We’re closed on Monday November 12 because of a site booking conflict.

We’re open again on November 19 for classes, casual chess, and our club tournament.

Our new club tournament starts November 5. Whether because we’re fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones – now finished its 7th season and also available on Crave, or just because it’s November and we live in Toronto… Winter is indeed coming!

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss is a five-round CFC-rated tournament in three sections, Crown, U1800, and U1400. Time control is 90 min/side with a 30-s increment. The round starts at 7:30 pm on Monday nights November 5 to December 10 (off November 12 when ACC is completely closed). New players can register on site each round by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6pm.

Round One – November 5

Forty players have signed up for Round One. The first round of a Swiss tournament always sees match-ups between favourites and underdogs, and a few underdogs usually defeat their higher-rated opponents.

Tonight, the favourites are dominant, but in U1400, rating underdog Ivan Noritsyn (1019) defeats Alexis Stefanovich-Thompson (1289).

We’re off next week. We’ll see everyone in two weeks for Round Two!

See complete results below.

Off week – November 12

ACC is closed

Round Two – November 19

Club meets downstairs at 918 Bathurst

New players are welcome!

Round Three – November 26

Club meets downstairs at 918 Bathurst

Round Four – December 3

Club meets at our new location at 459 Bloor W (at Major)

Round Five – December 10

Club meets at our new location at 459 Bloor W (at Major)

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Ranking cross-tables after Round 1

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss – Crown section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	Pts.
1	Humphreys Michael	2329	CAN	8b1	1
2	Guo Josh	2234	CAN	9b1	1
3	Malakhovets Sergey	2120	CAN	10b1	1
4	Noritsyn Sergey	2301	CAN	6w1	1
5	Southam David	2130	CAN	7w1	1
6	Deol Gagan Deep	1891	CAN	4b0	0
7	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1718	CAN	5b0	0
8	Bzikot Robert	2032	CAN	1w0	0
9	Bitton Michael	1855	CAN	2w0	0
10	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1708	CAN	3w0	0

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss – U1800 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	Pts.
1	Chen Sihao	1630	CAN	14b1	1
2	Ramesh Bharath	1608	CAN	15b1	1
3	Saltat Michael	1582	CAN	16b1	1
4	Daldal Erdem	1656	CAN	11w1	1
5	Gao Lucy	1591	CAN	13w1	1
6	Stroganov Victor	1374	CAN	12w1	1
7	Patton Mark A.	1204	CAN	9b½	0.5
8	Ogunlana Ayo	1615	CAN	-½	0.5
9	Armstrong Robert J.	1574	CAN	7w½	0.5
10	Tran Dennis	1542	CAN	-½	0.5
11	Wagner Robert	1560	CAN	4b0	0
12	Dixon Javier	1370	CAN	6b0	0
13	Belanger Colton	1351	CAN	5b0	0
14	Grisar Charlie	1440	CAN	1w0	0
15	Kalmanson Evgeny	1365	CAN	2w0	0
16	Lambert Peter	1304	CAN	3w0	0

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss – U1400 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	Pts.
1	Davies Philip	1243	CAN	13b1	1
2	Moiseev Alex	1169	CAN	12b1	1
3	D’Souza Carina	846	CAN	14b1	1
4	Lillico Margarita	1275	CAN	11w1	1
5	Noritsyn Ivan	1019	CAN	10w1	1
6	Randle Bill	1222	CAN	9b½	0.5
7	Souchko Larissa	930	CAN	8b½	0.5
8	Rogers John A	1224	CAN	7w½	0.5
9	Wadhwa Rymn	913	CAN	6w½	0.5
10	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1289	CAN	5b0	0
11	Kamnitzer Benjamin	969	CAN	4b0	0
12	Teram Eli	1019	CAN	2w0	0
13	Tuong Rose	966	CAN	1w0	0
14	Chandrasiri Dilum	0	CAN	3w0	0

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

Special event – October 29

In lieu of our regular slow-chess tournament, the annual Hallowe’en Rapid is a one-night six-round tournament – in one big section, at a time control of 9 min each with a 3-sec increment.

Cost: FREE for ACC members, $15 for non-members ($10 for juniors). Add $12 for CFC ($6 for juniors) if you’re not a CFC member.

Round One starts at 7:30 pm. Please register on site by 7:00 or by email before 6:00 pm. The last round should finish by 10:30 pm, with a brief awards ceremony at the end. Costumes are encouraged!

Prizes for winners and for best costumes!

