Chess Tournament Crosstables

I have recently been re certified as a Local Tournament Director by the US Chess Federation and have run two chess tournaments as the chief TD in each. I have had some formatting problems with this blog, but the information that is available to me is posted below. Clickable links in the crosstables will allow my readers to get more information on the players listed below. I have posted what I have for all of the tournaments that I have run as the chief TD since 1996 and the results of a few that I have played in before getting re certified.

The hosting company for most of my websites seems to have gone out of business. Until I can get my sites moved to new servers I will have my chess site down.

Tampa
Bay Fall Open

 

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 Pair | Player Name                    |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 

 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)      | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 

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    1 | LYUBOMIR T GOSPODINOV          |4.0  |W   7|W   2|W   3|W   5|

   FL | 13398238 / R: 1775   ->1823    |N:2  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1720   ->1774    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    2 | ROBERT B CLARK                 |2.5  |W   6|L   1|W   7|D   3|

   FL | 12717539 / R: 1736   ->1737    |N:3  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1709   ->1703    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    3 | TIMOTEY DIMITROV GOSPODINOV    |2.5  |W   8|W   5|L   1|D   2|

   FL | 13797483 / R: 1694   ->1701    |N:3  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1631   ->1643    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    4 | KEVIN A STEVENS                |2.0  |D   5|L   7|D   6|W   8|

   FL | 12579504 / R: 1378   ->1419    |N:4  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1359   ->1382    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    5 | MICHAEL R SEROVEY              |1.5  |D   4|L   3|W   8|L   1|

   FL | 10235278 / R: 1562   ->1552    |N:4  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1557   ->1541    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    6 | TRUMAN HOANG                   |1.5  |L   2|L   8|D   4|W   7|

   FL | 14234767 / R: 1509   ->1497    |N:4  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1374   ->1376    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    7 | JEROME YORK                    |1.0  |L   1|W   4|L   2|L   6|

   FL | 12600812 / R: 1559   ->1537    |     |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1459   ->1440    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    8 | DYLAN SUNJIC                   |1.0  |L   3|W   6|L   5|L   4|

   FL | 14194190 / R: 1487   ->1463    |     |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1452   ->1423    |     |     |     |     |     |

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Guavaween Open

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 Pair |
Player Name                    |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|

 Num  |
USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)      | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |

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1
|

COREY ACOR                    
|3.5  |W   7|W   6|W   3|H   0|

   FL |
12788211 / R: 2215   ->2216    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 2184   ->2185    |     |     |     |     |     |

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2
|

JOSHUA WILLIAM KENNEDY        
|3.0  |W   5|L   3|W   7|W   6|

   FL |
14462950 / R: 1670   ->1674    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 1572   ->1586    |     |     |     |     |     |

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3
|

TRUMAN HOANG                  
|3.0  |W   4|W   2|L   1|W   7|

   FL |
14234767 / R: 1461   ->1598    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 1346   ->1513    |     |     |     |     |     |

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4
|

ANDRES HERNANDEZ     
         |2.0  |L   3|W   5|W   6|U   0|

   FL |
13460747 / R: 1847   ->1833    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 1860   ->1844    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    5
|

ROSHAN JAYARAMAN              
|2.0  |L   2|L   4|W   8|B   0|

   FL |
14689114 / R: 1372P20->1365P23 |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 1371P25->1361    |     |     |     |     |     |

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6
|

MICHAEL R SEROVEY             
|1.0  |W   8|L   1|L   4|L   2|

   FL |
10235278 / R: 1552   ->1536    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 1541   ->1522    |     |     |     |     |     |

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7
|

TERRANCE M FEENEY             
|1.0  |L   1|W   8|L   2|L   3|

   FL |
13961137 / R: 1521   ->1499    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q: 1491   ->1463    |     |     |     |     |     |

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8
|

BENSON WALENT                 
|0.0  |L   6|L   7|L   5|U   0|

   FL |
14088988 / R:  849   -> 843    |     |     |     |     |     |

     
|            Q:  834   -> 828    |     |     |     |     |     |

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Prepared November 1, 2011 17:50:06

 

Event ID:        201110292501

Event Name:      GUAVAWEEN OPEN

Location:        TAMPA FL 33617    

Event Dates:     2011-10-29 - 2011-10-29

Stats:           1 Section, 8 Players, 14 Games

Affiliate:       A6020214 HOFFER'S CHESS ACADEMY

Chief TD:        10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Asst Chief TD:   

 

 

Section:         1 OPEN

Section Dates:   2011-10-29 - 2011-10-29

Sec Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec Asst Chef TD: 12450312 MICHAEL HOFFER

Stats:           4 Rounds, 8 Players, 14 Games, Swiss

Rating Stats:    Dual Rated Full K

Dates:           Received: 2011-10-29, Entered: 2011-10-29,
Rated: 2011-10-29

Re-Rated:        2011-10-29

 

USCF ID PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE POST--R PRERATE
POST--Q   1     2     3     4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- -------
------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

