Chess Manitoba

2012 January TNT has been rated by the CFC

2012-02-01T21:42:00.000-06:00

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings !

Nilo Moncal 2137
Theo Wolchock 1783
Leor Wasserman 1883
Steven de Groot 1852
Cody Baron 1418

Theo moves up to Number 1 in Canada for Under 10 years old !
Kevin Li is Number 2 in Canada for U16 years old

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle, January 28, 2012

2012-02-01T16:19:00.000-06:00

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Barry)

Active Rating changes from 2012 Kent Oliver

2012-01-25T21:43:00.001-06:00

Below is the opening rating / performance rating / resulting MCA Active Rating / change from the 2012 Kent Oliver Memorial.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - January 14, 2012

2012-01-23T21:29:00.000-06:00

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Telkes)

1.Kb3

2012 Kent Oliver Memorial and Annual General Meeting

2012-01-19T18:54:00.000-06:00

Kent Oliver Memorial Chess Tournament

Sunday, January 22, 2011
ROOM 5L24 - University of Winnipeg
Last year's format to be repeated this year !

One day Rapid !

5 rounds of Game 20 / + 10 second increment

Registration starts at 9:30AM - First Round 10 a.m
We should be finished around 5 p.m.

Lunch and Annual General Meeting from approx 12 to 1:30
between rounds 2 and 3.

Entry Fee: $ 15
CFC Membership not required.

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 do not require MCA membership for this tournament.

Manitoba Active Rating will be used.

The prize fund is enhanced through a generous donation from Mrs. Truus Oliver.

This tournament will be rated as a MCA active event.

Frank Milord

2012-01-18T23:20:00.000-06:00

Word reached us in early January that a veteran of the Winnipeg chess scene, Frank Milord, passed away in October. This undoubtedly came as a shock to many of us who saw him as recently as the September TNT, where he played all four rounds.

Les Mundwiler provides a brief snapshot and a game:

Information about Frank Milord's chess career is rather sketchy, so far as my files are concerned, before 2000. In the April 1999 Exclam! you'll find that Frank's performance rating in the Kent Oliver--January 8-10, 1999)--was 1787 (his CFC rating then was 1709). His big achievement in that event, at normal tournament time controls, was to defeat Expert Jim Lauritson. Unfortunately we don't have the game. Maybe Jim would share that one with us. Also in January that year he was equal first in the TNT with A-Class player Jeff Cummer. Jack Woodbury annotated the draw between them in the same issue of Exclam!

CFC's online record for Frank's events goes back to the Winnipeg Canada Day event of July 1996, when his rating was 1604. A quick perusal of his tournament record confirms the impression so many of us had that this was a "sneaky strong" B Class (sometimes C Class!) player, who often turned in A Class performances. Even that understates the case because, in many games versus higher-rated players, Frank was content to take a draw; sometimes he had to drive his cab later the same evening!(more about this later ! AJB) In 2010 he had performance ratings of 1859 and 1895 in the August and March TNTs, respectively. Over the years 1998-2000 he had performance ratings over 1900 four times. His chess ideal was Rubinstein, a solid, classical player, and the game I've chosen to annotate--I'm sure Frank played many better games--doesn't much reflect that ideal but it is an interesting contest.

(Note: This will be in a viewer soon - AJB)

[Event "July Tuesday Night Tournament"]
[Site "University of Winnipeg"]
[Date "2003.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khedkar, Jay"]
[Black "Milord, Frank"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1947"]
[BlackElo "1567"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.07.22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 {
Avoiding the usual Sveshnikov trouble, presumably in order to play Nc3, but
also relieving Black's game by covering d5 with a pawn.} 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8
9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O 12... f5 {Now Black has,
strategically, a clear way ahead, and that's the kind of thing Frank's
opponents usually avoided giving him, if they wanted to win the opening phase.}
13. f4 {Jay's aggressive style is always aimed at the centre but in this case
he's giving a bit of aid and comfort to Black's game.} 13... Qb6+ (13... e4) ({
and} 13... Bf6 {
were also playable, but the Q check certainly expands Black's scope.}) 14. Kh1
14... Qd4 $5 {An interesting--even shocking--try. White must examine the Q
exchange possibility, and then look at useful ways to avoid the Q exchange,
and then consider a move such as 15.fxe5, which would force Black to exchange
Qs--with what sort of middlegame? White decides to duck.} 15. Qb3 (15. Qxd4
exd4 16. Na4 16... Bd8 {is probably okay for Black, and would not be to Jay's
liking in any case. Much too fussy and unpredictable.}) 15... Nd7 {
Now the BN threatens to rejoin the game with a tempo gain.} 16. Na4 {
White resists that idea but in the process sidelines his QN.} 16... e4 $1 {
Frank consolidates in the centre and equalizes.} 17. Be3 Qf6 18. c5 $5 {
White is "not one to sit idly by" and let the initiative slip away.} 18... b5
$5 {An amazing idea. Black diverts a pawn from the centre and by targeting it,
ties up a good portion of White's forces on the Q-side.} 19. cxb6 Rb8 20. Rac1
{Targeting c7 cannot be bad.} 20... Bd8 21. Rxc8 $5 {
At 9 ply this looks best to Fritz, too.} 21... Rxc8 22. b7 Rb8 23. Ba7 23...
Ba5 {Now if White recovers the Exchange, the BN protects the a-pawn and Black
still has something to work with on the K-side. So, White goes for the BPa6
first...} 24. Bxa6 Bd2 25. Qc2 25... e3 {Black's B+P cover a lot of frontage
and pose some real difficulties for White to solve even if White takes back
the Exchange here. So, White looks for a finesse...} 26. Qc7 {
Probably not as good as just taking the R.} 26... Qd8 $5 {Black keeps the game
spinning by offering another pawn, when in fact White can boil things down
with BxR followed by a Q exchange.} 27. Qxd6 {Why not?} 27... Rf6 $1 {
If you have to mix, this is the only way to go. Please note, White's reply is
the best, too.} 28. Bxb8 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Nb8 30. Bxb8 Qxb8 31. Nc5 31... e2 $1 {
Best defence. By taking White's f4 pawn, Black gains another piece to cover
the promotion square.} 32. Bxe2 Bxf4 33. Ba6 33... Qd6 {With the sort of
simple threat that is often difficult to see if you're on the brink of winning.
As White finds, "it's not too late to lose."} 34. b4 34... Bxh2 {
Black has set up a threat and White misses it.} 35. Re1 35... Qh6 $1 36. Re6 g6
37. Nd7 $2 {Probably the losing move. After Black's last White should have
nailed down everything (37.a3 perhaps) and prepared for an across-the-board
run with the WK, before collecting the full point. Trying to abbreviate that
allows Black to regain material and to hold a decisive edge.} 37... Bg3+ 38.
Kg1 Qh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Ke2 Qxg2+ 41. Kd3 (41. Ke3 {was better defence, but
at current time controls it's understandable that White misses that.}) 41...
Qxd5+ 42. Kc3 42... Qxd7 $1 ({It was not too late for Black to lose either:}
42... Qxe6 43. Bc4) 43. Bc4 Kg7 44. Rb6 44... Bb8 {Good enough. In Frank's
straightahead style, the K-side passed pawns will decide.} 45. Kb3 45... f4 {
This game was played July 22, 2003 in the July TNT.} 0-1

