Friday, December 23, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - Saturday, December 17, 2011

From the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2
(McDowell)
1.Qa7

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Andy Kohalmi

ANDREW STEVEN KOHALMI (published on December 17, 2011)
ANDREW STEVEN KOHALMI 
After a lengthy illness, Andrew Kohalmi peacefully passed away at the Health Sciences Centre on December 9, 2011, at the age of 77 years. Andrew and his wife Eva came to Canada in 1957 from Hungary. He had a few odd jobs until he worked for Acklands Ltd. for 32 years. Andrew had many hobbies and interests. Andrew enjoyed playing soccer when he was younger. He joined the Hungarian team in Winnipeg. 


He especially enjoyed a good game of chess. He was a member of the Winnipeg Chess Club. 


He also enjoyed playing golf. He was a member of Bel Acres for 34 years. Andrew enjoyed spending his time with his grandchildren, family, and friends. Andrew will be sadly missed by his wife Eva of 55 years, son Andy and daughter-in-law Pam, granddaughter Wendy Goze and husband Georel, grandson David and girlfriend Alliana, and grandsons Byron and Dallas. Andrew also leaves behind brother-in-law Gabor Galovics, niece Patti McDougall, and husband Ted, and their family, Jessie, Dallas, and, Jaydee Lynn, nephew Gabriel Galovics, his daughters, Stephanie, and son Ryley, Michelle, and, Sandy. Goddaughter Cynthia Kazina and her daughter Sydney. Lifetime friends, Mary Posche, and Stephen and Elizabeth Ecker. Andrew was predeceased by his parents, and brother-in-law Istvan of Hungary. Andrew leaves to mourn his sister Eva, brother George, and families. He also leaves to mourn sister-in-law Erzsebet, and brother-in-law Gyyorrgy, and their son Akos. Andrew will be sadly missed by many other close friends. Service will be held on Monday, December 19, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Cropo Funeral at 1442 Main Street. Interment to follow to Brookside Cemetery at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue. If desired, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Forever Loved 586-8044

http://www.passagesmb.com/obituary_details.cfm?ObitID=186002









http://chess.ca/players?check_rating_surname=Kohalmi
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Friday, December 16, 2011

Robert Feldstein

Just came across this article:


http://main.uschess.org/content/view/11516/646

I played this fellow in Wisconsin in 1999. While researching when he may have played in Manitoba, I noticed that I played in the same section as him in the 1998 Toronto International.  Does anyone know when may have played in Manitoba ?

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Highbrow Books - Gift Certificates

Games Editor, Les Mundwiler, tells us about Gift Certificates from his bookstore:


Highbrow Books, 345 Hargrave St. (near Ellice), offers gift certificates this time of year. They're printed off at the store while you wait and make great gifts for those looking for chess books & mags and for other reading matter, too! Store hours are 11-5, Monday thru Saturday, with early closing most Tuesdays (those TNTs!)

Friday, December 9, 2011

Chessmanitoba Calendar Event email list

Thursday, December 8, 2011

2011 Chess Night # 2- Tuesday, December 13

The Manitoba Chess Association will close out the year with a night of informal  chess related activities.
We tried this in August; over 40 chess enthusiasts enjoyed several activities. It was such a success that we decided to try it again.

Renew acquaintances old and new !
Shoot the breeze about Carlsen's latest exploits
Shake off  the rust with a few blitz games !
Listen to a lecture on pawn sacrifices from a Master !
Buy and/or sell chess books !

Drop in any time on the evening of December 13 to room 4CM42 at the University of Winnipeg.
There is no admission fee.

There are a couple of Scheduled events, but don't feel compelled to participate- you may wish to just hang out.

7:00 pm.  Doors Open
8:00 p.m.: lecture: National Master Jonathon Zaczek on 'Pawn Sacrifices in the Opening. Free to all

Through-out the night (approx 7:00 - 10:30)
Informal games - pair off with another player - pick your time control and have some fun. 

