Tournament Announcement: 2022 KWCC Spring Quick

[Brian Clarke]

Host: Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club

Contact: Brian Clarke at bclarke1661@rogers.com or (519) 594-2430

Date: Saturday April 23, 2022

Place: St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 23 Water St. N., Kitchener, ON

Rounds: 5 Rounds: starting at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., lunch, 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m.

Sections: We reserve the right to combine, or otherwise modify, the sections if necessary.

The top six players (determined by average CFC rating) will play a round robin tournament. Note that only players that do not require any byes are eligible.

There may also be another round robin section comprising of the 7th to 12th top rated players, depending on entries. This will be determined on April 20.

All other players will play a Swiss tournament.

Rating: The tournament will be rated by CFC for Quick Events.

Time Control: Game in 25 minutes plus 10 seconds delay per move (Bronstein)

Entry Fee: $40 all players, $10 discount for juniors (under 17 years) and seniors (65 years or older). Cash only at site (ATM available).

CFC membership: Full one-year membership adults $48, juniors $32 and one-time tournament membership adult $12, juniors $6. See www.chess.ca for details.

Prizes: Cash prizes will be awarded for top placements in each section.

Registration:
• Preregistration and payment must be submitted to bclarke1661@rogers.com by email transfer by April 18 to avoid the late fee.
• Late registration – A $10 late registration fee will apply to all registrations after April 18.

Note that all players must have current CFC memberships to register. Alternatively they may pay the membership fee during registration.

COVID-19 Protocol (subject to change):
• Facility capacity is restricted to the first 60 players that register.
• Mask use is optional. However, you and your opponent must wear masks at your board if either of you makes this request.

Miscellaneous:
• Clocks and sets will be supplied.
• Several restaurants are near the site.
• Parking is available street side and underground and at the site. Parking fees apply.

[Brian Clarke]

I just learned from Don Parakin, who is the CFC webmaster, that there is up to a 15% discount that CFC members get at Choice Hotels. See this link: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/benefit-choice-hotels/

[Brian Clarke]

Here is the early list of preregistered players.

1	David Ottosen	2113
2	Joshua Terry	1966
3	Aaron Lovi	1653
4	Ande Li	1381
5	Yuntian [Denis] Shen	1082
6	Joey Sexton	1043
7	Malcolm Lewis	664
8	Swarit Dwivedi	unrated
9	Kevin Peng	unrated
10	Franco Salis	unrated

I will break the list into the appropriate sections once we get more registrants.

[Brian Clarke]

Here is the updated list.

1	David Ottosen	2113
2	Mahmud Hassain	2081
3	Joshua Terry	1966
4	Mario Piccinin	1850
5	Victor Lefort	1756
6	Aaron Lovi	1653
7	Tim Knechtel	1626
8	Sarthak Deshpande	1541
9	Ande Li	1381
10	Brian Lowrance	1359
11	Samuel Chen	1211
12	Yuntian [Denis] Shen	1082
13	Steffen Roller	1065
14	Joey Sexton	1043
15	Alexa Roque	976
16	Malcolm Lewis	664
17	Bobby Benoit	unr.
18	Swarit Dwivedi	unr.
19	Brandon Kim	unr.
20	Het Patel	unr.
21	Kevin Peng	unr.
22	Franco Salis	unr.

[Brian Clarke]

Updated list:

1	David Ottosen	2113
2	Mahmud Hassain	2081
3	Joshua Terry	1966
4	Mario Piccinin	1850
5	Victor Lefort	1756
6	Aaron Lovi	1653
7	Tim Knechtel	1626
8	Rob Gashgarian	1610
9	Sarthak Deshpande	1541
10	Aaron Coulthard	1495
11	Tim Dyck	1392
12	Ande Li	1381
13	Brian Lowrance	1359
14	Samuel Chen	1211
15	Will Richter	1156
16	Yuntian [denis] Shen	1082
17	Steffen Roller	1065
18	Joey Sexton	1043
19	Brian Cameron	1037
20	Alexa Roque	976
21	Muhammad Aman Shaik	884
22	Advith Channalli	797
23	Matthew Lewis	630
24	Bobby Benoit	unr.
25	Swarit Dwivedi	unr.
26	Jacob Hood	unr.
27	Brandon Kim	unr.
28	Het Patel	unr.
29	Kevin Peng	unr.
30	Franco Salis	unr.
31	Adrian Vantyghem	unr.
32	Ziqi Zhou	unr.

