THE BAYVIEW GAMES CLUB PRESENTS: AUGUST ACTIVE Championship - Sunday, August 26, 2007

EARLY BIRD PRIZES: Register by August 18 and you will be entered in a draw for entry fee rebate ($30).

LOCATION: Bayview Games Club, 1681 Bayview Ave., Suite 202

MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION: 60 Players ( register early ).

All equipment provided.

The Greater Toronto Chess League

Website Last updated: 2007.08.14

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Other Recent Events: Tournament Reports and Results   NEW RATINGS: **** ACTIVE RATINGS **** BLITZ RATINGS **** UNDER 1400 CLUB RATINGS ****
For previous GTCL Index page from 2003 and 2004 click here              From the Bayview Games Club Last updated: 2007.08.14

GTCL Grand Prix 2006-2007 Information and FINAL Standings

GTCL Grand Prix 2005-2006 Information and FINAL Standings

CLICK HERE FOR CHESS CLUBS            TEAMS & LEAGUE RULES - CLICK HERE

Please DOWNLOAD the new version (April 2007) of the GTCL constitution HERE
PREVIOUS GTCL constitution HERE    Download NEW GTCL constitution HERE

GTCL 2007 CHESS EVENTS:
COMBINED CALENDAR OF Upcoming Events - COMPLETE CALENDAR

2007

August 18 2007 York Region AUGUST ACTIVE OPEN Chess Championships Richmond Hill Curling Clubl Richmond Hill

August 18 and 19 The 2007 Hamilton Open Chess Championship Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Hamilton

August 25 and 26 The 2007 Mayhem on Midland ACTIVE 2115 Midland Ave., Unit 4, Scarborough Scarborough

August 25 and 26 The 2007 Cornwall Open Best Western Parkway Inn Conf. Centre Cornwall

August 26 The 2007 August ACTIVE Chess Championship - BGC RATED! Bayview Games Club Toronto

September 1, 2 & 3 The 2007 John Allan Howard Memorial - BY INVITATION ONLY The Peel Chess Club - John Brown's Apt. Brampton

September 1, 2 & 3 The 2007 Annual Toronto Labour Day Open - NEW LOCATION Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox School Toronto

Sept. 16 to Nov. 4 The 2007 Toronto Junior & Bantam Chess Championship Bayview Games Club Toronto

Sept. 16 to Nov. 4 The 2007 Toronto Women's Chess Championship Bayview Games Club Toronto

September 22 12th Annual Kitchener-Waterloo Fall Active Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. West Kitchener

September 29 and 30 The 2007 Chessca Open Old Quebec Street Mall, downtown Guelph Guelph

October 14 to December 2 The Chess Academy of Canada
INSTRUCTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENTS FOR JUNIORS The Chess Academy of Canada Richmond Hill

October 6, 7 & 8 2007 Toronto Thanksgiving Open A GTCL 2007 Grand Prix Event THE GTCL IS SEEKING A NEW ORGANIZER Toronto

Oct. 16 to Nov. 27 2007 Toronto SENIOR Chess Championship Willowdale Chess Club North York

November 16, 17 & 18 2007 The Ontario JUNIOR Chess Championship TO BE ANNOUNCED - see bid here Toronto

December 26 to 30 Holidays Open 2007 A GTCL 2007 Grand Prix Event TO BE ANNOUNCED Toronto

January - June cont'd Toronto Clubs Team Championships 2006-2007 Season
LEAGUE RESULTS: Premier & Under 2000 Results Greater Toronto Chess Clubs Toronto

January 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 2008 Canadian JUNIOR Chess Championship TO BE ANNOUNCED - see bid here Toronto

GTCL Grand Prix 2006
series will include the following tournaments:

1) March Open - March 17-19, 5 rounds - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLE
2) Toronto Open - April 15-17, 6 rounds - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLE
3) Ontario Open - May 20-22, 6 rounds   - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLES
4) York Region Open - June 24-25, 5 rounds - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLES
5) Labour Day Open - September 2-4, 6 rounds - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLES
6) Thanksgiving Open - October 7-9, 6 rounds - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLES
7) Holidays Open - December 26-30, 6 rounds - COMPLETED FINAL CFC RATED CROSSTABLE

