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The Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010

Posted February 2nd, 2010 by wcyuan
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Date: 
2010/01/26 - 2010/03/09

Location

the Willowdale Chess Club
4169 Bathurst St., inside Earl Bales Park
Toronto, ON
Canada
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WILLOWDALE CHESS CLUB
PRESENTS (A GTCL event)
The TORONTO CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
2010 January 26 to March 9

This will be an eight player round-robin tournament comprising of the eight highest rated players who apply.
The deadline for entries will be 9 pm Tuesday, January 19 at the Willowdale Chess Club (4169 Bathurst St., inside Earl Bales Park), where the draw for position will take place. In addition there will be up to 5 reserve sections according to the CFC rating.
Schedule: Games will be played on consecutive Tuesdays at 7 pm at the Willowdale Chess Club (Earl Bales Community Centre at the Earl Bales Park near Bathurst and Sheppard intersection).
 All sections will be CFC rated, and the rating fees will be paid by the GTCL. CFC membership is required.

TIME CONTROL: Championship: 60 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from the first move. Reserve sections: 90 minutes for the game.

ENTRY FEE: $80 payable by 9 pm, January 19, 2010.

PRIZES:

  • Championship (100% of EFs) 1st - $320 & Trophy

2nd - $200

3rd - $120

  • Reserve sections – 75% of entry fees ($20 admin costs could be paid by Chess Clubs for their representatives).
Organizer : 
Willowdale Chess Club/Fred Kormendi
Phone for TD: 
(416) 223-0126

Comments

Congratulations to Victor Plotkin - new Toronto Champion!

On April 7th, 2010 MBarron says:

Last Round 9 took place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 9 Results:

Erwin Casareno 0 - 1 Roman Sapozhnikov
Ruperto Frilles 0 - 1 Michael Barron
Wajdy Shebetah 1 - 0 Michael Kleinman
Michael Kimelman 0 - 1 Arthur Calugar
Victor Plotkin 1 - 0 Vladimir Semyonov

One last missing game will be played at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7pm:
Roman Sapozhnikov - Michael Kimelman

But nobody could catch Victor Plotkin who with 7.5 points secured the first place.

Congratulations to new Toronto Champion!

 

Standings before the last round

On March 31st, 2010 MBarron says:
Only one missing game left before the last round:
Roman Sapozhnikov - Michael Kimelman

The Results of completed games are:

Roman Sapozhnikov 1 - 0 Wajdy Shebetah
Arthur Calugar 1 - 0 Vladimir Semyonov
Michael Barron 0 - 1 Roman Sapozhnikov
Arthur Calugar 0 - 1 Victor Plotkin
Vladimir Semyonov 1/2 - 1/2 Roman Sapozhnikov


Standings before the last round:

1. Victor Plotkin - 6.5/8
2. Arthur Calugar - 5.5/8
3. Michael Kleinman - 5/8
4. Roman Sapozhnikov - 4.5/7
5. Michael Barron - 4.5/8
6. Ruperto Frilles - 3.5/8
7. Michael Kimelman - 3/7
8. Erwin Casareno - 2.5/8
9-10. Wajdy Shebetah and Vladimir Semyonov - 2/8

Last Round 9 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 9 Pairings:

Erwin Casareno - Roman Sapozhnikov
Ruperto Frilles - Michael Barron
Wajdy Shebetah - Michael Kleinman
Michael Kimelman - Arthur Calugar
Victor Plotkin - Vladimir Semyonov

Round 8 Results and Remaining games

On March 17th, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 8th Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 8 Results are:

Michael Barron 1 - 0 Wajdy Shebetah
Michael Kleinman 1 - 0 Michael Kimelman
Vladimir Semyonov 1/2 - 1/2 Erwin Casareno
Roman Sapozhnikov - - + Ruperto Frilles


Standings before the last round (with many postponed games):

1. Victor Plotkin - 5.5/7
2. Michael Kleinman - 5/8
3. Arthur Calugar - 4.5/6
4. Michael Barron - 4.5/7
5. Ruperto Frilles - 3.5/8
6. Michael Kimelman - 3/7
7. Erwin Casareno - 2.5/8
8. Roman Sapozhnikov - 2/4
9. Wajdy Shebetah - 2/7
10. Vladimir Semyonov - 1.5/6

