2012 Abe Yanofsky Memorial after 3 rounds

Fletcher Baragar stands alone with 3 points; there are three players with 2.5.

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3
2	Fletcher Baragar	W  12	B    7	W    1
	2248   102014	1	2	3
3	Jeff Babb	B  13	W    8	W    6
	2214   102141	½	1½	2½
4	Chandrashekhar Iyer	W  14	B  18	W  21
	2183   153597	½	1½	2½
10	Bradley J. Willis	W  21	B  20	B    5
	2048   101736	½	1½	2½
1	Trevor Vincent	B  11	W    5	B    2
	2356   125311	1	2	2
15	James Currie	W    5	B  19	W    9
	1996   111091	0	1	2
6	Jason Repa	W  16	bye	B    3
	2106   109227	1	1½	1½
7	Nilo Moncal	B  17	W    2	B  14
	2098   152424	1	1	1½
8	Alexandre Nikouline	W  19	B    3	W  11
	2090   112475	1	1	1½
11	Aron Kaptsan	W    1	-  16	B    8
	2045   112549	0	X  1	1½
13	Leor Wasserman	W    3	B  21	W  20
	2033   139153	½	½	1½
14	Aaron Green	B    4	B    9	W    7
	2002   142429	½	1	1½
17	Steven de Groot	W    7	B  12	W  18
	1897   137876	0	1	1½
21	Ryne Swift	B  10	W  13	B    4
	1815   143093	½	1½	1½
5	Gustavo Melamedoff	B  15	B    1	W  10
	2125   136900	1	1	1
9	Anthony Boron	B  20	W  14	B  15
	2086   101126	½	1	1
18	Sam Cleto	bye	W    4	B  17
	1884   111659	½	½	1
12	Waldemar Schulz	B    2	W  17	B  22
	2045   106687	0	0	½
16	Johan Kenneth Moleta	B    6	-  11	-  19
	1944   153217	0	F  0	Z  ½
19	Blair Rutter	B    8	W  15	-  16
	1870   132113	0	0	Z  ½
20	Carl Pottinger	W    9	W  10	B  13
	1869   124202	½	½	½
22	Keith Czarny	----	----	W  12
	1655   106887	U  0	U  0	½

Phil Le Dorze and John Remillard, ranked 10th and 11th respectively,  lead with 3 points.

#	U1800 Section	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3
10	Phil Le Dorze	B  21	W    5	W    6
	1598   106957	1	2	3
11	John Remillard	W  22	B    4	W    3
	1583   104699	1	2	3
2	Danilo Avena	B  13	W    9	B    8
	1756   107743	1	2	2½
8	Keith Gannon	B  19	W  18	W    2
	1603   105641	1	2	2½
4	Arie Wasserman	B  15	W  11	B  17
	1736   133860	1	1	2
6	Derek Ma	B  17	W  14	B  10
	1682   149822	1	2	2
9	Cory Letain	W  20	B    2	W  15
	1600   145127	1	1	2
18	Bruce Reimer	B    7	B    8	W  13
	1446   131407	1	1	2
21	Larry Samson	W  10	B  16	B  14
	unr.	0	1	2
1	Jim Green	W  12	B    3	W  16
	1769   105246	½	½	1½
5	Theo Wolchock	W  16	B  10	bye
	1735   149820	1	1	1½
7	Keith Czarny	W  18	B  12	bye
	1655   106887	0	1	1½
12	Jamie Campbell	B    1	W    7	W  19
	1582   124453	½	½	1½
3	Ken Einarsson	W  14	W    1	B  11
	1746   106554	0	1	1
13	Richard Ott	W    2	B  19	B  18
	1581   108926	0	1	1
14	Cody Baron	B    3	B    6	W  21
	1551   152320	1	1	1
15	Bruce Leaden	W    4	B  20	B    9
	1544   152654	0	1	1
17	Francis Trueman	W    6	B  22	W    4
	1504   103193	0	1	1
20	Edward Enns	B    9	W  15	B  22
	1136   122461	0	0	1
16	Damola Afolabi	B    5	W  21	B    1
	1516   150773	0	0	0
19	Justin Villeneuve	W    8	W  13	B  12
	1211   147727	0	0	0
22	Gabrielle Villeneuve	B  11	W  17	W  20
	unr.   153220	0	0	0

2012 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - after 2 rounds

In the Open Section, Round 3, top board is Baragar-Vincent, the only players with 2 points.

