2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

**Alex Ferreira** · Tuesday, 5th January, 2016, 04:20 PM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Hi all,

University of Toronto:

2358 - Mai, Lloyd
2338 - Derraugh, Geordie
2330 - Ivanov, Mike
2311 - Knox, Christopher
2218 - Zhao, Jim
2215 - Fu, James
2057 - Ferreira, Alex
2032 - Farine, Jonathan
1782 - Mahoney, Ian
1764 - Qian, Lanting
1719 - Nakagawa, Seiji
1516 - Sowrirajan, Sowjanya
1445 - Abbarin, Shabnam
1416 - Cottrell, Deparse
1399 - Venner, John
1201 - Gupta, Nikhil
1182 - Venkataramanan, Vikram
932 - Libardo, BenJohn
921 - Kwon, Hyeokjun
UNR - Qiu, Jeffrey
UNR - Wang, Bingran
UNR - Moore, Jonathan
UNR - Vuong, Peter
UNR - Smith-Windsor, Edward

We're coming!

**Simon Gladstone** · Wednesday, 6th January, 2016, 10:39 AM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Here is our current list for the 24 teams and around 100 players registered this weekend. There is still time to register and can be done at http://www.queensuchess.com/cucc2016/.

Brock University

Christopher Pace - 2208
Matt Cornet - 1269
Josh Martin - UNR
Steve Drez - 1028

Carleton University

Mate Marinkovic - 2227
Ramon J. Cava - 2075
Sam Marin - 2048
Ben Kellar - 2016
Curtis Barlow-Wilkes - 1988

McGill University

Michael Kleinman - 2372
Keith MacKinnon - 2280
Oscar Sprumont - 2135
Ryan Lo - 2190
Laurent Allard - 2067
Hou Ji Yao - 1860
Jeoren Struben - 1809
Stanley Su - 1776
Chenxi Lin - 1795
Indy Ma - 1785
Andreas Loken - 1670
Matthew Rowe - 1314

McMaster University

Adam Cormier - 2172
Aquino Inigo - 2227
Edu Okeli - 1760
Nikesh Patel - 1559
Ryan Gonsalves - 1640
Magas Yusuf - 1798
Daniel Shi - 1330
Nikhil Patel - 969
Vincent - UNR

Universitï¿½ de Montreal

Seymour Gelet - 2066
ï¿½mile Trottier - 2060
Petrell Diaz Carol - 1754
Lï¿½a Saulnier-Legault - 1610

University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa and Carleton University Joint Team

Queen's University

Tony Bao - 1999
Simon Gladstone - 2152
Guang Yu Song - 1860
Zihan Wang - 1753
Hong Yi Xiong - UNR
Joshua Myers - 1757
Justin Pool - UNR
Aidrian Ranjith - 1099
Luke Peristy - 1608
Drew Metcalfe - 1407
Connor Morrow - 1554
David Tang - 1256
Mike Vaselnak - UNR
Joaquin Sanchez De Lozada - 931
Joshua Moskowitz - UNR
Sudhir Pokhrel - 1273
Ben Lande - UNR
Charlie Cai - 868
Michael McCreesh - 853
Alfred Chen - UNR

University of Toronto

Lloyd Mai - 2358
Geordie Derraugh - 2338
Mike Ivanov - 2330
Christopher Knox - 2311
Jim Zhao - 2218
James Fu - 2215
Alex T. Ferreira - 2057
Ian Mahoney - 1782
Lanting Qian - 1764
Seiji Nakagawa - 1719
Sowjanya Sowrirajan - 1516
Shabnam Abbarin - 1445
Deparse Cottrell - 1416
John Venner - 1399
Nikhil Gupta - 1201
Vikram Venkataramanan - 1182
BenJohn Libardo - 932
Hyeokjun Kwon - 921
Jeffrey Qiu - UNR
Bingran Wang - UNR
Edward Smith-Windsor - UNR
Peter Vuong - UNR

University of Waterloo

Owen Qian - 1982
Eilon Lavi - 1914
Brian El-Khoury - 1897
Alfred Dagan - 1793
Brandon Fong - 1518
James Nah - 1468
Harish Naidu - 1258
Olivia Neter - 1061

