TIFF is under way, all the stars are in Toronto, and ACC is launching our Chess on Film tournament to celebrate the many times our royal game has graced the silver screen.

Share your favourite chess movie moment in the comments below.

This is a five-round CFC-rated tournament in four sections, Masters, U2200, U1800, and U1400. Time control is 90 min/side with a 30-s increment. The round starts at 7:30 pm every Monday night Sept 11 to Oct 16, except Thanksgiving Mon Oct 9. Register on site by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6.

Round One – Sept 11

In the Crown, Sergey Malakhovets beats Sergey Noritsyn to take a share of the lead, while Daniel Zotkin eventually converts in a long battle with Dave Southam to join him at 1.0/1. In U2200, with two draws and a bye, the whole section is tied up at 0.5/1. In U1800, all the results are decisive, including some rating upsets as Salim Belcadi, Tony Yueh, and Sihao Chen join the winners. In U1400, there are no upsets, but Anna Boyce and Alex Moiseev manage to hold against higher rated opponents.

Round Two – Sept 18

Sergey Noritsyn is playing in the WYCC in Uruguay – Good luck, Sergey!

Meanwhile, Michael Humphreys makes a cameo appearance in the Masters and ends up tied for the lead at 1.5/2 as Sergey Malakhovets and Lidong Wang draw. In U2200, Shawn Talsma and Shafkat Ali break away from the tie to lead the section with 1.5/2. In U1800, Hooshang Ab-Barin, Bob Armstrong, and Tony Yueh all win to take a three-way tie at 2.0/2. Finally, in U1400, Michael Saltat and Bill Randle both win to share the lead at 2.0/2.

Round Three – Sept 25

In U1400, a couple of relatively new tournament players win their first ever tournament games. Congratulations on your victories tonight, Linda Hibbard and Anna Boyce! Meanwhile, leading the section with a perfect 3.0/3 is Michael Saltat.

Bob Armstrong wins his third straight to take sole first in the U1800 section at 3.0/3. In U2200, it is Shawn Talsma, with a win to lead the section at 2.5/3. And in the Masters, Michael Humphreys takes the starring role with a victory on Board 1 to lead the tournament with 2.5/3.

Round Four – Oct 2

In the Masters, a long battle on Board 1 finally results in a draw, leaving Michael Humphreys still in the lead by half a point at 3.0/4. In U2200, Shawn Talsma wins again to keep a full point lead at 3.5/4. Meanwhile, Bob Armstrong and Michael Saltat stay perfect to lead with 4.0/4 in the U1800 and U1400, respectively.

See full results below and on the Chess-Results server.

Off-week – Oct 9

The club is CLOSED for Thanksgiving. All club activities are cancelled, to resume Oct 16.

Round Five – Oct 16

In the Masters section, a number of byes in the last round leave only Sergey Noritsyn and Dave Southam playing. With the win, Sergey keeps Dave at 2.0/5, allowing Michael Humphreys to win the tournament with 3.0/5. Congratulations, Michael!

In U2200, pairing becomes difficult in the last round and leader Shawn Talsma, up by a full point already is forced to take the TD Bye, to finish with 4.5/5. Congratulations, Shawn!

In U1800, leader Bob Armstrong is upset by Lorne Schwartz, allowing Hooshang Ab-Barin to finish tied for the lead at 4.0/5. Congratulations, Bob and Hooshang!

Finally, in U1400, Michael Saltat finishes a perfect tournament with yet another win, to take the section with 5.0/5. Nicely done, Michael!

Our next club tournament is the ACC “No Snow Please” Swiss, starting October 23.

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Final Ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – Masters

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Humphreys Michael	2337	CAN	-½	8w1	3b1	2w½	0	3
2	Li William	2128	CAN	-½	-½	4w1	1b½	0	2.5
3	Malakhovets Sergey	2248	CAN	5b1	7w½	1w0	4b½	0	2
4	Zotkin Daniel	2233	CAN	6w1	-½	2b0	3w½	0	2
5	Noritsyn Sergey	2220	CAN	3w0	0	0	8b+	6b1	2
6	Southam David	2214	CAN	4b0	-½	8w1	-½	5w0	2
7	Wang Lidong	2110	CAN	-½	3b½	-½	-½	0	2
8	Calvelo Jelvis	2128	CAN	-½	1b0	6b0	5w-	0	0.5