There will also be an opportunity to make room on your bookshelves by selling a few books. Set a price, put a post-it note or sticker with your price and name on the book,and bring it for potential sale to another chess enthusiast.  There will also be a few chess clocks and chess sets for sale.

2011 Tournament of Champions and 2011 Mike Shpan Memorial have been rated by the CFC

See the crosstables:

2011 MCA Tournament of Champions
2011 Mike Shpan Memorial

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak establishd ratings:

Kevin Li 2238
Christopher Delos Santos 1919
Stephen de Groot 1848

Theo Wolchock 1700
Bruce Leaden 1497
Gary Crawford 1495
Cody Baron 1403
Alex Iomdina 1471

Monday, December 5, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - Saturday, December 3, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Boyer)
1. Qh8

Saturday, November 26, 2011

2011 Manitoba Junior has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to Leor Wasserman for achieving a new peak rating - 1861

The Novice Section was Active rated by the CFC.
Please see the crosstable here.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 19, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
 White to mate in 2 (Stosic)
1.Kc3

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 5, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Shinkman)
1. c5

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

2011 Manitoba Junior Championship

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rooms 1L04 and 1L06

2011 Manitoba Junior Championship

Open to Manitoba Juniors born in 1992 or later (under 20)
Nov  19 - 20
Open section: (recommended that participants be rated at least 1400)
4 rounds
Time Control: Game / 90 + 30 second increment.
Round 10 a.m.  Saturday, November 19
Round 2  2 p.m.  Saturday, November 19
Round 3 10 a.m.  Sunday, November 20

Round 4  2 p.m.  Sunday, November 20

Entry Fee: $ 15  -  CFC Rated (CFC Membership not required !)
Guaranteed Prizes
1st $ 40
2nd $ 30
3rd $ 20
 If the winner travels to the National Championship in Calgary - $ 200 will be available for travel expenses.
Winner (if rated over 1900) qualifies for 2012 Manitoba Championship
First Tiebreaker is heads-up result during tournament. (2 way, 3 way, etc.)
Next tie-break: G/20 + 10 second increment 2 game match until a winner emerges (ie 2 game matches to repeat until there is a winner of the match)
Tournament Director: Jonathon Zaczek
Registration: 9:45  10:00 a.m - Saturday, November 19

Junior Novice Section - Sunday, November 20

Tournament Director: Andrea Villeneuve
Entry Fee: $ 10
CFC Active Rated (CFC Membership not required !)  
Time Control: Game / 30 minutes
4 or 5 rounds at the discretion of the Tournament Director
Registration: 9:45  10:00 a.m - Sunday, November 20 
First Round:  10:00 a.m.
Subsequent rounds: Immediately after preceeding round.

Note: All cell phones and/or electronic communication devices must be turned off. Any sounds from these electronic communication devices will be automatically forfeit. 

Friday, November 4, 2011

2011 MTPPS Standings for 2012 MB Championship Qualifying

MTPPS after the 2011 October TNT


Unofficial Standings



Score Min
Trevor Vincent 23690 2091
Jonathon Zaczek 23066 2284
Gustavo Melamedoff 22812 2141
Kevin Li 22379 2223
Aron Kaptsan 22367 2124
Anthony Boron 22329 2103
Les Mundwiler 22024 2097
Jeff Babb 21975 2060
Nilo Moncal 21922 2056
Rolando Bince 21417 1876
Carl Pottinger 21336 2022
Michael Pang 21131 1851
Jim Lauritson 21080 1839
Jaroslaw Czypinski 21046 1942
Myron Kernetsky 20811 2004
Jim Green 20808 1933
Waldemar Schulz 20705 2002
Perfecto Joven 20451 1978
Christopher Delos Santos 20091 1903

Monday, October 31, 2011

2011 Mike Shpan Memorial and 2011 Tournament of Champions starts Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Two tournaments start Tuesday, running in parallel: the traditional Mike Shpan Memorial, and the second installment of the  Tournament of Champions.  Both will run for 6 consecutive Tuesdays.
Details are below, but in brief, the Tournament of Champions is restricted to those over 1800 rating ; the Mike Shpan Memorial  is open to all.


