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This Saturday, March 5, is scheduled our regular 5 minute blitz at Mom's Cafe. This year, the 15 minute rapid appears more popular. If we cannot get at least 10 players for the blitz we may have to go with the rapid every Saturday.
Clearly, there are many who find 5 minute chess too fast for them and those who like the fast tempo can get their 'fix' on the internet. Also, the 15 minute control lends itself to 'computer-assist' which many consider 'cheating'. Thus the 15 minute rapid may provide a niche which the internet cannot provide (yay! humans:)).
So, to vote (with your feet) come to the blitz this Saturday (and post a prediction here - see below).
Blitz Ratings – March 2, 2011
Stevens Christian 2628
Sambuev Bator 2622
Zugic Igor 2591
Teplitsky Yan 2568
Samsonkin Artem 2561
Gerzhoy Leonid 2530
Noritsyn Nikolay 2508
Milicevic Goran 2505
SapozhnkovRoman 2488
Bluvshtein Mark 2484
Tyomkin Dimitri 2483
Plotkin Victor 2471
Thavandirn Shiyam 2453
Ochkoos Yuri 2448
Tayar Jonathan 2429
Panjwani Raja 2424
Livshits Ron 2411
Drashko Dragan 2401
Teodoro Eduardo 2386
Divljan Igor 2380
Rek Slava 2376
Hamilton Robert 2376
Gulko Andrei 2374
Krnan Thomas 2362
Bailey Doug 2354
Gindi Shahar 2353
Buscar Michael 2342
Aronov Yuri 2320
Findlay Ian 2313
Henry Liam 2287
Barron Michael 2283
Day Lawrence 2279
Raheb David 2270
Vaingorten Yakov 2253
Peng David 2247
Blakely Matt 2236
Zeromskis Egis 2232
Molchanov Yevhen 2232
Puri Vinny 2228
Southam Dave 2226
Ilic Stanimir 2214
Dougherty Michael 2214
Harper Ryan 2201
Kimelman Michael 2192
Derraugh Geordie 2182
Humphreys M 2176
Martchenko Alex 2164
Jung Hans 2162
Miletic Dusan 2149
Kleinman Michael 2142
Inigo Aquino 2134
Sellers Karl 2131
Guo Josh 2130
Casareno Erwin 2129
Fiedler Brian 2127
Upper John 2126
Calugar Arthur 2124
Bluvshtein Ilya 2121
Sundar Avinash 2121
Evans Bill 2114
Campbell Brett 2112
Nahutin Yevgeny 2100
Erichsen Dan 2098
Willis Brad 2096
Siddeley Hugh 2089
Malette Martin 2084
Shebetah Wajdy 2079
Ferreira Alex 2074
Pimentel Sheldon 2073
Kagramanov Dina 2067
Barrios Felix 2064
Peev Pavel 2058
Malmsten Erik 2049
Picana Andrew 2042
Hambleton Aman 2037
Lucki Arnie 2034
Visnjic Zoran 2028
Wight Keith 2026
Pedersen Rune 2024
Dobrich Vlad 2018
Haziprodromu Sam 2009
Plotkin Mark 2004
Bokhout Peter 1995
Hambleton Aman 1995
Laughlin Steve 1981
Gusev Nikita 1974
Brajkovic Nikola 1963
Jolliffe Kyle 1959
Fan Brendan 1959
Abrahams Daniel 1956
Campos Jose 1955
Solis Jamie 1954
Chidley-Hill John 1950
Mills Morgon 1949
Walker Trevor 1945
Takov Chris 1930
Longo Tyler 1928
Ho Conrad 1925
Trbic Milan 1924
Michael Song 1917
Wiebe Daniel 1905
Visnjic Momcilo 1882
Ferner Wilf 1875
Bell Ian 1874
Avramov Angelo 1853
Zhou Haonan 1848
Kutuzov Yevgeni 1846
Mc Neil Hugh 1826
Brammall Stuart 1808
Gomes Joe 1802
Spiliotopoulos Yakos 1800
Fan Yibing 1798
Mustafa Ozcan 1791
Gunapalan David 1790
Barakat Issan 1783
Rutherdale William 1777
Henderson Fred 1775
Moran Mario 1774
Steadman Richard 1765
Stein Jacob 1763
Le Ken 1760
Knox Christopher 1757
Peter McSherry 1754
Gross Gerald 1752
Kauffan Robert 1748
Danilova Luba 1742
Power Alan 1740
Orlova Liza 1727
Verde Pino 1701
ThavandiranNimalan1681
Panjwani Dilip 1642
France Kyle 1600
Munro Brendan 1600
Play starts every Saturday at 2pm at Mom's Cafe, 1098 Danforth Ave, (1 block east of Donlands subway station)
Info: Vlad (647) 207-9342
***If your name does not appear on the above list of rated players you are eligible to enter this event at a $10 discount. You pay only $20 instead of the usual $30 (for non-members of BGC).
***Predict the exact number of entries next Saturday (start of round 2) and win a free entry to a subsequent tourney. You need to post your prediction as a reply to this post. If you need to cancel out of the tourney, give notice by Friday midnight to avoid penalty.
