Cunningham
Wins 2014 NC
Invitational
By NM Leland Fuerstman
Charlotte, NC 5-19-14: Forty-nine year old Math Professor from
Chapel
Hill, FM
Robin
Cunningham
(2257) promptly
defeated his first
4 opponents
before being
stopped cold in
the final round by
15 year old
upstart from Durham
Expert Aaron
Balleisen
(2132) to finish
clear 1st Place
with 4-1,
pocket $200
and claim the Title
of 2014 NC Invitational
Champion.
This years event
was enhanced by
the addition of
the real-time
display of all
games on the
Internet!
From my
perspective,
(almost) every
game was played
with a high degree
of expertise by all
of the
competitors! Equal
2nd-4th Place
with 2.5-2.5
were 51 year old
Attorney from Charlotte
NM Pat
Sciacca
(2163), full time
student from Liberty
College in
Virginia,
21 year old Expert
Dominique
Myers
(2162) and NM Craig
Jones'
student from Durham
15 year old Expert
Aaron
Balleisen
(2132). Finishing
5th Place
with 2-3
was 22 year old
host NM Peter
Giannatos
(2213) who
generously
provided his CCCSA
location on Camden
St. for the event
and finishing 6th
Place was 16
year old student
from Charlotte
NM Tianqi
Wang (2198)
with 1.5-3.5.
Each participant
received a $100
appearance fee. Abate
Directed.
(This article took 20 minutes for me to compose. Why the NCCA is paying a person to be the webmaster is beyond comprehension. Apparently, none of the representatives who were present at the event took images nor asked questions of the participants? How absurdly incompetent?? ---
(See Msg549) NMLF *******************************************************************************************
Rd:5
--- .5
Giannatos-Sciacca .5
1
Balleisen-Cunningham 0
1
Myers-Wang
0By NM Leland Fuerstman
Charlotte, NC 5-19-14: Forty-nine year old Math Professor from
Chapel
Hill, FM
Robin
Cunningham
(2257) promptly
defeated his first
4 opponents
before being
stopped cold in
the final round by
15 year old
upstart from Durham
Expert Aaron
Balleisen
(2132) to finish
clear 1st Place
with 4-1,
pocket $200
and claim the Title
of 2014 NC Invitational
Champion.
This years event
was enhanced by
the addition of
the real-time
display of all
games on the
Internet!
From my
perspective,
(almost) every
game was played
with a high degree
of expertise by all
of the
competitors! Equal
2nd-4th Place
with 2.5-2.5
were 51 year old
Attorney from Charlotte
NM Pat
Sciacca
(2163), full time
student from Liberty
College in
Virginia,
21 year old Expert
Dominique
Myers
(2162) and NM Craig
Jones'
student from Durham
15 year old Expert
Aaron
Balleisen
(2132). Finishing
5th Place
with 2-3
was 22 year old
host NM Peter
Giannatos
(2213) who
generously
provided his CCCSA
location on Camden
St. for the event
and finishing 6th
Place was 16
year old student
from Charlotte
NM Tianqi
Wang (2198)
with 1.5-3.5.
Each participant
received a $100
appearance fee. Abate
Directed.(This article took 20 minutes for me to compose. Why the NCCA is paying a person to be the webmaster is beyond comprehension. Apparently, none of the representatives who were present at the event took images nor asked questions of the participants? How absurdly incompetent?? ---
(See Msg549) NMLF *******************************************************************************************
Rd:4 --- 1 Wang-Balleisen 0 1 Cunningham-Sciacca 0 H Myers-Giannatos H
Rd: 3 --- .5 Balleisen-Giannatos .5 1 Cunningham-Wang 0 0 Sciacca-Myers 1
Rd:2 --- ..5 Giannatos-Wang .5 0 Myers-Cunningham 1 1 Sciacca-Balleisen 0
Rd:1 --- 0 Wang-Sciacca 1 1 Balleisen-Myers 0 0 Giannatos-Cunningham 1