Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival , May 7- 8

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  • Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival , May 7- 8

    Hello Chess Talkers! We have a new tournament in Collingwood this year, thanks to its organizer and patron Milan Somborac. I 'll be grateful if Chess Talk admin could invoice me for the ad.

    Collingwood-Somborac Chess Festival
    May 7-8, 2022
    $3,000 Guaranteed Prize Fund
    To be held at the Living Stone Resort
    19 Keith Avenue, Hwy. 26 West
    Collingwood, ON, L9Y-4T9
    Ample free parking available

    Single Section, 5 Rounds, CFC rated
    CFC membership required, may be purchased with entry.

    Round one pairings published Friday night, May 6.

    Round Times: Saturday 10:00am, 2:00pm, 6:30pm, Sunday 10:00am, 2:30pm
    Time Control: All rounds G/90 + 30 sec. Forfeit time is 30 minutes after the start of each round, except round one, which will have a 60 minute forfeit time. Entry Fees: $75 for payments received on or before April 30, 2022
    $90.00 for payments received after April 30. On Site Late Fee: $10.00
    Single Half Point Byes: in rounds 1-4 may be requested in advance
    Registration: Prepayment required before any pairing. Prepaid players will be paired on Friday night for round one. Whites’ clocks will start at 10am Saturday.

    For E-transfers, send to rosi_smith@rogers.com
    or mail cheques payable to Rosi Smith
    9 Cranberry Surf, Collingwood ON, L9Y 5C4

    Chief Arbiter: IA Hal Bond

    Collingwood has 100 restaurants and 18 hotels, all within easy driving distance of the festival venue.

    Equipment provided by organizer, snacks and refreshments available on site.

  • #2
    Collingwood will be FIDE rated. I will post a pre-registered list later this week.

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    • #3
      Here is our pre-registered list as of this morning:

      Standings. Collingwood Somborac: Collingwood

      # Name Rating Total
      1 IM Brian Hartman 2349
      2 Gordon Gooding 2018
      3 Rajan Verma 1828
      4 Ande Li 1676
      5 Brian Clarke 1464
      6 Iassen Pelev 1333
      7 Japveer Narula 1138
      8 Charlie Trudeau 855
      9 Shubham Bhardwaj unr.
      10 Ravichandran Udaiyarajan unr.
      11 Caleb Hart unr.
      12 Evan Lui unr.
      13 Milan Somborac unr.
      14 Robert Todasco unr.
      15 Mehmet Uryanic unr.

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      • #4
        FM Eugene Hua joins IM Brian Hartman at the top. Over 20 players now.

        Collingwood Somborac:

        1 FM Eugene Hua 2420
        2 IM Brian Hartman 2349
        3 Gordon Gooding 2018
        4 Hongyi Li 1951
        5 Michelle Hua 1917
        6 Raj Verma 1828
        7 Ande Li 1676
        8 Tim Knechtel 1612
        9 Brian Clarke 1464
        10 Aiden Li 1351
        11 Iassen Pelev 1333
        12 Japveer Narula 1292
        13 Charlie Trudeau 855
        14 Shubham Bhardwaj unr.
        15 Sam Chen unr.
        16 Caleb Hart unr.
        17 Evan Liu unr.
        18 Milan Somborac unr.
        19 Robert Todasco unr.
        20 Ravichandran Udaiyarajan unr.
        21 Mehmet Uryanic unr.

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        • #5
          Great to see Brian Hartman playing. I am assuming he is preparing for Banff! Wish I could play. Good luck to all, looks like a great tournament.

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          • #6
            Is there any special hotel discount rate there ?

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            • #7
              I'm in. :)

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Denny Qian View Post
                Is there any special hotel discount rate there ?
                you may try the CFC secured general discount for Choice hotels (15% off)
                https://www.chess.ca/en/players/benefit-choice-hotels/

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                • #9
                  We are now over 30 players.