Also, the tournaments may require a 'house-player(s)'
The 'house-player' fills in when there are an uneven number of players for any round. The addition of the 'house player' avoids the situation where a player is awarded a bye. There is no guarantee that the house player would be required in any given week - I would say it is roughly a 50% possibility. 
If you are interested in acting as a 'house player' please contact me (Tony) - chessmanitoba at  gmail.com
ideally you are a CFC member - No entry fee for the tournament is required, but  in the circumstance that you win a prize - an entry fee will be deducted from the prize.  So, in essence, the 'house player' is free-rolling.

Mike Shpan Memorial Tournament

 Tuesday, November 1 is the start of the six-round Swiss Tournament that is played on 6 consecutive Tuesdays ending December 6.
(This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 6 rounds, but if you can not make it on one or more Tuesdays, notify us in advance and you will receive a half-point bye. Please contact the TD -  BEFORE the round.


Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.)

The "Shpan" is a Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1 hours 50 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be 3  hours, 40 minutes maximum]

Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs ( $ 20 entry fee, and CFC membership required)[CFC membership for adults is $ 49 for 12 months;$ 34 for Juniors for 12 months; or $ 20 for a one-tournament membership]
Registration for tournament - November 1 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:50 pm
Late Registration for tournament - November 8 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm - you will get a 1/2 point bye for the missed first round


2011 Tournament of Champions

Top 2 Finishers Qualify to the 2012 Manitoba Championship

Restricted to those Rated 1800 and above 
Graduated Entry Fees
Qualifying 2011 (Top Section) Tournament Winners Entry Fee $ 15
 (Zaczek, Kevin Li, Repa, Lipic, A. Green, Lauritson, Burstow, Moncal, Pottinger, Vincent, Bince, Melamedoff, Mundwiler, Platt )
FIDE rated Players - $ 25
All Others - $ 30
Great opportunity to Start, add to, or complete your FIDE Rating requirements.
Tentative Pairings to be Published prior to Rounds 2-6
  Tuesday, November 1 is the start of the six-round Swiss Tournament that is played on 6 consecutive Tuesdays ending December 6.

(This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 6 rounds)
(If you can not play on one or more weeks, please contact the TD BEFORE the round.
Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.)

The Tournament of Champions is a Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1 hours 50 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be 3  hours, 40 minutes maximum]

Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs (entry fee (see above) and CFC membership required)
Late Registration for tournament - November 8 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm - you will get a 1/2 point bye for the missed first round

Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map
This is very near our old room of 5L24 and is in fact on the same floor.

Easiest way to get there is the same way to 5L24 - take the elevator at the north end (Ellice) to the 5th Floor(if that Elevator is operating) Otherwise, there is an elevator just to the west of the old Bookstore location.

2011 MTPPSs for 2012 Manitoba Closed Qualifying

MTPSS -  Modified Tournament Performance Point Score
This is a change from the previous qualification through rating.  The rating provision did not properly recognize activity or recent results of relatively inactive players. It also did not recognize any non-CFC events.  SO the MTPPS is calculated as follows:
A Loss = 0 points
A Draw = the rating of the opponent
A Win = the greater of [your opponent's rating + 200] or [your rating]
The top ten performance scores for each player are counted

 Standings as of October - after Fargo Chessnuts tourney
Players in Bold have already qualified for the 2012 MB Championship



Player Score Min Games
Trevor Vincent 125311 23690 2091 10
Jonathon Zaczek 135589 23066 2284 10
Gustavo Melamedoff 136900 22812 2141 10
Kevin Li 152422 22374 2218 10
Aron Kaptsan 112549 22204 2081 10
Anthony Boron 101126 22042 2044 10
Jeff Babb 102141 21975 2060 10
Nilo Moncal 152424 21922 2056 10
Les Mundwiler 103336 21890 2089 10
Carl Pottinger 124202 21089 2007 10
Jim Lauritson 102783 21080 1839 10
Jaroslaw Czypinski 111806 21046 1942 10
Myron Kernetsky 101127 20811 2004 10
Michael Pang 143100 20601 1829 10
Perfecto Joven 140950 20451 1978 10
Waldemar Schulz 106687 20390 1832 10
Jim Green 105246 20366 1829 10

