The Toronto Closed Chess Championship is an eight-player Round-Robin tournament that will decide the 2013 Toronto Chess Champion. Sanctioned by the Greater Toronto Chess League, it is hosted once again this year at Annex Chess Club. Here are the results:
Toronto Closed Chess Championship
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| # | 2013 Toronto Closed Championship | CFC | FIDE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Tot |
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| 1 | Vladimir Birarov | 2242 | 2166 | × | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| 2 | FM Roman Sapozhnikov | 2411 | 2535 | 1 | × | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| 3 | FM Michael Barron | 2265 | 2179 | ½ | ½ | × | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | |||
| 4 | Lorne Yee | 2259 | 2191 | 0 | × | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 5 | Michael Song | 2354 | 2189 | 1 | × | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | |||
| 6 | FM Victor Plotkin | 2390 | 2214 | 0 | 1 | ½ | × | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| 7 | FM Michael Humphreys | 2286 | 2150 | 1 | ½ | 0 | × | 1.5 | ||||
| 8 | Stephan Tonakanian | 2136 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | × | 0.0 |
Toronto Closed – Reserves
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| # | 2013 Toronto Closed Reserves | CFC | FIDE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Tot |
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| 1 | Chris Udrea | 1952 | 0 | × | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | |||
| 2 | Roderigo Oliveira | 1937 | 0 | 0 | × | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | |||
| 3 | Mark Plotkin | 2193 | 1928 | 1 | 1 | × | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | |||
| 4 | Pepin Manalo | 1841 | 1756 | ½ | × | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1.0 | |||
| 5 | David Southam | 2179 | 2101 | 1 | × | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | |||
| 6 | Dmitry Chernik | 1889 | 1938 | 0 | 1 | 0 | × | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| 7 | Zehn Nasir | 2188 | 1889 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | × | 1.5 | |||
| 8 | Miroslav Stefanovic | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | × | 1.5 |
Round One – April 15
Toronto Closed Championship:
Birarov 1-0 Tonakanian
Sapozhnikov 0-1 Humphreys
Barron 1-0 Plotkin
Yee 0-1 Song
Toronto Closed Reserves:
Udrea 1-0 Stefanovic
Oliveira 0-1 Nasir
Plotkin 1-0 Chernik
Manalo 0-1 Southam
Games from Round 1
Round Two – April 22
Toronto Closed Championship:
Tonakanian 0-1 Song
Plotkin 1-0 Yee
Humphreys 1/2 Barron
Birarov 0-1 Sapozhnikov
Toronto Closed Reserves:
Stefanovic 1/2 Southam
Chernik 1-0 Manalo
Nasir 0-1 Plotkin
Udrea 1-0 Oliveira
Games from Round 2
Round Three – April 29
Toronto Closed Championship:
Sapozhnikov 1-0 Tonakanian
Barron 1/2 Birarov
Yee – Humphreys (postponed)
Song 1/2 Plotkin
Toronto Closed Reserves:
Oliveira 1-0 Stefanovic
Plotkin 1-0 Udrea
Manalo 1/2 Nasir
Southam 1-0 Chernik
Games from Round 3
Round Four – May 6
Toronto Closed Championship:
Tonakanian 0-1 Plotkin
Humphreys 0-1 Song
Birarov 1-0 Yee
Sapozhnikov 1/2 Barron
Toronto Closed Reserves:
Stefanovic 1-0 Chernik
Nasir 0-1 Southam
Udrea 1/2 Manalo
Oliveira 0-1 Plotkin
Games from Round 3
Round Five – May 13
Toronto Closed Championship:
Barron – Tonakanian
Yee – Sapozhnikov
Song – Birarov
Plotkin – Humphreys
Toronto Closed Reserves:
Plotkin – Stefanovic
Manalo – Oliveira
Southam – Udrea
Chernik – Nasir
Future Pairings
Pairing numbers were drawn on Monday, April 8 …
Toronto Closed Championship:
1 – Birarov, Vladimir
2 – Sapozhnikov, Roman
3 – Barron, Michael
4 – Yee, Lorne
5 – Song, Michael
6 – Plotkin, Victor
7 – Humphreys, Michael
8 – Tonakanian, Stephan
Pairings:
Rd 1: 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5. Rd 2: 8-5, 6-4, 7-3, 1-2. Rd 3: 2-8, 3-1, 4-7, 5-6. Rd 4: 8-6, 7-5, 1-4, 2-3. Rd 5: 3-8, 4-2, 5-1, 6-7. Rd 6: 8-7, 1-6, 2-5, 3-4. Rd 7: 4-8, 5-3, 6-2, 7-1.
Toronto Closed Reserves:
1 – Udrea, Chris
2 – Oliveira, Rodrigo
3 – Plotkin, Mark
4 – Manalo, Pepin
5 – Southam, David
6 – Chernik, Dmitry
7 – Nasir, Zehn
8 – Stefanovic, Miroslav
Pairings:
Rd 1: 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5. Rd 2: 8-5, 6-4, 7-3, 1-2. Rd 3: 2-8, 3-1, 4-7, 5-6. Rd 4: 8-6, 7-5, 1-4, 2-3. Rd 5: 3-8, 4-2, 5-1, 6-7. Rd 6: 8-7, 1-6, 2-5, 3-4. Rd 7: 4-8, 5-3, 6-2, 7-1.