Rene’ Phillips: Victim or Victor?
Rene’ Phillips (left) blitzing with Sulaiman Smith in Atlanta.
Photo by Frank Johnson (shootfilm.net).
There are many controversies in chess. Lately the chess world has had to address a number of cheating allegations of players who have tried to take advantage of the system. These players are often barred, suspended or expelled. However, another question comes to mind. What happens when arbiters or tournament directors are in violation of the rules. Hurricane Katrina survivor Rene’ Phillips wrote an essay about his experience at the National Open in Las Vegas last month and if his accounts are accurate, it points to egregious violation of player rights. Here is Phillips’ essay:
Hi my name is Rene’ Phillips United States Chess Federation Victim 11489052. I wished to share my experience from the National Open in Las Vegas this past weekend. I thought a brief mention of three terms would serve to help place readers in the milieu of the event amidst the sights and sounds consistent with the allure of Las Vegas. Many would argue that the words “victim”, “victor”, and “inmate” are completely unrelated. “Victory” is a term most people relate to a contest or debacle wherein winning, overcoming, subduing, persevering, and completing a task that ends with the desired result. While the term “victim” carries the connotation of an event where one or more people have been hurt, or wounded intentionally or unintentionally with no attempt of the aggressor and/or any other party present to make amends. Finally, an “inmate” is a person charged with a crime, deprived of many rights who then imprisoned pending trial.
During the National Open in Las Vegas this past week, I was allowed to experience both sides of the spectrum. I am playing GM Zviad Izoria in the second round of the G/10 championship. I have the White pieces and was able to reach a very familiar position of the London System. Izoria upon reaching an equal position and desiring to complicate things sacrificed a piece for two connected passed pawns. Upon returning the piece, I found myself with a special advantage and huge advantage in time. We both agreed to play without the increment as we could not set the function on the clock at the beginning of the game. Hence the digital display read two minutes for me and 10 seconds for Izoria.
A time scrambled ensued and the crowd gathered around this the last game of the round with an upset looming in the air. I notice there was a crowd of approximately thirty spectators pushing and jockeying for a better position from which to view the debacle. In the time scramble Izoria attacked my rook and in haste to move the rook, I inadvertently knocked my King down and grabbed the attacked rook. Upon releasing the rook and restoring my King to an upright position, Izoria with 2 seconds on the clock captured my rook and uttered “Touch move!” I see Izoria now has one second and thus with two pawns and no checkmate in site for either side, I shun summoning the tournament director for the inadvertent King touch and announce “Flag”!
GM Izoria at this time uttered something in his native tongue and stopped the clock. The digital display showed 12 seconds for me and no time for him. At this juncture, a woman wearing a burgundy tournament director’s shirt intervened without being summoned by either player and stated the game was a draw. The woman TD was later identified as Betsy. Betsy advised that she would place one second on Izoria’s clock and then the game can be officially drawn. I inquired as to the basis of the draw and Izoria answered for the TD and said “because I am up a rook and I would win with more time.” The tournament director Betsy picked up the clock as more people gathered around. She places the one second on the clock and says now the game is a draw.
I am immediately rushed by several spectators as I proceed to the pairing table in an attempt to get a second ruling from another TD. Upon arriving at the pairing table along with several other players, we were met sternly by TD Walter Brown. I politely inquired if I could speak with another tournament director about a ruling just rendered, and without hearing my story, Brown yelled rudely, “Whatever the tournament director said is final. Now we have work to do and you have to get out of here!” I attempted to diffuse the situation by talking calmer, but was met by even more stiff verbal humiliation. Another director with a long white beard chimed in on cue and yelled, “What is it that you want?!
At this time TD Walter Brown advised that he would call security and have me thrown out if I didn’t leave. Seeing a ride to jail was inevitable if I continued to attempt to reach resolve with the outraged and angered TDs, I exited the room and proceeded to the tournament registration table. I requested to speak with a senior director or an executive level administrator with the tournament staff and was advised that Mr. Bob Snead was not available, but upon being given my name and brief details of my issue, would get back to me.
I forwarded my name, brief details of the incident and started back toward the tournament room. Prior to reaching the tournament room, I was met outside by TD Walter Brown who related that he had just been made abreast of the incident and he stated, “I just heard what happened and I think you got ripped off badly. I will return your entry fee in exchange for your inconvenience.” I returned to the game room only to find out the third round had started and I had been paired against a women’s IM and she had started my clock. Approximately five minutes had elapsed in the G/10 game, but I knew going back the same directors who were infuriated by me inquiring about the previous game would me met with swift and quick verbal humiliation.
In spite of my anger and feeling of helplessness I won the game against the WIM. I however could not shake the feeling of being cheated and victimized. I won the game and was not declared the victor, but was victimized by the player, the tournament directors and the GMs, IMs, FMs, and other rated players present who witnessed this travesty and said nothing on my behalf to the tournament directors. Throughout the remainder of the National open I was asked by scores of players, coaches, and other tournament directors about the incident. I retold this story at least 20 times to different directors who all stated that I should have summoned another director (which I made several attempts) and ask for a second opinion.
Notwithstanding, after the numerous futile attempts at getting some type of meaningful resolve I talked one last time to Bob Snead who related that I would get my entry fee returned, but I should have made an attempt to contact another tournament director on the day of the incident. Thus here I stand several days later, feeling not like a victor, but a victim, and much worse a victim who has no recourse. Here it is I have returned home and still feel helpless with no returned entry fee, a crosstable from the G/10 that reflects a draw against GM Zviad Izoria in round two despite me winning the game on time. More importantly as a retired policeman whose job was to protect and serve, despite receiving an award from Janet Reno as America’s top cop in 1997, I was treated like a criminal by the National Open rulings or lack of proper rulings and United States Chess Federation and as a victim have no recourse. Inmates lose very many rights after they are sentenced for crimes, but even after being found guilty of the most heinous of crimes, they retain the right to appeal. What about me?
Signed Rene’ Phillips
National Open Inmate
United States Chess Federation
Inmate Id# 11489052
Appeal National Open #101
There seems to be a rampant lack of accountability for tournament directors at major events. One of the games I was watching at the World Open 2008 showed just this.
There was a tournament director in a yellow shirt standing next to a board that was in a time scramble. One player had 2 seconds on his clock while the other had 5 seconds. The 5 second time delay was active on the chronos clock they were using. The position was drawn and player B was trying to flag player A. Player B had a bishop and pawn while player A had a knight and pawn. Both pawns were blocked by the opponents minor pieces. The kings were basically running around the board trying to gain opposition.
Player A claimed a three-fold repetition while the tournament director was standing there. But the tournament director had looked away from the board for a few moves and didn’t see the repetition. The whole purpose of him standing at the board was to watch the game for confusion/controversy, but he got distracted and looked away at a critical moment. Another tournament director was called and he suggested that the 50 move rule might apply – but that was incorrect because neither player was keeping score nor calling moves out loud. So the decision was made for the players to continue on. The tournament director really can’t suggest moves or draw claims to players but they can reply to claims. Insufficient loosing chances might have been a claim with a forgiving TD.
Anyway, the game continued and player B made a quiet bishop move instead of moving his King. Player A stopped to consider this new move and flagged. He was so irate that he flicked the pieces at his opponent and grimaced threateningly. He clearly wanted to fight anyone he could at that moment.
I often see floor TD decisions being appealed only to get rejected by the head TD at these large events.
This type of behavior can’t continue to take place especially among blk players who are qualified to win the rounds i have heard story after story to this event u hate to think that the games are set up for certain players to win, Renee was a pure accident i can’t believe the TD was that insensitive as well as the GM,forget winning the game what about character, intergrity of the game .. you have a real complain Rene
Rene –
Of course you were a victim! The floor TD made a bad call, and then the TD leadership did not allow you to make a timely and proper appeal of the bad call. They even treated you rudely!
I was really getting steamed until you said that Walter eventually approached you and admitted that now that he understood the incident, he agreed that the TD blew it. I know Walter, and was surprised by his initial reaction to your attempt to appeal. Perhaps he got intimidated by the approaching “mob” and used poor judgment in how he reacted. I also know you, and I know that you just wanted to appeal a really bad ruling, so the comments about calling security was totally uncalled for.
Unfortunately at that point, Walter did the only thing he could do – offer to refund your entry fee. Putting it in perspective, officials in other sports (NFL, NBA, etc) make bad calls all the time, and sometimes the call is REALLY BAD, and directly changes the likely outcome of the contest. The leagues sometimes make pronouncements after the fact that yes, the officiating crew blew it. They may “coach” the the officials involved, but they don’t change the outcome of the game.
So what can be done. First, you are doing the right thing by continuing to publicize in detail what you experienced. Secondly, we all need to be as aware as possible of the rules for the type of event that we are playing in, so we can act effectively during disputes. Thirdly, the USCF need to continue to work to improve TD training, and tournament organizers need to have a clearly defined appeal procedure, that can be executed in a timely fashion.
