Octo #1

1st Place: Mark Kernighan & Peter Radomskyj – 2 1/2 points
3rd Place: Allan Bennett, Pranav Shankar, Lev Zilbermintz, Stephen Hrop – 1 1/2 points

Octo #2

1st Place: Benjamin Aronson – 3 points
2nd Place: Adam Darack – 2 1/2 points
3rd Place: Fermin Arias – 2 points

Octo #3

1st Place: Devina Shah & Mark Hecht – 2 1/2 points
3rd Place: Ryan Martin, Wuanyae Williams, Himansh Rathod – 1 1/2 points

Octo #4

1st Place: Ezra Yarmush – 3 points
2nd Place: Daniel Antalics – 2 1/2 points
3rd Place: Hannah Kuo – 2 points



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West Orange 3 1/2 Center Squares/Hamilton 1/2

West Orange 4 Essex County College 0

West Orange 2 1/2 Kenilworth 1 1/2

West Orange 2 1/2 Rutgers 1 1/2

West Orange 2 Perth Amboy 2

West Orange 3 Seton Hall 1

West Orange 4 NJIT 0

West Orange 3 1/2 Newark 1/2

Total: 7 Wins 0 Losses 1 Draw

League Result: 2024-25 Garden State Chess League Champions – West Orange!

Thanks to all who represented West Orange in the Garden State Chess League this season as well as Team Captain Andrew Chan!

In the 2024-25 Garden State Chess League Season finale on June 3rd West Orange defeated Newark by a score of 3 1/2 to 1/2.

Here are the results:

Board # White Black

1 Lev Zilbermintz (N) 2002 0-1 Pranav Shankar (WO) 2039
2 Mark Kogan (WO) 1848 1-0 Fermin Arias (N) 1816
3 Alberto Martinez (N) 1800 1/2-1/2 Will Culbertson (WO) 1580
4 Devina Shah (WO) `1296 1-0 Greg Shaw (N) 1589

Each score above is formatted W-B.

In a Garden State Chess League match on May 6th West Orange defeated NJIT 4-0.

Here are the results:

Board # White Black

1 Pierre Damis (NJIT) 1854 0-1 Pete Radomskyj (WO) 2200
2 Pranav Shankar (WO) 2039 1-0 Kirill Zakharov (NJIT) 1516
3 Venkata Chilukuri (NJIT) 1250 0-1 Mark Kogan (WO) 1848

4 William Culbertson (WO) 1580 1F-0F ? (NJIT)

Each score above is formatted W-B.

In a Garden State Chess League match played online on April 30th West Orange defeated Seton Hall 3-1.

Here are the results:

Board # White Black

1 Pete Radomskyj (W0) 2200 1-0 Charles Barden (SH) 1600
2 Dan Budd (SH) 1500 0-1 Mark Kogan (WO) 1848
3 Bryan Cohen (W0) 1806 0-1 Lauren Irby (SH) 1200
4 Fatima Talpur (SH) 700 0-1 Will Culbertson (WO) 1580

Each score above is formatted W-B.

Congratulations to 2025 West Orange Chess Club Champion Vladimir Lipman!

Here is the complete list of prize winners:

Open Section

1st Place: Vladimir Lipman – 4 points
2nd Place: Mark Kernighan & Mark Kogan – 3 1/2 points
Top Under 2000: Stephen Hrop, Harold Colton-Max, Lev Zilbermintz, Vladimir Santillan – 3 points
Top Under 1800: Adam Darack – 2 1/2 points

Under 1800 Section

1st Place: Zander Venutolo – 4 1/2 points
2nd Place: William Culbertson – 4 points
3rd Place: Nathan Kuo – 3 1/2 points
Top Under 1400: Rishi Sambasivan & Mark Hecht – 3 points
Top Under 1300: Advaith Muthu & Lily Xing – 2 points

Under 1000 Section

1st Place: Himansh Rathod & Delmari Ferguson – 4 1/2 points
3rd Place & Top Under 800: Lucas Chi, Hannah Kuo, Gavin Fu, Ezra Yarmush – 3 points
Top Under 600: Prisha Sampat – 2 1/2 points

Congratulations to all section and prize winners!

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The West Orange Chess Club is sad to announce that long time club member Murray Burn passed away this past Wednesday April 2 at the age of 94.

Murray just about always gave a tough game even at his advanced age and with the deterioration of his health in recent years.

Murray will be sorely missed.

In a Garden State Chess League match on March 4th West Orange drew Perth Amboy 2-2.



Here are the results:


Board #        White                                                  Black

1                      Dave Grasso (PA) 2202            1-0     Pete Radomskyj (WO) 2200

2                      Pranav Shankar (WO) 2039     1-0     Tim Hall (PA) 2000

3                      Mike O’Connor (PA) 1747       0-1     Mark Kogan (WO) 1848

4                      Will Culbertson (WO) 1580     0-1     Frank Bloise (PA) 1405

Each score above is formatted W-B.

In a Garden State Chess League match on February 4th West Orange defeated Rutgers 2 1/2 to 1 1/2.

Here are the results:

Board # White Black
1 Pranav Shankar (WO) 2039 1/2-1/2 Soham Satpute (R) 1565
2 Vaibhavi Borra (R) 1466 0-1 Andrew C. Chan (WO) 1890
3 William Culbertson (WO) 1580 1-0 Sam Friedman (R) 1169
4 Max Ho (R) 1139 1-0 Devina Shah (WO) 1296

Each score above is formatted W-B.

Advanced Section

1st Place: Mark Kernighan – 3 1/2 points
2nd Place: David Donohoe, William Culbertson, Andrew C. Chan – 3 points

Intermediate Section

1st Place: Adam Darack – 3 1/2 points
2nd Place: Samvel Hovsepyan – 3 points
3rd Place: James Castellano – 2 1/2 points
Top Under 1200: Rishi Sambasivan & Lucas Chi – 2 points

Beginner Section

1st Place: Wuanyae Williams – 4 points
2nd Place: Ezra Yarmush & James Chwalyk – 3 points
Top Under 600: Leo Vishnevetsky – 2 points



Congratulations to all section and prize winners!




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