Tobias Salkeld defeated Yakiv Gres in the final round to win the 2026 Yanofsky Memorial Open section with a score of 4.5 from 5 rounds. Eros Villamar was 2nd with 4 points. Brody Fehr, with 3.5 points took the 3rd place, while Aiden Ling, also scoring 3.5 points earned the slightly larger 1st… Read More »
Any pairings listed on the ChessRoster tournament page are subject to change prior to round time. The Manitoba Chess Association will hold the 2026 Yanofsky Memorial, a FIDE and CFC rated standard tournament September 5-6-7 at the University of Manitoba. This will be the 20th Yanofsky Memorial, held to commemorate ‘Canada’s first Grandmaster’. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Yanofsky Capacity… Read More »
Sixty-five entrants participated in the 2026 MCA St. Mary’s FIDE June Rapids held at St. Mary’s Road United Church, on Saturday, June 27. In the morning, young Elvis Wang topped the thirty-four player U1800 tournament with a perfect 5-0 score. Yupeng Miao, Nevil Parmar, Abdo-Jose Tomajian, and Marc Ranvile, with 4 points, shared the second… Read More »
Nathan Vaughan won the 2026 Manitoba Open – scoring 4.5 points in the 5-round twenty-six player Premier section that ended Monday, May 18, at St. John’s College, University of Manitoba. Martin Riquelme was 2nd with 4 points, only losing to Vaughan in Round 2. Collin Anderson, Mark Klusa, and Brody Fehr, with 3.5 points… Read More »
Gustav Baron topped the twenty-seven player 2026 Winnipeg Open – Premier section with a perfect 5-0 score. Yakiv Gres and Svitlana Protsiuk finished with 4 points to share the 2nd and 3rd place prizes. Both lost their only games to Baron. Alan Nagelberg and Joe Zhou finished with 3.5 points to share the U2000 prizes.… Read More »
Gustav Baron defeated defending champion Ryne Swift in the final match of the 2026 Manitoba Blitz Championship, avenging his loss to Swift in the 2025 final. Eight players qualified for the knock-out matches after 25 players contested a 12-round Swiss system tournament. In the quarter-finals, Marlon Jodar won the Armageddon game against Mark Klusa, Swift… Read More »
A five-way tie was the result of 2026 Manitoba Open Rapid Championship, held Saturday, January 10 at the University of Manitoba. Yakiv Gres, Marlon Jodar, Joshua Gerona, Fernando Orcullo,and Svitlana Protsyuk scored 5-1 in the 44-player field, sharing the 3 place prizes. Rhailey Punay, Pablo Lake, Blair Rutter, Kayden Joynt, and Gabriel Hamm, scored 4… Read More »
Sixty-six players participated in the Kyle Comber Memorial Rapids at St. Mary’s Road United Church on Saturday, December 6, honouring the late chess enthusiast. Thirty-three players contested the 2025 Kyle Comber Memorial Rapid – U1800 section. Conrado Bonda was the winner with a perfect 5-0 result. Zelus Hui, Kyle Cobb, Sushant Sharma, and Jack Bullen… Read More »
Winston Jin won the 2025 St.Mary’s FIDE September Rapid U1800 tournament, with a perfect 5-0 result in the 22 player event held September 27. John Chan was 2nd with 4 points, with Donald Magnussen, Yustyna Makarchuk and Asher Jo sharing 3rd place with 3.5 points. Crosstable at: https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025_St_Marys_FIDE_Sep_Rapid_u1800.htm Fernando Orcullo and Arjie Bayangat with 4.5… Read More »
Marlon Jodar won the 2025 Abe Yanofsky Memorial with a perfect 5-0 score. Tobias Salkeld, Collin Anderson, Svitlana Protsyuk, and Yakiv Gres finished with 4 points, sharing the 2nd and 3rd prizes. Rhailey Punay, Johan Moleta, Carl Pottinger, Steven de Groot, and Nathanael Bertrand scored 3 points to share the class prizes. Crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025_AY_Open.htm… Read More »