naval war   

Updated 11/15/2011
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David L. Anderson, MI
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Event History
1992    Kenneth Shunk      30
1993    James Endness      18
1994    Jim Fleckenstein      30
1995    Greg Mayer      49
1996    Michael Hart      24
1997    Lauren Hickok      47
1998    Dan Schulman      32
1999    Tim Miller     31
2000    Susan Ellsworth     19
2001    John Ellsworth     25
2002    Jim Fleckenstein     29
2003    Robert Paul     33
2004    Tom Agostino     42
2005    Bill Place     21
2006    Stephen Cuyler     33
2007    Kelly Czyryca     43
2008    Bryan Eshleman     36
2009    Jim Fleckenstein     30
2010    Frank Mestre     26
2011    David L. Anderson     25
 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Jim Fleckenstein SrVA    11     48
  2.  Bill Place         PA    10     42
  3.  Robert Paul        AZ    10     38
  4.  Bryan Eshleman     NC    08     30
  5.  Kelly Czyryca      MD    07     30
  6.  Stephen Cuyler     NY    06     30
  7.  Tom Agostino       de    04     30
  8.  Susan Ellsworth    IL    00     30
  9.  John Ellsworth     IL    01     26
 10.  Roy Pettis         VA    01     24
 11.  David L. Anderson  MI    11     20
 12.  Frank Mestre       NY    10     20
 13.  Chad Gormly        MA    09     20
 14.  Dale Long          NJ    09     20
 15.  Tim Miller         GA    99     20
 16.  John Speck         MD    08     18
 17.  Nathan Trent       VA    07     18
 18.  Patrick Mirk       FL    06     18
 19.  David Brooks       TN    04     18
 20.  Matt Bacho         MD    03     18
 21.  Ken Good           OH    00     18
 22.  Greg Wilson        NJ    07     15
 23.  Matt Evinger       PA    07     13
 24.  Bob Hahn           NY    04     13
 25.  Brian Goodwin      VA    11     12
 26.  Ben Collinson Sr   MD    11     12
 27.  Tim Effinger       PA    10     12
 28.  Jimmy Fleckenstein VA    08     12
 29.  Michael Confoy     VA    06     12
 30.  Jonathan Lockwood  VA    05     12
 31.  Josh Campbell      NY    03     12
 32.  Luke Warren        DC    02     12
 33.  Jim Bell           MD    99     12
 34.  Tim Evinger        PA    01     11
 35.  James Kramer       PA    11     10
 36.  Rob Brode          MD    08      9
 37.  Daniel Pappas      MD    06      9
 38.  Mike Destro        NJ    03      9
 39.  Martin Swenson     VA    00      9
 40.  Tim Swartz         MD    02      8
 41.  Cliff Ackman       PA    99      8
 42.  Mike Ussery        MD    09      6
 43.  Ruth Evinger       PA    08      6
 44.  James Pei          VA    05      6
 45.  Greg Crowe         VA    04      6
 46.  Ann Cornett        FL    03      6
 47.  Sean Conroy        VA    02      6
 48.  Rob Kircher        MA    99      6
 49.  Doug Richards      on    11      4
 50.  Michael Mitchell   GA    09      4
 51.  Alan Arvold        IL    09      4
 52.  Steve Scott        CA    02      4
 53.  Scott Fenn         MD    08      3
 54.  Barry Shutt        PA    06      3
 55.  Bruce Monnin       OH    04      3
 56.  Richard Moyer      MN    03      3
 57.  Ben Knight         MD    02      2
 58.  Ken Rothstein      NY    01      2

2011 Laurelists                                             Repeating Laurelists:

Brian Goodwin, VA
2nd

Jim Fleckenstein, VA
3rd

Ben Collinson Sr, MD
4th

Doug Richards, on
5th

James Kramer, PA
6th

Past Winners

Kenneth Shunk, on
1992

Jim Fleckenstein,VA
1994, 2002, 2009

Greg Mayer, MO
1995

Michael Hart, MD
1996

Lauren Hickok, PA
1997

Dan Schulman, MD
1998

Tim Miller, GA
1999

Susan Ellsworth, IL
2000

John Ellsworth, IL
2001

Robert Paul, AZ
2003

Tom Agostino, Germany
2004

Bill Place, PA
2005

Stephen Cuyler, NY
2006

Kelly Czyryca, MD
2007

Bryan Eshleman, NC
2008

Frank Mestre, NY
2010

David L. Anderson, MI
2011
     

The finalists are all smiles before the shooting begins. Remember these happy times.

The six Round 1 winners prepare to do battle in the Final. Pick a leader and fire away.

leader off the starboard bow ...

Veteran players already know the single governing concept of Naval War strategy: be aware of who is in the lead at any given moment and concentrate on sinking that person's fleet (thus imposing the ten-point penalty). The few new players quickly took this strategic axiom to heart.