Fischer's Grave

2012-01-17T23:28:00.000-06:00

January 17, 2012 marked the 4th anniversary of Robert J. Fischer's death. Earlier this year, Harley Greenberg requested that an acquaintance, who was travelling to Iceland,. place some flowers on Fischer's grave.

Kevin Li at the 2012 Canadian Junior

2012-01-12T20:23:00.001-06:00

Kevin Li travelled to Calgary last week to play in the 2012 Canadian Junior Championship. He finished in 4th place, with 4 points from 7 games. He only gave up points to the 3 players that finished ahead of him.
He also played 4 FIDE players so, along with the 5 games he has from Manitoba event, he should have a FIDE rating at the end of February.

CFC crosstable here.

Official site here.

Photos here

Chess Quotes

2012-01-10T20:46:00.002-06:00

David Lawless was in town visiting from Richmond Hill. An expert, he took the opportunity to play in the first round of the 2012 January TNT.

Perhaps more importantly, he introduced us to two of his websites:

http://www.chessquotes.com/
Great stuff ! You could lose yourself for hours exploring this collection of wit and wisdom!

http://www. regencychesscollection.ca/

2012 New Year's Resolutions / Chess Goals

2012-01-02T11:35:00.004-06:00

Last, for the second year, I indicated some of my goals, and invited readers to share theirs in this post.
(The 2010 post is here)

First, a review of 2011.

Me (Tony Boron) - Well, it looks like I forgot to state my goals !
I think they would have been
1. To achieve a 2100 CFC Rating - Well, I didn't play all that much before August (17 games), and was only sitting at 2000 when the September TNT started, but ended at 2054 - with enough good results to qualify for the 2012 Manitoba Championship (there will an updated post on that soon)

2. Assist in getting 4 players their FIDE ratings
Melamedoff, Lipic, J. Green, Pottinger, and Nikouline got their FIDE ratings in 2011

What did others say:

Steven (de Groot I will assume):
Goal 1: 1900 CFC (Steven got back to 1848 gaining 76 points in 4 tournaments)
Goal 2: +0 score in open AY (yup. 2.5 from 5 )
Goal 3: Defeat an opponent rated over 2000.(I don't think it happened, but he drew with at least 2, and if he played more it certainly will happen)

Stephen Lipic
1. Get to 2000 rating. (He didn't have a good shot at this - as most times he acted as the house player for our tournaments)
2. Win a TNT (He tied for first in the March TNT, defeating Les Mundwiler in the last round !)
3. Beat a titled player !(I don't think he played one - maybe Yermo in a simul ?)

Well, life gets in the way and Stephen had a big year - got engaged, bought a house - that's enough!

Jonathon Zaczek

-Become Manitoba Champion. The only tournament that I haven't won. (Trevor Vincent won the final)
-Become a FIDE Master (or any other title is fine too) :P (Tougher than it looks, unless one travels - he did to Poland, but he keeps losing to little unrated kids)

Oh and I want to be the #1 CFC rated player in Manitoba (sorry, I knocked Jonathan off in the FIDE Futurity when was exactly 2300, and its a long road back to 2300. And Trevor is sitting at a healthy 2365. But being # 2 means trying harder)

Now - for 2012

1. To achieve a 2100 CFC Rating

2. To achieve a 2000 USCF Rating

(I intend to play in Vegas, Fargo, and perhaps the

US Open in Vancouver, Washington)

3. Blog some games here

4. Develop one or more TDs / setup people

(if interested send me a note)

5. Help at least 3 more folks get FIDE ratings by

holding FIDE Futurities

(FIDE has been changing some rules so I have to review those)

6. Launch chessmanitoba.org

What say you ?

