2nd Annual Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival May 5-7
After an impressive debut in 2022, Organizer Milan Somborac is back with the Collingwood sequel on May 5-7.
The guaranteed prize fund has been increased to $3500, and a Friday night game has been added instead of 3 Saturday games. The tournament now boasts 3 sections - Crown, U1900, U1500 - to enhance the competitive experience.
Visit the website at https://collingwoodchessfestival.com for more details. Note the early bird rate by April 1.
It is a pleasure to work with a visionary like Milan. See you in Collingwood!
Collingwood Pairings - Unofficial, Round One
Hello Chess Friends - I am packing up, heading for Collingwood.* These ROUND ONE pairings are based on the best info I have right now.* There may be some last minute adjustments.* Please check, I will post official pairings later this afternoon.
Crown Section
1 Nicolae Oancea (0.0) IM Yuanchen Zhang (0.0)
2 FM Eugene Hua (0.0) Hugh Siddeley (0.0)
3 Kyrylo Demchenko (0.0) IM Brian Hartman (0.0)
4 Sasha Starr (0.0) Isai Berengolts (0.0)
5 Andrew Colvin (0.0) Alexander Strugach (0.0)
1 Arhant Washimkar (0.0) FREE POINT
½ FM Victor Plotkin (0.0) BYE
*Under 1900
7 Omaray M Shah (0.0) Ralf Meyer (0.0)
8 Richard Garel (0.0) Ferenc Ramocsan (0.0)
9 Iassen Pelev (0.0) Michael Blair (0.0)
10 Jeffrey Gibbens (0.0) Oscar Kerrebyn (0.0)
11 Tim Knechtel (0.0) Robert J Armstrong (0.0)
12 Mike Mair (0.0) Max Manga (0.0)
13 Andrew Leliveld (0.0) Rudra Sheth (0.0)
½ Robert Gillanders (0.0) BYE
Under 1500/Unrated
15 Jaxon Ceretti (0.0) Don Parakin (0.0)
16 Evan O'Connor-Fernando (0.0) Dan Zuwala (0.0)
17 Xavier Voight (0.0) Noah Vale (0.0)
18 Sachen Gombu (0.0) Liam Murray (0.0)
19 Johnathan Langridge (0.0) Richard Campbell (0.0)
20 Jeremy Clark (0.0) Balian Badong (0.0)
21 Jackson Carter (0.0) Noah Rollinson (0.0)
22 Jacob Hood (0.0) Hamed Khezri (0.0)
23 Christopher Robitaille (0.0) Michael Van Harten (0.0)
24 Tobias Scholfield (0.0) Jeffrey Pratt (0.0)
25 Christopher Bennet (0.0) Michael Ostroff (0.0)
26 Milan Somborac (0.0) Gergo Ramocsan (0.0)
27 Draven Horner (0.0) Brian Zhan (0.0)
28 Emma Rollinson (0.0) Daniel Moore (0.0)
29 Ethan Mei (0.0) Michael Sr Blair (0.0)
30 Greg Wilson (0.0) Brendan Munro (0.0)
31 Mary Vaudry (0.0) Leia Rollinson (0.0)
32 Stanley Chapman (0.0) Jonathan Hanzel (0.0)
33 Sharron Brigham (0.0) Justice McLister (0.0)
½ Kristine Tkachenko (0.0) BYE
Round 2 Pairings Collingwood
We have 74 players now.