Table 1 featured six veteran players, including GM Lockwood, who after having his fleet sunk in the first round to trail the field, took full advantage of his two aircraft carriers in the second round to sink nine ships for a 56-point round and the lead. Alas, this earned him the undivided attention of the table in Round 3, and he had his fleet sunk out from under him again. The redoubtable James Kramer was able to take advantage of this to score big with a 65-point round, finishing first with 89 points to earn his spot in the Final. Randall MacInnis 50, Walter Hnatiw 48, and GM Lockwood, Mack Willingham and Patrick Maloney tied with 42 completed the scoring.

Seven experienced players plied the waters of Table 2, as evidenced by it taking four rounds to produce a winner. Dave Dentel made the mistake of coming close to paydirt with 71 points at the end of Round 3, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Instead, it earned him the dubious honor of top priority target in Round 4, and his fleet was soon sunk when hostilities resumed. Dave Anderson was able to claim a spot in the Final with a solid 27-point performance to finish first with 77 points. Doug Richards was also able to punch his ticket with the best runner-up finish at 75 points. Two runners-up would advance based on overall point performance. Completing the scoring were Dave Dentel at 64, Michel Rogozinski 56, Craig Yope 54, Ruth Evinger 50, and Alan Arvold 37.

Table 3 played a rather sedate and predictable game with Bill Banks seemingly in control at 50 points after Round 2. But then Ben Collinson Sr. came from out of nowhere in Round 3 with a spectacular 80-point naval blitzkrieg in Round 3, the best of the night, giving him the win with 99 total points, followed by Bill Banks and John Coussis with 53 points, Stephen Squibb 51, Bruce Monnin 43, and Geoff Allbutt clinging to a life raft with 18.

Table 4 was arguably the toughest environment in the first round, with two former champions (three-time champ Jim Fleckenstein and 2005's Bill Place) mixing it up with four other veteran players. Consequently, this was also the hardest fought preliminary game, taking five rounds to produce a victor. At the end of Round 4, Matt Evinger and Scott Beall were in near-miss mode at 73 and 70 points respectively. This only made the rest of the table unite against them in Round 5, sinking both their fleets. It would be Brian Goodwin, taking full advantage of his relatively lower profile position at 65 points, who would advance with a solid, if unspectacular, 21-point performance to win the match with 86 points. Fleckenstein, however, was able to earn the last berth in the Final by parlaying an excellent 34-point closing kick to finish second with 82 points. Tim and Matt Evinger followed with 77 and 72 points, followed by Scott Beall with 70, and Place with 57.

The Final: Round 1 saw Fleckenstein's three titles work against him, as the table united to sink his fleet, giving him a -7 for Round 1. Anderson, one of the few newcomers, took the early lead with 32 points, followed by Goodwin at 20, Richards and Collinson at 17 each, and Kramer at 15. Round 2 saw the rest of the table unite against the leaders, and Anderson and Goodwin both lost their fleets, pulling them back into the pack. The burden of the lead shifted to Richards with 46 points followed by Collinson at 44, Anderson 35, Kramer 29, Goodwin 20, and Fleckenstein 19. Round 3 found Fleckenstein continuing his comeback with his best round of the night and 34 points. Unfortunately, this again aroused the fear of the rest of the table, and they united to sink his fleet AGAIN. Anderson was best able to exploit the situation to take the lead with 61 points at the end of Round 3, followed closely by Collinson 54, Richards 46, Fleckenstein 43, Kramer 42, and Goodwin 35. Round 4 once again had all players correctly following the game's guiding principle, as they united against Anderson to sink his fleet and bar him from breaking the 75 point threshold. As a result, all six players would anchor within striking range at the end of this round. Collinson led with 70, followed by Richards 62, Kramer 58, Goodwin 56, Anderson 51, and Fleckenstein 48.

Round 5 proved to be decisive, but although many Naval War matches in this situation tend to degenerate into a free-swinging melee, the players still had the presence of mind to concentrate on the leaders, sinking both Richards and Collinson to take them out of contention. But who among the rest would best exploit the situation to claim the Wood? As it turned out, it was newcomer Dave Anderson, who struck from his fifth place position with a 28-point performance to claim the win with 79 points. He was followed closely by Goodwin 75, Fleckenstein 74 points despite two sunk flets, Collinson 65, Richards 63, and Kramer rounding out the laurels with 63 points, making this among the most hotly contested Naval War ever.

Ruth Evinger, Dave Dentel, Alan Arvold and
Craig Yope wait for blood in the water.

Pick a target: Geoff Allbutt, Stephen Squibb, or John Coussis.
When in doubt, fire at Coussis!

 GM      Jonathan Lockwood  [8th Year]   PO Box 3436, Reston, VA 20195-1436  
   jsl552009@hotmail.com   703-476-5237

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