Can. Open, Edmonton: IM Piasetski joins, 107 players

[Micah Hughey]

Well known Vancouver players Ben Daswani and IM Leon Piasetski are the latest players to sign up for the Canadian Open, July 11-19th in Edmonton, Alberta.

IM Piasetski will also be publicly analyzing your games from the tournament at a free side event (to be scheduled soon). GM Shirov will also be lecturing just before the tournament, and GM Adams will give a simul. See the "Schedule" section on the official website for a list of side events.

Official website:
www.edchess.ca

108 players have joined so far.

Register by June 1st and save $20. Fully refundable until June 1st.


Registered players (updated April 22nd):

GM Shirov Alexei 2745 ESP
GM Adams Michael 2703 ENG
GM Mikhalevski Victor 2625 ISR
GM Ganguly Surya 2625 IND
GM Kovalyov Anton 2571 ARG/QC
GM Bluvshtein Mark 2558 CAN/ON
IM/WGM Krush Irina 2452 USA
IM Porper Edward 2435 CAN/AB
FM Hansen Eric 2428 CAN/AB
IM Piasetski Leon 2424 CAN/BC
IM Bradford Joseph 2419 USA
FM Hommeles Theo 2415 NED
FM Barron Michael 2344 CAN/ON
Plotkin Victor 2322 CAN/ON
FM Pechenkin Vladimir 2321 CAN/AB
Henry Liam 2278 CAN/ON
FM Gentes Kevin 2273 CAN/MB
Martchenko Alexander 2272 CAN/ON
FM Haessel Dale 2270 CAN/AB
MacKinnon Keith 2250 CAN/SK
Hughey Micah 2206 CAN/AB
Van Heirzeele Daniël 2177 BEL
Hambleton Aman 2176 CAN/ON
Perron Sean 2134 CAN/AB
Gluckie Jamin 2093 CAN/AB
Benedict Daswani 2092 CAN/BC
Monaghan Jim 2090 CAN/AB
Purewal Sardul 2081 CAN/AB
Gorelik Lev 2079 CAN/AB
Willis Bradley 2072 CAN/AB
Yearwood Roy 2062 CAN/AB
Pedersen Rick 2057 CAN/AB
Manley Jason 2038 CAN/NB
Ferreira Alex 2037 CAN/ON
Abrahams Daniel 2007 CAN/ON
Zhang David 1999 CAN/AB
Wang Richard 1998 CAN/AB
Fan Brendan 1992 CAN/ON
Tang Edward 1990 CAN/BC
Dean Tim 1990 CAN/AB
Steele Len 1984 CAN/AB
Tot Nandor 1975 CAN/AB
Hill Rod 1972 CAN/NB
Brodie Hugh 1968 CAN/QC
Araullo Mark Paolo 1967 CAN/MB
Pradzinski Tim 1960 CAN/AB
Sequillion Aaron 1959 CAN/AB
Longo Tyler 1956 CAN/ON
Kuczaj Chris 1947 CAN/AB
Huang Richard 1944 CAN/BC
Kagramanov Dalia 1943 CAN/ON
Nadeau Gabrielle 1900 CAN/ON
McKay Arnold 1893 CAN/AB
Kong Dezheng 1888 CAN/BC
Ventura Jason 1879 CAN/AB
Miller Brian 1866 CAN/AB
Zeggelaar Mike 1857 CAN/AB
Green Aaron 1838 CAN/MB
Du Jasmine 1830 CAN/NS
Razzaq Ali 1824 CAN/AB
Chaisson Terry 1816 CAN/AB
Caughlin Wade 1814 CAN/AB
Dejong Walter 1812 CAN/NB
Armstrong Robert 1803 CAN/ON
MacLeod Damon 1801 CAN/AB
Dejong Werner 1800 CAN/NS
Kalaydina Nicka 1798 CAN/AB
Green Jim 1788 CAN/MB
Caron Harvey 1784 CAN/AB
Thompson Peter 1778 CAN/AB
MacFie Bob 1774 CAN/AB
Wong Ford 1774 CAN/AB
Long Hugh 1762 CAN/BC
Nadeau Francois 1760 CAN/ON
Sponga George 1745 CAN/AB
Haley Philip 1716 CAN/ON
Lefkowitz Phil 1700 CAN/BC
Panteluk Steven 1682 CAN/AB
Genadi Medvedev 1680 CAN/ON
Seehagen Terry 1678 CAN/AB
Smith Maurice 1674 CAN/ON
Janzen Tyler 1666 CAN/SK
Marshall Jim 1658 CAN/BC
Robertson Trevor 1656 CAN/SK
Purewal Pal 1631 CAN/AB
Goodman Clifford 1630 CAN/MB
Danner Jason 1626 CAN/SK
Sekuloff Michael 1624 CAN/AB
Araullo Marlon 1596 CAN/MB
Nolan Pat 1579 CAN/AB
Du Howard 1562 CAN/NS
Thomson Bruce 1555 CAN/AB
Vejdani Vahid 1551 CAN/AB
Magnusson Saul 1540 CAN/MB
Plotkin Mark 1534 CAN/ON
MacFie Mathew Unr. CAN/AB
Miller Amber Unr. CAN/AB
McCleary Reuben 1483 CAN/ON
Baron Desmond 1472 CAN/AB
Johnson Ron 1433 CAN/AB
Roberts Richard 1408 CAN/AB
Huang Zhonglin 1381 CAN/AB
Mccullough David 1336 CAN/AB
Sillador Rory 1312 CAN/AB
Kassam Jamil 1308 CAN/AB
Green Leah 1200 CAN/MB
McCleary Rick 1166 CAN/ON
McCullough Ian 577 CAN/AB