Western University

Jill Ding - 1801
Tony Huang - 1754
Ryan Ting - 1527
Matthew Blake - 1103
Rami Abou-Shamalah - UNR
Michael Blair - 1487
Enoch Lam - 1185
Zexi Wu - 1129

**Tyler Longo** · Saturday, 9th January, 2016, 11:34 AM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Results will be posted live here:

Championship: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203157.aspx?lan=1

Reserves: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203162.aspx?lan=1

**Tyler Longo** · Saturday, 9th January, 2016, 11:35 AM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Results will be posted live here:

Championship: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203157.aspx?lan=1

Reserves: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203162.aspx?lan=1

**Tyler Longo** · Saturday, 9th January, 2016, 11:37 AM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Results will be posted live here:

Championship: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203157.aspx?lan=1

Reserves: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203162.aspx?lan=1

**Tyler Longo** · Saturday, 9th January, 2016, 12:15 PM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Results are posted live here:

Championship: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203157.aspx?lan=1
Reserves: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203162.aspx?lan=1

**Tyler Longo** · Saturday, 9th January, 2016, 12:16 PM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Results are posted live here:

Championship: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203157.aspx?lan=1
Reserves: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr203162.aspx?lan=1

**Frank Dixon** · Monday, 11th January, 2016, 06:31 PM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

The plan for the games collection from this event is to enter the games onto chess5.com.

Chief Arbiter Tyler Longo and I, Deputy Arbiter, will be sharing this work.

I've begun this process today, by inputting the following six games, which are now up on this website under 'Public Games'. They can be viewed there by anyone, regardless of whether one is a member of this website.

1) Lloyd Mai (Toronto A) vs Francesco Dunne (Ottawa), Rd. 3, 0-1, Two Knights' Defense, C55;
2) Keith MacKinnon (McGill A) vs Samuel Marin (Carleton), Rd. 2, 0-1, Philidor Defense, C41;
3) Francesco Dunne (Ottawa) vs Eilon Lavi (Waterloo A), Rd. 5, 1-0, Sicilian Dragon, B76;
4) Francesco Dunne (Ottawa) vs Simon Gladstone (Queen's A), Rd. 4, 0-1, French Tarrasch, C05;
5) Keith MacKinnon (McGill A) vs Lloyd Mai (Toronto A), Rd. 4, 1/2-1/2, Modern Defense, B06;
6) Christopher Pace (Brock) vs Alex Ferreira (Toronto C), Rd. 5, 1/2-1/2, Queen's Gambit Accepted, D24.

Watch this post for updates.

Thanks to everyone who contributed in making this a memorable, enjoyable event!! :)

Cheers,
Frank Dixon
Kingston

**Alex Ferreira** · Monday, 11th January, 2016, 08:30 PM

Re: 2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

Hello all,

It was a pleasure to attend and play at yet another edition of the Canadian University Chess Championship, and I'd like to share my perspective as a player representing University of Toronto.

The event ran very smoothly and the Queen's University Chess Club and team of organizers deserve an applause for their hard work, high standards and attention to detail. From setting up a booth on Friday night at the hotel, guiding arriving teams and collecting information on rosters as well as CFC fees and administrative information, to providing all equipment at a near-perfect site, all basis seemed covered. They had an excellent team of volunteers led by Simon Gladstone and Joshua Myers who worked tirelessly throughout the event (and evidently prior in preparations as well). I was even very surprised that they had non-chess-related volunteers providing water and coffee service on the first day, through advertising on a Queens University facebook group. Subway catered lunch was provided to all players on Saturday. Furthermore, it was clear that this championship was noticed locally, with opening speeches by the principal (dean?) of Queen's University, as well as local political dignitary. We were made to feel like we were a national championship.
The tournament had 24 teams representing 10 different schools, about 100 players total, which if I am not mistaken is a record for this competition.
Chief Arbiter Tyler Longo and Deputy Arbiter Frank Dixon made sure things ran smoothly.

The playing hall, in the John Deutsch (spelling?) Student Centre was overall a great site, save one flaw. It was in the heart of campus, affordable student pub in the same building, a student cafeteria centre in the next building, nearby washrooms, plenty of space, in reasonable walking distance to the hotel, and an ample skittles room. The lighting was sub-par and it became evident during Round 2 when the sun went down. Frank and Queen's Chess Club (as well as many others who jumped in to help) swiftly organized an entirely different room set-up, moving literally all tables and chairs to take best advantage of the existing light in the room, staying away from the darker areas. This was done in some 10-15 minutes between Rounds 2 and 3, making a significant difference for all following rounds.

