We’re closed on Monday February 18, Family Day.

We’re open again on February 25 for classes, casual chess, and our club championship – new players welcome!

Celebrating new beginnings in a new year, our latest installment of the 5-round club Swiss launches January 7, 2019.

ACC New Beginnings 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 January 7 to February 4. New players can register on site each round by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6 pm.

Round One – January 7

Just 30 players face off in Round One as a new year starts at Annex Chess Club.

It’s a stormy beginning on many of the boards, and there are one or two upsets in each section – in the Crown section, Hooshang Ab-Barin (1762) defeats Sergey Malakhovets (2128); in U1800, Colton Belanger (1447) defeats Victor Stroganov (1587) and Peter Lambert (1471) defeats Dragan Jevtic (1625); and in U1400 Richard Guo (1078) defeats Margarita Lillico (1274), and Carina D’Souza (933) defeats Mark Patton (1228).

Round Two – January 14

New players join in the second round, and the tournament grows to 40 players.

Now leading in U1400 is Roger Zuo with 2.0/2. In U1800, it’s Sihao Chen with 2.0/2. And in the Crown, with 2.0/2, it’s Dave Southam!

Round Three – January 21

In U1800, Sihao Chen is unseated, leaving a three-way tie for the lead at 2.5/3 with Bharath Ramesh, Matthew Furrow, and Robert Wagner sharing first position. In the Crown, David Southam holds his lead with 3.0/3. And in U1400, it’s still Roger Zuo with 3.0/3.

Round Four – January 28

While the winter storm keeps many players away, there are still a few who won’t let anything stand in the way of their weekly chess game.

When the games finish, Dave Southam has a commanding lead with 4.0/4 – a full point and a half ahead of his closest rivals! In U1800, it’s now a four-way tie as Sihao Chen and Lorne Schwartz join the leader group. And in U1400, Rose Tuong defeats Roger Zuo, but Roger still holds the lead with 3.0/4.

Round Five – February 4

In the Crown, Dave Southam takes the night off and cruises to a win with 4.0/5. In U1800, Lorne Schwartz wins his last-round game and takes the section with 4.0/5. And in U1400, Richard Guo and Rose Tuong tie for the lead with 3.5/5.

See full results below.

Don’t miss the annual Club Championship, starting next week!

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Final Ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC New Beginnings Swiss – Crown section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Southam David	2130	CAN	3b1	4w1	9b1	5w1	0	4
2	Talsma Shawn	1859	CAN	4b0	5w1	3b1	-½	7w0	2.5
3	Fines John	1831	CAN	1w0	11b1	2w0	-½	10b1	2.5
4	Humphreys Michael	2350	CAN	2w1	1b0	8w1	-½	0	2.5
5	Malakhovets Sergey	2128	CAN	8w0	2b0	10w1	1b0	9w1	2
6	Guo Josh	2245	CAN	-½	8b1	-½	0	0	2
7	Gao Raymond	2059	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	2b1	2
8	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1762	CAN	5b1	6w0	4b0	-½	0	1.5
9	Malmsten Erik	1944	CAN	-½	-½	1w0	-½	5b0	1.5
10	Bitton Michael	1865	CAN	-½	-½	5b0	0	3w0	1
11	Saltat Michael	1584	CAN	-½	3w0	0	-½	0	1

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

ACC New Beginnings Swiss – U1800 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Schwartz Lorne	1501	CAN	8w0	4b1	16w1	12b1	9w1	4
2	Chen Sihao	1691	CAN	22b1	5w1	6w0	8b1	3w½	3.5
3	Wagner Robert	1560	CAN	-½	17w1	7b1	-½	2b½	3.5
4	Jevtic Dragan	1625	CAN	5b0	1w0	-1	7b1	12w1	3
5	Lambert Peter	1471	CAN	4w1	2b0	20w½	-½	10b1	3
6	Furrow Matthew	1632	CAN	11w1	-½	2b1	-½	0	3
7	Belanger Colton	1447	CAN	20b1	8b½	3w0	4w0	18b1	2.5
8	Ramesh Bharath	1640	CAN	1b1	7w½	18b1	2w0	0	2.5
9	Saltat Michael	1584	CAN	17b½	-½	11w1	-½	1b0	2.5
10	Armstrong Robert J.	1569	CAN	-½	16b½	12w0	11b1	5w0	2
11	Grisar Charlie	1472	CAN	6b0	20w1	9b0	10w0	-1	2
12	Supol George	1422	CAN	-½	-½	10b1	1w0	4b0	2
13	Belcadi Salim	1578	CAN	-½	-½	0	16b1	0	2
14	Gao William (zhimao)	1654	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	19w1	2
15	Deol Gagan Deep	1606	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	21w1	2
16	Chandra Ambarish	1310	CAN	-½	10w½	1b0	13w0	-1	2
17	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1686	CAN	9w½	3b0	-½	-½	0	1.5
18	Gao Lucy	1601	CAN	-½	19b½	8w0	-½	7w0	1.5
19	Dixon Javier	1324	CAN	-½	18w½	-½	0	14b0	1.5
20	Stroganov Victor	1587	CAN	7w0	11b0	5b½	-½	0	1
21	Stroganov Valery	1433	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	15b0	1
22	Marsh John	1610	CAN	2w0	0	0	0	0	0