                  Collingwood Somborac:

                  1 FM Eugene Hua 2420
                  2 IM Brian Hartman 2349
                  3 Nicolae Oancea 2029
                  4 Gordon Gooding 2018
                  5 Vaibhav Bhat 1981
                  6 Hongyi Li 1951
                  7 Michelle Hua 1917
                  8 Ferdinand Supsup 1854
                  9 Raj Verma 1828
                  10 Ande Li 1676
                  11 Aaron Reeve Mendes 1642
                  12 Craig Sadler 1616
                  13 Tim Knechtel 1612
                  14 Robert Gillanders 1539
                  15 Brian Clarke 1464
                  16 Mehmet Uyanik 1435
                  17 Max Manga 1391
                  18 Aiden Li 1351
                  19 Iassen Pelev 1333
                  20 Japveer Narula 1292
                  21 Charlie Trudeau 855
                  22 Ayla Maslov 768
                  23 Yan Maslov 405
                  24 Paul Amodeo unr.
                  25 Milan Somborac unr.
                  26 Robert Todasco unr.
                  27 Shubham Bhardwaj unr.
                  28 Caleb Hart unr.
                  29 Evan Liu unr.
                  30 Ravichandran Udaiyarajan unr.
                  31 Sam Chen unr.
                  32 Tanishq Patel unr.

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                  • #10
                    That's a great start Hal, congrats!
                    I'm Arbiting on the Saturday, otherwise I would have joined.
                    Keep it up with the registrations!

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                    • #11
                      Thanks Aris!

                      Today is the early payment deadline. With a week to go we now have 40 players:

                      Collingwood Somborac:

                      1 FM Eugene Hua 2420
                      2 IM Brian Hartman 2349
                      3 Kyrylo Demchenko 2134
                      4 Nicolae Oancea 2029
                      5 Gordon Gooding 2018
                      6 Hongyi Li 1951
                      7 Andrew Colvin 1934
                      8 Michelle Hua 1882
                      9 Ferdinand Supsup 1860
                      10 Raj Verma 1828
                      11 Aaron Reeve Mendes 1790
                      12 Ande Li 1676
                      13 Craig Sadler 1616
                      14 Tim Knechtel 1612
                      15 Eric Qian 1559
                      16 Robert Gillanders 1539
                      17 Brian Clarke 1464
                      18 Mehmet Uyanik 1435
                      19 Ashley Qian 1425
                      20 Max Manga 1391
                      21 Austin Hunter 1358
                      22 Aiden Li 1351
                      23 Japveer Narula 1349
                      24 Iassen Pelev 1333
                      25 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1302
                      26 Charlie Trudeau 855
                      27 Ayla Maslov 768
                      28 Yan Maslov 405
                      29 Paul Amodeo unr.
                      30 Shubham Bhardwaj unr.
                      31 Vaibhav Bhat unr.
                      32 Sam Chen unr.
                      33 Jeffrey Gibbons unr.
                      34 Sachen Gombu unr.
                      35 Caleb Hart unr.
                      36 Evan Liu unr.
                      37 Tanishq Patil unr.
                      38 Milan Somborac unr.
                      39 Robert Todasco unr.
                      40 Ravichandran Udaiyarajan unr.

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                      • #12
                        We are almost at 50 players now!

