Spring 2016 Suncoast Chess Tournament Results

Final Results of the Suncoast Chess Tournament, May 1, 2016

Masters Open

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[R]	TBrk[O]
1	Offengenden, Anatoly	2121	2142		13	W11	W3	W4	W2	W5	5.0	13	14	14	44
2	Diller, Denis	1913	1928	LNS	5	W12	W6	W8	L1	W3	4.0	13	14.5	8	41
3	Leverich, Steven	1891	1885	SVCC	13	W7	L1	W9	W4	L2	3.0	14.5	16	8	50
4	Ben Jemaa, Munir	1766	1778	PVS	9	W13	W5	L1	L3	W9	3.0	13	14.5	5	40
5	Perez, Ernesto Miguel	1959	1939	DMS	7	W10	L4	W6	W8	L1	3.0	12.5	13.5	7	43
6	Hersey, Daniel	1574	1600	SVCC	13	W9	L2	L5	W7	W8	3.0	11	12.5	7	43
7	Nguyen, Annie	1300	1393		13	L3	W10	W11	L6	B---	3.0	8	8	3	21
8	Socha, Oscar Eduardo	1500	1496	SVCC	13	B---	W11	L2	L5	L6	2.0	7	11	1	32
9	Patrick, Christopher	1243	1281	PVS	8	L6	B---	L3	W10	L4	2.0	7	10	2	30
10	Schleppi, Robert	1485	1423	SVCC	13	L5	L7	B---	L9	X11	2.0	4	7	0	22
11	Weitzner, Arthur	1500	1451		13	L1	L8	L7	B---	F10	1.0	4	9	0	30
12	Armstrong, Brooks	1469	1466	SVCC	13	L2	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	4	0	13
13	Witschonke, Horst	1300	1297		13	L4	U---	U---	U---	U---	0.0	0	3	0	10

Note: Players 3-7 each had 3.0 pts and were a five-way tie for third place, splitting the third place award.

K-12 U1200

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[R]	TBrk[O]
1	Probus, Jaden	1139	1213	SSC	5	W8	W2	L3	W4	W6	4.0	12	13.5	11	40.5
2	Perez, Eduardo	1192	1218	BCES	4	W5	L1	W6	W3	W7	4.0	12	13.5	10.5	43
3	Socha Cortes, Eddy	1195	1219	SMA	11	W6	W7	W1	L2	W5	4.0	12	13.5	10.5	41
4	Ginsberg-Klemmt, Ari	1103	1056	PVS	8	D9	D5	W8	L1	B---	3.0	9	9	4	27.5
5	Moscicki, Rafal	875	900	ASH	5	L2	D4	W7	W9	L3	2.5	8	13	5	42
6	Charles, Johnny	1012	980	PVS	12	L3	W9	L2	B---	L1	2.0	9	13	1.5	40.5
7	Press, James	567	623	CAS	9	B---	L3	L5	W8	L2	2.0	8	12	2	35
8	Roumi, Valerik	780	743	PVS	9	L1	B---	L4	L7	W9	2.0	5	9	1.5	30
9	Firlie, Brendan	673	652	PVS	10	D4	L6	B---	L5	L8	1.5	5.5	8	1.5	23.5

Note: Players 1-3 each had 4.0 pts and so this was treated as a three-way tie for first place, splitting the prize money awards equally.

K-8 U900

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[R]	TBrk[O]
1	Garcia, Alex	729	885	SMS	8	W14	W6	W5	W2	W4	5.0	13	14	14	48
2	Garcia, Lucas	629	754	SMS	6	W8	W11	W4	L1	W5	4.0	13.5	15.5	10.5	50
3	Fic, Alex	470	616	BKR	6	L4	W9	W12	W10	W13	4.0	8.5	10	8.5	32
4	Nguyen, Jennie	850	806	BE	4	W3	W12	L2	W7	L1	3.0	15.5	17	9	50
5	Soboliev, Daniel	523	566	ECS	7	W7	W10	L1	W6	L2	3.0	14.5	16	8	51
6	Hayes, Shaye	364	469	BKR	8	W15	L1	W11	L5	W10	3.0	11.5	12	5	41
7	Perez, Anthony	300	397	BKR	7	L5	B---	W14	L4	W11	3.0	9	9	3	33
8	Swick-Custer, Jayden	392	423	BKR	6	L2	W13	L10	D9	W15	2.5	5.5	10	4.25	30
9	Powell, Noah	570	521	SMS	8	L12	L3	W15	D8	W14	2.5	5	9.5	3.25	26
10	Lange, Felix	246	268	BKR	6	B---	L5	W8	L3	L6	2.0	8.5	12.5	2.5	36
11	Perdew, Brent	250	326	PVS	6	W13	L2	L6	W14	L7	2.0	8	12	3	37
12	Garner, Matthew	340	345	SMS	7	W9	L4	L3	L13	B---	2.0	7	11	2.5	30
13	Murphy, Connor	483	401	SMS	6	L11	L8	B---	W12	L3	2.0	6	10	2	28
14	Saysy, Daniel	440	364	SMS	6	L1	W15	L7	L11	L9	1.0	7.5	12.5	1	35
15	Saysy, Joseph	570	407	SMS	8	L6	L14	L9	B---	L8	1.0	6	9	0	24

