tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85751510202305885432024-02-18T18:02:34.209-08:00Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess LeagueLKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-13966356176418107282020-03-15T14:39:00.000-07:002020-03-15T16:43:56.310-07:00MHSCL 2019-20 Season Summary<br />
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The Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) consisted of
ten teams from seven schools. Below is a recap of the league’s 18<sup>th</sup>
season.<br />
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Twenty-one players participated in the Opening Swiss. Travis
Meier of the Mount Academy won the event, scoring five points. Dominick
Copplino and Nate Woinicki, both Cornwall Central HS players, each had four
points. Wilson Robohm of Haldane (fourth place) and Grant Ross of Cornwall
Central HS (fifth place) each scored three points. The Opening Swiss was also a
team event, where the top four scores of members of the same school counted as
that school’s team points. Cornwall Central HS finished first ahead of The
Mount Academy on tiebreaks, each school scoring 14 points. Haldane finished in
third with 10.0 points.<br />
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Match portion of the season: Woodbury HS Team Two finished
first and The Mount Academy Team One finished second in the Fischer Conference.
In the Kasparov Conference, Cornwall Central HS finished in first, winning all
five matches. Second-place finisher, Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One, was one match
points behind Cornwall Central. The top individual performers were Albert Pizzo
(13 points out of 15 games) and Charles Lui (9.0 points of 12 games), both of Monroe-Woodbury
HS Team One. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Justin Bell of
Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two had the third-most points (8.5 points out of 11
games).<br />
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Playoffs: Ryan Donnellan and Dominick Coppolino, winning three
games apiece, helped Cornwall Central HS defeat The Mount Academy Team One,
7-2. Albert Pizzo had three victories and Sam Koyfman won two games as
Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One defeated Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two, 6-3. In the
consolation match, The Mount Academy Team One, led by Ike Blough and Adam
Blough, won the match, 5-4, versus Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two. Justin Bell won
three games for Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two. Cornwall Central HS won the
championship, defeating Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One, 5.5-3.5. Nate Woinicki
scored 2.5 out of three points and Dominick Coppolino won two games for the
champs.<br />
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Above: Cornwall Central HS, League Champs</div>
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The Closing Swiss tournament, an individual-team event, was held
at the same time as the playoff matches. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vlad Perry of Rondout Valley won the
tournament, 5-0. Second-place finisher was Johann Kaiser (3.5 points) of The
Mount Academy. Ray Hofer (3.0 points) of The Mount Academy clinched third-place
on tiebreaks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Mount Academy won the
team trophy with 11.5 points, followed by Rondout Valley HS (8.0 points) and Cornwall
Central HS (7.5 points).<br />
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The Mount Academy, Closing Swiss Tournament Champs!</div>
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To Mid-Hudson High and Middle Schools: We are looking for
teams to join the league in 2020-21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
your school is interested, please email me at <a href="mailto:LDKing1313@yahoo.com">LDKing1313@yahoo.com</a>.<br />
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Please go to <a href="http://www.mhschess.com/">www.mhschess.com</a> for detailed information on
the league.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-39879205360867495562016-11-05T16:40:00.000-07:002016-11-06T17:27:02.137-08:002016-17 Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League Kickoff Tournament Summary<br />
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Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) launched it’s 15<sup>th</sup> season
by holding the Kickoff Swiss tournament at Cornwall Central HS (NY) on October
29, 2016. Twenty-Six players participated in the five-round event.</span></div>
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Tyce of James O’Neill HS finished in first-place with a perfect 5-0 score.
Second-to-Fourth place finishers, each with 4-1 records (in tie-break order), were
Curin Odell of West Point Middle School, Ella Collins of Cornwall Central HS,
and Cristian Garcia of Middletown High School. Emil Vyskocil of Cornwall
Central HS and Collin Strauch of Middletown High School finished with 3.5 points
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event was a combination of an individual and team tournament. The top four
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Cornwall Central HS won the team trophy with 13.5 points on tiebreaks over
Middletown HS. James O’Neill HS finished in third with 12.5 points.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-35713269731808946922016-03-26T16:32:00.000-07:002016-03-26T17:21:16.655-07:00Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One Wins MHSCL Championship<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"><br /><br />
Monroe-Woodbury Team One won the Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) championship, beating the defending champions, The Mount Academy Team One, 7-2. Both teams went in the championship series with perfect 6-0 record. <br />
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During the round-robin portion of the season in which the team finished in first-place in the Kasparov Conference, Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One dominated the matches, scoring at least seven game points in each of the five matches. Monrow-Woodbury scored 37.5 game points. Kostya Shetakauri led the team with 13 game points. Scott Abott (8 game points) and Chris Felice (7 game points) were the other two players on Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One.<br />
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The Mount Academy Team One had a perfect 5-0 record in the Fischer Conference. Other than the first-round win over Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two, 5-4, the Mount-Academy averaged six points in the last four matches. Stephen Decker (11.5 game points), Rudi Meier (11 game points), and Andrew Maendel (6 game points) were the top three players on the team. The team finished in second place in the playoffs.<br />
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Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two made the playoffs, finishing in second-place in the Fischer Conference by defeating Cornwall Central HS Team One, 5-4, in the last match round. Both Monroe-Woodbury teams met in the semi finals, The Monroe-Woodbury Team Two lost to Monroe-Woodbury Team One, 5.5-3.5. A. J. Fini (10 game points), Steven Li (9 game points), and Andrew Qu (7 game points) led the second Monroe-Woodbury team. Monroe-Woodbury Team Two finished in third place in the playoffs, defeating Kingston HS Team One in the consolation round.<br />
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Kingston HS Team One, with a three-win, one-draw, and one-loss record in the match portion of the tournament, finished in fourth-place in the playoffs, losing to The Mount Academy Team One in the semi-finals, 5.5-3.5, and Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two in the consolation round, 6-3. Aman Patel (8.5), Skye-Daniel McClure (7.0), and Joshua Grossbohlin (7.0) led the Kingston Team.<br />
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Check <a href="http://www.mhschess.com/201516/mhs1516_playoffs.html">here</a> to view playoff crosstables.<br />
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Check <a href="http://www.mhschess.com/201516/mhs1516_standings.html">here</a> to view standings.
