Third Round Standing and Results

Open Section - Third Round Standings

#	Name	Rtng		Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	Paolo Araullo	2081		W24	W12	W11	3.0
2	Trevor Vincent	2286		W10	W7	D4	2.5
3	Kevin Gentes	2250		W20	W8	D5	2.5
4	John G Bell	2157		W22	W19	D2	2.5
5	Jonathon Zaczek	2125		W17	W9	D3	2.5
6	Alexandre Nikouline	2144		L15	W16	W14	2.0
7	Rolando Bince	2058		W28	L2	W22	2.0
8	Jay S Khedkar	2034		W18	L3	W23	2.0
9	Daniel Oberton	2020		W26	L5	W21	2.0
10	Igal Raihman	1893		L2	W28	W19	2.0
11	Samuel Lipnowski	2285		D14	W15	L1	1.5
12	Waldemar Schulz	1997		W23	L1	D18	1.5
13	Anthony Boron	1996		D27	D21	D15	1.5
14	Brian Thompson	1887		D11	W27	L6	1.5
15	Aaron Green	1836		W6	L11	D13	1.5
16	James Atem	1826		H---	L6	W26	1.5
17	Ryne Swift	1802		L5	D26	W27	1.5
18	John Klokow	1740		L8	W20	D12	1.5
19	Aron Kaptsan	2052		W25	L4	L10	1.0
20	Jaroslaw Czypinski	1880		L3	L18	W28	1.0
21	Sam Cleto	1875		H---	D13	L9	1.0
22	Blair Rutter	1855		L4	W25	L7	1.0
23	Clifford Goodman	1671		L12	W24	L8	1.0
24	Ken Einarsson	1800		L1	L23	D25	0.5
25	Jim Green	1774		L19	L22	D24	0.5
26	Stephen Lipic	1718		L9	D17	L16	0.5
27	Alfonso Villar	unr.		D13	L14	L17	0.5
28	Harley Greenberg	1774		L7	L10	L20	0.0

Third Round Open Results

Paolo continues his fine play from the Canadian Open, by upsetting Sam Lipnowski. Klokow held Schulz in the last game to end.

Bd		Res	White		Black	Res
1		½	John G Bell		Trevor Vincent	½
2		½	Jonathon Zaczek		Kevin Gentes	½
3		1	Paolo Araullo		Samuel Lipnowski	0
4		1	Alexandre Nikouline		Brian Thompson	0
5		1	Rolando Bince		Blair Rutter	0
6		1	Igal Raihman		Aron Kaptsan	0
7		1	Jay S Khedkar		Clifford Goodman	0
8		0	Sam Cleto		Daniel Oberton	1
9		½	Waldemar Schulz		John Klokow	½
10		½	Aaron Green		Anthony Boron	½
11		1	James Atem		Stephen Lipic	0
12		0	Alfonso Villar		Ryne Swift	1
13		1	Jaroslaw Czypinski		Harley Greenberg	0
14		½	Ken Einarsson		Jim Green	½

U 1800

#	Name	Rtng		Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Tot
1	Steven De Groot	1690		W15	W12	W5	3.0
2	Saul Magnusson	1578		W16	W4	W8	3.0
3	Tomas Manicdao	1724		W10	L5	W11	2.0
4	Daniel Raihman	1720		W14	L2	W13	2.0
5	Michael Pang	1679		W6	W3	L1	2.0
6	Keer Keer	1424		L5	W16	W12	2.0
7	Lorne Gibbons	1252		W13	H---	H---	2.0
8	Leor Wasserman	1642		W18	H---	L2	1.5
9	Eugene Knight	1522		D11	L13	W15	1.5
10	Richard Ott	1499		L3	W18	H---	1.5
11	Eric Williams	unr.		D9	W14	L3	1.5
12	Cory Letain	1606		W19	L1	L6	1.0
13	Keith Gannon	1570		L7	W9	L4	1.0
14	Francis Trueman	1491		L4	L11	W19	1.0
15	Gary Crawford	1439		L1	W19	L9	1.0
16	Edward Enns	1166		L2	L6	W18	1.0
17	Colin Stranc	unr.		H---	H---	U---	1.0
18	Justin Villeneuve	1356		L8	L10	L16	0.0
19	Leah Green	1224		L12	L15	L14	0.0

Second Round Standings

Open Section

Nothing surprising in the second round.

