New Jersey / Viking Deluxe Easy Button Contest (VDEB)
Explanation of the NJ/VDEB Contest:
1. In all Viking events $1 is put into a special fund for each paying participant. As of
May 31, 2008, this fund balance is $203.00.
2. On December 27, 2008 (our last 2008 event) this fund will be awarded to the four
NJ player and out of state Viking Club Members (Basically everyone) who score the most
points in Viking events.
3. The current plan (which may change)is to award equal prizes in four categories. They
are Open, Under 1900, Under 1500 and Under 1100. In addition, the winners will receive
a free entry in all 2009 Viking Quads or two other Viking events, such as a Viking
Grand Prix.
4. The only two requirements to participate are you must be from NJ or be a Viking Club
Member, AND you must press the "easy button" &/or say "That was easy!" when you enter a
Viking Event. You must never dishonor the beloved easy button. Failure and you are excomunicated
from the contest.
5. Standings are posted on this page of entryfeesrus.com.
6. No sandbagging. Cash prize will NOT be split!! The tie-break will be Rock-Paper-Scissors
one-shot playoff.
7. One might ask, How can I be a Viking? Can I ever be an exalted Norseman?
Will I ever be part of the Grand Viking Chess Club?
Is there hope for me?
Well Johnny, TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY!
The rules are simple:
7a. First, A Viking must naturally possess the very highest personal character traits.
You must be honorable and righteous in all ways and have the virtues of honesty and
Fidelity.
7b. Naturally, It is well known that New Jersey players (ranked below 2200) have these
high qualities. They are Vikings automatically from birth.
7c. Higher rated NJ players such as Masters and Experts (especially Westfield and
Dumont CC types) ..well they does struggle a bit with it, but we do include them anyway.
Why? Because... (well because.. its a Jersey thing) and they are after all from Jersey.
7d. On the other hand, The poor "Out of Staters" are also allowed to be Vikings.
"My goodness why?" you might ask. This is because we are noble Vikings, merciful and kind.
We pity those poor wretches. No matter if they climbed out of a mine in the poor Anthracite
Belt or vintured out of the core of that wormy Big Apple.
It is sort of like the way one feeds the pitiful little pidgins begging in the park.
* Note: Highest 2008 rating is listed.
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NO Name Peak Ratg Pts
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LEADERS
1 PRIVMAN,BORIS -------2247 22.5 1st Open $61.50
2 CHEN,KEVIN E---------1858 20.0 1st U1900 $61.50
3 MILLS,CORBIN -------- 944 19.5 1st U1100 $61.50
4 FERRERO,STEVE -------1962 15.0
5 STURNIOLO,LOUIS -----1486 13.0 1st U1500 $61.50
6 SIVAKUMAR,KAVIN -----1883 10.0
6 POLITO,MIKE ---------1672 10.0
8 BAILLEAU,GERRY ------2297 9.0
9 LUXICH,JIM ----------1423 8.5
10 RAJENDRAN,RISHI ----- 974 8.0
11 COLLINS,WILLIE ------1352 7.5
11 BELORUSOV,MIKE ------2293 7.5
11 SMITH,BRYAN IM ------2456 7.5
14 DEN DULK,FRANCIS ----1557 7.0
14 RYDZ,STAN -----------1184 7.0
14 IPPOLITO,DEAN IM ----2526 7.0
14 MAZZILLO,PAT --------1445 7.0
18 WISBAUER,JAMES ------1543 6.5
18 JESSEPH,STEVE -------1818 6.5
