Good turnout for the first Manitoba Chess Association online blitz tournament held tonight. Thirty-eight players competed in the 8 round tournament. The winner with 7.0 points was Stefanova (a pseudonym) followed by Louie Polistico and Isaac Wiebe with 6.5 points. Full results are posted here.
Thanks to Theo Wolchock for organizing.
The next MCA online tournament will be a five-round rapid (10/5 time control) tournament starting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 2.
The Manitoba Chess Association will be hosting online blitz and rapid tournaments for the next 4 weeks on Lichess. The first tournament will be held on Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00 pm and will be a blitz tournament (8 round Swiss, 3/2 time control). The tournament on the following Tuesday (June 2 at 7:00 pm) will be a rapid tournament (5 round Swiss, 10/5 time control). A blitz tournament will be held again on June 9 and a rapid tournament again on June 16.
To participate you must first register as a player at lichess.org and then sign up as a member of the Manitoba Chess Association lichess team at this link.
Once you are a member of the MCA team, you can join any of the 4 tournaments posted on the team page. To do so, you must join the tournament prior to 7:00 pm on the scheduled Tuesday. Anyone (including those outside Manitoba) are welcome to join.
No entry fee. No prize fund. Pairings will be done automatically based on your lichess rating (which is 1500 for new players).
Tournament director: Theo Wolchock
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact blairrutter@shaw.ca
Theo Wolchock is excited to announce that we will be bringing back the Manitoba vs Minnesota matches which will be taking place this Sunday May 24th at 1:00 PM. Each team consists of an A-Squad (Above 2000) and a B-Squad (Below 2000) with four players in each section. Each quad will be a 4 game round-robin with a time control of 15 + 10. Games will be started on the hour, the full schedule with teams, lichess usernames, and pairings and be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/156QVI04A9PHmtHI_zIzyIRYl8mDaLmu9THitAG95Ps8/editfbclid=IwAR08zIdwIL0YiQvmoH947P15ciG1H8WgtHN4OiLYmH0daSsjgMXm6wrHpOs#gid=1387980113
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/701253240631826/?active_tab=about
In addition, there will be a blitz arena afterwards (5pm) open to anyone, on the team or not! The event will be streamed with live analysis on NM Frank Johnson’s channel: www.twitch.tv/franktothejay
Link to join lichess blitz arena: https://lichess.org/
We have received an invitation from Matthew Atwood of the Calgary Chess Club:
Hello chess players:
The Paul Morphy Memorial Friday Blitz Series continues this Friday with the Calgary Chess Club!
When: Friday, April 24th at 7:15pm (8:15 Central)
What: 7 rounds of 3/2 time control
Where:
Registration opens one hour before the event so make sure to join early to guarantee your spot as the event will start at 7:15 sharp. (8:15 Central)
Note: you must be signed in to a chess.com account to access the link above – if you don’t have one already, it’s free to create so make sure you do it well in advance. The tournament will open for joiners shortly before 7:15pm (8:15 Central). In case you have issues, please reach out to Matthew Atwood at 587-216-8314 or mattaatwood@gmail.com.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Calgary Chess Club
The 2020 March TNT results for two rounds have been submitted to the CFC and FIDE for rating, and the tournament has ended. There will be no prizes awarded.
CFC crosstable here:
https://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=202003045
The tournament entry fee of $20 will be refunded for the 2020 March TNT- we can do this most quickly and socially distant by e-transfer, if that works for you.
If e-transfer is not an option for you, and you would like your refund before the next tournament (unknown at this time), please contact me at chessmanitoba@gmail.com
Otherwise we will hold the funds for you until after the current crisis.
There are now 32 players in the tournament. Some very interesting games tonight; we’ll have to wait until the pgns are prepared to analyze the missed opportunities.
| Bd | Res | White | Black | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Harshani Konara (1956 1.0) | Isaac Wiebe (2202 1.0) | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Rolando Bince (1935 1.0) | Jeff Babb (2126 1.0) | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Michael Hopper (2062 1.0) | Jim Green (1854 1.0) | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Cory Letain (1829 1.0) | Oyeyemi A Abioye (2058 1.0) | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Anthony Boron (2016 1.0) | John Klokow (1653 1.0) | 0 | ||
| 6 | .5 | Udaya Annakkage (1791 1.0) | Ken Kowal (1973 1.0) | .5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | James A. Melnyk (1672 0.5) | Theo Wolchock (2253 0.5) | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Ken Einarsson (1798 0.5) | Bob March (1068 0.5) | 0 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Ethan Eckert (1828 0.0) | Peter Magyar (1442 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 10 | .5 | Keith Gannon (1444 0.0) | Ievgeniia-Diana Furda (1620 0.0) | .5 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Zachary Piche (1599 0.0) | Gavin Wijeweera (1402 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Wilfredo Tiqui (1434 0.0) | John Remillard (1591 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Richard Ott (1520 0.0) | Elshan Bordbar (unr. 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 14 | F | 0 F | Cory Ash (1310 0.0) | Philipp Gregoryanz (1457 0.0) | 1 X | |
| .5 | Blair Rutter (1898 1.0) | BYE | ||||
| .5 | Ibukun Orogun (1852 1.0) | BYE | ||||
| .5 | Mike Skop (1647 0.0) | BYE |
Twenty-eight players have started the CFC and FIDE rated 5-round tournament. In Round 1, all the rating favourites won, except for the result on Board 2. You can still join the tournament next Tuesday, with a half-point bye for the first round.
