FM Kevin Gentes rallied after a first-round draw to finish with 4.5 and clear first, a half-point ahead of Arvin Dawa. 12 boards were contested over 5 rounds, featuring most of the strongest players in Winnipeg. The tournament was generously sponsored by B’nai Brith Canada, Midwest Region.Midwest Region Full crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2015/2015BnaiBrith.htm Pictures to follow.… Read More »
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There are now 32 players in the tournament. Jeff Babb leads with 3.5 points. Bd Res White Black Res 1 1 Jeff Babb (2198 2.5) Marcos Valentino (2194 2.5) 0 2 0 Rolando Bince (2028 2.5) Leor Wasserman (2061 2.0) 1 3 ½ Theo Wolchock (1957 2.0) Jeff Clark (2054 2.0) ½ 4 1 Isaac… Read More »
Jeff Babb and Marcos Valentino lead with 2.5, with a large group a half-point back. Bd Res White Black Res 1 1 Marcos Valentino (2194 1.5) Isaac Wiebe (2037 2.0) 0 2 ½ Jamie Campbell (1780 1.5) Anthony Boron (2075 1.5) ½ 3 0 Will Bonness (1667 1.5) Rolando Bince (2028 1.5) 1 4 1… Read More »
There is still time to enter the 2015 Winnipeg Open (Joe Dreman Memorial). Two of the nine rounds have been completed, however players are allowed 3 half-point byes and any number of zero-point byes for rounds missed. For full details, see http://chessmanitoba.org/?p=509 With twenty-eight players entered thus far, and with the donation from Mr. Dreman’s… Read More »
Twenty-two players have started the tournament. With 3 half-point byes allowed in this 9 week tournament, there is still plenty of time to join the action. Brock Beach and Will Bonness scored upsets. Bd Res White Black Res 1 1 Jeff Babb (2198 0.0) Myron Kernetsky (1877 0.0) 0 2 0 James Atem (1876 0.0)… Read More »