K-5 U700

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[R]	TBrk[O]
1	Kos, Trafton	507	764	SSE	5	W3	W2	W4	W6	W7	5.0	11	12	12	35
2	Oser, Vince	521	611	ASH	3	W8	L1	D7	W5	W3	3.5	11	12	6.5	35
3	Gruttadauria, Weston	587	592	SSE	4	L1	W8	W5	W4	L2	3.0	13	14	6	41.5
4	Ginsberg-Klemmt, Maeva	514	534	GGE	4	W7	W5	L1	L3	X6	3.0	11	11	3	33
5	Brum, Noah	528	468	PSE	2	W6	L4	L3	L2	W8	2.0	8.5	12	2.5	34
6	Winch, Koele	158	216	SSE	5	L5	D7	W8	L1	F4	1.5	3	8	1	23
7	Lopin, Colin	606	482	H	5	L4	D6	D2	L8	L1	1.0	9	14	2.5	40.5
8	Brum, Oliver	282	257	PSE	4	L2	L3	L6	W7	L5	1.0	8	11.5	1	33

K-3 U500

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Team	Grd	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	TBrk[M]	TBrk[S]	TBrk[R]	TBrk[O]
1	Hersey, Jei	369	541	FE	3	W5	W4	W2	W3	W6	5.0	12	14	14	42
2	Soboliev, Ivan	266	366	ECS	0	W7	W3	L1	W4	D5	3.5	13.5	14.5	8.25	42.5
3	Golub, Bogdan	272	294	ECS	0	W6	L2	W5	L1	W8	3.0	13	13	4.5	39
4	Carpenter, Mira	218	267	PVS	2	W8	L1	W6	L2	W7	3.0	11.5	11.5	3	35.5
5	Chung, Allie	162	220	PVS	2	L1	W8	L3	W7	D2	2.5	7.5	12.5	2.75	38.5
6	Patrick, Sean	100	128	TRE	0	L3	W7	L4	W8	L1	2.0	7	12	1	36
7	Francois, Jared	85	100	WES	2	L2	L6	W8	L5	L4	1.0	7.5	11	0	33
8	Soboliev, Melanii	70	100	ECS	0	L4	L5	L7	L6	L3	0.0	8.5	11.5	0	33.5

School Team results:

First place: Sarasota Middle School
Second Place: Booker Middle School
Third Place: Pine View School

Team scores were computed by totaling the top 4 finishers from each school team.

Abbreviations:

ASH=Ashton, BDG= BD Gullett Elementary, BE=Bashaw Elementary, BMS=Brookside Middle School, CAS=The Classical Academy of Sarasota, CC= Calvary Christian, CE=Cranberry Elementary, CM=Center Montessori, EA=Edison Academics, EAEE=European Academy of Early Education, FE=Fruitville Elementary, GGE=Gulf Gate Elementary, HS=homeschool, ICS = Incarnation Catholic School, ISPR=Imagine School at Palmer Ranch, IV=Island Village Montessori, LBA=Liberty Baptist Academy, LE=Lakeview Elementary, LN=Laurel Nokomis, KE=Kinnan Elementary, MSA=Manatee School for the Arts, ME= McNeal Elementary, NG=NewGate, NMS=Nolan Middle School, PA=Pinnacle Academy, PSE=Phillippi Shores Elementary, PV=Pine View, RHS=Riverview High School, SA=Suncoast Academy, SB=Sarasota Baptist, SCS=Sarasota Christian School, SCFSC=State College of Florida Collegiate School, SSE=Southside Elementary, SLA=Student Leadership Academy, SMA=Sarasota Military Academy, SMS=Sarasota Middle School, SSA=Sarasota Suncoast Academy, SSAS=Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, SSES=St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, SVCC=Sarasota Venice Chess Club, TBE=Toledo Blade Elementary, VCS=Venice Christian School

W=Win (1pt), L=Loss (0pts), D=Draw (0.5pts), B=Bye (1.0 pts if forced to take due to odd number of players), H=Half-point Bye (0.5 in first round if arranged in advance), U=Unregistered (arrived late, withdrew early, or transferred to different section due to initial error), F=loss by Forfeit, X=win by forfeit.

Rtng- Starting rating was from current USCF rating (if based on at least 15 games and more recent than the prior SSC tournament), SSC rating obtained at the prior tournament, or an initial rating estimate based on grade level and number of years of experience. Adult ratings in the Open section were from previous USCF rating, chess.com rating, and/or general estimate.

Post- New rating based on initial rating and this tournament's results.

TBrk- Tiebreak calculations. Since there are many players with equal total point scores, tiebreak calculations are needed for sorting placements. Various methods are used for these calculations: M=Modified Median, S=Solkoff, O=Opposition Cumulative Score. If players are still tied after comparison of the first method, it goes to the next and so on. Basically, the main Tiebreak determinant is the combined point total of a player's top four opponents (lowest performing opponent's score is not counted). Detailed explanations about these methods can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie-breaking_in_Swiss-system_tournaments . The order we prioritize these is similar to that used by USCF, but our third choice is not Cumulative since it is too dependent on initial ratings, which in our case are frequently rough estimates.

Comments:

Pairings were made automatically by SwissSys 9 software, based on starting rating. In the first round this sorts players by rating, then pairs the top half with the bottom half. In the second round the players with wins in the first round are paired with each other while those that lost the first round are paired with each other. In successive rounds, those with equal cumulative scores are paired with each other (except where there is an odd number in a score group).