43 players joined us for the event, including Samuel Gilmore, visiting from London, England!

The tournament winner was Michael Humphreys, with 5.5/6. U1800 prize went to Ayo Ogulna with 4.5/6, and U1400 prize to Colton Belanger with 3.5/6. Best costumes went to Rymn Wadhwa as Wendy from Wendy’s and Charlie Grisar as Tintin. Here is the final ranking cross-table:

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Humphreys Michael	2329	CAN	22b1	14w1	6b1	20w1	3b1	4w½	5.5
2	Munro Allan	2268	CAN	16b1	7w1	17b0	15w1	25b1	6w1	5
3	Li William	2223	CAN	28w1	8b1	35w1	17b1	1w0	9b1	5
4	Malakhovets Sergey	2120	CAN	17b0	24w1	19w1	11b1	7w1	1b½	4.5
5	Ogunlana Ayo	1615	CAN	21b1	20w0	26b½	13w1	33b1	10w1	4.5
6	Bitton Michael	1855	CAN	23w1	9b1	1w0	28b1	17w1	2b0	4
7	Baguinat Danilo	1652	CAN	41b1	2b0	23w1	22w1	4b0	15w1	4
8	Belcadi Salim	1623	CAN	43b1	3w0	16b0	24w1	26b1	20w1	4
9	Ramesh Bharath	1608	CAN	39b1	6w0	42b1	16w1	20b1	3w0	4
10	Bentley Robert	1597	CAN	27w0	40b1	30w1	35b1	18w1	5b0	4
11	Tran Dennis	1542	CAN	19b1	33w1	20b0	4w0	31b1	21w1	4
12	Deol Gagan Deep	1891	CAN	36b1	25w½	15b0	29b½	28w1	22w1	4
13	Ali Shafkat	1678	CAN	40w1	27b½	18w0	5b0	23w1	29b1	3.5
14	Daldal Erdem	1656	CAN	37w1	1b0	29w0	39b1	30w½	34b1	3.5
15	Gao Lucy	1608	CAN	38w1	18b½	12w1	2b0	29w1	7b0	3.5
16	Grisar Charlie	1440	CAN	2w0	37b1	8w1	9b0	19w½	30b1	3.5
17	Belanger Colton	1351	CAN	4w1	34b1	2w1	3w0	6b0	18b½	3.5
18	Ivanov Venci	1785	CAN	26b1	15w½	13b1	25w½	10b0	17w½	3.5
19	Gilmore Samuel	1575	ENG	11w0	-1	4b0	41w1	16b½	25w1	3.5
20	Malmsten Erik	1944	CAN	29w1	5b1	11w1	1b0	9w0	8b0	3
21	Mcsherry Peter	1832	CAN	5w0	30b0	32w1	37b1	27w1	11b0	3
22	Schwartz Lorne	1501	CAN	1w0	31b1	34w1	7b0	35w1	12b0	3
23	Lillico Margarita	1275	CAN	6b0	39w1	7b0	42w1	13b0	38w1	3
24	Chandra Ambarish	1137	CAN	34w0	4b0	38w1	8b0	32w1	35b1	3
25	Chen Sihao	1630	CAN	32w1	12b½	27w1	18b½	2w0	19b0	3
26	Randle Bill	1222	CAN	18w0	38b1	5w½	27b½	8w0	39b1	3
27	Chataway David	0	CAN	10b1	13w½	25b0	26w½	21b0	33w1	3
28	Stroganov Victor	1374	CAN	3b0	41w1	33b1	6w0	12b0	31w½	2.5
29	Stroganov Valery	1315	CAN	20b0	43w1	14b1	12w½	15b0	13w0	2.5
30	Tuchow Ryan	1193	CAN	33b0	21w1	10b0	36w1	14b½	16w0	2.5
31	Kamnitzer Benjamin	969	CAN	35w0	22w0	43b1	34b1	11w0	28b½	2.5
32	D’souza Carina	846	CAN	25b0	36w1	21b0	33w0	24b0	40b1	2
33	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1747	CAN	30w1	11b0	28w0	32b1	5w0	27b0	2
34	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1708	CAN	24b1	17w0	22b0	31w0	42b1	14w0	2
35	Jevtic Dragan	1674	CAN	31b1	42w1	3b0	10w0	22b0	24w0	2
36	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1289	CAN	12w0	32b0	37w0	30b0	40w1	41b1	2
37	Wadhwa Rymn	913	CAN	14b0	16w0	36b1	21w0	38b0	42w1	2
38	Adulfo Vincent Angel	0	CAN	15b0	26w0	24b0	-1	37w1	23b0	2
39	Chandrasiri Dilum	0	CAN	9w0	23b0	-1	14w0	41b1	26w0	2
40	Lau Joshua	1017	CAN	13b0	10w0	41b0	43w1	36b0	32w0	1
41	Souchko Larissa	911	CAN	7w0	28b0	40w1	19b0	39w0	36w0	1
42	Stroganov Arnold	459	CAN	-1	35b0	9w0	23b0	34w0	37b0	1
43	Bentley Grigoris	767	CAN	8w0	29b0	31w0	40b0	0	0	0

