The 4th 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 22nd & 23rd, 2003
Sponsored
by Royce & Associates,
results and related information below provided by Royce &
the Marshall. Additional winners informaton will be posted
shortly, but the highlights were:
Once again, we had an excellent turnout,and had more who wanted
to play than we could accomodate. This annual event in Bruce's
honor continues to grow and is rapidly becoming a favorite
in the NY chess world.
• Saturday's open tournament ended in a 3-way tie for
First Place, winners were
Two-time U.S. champion and Grand Master Joel Benjamin, Jay
Bonin, and Dmytri Kedyk.
Winners split the prize money, with the trophy going to Joel
on points.
• 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.
• In Sunday's junior
tournament, winners were:
First Place: Brennan Ward
Second: Dimitri Kedyk
Third: Lief Pressman
Under 1800 prize was also shared
by the above
Under 1600 winner was also
a 3- way tie:
Shawn Martinez
Anne Ginsburg and
Dalphe Morantus
Under 1400 winner was :
Angel Lopez
Under 1200 was:
Richie Chiu
Under 1000 was:
Severa Wilson
Congratulatons to all the winners!
We look forward to seeing you all next year!
Many thanks to the Marshall
Chess Club and its staff, and special thanks to
Nick Conticello of the Manhattan Chess Club, and Ron Young
of the Marshall Chess Club.
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 once again
hosted an event that celebrated Bruce Bowyer's memory by honoring
his beliefs.