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

ACC New Beginnings Swiss – U1400 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Guo Richard	1078	CAN	14w1	4b0	17w1	-½	3b1	3.5
2	Tuong Rose	960	CAN	9b0	-½	11w1	3b1	7w1	3.5
3	Zuo Zichen (roger)	1109	CAN	15b1	16w1	9b1	2w0	1w0	3
4	Kalmanson Evgeny	1309	CAN	-½	1w1	10b0	-½	9w1	3
5	Patton Mark A.	1228	CAN	7w0	6b1	-½	-½	10w1	3
6	Kamnitzer Benjamin	990	CAN	-½	5w0	14b0	15b1	12w1	2.5
7	D’souza Carina	933	CAN	5b1	9w½	-½	-½	2b0	2.5
8	Moiseev Alex	1145	CAN	-½	12w1	-½	-½	0	2.5
9	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1273	CAN	2w1	7b½	3w0	-½	4b0	2
10	Fuller Chris	0	CAN	-½	-½	4w1	0	5b0	2
11	Teram Eli	1079	CAN	16b0	15w1	2b0	-½	0	1.5
12	Guo Rainyee	956	CAN	13w0	8b0	15w1	-½	6b0	1.5
13	Yueh Tony	1418	CAN	12b1	0	0	-½	0	1.5
14	Lillico Margarita	1274	CAN	1b0	0	6w1	-½	0	1.5
15	Souchko Larissa	874	CAN	3w0	11b0	12b0	6w0	19b1	1
16	Macinnis Peter	1297	CAN	11w1	3b0	0	0	0	1
17	Rogers John A	1212	CAN	-½	-½	1b0	0	0	1
18	Yin Lucas	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	0	1
19	Lau Joshua	987	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	15w0	1

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

In lieu of our regular slow-chess tournament, on our last club night of the year, December 17, the 2018 Holiday 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.

If you don’t get enough chess this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Hart House, join us for a final night of chess for 2018 on Monday!

Please note: our new location – downstairs at 459A Bloor W (at Major)

(Also please note, we’ll be CLOSED on Dec 24 and 31.)

Congratulations, Erik Malmsten (first place), and Richard Guo (U1400). U1800 was a four-way tie. Thanks to all, and wish everyone a wonderful holiday!

Results are on Chess-Results.

