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2014 Toronto Open Chess Championship

Sponsored by: The Pump

Hosted by: Annex Chess Club
Location: 918 Bathurst, Toronto, ON
Dates: Easter weekend – Friday April 18 to Sunday April 20
Format: 6-round Swiss
Sections: Crown, U2200, U1600
Top players: GM Sambuev, IM Gerzhoy, IM Samsonkin and IM Cheng

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Tournament Champion

The winner of the tournament, with 5.0/6 (+4 -0 =2) in the Crown section, becoming 2014 Toronto Open Chess Champion, is IM Leonid Gerzhoy

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Final Results

Final results are also available at Chess-Results.com.

Final Ranking Crosstable. Toronto Open 2014: Crown Section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Gerzhoy Leonid	2583	CAN	13b½	14w1	2b1	3w½	9b1	6w1	5
2	Sapozhnikov Roman	2385	CAN	11w1	7b1	1w0	4b1	3b1	5w0	4
3	Sambuev Bator	2727	CAN	6w1	10b1	4w½	1b½	2w0	7b1	4
4	Samsonkin Artiom	2543	CAN	12w1	8b1	3b½	2w0	7b½	9w1	4
5	Cheng Bindi	2522	CAN	10b0	6w½	13b1	7w½	11b1	2b1	4
6	Zhang Yuanchen	2305	CAN	3b0	5b½	14w1	12w1	10b1	1b0	3.5
7	Itkin David	2206	CAN	-1	2w0	11b1	5b½	4w½	3w0	3
8	Southam David	2208	CAN	15b1	4w0	10w-	11w0	13b1	12w1	3
9	Derraugh Geordie	2368	CAN	14b½	13w1	12b½	10w1	1w0	4b0	3
10	Plotkin Mark	2247	CAN	5w1	3w0	8b+	9b0	6w0	13b½	2.5
11	Filipovich David	2223	CAN	2b0	-1	7w0	8b1	5w0	14b½	2.5
12	Ivanov Mike	2265	CAN	4b0	15w1	9w½	6b0	14w1	8b0	2.5
13	Du Digeng	2286	CAN	1w½	9b0	5w0	14b½	8w0	10w½	1.5
14	Peev Pavel	2221	CAN	9w½	1b0	6b0	13w½	12b0	11w½	1.5
15	Humphreys Michael	2307	CAN	8w0	12b0	-1	0	0	0	1

Final Ranking Crosstable. Toronto Open 2014: U2200 Section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Kim Yongjoo	2015	CAN	27w1	30b1	3w1	5w1	4b½	2b½	5
2	Oganesyan Hayk	1946	CAN	4b1	13w½	15b1	10w½	5b1	1w½	4.5
3	Oliveira Rodrigo	2077	CAN	19b1	21w1	1b0	12w½	16b1	8w1	4.5
4	Yu Jonathan	2092	CAN	2w0	29w1	19b1	14b1	1w½	9b1	4.5
5	Agbabishvili Lali	2046	CAN	24b1	17w1	9w1	1b0	2w0	12b1	4
6	Chernik Dmitry	1954	CAN	9w0	-½	27b1	-½	15b1	13w1	4
7	Zhao Yuetong (davy)	2033	CAN	17b0	24w1	21b1	20w1	8b0	10w1	4
8	Lei Sean	1961	CAN	28w1	9b0	30w1	25b1	7w1	3b0	4
9	Wiebe Daniel	2094	CAN	6b1	8w1	5b0	13w1	10b½	4w0	3.5
10	Noritsyn Sergey	2073	CAN	18w½	31b1	20w1	2b½	9w½	7b0	3.5
11	Nasir Pi	2071	CAN	21b0	14w0	32b+	23w½	29b1	20w1	3.5
12	Zotkin Daniel	1973	CAN	25w½	22b1	16w½	3b½	13b½	5w0	3
13	Siddeley Hugh	2063	CAN	14w1	2b½	25w1	9b0	12w½	6b0	3
14	Issani Nameer	1803	CAN	13b0	11b1	26w1	4w0	23b½	16w½	3
15	Evans Bill	2007	CAN	-½	18b1	2w0	22b½	6w0	23w1	3
16	Stefanovic Miroslav	2044	CAN	32w1	20b0	12b½	29w1	3w0	14b½	3
17	Shamroni Dennis	1740	CAN	7w1	5b0	22w0	26b0	30w1	29b1	3
18	Posaratnanathan Juliaan	1930	CAN	10b½	15w0	29b0	21w½	28b1	27w1	3
19	Bergenstam Olof	1932	CAN	3w0	28b1	4w0	30b½	24w½	25b1	3
20	Docheshmeh Amir Mohammad	1636	CAN	26w1	16w1	10b0	7b0	22w½	11b0	2.5
21	Thanabalachandran Kajan	1817	CAN	11w1	3b0	7w0	18b½	25w½	24b½	2.5
22	Vettese Nicholas	1974	CAN	29b½	12w0	17b1	15w½	20b½	0	2.5
23	Michelashvili Alexandre	2000	CAN	-½	25b0	31w1	11b½	14w½	15b0	2.5
24	Ye Hanyuan	1782	CAN	5w0	7b0	28w1	-½	19b½	21w½	2.5
25	Noorali Aahil	1666	CAN	12b½	23w1	13b0	8w0	21b½	19w0	2
26	Malmsten Erik	1962	CAN	20b0	32w1	14b0	17w1	0	0	2
27	Surya Benito	1703	CAN	1b0	-½	6w0	-½	-1	18b0	2
28	Wing Richard	1629	CAN	8b0	19w0	24b0	-1	18w0	30b1	2
29	Hancock Michael	1699	CAN	22w½	4b0	18w1	16b0	11w0	17w0	1.5
30	Kaneshalingam Mathanhe	1593	CAN	-1	1w0	8b0	19w½	17b0	28w0	1.5
31	Manalo Pepin	1919	CAN	-½	10w0	23b0	0	0	0	0.5
32	Stavropoulos Greg	1752	CAN	16b0	26b0	11w-	0	0	0	0

