2011 AY U1800 section

Guest blogger Leslie Mundwiler has compiled (and also entered most of the games) of the U1800 section and provides a round by round review below:


COMMENT ON THE UNDER 1800 SECTION OF THE ABE YANOFSKY

A nice thing about chess is that game scores can tell you a lot about what went on in a tournament. Judging from the scores, there was certainly an interesting dynamic in the Under 1800 section of the 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial. At the outset there seemed to be at least half a dozen players who could compete for the top prize. The sizeable group of probable contenders for first place might also indicate that first would likely be shared and that 4 points out of 5 games might be enough to win. Things did not turn out that way.

The key game in the opening round on Friday evening, August 5th, was Milward-Trinidad, 0-1. This already served notice that, among the lower-rated players, there was yet another candidate for first. Dave Milward (1746)would have been my pick for "most likely to succeed" in this event, and perhaps he succumbed in the initial round because, in spite of the 1570 rating, his opponent was unexpectedly playing smart, resourceful chess from the get-go. The loss didn't mean that Dave was entirely out of it, although he seemed to sag a bit in round two. He would get a shot in the last round, and on the way there, he had the satisfaction of playing spoiler among the other contenders.

Unlike Milward, the other 1700 players had been more or less inactive in recent rated events. Roy Proulx (1705) took most of the five rounds to hit his stride and had the bad luck to encounter Kris Trinidad in round two, when the rust was still showing; that and a draw with John Remillard (1574) in round three effectively took Proulx out of contention. Tomas Manicdao (1710) was experiencing the same sort of problem--the problem of "playing into form" during a tournament--but had the good fortune to face weaker opposition in the first two rounds. Even a piece up versus Bruce Leaden (1502) in round one, Tomas seemed on the verge of skating into trouble; he was a much different player by tournament's end. Ryne Swift's tournament adventure began, like Tomas's, versus weaker opposition. Although Ryne (1768) had the benefit of Dave Ross's chess camp in early August, the rust hadn't completely disappeared by the weekend of the Yanofsky.

Besides Ryne, Tomas, and Kris, the end of round two saw Gary Campbell (1698) and Theo Wolchock (1683) also with perfect scores. There were still these five contenders and the comeback threat of Dave Milward; there was a long way to go.

Third round was pivotal, with some big changes. One of the most entertaining games of the event was Kris Trinidad's escape from the clutches Chuck Mousseau's Smith-Morra Gambit. Kris's win against a player who, at 1768, was (with Ryne Swift )highest rated in the event clearly established him as a candidate for top spot. But, glorious as this was for Kris, the MCA should ask itself some questions about this pairing. Chuck was a substitute, who would only play this one game in the Under 1800 section. If Kris had played one of the other contenders in round three, the event might have had a very different outcome. Also to be considered: what if Kris had lost to a "non-combatant" for first, who would play none of his competition?

Another critical third-round game was Campbell-Swift, with Gary achieving a classical attack in what is nowadays labeled the QGD/Semi-Slav. Gary was up a pawn and position in the middlegame when he hung a R, but he finished the event with two more wins, putting himself within reach of a share of first if 4 points proved to be enough. Ryne recovered from this fumble and "bit of luck" with a determined push in the last rounds.

Wolchock-Manicdao was also critical in the middle round. Theo built a fine positional advantage through move 27, only to have the thing crumble when he allowed the BQ to reach f3. The game was testimony to Tomas's resilience as a defender. Theo didn't come back from this disappointment, losing his next two games.

In round four Dave Milward was back--"He's back!"--with a win over Tomas Manicdao. They were now, with Gary Campbell, at 3 points, and the value of that would be determined by the really big game of the round, Swift-Trinidad. A win by either of these two would make the chances of the other three dependent upon the tournament leader's losing in round five; and, of course, either Ryne or Kris would be out of contention. Ryne showed a sound sense of tournament strategy by controlling the play, rather than by pressing for a win here. To this stage, Kris's play had been as sharp as anyone's and only a solid positional approach was likely to keep the balance. The players reached an ending with a B and 7 Ps each and concluded a draw.

