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2009 PwC Toronto Open
Prize Winners
Amount /
Prize Title First Name Surname Score Value Notes
Open Section
1st - 2nd GM Bator Sambuev 5 2,500 a
GM Joshua Friedel 5 2,500
3rd FM Goran Milicevic 4.5 1,000
4th - 7th GM Hikaru Nakamura 4 150
GM Eugene Perelshtyn 4 150
IM Leonid Gerzhoy 4 150
IM Nikolay Noritsyn 4 150
IM Artiom Samsonkin 4 150
Top Under 2200 Nikita Gusev 3.5 500
Chess N' Math Junior Achievement Award (<18 yrs.) Alex Martchenko 4 250
RBC Dominion Securities Retirement Plan Award (50+ years)IM Lawrence Day 2.5 250
PwC Ladies Prize WIM Iryna Zenyuk 3 250
U 2000 Section
1st - 3rd Manuel Balboa 4.5 750
Robert Bzikot 4.5 750
Jim Zhou 4.5 750
4th - 5th Randy Moysoski 4 25 b
Ian Finlay 4 25 b
Yuriy Kryvoshlyk 4 150
Laurent Allard 4 150
Jeffrey Nool 4 150
Top Under 1800 David Gunapalan 3.5 500
Chess N' Math Junior Achievement Award (<18 yrs.) Aaron Wu 3 84
Brent Zhang 3 84
David Itkin 3 84
RBC Dominion Securities Retirement Plan Award (50+ years) Randy Moysoski 4 125
Ian Finlay 4 125
PwC Ladies Prize Yelizaveta Orlova 3 125
Olya Chichkina 3 125
U 1600 Section
1st - 3rd Mike Ivanov 4.5 750
Joey Orozco 4.5 750
Ferdinand Cale 4.5 750
4th - 5th James Fu 4 250
Misha Kurbatov 4 250
Top Under 1400 Tony Lin 4 500
Chess N' Math Junior Achievement Award (<18 yrs.) Patrick Yu 3.5 84
Yutong Luo 3.5 84
Daniel Molev 3.5 84
RBC Dominion Securities Retirement Plan Award (50+ years) Alice Laimer 4 250
PwC Ladies Prize Rebecca Giblon 3.5 250
Individual Game Prizes
CN Tower Reach for the Top Award (biggest upset) Simon Gladstone N/A 250
Lexus Brilliancy Prize IM Artiom Samsonkin N/A 250 c
Runner up Alex Martchenko N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
Toyota Quality Award for Best Game (shared) FM Goran Milicevic N/A 125 c
GM Alexander Shabalov N/A 125 c
Runner up FM Bindi Cheng N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
Felix Barrios N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
Other Prizes
Strategy Games Chess Trivia Contest FM Hans Jung N/A 50
FM Shiyam Thavaadiran N/A 50
Liam Henry N/A 50
Omar Shah N/A 50
Keith Wight N/A 50
Imagewear by Mark's Sharp Dresser Award Drake Lalonde N/A 250 d
1st runner up Devon Thomas N/A 100 Mark's Work Wearhouse Gift Cert.
2nd runner up Brett Gugel N/A 50 Mark's Work Wearhouse Tote Bag
Tournament Evaluation Form Lucky Draw Misha Kurbatov N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
RBC Dominion Securities Lucky Draw Andrei Moffat N/A 100 Digital Picture
RBC Dominion Securities Lucky Draw John Chidley-Hill N/A 100 Keg gift certificate
TOTAL VALUE OF PRIZES DISTRIBUTED 17,844
Notes:
a Sambuev winner of PwC cup trophy on tie break
b Balance of senior's prize
c Judges for Brilliancy & Best Game prizes were IM Lawrence Day and Vladimir Dobrich
d Judge for Sharp Dresser award was Karen Domriady of Mark's Work Wearhouse
Prize Winners
Amount /
Prize Title First Name Surname Score Value Notes
Open Section
1st - 2nd GM Bator Sambuev 5 2,500 a
GM Joshua Friedel 5 2,500
3rd FM Goran Milicevic 4.5 1,000
4th - 7th GM Hikaru Nakamura 4 150
GM Eugene Perelshtyn 4 150
IM Leonid Gerzhoy 4 150
IM Nikolay Noritsyn 4 150
IM Artiom Samsonkin 4 150
Top Under 2200 Nikita Gusev 3.5 500
Chess N' Math Junior Achievement Award (<18 yrs.) Alex Martchenko 4 250
RBC Dominion Securities Retirement Plan Award (50+ years)IM Lawrence Day 2.5 250
PwC Ladies Prize WIM Iryna Zenyuk 3 250
U 2000 Section
1st - 3rd Manuel Balboa 4.5 750
Robert Bzikot 4.5 750
Jim Zhou 4.5 750
4th - 5th Randy Moysoski 4 25 b
Ian Finlay 4 25 b
Yuriy Kryvoshlyk 4 150
Laurent Allard 4 150
Jeffrey Nool 4 150
Top Under 1800 David Gunapalan 3.5 500
Chess N' Math Junior Achievement Award (<18 yrs.) Aaron Wu 3 84
Brent Zhang 3 84
David Itkin 3 84
RBC Dominion Securities Retirement Plan Award (50+ years) Randy Moysoski 4 125
Ian Finlay 4 125
PwC Ladies Prize Yelizaveta Orlova 3 125
Olya Chichkina 3 125
U 1600 Section
1st - 3rd Mike Ivanov 4.5 750
Joey Orozco 4.5 750
Ferdinand Cale 4.5 750
4th - 5th James Fu 4 250
Misha Kurbatov 4 250
Top Under 1400 Tony Lin 4 500
Chess N' Math Junior Achievement Award (<18 yrs.) Patrick Yu 3.5 84
Yutong Luo 3.5 84
Daniel Molev 3.5 84
RBC Dominion Securities Retirement Plan Award (50+ years) Alice Laimer 4 250
PwC Ladies Prize Rebecca Giblon 3.5 250
Individual Game Prizes
CN Tower Reach for the Top Award (biggest upset) Simon Gladstone N/A 250
Lexus Brilliancy Prize IM Artiom Samsonkin N/A 250 c
Runner up Alex Martchenko N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
Toyota Quality Award for Best Game (shared) FM Goran Milicevic N/A 125 c
GM Alexander Shabalov N/A 125 c
Runner up FM Bindi Cheng N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
Felix Barrios N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
Other Prizes
Strategy Games Chess Trivia Contest FM Hans Jung N/A 50
FM Shiyam Thavaadiran N/A 50
Liam Henry N/A 50
Omar Shah N/A 50
Keith Wight N/A 50
Imagewear by Mark's Sharp Dresser Award Drake Lalonde N/A 250 d
1st runner up Devon Thomas N/A 100 Mark's Work Wearhouse Gift Cert.
2nd runner up Brett Gugel N/A 50 Mark's Work Wearhouse Tote Bag
Tournament Evaluation Form Lucky Draw Misha Kurbatov N/A 80 CN Tower Passes
RBC Dominion Securities Lucky Draw Andrei Moffat N/A 100 Digital Picture
RBC Dominion Securities Lucky Draw John Chidley-Hill N/A 100 Keg gift certificate
TOTAL VALUE OF PRIZES DISTRIBUTED 17,844
Notes:
a Sambuev winner of PwC cup trophy on tie break
b Balance of senior's prize
c Judges for Brilliancy & Best Game prizes were IM Lawrence Day and Vladimir Dobrich
d Judge for Sharp Dresser award was Karen Domriady of Mark's Work Wearhouse