Online Canadian Qualifier (Zonal)

**Aris Marghetis** · Thursday, 3rd June, 2021, 09:45 PM

Women Round 6 games:

[Event "ICC tourney 2563 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "CDSouza"]
[Black "JTsukerman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn, Mason variation"]
[ECO "D00"]
[NIC "QP.08"]
[Time "20:05:35"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Qe2 c5 8.
c3 Nc6 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Bg3 Qc7 11. f4 a6 12. a4 Ne7 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Nd2 Ng8
15. Qg4 g6 16. Bh4 Ngf6 17. Qe2 Nxd2 18. Bxf6 Nb3 19. Bxh8 Nxa1 20. Qd1 c4
21. Qxa1 cxd3 22. Nxd3 Be7 23. Be5 Qd7 24. f5 exf5 25. h4 f6 26. Bg3 Bc6 27.
a5 b5 28. Kd2 Kf7 29. Bf4 Kg7 30. h5 g5 31. Bg3 h6 32. b4 Re8 33. Qf1 Qe6
34. Qf3 Bd7 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC tourney 2563 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "NPham"]
[Black "SDemchenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White checkmated"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "English: symmetrical, Botvinnik system"]
[ECO "A36"]
[NIC "EO.30"]
[Time "20:05:38"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nge7 8.
d3 O-O 9. h3 Rb8 10. f4 f5 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Qd2 a6 13. Rae1 b5 14. b3 Kh8 15.
Nd5 Nec6 16. Kh2 Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. cxb5 Rxb5
21. Rc1 Bd7 22. Rc2 exf4 23. gxf4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Nd8 25. Bb4 Nf7 26. Rfc1 a5
27. Bd2 Nd8 28. b4 a4 29. a3 Be6 30. Nc7 Rh5 31. Nxe6 Nxe6 32. Rc8 d5 33.
Bf3 Rf5 34. Bg4 Rf6 35. Kg3 h5 36. Bf3 Bh6 37. Rxf8+ Rxf8 38. Rc6 Bxf4+ 39.
Bxf4 Nxf4 40. Rd6 Nxd3 41. Rxd5 h4+ 42. Kg4 Rf4+ 43. Kg5 Rxf3 44. Rxd4 Ne5
45. Kxh4 Rxa3 46. Rd5 Re3 47. Ra5 a3 48. b5 Kg7 49. b6 Kf6 50. b7 g5+ 51.
Kh5 Rxh3# {White checkmated} 0-1

**Aris Marghetis** · Thursday, 3rd June, 2021, 09:52 PM

Open Round 11 games:

[Event "ICC tourney 2561 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "MRusonik"]
[Black "EBareev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by repetition"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "French: Rubinstein variation"]
[ECO "C10"]
[NIC "FR.07"]
[Time "20:05:32"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 c5
8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qa4 a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. Be3 cxd4 13. Nxd4
Be7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Nb3 Ne5 16. Na5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bd8 18. Bd4 Bxa5 19.
Bxe5 h5 20. Kd2 f6 21. Bd4 e5 22. Bc5 Rd8+ 23. Ke2 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 Kd7 25. Ke2
f5 26. f3 Kc6 27. Bf8 g6 28. Kd3 Bc7 29. h3 Kd5 30. c4+ Ke6 31. b4 Bd8 32.
a4 Bc7 33. Bc5 Bd8 34. Bf8 Bc7 35. Bc5 Bd8 36. Bf8 Bc7 37. Bc5 Bd8 38. Bf8
Bc7 {Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC tourney 2561 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "MGedajlovic"]
[Black "RPreotu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Grünfeld: modern exchange variation"]
[ECO "D85"]
[NIC "GI.04"]
[Time "20:05:32"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5
8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa3 12. Be2 Nc6 13. d5 Ne5 14.
O-O Bd7 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Bg5 Ba4 17. Qe1 Bc2 18. Rxb7 Bxe4 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20.
Rxe7 Qxd5 21. Bf3 f5 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Qb4 a5 24. Qa4 Bd6 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26.
Rg7+ Kf8 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 28. Rf7+ Kg8 29. Qxd8+ Kxf7 30. Qh8 h5 31. Rb1 Bb4
32. Rc1 Bc5 33. Qh7+ Kf6 34. Qc7 Bd6 35. Qd8+ Kf5 36. g4+ hxg4 37. Qd7+ Kf6
38. Qxg4 a4 39. Rd1 Qe5 40. f4 Qc5+ 41. Kh1 e3 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. Qg4 Kf6 44.
f5 Qc6+ 45. Kg1 gxf5 46. Qd4+ Ke6 47. Qxe3+ Qe4 48. Qh6+ Kf7 49. Rxd6 Qe1+
50. Kg2 Qe2+ 51. Kg3 Qe1+ 52. Kf3 Qf1+ 53. Ke3 Qe1+ 54. Kd3 Qb1+ 55. Ke2
Qe4+ 56. Kf2 Qc2+ 57. Rd2 Qc5+ 58. Qe3 {Black resigns} 1-0