Pub night (the real reason why some people attend this event) had a reasonable attendance. It's certainly challenging convincing everyone to go to the pub after 3 rounds of chess, but the troopers always make it! This "mansion" (I don't remember what it was called, but it's certainly popular among the locals) had 3 floors. Patrons were welcome to stay on the main floor and enjoy a sports-bar atmosphere, listen to live music on the second floor, or join the chess party in the attic. This quaint little space was booked just for the chess group, where several players enjoyed a drink, late night snack, and early morning hours silly chess variants.

The Canadian University Chess Championship is one of those rare events that is played in team format, and the camaraderie was often evident. It's simply great to meet people from different universities and talk chess and a variety of other topics.
The chess itself was also pretty fantastic from what I was able to see as a spectator, wild games where the gloves were clearly off. On three occasions that I recall, when the last game was delaying everything else, a crowd of spectators would gather to see the climax of the match, and a round of applause followed the hard fought game as players shook hands, a treat we seldom witness at other tournaments.
For many players this is one of their favourite tournaments. For others, especially in their university years, it's the only event they play in. And in addition this championship is arguably the one annual event that introduces several young-adults (but not real juniors) to rated, tournament chess every year. About a dozen players had this as their first ever tournament.

University of Toronto sent 5 teams (20 players), matching the host Queen's University. It simply worked out perfectly for us in that our classes only begin the Monday after this weekend, today as I am writing it. We were finally able to snatch the trophy from McGill University, who had won the competition for 3 straight years! We had two teams on the Championship Section, and three in the Reserves Section. Our A team (composed by Geordie Derraugh, Lloyd Mai, Mike Ivanov and Chris Knox) finished the event with 4 match wins and 1 draw, against Ottawa University. Mike Ivanov, with his intimidating flowery shirts and the occasional half-decent chess moves, discombobulated the opposition with a perfect 5/5 and the best board 3 medal. Chris Knox finished with 4.5/5 also winning the same medal for board 4, tenaciously drawing his last round after his opponent played a series of quality moves to take Chris' queen for a rook. Chris was however, after all material was traded off, able to defend the draw in a Q vs R endgame. James Fu (Toronto B) won best board 2 prize in the crown section with an impressive 4.5/5, including a grueling and exhausting Round 3 victory where his opponent seemingly had a fortress with B+R vs Q.

In the reserves section, Toronto C won the award for best team, also with 4 match wins and 1 draw against McGill C. This team included myself, John Venner, Sowjanya Sowrirajan and Seiji Nakagawa. John won the board 2 prize with a solid 4/5 score and Sowjanya was the team's MVP with a 4.5/5 score.
We fielded a team of all unrated players, Toronto E, and they performed very decently! We will see what ratings come out of their performances, but they all won some games, and didn't at all perform as beginners like it might have been expected. Welcome to the tournament scene Peter Vuong, Jonathan Moore, Bingran Wang and Jeffrey Qiu.
Finally, it was fantastic for us to have been able to bring with us 20 players, representing well all campus of St. George, Scarborough and Mississauga in a truly entire University of Toronto.

Awesome!

Alex Ferreira

**John Upper** · Tuesday, 12th January, 2016, 12:55 AM

2016 CUCC photos

You can see 33 pix from Saturday afternoon on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ChessCanada/

**Frank Dixon** · Tuesday, 12th January, 2016, 07:17 PM

Re: 2016 CUCC photos

Thanks to Alex and John for their excellent posts.

The following six additional games from this event have now been entered to chess5.com:
Hou Ji Yao vs Lavi Eilon, McGill 'B' vs Waterloo 'A', Rd. 2, 1-0, Sicilian Dragon, B76.
Misha Voloaca vs Adam Cormier, Ottawa 'A' vs McMaster 'A', Rd. 2, 1-0, Queen's Gambit Declined, D30.
Christopher Knox vs Lazar Ilic, Toronto 'A' vs Ottawa 'A', Rd. 3, 1-0, Colle System, D02.
Owen Qian vs Misha Voloaca, Waterloo 'A' vs Ottawa 'A', Rd. 5, 1-0, Modern Benoni, A62.
Zihan Wang vs Ryan Lo, Queen's 'A' vs McGill 'A', Rd. 5, 1-0, Gruenfeld, D85.
Ryan Lo vs Christopher Knox, McGill 'A' vs Toronto 'A', Rd. 4, 0-1, Nimzo-Indian, E48.