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Players’ Individual Game Points During the Match Portion of the Season<br />
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Kostya Shetakuri of Monroe-Woodbury Team One led all players with 13 game points. Other players with double-figured game points were Stephen Decker of The Mount Academy Team One (11.5), Rudi Meier of the Mount Academy Team One (11), Ella Collins of Cornwall Central HS (11), Keenan Cleary of Rondout Valley HS (10.5), and A. J. Fini of Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two (10).<br />
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Check <a href="http://www.mhschess.com/201516/mhs1516_players_stats.html">here</a> to view players’ points stats.<br />
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End-Of-Season Swiss Tournament<br />
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The End-Of-Season Swiss tournament was held as the same time as the playoffs. Ella Collins of Cornwall Central HS won the 24-player event with a perfect 5-0 score. Second-through-fourth-place finishers, scoring four points apiece, were Kennan Cleary of Rondout Valley HS, Lucas Donellan of Cornwall Central HS, and Dylan Blough of The Mount Academy.<br />
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The above event was a combination of an individual and team tournament. The top four scores of individuals from the same school counted as that school’s points The top three teams were Cornwall Central HS (15 points), Kingston HS (11.5 points), and The Mount Academy (8 points).<br />
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Please check<a href="http://www.mhschess.com/201516/mhs1516_eos_crosstable.html"> here</a> to view End-Of-Season tournament crosstable.<br />
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Please view the league’s website<a href="http://www.mhschess.com/"> www.mhschess.com</a> for more information on the 2015-16 season and the league.<br />
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Attention Mid-Hudson Valley, NY schools. If your school is interested in participating in the MHSCL league next season, please email <a href="mailto:LDKing1313@yahoo.com">LDKing1313@yahoo.com</a><br />
</span></span>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-89890368593688582082016-03-05T16:43:00.001-08:002016-03-05T16:44:12.917-08:002014-15 MHSCL Playoff Preview<br />
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Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two clinched the fourth and final playoff spot, defeating Cornwall Central .HS, 5-4, at Cornwall HS on February 25. This match was played five days later than the scheduled date because several students had to take exams.<br />
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The two Monroe-Woodbury team paired against each other would be the fourth time in league history that two teams from the same school faced each other in the playoffs. The two Cornwall Teams played each other twice, in the semi-finals in 2009-10 when Cornwall Team One defeated Cornwall Team Two, 5-4, and in 2012-13, when Cornwall Central Team Two upset Cornwall Central Team One, 5-4, in the championship match.<br />
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The MHSCL playoffs will take place March 5 at Cornwall HS.<br />
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LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-28807902935095397542016-01-15T20:12:00.000-08:002016-01-15T20:13:17.120-08:00MHSCL Season October - December 2015<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) launched its 14th season by holding the Kickoff Swiss tournament on November 7, 2015, at Cornwall Central High School in Cornwall, NY. Thirty-seven players participated in the event.<br />
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When the tournament ended, Stephen Decker of The Mount Academy won the tournament, winning all five games. Six players tied for second-place with 4 points (in tiebreak order) : Ella Collins of Cornwall Central HS, Carl Tyce of James O'Neill HS, Joshua Grossbohlin of Kingston HS, Uriel Calixto of Kingston HS, Gideon Shirky of The Mount Academy, and Emil Vyskocil of Cornwall Central HS.<br />
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The event was a combination of an individual and team tournament. The top four scorers of players from the same school counted as that school's team points. Prior to the last round, Cornwall Central HS and The Mount Academy each had 12 points, and Kingston 11.5 points. The Mount Academy, winning three points in the last round, won the team trophy with 15 points. Kingston leapfrogging over Cornwall Central HS, claimed the runnerup spot with 14 points, and Cornwall Central HS finished in third place with 13.5 points.<br />
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After two rounds of the match portion of the season, four teams had perfect 2-0 records. Cornwall Central HS Team One defeated Kingston Team Two and James O’Neill by 6-3 scores. The Mount Academy Team One narrowly defeated Monroe-Woodbury HS Team Two 5-4 and swept Kingston HS Team Two, 9-0. Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One defeated The Mount Academy Team Two, 8-1, and Cornwall Central HS Team Two, 7-2. Kingston HS Team One beat Roundout Valley HS, 6-3, and dominated Highland Falls Middle School, 8-1.<br />
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Rounds three and four, which will be played January 16, 2016, at the Mount Academy, will clarify the playoff picture. Cornwall Central HS Team One will play The Mount Academy Team One in the third round and. Monroe-Woodbury HS Team One will play Kingston HS Team One in round four.<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please check </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.mhschess.com/">www.mhschess.com</a> for more information on the league.</span><br />
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</span>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-48835485200884204502015-03-15T19:15:00.000-07:002015-03-15T19:15:54.115-07:002014-15 MHSCL Season In Review<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">
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The Mount Academy Team Two won the 2014-15 Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) championship by compiling a record of 5-0 during the match portion of the season, and defeating Rondout Valley HS and Monroe-Woodbury in post-season play. The other team from The Mount Academy, The Mount Academy Team One, also went 5-0 in matches before losing to Monroe-Woodbury in the semi-finals. It was the first time in which two teams from the same school finished in first place with perfect scores. Here is a summary of the 13<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> MHSCL season.