I am never surprised by how human’s behave under pressure. Those are the times that true character is revealed. Sometimes you find out that the person has integrity and courage, other times …
We must document and file complaints for every situation, and
collectively keep a record. Are there any brothers and sisters out
there who are willing to train to be top TDs, and to organize top
tournaments? Is USCF required for being sanctioned or registered
by FIDE? I want a clear, and unbiased approach that is solely
based on merit/performance, and very little on prizes, and money.
Don’t get me wrong, I think prizes and money are important for the work done, but they should not be allowed to inspire cheating at any level and from any perspective. {Personally-I do not have
the time to be a TD, but would consider doing so after I make
tenure as a Professor.}
Thanks Daaim for the post and thanks to everyone for the encouraging words. The healing process for this travesty is much shorter and easier than the post Katrina rebound. Seeing and hearing about similar and more overt acts of misappropriated and mis-managed authority is equally disturbing. The helplessness I felt through this entire incident is the hardest to cope with. I know I won the game as well as all of the people who were watching unfortunately, there are no tournament records, crosstables, or pairing results sheets to support or solidify my claim.
I have wondered what can be done about the incident, even paying me a large sum of money doesn’t compensate for the humiliation and degradation I experienced at the hands of men I could have physically crushed with my bare hands were that my make-up. All in all, it seems futile to write to the USCF and run the gamut of speaking with the very people who were responsible for the injustice. I pray that no more of our youth have to experience what Barclay has experienced. To wit, I look forward to the day when all players (of every nationality, gender, and age) can rely upon a Chess governing body with the necessary checks and balances of power.
Daaim – Perhaps the silver lining in this would be an interview with “the brother with the gray hair and glasses that we usually see at the World Open”. I’ve chatted with him at some of the Continental Chess events through the years, but am embarrassed to say that I also don’t know his name. He may have some suggestions on what players should know about the rules, and what they should do when disputes arise. There are two sides to every story. My perception is that TD’ing is a thankless job.
There are a few brothers this could be- if we talk about the light
skin brother with grey hair and glasses this is likely to be Mr.
James Cope (Jr.) {He was at this year’s 2008 World Open}.
Otherwise in distant past though I am not sure about World
Opens because I do not attend them often – a brownskin brother
with grey hair and glasses could be Mr. Wilbert Brown who is
based in Baltimore. I know him well and will talk to him soon. Mr.
Ralph Mikell out of D.C. also does TD work but I don’t know if he
works with Continental Chess much. I simply don’t know the full
black TD landscape but when I see a brother TD at tournaments I
am participating in, I usually know their names as indicated above.
We must get to know all the people involved in this social and
sporting dance of chess and life. Keep in mind that because of my
own relative inactivity, there could be other brothers that could be
named.(I am presently not aware of any sister TDs.)
There was a younger brother acting in a TD capacity at the 2008 World Open. I didn’t catch his name, but I did observe how he handled issues. My overall impression from day one this year is that there was some tension amongst the organizers.
They weren’t the friendliest. If I am handing you $400, the least you could do is smile while you take it. I observed yellow shirts so preoccupied as to not look up at who was asking questions.
My experience in Philadelphia with Pete Rogers, Elvin Wilson, Jeff Johnson is still the best fellowship of Chess amongst brothers I have had the honor of experiencing after Hurricane Katrina. I also miss the inter-state matches between Philadelphia and Baltimore at Lamont Rogers house. I have had the honor of playing for Philadelphia in conjunction with meeting legend William “the exterminator” Morrison. The tournaments I have attended around the country pale in comparison to the fun, competition, and comraderie between the “brothers” of chess. Every African American player should have the joy of the experience of one of the Roger’s fellowship inter/cross state matches. I am back home in New Orleans and would recruit my coach Stephen Muhammed, and a few African American masters from Texas and Louisiana for a match against Philly or Baltimore.
Going forward, since money isn’t the most important allure of the tournament scene, I pray we began to look long term and invest in our youth’s maturity in chess play and its administration.
I find it interesting how issues of this sort seem to work towards galvanizing people in the chess community. We can only hope that the future will produce less drama and more tournament directors and organizers of color.
Rene – I assume that you have at least been given your entry fees back, as promised. An appeal to USCF ought to be possible, for the purpose of having the outcome of the game set to a win for you in the rating system, and likewise, I believe that USCF’s Tournament Director Certification Committee considers complaints regarding tournament directors, and this would be a way to get the situation clarified and the TD(s) involved reviewed.
