2014 Manitoba Championship Qualifying Update

2014 Manitoba Championship Qualifying -

Manitoba Closed 2014 format : 8 player knockout 

(Note: on February 23, 2013 the MCA board approved the adding up to two spots to the the Manitoba Championship at discretion of the Board; if the Board add the two spots, qualifiers 7 and 8  (ordered by CFC rating, along with the new 2 additions will play in a preliminary knockout round, producing two winners who then play with the top six qualifiers by CFC rating) 

Qualifiers -
Qualifiers must play 10 standard rated games (somewhere in the world) during calendar 2013 in order to qualify. In order of preference - if the qualifying player did not want to participate or the qualifier is redundant, we continued down the list until there were 8 willing participants.

     1. Previous Year's Champion (TREVOR VINCENT)
     2. Winner of the Reserve (non scheduled this year thus far)
     3. MB Junior Champion (if rated above 1900)
     4. Top Manitoban in AY Memorial (TREVOR VINCENT)
     5,6. Top 2 finishers in the Tournament of Champions (Nov-Dec)
     7. Player with the best MTPPS (Modified Tournament Performance Point Score)
     8. Player with the 2nd best MTPPS (Modified Tournament Performance Point Score)
     9. 2nd Manitoban in the AY Memorial (KEVIN GENTES (on tiebreak)
    10. Player with the 3rd best MTPPS 
    11. Player with the 4th best MTPPS 
    12. etc.from the MTPPS

MTPSS -  Modified Tournament Performance Point Score
MTPPS is calculated as follows:
A Loss = 0 points
A Draw = the rating of the opponent
A Win = the greater of [your opponent's rating + 200] or [your rating]

The top ten performance scores for each player are counted
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The current top MTPPS scores are as follows:
(Tournaments scored included all Manitoba CFC Standard rated tournaments, Canadian Open, Canadian  US National Open, US Open, Israeli Tournament) If you believe a result has been missed or is incorrect, please contact me.

			Total	Games with a result
1		Trevor Vincent	23,653	10
2		Samuel Lipnowski	22,746	10
3		Jeff Babb	22,609	10
4		Les Mundwiler	21,818	10
5		Gustavo Melamedoff	21,484	10
6		Myron Kernetsky	21,158	10
7		Leor Wasserman	21,112	10
8		Waldemar Schulz	21,012	10
9		Ryne Swift	20,819	10
10		Anthony Boron	20,626	10
11		Steven De Groot	20,533	10
12		Gustav L Baron	20,421	10
13		Aaron Green	19,761	10
14		Jim Green	19,756	10
15		Blair Rutter	19,688	10
16		Alex Platt	19,547	10
17		Theo Wolchock	18,374	10

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - October 5, 2013

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Schuld)
1. Nc2

Brooklyn Castle on PBS October 7

Brooklyn Castle should be on Shaw Channel 81 Monday, Oct 7, 9:00pm ( I believe this may be Ch 348 on MTS)

http://www.pbs.org/pov/brooklyncastle/

Brooklyn’s I.S. 318 junior high school fits one inner-city stereotype—a majority of its students come from below-the-poverty-line families. All other expectations, as shown in the new documentary Brooklyn Castle, should be checked at the door. Beginning in 2000, under the tutelage of chess teacher and coach Elizabeth Spiegel and assistant principal and chess coordinator John Galvin, I.S. 318 expanded its small chess program and began competing in national tournaments. For those keeping score, the results have been stunning: more than 30 national chess titles, including, in 2012, the U.S. High School National Championship, a first for a junior high.

2013 Abe Yanofsky Memorial has been rated by FIDE

Please see the summary here.

Trevor Vincent gained 41 points, but is still very underrated at 2238.

2013 October TNT Chess Tournament starts Tuesday, October 1

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

5 rounds - October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - (This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 5 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.

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, October 1 - 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

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. 

2013 September TNT has been rated by the CFC

Please see the crosstable here.

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak ratings:

Ryne Swift 2017
Phil Le Dorze 1814
Derek Ma 1817
Jamie Campbell 1704
Bruce Leaden 1694

Cecils's Saturday Puzzle - September 21, 2013

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to Mate in 2 (Lipton)
1.g3

2013 Culture Days (Chess)

Two Chess Events on Saturday, September 28

 Chess Workshop at Garden City Shopping Centre   -  1:00 pm to 4:00 pm 

Chess Workshop at Garden City Shopping Centre

Saturday, September 28

Saturday, September 28

Chess Workshop at Garden City Shopping Centre

They say chess is like life... come experience all the possibilities of the exquisite black and white board and the pieces that make this game one of the oldest and most fascinating.

All beginners and novices are welcome to join to learn to play or to improve your chess-playing skills.
- See more at: http://culturedays.ca/en/2013-activities/view/51b61ae8-fdd4-4afd-bf14-699c4c4a89be#sthash.IvbdETlt.dpuf

 Giant Chess Game at Provencher Park   1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - September 7, 2013

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Ling)
R(a3)a2