Superfest 2012...

[Hans Jung]

Re: Superfest 2012...

I originally had no intention of posting - but then I looked again at the flyers - and yes this tournament was an amazing deal. Speaking for myself the entry would have been $60 - and great hotel rates. It reminded me in some ways of North Bay - and I have missed North Bay ever since it stopped happening in 1999. Of course North Bay was a full international with many sections but it was in August with a trip to northern Ontario and was a real blast for participants. This venue is even nicer. How did North Bay attract such numbers? I believe that you need ambassadors for an event like this - and North Bay certainly had them - there were carloads of people going from the Toronto area as well as southwestern Ontario. I looked at the participant list of this event (the Superfest) and there were very few from Ontario - mainly Ottawa area (I think) - so if you want to build it you should at least send personal invites by email and perhaps find some ambassadors - let others help create the "buzz" about a great event. I really think we could use a replacement for North Bay (if you will) in this part of the country and I for one because of my summer situation here in Kitchener am hard put to attend any summer events but if it is held next year it is one event I would attend. Looking at my work calendar - it would only mean two working days off and would be a real mini vacation.

[Aris Marghetis]

Re: Superfest 2012...

First of all, this was a great tournament, beautiful locale and facilities. The only disappointment was the unexpectedly low turnout, but this might be attributable to the "first year effect" of a new tournament. The only other drawback was the Friday and Saturday traffic driving up from Montreal. Normally, it is about an hour's drive but on Sat. I left at 11.30 and arrived 30 minutes late for the 1 pm start! Larry, there are many beautiful locations within about a 30-45 minute drive from Montreal - maybe you could consider something a little closer to the big city in the future. It might make for a better turnout as well.

If I may suggest, part of the allure of such an event is NOT having it too close to any major city. That way, people get in the frame of mind of committing to a mini-vacation.

It's great you enjoyed the location, but I think players and families who stayed there, booked rooms (which Larry needs to happen fiscally), enjoyed the location much more.

Just my 2c worth, that one of the reasons this was special was BECAUSE it was not local!

[Gary Ruben]

Re: Superfest 2012...

There is a rather interesting and pertinent discussion happening on the French board about the validity of Sambuev's and Sapoznhnikov's draw in the last round. Perhaps it should be discussed here as well?

I think the main arguments are that the draw was agreed before the match was played, not that it was agreed in such short amount of moves. The moves played have never been played by either player and Roman had motivation enough to play for a win (a share of joint 1st place).

In Bator's defence, he called Jean Hebert a racist and an idiot so it looks like a pretty even argument thus far.

The FIDE rules of chess are:

"c. The game is drawn upon agreement between the two players during the game. This immediately ends the game. (See Article 9.1)"

Looking after business is nothing new and often result in short draws.

There have even been draws discussed here in which no moves were played.

[Evan Frangakis]

Re: Superfest 2012...

First of all, this was a great tournament, beautiful locale and facilities. The only disappointment was the unexpectedly low turnout, but this might be attributable to the "first year effect" of a new tournament. The only other drawback was the Friday and Saturday traffic driving up from Montreal. Normally, it is about an hour's drive but on Sat. I left at 11.30 and arrived 30 minutes late for the 1 pm start! Larry, there are many beautiful locations within about a 30-45 minute drive from Montreal - maybe you could consider something a little closer to the big city in the future. It might make for a better turnout as well.

As for the final round game between Bator and Roman, I am not familiar with the exact details, but does it really matter? These men put themselves in a position where a final round draw was satisfactory for both. They earned the right to play for a draw in the final round if that is what they wanted. It also doesn't matter if they discussed it beforehand or not. This is only optics. Players generally know before they sit down at the board that a draw is an acceptable outcome, whether they verbalize it or not. Let those who complain, get to a position where they can settle for a draw in the final round and be content...

[Aman Hambleton]

Re: Superfest 2012...

There is a rather interesting and pertinent discussion happening on the French board about the validity of Sambuev's and Sapoznhnikov's draw in the last round. Perhaps it should be discussed here as well?

I think the main arguments are that the draw was agreed before the match was played, not that it was agreed in such short amount of moves. The moves played have never been played by either player and Roman had motivation enough to play for a win (a share of joint 1st place).

