ACC Chess on Film Swiss

September 9, 2017 king 1 Comment

TIFF is under way, all the stars are in Toronto, and ACC is launching our Chess on Film tournament to celebrate the many times our royal game has graced the silver screen.

Share your favourite chess movie moment in the comments below.

This is a five-round CFC-rated tournament in four sections, Masters, U2200, U1800, and U1400. Time control is 90 min/side with a 30-s increment. The round starts at 7:30 pm every Monday night Sept 11 to Oct 16, except Thanksgiving Mon Oct 9. Register on site by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6.

Round One – Sept 11

In the Crown, Sergey Malakhovets beats Sergey Noritsyn to take a share of the lead, while Daniel Zotkin eventually converts in a long battle with Dave Southam to join him at 1.0/1. In U2200, with two draws and a bye, the whole section is tied up at 0.5/1. In U1800, all the results are decisive, including some rating upsets as Salim Belcadi, Tony Yueh, and Sihao Chen join the winners. In U1400, there are no upsets, but Anna Boyce and Alex Moiseev manage to hold against higher rated opponents.

Round Two – Sept 18

Sergey Noritsyn is playing in the WYCC in Uruguay – Good luck, Sergey!

Meanwhile, Michael Humphreys makes a cameo appearance in the Masters and ends up tied for the lead at 1.5/2 as Sergey Malakhovets and Lidong Wang draw. In U2200, Shawn Talsma and Shafkat Ali break away from the tie to lead the section with 1.5/2. Final games in the U1800 and U1400 sections finish late – see full results below and on the Chess-Results server.

Round Three – Sept 25

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.

Ranking cross-tables after Round 2

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – Masters

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	Pts.
1	Malakhovets Sergey	2248	CAN	8b1	4w½	1.5
2	Zotkin Daniel	2233	CAN	6w1	-½	1.5
3	Humphreys Michael	2337	CAN	-½	7w1	1.5
4	Wang Lidong	2110	CAN	-½	1b½	1
5	Li William	2128	CAN	-½	-½	1
6	Southam David	2214	CAN	2b0	-½	0.5
7	Calvelo Jelvis	2128	CAN	-½	3b0	0.5
8	Noritsyn Sergey	2220	CAN	1w0	0	0

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U2200

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	Pts.
1	Talsma Shawn	1923	CAN	4b½	6w1	1.5
2	Ali Shafkat	1744	CAN	-½	5b1	1.5
3	McSherry Peter	1877	CAN	-½	-½	1
4	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1718	CAN	1w½	-½	1
5	Fines John	1926	CAN	6b½	2w0	0.5
6	Liu Harry	1705	CAN	5w½	1b0	0.5

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U1800

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	Pts.
1	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1675	CAN	17b1	10w1	2
2	Armstrong Robert J.	1546	CAN	16b1	11w1	2
3	Yueh Tony	1410	CAN	9b1	14w1	2
4	Belcadi Salim	1424	CAN	18b1	-½	1.5
5	Chertkow Matthew	1424	CAN	7b1	-½	1.5
6	Liao Run Ming	0	CAN	-½	12w1	1.5
7	Jevtic Dragan	1602	CAN	5w0	17b1	1
8	Schwartz Lorne	1591	CAN	11b0	16w1	1
9	Ogunlana Ayo	1584	CAN	3w0	15b1	1
10	Abbarin Shabnam	1460	CAN	13w1	1b0	1
11	Chen Sihao	1422	CAN	8w1	2b0	1
12	Ramesh Bharath	1632	CAN	-½	6b0	0.5
13	Supol George	1360	CAN	10b0	-½	0.5
14	Patton Mark A.	1303	CAN	-½	3b0	0.5
15	Li Kevin Yunhong	1563	CAN	-½	9w0	0.5
16	Shogilev Sandon	1370	CAN	2w0	8b0	0
17	Kalmanson Evgeny	1439	CAN	1w0	7w0	0
18	Pell Richard	1356	CAN	4w0	0	0

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U1400

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	Pts.
1	Saltat Michael	1293	CAN	14w1	8b1	2
2	Randle Bill	1183	CAN	15b1	9w+	2
3	Lambert Peter	1171	CAN	17w½	13b1	1.5
4	Pancer Jeff	1014	CAN	-½	17b1	1.5
5	Moiseev Alex	769	CAN	13w½	20b1	1.5
6	Denning Keith	1220	CAN	-½	12w1	1.5
7	Ai Amy	1181	CAN	-½	18w1	1.5
8	Noritsyn Ivan	1053	CAN	10b1	1w0	1
9	Mavroidis George	991	CAN	19w1	2b-	1
10	Ellis Cody	887	CAN	8w0	16w1	1
11	Panayotou Paul	1195	CAN	-½	-½	1
12	Stroganov Victor	1193	CAN	-½	6b0	0.5
13	Kamnitzer Benjamin	1029	CAN	5b½	3w0	0.5
14	Souchko Larissa	988	CAN	1b0	15w½	0.5
15	Teram Eli	966	CAN	2w0	14b½	0.5
16	Tuong Rose	871	CAN	-½	10b0	0.5
17	Boyce Anna	847	CAN	3b½	4w0	0.5
18	Zuo Roger	708	CAN	-½	7b0	0.5
19	Hibbard Linda	595	CAN	9b0	-½	0.5
20	Dong Yiwei	1237	CAN	-½	5w0	0.5

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

News

Sign Up for a Chess Class this September

August 2, 2017 king Leave a comment

Annex Chess Club classes are a great way to help children develop their understanding of this ancient game and take their play to the next level.