Before the last round should be completed all postponed games:

on Monday, March 22:
Roman Sapozhnikov - Wajdy Shebetah

on Tuesday, March 23:
Michael Barron - Roman Sapozhnikov
Arthur Calugar - Vladimir Semyonov

on Tuesday, March 30:
Vladimir Semyonov - Roman Sapozhnikov
Arthur Calugar - Victor Plotkin


Last Round 9 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 9 Pairings:

Erwin Casareno - Roman Sapozhnikov
Ruperto Frilles - Michael Barron
Wajdy Shebetah - Michael Kleinman
Michael Kimelman - Arthur Calugar
Victor Plotkin - Vladimir Semyonov

 

Round 7 Results and Round 8 Pairings

On March 15th, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 7th Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 7 Results are:

Michael Kimelman 0 - 1 Michael Barron
Victor Plotkin 1/2 - 1/2 Michael Kleinman
Erwin Casareno 1/2 - 1/2 Arthur Calugar
Wajdy Shebetah 1 - 0 Ruperto Frilles

Game:
Vladimir Semyonov - Roman Sapozhnikov
will be played later.


Standings before the last 2 rounds (with many postponed games):

1. Victor Plotkin - 5.5/7
2. Arthur Calugar - 4.5/6
3. Michael Kleinman - 4/7
4. Michael Barron - 3.5/6
5. Michael Kimelman - 3/6
6. Ruperto Frilles - 2.5/7
7. Roman Sapozhnikov - 2/3
8. Wajdy Shebetah - 2/6
9. Erwin Casareno - 2/7
10. Vladimir Semyonov - 1/5

Round 8 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 8 Pairings:

Roman Sapozhnikov - Ruperto Frilles
Michael Barron - Wajdy Shebetah
Michael Kleinman - Michael Kimelman
Arthur Calugar - Victor Plotkin
Vladimir Semyonov - Erwin Casareno

See you on Tuesday!

Congratulations to Alexandru Florea - Toronto Reserves winner!

On March 15th, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club the Toronto Reserves section was finished.

Last Round 7 Results are:

Mark Plotkin 1 - 0 Anthony Cheron
Dmitry Chernik 1/2 - 1/2 Alexandru Florea
Ed Zator 0 - 1 Mickey Stein
Robert Armstrong 0 - 1 Joe Bellomo

Final Standings:

1. Alexandru Florea -6 points,
2. Anthony Cheron - 4.5
3-4. Dmitry Chernik and Mark Plotkin - 4
5. Mickey Stein - 3.5
6. Joe Bellomo - 2.5
7. Ed Zator - 2
8. Robert Armstrong - 1.5

Congratulations to Alexandru Florea - Toronto Reserves winner!
Alexandru has earned the right to play in the Championship section next year.

Thanks to everybody for participation!

Round 6 Results and Round 7 Pairings

On March 3rd, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 6th Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 6 Results are:

Championship section:

Arthur Calugar 0 - 1 Roman Sapozhnikov
Michael Barron 0 - 1 Victor Plotkin
Michael Kleinman 1 - 0 Erwin Casareno
Ruperto Frilles 1 - 0 Michael Kimelman

Games:
Roman Sapozhnikov - Wajdy Shebetah
Arthur Calugar - Vladimir Semyonov
will be played later.

Reserves section:

Anthony Cheron 1/2 - 1/2 Dmitry Chernik
Mickey Stein 1/2 - 1/2 Robert Armstrong
Joe Bellomo 0 - 1 Mark Plotkin

Postponed games:
Alexandru Florea - Ed Zator
Mickey Stein - Anthony Cheron
will be played on Sunday, March 7, at 1 pm at Oriole Chess Club.

Standongs before the last round in Reserves section:

1. Alexandru Florea - 4.5/5
2. Anthony Cheron - 3.5/5
3. Dmitry Chernik - 3.5/6
4. Mark Plotkin - 3/6
5. Mickey Stein - 2.5/5
6. Ed Zator - 2/5
7-8. Robert Armstrong and Joe Bellomo - 1.5/6

Round 7 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 7 Pairings:

Championship section:

Vladimir Semyonov - Roman Sapozhnikov
Michael Kimelman - Michael Barron
Victor Plotkin - Michael Kleinman
Erwin Casareno - Arthur Calugar
Wajdy Shebetah - Ruperto Frilles


Reserves section (Last round!):

Mark Plotkin - Anthony Cheron
Dmitry Chernik - Alexandru Florea
Ed Zator - Mickey Stein
Robert Armstrong - Joe Bellomo

See you on Tuesday!

