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The Best Western, located across the road from the University, is offering a rate of $93.99 per night, single or double, which includes free HOT breakfast, internet and free parking. Call 519-836-1240 and mention the UNIVERSITY Chess Tournament.
Here is a modest pre-reg list. You can register with me by email, halbond@sympatico.ca
Wall Chart. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section (standings)
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 IM Aman Hambleton
2571 129797 (2404) (2606577)
2 FM Michael Dougherty
2293 100294 (2150) (2601559)
3 Robert Kiviaho
2231 102232 (2169) (2601354)
4 Adam Cormier
2222 149091 (1983) (2614197)
5 Pavel Peev
2217 122223 (2042) (2605457)
6 Matthew Nicholson
2142 148663 (1967) (2612240)
7 Danail Donev
2065 143574 (2604094)
8 Vladimir Drkulec
2041 102868 (1993) (2609452)
Wall Chart. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section (standings)
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Jeffrey Xu
1936 148513 (2617110)
2 Scott Kuehl
1872 110732
3 Jacob Krolczyk
1867 120860
4 Aris Marghetis
1862 107391 (1745) (2611058)
Wall Chart. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section (standings)
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Kylie Tan
1012 153607 (2617579)
2 Daniel Caron
966 153587
3 Kevin Caron
819 154698
4 Haotong Hazel Guo
817 151453
5 Bill Xu
737 150199
It's great to see Bob Kiviaho venturing south again! I recall fondly how he used to defend his turf against the like of IM's Schliefer and Hergott. Here is the updated list so far. You can register by email, halbond@sympatico.ca
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 IM Aman Hambleton 2571
2 FM Michael Dougherty 2293
3 Robert Kiviaho 2231
4 Adam Cormier 2222
5 Pavel Peev 2217
6 Matthew Nicholson 2142
7 Danail Donev 2065
8 Vladimir Drkulec 2041
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Jeffrey Xu 1936
2 Scott Kuehl 1872
3 Jacob Krolczyk 1867
4 Aris Marghetis 1862
5 Rob Gashgarian 1840
6 John Vlasov 1827
7 Lee Hendon 1738
8 Benito Surya 1542
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1515
2 Robin Johnston 1058
3 Kylie Tan 1012
4 Daniel Caron 966
5 Kevin Caron 819
6 Haotong Hazel Guo 817
7 Bill Xu 737
8 Stephen Johnston unr.
The Best Western, located across the road from the University, is offering a rate of $93.99 per night, single or double, which includes free HOT breakfast, internet and free parking. Call 519-836-1240 and mention the UNIVERSITY Chess Tournament.
Here is a modest pre-reg list. You can register with me by email, halbond@sympatico.ca
Wall Chart. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section (standings)
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 IM Aman Hambleton
2571 129797 (2404) (2606577)
2 FM Michael Dougherty
2293 100294 (2150) (2601559)
3 Robert Kiviaho
2231 102232 (2169) (2601354)
4 Adam Cormier
2222 149091 (1983) (2614197)
5 Pavel Peev
2217 122223 (2042) (2605457)
6 Matthew Nicholson
2142 148663 (1967) (2612240)
7 Danail Donev
2065 143574 (2604094)
8 Vladimir Drkulec
2041 102868 (1993) (2609452)
Wall Chart. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section (standings)
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Jeffrey Xu
1936 148513 (2617110)
2 Scott Kuehl
1872 110732
3 Jacob Krolczyk
1867 120860
4 Aris Marghetis
1862 107391 (1745) (2611058)
Wall Chart. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section (standings)
# Name/Rtng/ID
1 Kylie Tan
1012 153607 (2617579)
2 Daniel Caron
966 153587
3 Kevin Caron
819 154698
4 Haotong Hazel Guo
817 151453
5 Bill Xu
737 150199
I heard it is good place to stay and a nice event to participate, too bad it is Chinese New Year's Eve. Hope next year, you can consider about the date.
GMs or IMs who wish to play in Guelph for free, please contact me before January 26halbond@sympatico.ca
Here is our updated list.
