KLCC - H. MC CARTHY GIPSON GRAND PRIX RESULTS!

The first annual H. Mc Carthy Gipson Grand Prix was a tremendous success and upsets were the feature of the day. Those of you who didn't attend missed out on a great field of players- especially in the Gipson International Open Section! Participation like this will surely attract others who want to compete with other highly competitive players. 34 players supported the tournament, which was a substantial increase in attendance. Unfortunately Commissioner Gipson was wisked away by urgent police business and could not stay as long as was hoped. However, after receiving his autographed chess board, he agreed to make arrangements for the attendees to come to his office in the future for pictures. The cross table is available at http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200805173271

• In the Gipson Scholastic Section; 1st place went to 4th grader, Trevor D. Cohn, from the KenTon Chess Club. He was undefeated and was the only top rated player in any section to capture top honors. 2nd place went to Julius T. Spencer, 5th grader from The Chess Club of Buffalo and tied for 3rd place was Tyler L. James, 7th grader from Chess Club of Buffalo, and Shannon Smith, 3rd grader. Upsets were as follows, Round 1 has Julius Spencer defeating Tyler James, Round 3 Shannon Smith defeated Miles James, and Round 4 Julius Spencer defeats Miles James.
• The David Evans Jr. Memorial U1200 Section winners were 1st place and new USCF member Charles A. Lubas, undefeated, 2nd place tie were NYS 1st grade Champion Felix Y. Ling and Adam E. Schunk. Upset were in Round 4, Mike Hoffman defeated Ryan Palmisano. Felix Y. Ling was highest rated in the section with USCF rating of 1085.
• In the Antoine M. Thompson U1600, Section Sophia Lynn Lewis from Baltimore, MD our Chess Gear vendor and only woman competing in any adult section, was undefeated and garnered 1st place. Daivd S. Miller was second and tied for 3rd place were David Biddle, Tonawanda, and Charles E Kelly III from Rochester NY. Charles E Kelly III 1580 was highest rated in the section. Upsets in round 1 saw Matt Slomski tie Charles E Kelly III, Round 2 Sophia Lewis defeated David Miller and James P. Davis defeated Matt Slomski, Round 3 David S. Miller defeated Charles E. Kelly III and Sophia Lewis tied David Biddle, Round 4 Steven Baer tied Matt Slomski.
• The Gipson International Grand Prix Section had its share of upsets as well. 1st Place and undefeated was National Master Lionel L. Davis. Expert Vance Williams was second while 3rd place was a tie between International Master Brian Hartman, from Canada and National Master Barry B. Davis. Class Prize was earned by Evan Ashton. The top six ratings were as follows 2450, 2419, 2211, 2141, 2137 and 2100. Upsets in Round 1 had Vance Williams tie IM Brian Hartman, Round 2 Michael Hillery defeated Thomas Warner, NM Lionel L. Davis defeated IM Dr. Kenneth W. Regan. In Round 3, NM Lionel L. Davis defeated his second IM Brian Hartman. While in Round 4, Evan Ashton defeated Thomas Warner and Vance Williams tied NM Lionel L. Davis.

Our next tournament is The David Evans Jr Memorial Chess Classic will be Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the UAW Region 9 Union Hall, 35 Karl Blvd. Williamsville NY off Wherle Drive near Transit Road. Four round Swiss, Game 60, Games start at 10am. The entry fee is $35. Soldier David Evans Jr was a Kensington Graduate who died fighting in the Iraqi War. We are proud to honor his name and his dedication to serve his country as well as others who have fought in service to their community and county. Advanced entries $30.00 should be mailed to: Archangel 8 Chess Academy, atten: Evans Memorial, 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo NY 14221 no later than Monday May 25, 2008. Scholastic entry fee is $10 advanced or $15 Cash only at the door. Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place finishers. In honor of Mothers Day, female chess player have free entry if registered in advance by May 30, 2008.