2015 January TNT starts Tuesday, January 6

2015 January TNT Tournament  $ 15 entry fee  -   Prizes will be based on entries.
Location: University of Winnipeg - Rm 4CM42

4 rounds - January 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.

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.

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).

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, January 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 - December 27, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Funk)

1.Qb6

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - December 13, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Funk)
1.Be8

Cecil Rosner visits Washington Square Park in 2000

Cecil Rosner visits Washington Square Park to take on the chess hustlers: part of a segment on CBC's It's a Living Show in 2000.

http://youtu.be/nwFC8xN_dF0

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 29, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press

Withe to mate in 2 (Funk)
1.Qb8

Earl Rosenbloom 1948 - 2014

Earl Rosenbloom passed away last Sunday. .He was  Manitoba Junior Champion in 1966 and Manitoba Open Champion in 1977. He also came in second in the 1976 Ontario Open.
More later, after I research some old tournaments.

 

http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-219316/name-Earl_Rosenbloom/min-run-date-1416981600/order-publish_date|DESC,last_name|ASC/

Jack Boardman - 1930 - 2014

Jack Boardman passed away in October.  The obituary indicates that he was President of one of our associations; Keith Czarny seems to think that was in the 80's.
I met Jack at the old Winnipeg Chess Club (on Selkirk), probably around 1973 or so. More later, if I find anything in old CFC magazines.

http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-219242/name-Arthur_Boardman/run-date-2014_11_22/classification-id-1/order-publish_date|DESC,last_name|ASC,first_name|ASC/

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - November 15, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Funk)

2014 November Quads have been rated by the CFC

Mick Liebzeit  and Jim Green won their respective Quads.

Please see the crosstables here and here.

Congratulations to the following who achieved new established peak ratings:

Mick Liebzeit  1947
Jim Green       1888
Jason Evans    1515