[Event "ICC tourney 2561 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "SThavandiran"]
[Black "MPlotkin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann: exchange variation"]
[ECO "B13"]
[NIC "CK.02"]
[Time "20:05:31"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nf3 Nh6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 f6 10. c4 Nb4 11. Bf1 Bf5 12. Na3 Be4 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Bd2
a5 15. Bc4 Nf5 16. Qb3 Bxc4 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC tourney 2561 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "VPlotkin"]
[Black "RTalukdar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Alapin's variation (2.c3)"]
[ECO "B22"]
[NIC "SI.47"]
[Time "20:05:34"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 8.
exd6 e6 9. cxd4 Bxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O Nb4 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Rd1
N4d5 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Nf6 19. Nf3 Rc7 20.
Rac1 Rfc8 21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. h3 Nbd5 23. Ne5 Qc8 24. g3 h6 25. Kh2 b6 26. Rd2
a5 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Qd8 29. a3 Ne7 30. Qc3 Nf5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Qc2 Nxd4
33. Qxe4 Nxb3 34. Ne5 Nc5 35. Qc6 Qd4 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Nxf7 Qxf2+ 38. Kh1
Qxg3 39. Qh8+ Kg6 40. Nd8 Nd3 {White resigns} 0-1

[Event "ICC tourney 2561 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "MKleinman"]
[Black "RPanjwani"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)"]
[ECO "B31"]
[NIC "SI.31"]
[Time "20:05:37"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. a4 e5 7. a5 f6 8.
Be3 Nh6 9. h3 Nf7 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. dxc4 Nd8 13. Qe2 Ne6 14. c3
h5 15. g3 Bh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. h4 Rh7 18. Nd2 O-O-O 19. Nb3 Rhd7 20. Kf1
Rd6 21. Kg2 Qd7 22. Rhb1 Kb8 23. Qe3 Rd3 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Qg4 26. Re1
g5 27. hxg5 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 h4 29. gxh4 Qg4+ 30. Kf1 Rh3 {White resigns} 0-1

[Event "ICC tourney 2561 (25 10 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2021.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "MChen"]
[Black "JBellissimo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[Opening "French: Tarrasch, closed variation"]
[ECO "C05"]
[NIC "FR.16"]
[Time "20:05:31"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Qb6 9. g3 f6 10. Bh3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 O-O 12. Bxe6+ Kh8 13. Bh3 fxe5 14.
dxe5 Bc5 15. Kg2 Ndxe5 16. fxe5 Bxg1 17. Rxg1 Bxh3+ 18. Kxh3 Rxf3 19. Qxf3
Qxg1 20. e6 Ne5 21. Qe2 Ng6 22. b3 Re8 23. Bb2 Qb6 24. Re1 Qd6 25. Qe3 Nf8
26. Qd4 Re7 27. Qxa7 Rxe6 28. Qxb7 d4 29. Rf1 Rf6 30. Rxf6 Qxf6 31. Ba3 Qf1+
32. Qg2 Qf5+ 33. g4 Qd3+ 34. Qg3 Qf1+ 35. Qg2 Qd3+ 36. Qg3 Qf1+ 37. Qg2
{Game drawn by mutual agreement}
1/2-1/2

