September Octagon Results

We had a total of 30 players in today's tournament includng a busload of 10 players from Los Alamos- thanks for making the trip, and thanks again to Dave Poston for helping organize the group!

Congratulations to our winners (4 points possible) -

Octo One- tie
Tim Martinson (3)
Sam Dooley (3)

Octo Two
1st- Chris Cruz (3)
2nd- tie
Don Poston (2.5)
Dan Trujillo (2.5)
Mike Martinson (2.5)

Section Three- tie
Colin Redman (3.5)
Henry Poston (3.5)

A lot of good chess events are coming up!

Sept 25-26: SF Open: 6 rounds; G/60
Sept 29: Art Byers presents unrated Blitz
Oct 2: Wired Kings: 3 rounds; G/60
Oct 23: SF Rooks: 2 rounds; G/120
Oct 30: Los Alamos Kickoff: varies by section
Nov 6-7: NM Open: 5 rounds; G/120

Please visit nmchess.org and nmsco.org for more details

thanks for participating in New Mexico Chess!

Saturday entries

Here is the list of entries as of last night. We will be making one large lower section to avoid a small group among those players.

If you should be on this list but are not- contact me immediately!

Thanks to all for joining the tournament.

1865 Tim Martinson
1861 Sam Dooley
1854 Jim Johnston
1803 Robert Hampton
1765 Leroy Quintana
1698 Joe Fitzpatrick
1670 Charles Gillespie
1582 Rick Lass

1531 Donald Poston
1493 Jordan Ogas
1426 Daniel Trujillo
1347 Dan Tellez
1280 Zach Lott
1265 Mike Martinson
1228 Tom Pigott
1146 Colin Redman

1036 Alex Ionkov
1023 David Poston
973 Elizabeth Cooper
949 Henry Poston
910 Jeffery Jones
910 Annabelle Romero
823 Max Corliss
802 Andrew Corliss
736 Tazler Smith
671 Alfredo Vigil
632 Philip Ionkov
544 Andrei Popa Simil
481 Victor Popa Simil


The Southside Library is located at the corner of Coutry Cub Drive and jaguar Drive in Santa Fe. Please check in between 10:00 and 10:20.

Just a reminder to please submit your entries to this Saturday's tournament by the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday). I plan on doing the sections and first round pairings Friday.

Entry fee is $10, and can be mailed to SF Rooks, POB 4764, SF NM, 87502, or via Paypal. If you mail a check, please also email or call, so I know you are planning on playing (505-920-0540).

Here is the list of confirmed players (I have not been to the post office this week, so again, if registering by mail, please also let me know by phone or email.)

A note about ratings. SF Rooks tournaments use the most up to date ratings found at the US Chess website, under a player's "Tournament History" page. So these ratings include all play through last weekend's Colorado Open.

Please check in between 10:00 and 10:20, so we can begin the first round at 10:30. Location is the Southside Branch of the Santa Fe Library, located at the corner of Jaguar Drive and Country Club Drive.

1865 Tim Martinson
1861 Sam Dooley
1854 Jim Johnston
1803 Robert Hampton
1765 Leroy Quintana
1582 Rick Lass
1531 Donald Poston
1493 Jordan Ogas
1347 Dan Tellez
1280 Zach Lott
1265 Mike Martinson
1146 Colin Redman
1036 Alex Ionkov
1023 David Poston
973 Elizabeth Cooper
949 Henry Poston
910 Annabelle Romero
671 Alfredo Vigil
632 Philip Ionkov

Results posted

34 players made it to Saturday's tournament, with seven quads and a swiss section. Congratualations to our winners! Thanks to Dave Poston for helping with organizing. It turned out we had a separate room for the school age players, who finished in a couple of hours.

We have made the same arrangements for the September 11 tournament, which will be a four round G/45 Octagons. Sign up today!

The results have been submitted to USCF and should appear on their website shorty.