Click here for GTCL Grand Prix 2006 Information and Standings - Erik Malmsten - GTCL Grand Prix Coordinator

Final standings of the GTCL Grand Prix 2006 competition:
1) Noritsyn, Nikolay      2431     29.5   - $400
2) Chidley-Hill, John     1751     26.0   - $300
3) Martchenko, Alexander 1978     21.0   - $200
4) Southam, David         2101     20.5   - $100
5) Laporte, Richard        unr     20.0   - $ 50
6) Ramenaden, Matthew     1784     19.5   - $ 50
7) Henry, Liam            2123     19.0   - $ 50
8) Chan, Alex             1463     18.0   - $ 50
9) Sapozhnikov, Roman     1738     17.0   - $ 25
9) Ferreira, Alex         1912     17.0   - $ 25

Congratulations to all prize winners!   Happy New Year!

GTCL invites all chess players to play in the coming Toronto Closed and 2007 Grand Prix tournaments!

NEW RATINGS: NEW RATINGS: **** ACTIVE RATINGS **** BLITZ RATINGS **** UNDER 1400 CLUB RATINGS ****
                                    From the Bayview Games Club     Last updated: 2007.08.14

GTCL Grand Prix 2007
Greater Toronto Chess League is pleased to announce Grand Prix 2007 series!
GTCL invites all chess clubs and organizers submit their bids for the Grand Prix 2007 tournaments!

GTCL Grand Prix 2007 series will include the following 5 tournaments:

1) March Open – March 16-18, 5 rounds

2) Toronto Open – April 6-8, 6 rounds

3) Canada Day Open – June 30-July 1 & 2 - 5 rounds

4) Thanksgiving Open – October 6-8, 6 rounds

5) Holidays Open – December 26-30, 6 rounds - TBA

Grand Prix prizes will be awarded to players who get the most points accumulated for all 5 tournaments in the following 5 categories:

1)   Open,

2)   Under 2200,

3)   Under 2000,

4)   Under 1800,

5)   Under 1600.

5% from each tournament’s prize fund will be set aside for Grand Prix fund.

CFC Membership is required.

GTCL invites all chess clubs and organizers submit their bids
for the Grand Prix 2007 tournaments!

April 21/ 07 MINUTES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Greater Toronto Chess League MINUTES Library of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis East York

July 29, 2007 Mid-Summer ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP - PICTURES Bayview Games Club - pics & details Toronto

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Bryon Nickoloff Memorial Page

Book Launch!   Posted by Larry Bevand on June 12, 2007, 10:12:06   Nic's Best - by Toronto Star Chess Columnist IM Lawrence Day
The book that chess players in Canada have been waiting for, will be officially released this Saturday at 1 p.m., just prior to the Bryon Nickoloff Memorial Blitz Tournament at the Bayview Games Club, 1681 Bayview Avenue in Toronto. Lawrence Day will be on-site to autograph copies. The retail price is only $29.95, thanks to generous donations by Dr. Paul & Sylvia Wentworth and Mr. Brian Hartman. The Chess'n Math Association is the publisher. We are honoured to be involved in this undertaking. We would also like to thank all those who contributed to this book and are grateful to Lawrence for doing an outstanding job.
The book will be available in all our stores as well as on-line www.strategygames.ca as of Saturday, June 16th. If you want an autographed copy and are ordering on-line, please send me an e-mail: bevand@chess-math.org The Canadian launch of this book will take place in Ottawa on July 12th, during the Canadian Open. Lawrence will also be available at that time for book signing.    Link: Bryon Nickoloff

June 16 2007 Toronto BLITZ Championship -
Bryon Nickoloff Memorial Blitz Tournament
Igor Zugic wins Toronto Blitz Championship 2007 Bayview Games Club
- NEW BLITZ RATINGS
Last updated: 2007.06.24 Toronto

R.I.P. GAJANA SRINIVASAN 20 year old is dead -- Re: Possible chess-related tragedy in the news

Posted by GTCL on July 19, 2007, 18:26:06, in reply to "Possible chess-related tragedy in the news"

2003 Toronto Closed RESERVES Champion is dead at 20
R.I.P. GAJANA SRINIVASAN 20 year old is dead -- chess-related tragedy in the news!

