Our new club tournament starts November 5. Whether because we’re fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones – now finished its 7th season and also available on Crave, or just because it’s November and we live in Toronto… Winter is indeed coming!

ACC Winter is Coming 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 November 5 to December 10 (off November 12 when ACC is completely closed). New players can register on site each round by 7 pm. Email registration or bye requests before 6pm.

Round One – November 5

Forty players have signed up for Round One. The first round of a Swiss tournament always sees match-ups between favourites and underdogs, and a few underdogs usually defeat their higher-rated opponents.

Tonight, the favourites are dominant, but in U1400, rating underdog Ivan Noritsyn (1019) defeats Alexis Stefanovich-Thompson (1289).

Off week – November 12

ACC is closed

Round Two – November 19

In the Crown, there’s a 3-way tie among Michael Humphreys, Josh Guo, and Sergey Malakhovets, all with 2.0/2. In U1800, it’s Sihao Chen, Michael Saltat, and Bharath Ramesh tied for the lead with 2.0/2. And in U1400, Margarita Lillico and Ivan Noritsyn are tied for first with 2.0/2.

Round Three – November 26

In the Crown, Michael Humphreys and Josh Guo take byes and remain tied for the lead with 2.5/3. In U1800, Michael Saltat takes the lead with a perfect 3.0/3. And in U1400, Margarita Lillico too is now alone in first with a perfect 3.0/3.

Round Four – December 3

The club meets for the first time at our new location at 459 Bloor W (at Major). There may still be a couple kinks to work out around how best to set up in the new space, but by and large, it’s a smooth launch.

The new space brings new section leaders. In U1800, Sihao Chen defeats Michael Saltat on top board to take first with 3.5/4. So too, in U1400, Bill Randle scores a win against Margarita Lillico to take the lead at 3.5/4. In the Crown, though, Michael Humphreys keeps his top spot with another win for 3.5/4.

In the final game of the night, George Supol battles hard for a win against Arkadiy Ugodnikov, but in the end it’s a draw.

See full results below.

Round Five – December 10

For our second night at the new space, we’ve adjusted the set-up so all the tournament games are inside the rooms, with only casual games in the open area. We’re also planning to decorate the open area with an ACC bulletin board and permanent chess posters on the walls – image suggestions are welcome.

In the final round, Michael Humphreys takes the Crown, finishing with 4.5/5; Sihao Chen takes the U1800, finishing with 4.5/5; and Bill Randle takes the U1400, finishing with 4.5/5. Congratulations to all the winners!

See you this weekend at Hart House, and join us next week for our last night of chess for 2018 and our annual Holiday Rapid!

New players are always welcome!

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Final Ranking cross-tables after Round 5

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss – Crown section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Humphreys Michael	2329	CAN	8b1	6w1	-½	2b1	10w1	4.5
2	Malakhovets Sergey	2120	CAN	5b1	16w1	7b0	1w0	9b1	3
3	Guo Josh	2234	CAN	9b1	7w1	-½	-½	0	3
4	Evans Bill	2108	CAN	-½	-½	0	5b1	8w1	3
5	Ab-Barin Hooshang	1708	CAN	2w0	15b1	6b½	4w0	12b1	2.5
6	Southam David	2130	CAN	12w1	1b0	5w½	10b0	14w1	2.5
7	Noritsyn Sergey	2301	CAN	15w1	3b0	2w1	0	0	2
8	Bzikot Robert	2032	CAN	1w0	13b½	12w1	-½	4b0	2
9	Bitton Michael	1855	CAN	3w0	12b½	13w½	15b1	2w0	2
10	Munro Allan	2268	CAN	-½	-½	0	6w1	1b0	2
11	Gao William (zhimao)	1581	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	15w1	2
12	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1718	CAN	6b0	9w½	8b0	-1	5w0	1.5
13	Garduno Vidal Omar	2132	MEX	-½	8w½	9b½	0	0	1.5
14	Qarshiev Umidjon	1900	CAN	-½	-½	0	0	6b0	1
15	Deol Gagan Deep	1891	CAN	7b0	5w0	-½	9w0	11b0	0.5
16	Ferreira Alex T.	2095	CAN	-½	2b0	0	0	0	0.5