**Frank Dixon** · Wednesday, 13th January, 2016, 06:59 PM

Re: 2016 CUCC photos

The following games have been posted today to chess5.com:
Lavi Eilon (Waterloo 'A') vs Simon Gladstone (Queen's 'A'), Rd. 1, 0-1, French Exchange, C01.
Zihan Wang (Queen's 'A') vs Christopher Knox (Toronto 'A'), Rd. 2, 0-1, Queen's Indian, E12.
Michael Ivanov (Toronto 'A' vs Oscar Sprumont (McGill 'A'), Rd. 4, 1-0, French Winawer, C15.
Mate Marinkovic (Carleton) vs Geordie Derraugh (Toronto 'A'), Rd. 5, 0-1, English, A15.
Zachary Dukic (Ottawa) vs Michael Ivanov (Toronto 'A'), Rd. 3, 0-1, Scandinavian, B01.

**Frank Dixon** · Thursday, 14th January, 2016, 09:58 PM

Re: 2016 CUCC photos

The following games have been posted today to chess5.com:
Seymour Gelet (Montreal) vs Misha Voloaca (Ottawa), 0-1, Modern Benoni, A73.
Simon Gladstone (Queen's A) vs Keith MacKinnon (McGill A), 1-0, Scandinavian, Bo1.
Francesco Dunne (Ottawa) vs Emile Trottier (Montreal), 1-0, French Tarrasch, C05.
Christopher Knox (Toronto A) vs Ryan Gonsalves (McMaster A), 1-0, King's Indian Def., E70.
Owen Qian (Waterloo A) vs Laurent Allard (McGill B), 1-0, King's Indian Def., E97.
Adam Cormier (McMaster A) vs Seymour Gelet (Montreal), 1/2-1/2, Queen's Gambit Declined, D30.
Guang Song (Queen's A) vs Zachary Dukic (Ottawa), 0-1, King's Indian Def., E97.
Christopher Knox (Toronto A) vs Curtis Barlow Wilkes (Carleton), 1/2-1/2, Slav Defence, D11.
Geordie Derraugh (Toronto A) vs Michael Kleinman (McGill A), 0-1, Sicilian, B40.

**Frank Dixon** · Friday, 15th January, 2016, 05:34 PM

Re: 2016 CUCC photos

The following games have been posted today to chess5.com:

Hou Ji Yao (Waterloo) vs Emile Trottier (Montreal), 1-0, French Tarrasch, C05.
Misha Voloaca (Ottawa) vs Geordie Derraugh (Toronto), 1-0, Neo-Gruenfeld, D70.
Zachary Dukic (Ottawa) vs Nikesh Patel (McMaster A), 1-0, Sicilian Alapin, B22.
Lea Saulnier-Legault (Montreal) vs Ryan Gonsalves (McMaster A), 1/2--1/2, Sicilian Closed, B23.
Nikesh Patel (McMaster A) vs Carol Pretell Diaz (Montreal), 1/2--1/2, Scotch, C45.
Ben Kellar (Ottawa) vs Michael Ivanov (Toronto A), 0-1, English, A20.
Tony Bao (Queen's A) vs Misha Voloaca (Ottawa), 0-1, Trompowsky, A45.
Emile Trottier (Montreal) vs Aquino Inigo (McMaster A), 1-0, French Advance, C02.
Lazar Ilic (Ottawa) vs Zihan Wang (Queen's A), 0-1, Queen's Gambit Declined, D30.
Lazar Ilic (Ottawa) vs Justin D'Souza (Waterloo A), 0-1, Queen's Gambit Declined, D53.

This makes a total of 33 games entered so far. I plan to continue working at the rate of 5 to 10 games per day, but there are some scoresheets which have been difficult to decipher, with missing moves, etc. I will need help from certain players to complete the database.

Cheers,
Frank Dixon
Kingston

2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

2016 Canadian University Chess Championships January 9-10, 2016

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