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Malmsten Erik	1944	CAN	34b1	16w1	12b1	2w1	8b1	6w1	6
2	Li William	2223	CAN	20w1	28b1	6w1	1b0	3w1	9b1	5
3	Humphreys Michael	2329	CAN	23b1	15w1	13b1	4w½	2b0	8w1	4.5
4	England Max	2010	CAN	39w1	33b1	26w1	3b½	6w0	16b1	4.5
5	Guo Richard	992	CAN	11w½	31b0	43w1	23w1	14b1	15w1	4.5
6	Bitton Michael	1855	CAN	30b1	17w1	2b0	18w1	4b1	1b0	4
7	Malakhovets Sergey	2120	CAN	29b1	18w1	8b0	16w0	19w1	27b1	4
8	Ali Shafkat	1678	CAN	10w1	42b1	7w1	19b1	1w0	3b0	4
9	Belcadi Salim	1623	CAN	41b0	30w1	34b1	13w1	22b1	2w0	4
10	Chandra Ambarish	1137	CAN	8b0	22w0	44b1	34w1	33w1	26b1	4
11	Mcsherry Peter	1832	CAN	5b½	43w1	19b0	31w1	12b½	22w1	4
12	Yueh Tony	1432	CAN	27w1	21b1	1w0	26b½	11w½	28b1	4
13	Deol Gagan Deep	1891	CAN	24w1	35b1	3w0	9b0	20w1	18b½	3.5
14	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1718	CAN	35w0	24b1	17w1	27b½	5w0	31b1	3.5
15	Faqir Yassine	1662	FRA	40w1	3b0	33w1	28b1	16w½	5b0	3.5
16	Bentley Robert	1597	CAN	38w1	1b0	35w1	7b1	15b½	4w0	3.5
17	Schwartz Lorne	1501	CAN	44w1	6b0	14b0	36w1	30b½	29w1	3.5
18	Diemer Ulli	1611	CAN	25w1	7b0	20w1	6b0	24w1	13w½	3.5
19	Wilker Marcus	1622	CAN	-½	44b1	11w1	8w0	7b0	30w1	3.5
20	Stroganov Victor	1374	CAN	2b0	37w1	18b0	41w1	13b0	33b1	3
21	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1708	CAN	36b1	12w0	29b1	22w0	23b1	0	3
22	Saltat Michael	1582	CAN	33w0	10b1	42w1	21b1	9w0	11b0	3
23	Supol George	1403	CAN	3w0	40b1	31w1	5b0	21w0	35b1	3
24	Lillico Margarita	1275	CAN	13b0	14w0	40b1	32w1	18b0	37w1	3
25	Tuong Rose	966	CAN	18b0	29w0	30b0	44w1	36b1	39w1	3
26	Renteria Manuela	1673	CAN	37b1	41w1	4b0	12w½	27b½	10w0	3
27	Ogunlana Ayo	1615	CAN	12b0	36w1	32b1	14w½	26w½	7w0	3
28	Wagner Robert	1560	CAN	32b1	2w0	41b1	15w0	29b½	12w0	2.5
29	Stroganov Valery	1315	CAN	7w0	25b1	21w0	35b1	28w½	17b0	2.5
30	Tuchow Ryan	1255	CAN	6w0	9b0	25w1	42b1	17w½	19b0	2.5
31	Kamnitzer Benjamin	969	CAN	43b½	5w1	23b0	11b0	34w1	14w0	2.5
32	D’souza Carina	846	CAN	28w0	39b1	27w0	24b0	43w½	40b1	2.5
33	Grisar Charlie	1440	CAN	22b1	4w0	15b0	37w1	10b0	20w0	2
34	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1289	CAN	1w0	38b1	9w0	10b0	31b0	42w1	2
35	Rogers John A	1224	CAN	14b1	13w0	16b0	29w0	41b1	23w0	2
36	Moiseev Alex	1169	CAN	21w0	27b0	38w1	17b0	25w0	43b1	2
37	Adulfo Vincent Angel	1043	CAN	26w0	20b0	39w1	33b0	42w1	24b0	2
38	Wadhwa Rymn	913	CAN	16b0	34w0	36b0	40w0	44b1	41w1	2
39	Godere-Martel Jonathan	1300	CAN	4b0	32w0	37b0	43b1	40w½	25b0	1.5
40	Pancer Jeff	1025	CAN	15b0	23w0	24w0	38b1	39b½	32w0	1.5
41	Zuo Zichen (roger)	1021	CAN	9w1	26b0	28w0	20b0	35w0	38b0	1
42	Souchko Larissa	930	CAN	45w+	8w0	22b0	30w0	37b0	34b0	1
43	Chandrasiri Dilum	0	CAN	31w½	11b0	5b0	39w0	32b½	36w0	1
44	Bentley Grigoris	767	CAN	17b0	19w0	10w0	25b0	38w0	0	0
45	Ramesh Bharath	1608	CAN	42b-	0	0	0	0	0	0

Our moving date is just around the corner. As of December 3, 2018, Annex Chess Club will be in a new location at 459 Bloor Street West.

The location is on the south side of Bloor just west of Spadina, at Major. For those who know the area, it’s the old Kinko’s / FedEx building, which now has a Sleep Country on the main floor.

The entrance is just to the right of the Sleep Country entrance, and we’ll be downstairs.

On a scale from the Brunswick House becoming a Rexall to the demolition of Honest Ed’s, this is a relatively minor change to the neighbourhood. The newly renovated basement space is clean and brightly lit, and we’re excited to start a new chapter of Annex Chess Club there!

Parking downtown is always a challenge, and this location is certainly no exception. If you’ve found a parking spot near our old location at 918 Bathurst, you’re just a few blocks away – or hopefully you can find something similar a bit closer.

Access by TTC remains highly convenient. Spadina station is very close, and especially if you take the Walmer Rd. exit from Spadina station at the west end of the subway platform, you’ll be right at the doorstep!

We look forward to seeing all our regulars, and hopefully a few new faces, at our new location!