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New Year Open (Bay Area 233): Santa Clara Hyatt Regency - Dec 31, 2011 - Jan 2, 2012 Prize Fund $6,000! Econ entries will receive 2/3 prize. Report errors here.

New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: Master/Expert

IM Pavlovic won clear 1st place ($1000) and the New Year Open Championship.
IM Tate won 2nd place ($500).
NM Mackenzie and Mandrusov tied for 3rd place ($200) and 1st under 2300 ($200). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $200.
Cao, Klotz-Burwell, Wang, Taghizadeh, Yi, and Da Cruz tied for 1st place under 2100 (200) and 2nd place u2100 ($100), These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $50.
NM Splane, Karas, and Wheeler tied for 2nd place under 2300 ($100). Each one earned $33.
Notes on Richard Yi's byes: The 2nd round bye was due to being the lowest rated player with 0 points in round 2. The second was because he was paired with NM Splane in round 4. NM Splane had requeseted a bye for that round on 12/18/2011 but the software did not record it.
# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize
1 IM Milos Pavlovic 2583 2593 W28 W8 W3 W2 W11 W6 6.0 1000-99=901
2 IM Emory A Tate 2383 2382 W23 W20 W7 L1 W5 D3 4.5 500-49=451
3 NM Dana N Mackenzie 2088 2103 W5 D14 L1 W17 W21 D2 4.0 200.00
4 George -h Mandrusov 2036 2048 L24 H--- W27 H--- W14 W7 4.0 200.00
5 Joshua ^ Cao 1977 1991 L3 B--- W8 W9 L2 D13 3.5 50.00
6 NM Mike Splane 2200 2198 W10 L7 W13 H--- W12 L1 3.5 33.33
7 Nicholas Karas 2108 2111 W16 W6 L2 D21 W19 L4 3.5 33.33
8 Hun ^ Klotz-burwell 1903 1938 W27 L1 L5 W23 W24 D12 3.5 50.00
9 Cameron Wheeler 2164 2148 L14 W15 W24 L5 D10 W21 3.5 33.33
10 Michael ^ Wang 1949 1956 L6 L16 B--- W26 D9 W19 3.5 50.00
11 Rayan ^ Taghizadeh 1961 2000 W29 W25 H--- W14 L1 U--- 3.5 50.00
12 Richard ^ Yi 1914 1915 L20 B--- W16 B--- L6 D8 3.5 50.00
13 Michael* Da Cruz 2000 2008 H--- W26 L6 W22 H--- D5 3.5 50.00
14 Siddharth G ^ Banik 1947 1961 W9 D3 W22 L11 L4 D20 3.0  
15 Colin Chow 2037 2025 D19 L9 L18 B--- D22 W24 3.0  
16 Art ^ Zhao 1926 1932 L7 W10 L12 L27 W23 W26 3.0  
17 Armaan Kalyanpur 1854 1874 H--- D23 D20 L3 D25 W22 3.0  
18 Rudy C Vrana 2097 2092 L22 D19 W15 W25 H--- U--- 3.0  
19 Nikunj C ^ Oza 1966 1963 D15 D18 D25 W20 L7 L10 2.5  
20 Allan -r Beilin 2054 2037 W12 L2 D17 L19 D26 D14 2.5  
21 Eric Alan -h Steger 1926 1933 H--- H--- W28 D7 L3 L9 2.5  
22 Praveen ^ $x4 Narayanan 1980 1961 W18 D24 L14 L13 D15 L17 2.0  
23 Ted Xiao 2008 1983 L2 D17 D26 L8 L16 W25 2.0  
24 Vikram ^ Ganesh 1829 1834 W4 D22 L9 H--- L8 L15 2.0  
25 Arvind ^ Sankar 1826 1815 B--- L11 D19 L18 D17 L23 2.0  
26 Pranav ^ Nagarajan 1833 1823 B--- L13 D23 L10 D20 L16 2.0  
27 Timothy S Randall 2051 2028 L8 L28 L4 W16 H--- H--- 2.0  
28 Michael Da Cruz 2000 1998 L1 W27 L21 H--- H--- U--- 2.0  
29 Allan Beilin 2054 2044 L11 H--- H--- U--- U--- U--- 1.0  
30 Srinath Goli 1399 1399 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  