In the fifth round the key games for determining first place were Trinidad-Manicdao and Milward-Swift, both hard-fought, interesting contests. Tomas picked up pawns here and there and had the endgame in hand, if the endgame could be reached; but the issue was in doubt for Black for a long while. The Milward-Swift game was even more closely fought, coming down to a B vs. N ending, with Black enjoying a convertible Q-side majority and the better K position. It was the best game of the tournament and showed that Ryne was in peak form to take sole possession of first, 4.5/5 points.

2011 AY Memorial Open Section Games Posted

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Big thanks to Les Mundwiler for compiling, and for great cooperation from players Trevor Vincent, Jonathan Zaczek, Gustavo Melamedoff, Christopher Delos Santos, Steven de Groot, Michael Pang, and John Klokow for sending in their games from the Open Section

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2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Final Results

GM Alex Yermolinsky handled two of Manitoba's top players the last rounds and won clear first.
Trevor Vincent was held to a draw by Rolando Bince in round 4 which put him a half point off the pace.
That allowed Jeff Babb to tie Trevor as he defeated Rolando Bince in the last game to finish. Babb had lost to GM Yermolinsky in Round 2. Sam Cleto lost in Round 1 to GM Yermolinsky, but managed to score 3.5 to take top U2000.

In the U1800 section, Ryne Swift returned, after tuning up in the week-long Chess Camp, and took top prize with 4.5 points.  Tomas Manicdao and Gary Campbell shared 2nd-3rd. Kris Trinidad took U1600 (playing the top 5 rated players!), while Cody Baron and Devin Kasprick shared the U1400 prize.


2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial: 

Open Section

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	Alex Yermolinsky	2601	W5	W3	D2	W4	W6	4.5	1000.00
2	Trevor Vincent	2347	W15	W9	D1	D10	W8	4.0	225.00
3	Jeff Babb	2151	W16	L1	W19	W9	W10	4.0	225.00
4	Samuel Lipnowski	2261	W23	W12	D6	L1	W11	3.5
5	Sam Cleto	1906	L1	W16	H---	W17	W14	3.5	200.00
6	Jonathon Zaczek	2284	D25	W26	D4	W12	L1	3.0
7	Kevin Li	2181	W21	D13	D14	L8	W19	3.0
8	Gustavo Melamedoff	2124	H---	D19	W15	W7	L2	3.0
9	Nilo Moncal	2102	W24	L2	W23	L3	W20	3.0
10	Rolando Bince	2091	H---	W25	W13	D2	L3	3.0
11	Perfecto Joven	2006	D17	W18	W20	H---	L4	3.0
12	Aaron Green	2010	W27	L4	W21	L6	D15	2.5
13	Anthony Boron	1996	W22	D7	L10	D14	D16	2.5	20.00
14	Jason Repa	1991	H---	W17	D7	D13	L5	2.5	20.00
15	Carl Pottinger	1883	L2	W24	L8	W28	D12	2.5	20.00
16	Christopher Delos Santos	1823	L3	L5	W27	W25	D13	2.5	20.00
17	Steven De Groot	1772	D11	L14	W29	L5	W23	2.5	20.00
18	Harley Greenberg	1685	D19	L11	D25	D29	W24	2.5	20.00
19	Aron Kaptsan	1978	D18	D8	L3	W21	L7	2.0
20	Jaroslaw Czypinski	1964	W29	H---	L11	H---	L9	2.0
21	Michael Pang	1829	L7	W22	L12	L19	W29	2.0
22	Wesley Penner	1744	L13	L21	L24	W27	W25	2.0
23	Alex Lambruschini	1843	L4	W27	L9	D24	L17	1.5
24	John Klokow	1807	L9	L15	W22	D23	L18	1.5
25	Jim Green	1851	D6	L10	D18	L16	L22	1.0
26	Stephen Lipic	1851	H---	L6	H---	U---	U---	1.0
27	Saul Magnusson	1804	L12	L23	L16	L22	W28	1.0
28	Chuck Mousseau	1768	H---	H---	U---	L15	L27	1.0
29	Damola Afolabi	1550	L20	H---	L17	D18	L21	1.0

