April and May tournaments

The dates and formats for April and May are set. Those of you who check these pages regularly may notice the formats have changed.

May is the grand finale for the season. It will be a $25 entry with a guaranteed $500 first prize for the top section. That section will be made up of the top 16 rated players on the big day. A second section will be offered if there is interest, with a $300 first prize.

NM Memorial/Senior Open this weekend

I want to remind folks that this weekend, January 30-31, will be the Senior Open hosted by NM Chess Organization. It's a two day, G/120 tournament held in Rio Rancho. See www.nmchess.org to register.

Also check out the new schedule for Wired Kings Chess Club at www.wiredkingscc.blogspot.com. The first Saturday of every month at the main library in downtown Albuquerque.

Let's make 2010 a stellar year for NM Chess!

Santa Fe Rooks III results

The Santa Fe Rooks results have been posted to the USCF website. Congratulations to our winners!

All hexes played 5 rounds. [Hex VI was a ten player swiss system]

Hex I: Jim Johnston 3.5
Hex II: Leroy Quintana 4.5
Hex III: -tie- John Sarracino and Derek Garcia 4
Hex IV: Donald Poston 4
Hex V: Derek Mackley 4
Hex VI: Duron Parrish 4

The next Santa Fe Rooks tournament is scheduled for February 20. We will do dual round robin quads, G/29, which only affects players quick ratings. Hope to see you there!

There were some good suggestions from some of the players and observers. As a result, we may change a few details for the April and May events, but the dates will remain the same.

Thanks again to Paul Hedrick and Desert Academy for hosting the tournament, and to Dennis Hedges for helping with setup and providing equipment!

And especially thanks to all the players and parents for making this our most attended event to date!

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.