The 2018 Ontario Open is coming back to Toronto – see the 2018 Ontario Open homepage for more details.

Below is information about the 2016 Ontario Open…

May 21-23 in Toronto!

Welcome to the home page of the 2016 Ontario Open Chess Championship.

The Ontario Open is an annual chess tournament sanctioned by the Ontario Chess Association and held in turn (traditionally over the Victoria Day long weekend) by one of its four leagues: the Greater Toronto Chess League, the Eastern Ontario Chess Association, the South Western Ontario Chess League, and the Northern Ontario Chess League. Last year, the tournament was in Brantford; next year, it’s in Ottawa.

This year’s event, organized by Annex Chess Club over the May 21-23 long weekend, takes place at 918 Bathurst in downtown Toronto and sees over 140 players competing.

Winner

IM Nikolay Noritsyn takes clear first in the Crown section with 5.0/6 and wins the 2016 Ontario Open Championship. In a three-way tie for second, GM Bator Sambuev, IM Artiom Samsonkin, and FM Yuanchen Zhang finish at 4.5/6. Tied for fifth, Jim Zhao takes the U2300 prize

Crown Section Final Standings

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	TB1
1	Noritsyn Nikolay	2613	CAN	26b1	7w½	6w1	9b½	14w1	5b1	5
2	Sambuev Bator	2645	CAN	12w1	11b1	5w0	8b1	6w1	3b½	4.5
3	Samsonkin Artiom	2556	CAN	8w½	12b½	13w1	11b1	5w1	2w½	4.5
4	Zhang Yuanchen	2334	CAN	19b½	24w1	9b0	23w1	16w1	12b1	4.5
5	Thavandiran Shiyam	2459	CAN	18b1	16w1	2b1	7w1	3b0	1w0	4
6	Yang Kaiqi	2380	CHN	25b1	17w1	1b0	21w1	2b0	9w1	4
7	Ivanov Mike	2341	CAN	27w1	1b½	10w1	5b0	9w½	14b1	4
8	Zhao Jim	2234	CAN	3b½	19w½	22b1	2w0	21b1	13w1	4
9	Plotkin Victor	2415	CAN	13w1	10b½	4w1	1w½	7b½	6b0	3.5
10	Zhou Qiyu	2324	CAN	20b1	9w½	7b0	14b0	15w½	22w1	3
11	Plotkin Mark	2288	CAN	22b1	2w0	24b1	3w0	13b0	18b1	3
12	Itkin David	2258	CAN	2b0	3w½	25b½	20w1	19b1	4w0	3
13	Yu Jonathan	2226	CAN	9b0	20w1	3b0	25w1	11w1	8b0	3
14	Nasir Pi	2164	CAN	16b0	26w1	17b1	10w1	1b0	7w0	3
15	Cai Jason	2121	CAN	17b0	18w½	0	22w1	10b½	25b1	3
16	Nicholson Matthew	2329	CAN	14w1	5b0	-½	17w½	4b0	19w½	2.5
17	Mark Eddie	2292	USA	15w1	6b0	14w0	16b½	25w½	20b½	2.5
18	Lei Sean	2231	CAN	5w0	15b½	21w0	27b1	23b1	11w0	2.5
19	Liang Hairan	2185	CAN	4w½	8b½	-½	-½	12w0	16b½	2.5
20	Fradkin Benjamin	2141	CAN	10w0	13b0	27w1	12b0	-1	17w½	2.5
21	Zotkin Daniel	2114	CAN	-½	-½	18b1	6b0	8w0	23w½	2.5
22	Yu Wenlu	2111	CAN	11w0	27b1	8w0	15b0	26w1	10b0	2
23	Whissell Mavros	2105	CAN	24b0	25w½	26b1	4b0	18w0	21b½	2
24	Dougherty Michael	2279	CAN	23w1	4b0	11w0	-½	0	0	1.5
25	Southam David	2222	CAN	6w0	23b½	12w½	13b0	17b½	15w0	1.5
26	Talukdar Rohan	2257	CAN	1w0	14b0	23w0	-1	22b0	0	1
27	Aniunoh Chike (jude)	2218	CAN	7b0	22w0	20b0	18w0	0	0	0

Under-2200 Section

William Li, a regular Annex player, wins the U2200 section in clear first with 5.0/6. Lali Agbabishvili from Hart House, Sergey Malakhovets, another Annex player, and Younan Ishoo, a newcomer on the Canadian chess scene, finish in a three-way tie for second with 4.5/6.

