ACC Changing Leaves Swiss

It’s that time of year again. Despite the hot weather last weekend, the trees are starting to show us that fall is coming.

ACC Changing Leaves 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 September 17 to October 22. (Off October 8 for Thanksgiving.) New players can register on site each round by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6pm.

Round One – September 17

Round One of a Swiss tournament pits the top half of each section against the bottom half, so it’s favourites versus underdogs. Some of the underdogs who scored victories against the favourites were Lucy Gao, Yiwei Dong, Victor Stroganov, Lorne Schwartz, and Grigoris Bentley.

After a reminder before the round by George Supol, many members pitched in to help clean up tonight. Thanks, everyone!

Round Two – September 24

After two rounds, there are two-way ties for first in each section. Michael Humphreys and Sergey Noritsyn are tied for the lead with 2.0/2 in the Crown. In U1800, it’s Ayo Ogunlana and Lucy Gao in a tie for first with 2.0/2. And in U1400, it’s Alexis Stefanovic-Thomson and Ambarish Chandra tied for the lead, again with 2.0/2.

Round Three – October 1

After a draw on the top board, it’s still a two-way tie for first in the Crown between Michael Humphreys and Sergey Noritsyn. It’s the same story in U1400, with Alexis Stefanovic-Thomson and Ambarish Chandra still tied for the lead at 2.5/3. But in U1800, Lucy Gao takes sole possession of first with a perfect 3.0/3!

Round Four – October 8

In the Crown, Michael Humphreys and Sergey Noritsyn are still tied for the lead, now at 3.5/4. In U1800, Lucy Gao holds onto her lead with a draw and 3.5/4. And in U1400 Ambarish Chandra now shares his lead with Mark Patton, both at 3.0/4. See full results below.

Round Five – October 22

Join us for Round Five! New players are always welcome. Please email before 6:00, or register on site before 7:00 pm to sign up. You need both CFC and club membership, but both can be purchased from us, and we have a variety of club membership options available. If you’re already signed up, but you can’t make it, again please email before 6:00 pm to let us know so we don’t put you in the pairings.

Ranking cross-tables after Round 4

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss – Crown section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	Pts.
1	Humphreys Michael	2341	CAN	13b1	9w1	2b½	4w1	3.5
2	Noritsyn Sergey	2300	CAN	4w1	3b1	1w½	8b1	3.5
3	Southam David	2083	CAN	11b1	2w0	13b1	9w	2
4	Bitton Michael	1824	CAN	2b0	13w1	10b+	1b0	2
5	Munro Allan	2249	CAN	-½	-½	0	12b1	2
6	Guo Josh	2233	CAN	-½	-½	0	11w1	2
7	Malakhovets Sergey	2108	CAN	-½	-½	0	13w1	2
8	Ivanov Venci	1813	CAN	-½	10w½	9b½	2w0	1.5
9	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1710	CAN	-1	1b0	8w½	3b	1.5
10	Sivapathasundaram Manojh	1860	CAN	-½	8b½	4w-	0	1
11	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1734	CAN	3w0	-½	-½	6b0	1
12	Bzikot Robert	2030	CAN	-½	-½	0	5w0	1
13	Fines John	1872	CAN	1w0	4b0	3w0	7b0	0

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

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss – 1800 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	Pts.
1	Gao Lucy	1479	CAN	17b1	10w1	5w1	3b½	3.5
2	Jevtic Dragan	1630	CAN	6b0	11w1	12b1	9w1	3
3	Baguinat Danilo	1657	CAN	7w½	23b1	6w1	1w½	3
4	Bentley Robert	1607	CAN	19b0	22w1	20b1	7w½	2.5
5	Ogunlana Ayo	1586	CAN	21b1	20w1	1b0	10w½	2.5
6	Schwartz Lorne	1496	CAN	2w1	-½	3b0	16w1	2.5
7	Armstrong Robert J.	1519	CAN	3b½	16w1	-½	4b½	2.5
8	Daldal Erdem	1652	CAN	-½	-½	19w1	-½	2.5
9	Saltat Michael	1600	CAN	20b0	21w1	17b1	2b0	2
10	Chen Sihao	1606	CAN	15w1	1b0	14w½	5b½	2
11	Wagner Robert	1590	CAN	23w½	2b0	15w½	19b1	2
12	Dixon Javier	1430	CAN	-½	-½	2w0	21b1	2
13	Deol Gagandeep	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	20w1	2
14	Supol George	1390	CAN	-½	-½	10b½	-½	2
15	Grisar Charlie	1406	CAN	10b0	17w0	11b½	23w1	1.5
16	Kalmanson Evgeny	1395	CAN	-½	7b0	23w1	6b0	1.5
17	Ramesh Bharath	1619	CAN	1w0	15b1	9w0	-½	1.5
18	Dong Yiwei	1459	CAN	22b1	-½	21w0	0	1.5
19	Stroganov Victor	1409	CAN	4w1	-½	8b0	11w0	1.5
20	Minhas Usman Afzal	1400	CAN	9w1	5b0	4w0	13b0	1
21	Belanger Colton	1291	CAN	5w0	9b0	18b1	12w0	1
22	Tran Dennis	1578	CAN	18w0	4b0	0	-1	1
23	Lambert Peter	1321	CAN	11b½	3w0	16b0	15b0	0.5

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

ACC Changing Leaves Swiss – U1400 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	Pts.
1	Chandra Ambarish	1135	CAN	6w1	2b1	4b½	3w½	3
2	Patton Mark A.	1167	CAN	15b1	1w0	17b1	4w1	3
3	Noritsyn Ivan	1015	CAN	4b0	5w1	16b1	1b½	2.5
4	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1313	CAN	3w1	12b1	1w½	2b0	2.5
5	D’Souza Carina	762	CAN	7w½	3b0	19w1	12b1	2.5
6	Kamnitzer Benjamin	975	CAN	1b0	19w1	18b1	7w0	2
7	Teram Eli	1027	CAN	5b½	11w0	-½	6b1	2
8	Stroganov Valery	1265	CAN	-½	-½	14w1	0	2
9	Lillico Margarita	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	16w1	2
10	Ohapkin Yuval	1232	CAN	-½	13b0	15w1	0	1.5
11	Rogers John A	1216	CAN	-½	7b1	0	0	1.5
12	Bentley Grigoris	721	CAN	19b1	4w0	-½	5w0	1.5
13	Weng David	1184	CAN	-½	10w1	0	0	1.5
14	Denning Keith	1254	CAN	-½	-½	8b0	-½	1.5
15	Wang Sophia	1007	CAN	2w0	-½	10b0	19b½	1
16	Mak Logan	783	CAN	-½	-½	3w0	9b0	1
17	Tuong Rose	974	CAN	-½	-½	2w0	0	1
18	Guan Marie	653	CAN	-½	-½	6w0	0	1
19	Souchko Larissa	1024	CAN	12w0	6b0	5b0	15w½	0.5