2012 January TNT - starts January 10, 2012

2012-01-02T10:40:00.000-06:00

2012 January TNT
Rating Tournament - $ 5 entry fee to cover CFC Rating Fees and Club Fees - no prizes will be awarded.

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map
4 rounds - January 10, 17, 24, 31 - (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).

Start time is 7:00 pm and the TD will confirm costs
( $5 (five !) entry fee for all , and CFC membership required[$ 20 for a one-tournament membership or $ 49 for 12 months- new members pay only $ 36 for the year for the membership])

Registration for tournament -Tuesday, January 10 - 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)

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.

Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 31, 2011

2012-01-02T10:39:00.000-06:00

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Petrovic)
1.Nb8

2011 Tournament of Champions has been rated by FIDE

2012-01-01T15:17:00.000-06:00

Alex Nikouline now has a FIDE rating - 2057 - Congratulations Alex !

Full list of changes here

John Klokow needs 3 more games, and Kevin Li, 4.

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

2011-12-23T15:56:00.001-06:00

From the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2

(McDowell)
1.Qa7

Andy Kohalmi

2011-12-18T00:29:00.003-06:00

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
Art of Unix Programming
[9780131429017]

Robert Feldstein

2011-12-16T22:27:00.000-06:00

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 ?

Highbrow Books - Gift Certificates

2011-12-11T21:29:00.001-06:00

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!)

Chessmanitoba Calendar Event email list

2011-12-09T14:30:00.000-06:00

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2011 Chess Night # 2- Tuesday, December 13

2011-12-08T20:49:00.000-06:00

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

2011-12-08T20:12:00.000-06:00

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

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

2011-12-05T22:09:00.001-06:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Boyer)

1. Qh8

2011 Manitoba Junior has been rated by the CFC

2011-11-26T18:14:00.000-06:00

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.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 19, 2011

2011-11-23T14:27:00.001-06:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Stosic)
1.Kc3

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 5, 2011

2011-11-16T12:07:00.001-06:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Shinkman)
1. c5

2011 Manitoba Junior Championship

2011-11-09T21:08:00.003-06:00

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.

2011 MTPPS Standings for 2012 MB Championship Qualifying

2011-11-04T21:10:00.000-05:00

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

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

2011-10-31T20:27:00.000-05:00

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

2011-10-31T20:18:00.002-05:00

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

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle, October 22, 2011

2011-10-28T18:49:00.002-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2

(Feast)

2011 October TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-10-26T21:53:00.000-05:00

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

2011 Tournament of Champions

2011-10-18T21:23:00.000-05:00

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.

2011 Winnipeg Active Open - Sunday, October 16, 2011

2011-10-12T20:33:00.002-05:00

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

2011-10-12T10:05:00.002-05:00

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

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

2011-10-11T20:43:00.000-05:00

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

2011 Fargo Chessnuts - Part 1

2011-10-04T10:10:00.003-05:00

2011 Chessnuts has been rated

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

2012 Manitoba Closed Qualifying - after September TNT

2011-10-02T12:14:00.000-05:00

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.

2012 Canadian Closed announced

2011-09-30T07:46:00.002-05:00

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

2012 Manitoba Championship Qualifying

2011-09-30T07:45:00.000-05:00

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

2012 Canadian Junior

2011-09-28T23:19:00.000-05:00

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

2011-09-28T23:12:00.000-05:00

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

2011-09-28T18:34:00.003-05:00

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)

2011 Culture Days - Chess Workshop for Beginners - October 1

2011-09-24T18:44:00.000-05:00

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

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - September 10, 2011

2011-09-13T18:14:00.000-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Bartolovic)

1. Qa1

2011 September TNT starts Tuesday, September 6

2011-09-03T16:20:00.000-05:00

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.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - August 27, 2011

2011-09-01T18:57:00.001-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Morse)
1.d3

2011 August TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-08-31T23:39:00.000-05:00

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

2011-08-31T22:44:00.000-05:00

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.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - August 13, 2011

2011-08-16T11:55:00.001-05:00

From the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Bartolovic)
1.Qc8

2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial has been rated by the CFC

2011-08-10T22:42:00.000-05:00

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

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - July 30, 2011

2011-08-04T18:07:00.000-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Klasinc)

Yermolinsky annotates

2011-08-01T22:33:00.000-05:00

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	Dortmund	GM Alex Yermolinsky	Kramnik-Nakamura

2011 July TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-07-27T20:17:00.000-05:00

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)

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

2011-07-19T20:36:00.000-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to Mate in 2 moves (Banny)

Manitobans at the Canadian Open

2011-07-11T22:26:00.002-05:00

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 ?

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - July 2, 2011

2011-07-05T20:45:00.000-05:00

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.

2011 June TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-06-29T23:24:00.000-05:00

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)

2011 Team Active Championship

2011-06-27T22:35:00.005-05:00

Winners - Steven de Groot, Gustavo Melamedoff, Stephen Lipic

Four teams passed on a rain free day, and decided to battle for Active Team supremacy.

The White Najdorfs (Gustavo Melamedoff, Stephen Lipic, Steven de Groot) swept Forward ! (Aron Kaptsan,Blair Rutter, Ken Einarsson) in the last two rounds to overtake Generations (Kevin Li, Tony Boron, Francis Trueman) to win with 4 with points from 6 rounds. And they did this while forfeiting on Board 2 for the last two rounds as Stephen Lipic had to attend to an emergency. Generations lost the last round to Team Pinoy (Arvin Dawa, Perfecto Joven, Tom Manicdao) to finish with 3.5.

