Gilbert (Bong) Perez: The tournament spanned November 11 to 13, 2022 at the Banff Centre (Alberta). 130 chess players from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, USA, and a Manitoba contingent of Theo Wolchock, Marcos Valentino, Luis Exconde, Joshua Gerona, and Bong Perez participated. Jojo Nones, now residing in BC, was number 3 seed in the Open… Read More »
Twenty-five players participated in the The Manitoba Chess Association (MCA) Sectionals CFC Rating tournament at St. Mary’s Road United Church, 613 St. Mary’s Road. on Friday, November 11. Players were assigned to 4-player sections (quads) – with the objective of having closely matched contestants for each of their 3 (60 minutes + 15 second delay)… Read More »
Twenty-nine players have started the CFC and FIDE rated 2022 Jay Khedkar Memorial. There are still a few spots available if you wish the join next Tuesday with a zero or half-point bye for Round 1. Cross-table with FIDE ratings/IDs in brackets at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2022/2022_Khedkar_Memorial.htm
Aleksandar Zashev won the 2022 October St. Mary’s Rd United Church Rapid tournament with 4.5 points, conceding a draw in the last round. 2nd and 3rd place prizes were shared among Gustav Baron, Blair Rutter, and Tony Boron all with 4 points. Zashev handed Baron and Boron their only losses; Rutter lost to Boron. Top… Read More »
2022 MCA Online Fall Flurries Tournament starts Thursday, October 6 on the Tornelo platform CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) Quick rated. All players must be members of the CFC. As it is CFC rated, all players must have a current, unexpired CFC membership. Can be purchased directly from CFC or through Manitoba Chess Association. (see… Read More »
Aleksander Zashev won the 2022 September St. Mary’s Rd United Church Rapid tournament with 4.5 points, defeating 4th round leader Marlon Jodar in the last round. 2nd and 3rd place prizes were shared among Jodar, Marcos Valentino, and Michael Odugbesan, all with 4 points. Jodar handed Valentino and Odugbesan their only losses. Top Under 1800… Read More »
CFC (Chess Federation of Canada) Quick rated. All players must be members of the CFC. As it is CFC rated, all players must have a current, unexpired CFC membership. Can be purchased directly from CFC or through Manitoba Chess Association. (see end of this post) 4 round Swiss System tournament Time control of G 25… Read More »
Isaac Orogun leads with 3 points, followed by Geethika Kadigamuwa with 2.5
Thirty two players participated in the Kingstone chess tournament held July 24 at Brandon University. Marcos Valentino won the open section with a score of 4.5 points in the five rounds Swiss tournament. Gustav Baron placed second with 4.0 points and Gilbert Perez, Saul Magnusson and Theo Wolchock placed third with 3.5. Crosstable: www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2022/2022_Brandon_Kingstone_O.htm Thium… Read More »
Twenty-six players participated in the International Chess Day blitz tournament held by the Manitoba Chess Association at the Little Brown Jug brewery. Theo Wolchock took first place with a perfect 5.0 score. Gilbert Perez won the U2000 class prize with a score of 4.0 and the U1700 class prize was shared by James Melnyk, Manny… Read More »