Event Recap

On October 28th, 2022, the Hart House Chess Club at the University of Toronto hosted its first blitz tournament of the Fall semester. The Fall Blitz Tournament attracted a sold-out crowd of 60 players (mostly students), with over 10 titled players. Notable student chess players included IM Advait Patel, IM Nicholas Vettese, CM Koosha Jaferian, FM Eilia Zomorrodian, FM Tanraj Sohal, NM Chris Knox, NM Jim Zhao, WFM Cindy Qiao, and the entire PanAms Team. NM Daniel Abrahams and NM Paul Gelis rounded out an elite field. In addition, 16 unrated players competed, showcasing the vast appeal of chess to all levels. The event encapsulated the current demand and interest in both the Chess Club and chess in general in 2022. It is hard to believe that just over 10 years ago, this Club was going through one of its darkest ages with low turnout and without a proper meeting room or time. So far this semester, the Club has hosted GM Evgeny Bareev, selected varsity chess players in the PanAm Qualifiers, hosted the HHCC Bughouse Championship, welcomed IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux and FM James Canty III, and is currently preparing for the HHCC Rapid Championship and 2022 Holidays Open. Congrats to all the winners! We hope to see everyone back at the Club in the near future!

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Final Results

Rank	Name	Rating	Points	Median-Buchholz	Better Buchholz	Prize
1	Patel Advait	2442	11	31	41	1st
2	Vettese Nicholas	2418	10	34.5	45.5	2nd – 3rd
3	Zhao Jim	2330	10	29	39	2nd – 3rd
4	Qiao Cindy	2080	9.5	27.5	36.5	Top Woman
5	Zomorrodian Eilia	2259	9.5	26.5	36.5
6	Abrahams Daniel	2215	9.5	25.5	34
7	Moon Ethan	1905	8.5	34.5	44.5
8	Gelis Paul	2251	8.5	27	38
9	Jaferian Koosha	2351	8	31.5	42.5
10	Sohal Tanraj	2342	7.5	30.5	41.5
11	Shih Matthew	2165	7.5	29.5	39.5
12	Knox Christopher	2333	7	32	42
13	Chan Edward	1761	7	28.5	38
14	Lam Eric	1186	7	28	38	Top U1400 – tie
15	Chen Aaron	1069	7	27.5	35	Top U1400 – tie
16	Mahtani Nitin	1986	7	27	37
17	Yong Nathaniel	0	7	26.5	36.5	Top Unrated – tie
18	Melnychuk Denis	0	7	26	33.5	Top Unrated – tie
19	Yu Mingzhou	0	7	24.5	33	Top Unrated – tie
20	Robertson Kole	1926	7	22.5	30.5
21	Vu Henry	1376	7	22	29.5	Top U1400 – tie
22	Malmstein Erik	1982	7	21.5	32.5
23	Li Andrew	1786	7	21	30
24	Nguyen Quang	1702	6.5	22.5	31.5
25	Prieto Julian	0	6.5	17	23
26	Jindal Keshav	1543	6	28	37.5
27	Shafkat Ali	1531	6	26.5	33.5
28	Sunardi Jason	1505	6	25	35
29	Jafarli Atilay	1239	6	25	32.5
30	Ossine Nicholas	1607	6	24	33.5
31	Guo Anni	1959	6	22.5	32
32	Eilender George	0	6	20.5	28
33	Arzoumanian Andreas	0	5.5	27.5	37.5
34	Charles Christopher	1266	5.5	25.5	34
35	Ma Derek	2207	5	28	36
36	Faria-Lopes Rafael	0	5	24	33.5
37	Chol Akol	0	5	23.5	30.5
38	Bakradze Joshua	0	5	23	32.5
39	Wang Daniel	0	5	16.5	23.5
40	Miao David	0	4.5	24.5	31.5
41	Gulec Andrew	0	4.5	22.5	29.5
42	Cheung Joshua	0	4.5	18.5	28
43	Lu Rick	0	4.5	16	24.5
44	Lim Justin	1127	4	24	32
45	Doumet Mario	1031	4	23	32
46	Hamade Karim	0	4	22.5	29.5
47	Basile Alex	0	4	19	27.5
48	Zhang George	0	4	17	23
49	Unrau Ryan	0	3.5	20	26
50	Nishikawa Boomba	0	3	22.5	29.5
51	Fitzgerald Benjamin	0	3	20	29.5
52	Wu Kevin	0	2	20	26.5
53	McNally Liam	0	2	19	26
54	Lee Junsyoung Edward	0	2	18.5	25.5
55	Chan Edmund	1200	1	18	29
56	Feghali Cedric	0	1	17	23
57	Dai Wenzhi	2156	0	17	23
58	Mendes Aaron	2145	0	17	23
59	Escobar Jillian	0	0	17	23
60	Saqur Raeid	1460	0	14	20

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ORIGINAL POST

Join us for HHCC’s Fall Blitz Tournament. Open to all, this 6 round, double-round swiss event encourages students and community members of all levels to get back to in-person chess. Students and community members are welcome and encouraged to come!

Official flyer can be found here.

• WHEN: Friday, October 28th, 7pm – 9:30 pm. Rd #1 starts at 7:00 P.M.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Reading Room.
• WHAT: 6-round double-round Blitz Event (Swiss), using a 5 minute time control.
• RATED: Unrated
• ENTRY FEE: $10 for members, $20 for non-members, free for titled players until Oct 17. Pay online via registration page or onsite before 7.
• PRIZE FUND (est. based on 35 entries): $200 as follows: 1st place – $75; 2nd place – $50; 3rd place – $25; Top Woman – $25; Top U1400 – $25.
• SPECIAL PRIZES: All participants will be entered into a door prize for 3 HHCC t-shirts.
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 60 players
• NOTE: chess sets and boards provided, proceeds will help with the Club’s fundraising efforts, including the HHCC’s PanAm Team’s trip to Seattle, Washington in Janruary.

Registration:

• Register online via this link or onsite (if space permits).
• Email us at hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca if you are a titled player

Contact:

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