This tournament was my experiment. I was trying two things:
- Quick Quads: a round-robin format at a quick time control (G/26, delay 3) that would let players fit in three games of chess and still have their afternoons free.
- Unrated: how would players respond to an opportunity to play in regular tournament conditions, with zero impact on ratings?
The experiment was a success, with 18 players coming out for the event. They ran the gamut--Evanston Chess Club regulars, players who hadn't played a rated game in a few years, high school students gearing up for next weekend's IHSA team championship, and one player who has never been a USCF member.
In the top quad, NM Sam Schmakel was the player to beat, and he won all three of his games. The next quad down saw Daum Hazners (2.5) edge out Mark Coleman (2.0) for first place. Evanston Chess Blitz TD Michael Matek took first with a perfect 3.0 in the third quad. Said Matek: "I really should play rated." We agree. Our bottom section was a sextet, which played three games and featured another perfect 3.0, this time by ETHS player Justin Liao. We'll definitely repeat this experiment. Continue on for complete results.
by Maret
Evanston Quick Quads Cross Tables
No. Quad 1 St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Schmakel, Sam A............... IL 2246 x W W W 3.0
2. Holzmueller, Keith............ IL 2112 L x W W 2.0
3. Engelen, Mark Stev............ IL 1857 L L x D 0.5
4. Kabelac, Jiri V............... IL 1817 L L D x 0.5
No. Quad 2 St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Hazners, Daumants............. IL 1648 x W D W 2.5
2. Coleman, Mark S............... IL 1664 L x W W 2.0
3. Vitkauskas, Vytaut............ IL 1757 D L x W 1.5
4. Dhiman, Rahul................. IL 1563 L L L x 0.0
No. Quad 3 St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score
1. Matek, Michael S.............. IL 1468 x W W W 3.0
2. Marshall, Kenneth............. IL 1500 L x W W 2.0
3. Holzmueller, Natha............ IL 1431 L L x W 1.0
4. Mcdonald, Henry............... IL 1428 L L L x 0.0
No. Quad 4 St Rate 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score
1. Liao, Justin.................. IL 1264 x W F W F W 3.0
2. Moon, Tae W................... IL 1306 L x W F F W 2.0
3. Brady, Benedict Qu............ IL 1117 F L x W W F 2.0
4. Grover, Aman.................. IL 1232 L F L x W F 1.0
5. Hundman, Kyle................. IL 1058 F F L L x W 1.0
6. Feuer, David.................. IL 1000 L L F F L x 0.0
Kenneth Marshall and Michael Matek
Round 2, Evanston Quick Quads (unrated) February 4, 2012