 

Crosstables

On March 8th, 2010 egiszer says:

Closed

No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1 Plotkin, Victor 2362 5 X     1 1 1 0 1 1  
2 Calugar, Arthur 2350 4   X 1   1 1 0   1  
3 Kleinman, Michael 2129 3   0 X   1   1 1   0
4 Kimelman, Michael 2249 3 0     X 0     1 1 1
5 Frilles, Ruperto 2192 2.5 0 0 0 1 X     ½   1
6 Barron, Michael 2368 2 0 0       X   1   1
7 Sapozhnikov, Roman 2398 2 1 1 0       X      
8 Casareno, Erwin 2204 1.5 0   0 0 ½ 0   X 1  
9 Shebetah, Wajdy 2246 1 0 0   0       0 X 1
10 Semyonov, Arthur 2053 1     1 0 0 0     0 X

 

Reserved

No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Florea, Alexandru 2035 4.5 X   1 1 ½   1 1
2 Chernik, Dmitry 1801 3.5   X ½ 1 1 0 0 1
3 Cheron, Anthony 1925 3.5 0 ½ X     1 1 1
4 Plotkin, Mark 1784 3 0 0   X 0 1 1 1
5 Stein, Mickey 2038 2.5 ½ 0   1 X   ½ ½
6 Zator, Ed 1911 2   1 0 0   X 1 0
7 Bellomo, Joe 1748 1.5 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 X  
8 Armstrong, Robert 1810 1.5 0 0 0 0 ½ 1   X

Round 5 Results and Round 6 Pairings

On February 25th, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 5th Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 5 Results are:

Championship section:

Erwin Casareno 0 - 1 Michael Barron
Vladimir Semyonov 1 - 0 Michael Kleinman
Victor Plotkin 1 - 0 Ruperto Frilles
Michael Kimelman 1 - 0 Wajdy Shebetah

Arthur Calugar - Roman Sapozhnikov
game will be played later.

Reserves section:

Joe Bellomo 0 - 1 Anthony Cheron
Robert Armstrong 0 - 1 Alexandru Florea
Mark Plotkin 0 - 1 Mickey Stein
Ed Zator 1 - 0 Dmitry Chernik


Round 6 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 6 Pairings:

Championship section:

Roman Sapozhnikov - Wajdy Shebetah
Michael Barron - Victor Plotkin
Michael Kleinman - Erwin Casareno
Arthur Calugar - Vladimir Semyonov
Ruperto Frilles - Michael Kimelman

Reserves section:

Anthony Cheron - Dmitry Chernik
Alexandru Florea - Ed Zator
Mickey Stein - Robert Armstrong
Joe Bellomo - Mark Plotkin


See you on Tuesday!

 

Round 4 Results and Round 5 Pairings

On February 19th, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 4th Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 4 Results are:

Championship section:

Michael Barron 1 - 0 Vladimir Semyonov
Michael Kleinman 0 - 1 Arthur Calugar
Ruperto Frilles 1/2 - 1/2 Erwin Casareno
Wajdy Shebetah 0 - 1 Victor Plotkin


Roman Sapozhnikov - Michael Kimelman
game will be played later.

Reserves section:

Anthony Cheron 1 - 0 Ed Zator
Alexandru Florea 1 - 0 Mark Plotkin
Mickey Stein 1/2 - 1/2 Joe Bellomo
Dmitry Chernik 1 - 0 Robert Armstrong


Round 5 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 5 Pairings:

Championship section:

Arthur Calugar - Roman Sapozhnikov
Erwin Casareno - Michael Barron
Vladimir Semyonov - Michael Kleinman
Victor Plotkin - Ruperto Frilles
Michael Kimelman - Wajdy Shebetah


Reserves section:

Joe Bellomo - Anthony Cheron
Robert Armstrong - Alexandru Florea
Mark Plotkin - Mickey Stein
Ed Zator - Dmitry Chernik


See you on Tuesday!

