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Saint Louis Open -- FINAL STANDINGS

The tournament is over! Another 3-way tie for first, this time Marc Arnold and Elsha Moradiabadi were joined by Enrico Sevillano at 4-1. I tied for fourth with Michael Brooks and Justin Sarkar. Spencer was able to win clear first U2200 with 3-2, getting ever closer to Master. Barry Manthe easily won the Reserve section.

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	ELSHA MORADIABADI	2620	W11	W7	D3	W4	D5	4.0
2	MARC TYLER ARNOLD	2580	W8	W16	D4	D6	W7	4.0
3	ENRICO SEVILLANO	2566	W14	W17	D1	D5	W9	4.0
4	MICHAEL A BROOKS	2433	W20	W10	D2	L1	W11	3.5
5	BENJAMIN FINEGOLD	2595	W22	W15	H---	D3	D1	3.5
6	JUSTIN SARKAR	2525	H---	D12	W8	D2	W10	3.5
7	ANGELO YOUNG	2345	W13	L1	W14	W15	L2	3.0
8	SPENCER FINEGOLD	2181	L2	W19	L6	W20	W13	3.0
9	VICTOR R FELDBERG	2214	L10	W18	W17	W12	L3	3.0
10	MATT BARRETT	1781	W9	L4	D11	W14	L6	2.5
11	ALEXAND VELIKANOV	2205	L1	W13	D10	W16	L4	2.5
12	KENNETH P THOMAS	2074	H---	D6	D16	L9	W18	2.5
13	SELDEN TRIMBLE	1995	L7	L11	W18	W17	L8	2.0
14	JAMES MCLAUGHLIN	2107	L3	W21	L7	L10	W20	2.0
15	KEVIN Y CAO	2239	W21	L5	W20	L7	U---	2.0
16	DOUG D ECKERT	2232	W19	L2	D12	L11	U---	1.5
17	AKALPIT K GADRE	1735	B---	L3	L9	L13	D21	1.5
18	ALEXAN VERGILESOV	1953	H---	L9	L13	W21	L12	1.5
19	MATTHEW C HOSLER	1799	L16	L8	D21	H---	H---	1.5
20	THOMAS SCHNEIDER	2055	L4	W22	L15	L8	L14	1.0
21	JAY LEWIS III	1874	L15	L14	D19	L18	D17	1.0
22	MARK JOEFF FERBER	2169	L5	L20	U---	U---	U---	0.0