18 LETIZIA,MIKE --------1847 6.5
21 LIN,BRANDON YU ------ 544 6.0
21 TREMMEL,LARRY -------1561 6.0
23 GRASSO,DAVE ---------2194 5.5
24 BUKACHEVSKY,MAKSYM -- 179 5.0
24 SHANMUGADAS,SINDU --- 761 5.0
24 MATTHYS,SEAN --------1104 5.0
24 RYCHKOV,ROMAN -------1272 5.0
24 LACONICH,TOM --------1348 5.0
24 LANKRI,ETAN ---------1674 5.0
24 KAGEL,MIKE ----------1818 5.0
24 LAIO,ERIC -----------1873 5.0
32 IRAKAM,DEEPA -------- 185 4.5
32 MINKOV,ARI ----------1932 4.5
32 SWAMINATHAN,RAHUL ---2052 4.5
32 SHEN,ARTHUR ---------1887 4.5
32 SHEN,VICTOR ---------2265 4.5
37 SCHWARTZMAN,DAVID --- 504 4.0
37 POTHIREDDY,ABHIN ---- 758 4.0
37 UDHAYAKUMAR,SAN -----1150 4.0
37 DING,KIMBERLY -------1545 4.0
37 THOMAS,KEN ----------1719 4.0
37 LIU,JENNIE ----------1998 4.0
37 ROHDE,MICHAEL GM ----2483 4.0
37 KUDRIN,SERGEY GM ----2585 4.0
45 IRAKAM,ROOPA -------- 166 3.5
45 DAVISSON,RICHRAD ----1267 3.5
45 VINSON,ROBERT -------1287 3.5
45 MILLER,DONNELY ------1788 3.5
45 CAMEJO,MAURICIO -----2064 3.5
45 NG,ANDREW -----------2154 3.5
45 NOLAN,GREG ----------2158 3.5
45 TREGER,YEFIM --------2267 3.5
45 SARKAR,JUSTIN IM ----2454 3.5
54 POTHIREDDY,VAIBH ---- 449 3.0
54 WANG,MATTHEW -------- 839 3.0
54 PILLAI,ASHWIN -------1040 3.0
54 SHANMUGADAS,SHIVU ---1122 3.0
54 MANN,THEODORE -------1571 3.0
54 SHERER,MAX ----------1683 3.0
54 DING,ANDREW ---------1865 3.0
54 SWAMINATHAN,SUBBI ---1859 3.0
54 KAMPEL,GUIDO --------1991 3.0
54 POLYAKIN,VLADIMIR----2158 3.0
54 MARGULIS,YEVGENI ----2203 3.0
54 BARTELL,TOMMY -------2427 3.0
54 PARAGUA,MARK GM -----2494 3.0
54 KIM,JIHO ------------1313 3.0
54 SONG,ALVIN ---------- 488 3.0
54 MATLIN,ANNA ---------1929 3.0
-- PRAYAGA,PAVAN ------- 789 2.5
-- MATTHYS,BRENDAN -----1104 2.5
-- BLIZNIKAS,ZIGMANT ---1819 2.5
-- JOSEPH,PAUL ---------1897 2.5
-- MACASPAC,ARTHUR -----2093 2.5
-- DUBECK,LEROY --------2206 2.5
-- MILLS,COLLIN -------- 276 2.0
-- SIVAKUMAR,NIVEDH ---- 631 2.0
-- WU,LEON -------------1012 2.0
-- MATEJEK,RODNEY ------1163 2.0
-- BORDEN,BRANDON ------1294 2.0
-- ZHU,AUSTIN ----------1414 2.0
-- STANICS,THOMAS ------1496 2.0
-- TECKER,DAN ----------1499 2.0
-- TAN,MACKINLEY -------1641 2.0
-- MISHRA,ANAND --------1734 2.0
-- SALVATORE,JOE -------1777 2.0
-- DEY-TOTH,RANDALL ----1902 2.0
-- ROMANO,FRANK --------1934 2.0
-- ARCEO,DANNY ---------2068 2.0
-- SHVARTSMAN,ANDRE ----2106 2.0
-- CHANDAKA,ARVIND ----- 537 2.0
-- SEKHER,NIKHIL -------1093 2.0
-- RAMANATHAN,VISHA ----1203 2.0
-- IRAKAM,KARTHIK ------ 582 1.5
-- ROSS,KYLE -----------1553 1.5
-- BUSCHGANS,RICHIE ----1846 1.5
-- PACCHIANA,DOUG ------1849 1.5
-- LYNN,BENNETT --------1957 1.5
-- RUTAR,VINKO ---------2095 1.5
-- GERACI,SALVADORE ----1426 1.5
-- KIM,ETHAN ----------- 364 1.0
-- MARUPUDI,PRANAV ----- 547 1.0
-- KRITZ,MATTHEW ------- 824 1.0
-- SCHWARTZBERG,ALEX --- 982 1.0
-- WEINBERG,AMANDA ----- 993 1.0
-- EVANCAVICH,MIKE -----1132 1.0
-- SRIVASTAVA,PARAG ----1229 1.0
-- KEIDES,AARON --------1299 1.0
-- PARRISH,ALLEN -------1406 1.0
-- MEHTA,ANAND ---------1687 1.0
-- FELDSTEIN,ROBERT ----2000 1.0
-- STOYKO,STEVE --------2275 1.0
-- CENCETTI,ARTHUR -----1851 1.0
-- ZEMAN,DENNY ---------1800 0.5
-- HALL,TIMOTHY --------2014 0.5
-- CHONG,YONGKYUN ------ 198 0.0
-- GANASH,VIKRAM ------- 128 0.0
-- NIKHIL LAHIRI ------- 393 0.0
-- CONSTANCE,LARRY -----1343 0.0
-- VARNECKAS,DON -------1487 0.0
-- JACOBUS,HOWARD ------1489 0.0
JULY QUADS
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1 12809707 VICTOR SHEN 2.5 2265
2 10044812 JAMES WEST 2.5 2207
3 12876169 ANNA MATLIN 0.5 1915
4 12111440 STEVE FERRERO 0.5 1904
1 12875350 ARTHUR SHEN 2.0 1851
2 12632969 KEVIN E CHEN 1.5 1845
3 11021948 STEVE JESSEPH 1.5 1782
4 13382755 ARTHUR CENCETTI 1.0 1837
1 10069394 MICHAEL POLITO 2.5 1633
2 12808801 SALVATORE GERACI 1.5 1426
3 13351547 JAMES LUXICH 1.5 1385
4 10016941 LOUIS STURNIOLO 0.5 1364
1 10049776 PAT MAZZILLO 3.0 1339
2 12934193 RICHARD DAVISSON 1.0 1234
3 13382170 PARAG SRIVASTAVA 1.0 1203
4 13220044 SANM UDHAYAKUMAR 1.0 1034
1 13735581 JIHO KIM 3.0 1313
2 12673653 STAN RYDZ 2.0 1180
3 13480907 NIKHIL SEKHER 2.0 1093
4 12958917 VISHAN RAMANATHAN 1.0 1053
5 13609318 CORBIN MILLS 1.0 926
1 13789854 RISHI RAJENDRAN 3.0 961
2 13951681 ARVIND CHANDAKA 2.0 537
3 13393274 ALVIN SONG 1.0 567
4 13981696 MAKSYM BUKACHEVSKY 0.0 179
US Amateur East
Hunan Russell He Whooped em all!
U2200 PRIZES
1 RUSSELL,HANUN 5.0
2-3 MATLIN,ANNA 4.5
ROZMAN,LEVY 4.5
4-9 AVALOS,CARLOS 4.0
PAPPACENO,MIKE 4.0
SR RUTAR,VINKO 3.0
AGE 16 YELSKY,MAX 4.0
AGE 13 HUA,DAVID 3.5
U2000 HUTTON,JACK 4.0
U1900 ADELSON,SERGE 4.0
U1800 PENA,JOEL 3.5
Wojtek Blaszczec, Donally Miller, Eve D. Zhurbinskiy *
Co-Winners of Reserve
U1800 PRIZES
1-3 ZHURBINSKIY,EVE * 5.0
(Co BLASZCZEC,WOJTEK 5.0
Champs) MILLER,DONNALLY 5.0
4-6 FORMAN,YAKIR 4.5
WALKER,ANDREW 4.5
SR CHATSKY,SAM 3.5
AGE 16 CAMERON,KYLE 3.5
AGE 13 FLAMMANG,JULIE 4.5
U1600 CASEY,JOSEPH 4.0
U1500 McCAFFERY,MIKE 2.5
U1400 DING,KIMBERLY 3.5
Richard Davisson, Andrew Saxon *
Co-Winners of the Booster
U1400 PRIZES
1-2 SAXON,ANDREW 5.0
DAVISSON,RICHARD 5.0
3-4 KUMAR,ARAVIND 4.5
MORAVEK,CHRIS 4.5
5-9 GOLAND,STEVEN 4.0
SR VINSON,ROBERT 3.5
AGE 16 OEN,GRANT 4.0
AGE 13 DIDITA,GEORGE 4.0
U1200 UMAPATHY,YUVIK 3.0
U1100 VASIREDDI,NIKHIL 4.0
U1000 RECALDE,ANDRES 4.0
U900 JALADI,BHARATH 3.0
U800 ROUSE,TEVIN 3.0
* Top Tie-Breaks
My Most Memorable Memorial Day!
By Hunan Russell (as Edited by Ken Thompson),
Forty-three years ago I played in my first U.S. Amateur Championship. The 1965
edition was a seven-round event held in the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City.
I recall Sammy Reshevsky kibitzing and helping with adjudications. Twenty-three
years later I played in my second U.S. Amateur in Stamford, Connecticut. When I
realized my schedule would allow me to play in the 2008 U.S. Amateur East, I
decided to enter.
The six-round Swiss is played in three sections. In round one, after the opening,
I found a nice exchange sacrifice that left me with good play. Although I likely
had a winning advantage, my opponent blundered his Queen. I won my second game
after I created an outside passed pawn ending. Sunday morning's third round game
against the veteran Rutar Vinko was a reverse Benko gambit which I won after a
long struggle.
Then I played two draws. The round five against the young girl, Anna Matlin, was
of particular note. She has made a name for herself in scholastic chess and certainly
has a bright future. I generated some pressure, but after five hours of play, she
was able draw the game.
