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mapleleaf 31 Aug : 00:27
Don't forget our annual meeting is Friday September 5th
mapleleaf 12 Aug : 12:16
Sorry the site was down guys. I had to take it off line as I worked on a serious virus. Hopefully, things will go well now, but , give it a few days to be sure.
mapleleaf 17 Aug : 12:57
Guys, I would really appreciate it if you could email me suggestions for poll questions. There must be something you want to know peoples' opinion on ;)
mapleleaf 24 May : 18:44
The site was down for a few days but should be ok now. Had a motherboard burn out on me..
Bob Gillanders 01 Dec : 10:51
Hi John, Yah, it was quite a game, I was actually up 3 pawns in the white side of a Gruenfeld, certainly should have won, but Doug outplayed me in time pressure and came up with an amazing windmill/mating net.
John R. Brown 14 Nov : 06:43
Great results for Keith, Matt & Doug and Mike. I'd like to see Doug's Swindle over Bob.
latefordinner 11 Nov : 05:48
KW doesn't appear to have aged much since I last saw him some years ago. Can you post any games? As I recall, a rather Fischeresque approach, similar to both Bailey and Pushkedra. Say hello tohim for me if you can
mapleleaf 06 Nov : 15:32
Keith has beaten up Hamilton once again. When are we gonna suck it up and stop this guy?
Our Club Championship Starts Friday September 12th
Our club championship starts Friday September the 12th. It will be an 8 round swiss played continuously on Fridays. The entry fee is 15 dollars and registration is at 7pm (Sep 12th). If you think you can't make it on time please email us at -email- and we will pair you.
The time controls will be 2 hours each SD and the games will start at 7:30pm on each game day. This is a rated CFC event so CFC rules apply.
To see our detailed poster please click the link below:
The 2nd annual Hamilton Summer Open was another success. We attracted 37 players, up from 30 last year. Topping the list was International Master Artiom Samsonkin.
Samsonkin, Egorov and Sapozhnikov
The tournament was only 1 section, so everyone had a chance to play the IM. Total prize fund was $ 1,115 with generous class prizes. Winners were:
U2000 – 1st _ 3rd - 5 way tie 3.5 / 5 $ 72 each John Chidley-Hill Robert Bzikot Josh Sherman Inigo Aquino Brian Fortney
U1700 1st – Mark Anthony Biong $ 60 2nd – 3rd Mei Chen Lee & Doug Gillis $ 20 each
U1500 1st tie - Jonathan Farine & Kevin Zhou $ 28 each
For complete results, crosstable is on the CFC site. Thank you to all the players who made this event a success. Special thanks to Garvin Nunes, chief organizer, and Joe Ellis, TD, for their work.
We are happy to welcome International Master Art Samsonkin this weekend as he has confirmed he will play in the Hamilton Summer Open.
Simultaneous Exhibition
In addition to his agreeing to play we will also have him stay and give a simul if (and only if) we can get at least 10 players to pay 10 dollars each to participate in the simul.
If we get the minimum 10 sign ups by Sunday round 5 the exact time of the simul will be announced before round 5 begins. (It will probably start around 6:30pm).
If you are not participating in the tournament but would like to participate in the simul with International master Samsonkin you can email us at -email- before Saturday at midnight. Tournament participants who would like to play in the simul can either email us or ask an organizer to put them on the sign up sheet that will be at the tournament.
There will be a cap on simul participates (perhaps 20-30) in the event of an overwhealming response. Who would get to play in that situation is based on first come first serve with a preference given to Hamilton Open participants.
So make sure you sign up for the simul ASAP!
Once again thanks to IM Samsonkin and to all participants in this years Hamilton Summer Open
Hamilton Summer Open: Discount/Pre Registration List
Here is the discount/pre registration list as of Friday morning. You still have the rest of Friday to email us to get on the list but please do it asap as time is starting to run short.
BIG Time Reminder: Our weekend Swiss Starts This Saturday!!
Hamilton's Big summer weekend tournament is this Saturday so make sure you email us NOW to pre register and get on the discount list. All emails to get on the discount list must reach us by Friday (Aug 15).
On Friday morning I will post the current list of registrants so make sure you check back here to get a link to that. Please email me asap if you see you were left off the list by some accident. With the recent chaos on my computer I strongly appreciate the "Double check".
OK, if you need more details about our weekend tournament click on the following link:
Summer Series Tentative Pairings For Round 5 Are Up
The tentative pairings and standings for round 5 of our latest Friday series, Summer Series 2008, are now up. Keep in mind "Summer Series" Round 5 will be on Friday August 22. This Friday (Aug 15) there are no "serious" games since it is the day before our Swiss. We wan't Hamiltonians to get a lot of rest so they can take on all the chess invaders from out of town...
Click on the following link to see the tentative pairings:
We are not posting pairings this week for Summer Series because there are several players who say they may join but haven't given a full commitment. Pairings will be made on Friday when we know better who is playing.
The same issue may apply next week as well since there are some players coming back from the Canadian Open and it’s not clear how it will affect the tournament.
Congratulations to Razvan Preotu for winning first place in the Hamilton Junior Chess Championships with 4.5 points. Honourable mentions go to Risto Pulendzouski who came second with 4 points and Matthew Nyhus and Henry Sun who tied for third place with 3.5 points each.
A tie breaker did take place for the third place trophy which Matthew was able to hang on and win in a second blitz game after holding the first game to a draw even though he was down a queen.
Just one example of the many exciting games that took place: Matthew and Razvan were playing in round 5 and even though down an exchange Razvan managed to escape with a draw.
To see the tables of this tournament please click on the following link:
One of our small brown clocks did go missing during the tournament. If you happen to take it home by accident please return it to Hamilton, Burlington’s or Mississauga’s chess clubs. You can also email us at -email- and we can try to make arrangements to get it back. The junior chess club runs on a small budget and if we don’t get the clock back it will probably go un replaced.
