U.S. Class Championship
Chess Tournament
Harrah's Cherokee Hotel
Cherokee, North Carolina
November 8-10, 2002
Champions:
              Expert: Joseph Jurjevich
             Class A: Keith Eubanks and Cezarte Ramos
             Class B: Joshua Suich
             Class C: Octavio Pinell
             Class D: Victor Suich
Under 1200 / Unrated: Jesse Gray Jones
 		  
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89 players participated in the 2002 tournament including 15 trophy-only entrants.  The states of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia were represented.  Ratings ranged from 2143 to 479 and there were 9 unrated players playing as well.   Fifteen players took advantage of reentry and played round 1 on both Friday night and Saturday morning.  13 cross-section pairings throughout the tournament meant that every player was paired for a game every round.  Only one player (Jesse Gray Jones) achieved a perfect score of 6.0.  The luxurious site provided excellent playing conditions and numerous players requested that it host additional events.
 
Cross Tables:
Expert Class A Class B Class C Class D U1200 / Unrated

Expert
No. Name St Gr Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6
1 Jurjevich, Joseph NC 2143 4.5 W8 D2 W3 W4 D3 D6
2 Ehrsam, Karl W NC 2053 4.0 W9 D1 W5 D3 D4 -H-
3 Huddleston, James TX 2081 3.5 D7 W4 L1 D2 D1 W4
4 Dickerson, Leonard-RE TN 2083 2.0 D5 L3 W11 L1 D2 L3
5 Mottonen, James M NC 2140 1.5 D4 W10 L2 -U- -U- -U-
6 Mc Cartney, Patric NC 1979 0.5 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U- D1
7 Clifford, John NC 1801 0.5 D3 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
8 Dickerson, Leonard TN 2083 0.0 L1 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
9 Goodwin, Bruce NC 1838 0.0 L2 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
10 Gru-Bell, Scott SC Tr 1473 0.0 -U- L5 -U- -U- -U- -U-
11 Baker, Bernard NC 1615 0.0 -U- -U- L4 -U- -U- -U-

Class A
No. Name St Gr Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6
1 Eubanks, Keith Ver SC 1996 5.0 L4 W14 W9 W7 W2 W6
2 Ramos, Cezarte C SC 1976 5.0 W14 W9 W5 W4 L1 W7
3 Corbett, Claude W SC 1836 4.5 W10 D8 D4 W5 W6 -H-
4 Daly, Troy-RE FL 1880 4.0 W1 W6 D3 L2 W5 D8
5 Mc Cartney, Patric NC 1979 3.0 W16 W7 L2 L3 L4 -B-
6 Clifford, John NC 1801 3.0 -B- L4 W10 W11 L3 L1
7 Patterson, Fheopatrick TN 1897 3.0 W11 L5 W8 L1 W9 L2
8 Mc Hale, Michael J NC 1903 3.0 -H- D3 L7 D10 W15 D4
9 Goodwin, Bruce-RE NC 1838 1.5 -B- L2 L1 -H- L7 -U-
10 Dusky, John E SC Tr 1946 1.5 L3 W11 L6 D8 -U- -U-
11 Jones, Ellis Eugen TN 1855 1.0 L7 L10 W14 L6 -U- -U-
12 Daly, Troy FL 1880 0.5 D13 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
13 Guglielmi, Jacquel NC 1798 0.5 D12 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
14 Abrams, Harry Lee SC 1868 0.0 L2 L1 L11 -U- -U- -U-
15 Lipkin, Michael A NC 1666 0.0 -U- -U- -U- -U- L8 -U-
16 Goodwin, Bruce NC 1838 0.0 L5 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-