#	Name	Rtng		Rd 1	Rd 2	Tot
1	Trevor Vincent	2286		W15	W9	2.0
2	Kevin Gentes	2250		W25	W11	2.0
3	John G Bell	2157		W17	W10	2.0
4	Jonathon Zaczek	2125		W22	W12	2.0
5	Paolo Araullo	2081		W26	W13	2.0
6	Samuel Lipnowski	2285		D7	W18	1.5
7	Brian Thompson	1887		D6	W24	1.5
8	Alexandre Nikouline	2144		L18	W21	1.0
9	Rolando Bince	2058		W27	L1	1.0
10	Aron Kaptsan	2052		W28	L3	1.0
11	Jay S Khedkar	2034		W19	L2	1.0
12	Daniel Oberton	2020		W23	L4	1.0
13	Waldemar Schulz	1997		W20	L5	1.0
14	Anthony Boron	1996		D24	D16	1.0
15	Igal Raihman	1893		L1	W27	1.0
16	Sam Cleto	1875		H---	D14	1.0
17	Blair Rutter	1855		L3	W28	1.0
18	Aaron Green	1836		W8	L6	1.0
19	John Klokow	1740		L11	W25	1.0
20	Clifford Goodman	1671		L13	W26	1.0
21	James Atem	1826		H---	L8	0.5
22	Ryne Swift	1802		L4	D23	0.5
23	Stephen Lipic	1718		L12	D22	0.5
24	Alfonso Villar	unr.		D14	L7	0.5
25	Jaroslaw Czypinski	1880		L2	L19	0.0
26	Ken Einarsson	1800		L5	L20	0.0
27	Harley Greenberg	1774		L9	L15	0.0
28	Jim Green	1774		L10	L17	0.0

U1800

# Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Total 1 Steven De Groot 1690 W12 W9 2.0 2 Michael Pang 1679 W13 W7 2.0 3 Saul Magnusson 1578 W19 W8 2.0 4 Leor Wasserman 1642 W17 H--- 1.5 5 Lorne Gibbons 1252 W10 H--- 1.5 6 Eric Williams unr. D15 W16 1.5 7 Tomas Manicdao 1724 W11 L2 1.0 8 Daniel Raihman 1720 W16 L3 1.0 9 Cory Letain 1606 W18 L1 1.0 10 Keith Gannon 1570 L5 W15 1.0 11 Richard Ott 1499 L7 W17 1.0 12 Gary Crawford 1439 L1 W18 1.0 13 Keer Keer 1424 L2 W19 1.0 14 Colin Stranc unr. H--- H--- 1.0 15 Eugene Knight 1522 D6 L10 0.5 16 Francis Trueman 1491 L8 L6 0.0 17 Justin Villeneuve 1356 L4 L11 0.0 18 Leah Green 1224 L9 L12 0.0 19 Edward Enns 1166 L3 L13 0.0

Open Section standings after first round

Surprises included Aaron Green over Alex Nikouline, and Brian Thompson holding Sam Lipnowski to a draw.

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Tot
1	Trevor Vincent	2286	W18	1.0
2	Kevin Gentes	2250	W19	1.0
3	John G Bell	2157	W20	1.0
4	Jonathon Zaczek	2125	W21	1.0
5	Paolo Araullo	2081	W22	1.0
6	Rolando Bince	2058	W23	1.0
7	Aron Kaptsan	2052	W24	1.0
8	Jay S Khedkar	2034	W25	1.0
9	Daniel Oberton	2020	W26	1.0
10	Waldemar Schulz	1997	W27	1.0
11	Aaron Green	1836	W17	1.0
12	Samuel Lipnowski	2285	D14	0.5
13	Anthony Boron	1996	D16	0.5
14	Brian Thompson	1887	D12	0.5
15	James Atem	1826	H---	0.5
16	Alfonso Villar	unr.	D13	0.5
17	Alexandre Nikouline	2144	L11	0.0
18	Igal Raihman	1893	L1	0.0
19	Jaroslaw Czypinski	1880	L2	0.0
20	Blair Rutter	1855	L3	0.0
21	Ryne Swift	1802	L4	0.0
22	Ken Einarsson	1800	L5	0.0
23	Harley Greenberg	1774	L6	0.0
24	Jim Green	1774	L7	0.0
25	John Klokow	1740	L8	0.0
26	Stephen Lipic	1718	L9	0.0
27	Clifford Goodman	1671	L10	0.0

U1800 Standings after Round 1

Lorne Gibbons upset Keith Gannon.
Only 19 players in this section thus far.
See previous post for the possibility to join in at round 2.