                        Collingwood Somborac: Festival Section

                        1 FM Eugene Hua 2420
                        2 IM Brian Hartman 2349
                        3 Sasha Starr 2148
                        4 Kyrylo Demchenko 2134
                        5 Nava Starr 2123
                        6 Nicolae Oancea 2029
                        7 Gordon Gooding 2018
                        8 Vaibhav Bhat 1981
                        9 Hongyi Li 1951
                        10 Andrew Colvin 1934
                        11 Michelle Hua 1882
                        12 Ferdinand Supsup 1860
                        13 Raj Verma 1828
                        14 Aaron Reeve Mendes 1790
                        15 Ande Li 1676
                        16 Craig Sadler 1616
                        17 Tim Knechtel 1612
                        18 Eric Qian 1559
                        19 Robert Gillanders 1539
                        20 Brian Clarke 1464
                        21 Mehmet Uyanik 1435
                        22 Ashley Qian 1425
                        23 Max Manga 1391
                        24 Austin Hunter 1358
                        25 Aiden Li 1351
                        26 Japveer Narula 1349
                        27 Iassen Pelev 1333
                        28 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1302
                        29 Aekaay Puppala 876
                        30 Charlie Trudeau 855
                        31 Ayla Maslov 768
                        32 Tanush Sharma 717
                        33 Yan Maslov 405
                        34 Richard Campbell unr.
                        35 Pranav Pydi unr.
                        36 Paul Amodeo unr.
                        37 Shubham Bhardwaj unr.
                        38 Sam Chen unr.
                        39 Jeffrey Gibbons unr.
                        40 Sachen Gombu unr.
                        41 Caleb Hart unr.
                        42 Evan Liu unr.
                        43 Tanishq Patil unr.
                        44 Milan Somborac unr.
                        45 Kristine Tkachenko unr.
                        46 Robert Todasco unr.
                        47 Ravichandran Udaiyarajan unr.
                        48 Jianli Wei unr.

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                        • #13
                          since there are enough player registered already. will you consider to split the players into 2 section ? for example: open and U 1300 ?
                          also, for the player from same family, can they be setup to avoid paring to each other ?

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                          • #14
                            Updated tournament information is HERE

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                            • #15
                              FromHal Bond

                              We are currently at 53 players. Kindly ensure your name is on the list if you are playing. if needed, contact me bondhal at hotmail dot com I am leaving soon for the venue.

                              Standings. Collingwood Somborac: Roster
                              # Name Rating Total
                              1 FM Eugene Hua 2420
                              2 IM Brian Hartman 2349
                              3 Alexander Strugach 2158
                              4 Sasha Starr 2148
                              5 Kyrylo Demchenko 2134
                              6 Nava Starr 2123
                              7 Vishruth Sharma 2113
                              8 Gordon Gooding 2018
                              9 Vaibhav Bhat 1981
                              10 Nicolae Oancea 1955
                              11 Hongyi Li 1951
                              12 Andrew Colvin 1934
                              13 Michelle Hua 1882
                              14 Ferdinand Supsup 1860
                              15 Raj Verma 1828
                              16 Aaron Reeve Mendes 1790
                              17 Ande Li 1676
                              18 Craig Sadler 1616
                              19 Tim Knechtel 1612
                              20 Eddie Lu 1585
                              21 Robert Gillanders 1561
                              22 Eric Qian 1559
                              23 Brian Clarke 1464
                              24 Mehmet Uyanik 1435
                              25 Ashley Qian 1425
                              26 Max Manga 1391
                              27 Austin Hunter 1358
                              28 Aiden Li 1351
                              29 Japveer Narula 1349
                              30 Iassen Pelev 1333
                              31 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1302
                              32 Jeremy Clark 1014
                              33 Aekaay Puppala 876
                              34 Charlie Trudeau 855
                              35 Ayla Maslov 768
                              36 Ali Yunuslu 679
                              37 Yan Maslov 405
                              38 Paul Amodeo unr.
                              39 Evan Andersen unr.
                              40 Shubham Bhardwaj unr.
                              41 Richard Campbell unr.
                              42 Sam Chen unr.
                              43 Jeffrey Gibbens unr.
                              44 Sachen Gombu unr.
                              45 Caleb Hart unr.
                              46 Evan Liu unr.
                              47 Tanishq Patil unr.
                              48 Pranav Pydi unr.
                              49 Tanush Sharma unr.
                              50 Milan Somborac unr.
                              51 Kristine Tkachenko unr.
                              52 Robert Todasco unr.
                              53 Ravichandran Udaiyarajan unr.

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