June 2010 Calvin
Tournament Report
Congratulations to both Bill Fuller for winning the open section, to Tim Clark and Joel Halloran for topping the reserve, and to Joshua Posthuma, who won the scholastic with a perfect 5 out of 5.
Worth noting: after a two year break from tournament chess, Joel Halloran posted back-to-back outstanding weekends at the Chicago Open then the June Calvin, and his rating jumped from 1214 to 1429. Like Tim Clark, Joel seems quickly destined for the top section.
Winners! Josh Posthuma and Haiden Kerrington
Photo Credit: David Posthuma
Start Your Engines. John Drexel and Allen Wickering ready their board for Round 1.
Brooks Brothers. West Michigan welcomes Will Brooks (Vermont Middle School champion) and Michael Brooks (Vermont High School champion).
Coach Fisch. National Master Eric Fischvogt stopped by, and is catching up here with Kerry Price.
Isaac Zylstra played as the bottom seed in the tough open section.
Relaxed and ready for Round 1! Mrinnal Muralidhar
Taking a few minutes off from solving the world's problems. Leah and Haiden.
Registration. Tournament Director Katy Ford was recently recognized by the United States Chess Federation as a "local" class TD!
Katy Ford's Rating Report can be found here:
You can find a selection of the games here: