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In honour of the spring, Annex Chess Club’s “Spring is Sprung” Swiss chess tournament runs March 30 to May 4.

Round 1 – March 30

With a few of our top players playing in the Toronto Closed, we’ve lowered the cut-off in the Crown section to 1700, which puts Hooshang Abbarin and Greg Beal (the recent Club Championship Reserve winner!) up against the top players in the club. Good luck, Greg and Hooshang!

Notable Round 1 upsets include Armand Jess Mendoza (2009) with a win over Alex Ferreira (2101), George Supol (1401) with a win over Mark Patton (1531), and Brendan Grady (1271) with a win over Mark Gelowitz (1422).

Round 2 – April 13

After a week off for Easter, we’re back with a bang, hosting the first of our GM lecture series by Eric Hansen and Robin van Kampen before the round.

We also presented trophies to our 2015 Club Champion Michael Humphreys and Reserve winner Greg Beal. Congratulations again, Michael and Greg!

When the round is finished, there’s a clear leader in the top section: Bill Evans with 2.0/2. And also in the U1800 section, where it’s Kamran Amirirad with 2.0/2. In the the U1500 section, there’s a tie for the lead: Marko Stevelic and Bruce MacInnis both have 2.0/2.

Round 3 – April 20

We’re taking a break from our GM lecture series. Next one is May 11. So let’s get right to the tournament results, where a single leader stands alone atop each section.

In the Crown section, Josh Guo is alone in first with 2.5/3. Behind him, it’s a six-way tie for second: Evans, Mendoza, Siddeley, Yu, Ibrahim, and Stefanovic all have 2.0/3.

It’s the same situation in U1800, with Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy atop the section with 2.5/3, trailed by Supol, Amirirad, Mansilla, Ghazarian, and Thornton with 2.0/3.

In U1500, the leader is Bruce MacInnis with 3.0/3, followed by Chris Field and Jean-Marc David in a two-way tie for second with 2.5/3.

Round 4 – April 27

There’s turn-over in the top section, as Bill Evans and Armand Jess Mendoza both win their games to stand atop the section each with 3.0/4, while Josh Guo withdraws from the event. They’ll have to face off in the final round.

In the U1800 section, Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy holds his lead, now at 3.5/4, with a win over Guillermo Mansilla.

And in U1500 there’s a new leader, as Chris Field defeats Bruce MacInnis to take the lead with 3.5/4.

Round 5 – May 4

In final-round action, Bill Evans is victorious over Armand Jess Mendoza to win the tournament, with 4.0/5 in the top section! Congratulations, Bill!

In the U1800 section, Vignorth Vigneswaramoorthy is held to a draw by young Tigran Ghazarian, to finish with 4.0/5. Kamran Amirirad, meanwhile, wins his game to share the lead at 4.0/5. But it’s Vigneswaramoorthy with the better tie-break. Congratulations, Vinorth!

Finally, in U1500, Chris Field wins again to take the section with 4.5/5. Congratulations, Chris!

Next week, don’t miss the GM lecture, “Calculate Like a Grandmaster,” featuring Canadian GM Eric Hansen and Dutch GM, Robin van Kampen. And we’ll launch a new five-round tournament, the ACC Growing Gardens Swiss!

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Final Results after Round Five

SwissSys Standings. ACC Spring is Sprung Swiss: Crown

#	Name	CFC ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Bill Evans	103309	2064	W6	W13	L7	W10	W3	4.0
2	Alex T. Ferreira	127516	2101	L3	W15	D6	W13	W10	3.5
3	Armand Jess Mendoza	156958	2009	W2	D8	D10	W5	L1	3.0
4	Pepin Manalo	112277	1826	H—	H—	U—	W17	W11	3.0
5	Ismail Ibrahim	105228	2055	W14	H—	H—	L3	W6	3.0
6	Fernando Marshal	104895	1965	L1	W9	D2	W14	L5	2.5
7	Josh Guo	105318	2310	H—	W17	W1	U—	U—	2.5
8	Jonathan Yu	126131	2220	W9	D3	H—	H—	U—	2.5
9	Robert Bzikot	132541	2038	L8	L6	W17	H—	W13	2.5
10	Hugh Siddeley	120619	2102	D17	W16	D3	L1	L2	2.0
11	Arkadiy Ugodnikov	146626	1912	H—	H—	U—	W15	L4	2.0
12	Miroslav Stefanovic	154500	2051	H—	H—	W14	U—	U—	2.0
13	Hooshang Ab-barin	152910	1721	B—	L1	D15	L2	L9	1.5
14	Jacob Stein	108627	1916	L5	B—	L12	L6	U—	1.0
15	Greg Beal	101490	1711	H—	L2	D13	L11	U—	1.0
16	Erwin Casareno	146639	1983	H—	L10	H—	U—	U—	1.0
17	Barry Nash	120160	2014	D10	L7	L9	L4	U—	0.5

SwissSys Standings. ACC Spring is Sprung Swiss: U1800

#	Name	CFC ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy	153938	1613	D10	W5	W2	W7	D3	4.0
2	Kamran Amirirad	158329	1592	B—	W4	L1	W8	W5	4.0
3	Tigran Ghazarian	155438	1572	D7	W10	H—	W6	D1	3.5
4	Daniele Pirri	132983	1588	W6	L2	L5	W11	D9	2.5
5	George Supol	152286	1401	W11	L1	W4	L10	L2	2.0
6	Richard Morrison	135889	1456	L4	L11	W10	L3	B—	2.0
7	Guillermo Mansilla	154509	1431	D3	D9	W11	L1	U—	2.0
8	Bill Thornton	131181	1464	H—	H—	W9	L2	U—	2.0
9	Ulli Diemer	153538	1581	H—	D7	L8	H—	D4	2.0
10	Joshua Allen	105802	1523	D1	L3	L6	W5	F11	1.5
11	Mark A. Patton	104721	1531	L5	W6	L7	L4	F10	1.0

SwissSys Standings. ACC Spring is Sprung Swiss: U1500

#	Name	CFC ID	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	Christopher Field	108098	1109	H—	W14	W10	W4	W6	4.5
2	Marko Stevelic	157957	1288	W13	W5	L4	D6	W7	3.5
3	Milan Cvetkovic	150817	1276	H—	W8	L6	W9	W4	3.5
4	Bruce MacInnis	149569	1287	W7	W15	W2	L1	L3	3.0
5	Brendan Grady	158392	1271	W10	L2	H—	H—	W9	3.0
6	Jean-Marc David	151900	1381	W9	H—	W3	D2	L1	3.0
7	Michael Finkelstein	158620	1006	L4	H—	W14	W8	L2	2.5
8	Mohammad Saneinejad		unr.	H—	L3	W12	L7	W14	2.5
9	Howard Halim	153419	1079	L6	W12	W15	L3	L5	2.0
10	Mark A. Gelowitz	126627	1422	L5	W13	L1	W15	U—	2.0
11	Jesus Vera	107979	1192	H—	H—	U—	W13	U—	2.0
12	Martin Pitt-Bradley	158457	1014	H—	L9	L8	H—	B—	2.0
13	Larissa Souchko	145490	1049	L2	L10	B—	L11	W15	2.0
14	Voytek Skoczylas		unr.	H—	L1	L7	B—	L8	1.5
15	Rose Tuong	158024	822	B—	L4	L9	L10	L13	1.0

“And make a wish,” added Tigger, hopping from
foot to foot, which is complicated when you have four.

~ David Benedictus, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, 2009