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Gary Gladstone
10-06-2008, 11:06 PM
Please see the attached link about an incredible event sponsored by UMBRA, Chess Institure of Canada and of course the CFC, to raise funds for the Canadian Olympic Chess Team. The entire team living in the GTA will be participating (except Yuanling Yuan - she'll be in Germany) will be participating in a combination Lecture, Simul, Analysis Day followed by a Blitz Tournament

Tickets will be on sale at Chess.ca website in a few days.

For further information, please e-mail gary at gladstoneconsulting.ca

If someone can imbed the postcard in a message, I would appreciate it.

Thanks and hope to see you come out and support your Olympic Team in an incredible day. Special thanks to our sponsors, UMBRA , Chess Institute of Canada and the CFC



http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=4...db6fb9a8902bda

Egidijus Zeromskis
10-07-2008, 09:35 AM
If someone can imbed the postcard in a message, I would appreciate it.

I put at my server (without any advertisement):
http://www.kris-egis.com/chegis/_cfc/eventpostcard.pdf (http://www.kris-egis.com/chegis/_cfc/eventpostcard.pdf)

I'll keep it there till the file will find the place at www.chess.ca :D

David Lavin
10-08-2008, 09:29 PM
This is a fantastic event and everyone involved should be congratulated and tthanked for a fantastic effrot. I'll definitely be there and hope to see and meet many of you.

Egidijus Zeromskis
10-08-2008, 09:44 PM
Gary Gladstone has published more information:

Umbra and the Chess Federation of Canada
Invite you to test your chess skills at the:
Umbra Olympian Chess Tournament and Fundraiser


Drop by the Umbra Concept Store on Sunday November 9th between 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm for a complementary afternoon featuring:

Simultaneous Exhibition
Chess Lecture
Chess Analysis
Refreshments
Prizes* (see back)

At 4pm guests have the opportunity to join the Chess Federation of Canada to compete against the Canadian Olympiad Chess team in a professional blitz tournament at a cost of $80* All proceeds will go to support the Canadian Olympiad Chess team.

Tickets to play in the blitz tournament may be purchased online at www.chess.ca (shortly)

Please RSVP by November 4th, 2008 to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

*$80 tax receipt will follow. Spectators welcome.


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First 20 people at the event will receive//

A free playmate chess set

Five tournament winners will receive//

A $200 gift certificate
A free playmate chess set



All spectators will receive//

A bungee iPod Touch case


For further information, please call Gary Gladstone 416-830-4313 after October 16

Egidijus Zeromskis
10-08-2008, 09:53 PM
I agree with David, it should be a nice meeting.

Gary, please reserve a spot for me in a blitz tournament. Thnx.

Gary Gladstone
10-18-2008, 03:39 PM
Umbra Olympian Chess Tournament + Fundraiser
• Date: Sunday November 9, 2008
• Place: Umbra Concept Store, 165 John Street at Queen, Toronto 416-599-0088
• Rounds: 6
• Type: Swiss
• Sections: Open
• Time Control : 5 Minute Blitz Double Round
• Entry Fee: Free with $80 charitable donation to Chess Federation of Canada
• Prizes: Top Five Winners to receive $200 Umbra Gift Certificate and an Umbra Playmate Chess Set
• Registration: On Line at www.chess.ca
• Tournament Begins at 4:00 p.m.
• Organizers Gary Gladstone, Ted Winick, Brett Campbell, Ilia Bluvshtein
• Information:
o http://www.chess.ca
o Call 416-830-4313
• Miscellaneous:
Drop by the Umbra Concept Store on
Sunday November 9th, 2008 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
For a complimentary afternoon featuring:


Simultaneous Exhibition
(by GM Mark Bluvshtein, WIM Natalia Khoudgarian and IM Igor Zugic)
Chess Lecture
(by Ron Liv****s)
Chess Analysis
(by IM Nikolay Noritsyn, WFM Hazel Smith, WFM Dina Kagramanov and WFM Irina Barron)
Refreshments
First 20 people at event will receive a free Umbra Playmate Chess Set
All spectators will receive a Bungee iPod Touch Case
Chess Sets and Equipment provided by OCA
Sponsored by Umbra, CFC, Chess Institute of Canada and the OCA
All proceeds will go to support the Canadian Olympic Chess Team
Pre - Registered Players (as of October 17, 2008):

IM Nikolay Noritsyn, Member Olympic Team
GM Mark Bluvshtein, Member Olympic Team
IM Igor Zugic, Member Olympic Team
WIM Natalia Khoudgarian, Member Olympic Team
WFM Hazel Smith, Member Olympic Team
WFM Dina Kagramanov, Member Olympic Team
WFM Irina Barron (Pending) , Member Olympic Team
Ron Liv****s, Coach Olympic Team
David Lavin
Egidijus Zeromskis

Gary Gladstone
10-21-2008, 10:11 PM
Dear Chess Friends:

When was the last time you played Chess with almost the entire Canadian Olympic Team?