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	BARRY PAUL MANTHE	1999	W23	W15	W7	W2	D5	4.5
2	JAMES D POLLITT	1924	W35	W3	W20	L1	W11	4.0
3	DANIEL SAJKOWSKI	1760	W22	L2	W21	W14	W10	4.0
4	JEFFREY J KOVALIC	1891	W29	W16	D6	D11	W13	4.0
5	JONATHAN SCHRANTZ	1660	W39	W17	H---	W12	D1	4.0
6	BEHROOZ VAKIL	1741	W28	W12	D4	D10	D7	3.5
7	THOMAS GAUL	1864	W31	W19	L1	W16	D6	3.5
8	STEVEN D BANGE	1869	W21	L13	W29	D18	W25	3.5
9	RODNEY WRIGHT	1786	W30	L10	H---	W28	W19	3.5
10	JAMES L. SMITH	1977	W14	W9	D11	D6	L3	3.0
11	DAVID BENJA ASKIN	1855	W24	W38	D10	D4	L2	3.0
12	DAVID TIANJI PENG	1933	W27	L6	W13	L5	W22	3.0
13	BENEDICT DA MUNCY	1624	W41	W8	L12	W20	L4	3.0
14	WILLIAM KANE	1526	L10	W32	W17	L3	W28	3.0
15	JEFFREY SCHRAGIN	1783	W36	L1	W31	D19	D18	3.0
16	DERRICK BARTOTTO	1630	W43	L4	W24	L7	W30	3.0
17	ALBERT DA HOWLETT	1903	W26	L5	L14	W37	W29	3.0
18	BOB HOWE	1721	D32	W34	H---	D8	D15	3.0
19	NATHAN TU PHAN	1604	W40	L7	W30	D15	L9	2.5
20	JAMES OSLICA	1838	W33	W25	L2	L13	D21	2.5
21	CLARK ZHANG BERRY	1408	L8	W39	L3	W34	D20	2.5
22	CALEB S DENBY	1263	L3	D35	W27	W38	L12	2.5
23	RICHARD L BERRY	1542	L1	W36	L28	W33	D24	2.5
24	RAY D BENNETT	1342	L11	W41	L16	W40	D23	2.5
25	JASON DANIELS	1576	W37	L20	H---	W35	L8	2.5
26	DANIEL J TUTTLE	1473	L17	L28	W39	D36	W35	2.5
27	JON STRAND	1526	L12	H---	L22	X43	W36	2.5
28	GABRIEL A FERNS	1232	L6	W26	W23	L9	L14	2.0
29	TONY NIEMANN	1458	L4	W43	L8	W32	L17	2.0
30	TORIN HYLAN	1325	L9	W42	L19	W31	L16	2.0
31	ANDREW L TRATTNER	1391	L7	W40	L15	L30	W37	2.0
32	MIKE BUCKLEY	1174	D18	L14	H---	L29	W42	2.0
33	DOUGLAS PICHEN	1337	L20	L37	W43	L23	W40	2.0
34	BRAD D BALDRIDGE	760	B---	L18	L35	L21	W39	2.0
35	JUSTIN L GRIMES	1515	L2	D22	W34	L25	L26	1.5
36	NARAYAN KARRA	1271	L15	L23	W41	D26	L27	1.5
37	GRE VANVALKENBURG	771	L25	W33	H---	L17	L31	1.5
38	AYDIN TURGUT	1584	W42	L11	H---	L22	U---	1.5
39	ROBERT A LUCKEY	1152	L5	L21	L26	W41	L34	1.0
40	JESSE PFITZINGER	887	L19	L31	B---	L24	L33	1.0
41	IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU	897	L13	L24	L36	L39	B---	1.0
42	SAMUEL BRU LEVINE	805	L38	L30	H---	H---	L32	1.0
43	DAVID N WHITEHEAD	1011	L16	L29	L33	F27	U---	0.0

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Submitted by ben2600 on Mon., 4/16/2012 - 1:54 pm

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Last Round - Saint Louis Open

Here are the pairings for round 5 and the standings after round 4. I drew Elshan Moradiabadi, so he awaits company for first place. I will tie for 3rd or 4th place. This tournament was a bit better for me, I lost 0 games instead of 5!

Pairings for Round 5. Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open

Bd	Res	White	Res	Black
1		ELSHA MORADIABADI (2620)		BENJAMIN FINEGOLD (2595)
2		ANGELO YOUNG (2345)		MARC TYLER ARNOLD (2580)
3		ENRICO SEVILLANO (2566)		VICTOR R FELDBERG (2214)
4		JUSTIN SARKAR (2525)		MATT BARRETT (1781)
5		MICHAEL A BROOKS (2433)		ALEXAND VELIKANOV (2205)
6		SPENCER FINEGOLD (2181)		SELDEN TRIMBLE (1995)
7		KENNETH P THOMAS (2074)		ALEXAN VERGILESOV (1953)
8		JAMES MCLAUGHLIN (2107)		THOMAS SCHNEIDER (2055)
9		AKALPIT K GADRE (1735)		JAY LEWIS III (1874)
	½	MATTHEW C HOSLER (1799)		BYE

