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A L B A N YAlbany Fourth of July TournamentPhotos by Betsey WoodMatthew O’Connor receivescongratulations--and a check--fromAnnette Tedesco. Matthew’s firsttournament was Annette’s SaratogaSprings Early Bird in 2007, when he was 8years old.This year’s Albany Fourth of July Tournament, organized byAnnette Tedesco and codirected by Kieran O’Connor andMichael Kapernaros, offered seven tournaments over six days,for a total of 87 games! With Nationals just two weeks away (inrecent years it had been in August), numbers were down, withentries under 100 for the first time in seven years. Those whocompeted, however, enjoyed an exciting tournament andAnnette’s traditional Fourth of July cookout at her house on theHudson.For Matthew O’Connor, a rising 10th grader, the tournament wasone for the record books. Coming in with a rating of 1727, Mattwon the first tournament, an 8-game Early Bird on July 2, with a7-1 +254 record over Jason Broersma (5-3 +379) and MarlonHill (5-3 +363) to bring his rating to 1776. He next won thesecond Early Bird, on July 3, with a 6-1 +271 record over KarlHigby (4-2 +8) and Terry Kang Rau (3-3 +10) to cross into the1800s for the first time to an 1814 rating. In the 29-game MainEvent, Matthew finished second to Will Anderson (21-8 +1859),to climb to 1879 (Matt’s record was 19-10 +385; Stefan Rau wasthird with18-11+1383). Matt then won the Late Bird on July 7 with a 5-1 +777 to close thetournament with an 1887 record, winning 37 of 50 games!Will Anderson, the winner of the Main Event, hashad a meteoric rise in SCRABBLE® since he firststarted tournament play five years ago. He haswon 11 tournaments, including the January2011-12 Albany New Year’s Tournament; the 2012Old Greenwich Tournament; and the 2013Stamford Memorial Day Tournament. With hisrecent third place finish at the 2013 NationalSCRABBLE Championship, Will is rated at 2093,making him the 2nd highest-ranked player in theUnited States after David Gibson.Collins double-winner Chris LipeCollins players were giventhree playing options thisDivision 1 winner, Will Andersonyear: a 6-game Early Birdon July 3; an 18-game Main Event July 3-5; and a 14-game Main Event July5-7. Eight players competed, with Richard Buck winning the Early Bird (6-0+510) over Daniel Milton (3-3 -27); and Chris Lipe winning the two MainEvents--the first with a 16-2 +1321 record over Jason Keller, and the secondwith an 11-3 +477 record, also over Jason.12
A L B A N YDivision 2 in the Main Event was a fight to the finish, with John Scalzo,Joshua Sokol, and Vicki Kahn all in contention at the end. John beat Joshin the final round to finish first with a 21-8 +1047 record, ahead of Joshua(19.5-9.5 +1686) and Vicki (19-10 +251).Lindsey Dimmick dominated Division 3, Gibsonized with a 24-5 +1601record over Zach Dang (19-10 +1188) and Olivia Durant (17.5-11.5 +1028).Annette Tedesco commented: “I thought it was impossible with the newrating system that someone could actually gain 259 pts in a division of 14players. Lindsey Dimmick accomplshed that. Congratulations, Lindsey!”D2 winner John ScalzoD4 winner Marichelle Roque-Lutz with codirector Kieren O’ConnorGibsonized D3 winner Lindsey DimmickIn Division 4 Marichelle Roque-Lutz, playing in only her third tournament, finished first with a20.5-8.5 +1445 record over Sharmaine Farinia (19-10 +1743) and Les Hipenbecker (19-10 +953).Youth Player Evan McCarthy, a former National School SCRABBLE Champion (with partner BradRobbins), was fourth.The other July 3 Early Bird winners were: Sue Trembley (Division 2); Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash(Division 3); Sam Rothbart (Division 4); and Selena Johnson (Division 5).Next year’s Albany tournament will be July 3-6. With the 2014 Nationals a month later, a highturnout is expected. Look forward to celebrating the Fourth of July--and Canada Day--with Annettenext year!Thanks to Annette, Kieran, and Mike for another great Fourth of July in Albany! 13
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