12788211    1 ACOR, COREY       FL 2215*   2216*   2184*  
2185*   W---7 W---6 W---3 H---0  3.5

14462950    2 KENNEDY, JOSHUA W FL 1670*   1674*   1572*  
1586*   W---5 L---3 W---7 W---6  3.0

14234767    3 HOANG, TRUMAN     FL 1461*   1598*   1346*  
1513*   W---4 W---2 L---1 W---7  3.0

13460747    4 HERNANDEZ, ANDRES FL 1847*   1833*   1860*  
1844*   L---3 W---5 W---6 U---0  2.0

14689114    5 JAYARAMAN, ROSHAN FL 1372/20 1365/23 1371/25
1361*   L---2 L---4 W---8 B---0  2.0

10235278    6 SEROVEY, MICHAEL  FL 1552*   1536*   1541*  
1522*   W---8 L---1 L---4 L---2  1.0

13961137    7 FEENEY, TERRANCE  FL 1521*   1499*   1491*  
1463*   L---1 W---8 L---2 L---3  1.0

14088988    8 WALENT, BENSON    FL  849*    843*    834*   
828*   L---6 L---7 L---5 U---0  0.0

 

 

FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PREP

 

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 Pair | Player Name                    |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round| 

 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)      | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  | 

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    1 | JOSHUA WILLIAM KENNEDY         |3.0  |W   6|L   3|W   4|W   5|

   FL | 14462950 / R: 1668   ->1675    |N:3  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1541   ->1572    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    2 | SCOTT GREGORY RAYMOND          |2.5  |D   5|L   4|W   6|W   3|

   FL | 13197836 / R: 1781   ->1765    |N:4  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1666   ->1657    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    3 | TERRANCE M FEENEY              |2.5  |W   4|W   1|D   5|L   2|

   FL | 13961137 / R: 1406   ->1521    |N:3  |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1381   ->1491    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    4 | ROBERT B CLARK                 |2.0  |L   3|W   2|L   1|W   6|

   FL | 12717539 / R: 1758   ->1736    |     |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1738   ->1709    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    5 | MICHAEL R SEROVEY              |2.0  |D   2|W   6|D   3|L   1|

   FL | 10235278 / R: 1567   ->1562    |     |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q: 1572   ->1557    |     |     |     |     |     |

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    6 | MICHAEL CUI                    |0.0  |L   1|L   5|L   2|L   4|

   FL | 14010352 / R:  923   -> 920    |     |     |     |     |     |

      |            Q:  756   -> 754    |     |     |     |     |     |

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Prepared November 1, 2011 17:49:48

 

Event
ID:        201110230701

Event
Name:      OCTOBER SCHOLASTIC CHESS

Location:        TAMPA FL 33617

Event
Dates:     2011-10-23 - 2011-10-23

Stats:           2 Sections, 20 Players, 34 Games

Affiliate:       A6020214 HOFFER'S CHESS ACADEMY

Chief
TD:        10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Asst
Chief TD:   

 

 

Section:         1 U800

Section
Dates:   2011-10-23 - 2011-10-23

Sec
Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec
Asst Chf TD: 12450312 MICHAEL HOFFER

Stats:           4 Rounds, 7 Players, 12 Games, Swiss

Rating
Stats:    Dual Rated Full K

Dates:           Received: 2011-10-24, Entered: 2011-10-24, Rated: 2011-10-24

Re-Rated:        2011-10-25

 

USCF ID
PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE POST--R PRERATE POST--Q   1     2     3    
4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- -----
----- ----- -----

14088988    1 WALENT, BENSON    FL  690*    849*    667*    834*   W---5 W---3
W---2 W---4  4.0

14496540    2 REGISTER, MATTHEW FL  731/16  734/20  722/16  725/20 W---4 W---7
L---1 W---6  3.0

14496356    3 MASON, MICHAEL AN FL  698*    696*    690*    687*   W---6 L---1
W---5 B---0  3.0

14688786    4 THIVIERGE, MARK T FL  586/08  562/12  573/08  550/12 L---2 W---6
W---7 L---1  2.0

14688771    5 THIVIERGE, ERIC J FL  425/08  418/11  415/08  409/11 L---1 B---0
L---3 W---7  2.0

14496445    6 CORSO, ANTHONY    FL  345/24  312*    338/24  304*   L---3 L---4
B---0 L---2  1.0

14460644    7 BIKKASANI, TEJ    FL  116/12  116/15  116/12  116/15 B---0 L---2
L---4 L---5  1.0

 

 

Section:         2 O800

Section
Dates:   2011-10-23 - 2011-10-23

Sec
Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec
Asst Chef TD: 12450312 MICHAEL HOFFER

Stats:           4 Rounds, 13 Players, 22 Games, Swiss

Rating
Stats:    Dual Rated Full K

Dates:           Received: 2011-10-24, Entered: 2011-10-24, Rated: 2011-10-24

Re-Rated:        2011-10-25

 

USCF ID
PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE POST--R PRERATE POST--Q   1     2     3    
4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ----- -----
----- ----- -----

