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You know I have to take this opportunity to thank Ian for allowing us (SoCA) to play in his space ...it's been a lot of good times.
1st year 2016 saw a modest contribution to the prize fund and did some graphics ...logo!
2nd year 2017 saw a world first ... chess fortune cookies ... and a modest contribution to the prize fund!
3rd year 2018 sees another world first ... chess bobbleheads ... and if the Banff Open reaches full capacity of 100 players SoCA will contribute another modest amount ($100.00) to the prize fund!
Here's a couple of images showing those world first ever chess bobbleheads ... GM Anton Kovalyov & GM Eric Hansen.
Wow, thanks Neil. That is very generous of you and SoCA. Your logo was very creative, and we still use it. Very good chance we will hit 100.
As I mentioned to you before, what can you do for an encore! We appreciate all your support.
You know I have to take this opportunity to thank Ian for allowing us (SoCA) to play in his space ...it's been a lot of good times.
... and if the Banff Open reaches full capacity of 100 players SoCA will contribute another modest amount ($100.00) to the prize fund!
Here's a couple of images showing those world first ever chess bobbleheads ... GM Anton Kovalyov & GM Eric Hansen.
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We are now at 97 entries - 3 more to get that $100 bonus from SoCA.
The bobbleheads have arrived in Banff! What the photos do not show is how the heads actually bobble. Very cool.
We are now at 97 entries - 3 more to get that $100 bonus from SoCA.
The bobbleheads have arrived in Banff! What the photos do not show is how the heads actually bobble. Very cool.
Ya they're EPIC! Sorry my hopeless photos don't do justice to how crazy awesome they really are. There's a ton of behind the scenes stories on getting these done. And it's a shame that I didn't get these Spectacles by Snapchat out to you on time ... oh well we'll save them for next year's sponsorship wallop ...stay tuned!
97 ...with just a few days to go!
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Last edited by Neil Frarey; Wednesday, 7th November, 2018, 06:47 PM.
Ya they're EPIC! Sorry my hopeless photos don't do justice to how crazy awesome they really are. There's a ton of behind the scenes stories on getting these done. And it's a shame that I didn't get these Spectacles by Snapchat out to you on time ... oh well we'll save them for next year's sponsorship wallop ...stay tuned!
97 ...with just a few days to go!
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I will try to get our videograper to film them bobbing at our Wine and Cheese party. I just hope the kids do not go crazy. So far they are well liked on my Facebook page.
Greatly looking forward to the Banff event. Ian Finlay is a friend, and fierce competitor, whom I have always admired.
I couldn't figure out how to create a new post, so I apologize for this...but, I wanted to acknowledge the passing of Eric Schiller...a genius in his own right, he billeted myself and Lawrence Day in 1985 in his Chicago flat for the Chicago International tournament...it is when I happily met GM Ray Keene...Eric was a fascinating host...among other memories we had, a group dinner at the Kavasian (sp?), a Russian restaurant on the southside that was owned by a relative of GM Gufeld...an incredible night...one minor anecdote - we all went for dinner one night (not the Kavasian) and GM Keene had previously indicated he was a vegetarian...so, we began to take our turns ordering our meals and Ray ordered....duck!...when Eric challenged him, he replied "Eric, it is simple, a duck is below the IQ of any plant"...
Congratulations to IM Mark Ginsburg for winning the 2018 Banff Open
for the 2nd year in a row.