In Bator's defence, he called Jean Hebert a racist and an idiot so it looks like a pretty even argument thus far.

[Aris Marghetis]

it was awesome !!!

This tournament could be the start of another North Bay International-like event - as long as the dates are arranged not to conflict with major events such as the US Open.

I hope games/scoresheets are/will be available.

Good analogy Hugh! I believe that this event has tremendous potential. The location is so darn relaxing, and the playing room was awesome. It featured high ceiling, a massive wall of huge windows providing natural light, and a raised area for the parents (and even other spectators) to sit and watch their children, and almost any game in the room! :)

I know Larry lost money on the event, as he had guaranteed the prize fund. However, many of us were urging him to try and build this up for next year. If I may suggest, if you did attend this year, and loved it, let other people know what they missed! ;)

Larry, Alexandre, et al, thank you for one of the best chess long weekends ever! :)

P.S. to Hugh : I believe every single game was captured on carbon. I know U2000 was.

added later : Another great feature of this hotel was the huge patios overlooking the lake! You could at any time escape to what felt like your own porch, with food/drink service! :)

[François Bertin]

Re: Re : Superfest 2012...

I had a great time Larry. The site was truly magnificent and it was an excellent idea to mix holidays with chess like that. Except for a few quibbles (no easy access to coffee during rounds and a playing hall where the lighting was a bit too low), it was an enjoyable experience and I certainly hope you'll be able to repeat it!

Hi Felix,

66 players. Bator Sambuev won against Jean Hebert in round 4 and then agreed to an 8 move draw this morning against Roman Sapozhnikov to pick up $1,250.00. The event is still going on as I write.

We had great weather and it was a relaxing vacation. The lake had lots opf chess kids swimming and having a good time. The hotel is willing to work with us if we decide to try and build the event next year.

I would love to get feedback before taking a decision on next year.

Larry

[Christopher Mallon]

Re: Superfest 2012...

This tournament could be the start of another North Bay International-like event - as long as the dates are arranged not to conflict with major events such as the US Open.

I hope games/scoresheets are/will be available.

North Bay was a 9-rounder with norm chances though, wasn't it?

[Hugh Brodie]

Re: Superfest 2012...

This tournament could be the start of another North Bay International-like event - as long as the dates are arranged not to conflict with major events such as the US Open.

I hope games/scoresheets are/will be available.

[Larry Bevand]

Final Results: Superfest 2012...

SUPER FESTIVAL ÉCHIQUÉEN AEM 2012

SECTION OUVERTE RÉSULTATS
# Nom Cote Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Sambuev Bator 2530 +7 +6 +11 +3 =2 4.5
2 Sapozhnikov Roman 2478 -8 +9 +12 +10 =1 3.5
3 Hebert Jean 2440 =9 +12 +4 -1 +6 3.5
4 Kraiouchkine Nikita 2287 +10 =8 -3 +11 +7 3.5
5 Sprumont Oscar 1884 -6 -7 B--- +13 +8 3.0
6 Caire François 2270 +5 -1 =8 +12 -3 2.5
7 Chiku-ratte Olivier-kenta 2174 -1 +5 +13 =8 -4 2.5
8 Wang Jessy B 2096 +2 =4 =6 =7 -5 2.5
9 Plante Michel 2016 =3 -2 -10 B--- +13 2.5
10 Forget Luc 1983 -4 +14 +9 -2 =11 2.5
11 Carrier Claude 2179 +13 H--- -1 -4 =10 2.0
12 Zhu Hong Rui 1998 +14 -3 -2 -6 B--- 2.0
13 Lemieux Serge 1597 -11 B--- -7 -5 -9 1.0
14 Hamilton Robert 2407 -12 -10 U--- U--- U--- 0.0