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Stabbing turns murder-suicide

Police arrived at an east Toronto apartment building yesterday morning to investigate a possible stabbing but instead they came upon a horrific murder-suicide.
Emergency crews discovered the body of a 20-year-old man sprawled on his back behind the building on 50 Tuxedo Court, near Markham and Ellesmere roads, around 11 a.m. A mangled air conditioner lay several feet away.
It appears the man first kicked out the air conditioner, then jumped from a 14th-floor window after stabbing the apartment’s owner to death. Police have not released either victim’s name, but neighbours identified the 20-year-old as Gajnanth Srinivasan.
About an hour after the incident, Srinivasan’s mother ran to police from the complex’s parking lot. The rest of her family arrived at the apartment building about half an hour later and spoke about their troubled relative.
“I know he had trouble (with depression) when he was a teenager and a love failure,” the man’s cousin, Krishna Srithayakumar, 17, said.    Link: Stabbing turns murder-suicide - METRO NEWS LINK

AUGUST ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, August 26, at 1:00 pm

The Greater Toronto Chess League

Website Last updated: 2007.08.14

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August 18	*2007 York Region AUGUST ACTIVE* OPEN Chess Championships**	Richmond Hill Curling Clubl	Richmond Hill
August 18 and 19	The 2007 Hamilton Open Chess Championship	Hamilton Wentworth District School Board	Hamilton
August 25 and 26	The 2007 Mayhem on Midland ACTIVE	2115 Midland Ave., Unit 4, Scarborough	Scarborough
August 25 and 26	The 2007 Cornwall Open	Best Western Parkway Inn Conf. Centre	Cornwall
August 26	*The 2007 August ACTIVE* Chess Championship - BGC RATED!**	Bayview Games Club	Toronto
September 1, 2 & 3	The 2007 John Allan Howard Memorial - BY INVITATION ONLY	The Peel Chess Club - John Brown's Apt.	Brampton
September 1, 2 & 3	The 2007 Annual Toronto Labour Day Open - NEW LOCATION	Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox School	Toronto
Sept. 16 to Nov. 4	The 2007 Toronto Junior & Bantam Chess Championship	Bayview Games Club	Toronto
Sept. 16 to Nov. 4	The 2007 Toronto Women's Chess Championship	Bayview Games Club	Toronto
September 22	12th Annual Kitchener-Waterloo Fall Active	Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. West	Kitchener
September 29 and 30	The 2007 Chessca Open	Old Quebec Street Mall, downtown Guelph	Guelph
October 14 to December 2	The Chess Academy of Canada INSTRUCTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENTS FOR JUNIORS	The Chess Academy of Canada	Richmond Hill
October 6, 7 & 8	2007 Toronto Thanksgiving Open A GTCL 2007 Grand Prix Event	THE GTCL IS SEEKING A NEW ORGANIZER	Toronto
Oct. 16 to Nov. 27	2007 Toronto SENIOR Chess Championship	Willowdale Chess Club	North York
November 16, 17 & 18	2007 The Ontario JUNIOR Chess Championship	TO BE ANNOUNCED - see bid here	Toronto
December 26 to 30	Holidays Open 2007 A GTCL 2007 Grand Prix Event	TO BE ANNOUNCED	Toronto
January - June cont'd	Toronto Clubs Team Championships 2006-2007 Season LEAGUE RESULTS: Premier & Under 2000 Results	Greater Toronto Chess Clubs	Toronto
January 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6	2008 Canadian JUNIOR Chess Championship	TO BE ANNOUNCED - see bid here	Toronto

April 21/ 07 MINUTES	ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Greater Toronto Chess League MINUTES	Library of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis	East York
July 29, 2007	Mid-Summer ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP - PICTURES	Bayview Games Club - pics & details	Toronto