U1800 Section

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	Ryne Swift	1768	W9	W17	W3	D5	W6	4.5	250.00
2	Tomas Manicdao	1710	W12	W20	W10	L6	W5	4.0	75.00
3	Gary Campbell	1698	W13	W14	L1	W10	W9	4.0	75.00
4	Roy Proulx	1705	W8	L5	D9	W11	W10	3.5
5	Kris Trinidad	1570	W6	W4	W16	D1	L2	3.5	200.00
6	Dave Milward	1746	L5	W8	W7	W2	L1	3.0
7	Keith Gannon	1607	L15	W18	L6	W21	W13	3.0
8	Francis Trueman	1447	L4	L6	W14	W12	W11	3.0	100.00
9	John Remillard	1574	L1	W19	D4	W17	L3	2.5
10	Theo Wolchock	1683	W18	W15	L2	L3	L4	2.0
11	Bruce Reimer	1669	L14	W13	W12	L4	L8	2.0
12	Bruce Leaden	1502	L2	W21	L11	L8	W14	2.0
13	Alex Iomdina	1410	L3	L11	W19	W22	L7	2.0
14	Cody Baron	1327	W11	L3	L8	W20	L12	2.0	25.00
15	Devin Kasprick	unr.	W7	L10	W20	U---	U---	2.0	25.00
16	Chuck Mousseau	1768	H---	H---	L5	H---	U---	1.5
17	Clifford Goodman	1638	W19	L1	H---	L9	U---	1.5
18	Leah Schwartz	1343	L10	L7	L21	D19	W22	1.5
19	Justin Villeneuve	1206	L17	L9	L13	D18	W21	1.5
20	Richard Ott	1629	W21	L2	L15	L14	U---	1.0
21	Pierce Bryson	unr.	L20	L12	W18	L7	L19	1.0
22	Charles Pang.	unr.	U---	U---	U---	L13	L18	0.0

2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Results after 3 rounds and projected 4th Round Pairings.

As he has done twice before, Trevor Vincent has drawn with a visiting Grandmaster.  He and GM Yermolinsky can share 1st-2nd by each winning their last two games.  However, Sam Lipnowski and Rolando Bince also have 2.5, and may have something to say about that.  Perfecto Joven will likely fall one-half  point off the pace as he had scheduled a bye for the 4th round prior to the start of the tournament.

In the U1800 section, Ryne Swift, Thomas Manicdao, and Kris Trinidad lead with 3-0. 