Pairings for Round 5. Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

Bd	Res	White	Res	Black
21		BARRY PAUL MANTHE (1999)		JONATHAN SCHRANTZ (1660)
22		DANIEL SAJKOWSKI (1760)		JAMES L. SMITH (1977)
23		DAVID BENJA ASKIN (1855)		JAMES D POLLITT (1924)
24		BENEDICT DA MUNCY (1624)		JEFFREY J KOVALIC (1891)
25		BEHROOZ VAKIL (1741)		THOMAS GAUL (1864)
26		STEVEN D BANGE (1869)		JASON DANIELS (1576)
27		NATHAN TU PHAN (1604)		RODNEY WRIGHT (1786)
28		JEFFREY SCHRAGIN (1783)		BOB HOWE (1721)
29		DAVID TIANJI PENG (1933)		CALEB S DENBY (1263)
30		ALBERT DA HOWLETT (1903)		TONY NIEMANN (1458)
31		JAMES OSLICA (1838)		CLARK ZHANG BERRY (1408)
32		DERRICK BARTOTTO (1630)		TORIN HYLAN (1325)
33		RAY D BENNETT (1342)		RICHARD L BERRY (1542)
34		GABRIEL A FERNS (1232)		WILLIAM KANE (1526)
35		NARAYAN KARRA (1271)		JON STRAND (1526)
36		JUSTIN L GRIMES (1515)		DANIEL J TUTTLE (1473)
37		ANDREW L TRATTNER (1391)		GRE VANVALKENBURG (771)
38		JESSE PFITZINGER (887)		DOUGLAS PICHEN (1337)
39		MIKE BUCKLEY (1174)		SAMUEL BRU LEVINE (805)
40		BRAD D BALDRIDGE (760)		ROBERT A LUCKEY (1152)
	1	IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU (897)		BYE

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	ELSHA MORADIABADI	2620	W8	W2	D3	W7	3.5
2	ANGELO YOUNG	2345	W12	L1	W17	W11	3.0
3	ENRICO SEVILLANO	2566	W17	W18	D1	D5	3.0
4	MARC TYLER ARNOLD	2580	W13	W14	D7	D10	3.0
5	BENJAMIN FINEGOLD	2595	W22	W11	H---	D3	3.0
6	VICTOR R FELDBERG	2214	L9	W16	W18	W15	3.0
7	MICHAEL A BROOKS	2433	W19	W9	D4	L1	2.5
8	ALEXAND VELIKANOV	2205	L1	W12	D9	W14	2.5
9	MATT BARRETT	1781	W6	L7	D8	W17	2.5
10	JUSTIN SARKAR	2525	H---	D15	W13	D4	2.5
11	KEVIN Y CAO	2239	W21	L5	W19	L2	2.0
12	SELDEN TRIMBLE	1995	L2	L8	W16	W18	2.0
13	SPENCER FINEGOLD	2181	L4	W20	L10	W19	2.0
14	DOUG D ECKERT	2232	W20	L4	D15	L8	1.5
15	KENNETH P THOMAS	2074	H---	D10	D14	L6	1.5
16	ALEXAN VERGILESOV	1953	H---	L6	L12	W21	1.5
17	JAMES MCLAUGHLIN	2107	L3	W21	L2	L9	1.0
18	AKALPIT K GADRE	1735	B---	L3	L6	L12	1.0
19	THOMAS SCHNEIDER	2055	L7	W22	L11	L13	1.0
20	MATTHEW C HOSLER	1799	L14	L13	D21	H---	1.0
21	JAY LEWIS III	1874	L11	L17	D20	L16	0.5
22	MARK JOEFF FERBER	2169	L5	L19	U---	U---	0.0

