2nd Annual Smiths Falls Open

2nd Annual Smiths Falls Open

An EOCA Grand Prix Event

The opening event of the 2018-2019 Eastern Ontario Grand Prix takes place at the Smiths Falls Lions Club, in the middle of sensational Smiths Falls. Enjoy a weekend of chess in a town with a rich history, situated about halfway between Kingston and Ottawa, on the historic Rideau Canal. Between rounds you could visit the Heritage House Museum, The Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario, or enjoy a walk along the Rideau Canal and adjacent parks.

Event Date: Saturday August 18 to Sunday August 19, 2018.

Place: Smiths Falls Lions Club, 19 Abbott Street South, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 4S1.

Type: Regular Swiss Open, pairings in single section, with class prizes.

Rounds: 5 rounds — Saturday @ 9am, 2pm and 7pm; Sunday @ 9am and 2pm.

Time Control: Game in 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move, starting from Move 1.

Prizes: Sections and prizes are based on entries and may change.

Entry Fee: $50 if pre-registered, $60 at site. Amateur entry is $30. Cash ONLY. Amateur entrants are not eligible for cash prizes. Free entry for GMs/WGMs & IMs/WIMs, if pre-registered by August 9, 2018.

CFC or FQE membership is required. If you do not have a regular CFC membership, Tournament Memberships will be available for $20. All games will be CFC rated.

A limited number of clocks and sets will be provided, so please bring your own equipment if possible.

Requesting byes: A maximum of two ½ point byes can be given in the first three rounds, which must be requested before Round 1.

Organizer: Jeremy Sztuka Tournament Director: Jeremy Sztuka

Registration options:

1. Register in person at the RA Chess Club, August 2, August 9, or August 16, from 7:00-7:30 PM.
2. Send an email to jsztukachess at gmail dot com. Please note in your email if any byes will be needed (or not).
3. Register on-site on Saturday August 18th between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM.

Please note in regard to all 3 Options above – in order to finalise registration, payment of entry fee (cash) is due by 8:30am on August 18 in order to ensure eligibility for a pairing in Round 1. Alternatively, email-money transfers are okay instead of cash. No cheques.

About the Venue: The room at the Lions Club has ample space, including air conditioning plus a refrigerator, kitchenette, and coffee maker on site. Coffee, tea, and bottled water will be available to all players.  

Additional Information

Directions From Ottawa: Follow the 417 West to exit 145, Highway 7. Take Highway 7 into Carleton Place, go straight through first light, turn left at second light on to Highway 15 (just past Esso on left hand side). Stay on Highway 15 until get into Smiths Falls (about 27km). When you get to the end you will have the option to turn left or right – turn right. Stay on about 0.5km until get to a traffic light. Go straight through this light for another 0.5km or so, where you will get to a second traffic light. Turn left here on to William Street West (which will turn into Abbott Street North) – about 1.4km total. You will pass over a bridge over the Rideau River, and come up to another traffic light once passing over the bridge. Go straight at this light (on to Abbott Street South), Lions Club (also called Lions Den) will be on your left.

Directions from Kingston: Take Highway 15 North into Smiths Falls where this road turns into Lombard Street. You will see a McDonald’s on your right hand side. Shortly after that, you will come to a traffic light, turn right on to Abbott Street South, and the destination will be on your left hand side.

Where to Stay:

I recommend The Best Western in town (88 Lombard Street) as it is a 5 minute walk away. Phone # 613-284-0001. Website: http://www.smithsfallshotel.com

There is also an Econolodge in town, approximately a 5 minute drive away, phone # 613-283-5150 and their website is: http://www.choicehotels.ca/en/econo-...ls-hotel-cn454

There are other various smaller motels available as well

*I would recommend booking a hotel sooner rather than later as during the summer they tend to fill up fast!

Where to Eat:

I highly recommend Matty O’Shea’s (Irish) Pub for lunch and/or supper. They are located at 12 Chambers Street in Smiths Falls.

Within walking distance of the Lions Club, there is also a Subway, Tim Hortons, Harvey’s, Dairy Queen, Pizza Hut, and McDonald’s.

