Aaron Green Wins 2010 Manitoba Junior Chess Championship

Showing poise and ability Aaron Green powered his way to victory with an impressive 4.5/5 pts.
Finishing second was an underrated Leor Wasserman with 4/5pts and third went to Igal Raihman (3.5/5 pts) who had finished second for the past two years running. Last years winner and top ranked Paolo Araullo could only manage 3 /5 pts and was clearly off form from a lack of play over the past months. Twelve players took part and all had a great time under the directors Blair and Andrea .

Final Standings

Aaron Green 4.5 /5 points
Leor Wasserman 4
Igal Raihman 3.5
Paolo Araullo 3
Alexander Iomdina 3
Brent Murphy 3
Ryne Swift 2
Daniel Raihman 2
Theo Wolchock 2
Henry Li 2
Ahmand Arzhang 1
Justin Villeneuve 0

December 5 chess tournament at the U of W

Spirit of Math has partnered with the Manitoba Scholastic Chess Association to sponsor gift certificates for the December 5, 2010 regular monthly chess tournament. There will be prizes in each of the top 2 sections for 1st place ($30.00) and 2nd place ($20.00). The tournament is open for anyone from kindergarten to grade 12. Registration is the day of the tournament at the University of Winnipeg, Lockhart Hall, Room 5L24 from 12:15pm to 12:45pm. For more information: www.ScholasticChess.mb.ca or jeremie.piche@scholasticchess.mb.ca.

MANITOBA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP GOES NOV 20-21

The Manitoba Chess Championship will be held in two sections on the 20th +21st of November.

There will be TWO sections again this year with a big two day event to determine who will represent Manitoba at the nationals next year (all Entry fees and transportation payed!) and potentially at the World Junior Chess Championships ! ( this section is open to any Manitobian born after Jan 01 , 1991)
The second section will be a ONE day event (SAT) to determine the RESERVE Chess Champion of Manitoba . This section is ideal for those who don't have time for a 2 day event or have ratings under 1000 (chess n math) or 1200 CFC.

Both sections will be held in ROOM 5L24
Registration for both sections is from 9:00-9:15 and first round starting at 09;30 ....SO DON'T BE LATE .
Entry fee is $20 OPEN SECTION
$10 Reserve Section
Time control OPEN SECTION Game / 60 minutes each
Reserve Game / 25 minutes each

SIX WEEKS LEFT UNTIL JUNIOR CHESS CAMP

The excitement is mounting as the 12th Annual Junior Chess Camp is just six weeks away ! With the Advanced Group nearly filled there are still a few spots available in the Intermediate group . Although the way the intermediate group is filling up who can say how much longer it will be before that group is full as well !

DETAILS :
Where : University of Winnipeg
When : Tuesday August 3 - Friday August 6 , 09:30 --3:30 each day
Who : Presented by The Manitoba Chess Association

INTERMEDIATE GROUP
Open to all junior chess players under 19 years of age . Players should know the moves and may have already played in a tournament ( but this is not required ).

ADVANCED GROUP
For experienced tournament players with ratings of approx 1000 (chess and Math) or approx 1200 ( Canadian Chess Federation )

COST : $$ 175 for Intermediate group
$$ 225 for Advanced group

Principle Instructor : International Chess Master Dave Ross
Secondary Instructors : Jim Green , Ken Einarsson , Andrea Villeneuve

Further Information please contact Jim Green (tel ) 275-1835 or email the_cool_greens@shaw.ca

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

JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT - JANUARY 10 2010

The next Junior training tournament will be held on Sunday, Janurary 10. The format of the tournaments are a 5 round swiss system with a time control of game in 25 minutes per side and entry fee is $5.00 and a CFC membership. CFC membership can be purchased at the tournament site at a cost of $15.00 for a participating membership and is valid for one year.


The Junior Training Tournaments registration is from 9:30 am to 10:00 am on the day of the tournament with the first round starting at 10:00 am. The tournament is to take place at the University of Winnipeg room 3C14. Use of chess clocks is mandatory in these tournamentsand will be provided as well as help getting used to playing with them after all it is a training tournament !