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	BARRY PAUL MANTHE	1999	W24	W11	W5	W3	4.0
2	JONATHAN SCHRANTZ	1660	W38	W23	H---	W18	3.5
3	JAMES D POLLITT	1924	W29	W9	W19	L1	3.0
4	JAMES L. SMITH	1977	W20	W14	D8	D6	3.0
5	THOMAS GAUL	1864	W35	W13	L1	W21	3.0
6	BEHROOZ VAKIL	1741	W22	W18	D7	D4	3.0
7	JEFFREY J KOVALIC	1891	W25	W21	D6	D8	3.0
8	DAVID BENJA ASKIN	1855	W28	W31	D4	D7	3.0
9	DANIEL SAJKOWSKI	1760	W15	L3	W26	W20	3.0
10	BENEDICT DA MUNCY	1624	W42	W12	L18	W19	3.0
11	JEFFREY SCHRAGIN	1783	W32	L1	W35	D13	2.5
12	STEVEN D BANGE	1869	W26	L10	W25	D17	2.5
13	NATHAN TU PHAN	1604	W40	L5	W27	D11	2.5
14	RODNEY WRIGHT	1786	W27	L4	H---	W22	2.5
15	CALEB S DENBY	1263	L9	D29	W34	W31	2.5
16	JASON DANIELS	1576	W33	L19	H---	W29	2.5
17	BOB HOWE	1721	D36	W39	H---	D12	2.5
18	DAVID TIANJI PENG	1933	W34	L6	W10	L2	2.0
19	JAMES OSLICA	1838	W37	W16	L3	L10	2.0
20	WILLIAM KANE	1526	L4	W36	W23	L9	2.0
21	DERRICK BARTOTTO	1630	W43	L7	W28	L5	2.0
22	GABRIEL A FERNS	1232	L6	W30	W24	L14	2.0
23	ALBERT DA HOWLETT	1903	W30	L2	L20	W33	2.0
24	RICHARD L BERRY	1542	L1	W32	L22	W37	2.0
25	TONY NIEMANN	1458	L7	W43	L12	W36	2.0
26	CLARK ZHANG BERRY	1408	L12	W38	L9	W39	2.0
27	TORIN HYLAN	1325	L14	W41	L13	W35	2.0
28	RAY D BENNETT	1342	L8	W42	L21	W40	2.0
29	JUSTIN L GRIMES	1515	L3	D15	W39	L16	1.5
30	DANIEL J TUTTLE	1473	L23	L22	W38	D32	1.5
31	AYDIN TURGUT	1584	W41	L8	H---	L15	1.5
32	NARAYAN KARRA	1271	L11	L24	W42	D30	1.5
33	GRE VANVALKENBURG	771	L16	W37	H---	L23	1.5
34	JON STRAND	1526	L18	H---	L15	X43	1.5
35	ANDREW L TRATTNER	1391	L5	W40	L11	L27	1.0
36	MIKE BUCKLEY	1174	D17	L20	H---	L25	1.0
37	DOUGLAS PICHEN	1337	L19	L33	W43	L24	1.0
38	ROBERT A LUCKEY	1152	L2	L26	L30	W42	1.0
39	BRAD D BALDRIDGE	760	B---	L17	L29	L26	1.0
40	JESSE PFITZINGER	887	L13	L35	B---	L28	1.0
41	SAMUEL BRU LEVINE	805	L31	L27	H---	H---	1.0
42	IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU	897	L10	L28	L32	L38	0.0
43	DAVID N WHITEHEAD	1011	L21	L25	L37	F34	0.0

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Submitted by ben2600 on Sun., 4/15/2012 - 4:06 pm

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Saint Louis Open -- Round 4 Report

I was very lucky to draw against Enrico Sevillano this round. I played very strangely, in an odd opening, and then blundered horribly with 13.Qc2?? In fact, I used to have a shirt that said Qc2! I guess that was long ago...

Anyways, Enrico missed a tactic when he traded queens on move 17. Instead, 17...Qa3+ is a huge plus for black. Later, I played 22.Rxe7+ with a drawable ending.

Elshan Moradiabadi won against Michael Brooks on board 1. Board 3 between Marc Arnold and Justin Sarkar was drawn, although Sarkar was pressing throughout. Kevin Cao is playing a tough game with Angelo Young, which likely will end in a draw. Vic Feldberg won against Kenny Thomas, so Vic has 3-1 as well.

I will post standings and pairings for the last round when all the games finish in round 4.

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Submitted by ben2600 on Sun., 4/15/2012 - 1:51 pm

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Saint Louis Open -- Round 4 Pairings and Standings After Round 3

Good morning everyone!!

