Tuesday May 2, 2006 7:00 pm
- 11:00 pm
This event repeats every week, until Tuesday May 9, 2006.
Event Location: Banff Trail Community Centre
Notes:
The CCC Team Tournament is upon once again. We hope to see you all there.
Registration will be from 6:30 - 6:50 Each round will begin promptly @ 7pm
The dates are as follows for each round:
Round 1 April 11 Round 2 April 18 Round 3 April 25 Round 4 May 2 Round 5 May 9
All chess players are welcome to play casual chess and analyze games in the downstairs portion of the community centre.
Tuesday May 2, 2006 7:00 pm
- 11:00 pm
This event repeats every week, until Tuesday May 9, 2006.
Event Location: Banff Trail Community Centre
Notes:
The CCC Team Tournament is upon once again. We hope to see you all there.
Registration will be from 6:30 - 6:50 Each round will begin promptly @ 7pm
The dates are as follows for each round:
Round 1 April 11 Round 2 April 18 Round 3 April 25 Round 4 May 2 Round 5 May 9
All chess players are welcome to play casual chess and analyze games in the downstairs portion of the community centre.
From the ACA site:
Record 28 players took part in the Calgary Active Championship 2006,
including IM Mikhail Nekrasov from Ukraine, four players from
Edmonton, one from Lethbridge and ten juniors. Surprisingly high
attendence forced TD to run for more chess equipment and laptop and
the start of the first round was delayed by 30 minutes. The venue is
new and roomy however the air conditioning was not finished in April
and the makeshift one couldn't do the right job to cool the hot games.
Yes, there were very good games and surprises, even IM Nekrasov was in
jeopardy however, he cashed the $100 top prize with a smile. In the
group of strong players, junior John Yan (a newcomer from China) and
Edmontonian Nick Haynes were performing very well. The U1700 group was
represented mainly by juniors who have enjoyed the tournament and had
opportunity to observe masters in action and gain more tournament
experience for themselves.
The prize winners/results:
OPEN:
1. Mikhail Nekrasov 5.5/6.0
2. John Yan 5.0/6.0
3. Micah Hughey 4.5/6.0
U1850
1-2 Nick Haynes 4.0/6.0
Vlad Rekhson 4.0/6.0
U1700
1-3. Rick Pederson 3.5/6.0
Thomas Kaminski 3.5/6.0
Adam Harris 3.5/6.0
JUNIOR
1. Victor Kaminski 4.0/6.0
2. Vlad Constantinescu 3.0/6.0
I would like to say thank you to IM "Mike" Nekrasov and to the
successful commando from Edmonton (they all four won money!) and to
Joshua Willie from Lethbridge for taking part in this tournament.
Calgary Active Championship was started last year by Calgary
Scholastic Chess League but has already became the annual tradition of
the Calgary Chess Club.
I hope to see you at the Calgary Spring Sectional May 20-22.
TD ~ Richard Kaminski
Martin,
Could you please reserve a seat for IM Mikhail Nekrasov, who is
coming? I will call you about this tomorrow. Adam Harris also wants
to come.
Micah
--- In calgarychess@yahoogroups.com, "Walter Watson" <wwatsit@...>
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> Hello All, I am getting a car this weekend and am going to the U of
A
> Open May 6-7. There are 3 empty seats so anyone who wants to go can
> give me a call or post it on the calgary chess site and we can
arrange
> something as far as a place to stay depending on who is interested,
> hopefully we can come up with something cheap.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Martin Robichaud
> Work: 255-2921 (preferred, excuse not to work :))
> Cell: 471-7868
>
Hello All, I am getting a car this weekend and am going to the U of A
Open May 6-7. There are 3 empty seats so anyone who wants to go can
give me a call or post it on the calgary chess site and we can arrange
something as far as a place to stay depending on who is interested,
hopefully we can come up with something cheap.
Cheers,
Martin Robichaud
Work: 255-2921 (preferred, excuse not to work :))
Cell: 471-7868
IM Mikhail Nekrasov, a former coach of Vassily Ivanchuk, will be
playing in the Calgary Active Championship this Saturday, April 29th.
Hope to see you out for this exciting opportunity to play an IM.
For more details, please visit www.albertachess.org
Juraj
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Tuesday April 25, 2006 7:00 pm
- 11:00 pm
This event repeats every week, until Tuesday May 9, 2006.
Event Location: Banff Trail Community Centre
Notes:
The CCC Team Tournament is upon once again. We hope to see you all there.
Registration will be from 6:30 - 6:50 Each round will begin promptly @ 7pm
The dates are as follows for each round:
Round 1 April 11 Round 2 April 18 Round 3 April 25 Round 4 May 2 Round 5 May 9
All chess players are welcome to play casual chess and analyze games in the downstairs portion of the community centre.
---Jim Daniluk wrote:
Meanwhile Micah's comment earlier about "rubber stamping" the
Edmonton International as an annual event...
Jim,
I never said this. You put the words "rubber stamping" in
quotation marks, as if you were quoting me, but I never used those
words.
What I said was that the ECC board might sponsor another
Edmonton International next year, and that I would vote for such a
motion. I only have one vote on a board of seven people, so it is
hardly "rubber stamping". I'm sure that some board members, maybe
even a majority, would be opposed to the motion.
I was not talking about the ACA board, only the ECC board, and I
made that very clear in my message. Just like in 2006, The ACA will
have to decide seperately if it wants to contribute a little money
towards a possible 2007 Edmonton International.
Micah
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Date: Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:40 am
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Vlad wrote :"It can't be too good since it conflicts with the UofA
Open in Edmonton, "_so some of the top juniors won't play", but
better
then, than never I guess."
Actually we're aware of the conflict but had limited options as
Richard Canal is in Ontario later in May and people need time to make
travel plans for the CYCC. It bothers me, however, that you assume
that the Juniors will automatically choose the U of A tournament. It
qualifies them for what?! This kind of "Edmonton-centricity" from an
ACA board member speaks to an ongoing attitude problem toward Calgary
events. The ACA reluctanty turned the ACA tournament schedule upside
down to accomodate the Edmonton International, changing three
tournament dates in the process. Then Calgarians supported the events
as usual. Meanwhile Edmontonians have stayed away in droves from all
recent "ACA" events in Calgary. As a board member, you can't claim on
the one hand to support rebuiding chess in Calgary, then stay away
from the tournaments as well as make comments like the one above.
There is a serious disconnect between your claimed aims and your
actions. Meanwhile Micah's comment earlier about "rubber stamping"
the
Edmonton International as an annual event should be debated carefully
with a view to it's effect on the ACA's main tournaments (like the
Alberta Closed) being bounced around.I'm not just complaining for the
sake of complaining. Calgarians are being made to feel like invited
guests at the ACA dinner table. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE...
Fantastic! I'm planning to play in the WYCC this year if I can make
it in the top 3 in Kitchner. Thanks for arranging this tourney.
-Dan Kazmaier
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> From: "Jim Daniluk" <sacrat@...>
> Date: Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:00 am
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> The Alberta Youth Chess Championship will take place May 6-7 at the
> Best Western Village Park Inn in Calgary. This tournament Qualifies
> winners in the following categories: U-18 U-16 U-14 U-12 and U-10.
The
> winners qualify to play the CYCC in Kitchner, Ontario in July. The
ACA
> pays some expenses for those who qualify. The tournament director
is
> Richard Canal, who has competed in this tourney for several years.
> Questions may be directed to him at canal_richard @hotmail.com.
More
> details will be posted on the ACA website as they become finalized.
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The Alberta Youth Chess Championship will take place May 6-7 at the
Best Western Village Park Inn in Calgary. This tournament Qualifies
winners in the following categories: U-18 U-16 U-14 U-12 and U-10. The
winners qualify to play the CYCC in Kitchner, Ontario in July. The ACA
pays some expenses for those who qualify. The tournament director is
Richard Canal, who has competed in this tourney for several years.
Questions may be directed to him at canal_richard @hotmail.com. More
details will be posted on the ACA website as they become finalized.
All I did was copy and paste from the ACA site. I didn't realize that there was
an error.
Sorry
Jim Daniluk <sacrat@...> wrote:
Mark Cole reported: Miller 0 - 1 Daniluk
I appreciate the vote of confidence Mark. However the result was
Miller 1 - 0 Daniluk. I played very impatiently in the opening and was
justly punished by accurate play on Brian's part. I may take a break
from the next tournament as I seem to have trouble focussing at the
board lately. Thanks for the report...
