The 3rd Annual Bruce Bowyer
Memorial Chess Tournaments
• Were held at the Marshall
Chess Club
23 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10011
(212) 477-3716
on March 16 & 17, 2002
Sponsored by Royce
& Associates, the turnout was our highest to date,
with over 60 players in the Open. Results and related information
below provided by Royce & the Marshall.
Once again, a fine time was had by all, and this annual event
in Bruce's honor continues to grow.
• Saturday's open tournament ended in a First place
4-0 score for
Two-time U.S. champion and Grand Master Joel Benjamin ($150)
Second place was a 5-way tie,
the winners were: Jay Bonin, Asa Hoffman, Yevgeny Gershov,
Boris Feldman, and Vladimir Grechikhin ($30)
Alex Lenderman had the best
score with a rating under 2200,
Pelekhaty and Kiev tied for
the Under 2000 prize, and
Ralph Monda was the best under
1800.
• That evening, we held
a"Bughouse" tournament. Bughouse is a fast-moving
variant of chess,
played by teams of two, that was a favorite and specialty
of Bruce's.
After the initial round-robin
ended in a tie, three playoff rounds were required
to decide a clear, upset winner: Brennan Ward and Dan Ryan
The action was so exciting,
people were crowded around the boards and standing on chairs
to watch this fascinating game-- even the non-chess players
were cheering!
• In Sunday's junior
tournament, there was a tie for First Prize, winners were
Gary Mardakhaev and Brian Wilmeth ($150 plus trophy)
Second was also tied, 3-way,
with Marcus Mairena, Greg Fernandez and Sunil Matabeek
sharing the glory and a cash prize
Under 1800 winner was Brennan
Ward ($25 + trophy)
Under 1600 winner was Clever Gallegos (same prize)
Under 1400 winner was Jillian Alvarez (same prize)
and under 1200 was tied between Erick Cruz, Evan Rubin, and
Karreim Muhammed
Many thanks to the Marshall
Chess Club and its staff, and special thanks to
Nick Conticello of the Manhattan Chess Club, and Fritz Gaspard
of Chess In The Schools.
Logistical/emotional support (&catering) were provided
by Bruce's sister Pat, and the rest of his family.
The event would not have been
possible without help from Chuck Royce
and the following Royce employees:
John Burke,our Tournament Coordinator, David Wilson, Mark
Penkower,Dan O'Byrne,
and Bruce's other colleagues at Royce.
The
tournament was a tremendous success, and we are proud to have
hosted an event that celebrated Bruce Bowyer's memory by honoring
his beliefs.
