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5th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial Chess Tournament Results
Fifth
     

The 5th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial Chess Tournaments
· Were held at the Hotel New Yorker
8th Avenue and 34 Street, New York
on April 3rd & 4th, 2004

Sponsored by Royce & Associates, results and related information below provided by Royce & Ron Young, Tournament Director.
Since moving our event venue from the Marshall to the Hotel New Yorker, we needed to provide all our own equipment this year. Special mention and thanks to the good deals we got on equipment this from 2 suppliers: the Chess Shop and the Chess Forum in Greenwich Village.
Once again, we had a terrific turnout, but a few less players than in previous years- due, I think, to a conflict with the Nationals being held that same weekend. We won't do that again!
As always, the enthusiasm and the 'friendly chess' keeps strong players and new kids coming back for more.
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
.1st-3rd: Dmytro Kedyk, Jay Bonin, Oliver Chernin,
3.5-.5, $100 each
U2200: Gregory Cesar, Peter Kopke, Larry Tamarkin.
3-1, $17 each
U2000: Allen Weiss. 3-1, $50
U1800: Amit Teli, Richard Kahn, Brian Singh, Steven
Cherick,. 2-2, $ 12.25 each

In the 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.

· Jerry Graham and Sammy Pam won the bughouse, with
Murray Schechter and Peter Kopke second.
The toptwo teams got trophies, with cash to the winner

In Sunday's Junior tournament, winners were:

· 1st place, 5-0-- Dmytro Kedyk, $200
· 2nd (tb), 4-1-- Shawn Martinez, $40
· 3rd (tb), 4-1-- Paris Fineberg-Heymann, $40
· 1st U1800 (tb), 4-1-- Stephen Murphy, $40
· 1st U1600 (tb), 4-1 Umar Khokar, $40
· Also tying for 2nd-6th places, no trophy but
· $40--Chantz Delgado
· 1st U1400, 3.5-1.5-- Akeim Griffiths, $25
· 1st U1200, 3-2-- Alexsei Smelianski, $

Congratulatons to all the winners! We look forward to seeing you all next year!

Many thanks to the Hotel New Yorker and its staff, and special thanks to
Nick Conticello and Ron Young, our Tournament Directors
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, David Wilson, Mark Penkower,Dan O'Byrne,
and Bruce's other colleagues at Royce.

The tournament was a success, and we are proud to have once again
hosted an event that celebrated Bruce Bowyer's memory by honoring his beliefs.