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
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

International Master Leonid Gerzhoy
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 |

Yongjoo Kim
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 |

Armand Jess Mendoza
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 |
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!
Games from the 2014 Toronto Open
Games are also posted on Chess5.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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