**Aris Marghetis** · Thursday, 3rd June, 2021, 09:54 PM

Women Round 6 reporting:

Round Robin: Women Section

#

Place

Name

Rating

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Rd 5

Rd 6

Rd 7

Rd 8

Rd 9

Rd 10

Total

1

1-2

WGM QZhou

2229

U---

W3

W2

W4

W5

U---

---3

---2

---4

---5

4.0

2

WIM SDemchenko

2071

W4

W5

L1

W3

U---

W4

---5

---1

---3

U---

4.0

3

JTsukerman

1523

D5

L1

U---

L2

W4

D5

---1

U---

---2

---4

2.0

4

4-5

WIM NPham

2235

L2

U---

W5

L1

L3

L2

U---

---5

---1

---3

1.0

5

CDSouza

1302

D3

L2

L4

U---

L1

D3

---2

---4

U---

---1

1.0

Round Robin: Women Section (standings)

#	Name/Rating/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	WGM QZhou	----	W 3	B 2	W 4	B 5	----	B 3	W 2	B 4	W 5
	2229	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.0					4.0
2	WIM SDemchenko	W 4	B 5	W 1	B 3	----	B 4	W 5	B 1	W 3	----
	2071	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	4.0					4.0
3	JTsukerman	W 5	B 1	----	W 2	B 4	B 5	W 1	----	B 2	W 4
	1523	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.0					2.0
4	WIM NPham	B 2	----	W 5	B 1	W 3	W 2	----	B 5	W 1	B 3
	2235	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0				1.0
5	CDSouza	B 3	W 2	B 4	----	W 1	W 3	B 2	W 4	----	B 1
	1302	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0					1.0

**Aris Marghetis** · Thursday, 3rd June, 2021, 10:16 PM

Open Round 11 reporting:

Hello chess fans, please find below the closing reporting for the round-robin portion of the Open section. It's in multiple formats for your viewing pleasure, but most importantly, we need to confirm the top 4 players for the playoffs tomorrow. The top 4 players will play 4-game matches. 1st vs. 4th & 2nd vs. 3rd. The winner of each match qualifies from Canada to the World Cup.

(in case of a 2-2 tie in a playoff match, then the winner will be the player who finished higher in the round-robin, in other words 1st or 2nd)

1st place: Razvan
2nd place: Evgeny

then 3rd & 4th place need to be determined from 3rd-6th places, all with 6.5 points
the first tie-break is Direct Encounter, so since all of these players played each other, we can calculate:

3rd place: Raja (Direct Encounter tiebreak of 3-0)
4th place: Shiyam (Direct Encounter tiebreak of 2-1)

(then MaxG & Rohan had a Direct Encounter tiebreak of 0.5-2.5)

therefore, THE PLAYOFF MATCHES:
Razvan(1) vs. Shiyam (4)
Evgeny(2) vs. Raja (3)

