Second Annual Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival May 5-7

[Hal Bond]

56 players have now registered for Collingwood this weekend, IM Yuanchen Zhang now leads the pack. Online registration closes midnight Thursday and pairings will be posted Friday around noon. Onsite registrations are still possible Friday pm, and we will do our best to pair you.

Crown Section
1 IM Yuanchen Zhang 2413
2 FM Eugene Hua 2343
3 IM Brian Hartman 2331
4 Sasha Starr 2161
5 WIM Nava Starr 2126
6 Nicolae Oancea 2076
7 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
8 Isai Berengolts 2015
9 Arcie Pargale 1905
10 Andrew Colvin 1901
11 Arhant Washimkar 1867

Under 1900

1 Omaray M Shah 1791
2 Ferenc Ramocsan 1681
3 Iassen Pelev 1677
4 Tim Knechtel 1570
5 Max Manga 1569
6 Andrew Leliveld 1546
7 Ralf Meyer 1535
8 Richard Garel 1527
9 Michael Blair 1512
10 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510
11 Robert J Armstrong 1497

Under 1500/Unrated

1 Rudra Sheth 1458
2 Don Parakin 1387
3 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
4 Sachen Gombu 1237
5 Richard Campbell 1222
6 Jeremy Clark 1023
7 Noah Rollinson 1019
8 Jacob Hood 998
9 Michael Van Harten 989
10 Michael Ostroff 927
11 Milan Somborac 895
12 Emma Rollinson 825
13 Kristine Tkachenko 820
14 Gergo Ramocsan unr.
15 Stanley Chapman unr.
16 Jackson Carter unr.
17 Leia Rollinson unr.
18 Mary Vaudry unr.
19 Daniel Moore unr.
20 Xavier Voight unr.
21 Christopher Robitaille unr.
22 Greg Wilson unr.
23 Brendan Munro unr.
24 Jeffrey Pratt unr.
25 Jonathan Hanzel unr.
26 Johnathan Langridge unr.
27 Draven Horner unr.
28 Balian Badong unr.
29 Dan Zuwala unr.
30 Justice McLister unr.
31 Liam Murray unr.
32 Jaxon Ceretti unr.
33 Christopher Bennet unr.
34 Ethan Mei unr.

[Hal Bond]

We have 65 players currently registered for Collingwood. FM Victor Plotkin is the latest titled player to join the fray. 24 unrated players are competing in the U1500 section, which is by far the largest of the 3 sections. The Crown and U1900 sections have both attracted 13 players thus far. Interesting how the post Covid playing crowd seems to have shifted toward newer players.

I will post the updated list tomorrow. Advance registration closes midnight tomorrow and pairings will be posted around noon on Friday.

[Hal Bond]

Below is our list of 66 players. Registration closes tonight at midnight. If anyone has requested bye for tomorrow night please let me know, bondhal@hotmail.com The organizers have managed to secure 4 draw prizes to be awarded during the tournament. A ski package for 2, a pair of golf packages for 2 and a $50 restaurant gift certificate.

Crown Section
1 IM Yuanchen Zhang 2413
2 FM Victor Plotkin 2369
3 FM Eugene Hua 2343
4 IM Brian Hartman 2331
5 Sasha Starr 2161
6 WIM Nava Starr 2126
7 Nicolae Oancea 2076
8 Hugh Siddeley 2071
9 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
10 Isai Berengolts 2015
11 Arcie Pargale 1905
12 Andrew Colvin 1901
13 Arhant Washimkar 1867

Under 1900

1 Omaray M Shah 1791
2 Ferenc Ramocsan 1681
3 Iassen Pelev 1677
4 Oscar Kerrebyn 1576
5 Tim Knechtel 1570
6 Max Manga 1569
7 Andrew Leliveld 1546
8 Robert Gillanders 1542
9 Ralf Meyer 1535
10 Richard Garel 1527
11 Michael Blair 1512
12 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510
13 Robert J Armstrong 1497
14 Mike Mair 1480

Under 1500/Unrated

1 Rudra Sheth 1458
2 Don Parakin 1387
3 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
4 Noah Vale 1248
5 Sachen Gombu 1237
6 Richard Campbell 1222
7 Jeremy Clark 1023
8 Noah Rollinson 1019
9 Jacob Hood 998
10 Michael Van Harten 989
11 Tobias Scholfield 979
12 Michael Ostroff 927
13 Milan Somborac 895
14 Emma Rollinson 825
15 Kristine Tkachenko 820
16 Michael Sr Blair unr.
17 Sharron Brigham unr.
18 Xavier Voight unr.
19 Mary Vaudry unr.
20 Jackson Carter unr.
21 Jaxon Ceretti unr.
22 Jeffrey Pratt unr.
23 Christopher Robitaille unr.
24 Liam Murray unr.
25 Brendan Munro unr.
26 Draven Horner unr.
27 Gergo Ramocsan unr.
28 Balian Badong unr.
29 Stanley Chapman unr.
30 Jonathan Hanzel unr.
31 Leia Rollinson unr.
32 Christopher Bennet unr.
33 Daniel Moore unr.
34 Ethan Mei unr.
35 Johnathan Langridge unr.
36 Dan Zuwala unr.
37 Hamed Khezri unr.
38 Greg Wilson unr.
39 Justice McLister unr.