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4
1	ELSHA MORADIABADI	2620	W11	W6	D4	2.5
2	MARC TYLER ARNOLD	2580	W15	W12	D3	2.5
3	MICHAEL A BROOKS	2433	W16	W10	D2	2.5
4	ENRICO SEVILLANO	2566	W14	W17	D1	2.5
5	BENJAMIN FINEGOLD	2595	W22	W7	H---	2.5
6	ANGELO YOUNG	2345	W18	L1	W14	2.0
7	KEVIN Y CAO	2239	W19	L5	W16	2.0
8	JUSTIN SARKAR	2525	H---	D13	W15	2.0
9	VICTOR R FELDBERG	2214	L10	W21	W17	2.0
10	MATT BARRETT	1781	W9	L3	D11	1.5
11	ALEXAND VELIKANOV	2205	L1	W18	D10	1.5
12	DOUG D ECKERT	2232	W20	L2	D13	1.5
13	KENNETH P THOMAS	2074	H---	D8	D12	1.5
14	JAMES MCLAUGHLIN	2107	L4	W19	L6	1.0
15	SPENCER FINEGOLD	2181	L2	W20	L8	1.0
16	THOMAS SCHNEIDER	2055	L3	W22	L7	1.0
17	AKALPIT K GADRE	1735	B---	L4	L9	1.0
18	SELDEN TRIMBLE	1995	L6	L11	W21	1.0
19	JAY LEWIS III	1874	L7	L14	D20	0.5
20	MATTHEW C HOSLER	1799	L12	L15	D19	0.5
21	ALEXAN VERGILESOV	1953	H---	L9	L18	0.5
22	MARK JOEFF FERBER	2169	L5	L16	U---	0.0

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	JAMES D POLLITT	1924	W20	W10	W9	3.0
2	BARRY PAUL MANTHE	1999	W26	W12	W8	3.0
3	BEHROOZ VAKIL	1741	W15	W11	D5	2.5
4	JAMES L. SMITH	1977	W14	W23	D6	2.5
5	JEFFREY J KOVALIC	1891	W29	W16	D3	2.5
6	DAVID BENJA ASKIN	1855	W30	W25	D4	2.5
7	JONATHAN SCHRANTZ	1660	W41	W27	H---	2.5
8	THOMAS GAUL	1864	W28	W18	L2	2.0
9	JAMES OSLICA	1838	W35	W22	L1	2.0
10	DANIEL SAJKOWSKI	1760	W21	L1	W31	2.0
11	DAVID TIANJI PENG	1933	W39	L3	W13	2.0
12	JEFFREY SCHRAGIN	1783	W37	L2	W28	2.0
13	BENEDICT DA MUNCY	1624	W42	W17	L11	2.0
14	WILLIAM KANE	1526	L4	W33	W27	2.0
15	GABRIEL A FERNS	1232	L3	W36	W26	2.0
16	DERRICK BARTOTTO	1630	W43	L5	W30	2.0
17	STEVEN D BANGE	1869	W31	L13	W29	2.0
18	NATHAN TU PHAN	1604	W38	L8	W32	2.0
19	BOB HOWE	1721	D33	W34	H---	2.0
20	JUSTIN L GRIMES	1515	L1	D21	W34	1.5
21	CALEB S DENBY	1263	L10	D20	W39	1.5
22	JASON DANIELS	1576	W24	L9	H---	1.5
23	RODNEY WRIGHT	1786	W32	L4	H---	1.5
24	GRE VANVALKENBURG	771	L22	W35	H---	1.5
25	AYDIN TURGUT	1584	W40	L6	H---	1.5
26	RICHARD L BERRY	1542	L2	W37	L15	1.0
27	ALBERT DA HOWLETT	1903	W36	L7	L14	1.0
28	ANDREW L TRATTNER	1391	L8	W38	L12	1.0
29	TONY NIEMANN	1458	L5	W43	L17	1.0
30	RAY D BENNETT	1342	L6	W42	L16	1.0
31	CLARK ZHANG BERRY	1408	L17	W41	L10	1.0
32	TORIN HYLAN	1325	L23	W40	L18	1.0
33	MIKE BUCKLEY	1174	D19	L14	H---	1.0
34	BRAD D BALDRIDGE	760	B---	L19	L20	1.0
35	DOUGLAS PICHEN	1337	L9	L24	W43	1.0
36	DANIEL J TUTTLE	1473	L27	L15	W41	1.0
37	NARAYAN KARRA	1271	L12	L26	W42	1.0
38	JESSE PFITZINGER	887	L18	L28	B---	1.0
39	JON STRAND	1526	L11	H---	L21	0.5
40	SAMUEL BRU LEVINE	805	L25	L32	H---	0.5
41	ROBERT A LUCKEY	1152	L7	L31	L36	0.0
42	IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU	897	L13	L30	L37	0.0
43	DAVID N WHITEHEAD	1011	L16	L29	L35	0.0

