2000 TOURNAMENTS

2000

Western Massachusetts Scholastic Singles Championship, Palmer High School, Palmer, MA, 2000-01-23	CROSSTABLE
10th Mid-Winter Classic, Florence Civic Center, Florence, MA, 2000-01-16	CROSSTABLE
Western Mass Scholastic Chess League Singles/Team Championship, MA, 2000-03-05	CROSSTABLE
75th Western Mass. & Connecticut Valley Open, Al Boutin Jr. Community Center, Chicopee, MA, 2000-03-11 thru 2000-03-12	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
2nd WMCA Inter-Club Match, Millers River Environmental Center, Athol, MA, 2000-04-30	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
Western Mass Blitz Championship, Lynch Middle School, Holyoke, MA, 2000-05-13	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
1st Annual WMCA Memorial, Palmer Public Library - Community Room, Palmer, MA, 2000-09-09	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
Western Massachusetts Fall Scholastic, Palmer High School, Thorndike, MA, 2000-10-28	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
U-Mass G/60 Open, Fine Arts Center - Lobby, Amherst, MA, 2000-11-11	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
5th Sentinel Scholastic Team/Individual, Jabish Brook Middle School, Belchertown, MA, 12-02-2000	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS
Chess for Kids 2000, Qualifier #3, Lynch Midle School, Holyoke, MA, 12-09-2000	CROSSTABLE	PHOTOS

200001291000 UMASS PVCC QUAD I 2 8 AMHERST MA 2000-01-29 200001230130 WEST. MASS. SCHOLASTIC SINGLES 4 29 PALMER MA 2000-01-23 200001235820 CENTRAL MASS. SCHOLASTIC SINGL 4 18 WORCESTER MA 2000-01-23 200001229940 PVCC HAMPSHIRE QUAD II 1 4 HADLEY MA 2000-01-22 200001168350 10TH MID WINTER CLASSIC 3 36 NORTHAMPTON MA 2000-01-16 200001125260 WACHUSETT Y2K TOURNEY 3 12 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-01-12 200001087490 HADLEY PVCC G60 I 1 4 HADLEY MA 2000-01-08 200001089480 DR. ROBERT HUEBNER BIRTHDAY BA 1 8 FITCHBURG MA 2000-01-08 200002275250 MASS CENTRAL DISTRIC TEAM TOUR 2 44 WORCESTER MA 2000-02-27 200002267870 DOLAN FESTIVAL 2 6 HADLEY MA 2000-02-26 200002205910 75TH CONN VALLEY OPEN 2 27 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-02-20 200002125140 THE ED KOSTEBA MEMORIAL 1 4 HADLEY MA 2000-02-12 200002097300 WCC WINTER SWISS 2000 1 14 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-02-09 200002064110 THE LARRY WILLIAMS CHESS QUAD 3 12 HADLEY MA 2000-02-06 200002034170 WCC WARM-UP 2000 2 16 WEST BOYLSTON MA 2000-02-03 200003253320 THE WARE SPRING OPEN 4 21 WARE MA 2000-03-25 200003180800 THE DAVID HALL WHIRLIGIG CLASS 1 4 HADLEY MA 2000-03-18 200003122070 HURVITZ CUP FINALS 4 60 PALMER MA 2000-03-12 200003110060 L.WILLIAMS E.S.B.MARCH QUADS 1 4 HADLEY MA 2000-03-11 200003090710 WCC CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMS 2 19 WEST BOYLSTON MA 2000-03-09 200003086910 GEORGED KOLTANOWKSI MEMORIAL 1 19 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-03-08 200003050300 W. MASS CHESS LEAGUE INDIVID./ 3 20 BELCHERTOWN MA 2000-03-05 200003049680 THE MATT CLARK MEMORIAL 1 4 HADLEY MA 2000-03-04 200004129380 WCC PRELIMS 5 19 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-04-12 200005113580 WCC CHAMPIONSHIP 3 18 WEST BOYLSTON MA 2000-05-11 200005298140 MONDAY MADNESS! 1 4 BOYLSTON MA 2000-05-29 200006293310 WCC THUNDER SWISS 1 10 WEST BOYLSTON MA 2000-06-29 200006281560 WACHUSETT CC C...P "B" DIVISIO 1 8 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-06-28 200006282880 WACHUSETT CC C...P "A" DIVISIO 1 10 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-06-28 200006170450 WARE JUNE OPEN 3 21 WARE MA 2000-06-17 200006170220 7TH DAVE LEES OPEN 2 16 NORTH HAMPTON MA 2000-06-17 200007155430 WMCA QUICK CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2 26 AMHERST MA 2000-07-15 200008305010 PHILADOR MEMORIAL 1 10 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-08-30 200009177510 40TH WESTERN MASS CHAMPIONSHIP 2 19 NORTHAMPTON MA 2000-09-17 200010213230 WARE FALL OPEN 1 18 WARE MA 2000-10-21 200010213590 WARE FALL SCHOLASTIC 2 8 WARE MA 2000-10-21 200010122300 WORCESTER CC MILLENNIUM WARM-U 1 11 WEST BOYLSTON MA 2000-10-12 200010080950 DAVID LEES MEMORIAL 3 30 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-10-08 200010041800 FALL SWISS 1 15 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-10-04 200010020970 SPRINGFIELD CC FALL SWISS 1 6 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-10-02 200011198740 36TH A.I.C. OPEN 2 23 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-11-19 200011168540 WORCESTER CC PETER FRANCKE MEM 1 15 WEST BOYLSTON MA 2000-11-16 200011158020 KARL ROBATSCH MEMORIAL 1 16 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-11-15 200011126960 WESTERN MASS FALL SCHOLASTIC 2 10 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-11-12 200012315840 THE LAST TOURNAMENT! 1 18 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-12-31 200012305830 NEXT-TO-LAST TOURNAMENT 2 20 SPRINGFIELD MA 2000-12-30 200012285460 WCC HOLIDY SWISS 1 12 WEST BOYSTON MA 2000-12-28 200012235200 23RD NEWTON OPEN 1 18 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-23 200012200830 WINTER SWISS 2000 1 18 LEOMINSTER MA 2000-12-20 200012101980 PILLSBURY MEMORIAL SUNDAY QUIC 1 6 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-10 200012102020 2000 PILLSBURY MEMORIAL 5 60 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-10 200012102030 PILLSBURY MEMORIAL SUNDAY ONE- 1 17 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-10 200012102250 THE PILLSBURY MEMORIAL OPEN 2 21 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-10 200012092040 SAT QUICK 1 8 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-09 200012092010 SAT ONE-DAY 1 15 WORCESTER MA 2000-12-09
Keene Sunday Octo #1 CROSSTABLE
75th CT Valley Open CROSSTABLE
Manchester Open CROSSTABLE
2000 W.M.S.C.L. Individual & Team Championship CROSSTABLE
Ware Spring Open CROSSTABLE
Keene Sunday Octo #2 CROSSTABLE
7th Dave Lees Open CROSSTABLE
Ware June Open CROSSTABLE
Keene Sunday Octo #3 CROSSTABLE
WMCA Quick Chess Champ CROSSTABLE
40th Western Mass Championship CROSSTABLE
Ware Fall Open CROSSTABLE
Springfield Chess Club Championship CROSSTABLE
Western Mass Fall Scholastic CROSSTABLE
36th AIC Open CROSSTABLE
Next to the Last Tournament of the Millenium CROSSTABLE
Last Tournament of the Millenium CROSSTABLE

