The CCCSA G/60 Action tournament on Saturday, February 4 attracted 51 players fighting for a $750 prize fund. Coming off our recent record Reverse Angle, this was the CCCSA's largest G/60 event in history. There were players from North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, as well as two foreign players from Jamaica and Armenia who were playing in their first USCF tournaments.
The new 2017 sections (Top, U1700, and U1200) featured 21, 14, and 16 players respectively. The Top section was strong as usual, with Daniel "late reg" Cremisi (2304) as the top seed, and six other players over 2100.
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| 51 players in today's G/60 |
TOP
After three rounds in the top section, only the top two seeds remained unscathed at 3/3: Cremisi and Elias "chessbrah" Oussedik (2237). Many of the other favorites were not as lucky: Xiaodong Jin (1798) and Jeremy Chen (1906) notched upset wins over Mark "fianchetto" Biernacki (2117), while Neo Zhu (1993) and Todd "3.14159" Mendenhall (1943) were both able to topple Dominique "snoop dog" Myers (2117). Patrick Sciacca (2082) fell to Cremisi in round 2, then to Ani Invanyan, who was playing in her first USCF tournament (her FIDE rating is 1761).
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| Round 1 pairings for the top section |
After the dust settled in the last round, the top three seeds ended on top - Cremisi, Oussedik, and Klaus Pohl (2209) tied for first with 3.5/4, with Cremisi and Oussedik drawing their final round battle. All three national masters earned $83.33 each. Klaus took a round 2 "lunch break" bye, and won his other 3 games, including a rematch against World Cadet Girls U10 Champion Rochelle Wu (2121).
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| Rochelle Wu - Klaus Pohl, 0-1 |
The U1900 prize was a split between Ani Ivanyan and Andrew Chen (1685).
Special congratulations to Daren "Wizzy" Wisdom of Jamaica who scored 3/4 in his first USCF tournament despite losing a very close game against Cremisi in Round 3. His first USCF rating is 2104.
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| Club regulars Kiru Mendez and Ali Shirzad learn that the Top section is no joke |
U1700
The U1700 section was a very close affair, with an eventual four-way tie for first place. David Richards (1641), Jaiden Chuang (1643), Carlos Zuniga (1497), and Triya Venkataraja (1502) each scored 3/4, each earning $58.75.
U1200
The U1200 section was dominated by top seed Patrick Tenorio (1172), who played on the top board for each round. He won his first three games before drawing Joshua Doolittle (1132) in round 4, to earn $150 for clear first place. It was a great performance for Patrick in his first over-the-board chess tournament in over 10 years. Paige Cook (1130), Donald "check!" Johnson (1112), and Joshua Denton (959) tied for second place with 3/4. Denton earned $35 for the top U1000 class prize, while Cook and Johnson each received $25 for their share of second.
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| Brian Miller and Dan "the professor" Boisvert face off in the U1200 section |
USCF Rated Results here!
The next major Saturday tournament is Reverse Angle 69 on February 18.
Thanks for reading,
TDGO
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