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GTCL Grand Prix 2006-2007 Information and FINAL Standings
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 Please DOWNLOAD the new version (April 2007)  of the GTCL constitution HERE      PREVIOUS GTCL constitution HERE    Download NEW GTCL constitution HERE

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

Igor Zugic wins Toronto Blitz Championship 2007

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

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

2007
 
July 21 2007 York Region JULY ACTIVE OPEN Chess Championships Richmond Hill Curling Club  Markham
July 20-28 

Championnat ouvert d'échecs du Québec 2007

à l'hôtel Hilton Doubletree 505 Sherbrooke E

 Détails
July 29  Championnat Semi-rapides du Québec (Semi-rapides)  Fédération québécoise des échecs Détails à venir!
July 29  Mid-Summer ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP Bayview Games Club Toronto
August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5& 6  2007 Canadian CLOSED Championship;  9 Rd Swiss; 2 Sections Theatre and Company, 36 King St. West Kitchener
August 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5& 6  2007 Canadian WOMEN'S Championship;  9 Round Swiss Theatre and Company, 36 King St. West Kitchener
August 3, 4, 5 & 6  2007 Annual Kitchener Chess Festival Canadian AMATEUR Kitchener Laurier Campus, 120 Duke St. W. Kitchener
August 18 2007 York Region AUGUST ACTIVE OPEN Chess Championships Richmond Hill Curling Clubl  Markham
August 18 and 19 2007 Hamilton Open Chess Championship Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Hamilton
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
October 14 to December 2  The Chess Academy of Canada
INSTUCTIONAL 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:   - ACTIVE RATINGS  **** BLITZ RATINGS *** From the Bayview Games Club

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!

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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 -- Re: Possible 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

Chess Academy of Canada

Featuring Roman Pelts, FIDE Master & FIDE Trainer.

We offer a very unique chess growth experience including:

Latest News: In August 2005 Roman Pelts was awarded the title of FIDE trainer by the FIDE executive. This title qualifies Roman to conduct FIDE authorized seminars to train other chess instructors. For further information from the FIDE Website, please click here.

 

Currently scheduled for 2007:

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OCA CHESS CAMPS

The Ontario Chess Association Inc. is proud to offer

Chess Camps across the province of Ontario.

Do smart kids play chess
or does chess make kids smart?

Chess encourages patience, sharp memory, the ability to concentrate, problem solving skills, and the understanding that certain behaviors carry certain consequences.  In addition, chess:

  • demands both inductive and deductive reasoning.
  • requires students to look at a problem, break it down, and then put the whole thing back together.
  • involves recall, analysis, judgment, and abstract reasoning.
  • improves decision-making skills.
  • increases players’ self-confidence and improves organizational habits.

Chess is a tool for teaching other skills as well, such as concentration and critical thinking. And it can help build student self-esteem. Indeed, it's a game that can change kids' lives!

Book a Local Chess Camp

The Ontario Chess Association Inc., in co-operation with York Region Sports, and different cities across Ontario, the Ontario Trillium Corporation, and corporate sponsors are investing in chess camps and chess training to help our youth. The chess camps are affordable and fees may be waived in cases of financial need. 

We all want the best for our youth. We all want the best in physical, spiritual and mental health. These chess camps provide structured mental activity in an organized and fun environment. Students learn knowledge, techniques and abilities that they can test immediately and inwardly know when they improve! You do not have to be a Star or win the tournament to feel good about yourself. This self-esteem and learned abilities can last a lifetime. Chess is a game that can be enjoyed by all ages. Whether our youth play for a short time or enjoy the sport for a lifetime, the fundamentals learned can help strengthen the foundation of our youth forever!

The OCA is standardizing on FIDE Master Roman Pelts’s newest training programs and training materials. One of the world's leading chess trainers, and with over 40 years of teaching experience, he is the premier chess coach in Canada today. 

Most chess camps are youth camps focused on ages 7 – 18 with multiple instructors to separate instructional training based on participant playing strength from beginner to advanced.  

Fun is planned throughout with competitions (with prizes) every day. These camps are the opportunity to greatly enhance your chess skills, and develop better strategic planning, analysis and patience skills. 

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23-27 July

16-20 July

9-13 July

13-17 August

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Sign up online or contact us at (647) 258-1632 ext 101.


 Summer camp hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, with staff there at 8:00am for early drop off and until 6pm for late pickup. Bring your own lunch . Drinks are available onsite.