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Bator Sambuev 2672
2 IM Aman Hambleton 2571
3 FM Michael Dougherty 2293
4 Robert Kiviaho 2231
5 Adam Cormier 2222
6 Pavel Peev 2217
7 Matthew Nicholson 2142
8 Danail Donev 2065
9 Vladimir Drkulec 2041
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Jeffrey Xu 1936
2 Scott Kuehl 1872
3 Jacob Krolczyk 1867
4 Aris Marghetis 1862
5 Rob Gashgarian 1840
6 John Vlasov 1827
7 Lee Hendon 1738
8 Robert Gillanders 1718
9 Benito Surya 1542
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1515
2 Bruce Hurst 1281
3 Robin Johnston 1058
4 Kylie Tan 1012
5 Daniel Caron 966
6 Kevin Caron 819
7 Haotong Hazel Guo 817
8 Bill Xu 737
9 Stephen Johnston unr.
Sergey Noritsyn will be making his Pro Section debut, joining big brother (IM) Nikolay. Here is the updated list.
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 GM Bator Sambuev
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn
3 IM Aman Hambleton
4 Michael Song
5 FM Michael Dougherty
6 Robert Kiviaho
7 Adam Cormier
8 Pavel Peev
9 Matthew Nicholson
10 Yinshi Li
11 Danail Donev
12 Guannan Terry Song
13 Sergey Noritsyn
14 Vladimir Drkulec
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Jeffrey Xu
2 Scott Kuehl
3 Jacob Krolczyk
4 Aris Marghetis
5 Rob Gashgarian
6 John Vlasov
7 Lee Hendon
8 Robert Gillanders
9 Benito Surya
10 Eugene Hua
Standings. 2013 Guelph Winter Pro-Am: U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke
2 Bruce Hurst
3 Erica Forshaw
4 Christopher Osborne
5 Robin Johnston
6 Kylie Tan
7 Daniel Caron
8 Kevin Caron
9 Haotong Hazel Guo
10 Bill Xu
In the early 70's we had four Spraggett brothers playing in the same event a few times. There was also a chess-playing sister, but I don't think she ever played in a rated tournament.
In the mid to late 60's, Montreal had four Rubin siblings playing in a few tournaments - possibly TD'd by their father.
Ivan looks a very serious young fellow. Amazing calm for his age and progresses quite fast. The first time his brother was recording moves, now he does by himself :D
Our updated list of players is posted below. Please note that the ratings will be updated next week after the Wednesday run. You can avoid the on site late fee by emailing me your registration at halbond@sympatico.ca
The Best Western is located across the street from the University and is offering a special rate of $93.99 for one or two people. Price includes a hot breakfast, free parking and free internet. Call 519-836-1240 and mention the University tournament.
Guelph Winter Pro-Am: Pro Section
1 GM Bator Sambuev 2672
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn 2586
3 IM Aman Hambleton 2571
4 IM Bindi Cheng 2480
5 Michael Song 2356
6 Razvan Preotu 2333
7 FM Michael Dougherty 2293
8 FM Hans Jung 2293
9 Robert Kiviaho 2231
10 Adam Cormier 2222
11 Pavel Peev 2217
12 Wajdy Shebetah 2186
13 Matthew Nicholson 2142
14 Yinshi Li 2086
15 Alex T. Ferreira 2071
16 Danail Donev 2065
17 Guannan Terry Song 2046
18 Sergey Noritsyn 2042
19 Vladimir Drkulec 2041
20 Jeffrey Xu 1936
U2000 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Peter Baxted 1988
2 Scott Kuehl 1872
3 Jacob Krolczyk 1867
4 Aris Marghetis 1862
5 Rob Gashgarian 1840
6 John Vlasov 1827
7 Fernando Echavarria-Hidalgo 1774
8 Ralph Deline 1759
9 Lee Hendon 1738
10 Robert Gillanders 1718
11 Tim Knechtel 1689
12 Hikmet Bosnac 1613
13 Harmony Zhu 1595
14 Benito Surya 1542
15 Eugene Hua 1492
U1600 Section
# Name Rtng Tot
1 Raymond Franke 1515
2 Marcell Csoka 1438
3 Daniel Denbok 1421
4 Bruce Hurst 1281
5 Erica Forshaw 1254
6 Christopher Osborne 1164
7 James Williamson 1145
8 Joel Zhang 1145
9 Robin Johnston 1058
10 Kylie Tan 1012
11 Daniel Caron 966
12 Kevin Caron 819
13 Haotong Hazel Guo 817
14 Bill Xu 737
15 George Huang unr.
16 Todd Belrose unr.
We have 68 players pre-registered now and I will post an updated list tomorrow. You can still register by email, halbond@sympatico.ca to avoid the onsite late fee. The Best Western is located across the street and offers a special rate of $93.99 for single or double occupancy, including hot breakfast, internet and parking.
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