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George O'Rourke Memorial - Reserve Sect.Round 4 of 5
Honoring Wachusett Chess Club member George Edmund O'Rourke (July 29, 1929 - February 26, 2007)

Tournament Details Revised: 2/27/2026 9:34:36 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, March 04, 2026
Time Control: Game/90 with 5-second delay
Rounds Time: Round 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 163 of the McKay Campus Complex at Fitchburg State University
Byes: Maximum two half-point byes in rounds 1-4; none available in round 5
Prize Info: Chess books to 1st-4th, Top U1400. Top U1000
Inquiry: mjcommisso@yahoo.com    603-533-9992
Event Webpage: www.wachusettchess.org
Registration Information
Entry Fee:
Registration - Onsite: 6:00-6:40 p.m. in Room 165 of McKay Campus Complex at Fitchburg State University
Membership Requirement: US Chess + Wachusett Chess Club ($25 annual club dues)
Sections Information
Tournament Sections: Reserve (U1700 & Unrated) Section: currently 27 players
Tournament Rules and Other Information
  • RESERVE SECTION STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 3
  • 3.0 - Fred Abramowitz
  • 2.5 - Daniel Baah, Bob Anderson, Matthew Aubuchon
  • 2.0 - Larry O'Rourke, Steve Koroskenyi, Walter Paton, Brian Smith, Emily Gawboy, Aaryash Palaparthi, Saksham Chaudhary, Brett Maguire
  • 1.5 - Bryan MacDonald, Mark Wheeler, Liam Beard
  • 1.0 - Ken Gurge, Steve deBettencourt, Joshua Danzig, David Smith, Michael Cote, Robert Leon, Samarth Chaudhary, Peter Smith, Winston Newman
  • 0.5 - Al Bump....................0.0 - Patrick Smith, James Roy
  • ROUND 3 RESULTS: O'Rourke 0-1 Abramowitz, Anderson 1/2-1/2 Paton, Aubuchon 1-0 Beard, deBettencourt 0-1 Koroskenyi, Danzig 0-1 B. Smith,
  • D. Smtih 0-1 Gawboy, Palaparthi 1-0 Gurge, Leon 1-0 Bump, Cote 1-0 Patrick Smith, Peter Smith 1-0 Roy
  • BYES: Baah, Saksham Chaudhary, Maguire, MacDonald, Wheeler, Samarth Chaudhary, W. Newman

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