Calendar Updated

MetroWest CC events updated in Google calendar for all of 2012.

Weekly Group Lessons, and Bookseller events will be updated as they are scheduled.

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Newsletter available

January 2012 newsletter available
http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/History/News/Top_Newsletter.htm

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Games Updated

Games updated, see MetroWest CC games blog:

Jan 2012 Round 3
Martirosov-Goldberg -- (1/2-1/2)
NM Times-IM Foygel -- (1/2-1/2)

Jan 2012 Round 2
Martirosov-GM Bisguier -- (0-1)
IM Yedidia-NM Times -- (1-0)

Jan 2012 Round 1
IM Foygel-Fauman C. -- (1-0)
Strassman-IM Yeddia -- (0-1)

Dec 2011 Round 4
GM Bisguier-IM Yedidia -- (1-0)
IM Rizzitano-IM Foygel -- (1-0)

Dec 2011 Round 3
IM Yedidia-IM Rizzitano -- (1/2-1/2)
GM Bisguier-Huang -- (1-0)

Dec 2011 Round 2
IM Foygel-Martirosov -- (1-0)
NM Times-IM Yedidia -- (0-1)

Dec 2011 Round 1
Siddharth-IM Foygel -- (0-1)
IM Yedidia-Wetzell -- (1-0)


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2012 Championship race wide open!

The race to qualify for the 2012 Metrowest Chess Club Championship is wide open with one event left. There are only eight points that separate the final three spots in the Championship (Open) section, with seven players, currently out of the running, who could qualify with a perfect score in the final event.

The top-ten are (six qualify):

1. Vadim Martirosov, 395 points (clinched the top spot)
2. IM Igor Foygel, 261
3. Lawyer Times, 187
4. John Curdo, 149
5. Neil Cousin, 148 (Also eligible for the Class [under 2000] Championship)
6. IM James Rizzitano, 141
7. Charlie Fauman, 118 (Class eligible)
8. GM Arthur Bisguier, 93
9. Ilya Krasik, 83
10. Ames Abbot, 68 (Class eligible)

The Class (Under 2000) Championship is still wide open with no less than twenty-five players who could still qualify with a perfect score in December's U2000 section!

The top-ten are (six qualify):

1. Neil Cousin, 148 points
2. Charlie Fauman, 118
3. Ames Abbot, 68
4. Conway Xu, 64
5. David Martin, 64
6. Robert Harvey 53
7. Calvin Hori, 52
8. Vladiminr Borosov, 48 (needs one more event to qualify)
9. Ethan Thompson, 47
10. Larry Pratt, 47

A reminder that all qualifiers must be club members by the end of December, so check here to make sure your membership is current!

Full standings are in this document (PDF).

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Games posted:
IM Foygel-GM Bisguier 1-0 Nov 2011 Rd 5
NM Times-Martirosov 0-1 Nov 2011 Rd 5
NM Times-IM Foygel 1/2-1/2 Nov 2011 Rd 4
Martirosov-Krasic 1-0 Nov 2011 Rd 4
Krasik-Fauman 1-0 Nov 2011 Rd 3
IM Foygel-Martirosov 1/2-1/2 Nov 2011 Rd 3

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MetroWest CC has a new FaceBook page! Please visit and "like" :-)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MetroWest-Chess-Club/164738746955775


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Games Posted

Games posted: November 2011 Rd 2, Martirosov-Hall 1-0, Krasik-IM Foygel 0-1, #chess

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