Reverse Angle 81

Author: Grant Oen, CCCSA Assistant Director

Forty-three players from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas entered Reverse Angle 81 on Saturday, February 17.  All were competing for a share of the $850 cash prizes in three sections.


TOP Section
The Top section of Reverse Angle is always strong. 18 players competed, including National Masters Daniel Cremisi (2382), Klaus "I beat Bisguier twice" Pohl (2206), Mark "state champ" Biernacki (2187), Dominique "FM" Myers (2148), and Patrick Sciacca (2130).

In the final round, Daniel Cremisi defeated Dominique Myers for the ninth time in a row, and Patrick Sciacca won against Mark Biernacki.  Cremisi and Sciacca each earned $125 by tying for first place.  Adharsh Rajagopal (1957) and Ali Shirzad (1779) both scored 2.0 and split the U2000 prize, good for $25 each.



Under 1800 Section
15 players entered the U1800 section, including top seeds Connor Liu (1711), Danny "two dollar bill" Cropper (1695), and Andrew "pool shark" Chen (1674).

Andrew Chen, fresh off his tie for first at the February Rapid, continued his winning ways with a 3-0 sweep of the section, collecting $150.  Spencer Singleton (1562) earned second place ($75) with 2.5/3.

Grisham Paimagam (1574), Rithvik Prakki (1509), and Sampath Kumar (1485) won $17 by tying for first under 1600 with 2/3.



Under 1400 Section
The U1400 section was the smallest of the day, with ten players.  The top seeds were Nishanth "got' em" Gaddam (1361), Pranav "too tall" Swarna (1326), and Alex Corpening-Zenz (1299).

Alex Corpening-Zenz scored a perfect 3-0 score to earn $150.   Nishanth Gaddam, Pranav Swarna, and Dan "PhD" Boisvert (1218) tied for second place with 2/3, earning $25 each.  Sahith Tanuboddi (1100) also scored two points, but received $50 for the U1200 prize.




UPSETS - 150 points or more
Under 1400, Round 1 - Smayan Ammasani (1090) def. Pranav Swarna (1326) - 236 points
Under 1800, Round 1 - Gautam Kapur (1405) def. Daniel Naylor (1633) - 228 points
Under 1800, Round 2 - Sampath Kumar (1485) def. Danny Cropper (1695) - 210 points
Top Section, Round 2 - Advaith Karthik (1643) def. Chacha Nugroho (1824) - 181 points


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