Annex Chess Club hosted the 2014 Toronto Closed Chess Championship March 17 to May 12.
An 8-player Round Robin Championship that goes back to the early days of chess in this city, the Toronto Closed sees the top 8 Greater Toronto Area players play 7 rounds of all-play-all to determine the Champion. The event is sanctioned by the Greater Toronto Chess League.
Last year’s winner was Michael Song. This year, Victor Plotkin won with an impressive 6.0/7 (+5 –0 =2), finishing one-and-a-half points ahead of Song, who placed second with 4.5/7.
The next 8 players (as ranked by CFC rating) play in a Reserve Section, with the Reserve winner earning a berth in the following year’s Championship. This year’s Reserve winner, on tie-break over Dave Southam, is Andrei Moffat. Both scored 5.0/7, but Moffat won the head-to-head game. Tie-breaks, if necessary to determine a winner, are (1) direct encounter, (2) greater number of wins, (3) Sonneborn-Berger. Prize money is determined solely by points.
The two sections are FIDE-rated. Arbiters were Francis Rodrigues and Tyler Longo. Rounds were played on consecutive Monday nights at 7:30 pm, except April 21 (Easter Monday). May 5 was a make-up week for postponed games, and the last round was May 12. Grab a 2014 Toronto Closed Flyer for full details.
Cross table – Toronto Closed Championship
#
Player
CFC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
total
1
Geordie Derraugh
2368
×
0
0
1
1
0
0
½
2.5
2
Mark Plotkin
2247
1
×
0
0
½
0
0
1
2.5
3
Michael Song
2416
1
1
×
1
0
½
0
1
4.5
4
Michael Barron
2275
0
1
0
×
½
0
½
0
2.0
5
FM Michael Humphreys
2308
0
½
1
½
×
0
1
0
3.0
6
FM Victor Plotkin
2406
1
1
½
1
1
×
1
½
6.0
7
Digeng Du
2286
1
1
1
½
0
0
×
0
3.5
8
Yuanchen Zhang
2305
½
0
0
1
1
½
1
×
4.0
Cross table – Toronto Closed Reserve
#
Player
CFC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
total
1
Alexandre Michelashvili
1988
×
½
1
½
0
0
0
½
2.5
2
Daniel Wiebe
2096
½
×
1
0
0
½
½
½
3.0
3
Bill Evans
2039
0
0
×
1
0
1
1
½
3.5
4
Andrei Moffat
2180
½
1
0
×
1
1
1
½
5.0
5
David Southam
2221
1
1
1
0
×
1
0
1
5.0
6
Dmitry Chernik
1954
1
½
0
0
0
×
1
1
3.5
7
Pavel Peev
2221
1
½
0
0
1
0
×
1
3.5
8
Miroslav Stefanovic
2044
½
½
½
½
0
0
0
×
2.0
Pairings and Results
Results for Round 1. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – March 17
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
½
½
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
2
Mark Plotkin (2247)
0
1
Digeng Du (2286)
3
Michael Song (2416)
½
½
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
4
Michael Barron (2275)
½
½
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
Results for Round 1. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – March 17
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
½
½
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
6
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
½
½
Pavel Peev (2221)
7
Bill Evans (2039)
1
0
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
8
Andrei Moffat (2180)
1
0
David Southam (2221)
Results for Round 2. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – March 24
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
1
0
Michael Barron (2275)
2
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
1
0
Michael Song (2416)
3
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
1
0
Mark Plotkin (2247)
4
Digeng Du (2286)
1
0
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
Results for Round 2. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – March 24
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
½
½
Andrei Moffat (2180)
6
David Southam (2221)
1
0
Bill Evans (2039)
7
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
½
½
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
8
Pavel Peev (2221)
1
0
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
Results for Round 3. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – March 31
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
Digeng Du (2286)
0
1
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
2
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
0
1
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
3
Mark Plotkin (2247)
½
½
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
4
Michael Song (2416)
1
0
Michael Barron (2275)
Results for Round 3. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – March 31
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
Pavel Peev (2221)
1
0
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
6
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
0
1
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
7
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
0
1
David Southam (2221)
8
Bill Evans (2039)
1
0
Andrei Moffat (2180)
Results for Round 4. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – April 7
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
0
1
Michael Song (2416)
2
Michael Barron (2275)
1
0
Mark Plotkin (2247)
3
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
0
1
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
4
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
1
0
Digeng Du (2286)
Results for Round 4. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – April 7
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
½
½
Bill Evans (2039)
6
Andrei Moffat (2180)
1
0
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
7
David Southam (2221)
1
0
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
8
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
1
0
Pavel Peev (2221)
Results for Round 5. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – April 14
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
½
½
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
2
Digeng Du (2286)
0
1
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
3
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
1
0
Michael Barron (2275)
4
Mark Plotkin (2247)
0
1
Michael Song (2416)
Results for Round 5. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – April 14
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
1
0
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
6
Pavel Peev (2221)
1
0
David Southam (2221)
7
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
½
½
Andrei Moffat (2180)
8
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
1
0
Bill Evans (2039)
Results for Round 6. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – April 28
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
0
1
Mark Plotkin (2247)
2
Michael Song (2416)
1
0
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
3
Michael Barron (2275)
½
½
Digeng Du (2286)
4
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
0
1
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
Results for Round 6. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – April 28
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
½
½
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
6
Bill Evans (2039)
0
1
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
7
Andrei Moffat (2180)
1
0
Pavel Peev (2221)
8
David Southam (2221)
1
0
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
Make-up Games. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – May 5
V. Plotkin – Zhang (Rd 5) ½-½ played Friday May 9
M. Plotkin – Song (Rd 5) 0-1
Make-up Games. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – May 5
Moffat – Wiebe (Rd 4) 1-0 played previous Friday May 2
Moffat – Peev (Rd 6) 1-0
Results for Round 7. 2014 Toronto Closed: Championship – May 12
Bd
White
Result
Black
1
FM Michael Humphreys (2308)
0
1
Yuanchen Zhang (2283)
2
FM Victor Plotkin (2406)
1
0
Michael Barron (2275)
3
Digeng Du (2286)
1
0
Michael Song (2416)
4
Geordie Derraugh (2368)
0
1
Mark Plotkin (2247)
Results for Round 7. 2014 Toronto Closed: Reserve – May 12
Bd
White
Result
Black
5
David Southam (2221)
1
0
Miroslav Stefanovic (2044)
6
Dmitry Chernik (1954)
0
1
Andrei Moffat (2180)
7
Pavel Peev (2221)
0
1
Bill Evans (2039)
8
Alexandre Michelashvili (1988)
½
½
Daniel Wiebe (2096)
Previous winners: 2013 Michael Song
2012 Artiom Samsonkin
2011 Victor Plotkin
2010 Victor Plotkin
2009 Michael Barron
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Who is Francis Rodrigues? I don’t think I saw anyone there but Tyler but Tyler did a great job directing the Closed and Reserves. Thank you Tyler and Marcus for a well run tournament.
Who is Francis Rodrigues? I don’t think I saw anyone there but Tyler but Tyler did a great job directing the Closed and Reserves. Thank you Tyler and Marcus for a well run tournament.