And The Beat Goes On
As the Wisconsin Chess Tour rounds the halfway post and heads for home,
Guy Hoffman leads with 362.75 points, over Neil Gleason's 345.25.
This marks a continuation of the trend for the last few years, when the
tour has been won by a class player, rather than an Expert or a Master.
This year the top master is Bill Williams, currently in third place with
335 points. The next master is current state champ Alex Betaneli, in 14th
place with 191.25 points.
The top Expert this year is last year's State co-champ, Brian Lilly, in
7th place overall with 258.5 points, just ahead of last year's Tour
winner, Josh Zillmer with 242.75 points.
The Tour was designed to promote Wisconsin chess tournaments, by giving
a prize to players who have done well in many tournaments in the
state. Since the tour score is cumulative, the more state tournaments you
play in during the year, the better your score.
| Player | Points | Avg Rating |
| HOFFMAN, GUY | 362.75 | 1936 |
| GLEASON, NEIL | 345.25 | 1839 |
| WILLIAMS, BILL | 335 | 2215 |
| WAGNER, JOHN | 316.25 | 1921 |
| CETERSKI, KEN | 274.5 | 1767 |
| GARCIA, JUAN DIEGO | 274.5 | 1545 |
| LILLY, BRIAN | 258.5 | 2121 |
| ZILLMER, JOSHUA | 242.75 | 1911 |
| SCHUELER, JOE | 233.75 | 2010 |
| CETERSKI, TOM | 231.5 | 1773 |
| DIMA, VLAD | 204 | 2094 |
| FIXEL, MICHAEL | 194.5 | 1421 |
| VAJA, ASHISH | 192.25 | 1373 |
| BETANELI, ALEX | 191.25 | 2285 |
| OLK, BILL | 172.5 | 1810 |
| SCHMIDT, RANDY | 171 | 1976 |
| SCHMITT, LARRY | 168.5 | 1611 |
| SCHNEEBERGER, JOSEPH | 166.25 | 1614 |
| NIETMAN, MIKE | 158.25 | 1810 |
| SAGUNSKI, DAVID | 152 | 1645 |
| VOO, JUSTIN | 152 | 1124 |
| YOUNKLE, DOUG | 148.5 | 1900 |
| ELGER, WILLIAM | 144 | 1967 |
| GLEASON, MICHAEL | 144 | 1726 |
| RESK, DAVID | 142.25 | 1291 |
| TENNANT, STEVE | 141.5 | 2243 |
| Player | Points | Avg Rating |
| LILLY, BRIAN | 258.5 | 2121 |
| SCHUELER, JOE | 233.75 | 2010 |
| DIMA, VLAD | 204 | 2094 |
| Van BUSKIRK, DOUGLAS | 135 | 2099 |
| BECKER, ALLEN | 122 | 2050 |
| HAYES, RAYMOND | 104.75 | 2100 |
| YOUNKER, LARRY | 87 | 2012 |
| BORMAN, KELLY | 68.25 | 2004 |
| KOWALSKE, KYLE | 65 | 2071 |
| WENZ, WILLIAM | 59.5 | 2002 |
| Player | Points | Avg Rating |
| HOFFMAN, GUY | 362.75 | 1936 |
| GLEASON, NEIL | 345.25 | 1839 |
| WAGNER, JOHN | 316.25 | 1921 |
| ZILLMER, JOSHUA | 242.75 | 1911 |
| OLK, BILL | 172.5 | 1810 |
| SCHMIDT, RANDY | 171 | 1976 |
| NIETMAN, MIKE | 158.25 | 1810 |
| YOUNKLE, DOUG | 148.5 | 1900 |
| ELGER, WILLIAM | 144 | 1967 |
| La PLANTE, BRUCE | 129 | 1853 |
| MAES, THOMAS | 129 | 1800 |
| Player | Points | Avg Rating |
| CETERSKI, KEN | 274.5 | 1767 |
| CETERSKI, TOM | 231.5 | 1773 |
| SCHMITT, LARRY | 168.5 | 1611 |
| SCHNEEBERGER, JOSEPH | 166.25 | 1614 |
| SAGUNSKI, DAVID | 152 | 1645 |
| GLEASON, MICHAEL | 144 | 1726 |
| COONS, JAMES | 130.75 | 1692 |
| LANE, JON | 110 | 1708 |
| RASO, PAUL | 75 | 1717 |
| BECKER, WILLIAM | 75 | 1667 |
| PICKEL, MIKE | 75 | 1611 |
| Player | Points | Avg Rating |
| GARCIA, JUAN DIEGO | 274.5 | 1545 |
| FIXEL, MICHAEL | 194.5 | 1421 |
| FRICANO, PAUL | 119.5 | 1427 |
| ALLEN, JESSE | 117 | 1432 |
| BAILEY, CHRISTOPHER | 96 | 1420 |
| SHAMPO, BRUCE | 89.25 | 1460 |
| PAPERMASTER, MEYER | 88.5 | 1404 |
| KITTSLEY, SCOTT | 88 | 1502 |
| HEGELMEYER, JOHN | 70 | 1421 |
| Mc LAREN, JOHN | 60 | 1400 |
| MURTAUGH, WILLIAM | 57.25 | 1408 |
| CAMPBELL, ADAM | 51 | 1481 |
| FONS, ROBERT | 51 | 1423 |
| AILES, TIM | 50 | 1434 |
| LUSTER, SEAN | 47 | 1456 |
| SHELLHAMER, TED | 47 | 1431 |
| Player | Points | Avg Rating |
| VAJA, ASHISH | 192.25 | 1373 |
| VOO, JUSTIN | 152 | 1124 |
| RESK, DAVID | 142.25 | 1291 |
| CETERSKI, MARTHA | 114.5 | 1336 |
| VIDUGIRIS, GAUDENIS | 99.5 | 990 |
| RICK, GEORGE | 91.5 | 1183 |
| WATTERS, GEOFFREY | 91.25 | 1380 |
| LUBINSKI, PAUL | 90 | 1280 |
| FLOOD, ROBERT | 84 | 1363 |
| WRIGHT, GARY | 80 | 1187 |
| PARKER, ANTHONY | 78.5 | 1317 |
| MADDEN, DONALD | 78.5 | 1140 |
| NICKIEL, JIM | 75 | 1326 |
| DAVEN, JEFF | 69 | 1313 |
| RODEY, RICK | 67 | 1207 |
| KOUBA, LUKE | 63 | 1129 |
| TEAT, MICHAEL | 62.5 | 1134 |
| DUPUIS, ERIK | 60 | 1398 |
| WRIGHT, DENNY | 60 | 1345 |
| CAULS, GEORGE | 60 | 0 |
| Event | PLAYERS | POINTS |
| WAUKESHA MEMORIAL | 40 | 72 |
| NORTHEASTERN | 50/35 | 150/55 |
| U.W. MILWAUKEE | 62 | 85 |
| STATE CLOSED | 39/26 | 117/48 |
| WESTERN OPEN | 54 | 93 |
| GREEN BAY OPEN | | |