August is a great time to relax and unwind. Chess can be a stressful game, but the opportunity to completely focus on the flow (and stress) of the game, while setting everything else aside, can also be very relaxing.

ACC Relax and Unwind Swiss is a five-round CFC-rated tournament in three sections, Crown, U1800, and U1400. Time control is 90 min/side with a 30-s increment. The round starts at 7:30 pm on Monday nights July 30 to September 10. (Off August 6 for Simcoe Day and September 3 for Labour Day.) New players can register on site each round by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6pm.

Round One – July 30

In Round One U1400 action, Carina d’Souza gets her first draw since joining the club, sacking a rook to get a perpetual. Way to go, Carina! In U1800, unrated Josh Scott scores his first victory in an official game. And in the Crown, the last game of the night is a tough match between David Cohen and Josh Guo.

Off-week – August 6

We’re off for Simcoe Day. Get away from the city to “relax and unwind” for the long weekend. Or alternatively, stay and take part in Toronto’s annual Caribana festival – where di gyal dem whine up! A million tourists can’t be wrong. The Grand Parade is on Saturday August 4.

Round Two – August 13

Big thanks to Keith Denning for filling in behind the desk, and Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy for helping out! Results may not be available till next week.

Round Three – August 20

In the Crown section, Dave Southam has sole first with a perfect 3.0/3.
In U1800, Bharath Ramesh is defeated on top board, leaving a tie for first between Charlie Grisar and Dragan Jevtic with 2.5/3.
Meanwhile, in U1400, Peter Lambert is alone in first with a perfect 3.0/3.

Round Four – August 27

Through four rounds, it’s Dave Southam in the lead with 4.0/4, after we apparently missed his opponent’s bye request. In U1800, it’s Dragan Jevtic in clear first with 3.5/4. And in U1400, it’s Peter Lambert in the lead with 4.0/4. One more round to go, after a break for the 2018 Toronto Open.

Round Five – September 10

The final results see Dave Southam taking another ACC tournament, with a perfect 5.0/5. In U1800, Dragan Jevtic coasts into the lead with 3.5/5 and a better second tie break (more wins) than Arthur Terra Schneider. And in U1400, Peter Lambert posts a perfect 5.0/5 and gains almost 150 rating points. Congratulations to all the winners!

See full results below!

Next week is Round One of the ACC Changing Leaves Swiss

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Final Ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC Relax and Unwind Swiss – Crown section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Southam David	2108	CAN	9b1	14w1	6b1	-1	8w1	5
2	Noritsyn Sergey	2282	CAN	11w1	-½	5b0	13w1	3b1	3.5
3	Fines John	1885	CAN	6w0	15b1	16w1	4b1	2w0	3
4	Malakhovets Sergey	2158	CAN	8w1	7b½	-½	3w0	9b1	3
5	Munro Allan	2229	CAN	-½	-1	2w1	-½	0	3
6	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1692	CAN	3b1	-½	1w0	-½	15b½	2.5
7	Guo Josh	2234	CAN	12b1	4w½	-½	-½	0	2.5
8	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1727	CAN	4b0	-½	-½	15w1	1b0	2
9	Tavana Joseph	1721	CAN	1w0	-½	-½	11b1	4w0	2
10	Malmsten Erik	1938	CAN	15w1	-½	0	-½	0	2
11	Bitton Michael	1882	CAN	2b0	12w0	15b½	9w0	17w1	1.5
12	Cohen David	1872	CAN	7w0	11b1	-½	0	0	1.5
13	Ferreira Alex T.	2090	CAN	-½	-½	-½	2b0	0	1.5
14	Baki Shaumik	1730	CAN	-½	1b0	-½	-½	0	1.5
15	Daldal Erdem	1684	CAN	10b0	3w0	11w½	8b0	6w½	1
16	Subramanian Arun	1981	CAN	-½	-½	3b0	0	0	1
17	Sivapathasundaram Manojh	1833	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	11b0	1