Friday, October 28, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle, October 22, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 
(Feast)


Wednesday, October 26, 2011

2011 October TNT has been rated by the CFC

The 2011 October TNT has been rated by the CFC,
please see the crosstable here.

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Kevin Li  2203 (Master !)
Alex Iomdina 1421

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

2011 Tournament of Champions

2011 Tournament of Champions

FIDE and CFC Rated !

Top 2 Finishers Qualify to the 2012 Manitoba Championship

Restricted to those Rated 1800 and above
Graduated Entry Fees
Qualifying 2011 (Top Section) Tournament Winners Entry Fee $ 15 
 (Zaczek, Kevin Li, Repa, Lipic, A. Green, Lauritson, Burstow, Moncal, Pottinger, Vincent, Bince, Melamedoff, Mundwiler, Platt, October TNT Winner)
FIDE rated Players - $ 25
All Others - $ 30
Great opportunity to Start, add to, or complete your FIDE Rating requirements.
Tentative Pairings to be Published prior to Rounds 2-6
  Tuesday, November 1 is the start of the six-round Swiss Tournament that is played on 6 consecutive Tuesdays ending December 6.

(This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 6 rounds)
(If you can not play on one or more weeks, please contact the TD - chessmanitoba@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it BEFORE the round.
Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.)

The Tournament of Champions is a Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1 hours 50 minutes to complete their moves, the game will be be 3  hours, 40 minutes maximum]

Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs (entry fee (see above) and CFC membership required)
Late Registration for tournament - November 8 - approximately 6:30 pm to 6:45 pm - you will get a 1/2 point bye for the missed first round

Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map
This is very near our old room of 5L24 and is in fact on the same floor.

Easiest way to get there is the same way to 5L24 - take the elevator at the north end (Ellice) to the 5th Floor(if that Elevator is operating) Otherwise, there is an elevator just to the west of the Bookstore.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

2011 Winnipeg Active Open - Sunday, October 16, 2011

Location: University of Winnipeg Room 5L24

This tournament will not be rated by the CFC,
Manitoba Active ratings will be used for pairings.
 
 Time Control: Game / 20 minutes  + 10 second increment per move
 Five Round Swiss System
(You will play 5 games, win or lose)

Entry Fee: $ 10
Prizes based on entries
CFC Membership not required, however Manitoba Chess Association(MCA) membership is required.
If you are not a CFC member (which typically includes MCA membership), standalone MCA membership can be obtained for $13 (good for 12 months), or $ 5 (for one tournament)
First time players and non-residents do not require MCA membership for this tournament. 

This tournament will be rated as a MCA active event.

Registration: 9:30 to 9:55 am Sunday, October 16, 2011
Approximate Round Times 
10:00
11:00
12:30
1:30
2:30
*For those who wish to play there will be a fun blitz tournament after the active tournament.  Everyone is welcome to join!

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle, October 8, 2011

White to mate in 2 (Dobrila)
1. Pxd8(N)

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Manitoba Active (G/20 ) Time Control Ratings (after 2011 Team Tournament)