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Mark Cole reported: Miller 0 - 1 Daniluk
I appreciate the vote of confidence Mark. However the result was
Miller 1 - 0 Daniluk. I played very impatiently in the opening and was
justly punished by accurate play on Brian's part. I may take a break
from the next tournament as I seem to have trouble focussing at the
board lately. Thanks for the report...
It was good to have met you Casper, and it was great to have you as a part of
the CCC for the 3 1/2 months that you were here for. I hope your stay in Calgary
was enjoyable and we hope to see again in the near future. Also, I was one of
few that had the privilege of playing against you. Even though I lost the game,
I like to think I gave you a bit of a challenge. Anyway, hope you have a safe
journey home and we look forward to hearing from you down the road.
Good Luck and Thanks (for wooping my butt :) )
Mark
jurajpivovarov <hansolo_jp@...> wrote:
Thanks for everything Casper. I'm proud that I gave you two of the
5.5 :-)
I'll definitely look you up if I'm passing through Denmark. There's a
Europe trip in the works in the next couple of years.
Juraj
> that I got a change to beat! The end the score for the regular games
> in the "match" Casper vs. Calgary was 7½ - 5½ in favour of me so
> I'll at least be leaving you with a little smile on my face ;-)
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IM Mikhail Nekrasov (2406) said he's interested in playing in the
Calgary Active Championship on April 29th.
He had a very good performance at the Edmonton International,
finishing 4th in a tough crowd of 4 IM's, 2 FM's and 4 Masters.
Juraj
Thanks for everything Casper. I'm proud that I gave you two of the
5.5 :-)
I'll definitely look you up if I'm passing through Denmark. There's a
Europe trip in the works in the next couple of years.
Juraj
> that I got a change to beat! The end the score for the regular games
> in the "match" Casper vs. Calgary was 7½ - 5½ in favour of me so
> I'll at least be leaving you with a little smile on my face ;-)
Dear all members in Calgary Chess Club
I wish to thank all of you for the great time I've had in your Chess
Club the last 3½ months. Unfortunately I'm traveling back to Denmark
next Tuesday the 25th of April but I will definitely be thinking of
you when I return to Denmark. I've been very glad to get a change to
learn all of you - both the one that beat me in chess and the one
that I got a change to beat! The end the score for the regular games
in the "match" Casper vs. Calgary was 7½ - 5½ in favour of me so
I'll at least be leaving you with a little smile on my face ;-)
I will try following the Calgary chess news on your different
websites and had join your Yahoo-group as a member too. If anyone
wants to get in contact with me in Denmark feel free to send an
email at:
casper_schultz@...
Both if any of you by a "coincidence" should be passing by Denmark
on your way! Or if anybody get a change to play a Danish chess
tournament and beat all the Danish chess players!
Thank you for now and I hope to see you again in the future.
Best regards
Casper Schultz
Tuesday April 18, 2006 7:00 pm
- 11:00 pm
This event repeats every week, until Tuesday May 9, 2006.
Event Location: Banff Trail Community Centre
Notes:
The CCC Team Tournament is upon once again. We hope to see you all there.
Registration will be from 6:30 - 6:50 Each round will begin promptly @ 7pm
The dates are as follows for each round:
Round 1 April 11 Round 2 April 18 Round 3 April 25 Round 4 May 2 Round 5 May 9
All chess players are welcome to play casual chess and analyze games in the downstairs portion of the community centre.
For those who don't check the ACA site, here is Richard's report on
last week at the CCC:
Due to low participation of only 16 players, the planned Team
Tournament was changed to Spring Round Robin section for the higher
rated players and Spring Open Swiss section for players with rating
U1800.
If you want to join the swiss section, please give me a call and you
would be plaing on Tuesday, April 18th with 0.5 point bye.
Time control: Game in 90 min. plus 30 sec. increment for each move.
Entry fee $20 adult, $15 junior.
SPRING ROUND ROBIN:
1. Brian Miller - 1848
2. Jim Daniluk - 1949
3. Victor Kaminski - 2204
4. Walter Watson - 1947
5. Kim Nguyen - 2085
6. Martin Robichaud - 2007
Round 1
Miller .5 - .5 Robichaud
Daniluk 1 - 0 Nguyen
Kaminski 1 - 0 Watson
Round 2
Robichaud - Watson
Nguyen - Kaminski
Miller - Daniluk
Round 3
Daniluk - Robichaud
Kaminski - Miller
Watson - Nguyen
Round 4
Robichaud - Nguyen
Miller - Watson
Daniluk - Kaminski
Round 5
Kaminski - Robichaud
Watson - Daniluk
Nguyen - Miller
SPRING OPEN SWISS:
1. Arthur Milne - 1785
2. Thomas Kaminski - 1759
3. Adam Harris - 1683
4. Casey Clark - 1658
5. Andrew Beingessner - 1567
6. Tudor Constantinescu - 1474
7. Kai Muenzer - 1403
8. John Bregar - 1402
9. Jason Flodberg - 1388
10. Vlad Constantinescu - 1375
11. Chris Flodberg - 1200
12. Kenny MacIntyre - Unr.
Round 1
Milne 1 - 0 T. Constantinescu
Muenzer 0 - 1 Kaminski
Harris 0 - 1 Bregar
V. Constantinescu 0 - 1 Clark
Beingessner 0 - 1 MacIntyre
C. Flodberg 0 - 1 J. Flodberg
Round 2 (With possible addition of new players this section will be
updated on Sunday evening)
Chris Flodberg has free entry, Casey Clark and Kenny MacIntyre own me
$61 each ($41 membership + $20 entry). Please be on time for the next
round, 7:00pm sharp.
TD
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Is anyone interested in teaching chess to a young student? - about 8-9
years old? Anyone in the 1600 ballpark range or better would probably
be a huge help. I think I'm too busy right now, and want to take a
chess break over the summer. I can pass on some contact info for you
if you like - I don't know any other details like rate or how often
they want lessons.
Juraj
Hi Guys,
Is anyone going to the Keres Memorial in Vancouver this year?
May 19 - 22, 2006
www.keresmemorial.com
IM Mikhail Nekrasov would possibly be interested in going with someone
or sharing a room there.
He's also interested in the local scene, so hopefully we'll see him at
the Calgary Chess Club sometime. I mentioned our upcoming team
tournament to him, but I don't know if he will play or not yet.
Dale and I are travelling up to Edmonton with him for the upcoming
Edmonton International.
Thanks,
Juraj
Unfortunately Martha Fierro had to withdraw from the Edmonton
International yesterday, because of 'personal reasons.'
Fortunately, after I recovered from the heart attack, I was able to
find a worthy replacement for her in a former Canadian champion IM
Lawrence Day.
Because of a tough schedule IM Day will not be able to provide a
lecture, however he will still do the simul which will start at 7:00
pm, Wednesday night at the ECC. The simul will be $10 per person on
first come, first serve bases. I already have a list of people who
have reserved a spot for the Fierro simul and I will still keep
their reservation for this event. If you wish to reserve a spot
please let me know. All the money will be used as a fund-raiser for
the Edmonton International.
I am very sorry for the inconvinience and hope to see all of you
there.
Edmonton International final starting list:
1. IM Jesse Kraai (USA, 2443)
2. IM Peter Vavrak (Slovakia, 2408)
2. IM Mihail Nekrasov (Ukraine, 2406)
4. FM Dmitry Zilberstein (USA, 2381)
5. FM Kevin Gentes (Canada, 2303)
6. IM Lawrence Day (Canada, 2289)
7. Jeff Reeve (Canada, 2253)
8. Rob Gardner (Canada, 2240)
9. Vicente Lee (Canada, 2222)
10. Dale Haessel (Canada, 2183)
Average rating: 2315, category III.
