2014 May TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here

Felix Andraschko's first rating is 2181

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Leor Wasserman 2084

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - May 17, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 3 (Meisner)
(Hint:  Play for a mate in 2, as if the bishop wasn't on the board, and stalemate was not in effect)
1. Rh8

Good Luck Team Manitoba!

From: Blair Rutter, President, Manitoba Chess Association

Good Luck Team Manitoba!
The National Scholastic Chess Championship, entitled the Canadian Chess Challenge, will be played this Sunday and Monday at University College at the University of Manitoba.  Students from all 10 provinces will be competing.  Best wishes to the Manitoba team:
Grade 1:  Alex Korenbaum
Grade 2:  Tyler Huston-Earle
Grade 3:  Max Russo
Grade 4:  Joshua Huston-Earle
Grade 5:  Amirkhan Mukhamedshin
Grade 6:  Derek Ma
Grade 7:  Darian Chakhmouradian
Grade 8:  Rayan Roy
Grade 9:  Ben Mazur
Grade 10:  Ryne Swift
Grade 11:  Kevin Li
Grade 12:  Leor Wasserman

Here’s a link to follow the round-by-round results.
http://www.chess-math.org/ccc/national/results/2014/English/index.xml

Blair Rutter
President
Manitoba Chess Association

Chess Books for Sale

Your blogger is selling a few books from his library.  If interested in any or if you wish to receive a pdf of this list (with pictures of the books' covers), please email chessmanitoba@gmail.com

Please see http://chessmanitoba.blogspot.ca/p/the-bloggers-chess-books-for-sale.html

2014 Canadian Chess Challenge Special Events

Josh Henson  would like to share an invitation to the general chess public for the following events:

What: Canadian Chess Challenge Blitz

Where: Great Hall, University College, University of Manitoba

Parking: Free Parking in B Lot. http://umanitoba.ca/campus/parking/media/Parking_Map_Web.pdf

When: Saturday May 17, 2014

Registration: 1-130pm. 

Start time: Round 1 at 2pm.

Style: 5 double round swiss. Match style results. 

Entry: $10 per player

Prizes: Depends on # of entries. May include books/equipment prizes.

Time control: 5 minutes per player per game.

Who: The event will feature Provincial Chess Champions from across Canada. Anyone else who wants to play is welcome (kids & adults).

Other rules: Touch move. The king cannot be captured.

What: Canadian Chess Challenge Bughouse

Where: Great Hall, University College, University of Manitoba

Parking: Free parking in B Lot. http://umanitoba.ca/campus/parking/media/Parking_Map_Web.pdf

When: Monday May 19, 2014

Registration: After the awards ceremony for the Canadian Chess Challenge. Approximately 2pm.

Start time: Round 1 at 230pm.

Style: 5 double round swiss. Match style results. 

Entry: $5 per player - teams welcome, individuals without partners will be paired with other individual players.

Prizes: Depends on # of entries. May include books/equipment prizes.

Time control: 5 minutes per player per game.

Who: The event will feature Provincial Chess Champions from across Canada and everyone else who wants to play!!

Other rules: Clock move. Pawns cannot be placed on 1st or 8th ranks. Partner assistance is ok. Non-vulgar trash talking is ok. The king can be captured.

2014 May TNT starts Tuesday, May 6

2014 May TNT starts Tuesday, May 6

2014 May TNT Tournament  $ 15 entry fee  -   Prizes will be based on entries.
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42

4 rounds - May 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. There is one game per week.

Tuesday Night Tournaments are held every month of the year, (except for November and December when things are organized a little differently).

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), with the occasional exception for months with 5 Tuesdays.

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, May 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) . 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. 

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - May 3, 2013

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Guarini)
1.Rd4+
Black can take rook 4 different ways -  all leading to mate in one!

2014 April TNT has been rated by the CFC

Please see the crosstable here

Congratulations to Theo Wolchock who achieved a new peak rating:  1969