By the way, when I used to run the main tournaments in LA through most of the 1980s, one of my two “right hand men” (though both were left-handed!) was perhaps the leading African-American TD in the US, Andrew Smith (also known as Angalifu, and he hosted radio shows for KPFK for many years by his African name). Another top-notch TD who comes to mind is Vincent Moore, an NTD from the east coast, who has also been a leading admin on ICC (handle: albi).
Hal my man! Thanks for the information Hal. I had been discouraged about further pursuing justice in the matter as I felt it was futile because retelling the incident over and over and then be given a myriad of excusses only frustrated me more. I can’t wait to send this information to the committtees you mentioned in hopes of some sort of viable resolution. To date I have yet to receive any entry fee, mental anguish fee, or appearence fee.
I would love to do a follow up on the response of the USCF albeit, I shudder to think any response will be different from the many I heard from USCF employees to boot. Rene’
7YR OLD FEMALE CHESS PRODIGY IN COLUMBUS. HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCES IN TOURNAMENTS. PLAYERS RESIGNING AND THEN SAYING “PSYCHE” AND PICKING UP THEIR KING AND CONTINUING THE GAME. STOP THE CHEATING GOD SEES EVERTHING AND IS NOT FAIR TO ANY CHILD.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!
CAN I GET A RESPONSE!!! SUBJUGATION ON THE CHESS BOARD PERHAPS! THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMMMMM!
BRO. SHABAZZ THANKS FOR BEING THE VOICE OF FAIRNESS AND THE MESSENGER!!!
coach rene, thank you for speaking to Diamond Abdus-Shakoor at the Elementary Nationals. I did not know that she would encounter and be aware of rules being inconsistent. EVEN THE KIDS SEE WHAT’S GOING ON. MALE OR FEMALE, AND REGARDLESS OF RACE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG!!! THE TRUTH DOES NOT NEED AN ALIBI. WE DON’T QUIT OR GET MAD WE GET FOCUSED AND DETERMINED.
P.E.A.C.E. PROPER EDUCATION ALWAYS CORRECTS ERRORS
A.K. SHAKOOR MA, MPA
YOUTH EDUCATOR
Bro. Shakoor, good to hear from you my brother. I lost your number and still want to keep my promise to you and Diamond. Please contact me at my cell number.
Hello brothers, its unfortunate that this type of behavior continues to go on. The truth of the matter is theses people have been cheating at chess for centuries so this should not take us complete by surprise or even to be outraged by this malicious behavior, it seems more appropriate for us to take measures against this cruelty with various protest, complaints, arguements and legal action if necessary. This is one of the reasons that i have chosen not to compete in their “big tournaments”, however we as Africans need to move away from this “caucasian controlled climate” to direct and promote our own ideas for future generations. If izoria and the like can get themselves to play fair then they can get some too, personally i dont see where they are so strong anyway,yet it seem they enjoy a certain pretense with thoses titles and ratings. Brother shabazz thanks for being. Peace.
I’ll echo Daaim’s suggestion – get involved in organizing and directing! As these stories make clear, there is a serious need for sharp, committed people, to improve the organization of events.
And in case you are wondering, yes I both organize and direct scholastic events. For free, on my own time. It’s part of my give-back to the community. I enjoy seeing the kids have an opportunity to play chess, and gain the same kind of benefits that the game gave me while growing up.
But it’s not easy or fun, like competing in tournaments, which I also do. I chuckled reading Daaim’s last post .. I am familiar with all of those types of challenges. Often the score takers are green volunteers, and floor TD’s not much more skilled. Most do not get paid, maybe they get a coupon for lunch, but that’s it. Scores get misreported. Bad game calls get made. Trophies have to be decided on tie-breaks. Players just leave without withdrawing.
So get involved, whether at the scholastic level, or the adult/open level — YOU can make a positive difference.
This is such an excellent website and it has helped me keep up with chess events around the world.
Bravo to the fantastic man that runs the site.
Bravo!!
Hi – I’m way behind on my chess reading this year, what with work, political blogging, etc. I did notice this particular thread, though, and I wanted to throw in my general observations. I apologize in advance for the length of this post.
First, with respect to the original post: I do apologize for any unpleasantness Mr. Phillips encountered. I was sequestered on the top floor of the Sheraton, running the U1400 section, so I was separated from the “fun” on the ballroom level. What I always tell any tournament player is this: know the rules, bring a copy of the rulebook with you, and don’t allow other players (no matter who they are) to speak for the TD who’s handling the situation. (TDs can be intimidated by titled players too, so someone in Mr. Phillips’ situation should make sure the TD verbally makes any pronouncements.)
