naval war [Updated October 2003]  

2003 WBC Report   

 2004 Status: pending 2004 GM commitment

Robert Paul, AZ

2003 Champion

2nd: Matt Bacho, MD

3rd: Josh Campbell, NY

4th: Michael Destro, NJ

5th: Ann Cornett, FL

6th: Richard Moyer, MN

Event History
1992    Kenneth Shunk      30
1993    James Endness      18
1994    Jim Fleckenstein      30
1995    Greg Mayer      49
1996    Michael Hart      24
1997    Lauren Hickok      47
1998    Dan Schulman      32
1999    Tim Miller     31
2000    Susan Ellsworth     19
2001    John Ellsworth     25
2002    Jim Fleckenstein     29
2003    Robert Paul     33


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 Laurels
Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Robert Paul

AZ

03
30
 2. Susan Ellsworth

IL

00
30
 3. John Ellsworth

IL

01
26
 4. Roy Pettis

VA

01
24
 5. Jim Fleckenstein

VA

02
20
 6. Tim Miller

GA

99
20
 7. Matt Bacho

MD

03
18
 8. Ken Good

OH

00
18
 9. Josh Campbell

NY

03
12
10. Luke Warren

DC

02
12
11. Jim Bell

MD

99
12
12. Tim Evinger

PA

01
11
13. Mike Destro

NJ

03
  9
14. Martin Svennson

VA

00
  9
15. Tim Swartz

MD

02
  8
16. Jonathan Lockwood

VA

01
  8
17. Cliff Ackman

PA

99
  8
18. Ann Cornett

FL

03
  6
19. Sean Conroy

VA

02
  6
20. Rob Kircher

MA

99
  6
21. Steve Scott

CA

02
  4
22. Robert Hahn

NY

01
  4
23. Matt Evinger

PA

99
  4
24. Richard Moyer

MN

03
  3
25. Ben Knight

MD

02
  2
26. Ken Rothstein

NY

01
  2

Past Winners

1992: Kenneth Shunk - ONT
1993: James Endress - OH

Jim Fleckenstein - VA
1994, 2002

Greg Mayer - MO
1995

Michael Hart - MD
1996

Lauren Hickok - PA
1997

Dan Schulman - MD
1998

Tim Miller - GA
1999

Susan Ellsworth - IL
2000


John Ellsworth - IL
2001
     
 


leader off the starboard bow ...

The 2003 Naval War tournament saw a strong field of 33. Defending champ and GM Jim Fleckenstein was the only one of last year's top six finishers to set sail in 2003. Players were randomly assigned to six tables for a single elimination round to 75 points. The best finisher at each table advanced to the final.

Table 1 was a generally close-fought battle. Marvin Birnbaum's second round surge to 63 points fell just shy of victory. As all guns trained his way, Josh Campbell garnered 87 points to win going away with 108.

Table 2 was close-fought for all three rounds, with defending champ Fleckenstein being in the difficult position of leading the first two rounds. As the entire table concentrated on the leader, Ann Cornett made her move, going from fourth place to first, advancing with 77 points to Fleckenstein's 65.

Table 3 was a "sink 'em all" bloodbath that saw six fleet wipeouts in four rounds. Craig Reece came within one point of sweeping the table in the second round. Fred Minard surged to 69 points in round 3; Mike Destro trailed close with 67. The players then took their sights off Reese and Destro to wipe out Minard, allowing Destro to carry the day by 2 over Reece.

Table 4 was a seesaw battle between several players, but Rob Paul pulled out a third round victory with 79 points.

Richard Moyer ruled the waves at table 5, leading in the first round, staying only two off the pace in the second, and holding off a strong third round challenge by Trevor Bender to eke out a one point victory, 77 to 76.

Table 6 seemed to belong to Randall MacInnis, as he led through the first two rounds. But his third round bid for victory fell four points short and he had a pack in his wake. Matt Bacho had a 40-point fourth round to overhaul MacInnis and win going away with 98 to MacInnis' 79.

The final took five rounds. Everyone played conservatively, knowing that to amass too big a lead was to court disaster. Bacho led in rounds 1 and 4, Campbell in round 2 and Destro in round 3. But at the finish, Rob Paul suddenly came alive and grabbed 54 points to vault from last to first, posting a 97 to 75 victory over Bacho for the World Championship.

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