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Shortly after, the Whitehorse Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships will be held on Saturday, August 9 in the Yukon. Rated events are not common in these parts and I am looking forward to this being one that brings the local community together and encourages more people to get involved with chess!
Just a friendly reminder that the Red Deer Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships will be held this Saturday- for those considering attending, sign up now and don't miss out!
A great weekend on Tour with the Red Deer Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships taking place this past Saturday! It was nice to see everyone who came out- a fair portion of whom were participating in their first over-the-board tournaments and/or were from the Red Deer area and nearby locales. One of the most rewarding parts of doing a tour like this is seeing participants come out who are excited to play in their first ever over-the-board tournaments, as well as those who often don't have the opportunities to travel from local communities to attend chess tournaments
In the Red Deer Summer Rapid Championship, the winners of the combined Open Section were: 1st place- David Wait finishing with a perfect score of 5/5; and 2nd and 3rd places- a 3-way tie between Isaac Sajosh, Stephen Moreau, and Stephen Ejack. The top junior finishers, receiving medals were: 1st place (Gold)- David Wait (also top overall!); 2nd place (Silver)- Isaac Sajosh; and 3rd place (Bronze) Aryan Ranjan-Kumar. The bronze medal was determined in a sudden death, 5-minute playoff game after both Aryan Ranjan-Kumar and Aadhavan Kabilarmalai Padma Suresh tied for 3rd amongst juniors with 3 points each
For full tournament results, see this link
In the Red Deer Summer Blitz Championship, the winners were: 1st place- David Wait; 2nd place- Terry Hansum; and 3rd place- a two-way tie between Stephen Ejack and Fred Durst
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the fun and exciting event in Red Deer, check out this link
I am excited and looking forward to the next stop on the tour which will be taking place in Winnipeg on July 19, 2025
For more information on the tournaments in Winnipeg, check out these links:
I am very excited and looking forward to the next leg of the Western Summer Chess Tour with an event coming up this Saturday in Winnipeg!! For full details on both tournaments, check out the following links:
Stay tuned for more exciting news and updates to come!
P.S If you would like to make a contribution in support of any of the events (e.g. for prizes, etc.), please send me an email to: daniel.rokhvarger@yahoo.ca. You can either have yourself/organization recognized for your contributions made, or choose to remain anonymous if you wish
Another great weekend on Tour with the Winnipeg Summer Rapid and Blitz Championships taking place this past Saturday! It was nice to see everyone who came out- including those who were members of Naomi House- Centre for refugees. A special thank you to Pastor Tim of the Winnipeg City Church who generously offered the use of the venue at Naomi House for the special event and to both him and his wife, Sue, for kindly hosting me throughout- it couldn't have happened without their support
In the Winnipeg Summer Rapid Championship, the winners of the combined Open Section were: 1st and 2nd places- a 2-way tie between Arjie Bayangat and Rhailey Punay; and 3rd place- a 5-way tie between Julien Grassick, Jaimin Patel, Fernando Orcullo, Joshua Gerona, and Isaac Wiebe. Thank you kindly to the third place finishers who chose to donate their winnings to Naomi House. The top junior finishers, receiving medals were: 1st place (Gold)- Rhailey Punay (who also tied for top overall!); 2nd place (Silver)- Jacob Lam; and 3rd place (Bronze) Tanishq Umesh Patel.
For full tournament results, see this link
The Winnipeg Summer Blitz Championship featured a limited but formidable field jockeying for position in a quintuple-round-robin. When the dust settled and the games were over, the winners were: 1st place- Isaac Wiebe; 2nd place- Alan Nagelberg; and 3rd place- Jaimin Patel
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the fun and exciting event in Winnipeg, check out this link
I am excited and looking forward to the next event on tour which will be taking place this upcoming weekend in Saskatoon- the Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival!
If you haven't signed up yet, hurry and don't miss out on this Prairie gem that already boasts a strong field and is sure to be an amazing time for all chess lovers!
Very exciting news to share about the BC Summer Chess Festival!!! International Masters (IMs) Van Thanh Nguyen and Quang Long Le; and Women International Master (WIM) Bich Ngoc (Penny) Pham; as well as Women Candidate Master (WCM) Le My Anh Hoang have all joined the Festival raising the bar of competition significantly!!
More exciting news for the BC Summer Chess Festival- International Master Bindi Cheng has signed up to participate in all 3 main events!!!
Just a friendly reminder that the Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival kicks off tomorrow evening. There's still time to register if you haven't done so already- hurry and don't miss out!
The Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival is now under way with an exciting first round of the Open Championship now in the books with plenty more to come!!
You can watch games from the top board of the Open Championship live through this DGT Link
You can also catch the action livestreamed on Chess.com through this link
Yesterday, I received the tailor-made scoresheets for the Western Summer Chess Tour- part of which are now being used at the Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival. Here is what they look like
Stay tuned for more exciting news and updates to come!
The Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival took place over this past weekend and featured 4 exciting tournaments- an Open Championship, Blitz Championship, Bughouse Championship, and Rapid Championship
The Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival- Open Championship came to a conclusion late afternoon this past Sunday and was a competitive affair in both sections- the Crown and U1700
In the Crown Section, the winners were: 1st place- Omid Khaledi; and 2nd and 3rd places- a 2-way tie between Arash Abdollahzadeh Sani and Tobias Salkeld
In the U1700 Section, the winners were: 1st place- William Sorgard finishing with a perfect score of 5/5!; 2nd place- Nitish Joson Terance Joe Heston; and 3rd place- Flyn Villamar
For full tournament results, see this link
For pictures from the exciting event, check out this link
The Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival- Blitz Championship was held this past Saturday evening and featured 5 double-rounds (10 total) of fast-paced action
When it all came to a conclusion, the winners were: 1st place- Omid Khaledi finishing with a perfect score of 10/10!; 2nd place- Martin Riquelme Bravo; and 3rd place- Chadi Hariri Awada. The winners of the top female award- tied- were Bhakti Malaviya and Ellie Frost. The top Junior prize was shared between Narek Harutyunyan and Eros Villamar. And the top Junior was Reez Karki
For pictures from the action packed, fast-paced event, check out this link
The Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival- Bughouse Championship was held this past Sunday afternoon and featured some fun, unrated, casual games in pairs
The finals standings were: 1st place- Avram Tcherni and Tobias Salkeld; 2nd place- Ryan Meneses and Daniel Rokhvarger (myself); and 3rd place- Reez Karki and Chris Ewen
The Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival- Rapid Championship was held this past Monday evening and was the finishing touch on the Festival. It featured 2 sections- a Junior Section run in a round robin, and an Open Section held in Swiss Format
The winners of the Junior Section were: Tied for first and second places- Jing Yi Yuan and Vahan Mamikonyan; and 3rd place Bhakti Malaviya. The winners of the gold and silver medals were determined by a 5-minute playoff game which was won by Vahan Mamikonyan.
The winners of the Open Section were: 1st place- Omid Khaledi finishing with a perfect score of 5/5(!); 2nd place- Martin Riquelme Bravo; and 3rd place- a 2-way tie between Zachary Burrows and Narek Harutyunyan
For pictures from the Rapid Championship, check out this link
I want to extend a huge thank you to the SK Horizon Chess organization for supporting this Festival by providing the equipment and venue availability for this event and to both Ryan Meneses and Taylor-Anne Yee for supporting the tournaments of the Festival as assistant arbiters- it couldn't have been the great event it was without them. The chess scene in Saskatchewan is flourishing and has a bright future thanks to them and the organization! It has been a pleasure hosting this event and seeing the community alongside their support
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Something really neat and interesting from the Festival was seeing a full family of 6- the Sorgard family participating together in the Open Championship:)
For a great family chess scene, check out this link
Exciting news for the BC Summer Chess Festival- young rising star and FM Ethan Song has signed up to play in this weekend's Open Championship! Ethan will join a strong field of players in the Open Crown Section, including IM Bindi Cheng
If you haven't done so already, sign up now and don't miss out on what will surely be an amazing event at UBC starting very soon! For details on all of the tournaments of the Festival and registration, check out the following link:
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