Results AQE Habeeb Memorial 2007

The 2nd Annual Habeeb Memorial 2007 now complete, I want to thank all those who were able to support the event and those who participated.

The Encourage Awards go out to Jessica Collins, 2nd Grader at Buffalo United Charter, and Michael Edwards, 5th Grader at Martin Luther King Jr Multicultural Institute #39 and both are members of The Urban Knights Chess Club that meets every Wednesday nights from 5:30pm till 8pm at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr Branch Library. For their efforts they received new scorebooks to record future chess matches.

A combined Scholastic section produced many fireworks over the chess board. Rook and King v. King, Queen and King v. King situations were the theme of the day. Much work is needed in these areas for producing more efficient checkmate. The Assemblyman Bill Hoyt Section (3-5 Graders) Winners were as follows: 1st Place MALIK FERGUSON, 4th Grader at Community School #53, 2nd Place HANIFAH HABEEB , Granddaughter of Quadir Habeeb, 4th Grader at Community School #53, and 3rd Place MICHAEL K EDWARDS , 5th Grader at MLK#39 Freedom Knights Chess Club. The Bill Zachary Section (6-8 Graders) Winners were as follows: Undefeated, 1st Place AARON MC DUFFIE , 7th Grader at Casey Middle School and son of tournament director Michael A. Mc Duffie, "Good Job Aaron". 2nd Place SAUTI HABEEB , Granddaughter of Quadir Habeeb, 6th grader at Community School #53 and posting his first trophy, 3rd Place GARRETT E FRYAR, 6th Grader, Cleveland Hill School and nephew to Jackie Collins who faithfully brings Garrett and Jessica to the Urban Knights Chess Club. The Antoine M Thompson Section (Open Section) The winners were as follows: 1st Place MARK J CLARK, Jamestown, NY, 2nd Place WILLIAM M RICH, and 3rd Place JAMES P DAVIS, Class Prize was split by FRANCIS M BUENNAGEL and JAMES J PAUL. Also a special thanks to John Johnson who traveled from Rochester, NY to participate.

The results are available online at : http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200705124781-12908987 Next May we will give more consideration to the Saturday before Mother's Day.

Mark your calendars for June 9 and 10th, 2007 for the Queen City Chess Championships, Buffalo State College Student Union, 5 rounds, Swiss, Game 90. Entry fee is $40 before May 19th or $10 dollars less for Scholastics v. $50 CASH at the door. This tournament has Grand Prix points and will be listed in the June Chess Life.