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The Mount Academy started the season on the good note by scoring 16.5 points to win the Team Championship in the 34-player<a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/201415/mhs1415_kickoff.html"> Kickoff</a> tournament that was held last October 25. Cornwall Central High School finished in second-place on tiebreaks Kingston High School (each had 12 points). Rondout Valley High School finished in fourth-place, one-half point below Cornwall Central and Kingston. The top four scores from the individuals attending the same school counted for that school’s team score.<br />
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Titus Decker of The Mount Academy finished in first with a 5-0 record. Lucas Donnellan (Cornwall Central), Rudi Meier (The Mount Academy), and Stephen Decker (The Mount Academy) finished in second-through-fourth place, each scoring 4.0 points. Seven of the top ten players were from The Mount Academy.<br />
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The Mount Academy players continued to perform well, as both teams won their five matches. In the first round, The Mount Academy Team One rallied from a 3-0 set-one deficit to defeat Rondout Valley, 5-4. Rondout Valley High School clinched a playoff spot after defeating Kingston 7-2 in the fourth round.<br />
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Cornwall Central HS Team One and Monroe-Woodbury battled for the fourth playoff spot. Led by Kostya Shetekauri’s three wins, Monoroe-Woodbury clinched the playoff spot, defeating the five-time defending champs, 6.5-2.5. It was the first time since 2003-04 season that Monroe-Woodbury participated in post-season play.<br />
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Monroe-Woodbury High School vs The Mount Academy Team One: Kostya Shetekuri’s Three wins and Jordan Glass’s two wins led Monroe-Woodbury to a 7-2 win over The Mount Academy Team One. <br />
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The Mount Academy Team Two vs Rondout Valley Hish School: Rondout Valley only had only two players. One would think the match would be an easy win for The Mount Academy since it would get three forfeit wins and needed only two wins out of six games to advance to the finals. . Also, in the fifth round, Rondout Valley lost, 9-0 to The Mount Academy Team Two. This was not the case. The match was tied 3-3 after two sets. Aiden Cullo had two wins and Brian Wiebke won one game. In the third set, Titus Decker and Judah Ben-Eliezer won their games (plus the forfeit win), clinching the match for The Mount Academy Team Two, 6-3.<br />
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<b>Consolation Match:</b> Rondout Valley vs The Mount Academy Team One. The match was tied, 3-3, after the second set. Jeff Baird won the third-set game and the forfeit win resulted in The Mount Academy Team One winning the match, 5-4. Brian Wiebke won three games for Rondout Valley.<br />
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Rondout Valley’s Brian Wiebke and Aiden Cullo battled their opponents in the playoffs despite odds stacked against them.
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<b>Championship Match:</b> The Mount Academy Team Two vs Monroe-Woodbury: Rudi Meier’s two wins and Titus Decker, Stephen Decker, and Judah Ben-Eliezer winning one game each helped The Mount Academy win its first championship, 5-4. Kostya Shetekuri won three games and Jordan Glass one game for Monroe-Woodbury.<br />
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While the playoff matches were held in Cornwall High School’s library, the End-Of-Season Swiss tournament took place in the school’s cafeteria. Ella Collins of Cornwall High School finished first the event, wining four games and drawing one. Second-through-four-place finishers, with 3.5 points each and in tie-breaking order, were Carl Tyce of James O’Neill HS, Jensine Orcullo of Cornwall Central HS, and Rourke Bywater of Cornwall Central HS.<br />
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Please view the league’s website,<a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/"> mhscl.lktechnodude.com</a>, for additional information on the 2014-15 season and the league.<br />
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Attention Mid-Hudson Valley, New York, High, Junior, and Elementary Schools - If your school is interested in participating in the MHSCL league next year, please email LDKing@yahoo.com</span><br />
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</span></span>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-86066836763868093412014-05-17T08:03:00.000-07:002014-05-17T08:04:30.440-07:002013-14 MHSCL Season Recap<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Cornwall Central HS Team One became the first team in the Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) to win five consecutive championships when it defeated Rondout Valley Team One, 5-4, in a very tough match. Cornwall broke Newburgh Free Academy's four-peat record (from 2004 to 2007). <br />
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Thirty-One players participated in the 2013-14 Kickoff tournament. Chase Huestis of Cornwall Central HS won the event on tiebreaks.over five players. Rondout Valley HS won the team trophy on tiebreaks over Corwall Central HS. Click <a href="http://mhscl.blogspot.com/2014/01/mhscl-kickoffs-2013-14-season-with.html">here for the Kick-Off tournament blog, here for crosstable.</a></span></span><br />
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Rondout Valley HS Team One finished in first-place with a perfect 5-0 record in the Kasparov Conference. The other undefeated team was The Mount Academy Team One, which finished with 4.5 points. A draw versus Middletown High School prevented The Mount Academy Team One from finishing with a perfect record.<br />
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Top Players’ Individual Points during the match portion of the season: Thomas Roddy of Rondout Valley HS Team One 14 points; Ian Fade of Rondout Valley Team One 13 points; Kostya Shetekauri of Monroe-Woodbury HS 12 points; Chase Huestis of Cornwall Central HS Team One 12 points; Kyle Pacia of Middletown HS 11.5 points; Lucas Donnellan of Cornwall Central HS Team Two 11.5 points.
