Annex Chess Club – Spring Swiss Tournament
Spring is here! Than longen folk to goon on pilgrimages… And specially from every shires ende of Toronto, to the Annex they wende – to play in the ACC Spring Swiss!
Round 5 (April 30)
In the top section, leaders Pavel Peev and Rob Bikot both withdrew, allowing Wajdy Shebetah to surge into first with 3.5/5, defeating ACC super-volunteer Adrian Valencia for the win. Congratulations, Wajdy – ACC Spring Swiss champion!
In the U1900 section, leader Olof Bergenstam had to miss the last round, and with Omid Nemati and Adie Todd drawing – and with Bill Thornton scoring a full point with huge upset win over Nick O’Bumsawin – it ended in a big four-way tie at 3.5/5. Omid Nemati emerged with the best tie-break to win the section. Congratulations, Omid!
In the U1500 section, George Supol held his lead with another win, finishing first in fine style with an undefeated record of 4.5/5. Congratulations, George!
There’s a new tournament this coming Monday May 7, the “Patio Weather” Swiss, starting at 7:30 pm. Please contact us if you would like to join the tournament (current CFC membership is required, and can be purchased at the club). Arrive by 7:00 pm to register on site. Let us know, too, if you’ve already registered and can’t make it this Monday. Email info@annexchessclub.com
Final Results
SwissSys Standings. Annex Spring Swiss: Top
| # | Name | ID | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wajdy Shebetah | 148432 | 2071 | H— | W9 | D2 | H— | W8 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Pavel Peev | 122223 | 2082 | W12 | D7 | D1 | W3 | U— | 3.0 |
| 3 | Edy Dell'Ambrogio | 1983 | D8 | D6 | W11 | L2 | W12 | 3.0 | |
| 4 | Robert Bzikot | 132541 | 1930 | H— | H— | W8 | W5 | U— | 3.0 |
| 5 | Daniel Wiebe | 132137 | 1909 | D6 | D8 | H— | L4 | W13 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Melissa Greeff | 2067 | D5 | D3 | H— | W13 | U— | 2.5 | |
| 7 | Alex T. Ferreira | 127516 | 2042 | W11 | D2 | H— | H— | U— | 2.5 |
| 8 | Adrian David Valencia | 153521 | 2075 | D3 | D5 | L4 | W11 | L1 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Sahir Abbas | 1870 | H— | L1 | W14 | U— | D11 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Andrew Pastor | 127521 | 1931 | H— | H— | U— | U— | W14 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Carlos Romero Alfonso | 153128 | 1916 | L7 | W14 | L3 | L8 | D9 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Hugh Siddeley | 120619 | 2026 | L2 | H— | D13 | H— | L3 | 1.5 |
| 13 | Bruce McKendry | 111714 | 1885 | H— | H— | D12 | L6 | L5 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Pepin Manalo | 112277 | 1857 | H— | L11 | L9 | H— | L10 | 1.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Annex Spring Swiss: U1900
| # | Name | ID | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omid Nemati | 130676 | 1762 | W5 | L2 | W10 | W8 | D4 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Olof Bergenstam | unr. | W10 | W1 | D8 | W7 | U— | 3.5 | |
| 3 | Bill Thornton | 131181 | 1500 | W9 | H— | L7 | W11 | W16 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Adie Todd | 125156 | 1701 | H— | H— | W5 | W12 | D1 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Hayk Oganesyan | 152587 | 1622 | L1 | W9 | L4 | W15 | W7 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Chris Wehrfritz | 151679 | 1596 | H— | H— | U— | W10 | W9 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Ulli Diemer | 1668 | H— | W17 | W3 | L2 | L5 | 2.5 | |
| 8 | Michael Sutton | 151225 | 1644 | W15 | W13 | D2 | L1 | U— | 2.5 |
| 9 | Hooshang Abbarin | 152910 | 1477 | L3 | L5 | W18 | W13 | L6 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Marcus Wilker | 102713 | 1642 | L2 | W15 | L1 | L6 | W14 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Michael D. Sharpe | 100280 | 1602 | H— | H— | W13 | L3 | U— | 2.0 |
| 12 | Yakos Spiliotopoulos | 151471 | 1693 | H— | W14 | H— | L4 | U— | 2.0 |
| 13 | Arkadiy Ugodnikov | 146626 | 1830 | H— | L8 | L11 | L9 | W15 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Jack Maguire | 144604 | 1528 | D17 | L12 | L15 | B— | L10 | 1.5 |
| 15 | Josep Sobrepere | 152976 | 1506 | L8 | L10 | W14 | L5 | L13 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Nicholas O'Bumsawin | 151261 | 1799 | H— | H— | U— | U— | L3 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Mohammad Zaki Uddin | 152024 | 1702 | D14 | L7 | U— | U— | U— | 0.5 |
| 18 | Milan Cvetkovic | 150817 | 1255 | U— | U— | L9 | U— | U— | 0.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Annex Spring Swiss: U1500