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Relax and Unwind Swiss – U1800 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Jevtic Dragan	1588	CAN	-½	3w1	8b1	4w1	0	3.5
2	Terra Arthur Schneider	1539	CAN	-½	19b1	10w½	8w1	14b½	3.5
3	Scott Josh	1500	CAN	10w1	1b0	6b0	17w1	11b1	3
4	Grisar Charlie	1337	CAN	-½	22b1	14w1	1b0	5w½	3
5	Belcadi Salim	1653	CAN	11w1	-½	-½	-½	4b½	3
6	Dixon Javier	1445	CAN	-½	16b½	3w1	14b+	0	3
7	Wagner Robert	1608	CAN	9w1	-½	-½	-½	15b0	2.5
8	Ramesh Bharath	1624	CAN	16w1	12b1	1w0	2b0	0	2
9	Stroganov Victor	1445	CAN	7b0	10b0	20w1	18w1	0	2
10	Bathaie Sina	1618	CAN	3b0	9w1	2b½	-½	0	2
11	Gao Lucy	1509	CAN	5b0	-½	19w½	20b1	3w0	2
12	Saltat Michael	1602	CAN	-1	8w0	0	0	21b1	2
13	Ogunlana Ayo	1577	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	18b1	2
14	Tran Dennis	1519	CAN	-½	18w1	4b0	6w-	2w½	2
15	Minhas Usman Afzal	1300	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	7w1	2
16	Bentley Robert	1643	CAN	8b0	6w½	18b½	-1	0	2
17	Gao William (zhimao)	1529	CAN	-½	-½	-½	3b0	0	1.5
18	Kalmanson Evgeny	1417	CAN	-½	14b0	16w½	9b0	13w0	1
19	Armstrong Robert J.	1530	CAN	-½	2w0	11b½	0	0	1
20	Supol George	1445	CAN	-½	-½	9b0	11w0	0	1
21	Dong Yiwei	1423	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	12w0	1
22	Na Kevin	0	CAN	-½	4w0	0	0	0	0.5

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.

ACC Relax and Unwind Swiss – U1400 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Lambert Peter	1173	CAN	5b1	14w1	3b1	6w1	4w1	5
2	Belanger Colton	1298	CAN	10b1	3w½	6b0	12w1	13b1	3.5
3	Davies Philip	1267	CAN	7w1	2b½	1w0	17b1	11w1	3.5
4	Chandra Ambarish	1120	CAN	18w1	-½	15b1	24w1	1b0	3.5
5	Souchko Larissa	966	CAN	1w0	18b1	10w½	-½	23b1	3
6	Stroganov Valery	1117	CAN	14b½	16w1	2w1	1b0	0	2.5
7	Teram Eli	999	CAN	3b0	24w1	13b1	-½	0	2.5
8	Baguinat Danilo	0	CAN	-½	15b1	0	0	20w1	2.5
9	Moiseev Alex	1199	CAN	-½	-½	19w1	-½	0	2.5
10	Noritsyn Ivan	1045	CAN	2w0	-½	5b½	11b0	19w1	2
11	Huang Justin	780	CAN	-½	-½	12b0	10w1	3b0	2
12	Lau Joshua	985	CAN	-½	-½	11w1	2b0	0	2
13	Huang Ivan	825	CAN	-½	-½	7w0	18b1	2w0	2
14	D’souza Carina	655	CAN	6w½	1b0	0	-½	21w1	2
15	Terra Enzo Schneider	1350	CAN	-½	8w0	4w0	19b1	0	1.5
16	Supol George	1445	CAN	-½	6b0	0	-1	0	1.5
17	Parkes Daniel	0	CAN	-½	-½	-½	3w0	0	1.5
18	Bentley Grigoris	0	CAN	4b0	5w0	24b1	13w0	0	1
19	Guan Marie	617	CAN	-½	-½	9b0	15w0	10b0	1
20	Rogers John A	1218	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	8b0	1
21	Kamnitzer Benjamin	1001	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	14b0	1
22	Patton Mark A.	1167	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	0	1
23	Wang Jaden	758	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	5w0	1
24	Brent-Hurst Liam	785	CAN	0	7b0	18w0	4b0	0	0

Updated results are also available on the Chess-Results server.