Chess Life Here & There

All Things Chess
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I am starting a thread in which people are welcome to report results of tournaments, large to small. Years ago, a column by the name “Chess Life Here & There”, featuring just this kind of report, was a regular feature of Chess Life magazine.

In the next message, I will try to start the ball rolling by reporting a tournament that took place in the Pittsburgh area, where I live. Unfortunately, I wasn’t the director, or the organizer, or one of the players; I wasn’t even there. I’ll just have to go on the written reports. Hope the rest of you can do better! :slight_smile:

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Event: 6th Pennsylvania State Senior Championship
Location: William Pitt Student Union, University of Pittsburgh
Organizer: Pennsylvania State Chess Federation
Tournament Director: Tom Martinak
Date: November 17-18, 2007

USCF Master Bill Hughes won this event with a score of 4-1. Tom Magar, Don Meigs, and Daniel Kirk tied for second at 3 1/2. Last year, when Hughes and Kirk were co-winners, it was something of a surprise, as Kirk was rated in Class B. With another good showing, including a win over Magar and a draw with Hughes, Kirk showed that last year’s performance was no fluke. Meigs, a former Master, won the over-65 prize.

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That was concise.
Looking forward to more reports from around the country
You can find more information about chess in Pennsylvania here: http://www.pscfchess.org/

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Perhaps those who post in this thread could be encouraged to include links to the MSA crosstables for the events discussed here?

Bill Smythe

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Good idea. People posting to this thread should keep in mind that they should also give more information than what can already be found on MSA.

(In other words, say more than just: Joe Blow finished 1st in the XYZ Open.)