New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: 1500-1999

Srihari, Mueckenberger, and Murugappan tied for 1st place ($700), 2nd place ($300), and Top under 1800 ($400). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $467.67. All these players also earned the 1500-1999 Title.
Sarafin, Li, Nandula, and Curto tied for 2nd Place u1800 ($200), 1st Place u1600 ($200), 2nd Place u1600 ($100). These prizes were distributed evenly so each one earned $166.67.
# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize
1 Pranav -e Srihari 1798 1815 W24 W23 D7 W6 D2 D3 4.5 466.67*2/3=311.11
2 Andrew Mueckenberger 1798 1824 W19 W12 W8 L7 D1 W9 4.5 466.67
3 Ganesh -e Murugappan 1484 1611 W15 L4 B--- W17 W10 D1 4.5 466.67*2/3=311.11
4 Greg M Sarafian 1781 1785 D21 W3 D14 W8 D7 D5 4.0 166.67
5 Jack -e Li 1511 1633 L8 W19 W11 W20 D9 D4 4.0 166.67*2/3=111.11
6 Alekhya Nandula 1567 1630 W10 D9 W12 L1 X20 D11 4.0 166.67
7 Barry Wayne -e Curto 1900 1907 B--- W20 D1 W2 D4 U--- 4.0 100.00*2/3=66.67
8 Chris Xiong 1687 1697 W5 W11 L2 L4 D14 W15 3.5  
9 Charles ^ -e Tang 1775 1765 W16 D6 D10 W14 D5 L2 3.5  
10 Leland -e Yu 1793 1775 L6 W16 D9 W15 L3 W14 3.5  
11 Rahul ^* Srinivas 1556 1569 X26 L8 L5 W12 W19 D6 3.5  
12 Audrey Jin N -e Zhao 1626 1604 W18 L2 L6 L11 B--- W16 3.0  
13 Salman -h Azhar 1568 1568 H--- H--- H--- U--- H--- H--- 3.0  
14 John L Canessa 1596 1593 W25 H--- D4 L9 D8 L10 2.5  
15 Patrick -e Shepherd 1719 1686 L3 W24 D17 L10 W18 L8 2.5  
16 Evan Baldonado 1523 1505 L9 L10 B--- D18 W17 L12 2.5  
17 Srinath Goli 1399 1410 L20 B--- D15 L3 L16 W19 2.5  
18 Julie -e Yeung 1407 1402 L12 B--- L19 D16 L15 W22 2.5  
19 Harold J Parker 1617 1583 L2 L5 W18 W21 L11 L17 2.0  
20 Dima Kamalov 1710 1703 W17 L7 W21 L5 F6 U--- 2.0  
21 Walte -e2 Lesquillier 1706 1681 D4 H--- L20 L19 W22 U--- 2.0  
22 Andrew -e Tang 1358 1335 H--- H--- U--- U--- L21 L18 1.0  
23 Rahul ^ Srinivas 1556 1549 B--- L1 U--- U--- U--- U--- 1.0  
24 Jason -e Krienke 1739 1713 L1 L15 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  
25 Arul Viswanathan 1111 1108 L14 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  
26 Wilson -e $70 Wang 1783 1783 F11 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  
27 Sahlik Khan 932 932 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  


