Annex Chess Club – Patio Weather Swiss Tournament
Bring on the patio weather! In honour of all the great patios gearing up for patio season, Annex Chess Club is launching our first annual ACC Patio Weather Swiss.
Round 2 (May 14)
After two rounds, the pack of leaders is shrinking in each section. In the top section, nobody is perfect, but there’s a four-way tie at one and a half points. Omid Nemati, who won the U1900 section last tournament (but got crushed last week in the top section) is now proving he deserves the promotion: he won his Round-2 game against Carlos Romero.
In the middle section, there’s a three-way tie at two points. Among the leaders is ten-year-old Jiaxin Liu, who answered her upset win in Round 1 with another win in Round 2 – this time over Peter McNelly, who was playing his first rated game after a seven-year hiatus.
Finally, in the bottom section, there’s a four-way tie at two points. Notably, the lead pack includes Jean-Marc David. He took a break from club tournaments for a while, but is evidently back with a vengeance in this one.
See full standings, below.
Note: We will be CLOSED this coming Monday May 21 for Victoria Day.
Round 3 is the following Monday May 28 at 7:30 pm, and late registrations are still welcome. Register by email (info@annexchessclub.com), or arrive by 7:00 pm to register on site, so we can arrange pairings and get started by 7:30.
If you played Round 2, but can’t play Round 3, please let us know so we can give you a bye.
Results after Round 2
Annex Patio Weather Swiss: Top section
| # | Name | ID# | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Siddeley | 120619 | 1994 | W5 | D4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Geordie Derraugh | 132393 | 2181 | D3 | W7 | 1.5 |
| 3 | Daniel Wiebe | 132137 | 1920 | D2 | W6 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Wajdy Shebetah | 148432 | 2093 | W10 | D1 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Omid Nemati | 130676 | 1796 | L1 | W10 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Alex T. Ferreira | 127516 | 2054 | H— | L3 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Pepin Manalo | 112277 | 1815 | H— | L2 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Adrian David Valencia | 153521 | 2015 | H— | U— | 0.5 |
| 9 | Ed Zator | 105675 | 1893 | H— | U— | 0.5 |
| 10 | Carlos Romero Alfonso | 153128 | 1896 | L4 | L5 | 0.0 |
Annex Patio Weather Swiss: U1900 section
| # | Name | ID# | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkadiy Ugodnikov | 146626 | 1757 | W7 | W6 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Hayk Oganesyan | 152587 | 1686 | W15 | W5 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Jiaxin Liu | 149747 | 1544 | W14 | W13 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Yakos Spiliotopoulos | 151471 | 1686 | W8 | H— | 1.5 |
| 5 | Bill Thornton | 131181 | 1564 | W12 | L2 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Ulli Diemer | 1686 | W16 | L1 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | Marcus Wilker | 102713 | 1630 | L1 | W16 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Chris Wehrfritz | 151679 | 1625 | L4 | W15 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Nicholas O'Bumsawin | 151261 | 1749 | H— | D10 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Zhanna Sametova | 145911 | 1676 | H— | D9 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Abdolreza Radpey | 149018 | 1432 | H— | D12 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Greg Beal | 101490 | 1742 | L5 | D11 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Peter McNelly | 106141 | 1761 | H— | L3 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Adie Todd | 125156 | 1734 | L3 | H— | 0.5 |
| 15 | Jack Maguire | 144604 | 1499 | L2 | L8 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Josep Sobrepere | 152976 | 1490 | L6 | L7 | 0.0 |
Annex Patio Weather Swiss: U1500 section
| # | Name | ID# | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Marc David | 151900 | 1150 | W7 | W5 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Shabnam Abbarin | 151181 | 1334 | W10 | W9 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy | 1054 | W13 | W6 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | Milan Cvetkovic | 150817 | 1236 | W15 | W8 | 2.0 |
| 5 | George Supol | 152286 | 1394 | W11 | L1 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Nicole Birarov | 150335 | 1248 | W12 | L3 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Stefan Catona | 129405 | 1146 | L1 | W14 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Jacques Katz | 1302 | W16 | L4 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | Raymond Lin | 150193 | 946 | B— | L2 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Larissa Souchko | 145490 | 1053 | L2 | W15 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Ian Prittie | 1111 | L5 | W16 | 1.0 | |
| 12 | Francis He | 153130 | 877 | L6 | B— | 1.0 |
| 13 | James Mourgelas | 108540 | 1394 | L3 | H— | 0.5 |
| 14 | Christopher Field | 108098 | 1261 | H— | L7 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Brian Groat | unr. | L4 | L10 | 0.0 | |
| 16 | Dennis Li | 988 | L8 | L11 | 0.0 |
Round 1 (May 7)
First-round mismatches saw numerous instances of the higher-rated player crushing the underdog, but also a couple of upsets. Young Jiaxin Liu defeated Adie Todd after Adie blundered into a classic knight fork; and Bill Thornton managed to take down Greg Beal.
Patios in the Annex
From roof tops to street fronts to back alleys, there are lots of great patios in the Annex and around Toronto. Search Toronto patios or Annex patios for lots of great options, and enjoy the spring and early summer weather in the city!
The patio outside the Victory Café,
581 Markham, in the Annex