Second, there are some African-American TDs. I believe Andre Harding is a Senior TD, who also has a hand in running the Marshall Chess Club in NYC. James Cope (Maryland) is also a Senior TD, who is usually at the World Open. Leonard Dickerson (Tennessee) is (I believe) a Senior TD as well.
I earned my National TD title after passing the exam in 2006. I’ve been involved in organizing and/or directing a number of national and state events in Illinois and Pennsylvania. The “secret” is to jump in and do it. Start at your local level. Talk to local organizers. Put out an e-mail for help. Find out who your state clearinghouse is; they can help you with scheduling. Most of all, be prepared to WORK. Chess organizing is hard, generally thankless work. You have to love the game to do it, because you sure won’t get rich.
More African-American TDs would be nice. What really needs to happen, though, is to get an organization together that can not only work within the USCF, but also get more African-Americans involved in organizing and directing. There are a lot of informal chess cliques and clubs in the larger cities, and a huge number of players who just show up for skittles. So, maybe some of the stronger players out there could do freebie exhibitions at these places – a “Game of the Month” lecture, a “Beat the Expert” exhibition, etc. That’s one way to get these players thinking beyond just showing up and shoving pieces around. Once they get the bug, maybe they’ll be interested in helping run local events, too.
Third, becoming a TD or organizer is about more than just knowing chess or business. Chess players, as we all know, are a very odd assortment of personalities and idiosyncracies. I’ve seen a player (quite literally) strip down to his boxers during a tournament, another high school player literally spit on a chessboard (that wasn’t even his!) and chased another player into a bathroom due to suspicion of cheating. (Yes, that was part of the Varshavsky incident at the 2006 World Open.) I could tell stories for days about the weirdness and underhanded behavior I’ve seen at chess tournaments – and guys like Bill Goichberg could probably go on for weeks on the same topic. If you can’t handle dealing with oddballs, don’t become a TD.
Fourth, I should note that a previous poster said that TDs don’t get paid. Well, at the bigger tournaments, they do – but the amounts aren’t exactly staggering. Examples: I worked at the 2008 National Elementary Championships, and I averaged $13/hour. Not too bad, you say – but that was for 45 hours of pounding a cavernous concrete exhibition-hall floor, taking questions, getting results slips, and watching players/spectators over the course of three days. My legs hurt for a solid 72 hours after the tournament.
At the World Open, after five days of running the U1400 section, I probably averaged $11 an hour. No, it wasn’t as taxing physically, as adult tournaments don’t require the same level of individual attention, but the mental load – especially when making pairings or resolving player disputes – is comparable to arbitration work, which pays quite a bit better than that. (So, for that matter, does my regular job.)
So, we do make money – but nothing to make a living on. Even Bill and Brenda Goichberg, who (obviously and deservedly) make the most on CCA events, can’t make THAT much, given the size of the prize fund.
(Here’s a fun exercise: Pick any year in the last 10 or so. Find out how much money the Open section paid out in prizes. Now, take the total number of players entered in the Open. Assume they all paid the maximum, late, on-site entry fee, and figure out how much would have been collected under that assumption. Then, try to pay the Open prizes from that amount. Dosvidanya!)
Last, this is a very good site. I have to commend Dr. Shabazz for his work in maintaining it, and the Drum community for its participation. I will try to add my meager voice to the beat as time allows.
Hi Boyd,
On the subject of minority tournament organising, I am a prospective tournament organiser(hope to do a lot of smallish competitions in New England and upstate NY in 2009) but for some strange reason, can’t get any contact information about any TD whom I can have work these for me. I asked a TD from Continental chess the other day when I was playing a small tournament in Delaware and he advised me to check with the Eastern New York Chess Association. I subsequently found their website and the email addresses of some of their office bearers and persons who run clubs in the general area. Sadly, more than a week later I have no information on whom I could get to TD tournaments in the upstate NY as well as the New England areas. I have a few hotels(and access to a building) who would be interested, but can’t do anything more without a TD. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. I have already tried the USCF but for privacy reasons they can’t even release email addresses of prospective TDs
I wasn’t going to record this incident, but a friend suggested that I inform the drum.