10th Midwinter Classic
January 16, 2000 - Florence Civic Center

OPEN SECTION

 1. Katherine Gasser  1854  1877    W6    W2    -H-   2.5
 2. Bob Campbell      2005  1992    W4    L1    W6    2.0
 3. Nick Tavares      2033  2002    D5    L4    -B-   1.5
 4. Curtis Browning   1852  1866    L2    W3    D5    1.5
 5. William BuSteed   1859  1835    D3    L6    D4    1.0
 6. Stephen Crouch    1151  1181    L1    W5    L2    1.0

RESERVE SECTION

 1. Yanis Knets       1649  1686    W18   W16   W5    3.0
 2. Bobby Rotter      1437  1496    -B-   W4    W8    2.5
 3. Matt Clark        1690  1695    W17   D10   W9    2.0
 4. Mike McDonnell    1688  1674    W11   L1    W10   2.0
 5. Richard Zyra      1678  1683    W7    W16   L2    2.0
 6. Richard Tracy     1621  1621    L9    W11   W16   2.0
 7. Doug Reed         1620  1637    L5    W12   W17   2.0
 8. Cam Catarino      1644  1623    W19   D9    L1    1.5
 9. Richard Chang     1480  1501    W6    D8    L3    1.5
10. Ben Earle         1463  1488    W13   D3    L41   1.5
11. Robby Roiter      1384  1384    L4    -B-   D14   l.5
12. Roland Booker     1748  1708    L15   L7    W18   1.0
13. Marvin Moss       1635  1600    L10   L17   W19   1.0
14. Mike Zyra         1627  1600    L16   D18   D1    1.0
15. Marvin Fluharty   1515  1531    W12   L5    -U-   1.0
16. Andrew Palmer     1514  1513    W14   L2    L6    1.0
17. Richard Gold      1469  1475    L3    W13   L7    1.0
18. Andre Saint Louis 1518  1505    L2    D14   L12   0.5

AMATEUR SECTION

 1. Murad Mamedov     1258  1306    W5    W6    W4    3.0
 2. Andrei Belostotsky1166  1215    D3    W9    W6    2.5
 3. Andrew Guertin    1202  1219    D2    D8    W7    2.0
 4. Clarkee Nichols    UNR  1362    W8    W7    L4    2.0
 5. Dmitri Khodjakov  1120  1122    L1    W10   D8    1.5
 6. Ron Garrant       1351  1301    W9    L1    L2    1.0
 7. John Burke        1252  1228    W10   L4    L3    1.0
 8. Brian Kelley      1176  1166    L4    D3    D5    1.0
 9. Kevin Cavanaugh   1154  1135    L6    L2    W10   1.0
10. Diane Guertin     1049   985    L7    L5    L9    0.0

Western Mass. Scholastic Singles Championship
Palmer High School, Thorndike, MA

GRADES 10-12 SECTION
                                                    
 1. Seth Zimmerman          1639    W4    L3    W5    W2    3.0   *1st place
 2. Gregory McClung         1226    L5    W6    L3    L1    1.0
 3. Ada Begilman            1160    W6    W1    W2    L4    3.0   *2nd place
 4. Ryan Gouvin             1097    L1    W5    L6    W3    2.0
 5. Jason Mozden             989    W2    L4    L1    D6    1.5
 6. Andrew O'Shea            UNR    L3    L2    W4    D5    1.5

GRADES 7-9 SECTION

 1. Kirill Tarasenko        1458    W2                      1.0   1st place & grade 9 champ
 2. Daniel O'Shea            UNR    L1                      0.0   2nd place

Grades 4-6 Section

 1. Murad Mamedov          1254    W6    W4    W3    W5    4.0    1st place
 2. Andrew Dulude           955    W7    D5    L4    W9    2.5    grade 5 champ
 3. Bryan St.Gennain        941    W8    W11   L1    D4    2.5 
 4. Nathan Jensen           675    W9    L1    W2    D3    2.5
 5. Andrew McCabe           UNR    W10   D2    W8    L1    2.5    **grade 6 champ
 6. Matthew Fiore           UNR    L1    L7    L11   -B-   1.0
 7. Catherine Brown         UNR    L2    W6    L10   L8    1.0
 8. Paul Shepardson Jr.     UNR    L3    W9    L5    W7    2.0
 9. Andrea Moran            UNR    L4    L8    -B-   L2    1.0
10. Nicole Breault          UNR    L5    -B-   W7    W11   3.0    2nd place
11. Katherine McGuire       UNR    -B-   L3    W6    L10   2.0    **grade 4 champ

