2024 Canadian Closed

[Hans Jung]

After 4 in the Closed Shiyam Thavandiran, Shawn RL, Nikolay Noritsyn, Bator Sambuev, and Anthony Atanasov tied for first with 3.5. Six with 3. Eleven with 2.5! What a field!

[Réjean Tremblay]

Sergey Noritsyn's live rating is above 2200. Technical question to Victor Plotkin (or Aris on anyone else) - can he claim the CM title already?

Edit - he did cross 2200 a while ago already - but the question stands for live ratings vs CM title.

I found this on chesstalk after the Zonal 2019:

Monday, 22nd April, 2019, 07:58 PM
Nobody earned the FM title (6/9)

There were multiple people with 4.5+ who got CM: Zachary Dukic, Sergey Noritsyn, Rejean Tremblay, Max Rusonik, Ananda Saha, Hugues Masse, Hou Ji Yao, and William Li. Congratulations!

[Hans Jung]

Rd 5 Great match ups. IM Nikolay Noritsyn vs IM Shawn RL, IM Shiyam Thavandiran vs GM Bator Sambuev, IM Raja Panjwani vs IM elect Anthony Atanasov, FM Zach Dukic vs IM Mark Plotkin (rematch from 2022 Closed), IM Vettese vs IM Cummings, IM Sai Krishna vs Sergei Noritsyn, Joshua Terry vs GM Razvan Preotu, IM Eric Lawson vs IM Long Le Quang

[Hans Jung]

This zonal has 64 players, a classically chessic number. 2 GM's, 14 IM's, 35 titled players.

[Hans Jung]

Rd 5 Big win by Shawn RL over Nikolay Noritsyn!

[Hans Jung]

Smooth technical performance by Raja Panjwani over Anthony Atanasov.

[Hans Jung]

Lightning two knight attack by Mark Plotkin over Zachary Dukic

[Hans Jung]

Nicholas Vettese drummed up an overwhelming kingside attack against David Cummings.

[Hans Jung]

IM Sai Krishna nice technical performance ending in forced checkmate against Sergei Noritsyn.

[Hans Jung]

50 players in the women's zonal!

[Hans Jung]

Rd 5 Congratulations to IM Shiyam Thavandiran for winning a wonderful long grind against GM Bator Sambuev!

[Hans Jung]

Shiyam Thavandiran and Shawn RL tied for first after 5 rounds!

[Hans Jung]

Canadian Women's after four rounds. Four way tie for first. WGM Ouellet, WIM Li, WIM Pham and WIM Demchenko. Eight players a half point back with 3 points.

[Hans Jung]

Round 6 Top board battle Shawn RL vs Shiyam Thavandiran.

[Hans Jung]

Round 6 pairings board 2 - 8 Mark Plotkin vs Raja Panjwani, Razvan Preotu vs Nicholas Vettese, Bator Sambuev vs Victor Plotkin, Max Rusonik vs Nikolay Noritsyn, Anthony Atanasov vs Sai Krishna, Long Le Quang vs Tymur Keleberda, David Cummings vs Eric Lawson