FINAL Standings. 2018 BANFF OPEN: 2018 BANFF OPEN
#
Name
Rtng
Post
St
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Tot
Prize
1
IM Mark Ginsburg
2397
2396
US
+36
+24
+12
=5
=4
+14
5
$450 + 500 Bonus
2
FM Ian Findlay
2355
2352
AB
+46
+16
=23
=14
+5
+12
5
$450
3
Omid Malek
2184
2196
AB
+60
=14
+67
=22
+16
+4
5
$450
4
IM Thanh Nha Duong
2322
2321
QC
+37
+27
+51
+13
=1
-3
4½
5
Georgi Kostadinov
2168
2184
AB
+49
+28
+7
=1
-2
+21
4½
$100
6
WIM Agnieszka Matras-Clement
2301
2295
AB
+53
+33
H---
+21
=11
=7
4½
7
Maxim Vasic
2005
2048
AB
+45
+29
-5
+34
+15
=6
4½
$100 + Bobblehead
8
IM Brian Hartman
2386
2372
ON
+31
+26
-13
=33
+27
+11
4½
9
FM Dale Haessel
2233
2220
AB
+40
-11
+30
+17
=21
+25
4½
10
Kenji Hiebert
2165
2150
BC
+42
=67
=32
=28
+46
+24
4½
$100
11
Andrew Chen
1897
1996
AB
+66
+9
=22
+23
=6
-8
4
$ 45. U2000
12
Andrei Moffat
2086
2090
ON
+39
+25
-1
+29
+32
-2
4
13
Kris Boehmer
2142
2143
AB
+41
+34
+8
-4
-14
+32
4
14
Bhavik Dave
1879
1961
AB
+68
=3
+52
=2
+13
-1
4
$ 45. U2000
15
Robert J. Gardner
2233
2214
AB
+50
+17
-21
+20
-7
+26
4
16
Don Coward
1924
1932
AB
+64
-2
+53
+31
-3
+37
4
$ 45. U2000
17
Jim Daniluk
1892
1902
AB
+38
-15
+60
-9
+53
+34
4
$ 45, U2000
18
Paul Wang
1828
1833
AB
+78
-22
+41
-19
+42
+39
4
$ 45. U2000
19
Micah Hughey
2095
2102
AB
H---
+54
H---
+18
U---
+35
4
20
Cameron Ratte
1863
1852
AB
-57
+45
+49
-15
+40
+36
4
$ 45. U2000
21
Sammy Yao
2020
2033
AB
+74
+57
+15
-6
=9
-5
3½
22
Vladislav Rekhson
2153
2152
AB
+55
+18
=11
=3
H---
U---
3½
23
Aditya Raninga
2026
2015
AB
+58
+35
=2
-11
=33
=29
3½
24
Dustin Koperski
1952
1946
AB
+59
-1
+37
=25
+48
-10
3½
25
Hemant Srinivasan
1803
1837
AB
+76
-12
+56
=24
+51
-9
3½
26
Nicholas Lee
1965
1960
AB
+65
-8
=46
+38
+28
-15
3½
27
Mark Ivanescu
1948
1945
AB
+63
-4
+70
=36
-8
+46
3½
28
Michael Decaire
1848
1853
AB
+61
-5
+55
=10
-26
+50
3½
29
Leo Lin
1714
1725
SK
+72
-7
+57
-12
+56
=23
3½
$120. U1800
30
Paul Leblanc
1845
1825
BC
=54
+43
-9
=42
+55
=31
3½
31
Cristian Ivanescu
1696
1745
AB
-8
+65
+71
-16
+54
=30
3½
$120. U1800
32
Robin Templeton
1817
1837
AB
=77
+47
=10
+51
-12
-13
3
33
Douglas Nechio
1905
1927
AB
+62
-6
+40
=8
=23
U---
3
34
Husain Ali
1796
1784
AB
+73
-13
+39
-7
+59
-17
3
35
Pat Moore
1785
1761
AB
+75
-23
-38
+43
+41
-19
3
36
Chris Jonker
1701
1709
AB
-1
+59
+58
=27
H---
-20
3
37
Jacob Collins
1671
1668
AB
-4
+63
-24
+65
+38
-16
3
38
Matthew Ivanescu
1053
1287
AB
-17
+50
+35
-26
-37
+58
3
$87.50 U1400
39
Felix Lin
1524
1540
SK
-12
+75
-34
+57
+52
-18
3
$70 U1600
40
Richard J Lapenna
1626
1625
BC
-9
+66
-33
+45
-20
+59
3
41
Eoin Dunne
1533
1538
AB
-13
+69
-18
+44
-35
+61
3
$70 U1600
42
David Suominen
1574
1566
AB
-10
=61
+77
=30
-18
+62
3
$70 U1600
43
Adam Szulski
1615
1603
AB
=47
-30
+44
-35
=62
+63
3
44
Kevin D Moore
unr.