Grades K-3 Section

 1. Nicholas Maslon         770    W8    L2    D6    W9    2.5    grade 3 champ
 2. Matthew Jensen          640    W3    W1    W7    W5    4.0    1st place
 3. Casey McGuire           UNR    L2    L8    L10   L4    0.0
 4. Holly Senecal           UNR    L9    L10   L5    W3    1.0
 5. Holly Methe             UNR    W10   L7    W4    L2    2.0
 6. John Petrashewicz       UNR    L7    W9    D1    W10   2.5
 7. Joshua Lloyd            UNR    W6    W5    L2    D8    2.5    **2nd place
 8. Kash Eurkus             UNR    L1    W3    W9    D7    2.5
 9. Megan Breault           UNR    W4    L6    L8    L3    1.0    grade 2 champ
10. Wayne McGuire Jr.       UNR    L5    W4    W3    L6    2.0    grade 1 champ

* Played a G/20 tie breaker to determine 1st place.
** Used the Modified Median tie break system to determine 2nd place and K-9 grade champion winner

Keene Sunday Octo #1
February 6, 2000 - NH Community Kitchen, Keene, NH

Octo A

 1. David Timberlake       2200    W6    W3    D2    2.5               
 2. David Kochman          1953    W4    W7    D1    2.5              
 3. Clay Bradley           1994    W5    L1    D4    1.5              
 4. John Elmore            1692    L2    W5    D3    1.5                 
 5. Brad Bournival         1742    L3    L4    D7    0.5               
 6. Olin Forman            1845    L1                0.0              

 7. Parker Montgomery      2040          L3    D5    0.5  (houseman)  7 

Octo B

 1. Richard Tracy          1621    W4    W5    L2    2.0                            
 2, Walter Driscoll        1618    L5    W3    W1    2.0
 3. David Courtemanche     1549    W6    L2    W7    2.0
 4, Peter DuPuy            1482    L1    -B-   W6    2.0
 5. David Moyer             UNR    W2    L1    -B-   2.0
 6. Joseph Conn             UNR    L3    W7    L4    1.0
 7. Diana Ryan              904    -B-   L6    L3    0.0

75th CT Valley Open
February 20-21, 2000 - American International College, Springfield, MA

OPEN SECTION

 1. Ada Begilman      1310  1394    -B-   W5    W3    L2    3.0
 2. Bob Campbell      1992  1997    -H-   -H-   W5    W1    3.0
 3. Doug Reed         1637  1652    -U-   W4    L1    W5    2.0
 4. Curtis Browning   1872  1839    D5    L3    -U-   -U-   0.5
 5. Matt Clark        1695  1622    D4    L1    L2    L3    0.5

RESERVE/AMATEUR SECTION

 1. Mike Zyra         1600  1625    W14   D7    W11   W4    W6    4.5
 2. Andrew Palmer     1513  1559    -B-   D6    W9    W13   W5    4.0
 3. Marvin Moss       1600  1600    L7    D12   W15   W11   W13   3.5
 4. Richard Chang     1480  1507    W17   W13   D10   L1    W7    3.5
 5. Richard Zyra      1683  1657    W19   D11   D7    W10   L2    3.0
 6. David Hall        1475  1462    D9    D2    W17   W14   L1    3.0
 7. Murad Mamedov     1333  1381    W3    D1    D5    W12   L4    3.0
 8. Azaivier Davis    1228  1246    -H-   -H-   L13   W18   W16   3.0
 9. Michael Szaban    1111  1152    D6    -H-   L2    W15   W14   3.0
10. Bob Yelle         1530  1524    W12   W9    D4    L5    -U-   2.5
11. Richard Gold      1466  1478    W15   D5    L1    L3    -B-   2.5
12. Brian Kelley      1189  1205    L10   D3    W16   L7    -B-   2.5
13. Jaime Cintron     1653  1600    W16   L4    W8    L2    L3    2.0
14. Gaston Pomerleau  1194  1190    L1    W19   W18   L6    L9    2.0
15. Jessie Moore       937  1046    L11   W16   L3    L9    W18   2.0
16. Stewart Bishop    1237  1173    L13   L15   L12   -B-   L8    1.0
17. Michael Bailey    1077  1077    L4    -B-   L6    -U-   -U-   1.0
18. Richard Menard     951   926    -B-   L10   L14   L8    L15   1.0
19. Garrett Browning  1475  1440    L5    L14   -U-   -U-   -U-   0.0

MANCHESTER OPEN
February 27, 2000 - Manchester, VT.

OPEN SECTION

 1.Bruce Steffek          2073 NY    W5   W9   L2    2.5
 2.Jeremy Whitney         2005 VT    W6   W3   W1    3.0
 3.Lee Battes             2004 NY    W7   L2   D6    1.5
 4.Richard Hallenbeck     1850 NY    D8   L6   -B-   1.5
 5.John Phillips          1836 VT    L1   W8   L7    1.0
 6.Jesse Anderson         1835 VT    L2   W4   D3    1.5
 7.Bob Clawson            1607 VT    L3   -B-  W5    2.0
 8.Mark Gaudreau          1527 VT    D4   L5   W9    1.5
 9.Andrew Palmer          1490 VT    -B-  L1   L8    1.0

RESERVE SECTION

 1.Richard Tracy          1621 VT    L7   L6   W12   1.0
 2.Charles Edgar          1598 VT    L8   L13  W3    1.0
 3.Dave Courtemanche      1549 NH    L9   L11  L2    0.0
 4.Mark Cooney            1527 NY    W10  W8   W13   3.0
 5.Amber Cooney           1522 NY    W11  W9   L7    2.0
 6.Andrew Ardito          1471 NY    L13  W1   -U-   1.0
 7.Ben Earl               1463 VT    W1   W12  W5    3.0
 8.Joe Kruppenbacher      1453 NY    W2   L4   D10   1.5
 9.Bobby Rotter           1359 NY    W3   L5   W11   2.0
10.Keith Williams         1357 VT    L4   -B-  D8    1.5
11.John Hartnett          1277 NY    L5   W3   L9    1.0
12.Nick Falkenberg        1166 NY    -B-  L7   L1    1.0
13.Doug Ryan               UNR VT    W6   W2   L4    2.0