Congratulations to Leonid Gerzhoy, Canadian Junior Champion

    Posted by Jonathan Berry on January 8, 2007, 22:44:47    ---  Link: Canadian Junior history: all the winners
    The full results are buried at the bottom of the Canadian Junior thread below. At the 36th Canadian Junior in Toronto, Leonid Gerzhoy became the first player ever to make a perfect score in this event. Raja Panjwani placed 2nd with 5-1.

    As in the first Canadian Junior in 1970, Vlad Dobrich was the organizer.

    "Missing" were 9 of the top 10 in the November 2006 Under 20 list published in Chess Canada. The two winners should have been among those top 10. Looks like nobody bothered to transfer their birthdates from the July 2005 FIDE rating list to the CFC database. Anyway, with 3 of the top 12 in the country, this was the strongest Canadian Junior in the past three years, but not as representative of the top talent as events 10, 20, 30 years ago.

    There are many factors, several of which have been mentioned in the thread below.
    1. The World Junior is not as important as it used to be. Players such as Radjabov and Carlsen have never bothered to play in a World Junior.
    2. The Canadian Junior is not as important as it used to be. Players can get ratings and titles without competing in it.
        The Junior is no longer a "gateway" to international competition.
    3. The CFC no longer sponsors ($$) the Canadian Junior. The entry fee is $150, it used to be much lower.
    4. As an open event, it no longer has the cachet of meeting and beating the best. The open nature of the event makes it harder for players to gain support for travel from their provincial chess associations, or even through fund-raising. Travel and accommodation costs are much greater than the $150 entry fee. "Why should we fund you to represent us, it's an open tournament?"                                                                                   Link: Canadian Junior history: all the winners

Toronto Senior Chess Championship 2006 - FINAL results

HISTORY OF BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP:

Blitz, speed, lightning, rapid transit history
NEW RATINGS:   - ACTIVE RATINGS  **** BLITZ RATINGS *** From the Bayview Games Club
 

    Igor Zugic wins Toronto Blitz Championship 2007

    Posted by Vlad Dobrich on June 17, 2007, 15:03:06
     
    A very strong field of 33 (including 16 masters) entered this years tourney. Igor Zugic swept the first four rounds til he was stopped 2-0 by Eduardo Teodoro in round five. Teodoro lost his momentum in the next round following a dispute with Shiyam Thavandiran over a contested piece placement. He was awarded 1 minute on the clock for compensation, drew the game, then lost his remaining games to finish well down in the standings.
    There was a three way tie going into the final round with Zugic, Noritsyn and Artem Samsonkin all with 11 1/2 points. Zugic won 2-0 against Noritsyn to take clear first. Samsonkin split with Raja Panjwani to tie for second with Shiyam who moved up on the basis of a 2-0 win over Igor Divljan.
    Class prizes were won by Yuri Aronov, Konstantin Sanakoev, and Tyler Longo.
    The event was a great battle! Igor Zugic has promised to come to future Saturday blitzes more often in the near future as has Mark Bluvshtein!
    New ratings will be posted soon with a link in a response to this post.        Link: New Blitz ratings >>>>

The Ontario High School Chess Championship 2007
(Fri May 11 – Sun May 13)  will be held at Trent University, Peterborough.   A highway coach service will be available from Toronto.

Students in Grades 7 and 8 (“Junior High School”) are most welcome.  Students in Grades 1 through 6, who can compete with older players, are also welcome.

Students stay in the university residence; some students and parents stay in nearby hotels.

In addition to Individual Prizes, the tournament offers Team Prizes and Combined Team Prizes:

A team consists of the top 3 players from a school in one section; A combined team consists of  3  players: the top player in each section from the same school.

For more information, please visit http://ohsca.on.ca  or contact Wilson Chan, President:  wilachan@hotmail.com

The Greater Toronto Chess League would like to congratulate this past year's winners. A total of 269 players participated in at least one of the seven Grand Prix tournaments.   Full results are on the website www.torontochess.org

GTCL Grand Prix Winners

Nikolay Noritsyn 29.5
John Chidley-Hill 26.0
Alexander Martchenko 21.0
David Southam 20.5
Richard Laporte 20.0
Matthew Ramenaden 19.5
Liam Henry 19.0
Alex Chan 18.0
Roman Sapozhnikov 17.0
Alex Ferreira 17.0 

