The Battle of Toronto Invitational Chess Tournament 2012
Bob Armstrong organized the Battle of Toronto as a project to give mid-level tournament players like himself the chance to play for a FIDE rating. Perhaps it will be a model for other small FIDE-rated tournaments to come.
The tournament took place at Annex Chess Club, from October 15 to December 3.
Tyler Longo took first place after an upset victory in a late make-up game against the tournament leader Michael Dougherty. With the win, Tyler tied on points, and won the head-to-head tie-break to take the tournament. Congratulations, Tyler!
Bob is already talking about a Battle of Toronto II in 2013!
| # | Name | CFC rating | FIDE rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Bzikot | 1927 | 1881 | × | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2 | Michael Dougherty | 2275 | 2149 | 1 | × | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Wajdy Shebetah | 2155 | 2026 | ½ | 0 | × | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Robert J. Armstrong | 1633 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | × | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Mohammad Zaki Uddin | 1647 | - | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | × | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Marcus Wilker | 1633 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | × | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Mario Moran-Venegas | 1757 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | × | 0 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Tyler Longo | 2065 | 1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | × | 6.0 |
 Michael Dougherty |
 Zaki Uddin |
 Bob Armstrong |
 Mario Moran-Venegas |
 Tyler Longo |
 Rob Bzikot |
 Marcus Wilker |
 Wajdy Shebetah |
Next round (Dec 3):
Armstrong – Longo (played in advance),
Uddin – Shebetah,
Wilker – Dougherty,
Moran-Venegas – Bzikot.
Rd 1 (Oct 15): 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5.
Rd 2 (Oct 22): 8-5, 6-4, 7-3, 1-2.
Rd 3 (Oct 29): 2-8, 3-1, 4-7, 5-6.
Rd 4 (Nov 5): 8-6, 7-5, 1-4, 2-3.
Rd 5 (Nov 19): 3-8, 4-2, 5-1, 6-7.
Rd 6 (Nov 26): 8-7, 1-6, 2-5, 3-4.
Rd 7 (Dec 3): 4-8, 5-3, 6-2, 7-1.
Thanks to Annex CC for being a sponsor of the ” Battle ” tournament, by subsidizing their site/equipment rental fee for us. Canadian Chess Consulting Service, Tournament Organizer ( Bob Armstrong )
I wish everybody lovely tournament good luck!!!!!!
An excellent chess promotion tournament, Bob!