AMATEUR SECTION

 1.Bill Cheney            1237 VT    W1   W6   D2    2.5
 2.Eric Henning           1203 VT    W11  W5   D1    2.5
 3.Stu Kohl               1202 VT    W12  D8   W4    2.5
 4.Andrew Guertin         1202 VT    W13  D7   L3    1.5
 5.Andrey Belostotsky     1167       W14  L2   W12   2.0
 6.Mike Corrigan          1129 VT    W15  L1   L9    1.0
 7.Dmitri  Khodjakov      1119 NY    W16  D4   L8    1.5
 8.Henry Vergi            1108 VT    W17  D3   W7    2.5
 9.Diane Guertin          1049 VT    W18  L10  W6    2.0
10.Anthony Ardito         1021 NY    L1   W9   -U-   1.0
11.Rhonda Phillips         943 VT    L2   L14  L18   0.0
12.Tom Goodrich            839 VT    L3   W17  L5    1.0
13.Darlene Goodrich        821 VT    L4   L16  -B-   1.0
14.Paul Whitney            782 VT    L5   W11  D16   1.5
15.Chris Caradine          Unr VT    L6   L18  W17   1.0
16.Jared Hague             Unr VT    L7   W13  D14   1.5
17.Justin Shaw             Unr VT    L8   L12  L15   0.0
18.Kary Tucker             Unr VT    L9   W15  W11   2.0

2000 W.M.S.C.L. Individual/Team Championship
March 5, 2000 - Belchertown High School

High School- Division H Section			       High School- Division T Section
Amherst Regional High School-Team A	                     Amherst Regional High School-Team B
 1. Seth Zimmerman   (board 1)  W5    W9    -B-        1. Jonathan Chang  (board 1)  D5    W13   W9
 2. Gregory McClung  (board 2)  W6    W10   -B-	       2. Bo Hu           (board 2)  L6    L15   L10
 3. Andrew Libert    (board 3)  W7    W11   -B-        3. Eli Olken-Dann  (board 3)  L7    L14   L11
 4. Jonathan Lawall  (board 4)  W8    W12   -B-        4. --------------  (board 4)  F8    F16   D12
		     team score  4     4		                  team score 1/2    1    1 1/2

Belchertown High School-Team B 		                     Belchertown High School-Team A
 5. Dan Diffendale   (board 1)  L1    -B-   L9	       5. Andy O'Shea     (board 1)  D1    W9    L13
 6. Nathan Labak     (board 2)  L2    -B-   W10        6. Clint Palermo   (board 2)  W2    W10   W14
 7. Dan O'Shea       (board 3)  L3    -B-   W11        7. Ryan Butler     (board 3)  W3    W11   D15
 8. John Folliard    (board 4)  L4    -B-   W13        8. Anthony Dearden (board 4)  W4    W12   W16
                     team score   0           3                           team score 3.5    4    2.5

West Springfield High School		                     Cathedral High School
 9. Ada Begilman     (board 1)  -B-   L1    W5         9. Jason Mozden    (board 1)  L13   L5    L1
10. Adam Van Voorhis (board 2)  -B-   L2    L6        10. Matt Mozden     (board 2)  L14   L6    W2
11. Ryan Heady       (board 3)  -B-   L3    L7        11. Joseph Coulombe (board 3)  L15   L7    W3	
12. Blake Leighton   (board 4)  -B-   L4              12. --------------- (board 4)  F16   F8    D4
13. Russell Turdik (alternate)		    L8	                          team score  0     0    2.5                                               team score        0     1
Palmer High School
13. Ryan Gouvin      (board 1)  W9    L1    W5	
14. Whit Rigali      (board 2)	W10   W3    L6
15. Matt Hudson	     (board 3)	W11   W2    D7
16. Shawn Guzik	     (board 4)	W12   W4    L8
17. Carl Trant	   (alternate)
		    team score	 4     3   1 1/2

                                          total                                                     total
	          round number  1   2   3 score	                        round number  1   2   3   4 score
1. Amherst Reg. High-Team A     X   1   1   2   1st    1. Amherst Reg. High-Team B   X   0   0   0   0
2. Belchertown High-Team B      0   X   1   1   2nd    2. Belchertown High-Team A    1   X   1   1   3   1st
3. West Springfield High School	0   0   X   0          3. Cathedral High School      1   0   X   0   1
						       4. Palmer High School         1   0   1   X   2   2nd

High School Championship*		                 Consolation Match
Amherst Regional High School-Team A		      Belchertown High School-Team B
 1. Seth Zimmerman   (board 1)	W5		       1. Dan Diffendale    (board 1)  L5
 2. Gregory McClung  (board 2)	L6                     2. Nathan Labak      (board 2)  L6
 3. Andrew Libert    (board 3)  L7		       3. Dan O'Shea        (board 3)  W7
 4. Jonathan Lawall  (board 4)	W8		       4. John Folliard     (board 4)  W8
                    team score   2                                         team score   2

Belchertown High School-Team A			      Palmer High School
 5. Andy O'Shea      (board 1)	L1		       5. Ryan Gouvin	    (board 1)  W1
 6. Clint Palermo    (board 2)	W2                     6. Whit Rigali       (board 2)  W2
 7. Ryan Butler      (board 3)	W3                     7. Matt Hudson       (board 3)  L3
 8. Anthony Dearden  (board 4)	L4                     8. Shawn Guzik       (board 4)  L4				                          team score   2                                          team score  2

* Championship Match ended in a tie. Schools played G/10 tie breakers with the same results.
  The tie was then broken by coin toss with Belchertown High School- Team A winning first place .

