2008 Toronto Thanksgiving Open

Oct  11th-13th, 2008(Sat, Sun, Mon)

Macedonian Community Hall

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EOCA Grand Prix: http://www.eoca.org/htm/tournaments%202008-09.html
Organizer/TD: Aris Marghetis arismarghetis@rogers.com
When: Friday, September 5 th to Sunday, September 7 th
5 rounds: Friday @ 7pm, Saturday @ 1pm & 6pm, Sunday @ 9am & 2pm
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move (add before)
if no digital clock, then analog equivalent is 2 hours (3:59-6:00)
Where: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario (free parking)
Billings Bridge transit station: http://www.octranspo.com/Main_MenuE.asp
Hotels: discounted room rates, but limited partnerships, so reserve early!
$129 (reference “RA Fall Open”) for the Crowne Plaza (onsite 24-hour Tim Hortons!)

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Date: August 1- 4, 2008.
Place: Kitchener City Hall
City: Kitchener
Province: ON
Rds: 7
Miscellaneous: A SWOCL Grand Prix Event
   Free refreshments & snacks throughout the event.
   All equipment provided.
Sections: Open (FIDE Rated), U2000, U1700, U1400
Entry Fee: $75 by July 31 ; $100 at door.
Placement Prizes: Trophies and Cash Prizes 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100 in each section.
Unrated prize: $100

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1 ON Artiom Samsonkin 2455
2 ON Jonathan Tayar 2343
3 AB Victor Kaminski 2285
4 ON Avinaash Sundar 2194
5 QC Ling Feng Ye 2192
6 ON Alexander Martchenko 2178
7 ON Haonan Zhou 2137
8 ON Michael Humphreys 2128
9 QC Nikita Kraiouchkine 2122
10 ON Roman Sapozhnikov 2120
11 ON Nikita Gusev 2119
12 ON Michael Kleinman 1992
13 ON Jesse B.J. Wang 1914
14 ON Pavel Rakov 1908
15 ON Sina Makaremi 1869
16 ON Leon Perelman 1797
17 AB David Zhang 1751
18 ON Michael Prysiazny 1707
19 AB Tony Cai 1675

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The Greater Toronto Chess League and the Chess'n Math Association present:

THE CANADIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2008

for players born in 1988 or later May 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13

***** A NINE ROUND SWISS TOURNAMENT *****

Time of Rounds: May 9: 6:30 pm; May 10, 11 and 12: 1 pm/6 pm; May 13: 9:30 am/2 pm.

TIME CONTROL: 90 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment per move.

ENTRY FEE: $150 (cash or cheques received by May 1, 2008)

Late Fee: on day of tournament $10 extra.

PRIZES: Winner will be Canada's representative at the World Junior (paid for).

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In the Library, first floor, SW corner Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (GOMT), 86 Overlea Blvd., between Don Mills and Thorncliffe, turn North at William Morgan Drive, turn East and through the gates.

Our host, Nicholas Varmazis, would like people to RSVP so that he knows how much coffee and cookies to provide. varmazisn@hotmail.com

Agenda

1. Announcements
2. GTCL Awards
3. Support for high school chess
4. Executive Reports:
   a. Club/Team Coordinator
   b. Director of Communications
   c. Secretary
   d. Treasurer
   e. Vice-President
   f. Outgoing President
5. Nominations for 2007-2008 GTCL Executive and 3 Directors at Large
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This node will be updated every Tuesday during the Tournament Schedule(From 2008-01-22 To 2008-03-04)

There are 18 players are playing in 2008 Toronto Closed Chess Championship. The first ten players are in the Championship section playing 9-Round Robin and next eight players in the Reserves section.

The first ten players in the Championship section are:
	1. IM Noritsyn Nikolay CFC:2458
	2. IM Samsonkin Artem CFC:2455
        3. Erwin Casareno CFC:2371
        4. FM Barron Michael CFC:2351
	5. NM Plotkin Victor CFC:2310
	6. NM Kimelman Michael CFC:2273
	7. NM Sapozhnikov Roman CFC:2217
	8. Yuan Yuanling CFC:2191(female player)
        9. WIM Starr Nava CFC:2135(female player)
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Ruperto Frilles won yesterday tie-break match with Mickey Stein - 2:0 after both players finished Toronto Senior Championship with 6 points after 7
rounds. It was active chess match with 20'+10"/move time control.

Postponed game from round 6 Ben Hosiosky - Oswald Barmasch as well was played yesterday, and Ben won to clinch his third prize with 5.5 points.

So, Toronto Senior Championship was finished today - please find completed crosstable here.

Congratulations to Ruperto Frilles, our new Toronto Senior Chess Champion, and other prize winners.

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Today’s game in Bayview Game Chess Club would create a new Toronto Junior Chess Champion 2007. Since Zhou, Haonan, the U16B Champion of 2007 CYCC finished all rounds games and got 3.5/6, the title of the 2007 TJCC would not below Zhou. It would be from the winner of today’s game between a 13 years old girl, Yuan, Yuanling and 13 years old Canadian Chess Master, Sapozhnikov, Roman.  

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WILLOWDALE CHESS CLUB PRESENTS 

January 22 to March 4

This will be an eight player round-robin tournament comprising of the eight highest rated players who apply.

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