********* especially the players, WE START AT 4pm ON FRIDAY!!! *********

Round Robin: Open Section

#

Place

Name

Rating

Rd 1

Rd 2

Rd 3

Rd 4

Rd 5

Rd 6

Rd 7

Rd 8

Rd 9

Rd 10

Rd 11

Total

1

GM RPreotu

2487

D4

W12

L7

W8

W9

W3

W6

W10

W2

W11

L5

8.5

2

GM EBareev

2638

W9

W5

W3

L4

D6

W12

D10

W7

L1

W8

D11

7.5

3

3-6

IM RPanjwani

2448

L8

D9

L2

W6

D10

L1

W11

W5

W4

D12

W7

6.5

4

IM SThavandiran

2420

D1

D11

W5

W2

W12

D7

D8

L9

L3

W6

D10

6.5

5

FM MGedajlovic

2270

W11

L2

L4

W12

L7

W8

W9

L3

D6

W10

W1

6.5

6

FM RTalukdar

2341

W7

W8

D9

L3

D2

W10

L1

W11

D5

L4

W12

6.5

7

IM MKleinman

2387

L6

D10

W1

W11

W5

D4

L12

L2

W8

D9

L3

5.5

8

8-10

CM MChen

1997

W3

L6

W10

L1

W11

L5

D4

W12

L7

L2

D9

5.0

9

JBellissimo

2203

L2

D3

D6

L10

L1

W11

L5

W4

W12

D7

D8

5.0

10

IM MPlotkin

2430

W12

D7

L8

W9

D3

L6

D2

L1

W11

L5

D4

5.0

11

CM MRusonik

2047

L5

D4

W12

L7

L8

L9

L3

L6

L10

L1

D2

2.0

12

FM VPlotkin

2367

L10

L1

L11

L5

L4

L2

W7

L8

L9

D3

L6

1.5

Round robin pair table

Name	I.D. #	Rtng	#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Tot
JBellissimo		2203	1	X	½	½	0	0	1	0	1	1	½	½	0	5
IM RPanjwani		2448	2	½	X	1	½	0	1	1	1	½	1	0	0	6.5
FM RTalukdar		2341	3	½	0	X	1	0	1	½	0	1	1	1	½	6.5
IM MPlotkin		2430	4	1	½	0	X	0	1	0	½	1	½	0	½	5
GM RPreotu		2487	5	1	1	1	1	X	1	0	½	1	0	1	1	8.5
CM MRusonik		2047	6	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	½	1	0	0	½	2
FM MGedajlovic		2270	7	1	0	½	1	1	1	X	0	1	0	1	0	6.5
IM SThavandiran		2420	8	0	0	1	½	½	½	1	X	1	½	½	1	6.5
FM VPlotkin		2367	9	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	0	0	1.5
IM MKleinman		2387	10	½	0	0	½	1	1	1	½	0	X	1	0	5.5
CM MChen		1997	11	½	1	0	1	0	1	0	½	1	0	X	0	5
GM EBareev		2638	12	1	1	½	½	0	½	1	0	1	1	1	X	7.5

Wall Chart. Round Robin: Open Section (standings)

#	Name/Rating/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Total
1	GM RPreotu	W 4	B 12	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 3	W 6	B 10	W 2	W 11	B 5
	2487	0.5	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.5	5.5	6.5	7.5	8.5	8.5	8.5
2	GM EBareev	B 9	W 5	B 3	W 4	B 6	W 12	B 10	W 7	B 1	W 8	B 11
	2638	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.5	4.5	5.0	6.0	6.0	7.0	7.5	7.5
3	IM RPanjwani	W 8	B 9	W 2	W 6	B 10	W 1	B 11	W 5	B 4	W 12	B 7
	2448	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	5.5	6.5	6.5
4	IM SThavandiran	B 1	W 11	B 5	B 2	W 12	B 7	W 8	B 9	W 3	B 6	W 10
	2420	0.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.0	5.0	6.0	6.5	6.5
5	FM MGedajlovic	B 11	B 2	W 4	B 12	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 3	W 6	B 10	W 1
	2270	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	4.5	5.5	6.5	6.5
6	FM RTalukdar	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 3	W 2	W 10	B 1	W 11	B 5	W 4	B 12
	2341	1.0	2.0	2.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	4.0	5.0	5.5	5.5	6.5	6.5
7	IM MKleinman	B 6	W 10	B 1	W 11	B 5	W 4	B 12	B 2	W 8	B 9	W 3
	2387	0.0	0.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	4.0	4.0	4.0	5.0	5.5	5.5	5.5
8	CM MChen	B 3	W 6	B 10	W 1	B 11	W 5	B 4	W 12	B 7	B 2	W 9
	1997	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	5.0	5.0
9	JBellissimo	W 2	W 3	B 6	W 10	B 1	W 11	B 5	W 4	B 12	W 7	B 8
	2203	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.0
10	IM MPlotkin	W 12	B 7	W 8	B 9	W 3	B 6	W 2	W 1	B 11	W 5	B 4
	2430	1.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.0	3.0	3.5	3.5	4.5	4.5	5.0	5.0
11	CM MRusonik	W 5	B 4	W 12	B 7	W 8	B 9	W 3	B 6	W 10	B 1	W 2
	2047	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.0	2.0
12	FM VPlotkin	B 10	W 1	B 11	W 5	B 4	B 2	W 7	B 8	W 9	B 3	W 6
	2367	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.5