[Brian Clarke]

I have revised the COVID-19 Protocol for the tournament as follows:

• Facility capacity is restricted to the first 60 players that register. (this remains unchanged).
• Mask use is optional. However, you must wear a mask if requested by your opponent when you are at your board. (new)

We have been using this protocol at our Tuesday night club meeting since the province relaxed the restrictions, and it has worked well.

Note that the original posting in this thread has been edited to match.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

[*]Mask use is optional. However, you must wear a mask if requested by your opponent when you are at your board. (new)

Hmm, does the requester must wear the mask as well? This shall be documented too.

[Brian Clarke]

Hmm, does the requester must wear the mask as well? This shall be documented too.

Good point. I didn't explicitly state that, although it seems it should be obvious.

I will reword the original post to make that very clear.

[Brian Clarke]

Here is the newest list:

1	David Ottosen	2113
2	Mahmud Hassain	2081
3	Joshua Terry	1966
4	Ricardo Mohammed	1854
5	Mario Piccinin	1850
6	Victor Lefort	1756
7	Modith Aaroh Mutyalapati	1718
8	Aaron Lovi	1653
9	Tim Knechtel	1626
10	Rob Gashgarian	1610
11	Sarthak Deshpande	1541
12	Robin Johnston	1510
13	Aaron Coulthard	1495
14	Tim Dyck	1392
15	Ande Li	1381
16	Brian Lowrance	1359
17	Yuming [Jerry] Li	1306
18	Samuel Chen	1211
19	Will Richter	1156
20	Andrei Kononenko	1130
21	Phi Duong	1119
22	Yuntian [Denis] Shen	1082
23	Steffen Roller	1065
24	Joey Sexton	1043
25	Brian Cameron	1037
26	Alexa Roque	976
27	Muhammad Aman Shaik	884
28	Advith Channalli	797
29	Rucha Deshpande	638
30	Matthew Lewis	630
31	Sophia Jiawei Li	376
32	Bobby Benoit	unr.
33	Sam Chen	unr.
34	Evan Diao	unr.
35	Swarit Dwivedi	unr.
36	Jacob Hood	unr.
37	Brandon Kim	unr.
38	Het Patel	unr.
39	Kevin Peng	unr.
40	Nolan Prudham	unr.
41	Franco Salis	unr.
42	Jacob Sokalski	unr.
43	Josiah Sokalski	unr.
44	Adrian Vantyghem	unr.
45	Ziqi Zhou	unr.

[Brian Clarke]

The rate of new registrations is heating up as we approach game day. We are also approaching the capacity limit of the venue. This is not due to space but to the number of chairs and tables at the venue. We may be able to slightly increase the limit above the posted 60 maximum.

If you are interested in playing, I recommend that you register soon to ensure your placement. Note that anyone who registers and then decides not to play will be refunded in full as long as you inform me by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22.

Note that some members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club have not yet paid their registration fees. Your placement is not secure until you do so. You could be bumped out by new registrants. Therefore I recommend that you send your payment ASAP.

When I post the next update, I will break the players into their appropriate sections.

1	David Ottosen	2113
2	Mahmud Hassain	2081
3	Caleb Petersen	2048
4	Joshua Terry	1966
5	Ricardo Mohammed	1854
6	Mario Piccinin	1850
7	Victor Lefort	1756
8	Modith Aaroh Mutyalapati	1718
9	Aaron Lovi	1653
10	Tim Knechtel	1626
11	Rob Gashgarian	1610
12	Sarthak Deshpande	1541
13	Robin Johnston	1510
14	Aaron Coulthard	1495
15	Tim Dyck	1392
16	Ande Li	1381
17	Aiden Li	1365
18	Brian Lowrance	1359
19	Yuming [Jerry] Li	1306
20	Samuel Chen	1211
21	Will Richter	1156
22	Andrei Kononenko	1130
23	Phi Duong	1119
24	Yuntian [Denis] Shen	1082
25	Steffen Roller	1065
26	Joey Sexton	1043
27	Brian Cameron	1037
28	Alexa Roque	976
29	Muhammad Aman Shaik	884
30	Advith Channalli	797
31	Alex Fediw	710
32	Rucha Deshpande	638
33	Matthew Lewis	630
34	Sophia Jiawei Li	376
35	Bobby Benoit	unr.
36	Sam Chen	unr.
37	Evan Diao	unr.
38	Swarit Dwivedi	unr.
39	Jacob Hood	unr.
40	Viaan Kalagate	unr.
41	Brandon Kim	unr.
42	Liam Orovec	unr.
43	Het Patel	unr.
44	Kevin Peng	unr.
45	Nolan Prudham	unr.
46	Franco Salis	unr.
47	Hiral Sharma	unr.
48	Tanush Sharma	unr.
49	Aditya Singh	unr.
50	Jacob Sokalski	unr.
51	Josiah Sokalski	unr.
52	Adrian Vantyghem	unr.
53	Ziqi Zhou	unr.

