It’s been a warm October, but with the end of daylight savings time the nights are suddenly darker and soon the city will start to freeze over.
Toronto chess players are celebrating the dark nights and sub-zero temperatures by playing in the ACC Sub-Zero Swiss. This club tournament runs on five Monday nights – November 7 to December 5 – in three sections: Crown, U1900, U1500. (Check the club page for more on how our regular tournaments work.)
Rounds in the tournament start at 7:30 pm each Monday, and new players are welcome to join in any round – or even to drop in for just one round – but please register by 7:00 pm to make sure you’re paired.
Round One – November 7
Thirty-two players are signed up for Round One, and more will probably join by Round Two. New players are welcome to join in any round!
In the Crown section, Michael Humphreys, William Li, and Jelvis Calvelo are victorious, and will enter Rd 2 with a full 1.0/1.
In U1900, Nika Akophyan, Hooshang Ab-Barin, Bharath Ramesh, and Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy earn the full point, and enter Rd 2 in a four-way tie.
And in U1500, Dragan Jevtic, Mark Patton, Kevin Li and Tal Zisckind are the four victors who will battle for the lead in Rd 2.
Round Two – November 14
Under a full moon and with the World Chess Championship in full swing, half a dozen new players join in Round 2, including three new players in the Crown section. On top board, Michael Humphreys beats William Li, while Jelvis Calvelo beats Peter McSherry. Humphreys and Calvelo enter Rd 3 tied for the lead at 2.0/2.
In U1900, Nika Akophyan beats Hoosang Ab-Barin, while Vigneswaramoorthy and Ramesh take byes, so Akophyan is alone in first with the only perfect 2-0 record.
And in U1500, Dragan Jevtic and Kevin Li earn a full point to head into Rd 3 tied at 2.0/2.
Round Three – November 21
Sunday is the Toronto Santa Claus parade, our first snow is perfect for the occasion, and the Sub-Zero Swiss finally lives up to its name! Only three players in the tournament are still perfect through three rounds, and they lead each of the three sections.
In the Crown, Michael Humphreys defeats Lambert Liu to make it a perfect 3.0/3, pulling ahead of Jelvis Calvelo, who takes a bye.
In U1900 play, Nika Akophyan beats Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy to maintain a perfect 3.0/3 and hold sole possession of first place.
And in U1500, it’s Kevin Li, with a win over co-leader Dragan Jevtic, who takes sole first with a perfect 3.0/3.
Two more rounds to go. Will the leaders take it all the way? Will they stay perfect through two more games?
Round Four – November 28
In the Crown, Michael Humphreys draws, but it’s still enough to stay in clear first at 3.5/4 as William Li stands alone in second with 3.0/4
In U1900, Bharath Ramesh takes out leader, Nika Akophyan, while Hooshang Ab-Barin defeats Bob Armstrong, so there is now a 3-way tie for first at 3.0/4.
Finally, in U1500, Kevin Li is mistakenly paired with a player who had withdrawn, so he takes a full-point bye to stay in first at 4.0/4. He earns it the hard way, though, by winning his game in the middle section, where he makes a cameo appearance.
Round Five – December 5
Round 5 is the last round! See final results below.
Games of the Week
A new tournament starts next week – the ACC New Year Swiss
Final ranking cross-tables after Round 5
ACC Sub-Zero Swiss Crown
Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1.Rd | 2.Rd | 3.Rd | 4.Rd | 5.Rd | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Humphreys Michael | 2329 | CAN | 4b1 | 2w1 | 13b1 | 5w½ | 3b½ | 4 |
2 | Li William | 2155 | CAN | 15w1 | 1b0 | 11w1 | 10b1 | 6w1 | 4 |
3 | Calvelo Jelvis | 2188 | CAN | 11b1 | 14w1 | -½ | -½ | 1w½ | 3.5 |
4 | Malakhovets Sergey | 2032 | CAN | 1w0 | 15b1 | 7w1 | 6b0 | 10w1 | 3 |
5 | Noritsyn Sergey | 2152 | CAN | 10b½ | -½ | 8w1 | 1b½ | 7w½ | 3 |
6 | England Max | 2024 | CAN | 7b½ | 10w½ | 14b½ | 4w1 | 2b0 | 2.5 |
7 | Southam David | 2201 | CAN | 6w½ | -½ | 4b0 | 13w1 | 5b½ | 2.5 |
8 | Washimkar Arhant | 1931 | CAN | -½ | 9w½ | 5b0 | 11b½ | 14w1 | 2.5 |
9 | Zotkin Daniel | 2188 | CAN | -½ | 8b½ | -½ | 0 | 13w1 | 2.5 |
10 | Qiao Cindy | 1864 | CAN | 5w½ | 6b½ | 12w1 | 2w0 | 4b0 | 2 |
11 | Fines John | 2013 | CAN | 3w0 | -1 | 2b0 | 8w½ | 12b½ | 2 |
12 | Ugodnikov Arkadiy | 1825 | CAN | 14b½ | 13w0 | 10b0 | -1 | 11w½ | 2 |
13 | Liu Zhanhe (lambert) | 1959 | CAN | -½ | 12b1 | 1w0 | 7b0 | 9b0 | 1.5 |
14 | Mcsherry Peter | 2135 | CAN | 12w½ | 3b0 | 6w½ | -½ | 8b0 | 1.5 |
15 | Mendoza Armand Jess | 1923 | CAN | 2b0 | 4w0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Check latest results on the chess-results server.