Name Active Rating
Billous, Simon 1386
Bince, Rolando 2124
Baron, Cody 1301
Boron, Anthony 1998
Burstow, John 2264
Campbell, Jamie 1646
Cleto, Sam 1851
Crawford, Gary 1466
Currie, James 1970
Czypinski, Jaroslaw 1927
Dawa, Arvin 2119
De Groot, Steven 1871
Einarsson, Ken 1750
Evans, Brian 1599
Gannon, Keith 1590
Gibson, Kris 1814
Green, Aaron 1998
Green, Jim 1834
Greenberg, Harley 1771
Huston-Earle, Joshua 1066
Iomdina, Alex 1461
Iomdina, Bella 1890
Iyer, Chandra 1991
Joven, Perfecto 1894
Kaptsan, Aron 2003
Klusa, Lawrence 1339
Klusa, Mark 1557
Kohalmi, Andy 1635
Lauritson, Jim 1878
Letain, Cory 1631
Li, Devon 1567
Li, Henry 1410
Li, Kevin 2166
Lipic, Stephen 1869
Lipnowski, Samuel 2252
Magnusson, Saul 1793
Manicdao, Tomas 1749
Melamedoff, Gustavo 2031
Melven, John 1548
Milord, Frank 1646
Milward, Dave 1710
Mousseau, Chuck 1846
Moncal, Nilo 2071
Nikouline, Alexandre 2075
Ochate, Edward 1521
Ott, Richard 1446
Pang, Charles 1800
Pang, Michael 1835
Pottinger, Carl 1773
Raihman, David 1498
Raihman, Igal 2015
Remillard, John 1548
Repa, Jason 2024
Rutter, Blair 1834
Samson, Larry 1749
Schulz, Manfred 1842
Schulz, Waldemar 1969
Schwartz, Leah 1203
Spence, Austin 1333
Swift, Ryne 1778
Trueman, Francis 1509
Van Wyk, Joseph 2054
Villeneuve, Justin 1292
Vincent, Trevor 2318
Wasserman, Arie 1727
Wasserman, Jerry 1973
Wasserman, Leor 1799
Wolchock, Theo 1661
Yung, Dustin 1172
Zaczek, Jonathon 2213

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

2011 Fargo Chessnuts - Part 1

 
GM Yermo on the marquee

GM Yermolinsky laying down the rules of engagement



Greetings - Ken Einarsson is to my left

Game started 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.Nf3




Final position - Black was crushed in just over 20 moves. I took a somewhat poisoned pawn, gave up another tempo later, and then missed the power of Qh5. But the Subway sandwiches were good !
I was sure Ken would be mated before my game was over. Look at that monarch on h6.


The playing hall.


Me and Yermo holding down the top 2 boards. Okay, the sharp observer will note that we both have the White pieces. I am playing IM Victor Adler. r





Les Mundwiler versus GM Yermolinsky.


The inscriptioning



Les chuckles at the message, "I will squish you like a bug if you play the open Sicilian".


Les plays the Closed Sicilian.


The very competent TDs/organizers and all-around good-guys, Brian Thompson and Lon Larson

Sunday, October 2, 2011

2012 Manitoba Closed Qualifying - after September TNT

MTPSS -  Modified Tournament Performance Point Score  
Updated for the September TNT    
Name  Total Min
Trevor Vincent 23690 2091
Jonathon Zaczek 23046 2284
Gustavo Melamedoff 22812 2141
Kevin Li 22374 2218
Aron Kaptsan 22204 2081
Anthony Boron 22042 2044
Jeff Babb 21975 2060
Nilo Moncal 21922 2056
Les Mundwiler 21890 2089
Carl Pottinger 21451 2022
Michael Pang 21131 1851
Jim Lauritson 21080 1839
Jaroslaw Czypinski 21046 1942
Michael Pang 20914 1988
Myron Kernetsky 20811 2004
Perfecto Joven 20451 1978
Waldemar Schulz 20390 1832



Kaptsan and Boron leapfrogged Babb, Moncal, and Mundwiler, but Babb has qualified already. Pottinger had a couple of good games at the Montreal Open and Michael Pang's results from the CYCC have been calculated.  Next update will be after the Fargo Chessnuts.
















































Friday, September 30, 2011

2012 Canadian Closed announced

I recently  saw a post announcing the 2012 Canadian Closed, http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5614

2012 Manitoba Championship Qualifying

Manitoba Closed 2012


     8 player knockout (same for


     Qualifiers -
     In order of preference - if the qualifying player does not want to
     participate or the winner is redundant we continue down the list
     until there are 8 participants.


