The Aftermath and time for thanks

I really wanted to post this on Sunday evening, but well, I have been a bit exhausted for the last few days. 497 players! It would have been nice to hit the magic 500 number, but this wasn't bad.

A lot of thank yous are due for this event. In no particular order, thanks to all of the parents, coaches, and kids that came. Without you, there wouldn't be an event. Thanks to Mike Zacate and Jim Aman the pairings and standings were generated and posted to start all of the rounds on time (no small achievement).

Thanks to Renee Brands, Andrea Panner (who also did the marvelous job of putting up with me), Alice Holt, and Elizabeth Villaflor for answering so many questions, making so many corrections, taking entries, and being our voice in chess control.

Thanks to Wayne Clark, Betsy Dynako, Mike Hoffpauir, Walter Brown, Alan Priest, Tom Priest, Maret Thorpe, Orn Backstrom, and Gary Janssen for such an outstanding job handling directing players on the tournament floor. It is their fairness and competence that goes a long way to having an event with as few controversies as this one.

Thanks to the volunteers like Donna Wallach, Jerry Neugarten, Mike Nietman, Catherine Zack, and Terry Radak for doing those important little things that can be overlooked like doing postings and scoring results.

Rochester Chess had an outstanding selection of Books and Equipment and Shelby and crew did a wonderful job.

Lastly, thanks to Tim Just who probably spend more time with me the last few months on this tournament than I did with my wife. Tim did so much of the logistics like the website, making sure that all of the details were handled. He is a pro, and the tournament would not have ran without his fantastic experience and skills.

One of the truly amazing things about this event was seeing how many incredibly talented young players we have in this area and country. If anyone has any questions or comments as to what we can do to improve our tournaments, or better yet what you liked and we did right, please feel free to contact me. It was really nice hearing from so many of you that you were reading this blog, and that I wasn't just rambling into space.

Thanks,

Glenn