Class B
No. Name St Gr Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6
1 Suich, Joshua TN 1783 5.5 W24 W6 W13 W4 W5 D2
2 Gragg, Mark E NC 1753 4.5 W21 D5 W10 D8 W4 D1
3 Miller, Lee TN 1677 4.5 D18 W19 D16 D7 W13 W5
4 Vaughan, John Eric TN Tr 1715 4.0 W22 W11 W7 L1 L2 W10
5 Hargrove, William NC Tr 1635 3.5 W25 D2 W18 W14 L1 L3
6 Sanders, Ian-RE NC 1708 3.5 W9 L1 W12 D13 D7 D8
7 Guglielmi, Jacquel NC 1798 3.5 -B- D10 L4 D3 D6 W17
8 Smith, Paul Jason-RE TN 1758 3.5 W14 L13 W11 D2 D10 D6
9 Baker, Bernard NC 1615 3.5 L6 L14 -B- W17 D15 W12
10 Westbrook, Richard-RE TN 1701 3.0 W16 D7 L2 W18 D8 L4
11 Lipkin, Michael A NC 1666 3.0 W17 L4 L8 L12 -B- W13
12 Logan, Tobin B NC 1600 3.0 W26 L18 L6 W11 W14 L9
13 Brooks, John W NC 1699 2.5 W27 W8 L1 D6 L3 L11
14 Jarrett, Neil Greg NC 1699 2.5 L8 W9 W17 L5 L12 D15
15 Calloway, Paul Lewis NC 1673 2.5 D23 L17 W19 L16 D9 D14
16 Jones, Jeffrey Mason-RE NC 1761 2.5 L10 W21 D3 W15 -U- -U-
17 Harrison, Joel E VA 1727 2.0 L11 W15 L14 L9 W19 L7
18 Presswood, Robert TN 1755 1.5 D3 W12 L5 L10 -U- -U-
19 Saharkhiz, Sohrab SC 1794 1.5 -H- L3 L15 W28 L17 -F-
20 Abron, Michael T MD 1511 1.0 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U- -X-
21 Rood, Paul F FL Tr 1655 0.5 L2 L16 -U- -H- -U- -U-
22 Wright, Rodney C KY Tr 1648 0.5 L4 -U- -U- -U- -U- -H-
23 Smith, Paul Jason TN 1758 0.5 D15 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
24 Westbrook, Richard TN 1701 0.0 L1 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
25 Sanders, Ian NC 1708 0.0 L5 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
26 Cornett, Paula Lyon TN 479 0.0 L12 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
27 Jones, Jeffrey Mason NC 1761 0.0 L13 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
28 Morgan, Juli L NC Tr 0.0 -U- -U- -U- L19 -U- -U-

Class C
No. Name St Gr Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6
1 Pinell, Octavio TN 1424 5.0 W2 W11 W10 L5 W8 W4
2 Gru-Bell, Scott SC Tr 1473 4.5 L1 -B- W12 D10 W9 W7
3 Ray, Patrick J VA 1428 4.0 L12 L7 W15 W6 W10 W5
4 Charlton, Clint D TN 1588 3.5 D11 D6 D9 W12 W5 L1
5 Taylor, Dennis George GA 1566 3.0 D9 D8 W6 W1 L4 L3
6 Mc Danel, Brad W NC 1404 3.0 D14 D4 L5 L3 -X- W8
7 Brown, Thomas S NC 1505 3.0 L10 W3 L8 W13 W11 L2
8 Tate, Kelles TN 1461 3.0 D13 D5 W7 W11 L1 L6
9 Roberts, John G SC 1471 3.0 D5 W13 D4 -H- L2 -H-
10 Biggs, David C SC 1470 2.5 W7 W12 L1 D2 L3 -U-
11 Abron, Michael T MD 1511 2.5 D4 L1 W13 L8 L7 -B-
12 Durbin, Ricky KY 1579 1.0 W3 L10 L2 L4 -F- -U-
13 Mc Adams, Jeff NC 1500 0.5 D8 L9 L11 L7 -U- -U-
14 Hashemloo, Hassan NC 1090 0.5 D6 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
15 Daly, Chaz A FL 1365 0.0 -U- -U- L3 -U- -U- -U-

Class D
No. Name St Gr Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6
1 Suich, Victor W TN 1251 4.5 W7 L2 W6 W4 D2 W5
2 Price, Chris-RE MD 1231 4.0 W3 W1 D4 D5 D1 D3
3 Daly, Chaz A-RE FL 1365 4.0 L2 D5 -B- W6 W4 D2
4 Blach, Noah T NC 1202 3.5 W5 W6 D2 L1 L3 W6
5 Van Duser, Willard TN Tr 1300 2.5 L4 D3 -H- D2 W6 L1
6 Awtrey, Michael SC 1267 1.0 W8 L4 L1 L3 L5 L4
7 Daly, Chaz A FL 1365 0.0 L1 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
8 Price, Chris MD 1231 0.0 L6 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-