| Bd | Res | White | Black | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Isaac Wiebe (2202 - 0.0) | Ethan Eckert (1828 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | John Klokow (1653 - 0.0) | Gustav L Baron (2133 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Jeff Babb (2126 - 0.0) | Mike Skop (1647 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Ievgeniia-Diana Furda (1620 - 0.0) | Michael Hopper (2062 - 0.0) | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Oyeyemi A Abioye (2058 - 0.0) | Zachary Piche (1599 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | John Remillard (1591 - 0.0) | Anthony Boron (2016 - 0.0) | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Ken Kowal (1973 - 0.0) | Richard Ott (1520 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0 | Philipp Gregoryanz (1457 - 0.0) | Harshani Konara (1956 - 0.0) | 1 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Rolando Bince (1935 - 0.0) | Keith Gannon (1444 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 10 | 0 | Peter Magyar (1442 - 0.0) | Blair Rutter (1898 - 0.0) | 1 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Jim Green (1854 - 0.0) | Wilfredo Tiqui (1434 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 12 | 0 | Gavin Wijeweera (1402 - 0.0) | Ibukun Orogun (1852 - 0.0) | 1 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Cory Letain (1829 - 0.0) | Cory Ash (1310 - 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 14 | 0 | Elshan Bordbar (unr. - 0.0) | Udaya Annakkage (1791 - 0.0) | 1 |
2020 March TNT Tournament (Herb Gregory Memorial)
Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42
One Section – CFC and FIDE Rated Event
$ 20 entry fee – Prizes will be based on entries.
5 rounds – 1 game on each Tuesday March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
(This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 5 rounds) (Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes.
Half-point byes for round 5 must be requested before Round 2.
Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp. FIDE Zero tolerance rule not in effect (you will not forfeited if you are late, but will lose after 1 hour of being late).
There is one game per week. All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /105 minutes plus a five-second increment from move 1. [Each player has 1 hour 45 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum].
Start time is 7:00 pm -$ 20 entry fee and CFC membership required.
All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site)[$ 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 25 for 12 months- new adult members pay $ 0 for a twelve-month CFC membership, ]Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 17 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 0 for a twelve month CFC membership, or $ 0 for a one-tournament membership] .
Registration for tournament -Tuesday, March 3 – approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm. Tournament Director/Registrar will be Blair Rutter 204-298 6961
Players can join in Round 2 , they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1. Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42
Getting to 4CM42: (written by Mark Jenkins) Location is room 4CM42 in Centennial Hall at the University of Winnipeg. This room is a bit tricky to get to because the escalators only go to the 4th floor and do not go to the 4CM mezzanine level. Give yourself time to find the room. Either take the Centennial Hall elevator direct to the 4CM level, or take the Lockhart Hall (Ellice entrance) elevator to level 5 and cross over from the Lockhart level 5 to Centennial Hall 4CM (note, this elevator isn’t always available) or take the escalators to the 4th floor and then use the stairs between the escalator and library to reach the 4CM level.
Isaac Wiebe and Gustav Baron shared first place with 3.5 points.
The top U2000 prize and top U1800 prizes were shared by Ethan Eckert and Zachary Piche, each with 3 points. Those results freed up the lesser U1800 and U1500 Prizes for Jim Melnyk, Gavin Wijaweera, and Richard Ott, who each scored 2 points.
http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2020/2020_Feb_TNT.htm
| Bd | Res | White | Black | Res | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Jeff Babb (2127 3.0) | Gustav L Baron (2123 2.5) | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Ibukun Orogun (1835 2.5) | Isaac Wiebe (2190 2.5) | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ethan Eckert (1777 2.0) | Blair Rutter (1912 2.0) | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Zachary Piche (1559 2.0) | James A. Melnyk (1682 2.0) | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Ievgeniia-Diana Furda (1625 1.5) | Rolando Bince (1934 1.5) | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jim Green (1852 1.5) | Wilfredo Tiqui (1461 1.5) | 0 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Richard Ott (1500 1.0) | Keith Gannon (1460 1.0) | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0.5 | Philipp Gregoryanz (1475 1.0) | Peter Magyar (1455 1.0) | 0.5 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Gavin Wijeweera (1359 1.0) | Bob March (1204 0.0) | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | Oyeyemi A Abioye (2070 2.0) | BYE | ||||
| 0 | Anthony Boron (2021 1.5) | BYE | ||||
| 0 | Ken Einarsson (1789 2.0) | BYE | ||||
| 0 | Pedro Marcelo Aza-Farje (1544 0.0) | BYE | ||||
| 0 | Stephen Ford (1502 1.0) | BYE | ||||
| 0.5 | John March (unr. 0.0) | BYE |