In 2011, it was Wajdy Shebetah. In 2012, it was Michael Humphreys. And in 2013, Michael is putting his title on the line, hoping to repeat as Annex Chess Club Champion!
This six-round event features two big sections, a competitive Championship section for players rated over 1800 CFC, and a large combined Reserve section for the under-1800 crowd. Hopefully we have some great match-ups in the Championship section, and some chances for lower-rated players in the Reserve section to rise to the challenge against stronger opponents.
Round-by-round reports are followed by the cross-table, showing current standings.
Round 1 – February 11
The tournament is now under way, with 44 players playing – including 4 masters and 5 experts in the Championship section!
The Reserve section features an 1100-point rating range, so Round-One Swiss pairings pit underdogs against 400-point rating favourites. At the end of the night there are no surprises on the pairing sheet; Dennis Li’s draw against Arhant Washimkar is perhaps the only exception.
The Championship section, however, features a couple of big upsets as David Cohen defeats expert Tyler Longo, and Bill Evans takes down master Pavel Peev. Among the winners, defending Club Champion Michael Humphreys scores a full point against Rhys Goldstein to stay in the leader group. See the three games, below.
Featured Games from Round 1
Round 2 – February 25
In the large Reserve section, there are still six players in the leading group, but in the Championship section, the leading group is down to two: defending champion Michael Humphreys and up-and-coming junior Zehn Nasir are tied with 2.0/2. But with four rounds still to go, anything could happen …
Round 3 – March 4
In the Championship section, co-leader Zehn Nasir loses to defending champion Michael Humphreys on board one, leaving Michael alone in first with 3.0/3. But it’s not over yet; the champion has three more challengers to face before the end, starting – as it now seems – with Liam Henry, who trails by only half a point, at 2.5/3.
In the Reserve section, only two players are still perfect through three rounds, as Arkadiy Ugodnikov defeats Ulli Diemer and Atharva Washimkar beats Josep Sobrepere (while Kuhan and I draw). Arkadiy and Atharva are due to face off on top board next round!
Featured Games from Round 3
Round 4 – March 11
With two more rounds to go, there is a clear leader in each of the two sections.
In the Championship section, defending champion Michael Humphreys is still perfect, now with 4.0/4, as he defeats Liam Henry in Round 4. David Southam and Hayk Oganesyan are a point behind with 3.0/4.
In the Reserve section, Atharva Washimkar gets an easy win to take sole possession of first place, with 4.0/4, as Arkadiy Ugodnikov blunders in the opening. Seven players are a point behind at 3.0/4.
Featured Games from Round 4
Round 5 – March 18
With one round left to go, the leaders stay strong.
In the Championship section, defending champion Michael Humphreys gives up a draw to Hayk Oganesyan, but remains a point ahead of the competition, with 4.5/5.
In the Reserve section, Atharva Washimkar, after benefitting from an early blunder by Arkadiy in Round 4, wins by forfeit against Kuhan in Round 5, so he remains perfect with 5.0/5. Winners make their own luck!
Round 6 – March 25
In the final round, each leaders adds another point to his record to finish convincingly in first.
In the Championship section, Michael Humphreys, with a win over Pavel Peev, takes the tournament and repeats as Annex Chess Club Champion! Michael posts a 2444 performance rating on his way to an impressive 5.5/6 record and is now rated 2286.
And in the Reserve section Atharva Washimkar defeats Ulli Diemer to take the section with a perfect 6.0/6 record! Atharva posts a 1960 performance rating, and is now rated 1799 – one point short of A class.
Congratulations, Michael and Atharva!
Here are the complete results:
Final Results after Round Six
SwissSys Standings. Annex Chess Club Championship: Championship Section
# | Name | CFC ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Humphreys | 131628 | 2281 | W8 | W10 | W4 | W7 | D6 | W3 | 5.5 |
2 | David Southam | 102535 | 2216 | W5 | L4 | W12 | W10 | H— | W6 | 4.5 |
3 | Pavel Peev | 122223 | 2226 | L10 | W17 | W19 | H— | W15 | L1 | 3.5 |