U2200 Section Final Standings

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	TB1
1	Li William	2050	CAN	28b1	13w1	16b1	12w1	4w½	2b½	5
2	Agbabishvili Lali	2154	CAN	9w½	23b1	8w1	7b½	16w1	1w½	4.5
3	Malakhovets Sergey	2097	CAN	17b1	22w1	7w½	4b0	11w1	12b1	4.5
4	Ishoo Younan	2072	SYR	23w½	19b1	9w1	3w1	1b½	7b½	4.5
5	Schneider Corin	2085	CAN	18w1	12b0	13b½	27w½	22w1	19b1	4
6	Ryadnov Denis	2081	RUS	22b0	17w0	26b1	28w1	27b1	16w1	4
7	Zhang Henry	2032	CAN	24w1	25w1	3b½	2w½	17b½	4w½	4
8	Picana Andrew	2021	CAN	29b1	20w1	2b0	17w½	12b½	13w1	4
9	Calvelo Jelvis	2014	PHI	2b½	30w1	4b0	13w½	25b1	17w1	4
10	Xu Ruoying	2137	CHN	16b0	21w½	22b1	15w1	13b0	24w1	3.5
11	Wang Constance	1964	CAN	25b0	29w½	30b1	14w1	3b0	21w1	3.5
12	Chernik Dmitry	2142	CAN	26b1	5w1	-½	1b0	8w½	3w0	3
13	Xu Jeffrey	2141	CAN	15w1	1b0	5w½	9b½	10w1	8b0	3
14	Noritsyn Sergey	2109	CAN	27b1	16w0	17b0	11b0	30w1	26w1	3
15	Liu Zhanhe (lambert)	1986	CAN	13b0	28w1	25b½	10b0	18w½	27w1	3
16	Maulik Anubhav	1966	IND	10w1	14b1	1w0	20w1	2b0	6b0	3
17	Yie Kevin Yi-Xiao	1935	CAN	3w0	6b1	14w1	8b½	7w½	9b0	3
18	Pylypchuk Sviatoslav	1928	UKR	5b0	26w1	20b0	24w½	15b½	25w1	3
19	Surya Benito	1924	CAN	-½	4w0	29b1	25w½	20b1	5w0	3
20	Wiebe Daniel	2098	CAN	21w1	8b0	18w1	16b0	19w0	22b½	2.5
21	Frilles Ruperto	1935	CAN	20b0	10b½	24w½	-½	31w1	11b0	2.5
22	Lin Benjamin	1890	CAN	6w1	3b0	10w0	-1	5b0	20w½	2.5
23	Jackson Nicholas	1848	CAN	4b½	2w0	27b0	30w1	24b0	29w1	2.5
24	Finlay Ian	1834	CAN	7b0	27w½	21b½	18b½	23w1	10b0	2.5
25	Kim Yongjoo	2130	KOR	11w1	7b0	15w½	19b½	9w0	18b0	2
26	Marshall Fernando	1991	CAN	12w0	18b0	6w0	29w1	28b1	14b0	2
27	Maulucci Anthony	1961	CAN	14w0	24b½	23w1	5b½	6w0	15b0	2
28	Peng Janet	1846	CAN	1w0	15b0	-1	6b0	26w0	30b1	2
29	Ramoutar Alan Safar	1719	TTO	8w0	11b½	19w0	26b0	-1	23b0	1.5
30	Manalo Pepin	1805	CAN	-½	9b0	11w0	23b0	14b0	28w0	0.5
31	Ferreira Alex T.	2139	CAN	0	0	0	0	21b0	0	0

Under-1900 Section

Scott Cliff and Dorian Kang finish tied for first in the U1900 section with 5.0/6. Tied for third are Manojh Sivapathasundaram, Emanuel Pantazi, Jiarong (Alyssa) Zhu, and – playing in his first-ever CFC-rated event – Adam Siegel.