13398238    1 GOSPODINOV, LYUBO FL 1846*   1827*   1788*   1769*   L---4 W---5
W---3 W---7  3.0

13640761    2 MASON, DAVID SMITH FL 1441*   1464*   1411*   1430*   W---7 W---4
W---6 L---3  3.0

14689114    3 JAYARAMAN, ROSHAN FL 1318/16 1372/20 1331/21 1371/25 W--11 W--12
L---1 W---2  3.0

14030857    4 PETERS, ZACHARY S FL 1231*   1349*   1208*   1318*   W---1 L---2
W---8 W---9  3.0

14234710    5 ELLSTROM, GAVIN   FL  824*   1029*    756*    967*   B---0 L---1
W---9 W---6  3.0

14234767    6 HOANG, TRUMAN     FL 1497*   1461*   1376*   1346*   W--13 W---9
L---2 L---5  2.0

14166813    7 NEWMAN, JACOB     FL 1156*   1196*   1133*   1166*   L---2 W--13
W--12 L---1  2.0

14166807    8 NEWMAN, ZACHARY   FL  985*    995*    954*    956*   L---9 B---0
L---4 W--12  2.0

13728646    9 LEVISON, JOSHUA   FL 1393*   1329*   1305*   1240*   W---8 L---6
L---5 L---4  1.0

13967363   10 STAMAT, CHRISTOPHER FL 1258*   1180*   1230*   1148*   L--12 L--11
B---0 U---0  1.0

14278835   11 BARRICK, STEPHEN  FL  876*    923*    850*    898*   L---3 W--10
U---0 U---0  1.0

14010352   12 CUI, MICHAEL      FL  920*    930*    754*    802*   W--10 L---3
L---7 L---8  1.0

14209413   13 NAIR, JACOB E     FL 1235*   1200*   1219*   1177*   L---6 L---7
U---0 U---0  0.0



 

Prepared November 1, 2011 17:50:01

 

Event
ID:        199812057270

Event
Name:      HCC FALL OPEN

Location:        TAMPA FL 33617

Event
Dates:     1998-12-05 - 1998-12-05

Stats:           1 Section, 20 Players, 39 Games

Affiliate:       G6013346 HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CC

Chief
TD:        10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Asst
Chief TD:   

Other
TDs:       12542331 ALEXANDER A AMBRIOSO

 

 

Section:         1 OPEN

Section
Dates:   1998-12-05 - 1998-12-05

Sec
Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec
Asst Chef TD: 12542331 ALEXANDER A AMBRIOSO

Stats:           4 Rounds, 20 Players, 39 Games, Swiss

Rating
Stats:    Regular Ratings Full K

Dates:           Received: 1998-12-15, Entered: 1998-12-30, Rated: 1999-01-06

 

USCF ID
PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE PSTRATE   1     2     3     4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

10703565    1 GREENE, CHARLES   FL 2127*   2141*   W--19 W---8 W---6 W---5  4.0

10126142    2 MILLER, PERETZ    FL 2222*   2208*   W--10 W--14 L---5 W---7  3.0

12558712    3 OWOSINA, TOLANI A FL 2161*   2161*   H---0 W--10 D---4 W---9  3.0

12242070    4 SCHERMAN, ANDREW  FL 2102*   2092*   W--11 D---7 D---3 W--12  3.0

12600066    5 SANCHEZ, ROBERTO  FL 2088*   2098*   W--15 W---9 W---2 L---1  3.0

12603968    6 JACOBS, DAVID G   HI 1719*   1721*   W--12 W--17 L---1 W--11  3.0

12742081    7 HERNANDEZ, LUIS   FL 1631*   1665*   W--18 D---4 W--14 L---2  2.5

12625504    8 MYERS, MICHAEL    FL 1629*   1599*   W--20 L---1 L--12 W--17  2.0

12735513    9 BUGIA, GEBER R    FL 1627/13 1648/17 W--13 L---5 W--17 L---3  2.0

12684122   10 DACANAY, RENATO   FL 1553*   1566*   L---2 L---3 W--13 W--18  2.0

20050103   11 BAILEY, SIMON F   FL 1298*   1310*   L---4 W--20 W--18 L---6  2.0

12666059   12 GOBBIS, MICHAEL J SC 1190*   1236*   L---6 W--19 W---8 L---4  2.0

12756541   13 MALA, ARMEND      FL    0/00 1436/04 L---9 W--15 L--10 W--19  2.0

12439808   14 PAREE, LOYD A     FL 1710*   1679*   W--16 L---2 L---7 D--15  1.5

12655738   15 YOUNG, JONATHAN H FL 1382*   1382*   L---5 L--13 W--20 D--14  1.5

12691684   16 LUCIANNO, VICTOR  FL 1129*   1114*   L--14 L--18 L--19 W--20  1.0

12725802   17 CROCIATA, JONATHAN FL  925/05 1053/08 B---0 L---6 L---9 L---8  1.0

12756540   18 MALA, EDMOND      FL    0/00 1203/04 L---7 W--16 L--11 L--10  1.0

12748156   19 BERRYMAN, BOB     FL    0/00 1259/04 L---1 L--12 W--16 L--13  1.0

12726059   20 WATERS, JOHN R    FL    0/00  960/04 L---8 L--11 L--15 L--16  0.0

Prepared November 1, 2011 17:50:09

 

Event
ID:        199804258020

Event
Name:      HCC SPRING OPEN

Location:        TAMPA FL 33630-3030

Event
Dates:     1998-04-25 - 1998-04-25

Stats:           1 Section, 12 Players, 24 Games

Affiliate:       G6013346 HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CC

Chief
TD:        10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Asst
Chief TD:   

Other
TDs:       12542331 ALEXANDER A AMBRIOSO

 

 

Section:         1

Section
Dates:   1998-04-25 - 1998-04-25

Sec
Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec
Asst Chef TD: 12542331 ALEXANDER A AMBRIOSO

Stats:           4 Rounds, 12 Players, 24 Games, Swiss

Rating
Stats:    Regular Ratings Full K

Dates:           Received: 1998-05-01, Entered: 1998-05-07, Rated: 1998-05-12

 

USCF ID
PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE PSTRATE   1     2     3     4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