It’s that time of year again. Despite the hot weather last weekend, the trees are starting to show us that fall is coming.

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss is a five-round CFC-rated tournament in three sections, Crown, U1800, and U1400. Time control is 90 min/side with a 30-s increment. The round starts at 7:30 pm on Monday nights September 17 to October 22. (Off October 8 for Thanksgiving.) New players can register on site each round by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6pm.

Round One – September 17

Round One of a Swiss tournament pits the top half of each section against the bottom half, so it’s favourites versus underdogs. Some of the underdogs who scored victories against the favourites were Lucy Gao, Yiwei Dong, Victor Stroganov, Lorne Schwartz, and Grigoris Bentley.

After a reminder before the round by George Supol, many members pitched in to help clean up tonight. Thanks, everyone!

Round Two – September 24

After two rounds, there are two-way ties for first in each section. Michael Humphreys and Sergey Noritsyn are tied for the lead with 2.0/2 in the Crown. In U1800, it’s Ayo Ogunlana and Lucy Gao in a tie for first with 2.0/2. And in U1400, it’s Alexis Stefanovic-Thomson and Ambarish Chandra tied for the lead, again with 2.0/2.

Round Three – October 1

After a draw on the top board, it’s still a two-way tie for first in the Crown between Michael Humphreys and Sergey Noritsyn. It’s the same story in U1400, with Alexis Stefanovic-Thomson and Ambarish Chandra still tied for the lead at 2.5/3. But in U1800, Lucy Gao takes sole possession of first with a perfect 3.0/3!

Round Four – October 8

In the Crown, Michael Humphreys and Sergey Noritsyn are still tied for the lead, now at 3.5/4. In U1800, Lucy Gao holds onto her lead with a draw and 3.5/4. And in U1400 Ambarish Chandra now shares his lead with Mark Patton, both at 3.0/4.

Round Five – October 22

In the Crown, Dave Southam takes first, with 4.0/5 – after finally scoring a victory over Michael Humphreys.
In U1800, Dragan Jevtic is happy to take another first-place result in the section, but even happier to defeat the young chess phenom, Lucy Gao, who has been shredding her opponents lately.
In U1400, Mark Patton wins his final-round game to take first in the section with 4.0/5.
Congratulations to the winners! See full results below.

Next week, October 29, is our Halloween Rapid. Then on November 5, join us for Round One of a new club tournament. Please email before 6:00, or register on site before 7:00 pm to sign up. You need both CFC and club membership, but both can be purchased from us, and we have a variety of club membership options available. If you’re already signed up, but you can’t make it, again please email before 6:00 pm to let us know so we don’t put you in the pairings.

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Final ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss – Crown section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Southam David	2083	CAN	9b1	3w0	14b1	12w1	2w1	4
2	Humphreys Michael	2341	CAN	14b1	12w1	3b½	6w1	1b0	3.5
3	Noritsyn Sergey	2300	CAN	6w1	1b1	2w½	11b1	4b0	3.5
4	Munro Allan	2249	CAN	-½	-½	0	8b1	3w1	3
5	Malakhovets Sergey	2108	CAN	-½	-½	0	14w1	6b1	3
6	Bitton Michael	1824	CAN	3b0	14w1	13b+	2b0	5w0	2
7	Yu Jonathan	2225	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	12b1	2
8	Bzikot Robert	2030	CAN	-½	-½	0	4w0	14b1	2
9	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1734	CAN	1w0	-½	-½	10b0	11w1	2
10	Guo Josh	2233	CAN	-½	-½	0	9w1	0	2
11	Ivanov Venci	1813	CAN	-½	13w½	12b½	3w0	9b0	1.5
12	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1710	CAN	-1	2b0	11w½	1b0	7w0	1.5
13	Sivapathasundaram Manojh	1860	CAN	-½	11b½	6w-	0	0	1
14	Fines John	1872	CAN	2w0	6b0	1w0	5b0	8w0	0