U1900 Section Final Standings

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	TB1
1	Cliff Scott	1854	CAN	32w1	3b½	6w1	9b1	2w1	5b½	5
2	Kang Dorian	1644	CAN	20w1	21w1	13b1	11w1	1b0	8b1	5
3	Sivapathasundaram Manojh	1709	CAN	31b1	1w½	9b½	19w½	24b1	11w1	4.5
4	Pantazi Emanuel A.	1701	CAN	6w½	22b1	8w½	15w½	21b1	13b1	4.5
5	Zhu Jiarong	1691	CAN	9b½	15w½	21b1	26w1	19b1	1w½	4.5
6	Siegel Adam	0	CAN	4b½	27w1	1b0	20w1	15b1	10w1	4.5
7	Ghazarian Tigran	1783	CAN	28b1	11w0	12b0	31w1	22b1	18w1	4
8	Deline Ralph	1891	CAN	27b½	19w1	4b½	18w1	11b½	2w0	3.5
9	Dervishyan Arsen	1866	CAN	5w½	30b1	3w½	1w0	26b1	12b½	3.5
10	Itkin Victor	1762	CAN	18b0	29w1	23b1	12w1	13w½	6b0	3.5
11	Akophyan Nika	1682	CAN	14w1	7b1	18w1	2b0	8w½	3b0	3.5
12	Hay Jonathan	1619	CAN	-½	14b½	7w1	10b0	16w1	9w½	3.5
13	Singh Malhar	1510	CAN	-1	26w1	2w0	17b1	10b½	4w0	3.5
14	Piccinin Mario	1855	CAN	11b0	12w½	27b1	22w½	18b0	24w1	3
15	James Rowan	1784	CAN	22w½	5b½	33w1	4b½	6w0	19b½	3
16	Supsup Ferdinand	1750	CAN	-½	-½	19b0	28w1	12b0	26w1	3
17	Zarezadegan Fariborz	1745	CAN	23w1	18b0	24b½	13w0	27b½	28w1	3
18	Uthayakumar Ronan	1628	CAN	10w1	17w1	11b0	8b0	14w1	7b0	3
19	Sharpe Michael D.	1576	CAN	25w1	8b0	16w1	3b½	5w0	15w½	3
20	Zhao Zhong	1794	CAN	2b0	28w1	26b0	6b0	29w½	31w1	2.5
21	Rusonik Max	1764	CAN	29w1	2b0	5w0	23b1	4w0	22b½	2.5
22	Wing Richard	1644	CAN	15b½	4w0	25b1	14b½	7w0	21w½	2.5
23	Shi William	1606	CAN	17b0	25b1	10w0	21w0	31b½	27w1	2.5
24	Shen Tianyi	1557	CAN	26b0	-1	17w½	30b1	3w0	14b0	2.5
25	Giffen Glenn	1725	CAN	19b0	23w0	22w0	32b0	-1	30b1	2
26	Mhaskar Shardool	1709	CAN	24w1	13b0	20w1	5b0	9w0	16b0	2
27	Sun Andy	1697	CAN	8w½	6b0	14w0	29b1	17w½	23b0	2
28	Macinnis Jamie	1638	CAN	7w0	20b0	32w1	16b0	30w1	17b0	2
29	Tan Kylie	1632	CAN	21b0	10b0	-½	27w0	20b½	-1	2
30	Den Bok Daniel	1659	CAN	-½	9w0	31b1	24w0	28b0	25w0	1.5
31	Chen Harry (siqi)	1514	CAN	3w0	32b1	30w0	7b0	23w½	20b0	1.5
32	Ali Shafkat	1660	CAN	1b0	31w0	28b0	25w1	0	0	1
33	Ning Eric	1648	CAN	-½	-½	15b0	0	0	0	1

Under-1600 Section

Gryn Maksym (1498) scores a perfect 6.0/6 to win the biggest section of the tournament. Proving that rating is just a number, several players rated under 1000 score well: Eric Pei (890) finishes tied for second with Mark Brister (unrated) at 5.0/6, while Mitchell Schneider and Keven Zheng, part of a five-way tie for fourth at 4.5/6, split the U1300 prize.

