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Congratulations Mike! You scored off Hikaru and cost him points.Comment
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Go Mark go! You're in first and ready to take the tournament!Comment
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Sunday, October 12 at
the Maritime Chess Festival
The first event to get underway yesterday was the Maritime Junior, with twenty-three players competing in 3 sections.
Open
1st - Raphael Tangoan (NB)
2nd - Goldy Vu (PE)
=3rd - Rutvik Reddy Allampati (NB) & Harshiv Varada (NB)
Under 1600
1st - Dhyey Sarja (NS) ** Youngest player in the section
2nd - Yurii Kosianenko (NB)
=3rd - Austin MacKinnon (NB), Jededian Chiongliu (NB), and Axel Aubin (NB)
Under 1200
1st - Oscar Keenan-Harmon (PE)
2nd - Rebecca Sijo (PE)
3rd - Siurish Reddy-Allampati (NB)
Pictures of the winners arewill be up our FB page.(eventually, as I still have to get some from parents)
https://www.facebook.com/MCF2019
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After 4 rounds in the Maritime Open, there is a two-way tie for 1st between GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Mike Ivanov, both with 3.5. They are closely followed by 6 players with 3 points.
Hikaru posted a summary of his day on his stream and explains why his 3rd round draw with Mike wasn't such a bad thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TqWQcHcF9o
We are hoping to have the pairings posted on Chess Results shortly after 9am this morning. Round times are 10am and 3pm today.
https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1270...ag=30&SNode=S0
Live games (Top 4 Boards) are broadcast at
https://view.livechesscloud.com/#dff...6-54ec263db108
CBC News was on site and gave us the following story
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/princ...ayer-9.6936511
In the Challengers section, top seeded Ruffy Tangoan is alone in 1st place, with 3.5, and 5 players trailing by half a point.
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We capped things off last night with a 40 player Blitz tournament
1st - IM Mark Plotkin (ON)
2nd - FM Calix Marchand (NS)
3rd - Juan Ramirez-Orta (NS)
=4th - IM Mike Ivanov (ON) & IM Tangi Migot (QC)
U2000 - Paul Dec (NS) & Fred McKim (PE)
U1750 - Harvey Zhang (NB) & Kaven Sharma (NB)
U1500 - Niko He (PE), Daniel Rokhvarger, & Austin MacKInnon (NB)
Full results are on chess-results and we'll have a picture of the winners up shortly on FB
Fred
PS Feel free to reach out to me during the day, either by e-mail, facebook, or by text at 902-626-5019.
PPS. A lot of people were able to get a picture with Hikaru or something signed by him (before or even after a game) - but there are no guarantees !!
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Congratulations to GM Hikaru for outplaying the field.Comment
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Monday, October 13 at
the Maritime Chess Festival
To recap: after 4 rounds in the Maritime Open there was a two-way tie for 1st between GM Hikaru Nakamura and IM Mike Ivanov, both with 3.5. They were closely followed by 6 players with 3 points.
With a win by Hikaru and a draw by Mike, Hikaru finally pulled into sole-posession of 1st place after round 5 and didn't look back. IM Mark Plotkin won the final round Toronto IM battle and took clear second
Championship Section
1st - GM Hikaru Nakamura (NY) - $750
2nd - IM Mark Plotkin (ON) - $425
3rd/4th/U2200-1st&2nd - IM Mike Ivanov (ON), IM Tangi Migot (QC), FM Adam Dorrance (NS), FM Calix Marchand (NS), Jorge Moreno (PE), Richard Douglas (ON) - $95 each
U2000-1st&2nd - Henry Pollitt (ON), Louis Fillmore (NS), Alice Yancey (NS), Rutvik Reddy Allampati (NB) - $40 each
Special Winner Takes All Prize - GM Hikaru Nakamura - $500
Challengers Section
1st - Ruffy Tangoan (NB) - $250
2nd/U1800-1st - Ish Sethi (PE) and Adie Todd (ON) - $115 each
3rd/U1800-2nd/Junior - Ron Belczewski (NB), IA Aris Marghetis (ON), Ian Crowell (NB), Raphael Tangoan (NB) - $40 each
U1600-1st&2nd - Allan Li (PE) and Jeremy Sztuka (ON) - $80 each
U1400 - Axel Aubin (NB) and Austin Mackinnon (NB) - $50 each
I will be waiting about 24 hours before doing any of these payouts, in case anyone notices an error on my part.
We will be announcing the winners of the two $100 Alex Relyea Memorial Prizes in the next day or two (for Most Improved Player).
Final results for the Maritime Open, Rapid, and Blitz are all available at
https://s2.chess-results.com/tnr1270...ag=30&SNode=S0
According to my calculations the following players will receive their initial FIDE rating on the November FIDE Rating List: Anthony Banks (PE), Rutvik Reddy Allampati (NB), Kaven Sharma (NS), Goldy Vu (PE).
Hikaru posted a summary of the final day on his stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOhK03HQ7Zg
Live games (Top 4 Boards) were broadcast and available for review at
https://view.livechesscloud.com/#dff...6-54ec263db108
CBC News was on site and gave us the following story
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/halifax-girl-plays-top-chess-player-9.6936
We took some pictures at the end of the festival and will post those later today.on the MCF FB page.
Co-Arbiter, Daniel has already sent the results of the Open and the Rapid to the CFC to be rated. As I'm in the middle of a move (there's a dumpster in the driveway, I have to finish filling today), there's a chance the Amateur and Junior won't be sent in to be rated for this week's update on Thursday.
A final good news story came in this morning, as Hikaru wants to donate his winnings to a PEI charity. We'll get back to you later with who we've chosen as the recipient.
Fred
Organizer, 2025 Maritime Chess FestivalLast edited by Fred McKim; Tuesday, 14th October, 2025, 02:05 PM.Comment
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Hikaru Nakamura donating his prize to a charity is a very classy move and great to see!Comment
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