2010 Winnipeg FIDE Futurity # 2 has been CFC rated

I take a break with a 40-50 rating point lead over Kaptsan and Khedkar and look what happens.
They rocket past me with dominating performances.

#	Name	Old	Perf	New	High	Results	Tot
1	Khedkar, Jay S.	1986	2296	2063	2066	X 0 1 1 1 1	4.0
2	Kaptsan, Aron	2001	2293	2063	2300	1 X = = 1 1	4.0
3	Lipnowski, Samuel	2244	2084	2232	2294	0 = X 1 1 =	3.0
4	Zaczek, Jonathon	2116	2030	2101	2126	0 = 0 X 1 1	2.5
5	Lauritson, Jim	1901	1833	1892	2077	0 0 0 0 X 1	1.0
6	Melamedoff, Gustavo	2017	1730	1964	2048	0 0 = 0 0 X	0.5

FIDE Futurity #3 is scheduled for the 5 Tuesdays in June. FIDE rated players and
high-rated (>1900) non-FIDE rated players please contact me (chessmanitoba at gmail dot com) if interested in playing. I am preparing the details and they will be published soon.

2010 Spring Active Tournament

16 players are competing in the third round as I write - (I would have played if we had an odd number - where is Zaczek when you need him ?)

Round One - Nikouline hung a back rank mate to Michael Pang, when Alex was winning on the board and the clock. Schulz missed a mate in one (that required moving his queen one square) against Jamie Campbell and lost on time.

Round Two - Nothing special to note, other than Lipic holding Kaptsan to a draw.

Round Three - "Another blunder, another draw", sighed Kaptsan after his game with Czypinski.
Several draws have left Arvin Dawa with 3, Czypinski with 2.5, and 4 players with 2, including Jamie Campbell who upset Saul Magnusson.

Round Four - Arvin Dawa and Jaro Czypinski drew, while Kaptsan beat Campbell, and Igal Raichman beat Alex Nikouline. Dawa won the tournament with 3.5, Czypinski, Kaptsan and Igal finished with 3 points.

2010 Spring Active Tournament - Tuesday

2010 Spring Active Tournament March 30

2010 Spring Active Tournament 4 rounds at Game/ 25 Time Control (each player has 25 minutes) Tuesday, March 30, 2010 ROOM 4CM42 - University of Winnipeg Registration starts at 6:35 PM - Closes at 6:50 PM sharp First Round 7 pm sharp Entry Fee: $ 10 CFC Membership not required. This tournament will be rated as a MCA active event. (Please note that 2 FIDE Futurity games will be played in the same room - your cooperation in minimizing disturbance between rounds is appreciated !)

Manitoba Active Ratings

After one event, the Kent Oliver Memorial.
Going forward, if the player does not have a MCA Active rating, the CFC regular rating will be used.

Name	Old	Perf.	New	Change
Boron, Anthony	2038	2048	2040	+2
Crawford, Gary	1430	1615	1466	+36
Czypinski, Jaroslaw	1932	1804	1907	-25
De Groot, Steven	1801	1829	1806	+5
Gannon, Keith	1576	1678	1597	+21
Green, Jim	1792	1965	1838	+46
Greenberg, Harley	1741	1700	1733	-8
Iomdina, Bella	1775	1755	1772	-3
Joven, Perfecto	1830	2074	1882	+52
Kaptsan, Aron	1998	2127	2025	+27
Li, Devon	0	1567	1567	----
Lipic, Stephen	1799	2138	1812	+13
Lipnowski, Samuel	2254	2218	2251	-3
Magnusson, Saul	1751	1839	1769	+18
Manicdao, Tomas	1738	1751	1749	+11
Melamedoff, Gustavo	2017	1916	1998	-19
Mousseau, Chuck	1900	1551	1846	-54
Nikouline, Alexandre	2121	2007	2100	-21
Ott, Richard	1601	1317	1554	-47
Pottinger, Carl	1766	1871	1785	+19
Rutter, Blair	1883	1879	1881	-2
Schulz, Manfred	1875	1717	1842	-33
Swift, Ryne	1776	1677	1755	-21
Trueman, Francis	1499	1367	1470	-29
Yung, Dustin	1182	1254	1172	-10
Zaczek, Jonathon	2112	2410	2173	+61

2010 March TNT has been rated

See the Crosstable here

(Note: Trueman-Einarsson was played and rated, but was not the official pairing in the tournament prizes- Trueman won on forfeit, and Einarsson was the house player)

Congratulations to the following who achieved new high ratings:

Stephen Lipic 1842
Ken Einarsson 1819
Steven de Groot 1818
Cory Letain 1649
Sashika Kumaragamage 1386

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle March 13, 2010

From the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Shinkman)
1.Kg5

Gustavo Melamedoff to launch book !

McNally Robinson Booksellers Presents Gustavo Melamedoff Launching Amigos Al Cuadrado Thursday March 11, 7:00 Grant Park in the Travel Alcove Gustavo Melamedoff was born in Buenos Aires and immigrated to Winnipeg in 2003. He is, among other things, a chemist, a teacher, a chess player, a poet, and now a novelist. The novelty of his new life and the nostalgia for his old life is evident in his poetry and other writings. Amigos Al Cuadrado, written in Spanish, is his first novel. McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park 1120 Grant Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 2A6 Phone 204-475-0483 (Toll Free 1-800561-1833) Copyright (C) 2009 McNally Robinson Booksellers All rights reserved.

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle, February 27, 2010

from the Saturday Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Howard)

1.c6

Schulz and Khedkar are now FIDE rated

The 2010 FIDE Futurity # 1 has been rated by the World Chess Federation (FIDE)
Waldemar Schulz's first rating is 2021; Jay Khedkar is 1951.

FIDE high ratings were achieved by:
Jeff Babb 2170 (+20)
Anthony Boron 1964 (+24)

Jonathon Zaczek is at 2119, and 81-yr old Aron Kaptsan at 2106.

Jim Lauritson will attempt to complete the requirements for his first rating by playing in the 2010 FIDE Futurity # 2 starting Tuesday.