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Ho- Ho- Holiday Bash Recap

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By Alex Marler

The 2011 edition of the Holiday Bash proved quite exciting with unexpected results across all the boards, along with crushed dreams of victory. Okay, maybe I was the only one suffering hallucinations of first place. Considering how trying the Holiday season can prove for everyone schedules, 47 joyful souls still managed to turn up for this festive event, which featured three sections: the Open (1700+), U1700, and the U1300.

The U1300 section was conquered by Andrew Morisseau and Gary Kagan. Kagan is an experienced club player who recently transitioned into tournament play. He won the Sunday Beginner Tournament a few months ago and selected the USCF membership as his prize. This was only his third tournament. I expect to see him improve very quickly over the following months. Morisseau is your typical casual tournament player who enjoys the competition and the atmosphere, no matter how loud the kids get. This proved to be a terrific event for him.

Four player tied for first in the U1700 section: Dennis Hourcade, Aydin Turgut, Hanson Hao, and Nathan Phan. This outcome is sort of extraordinary considering that there were only eight players in the section. Congratulations to all the winners!

The Open section featured one of the strongest fields that our one-day Saturday Tournaments has seen in quite some time. FM Tansel Turgut (2381) and FM Doug Eckert (2232) shared first place with 3.5 points.

I would like to thank eveyrone who participated in this event, and I hope everyone enjoys the Holiday Season!

 

Holiday Bash Standings: OPEN

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O]
1 TANSEL TURGUT W10 D2 W6 W3 3.5 7.5 9 8.5 22.5
2 DOUG D ECKERT W9 D1 W8 W6 3.5 6.5 8 8.5 22.5
3 SPENCER FINEGOLD W4 L6 W12 L1 2.0 3.5 8 6 18.5
4 STEPHEN LANDRUM L3 L10 W7 W8 2.0 3.5 7 3 17
5 MATTHEW C HOSLER D12 W7 H--- U--- 2.0 1 2.5 5.5 5
6 ALEX MARLER D7 W3 L1 L2 1.5 7 10.5 5 26
7 MATTHEW W LARSON D6 L5 L4 W9 1.5 5 7.5 3 18
8 ALEXAN VERGILESOV H--- W12 L2 L4 1.5 3 6.5 4.5 13.5
9 RODNEY VAUGHN L2 W13 H--- L7 1.5 2.5 6 3.5 11.5
10 ALBERT DA HOWLETT L1 W4 U--- U--- 1.0 2 5.5 3 11.5
11 DENNIS TAYLOR W13 U--- U--- U--- 1.0 0 1 4 0
12 JAMES D POLLITT D5 L8 L3 U--- 0.5 3.5 6 2 17
13 STEVEN D BANGE L11 L9 U--- U--- 0.0 1.5 4 0 8

Holiday Bash Standings: U1700

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O]
1 NATHAN TU PHAN W4 L2 W6 W3 3.0 9 10.5 7 26.5
2 HANSON HAO W6 W1 L3 W5 3.0 7.5 9 8 23.5
3 DENNIS E HOURCADE W8 W7 W2 L1 3.0 7 7 9 17
4 AYDIN TURGUT L1 W5 W7 W8 3.0 5.5 5.5 6 13
5 STEVEN D EVANS D7 L4 W8 L2 1.5 4 7 4 16
6 ANDREW STEVENS L2 W8 L1 H--- 1.5 3 6 3 15
7 CLARK ZHANG BERRY D5 L3 L4 U--- 0.5 4.5 7.5 2 19
8 GABRIEL R SISON L3 L6 L5 L4 0.0 6 9 0 22.5

Holiday Bash Standings: U1300

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O]
1 ANDREW MORISSEAU W9 W7 W8 D2 3.5 7.5 9.5 9.5 24.5
2 GARY KAGAN W14 W12 W5 D1 3.5 7.5 8.5 9.5 23.5
3 JAMES ELLIOTT W4 L5 W7 W11 3.0 7.5 9 7 22.5
4 MICHAEL SPINDEL L3 W14 W12 W8 3.0 6.5 7.5 6 20.5
5 KEN WEST W11 W3 L2 D6 2.5 9 10.5 7.5 26
6 REID H W DOCTOR L7 W9 W13 D5 2.5 6.5 8 5.5 18
7 SEAN A MALONE W6 L1 L3 W10 2.0 5.5 10.5 5 27
8 MARIO CORONADO W16 W10 L1 L4 2.0 4.5 8.5 7 22
9 CEDRIC, BRUGES L1 L6 W15 W16 2.0 3 7 3 16.5
10 ROBERT A LUCKEY W13 L8 D11 L7 1.5 5 7 5 18.5
11 JONAH LEVI SMITH L5 W15 D10 L3 1.5 4.5 7.5 4 19.5
12 JESSE PFITZINGER W15 L2 L4 H--- 1.5 3.5 7 4 15.5
13 LARRY WILLIAMS L10 D16 L6 W14 1.5 3 5.5 2.5 14
14 ERIK TKACHENKO L2 L4 W16 L13 1.0 5 8.5 2 19.5
15 DOMENIC FENOGLIO L12 L11 L9 B--- 1.0 3 5 0 11.5
16 SAMUEL BRU LEVINE L8 D13 L14 L9 0.5 4.5 6.5 1.5 14.5