National Chess Congress 2017: My kids, Grace, and Ayo are playing in the under 600 section as a team. Fifth round they are paired against each other. Even though, there are others players in their section with the same score. Immediately, the tournament directors were called and I inquire how is this pairing right? Bill said it must be a mistake, but they refuse to change the pairing. Boyd Reed, TD from Pittsburgh was the director. Do these TDs check the pairing? There were only 39 players in under 600, Grace and Ayo have the same last name and on the same mixed double team. In essence, points were taken from them, on purpose or not, thereby affecting their team chance to place.
Team Standing:
1 SORDIC Gabriella Sorrentinio-Mark A DiCostanzo (1043.0) 10.5 1st
$2000.00
Mar Dicostanzo II (1873) 5.5
Gabriella Sorrentino (213) 5.0
2 JINSMI JINSMI (1951.5) 10.0 2nd
$1000.00
GM Bryan G Smith (2505) 5.5
Christina F Jin (1398) 4.5
3 LISHA LISHA (2175.5) 9.5 3rd-4th
$500.00
Rachael Li (1732) 5.0
GM Alexande Shabalov (2619) 4.5
4 SHABAT SHABAT (1788.0) 9.5 3rd-4th
$500.00
Kameliia Sharuda (1790) 5.5
Donald Battle Jr (1786) 4.0
5 WANSTR Lilian Wang â?? Paul Stricker (1403.0) 9.0
Paul Stricker (1288) 5.0
Lilian Wang (1518) 4.0
6 ITKRAD ITKRAD (2116.0) 8.5
WFM Hana Itkis (2076) 4.5
Dan Rade (2156) 4.0
7 FENWAG FENWAG (1962.0) 8.5
Camden Wagner (1571) 5.0
FM Maggie Feng (2353) 3.5
8 ZLODEV ZLODEV (1952.5) 8.5
Leon Deng (2069) 4.5
Nicol Zlotchevsky (1836) 4.0
9 MARMAR Jacqueline Martin â?? Zachary Martin (1593.5) 8.5
Zachary D Martin (2058) 4.5
Jacqueline Martin (1129) 4.0
10 FELFEL Aya Feliachi-Ramzy Feliachi (662.5) 8.5
Aya Feliachi (803) 4.5
Ramzy Feliachi (522) 4.0
11 KHMLEN KHMLEN (2188.5) 8.0
GM Aleksan Lenderman (2687) 4.0
Nikki Khmelnitsky (1690) 4.0
12 GORMOR GORMOR (2175.0) 8.0
GM Elsha Moradiabadi (2592) 5.0
Atmika Gorti (1758) 3.0
13 BHAARU BHAARU (2051.5) 8.0
Siddharth Arun (2180) 4.0
Megha Bhanuprasad (1923) 4.0
14 TRATRA TRATRA (2016.5) 8.0
WFM Priya Niki Trakru (2020) 4.0
Rohun Trakru (2013) 4.0
15 BADBAD Grace Bady-Ayo Baady (284.0) 8.0
Ayo Bady (unr.) 5.0
Grace Bady (284) 3.0
16 NARNAR NARNAR (1495.0) 7.5
Narkee Narasimhan (1938) 4.0
Meena Narkeeran (1052) 3.5
17 LOULOU Christine Louzonis â?? John Louzonis (1087.5) 7.5
Christine J Louzonis (769) 4.5
John Louzonis (1406) 3.0
18 AYYAYY AYYAYY (1029.5) 7.5
Aadarsini Murugan Ayyappan (1174) 4.0
Adhiraiyan Murugan Ayyappan (885) 3.5
19 HUSAR HUSAR (2177.5) 7.0
IM Justin Joe Sarkar (2436) 4.0
Emily Jia Hu (1919) 3.0
20 BHAFIS BHAFIS (1939.0) 7.0
GM Alexande Fishbein (2555) 4.0
Rachana Bhanuprasad (1323) 3.0
21 MOSSHA Elizabeth Moshkevich â?? Suneel Sharad (1851.5) 7.0
Soham Sharad (1868) 4.0
Elizab Moshkevich (1835) 3.0
22 YOUPRY YOUPRY (1687.0) 7.0
Sean P Pry (1564) 4.0
Vanita Young (1810) 3.0
23 YAVRAO YAVRAO (1564.5) 7.0