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Tot
1	Tomas Manicdao	1724	W13	1.0
2	Daniel Raihman	1720	W14	1.0
3	Steven De Groot	1690	W15	1.0
4	Michael Pang	1679	W16	1.0
5	Leor Wasserman	1642	W17	1.0
6	Cory Letain	1606	W18	1.0
7	Saul Magnusson	1578	W19	1.0
8	Lorne Gibbons	1252	W12	1.0
9	Eugene Knight	1522	D11	0.5
10	Colin Stranc	unr.	H---	0.5
11	Eric Williams	unr.	D9	0.5
12	Keith Gannon	1570	L8	0.0
13	Richard Ott	1499	L1	0.0
14	Francis Trueman	1491	L2	0.0
15	Gary Crawford	1439	L3	0.0
16	Keer Keer	1424	L4	0.0
17	Justin Villeneuve	1356	L5	0.0
18	Leah Green	1224	L6	0.0
19	Edward Enns	1166	L7	0.0

46 currently competing in the Yanofsky Memorial

46 players are currently competing in this year's edition of the Yanofsky Memorial.

You can still join with a first round bye by registering onsite at the University of Winnipeg by
9:45 am Saturday morning.

Please bring your chess clock to AY

The club currently does not have enough digital clocks to cover every board in a tournament of this size, so we ask that we bring your own if you are able.
Time controls are Game/2 hours on Friday night,
For the other 4 rounds: 30 /90, All/1 (30 moves in 90 minutes / Remainder in 60 minutes) for the other 4 rounds.

Thank you.

7th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Chess Tournament September 4-6, 2009

7th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Chess Tournament

This tournament is the signature event of the Manitoba Chess Association. It is named in honour of Abe Yanofsky, the first chess player in the British Commonwealth to be awarded the Grandmaster title.
Mr. Yanofsky, who died in 2000, was a prominent Winnipeg lawyer and city councillor.

Dates: Friday, September 4 to Sunday, September 6, 2008
Location: Riddell Hall, University of Winnipeg
Prize Fund: $ See below
Format: 5 round Swiss System, Two Sections
Open Section
U 1800 Section
Round Times: Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m
Time Control: 30 /90, All/1 (30 moves in 90 minutes / Remainder in 60 minutes)
[Note: First round will G /120 minutes]
Entry Fee: Entry Fee: $ 60
Juniors (under 18 years of age) - Seniors (over 60 years of age)- $ 50
$ 10 discount for entry by Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Also second and subsequent entries from immediate family members receive $ 10 discount.

Free entry to FIDE Masters or higher (Entry must be paid up front, but will be refunded after completion (playing) of all five rounds)

CFC Membership also required

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.

Registration: on site, Friday, September 4 at 6:30 - 6:55 p.m., or in advance -
cheques payable to:
Manitoba Chess Association
c/o Lorne Gibbons
44 Ainsdale Way
Winnipeg, MB R2C 4B4

or see Lorne Gibbons on Tuesday nights at the TNT tournaments.

Prizes: Prizes:
Open Section: 1st $ 750 , 2nd $ 500, 3rd $ 300
Top A Class - $ 250, 175, 75

U 1800 Section 1st $ 250, 2nd $ 150
Top U1600 $ 200, $ 100
Top U1400 $ 125, 75, 50

CFC Newsletter

Tony Ficzere writes:

"Greetings

I would like to wish the organizers the best of luck with the Abe Yanofsky Memorial!

I am the editor of the new CFC newsletter, and if you can find the time, it would be great if you could email me a report on the tournament. Annotated games (pgn format) and pictures are also welcome.

Thanks in advance for your considerations."

I will be looking through the games after tournament, so if you have a game or position that is interesting, please email at chessmanitoba@gmail.com. Also pictures.
Thanks,
Tony Boron

2008 Prize Winners

And here are the prize winners of the tournament:

		Open				U1800
1st				1st-2nd
$750		Trevor Vincent		$200		Aaron Green
2nd				$200		Calvin Webb
$500		Samuel Lipnowski
3rd						U1600
$100		Bradley Willis		1st
$100		Waldemar Schulz		$200		Daniel Barkman
$100		Aron Kaptsan		2nd
				$100		Kris Trinidad
		U2000
1st-2nd						U1400
$215		Daniel Oberton		1st
$215		Jay Khedkar		$125		Tomas Manicdao
3rd				2nd-3rd
$40		Weixi Liu		$65		Isaac Wiebe
$40		Rolando Bince		$65		David Raihman

Trevor Vincent wins AY 2008 !

Clear first with 4.5. Congratulations !

Crosstable at:

http://www.chessmanitoba.com/tournaments/2008/ay08_open.htm

http://www.chessmanitoba.com/tournaments/2008/ay08_u1800.htm

Round 1 starts

Just time for a quick report - more detail later.