Pairings for Round 4. Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open

Bd	Res	White	Res	Black
1		ELSHA MORADIABADI (2620)		MICHAEL A BROOKS (2433)
2		BENJAMIN FINEGOLD (2595)		ENRICO SEVILLANO (2566)
3		MARC TYLER ARNOLD (2580)		JUSTIN SARKAR (2525)
4		KEVIN Y CAO (2239)		ANGELO YOUNG (2345)
5		KENNETH P THOMAS (2074)		VICTOR R FELDBERG (2214)
6		ALEXAND VELIKANOV (2205)		DOUG D ECKERT (2232)
7		MATT BARRETT (1781)		JAMES MCLAUGHLIN (2107)
8		SPENCER FINEGOLD (2181)		THOMAS SCHNEIDER (2055)
9		SELDEN TRIMBLE (1995)		AKALPIT K GADRE (1735)
10		ALEXAN VERGILESOV (1953)		JAY LEWIS III (1874)
	½	MATTHEW C HOSLER (1799)		BYE

Pairings for Round 4. Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

Bd	Res	White	Res	Black
21		JAMES D POLLITT (1924)		BARRY PAUL MANTHE (1999)
22		JAMES L. SMITH (1977)		BEHROOZ VAKIL (1741)
23		JEFFREY J KOVALIC (1891)		DAVID BENJA ASKIN (1855)
24		JONATHAN SCHRANTZ (1660)		DAVID TIANJI PENG (1933)
25		BOB HOWE (1721)		STEVEN D BANGE (1869)
26		THOMAS GAUL (1864)		DERRICK BARTOTTO (1630)
27		BENEDICT DA MUNCY (1624)		JAMES OSLICA (1838)
28		JEFFREY SCHRAGIN (1783)		NATHAN TU PHAN (1604)
29		WILLIAM KANE (1526)		DANIEL SAJKOWSKI (1760)
30		RODNEY WRIGHT (1786)		GABRIEL A FERNS (1232)
31		CALEB S DENBY (1263)		AYDIN TURGUT (1584)
32		JASON DANIELS (1576)		JUSTIN L GRIMES (1515)
33		GRE VANVALKENBURG (771)		ALBERT DA HOWLETT (1903)
34		RICHARD L BERRY (1542)		DOUGLAS PICHEN (1337)
35		DANIEL J TUTTLE (1473)		NARAYAN KARRA (1271)
36		TONY NIEMANN (1458)		MIKE BUCKLEY (1174)
37		CLARK ZHANG BERRY (1408)		BRAD D BALDRIDGE (760)
38		TORIN HYLAN (1325)		ANDREW L TRATTNER (1391)
39		RAY D BENNETT (1342)		JESSE PFITZINGER (887)
40		DAVID N WHITEHEAD (1011)		JON STRAND (1526)
41		IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU (897)		ROBERT A LUCKEY (1152)
	½	SAMUEL BRU LEVINE (805)		BYE

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Saint Louis Open -- Round 2 Report -- Round 3 Pairings

Round 2 was an amazing round chock full of surprises, and near misses. On board 1, GM Moradiabadi was losing to Angelo Young, but Angelo had seconds left, and eventually blundered and lost. I was worse/losing to Kevin Cao. I offered a draw, he declined, and I was lucky to win, as Kevin made some errors in time trouble. Marc Arnold on board 3 was worse against Doug Eckert, offered a draw, was declined, and Marc eventually won a drawn rook and pawn ending, with two pawns each on the same side!