[Brian Clarke]

We have crossed the target of 60 players; so it's time to show all players in their allocated sections. Note that there is still room for just a few more people; so it's now or never to sign up.

Note also that some players may be moved to different sections as the list is finalized over the next few days.

Round Robin A

1	Adam Cormier	2258
2	David Ottosen	2113
3	Caleb Petersen	2048
4	Joshua Terry	1966
5	Dmitry Chernik	1940
6	Ricardo Mohammed	1854

Round Robin B

1	Ron Leblanc	1851
2	Kevin Fernandes	1762
3	Kyle Van Der Welle	1758
4	Modith Aaroh Mutyalapati	1718
5	Varun Sudarshan	1674
6	Aaron Lovi	1653

Swiss

1	Mate Milinkovic	1653
2	Tim Knechtel	1626
3	Rob Gashgarian	1610
4	Sarthak Deshpande	1541
5	Robin Johnston	1510
6	Ziqi Zhou	1497
7	Aaron Coulthard	1495
8	Justice McLister	1465
9	Austin Hunter	1428
10	Tim Dyck	1392
11	Ande Li	1381
12	Aiden Li	1365
13	Danique Firmin	1347
14	Yuming (jerry) Li	1306
15	Sebastien Mei	1262
16	Peter Downie	1249
17	Will Richter	1156
18	Andrei Kononenko	1130
19	Phi Duong	1119
20	Steffen Roller	1065
21	Joey Sexton	1043
22	Alexa Roque	976
23	Muhammad Aman Shaik	884
24	Matt Lewis	861
25	Rucha Deshpande	638
26	Illia Cherniak	590
27	Catherine Semianiuk	506
28	Sophia Jiawei Li	376
29	Rustam Alimirzoev	unr.
30	Homer Ayuste	unr.
31	Nicholach Bedi	unr.
32	Sam Chen	unr.
33	Hardik Darji	unr.
34	Rene Deschamps	unr.
35	Tanishq Dhingra	unr.
36	Evan Diao	unr.
37	Swarit Dwivedi	unr.
38	Alex Fediw	unr.
39	Akiva Goldberg	unr.
40	Jacob Hood	unr.
41	Nameer Issani	unr.
42	Viaan Kalagate	unr.
43	Dante Lloyd	unr.
44	Peter Lloyd	unr.
45	Liam Orovec	unr.
46	Het Patel	unr.
47	Kevin Peng	unr.
48	Nolan Prudham	unr.
49	Franco Salis	unr.
50	Pranav Sekhar	unr.
51	Hiral Sharma	unr.
52	Tanush Sharma	unr.
53	Aditya Singh	unr.
54	Jacob Sokalski	unr.
55	Josiah Sokalski	unr.
56	Adrian Vantyghem	unr.

[Brian Clarke]

The list of registrants is mostly finalized. I have edited the tables above and will continue to do so as changes occur.

[Kerry Liles]

The list of registrants is mostly finalized. I have edited the tables above and will continue to do so as changes occur.

THANK YOU for editing the tables in place. So few posters here do that - it is SO refreshing to see you doing it "correctly". <applause>

[Brian Clarke]

THANK YOU for editing the tables in place. So few posters here do that - it is SO refreshing to see you doing it "correctly". <applause>

Thanks Kerry. Editing in place is preferable but it does have a drawback. It does not bump the message thread to the top, so people not made aware changes have been made. They have to check the thread periodically just to see if changes have been made. In addition, tournament organizers definitely want the thread to be listed on the first page of the forum to create maximum awareness of the tournament. I think that is a big reason that posters add messages instead of editing them.

[John Brown]

Brian You could always do editing and then bump after. I have not tried it but it seems reasonable. Glad to see you are getting OTB games now. My Big event will be the CDN OPEN in Hamilton.