     1. Previous Year's Champion (TREVOR VINCENT)
     2. Winner of the Reserve (2011 Albert Boxer Memorial) (KEVIN LI)
     3. MB Junior Champion (if rated above 1900) to be decided November 10
     4. Top Manitoban in AY Memorial (Trevor Vincent, JEFF BABB)
     5,6. Top 2 finishers in the Tournament of Champions (Nov-Dec) TBD
     7. Player with the best MTPPS (Modified Tournament Performance Point Score) see below - currently ZACZEK
     8. Player with the 2nd best MTPPS (Modified Tournament Performance Point Score) - currently MELAMEDOFF
     9. 2nd Manitoban in the AY Memorial (n/a - see 4 above)
    10. Player with the 3rd best MTPPS (Modified Tournament Performance Point Score)- currently MONCAL
    11. Player with the 4th best MTPPS (Modified Tournament Performance Point Score)- currently KAPTSAN
    12. etc.from the MTPPS


    In Canadian Closed years - Game scores will not be published until
     after the Canadian Closed.


MTPSS -  Modified Tournament Performance Point Score
This is a change from the previous qualification through rating.  The rating provision did not properly recognize activity or recent results of relatively inactive players. It also did not recognize any non-CFC events.  SO the MTPPS is calculated as follows:
A Loss = 0 points
A Draw = the rating of the opponent
A Win = the greater of [your opponent's rating + 200] or [your rating]
The top ten performance scores for each player are counted
As of September 25(not including Sept TNT), the top 10 players are (unofficial):




Vincent


23690
Zaczek


23066
Li


22374
Melamedoff


22806
Babb


21975
Moncal


21922
Kaptsan


21914
Mundwiler


21890
Boron


21858
Lauritson


21080

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

2012 Canadian Junior

The Calgary Junior Chess Club, Calgary Chess Club, and Alberta Chess Association would like to extend an invitation to you to attend this year’s prestigious event, held at Calgary, AB, between January 5 – 8 , 2012 at the Calgary Chess Club.

http://www.cjcc2012.ca/

2011 September TNT has been rated by the CFC

Please see the crosstable here .

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Christopher Delos Santos  1933 (Provisional based on 17 games)
Gary Campbell 1735
Damola Afolabi 1545
and
Alex Plat  2204 (based on 4 games)

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - September 24, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (from the World Problem Solving Competition)
1. Nd5
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7558
(Cecil indicated 1.Nxf4, but apparently that is a mate in 3)

Saturday, September 24, 2011

2011 Culture Days - Chess Workshop for Beginners - October 1


The Manitoba Chess Association will offer a free afternoon workshop for beginners. If you have always wanted to learn chess, or learn some tips about the game, this is your chance. A local expert will be on hand to teach you, and you can also pit your skills against others. Players of all ages are welcome. It's your move.
ORGANIZER
Manitoba Chess Association
DATE(S) & TIME(S):
Saturday, October 1, 2011 — 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
View Map of this Activity
LANGUAGE
English
ACCESSIBILITY
This activity is wheelchair accessible.


http://www.culturedays.ca/en/2011-activities/view/4e19f63f-7540-4e02-8f50-51054c4a89be

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - September 10, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Bartolovic)
1. Qa1

Saturday, September 3, 2011

2011 September TNT starts Tuesday, September 6


2011 September  TNT tournament
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map
4 rounds - one game on each of September 6, 13, 20, 27 - (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds)
Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Tuesday Night Tournaments are held every month of the year, (except for November and December when things are organized a little differently).

There is one game per week.

All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /110 minutes [Each player has 1 hour 50 minutes  to complete their moves, the game will be be 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum]

The TNTs are typically 4 round events (one game for 4 consecutive Tuesdays in the month), sometimes 5 rounds. Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs
( $ 15 entry fee, and CFC membership required[$ 20 for a one-tournament membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new members pay only $ 36 for the year])


Registration for tournament -Tuesday, September 6  - approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm

Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm. (If you think you may be late, please send an email to
chessmanitoba 'at' gmail.com) before 5 pm (you can try later, but the wireless access at the U may be problematic)


This is very near the weekend room of 5L24 and is in fact on the same 'floor'.