On November 9 you will have the opportunity to play a Blitz Tournament with GM Mark Bluvshtein , IM Nikolay Noritsyn, IM Igor Zugic, WIM Natalia Khoudgarian, WFM Hazel Smith, WFM Dina Kagramanov, WFM Irina Barron (Pending), Ron Liv****s and countless others.

The UMBRA Olympian Chess Tournament + Fundraiser will be a day like no other, featuring Simuls, Lecture, Game Analysis, Free Refreshments and much more.

Thanks to your generosity and that of others, we have already paid for the Olympic Team’s airfare and registration fees. We now need to raise some additional funds for their trip, and this is an excellent way to have a great time, while supporting the National Chess Team.

Please register for the Blitz Tournament online at http://www.chess.ca/UmbraOlympiad.htm or by calling Gary Gladstone at 416-830-4313 and making an $80 charitable donation to the CFC.

You may rest assured that all funds raised will go directly to the Olympic Team as they do their best to “Go for the GOLD”

Please support the Canadian Chess Olympic Team by registering today and I look forward to seeing you on the 9th. All of the information is at the link.

Yours truly,

Gary Gladstone, CFRE
CFC Governor

Gary Gladstone
10-24-2008, 03:54 PM
Check out the new Umbra Site with our event nice and prominent

http://www.umbra.com/ustore/index.do?destination=UMBRA#navbar=content_pages/cs_events.html

Brian Fiedler just registered, who is next?

Gary

Gary Gladstone
10-28-2008, 08:49 AM
Pre - Registered Players (as of October 28, 2008):

IM Nikolay Noritsyn, Member Olympic Team
GM Mark Bluvshtein, Member Olympic Team
IM Igor Zugic, Member Olympic Team
WIM Natalia Khoudgarian, Member Olympic Team
WFM Hazel Smith, Member Olympic Team
WFM Dina Kagramanov, Member Olympic Team
WFM Irina Barron (Pending) , Member Olympic Team
Ron Liv****s, Coach Olympic Team
David Lavin
Egidijus Zeromskis
Raja Panjwani
Hans Jung
Eddie Urquhart
Lawrence Day
Simon Gladstone
Brian Fiedler

Register On Line at http://www.chess.ca/UmbraOlympiad.htm

Gary

Gary Gladstone
11-04-2008, 08:40 PM
Thanks to everyone for your help and incredible assistance with this event. Based on casual conversations with many of you and others, I know that word has been spreading about the tournament and I'm sure we'll end up with a full house.

Good food, great place and of course, an incredible chess day.

The pre reg list is a bit short, but I know a lot more people are coming, and it'll be a great fund raiser and for that I thank everyone.

Confirmed players as of November 4 are

IM Nikolay Noritsyn, Member Olympic Team
GM Mark Bluvshtein, Member Olympic Team
IM Igor Zugic, Member Olympic Team
WIM Natalia Khoudgarian, Member Olympic Team
WFM Hazel Smith, Member Olympic Team
WFM Dina Kagramanov, Member Olympic Team
WFM Irina Barron (Pending) , Member Olympic Team
Ron Liv****s, Coach Olympic Team
David Lavin
Egidijus Zeromskis
Raja Panjwani
Hans Jung
Eddie Urquhart
Lawrence Day
Simon Gladstone
Brian Fiedler
Ross Richardson
FM Goran Milecivic


If you know you're coming, please post here or send me an email gary(at)gladstoneconsulting.ca

Gary

Gary Gladstone
11-06-2008, 12:13 AM
Shiyam Thavandiran just confirmed, who else is coming

