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Annex Chess Club – Summer Love Swiss Tournament

To celebrate the end of a fantastic summer in Toronto – and before the summer days drift away – we’re launching another CFC-rated club tournament on August 20 (the week after the last round of our Beach Blanket Swiss). As per usual, it’s a 5-round Swiss in 3 sections: Premier (>1900), Reserve A (1500-1900), and Reserve B (U1500). And as per usual, the Premier section is also FIDE-rated.

Complete results are on the table below.

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Round Five – September 24

In the Premier section, Dave Southam, with the better tie-break, needed only a draw against rival Pavel Peev in the last round to secure first place. Dave did just that and finished first with 4.0/5. Congratulations, Dave!

In the U1900 section, Arkadiy Ugodnikov, with a last-round win over Zaki Uddin, finished alone in first with 4.0/5. Congratulations, Arkadiy!

Finally, in the U1500 section, six-year-old Harmony Zhu, with a win against Shabnam Abbarin, took first place, finishing undefeated at 4.5/5. Harmony will be playing in the U1900 section next tournament. Way to go, Harmony!

Next week, Monday October 1, we’ll be starting a new tournament, the Autumn Colours Swiss. The first round starts at 7:30 pm, but please arrive by 7:00 pm to register if you haven’t already.

Final Results

SwissSys Standings. Summer Love: Premier

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	David Southam	102535	2176	W8	W9	W13	D3	D2	4.0
2	Pavel Peev	122223	2209	W7	B—	W3	H—	D1	4.0
3	Wajdy Shebetah	148432	2132	W18	W6	L2	D1	W5	3.5
4	Daniel Wiebe	132137	2012	W5	H—	H—	U—	W7	3.0
5	Hayk Oganesyan	152587	1827	L4	D8	W18	W12	L3	2.5
6	Rolando Renteria	152626	2249	H—	L3	L8	W18	W16	2.5
7	David Cohen	100234	1812	L2	W18	L11	W17	L4	2.0
8	Zehn Nasir	148198	1878	L1	D5	W6	D14	U—	2.0
9	Geordie Derraugh	132393	2242	W15	L1	H—	H—	U—	2.0
10	Melissa Greeff	153598	2112	W19	H—	H—	U—	U—	2.0
11	Morgon Mills	127517	2206	H—	H—	W7	U—	U—	2.0
12	Adrian David Valencia	153521	1967	H—	W15	U—	L5	U—	1.5
13	Pepin Manalo	112277	1845	H—	H—	L1	U—	D18	1.5
14	Alex T. Ferreira	127516	2051	H—	H—	U—	D8	U—	1.5
15	Andrew Pastor	127521	1926	L9	L12	H—	H—	U—	1.0
16	Scott Cliff	137007	1989	H—	H—	U—	U—	L6	1.0
17	David Krupka	102648	1943	H—	H—	U—	L7	U—	1.0
18	Daniel Zotkin	146857	1920	L3	L7	L5	L6	D13	0.5
19	Adie Todd	125156	1718	L10	U—	U—	U—	U—	0.0

SwissSys Standings. Summer Love: U1900

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Arkadiy Ugodnikov	146626	1679	D13	H—	W11	W2	W4	4.0
2	Ulli Diemer	153538	1576	W4	W10	W3	L1	D5	3.5
3	Manuela Renteria	152627	1654	H—	W13	L2	W7	W11	3.5
4	Mohammad Zaki Uddin	152024	1631	L2	W20	W15	W10	L1	3.0
5	Hooshang Ab-barin	152910	1669	L12	W19	D7	W8	D2	3.0
6	Josep Sobrepere	152976	1503	H—	H—	U—	W14	W10	3.0
7	Jack Maguire	144604	1514	W8	L9	D5	L3	W19	2.5
8	Marcus Wilker	102713	1667	L7	H—	W13	L5	W14	2.5
9	Adie Todd	125156	1726	B—	W7	H—	U—	U—	2.5
10	Abdolreza Radpey	149018	1424	W19	L2	W14	L4	L6	2.0
11	Daniel Sirkovich	145096	1541	H—	H—	L1	B—	L3	2.0
12	Chris Wehrfritz	151679	1660	W5	L16	H—	H—	U—	2.0
13	Kevin Gaffney	102701	1596	D1	L3	L8	W19	U—	1.5
14	Peter McNelly	106141	1645	H—	H—	L10	L6	L8	1.0
15	Nicholas O'Bumsawin	151261	1756	H—	H—	L4	U—	U—	1.0
16	Ian Prittie	153588	1135	U—	W12	U—	U—	U—	1.0
17	David Tolnai	126875	1571	W20	F—	U—	U—	U—	1.0
18	George Supol	152286	1393	U—	U—	W19	U—	U—	1.0
19	Bill Thornton	131181	1641	L10	L5	L18	L13	L7	0.0
20	Edmond Jodhi	150171	1679	L17	L4	U—	U—	U—	0.0

SwissSys Standings. Summer Love: U1500

#	Name	ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Harmony Zhu	151635	948	D10	W16	W14	W9	W4	4.5
2	Ian Prittie	153588	1135	L9	B—	W17	W11	W8	4.0
3	Kuhan Jeyapragasan	147906	1467	H—	H—	W10	W14	W5	4.0
4	Shabnam Abbarin	151181	1385	W22	W11	D9	W6	L1	3.5
5	Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy	153938	1349	W18	L9	W15	W7	L3	3.0
6	George Supol	152286	1393	W7	L14	B—	L4	W10	3.0
7	Jean-Marc David	151900	1203	L6	W12	W16	L5	W14	3.0
8	Alejandro Renteria	152628	1379	H—	H—	W19	W13	L2	3.0
9	Yanfeng Zhao	154318	unr.	W2	W5	D4	L1	U—	2.5
10	James Mourgelas	108540	1393	D1	W15	L3	W19	L6	2.5
11	Marc Antonio Nunes	154427	1034	W19	L4	H—	L2	W20	2.5
12	Enrique Rodriguez	154428	1433	L14	L7	W18	W15	D13	2.5
13	Nick Harding	154309	1234	H—	W21	H—	L8	D12	2.5
14	Christopher Field	108098	1244	W12	W6	L1	L3	L7	2.0
15	Raymond Lin	150193	960	X23	L10	L5	L12	D17	1.5
16	Milan Cvetkovic	150817	1286	H—	L1	L7	W18	U—	1.5
17	Eli Teram	107314	1287	H—	H—	L2	U—	D15	1.5
18	Dennis Li	153129	982	L5	L19	L12	L16	W21	1.0
19	Jeffrey Zhu		unr.	L11	W18	L8	L10	U—	1.0
20	Michael Vermont	151783	1474	H—	H—	U—	U—	L11	1.0
21	Stone Hu	153507	653	H—	L13	U—	U—	L18	0.5
22	Brian Groat	153518	634	L4	H—	U—	U—	U—	0.5
23	Lawrence Garcia	106367	1438	F15	U—	U—	U—	U—	0.0

Round One – Aug 20

Almost forty players came out for the start of the tournament – including three masters and a WGM!

With just one round in the books, it’s too early to announce tournament leaders, but with so many mismatched games on opening night, there are, as usual, a few nice (or painful, depending on your perspective) upsets to announce. In the top section, there were no surprises: the favourites won every game. In the bottom section, there was one upset draw (Harmony Zhu against Jim Mourgelas). But in the middle section, every single winner was a rating underdog! Special congratulations to Abdolreza Radpey, Jack Maguire, and David Tolnai, whose opponents out-rated them by over 100 points!

Chess Lecture

Before the tournament started, players were treated to a chess lecture by Rhys Goldstein: “Safety Behind Enemy Lines,” 6:50 to 7:20 pm. If you missed the lecture, you can check Rhys’s lecture notes. (Even if you saw the lecture, you’ll enjoy the bonus material in the notes.)

It would be great to have chess lectures more regularly. You don’t have to be a master. If you have an interesting game to analyse, or an opening line to explain, or a few examples of a middle-game or endgame theme to share, or any other aspect of chess culture or history you’d like to delve into, let us know and we’ll find you a slot in the schedule.