SECTION -2000 RÉSULTATS
# Nom Cote Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Shi Ling Yun 1562 B--- =6 +10 +5 =4 4.0
2 Villeneuve Robert * 1886 -7 =14 +13 +12 +6 3.5
3 Cetta Andrea 1839 =10 +15 =5 =7 +9 3.5
4 Marghetis Aris * 1923 +14 =7 -9 +8 =1 3.0
5 Giroux Robert * 1870 +8 +11 =3 -1 =7 3.0
6 Gedajlovic Max 1823 +12 =1 =7 +9 -2 3.0
7 Duplessis Jean-roch * 1676 +2 =4 =6 =3 =5 3.0
8 Girard Sylvain * 1659 -5 B--- +11 -4 +13 3.0
9 Touboul Bertrand 1725 +13 =10 +4 -6 -3 2.5
10 Vanden Ron 1707 =3 =9 -1 +11 -14 2.0
11 Brule Daniel * 1513 B--- -5 -8 -10 +12 2.0
12 Maheux Pierre 1894 -6 =13 +14 -2 -11 1.5
13 Bluteau Yvon 1862 -9 =12 -2 +14 -8 1.5
14 Plante Marc-eric * 1704 -4 =2 -12 -13 +10 1.5
15 Bevand Larry 1953 H--- -3 U--- U--- U--- 0.5

SECTION -1700 RÉSULTATS
# Nom Cote Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Wang Kelly 1541 +14 =4 =3 +6 +10 4.0
2 Bergeron Jean-guy 1446 -3 +18 +13 +12 +4 4.0
3 Labrecque Réjean 1688 +2 =10 =1 +9 =5 3.5
4 Laurin Marcel 1568 +13 =1 +10 +5 -2 3.5
5 Johnson-constantin Matthieu * 1394 B--- +6 +9 -4 =3 3.5
6 Ming Wenyang * 1678 +8 -5 +11 -1 +14 3.0
7 Saha Ananda 1549 =16 -9 +18 +11 =8 3.0
8 Selmani Sam * 1461 -6 +17 H--- +13 =7 3.0
9 Ouellet Maili-jade 1269 +15 +7 -5 -3 +12 3.0
10 Gignac Guy 1561 +18 =3 -4 +16 -1 2.5
11 Frangakis Evan * 1382 H--- +12 -6 -7 +16 2.5
12 Saine Zachary * 1546 +17 -11 +15 -2 -9 2.0
13 wang constance 1442 -4 +14 -2 -8 +17 2.0
14 Bonneville-roussy Didier 1336 -1 -13 B--- +15 -6 2.0
15 Bolduc Olivier 1319 -9 +16 -12 -14 B--- 2.0
16 Molloy Francis 1390 =7 -15 +17 -10 -11 1.5
17 Breton Jules* 1409 -12 -8 -16 +18 -13 1.0
18 Bolduc Jacques 1413 -10 -2 -7 -17 U--- 0.0

SECTION -1400 RÉSULTATS
# Nom Cote Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 Gauthier Martin * 1339 +6 +9 +2 +3 =4 4.5
2 St-cyr Xavier 1231 +16 +18 -1 +14 +7 4.0
3 Chan David * 1201 +14 +6 +11 -1 +8 4.0
4 Gao Christine * 1202 +5 -11 +8 +9 =1 3.5
5 Satir Ege Nur * 1102 -4 =10 +18 +13 +12 3.5
6 Chan Alexander * 1162 -1 -3 +10 +18 +14 3.0
7 Tsypin Vadim 1058 +15 -8 +17 +11 -2 3.0
8 Ouimet Alain 1022 +19 +7 -4 +12 -3 3.0
9 Rodrigue-lemieux Shawn * 906 B--- -1 +13 -4 +16 3.0
10 Serban Diana * 1121 -11 =5 -6 +15 +17 2.5
11 Senecal Jean-pierre* 1309 +10 +4 -3 -7 U--- 2.0
12 Bertin François 1173 -18 +17 +15 -8 -5 2.0
13 Plouffe Michel 1127 -17 +19 -9 -5 +18 2.0
14 Gao Catherine * 991 -3 B--- +19 -2 -6 2.0
15 Bluteau David unr. -7 +16 -12 -10 +19 2.0
16 Mikhaylov Dmitry 921 -2 -15 B--- =17 -9 1.5
17 Couture François 838 +13 -12 -7 =16 -10 1.5
18 Tsypin Allison 903 +12 -2 -5 -6 -13 1.0
19 Tsypin Nicolas unr. -8 -13 -14 B--- -15 1.0

[Larry Bevand]

Re: Re : Superfest 2012...

Is there anywhere we can see the standings? I hope you managed to get a few registrations (including GM Sambuev) on site... I really wish I could have played. Too bad school has already begun.

