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.