Results are in at the US Amateur Team East
By CLO   
February 16, 2010
Results are in at the 2010 US Amateur Team East. The Cambridge Springers team, led by Bill Kelleher on board one, and Joseph Fang (who scored 6-0 on board two) topped on tiebreak. Also tying for first with 5.5/6 were two young teams, Hunter High School and Our Weiner is Looking to Mate. Full story with games, photos and a selection of US Chess Scoop videos coming soon. Also see the New Jersey Chess Federation homepage for more upcoming details.

Top Finishers:
1st CAMBRIDGE SPRINGERS & TOP MASSACUSSETS
2nd HUNTER HIGH SCHOOL & TOP NEW YORK BENJAMIN AWARD
3rd OUR WEINER IS LOOKING TO MATE
4th ROCHESTER CHESS CENTER #1
5th INGLORIOUS PATZERS

Class Winners:
TOP 2100 5.0 OPEN FILE FOR DIVORCE
TOP 2000 4.5 HUNTER HIGH HAWKS
TOP 1900 4.0 RUSSIAN MAFIA
TOP 1800 4.0 IS THAT A PASSED PAWN OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME
TOP 1700 3.5 KAPENGUT FAMILY & TOP FAMILY
TOP 1600 4.0 THREE KINGS AND THE QUEEN
TOP 1500 3.0 PURPLE OOMPAH LOOMPAHS
TOP 1400 2.5 CHESS MATES 1
TOP 1300 2.5 CHECKMATE, MY DEAR WATSON
TOP 1200 3.5 OAKCREST 1
TOP 1000 2.5 4 IMPROVING COLTS

Scholastic Prizes:
TOP COLLEGE 5.0 WERE SO HURT (UMBC)
TOP SCHOLASTIC 5.0 FOUR PASSED PAWNS
2ND SCHOLASTIC 5.0 BLAIR BLAZERS
TOP HIGH SCHOOL 3.0 THE ZONERS
TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL 2.5 MASTERMAN 2
TOP ELEMENTARY 3.0 REOCURRING KNIGHTMARES

Special Categories:
TOP FAMILY 3.5 KAPENGUT FAMILY
TOP COMPANY 4.5 USATE: HOW TO LOSE A GIRL IN THREE DAYS
TOP MILITARY 3.5 PRIMATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
TOP SENIOR 4.5 KING OF QUEENS
OLD TIMERS 4.5 A MAGNUM OF CARLSON
TOP MIXED DOUBLES 4.5 MADOFF WITH UR QUEEN
ALL FEMALE 2.0 INDESPENCEABLE QUEENS


Board Prizes:
Board 1
ANDREW SHVARTSMAN 6-0
ROBERT HESS
MARC ARNOLD
Board 2
JOE FANG
Board 3
HAROLD STENZEL
Board 4
NICK PANICO
ANGEL LOPEZ
ROBERT FORNEY
SHELLY MAYS
Alternate
AMOL PASARKAR

State Prizes:
TOP CONNECTICUT 4.5 NEW BRITAIN PRODIGIES
TOP DELAWARE 4.0 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
TOP NORTH CAROLINA 2.0 SPEAKING PIECES TEAM 1
TOP NEW JERSEY 5.0 KHODARKOVSKY MACADAMIA
TOP MASSACUSSETS 5.0 THE JACKSON 4 - LONG LIVE THE KING
TOP MARYLAND 5.0 BLAIR BLAZERS
TOP PENNSYLVANIA 4.0 FLOHRWARD-BOUND
TOP VIRGINIA 4.0 TIGER ANNOUNCES MATE IN 17, 16, 15

Top Upsets:
Round 1: KARUNAKARAN AMAN Round 2: ROBERT FORNEY
Round 3: ROBERT FORNEY
Round 4: PETER SCHNEPEL
Round 5: JASON BERLINSKY
Round 6: KEVIN JOHNSTON

Top Name Selected by Players: PAWNSTARS NEVER DECLINE TIGERS SAC

Top Gimmick: VILLAGE PIECES SKIT---AT THE USATE