4 | Zehn Nasir | 148198 | 2059 | W15 | W2 | L1 | L6 | H— | W8 | 3.5 |
5 | Daniel Zotkin | 146857 | 1963 | L2 | L8 | B— | W13 | W12 | D9 | 3.5 |
6 | Hayk Oganesyan | 152587 | 1927 | L11 | B— | W8 | W4 | D1 | L2 | 3.5 |
7 | Liam Henry | 127769 | 2261 | D12 | W9 | W14 | L1 | H— | U— | 3.0 |
8 | Rhys Goldstein | 110906 | 2022 | L1 | W5 | L6 | W12 | W10 | L4 | 3.0 |
9 | Pi Nasir | 148197 | 1914 | H— | L7 | H— | W18 | H— | D5 | 3.0 |
10 | Bill Evans | 103309 | 1989 | W3 | L1 | W15 | L2 | L8 | D12 | 2.5 |
11 | Alex T. Ferreira | 127516 | 2080 | W6 | H— | H— | U— | U— | U— | 2.0 |
12 | Miroslav Stefanovic | 154500 | 2007 | D7 | W13 | L2 | L8 | L5 | D10 | 2.0 |
13 | Pepin Manalo | 112277 | 1859 | H— | L12 | H— | L5 | U— | X19 | 2.0 |
14 | David Cohen | 100234 | 1823 | W16 | H— | L7 | U— | U— | U— | 1.5 |
15 | Gustavo Lora | unr. | L4 | H— | L10 | W19 | L3 | U— | 1.5 | |
16 | Tyler Longo | 135360 | 2071 | L14 | H— | H— | U— | U— | U— | 1.0 |
17 | Andrew Pastor | 127521 | 1869 | H— | L3 | H— | U— | U— | U— | 1.0 |
18 | Alexandre Michelashvili | 149568 | 1758 | H— | H— | U— | L9 | U— | U— | 1.0 |
19 | Sankar Govindarajan | 155011 | 1702 | H— | H— | L3 | L15 | U— | F13 | 1.0 |
SwissSys Standings. Annex Chess Club Championship: Reserve Section
# | Name | CFC ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atharva Washimkar | 153285 | 1587 | W20 | W14 | W8 | W2 | W11 | W3 | 6.0 |
2 | Arkadiy Ugodnikov | 146626 | 1713 | W19 | W35 | W3 | L1 | W12 | W4 | 5.0 |
3 | Ulli Diemer | 153538 | 1645 | W25 | W13 | L2 | W14 | W5 | L1 | 4.0 |
4 | Marcus Wilker | 102713 | 1609 | W26 | W38 | D11 | D8 | W13 | L2 | 4.0 |
5 | Bill Thornton | 131181 | 1498 | W32 | L11 | W23 | W6 | L3 | W8 | 4.0 |
6 | Milan Cvetkovic | 150817 | 1225 | L11 | W27 | W16 | L5 | W24 | W12 | 4.0 |
7 | Ian Prittie | 153588 | 1166 | L35 | L19 | W37 | W23 | W14 | W13 | 4.0 |
8 | Josep Sobrepere | 152976 | 1670 | W23 | W16 | L1 | D4 | W17 | L5 | 3.5 |
9 | Vinorth Vigneswaramoorthy | 153938 | 1337 | L10 | W20 | W35 | L12 | H— | W19 | 3.5 |
10 | Nicholas O'Bumsawin | 151261 | 1739 | W9 | H— | H— | U— | U— | W20 | 3.0 |
11 | Kuhan Jeyapragasan | 147906 | 1653 | W6 | W5 | D4 | H— | L1 | U— | 3.0 |
12 | Jack Maguire | 144604 | 1543 | H— | H— | W15 | W9 | L2 | L6 | 3.0 |
13 | George Supol | 152286 | 1484 | W27 | L3 | W26 | W22 | L4 | L7 | 3.0 |
14 | Abdolreza Radpey | 149018 | 1465 | W33 | L1 | W38 | L3 | L7 | W24 | 3.0 |
15 | Arhant Washimkar | 153286 | 1422 | D30 | W29 | L12 | D16 | U— | W27 | 3.0 |
16 | Shabnam Abbarin | 151181 | 1370 | W17 | L8 | L6 | D15 | H— | W21 | 3.0 |
17 | Stone Hu | 153507 | 841 | L16 | X36 | U— | W32 | L8 | W33 | 3.0 |
18 | Michael D. Sharpe | 100280 | 1535 | H— | W30 | W29 | U— | U— | U— | 2.5 |
19 | Bradley Yee | 125441 | 1303 | L2 | W7 | L22 | D20 | W33 | L9 | 2.5 |
20 | Christopher Field | 108098 | 1208 | L1 | L9 | W30 | D19 | W23 | L10 | 2.5 |
21 | Ali Faramarzi | 153968 | 1541 | H— | H— | U— | W26 | U— | L16 | 2.0 |
22 | Hasan Almutairi | 155275 | 1508 | H— | H— | W19 | L13 | U— | U— | 2.0 |
23 | Jean-Marc David | 151900 | 1272 | L8 | W32 | L5 | L7 | L20 | W38 | 2.0 |
24 | Jeff Pancer | 107543 | 1230 | H— | H— | U— | W38 | L6 | L14 | 2.0 |
25 | Eli Teram | 107314 | 1211 | L3 | W33 | H— | H— | U— | U— | 2.0 |
26 | Enrique Rodriguez | 154428 | 1210 | L4 | W37 | L13 | L21 | L30 | W32 | 2.0 |
27 | Larissa Souchko | 145490 | 1061 | L13 | L6 | D32 | D30 | W38 | L15 | 2.0 |
28 | Jeremy Stefan Wichrowski | 154587 | 1060 | H— | H— | U— | U— | U— | W39 | 2.0 |
29 | Ben Chan | 130822 | 969 | H— | L15 | L18 | H— | W39 | U— | 2.0 |
30 | Dennis Li | 153129 | 911 | D15 | L18 | L20 | D27 | W26 | U— | 2.0 |
31 | Alexandre Michelashvili | 149568 | 1646 | W36 | H— | U— | U— | U— | U— | 1.5 |
32 | Raymond Lin | 150193 | 1105 | L5 | L23 | D27 | L17 | W37 | L26 | 1.5 |
33 | Teresa Lee | 154501 | 950 | L14 | L25 | H— | W37 | L19 | L17 | 1.5 |
34 | Sankar Govindarajan | 155011 | 1702 | H— | H— | U— | U— | U— | U— | 1.0 |
35 | Miles J. Hershberg | 134614 | 1517 | W7 | L2 | L9 | U— | U— | U— | 1.0 |
36 | Nick Harding | 154309 | 1220 | L31 | F17 | H— | H— | U— | U— | 1.0 |
37 | Brian Groat | 153518 | 631 | L38 | L26 | L7 | L33 | L32 | B— | 1.0 |
38 | Timothy Bahry | unr. | W37 | L4 | L14 | L24 | L27 | L23 | 1.0 | |
39 | Alex Geddie | unr. | H— | H— | U— | U— | L29 | L28 | 1.0 |