September G/60 Action!

50 players competed in CCCSA's G/60 Action tournament on Saturday, September 23.  The tournament was divided into 3 sections - Top, Under 1700, and Under 1200.  The prize fund was increased from the advertised amount to over $800 - each section had cash prizes for first place ($150), second place ($70), and a rating class prize ($50).

TOP
The Top section had 15 players, including two masters - Daniel "9:59am" Cremisi (2362) and South Carolina's Klaus Pohl (2200), who enjoyed free entry for being over 2200.

Round 3 battle between the top seeds - Daniel Cremisi vs Klaus Pohl, 1-0

They were joined by many Experts and Class A players, including CCCSA employees Dominique "NM" Myers (2099) and Alex "the new guy" Velasquez (1816).

FM (Former Master) Dominique Myers vs. Ali Shirzad, 1-0

More games from the Top Section

Cremisi defeated Myers in the final round to win 4.0/4 and win clear first ($150).  Klaus Pohl and Adharsh Rajagopal (1921) tied for second place, winning $35 each.  Aditya "draw?" Shivapooja (1784) won $50 for the highest score Under 2000 (2.5/4).

Final Standings - G/60 Action: TOP

#	Place	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	1	Daniel Cremisi	2362	W11	W10	W2	W4	4.0	$150
2	2-3	Klaus Pohl	2200	W7	W3	L1	W9	3.0	$35
3		Adharsh Rajagopal	1921	W15	L2	W6	W10	3.0	$35
4	4-5	Dominique Myers	2099	H---	W6	W8	L1	2.5
5		Aditya Shivapooja	1784	L10	D9	W15	W13	2.5	$50
6	6-8	Ernest Nix	1899	W13	L4	L3	W11	2.0
7		Luke Harris	1788	L2	W15	D10	D8	2.0
8		Ali Shirzad	1671	H---	W14	L4	D7	2.0
9	9-10	Sulia Mason	2031	L12	D5	W11	L2	1.5
10		Vishnu Vanapalli	1941	W5	L1	D7	L3	1.5
11	11-13	Pradhyumna Kothapalli	1830	L1	W13	L9	L6	1.0
12		Xiaodong Jin	1785	W9	---	---	---	1.0
13		Robert Moore	1700	L6	L11	B---	L5	1.0
14	14	Alex Velasquez	1816	H---	L8	---	---	0.5
15	15	Mike Eberhardinger	1700	L3	L7	L5	---	0.0

Under 1700
The U1700 section was the largest of the day, featuring 19 players.  CCCSA regulars David Richards (1653) and Danny Cropper (1628) were the top seeds.

Round 3 face-off between the 2-0 scores: Sam Fuerstman vs Donald Johnson (U1700)

In the end, Danny Cropper (1653) and Sam Fuerstman (1489) took a draw in their round 4 encounter to tie for first place, each receiving $110 for their 3.5/4 result.

Ojas Panda (1467) and Arjun Rawal (1272) scored 2.5/4 and received $25 each for the Under 1500 prize.

Final Standings - G/60 Action: Under 1700

#	Place	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	1-2	Danny Cropper	1628	W16	W11	W7	D2	3.5	$110
2		Sam Fuerstman	1489	W14	W13	W9	D1	3.5	$110
3	3	Benjamin Webb	1598	L13	W17	W10	W9	3.0
4	4-8	David Richards	1653	L9	W12	W11	D7	2.5
5		Spencer Singleton	1541	W17	L9	D13	W12	2.5
6		Rithvik Prakki	1539	L10	W14	D8	W13	2.5
7		Ojas Panda	1467	W8	W10	L1	D4	2.5	$25
8		Arjun Rawal	1272	L7	W19	D6	W17	2.5	$25
9	9-10	Donald Johnson	1420	W4	W5	L2	L3	2.0
10		Paige Cook	1298	W6	L7	L3	W18	2.0
11	11-14	Nishanth Gaddam	1453	W18	L1	L4	D14	1.5
12		Hassan Hashemloo	1419	H---	L4	W18	L5	1.5
13		Gautam Kapur	1358	W3	L2	D5	L6	1.5
14		Nikhil Kamisetty	1276	L2	L6	B---	D11	1.5
15	15-17	Ali Shirzad	1671	W19	---	---	---	1.0
16		Debs Pedigo	1405	L1	D18	L17	H---	1.0
17		Pranav Swarna	1302	L5	L3	W16	L8	1.0
18	18	Henry Chen	1145	L11	D16	L12	L10	0.5
19	19	Byron Butler	1438	L15	L8	---	---	0.0