Pre-registered list as of July 31, 2018, below. I will be at the RA Chess Club in Ottawa on August 2, 9, and 16th to take registrations. Alternatively, you can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com


Dusan Simic 2196
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Ray Kuryliw 1826
Jacob Krolczyk 1791
Ted Hsu 1775
Kevin Curran 1419
Chris Wu 1179
Tristan Masters 1169
John Hay 1109
Ken Curran 1075
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Noah Pedersen 1043

Pre-registered list as of August 2, 2018, below. I will be at the RA Chess Club in Ottawa on August 9, and 16th to take registrations. Alternatively, you can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Simon Perkins 1916
Ray Kuryliw 1826
Jacob Krolczyk 1791
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Johnathan Han 1629

U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Kevin Curran 1419
Chris Wu 1179
Tristan Masters 1169
John Hay 1109
Ken Curran 1075
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Noah Pedersen 1043

Based on present level of entries (i.e. projected entries of over 30 players) - I will be running two sections instead of one this year - details below:

For prizes, I will be paying the following: (dollar amounts to be determined prior to Round 3, will be based on entries)

a) Open Section
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes
- U1900 Class Prize (to specify - paid the player(s) with highest score in this section with a CFC rating below 1900 as of August 18, 2018).

b) U1600 Section
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes

Other notes:
1) For players without any kind of CFC rating, but with a FQE or FIDE rating, I will be going by the highest of these ratings for the purpose of which section you would play in.
2) Players must have a CFC rating at the time of the tournament below 1600 (or be unrated CFC, FQE, and FIDE) to play in the U1600 section, otherwise they play in the Open section. Players with a CFC rating at the time of the tournament with a rating between 1500-1599 may play in the Open section if they explicitly indicate this to me prior to Round 1 - otherwise they will be paired in the U1600 section. Players below 1500 must play in the U1600 section.
3) The default time shall be 30 minutes after white's clock has been started (i.e. if one player is has not arrived at the board, within 30 minutes after white's clock has been started, they shall be consider to have forfeited the game to their opponent).
4) All players will be eligible to not pay the HST (effectively a 13% discount) at Matty O'Shea's Pub and Restaurant, on Saturday August 18 (they are closed August 19) - each player will need to let their server know they are with the tournament and show the server a copy of the flyer (to be provided at tournament). Matty O'Shea's is open from 11:30am to Midnight on Saturdays.
5) Other class prize(s) could be added to those above but will be based on entries.

Shortly before the beginning of Round 1, I will be doing a draw for one $10 Gift Certificate for Matty O'Shea's Pub and Restaurant, located at 12 Chambers Street, in Smiths Falls. They are an Irish-style pub with a patio, serve lunch and dinner, are open 6 days a week, including Saturdays 11:30am to Midnight, but are closed on Sundays. All players playing in Round 1 will be eligible for the draw.

Matty O'Sheas is locally owned, has excellent food, drinks, and service. Their menu is also available for take-out and I will have copies of their current menu at the tournament. I highly recommend each player consider eating there.

As a reminder, all players will be eligible to not pay the HST (effectively a 13% discount) at Matty O'Shea's Pub and Restaurant, on Saturday August 18 (they are closed August 19) - each player will need to let their server know they are with the tournament and show the server a copy of the flyer (to be provided at tournament

I will be drawing at least one other gift certificate before a different round in similar fashion.

I was only able to play the last round last year, and then took my wife to dinner at Matty O'Shea's, and I can vouch for it, it was a REALLY enjoyable reasonable dinner!

Pre-registered list as of August 9, 2018, below. I will be at the RA Chess Club in Ottawa on August 16th to take additional registrations. Alternatively, you can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Ramon J. Cova 1980 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Simon Perkins 1916
Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 1912
Ray Kuryliw 1825
Jan Huus 1821 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jacob Krolczyk 1809
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Herb Langer 1676
Rene Poulin 1653
Randika Balasooriya 1632
Johnathan Han 1629



U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Kevin Curran 1419
Ian Birch 1264 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Chris Wu 1179
Tristan Masters 1169
John Hay 1109
Ken Curran 1075
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Noah Pedersen 1043

Just wanted to say that there's a pride parade happening in Smiths Falls on the 18th as well - If you're looking for something to do around 5:30 PM just before the third round starts, that'd be a great idea! I believe it starts at the library and ends at Centennial Park. There's a potluck dinner at 6!

