Chess Mates Championship Underway

The $1000 guaranteed Chess Mates Club Championship is underway with 18 players, including 7 titled players.

1st round pairings :

1. Paul Joseph (2004) vs. FM Rodion Rubenchik (2330)
2. FM Boris Privman (2324) vs. Michael O'Connor (1842)
3. Carlos Ennis (1778) vs. NM Ted Belanoff (2205)
4. NM Arthur Macaspac vs. Ramneek Singh (1713)
5. Drago Dimitrov (1455) vs. Thomas Elberling (2150)
6. NM Mauricio Camejo (2139) vs. John Lekocevic (1432)
7. Abhinav Chinnambeti (1029) vs. LM Vladimir Polyakin (2117)
8. LM Sam Barsky (2116) vs. Louis Apolonia (unrated)
9. Lev Zilbermintz (2092) vs. Errol Singh (2075)

Photos from Round 1:

Late-joins are welcome until the start of round 2, at 1:30 p.m.