***Note! The prize fund is enhanced each week per the folowing formula:
$20 x No. of entries + $50.
Clearly, there are many who find 5 minute chess too fast for them and those who like the fast tempo can get their 'fix' on the internet. Also, the 15 minute control lends itself to 'computer-assist' which many consider 'cheating'. Thus the 15 minute rapid may provide a niche which the internet cannot provide (yay! humans:)).
So, to vote (with your feet) come to the blitz this Saturday (and post a prediction here - see below).
Blitz Ratings – March 2, 2011
Stevens Christian 2628
Sambuev Bator 2622
Zugic Igor 2591
Teplitsky Yan 2568
Samsonkin Artem 2561
Gerzhoy Leonid 2530
Noritsyn Nikolay 2508
Milicevic Goran 2505
SapozhnkovRoman 2488
Bluvshtein Mark 2484
Tyomkin Dimitri 2483
Plotkin Victor 2471
Thavandirn Shiyam 2453
Ochkoos Yuri 2448
Tayar Jonathan 2429
Panjwani Raja 2424
Livshits Ron 2411
Drashko Dragan 2401
Teodoro Eduardo 2386
Divljan Igor 2380
Rek Slava 2376
Hamilton Robert 2376
Gulko Andrei 2374
Krnan Thomas 2362
Bailey Doug 2354
Gindi Shahar 2353
Buscar Michael 2342
Aronov Yuri 2320
Findlay Ian 2313
Henry Liam 2287
Barron Michael 2283
Day Lawrence 2279
Raheb David 2270
Vaingorten Yakov 2253
Peng David 2247
Blakely Matt 2236
Zeromskis Egis 2232
Molchanov Yevhen 2232
Puri Vinny 2228
Southam Dave 2226
Ilic Stanimir 2214
Dougherty Michael 2214
Harper Ryan 2201
Kimelman Michael 2192
Derraugh Geordie 2182
Humphreys M 2176
Martchenko Alex 2164
Jung Hans 2162
Miletic Dusan 2149
Kleinman Michael 2142
Inigo Aquino 2134
Sellers Karl 2131
Guo Josh 2130
Casareno Erwin 2129
Fiedler Brian 2127
Upper John 2126
Calugar Arthur 2124
Bluvshtein Ilya 2121
Sundar Avinash 2121
Evans Bill 2114
Campbell Brett 2112
Nahutin Yevgeny 2100
Erichsen Dan 2098
Willis Brad 2096
Siddeley Hugh 2089
Malette Martin 2084
Shebetah Wajdy 2079
Ferreira Alex 2074
Pimentel Sheldon 2073
Kagramanov Dina 2067
Barrios Felix 2064
Peev Pavel 2058
Malmsten Erik 2049
Picana Andrew 2042
Hambleton Aman 2037
Lucki Arnie 2034
Visnjic Zoran 2028
Wight Keith 2026
Pedersen Rune 2024
Dobrich Vlad 2018
Haziprodromu Sam 2009
Plotkin Mark 2004
Bokhout Peter 1995
Hambleton Aman 1995
Laughlin Steve 1981
Gusev Nikita 1974
Brajkovic Nikola 1963
Jolliffe Kyle 1959
Fan Brendan 1959
Abrahams Daniel 1956
Campos Jose 1955
Solis Jamie 1954
Chidley-Hill John 1950
Mills Morgon 1949
Walker Trevor 1945
Takov Chris 1930
Longo Tyler 1928
Ho Conrad 1925
Trbic Milan 1924
Michael Song 1917
Wiebe Daniel 1905
Visnjic Momcilo 1882
Ferner Wilf 1875
Bell Ian 1874
Avramov Angelo 1853
Zhou Haonan 1848
Kutuzov Yevgeni 1846
Mc Neil Hugh 1826
Brammall Stuart 1808
Gomes Joe 1802
Spiliotopoulos Yakos 1800
Fan Yibing 1798
Mustafa Ozcan 1791
Gunapalan David 1790
Barakat Issan 1783
Rutherdale William 1777
Henderson Fred 1775
Moran Mario 1774
Steadman Richard 1765
Stein Jacob 1763
Le Ken 1760
Knox Christopher 1757
Peter McSherry 1754
Gross Gerald 1752
Kauffan Robert 1748
Danilova Luba 1742
Power Alan 1740
Orlova Liza 1727
Verde Pino 1701
ThavandiranNimalan1681
Panjwani Dilip 1642
France Kyle 1600
Munro Brendan 1600
Play starts every Saturday at 2pm at Mom's Cafe, 1098 Danforth Ave, (1 block east of Donlands subway station)
Info: Vlad (647) 207-9342
***If your name does not appear on the above list of rated players you are eligible to enter this event at a $10 discount. You pay only $20 instead of the usual $30 (for non-members of BGC).
***Predict the exact number of entries next Saturday (start of round 2) and win a free entry to a subsequent tourney. You need to post your prediction as a reply to this post. If you need to cancel out of the tourney, give notice by Friday midnight to avoid penalty.
***Note! The prize fund is enhanced each week per the folowing formula:
$20 x No. of entries + $50.