Thursday, August 11, 2016

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - August 6, 2016

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Bettmann)
1. Qh5

Thursday, August 4, 2016

2016 Abe Yanofsky Blitz Championship - Tuesday, August 9

2016 Abe Yanofsky Blitz Championship

Open to all


Tuesday, August 9
University of Winnipeg, Portage Avenue Room 4CM42
Registration 6:35 - 6:55

Time Control - 3 minutes + 2 second increment.
(same time control as used in the World Blitz Championship)

Format likely to be 2 Sectioned Round Robins, or 2 Sectioned (Open, approx U1800) Swisses depending on number of entries.

Current estimate is that there will be approximately 9-10 double rounds (2 game matches) ie. 18-20 games per player.

Entry fee - $ 10,  $ 5 for 2016 Abe Yanofsky Memorial entrants.

Prizes - Entries to 2016 Abe Yanofsky Memorial (transferable)

Monday, August 1, 2016

2016 Winnipeg Open - Joe Dreman Memorial has been rated by FIDE



Name New Rating Change
  Kernetsky, Myron 1999
79
  Campbell, Jamie 1779
51
  Rutter, Blair 1822
42
  Atem, James 1842
17
  Babb, Jeff 2112
16
  Bonness, Will 1825
1
  Wolchock, Theo 1758
-7
  Wiebe, Isaac 2017
-13
  Bince, Rolando 1955
-25
  Boron, Anthony 1840
-26
  Baron, Gustav L 2025
-27
  Magnusson, Saul 1993
-44
  Prince, Colin 1863
-55




New FIDE rating


  Czypinski, Jaroslaw 1954