TCCL 
TCCL 2014-2015 FINAL
TCCL 2014-2015 FINAL
Published on: 2015-04-30
The 55th season of the Twin Cities Chess League is complete! Roseville Oval providing an excellent venue for the competition, and a host of great players and teams.
I sincerely thank each and every one of you for participating in this record season. There were 42 teams (a record) which had up to 168 players each of the seven nights and a total of 263 total participants
There are three sections in TCCL. The Gold division (8 teams, round robin) has a few teams where the average rating is master level. The Silver (8 teams, round robin) typically is in the Experet and class A range where the Bronze (Open) section has a broad range of play from beginner to expert. This year 26 teams competed in a 7 round Swiss system tournament)
The final evening, all the titles were still on the line.
Gold:
Champions of the Castle was able to hold on to their slim lead by defeating Topolov the Day to You by a score of 3-1, completing the round robin in style. (Final match score: 6 wins -1 loss)
Silver:
Idiots of Low Moral Quality and … to be determined (you gotta love them team names) were the most challenging. The two teams were tied going in to the final round., and as fate would have it, they faced off with each other in the decisive match! (or would it be?)
They ended up with a drawn match and 6 match points and 20.5 game points each. With their own 2-2 tie, the head-to head tie break doesn’t work either. Final match score: 5 wins – 2 draws each.
Well, I guess they tied! … now where’s that samurai sword to cut the trophy in half?
Bronze:
Supernova went into the final match with a half match point in hand playing against Ministry of Silly Moves. Supernova won the match 3-1 and finished with a 6 wins-1 loss match record.
Congratulations to the winners and THANK YOU to all teams for a wonderful 2014-2015 season!
Summary of Winners:
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GOLD |
match |
game |
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team |
Champions of the Castle |
6 |
18.5 |
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Individual |
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board 1 |
Andrew Tang (Pawn America) |
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6.5 |
|
board 2 |
Wilson Gibbins (NYET) |
|
4.5 |
|
board 3 |
Dane Mattson (NYET) |
|
6 |
|
board 4 |
Jackson Wahl (Pawn America) |
|
5.5 |
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SILVER |
match |
game |
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|
team |
Idiots of Low Moral Quality |
6 |
20.5 |
|
… to be deternined |
6 |
20.5 |
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Individual |
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board 1 |
Dan Peplinski (Idiots) |
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5.5 |
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board 2 |
Bert Wilson (determined) |
|
6 |
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board 3 |
Nate Hoover (determined) |
|
5.5 |
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board 4 |
Duane Petersen (Idiots) |
|
6 |
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BRONZE |
match |
game |
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team |
Supernova |
6 |
21.5 |
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Individual |
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board 1 |
Vince Rancour (Tal Tales) |
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5.5 |
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board 2 |
John Leighton (It’s a Trap!)* |
5.5 |
4* |
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board 3 |
Sean Eaton (It\'s a Trap!) |
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6.5 |
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board 4 |
Samrug Narayanan (Supernova) |
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7 |
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*7 way tie, with John winning on tie-break (team\'s match points) |
See the attached file for a complete list of standings: tccl 2014-15 Final
Watch for some changes next season. Because of the excellent turn-out there will be added a third round-robin section of eight teams. Not sure what to call them yet, perhaps Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze; or Gold, Silver, Bronze and Tin?
Oh, well, how about the boring Division 1, 2, 3 and Open?
Also, watch for on-line registration of teams for next season.
David Kuhns
TD/organizer, TCCL