Final Standings:

White Najdorfs 4.0

Generations 3.5

Team Pinoy 3.0

Forward ! 1.5

2011 Team Active

		Average Rating	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	Total
1	White Najdorfs	1885	X	X	0	1	1	0	1	1	4.0
2	Generations	1898	1	0	X	X	1	0	0.5	1	3.5
3	Team Pinoy	1915	0	1	0	1	X	X	1	0	3.0
4	Forward	1900	0	0	0.5	0	0	1	X	X	1.5

SwissSys Wall Chart. 2011 Team Active: 2011 Team Active

(round results are listed in reverse order below, and the individual rounds are combined)

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	Kevin Li	2	3	4
	2187 152422	1.0	2.0	3.5	3.5
2	Arvin Dawa	1	4	3
	2091 149666	1.0	2.0	4.0	4.0
3	Aron Kaptsan	4	1	2
	2060 112549	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
4	Gustavo Melamedoff	3	2	1
	1981 136900	2.0	3.0	3.5	3.5
5	Anthony Boron	6	8	7
	1979 101126	1.5	3.5	4.5	4.5
6	Perfecto Joven	5	7	8
	1891 140950	0.5	2.5	3.5	3.5
7	Stephen Lipic	8	6	5
	1874 145479	F0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
8	Blair Rutter	7	5	6
	1851 132113	X2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0
9	Steven De Groot	10	11	12
	1800 137876	2.0	4.0	6.0	6.0
10	Ken Einarsson	9	12	11
	1788 106554	0.0	1.5	2.5	2.5
11	Tomas Manicdao	12	9	10
	1762 148441	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0
12	Francis Trueman	11	10	9
	1529 103193	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5

Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky to play a simultaneous exhibition - August 5

2011-06-21T19:32:00.000-05:00

Cecil Rosner reported in the June 18 Winnipeg Free Press:
"Have you always wanted to match wits against a grandmaster? You'll have your chance this summer when GM Alex Yermolinsky plays a simultaneous exhibition at Portage Place.
Yermolinsky is a Soviet-born grandmaster and former U.S. champion who will be in Winnipeg to compete in the Abe Yanofsky Memorial tournament at the University of Winnipeg. At noon on Aug. 5, he will take on up to 30 players simultaneously in an exhibition.
Players of any age or experience can compete, but registration in advance is highly advised, as there will be a limit on participation. The cost is $ 10. To register, contact Blair Rutter at two-five-six-two-three-five-three or email blairrutter AT shaw.ca"

In the days to come I will add some simultaneous stories with local flavour.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - June 18, 2011

2011-06-21T19:21:00.001-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Mott-Smith)
1.Re6

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - June 4, 2011

2011-06-16T23:05:00.001-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3

(Marble)
1.c8 (N)

2011 Manitoba Championship has been rated

2011-06-16T00:09:00.000-05:00

See the crosstable here

New peak ratings achieved by
Trevor Vincent 2347
Gustavo Melamedoff 2135

Manitoba Active Ratings

2011-06-14T20:06:00.000-05:00

See below Manitoba Active Rating updated for the 2011 Spring Active (April) Tournament

Name	Active Rating
Billous, Simon	1386
Bince, Rolando	2124
Baron, Cody	1301
Boron, Anthony	1979
Burstow, John	2264
Campbell, Jamie	1646
Cleto, Sam	1851
Crawford, Gary	1466
Currie, James	1970
Czypinski, Jaroslaw	1927
Dawa, Arvin	2091
De Groot, Steven	1800
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	1891
Kaptsan, Aron	2060
Klusa, Lawrence	1339
Klusa, Mark	1557
Kohalmi, Andy	1635
Lauritson, Jim	1878
Letain, Cory	1631
Li, Devon	1567
Li, Henry	1410
Lipic, Stephen	1874
Lipnowski, Samuel	2252
Magnusson, Saul	1793
Manicdao, Tomas	1762
Melamedoff, Gustavo	1981
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	1851
Samson, Larry	1749
Schulz, Manfred	1842
Schulz, Waldemar	1969
Schwartz, Leah	1203
Spence, Austin	1333
Swift, Ryne	1778
Trueman, Francis	1529
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

Active Team Championship - Sunday June 26

2011-06-07T20:06:00.001-05:00

3 player teams - maximum total rating 5700 (average of 1900)

Not more than one player over 2100 per team.
Current list of Manitoba Active ratings has been posted

Self-organizing teams (if you don't have a team - please contact - stephen.lipic@gmail.com)

Entry fee: $30 per team.
Room: 5L24 - University of Winnipeg

Time Control: G/20 + 10 second delay

Rounds approximately : 10am, 11am, 12:30 pm , 1:30 pm , 2:30pm

Scoring by Match result, i.e a 3-0 win is the same as a 2.5-.5 win -- 1 point.

Class Prizes by team - to be announced

2011 May TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-06-01T23:43:00.000-05:00

See the crosstable here.

