Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)

[Bob Armstrong]

Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)
Canadian National Organization/Unincorporated Not-for-Profit Cooperative




26/1/6 Update - Pt. I

a. Tournament: 2026 GTCL Team Championship (Regular Time Control)
(Jan. - Feb.)

b. Team Organizer: GWWS (80+) - Team is complete; we conscript from non-member seniors to complete our roster.

c. Type: 8 team, 7 round round-robin

d. Team Composition: 4 players, with unlimited substitutes.

e. Round 1 - Tues., Jan. 13

f. Location: Earl Bales Park Community Centre (Bathurst/Sheppard)

g. Team: Old Pharticians
(As of 26/1/6)

Captain – Bob Armstrong

1. Dougherty, Michael (FM).......65 y.o...CFC No.: 100294........CFC: 2211...FIDE: 2135...(25/12/20) – 6 rounds


2. Chamberland, Luc..................62 y.o...CFC No.: 107346 ......CFC: 1772...FIDE: 1684... (25/12/20) – 6 rounds


3. *Armstrong, Robert (Bob) J., 81 y.o.. CFC No.: 100034..CFC: 1614.FIDE: 1499.. (25/12/20) - 6 rounds.

4. **Teram, Eli.........................78 y.o......CFC No.: 107314..CFC: 1252..FIDE:----.... (25/12/20) – 6 rounds.

Back-Ups

5. **Finlay, Ian........................80 y.o....CFC No.: 101866. CFC: 1831...FIDE: 1809... (25/12/20) - 2 rounds

6. Kurkowski, Ken.................75 y.o....CFC No.: 104537..CFC: 1527...FIDE: 1580... (25/12/20) – 2 rounds

Possible Back-Up

7. Gandolfi, Fred.........................63 y.o...CFC No.: 108999........CFC: 1864..FIDE: 1739...(25/12/20) – if available

Notes:

1. Age (FIDE Definition): Oldest age during the year of the tournament

2.(Date) = last date players' stats were checked.

3. * - GWWS(80+) Member

4. ** - On the GWWS(80+) Member Waiting/Supporters List.

h. All Teams

• As of Dec 19, ★ = CFC renewal required. CFC must expire on/after any game played.
• Ratings below are as of Dec 19. Ratings as of Jan __ will be used for the tournament.

T1	MCC Magicians	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Maksym Sakundiak		2107	185417 ✔
2	Oscar Cheung		2061	171229 ✔
3	Vesal Karami Behdani		2011	188494 ✔
4	Zihan Hong		2024	166217 ✔
5	Dmytro Sakundiak		1991	185418 ✔
6	David Hemphrey (Captain)		1887	172970 ✔
7	Leo Nguyen		1760	175152 ✔
8	Phuc Khang Huynh		1765	184870 ✔

T2	Excelsior Seniors	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Sergey Malakhovets		2131	158413 ✔
2	Nicolae Oancea		2080	13967402-28
3	Isaac Berengolts (Captain)		2058	125667 ✔
4	Brett Campbell		1970	101324 ✔
5	Fred Buzhaker		1909	104315 ✔

T3	Lorne's Title Contenders	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Nicholas Vettese		2537	154199 ✔
2	Fengxi Mao		2420	16603301-22
3	Koosha Jaferian		2374	174318 ✔
4	Raymond Gao		2249	156480 ✔
5	Jeffrey R. Zhao		2202	157007 ✔
6	Heye Gao		2204	16606602-28
7	Bingfei Wang		2170	172444 ✔
8	Patrick L. Huang		2129	152884
9	Cindy Qiao		2108	15586401-23
10	Henry Pollitt		2079	170969 ✔
11	Braden Laughlin		2044	163141 ✔
12	Mohid Zaka		2047	174433
13	Lyam Katz		1848	17930201-14
14	Ryder Lin		1726	185961
15	Vincent Angel Adulfo (Captain)		1602	16824102-11

T4	Old Pharticians	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Michael Dougherty		2211	100294 ✔
2	Fred Gandolfi		1853	108999 ✔
3	Ian Finlay		1809	101866 ✔
4	Luc Chamberland		1745	107346 ✔
5	Bob Armstrong (Captain)		1554	100034 ✔
6	Ken Kurkowski		1535	104537 ✔
7	Eli Teram		1257	107314 ✔

T5	Chess Stars	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Roman Gavrilin		2313	175671
2	Oksana Golubeva		2231	16884001-19
3	Ian Findlay		2213	101737 ✔
4	Michael Barron (Captain)		2185	134840 ✔
5	Michael Kimelman		2174	137889
6	Ilia Bluvshtein		2059	125934
7	Sasha Starr		1994	105861
8	Nava Starr		1917	105860 ✔

T6	Willowdale Chess Club	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Slava Lukinykh		2112	174578 ✔
2	Dmitry Chernik		1994	149932 ✔
3	Shon Lazarev		2034	167627 ✔
4	Kim Klaiman		(1923)	196685 ✔
5	Joel Dick (Captain)		1844	14446401-15
6	Shafkat Ali		1790	149142 ✔
7	Gregory Romanov		(1574)	191386 ✔
8	Colin Riddoch		(1558)	18518001-27
9	Alyna Paul		(1375)	185425 ✔
10	Vladimir Romanov		(0)	191852 ✔

T7	Manila Strikers	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Marife Dela Torre		2078	16904201-15
2	Merlin Nazareno		2035	165079 ✔
3	Erwin Casareno (Captain)		1997	146639 ✔
4	Ruth Joy Vinuya		1969	172434 ✔
4	Glenda Baylon		1944	14331401-20
5	Ranel Lauron		1930	160869
6	Florendo S Catubig		1850	186050 ✔
7	Armand Jess Mendoza		1887	156958 ✔
8	Reign Joshua Vinuya		1868	172459
9	Ernesto Sarabia		1464	169097