12600066    1 SANCHEZ, ROBERTO  FL 2101*   2113*   W---6 W---4 D---2 W---5  3.5

12742081    2 HERNANDEZ, LUIS   FL    0/00 2078/04 W--11 W---3 D---1 W---6  3.5

12556704    3 WHITE, DANIEL L   FL 1739*   1752*   W---8 L---2 W---9 W---7  3.0

10157552    4 NEEDHAM, JOHN V   FL 1780*   1794*   W---7 L---1 D---5 W---9  2.5

11441653    5 MASON, MIKE W     FL 1981*   1951*   D---9 W--10 D---4 L---1  2.0

12625504    6 MYERS, MICHAEL    FL 1623*   1633*   L---1 W--12 W--10 L---2  2.0

12605052    7 BIEZUNSKI, JEFFREY FL 1524*   1543*   L---4 W---8 W--11 L---3  2.0

12717539    8 CLARK, ROBERT B   FL    0/00 1422/04 L---3 L---7 W--12 W--10  2.0

12605018    9 BIEZUNSKI, EMANUEL FL 1470*   1496*   D---5 W--11 L---3 L---4  1.5

12522321   10 BURGOS, FERNANDO  FL 1686/08 1581/12 W--12 L---5 L---6 L---8  1.0

12684122   11 DACANAY, RENATO   FL 1647*   1600*   L---2 L---9 L---7 W--12  1.0

12703999   12 MILANES, JAVIER A FL  615/06  833/10 L--10 L---6 L---8 L--11  0.0

 

Prepared November 1, 2011 17:50:11

 

Event
ID:        199705038530

Event
Name:      HILLSBOROUGH CC SPRING OPEN

Location:        TAMPA FL 33619

Event
Dates:     1997-05-03 - 1997-05-03

Stats:           1 Section, 8 Players, 16 Games

Affiliate:       G6013346 HILLSBOROUGH COMM COLLEGE CC

Chief
TD:        10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Asst
Chief TD:   

Other
TDs:       12542331 ALEXANDER A AMBRIOSO

 

 

Section:         1 1

Section
Dates:   1997-05-03 - 1997-05-03

Sec
Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec
Asst Chief TD: 12542331 ALEXANDER A AMBRIOSO

Stats:           4 Rounds, 8 Players, 16 Games, Swiss

Rating
Stats:    Regular Ratings Full K

Dates:           Received: 1997-05-12, Entered: 1997-05-30, Rated: 1997-06-03

 

USCF ID
PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE PSTRATE   1     2     3     4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

12600066    1 SANCHEZ, ROBERTO  FL 2155*   2161*   W---5 W---3 W---2 D---4  3.5

10703565    2 GREENE, CHARLES   FL 2118*   2103*   W---7 W---6 L---1 D---3  2.5

11441653    3 MASON, MIKE W     FL 1963*   1964*   W---8 L---1 W---6 D---2  2.5

12542331    4 AMBRIOSO, ALEXANDER FL 1601*   1609*   L---6 W---7 W---5 D---1 
2.5

12564226    5 MACIEJEWSKI, JEREMY NC 1457*   1457*   L---1 W---8 L---4 W---7 
2.0

12684122    6 DACANAY, RENATO   FL 1342/04 1525/08 W---4 L---2 L---3 W---8  2.0

12681478    7 CROUSE, DENNIS JA FL 1209*   1197*   L---2 L---4 D---8 L---5  0.5

12636628    8 COLANGELO, DOMINIC FL 1150*   1144*   L---3 L---5 D---7 L---6  0.5

 

Prepared November 1, 2011 17:50:15

 

Event
ID:        199612072930

Event
Name:      HCC FALL OPEN

Location:        BRANDON FL 33619

Event
Dates:     1996-12-07 - 1996-12-07

Stats:           1 Section, 19 Players, 33 Games

Affiliate:       G6013346 HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CC

Chief
TD:        10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Asst
Chief TD:   

 

 

Section:         1

Section
Dates:   1996-12-07 - 1996-12-07

Sec
Chief TD:    10235278 MICHAEL R SEROVEY

Sec
Asst Chief TD: 

Stats:           4 Rounds, 19 Players, 33 Games, Swiss

Rating
Stats:    Regular Ratings Full K

Dates:           Received: 1996-12-17, Entered: 1996-12-30, Rated: 1997-01-02

 

USCF ID
PAIR       NAME        ST PRERATE PSTRATE   1     2     3     4   TOTAL

-------- ---- ----------------- -- ------- ------- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

