Clash of the 4 Horsemen: Epstein Didn’t Mate Himself, takes first place!
Saturday, October 10, 2026
The Owings Mills Chess Club hosted the inaugural Clash of the 4 Horsemen Team Challenge in the Reading Room at Stevenson University. It was a 5-round G/25;d5 US Chess-rated event, with 4 players per team.
Seven teams participated:
Team Average Elo
Capture on the Orient Express 2058
Epstein Didn’t Mate Himself 1980
Ke2 We Will Beat You 1693
Knights of the Square Table 1639
We’re Reti to Tarrasch You 1579
Oh My Ghosh! 1527
Mostly Mikes 1339
Capture on the Orient Express. Left to Right: Gavin Tyler Stewart, Munir Ben Jemaa, Carlos Bonnnin, Danielle Ulrich, Colin Mc Rae
Epstein Didn’t Mate Himself. Left to Right: Franco Alejandrino, Joshua Topper, Jeffrey Du, Theo Epstein
Ke2 We Will Beat You. Left to Right: Alvin Kirin, Jeff Martin, David Jascourt, Ron Maymin-Tzur
Knights of the Square Table. Left to Right: Thomas Mak, Stephen Badger, Chad Siwinski, Whitaker Weber
We’re Reti to Tarrasch You. Left to Right: Marco Giuriola, Jason Waggoner, Alan Auman, William Beitz, Kevin McPherson
Oh My Ghosh! Left to Right: Garrett Schmidt, Andrew Martinec , Maximillian Kleese, Tanishq Ghosh
Mostly Mikes. Left to Right: Lance Dryden Xander Faber, Michael Holmes, Michael Sydnor
Our winners were as follows:
1st place: Epstein Didn’t Mate Himself
2nd Place/Best U1600 (tied) Oh my Ghosh! (2nd place trophy) /Ke2 We Will Beat You
U1600 Trophy - We’re Reti to Tarrasch You
Best Individual Upset (570pt delta) T. Ghosh
Best Team Upset (365pt delta) Ke2 We Will Beat You
Best Team Name: We’re Reti to Tarrasch You
Link to US Chess Crosstable: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202610101123
Pictures starting with the Captain’s meeting through round 5. Every player’s game in each round should have been captured.
Thank you, everyone, for making this a great event! We are already looking forward to next year!
