Prescott Blitz #9 Saturday, Dec 8 2018

Duncan Reay

Nine Prescott area chess players competed in 72 chess games at Yavapai College on Saturday, December 8^th. Each game used special timers giving only five minutes for each player. This type of chess competition is known as blitz or speed chess.

Tom Green, Prescott, won $60 for topping the field with 14.5 points. Green is currently ranked the 59th best U. S. Blitz chess player of those aged 65 and older. He gained 23 rating points.

Dave Steeves

Duncan Reay, Paulden, garnered 11 points for 2^nd place and $40. He gained 20 rating points.

David Steeves and Kent Keegan, both from Prescott, split $35 for accumulating 8 points among the Class C and Unrated players. Steeves lost 3 rating points. Keegan gained a Class C rating.

Randee Dermer, a Class D player from Prescott, had an outstanding tournament. He received $35 for his 10-6 record. Dermer celebrated his birthday by gaining a whopping 193 rating points and is only 6 points shy of Class C.

Kent Keegan

Green directed this U. S. Chess rated chess tournament which was co-sponsored by the Prescott Chess Club and the OLLI Chess Special Interest Group.

Randy Dermer

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Prescott Quads #15 Saturday, Nov 17 2018

Jim Briggs

Jim Briggs, Chino Valley, was the top finisher in the Prescott Quads #15 held Saturday, November 17^th. He received $50 by defeating three opponents. Briggs, co-champion in this year’s Prescott Open and a Candidate Master, gained 12 rating points. Kyle Christie, Flagstaff, was the second-place finisher in the top-rated quad. He won $25 for his 2-1 record.

The tournament, divided into three sections, attracted 13 chess players for a full day of chess at Yavapai College. Tom Green, President of the Prescott Chess Club, directed this U. S. Chess rated event which was co-sponsored by the Prescott Chess Club and the OLLI Chess Special Interest Group.

Cortney Reagle

Cortney Reagle, Flagstaff, won $50 for his 3-0 undefeated record in Section B. He gained 121 rating points. Duncan Reay, Paulden, took home $25 for his 1.5-1.5 score which was good enough for second place.

David Steeves, Prescott, Don Stone, Prescott, and Niancen Cai, Flagstaff, shared first place honors in Section C. Steeves defeated Stone, but lost to Cai while Stone beat Cai. They split $75 for their 3-1 records.

 

Don Stone

Niancen Cai

Dave Steeves

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Prescott Blitz #8 Saturday, Oct 20 2018

Seven Prescott area chess players competed in 42 chess games at Yavapai College on Saturday, October 20th. Each game used special timers giving only five minutes for each player. This type of chess competition is known as blitz or speed chess.

Jim Briggs

Jim Briggs, Chino Valley, was the top finisher with an impressive 11-1 record. He won $60 and gained 11 rating points.

Tom Green, Prescott, won $40 for his second-place finish with 9 points. Green is currently ranked the 59th best U. S. Blitz chess player of those aged 65 and older. He gained 8 rating points.

Dr. Tommy Keenan, Prescott, collected $30 for finishing atop those rated Class C or below.

Green directed this U. S. Chess rated chess tournament which was co-sponsored by the Prescott Chess Club and the OLLI Chess Special Interest Group.

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Prescott Quads #14 Saturday, Sep 22 2018

Spencer Lower

Spencer Lower, Clarksdale, was the top finisher in the Prescott Quads #14 held Saturday, September 22^nd. He received $50 by defeating three opponents. Lower, a chess master, is a two-time Arizona State Champion and was co-champion in the recent 5^th Annual Prescott Open.

Jim Briggs, Chino Valley, won $25 for his second-place finish in the top quad. Briggs, a Candidate Master, won two games, only losing his game with Lower. Briggs was a co-champion in this year’s Prescott Open.

The tournament, divided into two sections, attracted 10 chess players for a full day of chess at Yavapai College. Tom Green, President of the Prescott Chess Club, directed this U. S. Chess rated event which was co-sponsored by the Prescott Chess Club and the OLLI Chess Special Interest Group.

Cortney Reagle

Section B used Swiss System pairing for a three-round tournament with six players. Cortney Reagle and Showen Chen, both from Flagstaff split $90 in prize money for their two wins and one draw. Reagle won his first two games but was held to a draw in the third round against Luis Castenada, Flagstaff. Chen and Castaneda drew each other in the first round. Then, Chen, a first-year student at Northern Arizona University from China playing in his first rated chess tournament, won his next two games.

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5th Prescott Open Sunday, Aug 19 2018

Spencer Lower

Spencer Lower, Clarksdale, and Jim Briggs, Chino Valley, tied for first in the 5^th Annual Prescott Open held Saturday, August 18^th and split $150 in prize money. Although both players’ ratings topped the eight-person section, they were nicked for draws by lower rated players

In a very long battle, Lower, a chess master and two-time Arizona State Champion, drew with Neil Wadsworth, Prescott Valley, in round one. Wadsworth was co-champion in this event last year and tied for second in the previous year when Lower won it with an unblemished record.

Jim Briggs

Briggs, a Candidate Master, drew his second-round game against Doug Vaughan, who recently moved to Prescott from Indiana. Although Vaughan was the lowest rated player in the section, he finished with a respectable 1.5-1.5 record, only losing to Lower in the final round.

Bill Archer

The tournament, divided into two sections, attracted 13 chess players for a full day of chess at Yavapai College. Tom Green, President of the Prescott Chess Club, directed this U. S. Chess rated event which was co-sponsored by the Prescott Chess Club and the OLLI Chess Special Interest Group.

Section B was a five-person round robin where each player faced each of the other players. Bill Archer, Flagstaff, and Duncan Reah, Paulden, tied for first place with 3-1 records and split $75. Reah, playing in his first rated chess tournament, defeated Archer in his first rated game.

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Prescott Blitz $7 Saturday, May 5 2018

Dr. Henry Ebarb

Eight Prescott area chess players competed in 56 chess games at Yavapai College on Saturday, May 5th. Each game used special timers giving only five minutes for each player. This type of chess competition is known as blitz or speed chess.

Dr. Henry Ebarb, Prescott, was the top finisher with a 12-2 record which netted him $60. Ebarb is currently ranked the 72^nd best U. S. Blitz chess player of those aged 65 and older. He will move up as he gained 47 rating points.

Tom Green, Prescott, won $40 for his second-place finish with 10 points. Green is currently ranked the 60th best U. S. Blitz chess player of those aged 65 and older. Green directed this U. S. Chess rated chess tournament.

Dan Tyler, Prescott, was the best Class C player. He scored 8 points and earned $25.

Randee Dermer, Prescott, won $25 as the top Class E player. He won four games.

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