On Saturday, November 12th, 2022, the Hart House Chess Club crowned it’s 2022 Rapid Champion, FM Mike Ivanov. Former Club Secretary and President, Mike went undefeated, recording a 5.5/6 score, and bagged the $225 prize along with it. The tournament consisted of 54 players split into 2 sections, OPEN and U1400. Held at the East Common Room, the time control was 15 mins + 10 seconds increment, a time control that made rounds quick and games eventful. Numerous games ended in in complex endgames with imbalances, making spectating exciting and entertaining to watch.

OPEN section final results

U1400 section final results

Prize winners

Congratulations to the tournament winners! Please check your emails for instructions for claiming your prize.

Section	Prize	Winners	Amount
Open 1st	$225.00	Mike Ivanov	$225
Open Tied 2nd-3rd	$250.00	Jura Ochkoos Victor Plotkin Cindy Qiao Yunshan Li	$62.50
Top Woman	$60.00	Cindy Qiao Yunshan Li	$30
Top U1800	$60.00	Jacob Taylor	$60
Top U2200	$60.00	Ethan Moon	$60
U1400 1st	$125.00	Henry Vu	$125.00
U1400 Tied 2nd-3rd	$125.00	Slava Lukinykh Evan Xi Boomba Nishika Avaan Choudhury	$31.25
Top Unrated	$50.00	Denys Melnychuk	$50.00
Top Woman	$50.00	Alexa Roque	$50.00
Total Prize $	$1,005.00

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Pre-event information below…

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Join us for our Hart House Chess Club Rapid Championship and Raffle fundraising tournament!

Open to all, this 2-section tournament offers a fun and competitive way to play chess while supporting the Club’s fundraising efforts. In addition to improving club equipment, this year’s fundraising will go towards hosting the Ivy League Challenge, sending teams to tournaments abroad (PanAms and CUCC) and special social events involving titled players.

All community members, non-participants included, are encouraged to participate in the Raffle to help support the fundraising efforts. Official flyer

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RAFFLE INFORMATION:

For rapid tournament players: $5 for one ticket, $10 for 3 tickets. Non-rapid players: $10 for one ticket, $20 for 3 tickets. Tickets may be purchased onsite or online. The draw will be hosted live at 4:00 PM before the start of Round 6. All raffle participants will receive a Hart House Chess Club pen.

Raffle prizes will include:

1. Hart House Chess Club t-shirt (x2)
2. Signed HHCC GM Hikaru Nakamura t-shirt (x2)
3. Signed chess board by GM Garry Kasparov (x2)
4. Entry into one of the Holidays Open or Reading Week Open (x2)

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RAPID TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

• WHEN: Saturday, November 12th, 10 am – 5 pm. Rd #1 starts at 10:00 A.M.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – East Common Room.
• WHAT: 6-round Rapid Event (Swiss), using a 15 minute + 10 sec/move increment time control.
• RATINGS: CFC Quick Rated. CFC classical ratings will be used for Rd #1 pairings and final prizes. All players are required to have a valid CFC membership to play in this tournament. Players can either pay the fee online or bring cash onsite. HHCC students with a CFC membership can represent the Club at the CUCC and GTCL.
• ENTRY FEE: OPEN SECTION: $30 for members, $40 for non-members. U1400 SECTION: $25 for members, $35 for non-members. RAFFLE TICKETS: $5 for one ticket, $10 for 3 tickets.
• TITLED PLAYERS: free for WIM / IM / WGM / GM. $10 discount for WFM / FM. Email us for information.
• REGISTRATION: Pay online by November 10th 11:59 PM. Or in-person on Fridays during casual play. Onsite registration before 9:30 AM.
• PRIZE FUND ($1200 est. based on 70 entries): OPEN SECTION: 1st place – $250 + Championship Title; 2nd place – $175; 3rd place – $125; Top U2200 – $75; Top U1800 – $75, Top Woman: $75. U1400 SECTION: 1st place – $150; 2nd place – $100; 3rd place – $75; Top Woman – $50; Top Unrated – $50.
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 80 players
• NOTE: chess sets and boards provided
• ARBITER: National Arbiter Alex Ferreira
• UNRATED PLAYERS: If your online rating is sufficiently high enough, then you can register for the OPEN section (send us an email to confirm). You would then be eligible to compete for 1st-3rd prizes in the OPEN section. Unrated players in U1400 can only compete for the unrated prize.