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss – 1800 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Jevtic Dragan	1630	CAN	10b0	17w1	6b1	14w1	3b1	4
2	Ogunlana Ayo	1586	CAN	15b1	21w1	3b0	16w½	12b1	3.5
3	Gao Lucy	1479	CAN	9b1	16w1	2w1	5b½	1w0	3.5
4	Bentley Robert	1607	CAN	11b0	22w1	21b1	12w½	5w+	3.5
5	Baguinat Danilo	1657	CAN	12w½	24b1	10w1	3w½	4b-	3
6	Dixon Javier	1430	CAN	-½	-½	1w0	15b1	10w1	3
7	Deol Gagandeep	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	21w1	17b1	3
8	Grisar Charlie	1406	CAN	16b0	9w0	17b½	24w1	21b1	2.5
9	Ramesh Bharath	1619	CAN	3w0	8b1	14w0	-½	16b1	2.5
10	Schwartz Lorne	1496	CAN	1w1	-½	5b0	19w1	6b0	2.5
11	Stroganov Victor	1409	CAN	4w1	-½	13b0	17w0	19b1	2.5
12	Armstrong Robert J.	1519	CAN	5b½	19w1	-½	4b½	2w0	2.5
13	Daldal Erdem	1652	CAN	-½	-½	11w1	-½	0	2.5
14	Saltat Michael	1600	CAN	21b0	15w1	9b1	1b0	0	2
15	Belanger Colton	1291	CAN	2w0	14b0	20b1	6w0	23b1	2
16	Chen Sihao	1606	CAN	8w1	3b0	18w½	2b½	9w0	2
17	Wagner Robert	1590	CAN	24w½	1b0	8w½	11b1	7w0	2
18	Supol George	1390	CAN	-½	-½	16b½	-½	0	2
19	Kalmanson Evgeny	1395	CAN	-½	12b0	24w1	10b0	11w0	1.5
20	Dong Yiwei	1459	CAN	22b1	-½	15w0	0	0	1.5
21	Minhas Usman Afzal	1400	CAN	14w1	2b0	4w0	7b0	8w0	1
22	Tran Dennis	1578	CAN	20w0	4b0	0	-1	0	1
23	Belcadi Salim	1652	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	15w0	1
24	Lambert Peter	1321	CAN	17b½	5w0	19b0	8b0	0	0.5

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss – U1400 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Patton Mark A.	1167	CAN	9b1	3w0	21b1	5w1	6b1	4
2	D’Souza Carina	762	CAN	8w½	6b0	13w1	14b1	3w1	3.5
3	Chandra Ambarish	1135	CAN	7w1	1b1	5b½	6w½	2b0	3
4	Lillico Margarita	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	19w1	8b1	3
5	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1313	CAN	6w1	14b1	3w½	1b0	0	2.5
6	Noritsyn Ivan	1015	CAN	5b0	2w1	19b1	3b½	1w0	2.5
7	Kamnitzer Benjamin	975	CAN	3b0	13w1	22b1	8w0	12b0	2
8	Teram Eli	1027	CAN	2b½	16w0	-½	7b1	4w0	2
9	Wang Sophia	1007	CAN	1w0	-½	15b0	13b½	20w1	2
10	Stroganov Valery	1265	CAN	-½	-½	18w1	0	0	2
11	Lau Joshua	1017	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	14w1	2
12	Supol George	1390	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	7w1	2
13	Souchko Larissa	1024	CAN	14w0	7b0	2b0	9w½	19b1	1.5
14	Bentley Grigoris	721	CAN	13b1	5w0	-½	2w0	11b0	1.5
15	Ohapkin Yuval	1232	CAN	-½	17b0	9w1	0	0	1.5
16	Rogers John A	1216	CAN	-½	8b1	0	0	0	1.5
17	Weng David	1184	CAN	-½	15w1	0	0	0	1.5
18	Denning Keith	1254	CAN	-½	-½	10b0	-½	0	1.5
19	Mak Logan	783	CAN	-½	-½	6w0	4b0	13w0	1
20	Cameron Asa	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	9b0	1
21	Tuong Rose	974	CAN	-½	-½	1w0	0	0	1
22	Guan Marie	653	CAN	-½	-½	7w0	0	0	1

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

The feature image is from the Kortright Centre for Conservation, one of the great places to see the changing leaves in and around Toronto.