Gary Gladstone
11-07-2008, 07:55 PM
IM Nikolay Noritsyn, Member Olympic Team
GM Mark Bluvshtein, Member Olympic Team
IM Igor Zugic, Member Olympic Team
WIM Natalia Khoudgarian, Member Olympic Team
WFM Hazel Smith, Member Olympic Team
WFM Dina Kagramanov, Member Olympic Team
WFM Irina Barron (Pending) , Member Olympic Team
Ron Liv****s, Coach Olympic Team
David Lavin
Egidijus Zeromskis
Raja Panjwani
Hans Jung
Eddie Urquhart
Lawrence Day
Simon Gladstone
Brian Fiedler
Ross Richardson
FM Goran Milecivic
Shiyam Thavandiran
David Friedland
Tom Friedland
Lowell Berry - Brooker


P.S. Hal Bond will be coming as well and may even regale us with more of his tales in person, how about it Hal?

Gary

We have room for 60 in total for the Blitz Tournament. See you on Sunday

Egidijus Zeromskis
11-08-2008, 01:51 PM
• Rounds: 6
• Type: Swiss
• Time Control : 5 Minute Blitz Double Round

Sorry, that I am writing so late (only yesterday I've looked into tournament details).

Maybe more single-rounds would be more interesting, as it would give opportunity to play/meet more people and hopefully to play against CAN team members.
6 double has 12 games, thus 10 or 11 single-rounds should fit in the same time frame.

Will a special rule be that CAN team members are not playing against each other?

Gary Gladstone
11-09-2008, 09:59 PM
What a day and I survived my first tournament.

I only did so, because I had great help from a great group of people and everyone wanted to have fun, and I think all did.

First and foremost, thanks to Umbra for providing a great venue, refreshments, prizes and an incredible staff who did everything they could to accommodate us.

Thanks to the approximately 100 people that ambled through the store all day because of Chess.

Thanks to the Chess Institute of Canada, Ted Winnick and Brett Campbell for all their incredible help in organizing the physical tournament and Jonathan for working Swiss Sys. Thanks to the OCA for the use of sets, clocks and boards. It was a great treat to have Hal Bond come and talk to us about his recent trip to Germany and the Anand – Kramnik match.

The lecture by Ron Liv****s was well attended and the simuls were overflowing. GM Mark Bluvshtein and WIM Natalia Khoudgarian won all their games, while IM Igor Zugic lost one game to Simon Gladstone (do I sound like a proud father  ). IM Nikolay Noritsyn, WFM Hazel Smith, WFM Dina Kagramanov and WFM Irina Barron all participated in analysis and playing games with others. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Geordie Derraugh and Erik Malmsten for their setup assistance, but the reality is, everyone deserves thanks because everyone pitched in; so sorry if I missed your name.

WE RAISED OVER $2,000 TODAY IN SUPPORT OF OUR OLYMPIC TEAM

It was great to see so many chess people having such a great time together in a non competitive atmosphere.

The Blitz Tournament had 36 players, we only played 5 rounds because of time, thanks for no complaints  and the clear winner was Shiyam Thavandiran.

Final standings will be posted shortly; thanks again to one and all.

Did I mention that CTV and Global both came, check the news tonight

Gary Gladstone

Egidijus Zeromskis
11-09-2008, 10:15 PM
And I, and everybody who was there, say thank you to Gary Gladstone.

In case you will miss the TV and want to see how it went, I posted several pictures at http://www.kris-egis.com/egisphoto/thumbnails.php?album=15 (blitz (5 min) time control allows only to play)
Probably others will post their pictures as well.


http://www.kris-egis.com/egisphoto/albums/2008_11_umbra_olympian/2008_11_umbra_olympian_26.JPG
The winner, Shiyam Thavandiran, plays sitting between GM Mark Bluvshtein and IM Ron Liv****s.

David Lavin
11-09-2008, 10:40 PM
This tournament was great fun and I want to thank Garry Gladstone for his enthusiastic devotion and UMBRA for their grace and generosity.

I had a great time and had wonderful conversations with many organizers, governors, and lovers of the game. It was great to see that so many people I grew up with are still active in the game.

Oh, and I loved tying for 4th too!!

Good luck to our Olympians!

Erik Malmsten
11-11-2008, 06:35 PM
The Olympic Fundraiser was a great event. It was a social occasion for the team members present and raised some money for the team. It is difficult to ever get these masters together for a chess event in Toronto. Equipment was provided, the room well lit, and free food! The event was featured in the weekly Now magazine and had TV cameras from Global and CTV. I was in the shot playing chess on Global news. My blitz games started off poorly, being distracted by socializing and taking photos.

