2019 February TNT has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstable here chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201902078


Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Yemi Abioye  2065
Aibike Myrzaibraimova  1509

2019 South Sakatchewan Open has been rated by the CFC

See the crosstables here:

Open  chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201902060

U2000 chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201902059

U1500 chess.ca/crosstable?tournament_check_number=201902058
Congratulations to the following Manitobans who achieved new peak established ratings:

Gilbert Perez 1876
Ethan Eckert  1620

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - February 9, 2019

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Funk)

1. Qe2

2019 February TNT starts Tuesday, February 5

2019 February TNT

2019 February TNT -  CFC (Chess Federation of Canada)  rated. $ 15 entry fee  and CFC membership required - see below -  

–Prizes will be based on entries.

There is one game per week.

Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM424 rounds – 1 game on each of February 5,12,19,26 –
(This is not a knockout tournament, players will play all 4 rounds)  (Players may take up to 1  half-point and any number of zero-point byes.Half–point byes for round  4   must be requested before Round 2.

Please note that we intend to start the first round at 7:00 p.m. sharp.
All of the TNTs are Swiss (pairing) style tournaments with a time control of G /105 minutes plus a five-second increment from move1. [Each player has 1 hour 45 minutes  to complete their moves, the game will be be approx. 3 hours and 40 minutes maximum].
Start time is 7:00 pm -$ 15 entry fee and CFC membership required.

CFC membership:

All players must be CFC members (can be obtained during registration on-site) [Renewing or new Adult members pay $ 25 for a twelve-month CFC membership, Renewing adults pay $ 20 for a new one-tournament membership; new members pay  $ 16 for a one-tournament membership]

Junior (under 20)  members pay $ 10 for a one-tournament membership, $ 17 for a twelve-month CFC membership, new junior members pay  $ 17 for a twelve month CFC membership, or $ 8 for a one-tournament membership]

Registration for tournament -Tuesday, February 5 – approximately 6:35 pm to 6:50 pm

Registration will be cut off at 6:50 pm.
Tournament Director will be Tony Boron .Contact at 204-798-9464 or email chessmanitoba at gmail.com

Players can join in Round 2, they will receive a half-point bye for Round 1. Location: University of Winnipeg – Rm 4CM42Easiest 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 -January 26, 2019

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Funk)

1. Qh8

The 2019 January TNT has been rated by the CFC

CFC has rated the event -  see the Crosstable here

Congratulations to the following who achieved new peak established ratings:

Yemi Abioye 2032
Larry Samson 1737
Roy Proulx 1907

2019 Kent Oliver Memorial and MCA Annual General Meeting - February 3

Sunday, February 3, 2019 – University of Winnipeg Room 3L08

One day Rapid event  !

5 rounds of   Time Control – Game /  20 minutes  + 10 seconds free (Bronstein)

Registration starts at 9:30AM – First Round 10 a.m

We should be finished around 5 p.m.

Pizza Lunch (provided) and Annual General Meeting from approx 12 to 1:30between rounds 2 and 3.

Entry Fee: $ 15

C FC Membership not required, however Manitoba Chess Association(MCA) membership is required.

If you are not a CFC member  $ 5 (for one tournament)

First time players do not require MCA membership for this tournament.

The prize fund is enhanced through a generous donation from Mrs. Truus Oliver.

FIDE ratings of Manitobans having played at least one FIDE event in 2018

Please report any errors or omissions to chessmanitoba@gmail.com

	FIDE Ratings at January 1, 2019
Nones, Teodulfo Ii	PHI	2246
Wiebe, Isaac	CAN	2109
Baron, Gustav L	CAN	2048
Moncal, Nilo	CAN	2037
Swift, Ryne	CAN	2004
Babb, Jeff	CAN	1992
Valentino, Marcos	CAN	1991
Currie, James	CAN	1975
Wolchock, Theo	CAN	1974
Ma, Derek	CAN	1971
Pramanik, Projjwal	IND	1935
Bince, Rolando	CAN	1891
Cleto, Sam	CAN	1885
Boron, Anthony	CAN	1859
Gerona, Joshua	CAN	1844
Konara, Harshani	SRI	1837
Rutter, Blair	CAN	1836
Proulx, Roy	CAN	1835
Prince, Colin	CAN	1801
Orogun, Ibukun	CAN	1789
Green, Jim	CAN	1776
Skop, Mike	CAN	1771
Atem, James	CAN	1739
Einarsson, Ken	CAN	1682
Tarasoff, Shawn	CAN	1682
Le Dorze, Phil	CAN	1672
Letain, Cory	CAN	1644
Myrzaibraimov, Azamat	CAN	1638
Klokow, John	CAN	1633
Remillard, John	CAN	1587
Furda, Ievgeniia-Diana	UKR	1552
Myrzaibraimova, Aibike	CAN	1527
Trueman, Francis	CAN	1510
Leaden, Bruce	CAN	1496
Piche, Zachary	CAN	1463
Gregoryanz, Philipp	CAN	1460
Lei, Yanyu	CAN	1442
Marshall, Carter	CAN	1383
Magyar, Peter	CAN	1316

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - January 12, 2019

from the Winnipeg Free Press

White to mate in 2 (Funk)

1. Nd5.

My applogies for the previous incorrect diagram that was missing the knight on h8.  In that version there are two solution, 1. Nd5 or 1. Qxf7.  Thanks to our anonymous commenter for pointing out the 'cook' in the previous diagram.