19 players participated in tonight’s 5 round rapid tournament. Isaac Wiebe placed 1st with 4.5 points, Ibukun Orogun was 2nd with 4.0 and Colin Prince was 3rd with 3.5 points. Full results here. The next MCA online tournament will be a blitz starting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday July 7.
Theo Wolchock announces: July 2 Active Tournament When: Thursday July 2nd at 7:00 PM What: 5 round active swiss tournament (FAQ: https://lichess.org/swiss) Time Control: 10 minutes with a 5 second increment (10+5) How to enter: Join the MCA lichess team: https://lichess.org/team/manitoba-chess-association Join the July 2nd active tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/7qfemM
21 players competed in tonight’s online blitz tournament. Arena format (i.e. results are based on performance in games played in one hour). Frank Johnson placed first (winning 12 of 13 matches), Isaac Wiebe placed second and Theo Wolchock placed third. Full results here. Next MCA online tournament is a rapid on Thursday, July 2… Read More »
Thirty players played in tonight’s five-round rapid tournament. Ibukun Orogun (a repeat winner) placed first with 4.5 points. Tony Boron placed second with 4.0 and Bong Perez placed third, also with 4.0. Full results here. Next MCA online tournament is a blitz at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 30.
June 25th Active Tournament When: June 25th at 7:00 PM What: 5 round active swiss tournament (FAQ: https://lichess.org/swiss) Time Control: 10 minutes with a 5 second increment (10+5) How to enter:Join the MCA lichess team: https://lichess.org/team/manitoba-chess-association Join the June 25th Swiss Tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/SP7hVFnl
23 players participated in the Manitoba Chess Association online blitz tournament on June 23. Winner of the seven round event was Isaac Wiebe with 6.5 points. Tony Boron placed second with 5.0 points and Theo Wolchock placed third with 5.0 points. Full results here.
Given the popularity of our weekly online tournaments the Board of the Manitoba Chess Association has decided to now host two online tournaments per week, at 8:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Tuesday tournament will be a blitz (3/2) and the Thursday tournament will be a rapid (various formats & time controls). The next… Read More »
34 players competed in the rapid 5-round swiss tournament held online June 16. Ibukun Orogun won first place with 5.0 points, Yemi Abioye placed second with 4.5, and MoreKnightsTheBetter took third place with 4.0. Full results here.
June 16th Rapid Tournament When: Tuesday June 16th at 7PM What: 5 round rapid (10+5) swiss How to enter:Join the MCA lichess team: https://lichess.org/team/manitoba-chess-association Join the June 2nd Swiss Tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/bOBSfK5P
34 players participated in the 2nd online blitz tournament held by the MCA. It was held in arena format, meaning that the number of games is not fixed and instead your final score depends on the number of games you manage to play within one hour and your results. Winner was Isaac Wiebe with 31… Read More »