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Rondout Valley HS Team One vs James O'Neill HS: Thomas Roddy's three wins and Ian Fade's two wins guided Rondout Valley to a 6.5-2.5 match victory over James O'Neill.
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Cornwall Central HS Team One vs The Mount Academy Team One: Kyle Emanuelle’s three wins and Chase Huestis' one-and-a-half points led Cornwall to a 5.5-3.5 victory over The Mount Academy Team One. Shawn Burnett’s two points and Titus Decker’s one-and-a-half points accounted for The Mount Academy points.<br />
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James O'Neill clinched third place as a result of its 5-4 win over The Mount Academy Team One. Denthew Learey won three games and Timothy.Mills had two victories for James O’Neill. Titus Decker won two games for The Mount Academy.<br />
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The top two teams in the Kasparov Conference met in the championship match. Chase Huestis and Ella Collins won their set three games to give Cornwall Central HS Team One a 5-4 win over Rondout Valley Team One. Ian Fade and Thomas Roddy had two victories apiece for Rondout Valley. The championship match went down to the wire, lasting almost three hours. <br />
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As the playoffs matches were being played in the Cornwall High School’s library, the 29-player End-Of-Season Swiss tournament games took place in the school’s cafeteria. The above event was a also a team tournament in which the top four scores from individuals attending the same school counted for that school's team score. <br />
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Carl Thomson of The Mount Academy won the event with a perfect 5-0 score. Second through fourth-place finishers, in tie-break order and all with four points, were Sam Fisher of Monroe-Woodbury High School, Lucas Donnellan of Cornwall Central High School, and Jesine Orcullo of Cornwall Central High School. Players with 3.5 points were Asa Witt of Rondout Valley High School, Aman Patel of Kingston High School, and Scott Abbot of Monroe-Woodbury High School. <br />
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Vince Orcullo, Jesine’s older brother who also attended Cornwall Central HS, finished in fourth place in last year’s End-Of-Swiss tournament with 3.5 points.<br />
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Cornwall Central High School won the team portion of the End-Of-Season Swiss tournament on tiebreaks over The Mount Academy High School. Both teams scored 13 points. Monroe-Woodbury High School, finished third, scoring 12.5 points. Rondout Valley High School finished in fourth with 11 points.<br />
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Please view the league's <a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/">website</a> for detailed information on the 2013-14 season.<br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Attention Mid-Hudson Valley High, Junior, and Elementary Schools: If your school is interested in participating in the league next year, please email </span></span><a href="mailto:LDKing1313@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">LDKing1313@yahoo.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After nine matches (including three make-up matches), were played January 11 at The Mount Academy. Rondout Valley HS Team One clinched first-place in the Kasparov Division with a 4-0 record and better tiebreaks than Cornwall Central HS Team One (which lost to Rondout Valley HS Team One in round two).</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">The first tiebreak is head-to-head competition. The second-tiebreak is number of game points.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Cornwall Central Team One clinches second-place if it defeats The Mount Academy in the last round.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">The Mount Academy Team Two can clinch second-place if it defeats Cornwall Team One and Monroe-Woodbury draws or loses vs Highland Falls Middle School.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">There is a possibility of a three-way tie for second-place if Cornwall Central HS Team One loses and both Monroe-Woodbury and The Mount Academy win. If this is a case, Cornwall Central HS Team One has an advantage since it has an eight-game point advantage over Monroe-Woodbury and nine-and-a-half game point advantage over The Mount Academy Team Two.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">In the Fischer Conference, Cornwall Central HS Team Two clinches first if it defeats The Mount Academy Team One. The other playoff scenarios are unclear because two postponed matches have to be played in addition to round five matches.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Kostya Shetekuri of Monroe-Woodbury leads individual players with 12 wins in 12 games. Kyle Pacia of Middletown has 11.5 points out of 12 games. Two other players with double-digit points are Thomas Roddy of Rondout Valley Team One with 11 wins in 12 games and Ian Fade of Rondout Valley Team One with 10.5; points in 12 games.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">The date of the fifth-round match is February 22, 2014.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Please visit <a href="http://mhscl.lkechnodude.com/">mhscl.lkechnodude.com</a> for more information on the league.</span>. </span></span>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-55354015395528254952014-01-19T13:45:00.000-08:002014-01-19T13:45:45.671-08:00MHSCL Kickoffs 2013-14 Season With Swiss Tournament<span style="font-size: x-small;">
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The Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League started it's 12th season by holding a five-round Kick-Off tournament, which was held October 26 at Cornwall Central HS, in Cornwall, NY. Thirty-One high school, middle, and elementary school students participated in the event.<br />