ACC Sub-Zero Swiss U1900
Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1.Rd | 2.Rd | 3.Rd | 4.Rd | 5.Rd | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Akophyan Nika | 1751 | CAN | 5w1 | 2b1 | 7w1 | 3b0 | 6w1 | 4 |
2 | Ab-Barin Hooshang | 1592 | CAN | 11w1 | 1w0 | 12b1 | 6b1 | 10w1 | 4 |
3 | Ramesh Bharath | 1675 | CAN | 4w1 | -½ | -½ | 1w1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Giffen Glenn | 1538 | CAN | 3b0 | 5b1 | -½ | -½ | 7w½ | 2.5 |
5 | Diemer Ulli | 1626 | CAN | 1b0 | 4w0 | 11b1 | 8w0 | 12b1 | 2 |
6 | Armstrong Robert J. | 1646 | CAN | 12b½ | 13w1 | -½ | 2w0 | 1b0 | 2 |
7 | Vigneswaramoorthy Vinorth | 1644 | CAN | 10w1 | -½ | 1b0 | 9w0 | 4b½ | 2 |
8 | David Jean-Marc | 1417 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 0 | 5b1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Li Yun Hong (kevin) | 1292 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 0 | 7b1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Zhang Henry Xianrui | 1325 | CAN | 7b0 | -1 | -½ | 12w½ | 2b0 | 2 |
11 | Belcadi Salim | 1715 | CAN | 2b0 | 12w½ | 5w0 | -½ | -1 | 2 |
12 | Qiao Joey | 1446 | CAN | 6w½ | 11b½ | 2w0 | 10b½ | 5w0 | 1.5 |
13 | Chen Harry (siqi) | 1463 | CAN | -½ | 6b0 | -½ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Check latest results on the chess-results server.
ACC Sub-Zero Swiss U1500
Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1.Rd | 2.Rd | 3.Rd | 4.Rd | 5.Rd | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Li Yun Hong (kevin) | 1292 | CAN | 10w1 | -1 | 2b1 | -1 | 6b1 | 5 |
2 | Jevtic Dragan | 1336 | CAN | 11b1 | 12w1 | 1w0 | 3b1 | 4b0 | 3 |
3 | Geddie Alex | 1045 | CAN | 13b0 | 14w1 | 12b1 | 2w0 | 7b1 | 3 |
4 | Supol George | 1376 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 0 | 5b1 | 2w1 | 3 |
5 | Kalmanson Evgeny | 1045 | CAN | 12b0 | 11w1 | 8b0 | 4w0 | 10w1 | 2 |
6 | Goldfarb Adam | 1398 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 7b1 | 0 | 1w0 | 2 |
7 | Teram Eli | 1100 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 6w0 | 11b1 | 3w0 | 2 |
8 | Ma Yue Ran | 1263 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 5w1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Finkelstein Michael | 1165 | CAN | -½ | -½ | 0 | 0 | 11w1 | 2 |
10 | Noritsyn Ivan | 941 | CAN | 1b0 | -½ | 11w0 | 12w1 | 5b0 | 1.5 |
11 | Souchko Larissa | 979 | CAN | 2w0 | 5b0 | 10b1 | 7w0 | 9b0 | 1 |
12 | Patton Mark A. | 1390 | CAN | 5w1 | 2b0 | 3w0 | 10b0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Zisckind Tal | 1367 | CAN | 3w1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Pancer Jeff | 1072 | CAN | -½ | 3b0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Check latest results on the chess-results server.
Hi, I was just wondering about the pairing system, are the priorities of the pairings colours or highest rating?
I think it will shuffle players in the point group to balance colours.