We also offer great beginner and intermediate classes for adults, to get you started, to step up your game, or to brush up on old skills. No previous knowledge is required.

Online registration is now closed, but we’re still accepting new registrations on site on Mondays.

Classes run for 7 Monday nights from the week after Labour Day to the end of October (Sept 11-Oct 30)

– 6:15 Kids Beginner / Intermediate
– 6:15 Kids Advanced
– 7:15 Adult Beginner
– 7:15 Adult Intermediate

NEW! Just added – International Master Artiom Samsonkin will teach you how to analyze a game of chess. Study master games and learn from mistakes and missed opportunities in your own games. The class will also look at how to use computer engines beneficially (Sept 18-Nov 6).

– 8:15 Chess Analysis with Artiom

Don’t miss out. Come check it out this coming Monday!

Results

Toronto Open – Sept 2-4

July 26, 2017 king 33 Comments

2017 Toronto Open Chess Championship – September 2-4

Play in Toronto’s Fall Classic – All are welcome to join!

Schedule | Players | Results | History | Sponsors

The Toronto Open Chess Championship is Greater Toronto’s marquee Open event of the year, sanctioned by the Greater Toronto Chess League.

The six-round chess tournament takes place over Labour Day weekend, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, with two rounds each day at 10:00am and 4:00pm. Games are played at 90 minutes per side, with a 30-second increment each move. Sets, boards, and clocks are provided.

Players will be sorted by rating into four sections: Crown, U2200, U1800, and U1400. Players within 100 points of the rating cut-off may elect to play in the next higher section.

Standings and pairings will be posted to the Chess Results server.

This is a CFC-rated tournament and CFC membership is required. Top two sections are also FIDE-rated. (CFC membership may be purchased on site at the tournament if necessary.)

Please note: Registrations after Thursday August 31 will not be paired for Round 1.

Tickets: https://guestli.st/472953
Flyer: 2017 Toronto Open Flyer

Getting Here

Parking in downtown Toronto is not easy, and the site does not have a parking lot. There is limited parking available on side streets, or paid parking in city Green P parking lots nearby.

If it’s an option for you, we strongly suggest travelling by public transit. The site is convenient to reach by TTC, as we’re just a short walk from Bathurst subway station.

Day One – Saturday Sept 2

9:30 am	Opening Ceremonies with City Councillor Joe Mihevc
10:00 am	Round One
3:45 pm	GTCL Cup Awards Presentation by GTCL President Michael Barron Congratulations to Chess Stars (GTCL Cup winners) Slava Rek, Michael Barron, Michael Kimelman, and Sasha Starr and to Pinoy Chess Club (U1800 GTCL Cup winners) Jay De La Cerna, Armand Jess Mendoza, Joey Orozco, and Jose Cabioc
4:00 pm	Round Two

Day Two – Sunday Sept 3

10:00 am	Round Three
4:00 pm	Round Four

Day Three – Monday Sept 4

9:50 am	Upset Prize – upset win against the highest rating differential wins a bonus prize of a gift certificate from Pauper’s Pub. Congratulations, Dailiang Chen, for victories over opponents rated 500 and 600 points higher than him! And thank you, Paupers!
10:00 am	Round Five
10:30 am	Birthday cake – We’re celebrating 7 years since Annex Chess Club first came into being in 2010. Happy birthday, Annex Chess Club!
4:00 pm	Round Six

Prizes

Congratulations to the following prize winners!

Crown	1st Avigdor Bykhovsky, 5.0/6 =2nd Nikolay Noritsyn, Victor Plotkin, and Rohan Talukdar, 4.5/6
U2200	=1st Bill Evans, Ryan Franco, and Ranel Lauron, 5.0/6 =4th Projjwal Pramanik, Younan Ishow, and Ruperto Frilles, 4.5/6
U1800	=1st Ferdinand Supsup, Merlin Nazareno, and Joey (Junhe) Zhou, 5.0/6 4th Arul Papneja and Jeffrey R. Zhao, 4.5/6
U1400	1st Kaden Rashid, 5.0/6 =2nd Jessica Danti, Henry Xianrui Zhang, Rishi Sarkar, Mark Bercovici, Tony Yueh, and Henry Vu, 4.5/6 1st U1100 Gaby Lin, 4.0/6 =2nd U1100 Richard Wang and Jacky Men, 3.5/6 Unrated: Greg Rusonik 6.0/6

Featured Players

IM Nikolay Noritsyn
FIDE: 2473
CFC: 2633

Nikolay Noritsyn was born in Kaliningrad, Russia, and moved to Canada when he was 9 years old. He earned his International Master title by winning the 2007 Canadian Closed, and represented Canada in the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Chess Olympiads. A frequent top finisher in Toronto events, he won the 2015 Toronto Blitz Championship and the 2016 Ontario Open. This year, he came second in the 2017 Canadian Closed after a controversial rapid play-off. He is currently the second highest CFC-rated player in the country.

	WIM Maili-Jade Ouellet FIDE: 1982 CFC: 2069 FQE: 2212
Maili-Jade Ouellet is a 15-year-old player from St. Lambert, Quebec. She is the current 2017 Quebec Junior Champion, and the first woman to take that title. She also won Girls U18 at the 2016 North American Youth Championship and played for Canada on the 2016 Women’s Olympiad team.

	GM Avigdor Bykhovsky FIDE: 2417
Avigdor Bykhovsky is an Israeli Grandmaster, originally from Moscow. He has competed in numerous top international tournaments over his career. It is great to see him play in Toronto!

Results

Rd 5 results are posted below.
Final results will be available on Chess Results.

2017 Toronto Open – Crown Section

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	GM	Bykhovsky Avigdor	2417	RUS	11w1	10b1	12w1	16b1	4w½	2b½	5
2	IM	Noritsyn Nikolay	2633	CAN	14b1	13w1	4b0	18w1	15b1	1w½	4.5
3	FM	Plotkin Victor	2375	CAN	25b1	15w½	7b½	13w1	14b1	4w½	4.5
4		Talukdar Rohan	2267	CAN	9w1	26b1	2w1	-½	1b½	3b½	4.5
5		Cai Jason	2273	CAN	20b1	7w½	16b0	19w½	18b1	13w1	4
6		Zotkin Daniel	2107	CAN	8w1	12b0	11w½	17b1	10w½	19b1	4
7		Hua Eugene	2340	CAN	28w1	5b½	3w½	10b½	16w1	9b½	4
8		Dukic Zachary	2254	CAN	6b0	22w1	18b0	20w1	19b½	16w1	3.5
9	WIM	Ouellet Maili-Jade	2108	CAN	4b0	25w1	13b0	21w1	17b1	7w½	3.5
10		Chen Richard	2328	CAN	22b1	1w0	21b1	7w½	6b½	11w½	3.5
11		Nasir Zehn	2243	CAN	1b0	20w½	6b½	22w1	12w1	10b½	3.5
12		Plotkin Mark	2361	CAN	18b1	6w1	1b0	14w0	11b0	24w1	3
13		Rek Viatcheslav (slava)	2283	CAN	27w1	2b0	9w1	3b0	23w1	5b0	3
14		Liang Hairan	2249	CAN	2w0	28b1	26w1	12b1	3w0	0	3
15		Agbabishvili Lali	2251	CAN	24w1	3b½	19b1	-½	2w0	0	3
16	FM	Ivanov Mike	2381	CAN	23w½	17b1	5w1	1w0	7b0	8b0	2.5
17		Southam David	2222	CAN	19b½	16w0	25b1	6w0	9w0	22b1	2.5
18		Zhao Harry	2159	CAN	12w0	24b1	8w1	2b0	5w0	20b½	2.5
19	FM	Milicevic Goran	2366	CAN	17w½	23b1	15w0	5b½	8w½	6w0	2.5
20	CM	Xu Jeffrey	2110	CAN	5w0	11b½	23w½	8b0	-1	18w½	2.5
21		Noritsyn Sergey	2240	CAN	26w0	27b1	10w0	9b0	22w0	25b1	2
22		Shebetah Wajdy	2156	PLE	10w0	8b0	27w1	11b0	21b1	17w0	2
23		Henry Liam	2227	CAN	16b½	19w0	20b½	24w1	13b0	0	2
24		Wiebe Daniel	2105	CAN	15b0	18w0	-1	23b0	25w1	12b0	2
25		Javidfard Amirsalar	2224	IRI	3w0	9b0	17w0	27b1	24b0	21w0	1
26		Emuakpeje Ochuko	2384	NGR	21b1	4w0	14b0	0	0	0	1
27	FM	Munro Allan	2120	TTO	13b0	21w0	22b0	25w0	0	0	0
28		Zhong Joey	2158	CAN	7b0	14w0	0	0	0	0	0

See full results on the Chess Results server.

2017 Toronto Open – U2200 Section

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1		Evans Bill	2093	CAN	26w1	36b1	11w0	20b1	18w1	8b1	5
2		Franco Ryan	2159	CAN	19b1	30w1	6b½	16w1	8b1	3w½	5
3		Lauron Ranel	2033	CAN	38w1	27b½	35w1	5w1	6b+	2b½	5
4		Pramanik Projjwal	2098	IND	20b0	29w1	19b1	10w½	27b1	16w1	4.5
5		Ishow Younan	2079	SYR	29b½	40w1	27w1	3b0	15w1	18b1	4.5
6		Frilles Ruperto	2011	CAN	17w1	34b1	2w½	13b1	3w-	12w1	4.5
7		Haziprodromu Sam	1909	CAN	9b0	37w1	18b0	34w1	26b1	17w1	4
8		Whissell Mavros	2058	CAN	32w1	39b1	20w1	11b1	2w0	1w0	4
9		Qian Owen	2106	CAN	7w1	22b1	16w0	15b½	28w1	11b½	4
10		Surya Benito	1955	CAN	34b0	38w1	39w1	4b½	22w½	20b1	4
11		Jiang Brian	1933	CAN	33b1	18w1	1b1	8w0	16b½	9w½	4
12		Calvelo Jelvis	2160	PHI	23w1	16b0	36w½	29b1	14w1	6b0	3.5
13		Baltzopoulos Giorgos	2063	GRE	24b1	20w0	26b1	6w0	25b½	29w1	3.5
14		Chernik Dmitry	2051	CAN	39b0	24w½	40b1	30w1	12b0	27w1	3.5
15		Palacios Bobby	2033	CAN	27b0	32w1	31b1	9w½	5b0	28w1	3.5
16		Kang Dorian	1962	CAN	21w1	12w1	9b1	2b0	11w½	4b0	3.5
17		Zhao Jeffrey Renfei	1838	CAN	6b0	23b1	22w1	18w0	19b1	7b0	3
18		Khanna Ravi	2078	IND	31w1	11b0	7w1	17b1	1b0	5w0	3
19		Fines John	1925	CAN	2w0	21b1	4w0	32b1	17w0	33b1	3
20		Rusonik Max	1906	CAN	4w1	13b1	8b0	1w0	30b1	10w0	3
21		Manalo Pepin	1832	CAN	16b0	19w0	32b0	38w1	39b1	30w1	3
22		Feng Richard	1941	CAN	37b1	9w0	17b0	39w1	10b½	25w½	3
23		Talsma Shawn	1928	CAN	12b0	17w0	37b½	40w1	35w1	24b½	3
24	WFM	Qiao Cindy	1877	CAN	13w0	14b½	28b0	37w1	31b1	23w½	3
25		Singh Malhar	1736	CAN	36b0	26b0	-1	31w1	13w½	22b½	3
26		Zheng Kevin	1895	CAN	1b0	25w1	13w0	33b1	7w0	35b½	2.5
27		D’Souza Justin Quinn	1839	CAN	15w1	3w½	5b0	35b1	4w0	14b0	2.5
28		Ghazarian Tigran	1783	CAN	30b0	-½	24w1	36w1	9b0	15b0	2.5
29		Shah Omaray M.	1894	CAN	5w½	4b0	41b+	12w0	36b1	13b0	2.5
30		Ranola Alberto	1942	PHI	28w1	2b0	34w1	14b0	20w0	21b0	2
31		Huang Youhe	1888	CAN	18b0	33w1	15w0	25b0	24w0	38b1	2
32		Moran-Venegas Mario	1873	CAN	8b0	15b0	21w1	19w0	34b0	36w1	2
33		Liao Joseph	1713	CAN	11w0	31b0	38b1	26w0	40b1	19w0	2
34		Chang Alexander R.Z.	1829	CAN	10w1	6w0	30b0	7b0	32w1	0	2
35		Hay Jonathan	1971	CAN	40b½	41w1	3b0	27w0	23b0	26w½	2
36		Finlay Ian	1937	CAN	25w1	1w0	12b½	28b0	29w0	32b0	1.5
37		Ali Shafkat	1782	CAN	22w0	7b0	23w½	24b0	38b0	-1	1.5
38		Uthayakumar Ronan	1854	CAN	3b0	10b0	33w0	21b0	37w1	31w0	1
39		He Emma	1856	CAN	14w1	8w0	10b0	22b0	21w0	0	1
40		Pantazi Emanuel A.	1833	CAN	35w½	5b0	14w0	23b0	33w0	0	0.5
41		Costales Dan	1813	CAN	-½	35b0	29w-	0	0	0	0.5

See full results on the Chess Results server.

