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    Default 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!

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    As the early bird deadline of April 1 approaches, preregistration for Collingwood is off to a decent start:

    Crown Section

    1 IM Brian Hartman 2327
    2 Sasha Starr 2161
    3 WIM Nava Starr 2126
    4 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
    5 Arcie Pargale 1905

    U1900 Section

    1 Bezhad Farhadi Varmazabadi 1677
    2 Iassen Pelev 1677
    3 Tim Knechtel 1570
    4 Max Manga 1569
    5 Ralf Meyer 1535
    6 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510

    Under 1500/Unrated

    1 Don Parakin 1400
    2 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
    3 Richard Campbell 1222
    4 Jeremy Clark 1023
    5 Noah Rollinson 1019
    6 Milan Somborac 895
    7 Emma Rollinson 825
    8 Leia Rollinson unr.
    9 Mary Vaudry unr.
    10 Dan Zuwala unr.
    11 Christopher Bennet unr.
    12 Sattar Hashhemi unr.
    13 Saheed Roochi unr.
    14 Ethan Mei unr.
    15 Jonathan Hanzel unr.

    A cocktail reception is also scheduled at the venue for Saturday night!

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    Crown Section
    1 FM Eugene Hua 2343
    2 IM Brian Hartman 2327
    3 Sasha Starr 2161
    4 WIM Nava Starr 2126
    5 Nicolae Oancea 2094
    6 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
    7 Arcie Pargale 1905
    8 Andrew Colvin 1901
    9 Arhant Washimkar 1867

    Under 1900
    1 Omaray M Shah 1791
    2 Ferenc Ramocsan 1681
    3 Iassen Pelev 1677
    4 Tim Knechtel 1570
    5 Max Manga 1569
    6 Ralf Meyer 1535
    7 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510
    8 Robert J Armstrong 1497

    Under 1500/Unrated
    1 Rudra Sheth 1458
    2 Don Parakin 1387
    3 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
    4 Sachen Gombu 1237
    5 Richard Campbell 1222
    6 Jeremy Clark 1023
    7 Noah Rollinson 1019
    8 Jacob Hood 998
    9 Michael Ostroff 927
    10 Milan Somborac 895
    11 Emma Rollinson 825
    12 Kristine Tkachenko 820
    13 Ethan Mei unr.
    14 Xavier Voight unr.
    15 Leia Rollinson unr.
    16 Christopher Bennet unr.
    17 Mary Vaudry unr.
    18 Draven Horner unr.
    19 Stanley Chapman unr.
    20 Jaxon Ceretti unr.
    21 Gergo Ramocsan unr.
    22 Dan Zuwala unr.
    23 Jonathan Hanzel unr.

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    Now serving 50! Incredible interest in the U1500/unrated section. 32 players.

    Crown Section
    1 FM Eugene Hua 2343
    2 IM Brian Hartman 2327
    3 Sasha Starr 2161
    4 WIM Nava Starr 2126
    5 Nicolae Oancea 2094
    6 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
    7 Arcie Pargale 1905
    8 Andrew Colvin 1901
    9 Arhant Washimkar 1867

    Under 1900
    1 Omaray M Shah 1791
    2 Ferenc Ramocsan 1681
    3 Iassen Pelev 1677
    4 Tim Knechtel 1570
    5 Max Manga 1569
    6 Ralf Meyer 1535
    7 Richard Garel 1524
    8 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510
    9 Robert J Armstrong 1497

    Under 1500/Unrated

    1 Rudra Sheth 1458
    2 Don Parakin 1387
    3 Andrew Leliveld 1368
    4 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
    5 William Lai 1262
    6 Sachen Gombu 1237
    7 Richard Campbell 1222
    8 Jeremy Clark 1023
    9 Noah Rollinson 1019
    10 Jacob Hood 998
    11 Michael Ostroff 927
    12 Milan Somborac 895
    13 Emma Rollinson 825
    14 Kristine Tkachenko 820
    15 Arka Singh 799
    16 Jaxon Ceretti unr.
    17 Xavier Voight unr.
    18 Jonathan unr.
    19 Dan Zuwala unr.
    20 Draven Horner unr.
    21 Gergo Ramocsan unr.
    22 Daniel Moore unr.
    23 Johnathan Langridge unr.
    24 Vipul Kumar unr.
    25 Liam Murray unr.
    26 Jonathan Hanzel unr.
    27 Christopher Bennet unr.
    28 Ethan Mei unr.
    29 Stanley Chapman unr.
    30 Balian Badong unr.
    31 Mary Vaudry unr.
    32 Leia Rollinson unr.

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    56 players have now registered for Collingwood this weekend, IM Yuanchen Zhang now leads the pack. Online registration closes midnight Thursday and pairings will be posted Friday around noon. Onsite registrations are still possible Friday pm, and we will do our best to pair you.