IM Justin Sarkar joined the festivities after a round 1 bye. Justin was held to a draw against Kenny Thomas! IMs Brooks and Sevillano had little trouble with their lower rated opponents, winning easily in each case.

Here are the Standings after round 2 and pairings for Round 3, as well as my round 2 game. I took a half point bye, figuring 5 games in two days is too much after the Invitational! The top 2 boards have 2-0, The players on baords 3-8 all have 1-1!

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	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	ELSHA MORADIABADI	2620	W10	W7	2.0
2	MARC TYLER ARNOLD	2580	W11	W9	2.0
3	MICHAEL A BROOKS	2433	W13	W6	2.0
4	ENRICO SEVILLANO	2566	W12	W14	2.0
5	BENJAMIN FINEGOLD	2595	W19	W8	2.0
6	MATT BARRETT	1781	W15	L3	1.0
7	ANGELO YOUNG	2345	W20	L1	1.0
8	KEVIN Y CAO	2239	W21	L5	1.0
9	DOUG D ECKERT	2232	W22	L2	1.0
10	ALEXAND VELIKANOV	2205	L1	W20	1.0
11	SPENCER FINEGOLD	2181	L2	W22	1.0
12	JAMES MCLAUGHLIN	2107	L4	W21	1.0
13	THOMAS SCHNEIDER	2055	L3	W19	1.0
14	AKALPIT K GADRE	1735	B---	L4	1.0
15	VICTOR R FELDBERG	2214	L6	W18	1.0
16	JUSTIN SARKAR	2525	H---	D17	1.0
17	KENNETH P THOMAS	2074	H---	D16	1.0
18	ALEXAN VERGILESOV	1953	H---	L15	0.5
19	MARK JOEFF FERBER	2169	L5	L13	0.0
20	SELDEN TRIMBLE	1995	L7	L10	0.0
21	JAY LEWIS III	1874	L8	L12	0.0
22	MATTHEW C HOSLER	1799	L9	L11	0.0

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	BARRY PAUL MANTHE	1999	W24	W21	2.0
2	JAMES L. SMITH	1977	W19	W12	2.0
3	JEFFREY J KOVALIC	1891	W25	W22	2.0
4	THOMAS GAUL	1864	W26	W23	2.0
5	DAVID BENJA ASKIN	1855	W27	W14	2.0
6	BEHROOZ VAKIL	1741	W28	W17	2.0
7	JAMES D POLLITT	1924	W32	W18	2.0
8	JAMES OSLICA	1838	W36	W13	2.0
9	JONATHAN SCHRANTZ	1660	W37	W20	2.0
10	BENEDICT DA MUNCY	1624	W38	W16	2.0
11	BOB HOWE	1721	D34	W29	1.5
12	RODNEY WRIGHT	1786	W31	L2	1.0
13	JASON DANIELS	1576	W15	L8	1.0
14	AYDIN TURGUT	1584	W42	L5	1.0
15	GRE VANVALKENBURG	771	L13	W36	1.0
16	STEVEN D BANGE	1869	W30	L10	1.0
17	DAVID TIANJI PENG	1933	W35	L6	1.0
18	DANIEL SAJKOWSKI	1760	W33	L7	1.0
19	WILLIAM KANE	1526	L2	W34	1.0
20	ALBERT DA HOWLETT	1903	W39	L9	1.0
21	JEFFREY SCHRAGIN	1783	W40	L1	1.0
22	DERRICK BARTOTTO	1630	W41	L3	1.0
23	NATHAN TU PHAN	1604	W43	L4	1.0
24	RICHARD L BERRY	1542	L1	W40	1.0
25	TONY NIEMANN	1458	L3	W41	1.0
26	ANDREW L TRATTNER	1391	L4	W43	1.0
27	RAY D BENNETT	1342	L5	W38	1.0
28	GABRIEL A FERNS	1232	L6	W39	1.0
29	BRAD D BALDRIDGE	760	B---	L11	1.0
30	CLARK ZHANG BERRY	1408	L16	W37	1.0
31	TORIN HYLAN	1325	L12	W42	1.0
32	JUSTIN L GRIMES	1515	L7	D33	0.5
33	CALEB S DENBY	1263	L18	D32	0.5
34	MIKE BUCKLEY	1174	D11	L19	0.5
35	JON STRAND	1526	L17	H---	0.5
36	DOUGLAS PICHEN	1337	L8	L15	0.0
37	ROBERT A LUCKEY	1152	L9	L30	0.0
38	IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU	897	L10	L27	0.0
39	DANIEL J TUTTLE	1473	L20	L28	0.0
40	NARAYAN KARRA	1271	L21	L24	0.0
41	DAVID N WHITEHEAD	1011	L22	L25	0.0
42	SAMUEL BRU LEVINE	805	L14	L31	0.0
43	JESSE PFITZINGER	887	L23	L26	0.0