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ROUND TIMES:

• Round 1 at 10:00 a.m.
• Round 2 at 11:00 a.m.
• Round 3 at 12:00 noon
• Lunch Break
• Round 4 at 02:00 p.m.
• Round 5 at 03:00 p.m.
• Round 6 / Raffle draw at 04:00 p.m.

PRE-REGISTERED: 

OPEN – 27 pre-registrants

Number	Name	CFC Rating	CFC ID	Section	CFC membership
1	FM Victor Plotkin	2414	142063	OPEN
2	WIM Yunshan Li	2401	175249	OPEN
3	FM Mike Ivanov	2378	140557	OPEN
4	FM Tanraj Sohal	2342	135830	OPEN	Expired
5	Jim Zhao	2330	146770	OPEN	Expired
6	FM Eilia Zomorrodian	2259	169238	OPEN	Expired
7	Leon Perelman	2223	146258	OPEN
8	WFM Cindy Qiao	2080	155864	OPEN
9	Sahir Abbas	1870	153534	OPEN
10	Valentyn Trofimov-Malyshkin	1866	175627	OPEN
11	Ande Li	1786	172084	OPEN
12	Elon Wang	1805	166791	OPEN	Expired
13	Daniel Sirkovich	1773	145096	OPEN
14	Samuel Ulrich	1758	177446	OPEN
15	Bradley Tseng	1543	164369	OPEN
16	Heye Gao	1616	166066	OPEN
17	Daniel Zhang	1598	163312	OPEN
18	Nicholas Ossine	1570	173090	OPEN
19	Jacob Taylor	1568	169037	OPEN
20	Shafkat Ali	1532	149142	OPEN
21	Eric Wan	1467	175276	OPEN	Expired
22	Justin Huang	1273	166068	OPEN
23	Ivan Huang	1239	164614	OPEN
24	Phillip Robinson	unr		OPEN
25	Riyaan Lakhani	unr		OPEN
26	Yukuan Zou	unr		OPEN
27	Nick Pestov	unr	175177	OPEN

U1400 – 23 pre-registrants

Number	Name	CFC Rating	CFC ID	Section	CFC Membership
1	Henry Vu	1376	159501	U1400	Expired
2	Kaiy Cao	1292	175029	U1400
3	Tony Lau	1233	130817	U1400	Expired
4	Slava Lukinykh	1168	174578	U1400
5	Grace Miao	1171	177399	U1400
6	Avaan Choudhury	1134	174450	U1400
7	Joshua Bakradze	1132	177444	U1400
8	Alexa Roque	1128	172868	U1400
9	Edmund Smyk	984	146332	U1400
10	Evan Xi	976	166066	U1400
11	Denis Shen	852	172778	U1400
12	Tina Hui	882	176179	U1400
13	Fedir Trofimov-Malyshikin	823	175772	U1400
14	Sylvio Tam	unr	178021	U1400
15	Nico Scaini	unr		U1400
16	Marten Ling	unr		U1400
17	Allan Liu	unr		U1400
18	Nap Hei Joshua Cheung	unr		U1400
19	Boomba Nishikawa	unr		U1400
20	Liam McNally	unr		U1400
21	Oleh Sych	unr	178066	U1400
22	Maxime Duguay	unr		U1400
23	Denys Melnychuk	unr	178133	U1400

CONTACT:

Any questions can be sent to: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca