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From Sunnyside to the Island to Kew Beach, Torontonians are celebrating the summer sun. In honour of Toronto’s beaches, Annex Chess Club is launching our first annual ACC Beach Blanket Swiss.

Annex Chess Club – Beach Blanket Swiss Tournament

The tournament wrapped up on Monday August 13. Check complete results on the cross-table, below. Round-by-round reports follow.

Final Results – through all four rounds

Annex Beach Blanket Swiss: Top section

#	Name	ID#	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total
1	Wajdy Shebetah	148432	2104	W17	D3	W8	D4	3.0
2	Erik Malmsten	100196	1864	W6	H—	H—	W3	3.0
3	David Southam	102535	2220	W18	D1	W12	L2	2.5
4	Pavel Peev	122223	2118	W11	H—	D5	D1	2.5
5	Alex T. Ferreira	127516	2021	W13	W7	D4	U—	2.5
6	Hayk Oganesyan	152587	1829	L2	W11	L7	W17	2.0
7	Brett Campbell	101324	2251	H—	L5	W6	D8	2.0
8	Daniel Zotkin	146857	1771	H—	X18	L1	D7	2.0
9	Daniel Wiebe	132137	1989	L10	H—	H—	W12	2.0
10	Geordie Derraugh	132393	2158	W9	H—	H—	U—	2.0
11	Zehn Nasir	148198	1925	L4	L6	D17	W14	1.5
12	Pepin Manalo	112277	1837	H—	W15	L3	L9	1.5
13	Carlos Romero Alfonso	153128	1864	L5	W17	H—	U—	1.5
14	Andrew Pastor	127521	1944	H—	H—	U—	L11	1.0
15	Hugh Siddeley	120619	1949	H—	L12	H—	U—	1.0
16	Juliaan Posaratnanathan	146059	1930	H—	H—	U—	U—	1.0
17	David Cohen	100234	1904	L1	L13	D11	L6	0.5
18	Adrian David Valencia	153521	2007	L3	F8	U—	U—	0.0

Annex Beach Blanket Swiss: U1900 section

#	Name	ID#	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total
1	Greg Beal	101490	1733	H—	W16	W15	W3	3.5
2	Edmond Jodhi	150171	1675	L3	W13	W17	W11	3.0
3	Hooshang Ab-barin	152910	1479	W2	W9	D4	L1	2.5
4	Adie Todd	125156	1713	W6	W11	D3	U—	2.5
5	Nicholas O'Bumsawin	151261	1724	W7	W12	H—	U—	2.5
6	Arkadiy Ugodnikov	146626	1643	L4	W8	W14	U—	2.0
7	Bill Thornton	131181	1643	L5	L15	W11	W14	2.0
8	Marcus Wilker	102713	1667	L11	L6	W13	W16	2.0
9	Chris Wehrfritz	151679	1660	W13	L3	W12	U—	2.0
10	Manuela Renteria	152627	1654	H—	H—	U—	W12	2.0
11	Abdolreza Radpey	149018	1415	W8	L4	L7	L2	1.0
12	Jack Maguire	144604	1517	W15	L5	L9	L10	1.0
13	Shabnam Abbarin	151181	1344	L9	L2	L8	B—	1.0
14	Mohammad Zaki Uddin	152024	1678	D16	D17	L6	L7	1.0
15	Peter McNelly	106141	1703	L12	W7	L1	U—	1.0
16	Josep Sobrepere	152976	1494	D14	L1	H—	L8	1.0
17	Ulli Diemer	153538	1589	H—	D14	L2	U—	1.0

Annex Beach Blanket Swiss: U1500 section

#	Name	ID#	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Total
1	Christopher Field	108098	1192	H—	W5	W4	W2	3.5
2	George Supol	152286	1400	W13	W16	W12	L1	3.0
3	Nick Harding	154309	621	H—	W10	H—	W8	3.0
4	Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy	153938	1441	W10	D12	L1	W13	2.5
5	Harmony Zhu	151635	913	H—	L1	W11	W14	2.5
6	Lawrence Garcia	106367	1433	H—	H—	W7	D15	2.5
7	Ian Prittie	153588	1021	L14	W21	L6	W17	2.0
8	Jean-Marc David	151900	1218	W21	H—	H—	L3	2.0
9	Marc Antonio Nunes		unr.	H—	H—	U—	W21	2.0
10	Larissa Souchko	145490	1062	L4	L3	W19	D11	1.5
11	Raymond Lin	150193	976	L12	W19	L5	D10	1.5
12	Milan Cvetkovic	150817	1290	W11	D4	L2	U—	1.5
13	Dennis Li	153129	984	L2	H—	W21	L4	1.5
14	Alejandro Renteria	152628	1404	W7	H—	U—	L5	1.5
15	Enrique Rodriguez		unr.	H—	H—	U—	D6	1.5
16	Muralie Vignarajah		unr.	H—	L2	H—	U—	1.0
17	Jeffrey Zhu	150847	1204	H—	H—	U—	L7	1.0
18	Francis He	153130	959	H—	H—	U—	U—	1.0
19	Stone Hu	153507	720	H—	L11	L10	U—	0.5
20	Shabnam Abbarin	151181	1344	H—	U—	U—	U—	0.5
21	Brian Groat	153518	632	L8	L7	L13	L9	0.0

Round 1 (July 9)

It was a busy night as forty players joined the new Swiss. And we even got started more or less on time!

