Saturday, September 27, 2014

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - September 20, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 3 (Wurzburg)

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - September 6, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to Mate in 2 (Boswell)
1. Qa8

Sunday, September 7, 2014

2014 September TNT starts Tuesday September 9

2014 September TNT Tournament $ 15 entry fee – Prizes will be based on entries. Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42
4 rounds – September 9, 16, 23, 30 – (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 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).
Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs $ 15 entry fee and CFC membership required.
All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site) 20 for a one-tournament adult membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new adult members pay only $ 36 for a twelve-month CFC membership; Junior (under 20) members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 34 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay only $ 24 for a twelve month CFC membership
Registration for tournament -Tuesday, September 9 – 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) . Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1.
Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42
Easiest way to get there is to 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. Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

2014 Abe Yanofsky Memorial has been rated by the CFC

The 2014 Abe Yanofsky Memorial has been rated by the CFC

Open Section

U1800 Section

Congratulation to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Jim Green 1882
Mick Liebzeit 1833
Keer Keer 1626
Joshua Huston-Earle 1383