TEAM MANITOBA PLACES 5th AT NATIONALS IN MONTREAL ON MAY LONG WEEKEND

A determined team Manitoba beat Team New Brunswick , in the last round, to clinch 5th at the 22nd Scholastic National Chess Championship . With the score tied at 5 1/2 -- 5 1/2 it all came down to the two grade 12 players who were playing in their last scholastic chess tournament ever. In the end , 5 time grade champion; Daniel Oberton sealed the deal with a gutsy win . Congratulations to all our worthy grade champions who represented Manitoba with honour and great sportsmanship . Special mention goes to grade 9 champ Devon Li for finishing third in Canada for his grade .
For complete details please go to http://www.chess.nl.ca/year/2009+2010/ccc/national/results/english/index.html

DEADLINE FOR ADVANCED REGISTRATION FOR JUNIOR CHESS CAMP MAY 1

Interest is mounting as quite a few parents rush to save the $25 with advanced entry to this summer's 12th Annual Junior Chess Camp . This 4 "day camp" for aspiring chess players is always a popular way for kids to spend the first week of August after the long weekend . Running from tuesday through friday AUG 3-6 at the University of Winnipeg ; the camp is split into two groups based on ability and ratings . In the intermediate group the players must know the rules and preferably have some tournament experience. While the advanced group are generally seasoned tournament veterans with ratings over 1000 from chess and math .
International Master Dave Ross leads a team of experienced instructors in a fun and eneregetic setting ! Throughout the week chess is presented in many different ways to enhance the camp goers understanding and enjoyment of the game. Activities include class room instruction , chess tournaments , simultaneous exhibitions , bughouse tournaments , scotch chess , giveaway chess, speed chess tournaments , chess lectures , movies ( popcorn included ) , and many more fun and interesting activities .
COST : INTERMEDIATE GROUP : $150 before May 1st / $ 175 after
...........: ADVANCED GROUP...........: $200 before May 1st / $ 225 after
***SPECIAL FAMILLY RATE*** $ 400 per familly ***
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CALL JIM GREEN at #275-1835
or Email to: the_cool_greens@shaw.ca

Grades 1-12 Chess Champions Declared

On March 14 and 21st . the Scholastic Chess Association held their annual Provincal Championships.
Under the outstanding directorship of Jeremie Piche and his able partners Peter Henson, Gilles Piche , and a cast of willing helpers ; some 110 junior chess players competed for the right to represent Manitoba at the National Chess Challenge in Montreal on the May long weekend.
When the dust had settled everyone had had a great time and the worthy champions were declared .
GRADE CHAMPIONS :
1. Amirkhan Mukhamdshin
2. Theo Wolchock
3.Ethan Lin
4.Justin Villeneuve
5. Justin Lin
6. Ryne Swift
7. Michael Pang
8. Leah Green
9. Devon Li
10. Aaron Green
11. Igal Raihman
12. Daniel Oberton
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT AND PLAYED SO WELL !!
For the complete crosstables of the event please go to scholastic chess.mb.ca website link www.scholasticchess.mb.ca/results.php?sitelang=en&year=10&tournament=marP&submit=Go

GRADE 5 - 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS

The scholastic championships for grade 5 to 12 were held at the University of Winnipeg today March 14, 2010 to see who would represent Manitoba at the National Championships which are to be held in Montreal over the May long weekend. For results of whom won the individual grades, please go to results for grade champions.

For pictures of the event, please refer to the following link:

2010 Grade 5 - 12 championships photos

FEBRUARY 2010 Training Tournament

The last training tournament of the year took place on February 21, 2010. A total of 11 youth attended this event and at the end of the tournament there was a tie for first and second place and also for third to sixth place. A 5 minute blitz tie breaker took place to determine placing and at the end, Leor Wassermann came in first, Brent Murphy came in second and Chris Currie came in third.

	TRAINING TOURNAMENT
		Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Points
1	Leor Wassermann	1306	+7	+2	-5	+3	+4	4
2	Brent Murphy	unr	+4	-1	+7	+9	+5	4
3	Chris Currie	845	+11	+2	-0	-1	+9	3
4	Theo Wolchock	930	-2	+10	+6	+5	-1	3
5	Japandeep Sethi	unr	+0	+9	+1	-4	-2	3
6	Justin Villeneuve	952	+8	-3	-4	+11	+10	3
7	Surej Srinivasan	836	-1	-8	-2	+0	+11	2
8	Sachin Vijayan	777	-6	+7	-9	-10	+0	2
9	Ian Cherniak	847	=10	-5	+8	-2	-3	1.5
10	David Kim	unr	=9	-4	-0	+8	-6	1.5
11	Justin Kim	unr	-3	+0	-0	-6	-7	1

MANITOBA HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TOURNAMENT

Date: Sunday, Feb. 21, 10:00 to 4:00
Time: Registration at 9:45 a.m. 1st round at 10:00.
5 round swiss, teams of four players
Time control: 25 minutes
Each school to submit a team of 4 players. Students must be in grade 7 to 12 to be eligible to play.
No entry fee.


Contact Blair Rutter 256-2353 for more information.

RYNE SWIFT SWEEPS TO VICTORY IN JAN TRAINING TOURNAMENT Sunday Jan 10th

Ryne Swift powered past a small but game field to capture clear first in the first training tournament of 2010. The UofW again provided the warm environment for some red hot chess !
Special welcome to new comers Janessa and Miguel Ventura who livened up the event with their warm fun loving ways . Theo Wolchuck and Justin Villenuve ( a little ill on Sunday ) renewed their fierce rivalary and rounding out the field the ever improving ( and growing ) Gabrielle Villenuve .
Well done and we'll see you at the next training tournament SUNDAY 21 FEB room 3C14 . registration 9:30 . Tournament at 10:00 - 2:30 . Cost $ 5 .

Ryne Swift................. 1522......... 5 points
Theo Wolchuck ........... 965.......... 4
Justin Villenuve ...........933 .......... 3
Miguel Ventura ............unr........... 2
Janessa Ventura.......... unr........... 1
Gabrielle Villenuve ......305 ........... 0