Round 1, Thursday April 13, 5:00 pm:
1. Day-Lee
2. Zilberstein-Nekrasov
3. Haessel-Gentes
4. Kraai-Vavrak
5. Reeve-Gardner
Round 2, Friday April 14, 11:00 am:
1. Lee-Gardner
2. Vavrak-Reeve
3. Gentes-Kraai
4. Nekrasov-Haessel
5. Day-Zilberstein
Round 3, Friday April 14, 5:00 pm:
1. Zilberstein-Lee
2. Haessel-Day
3. Kraai-Nekrasov
4. Reeve-Gentes
5. Gardner-Vavrak
Round 4, Saturday April 15, 11:00 am:
1. Lee-Vavrak
2. Gentes-Gardner
3. Nekrasov-Reeve
4. Day-Kraai
5. Zilberstein-Haessel
Round 5, Saturday April 15, 5:00 pm:
1. Haessel-Lee
2. Kraai-Zilberstein
3. Reeve-Day
4. Gardner-Nekrasov
5. Vavrak-Gentes
Round 6, Sunday April 16, 11:00 am:
1. Lee-Gentes
2. Nekrasov-Vavrak
3. Day-Gardner
4. Zilberstein-Reeve
5. Haessel-Kraai
Round 7, Sunday April 16, 5:00 pm:
1. Kraai-Lee
2. Reeve-Haessel
3. Gardner-Zilberstein
4. Vavrak-Day
5. Gentes-Nekrasov
Round 8, Monday April 17, 11:00 am:
1. Lee-Nekrasov
2. Day-Gentes
3. Zilberstein-Vavrak
4. Haessel-Gardner
5. Kraai-Reeve
Round 9, Monday April 17, 5:00 pm:
1. Reeve-Lee
2. Gardner-Kraai
3. Vavrak-Haessel
4. Gentes-Zilberstein
5. Nekrasov-Day
Vlad
One of Calgary's top juniors, Eric Hansen has joined the Edmonton
Spring Sectional (April 13-15). Some other players driving up from
Calgary for the Sectional include IM Mihail Nekrasov, Dale Haessel,
Chris Kuczaj and Juraj Pivovarov.
There are still seven spots left. If you would like to claim one,
please email the TD at mhughey @ hotmail .com , and follow the pre-
registration steps below.
Here are the pre-registered players so far (groups may change as
more players join):
SECTION A (10 players, International Norm Event):
IM Jesse Kraai 2466 FIDE
IM Peter Vavrak 2408 FIDE
IM Mihail Nekrasov 2406 FIDE
FM Dmitry Zilberstein 2381 FIDE
IM Martha Fierro 2319
FM Kevin Gentes 2307
Jeff Reeve 2305
Vicente Lee 2265
Rob Gardner 2242
Dale Haessel 2208
SECTION B:
Micah Hughey 2060 FIDE
Eric Hansen 2008
Chris Kuczaj 1961
Graham Sorgard 1907
Ivan Gonzalez 1876
David Mrugala 1871
SECTION C:
Juraj Pivovarov 1775
Jered Fokkema 1765
Josh Gagnon 1724
Rick Pedersen 1646
Jason Wihnon 1627
Carmelo Piccione 1578
SECTION D:
Breagan Harrop 1540
Javey Mizinchuk (Unrated)
Stuart Riesen (Unrated)
Mike Zeggelaar (Unrated)
Jonathan Mrugala 1454
Tom Corsmeier 1438
SECTION E:
Hao Wang 1403
Jeff Procyshyn 1366
Pat Nolan 1310
Caitlin Bullerkist 1167
Max Kurapov 1101
...
SECTION F:
...
...
...
...
...
...
The Edmonton Spring Sectional (April 13-17) begins Thursday at 5 PM,
as part of the Edmonton International Chess Festival. All players
are welcome, from beginner to Master.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Tournament: Edmonton Spring Sectional
Location: West Edmonton Royal Executive Inn, 10010-178 St
Dates: April 13-17
Format: 6-player round robins, divided by CFC or FIDE rating
(whichever is higher).
Rounds: Thursday 5 PM, Friday 11 AM and 5PM, Saturday 11 AM and 5 PM
Entry fee: $20
Prizes: Minimum $100 in each section.
Miscellaneous: CFC membership is required and available at the door.
There are two ways to enter:
1. Bring your entry fee in person to TD Micah Hughey at the Edmonton
Chess Club on Monday (7 PM to 10 PM), Tuesday (6 PM to 8 PM), or
Wednesday (7 PM to 10 PM). Chess Club phone number: (780)424-0283
2. Mail your entry fee (payable to Micah Hughey) to:
Edmonton Chess Club
10440 108 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5H 3Z9
And email me that the cheque is in the mail: mhughey @ hotmail. com
Entries must be RECEIVED by Wednesday, April 12 at 10:00 PM.
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