Ron Liv****s shared games from Spassky-Petrosian and Hal Bond answered questions about the World Championship.

A new source of revenue was uncovered: parents of kids in chess programs who came and played in the simults and blitz tournament. This could be marketed to kids in other school chess programs.

I would recommend a donation bowl as more money could have been raised. Players in the simult who weren’t registered in the blitz tournament could have been asked to make a pay-what-you-can donation. Several people made a donation but didn’t play in the blitz. Perhaps their donation could have sponsored a master or kid who couldn’t afford to play. I don’t know if selling things like t-shirts, a souvenir booklet, or selling off of a lesson with a master would work. There wasn’t any sheet of paper that the masters could autograph for the kids.

The chess crew and store staff were great. Thanks Gary and Ted and Brett.

Gary Gladstone
11-11-2008, 09:04 PM
Here's a bunch more photos from Erik Malmsten

http://picasaweb.google.ca/garygladstone141/UMBRAOlympianChessTournament#

Gary

Gary Gladstone
11-14-2008, 09:15 PM
You are invited to view Sarah's photo album: Sarah umbra chess event
http://picasaweb.google.ca/sarah.lambersky/SarahUmbraChessEvent?authkey=zkJj6Mqe4oc

Egidijus Zeromskis
11-15-2008, 10:51 AM
Umbra Sunday Challenge: Open

# Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5
1 IM Igor Zugic 18 11 2 9 3
2591 2.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 6.5
2 IM Artiom Samsonkin 19 8 1 14 5
2571 1.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 6.0
3 IM Nikolay Noritsyn 20 12 6 15 1
250 2.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 8.0
4 FM Goran Milecivic 21 13 16 18 12
2505 2.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 7.0
5 GM Mark Bluvshtein 22 14 30 6 2
2484 2.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 8.0
6 Shiyam Thavandiran 23 15 3 5 30
2441 2.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 9.0
7 Ron Liv****s 24 16 13 30 10
2411 2.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 7.0
8 Lawrence Day 26 2 25 17 19
2313 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.5 4.5
9 Eddie Urquhart 27 17 19 1 11
2289 2.0 3.0 4.5 4.5 5.0
10 WIM Natalia Khoudgarian 28 30 21 19 7
2252 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 5.0
11 Egidijus Zeromskis 29 1 17 16 9
2242 2.0 2.5 4.0 4.5 6.0
12 David Lavin 31 3 22 20 4
2219 2.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 7.0
13 Hans Jung 32 4 7 21 14
2170 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.5 6.0
14 Brian Fiedler 33 5 23 2 13
2136 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.5
15 Michael Humphruis 34 6 24 3 22
2125 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
16 Hugh Siddeley 35 7 4 11 17
2118 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.5 6.5
17 Geordie Derraugh 36 9 11 8 16
2087 2.0 3.0 3.5 5.5 6.5
18 WFM Hazel Smith 1 28 27 4 23
2068 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
19 WFM Dina Kagramanov 2 26 9 10 8
2067 1.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.5
20 WFM Irina Barron 3 29 35 12 24
2063 0.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
21 Erik Malmsten 4 31 10 13 26
2015 0.0 2.0 3.0 3.5 5.5
22 Simon Gladstone 5 32 12 27 15
1807 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
23 Ramon Morales 6 33 14 35 18
1800 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
24 Roman Guenkine 7 34 15 36 20
1735 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
25 Mark Plotkin 30 35 8 32 33
1600 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0
26 Jose Belzunce 8 19 28 34 21
1486 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.5 3.5
27 Jean Claude Rioux 9 36 18 22 35
1400 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0
28 Rueben McCleary 10 18 26 33 36
1378 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0
29 Gavi Swayze 11 20 33 31 34
1000 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
30 Victor Plotkin 25 10 5 7 6
unr. 2.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 7.0
31 David Friedland 12 21 34 29 32
unr. 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 3.5
32 Lowell Berry-Brooker 13 22 36 25 31
unr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
33 Gabilan Sivapatham 14 23 29 28 25
unr. 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
34 Nivethan Amirthalingam 15 24 31 26 29
unr. 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.5
35 Kainan Qin 16 25 20 23 27
unr. 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0
36 Tom Friedland 17 27 32 24 28
unr. 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Players are sorted in the Start order.