IM Simutowe set for New Jersey Futurity


	International Master Amon Simutowe is currently competing in the New Jersey Futurity International taking place July 7-11, 2007 at the Sheraton Parsippany Hotel. The field has 10 players with four Grandmasters. Simutowe is coming off an average performance at the World Open, but hopes to put together a string of good results in order to raise his ELO rating. This tournament follows a tradition of providing up-and-coming players (or title aspirants) with opportunities to earn norms. This is the next of several tournaments for the Zambian master as he stays on course to score a GM result. Simutowe stated that he was tired after the recently-ended World Open, but that he would be ready for battle. In the tournament field, there is a lot of variety from seasoned competitors like Leonid Yudasin to 15-year old Evan Ju, the 2007 U.S. Cadet Champion. The games are game/90 + 30 second delay. Coverage at https://www.njscf.org.


	IM Amon Simutowe (Photo by Daaim Shabazz)


	ROUND ONE, 7/7, 3pm Zlotnikov-Simutowe, ½-½ Panchanathan-Erenburg, ½-½ Ju-Ippolito, 1-0 Molner-Bartell,½-½ Yudasin-Zaitchik, ½-½ ROUND TWO, 7/8, 10am Simutowe-Zaitchik, 0-1 Bartell-Yudasin, ½-½ Ippolito-Molner, 1-0 Erenburg-Ju, ½-½ Zlotnikov-Panchanathan, ½-½ ROUND THREE, 7/8, 4pm Panchanathan-Simutowe, 0-1 Ju-Zlotnikov, 1-0 Molner-Erenburg, ½-½ Yudasin-Ippolito, 1-0 Zaitchik-Bartell, ½-½ ROUND FOUR, 7/9, 10am Simutowe-Bartell, 1-0 Ippolito-Zaitchik, ½-½ Erenburg-Yudasin, ½-½ Zlotnikov-Molner, 0-1 Panchanathan-Ju, 1-0 ROUND FIVE, 7/9, 4pm Ju-Simutowe, 0-1 Molner-Panchanathan, 0-1 Yudasin-Zlotnikov, 1-0 Zaitchik-Erenburg, 0-1 Bartell-Ippolito, ½-½


	ROUND SIX, 7/10, 10am Simutowe-Ippolito,1-0 Erenburg-Bartell, 1-0 Zlotnikov-Zaitchik, 1-0 Panchanathan-Yudasin, ½-½ Ju-Molner, 1-0 ROUND SEVEN, 7/10, 4pm Molner-Simutowe, 1-0 Yudasin-Ju, 1-0 Zaitchik-Panchanathan, 1-0 Bartell-Zlotnikov, ½-½ Ippolito-Erenburg, ½-½ ROUND EIGHT, 7/11, 10am Simutowe-Erenburg, 0-1 Zlotnikov-Ippolito, ½-½ Panchanathan-Bartell, 0-1 Ju-Zaitchik, 1-0 Molner-Yudasin, ½-½ ROUND NINE, 7/11, 4pm Yudasin-Simutowe, ½-½ Zaitchik-Molner, ½-½ Bartell-Ju, 1-0 Ippolito-Panchanathan, ½-½ Erenburg-Zlotnikov, 1-0 STANDINGS Erenburg, 6½-2½; Yudasin, 6-3; Panchanathan, 5-4; Ju, Bartell, 4½-4½; Zaitchik, Molner, Simutowe, 4-5; Ippolito, 3½-5½; Zlotinikov, 3-6 All 45 Games (PGN)