If we made the pairings today, the top boards in round one would be:

GM Alexei Shirov 2748 vs Jason Ventura 1879
GM Michael Adams 2712 vs Brian Miller 1866


By mail send entry to:

Edmonton Chess Club
#204, 10840 124 st
Edmonton, AB
T5M 0H3

Or register online at
http://monroi.com/2009-canadian-open...-register.html
(Be careful to specify the quantity of entries you want. Online registration with Monroi is in U.S. dollars, but equivalent to to the Canadian dollars price).


ENTRY FEE:

$140 before June 1st

$160 after June 1st and at the door

Discount of $30 for juniors under 18 years, FM, WFM (only one discount/player)

Free for GM, IM, WGM, WIM (contact the organizer, Micah Hughey, at mhughey@hotmail.com )

[Stephen Wright]

Re: Can. Open, Edmonton: IM Piasetski joins, 107 players

With all due respect, Piasetski was the Canadian Junior Champion in 1970, but has never won the Canadian Championship.

[Micah Hughey]

Re: Can. Open, Edmonton: IM Piasetski joins, 107 players

With all due respect, Piasetski was the Canadian Junior Champion in 1970, but has never won the Canadian Championship.

Ah, thanks. I was told he had been the Canadian Champion, but I should have confirmed it.
I will now edit that part out of my original message, so that it appears as if your objection is nonsense. :)


Also, I'll add Ben Daswani to the players list. I'll leave out the part about how he mailed his entry fee but forgot to put a stamp on it, so he had to send it again. I will also leave out his middle name (but it rhymes with Zitolo).

[Tony Ficzere]

Re: Can. Open, Edmonton: IM Piasetski joins, 107 players

I must have been me who lied to you on this one Micah, sorry. I had in my mind a playoff between Piasetski and Nickoloff many years ago and somehow related that to the Canadian Championship.

Sometimes I have too many pokers in the fire.

[Stephen Wright]

Re: Can. Open, Edmonton: IM Piasetski joins, 107 players

Your memory is correct (to a point) - Piasetski and Nickoloff did have a playoff in 1989, but it was to decide who went to the Interzonal along with Kevin Spraggett, who finished two points ahead of them in the championship.

[Ben Daswani]

Re: Can. Open, Edmonton: IM Piasetski joins, 107 players

HOW DO YOU KNOW MY MIDDLE NAME. That is top-secret info. Good call on writing my name before Piasetski's. You will not be disappointed. Notice how Shabalov just joined? I wouldn't be surprised if Anand, Jesus or even Bradley Keith Boyes registered next.