The Kitchener Chess Festival

[Patrick McDonald]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Current Standings and Pairings are posted to the chessfest.ca site ...

Including the Ontario Closed, the Canadian Seniors and the Canadian Amateur ...

Have a look: www.chessfest.ca

:D :D

[Erik Malmsten]

Ontario Closed history

It's great to see the Ontario Closed happening again. Some historic results:

1977 Ontario Closed (9-RR)
7.5 IM Lawrence Day 2369
6 Frank Pushkedra 2121
6 Bryan Nickoloff 2324
5.5 Robert Wachtel 2249
4.5 Denis Allan 2270
4 Jonathan Berry 2224
3.5 Paul Janicki 2140
3.5 Joe Horton 2102
3 Jan Green-Krotki 2276
1.5 Dave MacLeod 2062
avg. Rating 2213

1980 Ontario Closed (8-RR)
6.5 IM Zvonko Vranesic 2306
5 Victor Dzera 2200
5 John MacPhail 2242
5 Stephen Boyd 2259
4.5 Peter Nurmi 2296
3.5 Harry Kaminker 2245
2.5 David Ross 2133
2.5 Peter Murray 2298
1.5 Ed Rohanchuk 1779
0-2 Brian Hartman 2161
avg. rating 2192

1996 Ontario Closed (9-RR)
6 Hans Jung 2256
5.5 FM Ian Findlay 2400
5 IM Bryon Nickoloff 2474
5 Eduardo Teodoro IV 2419
5 Michael Dougherty 2310
4.5 Paul H. Beckwith 2303
4.5 Ron Livshits 2500
4.5 IM Lawrence Day 2445
4 Bill Peckford 2298
1 Brett Campbell 2314
avg. rating 2372

Lawrence Day won the Lawrence Day Game Prize for “the game that best displays courage and innovation.” It is suppose to be awarded in all future Ontario Closeds.

2005 Ontario Closed (5 round swiss)
4 Sebastian Predescu 2245
3.5 Zhe Quan 2403
3 Wayne Barclay 2240
3 Alex Davies 2261
3 Nikolay Noritsyn 2357
2.5 Miladin Djerkovic 2289
2 Armando Valdizon 2247
2 Maher Saleh 2300
2 Yevhen Molchanov 2186
2 Raja Panjwani 2242
2 Kevin Pacey 2210
1 Yaaqov Vaingorten 2389
avg. rating 2281

From David Cohen’s website:
2005 Sebastian Predescu
1997 Eduardo Teodoro IV
1996 Hans Jung
1993 Ron Livshits
1992 Ron Livshits, Bryon Nickoloff
1990 Lawrence Day
1989 Kevin Pacey
1988 Tom O'Donnell
1986 Ian Findlay
1981 Zvonko Vranesic
(1st) 1977 Lawrence Day

[Matthew Nicholson]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Does anyone know if the pairings have been/will be posted online?

[Michael von Keitz]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Rarely one to disappoint, FM Hans Jung showed resourceful technique in bringing the host town a full point during the first day of action in the Ontario Closed. In doing so, he managed to be the last game to finish, wrapping it up shortly before 11pm. As a reward for his hard work, he gets White against IM Krnan in the morning round tomorrow.

In the Canadian Seniors Championship, top-seeded Ian Finlay had no answer to the wall that is Jamie Solis, and walked away with a halved point. Much to the delight of supporters from Kirkland Lake, this leaves Ralph Deline at the top of the crosstable, by virtue of his holding the highest rating amongst those grabbing a full point this evening. If memory serves, it will be Pierre Maheux looking to knock him off top board tomorrow morning.

I was not in charge of the Amateur today, but I noted that Danny McGlynn faces off against Hugh Siddeley on top board tomorrow morning. If I recall correctly, Danny upset Dan Raats to get there. As for the U1700, top-seeded Mate Milinkovic was served a stunning defeat at the hands of Mark Brauer. Let's hope tomorrow brings us more fighting chess!

[Ferdinand Supsup]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

The Kitchener Chess Festival (www.chessfest.ca) is quickly approaching!

(July 30 - Aug 2 - over the long weekend)

This will be the 5th annual !! :D

The Highlight competitions will be the Canadian Amateur (4th annual) ...

The Canadian Seniors (from which we hope to name Canada's representative to the World Seniors) ...

The Ontario Closed Championship

Have a look at the site www.chessfest.ca

We now have a partial Pre-Registered list up at the site.

:D :) :D

Hi Patrick,

Can you please confirm that the 2010 Canadian Amateur Chess Championship
is FIDE rated this year? Maybe some participants may not be aware.

Thanks!

[Jesse Wang]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Hello, sorry to bother you again, have you received my sister's registration and my note following it?

[Patrick McDonald]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Vlad,
For you (and Reuben) ... done ... ;)

[Vlad Drkulec]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

See the updated pre-registered lists ... :D

Hopefully we will see an updated pre-registered list with the current ratings published by the CFC today :D

I hate being at the bottom of the list.

[Adam Cormier]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

A quick question: Will the Amateur (U2100 section)/Canadian Closed games be posted on the internet?

[Michael von Keitz]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Tomas Krnan currently tops the field for the Ontario Closed. Are other heavyweights waiting in the wings? ;)

[Patrick McDonald]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Register today, Wednesday, before the entry fee goes up to $100!

Register at: www.chessreg.ca :)

Visit the Festival site at: www.chessfest.ca

See the updated pre-registered lists ... :D

[Patrick McDonald]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Just a quick reminder that we have the current Pre-Registered lists on the Kitchener Chess Festival site: www.chessfest.ca

And ...

... you still have time to register and lock in the Pre-Registration (lower) entry fee. After Wednesday, the fee goes up.
Register now at www.chessreg.ca

:D :) :D

[Patrick McDonald]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

Geee, twenty? Hope u drop that portable in the lake...

OK, I am confused ???

[Bob Gillanders]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

I count fifty-eight:
20 U2100
15 U1700
9 U1400
7 Ontario Closed
7 Canadian Seniors

The number usually doubles in the last week, so expect 100! :)

Patrick, I forgot about the friday start when I registered. Can I get a bye for round 1 please. :D

[Hugh Siddeley]

Re: The Kitchener Chess Festival

I count fifty-eight:
20 U2100
15 U1700
9 U1400
7 Ontario Closed
7 Canadian Seniors