It’s summer in T.O. Check out 50 things to do in Toronto in the summer, and I hope one of them is to play in this chess tournament on Monday nights in the Annex!

The Summer in the City Swiss is five rounds on Monday nights from July 24 to August 28. It’s in four sections by CFC rating: the new Masters section (for those rated 2100+), Under-2200 (for 1700-2199), Under-1800 (1300-1799), and Under-1400 (0-1399).

Rounds start at 7:30 pm. New players are welcome to join in any round with byes, but must register before 7:00 pm to be paired.

Players who join the tournament will automatically be paired for subsequent rounds. Please email before 6:00 pm on Monday to request a bye if you cannot attend. Up to two ½-point byes are available in rounds 1-4 and zero-point byes after.

Round One – July 24

Some members are away and some new players join or rejoin Annex. All told, 34 players play Round One, and tight sections lead to tense battles, including hard fought draws – William Li against Josh Guo, Evgeny Kalmanson against Harry Chen, Javier Dixon against Bob Armstrong – and more than a few upsets – Ivan Noritsyn over Bill Randle, Sihao Chen over Amy Ai, Abbas Babikir over John Fines, Hooshang Abbarin over Peter McSherry, and Dave Southam over Michael Humphreys.

Round Two – July 31

In the Masters, Dave Southam defeats Lidong Wang to take clear first in the section with 2.0/2.
In U2200, Abbas Babikir and Arkadiy Ugodnikov win their games to lead the section with 2.0/2.
In U1800, Dragan Jevtic defeats Salim Belcadi to take clear first in the section with 2.0/2.
And in U1400, Sihao Chen and James Qiu win their games to lead the section at 2.0/2.

Off-week – August 7

We’re closed for Simcoe Day. Whether you’re heading to the Kitchener Chess Festival, celebrating Caribana weekend in Toronto, or enjoying the Civic Holiday at the cottage … however you celebrate it, have a great long weekend!

Round Three – August 14

There’s a clear leader in U2200, U1800, and U1400. In U2200 the top board sees leaders Abbas Babikir and Arkadiy Ugodnikov face off, and Abbas takes it to lead the section with a perfect 3.0/3. In U1800 Dragan Jevtic holds his lead with another win for a perfect 3.0/3. And in U1400, the face-off between Sihao Chen and James Qiu sees Sihao take it for a perfect 3.0/3.
The Masters section sees a late game between Dave Southam and Sergey Malakhovets.
See full results below.

Round Four – August 21

The round starts at 7:30 pm. All are welcome, including new players! Please register on site before 7:00 pm if you would like to play, or email in advance before 6:00 pm. CFC membership is required ($48 per year; $32 for juniors) but you can purchase it from us, and we offer a variety of club membership options including a drop-in membership ($15 per night or $10 for juniors) to play in one round of the tournament.

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Ranking cross-tables after Round 3

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – Masters

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	Pts.
1	Malakhovets Sergey	2126	CAN	2b½	8w1	3b1	2.5
2	Noritsyn Sergey	2248	CAN	1w½	7b1	8w1	2.5
3	Southam David	2201	CAN	5w1	4b1	1w0	2
4	Wang Lidong	2132	CAN	9b1	3w0	-½	1.5
5	Humphreys Michael	2361	CAN	3b0	-1	-½	1.5
6	Guo Josh	2231	CAN	8b½	-½	-½	1.5
7	Zotkin Daniel	2137	CAN	-½	2w0	-½	1
8	Li William	2125	CAN	6w½	1b0	2b0	0.5
9	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1711	CAN	4w0	0	0	0

Check updated results on chess-results.

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U2200

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	Pts.
1	Babikir Abbas	1891	SUD	9b1	8w1	3b1	3
2	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1731	CAN	6b1	-½	7w1	2.5
3	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1711	CAN	-1	5b1	1w0	2
4	Talsma Shawn	1938	CAN	-½	-½	-1	2
5	Kang Dorian	1951	CAN	7b1	3w0	-½	1.5
6	Mcsherry Peter	1911	CAN	2w0	7b0	9w1	1
7	Ali Shafkat	1775	CAN	5w0	6w1	2b0	1
8	Bergeron Matthew	1834	CAN	-½	1b0	-½	1
9	Fines John	1985	CAN	1w0	-½	6b0	0.5

Check updated results on chess-results.

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U1800

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	Pts.
1	Jevtic Dragan	1421	CAN	11b1	9w1	5b1	3
2	Kalmanson Evgeny	1322	CAN	15b½	11w1	9b1	2.5
3	Diemer Ulli	1631	CAN	-½	6w1	-½	2
4	Seshadri Akshay	1371	CAN	-½	13w1	-½	2
5	Schwartz Lorne	1633	CAN	-½	14b1	1w0	1.5
6	Dixon Javier	1374	CAN	7w½	3b0	14w1	1.5
7	Armstrong Robert J.	1553	CAN	6b½	-½	-½	1.5
8	Chertkow Matthew	1416	CAN	-½	-½	10b½	1.5
9	Belcadi Salim	1574	CAN	10w1	1b0	2w0	1
10	Supol George	1383	CAN	9b0	-½	8w½	1
11	Patton Mark A.	1303	CAN	1w0	2b0	-1	1
12	Shogilev Santon	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	1
13	Abbarin Shabnam	1476	CAN	-½	4b0	0	0.5
14	Pell Richard	1395	CAN	-½	5w0	6b0	0.5
15	Chen Harry (siqi)	1501	CAN	2w½	0	0	0.5

Check updated results on chess-results.

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U1400

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	Pts.
1	Chen Sihao	0	CAN	15b1	11w1	3w1	3
2	Li Dennis	1174	CAN	-½	18b1	14w1	2.5
3	Qiu James	1111	CAN	19b1	4w1	1b0	2
4	Noritsyn Ivan	895	CAN	5w1	3b0	9w1	2
5	Randle Bill	1233	CAN	4b0	17w1	-½	1.5
6	Teram Eli	1020	CAN	10w0	-½	16b1	1.5
7	Anghaie Reza	905	CAN	-½	12b0	19w1	1.5
8	Matetski Kanstanstin	1132	CAN	-½	16w1	0	1.5
9	Souchko Larissa	1026	CAN	13b0	19w1	4b0	1
10	Seshadri Akshay	1371	CAN	6b1	0	0	1
11	Vaz Jake	1254	CAN	12w1	1b0	0	1
12	Ellis Cody	895	CAN	11b0	7w1	0	1
13	Dong Yiwei	1230	CAN	9w1	0	0	1
14	Patton Mark A.	1303	CAN	-½	-½	2b0	1
15	Ai Amy	1214	CAN	1w0	-½	-½	1
16	Hibbard Linda	1331	CAN	-½	8b0	6w0	0.5
17	Noftle Madisin	752	CAN	-½	5b0	0	0.5
18	Pancer Jeff	1018	CAN	-½	2w0	0	0.5
19	Zuo Roger	0	CAN	3w0	9b0	7b0	0

Check updated results on chess-results.