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Nilo Moncal 2132 (provisional based on 13 games)
Stephen Lipic 1876
Bruce Reimer 1672
Phil Le Dorze 1627
Theo Wolchock 1660
Gary Campbell 1731

Keres Memorial - Vancouver

2011-05-26T21:12:00.002-05:00

http://chess.ca/xtableSQL.asp?TNum=201105049

Kong drew Gentes

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - May 21, 2011

2011-05-21T22:42:00.001-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Gamage)
1. Nd2

2011 Albert Boxer Memorial has been rated by the CFC

2011-05-18T23:28:00.000-05:00

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:
Michael Pang 1784
Damola Afolabi 1550

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - May 7, 2011

2011-05-11T19:50:00.001-05:00

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Shinkman)
1.Qd4
1...cd4 2. Rf7

2011 May TNT continues on Tuesday, May 10

2011-05-09T19:39:00.000-05:00

2011 May TNT Chess Tournament

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map
5 rounds - May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 5 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. (if you can not attend a game, please advise and you will receive a half point bye for that 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).

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, May 3 - 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)
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
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. Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

2011 Albert Boxer Memorial

2011-05-07T19:01:00.005-05:00

Albert Boxer Memorial May 14-15

Albert Boxer Memorial - 4 round Swiss System Tournament
In Two Sections
Open - FIDE rated and CFC rated - Top Manitoban qualifies for 2012 Manitoba Closed
U1800 - CFC rated

University of Winnipeg - Room 5L24
Time Control - Game - 90 minutes + 30 second increment per move.

Rounds at:

Saturday, May 14, 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Registration closes 9:50 a.m. Saturday, May 14

Entry fee: $ 20 - [$ 5 discount for over age 60, or under 19]
Chess Federation of Canada membership required.
Prizes based on entries after expenses.

Inquiries email chessmanitoba at gmail dot com

2011 April TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-04-27T22:24:00.000-05:00

See the crosstable

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Theo Wolchock 1640

Jim Green 1851

a number of players are still on provisional ratings including

Kevin Li 2239

and

Nilo Moncal 2056

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - April 23, 2011

2011-04-27T11:40:00.002-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Wurzburg)
1. Bh3

9th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Tournament - August 5-7

2011-04-21T19:44:00.003-05:00

2011 9th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Chess Tournament

University of Winnipeg

Convocation Hall

$ 2,500 total Prize Fund Guaranteed !

Full information at : http://aymemorialchess.blogspot.com/

Soviet-born grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky, a two-time U.S. champion, has already confirmed his attendance. Indications are good that two other grandmasters will also be playing in the open tournament, including a player who used to rank in the top echelons of world chess.

Yanofsky, Canada’s first grandmaster and a prominent Winnipeg lawyer and city councilor, died in 2000. An annual memorial tournament has been held every year since U.S. grandmaster Arthur Bisguier won the first edition in 2003.

Over the years, many strong players have come to Winnipeg to play in the event, including former Canadian champion Kevin Spraggett, Icelandic grandmaster Helgi Olafsson, and Russian grandmaster Sergei Shipov.

Yermolinsky has been a mainstay of the American chess scene since immigrating there about 20 years ago. In addition to winning the national championship and playing on the U.S. Olympiad team, he has authored two critically-acclaimed chess books.

Normally the Yanofsky Memorial is held on or near the Labour Day weekend, but this year’s event will be earlier. It is set for August 5-7 at the University of Winnipeg. The tournament is open to all, and will be held in two sections.

First prize is set at $1,000, and there will be $2,500 in total prizes. Entry fee is $60 ($50 for Juniors), with a $10 discount for early entry. For more information, or to register, contact Blair Rutter at blairrutter@shaw.ca, or call 256-2353, or email chessmanitoba@gmail.com

Format: 5 round Swiss System, Two Sections
Open Section (CFC and FIDE rated)
Under 1800 Section (CFC rated)
Round Times: Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m
Time Control: To be indicated
Entry Fee: $ 60
Juniors (under 19 years of age) - $ 50

Early Discount: $ 10 discount if entered by June 30, 2011

CFC Membership also required (available on site)

Registration: in advance -
cheques payable to:
Manitoba Chess Association
c/o Blair Rutter
76 Newcroft Rd.
Winnipeg, MB R2J 3M8

or see Tony Boron on Tuesday nights at the TNT tournaments.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - April 9, 2011

2011-04-13T10:59:00.001-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Loyd)
1. Qc2...
1...Nc7 2.Ne7

Frank Rasler (1927-2011)

2011-04-10T11:21:00.000-05:00

FRANK RASLER

(published on April 05, 2011)

FRANK RASLER December 27, 1927 - March 28, 2011 With much sorrow Lynn, Frank and Kim announce the passing of their beloved father. Frank was predeceased by his wife Patricia June. Left to mourn are his children and their spouses: Sean, Heather and Al; grandchildren Brendan, Blake, Allan, Liam, Alivia. Frank enjoyed his energetic career as CBC Public Affairs Producer. When retired he and June volunteered with CESO and traveled the world teaching broadcasting in developing nations. Frank had a lifelong love of traveling, reading and world events, but he always maintained his greatest love was his wife and children. Up until his last days he enjoyed visits and calls from his children above all else. A Celebration of Frank's life will be held at Dakota House, 1145 Dakota, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Long-time chess player Frank Rasler passed away. His last CFC tournament was the August 2000 TNT , however I did see him at some of our casual events, such as Chess in the Park. I met him in the 1970s at the Cornish Library; a more pleasant man you will never know.

2011 April TNT starts Tuesday, April 5

2011-04-04T19:16:00.002-05:00

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map
4 rounds - April 5, 12, 19, 26 - (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).

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, April 5 - 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)

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.
Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - March 26, 2011

2011-04-03T13:14:00.002-05:00

From the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Loyd)

(or if you are real clever, Mate in 2)
1.Bb3

2011 Spring Active Tournament - Sunday April 3

2011-04-01T20:33:00.000-05:00

2011 Spring Active Chess Tournament - Sunday, April 3, 2011

ROOM 5L24 - University of Winnipeg

One day Rapid !

