Toronto Women’s Chess Championship
Sanctioned by the GTCL, which represents Greater Toronto in the Ontario Chess Association, this is a six-player round-robin tournament, featuring the top Toronto female chess players who applied. It will be played on Monday nights at Annex Chess Club, 918 Bathurst, from October 15 to December 3.
| # | Name | CFC rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaneshalingam, Mathanhe | 1311 | × | 1 | 1 F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Abbarin, Shabnam | 1390 | 0 | × | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Sametova, Zhanna | 1644 | 0 F | 1 | × | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Giblon, Rebecca | 1662 | 1 | 1 | 0 | × | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Souchko, Larissa | 1084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | × | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Renteria, Manuela | 1682 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | × | 2 |
 Zhanna Sametova |
 Larissa Souchko |
 Shabnam Abbarin |
 Rebecca Giblon |
 Mathanhe Kaneshalingam |
 Manuela Renteria |
Zhanna Sametova wins the tournament! Even though Rebecca Giblon has tied her at 4.0/5, Zhanna wins the head-to-head tie-break. Congratulations, Zhanna, you are the 2012 Toronto Women’s Chess Champion!
Rd 1 (Oct 15): 1-6, 2-5, 3-4.
Rd 2 (Oct 22): 6-4, 5-3, 1-2.
Rd 3 (Oct 29): 2-6, 3-1, 4-5.
Rd 4 (Nov 5): 6-5, 1-4, 2-3.
Rd 5 (Nov 19): 3-6, 4-2, 5-1.
Alex has posted games on Chess5.
The Toronto Women’s and Junior Championships closing ceremony will take place at Hart House during Winter Open – on Saturday, January 5, just before round 3 – at 3:50 pm.
All Toronto Women’s and Junior Championships participants will get book prizes donated by our perennial sponsor – Mr. J. Ken MacDonald.
Congratulations Zhanna!