	OPEN SECTION
#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3
1	Trevor Vincent	B  11	W    5	B    2
	2356   125311	1	2
2	Fletcher Baragar	W  12	B    7	W    1
	2248   102014	1	2
3	Jeff Babb	B  13	W    8	W    6
	2214   102141	½	1½
4	Chandrashekhar Iyer	W  14	B  18	W  21
	2183   153597	½	1½
6	Jason Repa	W  16	bye	B    3
	2106   109227	1	1½
10	Bradley J. Willis	W  21	B  20	B    5
	2048   101736	½	1½
21	Ryne Swift	B  10	W  13	B    4
	1815   143093	½	1½
5	Gustavo Melamedoff	B  15	B    1	W  10
	2125   136900	1	1
7	Nilo Moncal	B  17	W    2	B  14
	2098   152424	1	1
8	Alexandre Nikouline	W  19	B    3	W  11
	2090   112475	1	1
9	Anthony Boron	B  20	W  14	B  15
	2086   101126	½	1
11	Aron Kaptsan	W    1	-  16	B    8
	2045   112549	0	X  1
14	Aaron Green	B    4	B    9	W    7
	2002   142429	½	1
15	James Currie	W    5	B  19	W    9
	1996   111091	0	1
17	Steven de Groot	W    7	B  12	W  18
	1897   137876	0	1
13	Leor Wasserman	W    3	B  21	W  20
	2033   139153	½	½
18	Sam Cleto	bye	W    4	B  17
	1884   111659	½	½
20	Carl Pottinger	W    9	W  10	B  13
	1869   124202	½	½
12	Waldemar Schulz	B    2	W  17	B  22
	2045   106687	0	0
16	Johan Kenneth Moleta	B    6	-  11	W  19
	1944   153217	0	F  0
19	Blair Rutter	B    8	W  15	B  16
	1870   132113	0	0
22	Keith Czarny	----	----	W  12
	1655   106887	U  0	U  0

In the U1800 section,  a scarcity of draws has resulted in 5 players with perfect scores entering the third round.

	U1800 section
#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3
2	Danilo Avena	B  13	W    9	B    8
	1756   107743	1	2
6	Derek Ma	B  17	W  14	B  10
	1682   149822	1	2
8	Keith Gannon	B  19	W  18	W    2
	1603   105641	1	2
10	Phil Le Dorze	B  21	W    5	W    6
	1598   106957	1	2
11	John Remillard	W  22	B    4	W    3
	1583   104699	1	2
3	Ken Einarsson	W  14	W    1	B  11
	1746   106554	0	1
4	Arie Wasserman	B  15	W  11	B  17
	1736   133860	1	1
5	Theo Wolchock	W  16	B  10	bye
	1735   149820	1	1
7	Keith Czarny	W  18	B  12	bye
	1655   106887	0	1
9	Cory Letain	W  20	B    2	W  15
	1600   145127	1	1
13	Richard Ott	W    2	B  19	B  18
	1581   108926	0	1
14	Cody Baron	B    3	B    6	W  21
	1551   152320	1	1
15	Bruce Leaden	W    4	B  20	B    9
	1544   152654	0	1
17	Francis Trueman	W    6	B  22	W    4
	1504   103193	0	1
18	Bruce Reimer	B    7	B    8	W  13
	1446   131407	1	1
21	Larry Samson	W  10	B  16	B  14
	unr.	0	1
1	Jim Green	W  12	B    3	W  16
	1769   105246	½	½
12	Jamie Campbell	B    1	W    7	W  19
	1582   124453	½	½
16	Damola Afolabi	B    5	W  21	B    1
	1516   150773	0	0
19	Justin Villeneuve	W    8	W  13	B  12
	1211   147727	0	0
20	Edward Enns	B    9	W  15	B  22
	1136   122461	0	0
22	Gabrielle Villeneuve	B  11	W  17	W  20