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When the fifth round ended, six players had four points, and tiebreaks had to be used to determine the order of finish. Chase Huestis of Cornwall won the tournament. Second through six places, in tie-breaking order, were Titus Decker of The Mount Academy, Ian Fade of Rondout Valley, Michael Liu of Kingston, Ella Collins of Cornwall, and Ryan Lamastro of Rondout Valley HS.<br />
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The event was a combination of individual and team tournament. The top four scores of individuals from the same school counted as a team’s points. Rondout Valley HS, returning to the league after a three-year absence, won the team championship on tiebreaks over Cornwall Central (four-time Kick-off and defending champs). Both Rondout Valley and Cornwall HS finished with 14 points. The Mount Academy finished third and Kingston HS finished in fourth. Kingston and The Mount Academy each had 13 points.<br />
</span></span>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-89794063343258883282013-09-08T14:26:00.000-07:002013-09-11T14:01:05.859-07:00Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League Is Looking For Teams<br />
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Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL), consisting of Mid-Hudson
Valley New York School teams, will start its 12</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
season next month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We are
looking for additional teams to play in the league. Please view the
league website <a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/">mhscl.lktechnodude.com</a> for detailed information on the
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1. <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Late
September: Coaches' meeting at Cornwall Central High School.</span></div>
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2. <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mid-October:
Five-round Kickoff Swiss tournament. The event is open to scholastic
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3. <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Late-October
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4. <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Early
March: Playoff Matches and Five-round End-Of-Season Swiss tournament.</span></div>
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tournaments and most of the matches are played at Cornwall Central
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If your
school is considering or interested in joining the league, please
email Larry King at </span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:LDKing1313@yahoo.com">LDKing1313@yahoo.com</a></span></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We hope
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LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-7610802384252563622013-03-03T15:18:00.001-08:002013-09-08T07:18:04.055-07:00Cornwall Wins Its Fourth Straight Championship!<div style="text-align: left;">
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Cornwall Central HS won its fourth straight championship. There were several firsts in the championship match - It was the first time that a team "two" won; two siblings played each other; and two teams from the same school played each other.</span></span></div>
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It was the second time two teams from the same school faced each other in the post-season. During the 2009-10 post-season, Cornwall Team One defeated Cornwall Team Two, 5-4 in the semi-finals.<br />
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Also, Cornwall was the second school to win four consecutive championships. Newburgh Free Academy accomplished the above from 2004-2007.<br />
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<b>James O’Neill HS Team One vs Cornwall Central HS Team One</b>: Alister Collins and Chase Huestis won two games apiece, helping Cornwall defeat James O’Neill HS Team One, 5-4. David Sanz won two games for James O’Neill.<br />
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<b>Cornwall HS Team Two vs The Mount Academy Team Two:</b> The Mount Academy almost wiped out a 4.5-1.5 deficit after two sets when Ian Payne and Shawn Burnett won their games in the third set. However, Kyle Emanuele clinched the match for Cornwall, defeating Henry Bowman. The final match score was 5.5-3.5. Ella Collins chipped in two wins, and Nelson Singh scored 1.5 points for Cornwall.<br />
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<b>Cornwall Central HS Team Two vs Cornwall Central HS Team One:</b> The series was tied 4-4, and Chase Huestis of team One was winning the last game against Kyle Emanuele (Team Two). However, Chase’s king could not move because three pawns and rook surrounded it, and Kyle’s bishop controlled the a8-h1 diagonal. Kyle moved his knight to checkmate Chase’s king, clinching the title for Cornwall Team Two, 5-4. Alister Collins (Team One) won three games, including a victory against his younger sister, Ella.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Cornwall Central HS Team Two. From left to right: Cornwall Coach and Physics Teacher Douglas Stack, Kyle Emanuele, Ella Collins, and Nelson Singh.</span><br />
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While the playoffs were held in the library, the five-round End-Of-Season tournament was being played in the cafeteria. The event was opened to players not participating in the post-season. Lucas Donnellan of Cornwall won the seventeen-player event by a 4.5 score. Josh Grossbohlin of Kingston finished in second with 4.0 points. Third-through-fifth place finishers with 3.5 points (in tie-breaking order) were Samuel Ben-Eliezer of The Mount Academy, Vince Orcullo of Cornwall, and John Gougoutris of Kingston. Amar Patel of Kingston finished in sixth on tiebreaks with 3.0 points.<br />
