Svitlana Protsyuk defeated Rhailey Punay in a hard fought endgame to win the 2025 August TNT with a 4-0 score. Yakiv took 2nd place with 3.5 points. Punay, Lucas Wang, and Ian Zhang, with 3 points, split the combined 3rd, 4th, and U1800 cash. Oleksii Mieziernyi, Ondrej Pacin, Hassaan Ahmed, and Keith Gannon, with 1.5… Read More »
Svitlana Protsyuk and Rhailey Punay lead with 3 points. In the Challengers, Asher Jo leads with points after 2 rounds. Crosstables at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025AugTNT.htm http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025AugTNTc.htm
Svitlana Protsyuk, Rhailey Punay, Ray Kuryliw, and Ian Zhang lead with 2 points/ Crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025AugTNT.htm
FM Fletcher Baragar won the 2025 Manitoba Closed Chess Championship, scoring 4.5 in the five-round tournament played August 8-10 at St. John’s College. Baragar first shared the championship in 1975(!), and has won or shared the title in several other years (1981, 1982,1994, 1996). A few months shy of his 70th birthday, Fletcher is the… Read More »
Thirty players have started the 2025 August TNT. No draws in Round 1 ! Crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025AugTNT.htm