Grades 7-9 Section
 1. Evan Rutstein   Unr.   W2	1    1st place	Amherst Regional Middle
 2. Caleb Simms	    Unr.   L1	0		Amherst Regional Middle
	Teams and their four highest individual score totals:	Amherst Regional Middle 1 (1st place team)

Grades 4-6 Section
 1. Murad Mamedov           1258    W9    W10   W7    W3    4.0  1st    Elias Brookings
 2. Nathan Jensen            749    L7    W9    W8    W11   3.0         Chestnut Accelerated
 3. Andrew Adams             680    W8    L7    W11   L1    2.0         Converse Middle School
 4. Anthony Mortarelli       UNR    L5    W6    L9    L10   1.0         Brimfield Elementary
 5. Andrew McCabe            UNR    W4    L11   D10   L7    1.5         Converse Middle School
 6. Catherine Brown          UNR    L11   L4    -B-   L8    1.0         Immaculate Conception
 7. Jeffrey Bibeau           UNR    W2    W3    L1    W5    3.0         Mater Dolorosa
 8. Amadeus Durchanek        UNR    L3    -B-   L2    W6    2.0         Mater Dolorosa
 9. Antonin Durchanek        UNR    L1    L2    W4    -B-   2.0         Mater Dolorosa
10. Yehudi Landford          UNR    W12   L1    D5    W4    2.5         Mater Dolorosa
11. David B. Walker          UNR    W6    W5    L3    L2    2.0         Mater Dolorosa
12. Paul Shepardson Jr.      UNR    F10   -U-   -U-   -U-   0.0         Old Mill Pond School
	Teams and their four highest individual score totals:
	Mater Dolorosa        9.5 (1st place team)
        Elias Brookings       4.0
        Coverse Middle School 3.5
	Chestnut Accelerated  3.0
        Brimfield Elementary  1.0
        Immaculate Conception 1.0
        Old Mill Pond         0.0


Grades K-3 Section
 1. Misha Herscu             930    W4    W7    W3    L5    3.0         Common School			
 2. Matthew Jensen           848    W5    W3    W7    W4    4.0  1st    Indian Orchard Elementary
 3. Nicholas A. Maslon       728    W6    L2    L1    -B-   2.0         Old Mill Pond School
 4. John Petrashewicz        UNR    L1    -B-   W6    L2    2.0         Old Mill Pond School
 5. Kash Eurkus              UNR    L2    W6    -B-   W1    3.0         Old Mill Pond School
 6. Evan Bibeau              UNR    L3    L5    L4    D7    0.5         Mater Dolorosa
 7. Holly Senecal            UNR    -B-   L1    L2    D6    1.5         Old Mill Pond School
	Teams and their four highest individual score totals:
	Old Mill Pond             8.5 (1st place team)
        Indian Orchard Elementary 4.0									                    Common School             3.0
	Mater Dolorosa            0.5

The Ware Spring Open
March 25, 2000 - Storrs Memorial Youth Center, Ware, MA

OPEN SECTION

 1. John Curdo              2331    W7    W2    W4    D3     3.5   1st place
 2. Donna Alarie            1667    W3    L1    W5    W4     3.0   top U2000
 3. Larry Williams          1941    L2    D7    W8    D1     2.0
 4. Enkhbat Rentsen         1575    W6    W8    L1    L2     2.0
 5. Mark Bourque            2033    L8    W6    L2    -B-    2.0
 6. Sean Tobin              1899    L4    L5    D7    X8     1.5
 7. Max Enkin               1893    L1    D3    D6    -U-    1.0
 8. Sarathi Ray             1814    W5    L4    L3    F6     1.0

RESERVE SECTION  
               
 1. Marvin Moss             1635    W5    W4    W3    D2     3.5   1st place-top U1600
 2. Richard Gold            1469    W6    W5    W4    D1     3.5   1st place-top U1600
 3. Murad Mamedov           1258    L4    W6    L1    -B-    2.0
 4. Steven Wilk             1597    W3    L1    L2    D5     1.5
 5. Rufus Franklin          1411    L1    L2    -B-   D4     1.5
 6. Cam Catarino            1644    L2    L3    -U-  -U-     0.0

AMATEUR SECTION

 1. Azaivier Davis          1213    W4    W3    W5    L2     3.0   1st place-top U1200
 2. Brian Kelley            1176    D3    D5    W4    W1     3.0   1st place-top U1200
 3. Bill Cheney             1237    D2    L1    -B-   W5     2.5
 4. Joshua Mayo              UNR    L1    -B-   L2    -B-    2.0
 5. Jeff Huntley            1066    -B-   D2    L1    L3     1.5

Keene Sunday Octo #3
April 30, 2000 - NH Community Kitchen, Keene, NH

OCTO "A"

 1. John Curdo              2305   W5    W4    D2    2.5
 2. Tony Sillars            2248   W6    W3    D1    2.5
 3. Parker Montgomery       2032   W7    L2    W4    2.0
 4. David Kochman           1987   W8    L1    L3    1.0
 5. Clay Bradley            1951   L1    D8    D7    1.0
 6. Robert Messenger        1911   L2    D7    D8    1.0
 7. Carl Wooller            1832   L3    D6    D5    1.0
 8. Brad Bournival          1808   L4    D5    D6    1.0

OCTO "B"

 1. William Daly            1739   D4    W6    W2    2.5
 2. John Elmore             1734   W3    W5    L1    2.0
 3. Walter Driscoll         1675   L2    W4    W5    2.0
 4. David Courtemanche      1512   D1    L3    D6    1.0
 5. Richard Tracy           1683   W6    L2    L3    1.0
 5. William Cheney          1253   L5    L1    D4    0.5

7th Dave Lees Open
June 17, 2000 - Florence Civic Center

OPEN SECTION

 1. Robert Campbell         1995    D6    D4    W3    2.0    1-2
 2. Andrew Ardito           1465    W4    L3    W6    2.0    1-2
 3. Ada Begilman            1394    W5    W2    L1    2.0    1-2
 4. William BuSteed         1844    L2    D1    D5    1.0  
 5. Roland Booker           1754    L3    D6    D4    1.0
 6. Richard Zyra            1657    D1    D5    L2    1.0