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The End-Of-Season Swiss was a combination of individual and team event. The top four individual scores of players from the same school would count as that school’s "team" points. Kingston HS rallied in the last round, scoring three points, to win the team event with 13 points. The Mount Academy finished second with 12 points, Cornwall HS finished third with 10 points, and James O’Neill HS finished in fourth place with 5.0 points.<br />
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Please view <a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/">mhscl.lktechnodude.com</a> for additional information on the season (photos, crosstables, etc) and the league.</span></span><br />LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-86823397614026583282013-02-25T19:05:00.002-08:002013-02-25T19:05:23.979-08:00Round 5 Recap; Playoff Spots Determined<span style="font-family: Arial;">Five round five matches and one make-up match were played on February 23 at Cornwall High School. Several matches determined which three of the five playoff-contending teams would participate in post-season play on March 2.<br />
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The result of the Mount Academy Team One - Cornwall Central HS Team Two match decided which team would finish in second place in the Fischer Conference. Ella Collins' three wins, Nelson Singh's two victories, and Kyle Emanuele's one-and-a-half points led Cornwall Central HS Team Two to victory.<br />
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In the Kasparov Conference, both Cornwall Central HS Team One and The Mount Academy Team Two clinched playoff spots as a result of winning their matches. The Mount Academy finished in first because of its first-round win over Cornwall HS Team One.<br />
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The Mount Academy Team Two defeated James O’Neill HS Team One, 5-4. Ian Payne and Shawn Barnett had two victories apiece for The Mount Academy. Timothy Mills won three games for James O'Neill One.<br />
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The Mount Academy Team Two snapped James O’Neill Team One’s eleven-regular-season-match winning streak. The last time O’Neill One lost a match was against Monroe-Woodbury, 6-3, in Round 3 during the 2010-11 season. <br />
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Cornwall Central HS Team One defeated James O'Neill HS Team Two, 7.5-1.5. Chase Huestis and John Martellaro each won two games. <br />
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Middletown HS, despite having only two players, defeated Monroe-Wooodbury, 5-4, in Round five, and James O"Neill HS Team Two, 6-3, in a makeup match. Kyle Pacia and Tim Haines scored 5.5 points apiece in the two matches for Middletown.<br />
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Kingston swept Highland Falls Middle School, 9-0. John Gougoutris, Noah Eichenhofer. and Josh Grosshoblin scored three points apiece for Kingston.<br />
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Timothy Mills of James O’Neill HS Team One led all players with 14.5 points. Tied for second place, each scoring 12 points, were Kostya Shetekuri of Monroe-Woodbury, Chase Huestis of Cornwall Central HS Team One, and Andrella "Ella" Collins of Cornwall HS Team Two. John Martellaro of Cornwall Central Team One finished with 10.5 points. David Sanz of James O’Neill HS Team One and Ian Payne of The Mount Academy Team Two finished with 10 points apiece.<br />
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The playoff pairings are - The Mount Academy Team Two vs Cornwall Central HS Team Two and James O'Neill HS Team One vs Cornwall Central HS Team One. James O’Neill Team One and The Mount Academy Team Two are the home teams.<br />
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The league will hold its playoffs and End-of-Season Swiss tournament March 2, 2013, at Cornwall Central HS. The Swiss event will have players not participating in the playoffs.<br />
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Please click <a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/">mhscl.lktechnodude.com</a> for further information on the league, including final standings, crosstables, and players' individual point totals.<br />
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</span><br />LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-56495018193120179912013-02-06T17:13:00.002-08:002013-02-13T14:48:36.341-08:00Three Playoff Spots Still Not Claimed After Two makeup Matches Played<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">
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James O'Neill HS Team One, defeating all four opponents in the Fischer Conference, including Cornwall Central HS Team Two, claimed first place. James O’Neill HS Team One’s last-round match against The Mount Academy Team Two would not be a factor (to James O’Neill) since it defeated Cornwall Central HS Team Two, 7-2, in round two. <br />
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The Cornwall Central HS Team Two (3 match points) - The Mount Academy Team (2.5 match points) last-round match determines which team finishes second. If Cornwall Central HS Team wins or draws, it finishes second. If The Mount Academy Team One finishes second if it wins the match.<br />
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Kingston will not clinch a playoff spot for the first time in eleven years. The school did not participate in the playoffs twice because of prior commitments. Third-place John S Burke High School, which replaced Kingston HS in the 2007-08 playoffs, took advantage of the opportunity and won the league championship.</span></span><br />
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The Kasparov Conference has three teams vying for two playoff spots. The Mount Academy Team Two and Cornwall Central HS Team One have three match points apiece, and Monroe-Woodbury has two match points. The above three teams have beaten one of the playoff-contending team in the conference - The Mount Academy Team Two defeated Cornwall Central HS Team One 5-4 in round one, Cornwall Central HS Team One defeated Monroe-Woodbury 6-3 in round four, and Monroe-Woodbury beat The Mount Academy 8-1 in round two.<br />
