

6-2

2

 Avena, Carlos

0

XXX

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-8

3

 Ovall, Lawrence

1

1

XXX

1

1

1

0

5-1

4

 Donaghy, Gary

0

1F

XXX

0

0

0

1-4

5

 King, ZL

0

1F

0

XXX

1

0

0

2-4

6

 Brotze, Robert

0

1F

XXX

1-1

7

 Conti, Frank

0

1F

0

1

1

XXX

0

3-3

8

 Peter Jr, George

0

1F

XXX

1-1

9

 Carter, Maurice

1

1ADJ

1

1

1

1

1

xxx

7-0

 

2019 Club Championship

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

TOTAL

1

 Sikes, Haskel

XXX

1F

0

0

0

1

1

1

1F

5+3

2

 Avena, Carlos

F

XXX

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

WD

3

 Ovall, Lawrence

1

1f

XXX

1

1

1

1

1f

1

9-0

4

 Donaghy, Gary

1

1f

0

XXX

1

0

1f

0

4-3

5

 King, ZL

1f

XXX

0

1f

2-2

6

 Brotze, Robert

0

1f

0

XXX

0

1f

2-3

7

 Conti, Frank

0

1f

0

0

XXX

1f

1/2

2 1/2-3 1/2

8

 Peter Jr, George

1f

1

XXX

1f

4-0

9

 Sedlmayer, Walter

0

1f

0

1

1

XXX

1f

0

4-4

10

 Mathiopou, Alex

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

XXX

F

WD

11

 Horvath, Michael

1

1F

0

1

1/2

1

1F

xxx

5 1/2-1/2

Avena withdrew. Mathiopoulos dropped > Secretary determination

2020 Club Championship

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

TOTAL

1

 Sikes, Haskel

XXX

1 2

 1

1/2 

2-1

2

 Ovall, Lawrence

XXX

1

1

4-0

3

 Donaghy, Gary

 0

XXX

1

1-1

4

 King, ZL

 0

XXX

0

0-2

5

 Brotze, Robert

1/2 

0

XXX

1/2-1 1/2

6

 Conti, Frank

 0

0

0

XXX

0-4

7

 Peter Jr, George

XXX

0-0

8

 Sedlmayher, Walter

 1

XXX

1-0

 9

 Horvath, Michael

 1/2

XXX

1/2-1/2

10

 Carter, Maurice

1

XXX

1-0

11

 Luoma, Everett

xxx

0-0

         

Avena had to drop out due to prison matters. Luoma is added.

Please check results and let me know if I missed one.

Results should also be reflected in the Cross Table.

2018, 2019, 2020 CC Results

2018
No results

2019
PETER JR 1 SEDLMAYER
OVALL 1 ZL KING 0

2020

     HORVATH ½ SIKES ½
OVALL 1 DONAGHY 0
OVALL 1 ZL KING 0
SEDLMAYER 1 CONTI 0
SIKES  1/2 BROTZE1/2
SIKES 1 CONTI 0

 2021 Club Championship

Eleven tentative entries with play to begin in May –Carlos Avena (tentative), Robert Brotze, Michael Butler, Edwin Carrero, Frank Conti, Gary Donaghy, Michael Horvath, ZL King, Morris Lainer, Larry Ovall, and Haskel Sikes.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SOMEONE TAKE OVER AS  THE CC SECRETARY. I AM 85 YEARS OLD AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FINISH OUT THIS ONE. 

               

Memorial Tournaments Secretary

(TS) - Walter Sedlmayer

Larry Anderson Memorial                                          Riley Lane Memorial

           No Results                                                                  No Results

             

 60th Anniversary Tourney                                                     Armed Forces (AF)

             No Results                                                                            No Results               

                       

Challenge Matches

(Coordinator) Walter Sedlmayer

         

RESULTS

2020      #1           RUSTY KING 1 WALT SEDLMAYER 0

 

NEW CHALLENGE MATCHES FOR 2021

2021      #2           Z.L. KING VS WALT SEDLMAYER                 6 GAMES

               #3           Z.L. KING VS ROBERT BROTZE                     6 GAMES

Two un-analyzed games submitted by ZL King

2019 AST ZL King vs Everett Luoma 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 Nxe4? 6. d5 Nb8 7. Qa4+

Nd7 8. Qxe4 a6 9. Qd3 b5 10. Be3 Rb8 11. b3 g6 12. Be2 Bg7 13. Qd1 Nf6 14. OO Ne4 15. Qc2 Nf6 16.