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Alex Yermolinsky	B 16	W 6	B 2	W 4
	2601 105626	1.0	2.0	2.5
2	Trevor Vincent	W 17	B 8	W 1	B 9
	2347 125311	1.0	2.0	2.5
3	Jonathon Zaczek	B 18	W 19	B 4	W 10
	2284 135589	0.5	1.5	2.0
4	Samuel Lipnowski	W 20	B 10	W 3	B 1
	2261 105377	1.0	2.0	2.5
5	Kevin Li	B 21	W 12	W 13	B 7
	2181 152422	1.0	1.5	2.0
6	Jeff Babb	W 22	B 1	W 14	B 8
	2151 102141	1.0	1.0	2.0
7	Gustavo Melamedoff	bye	B 14	W 17	W 5
	2124 136900	0.5	1.0	2.0
8	Nilo Moncal	B 23	W 2	B 20	W 6
	2102 152424	1.0	1.0	2.0
9	Rolando Bince	bye	W 18	B 12	W 2
	2091 108289	0.5	1.5	2.5
10	Aaron Green	W 24	W 4	B 21	B 3
	2010 142429	1.0	1.0	2.0
11	Perfecto Joven	B 25	W 27	W 15	bye
	2006 140950	0.5	1.5	2.5
12	Anthony Boron	W 26	B 5	W 9	B 13
	1996 101126	1.0	1.5	1.5
13	Jason Repa	bye	W 25	B 5	W 12
	1991 109227	0.5	1.5	2.0
14	Aron Kaptsan	B 27	W 7	B 6	W 20
	1978 112549	0.5	1.0	1.0
15	Jaroslaw Czypinski	W 28	bye	B 11	bye
	1964 111806	1.0	1.5	1.5
16	Sam Cleto	W 1	B 22	bye	B 25
	1906 111659	0.0	1.0	1.5
17	Carl Pottinger	B 2	W 23	B 7	W 21
	1883 124202	0.0	1.0	1.0
18	Jim Green	W 3	B 9	W 27	B 22
	1851 105246	0.5	0.5	1.0
19	Stephen Lipic	bye	B 3	bye	W 23
	1851 145479	0.5	0.5	1.0
20	Alex Lambruschini	B 4	W 24	W 8	B 14
	1843 127519	0.0	1.0	1.0
21	Michael Pang	W 5	B 26	W 10	B 17
	1829 143100	0.0	1.0	1.0
22	Christopher Delos Santos	B 6	W 16	B 24	W 18
	1823 152934	0.0	0.0	1.0
23	John Klokow	W 8	B 17	W 26	B 19
	1807 108919	0.0	0.0	1.0
24	Saul Magnusson	B 10	B 20	W 22	B 26
	1804 125303	0.0	0.0	0.0
25	Steven De Groot	W 11	B 13	B 28	W 16
	1772 137876	0.5	0.5	1.5
26	Wesley Penner	B 12	W 21	B 23	W 24
	1744 112185	0.0	0.0	0.0
27	Harley Greenberg	W 14	B 11	B 18	W 28
	1685 107168	0.5	0.5	1.0
28	Damola Afolabi	B 15	bye	W 25	B 27
	1550 150773	0.0	0.5	0.5

SwissSys Wall Chart. 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial: 2011 AY U1800 Section

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Chuck Mousseau	bye	bye	W 13	bye
	1768 112822	0.5	1.0	1.0
2	Ryne Swift	B 12	W 9	B 6	W 13
	1768 143093	1.0	2.0	3.0
3	Dave Milward	W 13	B 15	W 11	B 4
	1746 123323	0.0	1.0	2.0
4	Tomas Manicdao	B 14	W 10	B 7	W 3
	1710 148441	1.0	2.0	3.0
5	Roy Proulx	W 15	B 13	W 12	B 9
	1705 104122	1.0	1.0	1.5
6	Gary Campbell	B 16	W 18	W 2	B 21
	1698 146063	1.0	2.0	2.0
7	Theo Wolchock	W 17	B 21	W 4	B 8
	1683 149820	1.0	2.0	2.0
8	Bruce Reimer	B 18	W 16	B 14	W 7
	1669 131407	0.0	1.0	2.0
9	Clifford Goodman	W 19	B 2	bye	W 5
	1638 136888	1.0	1.0	1.5
10	Richard Ott	B 20	B 4	W 21	W 16
	1629 108926	1.0	1.0	1.0
11	Keith Gannon	W 21	B 17	B 3	W 18
	1607 105641	0.0	1.0	1.0
12	John Remillard	W 2	B 19	B 5	W 14
	1574 104699	0.0	1.0	1.5
13	Kris Trinidad	B 3	W 5	B 1	B 2
	1570 141963	1.0	2.0	3.0
14	Bruce Leaden	W 4	B 20	W 8	B 12
	1502 152654	0.0	1.0	1.0
15	Francis Trueman	B 5	W 3	B 18	W 20
	1447 103193	0.0	0.0	1.0
16	Alex Iomdina	W 6	B 8	W 19	B 10
	1410 149935	0.0	0.0	1.0
17	Leah Schwartz	B 7	W 11	W 20	B 19
	1343 152423	0.0	0.0	0.0
18	Cody Baron	W 8	B 6	W 15	B 11
	1327 152320	1.0	1.0	1.0
19	Justin Villeneuve	B 9	W 12	B 16	W 17
	1206 147727	0.0	0.0	0.0
20	Pierce Bryson	W 10	W 14	B 17	B 15
	unr.	0.0	0.0	1.0
21	Devin Kasprick	B 11	W 7	B 10	W 6
	unr.	1.0	1.0	2.0

