Kentucky Chess Association

After the conclusion of the Ky Open this past weekend, five of the six participants for the Kentucky Closed have been determined. Numbers were drawn and pairings will be made using the chart on page 317 of the USCF rulebook. While most of the players have been determined for the adult closed, the junior closed is only half-filled at the moment. I'll post those pairings later. Also there was a vote at the membership meeting for a womens championship to be held alongside the closed and jr. closed events. Here are details for the closed events and the the pairings for the adults. I'm waiting to hear from my sixth participant for the Closed championship. I'll be contacting the women's qualifiers as well as the rest of the juniors. Due to the short notice of the womens closed event we will be taking the six highest rated women in the state for the qualifiers. I will work on getting more specific qualifiers for next year.

Adult Closed/Jr. Closed/Womens Closed

July 14-15, 5rds G90 d5, Rds 1-3 Sat 10-2-5:30, Rds 4-5 Sun 10-2

Yussman Chess Center, Miraflores Center, 173 Sears Avenue, Suite 079

Players will receive a $50 stipend after the conclusion of their fifth round.

In the event of a tie in the adult closed there will be a best of three blitz playoff for the trophy and a spot in the 2018 Closed Championship.

Adult player pairing numbers

1-Jerome Sanford

2-Max Boayke

3-Mark Wagner

4-??

5-Mike Thomas

6-Justin Arnold

Rd1

Wagner - Arnold

Thomas - ???

Sanford - Boayke

Rd2

Boayke - Arnold

??? - Sanford

Wagner - Thomas

Rd3

Arnold - Thomas

Sanford - Wagner

??? - Boayke

Rd4

Arnold - ???

Thomas - Sanford

Boayke - Wagner

Rd5

Sanford - Arnold

Boayke - Thomas

Wagner - ???

I'll post more pairings as I get confirmations.

All the Closed events have been filled. I will post the pairings for each event separately. Any info that each player needs for the tournament is available in the previous post.

State Closed Championship

Adult player pairing numbers

1-Jerome Sanford

2-Max Boayke

3-Mark Wagner

4-Jerry Baker

5-Mike Thomas

6-Justin Arnold

Rd1

Wagner - Arnold

Thomas - Baker

Sanford - Boayke

Rd2

Boayke - Arnold

Baker - Sanford

Wagner - Thomas

Rd3

Arnold - Thomas

Sanford - Wagner

Baker - Boayke

Rd4

Arnold - Baker

Thomas - Sanford

Boayke - Wagner

Rd5

Sanford - Arnold

Boayke - Thomas

Wagner - Baker

Jr. Closed Championship

Pairing Numbers

1-Chad Leonard

2-Liam Chesemore

3-Michael Harris

4-Gopalaniruddh Tadinada

5-Liam Hereford

6-Bradley Charles

Rd1

Harris -  Charles

Hereford - Tadinada

Leonard - Chesemore

Rd2

Chesemore - Charles

Tadinada - Leonard

Harris - Hereford

Rd3

Charles - Hereford

Leonard - Harris

Tadinada - Chesemore

Rd4

Charles - Tadinada

Hereford - Leonard

Chesemore - Harris

Rd5

Leonard - Charles

Chesemore - Hereford

Harris - Tadinada

Women's Closed Championship

Pairing Numbers

1-Shannon Robertson

2-Melissa Sarracent

3-Kathryn Thomas

4-Kali Fugatte

5-Bijou Brown

6-Jessica Lauser

Rd1

Thomas - Lauser

Brown - Fugatte

Robertson - Sarracent

Rd2

Sarracent - Lauser

Fugatte - Robertson

Thomas - Brown

Rd3

Lauser - Brown

Robertson - Thomas

Fugatte - Sarracent

Rd4

Lauser - Fugatte

Brown - Robertson

Sarracent - Thomas

Rd5

Robertson - Lauser

Sarracent - Brown

Thomas - Fugatte