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We are starting to get a few entries, and I will publish a pre-reg list when we have 20 names or so. We are in Peter Clark Hall this time, on the lower level of the University Centre. Here are the specs. I hope you can join us for another exciting event in Guelph.
Guelph Winter Pro-Am
February 11-12, 2012
Peter Clark Hall, Guelph University Centre
5 Round Swiss; A SWOCL Grand Prix Event
3 Sections: FIDE Rated Pro, FIDE Rated U2000, U1600
Players may play up if current rating is within 100 points of rating floor.
Cost is $20, proceeds to the Olympic Fund.
Round Times: Saturday 10:am, 1:30pm, 6:00pm, Sunday 10:00am, 2:00pm
Time Control: Round 1 G/60 +30 sec, Rounds 2-5 G/90 + 30 sec
Entry Fees: Pro Section $60, others $40. Late Fee: $10.00 on site
Half Point Byes: in rounds 1-4 may be requested in advance
Prizes: $55 per Pro player returned as prizes.
Trophies awarded in other sections
Register: Mail to TD Hal Bond, 205 – 105 Conroy Crescent, Guelph, ON N1G 2V5,
email halbond@sympatico.ca, or cash on site from 8:30-9:30 am Saturday. Players registering after 9:30 Saturday may not receive a swiss pairing in first round.
Equipment, snacks and refreshments provided by organizer
Rene Preotu returns as Chief Arbiter, pre-reg list
I have great confidence in Rene Preotu as Chief Arbiter, so I am going to play. It's probably time for me to return to the 1700 club.
Here is the pre-reg list so far. The ratings will be updated on the Wednesday prior to the tournament. You can avoid the $10 on site fee by emailing me at halbond@sympatico.ca
Wall Chart. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Bator Sambuev
2692 146462 (2531) (4128290)
2 Razvan Preotu
2194 146124 (2006) (2613280)
3 Michael Song
2184 144236 (2081) (2613190)
4 Jackie Peng
2110 142388 (1936) (2609819)
5 Adam Cormier
2085 149091 (2023) (2614197)
Wall Chart. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Rob Gashgarian
1946 112426 (2612321)
2 Hal Bond
1815 111830 (2601699)
3 Masoud Jizan
1685 125520
4 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao
1677 148512 (2613387)
5 Michael von Keitz
1658 128800 (2612119)
6 James Scott
1658 140559
7 Derick Aghamalian
1636 146782
8 Lee Hendon
1635 105731 (2614227)
9 Mark Brauer
1607 132166
Wall Chart. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Chris Wehrfritz
1461 151679
2 Jeffrey Xu
1450 148513
3 Leonid Aghamalian
1448 121022
4 Bruce Hurst
1306 112109
I have great confidence in Rene Preotu as Chief Arbiter, so I am going to play.
Hal, great idea! I did something similar at my last weekender, where I did most of the Organizing, and Halldor (God bless him) did most of the TDing. We also both played!
IM Nikolay Noritsyn will resume his rivalry with GM Sambuev in the Pro Section and younger brother Sergey will keep the U2000 crowd on its toes.
Aris - I hope I don't regret this decision! I look forward to playing but with organizational details I will be distractable. For your tourney on the following weekend I'll need a fresh excuse!