Pre-registered list as of August 13, 2018, below. I will be at the RA Chess Club in Ottawa on August 16th to take additional registrations. Alternatively, you can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Ramon J. Cova 1980 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Simon Perkins 1916
Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 1912
Ray Kuryliw 1825
Jan Huus 1821 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jacob Krolczyk 1809
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Herb Langer 1676
Rene Poulin 1653
Randika Balasooriya 1632
Johnathan Han 1629



U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Michael Shi 1486
Kevin Curran 1419
Victor Samuel 1327 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Ian Birch 1264 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Chris Wu 1179 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
Tristan Masters 1169
Ken Curran 1075 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
John Hay 1061
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Noah Pedersen 1043

Pre-registered list as of August 14, 2018, below. I will be at the RA Chess Club in Ottawa on August 16th to take additional registrations. Alternatively, you can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Stijn De Kerpel 2161 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Ramon J. Cova 1980 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Simon Perkins 1916
Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 1912
Ray Kuryliw 1825
Jan Huus 1821 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jacob Krolczyk 1809
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Herb Langer 1676
Rene Poulin 1653
Randika Balasooriya 1632
Johnathan Han 1629



U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Michael Shi 1486
Kevin Curran 1419
Victor Samuel 1327 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Ian Birch 1264 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jeremie Kimble 1193
Chris Wu 1179 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
Tristan Masters 1169
Ken Curran 1075 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
John Hay 1061
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Noah Pedersen 1043

Shortly before the beginning of both Round 2 & Round 3, I will be doing a draw for one $10 Gift Certificate for Perfect Thyming Restaurant, located at 17 Chambers Street, in Smiths Falls. They are a breakfast and brunch restaurant, open 7 days a week, specifically this Saturday August 18, 7am-2pm, and this Sunday August 19, 8am-2pm. All players playing in the respective round will be eligible for the given draw. These draws are in addition of the draw for a $10 Gift Certificate for Matty O’Sheas, being done right before Round #1.

Pre-registered list as of August 15, 2018, below. I will be at the RA Chess Club in Ottawa on August 16th to take additional registrations. Alternatively, you can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Stijn De Kerpel 2161 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Danail Donev 2023
Ramon J. Cova 1980 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Aris Marghetis 1917 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes, playing Round #1, 1/2 point Bye Round #2, 0 point Bye Round #4, Round #3 & #5 tbd)
Simon Perkins 1916
Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 1912
Ray Kuryliw 1825
Jan Huus 1821 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jacob Krolczyk 1809
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Herb Langer 1676
Rene Poulin 1653
Randika Balasooriya 1632
Johnathan Han 1629



U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Michael Shi 1486
Kevin Curran 1419
John I. F. Lukezich 1365 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Victor Samuel 1327 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Ian Birch 1264 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jeremie Kimble 1193
Chris Wu 1179 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
Tristan Masters 1169
Ken Curran 1075 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
John Hay 1061
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Noah Pedersen 1043

Pre-registered list as of August 16, 2018, below. You can always be added to this pre-registered list by sending me an email at jsztukachess at gmail dot com. Alternatively, if you come to Smiths Falls Lions Club, 19 Abbott Street South, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 4S1, between 7:30am and 8:30am Saturday morning August 18th, you can register in person without incurring a late fee.

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Stijn De Kerpel 2161 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Erwin B. Casareno 2104 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes, playing Round #1, #2, 1/2 point Bye Round #3, Round #4 & #5 tbd)
William G. Doubleday 2097 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Danail Donev 2023
Ramon J. Cova 1980 (1/2 point Bye Round #2)
Aris Marghetis 1917 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes, playing Round #1 #3, and #5, 1/2 point Bye Round #2, 0 point Bye Round #4)
Simon Perkins 1916
Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 1912
Dan Kearnan 1835
Ray Kuryliw 1825
Jan Huus 1821 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jacob Krolczyk 1809
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Herb Langer 1676
Rene Poulin 1653
Randika Balasooriya 1632
Johnathan Han 1629
Matthew Zhu 1593



U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Michael Shi 1486
Paul St. Pierre 1441 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Kevin Curran 1419
John I. F. Lukezich 1365 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Victor Samuel 1327 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Ian Birch 1264 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jeremie Kimble 1193
Chris Wu 1179 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
Tristan Masters 1169
Ken Curran 1075 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
John Hay 1061
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Derek Wang 998
Oliver Schatz 787
Alexander Schatz 621
Devin Graham-Ancsin UNR

Pre-registered list as of August 17, 2018, below. If you come to Smiths Falls Lions Club, 19 Abbott Street South, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 4S1, between 7:30am and 8:30am Saturday morning August 18th, you can register in person without incurring a late fee.