12600066    1 SANCHEZ, ROBERTO  FL 2163*   2173*   W--15 W--16 W---3 W---2  4.0

12603751    2 BORGES, LAURO R      2033*   2024*   W--10 W---4 W---5 L---1  3.0

10240387    3 HIERS, JAMES MICHAEL FL 1744*   1743*   W--12 W--11 L---1 W---7 
3.0

12603968    4 JACOBS, DAVID G   HI 1404*   1415*   W--19 L---2 W--11 W--12  3.0

12605052    5 BIEZUNSKI, JEFFREY FL 1219*   1301*   W--13 W---8 L---2 W--10  3.0

12641186    6 ANGLEN, GREGORY   FL 1019*   1071*   L--14 B---0 W--15 W--17  3.0

12674954    7 ANDERSON, BRADLEY FL  890/15 1040/18 B---0 W--14 W---8 L---3  3.0

12627922    8 COSTIN, J         FL 1811*   1753*   W--17 L---5 L---7 W--16  2.0

12536018    9 HARD, ANDREW M    FL 1524*   1477*   L--11 L--12 B---0 W--15  2.0

12628581   10 GALBRAITH, SCOTT  FL 1330*   1332*   L---2 W--19 W--14 L---5  2.0

12636628   11 COLANGELO, DOMINIC FL 1107*   1157*   W---9 L---3 L---4 W--14  2.0

12627156   12 LEE, JOSHUA C     MA 1104*   1153*   L---3 W---9 W--16 L---4  2.0

10312914   13 TRAPP, RICHARD G  FL 1840*   1800*   L---5 D--17 X---0 U---0  1.5

12641826   14 FULP, WILLIAM J   FL 1426*   1353*   W---6 L---7 L--10 L--11  1.0

12624652   15 LOUCHTCHIK, TARAS FL 1402*   1364*   L---1 W--18 L---6 L---9  1.0

12628690   16 CROOKSTON, STEPHEN FL 1383*   1355*   W--18 L---1 L--12 L---8  1.0

12605018   17 BIEZUNSKI, EMANUEL FL 1330*   1315*   L---8 D--13 U---0 L---6  0.5

12695538   18 BASHLINE, JASON   FL  763/04  840/06 L--16 L--15 U---0 U---0  0.0

12697135   19 GREENWALD, CHRIST FL    0/00  967/02 L---4 L--10 U---0 U---0  0.0

 

Mike Serovey, MA, MISM

Scholastic Chess Tournament – Over/Under 800 Sunday, October 23 @ 12-5 pm

Rated USCF Chess Tournament – Scholastic Grades K-12 Only PLEASE RSVP IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND

Tampa Chess Centre at Busch Commercial Plaza, 5035 E. Busch Blvd, Suite 10, Tampa, FL 33617

Entry fee is only $20 if registered three days in advance. $25 on-site (pre-register and save $5).

USCF membership required. You may join on-site. Please bring your own clocks and sets if you have them.

2 Sections by USCF rating: 1. Over 800; 2. Under 800 (includes Unrated)
Time control: GAME 30 minutes for each player, four round Swiss System - no elimination

Registration starts at noon; First round begins (times approximate): 1 pm; R2 2 pm; R3 3 pm; R4 4 pm

Prize money: $200 based on 20 entries per section. Prizes for each section: 1st $100, 2nd $60, 3rd $40

Future Dates: November 13; December 18; January 29; February 26; March 11; April 15; May 13

We have a new feature for our splendid chess parents and siblings while you are waiting for your child’s games to be completed. Vendors will be present outside our tournament area to showcase their products and services for your browsing, including consultation with a Physical Therapist for pain, sports safety, and ergonomics, Massage therapists with chair massage, an Acupuncturist and cold laser treatment, behavioral health/psychological treatment for smoking cessation, Mary Kay makeup, Avon, jewelry & accessories, sports drinks, website services & development, publishers of children's books, etc. They will not impose if you prefer not to receive services. Parents can also schedule ahead of time for Massage Therapy or Acupuncture. The discounted rate for Chess families is $50/hour, $70/1.5 hour for full body massage. Please schedule ahead of time to reserve your space. Any families with your own business, who are interested in having a table, please contact Ginger at for more information or call 813-631-7790. Thank you.

Tampa Chess Centre Club & Classes by Hoffer’s Chess Academy
Official Affiliate of the United States Chess Federation
Push Pawns Not Drugs! Say Yes 2 Chess!

Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30 PM @ Tampa Chess Centre
Busch Commercial Plaza, 5035 E. Busch Blvd., Suite 10, Tampa, Florida 33617
www.Yes2Chess.com - (813) 526-2257 –

Hosting Company Server Down

I discovered early this morning that the server for HostingRevolution.com is down and that all of my web sites hosted with them are down as well. That means that my chess site is down. I can't contact them about this because I can't get access to the help desk or send them an email as long as their server is down. However, I do have a phone number for the owner that he may answer and will call that number if the server is still down tomorrow. If he went out of business then all of the money that I paid him for web site hosting will have been wasted if I can't get a refund!

More on Bad Behavior in Chess

I have copied and pasted below an email from Mike Hoffer about Face Book flaming of a handicapped chess player whose behavior is unacceptable.

Rob Clark's apology for his annoying behavior, written well before the Facebook post in Tampa Bay Chess, is at the bottom of this message. While USCF had requested a day to arrive at a resolution, they now want until next Wednesday in order to contact and receive replies from all of their tournament officials to arrive at their recommendation for Rob's sanctions. The way I see it, we may either feel good about terminating the chess career of an annoying player, or we may feel good about helping someone with a disability become the best he can be by realizing he must observe boundaries if he wants to be a part of things, otherwise there will be heavy consequences. In the future, let's please handle our dirty laundry privately. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS OR CALL ME! For those of you who may have missed my FB reply, I have also added it directly below this note:


We deeply appreciate the support all of you have given to our tournaments. We are indeed very sensitive to the concerns, needs, and desires of our treasured clientele. The situation will be handled appropriately. Those of you who really know me realize that I can be at least as assertive as Francisco Guadalupe. That very evening, immediately after the tournament, I had a long private talk with Rob. He humbly and remorsefully apologized for his part in the conflicts. Yesterday, long before this post on Facebook, Rob had already written a formal apology via email to me promising to everyone this sort of thing will never happen again. I will forward his email to everyone who is involved.