2017 Toronto Open – U1800 Section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Supsup Ferdinand	1781	CAN	43b1	23w1	6b0	5b1	8w1	3b1	5
2	Nazareno Merlin	1783	CAN	15b1	21w1	11b1	13w0	25b1	6w1	5
3	Zhou Joey (junhe)	1496	CAN	32b1	36w1	17b1	6w1	13b1	1w0	5
4	Papneja Arul	1789	CAN	30w1	13b0	28w½	20b1	33w1	18b1	4.5
5	Zhao Jeffrey R.	1679	CAN	7b1	14w1	13b½	1w0	15b1	12w1	4.5
6	Xie Patrick	1659	CAN	16b1	22w1	1w1	3b0	7w1	2b0	4
7	Ma Yue Ran	1436	CAN	5w0	34b1	10b1	26w1	6b0	21w1	4
8	Cabioc Jose	1604	CAN	46b1	17w½	26b½	38w1	1b0	27w1	4
9	Joseph Benher Savio	1405	CAN	10b½	37w½	21b1	11w1	12b0	23w1	4
10	Garel Richard	1656	CAN	9w½	33b½	7w0	39b1	20w1	13w1	4
11	Liu Henry	1665	CAN	20w1	24b1	2w0	9b0	16w½	32b1	3.5
12	Greco Marco A.	1598	CAN	24w0	35b½	40w1	28b1	9w1	5b0	3.5
13	Robertson Kole	1582	CAN	31b1	4w1	5w½	2b1	3w0	10b0	3.5
14	Gao Raymond	1490	CAN	34w1	5b0	44w1	25b0	38w1	19b½	3.5
15	Kurkowski Ken	1461	CAN	2w0	40b½	43w1	24b1	5w0	34b1	3.5
16	Sydykhanov Arman	1419	CAN	6w0	41b0	31w1	43b1	11b½	29w1	3.5
17	Wang Isabelle	1300	CAN	41w1	8b½	3w0	42b1	18w0	33b1	3.5
18	Benggawan Undriadi	1541	CAN	19b½	38w½	27b½	32w1	17b1	4w0	3.5
19	Yuen Noah Nathaniel	1333	CAN	18w½	25b½	42w½	30b1	26w½	14w½	3.5
20	Guntoori Bhargava	1428	CAN	11b0	31w1	37b1	4w0	10b0	38b1	3
21	Ahmed Syed Ibrahim	1557	CAN	39w1	2b0	9w0	44b1	22w1	7b0	3
22	Liu Harrison (hangchen)	1329	CAN	29b1	6b0	25w0	37w1	21b0	36w1	3
23	Xie Austin	1504	CAN	40w1	1b0	24w½	35b1	27w½	9b0	3
24	Lu Lucas Yunkun	1365	CAN	12b1	11w0	23b½	15w0	42w1	26b½	3
25	Maheux Pierre	1646	CAN	27b½	19w½	22b1	14w1	2w0	0	3
26	Molev Daniel	1773	CAN	33w½	44b1	8w½	7b0	19b½	24w½	3
27	Li Wing	1399	CAN	25w½	42b½	18w½	36w1	23b½	8b0	3
28	Atayde Merlin	1456	CAN	36b0	46w1	4b½	12w0	29b0	42b1	2.5
29	Walker John	1519	CAN	22w0	39b1	35w½	33b0	28w1	16b0	2.5
30	Schyngera Eli	1467	CAN	4b0	45w1	32b½	19w0	34b0	40w1	2.5
31	Locham Divjot	1358	CAN	13w0	20b0	16b0	40w1	44w1	35b½	2.5
32	Gao William (zhimao)	1319	CAN	3w0	47b1	30w½	18b0	41w1	11w0	2.5
33	Qiao Joey	1443	CAN	26b½	10w½	36b½	29w1	4b0	17w0	2.5
34	Wang Yanning	1308	CAN	14b0	7w0	46b+	41b½	30w1	15w0	2.5
35	Kalmanson Evgeny	1396	CAN	37b½	12w½	29b½	23w0	36b½	31w½	2.5
36	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1782	CAN	28w1	3b0	33w½	27b0	35w½	22b0	2
37	Wing Richard	1627	CAN	35w½	9b½	20w0	22b0	39w0	44b1	2
38	Ma Andrew	1323	CAN	42w½	18b½	41w1	8b0	14b0	20w0	2
39	Chertkow Sasha	1350	CAN	21b0	29w0	45b+	10w0	37b1	0	2
40	Chen Derek	1321	CAN	23b0	15w½	12b0	31b0	43w1	30b0	1.5
41	Chertkow Matthew	1489	CAN	17b0	16w1	38b0	34w½	32b0	0	1.5
42	Belcadi Salim	1509	CAN	38b½	27w½	19b½	17w0	24b0	28w0	1.5
43	Sztuka Jeremy	1449	CAN	1w0	-½	15b0	16w0	40b0	-1	1.5
44	Montinaro Louis	0	CAN	45b1	26w0	14b0	21w0	31b0	37w0	1
45	Byarugaba Nathan	1396	CAN	44w0	30b0	39w-	0	0	0	0
46	Chugh Rohan	1387	CAN	8w0	28b0	34w-	0	0	0	0
47	Panayotou Paul	1250	CAN	0	32w0	0	0	0	0	0

See full results on the Chess Results server.

2017 Toronto Open – U1400 Section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Rusonik Greg	0	CAN	47w1	6b1	3w1	10w1	11b1	8b1	6
2	Rashid Kaden	1132	CAN	40w1	17b1	19w1	8b½	16w1	6b½	5
3	Danti Jessica	1399	CAN	24b½	51w1	1b0	35w1	21b1	10w1	4.5
4	Zhang Henry Xianrui	1285	CAN	53w1	25b1	14w½	16b0	33w1	17b1	4.5
5	Sarkar Rishi	1252	CAN	36w0	57b1	22w1	48b1	7b½	18w1	4.5
6	Bercovici Mark	1235	CAN	45b1	1w0	32b1	37w1	9b1	2w½	4.5
7	Yueh Tony	1381	CAN	48w1	21b1	-½	-½	5w½	20b1	4.5
8	Vu Henry	1274	CAN	62b+	28b1	37w1	2w½	18b1	1w0	4.5
9	Denning Keith	1266	CAN	52w1	37b0	39w1	25b1	6w0	28b1	4
10	Li Dennis	1189	CAN	49w1	22b1	12w1	1b0	13w1	3b0	4
11	Gillis Doug	1348	CAN	38b1	15w½	23b1	14b1	1w0	16b½	4
12	Archibald Colin B.	1310	CAN	32b1	27w1	10b0	21w½	15b½	25w1	4
13	Xu William	1298	CAN	51b½	24w½	29b1	27w1	10b0	30w1	4
14	Ai Amy	1165	CAN	57w1	36b1	4b½	11w0	24b½	27w1	4
15	Wu Yulun (Tony)	1112	CAN	41w1	11b½	16w0	53b1	12w½	29b1	4
16	Lin Gaby	1096	CAN	54b1	18w½	15b1	4w1	2b0	11w½	4
17	Hua Michelle	1362	CAN	29b1	2w0	24b½	23w1	28b1	4w0	3.5
18	Matetski Konstanstin	1329	CAN	39w1	16b½	44w1	20b1	8w0	5b0	3.5
19	Zhao Alex	1254	CAN	35b1	30w1	2b0	28w0	37b1	24w½	3.5
20	Surya Dania	1138	CAN	61b1	23w½	55b1	18w0	41b1	7w0	3.5
21	Xu Alex	1120	CAN	60b1	7w0	52b1	12b½	3w0	41w1	3.5
22	Wang Richard	933	CAN	26b1	10w0	5b0	56w1	43b1	32w½	3.5
23	Stroganov Victor	0	CAN	50w1	20b½	11w0	17b0	53w1	48b1	3.5
24	Men Jacky	994	CAN	3w½	13b½	17w½	50b1	14w½	19b½	3.5
25	Qiu James	1078	CAN	56b1	4w0	45b1	9w0	52b1	12b0	3
26	Shapiro Idan	1304	CAN	22w0	49b1	48w0	33b0	57w1	52b1	3
27	Plotkin Julia	1090	CAN	58w1	12b0	36w1	13b0	44w1	14b0	3
28	Zhang Ethan	1006	CAN	42b1	8w0	30b1	19b1	17w0	9w0	3
29	Souchko Larissa	967	CAN	17w0	40b1	13w0	57b1	31b1	15w0	3
30	Coat Sven	806	CAN	34w1	19b0	28w0	39b1	48w1	13b0	3
31	Ye Leiyi	1362	CAN	37w0	59b1	50w½	44b½	29w0	49b1	3
32	Xu Xinge	946	CAN	12w0	58b1	6w0	40b1	34w½	22b½	3
33	Jin Helena	830	CAN	-½	55w0	51b1	26w1	4b0	35w½	3
34	Wang Andrew	1189	CAN	30b0	35w½	56b½	45w1	32b½	36w½	3
35	He Shukun	871	CAN	19w0	34b½	59w+	3b0	50w1	33b½	3
36	Mavroidis George	863	CAN	5b1	14w0	27b0	46w½	55b+	34b½	3
37	Wang An Cheng	951	CAN	31b1	9w1	8b0	6b0	19w0	40w½	2.5
38	Liu Andrew	948	CAN	11w0	41b0	40w0	54b1	58w1	44b½	2.5
39	Mane Arnav	946	CAN	18b0	54w1	9b0	30w0	56b½	53w1	2.5
40	Li Neal Nian	737	CAN	2b0	29w0	38b1	32w0	60w1	37b½	2.5
41	Chen Dailiang	415	CAN	15b0	38w1	43b½	55w1	20w0	21b0	2.5
42	Singh Yugpal	0	CAN	28w0	52b-	0	61w1	51b1	50b½	2.5
43	Yu Michael (Han Yang)	1025	CAN	59w½	44b0	41w½	49b1	22w0	45b½	2.5
44	Wang Yinan	957	CAN	55b½	43w1	18b0	31w½	27b0	38w½	2.5
45	Joshi Adit	835	CAN	6w0	47b1	25w0	34b0	59w+	43w½	2.5
46	Panayotou Paul	1250	CAN	-½	-½	0	36b½	0	56w1	2.5
47	Qu Edison	1017	CAN	1b0	45w0	53w0	60b1	49w0	57b1	2
48	Liao Jodie	991	CAN	7b0	60w1	26b1	5w0	30b0	23w0	2
49	Chi Sarah	814	CAN	10b0	26w0	60b1	43w0	47b1	31w0	2
50	Teram Eli	1001	CAN	23b0	61w1	31b½	24w0	35b0	42w½	2
51	Hay John	931	CAN	13w½	3b0	33w0	59b½	42w0	58b1	2
52	Wang Sophia	882	CAN	9b0	42w+	21w0	58b1	25w0	26w0	2
53	Greco Justin	919	CAN	4b0	56w½	47b1	15w0	23b0	39b0	1.5
54	Liu Zi	382	CAN	16w0	39b0	57w0	38w0	61b1	60b½	1.5
55	Pishdad M. Hassan	1091	CAN	44w½	33b1	20w0	41b0	36w-	0	1.5
56	Boyce Anna	0	CAN	25w0	53b½	34w½	22b0	39w½	46b0	1.5
57	Bai Kingsley	770	CAN	14b0	5w0	54b1	29w0	26b0	47w0	1
58	Ahmed Syed Mustafa	0	CAN	27b0	32w0	61b1	52w0	38b0	51w0	1
59	Chernyak Roma	0	CAN	43b½	31w0	35b-	51w½	45b-	0	1
60	Chen Alina	692	CAN	21w0	48b0	49w0	47w0	40b0	54w½	0.5
61	Hibbard Linda	750	CAN	20w0	50b0	58w0	42b0	54w0	0	0
62	Anghaie Reza	890	CAN	8w-	0	0	0	0	0	0

