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Hart House Reading Week - Great Job by Organizers!
Hart House Reading Week - Great Job by Organizers!
I just wanted to congratulate Alex Ferreira and his team for an extraordinary job of organizing and directing this yearly event. The last day was marred by a blackout in downtown Toronto, which started at 4:30 am on Monday morning. Alex and his team scrambled to provide lighting and additional supervision to make the last round happen. Low and behold at approx. 6:30 pm, the lights came back on. This was very important as it was next to impossible to see how much time was left on your clock.
I have notice the various improvements since playing hear starting around 2016.. All the rounds staring on time. Water available before each round. Sets and clocks provided. I am not sure when each of these improvements took place, but well done. On a sadder note, parking has become a great challenge with this event. I will have to research it better next year, as the organizers did provide a parking map, but sadly I parked using Green P which cost me $100 for the tournament. Also, it seems each year, one has to walk farther and farther to find food or coffee.
I just wanted to congratulate Alex Ferreira and his team for an extraordinary job of organizing and directing this yearly event.. . .
On a sadder note, parking has become a great challenge with this event. I will have to research it better next year, as the organizers did provide a parking map, but sadly I parked using Green P which cost me $100 for the tournament. Also, it seems each year, one has to walk farther and farther to find food or coffee.
By the end of the year the parking problem will hopefully be resolved as just south of Hart House they are building the entrance to the new parking garage beneath King's College Circle.
Some interesting games - e.g. the R4 game V.Plotkin - Chiku-Ratte - White's K+Q couldn't beat Black's K+B+N. Even though the tablebases show wins in about 30 moves from just about any position, it's different when you have less than a minute on the clock and just the 30-second increment to keep you alive.
Some interesting games - e.g. the R4 game V.Plotkin - Chiku-Ratte - White's K+Q couldn't beat Black's K+B+N. Even though the tablebases show wins in about 30 moves from just about any position, it's different when you have less than a minute on the clock and just the 30-second increment to keep you alive.
Interesting. Back in the 80's it was generally thought to be a draw if the B and N got the right set up.
Thank you, Ian. I actually do fairly little compared to before, people see me on the microphone and I am the water-boy.
Really, it's an amazing team that makes it work, from Hart House this weekend:
Victor Zheng - the young man who does it all Tanner McNamara - arbiter turned lighting technician Bowen Zhang - secured the kids' event, assisted with adults Deepanshi Matai - photographer turned arbiter Grace Miao - organizer turned arbiter - also does it all Eric Wan - brought in reinforcements
and we also heavily relied on up-and-coming arbiters from the community who made it possible: Michael Corrie Daniel Rokhvarger
and FA Uttam Dhungel
who covered the bases to allow the rest of us to run around.
Thanks in addition to the Annex Chess Club for lending some sets and clocks due to high number of participants.
Thank you, Ian. I actually do fairly little compared to before, people see me on the microphone and I am the water-boy.
Really, it's an amazing team that makes it work, from Hart House this weekend:
Victor Zheng - the young man who does it all Tanner McNamara - arbiter turned lighting technician Bowen Zhang - secured the kids' event, assisted with adults Deepanshi Matai - photographer turned arbiter Grace Miao - organizer turned arbiter - also does it all Eric Wan - brought in reinforcements
and we also heavily relied on up-and-coming arbiters from the community who made it possible: Michael Corrie Daniel Rokhvarger
and FA Uttam Dhungel
who covered the bases to allow the rest of us to run around.
Thanks in addition to the Annex Chess Club for lending some sets and clocks due to high number of participants.
Alex Ferreira
It's great to see the broad team that's been built up, well done!!
Thank you, Ian. I actually do fairly little compared to before, people see me on the microphone and I am the water-boy.
Really, it's an amazing team that makes it work, from Hart House this weekend:
Victor Zheng - the young man who does it all Tanner McNamara - arbiter turned lighting technician Bowen Zhang - secured the kids' event, assisted with adults Deepanshi Matai - photographer turned arbiter Grace Miao - organizer turned arbiter - also does it all Eric Wan - brought in reinforcements
and we also heavily relied on up-and-coming arbiters from the community who made it possible: Michael Corrie Daniel Rokhvarger
and FA Uttam Dhungel
who covered the bases to allow the rest of us to run around.
Thanks in addition to the Annex Chess Club for lending some sets and clocks due to high number of participants.
Alex Ferreira
Great team, great event. I just have to figure out better parking options and food options!
It's marked 1/2-1/2 in chess-results. Time pressure may have been a factor in not finding the win.
It was indeed a draw. Embarrassing how simple the win is after Kd3 Kxf2 Kd2. I had lots of time. I can only say a senior moment. I wanted to go for lunch:) I believe if white left his pawn on h2, it should have been a draw, but I am too depressed to check with engine.
Even worse was my last round game where after black plays g5, if I play f4 I am +6. Going on to lose that game was the icing on the cake. No wonder my rating is plummeting. Chess is hard, but I hope to make my comeback soon.
Last edited by Ian Findlay; Wednesday, 28th February, 2024, 09:52 AM.
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