| # | Name | ID | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Supol | 152286 | 1327 | W6 | D4 | W10 | W2 | W5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Shabnam Abbarin | 151181 | 1302 | W15 | W3 | W4 | L1 | D13 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Nicole Birarov | 150335 | 1179 | W5 | L2 | W12 | H— | W4 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Abdolreza Radpey | 149018 | 1480 | W8 | D1 | L2 | W10 | L3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | James Mourgelas | 108540 | 1445 | L3 | D11 | W6 | W7 | L1 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Larissa Souchko | 145490 | 1054 | L1 | D14 | L5 | D11 | W10 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Christopher Field | 108098 | 1280 | L10 | W8 | W11 | L5 | U— | 2.0 |
| 8 | Milan Cvetkovic | 150817 | 1247 | L4 | L7 | B— | W15 | U— | 2.0 |
| 9 | Ian Prittie | 1039 | H— | H— | U— | U— | W16 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | Dennis Li | 954 | W7 | D12 | L1 | L4 | L6 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | Raymond Lin | 150193 | 918 | D12 | D5 | L7 | D6 | U— | 1.5 |
| 12 | Stefan Catona | 129405 | 1180 | D11 | D10 | L3 | H— | U— | 1.5 |
| 13 | Jacques Katz | unr. | H— | H— | U— | U— | D2 | 1.5 | |
| 14 | Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy | unr. | H— | D6 | H— | U— | U— | 1.5 | |
| 15 | Dave Rutt | 153519 | 992 | L2 | H— | H— | L8 | U— | 1.0 |
| 16 | Francis He | 153130 | 925 | H— | H— | U— | U— | L9 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Anton Zverev | 150115 | 1342 | H— | H— | U— | U— | U— | 1.0 |
Round 1 (March 26)
Thirty players (one more than the fabled nyne and twenty) joined the tournament in Round 1. The top of each section played the bottom (as per the Swiss pairing system), and naturally the favourites won most of the games.
However, there were a couple of upset wins by a couple of youngsters in the bottom section: Dennis Li defeated Chris Field, and Nicole Birarov took down Jim Mourgelas. (Actually, it was a good night for the Birarovs – Nicole’s father, Vlad Birarov, also won his game in the Toronto Closed.)
Round 2 (April 2)
Several new players joined the tournament this round. After two rounds of play, our intrepid interim tournament director Alex Ferreira is tied for the lead in the top section, with 1.5/2 – and this, while running two tournaments (the Spring Swiss and the Toronto Closed)!
In the middle section, newcomer Olof Bergenstam is undefeated, and tied for the lead with Michael Sutton – both have perfect 2.0/2 scores.
And in the under-1500 section, Shabnam Abbarin is now in clear first as the only player with a perfect score. George Supol, Abdolreza Radpey, and Dennis Li are half a point behind her with 1.5/2.
Round 3 (April 16)
In the top section, TD Alex Ferreira gave himself a bye, while Wajdy Shebetah and Pavel Peev drew, which allowed two more players, Edy Dell'Ambrogio and Rob Bzikot, to join the leader group. The section now has a five-way tie for the lead, at 2.0/3!
In the middle section, Olof Bergenstam drew Michael Sutton. With Ulli Diemer winning his game, there is now a three-way tie for the lead there, at 2.5/3.
Finally, in the bottom section, Shabnam Abbarin remains in sole possession of the lead, perfect through three rounds with 3.0/3. Only half a point behind her, with two wins and a draw, is George Supol. The two are due to meet in Round 4.
Round 4 (April 23)
In the top section, it’s down to a two-way tie between Pavel Peev and Rob Bzikot. Pavel and Rob will face each other in the last round; there can be only one ACC Spring Swiss champion!
In the U1900 section, Olof Bergenstam defeated Ulli Diemer to take sole first (since Michael Sutton also lost his game to Omid Nemati). This is Olof’s first tournament at ACC (and indeed in Canada, as he’s here from Sweden) so he’s off to a great start at the club! Adie Todd is half a point behind the lead, and has yet to face Olof, so she’s due to be his last-round opponent.
In the U1500 group, George Supol has taken the lead, with a win over Shabnam Abbarin. George is alone in first, going into the last round, but Shabnam remains just half a point behind.
New International Players
We are pleased to welcome to the club a couple of international players, whose travels in sondry londes have brought them to Toronto: Edy Dell’Ambrogio is from Switzerland, and WGM Melissa Greeff is from South Africa.
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Cherry Blossoms
One of Toronto’s rites of spring is a pilgrimage to see the beautiful cherry trees in High Park. The trees usually blossom in late April, but came into bloom earlier this year with the warm spring weather. Check cherry blossom walk details, and High Park forum updates.
