Tournament Announcement: 2021 KWCC Teams Quick Challenge

[Erik Malmsten]

My team mate Brian offers this excellent idea: Hey Erik, I dont have chesstalk account, but was wondering if you could post my suggestion to Brian Clarke: "Run the tournament as a regular individual Swiss, except players from same team can't face each other and then take cumulative score of all 4 players per team to get the team scores and standings." This is how they do the annual Ontario High School Championship.

[Bob Gillanders]

So Robert Gillanders 1602 sneaks into the top section.

But Bobby don't want to sneak into the top section.

Hamissauga Hooligans want to challenge this top team you advertised. You threw down the gauntlet, we picked it up.
If we fire on all cylinders for one round, we topple the giant. :)

Please keep the 4 player teams intact and combine into one section.

[Bob Gillanders]

My team mate Brian offers this excellent idea: Hey Erik, I dont have chesstalk account, but was wondering if you could post my suggestion to Brian Clarke: "Run the tournament as a regular individual Swiss, except players from same team can't face each other and then take cumulative score of all 4 players per team to get the team scores and standings." This is how they do the annual Ontario High School Championship.

This is better than the current 2 player team idea, but it does lose some of the unique character of this annual event.

[Brian Clarke]

As you all can see, each person commenting has different ideas about what is the best setup given the current registrants. I have also received several other ideas by email. Each idea has it's pros and cons, including mine.

I plan to continue as I proposed in the posting #9. I base my decision on the following criteria, in decreasing order of importance.

1. Run the tournament as a team event. This was the premise of the tournament from the beginning and is a major attractant. Reluctantly I had to reduce the number on a team from 4 to 2 to make it work.
2. Allow players to choose their own teammates. I have split the teams in half but kept each player with an original teammate. I believe that people want teammates that are friends instead of someone who is selected by some other means.
3. Keep the rating disparity to a minimum. Most players don't want to play against someone who is much higher or lower rated than them.
4. Put everyone who registered onto a team. Individuals who register will be teamed up with someone else. If we have an odd number in the Swiss section, I will try to place one person onto a team of three.

Here is an updated table of the RR section. It has also been uploaded here: Registered Players

Team	Player	Rating
MB1	David Cummings	2390
MB1	Michael Dougherty	2160
MB2	Eilia Zomorrodian	2260
MB2	Egidijus Zeromskis	2242
LCH1	Roman Sapozhnikov	2313
LCH1	Erik Malmsten	1924
HH1	Mikhail Egorov	2081
HH1	Gordon Gooding	2001
HH2	John Upper	2088
HH2	Robert Gillanders	1602
NB	Leroy Gibson	1946
NB	Richard Glew	1688

I will update the Swiss Section ASAP.

[Brian Clarke]

Here is the current Swiss section

Team	Name	Rating
B1	John Vlasov	1769
B1	Joey Sexton	962
B2	Rob Gashgarian	1629
B2	Matej Vidovic	unr.
B3	Lee Hendon	1446
B3	Phi Doung	unr.
K1	Kyle Van Der Welle	1738
K1	Samuel Chen	593
K2	Aiden Li	1392
K2	Anastasia Miroshnikova	1058
KC1	Yasith Vidanaarachchi	1350
KC1	Nisitha Jayatilleka	unr.
KC2	Emil Kerimov	941
KC2	Seyon Vasantharajan	913
KC2	Abhinav Ramakrishnan	unr.
LCH	Brian Hanratty	1604
LCH	Sergio Rodriguez	1280
NB	Takahito Ishiguro	unr.
NB	Andrew Racknor	unr.
T1	Charlie Trudeau	unr.
T1	Shamak Dutta	unr.
T2	Alex Droogendyk	unr.
T2	Slobodan Markovic	unr.
T3	Advith Channalli	unr.
T3	Parth Panchal	unr.
T4	Kevin Fernandes	1684
T4	Szilard Balla	1351
TL	Caleb Langridge	1035
TL	Craig Langridge	unr.

[Bob Armstrong]

Hi Brian:

You, in error, posted your tournament update of this evening, under the "Blitz Tournament" thread.

Bob A

[Brian Clarke]

Hi Brian:

You, in error, posted your tournament update of this evening, under the "Blitz Tournament" thread.

Bob A

I just noticed that. I think that I have been working too hard lately.

Here's an update about food and drinks in the building:

You can bring in bottled water, coffee, lunches, etc. As long as you’re able to stay safely distanced from one another 2 m (6 ft) then you’re fine. There should be garbage cans / recycle bins in the hall.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Several pictures from the tournament at https://photos.app.goo.gl/B26KADQcE2amWtWS7

[Brian Clarke]

Thanks Egidijus. Great pictures!