A couple of games from Round 1

Featured games this week include father-and-son games in the same opening: Jack Maguire was victorious (finally!) in what must be his fourth essay of the Budapest Gambit against Marcus Wilker, while his son Zehn (in the top section) was not so lucky with 2…e5 and 3…Ng4 against David Southam.

Round Two – Aug 27

After two rounds of play, there is a three-way tie for the lead in the top section, as David Southam, Pavel Peev, Wajdy Shebetah all have two points. In the middle section, there are just two leaders: Ulli Diemer and Adie Todd, with two points apiece. And finally, in the bottom section, unrated Yanfeng Zhao is tied for the lead with Shabnam Abbarin and Chris Field.

Labour Day – Sept 3

We were closed Monday September 3, but a number of our players played in the Labour Day Open, September 1, 2, and 3 at Hart House. Results are now posted on the CFC site.

Round Three – Sept 10

After three rounds of play, David Southam is leading the Premier section, with three wins and a 3.0/3 record. Pavel Peev is tied for first with two wins and a full-point bye. The two are due to face off in Round 4.

In the middle section, Ulli Diemer is alone in first, perfect at 3.0/3. George Supol, who was re-paired to the middle section after his opponent didn’t show, debuted in fine style with an upset win over Bill Thornton.

In the bottom section, unrated Yanfeng Zhao is tearing it up with 2.5/3 after a draw with co-leader, Shabnam Abbarin. Young Harmony Zhu, with a Round-three win over Chris Field, is tied for the lead.

Finally, in the casual section, Yakos Spiliotopoulos was proud finally to win a game against Brian Fiedler, after years of unsuccessful attempts.

A couple of games from Round 3

Featured games this week include George Supol’s debut upset win in the middle section, and Dave Southam’s third win in the top section. Dave gave a great demonstration of how to go for the kill in a relatively level-looking position.

Round Four – Sept 17

Six-year-old Harmony Zhu is on a rampage. She entered the bottom section with a 948 rating, but mid-tournament she scored 5.0/6 (+4 =2 -0) in the Toronto Labour Day Open, so her rating is actually now sitting at 1330. She’s continuing her unbeaten streak in the ACC Summer Love, with a 3.5/4 score, winning her last game in only ten moves. Shabnam Abbarin, who also won her Round-4 game, is still tied for the lead with Harmony.

In the middle section, Arkadiy Ugodnikov beat previously undefeated Ulli Diemer, to catch him at 3.0/4. Zaki Uddin also won his Round-4 game, joining the two leaders in a three-way tie for first.

In the top section, Dave Southam ended his winning streak but held onto his lead with a draw against Wajdy Shebetah; Dave now has 3.5/4. Pavel Peev, with a bye, is tied for the lead at 3.5/4.

Chess Lecture

We started off the night with a lecture by Michael Sutton, “Chess 960: Is this the future of chess?” 6:50 to 7:20 pm.

Michael says he quit playing “Classic Chess” four years ago and never looked back. A self-confessed Chess-960 evangelist, Michael argues that 960 saves the game from the computers and gives it back to human players.

If you missed the lecture, check out Michael Sutton’s lecture notes, and the 960 demo game, below:

Round-4 Games

Here are a few games from Round 4, including two 10-move wins by Harmony Zhu and Hayk Oganesyan, and the Shebetah-Southam draw from board one.

Round Five – September 24

In the Premier section, Dave Southam, with the better tie-break, needed only a draw against rival Pavel Peev in the last round to secure first place. Dave did just that and finished first with 4.0/5. Congratulations, Dave!

In the U1900 section, Arkadiy Ugodnikov, with a last-round win over Zaki Uddin, finished alone in first with 4.0/5. Congratulations, Arkadiy!

Finally, in the U1500 section, six-year-old Harmony Zhu, with a win against Shabnam Abbarin, took first place, finishing undefeated at 4.5/5. Harmony will be playing in the U1900 section next tournament. Way to go, Harmony!

“Uh, well-a, well-a, well-a, uh!”

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