Lake Superior Chess Association

UP Players in the Hunt for the Wisconsin Tour
By: Jerry Noel, WCA Tour statistician

After the Racine-Kenosha Open, Josh Zillmer's lead continues to grow. The best battle I can see is Ken Ceterski (3rd in "B") and John Wagner (3rd overall). If Tom Ceterski finishes second, Ken will win the B prize and John will be on the outside looking in. If John finishes second, Tom takes Class B and Ken is out. Class A is no different, with Neil Gleason and Schach-Fuhrer Hoffman right behind John Wagner. The only race that is ALMOST locked up is Class C with Joe Schneeberger's 71 point lead, for all practical purposes, insurmountable at that level ( I know because I'm down there). Finally, Andy Becker's slim margin is not safe with Martha Ceterski and Julie Zillmer (not a typo) waiting for Andy to take a weekend off to work, and slide into the money.

EVENTS: (PLAYERS) (POINTS) - WAUKESHA MEMORIAL 51 76, STATE CLOSED 67 (42/25) 122 / 66, WESTERN OPEN 58 93, GREEN BAY OPEN 91 122, BADGER OPEN 41 63, U.W. FALL 61 90, RACINE/KENOSHA OPEN 74 128 / 74, NORTH CENTRAL, SCHRAMM MEMORIAL.

1999 Tour Leaders (Avg. Rating) (Tot. Points)	CLASS A (AVG. RATING) (TOT. POINTS)
1. ZILLMER, JOSHUA 1767 509	1. WAGNER, JOHN 1901 417
2. CETERSKI, TOM 1795 418 UP Player	2.GLEASON, NEIL 1818 414
3. WAGNER, JOHN 1901 417	3. HOFFMAN, GUY 1927 401
4. GLEASON, NEIL 1818 414	4. OLK, BILL 1800 302
5. HOFFMAN, GUY 1927 401	5. LAATSCH, AARON 1800 269
6. SCHNEEBERGER, JOSEPH 1536 376	6. FEENEY, THOMAS 1882 232
7. CETERSKI, KEN 1664 373 UP Player	7. CETERSKI, JUSTIN 1865 230 UP Player
8. SCHMITT, LARRY 1518 305	CLASS B (AVG. RATING) (TOT. POINTS)
9. OLK, BILL 1800 302	1. ZILLMER, JOSHUA 1767 509
10. LAATSCH, AARON 1800 269	2. CETERSKI, TOM 1795 418 UP Player
11. SCHUELER, JOE 2005 267	3. CETERSKI, KEN 1664 373 UP Player
12. FEENEY, THOMAS 1882 232	4. LEINEN, CHUCK 1688 200
13. CETERSKI, JUSTIN 1865 230 UP Player	5. FEENEY, MORGAN 1713 181
14. BECKER, ANDREW 1330 224	6. BROYLES, JAMES 1733 162
CLASS C (AVG. RATING) (TOT. POINTS)	UNDER 1400 (AVG. RATING) (Tot. Points)
1. SCHNEEBERGER, JOSEPH 1536 376	1. BECKER, ANDREW 1330 224
2. SCHMITT, LARRY 1518 305	2. CETERSKI, MARTHA 1341 214 UP Player
3. KITTSLEY, SCOTT 1528 214	3. ZILLMER, JULIE 1119 197
4. NOEL, JERRY 1525 177	4. RESK, DAVID 1316 174
5. HARTMAN, ERROL 1415 162	5. ROMICH, JEFF 1349 143
6. MURTAUGH, WILLIAM 1489 158	6. CURLER, SCOTT 1300 138
7. CLARE, PAT 1598 150	7. RASMUSSEN, KEN 1318 130

			1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Bob John	1185	X	1	0	½	1	2½
2	Ken Boyer	1419	0	X	1	1	FL	2
3	Greg Rose	1306	1	0	X	0	1	2
4	Jim Mitchell	1242	½	0	1	X	0	1½
5	John Sleeman	905	0	FL	0	1	X	1

VFW Club Rated Round Robin

			1	2	3	4	5	Total
1	Ken Boyer	1625	X	½	1	1	1	3½
2	Garry Gill	1592	½	X	1	½	1	3
3	Jim Mitchell	1580	0	0	X	1	1	2
4	Greg Rose	1447	0	½	0	X	1	1½
5	Bob John	1609	0	0	0	0	X	0