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2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Standings after 2nd round

SwissSys Wall Chart. 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial: 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Open

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Alex Yermolinsky	B 16	W 6	B 2
	2601 105626	1.0	2.0
2	Trevor Vincent	W 17	B 8	W 1
	2347 125311	1.0	2.0
3	Jonathon Zaczek	B 18	W 19	B 4
	2284 135589	0.5	1.5
4	Samuel Lipnowski	W 20	B 10	W 3
	2261 105377	1.0	2.0
5	Kevin Li	B 21	W 12	W 13
	2181 152422	1.0	1.5
6	Jeff Babb	W 22	B 1	W 14
	2151 102141	1.0	1.0
7	Gustavo Melamedoff	bye	B 14	W 17
	2124 136900	0.5	1.0
8	Nilo Moncal	B 23	W 2	B 20
	2102 152424	1.0	1.0
9	Rolando Bince	bye	W 18	B 12
	2091 108289	0.5	1.5
10	Aaron Green	W 24	W 4	B 21
	2010 142429	1.0	1.0
11	Perfecto Joven	B 25	W 27	W 15	bye
	2006 140950	0.5	1.5
12	Anthony Boron	W 26	B 5	W 9
	1996 101126	1.0	1.5
13	Jason Repa	bye	W 25	B 5
	1991 109227	0.5	1.5
14	Aron Kaptsan	B 27	W 7	B 6
	1978 112549	0.5	1.0
15	Jaroslaw Czypinski	W 28	bye	B 11	bye
	1964 111806	1.0	1.5
16	Sam Cleto	W 1	B 22	bye
	1906 111659	0.0	1.0
17	Carl Pottinger	B 2	W 23	B 7
	1883 124202	0.0	1.0
18	Jim Green	W 3	B 9	W 27
	1851 105246	0.5	0.5
19	Stephen Lipic	bye	B 3	bye
	1851 145479	0.5	0.5
20	Alex Lambruschini	B 4	W 24	W 8
	1843 127519	0.0	1.0
21	Michael Pang	W 5	B 26	W 10
	1829 143100	0.0	1.0
22	Christopher Delos Santos	B 6	W 16	B 24
	1823 152934	0.0	0.0
23	John Klokow	W 8	B 17	W 26
	1807 108919	0.0	0.0
24	Saul Magnusson	B 10	B 20	W 22
	1804 125303	0.0	0.0
25	Steven De Groot	W 11	B 13	B 28
	1772 137876	0.5	0.5
26	Wesley Penner	B 12	W 21	B 23
	1744 112185	0.0	0.0
27	Harley Greenberg	W 14	B 11	B 18
	1685 107168	0.5	0.5
28	Damola Afolabi	B 15	bye	W 25
	1550 150773	0.0	0.5

2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Standings after Round 1

SwissSys Wall Chart. 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial: 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial Open (standings)

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
1	Alex Yermolinsky	B 16
	2601 105626	1.0
2	Trevor Vincent	W 17
	2347 125311	1.0
4	Samuel Lipnowski	W 20
	2261 105377	1.0
5	Kevin Li	B 21
	2181 152422	1.0
6	Jeff Babb	W 22
	2151 102141	1.0
8	Nilo Moncal	B 23
	2102 152424	1.0
10	Aaron Green	W 24
	2010 142429	1.0
12	Anthony Boron	W 26
	1996 101126	1.0
15	Jaroslaw Czypinski	W 28	bye		bye
	1964 111806	1.0
3	Jonathon Zaczek	B 18
	2284 135589	0.5
7	Gustavo Melamedoff	bye
	2124 136900	0.5
9	Rolando Bince	bye
	2091 108289	0.5
11	Perfecto Joven	B 25			bye
	2006 140950	0.5
13	Jason Repa	bye
	1991 109227	0.5
14	Aron Kaptsan	B 27
	1978 112549	0.5
18	Jim Green	W 3
	1851 105246	0.5
19	Stephen Lipic	bye
	1851 145479	0.5
25	Steven De Groot	W 11
	1772 137876	0.5
27	Harley Greenberg	W 14
	1685 107168	0.5
16	Sam Cleto	W 1		bye
	1906 111659	0.0
17	Carl Pottinger	B 2
	1883 124202	0.0
20	Alex Lambruschini	B 4
	1843 127519	0.0
21	Michael Pang	W 5
	1829 143100	0.0
22	Christopher Delos Santos	B 6
	1823 152934	0.0
23	John Klokow	W 8
	1807 108919	0.0
24	Saul Magnusson	B 10
	1804 125303	0.0
26	Wesley Penner	B 12
	1744 112185	0.0
28	Damola Afolabi	B 15	bye
	1550 150773	0.0