With one round remaining, there was a three-way tie for first place at 4-1. The
players were, Anna Matlin, Carlos Avalos, my last round opponent, and I. Anna
played black in her game and was subjected to pressure, but held on for a draw.
Now the winner of my game with Avalos would finish a clear first. After an irregular
opening, I developed good play and finally broke through his position with a winning
advantage. However, nothing is easy, especially when I am at the chess board. We
traded blunders in mutually severe time pressure. When the smoke had cleared, I
had a simple win.
I was now the U.S. Amateur East Champion.
My thanks to that great TD, whose name I could never forget. That is Ken Thomas
(not Thompson) and his great staff of Aaron Keides (not Nimzowitch) and Noreen
Davisson (just Davisson if you please) for running a fine tournament. They are
clearly the best TD team in the business. They are the Cream del a Cream
of Chess TD's. Ed.
Who knows, maybe I'll play again in another 20 years.
UNITED STATES AMATEUR EAST
CHAMPIONSHIP U2200
USCF ID PR NAME Post TOT
-------- -- ----------------- ---- ---
10036917 1 RUSSELL,HANON 2094 5.0
12876169 2 MATLIN,ANNA 1929 4.5
12879834 3 ROZMAN,LEVY 2060 4.5
12533451 4 AVALOS,CARLOS 1966 4.0
12271460 5 PAPPACENO,MIKE 2087 4.0
12623958 6 FINN,SEAN 2082 4.0
12590630 7 ADELSON,SERGE 1898 4.0
12725632 8 HUTTON,JACK 1926 4.0
12799909 9 YELSKY,MAX 1906 4.0
12985793 10 HUA,DAVID 1948 3.5
12092750 11 RAMIREZ,TOMAS 1920 3.5
12926001 12 PENA,JOEL 1782 3.5
10049920 13 ROSE,BOB 2046 3.5
12683857 14 RUTAR,VINKO 2044 3.0
10367158 15 LAWRENCE,AL 2000 3.0
12996415 16 DING,ANDREW 1814 3.0
12735850 17 SAYLO,RON 1829 3.0
12931342 18 WU,KATHERINE 1766 3.0
12595190 19 CHIEU,KENNETH 2082 3.0
12964995 20 COGHLAN,TOMMY 1657 3.0
13393850 21 SIVAKUMAR,KAVIN 1830 2.5
12875350 22 SHEN,ARTHUR 1830 2.5
13261807 23 SHERER,MAX 1683 2.5
12632969 24 CHEN,KEVIN 1759 2.5
13264415 25 YANG,GORDON 1638 2.5
12910025 26 GROGAN,MIKE 1784 2.5
12787935 27 MEINDERS,BRIAN 1967 2.0
10197112 28 DULANY,LARRY 1854 2.0
12847697 29 DENUNZIO,ROBERT 1714 2.0
12799895 30 KRASNOVSKY,ILYA 1711 2.0
12623334 31 CASSER,AARON 1721 1.5
12888704 32 JIN,SHINAN 1686 1.0
13649363 33 ZHANG,ALAN 1557 1.0
12531680 34 LOWEY,MICHAEL 1572 1.0
Following players withdrew and placed behind the rest of the field.
J KELLY, G MAXFIELD, A KATS, J LIU, K DRESHER, D DAWLEY, E LIAO,
J KENNEDY, M KATS, M SCHWARCZ, A DING & R JOSE
RESERVE - U1800
USCF ID PR NAME Post TOT
-------- -- ----------------- ---- ---
12878963 1 ZHURBINSKIY,EVE 1747 5.0
12792143 2 BLASZCZEC,WOJTEK 1730 5.0
12544721 3 MILLER,DONNALLY 1788 5.0
12875204 4 FORMAN,YAKIR 1647 4.5
12544194 5 WALKER,ANDREW 1747 4.5
12906623 6 FLAMMANG,JULIE 1560 4.5
12501348 7 CASEY,JOSEPH 1622 4.0
10042631 8 LEONARD,GEORGE 1700 4.0
12401653 9 YAKE,TOM 1734 4.0
12911708 10 CHATSKY,SAM 1700 3.5
12061550 11 SYTNIK,ED 1700 3.5
12475228 12 IVENS,FRED 1648 3.5
13822074 13 CAMERON,KYLE 1581 3.5
12690158 14 KENNY,JONATHAN 1562 3.5
12849276 15 KOVALKOV,DMITRIY 1622 3.5
13218531 16 DING,KIMBERLY 1478 3.5
13494590 17 ORESHKO,MARYIA 1494 3.5
12521381 18 MAKATENAS,ALBERT 1364 3.5
12433767 19 ROUSE,LAMONT