U1600 Section Final Standings

Rk.	Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	6.Rd	TB1
1	Gryn Maksym	1498	CAN	38b1	17w1	29b1	6w1	7b1	3w1	6
2	Pei Eric	890	CAN	32b1	24w1	11w0	26b1	12b1	14w1	5
3	Brister Mark	0	CAN	35b1	5w1	51b1	11b1	14w1	1b0	5
4	Pauna Bogdan	1445	CAN	45b0	49w1	21b½	38w1	19b1	16w1	4.5
5	Balachandran Kousihan	1431	CAN	46w1	3b0	37w1	40b½	36w1	15b1	4.5
6	Bercovici Mark	1340	CAN	22w1	15b1	27w1	1b0	11w1	8b½	4.5
7	Zheng Kevin	992	CAN	12b1	31w1	9b½	13b1	1w0	23w1	4.5
8	Schneider Mitchell	848	CAN	16b1	10w1	14w0	27b1	31b1	6w½	4.5
9	Ranola Alberto	1547	CAN	37w1	26b1	7w½	14b0	40w1	13b½	4
10	Gula Lorne	1458	CAN	44w1	8b0	18w½	28b½	45w1	26b1	4
11	Hanratty Brian	1415	CAN	47b1	42w1	2b1	3w0	6b0	29w1	4
12	Xie Austin	1407	CAN	7w0	39b1	52w1	45b1	2w0	24w1	4
13	He Emma	1405	CAN	21b½	50w1	23b1	7w0	42b1	9w½	4
14	Kathirkamar Janani	1370	CAN	54b1	23w1	8b1	9w1	3b0	2b0	4
15	Gareau Don	1521	CAN	20b1	6w0	17b1	29w1	16b½	5w0	3.5
16	Guntoori Bhargava	1381	CAN	8w0	46b1	53w1	22b1	15w½	4b0	3.5
17	Guo Haotong Hazel	1278	CAN	55w1	1b0	15w0	44b1	22w½	40b1	3.5
18	Jeyakumar Bhavatharshan	1250	CAN	51b½	21w½	10b½	31w0	32b1	42w1	3.5
19	Chertkow Matthew	1207	CAN	23b0	-½	43w1	25b1	4w0	33b1	3.5
20	Lin Angela	1134	CAN	15w0	22b0	47w1	53b1	25w½	34b1	3.5
21	Tang Denver	966	CAN	13w½	18b½	4w½	34b1	26w0	36b1	3.5
22	Enemy Sean	0	CAN	6b0	20w1	35b1	16w0	17b½	31w1	3.5
23	Beaubien Robert James	1574	CAN	19w1	14b0	13w0	52b1	28w1	7b0	3
24	Donan Eduardo	1489	CAN	39w1	2b0	26w0	30b1	37w1	12b0	3
25	Gillis Doug	1460	CAN	49b1	29w0	38b½	19w0	20b½	45w1	3
26	Super Russell	1303	CAN	48b1	9w0	24b1	2w0	21b1	10w0	3
27	Downie Peter	1278	CAN	43b1	33w1	6b0	8w0	29b0	47w1	3
28	Pishdad M. Hassan	1212	CAN	-½	51w0	50b1	10w½	23b0	48w1	3
29	Belcadi Salim	1190	CAN	56w1	25b1	1w0	15b0	27w1	11b0	3
30	Lu Lucas Yunkun	976	CAN	-½	-½	33b½	24w0	35b½	43w1	3
31	Atayde Merlin	1519	CAN	52w1	7b0	36w½	18b1	8w0	22b0	2.5
32	Carroll Billy	1404	CAN	2w0	44b1	40w0	39b½	18w0	46b1	2.5
33	Archibald Colin B.	1393	CAN	41b1	27b0	30w½	42w0	38b1	19w0	2.5
34	Zhao Jeffrey R.	1392	CAN	-½	-½	42b½	21w0	39b1	20w0	2.5
35	Liu Harry	1351	CAN	3w0	47b1	22w0	49b½	30w½	37b½	2.5
36	Shi David	1346	CAN	42b0	41w1	31b½	51w1	5b0	21w0	2.5
37	Jeyakumar Yathushan	1162	CAN	9b0	54w1	5b0	48w1	24b0	35w½	2.5
