Siebrandt Wins 5th Blind Title!
On June 23-24, 2006 in the off the beaten path venue of Buckhannon, WV,
at the Hampton Inn, Texan Jeff Siebrandt scored 3.5-.5 to secure his
fifth U. S. Blind title. The field of nine players consisted of 4 former
champions, including Siebrandt.
While a guide dog snored and the other player’s wives scouted out shopping
opportunities, Jeff took home the $300 first place prize, trophy, and the
2006 title. With scores of 2.5-1.5 Alex Barrasso, Al Pietrolungo, Henry
Olynick, and James Hart all split the 2nd place, 3rd place, U 1800, and U1600
money four ways to pocket $125 each. On tie breaks, trophies went to
Alex Barraso for 2nd place and Henry Olynick for3rd place. Henry Olynick
also was awarded the Calyton Walker upset trophy for his last round draw with
an opponent (Siebrandt) rated 648 points above him! Joe Wassermann claimed
the U 1400 prize of $100 with his 2-2- effort. Henry donated his prize
money towards an outing to reward the scorers.
The event was sponsored by the local Lions Club and organized by Rick Vachetto.
Rick’s chess students from school acted as scorers and seconds on each board.
Tim Just directed the event.
The United States Chess Federation (USCF) would like to thank the Hallmark
Greeting Card company for their donation of "Thank You" cards in braille.
Each participant in the 2006 U.S. Blind Championship received a card.
Standings. Blind 06
| # |
Name |
ID |
Rtng |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Tot |
| 1 |
Jeffrey Siebrandt |
11415458 |
1891 |
W5 |
W2 |
W6 |
D4 |
3.5 |
| 2 |
Alexande Barrasso |
12471521 |
1680 |
W8 |
L1 |
W3 |
D6 |
2.5 |
| 3 |
Albert Pietrolungo |
12438747 |
1490 |
W7 |
D6 |
L2 |
W8 |
2.5 |
| 4 |
Henry Olynik |
10102766 |
1243 |
L6 |
W9 |
W7 |
D1 |
2.5 |
| 5 |
James R Hart |
12407429 |
1223 |
L1 |
D8 |
W9 |
B--- |
2.5 |
| 6 |
James R Slagle |
10173540 |
1993 |
W4 |
D3 |
L1 |
D2 |
2.0 |
| 7 |
Joseph Wassermann |
12808878 |
1034 |
L3 |
B--- |
L4 |
W9 |
2.0 |
| 8 |
Richard Mc Straw |
12416764 |
1209 |
L2 |
D5 |
B--- |
L3 |
1.5 |
| 9 |
Virginia Alverson |
12474358 |
1000 |
B--- |
L4 |
L5 |
L7 |
1.0 |