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19 Advance Entries
Bator Sambuev 2682
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
My gut feeling tells me that we will reach 40 entries for this Saturday's Rapid.
In that case, I would welcome a volunteer to help with the running of the event. If you are able to run the SwissSys program, I'd be happy to give it a try.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Vlad D
My gut feeling tells me that we will reach 40 entries for this Saturday's Rapid.
In that case, I would welcome a volunteer to help with the running of the event. If you are able to run the SwissSys program, I'd be happy to give it a try.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Vlad D
Yes, I had suggested to Vlad a program would considerably
speed up the tournament's progress - and if Razvan was
playing, Rene could comfortably pair the event with either
SwissSys or Swiss Manager (we have everything in-house).
I probably will be in and out very briefly, but Dave our Store
Manager will be on hand, is familiar with SwissSys, and at a
pinch can pair the event. Still, a master is always welcome! :-)
Promises to be a great event! The buffet tables will be set up
upstairs and downstairs, our chess sections in-store are well
reinforced - our used book section (most in mint condition)
has since doubled, and there are awesome bargains to be had!
Laura (known to many of you), and Dave, will both be on hand.
20 Advance Entries
Bator Sambuev 2682
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Bator Sambuev 2682
Artiom Samsonkin 2667
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Bator Sambuev 2682
Artiom Samsonkin 2667
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Shiyam Thavandiran 2442
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Bator Sambuev 2682
Artiom Samsonkin 2667
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Tomas Krnan 2548
Peter Vavrak 2508
Michael Kleinman 2443
Shiyam Thavandiran 2442
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Dave Southam 2170
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Wednesday, 11th June, 2014, 07:58 PM.
24 signed in, 16 more needed to reach 40!
Here's a list of recently active players who might just show up (but better to sign in first so we can start on time!)
David Cummings 2435
Yuri Ochkoos 2356
Michael Song 2341
Digeng Du 2273
David Filipovich 2272
Mike Ivanov 2264
Vlad Birarov 2261
Adam Cormier 2179
John Upper 2178
Vinny Puri 2174
Nikola Brajkovic 2098
Bill Evans 2052
David Gunapalan 1961
Rob Gashgarian 1821
Lee Hendon 1753
We also need more women/girls to play to add to the Top Woman Prize which is currently guaranteed at $100. Also, our sponsors are following the sign-ins, so let's show some enthusiasm. (Enthusiasm is infectious - we want to do this again, don't we?)
Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Thursday, 12th June, 2014, 03:24 PM.
Bator Sambuev 2682
Artiom Samsonkin 2667
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Tomas Krnan 2548
Peter Vavrak 2508
Razvan Preotu 2474
Michael Kleinman 2443
Shiyam Thavandiran 2442
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Dave Southam 2170
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Thursday, 12th June, 2014, 10:57 AM.
Bator Sambuev 2682
Artiom Samsonkin 2667
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Tomas Krnan 2548
Peter Vavrak 2508
Razvan Preotu 2474
Michael Kleinman 2443
Shiyam Thavandiran 2442
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Dave Southam 2170
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Davy Zhao 2022
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Bator Sambuev 2682
Artiom Samsonkin 2667
Leonid Gerzhoy 2572
Tomas Krnan 2548
Bindi Cheng 2530
Peter Vavrak 2508
Razvan Preotu 2474
Michael Kleinman 2443
Shiyam Thavandiran 2442
Roman Sapozhnikov 2406
Victor Plotkin 2371
Mike Dougherty 2330
Yuri Aronov 2298
Michael Barron 2259
Mark Plotkin 2256
Peter Murray 2240
Hans Jung 2203
Sasha Starr 2197
Brian Fiedler 2196
Dave Southam 2170
Nava Starr 2142
Miroslav Stefanovic 2035
Davy Zhao 2022
Chinhua Chen 1955
Peter McSherry 1844
Hugh McNeil 1819
Daniel Sirkovich 1779
Last edited by Vlad Dobrich; Thursday, 12th June, 2014, 03:16 PM.
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