Termination is an extreme measure and sets a dangerous precedent. This is still America. We could easily be sued for a capricious and wrong decision. After conferring with USCF, we propose a suspension, a written apology, and zero tolerance of future inappropriate behavior. USCF told me they will meet today to arrive at a final decision.

Rob suffers from a serious medical condition which is the root of the issue. Jeff stated in the beginning of this thread that Rob will not act out if he consciously realizes they may be heavy consequences. Rob loves competitive chess and said that he would rather die than lose the privilege of playing in chess tournaments because it is one of the few things that gives him joy. Our goal is to help others. Hopefully, we can all help Rob become the best he can be.

Meanwhile, "Tampa Bay Chess on Facebook" is a family-oriented and very public forum intended for event schedules, mirth, merriment, and encouragement. Our endeavor is to increase our following and not to scare people away. In the future, if you have ANY concerns, you all know how to contact me 24/7: Phone 813-526-2257; Email - coachmike@Yes2Chess.com ; Website - www.Yes2Chess.com


----- Forwarded Message -----
From: RC
To: Michael Hoffer
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:03 PM
Subject: In regards to tournament ettiquette and recent events-Att. to J. York, Timo and other parties


Hello, I am replying to recent events that have put me, Robert Clark, in an uncomfortable position. Mike brought it to my attention that people have been complaining about me at the tournament. As to my behavior I will take full responsibility and offer apologies for my mistakes. In the future I promise to act proper and behave as well as anyone at tournaments. To play without disturbing others and only talk OUTSIDE the playing room while matches are in progress. I would sincerely like to start fresh and put all the bad stuff behind us. I know the TD experiences were very uncomfortable for me and I will handle it better without getting upset. I apologize to any of the players who were disturbed by it. I promise to act according to rules on conduct and good behavior- and no cussing. I want to stay on good terms with everyone and practice good sportsmanship. We play for fun but making friends is part of the fun. Be courteous to me and I will return the courtesy. I know the rules and will abide. I hope to see everyone at tournaments and we are there to improve, have fun and interact hopefully as friends. I will stay quiet in playing room and not disturb others concentration- I am serious about chess and want to improve at it. Kindest regards and sincere apologies for any transgressions on my part, your friend in chess and otb, Robert Clark (Tampa resident)


I think that we can all work together to keep chess enjoyable to everyone who plays and learn to help those who need a little extra help with their behavior problems.

Mike Serovey, MA, MISM

Poor Sortsmanship in Chess

I have a game still in progress at Stan's Net Chess. The game can be found at http://www.stansco.com/cgi-bin/nc_game.cgi?500674???. My opponent, ZorMaster a.k.a Natacha Agafya Svetlana Burkov, is refusing to accept a draw in a game the neither of us can win because she is upset with me and is trying to aggravate me as much as she can. She is upset with me for two reasons: 1) She thinks that I used a chess engine against her, and 2) she thinks that my flirting with her was too dirty!

Most of the people that I have played there are so weak that a ten year old with a pocket calculator can beat them! The fact that this game is a draw would indicate that my chess engine is weak, that she is wrong and I did not use an engine, or she used one too! You decide. However, she is one of the few players there that actually gave me a challenge!

I find it so hysterical that a little brat who lives in a country where prostitution is legal thinks that I am "dirty" for saying that she looks good in a bikini that my sides are hurting from laughing! Her understanding of American men and the English language is so poor that she cannot tell the differences between flirting and dirty talk! She also seems to be unaware of the fact that flirting involves a little sexual innuendo! What makes my conversations with her flirting is the fact that what I said would be inappropriate if said to a straight man. I guess that she is too ignorant to get that! Read the conversations between us for yourself and decide if you think that either one of us went too far.

Because two of my last three opponents there have accused me of using a chess engine I will not be renewing my membership in December when it expires!

Mike Serovey on Chess Updated

I have updated my chess site with a new page offering free PDF ebooks on chess and updated the analysis in my game against Clifford Story. The free chess ebooks are older books that fall into the public domain or that have give away rights. Click here to get free chess ebooks.

Over time I will be updating analysis on old games published at my chess site and replacing the old game pages that I accidentally deleted some time ago. Eventually, all of the links on this blog will work!

Mike Serovey Defeats Michael Cui

In spite of my sloppy play against a much lower rated player I managed to win this game on time forfeit. My opponent was a little boy who is one of Mike Hoffer's students. I have used Chess Base 11 and Rybka to find improvements to this game for both sides but will not publish all of that analysis because Mike knows about this blog and my chess site, and so will some of his students.

I drew a higher rated player in Round One of the Florida State Championship Prep tournament and this game is from Round Two, when I was still tired from Round One. One of the problems with being a 1500 rated player in an open tournament is that I usually get paired up in the first round! Win, lose or draw, I usually do not have time to recover from Round One before I have to start Round Two! That happened again here!