Nbd2 Nxd5 17. Bf2!? Nxf4 18. Qe4 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxc4 20. Rae1 e6 21. Rd1 Bb2 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4

Qc7 24. Ng5 Bf6? 25. Nxe6! Fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Be7 27. Bh4 Kd8 28. Rxd6+! Resign

2019 AST ZL King vs Everett Luoma 1. e4 c5 2. f4 g6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 c4 7. Bc2 b5 8.

Na3 a6 9. OO Ne7 10. Bb1 Nbc6 11. d4 OO 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 Bd7 14. b4 Qb8 15. Qg4 h5 16. Qd1 Qb6

17. Nc2 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Ba3 Rfa8 20. Bc5 Qb7 21. Nb4 Bf8 22. g4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Nf5 24. Nxc6 Bxc6

25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26.Rf3 Qe7 27. Ng5 Ke8 28. Nh7 Kd7 29. Nf6+ Kc7 30. Qg5 Rh8 31. Bxf5 Resign


KK333 Reports

Hawver Cup Tournament Section
(TS) - Maurice Carter
Tournament Results
10 HC Michael Bates 1st place
11 HC Michael Bates & Maurice Carter 1st place tie
18HC Carter 1 Sikes 0 2nd game
18HC Carter 1 Ovall 0 2nd game
ALL SENIOR TOURNAMENT (AST) Section
(TS) - Maurice Carter
Tournament results
15 AST Michael Bates 1st place
16 AST Michael Bates 1st place
17 AST Michael Bates 1st place
18 AST King 1 Luoma 0
19 AST Carter 1 Horvath 0
Carter 1 Peter Jr 0
Peter Jr 1 Brotze 0
20 AST Keiper 1 Peter Jr 0
Brotze 1 Luoma 0
Carter 1 Keiper 0
Carter 1 Brotze 0
NOTE: The 2021 Senior Championship will be starting in February 2021. it is open to players 50 years or
older on December.1st. The event will be for the 15 highest rated players that enter. Please enter now, as
there will only be one more announcement in KK 333.

2018 Club Championship

TOURNEY: 2018 CC (Club Championship)

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

TOTAL

PLACE

1

 Sikes

XXX

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

6 - 1

2

 Avena

0

XXX

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 - 8

3

 Ovall

1

1

XXX

1

1

1

0

5 - 1

4

 Donaghy

0

1F

XXX

0

0

0

1 - 4

5

 King, ZL

0

1F

0

XXX

1

0

2 - 3

6

 Brotze

0

1F

0

1

0

XXX

0

1 - 4

7

 Conti

0

1F

0

1

1

XXX

0

3 -3

8

 Peter Jr

0

1F

XXX

1 - 1

9

 Carter

1adj

1

1

1

1

XXX

5 - 0

Please verify cross table against your records. Let know about any corrections.
If a result was recorded and not shown. Let me know. 
 Avena withdrew -- Forfeits except to Ovall and Carter.

Results as 7 May 2020

Results – as of 23 September 2020
Maurice Carter 1 Frank Conti 0
Maurice Carter 1 Larry Ovall 0
Robert Brotze 1 Gary Donaghy 0
Haskel Sikes 1 ZL King 0

2019 Club Championship

TOURNEY:    2019 CC (Club Championship)

     NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

TOTAL

1

 Sikes

XXX

1F

0

0

1

1

1

0

4 - 3

2

 Avena

F

XXX

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

F

0 - 8

3

 Ovall

1

1F

XXX

1

1

4 - 0

4

 Donaghy

1

1F

0

XXX

1

0

3 - 2

5

 King, ZL

1F

XXX

0

1 - 1

6

 Brotze

0

1F

0

XXX

1 - 2

7

 Conti

1F

XXX

1 - 0

8

 Peter Jr

1F

0

XXX

1 - 1

9

 Sedlmayer

0

1F

0

1

XXX

0

2 - 3

10

 Mathioupo

w/d

w/d

w/d

w/d

w/d

w/d

w/d

w/d

w/d

XXX

w/d

0 - 8

11

 Horvath

1

1F

1

XXX

3 - 0

RESULTS

 Results as of 23 September 2020
Gary Donaghy 1 Frank Conti 0
Walter Sedlmayer 1 Gary Donaghy 0
Walter Sedlmayer 1 ZL King 0
Haskel Sikes 1 Walter Sedlmayer 0

2020 Club Championship

In full paly with no results to date.

Memorial Tournaments Secretary
(TS) - Walter Sedlmayer

Larry Anderson Memorial
No Results

Riley Lane Memorial
No Results

60th Anniversary Tourney
No Results

Armed Forces (AF)
No Results

Challenge Matches

  (Coordinator) Walter Sedlmayer

         

RESULTS

2019 CH-1
Rusty King 2 Robert Brotze 0
2019 CH-2
Haskel Sikes 1 Gary Donaghy 0
NEW CHALLENGE MATCHES FOR 2020
2019 CH-4
Rusty King vs Robert MacDonald – 2 games

NEW CHALLENGE MATCHES FOR 2020

CH   1 Rusty King – Walt Sedlmayer 2

CH   2 George Peter Jr – Walt Sedlmayer 2

CH   3 Z.L. King – Larry Lynch 4