Hi Felix,

66 players. Bator Sambuev won against Jean Hebert in round 4 and then agreed to an 8 move draw this morning against Roman Sapozhnikov to pick up $1,250.00. The event is still going on as I write.

We had great weather and it was a relaxing vacation. The lake had lots opf chess kids swimming and having a good time. The hotel is willing to work with us if we decide to try and build the event next year.

I would love to get feedback before taking a decision on next year.

Larry

[Felix Dumont]

Re : Superfest 2012...

Is there anywhere we can see the standings? I hope you managed to get a few registrations (including GM Sambuev) on site... I really wish I could have played. Too bad school has already begun.

[Larry Bevand]

Re: Re : Superfest 2012...

Thank you !!

By the way, how many people do you need in order to consider trying again next year?

(If you prefer, reply privately, and I can keep that confidential. Just Organizer-curious!)

Hi Aris,

I will know better at the end of the event.

I received an e-mail from newly crowned Canadian champion Bator Sambuev yesterday.

There is a reasonable chance that we will be able to add him to the list of participants for this year.

Larry

[Aris Marghetis]

Re: Re : Superfest 2012...

Thank you !!

By the way, how many people do you need in order to consider trying again next year?

(If you prefer, reply privately, and I can keep that confidential. Just Organizer-curious!)

[Larry Bevand]

Re: Re : Superfest 2012...

P.S. Larry, would you or the arbiter(s) be able to post a final pre-registered list? Thanks!

61 players to-date

Bergeron Jean-Guy Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Bertin François - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Bevand Larry - Moins de 2000 - Régulier
Bluteau David- Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Bluteau Yvon - Moins de 2000 - Régulier
Bolduc Jacques - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Bolduc Olivier - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Bonneville-Roussy Didier Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Brûlé Daniel - Moins de 2000 - Court
Caire François - Ouverte
Carrier Claude - Ouverte - Bye Rd 2
Chan Alexandre - Moins de 1400 - Court
Chan David - Moins de 1400 - Court
Chiku-Ratté Olivier Kenta - Ouverte
Du Plessis Jean-Roch - Moinde de 2000 Court
Forget Luc- Ouverte
Frangakis Evan - Moins de 1700 - Court (Bye Rd 1
Gao Christine - Moins de 1400 - Court
Gao Catherine - Moins de 1400 - Court
Gauthier Martin - Moins de 1400 -Court Bye Rd 1
Gedajlovic Max - Ouverte
Gignac Guy - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Girard Sylvain - Moins de 2000 - Court
Giroux Robert - Moins de 2000 - Court
Hamilton Robert - Ouverte
Hébert Jean - Ouverte
Johnson-Constantin Matthieu - Moins de 1400 - Court
Kraiouchkine Nikita - Ouvert
Labrecque Réjean - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Laurin Marcel - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Lemieux Serge - Ouvert
Maheux Pierre - Moins de 2000 - Régulier
Marghetis Aris - Moins de 2000 - Court
Mikhaylov Dimitry -Moins de 1400 - Court
Ming Wenyang - Moins de 1700 Court
Molloy Francis - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Ouellet Maïli-Jade - Moins de 1700 - Régulier
Ouimet Alain - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Plante Marc-Eric - Moins de 1700 - Court
Plante Michel - Ouvert
Plouffe Michel - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Rodrigue-Lemieux Shawn - Moins de 1400 - Court
Saha Ananda - Moins de 1700 ?
Saine Zachary - Moins de 1700 - Court
Sapozhnikov Roman - Ouverte
Satir Ege Nur - Moins de 1400 - Court
Selmani Sam - Moins de 1700 - Court
Serban Diana - Moins de 1400 - Court
Shi Ling Yun - Moins de 2000 - ?
Sprumont Oscar - Ouverte
St-Cyr Xavier - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Touboul Bertrand - Moins de 2000 - Régulier
Tsypin Allison - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Tsypin Nicolas - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Tsypin Vadim - Moins de 1400 - Régulier
Vanden Ron - Moins de 2000 - Régulier
Villeneuve Robert - Moins de 2000 - Court
Wang Constance - Moins de 1700 - ?
Wang Jesse - Ouverte
Wang Kelly - Moins de 1700 - ?
Zhu HongRui - Ouverte