Pairings for Round 3. Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open

Bd	Res	White	Res	Black
1		ENRICO SEVILLANO (2566)		ELSHA MORADIABADI (2620)
2		MICHAEL A BROOKS (2433)		MARC TYLER ARNOLD (2580)
3		JUSTIN SARKAR (2525)		SPENCER FINEGOLD (2181)
4		ANGELO YOUNG (2345)		JAMES MCLAUGHLIN (2107)
5		THOMAS SCHNEIDER (2055)		KEVIN Y CAO (2239)
6		DOUG D ECKERT (2232)		KENNETH P THOMAS (2074)
7		VICTOR R FELDBERG (2214)		AKALPIT K GADRE (1735)
8		ALEXAND VELIKANOV (2205)		MATT BARRETT (1781)
9		ALEXAN VERGILESOV (1953)		SELDEN TRIMBLE (1995)
10		JAY LEWIS III (1874)		MATTHEW C HOSLER (1799)
	½	BENJAMIN FINEGOLD (2595)		BYE

Pairings for Round 3. Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000

Bd	Res	White	Res	Black
21		BARRY PAUL MANTHE (1999)		THOMAS GAUL (1864)
22		DAVID BENJA ASKIN (1855)		JAMES L. SMITH (1977)
23		JAMES OSLICA (1838)		JAMES D POLLITT (1924)
24		BEHROOZ VAKIL (1741)		JEFFREY J KOVALIC (1891)
25		DAVID TIANJI PENG (1933)		BENEDICT DA MUNCY (1624)
26		ALBERT DA HOWLETT (1903)		WILLIAM KANE (1526)
27		STEVEN D BANGE (1869)		TONY NIEMANN (1458)
28		ANDREW L TRATTNER (1391)		JEFFREY SCHRAGIN (1783)
29		DANIEL SAJKOWSKI (1760)		CLARK ZHANG BERRY (1408)
30		DERRICK BARTOTTO (1630)		RAY D BENNETT (1342)
31		NATHAN TU PHAN (1604)		TORIN HYLAN (1325)
32		GABRIEL A FERNS (1232)		RICHARD L BERRY (1542)
33		JUSTIN L GRIMES (1515)		BRAD D BALDRIDGE (760)
34		JON STRAND (1526)		CALEB S DENBY (1263)
35		ROBERT A LUCKEY (1152)		DANIEL J TUTTLE (1473)
36		DOUGLAS PICHEN (1337)		DAVID N WHITEHEAD (1011)
37		NARAYAN KARRA (1271)		IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU (897)
	1	JESSE PFITZINGER (887)		BYE
	½	RODNEY WRIGHT (1786)		BYE
	½	BOB HOWE (1721)		BYE
	½	SAMUEL BRU LEVINE (805)		BYE
	½	JASON DANIELS (1576)		BYE
	½	JONATHAN SCHRANTZ (1660)		BYE
	½	AYDIN TURGUT (1584)		BYE
	½	GRE VANVALKENBURG (771)		BYE
	½	MIKE BUCKLEY (1174)		BYE

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