queen's gambit [Updated October 2004]  

2004 WBC Report  

 2005 Status: pending 2005 GM commitment

Brian Sutton, MD

2004 Champion

2nd: Lee Fitzjerrels, Monaco

3rd: Seth Kirchner, KY

4th: Chelsea Sinigaglio, NJ

5th: Larry Lingle, PA

6th: Phil Rennert, MD

Event History
2002    Buddy Sinigaglio     61
2003    Larry Lingle     59
2004    Brian Sutton     43


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 Laurels
Rank Name

From

Last
Total
 1. Larry Lingle

PA

04
46
 2. Buddy Sinigaglio

CO

03
34
 3.  Brian Sutton

MD

04
30
 4. Lee Fitzjerrels

Monaco

04
18
 5. Craig Moffitt

NJ

03
17
 6. Phil Rennert

MD

04
15
 7. Seth Kirchner

KY

04
12
 8. Chelsea Sinigaglio

NJ

04
  9
 9. John Pack

CO

03
  8
10. Evan Cogwin

PA

02
  6
11. Sean McCulloch

OH

03
  4
12. Bob Heinzmann

FL

02
  4
13. Dan Dolan Jr

NJ

02
  3
14. Ken Whitesell

PA

02
  2

Past Winners

Buddy Sinigaglio - CO
2002

Larry Lingle - PA
2003
 


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Swiss Format. Three heats were played during this phase. Participants could play one game per day, however, additional wins after the first did not confer any special benefit other than that of additional experience. A total of 27 games were played this year, which was down significantly from last year. Many wouldbe players were unable to participate due to lack of games - this despite the provision of three spare games by the GM. The moral - bring games to play! Don't depend on the kindness of others. The victory totals had Darth Maul winning 15 and the Naboo 12. Results were as follows:

Tuesday Heat: Darth Maul, 6 wins - Naboo, 4 wins.
Wednesday Heat: Darth Maul, 4 wins - Naboo, 3 wins.
Thursday Heat: Darth Maul, 5 wins - Naboo, 5 wins.

Notable events during the Swiss included total annihilation of the defending champion, Larry Lingle, by a child, Andrew Sinigaglio. Andrew, appropriately enough, playing the dark side, eliminated every Naboo piece except Anakin in only 30 minutes. A rare contest involved the Jedi and Darth Maul all being eliminated early in the game - the Federation held onto the throne room for a win.

Single Elimination. A total of 20 games were played with the Naboo winning 55%. The elimination rounds were played successively every two hours with no breaks and no byes. Adjudication was never necessary and most games finished well before the two-hour time limit. When an odd number of participants advanced to a following round, an eliminator was pressed into service to preclude a bye.

During the 1st elimination round, 22 qualifying winners squared off for battle to the death. Darth Maul won six of the 11 games. During succeeding rounds, Darth Maul tallied five wins, while the Naboo won four. The final tally for all 47 games played was Darth Maul 26 - Naboo, 21.

The first place finisher, Brian Sutton, won four straight during the Single Elimination gauntlet. This was not an easy task, as previous champions Larry Lingle, Buddy Sinigaglio and Phil Rennert were all involved during the single elimination rounds. Brian bested Lee Fitzjerrels of Monaco in the championship game by eliminating Darth Maul quickly, whereupon Lee threw in the towel. That ended a four-year dry spell for Brian who collected his seventh wood with the victory.

Larry Lingle was not unstoppable this year, because it has been rumored that he wasted his best dice beating his wife. The defending doncon champ bit the dust in the second single elimination round when his Darth Maul was skewered by the Jedi whilst his Droids were systematically dismembered. Better luck next year Larr!

 GM      Buddy Sinigaglio  [3rd Year]   NA 
    sinigaglio@hotmail.com   NA

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