Open Section:

David Gordon 2257
Dusan Simic 2196
Stijn De Kerpel 2161 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Erwin B. Casareno 2104 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes, playing Round #1, #2, and #3, Round #4 & #5 tbd)
William G. Doubleday 2097 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Halldor Peter Palsson 2033
Jake Van Rooy 2028
Danail Donev 2023
Ramon J. Cova 1980 (1/2 point Bye Round #2)
Aris Marghetis 1917 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes, playing Round #1 #3, and #5, 1/2 point Bye Round #2, 0 point Bye Round #4)
Simon Perkins 1916
Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 1912
Dan Kearnan 1835
Ray Kuryliw 1825
Jan Huus 1821 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jacob Krolczyk 1809
Ted Hsu 1775
Raymond Dickson 1701
Herb Langer 1676
Rene Poulin 1653
Randika Balasooriya 1632
Alexander Stopic 1632
Johnathan Han 1629
Matthew Zhu 1593



U1600 Section:

Kirk Johannes Dickson 1526
Michael Shi 1486
Paul St. Pierre 1441 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Kevin Curran 1419
John I. F. Lukezich 1365 (1/2 point Bye Round #1)
Victor Samuel 1327 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Ian Birch 1264 (1/2 point Bye Round #3)
Jeremie Kimble 1193
Chris Wu 1179 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
Tristan Masters 1169
Ken Curran 1075 (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
John Hay 1061
Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 1044
Derek Wang 998
Oliver Schatz 787
Alexander Schatz 621
Devin Graham-Ancsin UNR (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)
Mathieu Godin UNR (playing as ‘Amateur’ – not eligible for prizes)

Pairings for Round 4. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 Open

Bd # Res White # Res Black
1 6 Halldor Peter Palsson 1 David Gordon
2 9 Ramon J. Cova 3 Stijn De Kerpel
3 5 William G. Doubleday 16 Jacob Krolczyk
4 22 Randika Balasooriya 7 Jake Van Rooy
5 13 Dan Kearnan 23 Alexander Stopic
6 2 Dusan Simic 24 Johnathan Han
7 8 Danail Donev 14 Ray Kuryliw
8 10 Simon Perkins 15 Jan Huus
9 20 Rene Poulin 25 Matthew Zhu
10 17 Ted Hsu 18 Raymond Dickson
11 19 Herb Langer 26 Oliver Schatz

Pairings for Round 4. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 U1600

Bd # Res White # Res Black
13 5 Paul St. Pierre 3 Michael Shi
14 8 Victor Samuel 7 John I.F. Lukezich
15 2 Kirk Johannes Dickson 16 Derek Wang
22 11 Chris Wu 9 Ian Birch
17 10 Jeremie Kimble 12 Tristan Masters
18 6 Kevin Curran 13 John Hay
19 19 Devin Graham-Ancsin 14 Ken Curran
20 15 Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 18 Alexander Schatz
17 1 Oliver Schatz BYE

Standings. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 Open
# Place Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 1-2 David Gordon 106629 2257 W7 W13 W11 3.0
2 Halldor Peter Palsson 106856 2033 W23 W8 W10 3.0
3 3 Ramon J. Cova 153227 1980 W9 H--- W14 2.5
4 4-10 Stijn De Kerpel 102011 2161 D18 W22 H--- 2.0
5 William G. Doubleday 103754 2097 D22 W16 H--- 2.0
6 Jake Van Rooy 152635 2028 W25 D11 D13 2.0
7 Dan Kearnan 137473 1835 L1 W20 W19 2.0
8 Jacob Krolczyk 120860 1809 W12 L2 W17 2.0
9 Randika Balasooriya 150499 1632 L3 W23 W21 2.0
10 Alexander Stopic 160017 1632 W17 W18 L2 2.0
11 11-16 Dusan Simic 109808 2172 W15 D6 L1 1.5
12 Erwin Casareno 146639 2103 L8 W21 D15 1.5
13 Danail Donev 143574 2023 W24 L1 D6 1.5
14 Aris Marghetis 107391 1890 W20 H--- L3 1.5
15 Ray Kuryliw 105482 1825 L11 W25 D12 1.5
16 Johnathan Han 161709 1629 D21 L5 W22 1.5
17 17-20 Simon Perkins 107582 1916 L10 W24 L8 1.0
18 Jan Huus 112601 1821 D4 L10 H--- 1.0
19 Jeremy Sztuka 162452 1642 H--- H--- L7 1.0
20 Matthew Zhu 160019 1593 L14 L7 W25 1.0
21 21-24 Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 155558 1912 D16 L12 L9 0.5
22 Ted Hsu 102608 1775 D5 L4 L16 0.5
23 Raymond Dickson 104296 1701 L2 L9 D24 0.5
24 Rene Poulin 104280 1653 L13 L17 D23 0.5
25 25-26 Herb Langer 100319 1676 L6 L15 L20 0.0
26 Oliver Schatz 167599 787 U--- U--- U--- 0.0