5 rounds of Game / 20 + 10 sec increment per move

Registration 9:45AM -10 am

First Round 10 a.m

We should be finished around 4 p.m.

Tentative Round Times

10 am

11 am

12:30 pm

1:30 pm

2:30 pm

Entry Fee: $ 15 - 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 tournament players do not require MCA membership for this tournament.

This tournament will be rated as a MCA active event.

2011 March Tournaments Rated

2011-03-31T19:53:00.000-05:00

The 2011 March TNT and the 2011 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity 5 have been rated by the CFC

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Carl Pottinger 1903
Stephen Lipic 1876
Jim Green 1826
Gary Campbell 1729
Bruce Reimer 1663
Damola Afolabi 1507 (Provisional)

Manitoba Active Ratings

2011-03-29T20:31:00.000-05:00

Name	Active Rating	MCA Membership expiry
Billous, Simon	1386
Bince, Rolando	2124
Boron, Anthony	1979
Burstow, John	2293	31-Jan-12
Campbell, Jamie	1646
Crawford, Gary	1466
Currie, James	1916
Czypinski, Jaroslaw	1927
Dawa, Arvin	2091
De Groot, Steven	1800
Evans, Brian	1599
Gannon, Keith	1590
Gibson, Kris	1814
Green, Aaron	2001
Green, Jim	1838
Greenberg, Harley	1771
Iomdina, Alex	1435
Iomdina, Bella	1890	23-Jan-11
Joven, Perfecto	1891
Kaptsan, Aron	2075
Klusa, Lawrence	1339	31-Jan-12
Klusa, Mark	1557	31-Jan-12
Kohalmi, Andy	1635
Lauritson, Jim	1878
Letain, Cory	1631
Li, Devon	1567
Li, Henry	1410
Lipic, Stephen	1874
Lipnowski, Samuel	2252
Magnusson, Saul	1793
Manicdao, Tomas	1773
Melamedoff, Gustavo	1961
Melven, John	1548
Milord, Frank	1646
Milward, Dave	1713
Mousseau, Chuck	1846
Nikouline, Alexandre	2075
Ochate, Edward	1521
Ott, Richard	1446
Pang, Charles	1800
Pang, Michael	1781
Pottinger, Carl	1817
Raihman, David	1498
Raihman, Igal	1988
Remillard, John	1548
Repa, Jason	2024
Rutter, Blair	1851
Samson, Larry	1761	23-Jan-11
Schulz, Manfred	1842
Schulz, Waldemar	1969
Schwartz, Leah	1141
Swift, Ryne	1778
Trueman, Francis	1550
Van Wyk, Joseph	2054
Villeneuve, Justin	1292
Vincent, Trevor	2318
Wasserman, Arie	1727
Wasserman, Jerry	1973
Wasserman, Leor	1789
Wolchock, Theo	1605
Yung, Dustin	1172
Zaczek, Jonathon	2188

Greg Swift Chess Photo Gallery

2011-03-19T16:27:00.000-05:00

Here is a compilation of Greg Swift's photo's from local events:

2011 Kent Oliver

2010 Winnipeg Blitz Championship

2010 Manitoba Junior

2010 Abe Yanofsky Memorial

2010 Chess Camp

2010 Manitoba Provincials

2010 Kent Oliver Memorial

2010 Training Tournament

2009 Winnipeg Blitz Championship

2009 Manitoba Junior

2009 Abe Yanofsky Memorial

2009 Manitoba Provincials

2009 Winnipeg Active

2009 April Blitz

2008 Abe Yanofsky Memorial

Historical Memory Lane

Zaczek in Poland

2011-03-18T16:03:00.002-05:00

Chess Pictures from his trip over Christmas 2010

Groningen 1946 - 1996 Reunion

2011-03-18T14:51:00.001-05:00

Another great find by Gustavo Melamedoff ! ( He told me about it a few weeks ago)
For those that don't know what this is about, in 1946 a famous chess tournament was held in Groningen.
In a sensational result, Abe Yanofsky defeated Botvinnik in their individual game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_1946_chess_tournament

In 1996, the surviving participants met for a reunion.

If you are short of time I would refer you
1:30 - some shots of Yanofsky

Here you can see Yanofsky kibitzing at 12:45

Part 3 has some Yanofsky pics and footage from 3:30 to 9:00, and again at 13:00

Part 4 - focusing on Najdorf
Watch the speed of his analysis around the seven minute mark. Not bad for an 86 year old.
Yanofsky poses for a group shot starting around 10:00

I thought I saw an interview with Yanofsky in one of these earlier, but know I can't seem to find it.
If you see it, please leave a comment.

Picture Quiz - Gustavo Melamedoff and ... ?