SwissSys Wall Chart. 2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial: 2011 AY U1800 Section (standings)

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5
2	Ryne Swift	B 12
	1768 143093	1.0
4	Tomas Manicdao	B 14
	1710 148441	1.0
5	Roy Proulx	W 15
	1705 104122	1.0
6	Gary Campbell	B 16
	1698 146063	1.0
7	Theo Wolchock	W 17
	1683 149820	1.0
9	Clifford Goodman	W 19
	1638 136888	1.0
10	Richard Ott	B 20
	1629 108926	1.0
13	Kris Trinidad	B 3
	1570 141963	1.0
18	Cody Baron	W 8
	1327 152320	1.0
21	Devin Kasprick	B 11
	unr.	1.0
1	Chuck Mousseau	bye
	1768 112822	0.5
3	Dave Milward	W 13
	1746 123323	0.0
8	Bruce Reimer	B 18
	1669 131407	0.0
11	Keith Gannon	W 21
	1607 105641	0.0
12	John Remillard	W 2
	1574 104699	0.0
14	Bruce Leaden	W 4
	1502 152654	0.0
15	Francis Trueman	B 5
	1447 103193	0.0
16	Alex Iomdina	W 6
	1410 149935	0.0
17	Leah Schwartz	B 7
	1343 152423	0.0
19	Justin Villeneuve	B 9
	1206 147727	0.0
20	Pierce Bryson	W 10
	unr.	0.0

2011 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - First Round Results

	OPEN SECTION
Bd	Res	White		Black	Res
1	0	Sam Cleto  (1906)		Alex Yermolinsky  (2601)	1
2	1	Trevor Vincent  (2347)		Carl Pottinger  (1883)	0
3	½	Jim Green  (1851)		Jonathon Zaczek  (2284)	½
4	1	Samuel Lipnowski  (2261)		Alex Lambruschini  (1843)	0
5	0	Michael Pang  (1829)		Kevin Li  (2181)	1
6	1	Jeff Babb  (2151)		Christopher Delos Santos  (1823)	0
7	0	John Klokow  (1807)		Nilo Moncal  (2102)	1
8	1	Aaron Green  (2010)		Saul Magnusson  (1804)	0
9	½	Steven De Groot  (1772)		Perfecto Joven  (2006)	½
10	1	Anthony Boron  (1996)		Wesley Penner  (1744)	0
11	½	Harley Greenberg  (1685)		Aron Kaptsan  (1978)	½
12	1	Jaroslaw Czypinski  (1964)		Damola Afolabi  (1550)	0
	½	Gustavo Melamedoff  (2124)		BYE
	½	Jason Repa  (1991)		BYE
	½	Rolando Bince  (2091)		BYE
	½	Stephen Lipic  (1851)		BYE
	U1800 Section
Bd	Res	White		Black	Res
13	0	John Remillard  (1574)		Ryne Swift  (1768)	1
14	0	Dave Milward  (1746)		Kris Trinidad  (1570)	1
15	0	Bruce Leaden  (1502)		Tomas Manicdao  (1710)	1
16	1	Roy Proulx  (1705)		Francis Trueman  (1447)	0
17	0	Alex Iomdina  (1410)		Gary Campbell  (1698)	1
18	1	Theo Wolchock  (1683)		Leah Schwartz  (1343)	0
19	1	Cody Baron  (1327)		Bruce Reimer  (1669)	0
20	1	Clifford Goodman  (1638)		Justin Villeneuve  (1206)	0
21	0	Pierce Bryson  (unr.)		Richard Ott  (1629)	1
22	0	Keith Gannon  (1607)		Devin Kasprick  (unr.)	1
	½	Chuck Mousseau  (1768)		BYE

Simultaneous Exhibition by Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky - August 5

GM Alex Yermolinsky will play up to 30 players in a simultaneous exhibition at Portage Place mall - Edmonton Court - starting at noon on Friday, August 5

The fee is $10 per person, please contact Blair Rutter to register.

