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David J. Thomas Memorial - FINAL STANDINGS
Honoring longtime Wachusett Chess Club member David Joseph Thomas (May 1, 1950 - May 8, 2025)

Tournament Details Revised: 8/28/2025 2:20:31 PM
General Information
Event Organizer: The Wachusett Chess Club  Visit Organizer Website
Event Location: Fitchburg State University, McKay Complex, Rooms 142 and 143, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420   [ Directions ]
Event Date: Wednesday, September 03, 2025
Time Control: G/90 5-second delay
Rounds Time: Round 5 (final) was played on Wednesday, August 27, 2025..
Prize Info: 1st-5th, Top 1600-1799, Top 1400-1599, Top 1000-1399, Top U1000 
Inquiry: mjcommisso@yahoo.com    603-533-9992
Event Webpage: www.wachusettchess.org
Registration Information
Entry Fee: Free entry to Wachusett Chess Club members$20 Wachusett CC annual dues
Registration - Onsite: 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. in room 165 of the McKay Complex at Fitchburg State University, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg
Membership Requirement: US Chess + Wachusett CC
Sections Information
Tournament Sections: 1 section: 57 players Rounds on July 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27
Tournament Rules and Other Information
  • FINAL STANDINGS
  • 4.5 points - National master Brett Kildahl*****4.0 points - Nikita Panasenko, Toby Barry
  • 3.5 points - National master Bob Secino, Roger Cappallo, Alonzo Ross, Ray Paulson, Duy Nguyen, Stephen Smith, Gary Brassard, Don Ostrowski
  • 3.0 points - National master Tom Weideman, Mike Commisso, George Jordy, Jay Goguen, Mark Wheeler
  • 2.5 points - Bruce Felton, Mike Urbonas, Dave Couture, Ansh Nandurbarkar, Michael David, Jim Donahue, Rene Minalga-Rheault, Fred Abramowitz, Nkosi Muhangi, Bob Anderson
  • 2.0 points - Paul Godin, George Mirijanian, Leo Marzoratti, Ken Gurge, Leah Brown, Sam Park,
  • Tom Fratturelli, Steve Koroskenyi, Bryan MacDonald, Hugh McLaughlin, Saksham Chaudhary, Aaryash Palaparthi
  • 1.5 points - Walter Paton, Brian Biglow, Larry O'Rourke, Daniel Baah, Jack Appelmans, Brian Smith,
  • 1.0 point - Emily Gawboy, Steve DeBettencourt, Olivier Bradley, Cameron Stone, Albenie Allain, Michael Cote, David Liu, Sheila Johnson
  • 0.0 point - Paul LeBlanc, Al Bump, James Roy, Patrick Smith, Peter Smith

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