Round Two Pairings for Collingwood
Crown Section
1 IM Yuanchen Zhang (1.0) IM Brian Hartman (1.0)
2 IM Alexander Reprintsev (1.0) Andrew Colvin (1.0)
3 Isai Berengolts (1.0) FM Eugene Hua (1.0)
4 FM Victor Plotkin (0.5) Sasha Starr (0.0)
5 Alexander Strugach (0.0) Kyrylo Demchenko (0.0)
6 Hugh Siddeley (0.0) Nicolae Oancea (0.0)
1 Arhant Washimkar (0.0) FREE POINT
Under 1900
7 Oscar Kerrebyn (1.0) Michael Blair (1.0)
8 Robert J Armstrong (1.0) Richard Garel (1.0)
9 Omaray M Shah (0.5) Andrew Leliveld (0.5)
10 Rudra Sheth (0.5) Tim Knechtel (0.5)
11 Max Manga (0.5) Robert Gillanders (0.5)
12 Ferenc Ramocsan (0.0) Mike Mair (0.5)
13 Ralf Meyer (0.0) Iassen Pelev (0.0)
1 Jeffrey Gibbens (0.0) FREE POINT
Under 1500/Unrated
15 Don Parakin (1.0) Liam Murray (1.0)
16 Serena Wilson (1.0) Evan O'Connor-Fernando (1.0)
17 Noah Vale (1.0) Johnathan Langridge (1.0)
18 Gergo Ramocsan (1.0) Jeremy Clark (1.0)
19 Daniel Moore (1.0) Jacob Hood (1.0)
20 Michael Van Harten (1.0) Jackson Carter (1.0)
21 Brendan Munro (1.0) Tobias Scholfield (1.0)
22 Michael Ostroff (1.0) Ethan Mei (1.0)
23 Brian Zhan (1.0) Mary Vaudry (1.0)
24 Justice McLister (1.0) Jonathan Hanzel (1.0)
25 Misa Somborac (0.5) Kristine Tkachenko (0.5)
26 Justin Sheppard (0.5) Kristin Somborac (0.5)
27 Paavo Mountjoy (0.5) Sachen Gombu (0.0)
28 Richard Campbell (0.0) Xavier Voight (0.0)
29 Noah Rollinson (0.0) Leo Hocaluk (0.0)
30 Dan Zuwala (0.0) Milan Somborac (0.0)
31 Michael Sr Blair (0.0) Christopher Robitaille (0.0)
32 Balian Badong (0.0) Greg Wilson (0.0)
33 Leia Rollinson (0.0) Draven Horner (0.0)
34 Hamed Khezri (0.0) Truce Baughn (0.0)
35 Jeffrey Pratt (0.0) Stanley Chapman (0.0)
36 Sharron Brigham (0.0) Jaxon Ceretti (0.0)
1 Emma Rollinson (0.0) FREE POINT
0 Christopher Bennet (0.0) BYE
Collingwood Round Three Pairings
Collingwood Round Three
Crown Section
1 FM Eugene Hua (2.0) IM Alexander Reprintsev (2.0)
2 IM Yuanchen Zhang (1.5) FM Victor Plotkin (1.5)
3 IM Brian Hartman (1.5) Alexander Strugach (1.0)
4 Nicolae Oancea (1.0) Arhant Washimkar (1.0)
5 Andrew Colvin (1.0) Isai Berengolts (1.0)
6 Sasha Starr (0.0) Kyrylo Demchenko (0.0)
½ Hugh Siddeley (0.0) BYE
Under 1900
7 Michael Blair (2.0) Richard Garel (2.0)
8 Andrew Leliveld (1.5) Max Manga (1.5)
9 Rudra Sheth (1.5) Ferenc Ramocsan (1.0)
10 Iassen Pelev (1.0) Jeffrey Gibbens (1.0)
11 Robert J Armstrong (1.0) Oscar Kerrebyn (1.0)
12 Tim Knechtel (0.5) Omaray M Shah (0.5)
13 Robert Gillanders (0.5) Ralf Meyer (0.0)
½ Mike Mair (0.5) BYE
Under 1500/Unrated
15 Evan O'Connor-Fernando (2.0) Gergo Ramocsan (2.0)
16 Ethan Mei (2.0) Noah Vale (2.0)
17 Hanzel Pinto (2.0) Jacob Hood (2.0)
18 Liam Murray (2.0) Mary Vaudry (2.0)
19 Tobias Scholfield (1.5) Michael Van Harten (2.0)
20 Brendan Munro (1.5) Justin Sheppard (1.5)
21 Johnathan Langridge (1.0) Don Parakin (1.0)
22 Sachen Gombu (1.0) Dan Zuwala (1.0)
23 Jaxon Ceretti (1.0) Richard Campbell (1.0)
24 Jeremy Clark (1.0) Hamed Khezri (1.0)
25 Serena Wilson (1.0) Noah Rollinson (1.0)
26 Jackson Carter (1.0) Michael Ostroff (1.0)
27 Jeffrey Pratt (1.0) Michael Sr Blair (1.0)
28 Greg Wilson (1.0) Daniel Moore (1.0)
29 Draven Horner (1.0) Justice McLister (1.0)
30 Kristine Tkachenko (0.5) Brian Zhan (1.0)
31 Joey Parum (0.5) Emma Rollinson (0.0)
32 Leo Hocaluk (0.0) Leia Rollinson (0.0)
33 Christopher Robitaille (0.0) Jon Parum (0.0)
34 Truce Baughn (0.0) Balian Badong (0.0)
35 Xavier Voight (0.0) Cameron Sajdik (0.0)
½ Milan Somborac (0.0) BYE
0 Stanley Chapman (0.0) BYE