Shaking Off the Rust! (LWL 26 Wk. 1 Update)
Round one started with six players expected to play, and grew to 10 that night! We have three players joining round two after their first-round BYE. With three players joining us in round two, we have updated standings, club ratings, projected round two pairings, and some club-level analysis to recap round one.
(Late entrants still welcome! To register: CCC LWL 26 Registration Form)
Round One Recap - USCF Section:
| Rank | Player Name | Rating (USCF) | Total Score |
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 |
Anthony Thompson Trey Opp Tate Alexander Calder Feinstein Lenden Rhodes Michael Personick Colin Parker Oliver Shreeve Daniel Avila Derek Pennington |
1394 662p8 NEW NEW 1246 811p5 NEW NEW NEW NEW |
1 1 1 1 .5 .5 .5 0 0 0 |
In the fight for first in the USCF section, we have the return of Trey Opp, after four months away from competition, tied with Tate Alexander and Calder Feinstein, who are both competing in their first USCF-rated league ever! Also in first, we have Anthony Thompson, who received a full-point BYE due to an odd number of players during round one pairings, and played a house game with late-entrant and first-timer, Colin Parker, which ended after Colin played big risks in a drawn endgame, giving Anthony the win.
Colin Parker received a half-point BYE as a late entrant and is tied in second with Lenden Rhodes and Michal Personick, joining the league in round two. In third, we have newcomers Oliver Shreeve, Daniel Avila, and Derek Pennington, looking to join the pack here in round two.
Round One Recap - Community Section:
|
Rank |
Player Name | Club Rating (CR) | Total Score |
| 1 1 1 2 |
Donald Lewis Robert Stern Ted Stern Connor Park |
900 900 900 900 |
.5 .5 .5 0 |
In the Community section, we have a close start with Donald Lewis joining the league in round two, with Ted and Robert Stern, a family duo, who both drew a game against me, Daniel Munoz, in a two-game simul!
Round One Results:
| Board No. | White Player | Black Player | Result |
| 1 2 3 4* 5** 6** |
Trey Opp Daniel Avila Derek Pennington Colin Parker Robert Stern Ted Stern |
Oliver Shreeve Tate Alexander Calder Feinstein Anthony Thompson Daniel Munoz Daniel Munoz |
1-0 0-1 0-1 .5F-1F .5-.5 .5-.5 |
* = House Game; result: 0-1
** = Club rated games to prevent family to be paired together.
All games are club-rated. Club Ratings are updated and posted here: Club Ratings (CR)
(Note: USCF games are submitted at the end of the tournament for rating.)
Round Two: (all games are subject to change)
| Board No. | White Player | Black Player |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6* |
Anthony Thompson Calder Feinstein Lenden Rhodes Oliver Shreeve Donald Lewis Ted Stern |
Tate Alexander Trey Opp Michael Personick Colin Parker Robert Stern Daniel Avila |
* = House game (odd number of players in both sections; game will be club-rated)
Game Analysis:
In the house game between Colin Parker and Anthony Thompson, Anthony played a solid game but missed some major tactical and strategic chances. The game was almost drawn under time pressure, but Colin gave Anthony control of the endgame and went on to win.
And at board three, Derek Pennington played against Calder Feinstein in an aggressive game from both sides, where Calder shares his notes after playing almost mistake-free until blundering a winning position on move 18, allowing a window for Derek to fight back. Unfortunately, Calder was able to recover and finish off their opponent, with checkmate on move 29.