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Bator Sambuev 2692
2 Nikolay Noritsyn 2639
3 Razvan Preotu 2194
4 Michael Song 2184
5 Jackie Peng 2110
6 Adam Cormier 2085
7 Vladimir Drkulec 2075
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mahmud Hassain
2 Rob Gashgarian
3 Hal Bond
4 Tim Knechtel
5 Sergey Noritsyn
6 Masoud Jizan
7 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao
8 Michael von Keitz
9 James Scott
10 Derick Aghamalian
11 Lee Hendon
12 Mark Brauer
13 Jiaxin Liu
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Chris Wehrfritz 1461
2 Jeffrey Xu 1450
3 Leonid Aghamalian 1448
4 Bruce Hurst 1306
5 James Williamson 1217
6 Ethan Zheng 911
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Bator Sambuev 2692
2 Nikolay Noritsyn 2639
3 Razvan Preotu 2194
4 Michael Song 2184
5 Jackie Peng 2110
6 Adam Cormier 2085
7 Vladimir Drkulec 2075
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mahmud Hassain 1981
2 Rob Gashgarian 1946
3 Hal Bond 1815
4 Richard Chen 1761
5 Tim Knechtel 1721
6 Sergey Noritsyn 1714
7 Masoud Jizan 1685
8 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao 1677
9 Michael von Keitz 1658
10 Shafkat Ali 1658
11 James Scott 1658
12 Derick Aghamalian 1636
13 Lee Hendon 1635
14 Eric Zechen Wang 1618
15 Jiaxin Liu 1599
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1526
2 Chris Wehrfritz 1461
3 Jeffrey Xu 1450
4 Leonid Aghamalian 1448
5 Dennis Tismenko 1407
6 Bruce Hurst 1306
7 James Williamson 1217
8 Rachel Tao 1160
9 Ethan Zheng 911
10 Ellen Tao 643
Visiting Hungarian IM Miklos Orso joins the titled players.
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev 2692
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2639
3 IM Miklos Orso 2356
4 Razvan Preotu 2194
5 Michael Song 2184
6 David Itkin 2141
7 Jackie Peng 2110
8 Adam Cormier 2085
9 Vladimir Drkulec 2075
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mahmud Hassain 1981
2 Scott Hare 1946
3 Rob Gashgarian 1946
4 Robert Gillanders 1819
5 Hal Bond 1815
6 Richard Glew 1790
7 Ralph Deline 1783
8 Victor Itkin 1776
9 Richard Chen 1761
10 Tim Knechtel 1721
11 Sergey Noritsyn 1714
12 Masoud Jizan 1685
13 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao 1677
14 Michael von Keitz 1658
15 Shafkat Ali 1658
16 James Scott 1658
17 Derick Aghamalian 1636
18 Lee Hendon 1635
19 Eric Zechen Wang 1618
20 Jiaxin Liu 1599
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1526
2 Chris Wehrfritz 1461
3 Jeffrey Xu 1450
4 Leonid Aghamalian 1448
5 Constance Wang 1422
6 Lakes Liang 1416
7 Dennis Tismenko 1407
8 Bruce Hurst 1306
9 Benjamin Lin 1286
10 James Williamson 1217
11 Rachel Tao 1160
12 Ethan Zheng 911
13 Ellen Tao 643
FM Roman Sapozhnikov is player #49. I will post an updated roster when we cross 50. You can still register by email to avoid the on site late fee: halbond@sympatico.ca
We picked up a few more entries while I was at club tonite.