**Aris Marghetis** · Thursday, 3rd June, 2021, 10:27 PM

The Schedule (Open):

[PO = PlayOff, all times Eastern]

- Friday, June 4th:

- PO1 @ 4pm:
1st v 4th RPreotu vs. SThavandiran
2nd v 3rd EBareev vs. RPanjwani

- PO2 @ 530pm:
4th v 1st SThavandiran vs. RPreotu
3rd v 2nd RPanjwani vs. EBareev

- PO3 @ 7pm:
1st v 4th RPreotu vs. SThavandiran
2nd v 3rd EBareev vs. RPanjwani

- PO4 @ 830pm:
4th v 1st SThavandiran vs. RPreotu
3rd v 2nd RPanjwani vs. EBareev

**Egidijus Zeromskis** · Thursday, 3rd June, 2021, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by Aris Marghetis View Post

(then MaxG & Rohan had a Direct Encounter tiebreak of 0.5-1.5)

While that does not change anything, their tiebreak 0.5-2.5. (one draw, two losses).

Interesting playoffs are waiting us tomorrow.

chess-results also updated http://chess-results.com/tnr563284.aspx?lan=1&art=1

**Aris Marghetis** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 07:12 AM

Originally posted by Egidijus Zeromskis View Post

While that does not change anything, their tiebreak 0.5-2.5. (one draw, two losses).

Interesting playoffs are waiting us tomorrow.

chess-results also updated http://chess-results.com/tnr563284.aspx?lan=1&art=1

EDITED: now I get your point, thank you, correcting it above.

P.S. to everyone, we DON'T verify Egis' duplicate records.

**Aris Marghetis** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 07:36 AM

Hello everyone, after initial Fair Play analysis overnight, I am delighted to report that everything looks fine. More thorough analyses are still proceeding, and tonight's games will also be included.

And everyone playing tonight, please note that we are starting an hour earlier, at 4pm Eastern!!

Thank you, kind regards, Aris Marghetis, Chief Arbiter.

**Aris Marghetis** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 07:43 AM

I would also like to take a moment to thank the fine staff at ICC for their dedicated "backroom" support of this event. We threw this all together rather quickly, and they always have 2-3 people available to me to get the little things done so that the tournament can roll successfully. Thanks also to Dr. Ken Regan, the World Champ of Fair Play analysis, for the tremendous work he completed overnight, and had waiting for me when I woke up today, and will do so again for tomorrow. Finally, thank you to the volunteer Appeals Committee (whom we've thankfully not had to engage yet). Should the need arise, Chair Pierre Denommee is waiting with his team of Michael von Keitz and Frank Dixon. Finally finally, thanks to you chess fans for making this a wonderfully fun week!

Kind regards, Aris Marghetis, Chief Arbiter.

**Sam Sharpe** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 07:52 AM

I've enjoyed watching so far, Aris. Any word on the cause for Bareev's time loss in Rd.4? A simple flag or was there some technical blip with his ICC connectivity? That one seemed strange. Of course, I've been known to space out with 5 mins left and fail to make a move.

**Aris Marghetis** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by Sam Sharpe View Post

I've enjoyed watching so far, Aris. Any word on the cause for Bareev's time loss in Rd.4? A simple flag or was there some technical blip with his ICC connectivity? That one seemed strange. Of course, I've been known to space out with 5 mins left and fail to make a move.

Actually, the other Arbiter and I were discussing this situation, and as far as we know, he just ran out of time. He didn't say anything to the contrary, and we had to roll into the next round, and so on.

**Sam Sharpe** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 08:34 AM

Thanks. I'm looking forward to watching today.

**Hugh Siddeley** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 10:08 AM

Where can we watch?? Is it on Twitch?

**Sam Sharpe** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by Hugh Siddeley View Post

Where can we watch?? Is it on Twitch?

www.twitch.tv/1more1time

Don't expect indepth insights into opening theory or tactical shots, but I have enjoyed watching every day so far.

**Aris Marghetis** · Friday, 4th June, 2021, 04:01 PM

We're live!!

www.twitch.tv/1more1time

Online Canadian Qualifier (Zonal)

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