Standings. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 U1600
# Place Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 1-3 Michael Shi 167348 1486 W13 W10 D5 2.5
2 Paul St. Pierre 107439 1441 W15 W14 H--- 2.5
3 John I.F. Lukezich 146765 1365 H--- W18 W11 2.5
4 4-8 Jeremy Sztuka 162452 1642 W7 H--- H--- 2.0
5 Kirk Johannes Dickson 112775 1526 W12 D11 D1 2.0
6 Victor Samuel 112306 1327 W19 D8 H--- 2.0
7 Chris Wu 165802 1179 L4 W19 W13 2.0
8 Derek Wang 166573 998 W9 D6 H--- 2.0
9 9-12 Kevin Curran 165010 1419 L8 W15 D12 1.5
10 Ian Birch 156865 1264 W16 L1 H--- 1.5
11 Jeremie Kimble 157710 1193 W17 D5 L3 1.5
12 Tristan Masters 164912 1169 L5 W17 D9 1.5
13 13-17 John Hay 162669 1109 L1 W16 L7 1.0
14 Ken Curran 165009 1075 W18 L2 L15 1.0
15 Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 167651 1044 L2 L9 W14 1.0
16 Alexander Schatz 167566 621 L10 L13 W18 1.0
17 Devin Graham-Ancsin unr. L11 L12 W19 1.0
18 18-19 Jim Wright 105417 1464 L14 L3 L16 0.0
19 Oliver Schatz 167599 787 L6 L7 L17 0.0


Note: I am playing as a floater player only in either section, and as an "amateur' for the purpose of prizes.

Wall Chart. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 Open
# Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4
1 David Gordon W 13 B 8 W 2 B 6
2257 106629 (2602431) 1.0 2.0 3.0
2 Dusan Simic B 14 W 7 B 1 W 24
2172 109808 (908150) 1.0 1.5 1.5
3 Stijn De Kerpel W 15 B 17 bye B 9
2161 102011 (2606950) 0.5 1.5 2.0
4 Erwin Casareno B 16 W 11 B 14 ----
2103 146639 (1014420) 0.0 1.0 1.5
5 William G. Doubleday W 17 B 24 bye W 16
2097 103754 (2682419) 0.5 1.5 2.0
6 Halldor Peter Palsson B 18 W 16 B 23 W 1
2033 106856 (2603136) 1.0 2.0 3.0
7 Jake Van Rooy W 19 B 2 W 8 B 22
2028 152635 1.0 1.5 2.0
8 Danail Donev B 20 W 1 B 7 W 14
2023 143574 (2604094) 1.0 1.0 1.5
9 Ramon J. Cova W 22 bye B 12 W 3
1980 153227 (2617803) 1.0 1.5 2.5
10 Simon Perkins B 23 W 20 B 16 W 15
1916 107582 (2618737) 0.0 1.0 1.0
11 Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi W 24 B 4 W 22 ----
1912 155558 (2626071) 0.5 0.5 0.5
12 Aris Marghetis B 25 bye W 9 ----
1890 107391 (2611058) 1.0 1.5 1.5
13 Dan Kearnan B 1 W 25 B 21 W 23
1835 137473 (2628082) 0.0 1.0 2.0
14 Ray Kuryliw W 2 B 19 W 4 B 8
1825 105482 (2604833) 0.0 1.0 1.5
15 Jan Huus B 3 W 23 bye B 10
1821 112601 0.5 0.5 1.0
16 Jacob Krolczyk W 4 B 6 W 10 B 5
1809 120860 (2618001) 1.0 1.0 2.0
17 Ted Hsu B 5 W 3 B 24 W 18
1775 102608 (2630796) 0.5 0.5 0.5
18 Raymond Dickson W 6 B 22 W 20 B 17
1701 104296 0.0 0.0 0.5
19 Herb Langer B 7 W 14 B 25 W 26
1676 100319 (2617536) 0.0 0.0 0.0
20 Rene Poulin W 8 B 10 B 18 W 25
1653 104280 (2605635) 0.0 0.0 0.5
21 Jeremy Sztuka bye bye W 13 ----
1642 162452 0.5 1.0 1.0
22 Randika Balasooriya B 9 W 18 B 11 W 7
1632 150499 0.0 1.0 2.0
23 Alexander Stopic W 10 B 15 W 6 B 13
1632 160017 (2630036) 1.0 2.0 2.0
24 Johnathan Han B 11 W 5 W 17 B 2
1629 161709 0.5 0.5 1.5
25 Matthew Zhu W 12 B 13 W 19 B 20
1593 160019 0.0 0.0 1.0
26 Oliver Schatz ---- ---- ---- B 19
787 167599 U0.0 U0.0 U0.0

