Theo Wolchock added to his list of outright tournament wins by topping the 38-player 2020 Kent Oliver Memorial with 4.5 points. In 2nd, with 4 points, were Gustav Baron,Marcos Valentino, Anthony Boron, Colin Prince, and Gilbert Perez. Perez took the top U2000 prize. Fernando Orcullo was 2nd U2000 with 3.5 points. The top U1700 prizes… Read More »
Kent Oliver Memorial Chess Tournament and MCA Annual Meeting Sunday, February 16, 2020 – University of Winnipeg Room 3L08 One day Rapid event ! 5 rounds of Game / 20 minutes + 10 seconds free (Bronstein) Registration starts at 9:30AM – First Round 10 a.m (We should be finished around 5 p.m.) Pizza Lunch (provided)… Read More »
Theo Wolchock won the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Open with 4.5 points, ceding only a draw to fellow junior Derek Ma in Round 2. Ma finished 2nd with 4 points;, his other draw was with current Manitoba Champion Isaac Wiebe in Round 4. Yemi Abioye finished 3rd with 3.5, upsetting Wiebe in the final round.… Read More »
Twenty-four players contested the second of three Abe Yanofsky Rapid Satellite tournaments, in which the prizes are full or partial entries to the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial tournament . Two entries in each of the two sections, Open, and U1800 were the prizes on August 20. There was a four-way tie for the two Open… Read More »
Twenty-four players contested the first of three Abe Yanofsky Active Satellite tournaments, in which the prizes are full or partial entries to the 2019 Abe Yanofsky Memorial tournament . Five entries were the prizes on August 13. Isaac Wiebe with a perfect 4 points, and Gustav Baron with 3.5 points won the two entries as… Read More »
2019 (17th Annual) Abe Yanofsky Memorial Tournament – $ 2,500 Guaranteed Prize Fund – August 30 – September 1 Full information at: https://aymemorialchess.blogspot.com/ Entry fees: $50 regular, $40 junior if registered on or before Aug 6. After August 6 – $60. $50 for junior (under 20 years of age) CFC Membership also required. All players… Read More »
2019 Winnipeg Open – (Joe Dreman Memorial) (a special Tuesday Night Tournament) CFC and FIDE rated. $ 20 entry fee – Prizes will be based on entries. Approximately $ 200 will be added to the prize fund through the Joe Dreman legacy Location: University of Winnipeg – Room 4CM42 8 rounds – June 4, 11,… Read More »
The 2019 Manitoba Closed Chess Championship saw eight players contesting a seven game round-robin over the first two weekends in May.Entering the penultimate round, undefeated Theo Wolchock had a half-point lead over Isaac Wiebe and Jeff Babb. In what would prove to be a pivotal game for the championship results, Babb missed a win in… Read More »
The 2019 edition of the Kent Oliver Memorial attracted 31 players, the most in recent memory. Mutiu Salawu and Yemi Abioye tied for first place with 4.5 points. Third place was shared by Jonathon Zaczek and Theo Wolchock, each with 4 points. Rolando Bince also had 4 points, winning the top U1900 prize. Second U1900… Read More »