This entire game, with analysis and diagrams, can be found at http://mikeseroveyonchess.com/MichaelCui-French.html. Here is the PGN:

[Event "Florida State Championship Prep"]
[Site "Tampa"]
[Date "2011.08.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Serovey, Michael"]
[Black "Cui, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1567"]
[BlackElo "923"]
[Annotator "Michael Serovey"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 a6 11. Re1 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Qf3 Bb4 14. Ne2 Qg4
15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16. Rd1 O-O 17. h3 Nxf2 18. Be3 Nxd1 19. Rxd1 e5 20. a3 Bd6 21. g4
Rf3 22. Be4 Rxe3 23. Bxd5+ Kf8 24. Nc3 Bc5 25. Kg2 Bc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Na4 Be7
28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Nb6 Rb8 30. Nd7+ Kf7 31. Nxb8 Re2+ 32. Kf3 Rxb2 33. Rc3 Kf6 34.
Nxc6 Rb7 35. Nxe7 Rxe7 36. Ke4 Kg5 37. a4 Kh4 38. a5 h5 39. gxh5 Kxh5 40. Rg3
Kh4 41. Rf3 g5 42. Rf5 g4 43. hxg4 Kxg4 44. Rxe5 1-0

Mike Serovey Wins Class "C" Prize in FCA Quick Chess Regional Championship

Yesterday I played in my first FCA membership required chess tournament in a long time. It was a game in 29 minutes time control and the clocks were set to 25 minutes with a 5 second delay.

In Round 1 I had a rematch with Roshan Jayarama and again had White. I again played the English opening and this time we drew. After the game Roshan asked me if I always play the English. The answer is "No", but until he outplays me in the opening there is no need to play anything else against him. I was winning this game until I noticed that I was behind on time and started rushing my moves. I dropped a pawn and then was able to win it back in the time scramble. With nothing left on the board but a King and Rook each I said, "Draw!" not asking for a draw but declaring it one. Of course, Roshan had to agree in order to end the game there and he did.

In Round 2 I again had Black against Terry Feeney. The first time we played I played the Modern defense and Terry missed a chance to win a pawn in the opening. He was better for the first 20 moves or so but eventually lost on time. So, this time I played the Sicilian defense and must have caught Terry sleep walking because he played terribly and quickly lost.

In Round 3 I got my friend Robert Clark and I thought that I would have an easy draw because of the number of times that I have drawn or beaten Rob in the past. I was mistaken because Rob plays for a win in every game, even against friends. I tried something new and it backfired. I now know that in the games with really fast time controls it is best for me to stay with openings that I know well.

In Round 4 I got one of Mike Hoffer's students, Truman Hoang. Before the start of the tournament I overheard Mike telling one of his students that he knew how to beat me and then Mike pointed me out to him. I was warned by Mike that he had prepared something special for me and I believe that it is a new twist on his "chick bone" thing. So, I played the Sicilian defense in order to avoid the prepared line. Truman was about 5 minutes late for the start of this game and eventually blundered in time pressure. I may have lost this one if he had been on time.

I am a little annoyed, flattered and amused all at the same time that Mike is teaching his students how to beat me! I am amused because Mike has yet to beat me in a rated game! He has outplayed me at times in part of our games but blunders in time trouble and gives back any advantage that he may have had! I have yet to see his students handle time trouble any better than he does. I am annoyed because he wants me to do him favors because we are friends yet he is unwilling to share with me the file that he is keeping on me and my games. His paid students learn how to beat me but I have to figure out on my own how to beat them! I wonder if his students know about this blog and my chess site. If they do then they can look up my games going back longer than these little kids have been alive! I am a little flattered that a higher rated player than I am thinks that I am a threat to him and his students!

In the final round I got one of the people who tied for first place, Andres Hernandez. The USCF rules state that because White has a slight advantage with the first move he or she gets his or her choice of playing equipment to include the chess clock. Andres insisted on using his clock even though it was not working correctly. We were at least ten moves into this game when I realized that I was 5 minutes behind on time because my clock was still running when it was my opponent's turn to move! When I called this out we used my clock. I wanted to start the clock with the full 25 minutes but Andres insisted on taking 5 minutes of both side's time. I don't think that I had actually used 5 minutes of my time yet and may have been penalized for agreeing to this. Unfortunately, the tournament director was not nearby at that time. Because I had rushed some of my moves when I thought that I was behind on time due to a defective clock, I went into the time scramble later on down material. I don't mind losing to a higher rated player who is better than I am, but I do mind blundering due to a defective clock!

A score of two and a half out of five was enough to win the Class "C" prize of $35 so I recovered my entry fee and got $5 for gas. That was all that I had hoped to accomplish when I started this event. Now, I am trying to figure out how to play mistake free chess and also how to get more chess players to show up for these Tampa tournaments.

Location of Hoffer's Chess Acadamy & Tampa Chess Club

For the past two years Willard Taylor and Mike Hoffer have been running chess tournaments and giving instructions to students in various locations in and around Tampa, Florida. On the fourth Saturday of every month there will a rapid chess tornado at the Perkin's restaurant located at the corner of Fowler Avenue and 50th Street. It is on the North side of Fowler and is easy to find. However, the location of the other playing site is more difficult to find so I have added some code here for you to get directions to it.


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Coach Willard Taylor can be contacted at 813 - 516 - 2257.

Mike Serovey Draws Jamie Calvin

Back in May of 2011 Jamie Calvin and I agreed to a draw in an Electronic Knights chess game. I just added that game along with some analysis to my chess site and the game can be found at http://mikeseroveyonchess.com/JamieCalvin-Modern.html. This is one of my few draws against a correspondence chess master.

