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Last updated Feb. 20, 2009
The 39th US Team East
is now in the books.
283 teams with 1200+ players
a few short of last years record 291 teams
and 1250+ players.
We are still looking to break the 300 team mark.
Help us break that magic number
next year at the
40th Team.
You don't want to miss the 40th!
If you know Steve Doyle you know he will have
something very special to celebrate the 40th team.
Imagine what the 50th Team will be like!



Here is the prize list for the 39th Team

Top Team (Dennis Barry Award): Palin Gambit: Give UP
2nd Place: Black's First Move - President Obama
3rd Place: UR Outrated: Give Up
4th Place: Quantum of Soltis
5th Place: 1. d4

Top College Team: Queenside Stimulus Package
Top High School Team: Hunter Chess HS
Top Middle School (grades 9-12 ame school): Your Flag Will Fall Writing Our Move
Top Elementary School (grades K-6 same school): A Knight to Remember
Top Scholastic Team (mixed schools okay): Mating Season
2nd Scholastic Team (mixed schools okay): Be Kind Resign
Ethel Collins Award: Yes We Can Mate You

Mixed Doubles (2 males, 2 females, no alternates): Team El Buho
Seniors (all over age 50): Kings of Queens
Military: Ernest Goes to Parsippany
Family (4 family members): Beauty and the Beast
Old Timers: Carol's Caissan Carousers
Company Team: Kotov Personality

U2100: TH-A
U2000: Rook Em Dano
U1900: A Discovered Check Bails Out
U1800: Watchung Regional HS
U1700: Bad News Bishop
U1600: Gettin the Bone
U1500: Is that a book move? MCCC
U1400: ICA #5
U1300: Cool It! Chung it! Wang it!
U1200: CIS #5 - Curious Case of Joel Benjamen
U1000: Austin Towers

CT: New Britain Prodigies
DE: The Day the Chess Board Stood Still
MD: UR Outrated: Give Up
MA: BU Terriers
NJ: 1.d4
NY: Mating Season
PA: MMMm
VA: TJ-A

Best Player:
Board 1: David Gertler
Board 2: Dean Ippolito
Board 3: Libardo Rueda
Board 4: Lawrence Pugh
Top Alternate: Michell Sagalchik

All 6-0 Scores:
Marc Tyler Arnold
Robert Hess
Sergey Kudrin
Nick DeFirmian
Nelson Castaneda
David Gertler
Andrei Zarembo
Dean Ippolito
Libardo Rueda
Alan Price
Lawrence Pugh
Leonard Chipkin

Biggest Upset:
Round 1: Eliot Breslov
Round 2: Christian Carney-Titone
Round 3: Sriran Datattreya
Round 4: Michael Dufermot
Round 5: Maryam Vulis
Round 6: Andrew Tham
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