Ashish and Erik took part in a FIDE event in Iowa over the w-end. Erik lost the first round to Matt Anzis (1769), but finished strong to tie for first place with 4.5/6.0 and a rating of 2194.
Ashish finished with 4.0/6.0 with one loss(Pete Karagianis 2210) and two draws.
Initially the tournament was only open to players with a FIDE rating or Iowa players with ratings over 2000, but since the turn out was low, the requirements were relaxed. There were only 12 players; with 6 rounds there were some interesting pairings.
15 year old Matt Anzis gained the most points, he broke into class-A with a gain of 67 points(1769 ->1836). In addition to beating Erik he also beat FM Aleksander Stamnov from IL. That should move him to around 50th place in the USCF age 15 list
Click here for USCF results
Congratulations to Erik for first place!
ReplyDeletecongrats to the organisers for doing a fine job of hosting another fide event in chicago. Despite the low turnout of 12 players Im sure the event was great and everyone enjoyed themselves. Keep up promoting chess in Iowa guys...
ReplyDeleteJon Burgess
Every round was on time, great conditions, good TD's, and great organizer. I would recommend these events to anyone who wants to get a FIDE. I had a blast, unfortunately I did not do as well as I hoped.
ReplyDelete---Ashish
Hi Ivan,
ReplyDeleteI told Matt he made your blog and he was happy until I told him that he was referred to only as 'a 1769'. He'll be glad to see his name on screen. See you soon.
Hank
Nice blog! There's a lot of information and news. I'll add to my sidebar soon.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck on your path towards 2000!
Matt (2t's) turned 15 in December. He is now starting to drive.....
ReplyDeleteHank
corrections made
ReplyDeleteAshish,
ReplyDeleteI was wondering about these touranements:
2007 Milwaukee City Champion
2006 Milwaukee City Champion
Were they USCF rated?
BRUZ
The highest score from Milwaukee at the Thompson Memorial is the City Champion.
ReplyDeleteAV
I finalized my FIDE rating at this event! Thank you to the organizers!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is the highest score from the Cedric Thompson Memorial. For people who live in Milwaukee. I won it in 2006 and was higest Milwaukee Score in 2007.
ReplyDeleteAshish Vaja
Not sure who the other post was from, another Ashish Vaja :)
Good work Erik. Another good sign of what is to come from Wisconsin (Erik seems to do most of his playing around these parts) players in 2008.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing many different players reach their goals this year and will work hard to be one of them.
Indeed, Erik is the next WI master! Jim, see you next weekend.
ReplyDeleteAV
Actualy Erik has already hit the master rating before, if only for a little while
ReplyDeleteSure, but at the moment he full 6 points weaker than Jeff Cooper!
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