2012 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Standings after Round 1

Open Section

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3
1	Trevor Vincent	B  11
	2356   125311	1
2	Fletcher Baragar	W  12
	2248   102014	1
5	Gustavo Melamedoff	B  15
	2125   136900	1
6	Jason Repa	W  16
	2106   109227	1
7	Nilo Moncal	B  17
	2098   152424	1
8	Alexandre Nikouline	W  19
	2090   112475	1
3	Jeff Babb	B  13
	2214   102141	½
4	Chandrashekhar Iyer	W  14
	2183   153597	½
9	Anthony Boron	B  20
	2086   101126	½
10	Bradley J. Willis	W  21
	2048   101736	½
13	Leor Wasserman	W    3
	2033   139153	½
14	Aaron Green	B    4
	2002   142429	½
18	Sam Cleto	bye
	1884   111659	½
20	Carl Pottinger	W    9
	1869   124202	½
21	Ryne Swift	B  10
	1815   143093	½
11	Aron Kaptsan	W    1
	2045   112549	0
12	Waldemar Schulz	B    2
	2045   106687	0
15	James Currie	W    5
	1996   111091	0
16	Johan Kenneth Moleta	B    6
	1944   153217	0
17	Steven de Groot	W    7
	1897   137876	0
19	Blair Rutter	B    8
	1870   132113	0

U1800 section

#	Name/Rtng/ID	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3
2	Danilo Avena	B  13
	1756   107743	1
4	Arie Wasserman	B  15
	1736   133860	1
5	Theo Wolchock	W  16
	1735   149820	1
6	Derek Ma	B  17
	1682   149822	1
8	Keith Gannon	B  19
	1603   105641	1
9	Cory Letain	W  20
	1600   145127	1
10	Phil Le Dorze	B  21
	1598   106957	1
11	John Remillard	W  22
	1583   104699	1
14	Cody Baron	B    3
	1551   152320	1
18	Bruce Reimer	B    7
	1446   131407	1
1	Jim Green	W  12
	1769   105246	½
12	Jamie Campbell	B    1
	1582   124453	½
3	Ken Einarsson	W  14
	1746   106554	0
7	Keith Czarny	W  18
	1655   106887	0
13	Richard Ott	W    2
	1581   108926	0
15	Bruce Leaden	W    4
	1544   152654	0
16	Damola Afolabi	B    5
	1516   150773	0
17	Francis Trueman	W    6
	1504   103193	0
19	Justin Villeneuve	W    8
	1211   147727	0
20	Edward Enns	B    9
	1136   122461	0
21	Larry Samson	W  10
	unr.	0
22	Gabrielle Villeneuve	B  11
	unr.   153220	0

2012 Abe Yanofsky Memorial 1st Round results

Several last minute entries boosted the entries to 42 ! The Open section features 3 Masters, and 11 experts and will be hotly contested. Six players lead with one point.