Here is the game in PGN:

[Event "11EN1"]
[Site "Electronic Knights"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Calvin, Jamie"]
[Black "Serovey, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O c6 7. Bh6 b5 8. Bxg7
Kxg7 9. Bd3 b4 10. Nce2 a5 11. Nf3 Ba6 12. h4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 h5 14. Ng3 Nbd7 15.
e5 Ng4 16. Nxh5+ gxh5 17. Ng5 Rh8 18. e6 Ndf6 19. Qg3 Qb8 20. f3 Nh6 21. Nxf7+
Kh7 22. Nxh8 Qxh8 23. Qe1 Rg8 24. Rg1 Qg7 25. Qe2 Qg3 26. Qa6 Qf4+ 27. Kb1 Nf5
28. Qxc6 Ne3 29. Rd2 Nfd5 30. Rc1 Qf5 {Draw agreed} 1/2-1/2

Press Rerlease from My Friend Michael Hoffer

A 10-year-old boy from Valrico, Roshan Jayaraman, tied for first place in his very first chess tournament on July 23, defeating two experienced adults, and garnering a provisional rating of 1696, ranking Roshan 43rd in the US for his age! This was a truly remarkable result because Roshan, whose family hails from southern India, only learned how to play chess a mere four months ago! While he did play some games online, Roshan had never played face-to-face with a live player until his first trip to a chess club! His opponent that night was 10-year-old Truman Hoang, another promising young player who also has been beating much higher-ranked adults lately. Before joining the club, Roshan had trained himself over the Internet, primarily through YouTube and Wikipedia. The club resembles a kids’ version of the United Nations, sporting yet another 10-year-old, a girl, Hailey Nguyen, who recently won the State Championship! Another member is the bright and adorable 8-year-old Alexandra Roberts of Brandon.


Roshan has already been tagged with the nickname, "Young Anand", for the current World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand, of India. Roshan is a nice looking kid with a large, quick smile and terrific personality. He is a straight ‘A’ student, the only one at Lincoln Elementary to get perfect FCAT scores in math & reading, and he plays the piano. Roshan plays baseball, loves the Green Bay Packers & the Bucs, and watches all three televised NFL games on Sunday. Truman, Hailey, and Alexandra are all very normal, appealing and engaging. These kids are totally the opposite of how many people expect chess players to be milquetoast bookworms.



Roshan’s story shares some striking similarities to Sultan Khan (born 1905 at Punjab in India), famous for becoming a great chess player without formal training. Due to his prowess at chess, he was chosen to be a manservant for Sir Umar Hayat Khan, the provincial ruler who brought him to England in 1929. Sultan Khan astonished the world by winning the British Championship three times in four tries (1929, 1932, 1933). During an international chess career of less than five years, his results placed him among the top ten players in the world. Due to customs at the time, when Sir Umar returned to India in 1933, Sultan Khan had to go with him, where he gave up chess and returned to his humble life. Sultan Khan was "perhaps the greatest natural player of modern times", according to authors David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld who wrote: "When Sultan Khan first traveled to Europe his English was so rudimentary that he needed an interpreter. Unable to read or write, he never studied any books on the game, and he was put into the hands of trainers who were also his rivals in play.”



The benefits of chess for children are well-documented, particularly how they carry over to other activities in life. It’s no surprise that chess kids get better grades, pay attention in class, have better self-esteem, better time management, and a sense of responsibility for their actions.



The Tampa chess club, Hoffer’s Chess Academy [www.Yes2Chess.com; (813) 526-2257], is organized by TrongAn Hoang, who designs websites, and Michael Hoffer, who has coached numerous State and National Champions. Players of all levels get to compete in friendly games followed by excellent and entertaining training at a large demonstration board by Coach Mike. Club members range from age 7-adult, because age, size, gender, religion, race or nationality do not matter when it comes to chess. All are equals when they meet over-the-board at the club or in its Tampa Bay Area tournaments. They are all very quick learners, and have to be to keep up with each other! The cost is only $10 per session. They meet on Tuesday nights from 6:30-9 PM at 5035 E. Busch Blvd. As Coach Mike states, “We try to pass on to the next generation what one of my mentors taught me. If you make the right moves, you get the right results! You can do anything you want if you stop and think. Successful people learn how to use their minds. They are patient and delay instant gratification. Hoffer's Chess Academy’s goal is to cultivate great minds, and along the way, create great memories!”

I was one of Roshan's victims. I lost to him in Round 4 due to a combination of fatigue and over confidence. I will post that game later. Personally, I think that his rating will drop because he isn't really that good, he just was good enough to spot my blunders.


According to an email that Michael Hoffer sent to me afterward, here are the rating results for the US Open Prep tournament:

Roshan Jayaraman 1696
Rob Clark 1736
Lybo Godspodinov 1775
Mike Serovey (me) 1567
Cijo Paul 1545
Terry Feeney 1406

Mike Serovey Loses to us54186606

Here is one of my fairly recent losses at ICC. This is one of the games that brought my ICC Standard rating below 1500. I blundered early on and loss quite quickly. This game shows hot not to play the Reti Opning! The entire game, with diagrams and analysis, can be found at http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/us54186606-Reti.html. Here is the game in PGN:

[Event "ICC 15 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.05.13"]
[Round "-"]
[White "OnGoldenPawn"]
[Black "us54186606"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1490"]
[BlackElo "1463"]
[Opening "Réti opening"]
[ECO "A09"]
[NIC "EO.64"]
[Time "19:28:22"]
[TimeControl "900+0"]

1. c4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Qa4+ Qxa4 6. Nxa4 Nc6 7. Nc5
O-O-O 8. d3 Nb4 9. Kd2 e6 10. Ne4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 f5 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. a3 Nbd5
14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. b4 Nh5 16. Bb2 Rg8 17. Ke3 Bd6 18. h4 Bf4# {White
checkmated} 0-1