I added comments to some of them, identifying people.

[Brian Clarke]

And now for the tournament results, starting with the best team name.

ALEKHINE'S OF FUN
HAMISSAUGA HOOLIGANS
KEEP CALM AND CARO-KANN	Winners
KNIGHTPACK HUSTLERS
MODERNA BENONIS	2nd
NEPO MY EGGO
NEPO'S BUN
RETI FOR ANYTHING	3rd

Congratulations to Keep Calm and Caro-Kann, with 13 votes out of 33. Incidentally this was the only team that registered 5 players: Seyon Vasantharajan, Emil Kerimov, Nisitha Jayatilleka, Abhinav Ramakrishnan, and Yasith Vidanaarachchi. They got their entry fees back as a prize.

Second place went to Moderna Benonis with 6 votes: IM David Cummings, Eilia Zomorrodian, Egidijus Zeromskis, and FM Michael Dougherty.

Third place went to Reti for Anything with 5 votes: Rob Gashgarian and Slobodan Markovic.

[Brian Clarke]

Round Robin Team:

#	Place	Name	Rating	Code	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	1	MODERNA BENONIS 1	2275	MB1	W3 [2.0]	W2 [1.5]	W4 [1.5]	W5 [2.0]	W6 [2.0]	5.0
2	2	MODERNA BENONIS 2	2251	MB2	W6 [2.0]	L1 [0.5]	W5 [2.0]	W3 [1.5]	W4 [1.5]	4.0
3	3	HAMISSAUGA HOOLIGANS 1	2084	HH1	L1 [0.0]	W4 [1.5]	W6 [2.0]	L2 [0.5]	W5 [2.0]	3.0
4	4	NIGHTPACK HUSTLERS	2118	LCH	W5 [2.0]	L3 [0.5]	L1 [0.5]	W6 [2.0]	L2 [0.5]	2.0
5	5	NEPOS BUN	1817	NB	L4 [0.0]	D6 [1.0]	L2 [0.0]	L1 [0.0]	L3 [0.0]	0.5
6	5	HAMISSAUGA HOOLIGANS 2	1802	HH2	L2 [0.0]	D5 [1.0]	L3 [0.0]	L4 [0.0]	L1 [0.0]	0.5

Round Robin Individual:

#	Place	Name	Rating	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	1	David Cummings	2390	MB1	W7	W5	D4	W11	W9	4.5
2	1	Michael Dougherty	2160	MB1	W6	D3	W8	W10	W12	4.5
3	3	Egidijus Zeromskis	2242	MB2	W12	D2	W10	D6	W8	4.0
4	4	Roman Sapozhnikov	2313	LCH	W11	D7	D1	W9	D5	3.5
5	4	Eilia Zomorrodian	2260	MB2	W9	L1	W11	W7	D4	3.5
6	4	John Upper	2088	HH1	L2	W8	W12	D3	W10	3.5
7	7	Mikhail Egorov	2081	HH1	L1	D4	W9	L5	W11	2.5
8	8	Erik Malmsten	1924	LCH	W10	L6	L2	W12	L3	2.0
9	9	Gordon Gooding	2001	HH2	L5	W11	L7	L4	L1	1.0
10	9	Richard Glew	1688	NB	L8	W12	L3	L2	L6	1.0
11	10	Leroy Gibson	1946	NB	L4	L9	L5	L1	L7	0.0
12	10	Robert Gillanders	1602	HH2	L3	L10	L6	L8	L2	0.0

[Hans Jung]

Sorry I couldnt play. Hate it when work gets in the way of chess. Glad I dropped in. Nice to say hello to old chess buddies.

[Hans Jung]

Keep Calm and Caro-Kann. Very witty and appropriate in this day and age. I think I'll use that saying elsewhere. Congratulations to that team!

[Brian Clarke]

Swiss Team:

#	Place	Name	Rating	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	1	RETI FOR ANYTHING	1629	B4	W12 [1.5]	D3 [1.0]	W11 [2.0]	D2 [1.0]	D7 [1.0]	3.5
2	1	NEPO MY EGGO	1518	T4	D9 [1.0]	W8 [2.0]	W5 [2.0]	D1 [1.0]	D3 [1.0]	3.5
3	1	NIGHTPACK HUSTLERS	1442	LCH	W10 [2.0]	D1 [1.0]	W9 [2.0]	D6 [1.0]	D2 [1.0]	3.5
4	1	BRANTFORD 2	unr.	B2	W14 [2.0]	D5 [1.0]	D7 [1.0]	D8 [1.0]	W11 [2.0]	3.5
5	5	ALEKHINE'S OF FUN	1446	B3	W7 [2.0]	D4 [2.0]	L2 [0.0]	W13 [2.0]	D6 [1.0]	3.0
6	5	BRANTFORD 1	1366	B1	D13 [1.0]	D11 [1.0]	W12 [1.5]	D3 [1.0]	D5 [1.0]	3.0
7	5	KEEP CALM AND CARO KANN 2	927	KC2	L5 [0.0]	W14 [1.5]	D4 [1.0]	W9 [2.0]	D1 [1.0]	3.0
8	8	NEPOS BUN	unr.	NB	D11 [1.0]	L2 [0.0]	W14 [2.0]	D4 [2.0]	D9 [1.0]	2.5
9	9	TEAM LANGRIDGE	1035	TL	D2 [1.0]	W13 [1.5]	L3 [0.0]	L7 [0.0]	D8 [1.0]	2.0
10	9	TEAM 1	855	T1	L3 [0.0]	D12 [1.0]	D13 [1.0]	D11 [1.0]	D14 [1.0]	2.0
11	10	KEEP CALM AND CARO KANN 1	1350	KC1	D8 [1.0]	D6 [1.0]	L1 [0.0]	D10 [1.0]	L4 [0.0]	1.5
12	10	KITCHENER 1	1166	K1	L1 [0.5]	D10 [1.0]	L6 [0.5]	D14 [1.0]	D13 [1.0]	1.5
13	10	TEAM 3	unr.	T3	D6 [1.0]	L9 [0.5]	D10 [1.0]	L5 [0.0]	D12 [1.0]	1.5
14	11	KITCHENER 2	1225	K2	L4 [1.0]	L7 [0.5]	L8 [0.0]	D12 [1.0]	D10 [1.0]	1.0

Swiss Individual:

#	Place	Name	Rating	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Total
1	1	Kevin Fernandes	1684	T4	W24	W4	W9	W14	W3	5.0
2	2	Kyle Van Der Welle	1738	K1	D14	W25	D7	W21	W30	4.0
3	2	Brian Hanratty	1604	LCH	W25	W14	W24	W7	L1	4.0
4	2	Takahito Ishiguro	unr.	NB	W28	L1	W21	W13	W24	4.0
5	2	Slobodan Markovic	unr.	B4	W29	W10	W28	W16	L20	4.0
6	2	Matej Vidovic	unr.	B2	W23	L9	W18	W26	W28	4.0
7	7	John Vlasov	1769	B1	W30	W27	D2	L3	W9	3.5
8	7	Parth Panchal	unr.	T3	W17	D15	W12	L11	W29	3.5
9	9	Lee Hendon	1446	B3	W22	W6	L1	W30	L7	3.0
10	9	Sergio Rodriguez	1280	LCH	W12	L5	W15	L17	W16	3.0
11	9	Phi Doung	unr.	B3	W18	L13	L16	W8	W17	3.0
12	9	Shamak Dutta	unr.	T1	L10	W29	L8	W28	W23	3.0
13	9	Daniel Vidovic	unr.	B2	W21	W11	L22	L4	W27	3.0
14	14	Rob Gashgarian	1629	B4	D2	L3	W27	L1	W22	2.5
15	14	Craig Langridge	unr.	TL	W16	D8	L10	L20	W26	2.5
16	16	Szilard Balla	1351	T4	L15	W26	W11	L5	L10	2.0
17	16	Joey Sexton	962	B1	L8	L19	W29	W10	L11	2.0
18	16	Emil Kerimov	941	KC2	L11	W23	L6	W24	---	2.0
19	16	Nisitha Jayatilleka (KC1)	unr.	KC1	W26	W17	U---	U---	U---	2.0
20	16	Nisitha Jayatilleka (KC2)	unr.	KC2	U---	U---	U---	W15	W5	2.0
21	21	Aiden Li	1392	K2	L13	D22	L4	L2	W25	1.5
22	21	Seyon Vasantharajan	913	KC2	L9	D21	W13	U---	L14	1.5
23	23	Anastasia Miroshnikova	1058	K2	L6	L18	L26	W29	L12	1.0
24	23	Caleb Langridge	1035	TL	L1	W30	L3	L18	L4	1.0
25	23	Charlie Trudeau	855	T1	L3	L2	W30	L27	L21	1.0
26	23	Andrew Racknor	unr.	NB	L19	L16	W23	L6	L15	1.0
27	23	Abhinav Ramakrishnan	unr.	KC1	U---	L7	L14	W25	L13	1.0
28	28	Yasith Vidanaarachchi	1350	KC1	L4	U---	L5	L12	L6	0.0
29	28	Samuel Chen	593	K1	L5	L12	L17	L23	L8	0.0
30	28	Advith Channalli	unr.	T3	L7	L24	L25	L9	L2	0.0