Easiest way to get there is the same way to 5L24 - take the elevator at the north end (Ellice) to the 5th Floor(if that Elevator is operating) Otherwise, there is an elevator just to the west of the Bookstore.
Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.    

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - August 27, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Morse)
1.d3

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

2011 August TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Kevin Li  2182 

Carl Pottinger 1916

Christopher Delos Santos 1903 (provisional)

Michael Pang 1835

Cody Baron 1365






Jim Green and Carl Pottinger obtain FIDE ratings

Jim Green and Carl Pottinger are the latest local players to obtain FIDE (World Chess Federation) ratings.

Green's initial rating is 1930, while Pottinger checks in with 2001.
Congratulations !

Some Other Active Local Players:

Sam Lipnowski 2201
Trevor Vincent 2173
Jeff Babb 2144
Jonathon Zaczek 2114
Aron Kaptsan 2043
Gustavo Melamedoff 2040
Waldemar Schulz  2025
Jay Khedkar 1968
Anthony Boron 1960
Jim Lauritson 1951
Stephen Lipic 1843

The next local FIDE tournament is the The Tournament of Champions, starting in November.



Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - August 13, 2011

From the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Bartolovic)
1.Qc8

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial has been rated by the CFC

2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Open   Section crosstable here.
2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial U1800 Section crosstable here.

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Trevor Vincent 2365
Gustavo Melamedoff 2141
Perfecto Joven 2014
Carl Pottinger 1904
Christopher Delos Santos 1889 (provisional on 9 games)
Tomas Manicdao 1749
Kris Trinidad 1642
Cody Baron 1359

Also Jeff Babb has regained his Master rating at 2201


Thursday, August 4, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - July 30, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Klasinc)

Monday, August 1, 2011

Yermolinsky annotates


Kramnik - Nakamura,  Dortmund 2011
From the ICC newsletter:
Despite his margin of victory, Kramnik didn't rest on his laurels in the final round but instead went for broke against a faltering Hikaru Nakamura in an effort to again enter the "2800 club", only to see it all backfire as he turned what could have been a miserable performance for his opponent into just a bad one. Kramnik sacrificed a knight against Nakamura for the prospects of a long-term attacking initiative, only to see his opponent dig deep into his reserves of resourceful moves to keep the upper-hand that he converted for an easy win (you can see how it all unfolded in Alex Yermolinky's free Game of the Day below).
Date
Tournament
Host Game
FREE
7/31
GM Alex Yermolinsky Kramnik-Nakamura

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

2011 July TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable  here

Congratulation to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Christopher Delos Santos 1823 (provisional based on 4 games)
Theo Wolchock 1683
Alex Iomdina 1410
Bruce Leaden 1502 (provisional based on 15 games)
Cody Baron 1327 (provisional based on 23 games)
Leah Schwartz 1343 (provisional based on 7 games)

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - Saturday, July 16, 20111

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to Mate in 2 moves (Banny)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Manitobans at the Canadian Open

Round 1 report: NIL
Round 2 report: NIL
Rounds 3-9:  Rinse and repeat

Did I miss anyone ?  Is this the first Canadian Open in history without a Manitoban playing ?

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - July 2, 2011

from the Winnipeg Free Press
 White to mate in 2 (Paros)
This is a relatively easy one. Young master Kevin Li had it all figured out after glancing at it for 10 seconds.





Wednesday, June 29, 2011

2011 June TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Michael Pang 1829
Gustavo Melamedoff  2138
Perfecto Joven 2010
Theo Wolchock 1676
Bruce Leaden 1487 (provisional)
Leah Schwartz 1319  (provisional)
Philipp Gregoryanz  1459 (provisional)