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First of all I would like to thank all those who made this event happen.
The list is quite large and it does not include all those who contributed to the festival. TD Ali Razzaq did a great job of running a smooth-dispute free event and maintaining the DGT online broadcast which allowed everyone to see the games live.
Micah Hughey, did a great job assembling the roster of the international and offering $1000 of his own money if a perfect score was achieved, ECC president-Terry Seehagen made sure that finances were all taken care of. The Kassam and Wang families helped enhance the event by putting together a wonderful Barbecue for all the participants.
Jim Daniluk, came from Calgary and helped give rides to players to places such as: West Edmonton Mall. Bruce Thomas and "The Roving ChessNuts" provided some of the event's DGT boards and Rob Gardner gave an airport ride to the airport.
A special thanks goes to the event sponsors: The Edmonton Chess Club, Sardul Purewal, Alberta Chess Association, Alberta Sports Recreation Parks and Wildlife Foundation, George F. Heagley "The Cotswold Studio," and Bradley Willis, as well as all the others who contributed anything to the event. This event would not be possible without their contributions. Last but not least, I would like to thank all the participants. For the first time, the International section did not contain any draws in under 30 moves as games were all combative.
Here are all the event winners:
International:
1. GM Joel Benjamin 7.5/9 ($1100).
2. GM Alexander Shabalov 6.5/9 ($550).
3. IM Edward Porper 5.5/9 ($300).
4. FMs Vladimir Pechenkin/Alisa Melekhina 5/9 ($100 each).
Bradley Willis Best game prize: It was a tie between GM Joel Benjamin-GM Alexander Shabalov and NM Rob Gardner-FM Alisa Melekhina ($25 per player).
Biggest upset: NM Belsar Valencia for his draw against GM Alexander Shabalov(373 points difference divided by two) $60.
Reserves:
1. NM Nic Haynes: 5.5/6 ($250)
2. NM Roy Yearwood: 4.5/6 ($120)
Best u-2000:
Mike Zeggelaar/Regina-veronicka Kalaydina: 4/6 ($50 each).
Best u-1800:
Kevin Smith and Willy Majaducon 3/6 ($50 each).
You can view the International standings at: www.edmontonchessfestival.ca/international
Reserves standings are available at:
http://edmontonchessfestival.ca/reserves
Videos and pictures from the event can be found at:
http://edmontonchessfestival.ca/multimedia
See you next year!
The list is quite large and it does not include all those who contributed to the festival. TD Ali Razzaq did a great job of running a smooth-dispute free event and maintaining the DGT online broadcast which allowed everyone to see the games live.
Micah Hughey, did a great job assembling the roster of the international and offering $1000 of his own money if a perfect score was achieved, ECC president-Terry Seehagen made sure that finances were all taken care of. The Kassam and Wang families helped enhance the event by putting together a wonderful Barbecue for all the participants.
Jim Daniluk, came from Calgary and helped give rides to players to places such as: West Edmonton Mall. Bruce Thomas and "The Roving ChessNuts" provided some of the event's DGT boards and Rob Gardner gave an airport ride to the airport.
A special thanks goes to the event sponsors: The Edmonton Chess Club, Sardul Purewal, Alberta Chess Association, Alberta Sports Recreation Parks and Wildlife Foundation, George F. Heagley "The Cotswold Studio," and Bradley Willis, as well as all the others who contributed anything to the event. This event would not be possible without their contributions. Last but not least, I would like to thank all the participants. For the first time, the International section did not contain any draws in under 30 moves as games were all combative.
Here are all the event winners:
International:
1. GM Joel Benjamin 7.5/9 ($1100).
2. GM Alexander Shabalov 6.5/9 ($550).
3. IM Edward Porper 5.5/9 ($300).
4. FMs Vladimir Pechenkin/Alisa Melekhina 5/9 ($100 each).
Bradley Willis Best game prize: It was a tie between GM Joel Benjamin-GM Alexander Shabalov and NM Rob Gardner-FM Alisa Melekhina ($25 per player).
Biggest upset: NM Belsar Valencia for his draw against GM Alexander Shabalov(373 points difference divided by two) $60.
Reserves:
1. NM Nic Haynes: 5.5/6 ($250)
2. NM Roy Yearwood: 4.5/6 ($120)
Best u-2000:
Mike Zeggelaar/Regina-veronicka Kalaydina: 4/6 ($50 each).
Best u-1800:
Kevin Smith and Willy Majaducon 3/6 ($50 each).
You can view the International standings at: www.edmontonchessfestival.ca/international
Reserves standings are available at:
http://edmontonchessfestival.ca/reserves
Videos and pictures from the event can be found at:
http://edmontonchessfestival.ca/multimedia
See you next year!
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