Fletcher Baragar won with 4½ points. Mark Klusa came 2nd with 3½. Tied for 3rd on 3 points were Anthony Boron, Ray Kuryliw, Al MacPherson, and James Melnyk. Fletcher Baragar – winner of the 2026 Karl Nelson Summer Seniors Memorial – after a round 1 bye he won all four of the remaining games. Crosstable… Read More »
Mark Klusa leads with 3 points, 1/2 point ahead of Yakiv Gres, James Currie and Blair Rutter. Crosstable at: https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2026/2026JulyTNT.htm
With one round to go, Fletcher Baragar is leading on 3½, followed by James Melnyk with 3. Mark Klusa, Anthony Boron, and Ray Kuryliw are tied for third on 2½. The final round is Friday, July 31.
Yakiv Gres with a 6-0 score, won the 2026 MCA Summer Junior Open, played July 20-22 at St. Mary’s Road United Church. Nicole Zhang was second with 4.5 points, with Pablo Lake third with 4 points. Karniksinh Vihol was first U1400 with 3.5 points; Chloe Zhang and River Read, with 3 points, shared the 2nd… Read More »
Fletcher Baragar, Mark Klusa, and Ray Kuryliw are leading on 2½ points, followed by Jim Melnyk with 2 points. Round 4 will be Friday, July 24 with the final round on Friday, July 31.
Five players still have perfect scores: Yakiv Gres, Mark Klusa, James Currie, John Klokow, and Blair Rutter. Crosstable at:https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2026/2026JulyTNT.htm
Draws on the top two boards allowed two players to catch up, resulting in a 6-way logjam at the top. Round 3 is on Friday, July 17.
All the rating favorites won, except on Board 5, where White tried too hard to avoid a draw. Crosstable at: https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2026/2026JulyTNT.htm
Rating favourites won on all boards. Qualified seniors as well as 6 non-senior adults (21 – 49) who would like to play a long classical game (90 min + 30 sec increment) are welcome to join at 1:00PM next Friday with a round 1 bye.