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U2200

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Talsma Shawn	1923	CAN	5b½	2w1	3b1	4w1	-1	4.5
2	Liu Harry	1705	CAN	4w½	1b0	6w½	-1	3b1	3
3	Ali Shafkat	1744	CAN	-½	4b1	1w0	7b1	2w0	2.5
4	Fines John	1926	CAN	2b½	3w0	-1	1b0	5w1	2.5
5	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1718	CAN	1w½	-½	-½	6b1	4b0	2.5
6	McSherry Peter	1877	CAN	-½	-½	2b½	5w0	0	1.5
7	Ferreira Alex T.	2096	CAN	-½	-½	0	3w0	0	1

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U1800

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Armstrong Robert J.	1546	CAN	20b1	3w1	2w1	10b1	11w0	4
2	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1675	CAN	14b1	13w1	1b0	7w1	9w+	4
3	Chen Sihao	1422	CAN	11w1	1b0	9b½	6w1	7b1	3.5
4	Diemer Ulli	1634	CAN	-½	-½	0	11b1	12w1	3
5	Chertkow Matthew	1424	CAN	6b1	-½	11w1	-½	0	3
6	Jevtic Dragan	1602	CAN	5w0	14b1	13w½	3b0	16w1	2.5
7	Yueh Tony	1410	CAN	9b1	21w1	-½	2b0	3w0	2.5
8	Liao Run Ming	0	CAN	-½	12w1	10b0	16b1	0	2.5
9	Ogunlana Ayo	1584	CAN	7w0	16b1	3w½	21w1	2b-	2.5
10	Belcadi Salim	1424	CAN	17b1	-½	8w1	1w0	0	2.5
11	Schwartz Lorne	1591	CAN	3b0	20w1	5b0	4w0	1b1	2
12	Ramesh Bharath	1632	CAN	-½	8b0	-½	18w1	4b0	2
13	Abbarin Shabnam	1460	CAN	19w1	2b0	6b½	0	14w½	2
14	Kalmanson Evgeny	1439	CAN	2w0	6w0	20b1	-½	13b½	2
15	Gryn Maksym	1597	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	18b1	2
16	Li Kevin Yunhong	1563	CAN	-½	9w0	21b1	8w0	6b0	1.5
17	Pell Richard	1356	CAN	10w0	0	0	0	20w1	1
18	Guo Haotong Hazel	1378	CAN	-½	-½	0	12b0	15w0	1
19	Supol George	1360	CAN	13b0	-½	-½	0	0	1
20	Shogilev Sandon	1370	CAN	1w0	11b0	14w0	-½	17b0	0.5
21	Patton Mark A.	1303	CAN	-½	7b0	16w0	9b0	0	0.5

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Chess on Film Swiss – U1400

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Saltat Michael	1293	CAN	6w1	11b1	5b1	2w1	4b1	5
2	Lambert Peter	1171	CAN	13w½	16b1	15w1	1b0	7w1	3.5
3	Moiseev Alex	769	CAN	16w½	7b1	9w0	18b1	5w½	3
4	Panayotou Paul	1195	CAN	-½	-½	11w1	9b1	1w0	3
5	Randle Bill	1183	CAN	22b1	20w+	1w0	-½	3b½	3
6	Souchko Larissa	988	CAN	1b0	22w½	18b0	19w1	17b1	2.5
7	Dong Yiwei	1237	CAN	-½	3w0	12b1	17w1	2b0	2.5
8	Stroganov Victor	1193	CAN	-½	15b0	21w1	0	11w1	2.5
9	Ai Amy	1181	CAN	-½	17w1	3b1	4w0	0	2.5
10	Pancer Jeff	1014	CAN	-½	13b1	0	0	16w1	2.5
11	Noritsyn Ivan	1053	CAN	19b1	1w0	4b0	20w+	8b0	2
12	Tuong Rose	871	CAN	-½	19b0	7w0	-½	21b1	2
13	Boyce Anna	847	CAN	2b½	10w0	22b1	-½	0	2
14	Matetski Konstanstin	1246	CAN	-½	-½	0	21b1	0	2
15	Denning Keith	1220	CAN	-½	8w1	2b0	-½	0	2
16	Kamnitzer Benjamin	1029	CAN	3b½	2w0	17b0	22w1	10b0	1.5
17	Zuo Roger	708	CAN	-½	9b0	16w1	7b0	6w0	1.5
18	Hibbard Linda	595	CAN	20b0	-½	6w1	3w0	0	1.5
19	Ellis Cody	887	CAN	11w0	12w1	0	6b0	0	1
20	Mavroidis George	991	CAN	18w1	5b-	0	11b-	0	1
21	Lau Joshua	743	CAN	-½	-½	8b0	14w0	12w0	1
22	Teram Eli	966	CAN	5w0	6b½	13w0	16b0	0	0.5

Check full results on the Chess-Results server.