Wall Chart. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 U1600
# Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4
1 Jeremy Sztuka W 11 bye bye ----
1642 162452 1.0 1.5 2.0
2 Kirk Johannes Dickson B 12 W 10 B 3 W 16
1526 112775 1.0 1.5 2.0
3 Michael Shi W 13 B 9 W 2 B 5
1486 167348 1.0 2.0 2.5
4 Jim Wright B 14 W 7 B 18 ----
1464 105417 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Paul St. Pierre W 15 B 14 bye W 3
1441 107439 (2629070) 1.0 2.0 2.5
6 Kevin Curran B 16 W 15 B 12 W 13
1419 165010 0.0 1.0 1.5
7 John I.F. Lukezich bye B 4 W 10 B 8
1365 146765 (2620944) 0.5 1.5 2.5
8 Victor Samuel W 17 B 16 bye W 7
1327 112306 1.0 1.5 2.0
9 Ian Birch B 18 W 3 bye B 11
1264 156865 (2620952) 1.0 1.0 1.5
10 Jeremie Kimble W 19 B 2 B 7 W 12
1193 157710 1.0 1.5 1.5
11 Chris Wu B 1 W 17 B 13 W 9
1179 165802 0.0 1.0 2.0
12 Tristan Masters W 2 B 19 W 6 B 10
1169 164912 0.0 1.0 1.5
13 John Hay B 3 W 18 W 11 B 6
1109 162669 (2629046) 0.0 1.0 1.0
14 Ken Curran W 4 W 5 B 15 B 19
1075 165009 1.0 1.0 1.0
15 Alexandre Sirois-De Civita B 5 B 6 W 14 W 18
1044 167651 0.0 0.0 1.0
16 Derek Wang W 6 W 8 bye B 2
998 166573 1.0 1.5 2.0
17 Oliver Schatz B 8 B 11 W 19 bye
787 167599 0.0 0.0 0.0
18 Alexander Schatz W 9 B 13 W 4 B 15
621 167566 0.0 0.0 1.0
19 Devin Graham-Ancsin B 10 W 12 B 17 W 14
unr. 0.0 0.0 1.0


**Note: I am playing as a floater player only in either section, and for the purposes of prizes as an 'amateur' - not eligible for prizes.