See full results on the Chess Results server.

A Little History

The Labour Day Open chess tournament in Toronto has been the one not-to-miss event of the year for quite some time. Many will remember Bryan Lamb’s tournaments at the Macedonian Chess Club of St. Clement of Ohrid. Here are Bryan Lamb and Randy Moysoski from 2013.

This year, Annex Chess Club is starting a new chapter in this tradition. We’re very pleased to announce the 2017 Toronto Open on Labour Day weekend, September 2-4. This also revives the Toronto Open, which has not run since 2014, and before that not since the PWC Toronto Open of 2009.

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Results

ACC Summer in the City Swiss

July 20, 2017 king Leave a comment

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.
Things are not so clear in the Masters section as Sergey Malakhovets defeats leader Dave Southam to take a tie for the lead at 2.5/3 with Sergey Noritsyn.

Round Four – August 21

In the Masters, Sergey Malakhovets takes the lead with 3.5/4. In U2200 there is now a three-way tie for the lead as Abbas Babikir withdraws, Hooshang Ab-Barin draws and Shawn Talsma wins, and all now have 3.0/4. Meanwhile, Dragan Jevtic in U1800 and Sihao Chen in U1400 are still perfect at 4.0/4.

Round Five – August 28

In the final round, a bye request is missed and Dave Southam has no opponent as he cruises to first place with a final score of 4.0/5. In U2200, Dorian Kang defeats Shawn Talsma to take first place with 3.5/5. In U1800, Dragan Jevtic is finally held to a draw, but still wins the section handily with 4.5/5. Finally, in U1400, Sihao Chen too is held to a draw, but still takes the section with 4.5/5.

Congratulations, Dave, Dorian, Dragan, and Sihao. See complete results below.

Don’t miss the Toronto Open next weekend, and then we’re back with the Chess on Film Swiss on September 11.

Final ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – Masters

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Southam David	2201	CAN	7w1	5b1	3w0	2w1	-1	4
2	Noritsyn Sergey	2248	CAN	3w½	8b1	9w1	1b0	5w1	3.5
3	Malakhovets Sergey	2126	CAN	2b½	9w1	1b1	7w1	0	3.5
4	Guo Josh	2231	CAN	9b½	-½	-½	6w1	0	2.5
5	Wang Lidong	2132	CAN	10b1	1w0	-½	-½	2b0	2
6	Wiebe Daniel	2097	CAN	-½	0	0	4b0	8w1	1.5
7	Humphreys Michael	2361	CAN	1b0	-1	-½	3b0	0	1.5
8	Zotkin Daniel	2137	CAN	-½	2w0	-½	-½	6b0	1.5
9	Li William	2125	CAN	4w½	3b0	2b0	0	0	0.5
10	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1711	CAN	5w0	0	0	0	0	0

Check full results on chess-results.

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U2200

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Kang Dorian	1951	CAN	5b1	7w0	-½	6w1	4b1	3.5
2	Babikir Abbas	1891	SUD	8b1	9w1	7b1	0	0	3
3	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1731	CAN	6b1	-½	5w1	8b½	0	3
4	Talsma Shawn	1938	CAN	-½	-½	-1	7w1	1w0	3
5	Ali Shafkat	1775	CAN	1w0	6w1	3b0	-½	8w1	2.5
6	Mcsherry Peter	1911	CAN	3w0	5b0	8w1	1b0	7b1	2
7	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1711	CAN	-1	1b1	2w0	4b0	6w0	2
8	Fines John	1985	CAN	2w0	-½	6b0	3w½	5b0	1
9	Bergeron Matthew	1834	CAN	-½	2b0	-½	0	0	1

Check full results on chess-results.

