Thursday, February 1, 2018

2018 February TNT starts Tuesday, February 6

Chess Federation of Canada rated  -  CFC membership required (see below)
$ 15 entry fee - Prizes will be based on entries.
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4 rounds - 1 game on each of February 6,13,20,27 -
(This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds) (Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes.
-point byes for round 4 must be requested before Round 2.
Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.
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 approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum].
We will also be using FIDE Rule Appendix G.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining.
Start time is 7:00 pm -$ 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, or $ 16 for a one-tournament 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, or $ 8 for a one-tournament membership]
Registration for tournament -Tuesday, February 6 - approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm
Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm.
Tournament Director will be Tony Boron .Contact at 204-798-9464 or chessmanitoba@gmail.com

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, January 31, 2018

2018 January TNT has been rated by the CFC

Please the crosstable here:
http://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201801084

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Jason Evans  1697

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 30, 2017

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to move in mate in 3 (Loyd)
1,Ba7


Saturday, January 6, 2018

2018 January TNT starts Tuesday, January 9


 $ 15 entry fee - Prizes will be based on entries.
 Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42
4 rounds - 1 game on each of January 9,16,23,30 -
 (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds) (Players may take up to 1 half-point and any number of zero-point byes.
-point byes for round 4 must be requested before Round 2.
 Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.
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 approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum].
We will also be using FIDE Rule Appendix G.4 for situations with players having under 2 minutes remaining.

Start time is 7:00 pm -$ 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, or $ 16 for a one-tournament 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, or $ 8 for a one-tournament membership]

 Registration for tournament -Tuesday, January 9 - approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm

Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm.
Tournament Director will be Jason Evans.Contact at 204-612-3946 or jason.a.evans@hotmail.com

 Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1. Tournament contact will be TBD reachable  at TBDLocation: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42Easiest 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, December 20, 2017

2017 Earl Rosenbloom Memorial has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here:

http://chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201712056

Congratulations to the following who achieve new high peak established ratings:

Ryne Swift  2214   Master !
Jim Green 1930
Ken Einarsson 1858
Zachary Piche 1496

Monday, December 18, 2017

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 16, 2017

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Loyd)
1. Nd6

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 2, 2017

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

Sunday, December 3, 2017

2017 Manitoba Senior (over 50) Champiosnship - Dec 9 - 10



2017 Manitoba Senior Championship (open to those 50 years old and over)
University of Winnipeg – Room 2C15
4 round Swiss System CFC Rated (CFC Membership required)
$ 15 entry fee
Registration: 9:40 – 9:55 am – Saturday, December 9 (Room 2C15) or
Tuesday, December 5 at the TNT.(Room 4CM42)
University of Winnipeg – Room 2C15
Open to all Manitoba players born before 1968
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 second increment
Round Times: 10 am and 2:00 p.m each day (Rounds 2 and 4 may be advanced if Previous round’s games end early and there is mutual consent between paired players to start earlier.)
Minimum prizes –
Top Senior – Born before 1968
Top Over 65 – Born before 1953
CFC Membership Information:
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, or $ 16 for a one-tournament membership]

Tournament Director:  Ken Einarsson

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 18, 2017

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Rinder)
1.Qd5+