First round of a new Swiss is always the most mismatched by rating. While the favourites beat the underdogs from top to bottom in the top and the bottom sections, the topsy-turvy middle section featured a string of underdogs upsets: Jack Maguire(1517) beat Peter McNelly(1703), Hooshang Abbarin(1479) beat Edmond Jodhi(1675), Abdolreza Radpey(1415) beat Marcus Wilker(1667), and Josep Sobrepere(1494) drew Zaki Uddin(1678).

A Game from Round 1

Here’s the game from board 4 of the top section. David’s still kicking himself for missing a nice tactic – he exchanged queens on move 35 after Wajdy used a back-rank mate threat to boldly nab a pawn, but can you find a better reply for White to this bully move? (Click on 34…Qxf5 to see the position.)

Thanks to all who posted comments, below.

Round 2 (July 23)

This was a somewhat quiet Monday night at the club, as many ACC members had been playing hard all week in the Toronto International, and several took the night off. On the other hand, we were pleased to have a couple new players join us for the first time: Muralie Vignarajah and Harmony Zhu, welcome to the club!

With this short tournament (only 4 rounds!) half-way done, there is a clear leader in the top and bottom sections. In the top section, Alex Ferreira has handed chief arbiter responsibilities to Geordie Derraugh and is busy taking care of the tournament by winning it :) or at least leading the section so far: he is alone on top with 2.0/2. And in the bottom section, George Supol is alone in first with 2.0/2. In the middle section, however, there’s a three-way tie for the lead, with Hooshang Abbarin(1479) pulling off another upset win – this time over Chris Wehrfritz(1660) to join Adie Todd and Nick O’Bumsawin at 2.0/2.

A Game from Round 2

Here’s Jack Maguire’s game vs. Nick O’Bumsawin from the U1900 section. Jack missed a win in the endgame, so he figures Nick was “a tad lucky” to take the point. Can you find the winning move for Black on move 40? (Click on 40.Kc5 to see the position.)

Leave your comment, below, or check others’ comments.

Round 3 (July 30)

In the top section, Pavel Peev, armed with his new master rating of 2214, held leader Alex Ferreira to a draw, allowing Wajdy Shebetah (victorious over young Danny Zotkin) and Dave Southam (defeating Pepin Manalo) to catch Alex at 2.5/3.

In the U1900 section, Nick O’Bumsawin took a bye, so Hooshang Abbarin got to play Adie Todd. He boldly played the Slav against her (apparently having learned a thing or two since she beat his Slav last time they played) and held her to a draw. Meanwhile, Greg Beal beat Peter McNelly to join the three leaders at 2.5/3.

In the bottom section, George Supol held onto his lead by defeating Milan Cvetkovic, who blundered in a king and pawn vs. king ending. So George remains alone in first place, and he is the only player in the tournament still perfect at 3.0/3.

Round 4 (August 13)

In the top section, Alex Ferreira withdrew and David Southam lost, allowing Wajdy Shebetah to finish in first place, undefeated at 3.0/4 (+2 =2 -0) after his final-round draw with Pavel Peev. Erik Malmsten also finished with 3.0/4, after beating David Southam in the last round; however, with two byes earlier in the tournament, Erik had the worse tie-break. Congratulations, Wajdy, on this your fourth ACC tournament victory!

In the middle section, Nick O’Bumsawin and Adie Todd took the night off, allowing Greg Beal to take clear first with a win over Hooshang Abbarin. Greg had three straight wins after a first-round bye to finish with 3.5/4. Congratulations Greg!

In the bottom section, Chris Field defeated the hitherto-perfect George Supol to take the U1500 prize with 3.5/4. Chris, too, had three wins after a first-round bye. Congratulations, Chris!

A Game from Round 4

Here’s Wajdy Shebetah’s game vs. Pavel Peev from the Premier section.

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Toronto’s Beaches

Our city’s beaches are popular summer destinations when the weather gets hot. Contrary to popular belief, the water is even safe to swim in. Most beaches have earned the Blue Flag award for water quality and other eco criteria. Bacterial levels are checked daily and posted on the City of Toronto Beaches Water Quality page.

Every beach has its own cultural flavour – from scenic to athletic, adventurous to serene. Check Toronto’s Top Five Beaches for a nice summary. And go have fun in the sun!