Quad One- tie
Carlos Santillan (2)
Sam Dooley (2)

Quad Two- tie
Leroy Quintana (2)
Nitant Kenkre (2)

Quad Three
Oren Stevens (2 1/2)

Quad Four
Jordan Ogas (2 1/2)

Quad Five
Krishan Bhakta (3)

Quad Six- tie
Kameron Keahbone (2)
Alexander Ionkov (2)

Quad Seven- tie
Campbell Galon (2)
Dimitri Lopez (2)
Andrew Corliss (2)

Hex Eight
Andrei Popa-Simil (4)
Marcos Sanchez (3)

Saturday Quads

We have a total of 32 entries for tomorrow's quads at the Southside Library. From the north or south, take the bypass (highway 599) to Airport Rd. Go East to Country Club Dr (just after the golf course on the right. Turn Right and follow Country Club to Valentine Way, make a left and the library is on the right.

There is a no food or drink policy, besides bottled water. There is a small patio outside where we can eat, and there are some fast food places along Airport Rd.

Registration is from 10:00-10:20. First round starts at 10:30.

Here are the quads for tomorrow.

2049 Carlos Santillan
1887 Jim Johnston
1862 Sam Dooley
1816 Ramzi Hammad

1804 Caleb Jaquish
1756 Leroy Quintana
1726 Nitant Kenkre
1628 Jeff Sallade

1600 Oren Stevens
1553 Rick Lass
1494 Donald Poston
1477 Julian Trujillo

1475 Jordan Ogas
1372 Chad Robert Frantz
1327 Art Byers
1286 Dan Tellez

1158 Krishan Bhakta
1067 Harsh Bhundiya
965 Henry Poston
963 Ian Scott

926 Jeffery Jones
876 Max Corliss
809 Campbell Galon
785 Dimitri Lopez

754 Philip Ionkov
740 Alex Ionkov
736 Andrew Corliss
609 Marcos Sanchez

542 Victor Popa Simil
450 Summer Bronson
360 Andrei Popa Simil
188 Logan Douglass

updated entry list

Not including what may be in the mail, here is an updated entry list as of Tuesday evening.

2023 Carlos Santillan
1850 Jim Johnston
1804 Caleb Jaquish
1769 Sam Dooley
1726 Nitant Kenkre
1600 Oren Stevens
1532 Donald Poston
1475 Jordan Ogas
1372 Chad Robert Frantz
1303 Art Byers
1286 Dan Tellez
1084 Harsh Bhundiya
966 Henry Poston
930 Ian Lucero
828 Alex Ionkov
811 Philip Ionkov
809 Campbell Galon
785 Dimitri Lopez
542 Victor Popa Simil
360 Andrei Popa Simil

We have a few entries so far, listed below. Please remember there will be no onsite entries for this tournament, and that the starting time is later than last year's were. Registration is from 10:00-10:20. Rounds begin at 10:30.

You can signup using PayPal,or mail a check to SF Rooks, POB 4764, SF NM 87502. Please feel free to email me or call me at 505-920-0540 to let me know you are entering.

Here are the entries thus far. Ratings are approximate, and will be confirmed prior to the event. I will also play if needed to round out a quad. Alternately, the lowest "quad" may be done as a swiss style with the odd number of players.

1850 Jim Johnston
1600 Oren Stevens
1303 Art Byers
1286 Dan Tellez
785 Dimitri Lopez
930 Ian Lucero
809 Campbell Galon

Also, please note we have confirmed the Southside Library for the September 11 event.
The Southside library is at the corner of Jaguar Drive and Country Club Drive. It is most easily accessed from the north and south by using the bypass (Highway 599), then taking Airport Road east to Country Club, which is located just past the golf course on the right. Turn right and the library will be on the left as you approach Jaguar Dr.

It has been pointed out by a couple of folks that it doesn't exactly make sense to have a four round octagon in terms of getting to a clear winner. For me the point of these late summer/early fall tournaments isn't necessarily for players to be focused on winning the section, but rather as an opportunity to get in a number of good games with other players in their ratings range in advance of the upcoming Santa Fe Open (September 25-26) and New Mexico Open (Nov 6-7). (See www.nmchess.org for details on those).

One last note. The October 23 tournament with G/120 is also designed with the NM Open in mind. However, for those of you who think G/120 is way too long, we will probably also offer shorter time controls. I am thinking about a morning match and an afternoon match at G/45 or G/50, for a total of four games (two each versus two opponents).

Thanks also go out to NMCO for agreeing to sponsor SF Rooks tournaments.

As always, your input about format, location, etc., is welcome.