Under 1200
17 players entered the U1200 section.  Amidst many upsets in every round, Siddharth Aravind (862) scored 4.0/4 to win $150.  Tied for second and the top Under 1000 prize with 3.0/4 were Dhyey Shah (877), Shreeshiva Raja (655), and Bhavani Dhulipalla (unrated), who received $40 each.

September's G/60 Action Tournament

Final Standings - G/60 Action: Under 1200

#	Place	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Tot	Prize
1	1	Siddharth Aravind	862	W16	W10	W5	W4	4.0	$150
2	2-4	Dhyey Shah	877	W15	L4	W8	W9	3.0	$40
3		Shreeshiva Raja	655	W9	L6	W14	W11	3.0	$40
4		Bhavani Dhulipalla	unr.	W7	W2	W6	L1	3.0	$40
5	5-8	Akshay Rajagopal	1019	W17	D8	L1	W12	2.5
6		Nikolai Webb	971	W13	W3	L4	D7	2.5
7		Jesse Mindel	849	L4	W15	W10	D6	2.5
8		Athul Vikas	778	W11	D5	L2	W14	2.5
9	9-10	Sarvajith Nalaneelan	989	L3	W13	W15	L2	2.0
10		Dean Creech	541	W14	L1	L7	W16	2.0
11	11-13	Sanchit Shah	1114	L8	W12	D13	L3	1.5
12		Raamcharan Puttagunta	774	H---	L11	W17	L5	1.5
13		Sreenidhi Prakki	603	L6	L9	D11	W17	1.5
14	14-17	Ellen Rosenfeld	955	L10	W16	L3	L8	1.0
15		Rishi Narayanan	536	L2	L7	L9	B---	1.0
16		Kavin Michael Raj	456	L1	L14	B---	L10	1.0
17		Andrew Zhang	213	L5	B---	L12	L13	1.0

UPSETS - 150 points or more
U1200, Round 4 - Shreeshiva Raja (655) def. Sanchit Shah (1114) - 459 points
U1200, Round 1 - Dean Creech (541) def. Ellen Rosenfeld (955) - 414 points
U1200, Round 1 - Athul Vikas (778) def. Sanchit Shah (1114) - 336 points
U1200, Round 1 - Shreeshvia Raja (655) def. Sarvajith Nalaneelan (989) - 334 points
U1200, Round 3 - Shreeshiva Raja (655) def. Ellen Rosenfeld (955) - 300 points
TOP, Round 1 - Xiaodong Jin (1785) def. Sulia Mason (2031) - 246 points
U1700, Round 1 - Paige Cook (1298) def. Rithvik Prakki (1539) - 241 points
U1700, Round 1 - Gautam Kapur (1358) def. Benjamin Webb (1598) - 240 points
U1700, Round 1 - Donald Johnson (1420) def. Danny Cropper (1628) - 208 points
U1200, Round 4 - Athul Vikas (778) def. Ellen Rosenfeld (955) - 177 points
U1700, Round 2 - Arjun Rawal (1272) def. Byron Butler (1438) - 166 points
U1200, Round 3 - Siddharth Aravind (862) def. Akshay Rajagopal (1019) - 157 points

Bhavani Dhulipalla (unrated) defeated Nikolai Webb (971), Dhyey Shah (877), and Jesse Mindel (849).


USCF Rated Results


On Thursday, October 5 we will host our first Thursday Monthly Blitz event, followed by Reverse Angle 77 on Saturday, October 7.  Other Charlotte Chess Center events to look forward to include the NC Closed Championship, GM/IM Norm Invitational, CCCSA Junior Invitational, and the 4th Annual Southeastern FIDE Championship - please see our events calendar for details.