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Below is the round five pairings involving the playoff-contending teams.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">1. If Monroe-Woodbury wins and Cornwall Central HS Team Two wins or draws and The Mount Academy Team Two loses;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">2. I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">f Monroe-Woodbury wins and The Mount Academy Team Two loses and Cornwall Central HS Team One loses (three-way tie) and Monroe-Woodbury has more game points.<br />
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Kostya Shetekauri’s 1619 rating is the highest amongst all players. Some of the ratings included the 2012-13 Kick-Off tournament results. Updated ratings would be posted soon after rounds two and three matches.<br />
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Rounds two and three will be played on Saturday, December 1 at Cornwall Central HS. Two of round two matches will be interesting. Monroe-Woodbury and The Mount Academy Team Two, tied for first in the Kasparov Conference, will play each other. Cornwall Central HS Team Two- James O’Neill HS Team One match will battle for first place in the Kasparov Conference. Monroe-Woodbury HS will play two 1-0 teams, The Mount Academy Team Two in round two and Cornwall Central HS Team Two in round three.<br />
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</span><br />LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-47719448414175819052012-11-18T15:24:00.000-08:002012-11-19T13:02:59.011-08:00<h3>
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The Middletown - The Mount Academy Team One match was postponed to a later date.<br />
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<strong>James O'Neill Team One vs Kingston HS</strong>: Last year's runner-up to Cornwall HS defeated Kingston 7.5 - 1.5. Dave Sanz won three games and Tim Mills had two victories for O'Neill. Michael Liu was responsible for Kingston's points, one win and one draw.<br />
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Monroe-Woodbury vs James O'Neill Team Two:</strong> Kostya Shetekuri’s three wins and Ethan Besas' two points led Woodbury to a 7-2 match victory.<br />
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Cornwall Central Team Two vs Highland Mills Middle School</strong>: Cornwall shutout Highland Falls Middle School, 9-0. Ella Collins and Nelson Singh each had three wins, and Kyle Emanuele won two games.<br />
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The Mount Academy Team Two vs Cornwall Central Team One:</strong> The Mount Academy, led by Ian Payne's three victories and Titus Decker's two wins, defeated the defending champs, 5-4. Chase Heustis scored two points for Cornwall Central.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cornwall Team One's lost snapped the team’s ten-consecutive match winning streak overall (seven-match winning streak during the regular season). Cornwall Team One lost to Middletown in round four, 5-4, during the 2010-11 season. Middletown then defeated Cornwall Team Two the next round by the same margin. It was the first time one team defeated two teams from the same school during the regular season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Rounds Two and Three will be played Saturday, December 1, 2012, at Cornwall Central HS. <br />
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Twenty-eight high school, middle, and elementary school players participated in the sixth annual MHSCL Kick-off tournament that was played October 27, 2012 at Cornwall Central HS in Cornwall, NY. <br />
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Alister Collins of Cornwall finished first, winning all five games. Second-through-seventh place finishers, all with 4-1 scores were Timothy Mills (James O’Neill HS), John Martellaro (Cornwall HS), Titus Decker (The Mount Academy), Jessica Rattray (Cornwall HS), Chase Huestis (Cornwall HS), and Ella Collins (Cornwall, HS).<a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/201213/mhs1213_kickoff.html" target="_blank"> Check here for the Kick-Off Tournament final standings.</a><br />
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Alister Collins (left), Mr. Douglas Stack (MHSCL President and Cornwall HS Coach)</div>
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The event was a combination of an individual and team tournament. The top four scores of players from the same school were used to calculate a team point total each round.<br />
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Cornwall HS, with the hope of Alister Collins’ five points, won its fourth straight team trophy with 17 points. The Mount Academy, scoring three points in the fifth round, finished in second with 12 points. James O’Neill HS finished in third place with 11 points.<br />
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</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kostya Shetekauri of Monroe-Woodbury (15 points out of 15 games). Second through 8th were Timothy Mills of James O'Neill Team 1 (13.5 out of 15), John Darling of Cornwall Central HS Team 1 (13 points out of 14), Nate Matteson of Kingston HS (11points out of 14 games), Aleks Rosenbaum of Highland Falls Middle School (10 points out of 14 games), Alister Collins of Cornwall HS Team 1 nine points out of 10 games) , Christian Irizarry of Middletown HS (nine points out of 13 games) , and Jacob Sizemore of James O’Neill HS Team 2 (nine points out of 14 games played).<br />
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<b>Cornwall Central HS Team 1 vs Kingston HS:</b> John Darling and John Martello each won two games as Cornwall nipped Kingston 5-4. Cornwall Central won two of the three games in the final set to advance to the finals.<br />
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<b>James O'Neill Team 1 vs Middletown HS:</b> James O’Neill won the match, 6-3, despite Middletown’s Christian Irizarry winning three games. Timothy Mills and Ryan McCabe had two wins apiece, while Dave Sanz and Nick Fischer accounted for the other James O'Neill victories.
