Santa Fe Open on October 20th

Our next event is the Santa Fe Open.  We will play 4 rounds G/45 + 5 secs delay.  Rounds are at 10:15, 11:45, 2:15 and 4.  2 sections....Open and U 1500.  Note that this time we will be back in the La Farge library on Llano St.  Entry is $10.  As usual you can send me your check to Santa Fe Rooks, or send me an email to say you are coming and then pay at the door.

FRIDAY  A M  ...We can only fit 32 players in the library. Please check that we still have space if you wish to enter on Friday night or Saturday.

PLAYER LIST:
OPEN
Carlos Santillan    2003
Andrew Flores     1911
Jarvis Billy           1829
V M Kenkre       1795
Jim Johnston        1776
Julian Trujillo        1693
Holly McRoberts  1615
Donald Poston      1576

U1500
Stephen Aarons    1475
Gregory Strickin   1430
Robert Scott         1415
Jerry Nabb           1399
Victor Lopez         1371
Henry Poston        1354
Anthony Soria        1271
Vo Do                   1270
Aubrey O'Neal      1230
Andrei Popa-Simil  1187
Scout Veitch          1182
Victor Popa Simil   1170
Ming-Yuan Lo       1115
Della Carter            939
Dimitri Lopez          915
Elizabeth Cooper    914
Willow Letard        726  
John Letard            718
Esmael Valdez        unr.

Player list

For the August 18th matches we are expecting:
Andrew Flores       1925
Tim Martinson        1897
Bill Frank               1860
Jarvis Billy              1814
V M Kenkre          1801
Jim Johnston           1762
Robert Hampton     1761
Bird Thompson       1622
Holly McRoberts    1614
Dan Tellez              1364
Mike Martinson      1283
Alfredo Vigil            887
Craig Stamm            866
Nikki Carter            803

If you need directions scroll down to info for the blitz tourney

Match - ups on August 18th

On the 18th at the Southside library in Santa Fe you can play a rated match against the player whose rating is closest to yours.  G/90 + 5 secs delay.  One game B and 1 game W.  1st round starts at 10:30.  2nd round is scheduled for 2:30 but can be moved up if your 1st game finishes early. To enter send a check for $10 to SFR or you could email me to say that you are coming and then arrive on time to pay at the door.
This tournament provides a good opportunity to warm up for the NM Open in September AND is the last chance to gain a few more NM Cup points for 2012

Combined Blitz and Quick - Results

16 players showed up at the library on Saturday.  The Blitz tournament was won by Jeremiah Miller and Ian Maclellan.  Chad Schneider won the G/15.  When all the scores were combined, Jeremiah and Chad shared 1st and 2nd place prizes while Colin Redman took the U1100 $  Congrats to all!

Blitz scores:
7    Ian Maclellan, Jeremiah Miller
6    Thomas Mathine, Bird Thompson, John Boyd, Chad Schneider
5     Brock Romero
4    Wayne Hatcher, Sam Dooley, Harsh Bhundiya, Colin Redman,
2   Pravin Agarwal
1     Scout Veitch, Craig Stamm, David Hanaur,
0  Elizabeth Cooper

Quick scores:
4.5    Chad Schneider
4       Wayne Hatcher
3.5    Thomas Mathine, Bird Thompson, Jeremiah Miller
3       Sam Dooley,  Ian Maclellan, Colin Redman, Jim Johnston,
2.5    John Boyd,  
2       Harsh Bhundiya,   Elizabeth Cooper,  Craig Stamm, 
1       Scout Veitch,   Pravin Agarwal, 
.5      David Hanaur
There were 8 blitz games and 5 G/15.  So the top combined scores were:
10.5    Chad, Jeremiah
10       Ian
9.5      Thomas, Bird
8.5       John
8         Wayne
7          Colin, Sam

Hope to see you all at our match ups on August 18th

Players and Directions

For the G/5 and G/15 tournament we are expecting:
Thomas Mathine       1852
Wayne Hatcher         1823
Sam Dooley              1784
Jim Johnston             1703
Tad Snediker            1669
Jeremiah Miller          1651
Bird Thompson         1622
Harsh Bhundiya         1482
Scout Veitch              1100
Colin Redman           1093
Elizabeth Cooper      1007
Annabelle Romero      982
Craig Stamm              861
Pravin Agarwal          Unr.

To get to the southside library:
From in town go all the way down Cerrillos. Pass the auto park and soon go R on Jaguar Drive.  Stay on it for 2 miles when the library appears on your R.  Make 2 R turns into the parking lot.
From ABQ...From I-25 take the 599 ring road sign posted to Los Alamos. At the 2nd light turn R onto Airport Rd.  Just past the golf course go R on Country Club Rd.  The library will emerge on the L

TOURNAMENT ON JULY 14th

Thanks to all who played in the May Octos.
I have now booked the Southside library for our combined Blitz and G/15 tournament on July 14th.
We will play 4 double rounds of Blitz in the morning, 1st round starts at 10:15.  We will follow the updated USCF Blitz rules. (see the uschess.com website....updates to the rule book...last 3 pages)
Starting at 1:30 we will play a 5 round swiss tournament at G/15 + 3 seconds delay. Cash prizes for the best combined scores from both tourneys. 
This tournament is NOT USCF rated.  You are guaranteed to lose ZERO rating points!  Those who are no longer current members can play in this event. I hope to have 2 sections

Players and directions

For May 12th we are expecting:

Sam Dooley 1919
Wayne Hatcher 1909
Jim Johnston 1811
Don Mulcahy 1730
Jeff Sallade 1719
Holly McRoberts 1665
Derek Cunningham 1627
Julian Trujillo 1586

Harsh Bhundiya 1529
Steve Aarons 1475
Matthew Niemiec 1437
Dan Tellez 1358
Jerry Nabb 1337
Gabe Maestas 1334
Heidi Darsey 1144
Colin Redman 1139

Elizabeth Cooper 879
Jordan Ortiz 826
Penny Darsey 757
Willow Letard 495
Della Carter 399
John Letard 175
Ian Williamson Unr.
James Timberlake Unr.


The library is on Llano street betwen Siringo and St. Michaels. If you are coming into town on the I-25 the St Francis exit is closed for repairs. From ABQ take the Cerrillos exit... from the north get off at Old Pecos trail...and in either case stay on it until you reach St Michaels.