2011-03-17T20:21:00.001-05:00

circa 1988

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - March 12, 2011

2011-03-17T19:54:00.001-05:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Dobbs)

Endgame debuts on Showcase

2011-03-12T12:33:00.000-06:00

http://www.showcase.ca/endgame/

After witnessing the murder of his fiancée, former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan develops a debilitating case of agoraphobia. Unable to leave his hotel and running out of money, the arrogant and charismatic Russian inadvertently becomes a detective - using his fierce analytical skills to solve baffling crimes.ing the murder of his fiancée, former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan develops a debilitating case of agoraphobia. Unable to leave his hotel and running out of money, the arrogant and charismatic Russian inadvertently becomes a detective - using his fierce analytical skills to solve baffling crimes.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - February 26, 2011

2011-03-10T23:08:00.000-06:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Cheney)

1. Ba8 !

2011 FIDE Futurity # 5

2011-03-01T21:02:00.002-06:00

The following will comprise FIDE Futurity # 5

FIDE players
Gustavo Melamedoff
Aron Kaptsan
Waldemar Schulz
Jim Lauritson

Non-FIDE Players (each with one 3-game result thus far)
Carl Pottinger
Jim Green

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Carl Pottinger	W 6	W 2	B 3	W 4	B 5
2	Jim Lauritson	W 5	B 1	W 6	W 3	B 4
3	Jim Green	W 4	B 5	W 1	B 2	W 6
4	Gustavo Melamedoff	B 3	B 6	W 5	B 1	W 2
5	Waldemar Schulz	B 2	W 3	B 4	B 6	W 1
6	Aron Kaptsan	B 1	W 4	B 2	W 5	B 3

Pairings for Round 1. 2011 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity # 5
Bd	White	Black
1	Carl Pottinger (1832) 1	Aron Kaptsan (2011) 0
2	Jim Lauritson (1990)	Waldemar Schulz (2046)
3	Jim Green (1822)	Gustavo Melamedoff (2130)

Pairings for Round 2. 2011 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity # 5
Bd	White	Black
1	Aron Kaptsan (2011)	Gustavo Melamedoff (2130)
2	Waldemar Schulz (2046)	Jim Green (1822)
3	Carl Pottinger (1832)	Jim Lauritson (1990)

Pairings for Round 3. 2011 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity # 5: 2011
Bd	White	Black
1	Jim Lauritson (1990)	Aron Kaptsan (2011)
2	Jim Green (1822)	Carl Pottinger (1832)
3	Gustavo Melamedoff (2130)	Waldemar Schulz (2046)

Pairings for Round 4. 2011 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity # 5: 2011
Bd	White	Black
1	Aron Kaptsan (2011)	Waldemar Schulz (2046)
2	Carl Pottinger (1832)	Gustavo Melamedoff (2130)
3	Jim Lauritson (1990)	Jim Green (1822)

Pairings for Round 5. 2011 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity # 5
Bd	White	Black
1	Jim Green (1822)	Aron Kaptsan (2011)
2	Gustavo Melamedoff (2130)	Jim Lauritson (1990)
3	Waldemar Schulz (2046)	Carl Pottinger (1832)

Lipic and Melamedoff in da House !

2011-03-01T21:01:00.000-06:00

The House of FIDE ratings that is:

On February 28, they officially became FIDE rated:

http://ratings.fide.com/seek.phtml?idcode=&name=melamedoff&offset=0

http://ratings.fide.com/seek.phtml?idcode=&name=lipic&offset=0

2011 February TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-02-24T20:00:00.004-06:00

2011 February TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new high ratings:

Gary Campbell 1724
Jim Green 1822
Theo Wolchock 1635
Sashika Kumaragamage 1466
Alex Iomdina 1410

Theo clocks in as # 4 in Canada in the U10 group.

Also Jonathon Zaczek played in the Northern Alberta Open last weekend. Here is a link to the cross-table http://chess.ca/xtableSQL.asp?TNum=201102041

1	Zhang, Yuanchen	Markham, ON	1916
2	Wan, Kevin	Ottawa, ON	1745
3	Zotkin, Daniel	Etobicoke, ON	1681
4	Wolchock, Theo	Winnipeg, MB	1635
5	Zhao, Yue Tong (Davy)	Scarborough, ON	1575

Also Jonathon Zaczek played in the Northern Alberta Open last weekend. Here is a link to the cross-table http://chess.ca/xtableSQL.asp?TNum=201102041

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - February 12, 2011

2011-02-21T20:47:00.000-06:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to Move and Mate in 2 (Janet)

1. Re8 (vacating the e7 square)

2011-02-19T17:35:00.000-06:00

Manitoba Active Chess Ratings - after the 2011 Kent Oliver Memorial

Name
Bince, Rolando	2124
Boron, Anthony	1979
Burstow, John	2293
Campbell, Jamie	1646
Crawford, Gary	1466
Currie, James	1916
Czypinski, Jaroslaw	1927
Dawa, Arvin	2091
De Groot, Steven	1800
Evans, Brian	1599
Gannon, Keith	1590
Green, Aaron	2001
Green, Jim	1838
Greenberg, Harley	1771
Iomdina, Alex	1435
Iomdina, Bella	1890
Joven, Perfecto	1891
Kaptsan, Aron	2075
Klusa, Lawrence	1339
Klusa, Mark	1557
Kohalmi, Andy	1635
Lauritson, Jim	1878
Letain, Cory	1631
Li, Devon	1567
Li, Henry	1410
Lipic, Stephen	1874
Lipnowski, Samuel	2252
Magnusson, Saul	1793
Manicdao, Tomas	1773
Melamedoff, Gustavo	1950
Melven, John	1548
Milord, Frank	1646
Milward, Dave	1713
Mousseau, Chuck	1846
Nikouline, Alexandre	2075
Ochate, Edward	1521
Ott, Richard	1446
Pang, Charles	1800
Pang, Michael	1781
Pottinger, Carl	1771
Raihman, David	1498
Raihman, Igal	1988
Remillard, John	1548
Repa, Jason	2024
Rutter, Blair	1851
Samson, Larry	1761
Schulz, Manfred	1842
Schulz, Waldemar	1969
Schwartz, Leah	1141
Swift, Ryne	1778
Trueman, Francis	1550
Van Wyk, Joseph	2054
Villeneuve, Justin	1292
Vincent, Trevor	2318
Wasserman, Arie	1727
Wasserman, Jerry	1973
Wasserman, Leor	1789
Wolchock, Theo	1605
Yung, Dustin	1172
Zaczek, Jonathon	2188