A total of 54 players have entered the two sections

The Open section is headed by masters Fletcher Baragar, Sam Lipnowski, and Trevor Vincent.
Frequently heard was "I saved a lost position". Among those saying so were Nikouline, Kaptsan (with a draw), Boron.

Clocks

If you have a chess clock, please bring it to the tourney this weekend.

6th Annual Tournament August 29-31, 2008

6th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Tournament

This tournament is the signature event of the Manitoba Chess Association. It is named in honour of Abe Yanofsky, the first chess player in the British Commonwealth to be awarded the Grandmaster title.
Mr. Yanofsky, who died in 2000, was a prominent Winnipeg lawyer and city councillor.

Dates: Friday, August 29 to Sunday, August 31, 2008
Location: Riddell Hall, University of Winnipeg
Prize Fund: $ See below
Format: 5 round Swiss System, Two Sections
Open Section
U 1800 Section
Round Times: Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m
Time Control: 30 /90, All/1 (30 moves in 90 minutes / Remainder in 60 minutes) [Note: First round may be G /120 - TBA]
Entry Fee: Entry Fee: $ 60
Juniors (under 18 years of age) - Seniors (over 60 years of age)- $ 50
$ 10 discount for entry by Tuesday, August 5, 2007

Also second and subsequent entries from immediate family members receive $ 10 discount.

Free entry to FIDE Masters or higher (Entry must be paid up front, but will be refunded after completion (playing) of all five rounds)

CFC Membership also required

Anti-draw rules will be in effect (no agreed draws before move 31)

Registration: on site, Friday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m., or in advance -
cheques payable to:
Manitoba Chess Association
c/o Lorne Gibbons
44 Ainsdale Way
Winnipeg, MB R2C 4B4

or see Lorne Gibbons on Tuesday nights at the TNT tournaments.

Prizes: Prizes:
Open Section: 1st $ 750 , 2nd $ 500, 3rd $ 300
Top A Class - $ 250, 175, 75

U 1800 Section 1st $ 250, 2nd $ 150
Top U1600 $ 200, $ 100
Top U1400 $ 125, 75, 50

Pre-registered as of Aug 21

1.  Vincent, Trevor            MB        2214
2.  Babb, Jeff                 MB        2131
3.  Nikouline, Alexandre       MB        2088
4.  Schulz, Waldemar           MB        2054
5.  Kaptsan, Aron              MB        2046
6.  Melamedoff, Gustavo        MB        2042
7.  Boron, Anthony             MB        1992
8.  Cleto, Sam                 MB        1927
9.  Araullo, Paolo             MB        1920
10. Rutter, Blair              MB        1875
11. Hogeveen-Rutter, Alexander MB        1870


12. Klokow, John               MB        1764
13. Green, Aaron               MB        1715
14. Green, Jim                 MB        1704
15. Campbell, Gary             MB        1659
16. Goodman, Clifford          MB        1654
17. Wasserman, Arie            MB        1653
18. Araullo, Bernadette        MB        1587
19. Wood, Nathan               MB        1569
20. Letain, Cory               MB        1509
21. Araullo, Marlon            MB        1505
22. Wasserman, Leor            MB        1459
23. Magnusson, Saul            MB        1447
24. Pang, Michael              MB        1436
25. Swift, Ryne                MB        1425
26. Green, Leah                MB        1187
27. Araullo, Katrina           MB        1084

A Yanofsky story

Jonathan Berry writes from Nanaimo - August 15, 2008

Just an hour ago, Bill Parker, aged 88, was visiting our house. He wanted to see the chess columns that I have clipped over the years, and in flipping through a folder said: "Yanofsky! I played him!" I asked "In a simul?" and Bill replied: "No, in Copenhagen."

Bill was in the Merchant Marine, and circa 1946 (possibly 1947 as Yanofsky played a tournament in Copenhagen in 1947) made a regular run to Copenhagen from his base in Britain.  In those days it took a couple of weeks to unload a ship, and another couple of weeks to fill it up again.  So Bill found it convenient to seek out the chess club wherever he went.  That greatly enlarged the social circle of a footloose young man of 26.  In Copenhagen, Bill was wandering around the chess club, and struck up a conversation with Yanofsky, as they were the only two English speakers in the room.  Yanofsky was playing a Swedish opponent, but was winning the game handily.  While the two were talking, Yanofsky asked if Bill wanted to play a game.  That was the game!  A kind of simul game, but not really a simul game.

Bill remembered that Yanofsky mentioned that he was not feeling well, because he had worms!

About 7 years later, Bill emigrated to Canada, settled in
Nanaimo, became one of the early members of the Nanaimo Chess
Club and played a fair bit of chess... but that was the only
time Bill ever met Yanofsky!