U1200 / Unrated
No. Name St Gr Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6
1 Jones, Jesse Gray TN 972 6.0 W34 W28 W7 W11 W6 W3
2 Horwitz, Matthew A NC 1051 5.0 W18 L9 W17 W28 W7 W5
3 Cahal, Pat TN 4.5 D5 W23 W16 W8 W12 L1
4 Blach, Ben NC 1050 4.5 W29 W17 L12 W26 D15 W11
5 Moore, Jeffery M NC 1082 4.0 D3 D14 W27 W25 W10 L2
6 Cornett, Shane H TN 1003 4.0 W30 W20 W19 D12 L1 D8
7 Hashemloo, Hassan NC 1090 4.0 -B- W27 L1 W24 L2 W12
8 Huff, Blaine E SC 995 4.0 W35 D11 W15 L3 W19 D6
9 Cahal, Kyle TN 763 4.0 W33 W2 L11 L15 W24 W20
10 Xiong, Charlee NC 4.0 L16 W31 W22 W19 L5 W15
11 Mc Danel, Britt NC 1130 3.5 W37 D8 W9 L1 W16 L4
12 Suich, Peter D TN 1097 3.5 W36 W24 W4 D6 L3 L7
13 Whiting, Joseph SC 767 3.5 L15 L25 W29 W21 W26 D14
14 Johnson, Erik M NC 769 3.5 -H- D5 L26 W31 W25 D13
15 Marsh, Matthew L TN Tr 1173 3.0 W13 D16 L8 W9 D4 L10
16 Hicks, Tony NC Tr 956 3.0 W10 D15 L3 W22 L11 D19
17 Cornett, Paula Lyon-RE TN 479 3.0 -B- L4 L2 W27 L20 W24
18 Gentry, Joshua L-RE SC 3.0 L2 L21 W30 D20 D29 -X-
19 James, Louis NC 1095 2.5 W21 W32 L6 L10 L8 D16
20 Frommer, Luis NC 829 2.5 W31 L6 L25 D18 W17 L9
21 Holland, Scott D NC Tr 2.5 L19 W18 L24 L13 D30 W25
22 Farmer, Ronnie-RE SC 1157 2.5 L27 W30 L10 L16 W31 -H-
23 James, Louis W W NC Tr 1047 2.5 -H- L3 L31 L29 W27 W30
24 Stevenson, Katie L NC Tr 820 2.0 W38 L12 W21 L7 L9 L17
25 Jones, Judson TN 2.0 L32 W13 W20 L5 L14 L21
26 Mc Gee, James N VA 1050 2.0 L28 W29 W14 L4 L13 -N-
27 Marsh, David C TN Tr 804 2.0 W22 L7 L5 L17 L23 W31
28 Spencer, Shawn-RE NC 2.0 W26 L1 W32 L2 -U- -U-
29 Crisp, Trenton-RE NC 1.5 L4 L26 L13 W23 D18 -F-
30 Morgan, Juli L NC Tr 1.5 L6 L22 L18 -B- D21 L23
31 Gentry, M Larry-RE SC 1.0 L20 L10 W23 L14 L22 L27
32 Ward, David B SC Tr 900 1.0 W25 L19 L28 -N- -U- -U-
33 Farmer, Ronnie SC 1157 0.5 L9 -U- -U- -U- -U- -H-
34 Gentry, M Larry SC 0.0 L1 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
35 Gentry, Joshua L SC 0.0 L8 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
36 Spencer, Shawn NC 0.0 L12 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
37 Cornett, Paula Lyon TN 479 0.0 L11 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-
38 Crisp, Trenton NC 0.0 L24 -U- -U- -U- -U- -U-

Kevin Hyde was Chief Tournament Director and James Riker was Assistant Chief Tournament Director.
Jeff Jones, Ian Sanders, and Louis James were floor TD's.