Saturday, January 16 tournament entries

Here is the list of registrants for Saturday's tournment. Onsite entries will be allowed between 8:15 and 8:45. All players are asked to arrive by 8:45 for a 9:00 AM start. The final round is due to finish at 6:00 PM.

Format: Hexes in a round robin format, and a swiss system for the lowest bracket (approximately under 1000 and unrated).

1931 Chad Schneider
1891 Jeffrey Serna
1878 Tim Martinson
1874 Hector Flores
1820 Jim Johnston
1748 Nitant Kenkre

1741 Gabe Ewing
1736 Caleb Jaquish
1730 Sam Dooley
1689 Kyle Leeds-Tilley
1676 Robert Hampton
1675 Leroy Quintana

1665 Jeff Sallade
1635 Charles Gillespie III
1599 Derek Garcia
1377 Chris Hyde
1360 Bailey Corry
1332 Donald Poston

1270 Orion Rojas-Grainger
1199 Josiah Ortega
1165 Kedron Cobb
1121 Hassan Bilal
1060 Colin Redman
1055 Matthew Niemiec

974 Elizabeth Cooper
879 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts
849 Henry Poston
837 Andrew Kaplan
662 Jonathon Jaquish
541 Dimitri Lopez
534 Isaac Fischer
503 Adam Melk
279 Jared Jaquish
unr Daniel Atine
unr Joshua Lochner
unr Derek Nez
unr Duran Parrish

Updated Entry List

Here is the updated entry list for Saturday's tournament. We may do a Swiss system in the lowest hex if there is not an even six entrants.

Players' ratings have been updated to reflect recent tournament activity. SF Rooks tournaments will use the latest ratings found at the tournment history on a player's uschess webpage.

1931 Chad Schneider
1891 Jeffrey Serna
1878 Tim Martinson
1874 Hector Flores
1820 Jim Johnston
1748 Nitant Kenkre

1736 Caleb Jaquish
1730 Sam Dooley
1689 Kyle Leeds-Tilley
1665 Jeff Sallade
1635 Charles Gillespie III
1599 Derek Garcia

1377 Chris Hyde
1360 Bailey Corry
1332 Donald Poston
1199 Josiah Ortega
1060 Colin Redman
1055 Matthew Niemiec

974 Elizabeth Cooper
879 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts
849 Henry Poston
662 Jonathon Jaquish
541 Dimitri Lopez
503 Adam Melk
373 Zakk Tush
279 Jared Jaquish

Tournament Saturday January 16

The next Santa Fe Rooks tournament is this Saturday, January 16. The tournament will once again be held at Desert Academy (313 Camino Alire). Thanks Desert!

Registration closes on Wednesday. Please let me know by mail, phone, or email if you intend to play. Saturday morning registrations will be $15 and will only be accepted to fill a hex.

Please arrive by 8:45 so that games can begin promptly at 9:00.

So far, the following players have registered. Ratings listed are based on the January Supplement. Ratings will be updated based on recent tournament results when registration closes.

1961 Chad Schneider
1892 Jeffrey Serna
1769 Nitant Kenkre
1743 Sam Dooley
1733 Jim Johnston
1707 Kyle Leeds-Tilley

1609 Jeff Sallade
1525 Rick Lass
1482 Derek Garcia
1404 Bailey Corry
1320 Chris Hyde
1118 Josiah Ortega

1060 Colin Redman
974 Elizabeth Cooper
792 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts

Next Tournament January 16

Our third installment of the Santa Fe Rooks winter series will be held Saturday January 16 at Desert Academy. Registration will be between 8:15 and 8:45. First game begins at 9:00 AM

Format is 6 player hexagons based on ratings, 5 round round robin. G/45 with 5 second delay. Lowest grouping may be swiss system. Games will be dual rated, but pairings will be based on regular ratings. A preliminary player roster will be listed next week.

Entry fee is $10. First place prize will be $45 per hex. Please send registration to SF Rooks, POB 4764, SF NM 87502, or ricklass@newmexico.com to reserve your space.

We will be announcing April and May dates shortly. We are currently looking for a venue and schedule for the summer as well- feel free to send in suggestions.

Decmber 12 results

Thanks to everyone for playing in the second Santa Fe Rooks tournament yesterday. We had six players who won both games in their match, and will be sharing in the $120 prize money. Checks will be mailed tomorrow.
The results were posted last night and now appear at uschess.org.

The next tournament is January 16 at Desert Academy. The format is G/45 with 5 second delay. It will be dual rated (quick and regular), and we will use regular ratings to determine pairings. It will be 6 person round robin.

Please register ahead of time if at all possible. Also, it is important that everyone arrive by 8:45 so we can finalize the pairings and start on time.

final preregistration for tomorrow

Here is the list of those preregistered for tomorrow's tournament. We can still accept registrations between 8:15 and 8:45 in the morning. Please arrive by 8:45 even if you preregistered so that the pairings can be ready and the first round can begin at 9:00.

Same location- Desert Academy at 313 Camino Alire, between Alameda and Agua Fria one half mile west of St Francis. Thanks again to the school for donating the space.

The list below contains updated ratings. As I mentioned before the November tournament, we will be using the most up to date ratings found at the uschess.org website, under 'tournament history' on a player's page.

The format is two person match play, G/100 with 5 second delay. First round is at 9:00, second round at 1:15. Prize money will be divided between all players with two wins. Good luck!


1899 Art Glassman
1840 Hector Flores
1774 Nitant Kenkre
1737 Brock Romero
1737 Jim Johnston
1700 Kyle Leeds-Tilley
1579 Jeff Sallade
1319 Chris Hyde
1285 Tom Pigott
1248 Art Byers
1236 Dan Tellez
1176 Gabriel Maestas
1001 Annabelle Romero
858 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts
845 Alfredo Vigil
384 Isaac Fischer

Tournament Saturday December 12

There is still space available for this Saturday's tournament at Desert Academy in Santa Fe. We will waive the late fee if you let us know you plan on playing by 6:00 Friday. Onsite entries will be available between 8:15 and 8:45. Round one begins at 9:00 AM. Format is match play, G/100 with 5 second delay.

So far, the following players have registered. Please note, these ratings are subject to change based on last weekend's tournament results being posted (so, don't pull an all nighter studying your potential opponent's past games and then complain if you play someone else!) For an added variable, I will only play if there are an even number of players, but will not play if there are an odd number.

See you Saturday!

1964 Chad Schneider
1792 Hector Flores
1772 Nitant Kenkre
1762 Jim Johnston
1718 Kyle Leeds-Tilley
1640 Brock Romero
1609 Jeffrey Sallade
1525 Rick Lass
1287 Dan Tellez
1272 Chris Hyde
1263 Tom Pigott
1222 Art Byers
1176 Gabriel Maestas
980 Annabelle Romero
850 Alfredo Vigil
761 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts
445 Isaac Fischer