RESERVE/AMATEUR SECTION

 1. Michael McDonnell       1656    W8    W7    D2    2.5  1-2
 2. David Mamula            1571    W9    W5    D1    2.5  1-2
 3. Harvey Burger           1604    W4    -H-   -H-   2.0   
 4. Murad Mamedov           1455    L3    W8    W7    2.0  U1600
 5. Dave Couture            1515    W10   L2    D9    1.5
 6. Timothy Breen           1042    L7    -B-   -H    1.5  U1400   
 7. Andrew Palmer           1562    W6    L1    L4    1.0    
 8. David Hall              1462    L1    L4    -B-   1.0
 9. Ron Charbonneau         1320    L2    -H-   D5    1.0 
10. Richard Burger          1000    L5    -H-   -U-   0.5  U1200

Ware June Open
June 17, 2000 - Storrs Memorial Youth Center, Ware, MA

OPEN SECTION

 1. John Curdo          MA  2318    W5    W7    W2    D3    3.5
 2. Sean Tobin          MA  1911    W8    W6    L1    W4    3.0
 3. Charles Laamanen    MA  2079    L6    W9    W7    D1    2.5
 4. Alan Cabot          MA  2070    L7    W5    W8    L2    2.0
 5. James Troyan        NY  1902    L1    L4    -B-   W6    2.0
 6. Michael Burba       MA  1821    W3    L2    W9    L5    2.0
 7. Donna Alarie        MA  1799    W4    L1    L3    -B-   2.0
 8. Enkhbat Rentsen     MA  1662    L2    -B-   L4    W9    2.0
 9. Ronald Garrant      MA  1301    -B-   L3    L6    L8    1.0

RESERVE SECTION

 1. Rufus Franklin      MA  1411    W4    W3    W7    L2    3.0
 2. Mark Trial          MA  1266    W10   D7    D5    W1    3.0
 3. Richard Gold        MA  1566    W9    L1    W8    D5    2.5
 4. John Swiader        RI  1161    L1    W6    W9    D8    2.5
 5. Dmitri Khodjakov    NY  1098    D8    W10   D2    D3    2.5
 6. Clarke Nichols      RI  1218    L7    L4    -B-   W9    2.0
 7. Art Learnard        NH  1461    W6    D2    L1    -U-   1.5
 8. William Cheney      VT  1272    D5    D9    L3    D4    1.5
 9. Brian Kelley        MA  1250    L3    D8    L4    L6    0.5
10. William Daly        NH  1739    L2    L5    -U-   -U-   0.0

Keene Sunday Octo #3
June 25, 2000 - Community Kitchen, Keene, NH

OCTO "A"

 1. Clay Bradley            1951    W5    D3    W6    2.5
 2. Tony Sillars            2248    D4    W8    D3    2.0
 3. David Timberlake        2200    W7    D1    D2    2.0
 4. Brad Bournival          1894    D2    D6    W8    2.0
 5. John Curdo              2318    L1    W9    -U-   1.0
 6. David Kochman           1989    D9    D4    L1    1.0
 7. William BuSteed         1844    L3    D10   D9    1.0
 8. Carl Woollen            1829    W10   L2    L4    1.0
 9. Rodney Jacobsen         1804    D6    L5    D7    1.0
10. Parker Montgomery       2046    L8    D7    -U-   0.5

OCTO "B"

 1. Phil Pajakowski         1466    W1    W3    W5    3.0
 2. Walter Driscoll         1675    L7    W9    W9    2.0
 3. Michael Burton          1603    W8    L6    W7    2.0
 4. Peter DuPuy             1477    W10   W4    L6    2.0
 5. Mike Shannon            1719    L6    D7    W8    1.5
 6. Robert Oresick          1439    W2    D1    L3    1.5
 7. John Hallahan           1500    W9    L5    L2    1.0
 8. Jeff Langer             1098    L3    W10   L1    1.0
 9. Max Bandazian           1051    L4    L2    W10   1.0
10.Morgan Abraham            953    L5    L8    L9    0.0

WMCA Quick Chess Championship
July 15, 2000 - Jones Library, Amherst, MA

OPEN SECTION

 1. William Kelleher        2424    W12   W5    W4    W7    W3    5.0 1st
 2. Ada Begilman            1394    L5    -B-   D12   W10   W8    3.5
 3. Tony Sillars            2240    W6    L4    W13   W5    L1    3.0
 4. David Timberlake        2200    W11   W3    L1    D9    D7    3.0
 5. Larry Williams          1934    W2    L1    W6    L3    W9    3.0
 6. Sean Tobin              1899    L3    W10   L5    W13   W12   3.0
 7. Enkhbat Rentsen         1662    D8    W14   W9    L1    D4    3.0
 8. Charles Laamanen        2050    D7    L9    W14   W12   L2    2.5
 9. Michael Doubenski       1797    W10   W8    L7    D4    L5    2.5
10. Alan Cabot              2131    L9    L6    W11   L2    W14   2.0
11. William Busteed         1844    L4    L12   L10   W14   W13   2.0
12. Vesna Dimitrijevic      1925    L1    W11   D2    L8    L6    1.5
13. Yanis Knets             1686    -H-   -H-   L3    L6    L11   1.0
14. Roland Booker           1756    -H-   L7    L8    L11   L10   0.5

UNDER 1800 SECTION

 1 .David Mamula            1626    D11   W4     W5     W3    D2     4.0 1st
 2. Michael McDonnell       1656    L6    W12    W8     W7    D1     3.5
 3. Murad Mamedov           1455    W9    W8     W6     L1    D5     3.5
 4. Andrew Palmer           1288    D5    L1     W11    W10   W7     3.5
 5. Marvin Moss             1598    D4    W11    L1     W6    D3     3.0
 6. Richard Gold            1379    W2    W7     L3     L5    W8     3.0
 7. Edward Kostreba         1432    W12   L6     W9     L2    L4     2.0
 8. Paul Herscu             1419    W10   L3     L2     W9    L6     2.0
 9. Brian Kelley            1263    L3    W10    L7     L8    W12    2.0
10. Timothy Dannay           UNR    L6    L9     W12    L4    W11    2.0
11. Ron Charbonneau         1320    D1    L5     L4     W12   L10    1.5
12. Misha Herscu            1021    L7    L2     L10    L11   L9     0.0

