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It is hard to believe that this year is almost over! I look forward to hosting chess players again in 2015.
Guelph Winter Pro-Am
February 7-8, 2015
Room 442, Guelph University Centre
5 Round Swiss
3 Sections: FIDE Rated Pro, FIDE Rated U2000**, U1600
Players may play up one section if current rating is within 100 points of rating floor.
Extra cost is $20, proceeds to the Olympic Fund. **U2000 will be FIDE rated if 6 or more FIDE rated players participate in the section.
Round Times: Saturday 10:00am, 2:00pm, 6:30pm, Sunday 10:00am, 2:30pm
Time Control: All rounds G/90 + 30 sec
Entry Fees: Pro Section $60, others $40. Late Fee: $10.00 on site
Half Point Byes: in rounds 1-4 may be requested in advance
Prizes: $55 per Pro player returned as prizes.
Trophies awarded in other sections
Register: Mail to TD Hal Bond, 205 – 105 Conroy Crescent, Guelph, ON N1G 2V5,
email halbond@sympatico.ca, or cash on site from 8:30-9:30 am Saturday. Players registering after 9:30 Saturday may not receive a swiss pairing in first round.
Equipment, snacks and refreshments provided by organizer
GM Sambuev and IM Preotu lead the charge as of this morning. You can register via email, halbond@sympatico.ca
Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Bator Sambuev
2 Razvan Preotu
3 Guannan Terry Song
4 David Filipovich
5 Adam Cormier
6 Vladimir Drkulec
7 Daniel Liu
U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mario Piccinin
2 Robert Gillanders
3 Rob Gashgarian
4 Mark Brauer
U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Lee Hendon
2 Bruce Hurst
3 James Williamson
4 Qalib Ladhani
5 Kevin Caron
6 Daniel Caron
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev
2 IM Razvan Preotu
3 Nicholas Vettese
4 Guannan Terry Song
5 David Filipovich
6 Adam Cormier
7 Apurva Virkud
8 Vladimir Drkulec
9 Daniel Liu
10 Rohan Talukdar
U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mario Piccinin
2 Garvin Nunes
3 Robert Gillanders
4 Rob Gashgarian
5 Istvan Kiss
6 Mark Brauer
7 Caleb Petersen
U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Lee Hendon
2 Bruce Hurst
3 Harry Liu
4 James Williamson
5 Qalib Ladhani
6 Kevin Caron
7 Daniel Caron
8 Austin Hunter
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
You must be telepathic James!
Here is our current list of pre-regs. For those of you seeking accommodations, we have a special rate of $93.99 per night based on single or double occupancy, includes parking, internet in rooms and hot breakfast at Best Western Royal Brock Hotel, 716 Gordon Street (across the road from University). Mention the University chess tournament.
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Bator Sambuev
2 Razvan Preotu
3 Nicholas Vettese
4 Zehn Nasir
5 Richard Chen
6 Guannan Terry Song
7 David Filipovich
8 Sean Lei
9 Adam Cormier
10 Apurva Virkud
11 Eugene Hua
12 Vladimir Drkulec
13 Daniel Liu
14 Rohan Talukdar
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mario Piccinin
2 Garvin Nunes
3 Constance Wang
4 Robert Gillanders
5 Rob Gashgarian
6 Istvan Kiss
7 Mark Brauer
8 Caleb Petersen
9 Kylie Tan
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Allyson Xu
2 Lee Hendon
3 Bruce Hurst
4 Harry Liu
5 Joshua Du
6 James Williamson
7 Rahul Gangolli
8 Qalib Ladhani
9 Kevin Caron
10 Daniel Caron
11 Austin Hunter
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
We are closing in on 50 players. You can register with me via email, halbond@sympatico.ca to avoid the on site late fee.
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev
2 IM Razvan Preotu
3 Geordie Derraugh
4 Nicholas Vettese
5 Zehn Nasir
6 Richard Chen
7 Guannan Terry Song
8 David Filipovich
9 Sean Lei
10 Adam Cormier
11 Apurva Virkud
12 Eugene Hua
13 Mahmud Hassain
14 Hairan Liang
15 Vladimir Drkulec
16 Daniel Liu
17 Rohan Talukdar
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Rebecca Giblon
2 Mario Piccinin
3 Garvin Nunes
4 Constance Wang
5 Robert Gillanders
6 Rob Gashgarian
7 Istvan Kiss
8 Derick Aghamalian
9 Mark Brauer
10 Andrew Giblon
11 Jeffrey Xin-Yu Zhu
12 Caleb Petersen
13 Kylie Tan
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Leonid Aghamalian
2 Doug Gillis
3 Max Zhu
4 Allyson Xu
5 Lee Hendon
6 Zaynah Bhanji
7 Bruce Hurst
8 Peter Downie
9 Harry Liu
10 Joshua Du
11 James Williamson
12 Areez Bhanji
13 Austin Xie
14 Rahul Gangolli
15 Qalib Ladhani
16 Kevin Caron
17 Daniel Caron
18 Austin Hunter
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
Here is the Tuesday night list. Need accommodations? The Best Western is across the road from the University 519-836-1240. $93.99 single or double includes internet in room, breakfast and parking. mention the University chess tournament.