Open Section

Bd	Res	White		Black	Res
1	0	Aron Kaptsan  (2045)		Trevor Vincent  (2356)	1
2	1	Fletcher Baragar  (2248)		Waldemar Schulz  (2045)	0
3	½	Leor Wasserman  (2033)		Jeff Babb  (2214)	½
4	½	Chandrashekhar Iyer  (2183)		Aaron Green  (2002)	½
5	0	James Currie  (1996)		Gustavo Melamedoff  (2125)	1
6	1	Jason Repa  (2106)		Johan Kenneth Moleta  (1944)	0
7	0	Steven de Groot  (1897)		Nilo Moncal  (2098)	1
8	1	Alexandre Nikouline  (2090)		Blair Rutter  (1870)	0
9	½	Carl Pottinger  (1869)		Anthony Boron  (2086)	½
10	½	Bradley J. Willis  (2048)		Ryne Swift  (1815)	½

Bye - Sam Cleto

I am not going to predict anything in the U1800 section, as I think it is totally up for grabs.
U1800 section

Bd	Res	White		Black	Res
12	½	Jim Green  (1769)		Jamie Campbell  (1582)	½
13	0	Richard Ott  (1581)		Danilo Avena  (1756)	1
14	0	Ken Einarsson  (1746)		Cody Baron  (1551)	1
15	0	Bruce Leaden  (1544)		Arie Wasserman  (1736)	1
16	1	Theo Wolchock  (1735)		Damola Afolabi  (1516)	0
17	0	Francis Trueman  (1504)		Derek Ma  (1682)	1
18	0	Keith Czarny  (1655)		Bruce Reimer  (1446)	1
19	0	Justin Villeneuve  (1211)		Keith Gannon  (1603)	1
20	1	Cory Letain  (1600)		Edward Enns  (1136)	0
21	0	Larry Samson  (unr.)		Phil Le Dorze  (1598)	1
22	1	John Remillard  (1583)		Gabrielle Villeneuve  (unr.)	0

Pre-Registered as of July 26

as of July 26
2012 Abe Yanofsky Memorial - Open section

# Name Rtng 1 Trevor Vincent 2356 2 Gustavo Melamedoff 2125 3 Jason Repa 2106 4 Nilo Moncal 2098 5 Anthony Boron 2086 6 Rolando Bince 2052 7 Aron Kaptsan 2045 8 Waldemar Schulz 2045 9 Aaron Green 2002 10 James Currie 1996 11 Johan Kenneth Moleta 1944 12 Steven de Groot 1897 13 Carl Pottinger 1869 14 Ryne Swift 1815 15 Jim Green 1769

U1800 Section

#	Name	Rtng
1	Danilo Avena	1756
2	Theo Wolchock	1735
3	Derek Ma	1682
4	Keith Czarny	1655
5	Keith Gannon	1603
6	Cory Letain	1600
7	John Remillard	1583
8	Jamie Campbell	1582
9	Cody Baron	1551
10	Bruce Leaden	1544
11	Justin Villeneuve	1211
12	Edward Enns	1136
13	Gabrielle Villeneuve	unr.

10th Annual Abe Yanofsky Memorial Chess Tournament

10th 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, July 27 to Sunday, July 29, 2012
Location: Riddell Hall (note change) - University of Winnipeg - 
Prize Fund: $ See below
Format: 5 round Swiss System, Two Sections
Open Section (CFC and FIDE rated)
U 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: Entry Fee: $ 40, $ 10 discount if paid by June 26

Also, second and subsequent entries from immediate family members receive $ 5 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 (available on site) Annual Fee - Adults $ 49, Juniors $ 36. (First time members -Adults $ 36, Juniors $ 24)

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, July 27 at 6:15 - 6:50 p.m., or -
cheques payable to:
Manitoba Chess Association
c/o Blair Rutter
76 Newcroft Rd.
Winnipeg, MB R2J 3M8

or see Tony Boron on Tuesday nights at the TNT tournaments.

Prizes:
Prizes will be based on entries - but minimum guaranteed
As of May 27, 2012

Prizes:
Open Section: 1st $ 250 , 2nd $ 140, 3rd $ 80
Top A Class - $ 100, 50, 30

U 1800 Section 1st $ 100, 2nd $ 50
Top U1600 $ 60, $ 30
Top U1400 $ 50, 30


Top Manitoban in the Open Section qualifies for the 2013 Manitoba Championship Candidates Tournament.