38	Guo Roger	1122	CAN	1w0	55b1	25w½	4b0	33w0	52w1	2.5
39	Khakimov Karim	1121	CAN	24b0	12w0	41b1	32w½	34w0	50b1	2.5
40	Hu Hugo	1097	CAN	-½	-½	32b1	5w½	9b0	17w0	2.5
41	Campbell Brenden Elton	882	CAN	33w0	36b0	39w0	55b½	54w1	49b1	2.5
42	Chanoian Ara	0	CAN	36w1	11b0	34w½	33b1	13w0	18b0	2.5
43	Chertkow Sasha	1234	CAN	27w0	-½	19b0	-½	49w1	30b0	2
44	Singh Harpreet	1020	CAN	10b0	32w0	54b1	17w0	48b0	53w1	2
45	Gangolli Rahul	1002	CAN	4w1	-½	-½	12w0	10b0	25b0	2
46	Plotkin Julia	1001	CAN	5b0	16w0	48b0	50w1	53b1	32w0	2
47	Xiang Christopher	998	CAN	11w0	35w0	20b0	54w1	52b1	27b0	2
48	Gula Jared	0	CAN	26w0	52b0	46w1	37b0	44w1	28b0	2
49	Gao William	1099	CAN	25w0	4b0	55w1	35w½	43b0	41w0	1.5
50	Surya Dania	641	CAN	-½	13b0	28w0	46b0	55w+	39w0	1.5
51	Ramesh Bharath	0	CAN	18w½	28b1	3w0	36b0	0	0	1.5
52	Souchko Larissa	1131	CAN	31b0	48w1	12b0	23w0	47w0	38b0	1
53	Mane Arnav	642	CAN	-½	-½	16b0	20w0	46w0	44b0	1
54	Anghaie Reza	0	CAN	14w0	37b0	44w0	47b0	41b0	-1	1
55	Lin Gaby	0	CAN	17b0	38w0	49b0	41w½	50b-	0	0.5
56	Pell Richard	1564	CAN	29b0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team Prizes

Team prizes – for best combined total for a team of four players in at least three different sections – went to Artiom Samsonkin, Yuanchen Zhang, Jeffrey Xu, and Hazel Guo; and to Shiyan Thavandiran, Manojh Sivapathasundaram, Ronan Uthayakumar, and Janani Kathirkamar.

Photos

John Upper from the CFC Newsletter and Egidijus Zeromskis from the Aurora Chess Club were on hand taking some great photos.

Check the CFC Newsletter Facebook page (Rd 2 and Rd 4 albums) and Egidijus’ Ontario Open album.

Tournament Updates

Tournament updates – players, pairings, and results – are posted on the chess results server.

• Crown
• U2200
• U1900
• U1600

Thank you

Arbiters and organizers, Alex Ferreira, Tyler Longo, George Supol, Marcus Wilker, and Ted Winick, would like to congratulate all the winners and extend a big thank-you to our venue 918 Bathurst, where Annex Chess Club meets Monday evenings. Thanks to all participants for making this Ontario Open such a wonderful event. We hope to see many of you back at 918 on June 6 for the GTCL team rapid and down at Harbourfront on June 25-26 for Chessfest.

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