40th Western Massachusetts Championship
September 17, 2000 - Florence Civic Center

OPEN SECTION

 1. Todd Rowland            2202    W6    W4    W2    L3    3.0    lst
 2. Robert Campbell         1922    W5    W3    L1    D4    2.5    2nd-3rd
 3. Azaivier Davis          1296    -B-   L2    D6    W1    2.5    2nd-3rd
 4. Augusto Consing         1932    W7    L1    D5    D2    2.0    U2000
 5. Ada Begilman            1455    L2    -B-   D4    D6    2.0    U2000
 6. Brian Bugbee            1900    L1    D7    D3    D5    1.5
 7. William Bu Steed        1807    L4    D6    -U-   -U-   0.5

RESERVE/AMATEUR SECTION

 1. Andrew Palmer           1547    W8    W12   W5    D2    3.5    lst
 2. Richard Gold            1540    W10   W4    D6    D1    3.0    2nd-3rd
 3. Murad Mamedov           1486    W11   L5    W10   W6    3.0    2nd-3rd
 4. Matthew Clark           1646    W9    L2    W8    D5    2.5
 5. Michael Zyra            1625    W7    W3    L1    D4    2.5
 6. David Mamula            1626    -H-   W9    D2    L3    2.0
 7. David Hall              1438    L5    L8    W11   W10   2.0
 8. Brian Kelley            1223    L1    W7    L4    W12   2.0    U1400
 9. Garrett Browning        1457    L4    L6    W12   -U-   1.0
10. Gaston Pomerleau        1190    L2    W11   L3    L7    1.0
ll. Jeffrey Bibeau           998    L3    L10   L7    -B-   1.0
12. Joseph Boulanger         UNR    -B-   L1    L9    L8    1.0

The Ware Fall Open
October 21, 2000 - Storrs Memorial Youth Center, Ware, MA

                      		
 1. Jaime Cintron       MA  1600    W15   W5    W6    3.0     1st, top U1800    
 2. Garrett Browning    CT  1455    W18   W4    W7    3.0     1st, top U1800
 3. Murad Mamedowv      MA  1574    W10   D9    W11   2.5     top U2000
 4. Michael J Zyra Jr   MA  1633    W12   L2    W9    2.0
 5. Richard M Gold      MA  1539    W17   L1    W13   2.0     top U1600, U1400 & U1200
 6. Tibor S Kiss        CT  1378    W13   W8    L1    2.0     top U1600, U1400 & U1200
 7. Stephen Crouch      MA  1181    W11   W15   L2    2.0     top U1600, U1400 & U1200
 8. Richard W Zyra      MA  1594    W16   L6    D10   1.5
 9. Paul J Cabot        MA  1337    W14   D3    L4    1.5
10. Brain E Kelly       MA  1257    L3    W14   D8    1.5
11. David M Hall        MA  1438    L7    W17   L3    1.0
12. Edward P Kostreba   MA  1301    L4    W18   -U-   1.0
13. Joseph Boulanger    MA  1153    L6    W16   L5    1.0
14. Paul Duperre        MA   UNR    L9    L10   W15   1.0
15. William Cheney      VT  1272    L1    L7    L14   0.0
16. Mark Trial          MA  1266    L8    L13   -U-   0.0
17. Calder Rossi        MA  1233    L5    L11   -U-   0.0
18. Jeff Huntley        RI  1215    L2    L12   -U-   0.0

The Ware Fall Scholastic
October 21, 2000 - Storrs Memorial Youth Center, Ware, MA

 1. Benjamin G Sadick   MA   UNR    W2    W3    W4    3.0   1st place
 2. Matthew Jensen      MA  1030    L1    W5    W6    2.0   2nd place after tie break
 3. Nathan Jensen       MA   916    W6    L1    W5    2.0
 4. Christopher Oliveri MA   587    L5    W6    L1    1.0
 5. Steven Wang         MA   UNR    W4    L2    L3    1.0
 6. Devin Peterson      MA   UNR    L3    L4    L2    0.0

Springfield Chess Club Championship
Sept.- Nov. 2000 - Danaher Tool Corporation, Springfield, MA

 1. Alan Cabot              2032    W9    W4    W11   W5    D3    4.5  1st
 2. Ada Begilman            1468    W3    L11   W9    W4    W5    4.0  2nd
 3. Bob Campbell            1912    L2    W10   W12   W11   D1    3.5
 4. Don Strange             1630    W16   L1    W13   L2    -B-   3.0  1st U1800
 5. Tim Dannay              Unr.    W14   W8    W7    L1    L2    3.0  1st U1400
 6. Paul Dupeffe            Unr.    L12   L13   -B-   W16   W14   3.0
 7. Paul Connell            1690    -H-   W15   L5    D8    D10   2.5  2nd U1800
 8. Mike Zyra               1633    W10   L5    -H-   D7    D9    2.5  
 9. Richard Zyra            1594    L1    W16   L2    W13   D8    2.5
10. Paul Cabot              1337    L8    L3    W16   W15   D7    2.5
11. Alex Brancic            2000    W13   W2    L1    L3    -U-   2.0
12. Harvey Burger           1613    W6    -H-   L3    D14   -U-   2.0
13. Richard Gold            1539    L11   W6    L4    L9    -B-   2.0
14. Paul Budney             1622    L5    -H-   D15   D12   L6    1.5
15. Gaston Pomerleau        1190    L4    L9    L10   L6    -B-   1.0

Western Mass Fall Scholastic
November 12, 2000 - American International College

GRADES 7-12 SECTION
No. Name             Grade Rating   Rd1   Rd2   Rd3   Rd4   Rd5  Score
 1. Ada Begilman        10  1541    W6    W5    W3    W4    W2    5.0   1st grade 10-12
 2. Daniel Kurbanov      7   UNR    W3    W6    W4    W5    L1    4.0   1st grade 7-9
 3. Benjamin G Sadick   10   UNR    L2    W4    L1    W6    W5    3.0   2nd grade 10-12
 4. Nathan Jensen        7   916    W5    L3    L2    L1    L6    1.0   2nd grade 7-9
 5. Paul Bordua         12   UNR    L4    L1    W6    L2    L3    1.0   3rd grade 10-12
 6. Chris Courtney      12   UNR    L1    L2    L5    L3    W4    1.0   1st unrated