1509
BC
-52
+74
-43
-41
+65
+55
3
45
Jeffrey Street
1318
1379
BC
-7
-20
+66
-40
+73
+53
3
$87.50 U1400
46
Richard Gaulin
1676
1702
BC
-2
+64
=26
+47
-10
-27
2½
47
Xiaoyan Zhu
unr.
1662
AB
=43
-32
+74
-46
+67
U---
2½
48
Mike Scholz
1468
1528
AB
H---
H---
H---
+67
-24
U---
2½
49
Jerry Mikusek
1580
1544
AB
-5
+78
-20
=64
-50
+54
2½
50
Steve Sklenka
1594
1560
AB
-15
-38
=62
+75
+49
-28
2½
51
Bong Gallemaso
2042
2007
AB
+56
+70
-4
-32
-25
U---
2
52
Leah Hughey
1722
1698
AB
+44
H---
-14
H---
-39
U---
2
53
Trevor Robertson
1630
1598
AB
-6
+62
-16
+63
-17
-45
2
54
Pranav Pathak
822
969
AB
=30
-19
=61
+58
-31
-49
2
55
Charles Culver
1568
1538
AB
-22
+76
-28
+61
-30
-44
2
56
Mike Sekuloff
1522
1507
AB
-51
+73
-25
+72
-29
U---
2
57
Avery Li
997
1080
AB
+20
-21
-29
-39
-58
+77
2
58
Yash Darvekar
1507
1438
AB
-23
+72
-36
-54
+57
-38
2
59
Jerry Ming
1264
1302
AB
-24
-36
+78
+60
-34
-40
2
60
David Williams
1586
1555
BC
-3
+68
-17
-59
+66
U---
2
61
Jonathan Wu
950
996
AB
-28
=42
=54
-55
+77
-41
2
62
Helen Chen
1199
1240
AB
-33
-53
=50
+77
=43
-42
2
63
Blaise Evans
1249
1240
AB
-27
-37
+69
-53
+72
-43
2
64
Berry de Groot
1210
1232
BC
-16
-46
+76
=49
H---
U---
2
65
Conner Frank
1311
1303
AB
-26
-31
+68
-37
-44
+72
2
66
Jacob McKinney
1181
1168
AB
-11
-40
-45
+76
-60
+73
2
67
Yingying [Lucy] Cao
1837
1799
AB
+69
=10
-3
-48
-47
U---
1½
68
Cathy Xie
1027
1082
AB
-14
-60
-65
+74
H---
U---
1½
69
Ben Swertz
792
787
AB
-67
-41
-63
B---
H---
U---
1½
70
Alexander Sasata
1638
1679
SK
+71
-51
-27
U---
U---
U---
1
71
Robert Sasata
2321
2290
SK
-70
+77
-31
U---
U---
U---
1
72
Vivek Dipesh Patel
unr.
750
AB
-29
-58
B---
-56
-63
-65
1
73
Nami Dwyer
unr.
750
AB
-34
-56
H---
H---
-45
-66
1
74
Paul Viminitz
1432
1375
AB
-21
-44
-47
-68
+76
U---
1
75
Solomon Kaech
unr.
750
AB
-35
-39
H---
-50
H---
U---
1
76
Lina Dwyer
unr.
750
AB
-25
-55
-64
-66
-74
B---
1
77
Tony Chatham
unr.
815
AB
=32
-71
-42
-62
-61
-57
½
78
Natasha Sasata
786
782
SK
-18
-49
-59
U---
U---
U---
0
**biggest upset - Eric Hansen Bobblehead Avery Li
** top under 18 - Anton Kovalyov Bobblehead Maxim Vasic
Prize Fund
1st $800 + donor
1st prize guaranteed (thanks to a $500 donation to 1st prize) $1,300 TOTAL
In the event of a tie for 1st place, there will be an Armageddon playoff where the winner gets $500 more (as per donor request) than those tying with him/her.
2nd $350
3rd $200
Under 2200 $200
2nd 100
Under 2000 180
2nd 90
Under 1800 160
2nd 80
Under 1600 140
70
Under 1400 115
2nd 60
Total Prizes $3,045
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