Final Ranking Crosstable. Toronto Open 2014: U1600 Section

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	Pts.
1	Mendoza Armand Jess	1553	CAN	21b1	15w1	8b1	4w1	5b1	2w0	5
2	Gryn Maksym	1445	CAN	16b1	3w½	6b1	8w0	15b1	1b1	4.5
3	Pamwar Manish	1075	CAN	24w1	2b½	12w1	13b0	11w1	4b1	4.5
4	Pirri Daniele	1472	CAN	9b1	18w1	7b1	1b0	13w1	3w0	4
5	Korcsak Andrei	1591	CAN	18b0	10w1	21b1	7w1	1w0	9b1	4
6	Hill-Tout Henry	1571	CAN	7w0	23b1	2w0	19b1	17w1	13b1	4
7	Mourgelas James	1350	CAN	6b1	13w1	4w0	5b0	12w1	8b½	3.5
8	Forsyth Dane	1469	CAN	20w1	11b1	1w0	2b1	9w0	7w½	3.5
9	Bercovici Mark	1229	CAN	4w0	-½	10b1	21w1	8b1	5w0	3.5
10	Gangolli Rahul	897	CAN	-½	5b0	9w0	23w1	22b1	14w1	3.5
11	Dhaliwal Jatinder	1412	CAN	17b1	8w0	14b1	15w½	3b0	18b½	3
12	Kurkowski Ken	1479	CAN	14w1	-½	3b0	18w1	7b0	15w½	3
13	Gelowitz Mark A.	1434	CAN	23w1	7b0	16w1	3w1	4b0	6w0	3
14	England Max	1029	CAN	12b0	-1	11w0	20b1	18w1	10b0	3
15	Gillis Doug	1430	CAN	22w1	1b0	19w1	11b½	2w0	12b½	3
16	Gilani Mysha	1108	CAN	2w0	24b+	13b0	17b0	20w1	19b1	3
17	Velazquez Alex	0	CAN	11w0	20b1	18b0	16w1	6b0	22w1	3
18	Archibald Colin B.	1393	CAN	5w1	4b0	17w1	12b0	14b0	11w½	2.5
19	Katznelson Roy	1022	CAN	-½	-½	15b0	6w0	21b1	16w0	2
20	Pishdad M. Hassan	1188	CAN	8b0	17w0	23b1	14w0	16b0	-1	2
21	Morrison Richard	1305	CAN	1w0	22b1	5w0	9b0	19w0	23b1	2
22	Vettese Steve	828	CAN	15b0	21w0	-1	-½	10w0	17b0	1.5
23	Souchko Larissa	1080	CAN	13b0	6w0	20w0	10b0	-1	21w0	1
24	Kostas Adam	1433	CAN	3b0	16w-	0	0	0	0	0

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Pictures from the 2014 Toronto Open

Photos by Egidijus Zeromskis are also posted in a Picasa and a Facebook album – go ahead and tag yourself and your friends!

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Games from the 2014 Toronto Open

Games are also posted on Chess5.

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Tournament Sponsorship

The Pump is located just around the corner (south and east) from Annex Chess Club at 410 Bloor St. W. (just west of Brunswick).

Visit The Pump for comfy booths, games on the big screen, a large roomy bar, great window seats, beers from ten local craft breweries, an extensive collection of wines and spirits, seasonal firm favorites, and delicious comfort food.

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Cash Prizes

The $3800 cash prize fund includes $1000 for the tournament winner and $500 for second place. Section winners in U2200, U1900, and U1600 earn $400 each. Top three in each section also win medals.

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Best Dressed Prize

Tom’s Place Designer men’s business apparel in Toronto’s Kensington Market is donating a “best dressed” prize – a $100 gift certificate to the best dressed participant at the tournament.

Winner: Steve Vettese
Finalists: Geordie Derraugh and Richard Morrison

Tom’s Place is a leading Toronto retailer of suits and accessories for over 50 years. Visit Tom’s Place to find brand name apparel at reduced prices.

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Best Game Prizes

The Regency Chess Company Canada Purveyors of the World’s Finest Chess Sets is donating a “best game” prize in each of our four sections: a Garde Analog Wood Clock and three Chess Tubes (Standard Tournament Chess Plastic Pieces with 3-3/4 Inch King; 20 Inch Vinyl Board in Green or Brown; Cardboard Storage Tube)

Winners

Section	Winner	Prize	Game
Crown	Mark Plotkin		vs Bindi Cheng (Rd. 1)
U2200	Yongjoo Kim		vs Rodrigo Oliveira (Rd. 1)
U1900	Amir Mohammad Docheshme		vs Miroslav Stefanovic (Rd. 2)
U1600	Daniele Pirri		vs Colin Archibald (Rd. 2)

Thanks to Michael Humphreys for judging the best games of the tournament!

Aside from the prize winners, special mention goes to Hugh Siddeley and Daniel Zotkin for their entertaining game in Round 5 ending in a draw; and to Manish Pamwar for several nice upset wins, including a miniature against Ken Kurkowski in Round 3.

Best games

Visit The Regency Chess Company Canada for high quality chess sets, chess pieces, chess boards, chess clocks and chess accessories!

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For the Volunteers

It takes a lot of work to put on a chess tournament. Pizza Pizza is kindly donating free pizza each day for our team of volunteers.

Visit Pizza Pizza for pizza, pasta, wings, salads and more. Always the best food. Made especially for you.