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Kingston HS vs Middletown HS:</b> Kingston easily won the match, 8.5-0.5. Tom Schouten and Nathan Matteson won three games apiece, and Michael Liu won twice and drew one game.</span></div>
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<b>Cornwall Central HS Team 1 vs James O’Neill HS Team 1:</b> John Darling's three wins led Cornwall HS to its third consecutive championship, defeating James O'Neill HS 7.5-1.5. Alister Collins had two victories, Chase Huestis had a win and a draw, and John Martello won one game. Timothy Mills scored all of James O'Neill's points.<br />
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The end-of-season five-round Swiss tournament was held at the same time as the playoffs. The event included players who did not participate in the playoffs. Kostya Shetakuri of Monroe-Woodbury HS won the 23-player section by a 5-0 score. Adrian Burnett, Leroy Meier, and Titus Decker, all The Mount Academy students, each scored four points. Other trophy winners were Shawn Burnett (The Amount Academy) and Ella Collins (Conrwall), each with three points.<br />
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The Mount Academy won the team portion of event, scoring 15 points. Cornwall Central HS finished second with 10 points, Kingston. HS finished third with nine points, and James O'Neill HS finished with eight points.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"></span></span><br />LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-45481800722706353792012-01-15T09:44:00.000-08:002012-01-15T09:44:23.743-08:00MHSCL Season Summary After Three Rounds: Four Undefeated Teams With 2 Rounds Remaining<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Six Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League matches were played January 7, 2012, at James O’Neill HS, which is located in Fort Montgomery, NY. When the dust cleared, four teams remained undefeated with two rounds remaining. Three teams (Cornwall Central High School Team 1, Kingston High School, and James O’Neill High School Team 1) were 3-0, and Middletown High School was 2-0 with a makeup match to be played.<br />
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Cornwall Central HS Team 1, the Fischer Conference’s top team and two-time defending champs, narrowly defeated Monroe-Woodbury, 5-4, before winning the next two matches against Highland Falls Middle School (8-1) and Monroe-Woodbury Team 2 (9-0). John Darling (8 wins out of 9 games), Alister Collins (5 wins out of 6), and John Martellario were the three players on Cornwall HS 1’s team.<br />
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Kingston High School, using its entire roster, defeated The Mount Academy, 7-2, Monroe-Woodbury, 6-3, and Cornwall Central HS Team 2, 7-2. Tom Schouten and Nate Matteson each had 7 wins out of 8 games. Other players on the Kingston squad were Michael Liu, Tim Halderman, Ryan McGinn, and Marc Schiffres.<br />
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James O’Neill High School Team 1 defeated Cornwall Central HS Team 2, 8-1, and Monroe-Woodbury Team 2, 8.5-0.5, before nipping Monroe-Woodbury Team 1, 5-4. Timothy Mills (7.5 points out of 9), Nick Fischer (5 points out of 6), Ryan McCabe (4 points out of 6), and David Sanz (4 points in 7 games) helped the school win its matches.<br />
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Middletown High School, which played its third-round and one of its makeup matches, beat James O’Neill Team 2, 6-3, and Highland Falls Middle School, 6-3. Christian Irizzary (4 wins out of 5 games), Sagardeep Singh (3 wins out of 5 games), and Kyle Pacia (2 wins out of 5 games) aided Middletown in the two match wins.<br />
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Rounds 4 and 5 will be played Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Cornwall HS. Several key matches will decide conference winners and playoff teams. The round-four match between Middletown High School and Cornwall Central HS Team 1 may determine the Fischer Conference winner. The James O’Neill HS Team 1 - Kingston HS match in the last round may decide the Kasparov Conference champion. The Mount Academy, with a 2-1 record and one point behind Kingston HS and James O’Neill HS Team 1, must win its last two matches against James O’Neill Team 1 and Monroe-Woodbury HS Team 1 to contend for a playoff spot.<br />
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Stay tuned!<br />
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Please go to mhscl.lktechnodude.com for more information on the 2011-12 MHSCL season and the league.</span></span>LKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723090947923641308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575151020230588543.post-2757614251320988402011-11-22T16:29:00.000-08:002011-11-22T16:29:33.878-08:002011-12 Mid-Hudson Chess League Kick-Off Tournament<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Mid-Hudson Scholastic Chess League (MHSCL) started its tenth season by holding its fifth Kick-off tournament on November 12 at Cornwall Central High School. The event was originally scheduled on October 29 but nature tricked the Northeast with a rare pre-Holloween snowstorm.<br />
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John Darling of Cornwall Central HS won the 22-player tournament, 5-0. His last round game was against his younger brother, Luke, who finished in second place with four points. Third-through-fifth Place finishers, also scoring four points apiece, were Leroy Meier of The Mount Academy, Nate Matteson of Kingston, and Dave Sanz of James O'Neill HS. <br />
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Players scoring three points were Chase Huestis of Cornwall Central HS, Timothy Mills of James O'Neill HS, Ryan Mc Cabe of James O'Neill HS, Ian Payne of The Mount Academy, and Nick Fischer of James O'Neill HS.<br />
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The Kickoff tournament was a combined individual and team event. The top four individual scores from the same school determine that school’s points in each round.<br />
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Cornwall Central HS, with the help of the Darling brothers, captured its third straight Kickoff Tournament, scoring 14.5 points. James O'Neill HS finished second with 13 points and The Mount Academy third with 11 points.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Cornwall has won the Kick-Off team event four times. In 2008-09, the team finished in second place (14.5 points), one half point behind Burke HS.<br />
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The MHSCL will start its five-round match play December 10, 2011. Please check </div></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://mhscl.lktechnodude.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">mhscl.lktechnodude.com</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> for more information on the tournament (including the final crosstable) and the league.</span><br />
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