Catherin Yavarone (1536) 4.5
Varun Rao (1593) 2.5
24 ZHUWU2 ZHUWU2 (1371.5) 7.0
Tony Wu (1022) 5.0
Jenny Zhu (1721) 2.0
25 ZHALI Jane Zhang-Eric Li (1213.0) 7.0
Jane Zhang (unr.) 4.0
Eric Li (1213) 3.0
26 WANHU WANHU (2043.0) 6.5
Merric Hu (2113) 3.5
WFM Ellen Wang (1973) 3.0
27 HAMDRE HAMDRE (1891.5) 6.5
GM Alexey Dreev (2760) 4.5
Amelia Wolf Hamilton (1023) 2.0
28 SONKOD SONKOD (1712.5) 6.5
Suhas Kodali (2060) 4.0
Ann* Song (1365) 2.5
29 YERBEN YERBEN (1709.0) 6.5
Joseph Bennett (1785) 4.0
Sai Sneha Yerra (1633) 2.5
30 GUNLIE GUNLIE (1544.5) 6.5
Jack Lieberman (1755) 3.5
Pranitha Gunasekaren (1334) 3.0
31 TAYTAY TAYTAY (1387.5) 6.5
Brian Tay (1460) 3.5
Allison Tay (1315) 3.0
32 PRAPRA PRAPRA (1382.5) 6.5
Gracy Fr Prasanna (1877) 3.5
Kevin Prasanna (888) 3.0
33 NWOBAD Kasey Nwokobia-Arad Badiee (1177.0) 6.5
Arad R Badiee (1177) 5.5
Kasey Nwokobia (unr.) 1.0
34 LEYBAD Valerie Leyman-Barzin Badiee (1017.0) 6.5
Barzin M Badiee (1458) 4.0
Valerie Leyman (576) 2.5
35 MOSBUI Gabrielle Moshier-Jason Bui (833.5) 6.5
Gabrielle Lynn Moshier (595) 3.5
Jason Bui (1072) 3.0
36 CHICHI CHICHI (2042.5) 6.0
Angelica Chin (2022) 4.0
Jonathan Chin (2063) 2.0
37 ZHUDON ZHUDON (1965.0) 6.0
Joshua Dong (1838) 3.5
WIM Evelyn Zhu (2092) 2.5
38 WANWAN Ellen Wang-Brandon Wang (1853.0) 6.0
Ryan Wang (1877) 3.0
Stan Wang (1342) 3.0
39 LIULIU Catherine Liu-David Liu (1717.0) 6.0
Kelsey Liu (1710) 3.5
Kevin Liu (1724) 2.5
40 LAMHUA Kuipi Lam â?? Oliver Hua (1582.0) 6.0
Kuipi Lam (1221) 4.5
Charles Hua (1943) 1.5
41 STRTAH STRTAH (1575.5) 6.0
Joshua Micha Taht (1507) 4.0
Erin Kath Strauts (1644) 2.0
42 SAVORU SAVORU (1518.0) 6.0
Sanjay Oruganti (1476) 4.0
Saniya Sand Savla (1560) 2.0
43 XIEXIE Nicole Xie-Timothy Xie (999.5) 6.0
Timothy Xie (1455) 3.0
Nicole Xie (544) 3.0
44 DOMDOM Aasa Dommalapati â?? Abhinay Dommalapati (908.0) 6.0
Leah Dominick (591) 4.0
Quinn Dominick (1225) 2.0
45 CHACH2 Siri Hamsini Chakka-Mallikarjuna Chakka (682.5) 6.0
Mallikarjuna Chakka (1099) 3.0
Sirihamsini Chakka (266) 3.0
46 GUMJAI Amogha Gummadivalli-Samkith Jain (0.0) 6.0
Samkith Jain (unr.) 4.0
Amogha Gummadivalli (unr.) 2.0
47 SERFOR SERFOR (1764.5) 5.5
Servin-Demarrais (1408) 3.0
Robert K* Forney (2121) 2.5
48 YANYAN YANYAN (1509.5) 5.5
Sarah Yan (1501) 3.0
Erick Yan (1518) 2.5
49 KANDAB Meghana Kancharla-Jay Dabral (1086.5) 5.5
Jay Dabral (771) 3.0
Meghana Kancharla (1402) 2.5
50 SAMLEV SAMLEV (2177.5) 5.0
Daniel Levkov (2207) 2.5
WFM Mart Samadashvili (2148) 2.5
51 MIYBOR MIYBOR (1919.5) 5.0
Julia Ka Miyasaka (1764) 3.0
Peter Theod Boris (2075) 2.0
52 ARAARA ARAARA (1834.5) 5.0
Athira Arayath (1834) 3.0
Nikhil Arayath (1835) 2.0
53 BREBRE BREBRE (1615.5) 5.0
Nicklas Breskin (1971) 3.0
Larisa Breskin (1260) 2.0
54 CHACHA CHACHA (1372.0) 5.0
Andy Chang (1372) 4.0
Annie Chang (unr.) 1.0
55 SYUSYU Sijia Yu-Sicheng Yu (1277.0) 5.0
Sicheng Yu (1277) 3.0
Sijia Yu (unr.) 2.0
56 JINTIA JINTIA (1886.0) 4.5
Lisa Jin (1573) 3.0
Eddy Tian (2199) 1.5
57 MOUMOU MOUMOU (1844.0) 4.5
Arvin Mou (1886) 2.5
Iris Zhaoying Mou (1802) 2.0
58 ZHUWU1 ZHUWU1 (942.5) 4.5
Stanley Wu (829) 3.5
Sophie Zhu (1056) 1.0
59 SYRPAX Olga Syrodoeva-Alexander Paxson (781.5) 4.5
Olga Syrodoeva (500) 3.0
Alexander Edwin Paxson (1063) 1.5
60 KARKAR KARKAR (1768.5) 4.0
Leif Kazuo Karell (2037) 2.0
Mira Karell (1500) 2.0
61 LAMHU2 LAMHU2 (1307.0) 4.0
Koiip Lam (1333) 3.0
Oliver Hua (1281) 1.0
62 ULMULM ULMULM (1286.0) 4.0
Robert Andr Ulmer (1600) 2.0
Annie Ulmer (972) 2.0
63 WONNAL Joanne Wong-Benjamin Nallengara (1266.0) 4.0
Benjamin Nallengara (1266) 2.5
Joanne Wong (unr.) 1.5
64 ZHUZHU ZHUZHU (1227.5) 4.0
Ryan Zhu (1253) 2.5
Florina Zhu (1202) 1.5
65 NGNG NGNG (1147.5) 4.0
Timothy Ng (1517) 2.0
Sophia Ng (778) 2.0
66 YEVYEV Eva Yevdayev-Tamir Yevdayev (859.0) 4.0
Eva Victoria Yevdayev (1045) 2.0
Tamir Yevdayev (673) 2.0
67 CHELUO Claire Cheng â?? Will Luo (1191.0) 3.5
Will Luo (1243) 2.0
Claire Ziyun Cheng (1139) 1.5
68 ANALIA ANALIA (1500.5) 2.5
Jason Liang (1945) 1.5
Ananya Ananth (1056) 1.0
69 HAMHAM HAMHAM (1069.0) 1.0
Eleanor Sylvie Hamilton (1271) 1.0
Josh Hamilton (867) 0.0
Correction: Asst Chief TD Under 600 section, JABARI MCGREEN (12731738).
Update: Ayo Bady and Grace Bady overcame the ruling of the 2017 National Congress, Mixed-Doubles, where they were paired against each other. Fast forward, they came in 1st place, Mixed Doubles, and took home the $2000.00 prize.
Section 9 – UNDER800
Chief TD HECTOR L RODRIGUEZ III (12669867)
Chf. Asst. TD ANDREW B REA (11052452)
Section Date(s) 2018-11-24 thru 2018-11-25
Processed Received: 2018-11-25 Entered: 2018-11-25 Rated: 2018-11-25 Re-Rated: 2021-07-22
Stats 6 Rounds, 23 Players; K Factor: F Rating Sys: D Tnmt Type: S
Time Control: G/40;d10
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Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|
Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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1 | AYO BADY |5.5 |W 17|W 18|W 7|W 10|W 2|D 3|
PA | 16473506 / R: 843 ->1007 | |W |B |W |B |W |B |
| Q: 841 -> 983 | | | | | | | |
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2 | ALEX N SHUTE |4.5 |W 8|D 3|W 4|W 11|L 1|W 6|
NJ | 16346844 / R: 731P13-> 927P19 | |W |B |W |B |B |W |
| Q: 707P13-> 902P19 | | | | | | | |
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3 | ROMAN MODHERA |4.5 |W 13|D 2|W 20|D 6|W 12|D 1|
NJ | 16831106 / R: 744P3 -> 900P9 | |B |W |B |W |B |W |
| Q: 706P3 -> 860P9 | | | | | | | |
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4 | GRACE BADY |4.5 |W 21|D 5|L 2|W 20|W 8|W 12|
PA | 15470752 / R: 818 -> 849 | |W |B |B |W |W |B |
| Q: 794 -> 824 | | | | | | | |