Toronto Closed Champion
Leonid Gerzhoy
Toronto Senior Champion
 Oleg Tseluiko
Toronto Junior Champion
 David (Yu) Peng
Toronto Bantam Champion
 Roman Sapozhnikov
Toronto Blitz Champion
 Christian Stevens
2005 Toronto Women's Champion
 Irina Barron
GTCL Cup
 Chess Academy of Canada
GTCL Premier League
 Chess Academy of Canada:
Nikolay Noritsyn, Michael Barron, Michael Kimelman, David (Yu) Peng

 GTCL Under 2000 League
 Chess Academy of Canada:
Arthur  Calugar, Roman Sapozhnikov, Christopher Knox, Simon Gladstone, Calin Mindrut
 

Other tournament winners:

Alan Ang
Henry E. Arandia
Glenda Baylon
Ilya Bodyakin
Fidel Corrales
Igor Divljan
Alexandru Florea
Aman Hambleton
Daruish Kenani
Michael Kleinman
Matthew Lai
Joseph Lentini
Ron Livshits
Dale McTavish
Yevgeni Nahutin
Jura Ochkoos
Dilip Panjwani
Raja Panjwani
Pavel Rakov
Tom Schmidt
Konstantin Semianiuk
Karoly Szalay
Nimalan Thavandiran
Robin Ugge
Adrian Voicu
Igor Wilderman
Haonan Zhou
 

Club Champions:
Also congratulations to Scarborough Chess Club Champion Donal Deiseach and the Champions of all of the other clubs. 
 [Hart House Vladimir Pechenkin,  Burlington Jordan Palmer]
2005 Grand Prix Winners
 Jura Ochkoos, Nikolay Noritsyn, Yevgeni Nahutin, Andrei Gulko, Alexander Martchenko,  Tyler Longo,  Edward Phung
2004-5 Lotto Bonus Winners
 Frederick Austria, Alfonso Cheng, Michal Fulmyk, Wojtek Fulmyk, Robert Hamilton, Aquino Inigo, Francis  Assaripallan Inigo, Bryan Lamb, Joe Leung, Poya Oftadeh, Sasha Starr, Craig Thorvardson

2005 Top Tournament Director Roman Pelts for directing 3,651 CFC rated games.

2004 Top Tournament Director Vlad Dobrich for directing 1,275 CFC rated games.

GTCL *LOTTO BONUS* WINNERS 2004 - 2005 *
Name          Amount    Score Section   Tournament  *LOTTO BONUS*

Alfonso Cheng     $150 <1600 5/5 2004 March - Tartu
Sasha Starr       $400 <2200 6/6 2004 April - Tartu
Bryan Lamb        $200 <2200 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Francis Assaripallan Inigo $500 <2000 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Craig Thorvardson $350 <1800 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Aquino Inigo      $200 <1600 5/5 2004 May - Tartu
Wojtek Fulmyk     $150 <1800 6/6 2004 September - Macedonian
Michal Fulmyk     $150 <1600 6/6 2004 September - Macedonian
Poya Oftadeh      $300 <1800 5/5 2004 November - Tartu
Robert Hamilton  $1500 - OPEN 5/5 2005 March - Tartu
Joe Leung         $260 <1600 5/5 2005 March - Tartu
Frederick Austria $500 <2200 6/6 2005 - September Labour Day Macedonian

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Bryon Nickoloff Memorial Page  

August 18-27, 2006 Belzberg Invitational Canadian CLOSED & Zonal

 Link: 2006 CLOSED PREREGISTERED LIST NOW POSTED AT CHESSONTARIO.COM WEBSITE
 Tartu College
 Toronto

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW CANADIAN CHAMPION IGOR ZUGIC!
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August 18-27 Belzberg Invitational Canadian CLOSED & Zonal Tartu College Toronto
August 20 2006 Canadian BLITZ Championships at the Canadian Closed Tartu College  Toronto

    Toronto Blitz Championship 2006
    Directed by Vlad Dobrich at the Bayview Games Club

    Christian Stevens rampaged through a 29 player field which included 15 masters to take this event
    with an impressive 2 1/2 point margin. Top scorers were:
    Christian Stevens 14.5 - 3.5
    Nikolay Noritsyn 12 - 6
    Michael Shleiffer
    David Peng
    Arthur Calugar won the 'A' prize with 10.5
    Sergei Orlov won the 'B' prize with 8 points

    $870 in prizes were awarded.   Link: New B