Hi all. Latest News/Announcements: Please note that our August tournament will occupy only the first four weeks of the month. The fifth Monday will serve as the first week of our September tournament. 2026 Newburyport Chess Club Schedule: NCC 260 - Aug 3, 10, 17, 24 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 261 - Aug 31, Sep 14, 21, 28 (No Meeting Sept 7) 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 262 - Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; 1st-2nd $60-$30; Under $30; Upset $20 NCC 263 - Nov 2, 9, 16* 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; Book Prizes Tentative - Nov 23 - NM Geoff Collins Simul NCC 264 - Nov 30; Dec 7, 14* 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30; EF $20; Book Prizes NCC 265 - Club Championship - Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Dec 7, 14 7-Rd RR or DRR ("Choose Your Own Championship"); Either g75 +30 or g40 +10; EF $30; 1st-2nd $80-$40 December 21, 2026: To Be Determined * The November and December events will have entry fees of $20 each or $30 for both. Upsets: Colton Najem (1640) over Art Nugent (2000) -> 360 points Crosstable: No. Gr Name(Team) St Rate Rd 1 Score 1. OConnor, Eric (4) ............ MA 1878 W13 1.0 2. Shea, Christopher E (5) ...... MA 1858 W14 1.0 3. McDermott, Kerry William (6) . NH 1835 W15 1.0 4. Baginski, Paul A (7) ......... MA 1828 W16 1.0 5. Gradijan, Stephen (8) ........ MA 1804 W17 1.0 6. Hyland, James R (9) .......... MA 1714 W18 1.0 7. Najem, Colton (10) ........... NH 1640 W12 1.0 8. Elmore, John P (2) ........... NH 1988 D10 0.5 9. Somerset, David G (3) ........ MA 1894 D11 0.5 10. Kary, Mitchell (11) .......... MA 1619 D8 0.5 11. Pajunen, Benjamin W (12) ..... NH 1562 D9 0.5 12. Nugent, Arthur P (1) ......... MA 2000 L7 0.0 13. Williams, Jackson Westley (13) NH 1538 L1 0.0 14. Gendall, William J (14) ...... MA 1536 L2 0.0 15. Schramm, Guenter (15) ........ MA 1373 L3 0.0 16. Martin, Paul Andrew (16) ..... NH 1068 L4 0.0 17. McDaniel, Joseph (18) ........ NH nnnn L5 0.0 18. Corsaro, Bob (17) ............ MA nnnn L6 0.0 Projected Pairings: Rd Bd Scr White Scr Black 02 101. xxx Baginski, Paul A (1.0,1828) xxx OConnor, Eric (1.0,1878) 02 102. xxx Shea, Christopher E (1.0,1858) xxx Gradijan, Stephen (1.0,1804) 02 103. xxx Hyland, James R (1.0,1714) xxx McDermott, Kerry William (1.0,1835) 02 104. xxx Elmore, John P (0.5,1988) xxx Najem, Colton (1.0,1640) 02 105. xxx Somerset, David G (0.5,1894) xxx Kary, Mitchell (0.5,1619) 02 106. xxx Nugent, Arthur P (0.0,2000) xxx Pajunen, Benjamin W (0.5,1562) 02 107. xxx Williams, Jackson Westley (0.0,1538) xxx Martin, Paul Andrew (0.0,1068) 02 108. xxx McDaniel, Joseph (0.0,nnnn) xxx Gendall, William J (0.0,1536) 02 109. xxx Schramm, Guenter (0.0,1373) xxx Corsaro, Bob (0.0,nnnn) Club Championship Qualification Standings (Post July's Event): (1) Gerry Potorski 29.00(23) (2) Colton Najem 25.25(28) (3) John Elmore 25.00(30) (4) Robert Cousins 25.00(15) (5) Dave Somerset 23.25(29) (6) James Hyland 21.25(32) (7) Yazan Al Zaidi 19.50(21) (8) Eric O'Connor 18.50(29) (9) Kerry McDermott 18.00(20) (10) Paul Baginski 17.50(23) (11) Guenter Schramm 16.00(29) (12) Chris Carnevale 15.75(13) (13) Marcos Gonzalez 15.25(23) (14) Mitch Kary 13.75(20) (15) Dylan Asmar 13.75(17) (16) Art Nugent 13.00(22) (17) Suzanne Jones 12.75(15) (18) Paul Staten 11.75(24) (19) Tom DePlonty 11.50(26) (20) Hrishi Vedula 11.00(6) (21) Ken Graf 10.00(26) (22) Benjamin Pajunen 9.00(6) (23) Robert Georgenes 8.50(12) (24) Stephen Gradijan 8.50(11) (25) Ryan O'Donnell 8.00(13) (26&27) Al Strelzoff 7.50(14) (26&27) Paul Martin 7.50(14) (28) Jackson Williams 7.50(9) (29) Bill Gendall 7.00(14) (30) Gary Adamowicz 6.00(10) (31) Ross Marino 6.00(9) (32) Arden Schran 5.25(6) (33) Jon Freeman 3.50(10) (34) Michael Moore 3.50(4) (35) Charles Jones 3.00(12) (36) Rachel Day 3.00(10) (37) Christian Simpson 2.50(2) (38&39) Daryl Jace 2.00(3) (38&39) Walter Whitmore 2.00(3) (40) Jackson Styker 1.00(3) (41) Arthur Schran 0.50(2) (42) Kim Kerr 0.50(1) See you next week! John Virus-free.www.avg.com