I was compiling a summary of results for Alabama players when I happened on a pair of irregularities.
The final standings for the K12Unrated section (reached through uschess.org/tournaments/2005 … ionalsIII/ → Results → Standings → K12 Unrated) show this:
110 Wuek, John 12 ALBAYS AL 2.5 14.5 19.5 L71 D105 L72 L79 L106 W137 W130
Although his school code is a legitimate one (Bayside Academy), this player does not appear in the list of entries for the section, either under the section link or the AL link. When I look at the MSA section crosstable, his name doesn’t appear there either. When I compare his list of opponents in the Standings page crosstable against those same opponents in the MSA crosstable, I’m pointed to this:
109 | [Error-unknown] |2.5 |L 70|D 108|L 69|L 75|L 110|W 136|W 130|
LA | 13163331 / R: Unrated-> 651P7
The total points match (2.5), but note that the state code given is for Louisiana, not Alabama (could someone have keyed this in backwards?) Searching MSA for either Wuek or 13163331 fails. But wait, there’s more.
According to the Standings crosstable, John Wuek played in the 6th round against Locha Jabourn, a Florida player (school code FLMESE) who finished with 1.0. Here’s the complete line:
137 Jabourn, Locha FLMESE FL 1.0 10.0 13.0 -H- L93 L108 L127 L124 L110 D131
The corresponding entry in the MSA crosstable points to player 136. Here’s the line for #136:
136 | [Error-unknown] |1.0 |H 0|L 87|L 107|L 126|L 121|L 109|D 140|
AL | 13162798 / R: Unrated-> 289P6
The plot thickens. Again, the point total matches, now note that the state code is AL instead of FL. Locha Jabourn does appear in the tournament entry lists, albeit without ID, both for the section and for FL. Once again, though, searching the MSA member database for this player either by name or by ID #13162798 fails.