2011 9th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Chess Tournament Aug 5 -7

9th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Tournament - August 5-7

2011 9th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Chess Tournament

University of Winnipeg 

Convocation Hall

$ 2,500 total Prize Fund Guaranteed !

Soviet-born grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky, a two-time U.S. champion, has already confirmed his attendance. Indications are good that two other grandmasters will also be playing in the open tournament, including a player who used to rank in the top echelons of world chess.

Yanofsky, Canada’s first grandmaster and a prominent Winnipeg lawyer and city councilor, died in 2000. An annual memorial tournament has been held every year since U.S. grandmaster Arthur Bisguier won the first edition in 2003.

Over the years, many strong players have come to Winnipeg to play in the event, including former Canadian champion Kevin Spraggett, Icelandic grandmaster Helgi Olafsson, and Russian grandmaster Sergei Shipov.

Yermolinsky has been a mainstay of the American chess scene since immigrating there about 20 years ago. In addition to winning the national championship and playing on the U.S. Olympiad team, he has authored two critically-acclaimed chess books.

Normally the Yanofsky Memorial is held on or near the Labour Day weekend, but this year’s event will be earlier. It is set for August 5-7 at the University of Winnipeg. The tournament is open to all, and will be held in two sections.

First prize is set at $1,000, and there will be $2,500 in total prizes. Entry fee is $60 ($50 for Juniors), with a $10 discount for early entry (by June 30)
For more information, or to register, contact Blair Rutter at blairrutter@shaw.ca, or call 256-2353, or email chessmanitoba@gmail.com

Format: 5 round Swiss System, Two Sections
Open Section (CFC and FIDE rated)
Under  1800 Section (CFC rated)
Round Times: Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m
Time Control:  Round 1 G/ 110 ; Round 2-5 Game/90 + 30 second increment
Entry Fee: $ 60
Juniors (under 19 years of age) - $ 50

Free entry to GMs. IMs,and FMs (entry fee will be refunded after completing all 5 round

CFC Membership also required (available on site) Annual Fee - Adults $ 49, Juniors $ 36. (First time members -Adults $ 36, Juniors $ 24)


Registration:   On site, Friday, August 5 : 6:30 - 6:50 p.m.

Prize Fund:

Open Section 

1st - $ 1,000

2nd - $ 300

3rd - $ 150

U2000 

1st - $ 200

2nd - $ 100

 U1800 Section

1st - $ 250
2nd - $ 150
U1600
1st - $ 200
2nd - $ 100
U1400
1st - $ 50

Rules to be noted:
Anti-draw rules will be in effect (no agreed draws before move 31)
New FIDE Zero tolerance forfeit rule NOT in effect -old rule in effect; players will not be forfeited for non-attendance until one hour after scheduled start of round.
Half-point byes OK, any of first four rounds, limit 2, must commit before rd 2.


Location:

Convocation Hall  - 2nd floor of Wesley Hall - University of Winnipeg - Enter via the center of the building below.

Wesley Hall

Convocation Hall

Tournament Information

http://chessmanitoba.blogspot.com/2011/04/9th-annual-abe-yanofsky-memorial.html

Pre-registrants - will be updated continuously

http://www.chessmanitoba.com/tournaments/2011/2011AY.htm

GM Yermolinsky Simultaneous Exhibition - 

Friday, August 5 - noon -Portage Place - Edmonton Court

Entry Fee $ 10 - contact blairrutter@shaw.ca

Pictures from GM Yermolinsky Simultaneous Exhibition - October 2010 - Moorhead, MN