US Amateur South 2011 - UPSETS!

US Amateur South 2011: CHAMPIONSHIP
Upsets are always big parts of Amateur tournaments (part of the theme this year, "Every Pawn has the Right to Dream"), and those typically are noted for any that are greater than 300 ratings point difference. Already, we've had a whopping 8-the largest being just under 700 points!

Individual Upsets. US Amateur South 2011: CHAMPIONSHIP

Name	Rtg	Pts	Victim	Rtg
Samuel T Brownlow	1612	501.0	Bronik Matwijkiw	2113
Max Asher Friedman	1616	363.0	Chase Knowles	1979
Dirk J Boswinkel	1630	361.0	Edgar Davison	1991
Kevin T Knight	1771	342.0	Bronik Matwijkiw	2113
Kevin T Knight	1771	324.0	Graham Horobetz	2095

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Individual Upsets. US Amateur South 2011: RESERVE

Name	Rtg	Pts	Victim	Rtg
Avery B Polk	545	642.0	Jason Dominguez	1187
James R Culhane	1001	573.0	Don Webster	1574
Jifeng Han	1223	351.0	Don Webster	1574

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OPEN SECTION STANDINGS

#	Name	Rtng	RD 1	RD 2	RD 3	Total
1	Bryan Tillis	2117	W23	W17	W3	3.0
2	Kevin Knight	1771	W24	W16	W4	3.0
3	Carlos Sims	1989	W18	W9	L1	2.0
4	Graham Horobetz	2095	W21	W12	L2	2.0
5	George Woodbury	1895	W10	D6	D7	2.0
6	Mariano Sana	2175	W13	D5	D8	2.0
7	Kenneth G Turner	1998	W15	D8	D5	2.0
8	Max Asher Friedman	1616	W22	D7	D6	2.0
9	Anish Sahasrabudhe	1608	W14	L3	W19	2.0
10	Samuel T Brownlow	1612	L5	W23	W16	2.0
11	Mark S Schuyler	1706	L16	W24	W17	2.0
12	Dirk J Boswinkel	1630	W25	L4	D13	1.5
13	Michael Robertson	1765	L6	W18	D12	1.5
14	Dex Webster	1827	L9	D15	W21	1.5
15	Joseph C Stafford	1634	L7	D14	W23	1.5
16	Bronik Matwijkiw	2113	W11	L2	L10	1.0
17	Johnny B Carrido	1776	W20	L1	L11	1.0
18	John Maddox III	1620	L3	L13	W24	1.0
19	Rafi Chowdhury	1750	H	D22	L9	1.0
20	Casey Hill	1533	L17	D21	H	1.0
21	Kenn E Thompson	1671	L4	D20	L14	0.5
22	Chase Knowles	1979	L8	D19	U	0.5
23	Dwight K Weaver	1717	L1	L10	l15	0.0
24	Jing Dai	1059	L2	L11	L18	0.0
25	Edgar Davison	1991	L12	U	U	0.0

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US Amateur South 2011 Chess Tournament

Hello everyone!

Just have some news from the

US AMATEUR SOUTH 2011 Chess Tournament

held this year in Memphis TN, at the University of Memphis.

First rounds have finished and moving on to round 2. Some interesting facts so far: entries include 4 expert level players along with 6 class A level players. There are close to 60 players this year and 10 states or so represented. Very good for a first time played in Memphis Tennessee.

Good luck to all the players!

Update: round 3 finished, will possibly have some major round upsets and 3rd round standing to post later tonight.

Wow!

Folks you missed the most aggressive tournament in

Memphis in a very very very long time!
Sorry you weren't here to enjoy the play.

Pictures from GM Nakmura's appearance at the

University of Memphis.

The University of Memphis Chess Club Presents . . .

Come Meet a Chess Grandmaster Day!
Friday, January 14, 2011

featuring our special guest . . .
INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER
LEONID YUDASIN !!!
COME AND BE A PART OF THE CHESS EVENT OF THE YEAR ! ! !

MEET AND CHAT WITH GM YUDASIN
(There will be a Question & Answer Session with Autographs)

BRING YOUR CAMERA AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH
GM YUDASIN!

GM YUDASIN is one of the Top Chess Players in the World and a Russian Champion . . . the list below includes "just a few" of his many achievements:
Born August 8, 1959, in Leningrad, GM Yudasin now lives in New York
Awarded title of International Master in 1982
Awarded title of International Grandmaster in 1984
Co-winner of the 1990 USSR Championship
World Champion Candidate in 1991 and 1994
Two time Israeli Chess Champion during his residency there
Recent winner of several chess tournaments all over the USA
Peak USCF rating is 2735
Peak FIDE rating is 2645

http://lewisfrumkes.com/radioshow/leonid-yudasin-interview
http://www.newyorkmasters.com/players/LeonidYudasin.html


When and Where:
from 3 to 3: 45 p.m.

in the Shelby Room(UC 342)

of the University Center