The Manitoba Chess Association will hold 2 tournaments on Saturday, March 15 at St. Mary’s Road United Church, 613 St. Mary’s Road. Both events are CFC and FIDE rated. Some players are eligible to play in either or both tournaments. To pre-register, text or phone Tournament Director Al MacPherson at 204-898-8485 or email Tony… Read More »
Jeff Babb was clear first with 3½ points. Yakiv Gres, Will Bonness, Aiden Ling and Jorel Baylon split the 2nd andU1800 prizes with 3 points. Kyle Cobb was top U1600 with 1½ points. Crosstable at https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025FebTNT.htm
Jeff Babb is leading with 3 points. The final round is Tuesday, February 25.
Yakiv Gres topped the 16 player field with 4.5 points to win the 5-round 2025 Manitoba FreeStyle Championship. Svitlana Protsyuk was 2nd with 4 points. Gustav Baron, Ryne Swift, Will Bonness, Jamin Patel, Carl Pottinger, and Tyrone Redhead scored 3 points to split the 3rd and 4h place prizes. Chris Harvey, John Chan and Nithya… Read More »
Thirty-one players participated in the 2025 Manitoba Blitz Championship Swiss, to determine who would play in th 8-player playoff. (Time control: 3 minutes + 2 second increment) After the 12-round Swiss Qualifier, the top 8 finishers played elimination matches. # 1 played # 8. # 2 played # 7, etc. If matches were tied after… Read More »
Mark Klusa and Gabriel Hamm topped the field of 51 players with 5.5 points in the 6-round tournament played February 15 at University of Manitoba / St. John’s College. Gustav Baron and Svitlana Protsyuk shared 3rd/4th with 5 points. Nilo Moncal, Joe Zhou, and Tony Boron shared the 5th place prize with 4.5 points. Ihor… Read More »
Three players lead with 2 points – Jeff Babb, Yakiv Gres, and John Klokow.
Jeff Babb took 1st place with 3½ points. Second place was shared by Anthony Boron, Ray Kuryliw, and Al MacPherson with 2½ points.
Sixteen players have started the 2025 Febuary TNT. You can still join the action next Tuesday with a half-point bye for Round 1.