 

Round 3 Results and Round 4 Pairings

On February 10th, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 3rd Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 3 Results are:

Championship section:

Michael Kleinman 1 - 0 Roman Sapozhnikov
Vladimir Semyonov 0 - 1 Ruperto Frilles
Erwin Casareno 1 - 0 Wajdy Shebetah
Victor Plotkin 1 - 0 Michael Kimelman

Arthur Calugar - Michael Barron
game will be played later.

Reserves section:

Joe Bellomo 0 - 1 Alexandru Florea
Mark Plotkin 0 - 1 Dmitry Chernik
Robert Armstrong 1 - 0 Ed Zator

Mickey Stein - Anthony Cheron
game will be played later.


Round 4 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 4 Pairings:

Championship section:

Roman Sapozhnikov - Michael Kimelman
Michael Barron - Vladimir Semyonov
Michael Kleinman - Arthur Calugar
Ruperto Frilles - Erwin Casareno
Wajdy Shebetah - Victor Plotkin

Reserves section:

Anthony Cheron - Ed Zator
Alexandru Florea - Mark Plotkin
Mickey Stein - Joe Bellomo
Dmitry Chernik - Robert Armstrong

See you on Tuesday!

Round 1 Results and Round 2 Pairings

On February 2nd, 2010 Webmaster of GTCL says:

( This post is copied from "On February 1st, 2010 MBarron says:" due to the new version site was just upgraded and Michael will updated the tournament results and pairing following this post, webmaster) 

On Tuesday, January 26, 2010 the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010 started at the Willowdale Chess Club. 18 registered players were divided to 2 sections: Championship section has 10 players, and Reserves section has 8 players. Arthur Calugar replaced Zhichao Li at the Championship section.

 

Round 1 Results are:

Championship section:
Michael Kleinman - Ruperto Frilles : 1 -0
Arthur Calugar - Wajdy Shebetah : 1 - 0
Vladimir Semyonov - Michael Kimelman : 0 - 1
Erwin Casareno - Victor Plotkin : 0 - 1
Michael Barron - Roman Sapozhnikov game will be played later.

Reserves section:
Alexandru Florea - Anthony Cheron : 1 - 0
Mickey Stein - Dmitry Chernik : 0 - 1
Joe Bellomo - Ed Zator : 0 - 1
Mark Plotkin - Robert Armstrong : 1 -0

Round 2 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 2 Pairings:
Championship section:
Roman Sapozhnikov - Victor Plotkin
Michael Barron - Michael Kleinman
Ruperto Frilles - Arthur Calugar
Wajdy Shebetah - Vladimir Semyonov
Michael Kimelman - Erwin Casareno

Reserves section:
Anthony Cheron - Robert Armstrong
Alexandru Florea - Mickey Stein
Dmitry Chernik - Joe Bellomo
Ed Zator - Mark Plotkin
See you on Tuesday!

Michael Barron

Round 2 Results and Round 3 Pairings

On February 3rd, 2010 MBarron says:

On Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Willowdale Chess Club took place the 2nd Round of the Toronto Closed Chess Championship 2010.

Round 2 Results are:

Championship section:

Roman Sapozhnikov 1 - 0 Victor Plotkin
Ruperto Frilles 0 - 1 Arthur Calugar
Wajdy Shebetah 1 - 0 Vladimir Semyonov
Michael Kimelman 1 - 0 Erwin Casareno

Michael Barron - Michael Kleinman
game will be played later.

Reserves section:

Anthony Cheron 1 - 0 Robert Armstrong
Alexandru Florea 1/2 - 1/2 Mickey Stein
Dmitry Chernik 0 - 1 Joe Bellomo
Ed Zator 0 - 1 Mark Plotkin


Round 3 will take place at the Willowdale Chess Club on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7pm.

Round 3 Pairings:

Championship section:

Michael Kleinman - Roman Sapozhnikov
Arthur Calugar - Michael Barron
Vladimir Semyonov - Ruperto Frilles
Erwin Casareno - Wajdy Shebetah
Victor Plotkin - Michael Kimelman

Reserves section:

Mickey Stein - Anthony Cheron
Joe Bellomo - Alexandru Florea
Mark Plotkin - Dmitry Chernik
Robert Armstrong - Ed Zator

See you on Tuesday!

Michael Barron

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