2011 FIDE Futurity Rated by the CFC

2011-02-09T23:23:00.000-06:00

Tournament Director	Anthony Boron	Finish Date	2011/2/3
Tournament #	201102002	Province	MB

#	Name	Old	Perf	New	High	Results	Tot
1	Melamedoff, Gustavo	2084	2264	2130	2130	X 0 1 1 1 1	4.0
2	Zaczek, Jonathon	2300	2141	2287	2300	1 X = 0 1 1	3.5
3	Lauritson, Jim	1977	2045	1990	2077	0 = X = 1 =	2.5
4	Boron, Anthony	1993	1962	1986	2060	0 1 = X 0 =	2.0
5	Kaptsan, Aron	2010	1959	1998	2300	0 0 0 1 X 1	2.0
6	Lipic, Stephen	1839	1833	1835	1874	0 0 = = 0 X	1.0

Congratulations to Gustavo for the win and a new peak rating of 2130 !

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - January 29, 2011

2011-02-03T20:14:00.001-06:00

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to move and mate in 2 (Jacobs)
1.Bg1

2011 February TNT starts Tuesday

2011-01-30T11:23:00.000-06:00

2011 February TNT starts Tuesday

Written by Tony Boron
Sunday, 30 January 2011
2011 February TNT tournament Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42 4CM42 <-click here for map 4 rounds - February 1, 8, 15, 22 - (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). 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, February 1 - 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) 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. Our goal is to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.

Previously unpublished Fischer photos revealed !

2011-01-29T01:07:00.001-06:00

How often do you get to say that with certainty ?

Chess journalist Cecil Rosner was in Reyjkavik in 1972 and snapped these - he recently found them in his archives.

Tournament Hall

Fischer arriving, with bodyguard waiting

And Cecil has mentioned the Harry Benson collection in his column of January 29 :

http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/exhibit-features-previously-unseen-portraits-of-bobby-fischer-by-harry-benson/

2011 January TNT has been rated by the CFC

2011-01-26T20:33:00.000-06:00

See the crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Jason Repa 2035
Carl Pottinger 1886
Bruce Reimer 1658
Theo Wolchock 1600
Alex Iomdina 1435

Theo moves up to 4th (unofficially - his rating is still provisional) in Canada's U10 list, and 17th in U12.

Manitoba Active Chess Ratings as of December 31, 2010

2011-01-22T17:01:00.000-06:00

These ratings will be used for pairings and prizes in the Kent Oliver Memorial.

Name	Rating
Bince, Rolando	2124
Boron, Anthony	1975
Burstow, John	2288
Campbell, Jamie	1646
Crawford, Gary	1466
Czypinski, Jaroslaw	1927
Dawa, Arvin	2091
De Groot, Steven	1800
Evans, Brian	1599
Gannon, Keith	1597
Green, Aaron	2001
Green, Jim	1838
Greenberg, Harley	1771
Iomdina, Bella	1804
Joven, Perfecto	1891
Kaptsan, Aron	2115
Kohalmi, Andy	1635
Lauritson, Jim	1878
Letain, Cory	1631
Li, Devon	1567
Li, Henry	1410
Lipic, Stephen	1870
Lipnowski, Samuel	2252
Magnusson, Saul	1793
Manicdao, Tomas	1780
Melamedoff, Gustavo	1924
Melven, John	1548
Milord, Frank	1646
Milward, Dave	1714
Mousseau, Chuck	1846
Nikouline, Alexandre	2056
Ochate, Edward	1521
Ott, Richard	1446
Pang, Charles	1800
Pang, Michael	1781
Pottinger, Carl	1754
Raihman, David	1498
Raihman, Igal	1988
Remillard, John	1548
Repa, Jason	2024
Rutter, Blair	1875
Samson, Larry	1782
Schulz, Manfred	1842
Schulz, Waldemar	1969
Swift, Ryne	1778
Trueman, Francis	1532
Van Wyk, Joseph	2054
Villeneuve, Justin	1292
Vincent, Trevor	2318
Wasserman, Arie	1727
Wasserman, Jerry	1973
Wasserman, Leor	1789
Wolchock, Theo	1605
Yung, Dustin	1172
Zaczek, Jonathon	2189

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - January 15, 2011

2011-01-20T12:53:00.001-06:00

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Howard)
1. Rb8

Kent Oliver Memorial Tournament - Sunday, January 23, 2011

2011-01-19T11:45:00.000-06:00

Kent Oliver Memorial Chess Tournament
and MCA Annual Meeting

Sunday, January 23, 2010

ROOM 5L24 - University of Winnipeg
Similar format to be repeated this year !

One day Rapid !

5 rounds of Game / 20 + 10 sec increment per move

Registration starts at 9:30AM - First Round 10 a.m

We should be finished around 5 p.m.

Lunch and Annual General Meeting from approx 12 to 1:30

between rounds 2 and 3.

Entry Fee: $ 15

CFC Membership not required, however Manitoba Chess Association(MCA) membership is required.

The prize fund is enhanced through a generous donation from Mrs. Truus Oliver.

This tournament will be rated as a MCA active event.