    Crown Section
    1 IM Yuanchen Zhang 2413
    2 FM Eugene Hua 2343
    3 IM Brian Hartman 2331
    4 Sasha Starr 2161
    5 WIM Nava Starr 2126
    6 Nicolae Oancea 2076
    7 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
    8 Isai Berengolts 2015
    9 Arcie Pargale 1905
    10 Andrew Colvin 1901
    11 Arhant Washimkar 1867

    Under 1900

    1 Omaray M Shah 1791
    2 Ferenc Ramocsan 1681
    3 Iassen Pelev 1677
    4 Tim Knechtel 1570
    5 Max Manga 1569
    6 Andrew Leliveld 1546
    7 Ralf Meyer 1535
    8 Richard Garel 1527
    9 Michael Blair 1512
    10 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510
    11 Robert J Armstrong 1497

    Under 1500/Unrated

    1 Rudra Sheth 1458
    2 Don Parakin 1387
    3 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
    4 Sachen Gombu 1237
    5 Richard Campbell 1222
    6 Jeremy Clark 1023
    7 Noah Rollinson 1019
    8 Jacob Hood 998
    9 Michael Van Harten 989
    10 Michael Ostroff 927
    11 Milan Somborac 895
    12 Emma Rollinson 825
    13 Kristine Tkachenko 820
    14 Gergo Ramocsan unr.
    15 Stanley Chapman unr.
    16 Jackson Carter unr.
    17 Leia Rollinson unr.
    18 Mary Vaudry unr.
    19 Daniel Moore unr.
    20 Xavier Voight unr.
    21 Christopher Robitaille unr.
    22 Greg Wilson unr.
    23 Brendan Munro unr.
    24 Jeffrey Pratt unr.
    25 Jonathan Hanzel unr.
    26 Johnathan Langridge unr.
    27 Draven Horner unr.
    28 Balian Badong unr.
    29 Dan Zuwala unr.
    30 Justice McLister unr.
    31 Liam Murray unr.
    32 Jaxon Ceretti unr.
    33 Christopher Bennet unr.
    34 Ethan Mei unr.

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    We have 65 players currently registered for Collingwood. FM Victor Plotkin is the latest titled player to join the fray. 24 unrated players are competing in the U1500 section, which is by far the largest of the 3 sections. The Crown and U1900 sections have both attracted 13 players thus far. Interesting how the post Covid playing crowd seems to have shifted toward newer players.

    I will post the updated list tomorrow. Advance registration closes midnight tomorrow and pairings will be posted around noon on Friday.

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    Below is our list of 66 players. Registration closes tonight at midnight. If anyone has requested bye for tomorrow night please let me know, bondhal@hotmail.com The organizers have managed to secure 4 draw prizes to be awarded during the tournament. A ski package for 2, a pair of golf packages for 2 and a $50 restaurant gift certificate.

    Crown Section
    1 IM Yuanchen Zhang 2413
    2 FM Victor Plotkin 2369
    3 FM Eugene Hua 2343
    4 IM Brian Hartman 2331
    5 Sasha Starr 2161
    6 WIM Nava Starr 2126
    7 Nicolae Oancea 2076
    8 Hugh Siddeley 2071
    9 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
    10 Isai Berengolts 2015
    11 Arcie Pargale 1905
    12 Andrew Colvin 1901
    13 Arhant Washimkar 1867

    Under 1900

    1 Omaray M Shah 1791
    2 Ferenc Ramocsan 1681
    3 Iassen Pelev 1677
    4 Oscar Kerrebyn 1576
    5 Tim Knechtel 1570
    6 Max Manga 1569
    7 Andrew Leliveld 1546
    8 Robert Gillanders 1542
    9 Ralf Meyer 1535
    10 Richard Garel 1527
    11 Michael Blair 1512
    12 Jeffrey Gibbens 1510
    13 Robert J Armstrong 1497
    14 Mike Mair 1480

    Under 1500/Unrated

    1 Rudra Sheth 1458
    2 Don Parakin 1387
    3 Evan O'Connor-Fernando 1337
    4 Noah Vale 1248
    5 Sachen Gombu 1237
    6 Richard Campbell 1222
    7 Jeremy Clark 1023
    8 Noah Rollinson 1019
    9 Jacob Hood 998
    10 Michael Van Harten 989
    11 Tobias Scholfield 979
    12 Michael Ostroff 927
    13 Milan Somborac 895
    14 Emma Rollinson 825
    15 Kristine Tkachenko 820
    16 Michael Sr Blair unr.
    17 Sharron Brigham unr.
    18 Xavier Voight unr.
    19 Mary Vaudry unr.
    20 Jackson Carter unr.
    21 Jaxon Ceretti unr.
    22 Jeffrey Pratt unr.
    23 Christopher Robitaille unr.
    24 Liam Murray unr.
    25 Brendan Munro unr.
    26 Draven Horner unr.
    27 Gergo Ramocsan unr.
    28 Balian Badong unr.
    29 Stanley Chapman unr.
    30 Jonathan Hanzel unr.
    31 Leia Rollinson unr.
    32 Christopher Bennet unr.
    33 Daniel Moore unr.
    34 Ethan Mei unr.
    35 Johnathan Langridge unr.
    36 Dan Zuwala unr.
    37 Hamed Khezri unr.
    38 Greg Wilson unr.
    39 Justice McLister unr.

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    Default 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

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    Default 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

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    Default 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

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