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev 2692
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2639
3 FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2501
4 IM Miklos Orso 2356
5 Vladimir Birarov 2250
6 Razvan Preotu 2194
7 David Itkin 2141
8 Jackie Peng 2110
9 Stephan Tonakanian 2098
10 Adam Cormier 2085
11 Vladimir Drkulec 2075
12 Stephen Ye 1955
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mahmud Hassain 1981
2 Scott Hare 1946
3 Rob Gashgarian 1946
4 Robert Gillanders 1819
5 Hal Bond 1815
6 Richard Glew 1790
7 Ralph Deline 1783
8 Victor Itkin 1776
9 John Zhang 1767
10 Richard Chen 1761
11 Tim Knechtel 1721
12 Sergey Noritsyn 1714
13 Patrick Yu 1699
14 Masoud Jizan 1685
15 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao 1677
16 Michael von Keitz 1658
17 Shafkat Ali 1658
18 James Scott 1658
19 Zoltan Cservenyi 1643
20 Doug Gillis 1637
21 Derick Aghamalian 1636
22 Lee Hendon 1635
23 Eric Zechen Wang 1618
24 Jiaxin Liu 1599
25 Winthada Obimawie unr.
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1526
2 Chris Wehrfritz 1461
3 Joey Zhong 1455
4 Jeffrey Xu 1450
5 Leonid Aghamalian 1448
6 Constance Wang 1422
7 Lakes Liang 1416
8 Dennis Tismenko 1407
9 Kai Gauer 1345
10 Benjamin Lin 1286
11 Richard Guo 1276
12 James Williamson 1217
13 Rachel Tao 1160
14 Nicole Birarov 1137
15 Ethan Zheng 911
16 Ellen Tao 643
17 Daniel Carron unr.
Hal, I sent 2 e-mails to halbond@sympatico.ca (on Sunday and Tuesday) trying to register Daniel Zotkin for the tournament. Unfortunately he is still not on the list. Could you please register him? You can contact me at dinamo21@rogers.com if you need any more details. Thanks beforehand!
Thanks Dmytro!! Daniel is player number 57. IM Artiom Samsonkin has entered the fray as well long with former U12 Open Champ Terry Song. Next list after 60.
Toronto Master and FIDE CM Nikita Gusev has joined the strong Pro Section. Each section is looking very competitive.
Those wishing to overnite in Guelph can book across the road from the University Centre at the Best Western Royal Brock for the "University Rate" of $93.99 per room. They are located at 716 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 1Y6, CA
Phone: 519-836-1240 or 1-800-780-7234. Mention the University of Guelph rate of 93.99 per room.
Please note that we are in Peter Clark Hall, on the lower floor of the University Centre.
This year we are adding a dedicated tea station to our refreshment centre. You can still avoid the on site late fee by contacting me, halbond@sympatico.ca , before 11pm tonite.
I should have updated ratings this afternoon.
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev 2692
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2639
3 IM Artiom Samsonkin 2550
4 FM Roman Sapozhnikov 2501
5 IM Miklos Orso 2356
6 CM Nikita Gusev 2270
7 Vladimir Birarov 2250
8 Razvan Preotu 2194
9 David Itkin 2141
10 Jackie Peng 2110
11 Stephan Tonakanian 2098
12 Adam Cormier 2085
13 Vladimir Drkulec 2075
14 Yuanchen Zhang 2029
15 Dmitry Chernik 2011
16 Stephen Ye 1955
17 Guannan Terry Song 1930
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Mahmud Hassain 1981
2 Scott Hare 1946
3 Rob Gashgarian 1946
4 Robert Gillanders 1819
5 Hal Bond 1815
6 Richard Glew 1790
7 Ralph Deline 1783
8 Victor Itkin 1776
9 Hongyi Li 1770
10 John Zhang 1767
11 Richard Chen 1761
12 Tim Knechtel 1721
13 Sergey Noritsyn 1714
14 Patrick Yu 1699
15 Masoud Jizan 1685
16 Yue Tong [Davy] Zhao 1677
17 Michael von Keitz 1658
18 Shafkat Ali 1658
19 James Scott 1658
20 Sasha Chuchin 1650
21 Zoltan Cservenyi 1643
22 Doug Gillis 1637
23 Derick Aghamalian 1636
24 Lee Hendon 1635
25 Eric Zechen Wang 1618
26 Jiaxin Liu 1599
27 Winthada Obimawie unr.
Standings. 2012 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1526
2 Chris Wehrfritz 1461
3 Joey Zhong 1455
4 Jeffrey Xu 1450
5 Leonid Aghamalian 1448
6 Constance Wang 1422
7 Lakes Liang 1416
8 Dennis Tismenko 1407
9 Kai Gauer 1345
10 Benjamin Lin 1286
11 Richard Guo 1276
12 James Williamson 1217
13 Rachel Tao 1160
14 Nicole Birarov 1137
15 Mathanhe Kaneshalingam 1027
16 Ethan Zheng 911
17 Ellen Tao 643
18 Daniel Carron unr.
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