T8	TMU Chess Club	Played	Rating	CFC id
1	Ben Smolkin		2177	165876 ✔
2	Aashwin Mittal		2074	18004601-20
4	Jordan Chong		1725	177082
3	Rustam Alimirzoev (Captain)		1642	15434802-24

Pt. II below

Bob Armstrong - Team Captain

[Bob Armstrong]

Geriatric Weekend Warriors' Society (80+)
Canadian National Organization/Unincorporated Not-for-Profit Cooperative




26/1/6 Update - Pt. II; Pt. I above

i. Tournament Schedule

Round 1 on 2026/01/13 at 18:30
1	Old Pharticians	TMU Chess Club		:
2	Willowdale Chess Club	Lorne's Title Contenders		:
3	Chess Stars	Excelsior Seniors		:
4	MCC Magicians	Manila Strikers		:
Round 2 on 2026/01/20 at 18:30
1	TMU Chess Club	Manila Strikers		:
2	Excelsior Seniors	MCC Magicians		:
3	Lorne's Title Contenders	Chess Stars		:
4	Old Pharticians	Willowdale Chess Club		:
Round 3 on 2026/01/27 at 18:30
1	Willowdale Chess Club	TMU Chess Club		:
2	Chess Stars	Old Pharticians		:
3	MCC Magicians	Lorne's Title Contenders		:
4	Manila Strikers	Excelsior Seniors		:
Round 4 on 2026/02/03 at 18:30
1	TMU Chess Club	Excelsior Seniors		:
2	Lorne's Title Contenders	Manila Strikers		:
3	Old Pharticians	MCC Magicians		:
4	Willowdale Chess Club	Chess Stars		:
Round 5 on 2026/02/10 at 18:30
1	Chess Stars	TMU Chess Club		:
2	MCC Magicians	Willowdale Chess Club		:
3	Manila Strikers	Old Pharticians		:
4	Excelsior Seniors	Lorne's Title Contenders		:
Round 6 on 2026/02/17 at 18:30
1	TMU Chess Club	Lorne's Title Contenders		:
2	Old Pharticians	Excelsior Seniors		:
3	Willowdale Chess Club	Manila Strikers		:
4	Chess Stars	MCC Magicians		:
Round 7 on 2026/02/24 at 18:30
1	MCC Magicians	TMU Chess Club		:
2	Manila Strikers	Chess Stars		:
3	Excelsior Seniors	Willowdale Chess Club		:
4	Lorne's Title Contenders	Old Pharticians		:

Bob Armstrong (Communications Secretary/Ontario Coordinator/Team Captain)

[Hugh Brodie]

Why not start a separate thread for the GTCL team event?

[Bob Armstrong]

Good suggestion Hugh...will do...to me, the Captain, the other teams look very formidible!

It's quite unclear how we'll fare.

Also, we are splitting the games among members, rather than always playing our 4 strongest team members....will lower our potential placing.

I'll start the new thread with the Jan. 13 Rd. 1 result.

Bob - Team Captain

[Bob Armstrong]

GWWS(80+)
[Canadian National Organization/Unincorporated Not-for-Profit Cooperative]



Formation of our Seniors Teams

We have now assembled an impressive pool of over 25 senior conscripts, to flesh out our teams, when our own membership is insufficient.


...............Name...............................CFC........Age

Seniors Team Conscripts (Non-Member) List (1600+)

1. Cummings, David (IM)................2343.........65 y.o.
   2. Dougherty, Michael (FM)........2211..........65 y.o.
   3. Upper, John.............................2092..........63 y.o.
   4. Loadman, Ian..........................2036..........70 y.o.
   5. Jung, Hans (FM).....................1980...........68 y.o.
   6. Kwan, Toy...............................1866...........74 y.o.
   7. McKim, Fred...........................1861...........68 y.o.
   8. Gandolfi, Fred........................1853...........63 y.o.
   9. Finlay, Ian...............................1809..........80 y.o.
   10. Balakrishnan, Shankar.........1790..........62 y.o.
   11. Gashgarian, Rob..................1757...........68 y.o.
   12. Chamberland, Luc...............1714...........62 y.o.
   13. Leblanc, Paul.......................1707...........77 y.o.
   14. Moran-Venegas, Mario........1699...........69 y.o.
   15. Benggawan, Undriadi...........1688..........73 y.o.
   16. Garel, Rick............................1685..........70 y.o.
   17. Gillanders, Robert................1671..........70 y.o.
   18. Parakin, Don.........................1642...........66 y.o.
   19. Verde, Pino............................1619...........78 y.o.

Seniors Team Conscripts (Non-Member) List (U 1600 )

1. Dixon, Javier................................1558..........72 y.o.
2. Kurkowski, Ken...........................1535..........75 y.o.
3. Dattani, Dinesh............................1479.........tba(70+)
4. Smith, Maurice.............................1456...........92 y.o.
5. Selbie, Andrew.............................1318...........73 y.o.
6. Teram, Eli......................................1229...........77 y.o.
7. Pishdad, M. Hassan.....................1168............88 y.o.
   
   Notes:

1. Age (FIDE Definition) = Oldest age in the calendar year
2. Those on the lists have been previously approached
3. 26/1/9 - Date Ratings checked

Bob A (Communications Secretary/Ontario Coordinator)

[Hans Jung]

Very impressive Bob!