Can. Closed/Zonal Leaders - After Rd. 7.

[Bob Armstrong]

Can. Closed/Zonal Leaders - After Rd. 7.

The 81st Canadian Closed/Zonal Chess Championship: May 6-11- Guelph, Ont. Entries – 29.

1./3. - 5.5/7 pts.
GM Bator Sambuev, Quebec (CFC – 2750; FIDE – 2513 ) - undefeated
IM Eric Hansen, Alberta (CFC – 2572; FIDE – 2425 ) - undefeated
IM Raja Panjwani, Ontario ( CFC – 2450; FIDE – 2413 )
4./5.- 5/7 pts.
IM Leonid Gerzhoy, Ontario ( CFC – 2629; FIDE – 2496 ) – undefeated
IM Nikolay Noritsyn, Ontario (CFC – 2584; FIDE – 2419 )

Round 8 – Tuesday, May 10 @ 4:00PM EDT

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[Bob Armstrong]

Round 8 - Tuesday, May 10 @ 4:00 PM EDT - Pairings

1 IM Eric Hansen (2572 : W : 5.5) IM Raja Panjwani (2450 : BB : 5.5)
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn (2584 : B : 5.0) GM Bator Sambuev (2750 : B : 5.5)
3 FM Robert Hamilton (2370 : W : 4.5) IM Leonid Gerzhoy (2629 : W : 5.0)
4 Michael Kleinman (2301 : B : 4.5) Victor Plotkin (2422 : B : 4.5)
5 Morgon Mills (2056 : WW : 4.0) FM Shiyam Thavandiran (2463 : W : 4.0)
6 Arthur Calugar (2401 : W : 4.0) IM Artiom Samsonkin (2561 : B : 3.5)
7 FM Hans Jung (2289 : W : 4.0) Miladin Djerkovic (2280 : B : 3.5)
8 John Upper (2169 : w : 3.5) Roman Sapozhnikov (2451 : B : 3.5)
9 Zi Yi [Joey] Qin (2353 : WW : 3.5) David Filipovich (2174 : b : 3.5)
10 Réjean Tremblay (2238 : W : 3.0) FM Michael Dougherty (2312 : B : 3.0)
11 FM Dale Haessel (2233 : w : 3.0) Michael Humphreys (2273 : B : 3.0)
12 David Itkin (2160 : W : 2.5) Matthew Nicholson (2020 : b : 3.0)
13 Nikola Anastasovski (2190 : w : 2.5) Josh Guo (2272 : B : 2.5)
14 FM Michael Barron (2328 : W : 2.0) Vladimir Drkulec (2202 : BB : 1.5)

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Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator
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[Erik Malmsten]

Round 8 - Tuesday, May 10 @ 4:00 PM EDT - Pairings

1 IM Eric Hansen (2572 : W : 5.5) IM Raja Panjwani (2450 : BB : 5.5)
2 IM Nikolay Noritsyn (2584 : B : 5.0) GM Bator Sambuev (2750 : B : 5.5)
3 FM Robert Hamilton (2370 : W : 4.5) IM Leonid Gerzhoy (2629 : W : 5.0)
4 Michael Kleinman (2301 : B : 4.5) Victor Plotkin (2422 : B : 4.5)
5 Morgon Mills (2056 : WW : 4.0) FM Shiyam Thavandiran (2463 : W : 4.0)
6 Arthur Calugar (2401 : W : 4.0) IM Artiom Samsonkin (2561 : B : 3.5)
7 FM Hans Jung (2289 : W : 4.0) Miladin Djerkovic (2280 : B : 3.5)

Board 4 is an important pairing, if Michael Kleinman or Victor Plotkin win, they will just need a last-round draw to get the IM title (66.6%). Although they will get a tough last-round pairing. FM Robert Hamilton also only needs 1.5.

Needing to win their last 2 games to get the IM title are Morgan Mills, FM Shiyam Thavandiran, Arthur Calugar, or FM Hans Jung. If more than one player gets 6, they have to playoff to get the IM title.

Two players scoring 4.5 or more will get the FM title.

[Bob Armstrong]

Round 8 – Tuesday, May 10 @ 4:00PM EDT

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More Info : http://chess.ca/canclosed.shtml

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