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

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss – U1800 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Chen Sihao	1630	CAN	5b1	11w1	9b½	2w1	10b1	4.5
2	Saltat Michael	1582	CAN	3b1	19w1	14w1	1b0	5b1	4
3	Lambert Peter	1304	CAN	2w0	-½	19b1	14b1	9w1	3.5
4	Belanger Colton	1351	CAN	11b0	6w1	15b1	5w0	12b1	3
5	Grisar Charlie	1440	CAN	1w0	17b1	13w1	4b1	2w0	3
6	Furrow Matthew	1640	CAN	-½	4b0	17w1	-½	11b1	3
7	Ramesh Bharath	1608	CAN	20b1	18w+	0	11w1	0	3
8	Wagner Robert	1560	CAN	18b0	20w1	11b0	-½	15w1	2.5
9	Ogunlana Ayo	1615	CAN	-½	12b1	1w½	-½	3b0	2.5
10	Supol George	1403	CAN	-½	-½	20b1	16b½	1w0	2.5
11	Gao Lucy	1591	CAN	4w1	1b0	8w1	7b0	6w0	2
12	Patton Mark A.	1204	CAN	13b½	9w0	-½	17b1	4w0	2
13	Armstrong Robert J.	1574	CAN	12w½	-½	5b0	20w1	0	2
14	Stroganov Victor	1374	CAN	17w1	-½	2b0	3w0	0	1.5
15	Belcadi Salim	1623	CAN	-½	-½	4w0	-½	8b0	1.5
16	Ugodnikov Arkadiy	1718	CAN	-½	-½	0	10w½	0	1.5
17	Dixon Javier	1370	CAN	14b0	5w0	6b0	12w0	20b1	1
18	Daldal Erdem	1656	CAN	8w1	7b-	0	0	0	1
19	Jevtic Dragan	1674	CAN	-½	2b0	3w0	-½	0	1
20	Kalmanson Evgeny	1365	CAN	7w0	8b0	10w0	13b0	17w0	0

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

ACC Winter is Coming Swiss – U1400 section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.
1	Randle Bill	1222	CAN	16b½	14w1	12b1	2w1	4b1	4.5
2	Lillico Margarita	1275	CAN	3w1	5b1	7w1	1b0	10w1	4
3	Kamnitzer Benjamin	969	CAN	2b0	19w1	5b½	9w1	15b1	3.5
4	Zuo Zichen (roger)	1104	CAN	-½	18b1	9b1	12w½	1w0	3
5	D’souza Carina	846	CAN	19b1	2w0	3w½	-½	11b1	3
6	Stefanovich-Thomson Alexis	1289	CAN	7b0	8w1	11b1	-½	0	2.5
7	Noritsyn Ivan	1019	CAN	6w1	10b1	2b0	0	0	2
8	Tuong Rose	966	CAN	9w0	6b0	13w1	0	12b1	2
9	Davies Philip	1243	CAN	8b1	-½	4w0	3b0	13w½	2
10	Moiseev Alex	1169	CAN	13b1	7w0	-½	-½	2b0	2
11	Guo Richard	992	CAN	-½	-½	6w0	14b1	5w0	2
12	Souchko Larissa	930	CAN	17b½	13w+	1w0	4b½	8w0	2
13	Teram Eli	1019	CAN	10w0	12b-	8b0	15w1	9b½	1.5
14	Guan Marie	666	CAN	-½	1b0	-½	11w0	0	1
15	De La Vega Gian	0	CAN	-½	-½	0	13b0	3w0	1
16	Wadhwa Rymn	913	CAN	1w½	-½	0	0	0	1
17	Rogers John A	1224	CAN	12w½	0	0	0	0	0.5
18	Cameron Asa	607	CAN	-½	4w0	0	0	0	0.5
19	Chandrasiri Dilum	0	CAN	5w0	3b0	0	0	0	0

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