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev
2 IM Razvan Preotu
3 Geordie Derraugh
4 FM Hans Jung
5 Nicholas Vettese
6 Zehn Nasir
7 Richard Chen
8 Guannan Terry Song
9 David Filipovich
10 Yinshi Li
11 Sean Lei
12 Adam Cormier
13 Wenyang Ming
14 Apurva Virkud
15 Eugene Hua
16 Mahmud Hassain
17 Hairan Liang
18 Vladimir Drkulec
19 Daniel Liu
20 Rohan Talukdar
U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Kajan Thanabalachandran
2 Rebecca Giblon
3 Mario Piccinin
4 Garvin Nunes
5 Constance Wang
6 Robert Gillanders
7 Zhan He [Lambert] Liu
8 Mate Milinkovic
9 Rob Gashgarian
10 Istvan Kiss
11 Tim Knechtel
12 Derick Aghamalian
13 Mark Brauer
14 Andrew Giblon
15 Jeffrey Xin-Yu Zhu
16 Caleb Petersen
17 Kylie Tan
U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Leonid Aghamalian
2 Doug Gillis
3 Max Zhu
4 Allyson Xu
5 Ziad Kayssi
6 Lee Hendon
7 Zaynah Bhanji
8 Bruce Hurst
9 Peter Downie
10 Harry Liu
11 Joshua Du
12 James Williamson
13 Areez Bhanji
14 Austin Xie
15 Rahul Gangolli
16 Qalib Ladhani
17 Ronan Uthayakumar
18 Kevin Caron
19 Daniel Caron
20 Austin Hunter
21 Brian Cameron
Last edited by Hal Bond; Tuesday, 3rd February, 2015, 11:00 PM.
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
We look forward to seeing you in action Hans! Here is the Thursday afternoon update. Almost 70 players now. You can still register by email, halbond@sympatico.ca to avoid the on site late fee.
Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Bator Sambuev
2 Razvan Preotu
3 Geordie Derraugh
4 Hans Jung
5 Mark Plotkin
6 Nicholas Vettese
7 Zehn Nasir
8 Richard Chen
9 Guannan Terry Song
10 David Filipovich
11 Yinshi Li
12 Sean Lei
13 Adam Cormier
14 Wenyang Ming
15 Apurva Virkud
16 Eugene Hua
17 Mahmud Hassain
18 Hairan Liang
19 Vladimir Drkulec
20 Daniel Liu
21 Rohan Talukdar
U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Kajan Thanabalachandran
2 Alexander Friedman
3 Rebecca Giblon
4 Mario Piccinin
5 Garvin Nunes
6 Constance Wang
7 Robert Gillanders
8 Zhan He [Lambert] Liu
9 Mate Milinkovic
10 Rob Gashgarian
11 Istvan Kiss
12 Adam Gaisinsky
13 Brian Clarke
14 Tim Knechtel
15 Derick Aghamalian
16 Andrew Giblon
17 Jeffrey Xin-Yu Zhu
18 Caleb Petersen
19 Kylie Tan
U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Leonid Aghamalian
2 Doug Gillis
3 Max Zhu
4 Allyson Xu
5 Daniel Yu
6 Ziad Kayssi
7 Lee Hendon
8 Zaynah Bhanji
9 Dean [Dinh] Bui
10 Bruce Hurst
11 Peter Downie
12 Harry Liu
13 Joshua Du
14 Alan Bui
15 James Williamson
16 Areez Bhanji
17 Austin Xie
18 Rahul Gangolli
19 Qalib Ladhani
20 Ronan Uthayakumar
21 Kevin Caron
22 Victor Yao
23 Daniel Caron
24 Kevin Wu
25 Jacob Gaisinsky
26 Austin Hunter
27 Brian Cameron
28 Spencer Charlton
29 Shrya Kulkarni
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
Now serving 74 players. We can accommodate maybe a dozen more. Email deadline for advance registration is 10pm tonight; halbond@sympatico.ca . Looking forward to an exciting tournament. Picked up the snacks yesterday including some "Snap Pea Crisps" in case the chips don't cut it. Just remember no food in the playing hall!
Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev 2658
2 IM Razvan Preotu 2548
3 Geordie Derraugh 2334
4 FM Hans Jung 2301
5 Mark Plotkin 2294
6 Yuanchen Zhang 2293
7 Nicholas Vettese 2236
8 Zehn Nasir 2227
9 Richard Chen 2194
10 Guannan Terry Song 2190
11 David Filipovich 2184
12 Yinshi Li 2168
13 Sean Lei 2139
14 Adam Cormier 2102
15 Gordon Olheiser 2099
16 Wenyang Ming 2061
17 Apurva Virkud 2040
18 Mahmud Hassain 2002
19 Eugene Hua 1988
20 Hairan Liang 1957
21 Rohan Talukdar 1944
22 Vladimir Drkulec 1934
23 Daniel Liu 1899
U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Kajan Thanabalachandran 1977
2 Alexander Friedman 1923
3 Rebecca Giblon 1902
4 Mario Piccinin 1876
5 Garvin Nunes 1859
6 Constance Wang 1797
7 Robert Gillanders 1790
8 Zhan He [Lambert] Liu 1780
9 Mate Milinkovic 1764
10 Rob Gashgarian 1759
11 Adam Gaisinsky 1751
12 Istvan Kiss 1741
13 Brian Clarke 1701
14 Tim Knechtel 1695
15 Derick Aghamalian 1693
16 Andrew Giblon 1676
17 Daniel den Bok 1674
18 Jeffrey Xin-Yu Zhu 1664
19 Caleb Petersen 1621
20 Kylie Tan 1575
U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Leonid Aghamalian
2 Doug Gillis
3 Allyson Xu
4 Max Zhu
5 Daniel Yu
6 Ziad Kayssi
7 Lee Hendon
8 Zaynah Bhanji
9 Dean [Dinh] Bui
10 Catherine Li
11 Bruce Hurst
12 Peter Downie
13 James Tan
14 Joshua Du
15 Harry Liu
16 Alan Bui
17 James Williamson
18 Areez Bhanji
19 Austin Xie
20 Rahul Gangolli
21 Qalib Ladhani
22 Ronan Uthayakumar
23 Kevin Caron
24 Victor Yao
25 Daniel Caron
26 Kevin Wu
27 Jacob Gaisinsky
28 Austin Hunter
29 Brian Cameron
30 Spencer Charlton
31 Shrya Kulkarni
Re: Guelph Winter Pro-Am February 7-8, 2015, updated list
Just back now from setting up the hall with new boards and pieces from CMA!!
Looks like 84 players
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev 2658
2 IM Razvan Preotu 2548
3 Geordie Derraugh 2334
4 FM Hans Jung 2301
5 Mark Plotkin 2294
6 Yuanchen Zhang 2293
7 Nicholas Vettese 2236
8 Zehn Nasir 2227
9 Richard Chen 2194
10 Guannan Terry Song 2190
11 Zachary Dukic 2187
12 David Filipovich 2184
13 Yinshi Li 2168
14 Sean Lei 2139
15 Adam Cormier 2102
16 Gordon Olheiser 2099
17 Wenyang Ming 2061
18 Apurva Virkud 2040
19 Mahmud Hassain 2002
20 Eugene Hua 1988
21 Hairan Liang 1957
22 Rohan Talukdar 1944
23 Vladimir Drkulec 1934
24 Daniel Liu 1899
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Ferdinand Supsup 1962
2 Alexander Friedman 1923
3 Rebecca Giblon 1902
4 Mario Piccinin 1876
5 Robert Gillanders 1790
6 Zhan He [Lambert] Liu 1780
7 Mate Milinkovic 1764
8 Rob Gashgarian 1759
9 Adam Gaisinsky 1751
10 Istvan Kiss 1741
11 Rachel Tao 1725
12 Brian Clarke 1701
13 Tim Knechtel 1695
14 Derick Aghamalian 1693
15 Andrew Giblon 1676
16 Daniel den Bok 1674
17 Jeffrey Xin-Yu Zhu 1664
18 Cindy Qiao 1639
19 Caleb Petersen 1621
20 Nicholas Wu 1596
21 Mathanhe Kaneshalingam 1584
22 Kylie Tan 1575
Standings. 2015 guelph winter pro-am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Leonid Aghamalian 1528
2 Doug Gillis 1467
3 Allyson Xu 1411
4 Max Zhu 1407
5 Daniel Yu 1385
6 Ziad Kayssi 1382
7 Lee Hendon 1362
8 Zaynah Bhanji 1346
9 Alex de Costa 1343
10 Dean [Dinh] Bui 1312
11 Catherine Li 1277
12 Ellen Tao 1274
13 Bruce Hurst 1272
14 Peter Downie 1261
15 James Tan 1243
16 Joshua Du 1184
17 Harry Liu 1181
18 Alan Bui 1145
19 James Williamson 1135
20 Areez Bhanji 1072
21 Austin Xie 1062
22 Joey Qiao 1055
23 Benjamin de Costa 1048
24 Rahul Gangolli 1047
25 Qalib Ladhani 1029
26 Allan Masterson 1005
27 Ronan Uthayakumar 935
28 Kevin Caron 927
29 Victor Yao 897
30 Daniel Caron 874
31 Kevin Wu 849
32 Jacob Gaisinsky 826
33 Austin Hunter 810
34 Brian Cameron unr.
35 Spencer Charlton unr.
36 Shrya Kulkarni unr.
37 Ming Yu Ren unr.
38 Jeffrey Zhao unr.
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