Round #1 Matty O'Sheas: Jake Van Rooy

Round #2 Perfect Thyming Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi

Round #3 Perfect Thyming Ramon J. Cova

Standings. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 Open
# Place Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 1 David Gordon 106629 2257 W2 W5 W7 W4 D3 4.5 $500.00 - paid already
2 2 Dan Kearnan 137473 1835 L1 W17 W22 W11 W10 4.0 $300.00- paid already
3 3-6 William G. Doubleday 103754 2097 D19 W12 H--- W16 D1 3.5 $50 - paid already
4 Halldor Peter Palsson 106856 2033 W20 W16 W11 L1 D6 3.5 $50 - paid already
5 Danail Donev 143574 2023 W21 L1 D9 W14 W15 3.5 $50 - to be paid
6 Randika Balasooriya 150499 1632 L10 W20 W25 W9 D4 3.5 $100 - u1900 class prize
7 7-10 Dusan Simic 109808 2172 W14 D9 L1 W12 D8 3.0
8 Stijn De Kerpel 102011 2161 D15 W19 H--- D10 D7 3.0
9 Jake Van Rooy 152635 2028 W24 D7 D5 L6 W16 3.0
10 Ramon J. Cova 153227 1980 W6 H--- W13 D8 L2 3.0
11 11-12 Alexander Stopic 160017 1632 W23 W15 L4 L2 D13 2.5
12 Johnathan Han 161709 1629 D25 L3 W19 L7 W24 2.5
13 13-17 Aris Marghetis 107391 1890 W17 H--- L10 U--- D11 2.0
14 Ray Kuryliw 105482 1825 L7 W24 D18 L5 D17 2.0
15 Jan Huus 112601 1821 D8 L11 H--- W23 L5 2.0
16 Jacob Krolczyk 120860 1809 W18 L4 W23 L3 L9 2.0
17 Matthew Zhu 160019 1593 L13 L2 W24 D21 D14 2.0
18 18-22 Erwin Casareno 146639 2103 L16 W25 D14 U--- U--- 1.5
19 Ted Hsu 102608 1775 D3 L8 L12 D20 D21 1.5
20 Raymond Dickson 104296 1701 L4 L6 D21 D19 D22 1.5
21 Rene Poulin 104280 1653 L5 L23 D20 D17 D19 1.5
22 Jeremy Sztuka 162452 1642 H--- H--- L2 U--- D20 1.5
23 23-24 Simon Perkins 107582 1916 L11 W21 L16 L15 U--- 1.0
24 Herb Langer 100319 1676 L9 L14 L17 W26 L12 1.0
25 25 Abdelaziz Mahdjoubi 155558 1912 D12 L18 L6 U--- U--- 0.5
26 26 Oliver Schatz 167599 787 U--- U--- U--- L24 U--- 0.0

Standings. 2018 smiths falls open: 2018 U1600
# Place Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1 1-2 John I.F. Lukezich 146765 1365 H--- W19 W10 W7 D4 4.0 $200 - paid already
2 Derek Wang 166573 998 W8 D7 H--- W6 W11 4.0 $200 - paid already
3 3-5 Michael Shi 167348 1486 W13 W9 D6 D4 D5 3.5 $37.50 - to be paid
4 Paul St. Pierre 107439 1441 W15 W14 H--- D3 D1 3.5 $37.50 - paid already
5 Chris Wu 165802 1179 L12 W17 W13 W9 D3 3.5 - played as 'amateur' - not eligible for prizes
6 6-7 Kirk Johannes Dickson 112775 1526 W11 D10 D3 L2 W8 3.0
7 Victor Samuel 112306 1327 W17 D2 H--- L1 W14 3.0
8 8-11 Kevin Curran 165010 1419 L2 W15 D11 W13 L6 2.5
9 Ian Birch 156865 1264 W18 L3 H--- L5 W15 2.5
10 Jeremie Kimble 157710 1193 W16 D6 L1 L11 W17 2.5
11 Tristan Masters 164912 1169 L6 W16 D8 W10 L2 2.5
12 12-16 Jeremy Sztuka 162452 1642 W5 H--- H--- U--- U--- 2.0
13 John Hay 162669 1109 L3 W18 L5 L8 W19 2.0
14 Ken Curran 165009 1075 W19 L4 L15 W16 L7 2.0
15 Alexandre Sirois-De Civita 167651 1044 L4 L8 W14 W18 L9 2.0
16 Devin Graham-Ancsin unr. L10 L11 W17 L14 W18 2.0
17 17-18 Oliver Schatz 167599 787 L7 L5 L16 B--- L10 1.0
18 Alexander Schatz 167566 621 L9 L13 W19 L15 L16 1.0
19 19 Jim Wright 105417 1464 L14 L1 L18 U--- L13 0.0

I would like to take a moment to express what a wonderful chess weekend Jeremy just ran! Things were done right, and they were done NICELY! Great stuff Jeremy!

P.S. we should be proud of our next crop of Juniors, these kids are good!!