GRADES K-6 SECTION
 
 1. Matthew Jensen       4  1030    W3    W2    L4    W3    W2    W4    5.0   1st grade 4-6
 2. Arkady Norkin        6   963    W4    L1    W3    W4    L1    W3    4.0   2nd grade 4-6
 3. Paul Quackenbush     3   UNR    L1    W4    L2    L1    W4    L2    2.0   1st grade K-3
 4. Evan Tincknell       3   UNR    L2    L3    W1    L2    L3    L1    1.0   2nd grade K-3

36th AIC Open
November 18-19, 2000 - American International College, Springfield, MA

OPEN SECTION

 1. Todd Rowland      2220  2237    W2    W6    W5    W4    4.0    1st
 2. Nick Tavares      2002  1989    L1    W8    D3    W7    2.5    Top Expert
 3. Ada Begilman      1601  1644    L5    W7    D2    W8    2.5    2nd Junior/Top Woman
 4. David Mamula      1595  1651    W8    D5    W6    L1    2.5
 5. Bob Campbell      2009  1992    W3    D4    L1    D6    2.0    2nd Expert
 6. Alan Cabot        2032  1998    W7    L1    L4    D5    1.5
 7. Paul Connell      1690  1672    L6    L3    W8    L2    1.0
 8. Richard Zyra      1560  1518    L4    L2    L7    L3    0.0

RESERVE / AMATEUR SECTION

 1. Jaime Cintron     1645  1669    W6    D2    W11   W4    3.5    Top B
 2. M. Mamedov        1593  1614    W9    D1    W3    D5    3.0    Top C/Top Junior
 3. Mike Powell       1590  1611    W15   W5    L2    W10   3.0    2nd C/Top AIC Alum
 4. George Grosser    1561  1550    D11   W8    W12   L1    2.5    Top AIC Faculty/Adm.
 5. A. Saint Louis    1500  1524    W10   L3    W8    D2    2.5
 6. Rich Gold         1477  1495    L1    W9    D10   W11   2.5
 7. Andrew Palmer     1473  1459    -H-   L11   W13   W12   2.5
 8. David Hall        1387  1392    W14   L4    W5    -B-   2.0
 9. Brian Kelley      1367  1357    L2    L6    -B-   W13   2.0    Top D
10. Mike Zyra         1612  1600    L5    W15   D6    L3    1.5    2nd B
11. Paul Duperre      1295  1353    D4    W7    L1    L6    1.5    Top Unr.
12. Richard Burger     998  1018    W13   -H-   L4    L7    1.5    Top E
13. G. Pomerleau      1185  1148    L12   -B-   L7    L9    1.0    2nd E
14. Harvey Burger     l609  1600    L8    -H-   -U-   -U-   0.5
15. S. Tibor Kiss     1403  1387    L3    L10   -U-   -U-   0.0

The End of the Millenium Tournaments

Next to the last Tournament of the Millenium
December 30, 2000 - Howard Johnson Express Inn, 1356 Boston Road, Springfield, MA

 1. John Curdo              2302    W14   W10   W3    3.0     1-2
 2. Bob Campbell            2009    W7    W4    W6    3.0     1-2
 3. Todd Rowland            2192    W11   W5    L1    2.0
 4. Joe Sparks              1642    W15   L2    W11   2.0     Top B / U1650
 5. Richard Tracy           1618    W16   L3    W8    2.0     Top B / U1650
 6. Nicholas Sterling       1678    D8    W13   L2    1.5
 7. Cam Catarino            1600    L2    W15   -H-   1.5
 8. Ada Begilman            1595    D6    W9    L5    1.5
 9. David Mamula            1571    -H-   L8    W13   1.5
10. Paul Connell            1690    W12   L1    -U-   1.0
11. Doug Reed               1606    L3    W16   L4    1.0
12. Stephen Shea            1600    L10   D14   -H-   1.0
13. Edward Lafferty         1079    -B-   L6    L9    1.0
14. Harvey Burger           1609    L1    D12   -U-   0.5
15. Todd Guay               1333    L4    L7    D16   0.5
16. Joe Boulanger           1153    L5    L11   D15   0.5

Last Tournament of the Millenium
December 31, 2000 - Howard Johnson Express Inn, 1356 Boston Road, Springfield, MA

 1. Todd Rowland            2192    W14   W12   W7    W5    4.0      1st
 2. William Bu Steed        1859    W13   W16   W8    W7    4.0      Top U2050
 3. Seth Zimmerman          1693    L17   W15   W16   W8    3.0      Top U1850
 4. Bob Campbell            2009    L8    W18   D5    W9    2.5
 5. Nicholas Sterling       1678    W9    W17   D4    L1    2.5
 6. Paul Connell            1690    W18   L8    W17   -U-   2.0
 7. Marvin Moss             1683    W15   W11   L1    L2    2.0
 8. Richard Tracy           1618    W4    W6    L2    L3    2.0      Top U1650
 9. Robert Oresick          1501    L5    W13   W12   L4    2.0      Top U1650
10. Richard Gold            1473    L16   D14   W11   -H-   2.0      Top U1650
11. Edward Lafferty         1074    -B-   L7    L10   W16   2.0      Top U1450
12. Joe Sparks              1642    -B-   L1    L9    D15   1.5
13. Douglas Reed            1606    L2    L9    W14   -H-   1.5
14. Stephen Shea            1600    L1    D10   L13   -B-   1.5
15. Albeiro Restropo        1559    L7    L3    -B-   D12   1.5
16. Severine Wamala         1624    W10   L2    L3    L11   1.0
17. David Mamula            1571    L6    L4    -U-   -U-   0.0