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U1800

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Jevtic Dragan	1421	CAN	14b1	12w1	9b1	4w1	2b½	4.5
2	Diemer Ulli	1631	CAN	-½	3w1	-½	10b1	1w½	3.5
3	Dixon Javier	1374	CAN	11w½	2b0	10w1	12b1	4b½	3
4	Kalmanson Evgeny	1322	CAN	16b½	14w1	12b1	1b0	3w½	3
5	Chertkow Matthew	1416	CAN	-½	-½	13b½	9w1	0	2.5
6	Shogilev Sandon	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	13w1	10b0	2
7	Nazareno Merlin	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	13b1	2
8	Seshadri Akshay	1371	CAN	-½	15w1	-½	0	0	2
9	Schwartz Lorne	1633	CAN	-½	10b1	1w0	5b0	0	1.5
10	Pell Richard	1395	CAN	-½	9w0	3b0	2w0	6w1	1.5
11	Armstrong Robert J.	1553	CAN	3b½	-½	-½	0	0	1.5
12	Belcadi Salim	1574	CAN	13w1	1b0	4w0	3w0	0	1
13	Supol George	1383	CAN	12b0	-½	5w½	6b0	7w0	1
14	Patton Mark A.	1303	CAN	1w0	4b0	-1	0	0	1
15	Abbarin Shabnam	1476	CAN	-½	8b0	0	0	0	0.5
16	Chen Harry (siqi)	1501	CAN	4w½	0	0	0	0	0.5

Check full results on chess-results.

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U1400

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Chen Sihao	0	CAN	13b1	20w1	9w1	7b1	2b½	4.5
2	Noritsyn Ivan	895	CAN	6w1	9b0	17w1	14b1	1w½	3.5
3	Matetski Kanstanstin	1132	CAN	-½	23w1	0	25b1	7w1	3.5
4	Panayotou Paul	1286	CAN	-½	-½	0	10b1	25b1	3
5	Yueh Tony	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	18w1	9b1	3
6	Randle Bill	1233	CAN	2b0	24w1	-½	16b1	0	2.5
7	Li Dennis	1174	CAN	-½	15b1	22w1	1w0	3b0	2.5
8	Saltat Michael	1294	CAN	-½	-½	0	17b1	13w½	2.5
9	Qiu James	1111	CAN	25b1	2w1	1b0	0	5w0	2
10	Moiseev Alex	735	CAN	-½	-½	0	4w0	18b1	2
11	Byarugaba Nathan	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	17w1	2
12	Mavroidis George	779	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	23w1	2
13	Ai Amy	1214	CAN	1w0	-½	-½	-½	8b½	2
14	Teram Eli	1020	CAN	19w0	-½	23b1	2w0	0	1.5
15	Pancer Jeff	1018	CAN	-½	7w0	0	23b1	0	1.5
16	Anghaie Reza	905	CAN	-½	18b0	25w1	6w0	0	1.5
17	Souchko Larissa	1026	CAN	21b0	25w1	2b0	8w0	11b0	1
18	Ellis Cody	895	CAN	20b0	16w1	0	5b0	10w0	1
19	Seshadri Akshay	1371	CAN	14b1	0	0	0	0	1
20	Vaz Jake	1254	CAN	18w1	1b0	0	0	0	1
21	Dong Yiwei	1230	CAN	17w1	0	0	0	0	1
22	Patton Mark A.	1303	CAN	-½	-½	7b0	0	0	1
23	Hibbard Linda	1331	CAN	-½	3b0	14w0	15w0	12b0	0.5
24	Noftle Madisin	752	CAN	-½	6b0	0	0	0	0.5
25	Zuo Roger	0	CAN	9w0	17b0	16b0	3w0	4w0	0

Check full results on chess-results.

News

Special Event – Aryan Chopra – July 17

July 9, 2017 king Leave a comment

Enjoy a wonderful evening with Aryan Chopra following the ups and downs of his journey to his final grandmaster norm when he was just 14.

6:30 Doors open
6:45 Intro talk and Q&A with Aryan Chopra and Tal Granite
7:30 Play a simul game against the world’s youngest grandmaster ($45 or $50 at the door)
8:00 Attend a special seminar with his mom, Mamta Chopra, on recognizing and motivating your child’s unique talents ($20 or $25 at the door)

The simul game would be an amazing experience for the young chess player in your family, and the seminar is ideal for the parents and educators of talented children.

Get a copy of the flyer:

Tickets are available online at guestlist.co

GM Aryan Chopra Lecture and Simul: $50 at the door / $45 advance
Mamta Chopra Seminar for Parents and Educators: $25 at the door / $20 advance
ACC Members: $10 off
New – in collaboration with Pub Chess Toronto – play 2 GMs for a special price of $80 (includes the simul against GM Vovk on July 19)

Questions?
Email info@annexchessclub.com

Round One – Sept 11

Round Two – Sept 18

Round Three – Sept 25

Ranking cross-tables after Round 2

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – Masters

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U2200

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U1800

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U1400

2017 Toronto Open Chess Championship – September 2-4

Getting Here

Day One – Saturday Sept 2

Day Two – Sunday Sept 3

Day Three – Monday Sept 4

Prizes

Featured Players

Results

2017 Toronto Open – Crown Section

2017 Toronto Open – U2200 Section

2017 Toronto Open – U1800 Section

2017 Toronto Open – U1400 Section

A Little History

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Thanks for Helping Out!

Round One – July 24

Round Two – July 31

Off-week – August 7

Round Three – August 14

Round Four – August 21

Round Five – August 28

Final ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – Masters

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U2200

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U1800

ACC Summer in the City Swiss – U1400

Chess for everyone