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1st: Doug Bailey 4 1/2
2nd: Dave Southam 4 - 1
3rd: Brian Fiedler 3 1/2
B Prize: Dan Mowers 2 points
Current rapid ratings
Samsonkin Artem 2625
Gerzhoy Leonid 2532
Plotkin Victor 2480
Sapozhnikov Roman 2472
Bailey Doug 2417
Gulko Andre 2345
Zuniga Dante 2342
Aronov Yuri 2298
Southam Dave 2251
Murray Peter 2240
Song Michael 2217
Dougherty Mike 2203
Shebetah Wajdy 2139
Fiedler Brian 2137
Miletic Dusan 2135
Plotkin Mark 2084
Chidley-Hill John 2072
Malette Martin 2071
Brajkovic Nikola 2017
Malmsten Eric 1987
Stavropoulos Greg 1966
Zagar Milan 1911
Posaratnanathan Julian 1909
Bell Ian 1862
Steadman Richard 1848
McNeil Hugh 1846
McSherry Peter 1792
O'Bumsawin Nick 1714
Mowers Dan 1666
Goodman Shaul 1604
Singer Ron 1600
Heller Bob 1600
Goodman Halli 1600
The 15 minute Rapid is played from 2pm every Saturday at Mom's Cafe, 1098 Danforth Avenue (between Donlands and Greenwood subways stations).
Entry fee is $30 - cash prizes for winners in rating groupings as well as the top two or three over all.
Doug Bailey (left) and Dave Southam regularly arrive early for some pre-tournament chat. Doug takes a bus, the GO train and the Subway to arrive from Hamilton - a 40 mile trip!
Training at Mom's Cafe
The new Canadian Champion Bator Sambuev (left) training with Leonid Gerzhoy while Dave Southam (rear left) and Andre Gulko kibitz. (from last summer)
Doug Bailey ponders his next move against young master Michael Song. At the right is Halli Goodman facing Dan Mowers. Dad, Shaul Goodman is in the window.
Recent photos are by Bill Evans who gains a free entry to his next Rapid at Mom's Cafe.
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