Hi all. Latest News/Announcements: Next month will be our first g40 +10 (2 rounds per night) event of 2026. Please take the time sometime between now and May 4th to set your clocks appropriately! On May 11, I will not be able to attend club as I will be attending my son's MathCounts competition in Florida, but my hope is to be available by phone, so I plan to call in pairings. Historically, we've gotten through these occasions, and I suspect we'll manage just fine this time as well. 2026 Newburyport Chess Club Schedule: NCC 256 - Mar 16, 26, 30; Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 7-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $30; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 257 - May 4, 11, 18; June 1 8-Rd Swiss (2 per night); g40 +10; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 258 - June 8, 15, 22, 29 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 259 - July 6, 13, 27 (No Meeting July 20) 6-Rd Swiss (2 per night); g40 +10; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 260 - Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 261 - Aug 31, Sep 14, 21, 28 (No Meeting Sept 7) 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 262 - Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 263 - Nov 2, 9, 16* 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; Book Prizes Tentative - Nov 23 - NM Geoff Collins Simul NCC 264 - Nov 30; Dec 7, 14* 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; Book Prizes NCC 265 - Club Championship - Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec 7, 14 7-Rd RR or DRR ("Choose Your Own Championship"); Either g75 +30 or g40 +10; EF $30; 1st-2nd $80-$40 December 21, 2026: To Be Determined * The November and December events will have entry fees of $20 each or $30 for both. Prize Winners: Congratulations to NCC 256's prize winners! 1st: Gerry Potorski ($60) 2nd: Robert Cousins and John Elmore ($15 each) Under: Colton Najem ($30) Upset: Paul Martin ($20) Upsets: Paul Martin (1022) over Guenter Schramm (1506) -> 484 points Suzanne Jones (1040) over Guenter Schramm (1506) -> 466 points Suzanne Jones (1040) over Gary Adamowicz (1495) -> 455 points Colton Najem (1355) over Al Strelzoff (1752) -> 397 points Colton Najem (1355) over Marcos Gonzalez (1656) -> 301 points William Gendall (1500) over Al Strelzoff (1752) -> 252 points Paul Baginski (1795) over Art Nugent (2000) -> 205 points Ryan O'Donnell (1488) over Marcos Gonzalez (1656) -> 168 points Mitch Kary (1511) over Paul Staten (1652) -> 141 points James Hyland (1663) over Paul Baginski (1795) -> 132 points Crosstable: No. Gr Name(Team) St Rate Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Score 1. Potorski, Gerald Field (3) ... NH 2065 W11 W15 W13 L3 W6 W8 W9 6.0 2. Cousins, Robert P (1) ........ NH 2195 W21 W5 -H- W8 -H- -H- W3 5.5 3. Elmore, John P (2) ........... NH 2107 W26 W14 D8 W1 W4 W17 L2 5.5 4. Carnevale, Christopher (6) ... MA 1881 -H- W29 -H- W5 L3 -H- W17 4.5 5. OConnor, Eric (7) ............ MA 1874 W27 L2 W16 L4 W21 W20 D6 4.5 6. Hyland, James R (13) ......... MA 1663 W31 -H- W9 D13 L1 W18 D5 4.5 7. Najem, Colton (24) ........... NH 1355 -H- -H- W20 D15 D9 W16 D8 4.5 8. Somerset, David G (5) ........ MA 1887 W18 W32 D3 L2 W11 L1 D7 4.0 9. Baginski, Paul A (10) ........ MA 1795 -H- W12 L6 W25 D7 W13 L1 4.0 10. Al Zaidi, Yazan (16) ......... NH 1614 -H- -H- -H- -N- D28 W22 W24 4.0 11. Kary, Mitchell (19) .......... MA 1511 L1 W27 W24 -H- L8 W21 D13 4.0 12. O'Donnell, Ryan Sills (23) ... MA 1488 -H- L9 W29 L17 -H- W30 W20 4.0 13. Nugent, Arthur P (4) ......... MA 2000 W28 W20 L1 D6 D18 L9 D11 3.5 14. McDermott, Kerry William (8) . NH 1864 W22 L3 -H- -H- -H- -N- W26 3.5 15. Georgenes, Robert J (9) ...... MA 1813 W23 L1 -H- D7 W26 -H- -N- 3.5 16. Strelzoff, Alan G (11) ....... MA 1752 W24 -H- L5 L18 W25 L7 W27 3.5 17. Moore, Michael O D (12) ...... MA 1700 -H- -H- -H- W12 W19 L3 L4 3.5 18. Gendall, William J (21) ...... MA 1500 L8 -H- W23 W16 D13 L6 D19 3.5 19. Marino, Ross (32) ............ MA nnnn L20 W28 W26 -H- L17 -H- D18 3.5 20. Gonzalez, Marcos (14) ........ MA 1656 W19 L13 L7 W24 W30 L5 L12 3.0 21. Staten, Paul (15) ............ MA 1652 L2 -H- W32 D30 L5 L11 W29 3.0 22. Graf, Ken (26) ............... NH 1124 L14 L26 L27 -B- W23 L10 W31 3.0 23. Jones, Suzanne (27) .......... NH 1040 L15 -H- L18 W29 L22 -H- W28 3.0 24. Martin, Paul Andrew (28) ..... NH 1022 L16 -B- L11 L20 W31 W28 L10 3.0 25. Williams, Jackson Westley (17) NH 1563 -H- -H- -H- L9 L16 W32 -N- 2.5 26. De Plonty, Thomas J (18) ..... MA 1562 L3 W22 L19 W31 L15 D27 L14 2.5 27. Asmar, Dylan M (25) .......... MA 1279 L5 L11 W22 -H- -H- D26 L16 2.5 28. Schramm, Guenter (20) ........ MA 1506 L13 L19 D31 W32 D10 L24 L23 2.0 29. Adamowicz, Gary (22) ......... ME 1495 -H- L4 L12 L23 -H- -B- L21 2.0 30. Jace, Daryl (31) ............. MA nnnn -H- -H- -H- D21 L20 L12 -N- 2.0 31. Jones, Charles (29) .......... NH 916 L6 -H- D28 L26 L24 -H- L22 1.5 32. Freeman, Jon (30) ............ MA 696 -B- L8 L21 L28 -H- L25 -N- 1.5 Club Championship Qualification Standings (Post March-April's Event): (1) Gerry Potorski 18.75(13) (2) John Elmore 14.50(14) (3) James Hyland 11.75(14) (4) Suzanne Jones 11.25(12) (5) Robert Cousins 10.50(7) (6) Paul Baginski 10.00(13) (7) Chris Carnevale 9.75(7) (8) Dave Somerset 9.50(15) (9) Marcos Gonzalez 9.25(13) (10) Guenter Schramm 9.00(15) (11) Kerry McDermott 9.00(10) (12) Colton Najem 9.00(8) (13) Mitch Kary 8.75(13) (14) Eric O'Connor 8.50(14) (15) Robert Georgenes 8.50(12) (16) Paul Staten 8.25(14) (17) Ryan O'Donnell 8.00(13) (18) Al Strelzoff 7.50(14) (19) Art Nugent 7.50(13) (20) Yazan Al Zaidi 7.50(6) (21) Bill Gendall 7.00(14) (22) Dylan Asmar 6.25(9) (23-24) Tom DePlonty 5.00(14) (23-24) Ken Graf 5.00(14) (25) Paul Martin 5.00(7) (26) Ross Marino 4.50(7) (27) Jon Freeman 3.50(10) (28) Jackson Williams 3.50(5) (29) Michael Moore 3.50(4) (30) Christian Simpson 2.50(2) (31) Charles Jones 2.00(9) (32) Gary Adamowicz 2.00(5) (33) Daryl Jace 2.00(3) (34) Jackson Styker 1.00(3) (35) Walter Whitmore 1.00(1) (36) Kim Kerr 0.50(1) See you next week! John