New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: Under 1500

Delaney won clear 1st place ($700) and the Under 1500 Title.
Lin, Fredericksen, and Susarla tied for 2nd Place ($300) and 3rd place ($100). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $133.33.
Bayaraa, Su, and Jiand tied for 1st Place u1300 ($300) and 2nd Place u1300 ($200). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $166.67.
William, Behal, Hong, and Mendelevitch tied for 1st Place u1100 ($100). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $25.
# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot Prize
1 Ryan Patr Delaney 1470 1551 W22 W7 W8 D3 W15 W5 5.5 700.00
2 Kevin Lin 1447 1509 W16 W13 W10 W4 D5 D3 5.0 133.33
3 Evan Fredericksen 1395 1475 W17 W34 W35 D1 W12 D2 5.0 133.33
4 Rishith Susarla 1422 1474 W43 W18 W11 L2 W7 W8 5.0 133.33
5 Dani Mendelevitch 1317 1403 W36 W24 W14 W6 D2 L1 4.5  
6 Nathan -e Auyoung 1347 1384 W9 W33 H--- L5 W20 W14 4.5  
7 Chinguun Bayaraa 1293 1333 W26 L1 W30 W10 L4 W25 4.0 166.67
8 Zarek Syed -e Azam 1339 1370 W38 W19 L1 W35 W11 L4 4.0  
9 Garrick Su 1153 1241 L6 W26 W24 D14 D25 W28 4.0 166.67
10 Pran Senthilkumar 1348 1347 W31 W21 L2 L7 W19 W20 4.0  
11 Hansel -e Teoh 1336 1339 W30 W29 L4 W34 L8 W21 4.0  
12 David Frazee 1426 1403 L34 W39 W21 W19 L3 W18 4.0  
13 Kelvin -e Jiang 1289 1277 W44 L2 D31 D29 W36 W22 4.0 166.67*2/3=111.11
14 Chris Becker 1376 1352 W25 W20 L5 D9 W29 L6 3.5  
15 Charles Lin 1477 1444 W32 L35 W36 W18 L1 D16 3.5  
16 Dev M -e Thimmisetty 1162 1193 L2 L31 W43 W39 W23 D15 3.5  
17 Divija -e Hasteer 1132 1126 L3 L40 H--- W42 W30 W29 3.5  
18 Ram Adity -e Nandula 1248 1234 W41 L4 B--- L15 W27 L12 3.0  
19 John Andrew Chan 1148 1145 W40 L8 W41 L12 L10 W38 3.0  
20 Ladia Ray Jirasek 1134 1136 W42 L14 W40 W32 L6 L10 3.0  
21 Arul Viswanathan 1111 1117 X28 L10 L12 W40 W35 L11 3.0  
22 Agnes -e William 1099 1097 L1 L41 W26 W44 W32 L13 3.0 25.00*2/3=16.67
23 Martin Burgdorf 1359 1287 L33 L27 W42 W24 L16 W36 3.0  
24 Aditya -e Behal 901 1013 W37 L5 L9 L23 W45 W35 3.0 25.00*2/3=16.67
25 Ayush -e+m Athikayala 1132 1113 L14 D42 W45 W31 D9 L7 3.0  
26 Justin J -e Hong 998 1021 L7 L9 L22 W43 W44 W34 3.0 25.00*2/3=16.67
27 Ofer -e Mendelevitch 1079 1108 L35 W23 L32 W45 L18 W37 3.0 25.00*2/3=16.67
28 Andrew -e Tang 1358 1346 F21 H--- H--- W38 W34 L9 3.0  
29 Natalie -e Huang 989 1088 W46 L11 W37 D13 L14 L17 2.5  
30 Nathan Huang 1067 1118 L11 W46 L7 W37 L17 D32 2.5  
31 Daniel -e Hu 998 1051 L10 W16 D13 L25 L37 W43 2.5  
32 Scott -e Cameron 1294 1237 L15 W43 W27 L20 L22 D30 2.5  
33 Sahlik Khan 932 1049 W23 L6 H--- U--- U--- W39 2.5  
34 Stuart Ryan Yee 1154 1139 W12 L3 W39 L11 L28 L26 2.0  
35 Luke Baird 1293 1247 W27 W15 L3 L8 L21 L24 2.0  
36 Jeremy -e Ding 1116 1089 L5 W44 L15 W41 L13 L23 2.0  
37 Elliot -e Ki 1278 1184 L24 W38 L29 L30 W31 L27 2.0  
38 Antarish -e Rautela 1057 1048 L8 L37 W46 L28 W40 L19 2.0  
39 Daniel Li 883 872 W45 L12 L34 L16 W41 L33 2.0  
40 Brandon -e Wei 601 669 L19 W17 L20 L21 L38 W45 2.0  
41 Viswanathan +m Swaminathan unr. 847 L18 W22 L19 L36 L39 W44 2.0  
42 Andrew -e Peng 460 489 L20 D25 L23 L17 L43 B--- 1.5  
43 Nicholas -e Hsu 1024 960 L4 L32 L16 L26 W42 L31 1.0  
44 Aadarsh Shivaraju 420 411 L13 L36 B--- L22 L26 L41 1.0  
45 Vedant -e Kenkare 120 115 L39 B--- L25 L27 L24 L40 1.0  
46 Rahul -e Swaminathan 1317 1221 L29 L30 L38 H--- U--- U--- 0.5  
47 Eric -e Xiao 1347 1347 F--- U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0  



New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: Extra Rated Games

No Prizes for Extra Rated games.
# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Tot
1 Michael Da Cruz 2000 2002 W6 1.0
2 Joshua ^ Cao 1977 1978 W8 1.0
3 Arvind ^ Sankar 1826 1830 W7 1.0
4 Evan Baldonado 1523 1506 D5 0.5
5 Sahlik Khan 932 977 D4 0.5
6 Audrey Jin N -e Zhao 1626 1623 L1 0.0
7 Rahul ^ Srinivas 1556 1550 L3 0.0
8 Srinath Goli 1399 1398 L2 0.0


 

 

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