Tournament Details

Chief Arbiter: NA Keith Denning
Format: Six-round Swiss tournament
Time control: 90 min + 30 sec increment from move 1
Sections: Open, U2200, U1800, and U1400 based on CFC rating. If CFC rating is not available, other rating systems (FIDE, USCF, etc.) will be considered, using rating conversion formulas where available. (Play up if within 100 points with a $20 fee.)
Rated: CFC-rated. The Crown and U2200 sections are also FIDE-rated.
Byes: Two half-point byes may be requested in the first four rounds. Remaining byes are zero-point byes.

Location: St Casimir’s Church, 156 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON M6R 2L4
Directions (Google Maps)
To learn more about getting to the venue and staying in Roncesvalles Village, please click here.

Pairings/Results: chess-results.com

Acknowledgements + Remarks

We’re very grateful to the volunteers, arbiters, and staff that made this event possible. Around 250 players battled for prizes in every category. 

Thank you to Black Diary Investments and the Ontario Chess Association for their sponsorship of the event, the Schleifer family for funding of the Michael Schleifer Brilliancy Prize. We are pleased to announce the winner and honourable mentions of the 1st Michael Schleifer Brilliancy Prize here.

Thank you also to St. Casimir’s Parish for opening their venue to us, and to Hart House Chess Club and Chess Institute of Canada for the use of their equipment.

Our heartiest congratulations to the winners, as follows:

Crown

• 1st Place: Vadim Razin (5/6)
• 2nd Place: IM Nicholas Vettese (5/6)
• 3rd Place: GM Bator Sambuev, IM Nikolai Noritsyn, WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet (4.5/6)

U2200

• 1st Place: Jaipreet Singh Dhaliwal (6/6!)
• 2nd Place: Larry Yang (5/6)
• 3rd Place: Brendan Tan, Leon Perelman, Anthony Maulucci (4.5/6)

U1800

• 1st Place: Henry Yao (5.5/6)
• 2nd Place: Marie Guan (5/6)
• 3rd Place: Raunak Amit Ramesan (5/6)

U1400

• 1st Place: Ariel Emengga (5.5/6)
• 2nd Place: Elyas Samano (5.5/6)
• 3rd Place: Scott Ecksel, Ryan Guo (5/6)

Other Prizes

• Top Woman: WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet
• Top Senior: Mario Moran-Venegas, Aaron Sponagle
• Top Junior: Jaipreet Singh Dhaliwal
• Top Junior Girl: Marie Guan
• Top ACC Member: Scott Ecksel, Ryan Guo