Canadian Open - Round 4

Zazcek won - now with 3 points
Lipic lost - 2
Gentes won - 2.5
Wiebe won - 2
Kong lost to IM Mulyar (join the club, I lost to him in 2005)- now with 2.5

Canadian Open - Round 3

Huge draw by Kong tonight vs Pechenkin 2432 !



Zazcek wins !




Lipic won, Gentes drew, Wiebe lost.

Canadian Open - Round 2 - Video Blog by Nikachu

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Coarse Language

Mark Bluvshtein simul
Stephen is a 1.f4 player in case you hadn't guessed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVpLwAL-ceg

Canadian Open Round 2

Best I can tell from the Round 3 pairings is that in Round 2:

Zaczek won
Lipic lost
Gentes, Kong, and Wiebe won.

Canadian Open - Round 1 - Video Blog by Nikachu

Jonathon says
"Hopefully I can make one every day. My first game was one of the very last to finish so I got no footage of the playing hall or kibitzers"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arfFQRVs--U

Canadian Open Round 1

We will be following the two Manitobans at the event, Jonathon Zaczek and Stephen Lipic; as well as former Manitobans Kevin Gentes, Daniel Wiebe, and Dezheng Kong. (Please let me know if I missed anyone).

Here is how they faired:
Zaczek lost to Joey Qin (2340)
Lipic beat (1711)
Gentes lost to GM Malaniuk (2556)
Wiebe lost to Erwin Casereno (2105)
Kong beat Dan Rotaru (1900)

The 2010 Las Vegas Chronicles - Part 1

Ok - I think the statute of limitations has passed - we can now reveal what happened at the National Open.
We start with a pre-tournament event, the simuls...
Jonathon Zaczek was the only player to defeat GM Akobian.
(Thanks to Jim Green for sending the pgn.) Jim Green lost to Anna Zatonskih, but received an autographed copy of Chess Life.

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Photo: Chris Bird

2010 July TNT starts July 6

Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4CM42 <-click here for map

4 rounds - July 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 /120 minutes [Each player has 2 hours to complete their moves, the game will be be 4 hours 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 $ 53 for the entire year])

Registration for tournament -July 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)

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 - June 19, 2010

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Bottacchi)

Ok - give it a shot - you will never find an easier one. 1. Nd4