The
6th Annual Bruce Bowyer Memorial Chess Tournaments
Were held at the Hotel New Yorker
8th Avenue and 34 Street, New York
on April 16th & 17th, 2005
Sponsored by our dear
friends at the Royce
Funds , a wonderful time was had by all, both players
and kibitzers.
(link
coming soon)
Results and related information below provided by The Bruce
Bowyer Foundation.
We had an excellent turnout this year , with 42+ players each
day. Since this is only our second year at the New Yorker,
and is a larger group than last year, we are very glad to
see a ‘growth trend’.
This annual event in Bruce's honor continues to grow and is
rapidly becoming a favorite in the NY chess world. We did
a little survey this year to get some feedback from our players
on what they did and didn’t like about our tournament,
and how we might improve it. Take a look at some of the replies,
they are quite interesting. (link
coming soon)
Saturday's
Open tournament ended in a 4-way tie for First Place, winners
were :
Two-time U.S. champion and Grand Master Joel Benjamin, Jay
Bonin, Asa Hoffman and Larry Tamarkin.
Winners split the prize money for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and under
2200, 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. Bughouse results were both fast and
funny:
First Place and trophy went to the newlyweds, chess power-couple
of the year, Joel Benjamin and Debbie Quinn
Second Place was to the upset team of Rafael Orville and Edeel
Khokhar
In Sunday's Junior tournament, we had a *lot* of winners:
A 3-way tie for First Place, shared by Nile Smith, Edeel Khokhar
and Paris Heymann
Since
the total prize money was $25. and change for each section
below, we rounded up and paid a few dollars more to each winner
where prizes were shared.
The
Under 1800 prize was shared by Umar Khokhar, Niazuddin Ahmed
and Willy Edgard
The under 1600 prize was won by a single player, Nia Blackmon
The under 1400 prize was shared by several players: Khalid
Francis, Krystof Mezgiel and Leon Sukhoo
The under 1200 prize was shared by Valicio Palha, Manuel Dominquez,
Zohaib Anwar, and Sheikh Shahnawaz
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/administrative/emotional support (&catering)
were provided by
Bruce's sister Pat and his niece, Sunny, along with family
members Ariel and Rebecca Gendelman.
The event would not have been possible without the continued
help and support from Chuck Royce and so many of Bruce’s
Royce colleagues and friends.
We
would like to especially thank:
John & Crystal Burke, David Wilson, Dan O’Byrne
and family, Peter Kopke, Mark Penkower, George and Tony Necakov
and their families, Robert Boddington, Mary Murphy, John Deysher,
Joe LeDu, and Fran& Bill Buckley, Mr. John Galvin of I.S.
318, and Fritz & Katherine of Chess in the Schools.
The tournament was a tremendous success, and we so are proud
to have once again
hosted an event that celebrated Bruce Bowyer's memory by honoring
his beliefs.
