Author: harthousechess

Join the Hart House Chess Club on Friday, November 24th, from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm for a lecture, and 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm for a Simul hosted by CM Koosha Jaferian. Students and members can join for free; non-members are asked to donate to the Club onsite. We hope to see you there!

Date: November 24th, 2023

Simul Location: Hart House Reading Room

Lecture Location: Board Room, Hart House

Lecture Content:

1) Weak Squares / Pawns

2) Improving pieces

3) Prophylaxis thinking

Simul Format: 3minute+2seconds Blitz simul, 3 players at one time slot, total of 1 hour.

Entry-Fees: U of T students and HHCC members FREE, otherwise $10

Bio: CM Koosha Jaferian began his chess journey at the age of 4 under the guidance of his father. Achieving notable success at a young age, he secured victory in the Iranian U10 Fajr Youth Chess Championship on two consecutive occasions and notably clinched the second position in the Iranian U8 Championship. His participation in the Asian Youth Chess Championships resulted in commendable finishes, securing 9th and 10th positions in separate tournaments. Demonstrating consistent excellence, he claimed victory in over 10 provincial youth championships.

In Canada, Koosha made a mark in different tournaments. He won the Ottawa Championship in September 2021 and showed strong gameplay at the Ontario Open 2022, where he came in second. He also grabbed the runner-up spot in the Canadian Open Blitz, proving his skills in various chess events. He has also competed for the University of Toronto’s Chess Team while studying and completing his MSc in Computer Science.

Koosha is also a very skilled blitz and bullet player, ranking over 2700 in online blitz! He has won or placed in many of Hart House Chess Club’s blitz/bullet events over the past year.

The Greater Toronto Chess League Cup is back again for another year at the Annex Chess Club. The Greater Toronto Chess League runs chess matches between clubs in the Toronto region and this year’s Cup tournament will be held on Monday, November 27th from 7 pm – 11 pm. Full event info can be found here.

Matches are four-on-four, featuring some of the strongest players in each GTA club. This year’s GTCL Cup is a 5-round Swiss tournament with a time control of 15 minutes per player, plus a 5-second-per-move increment from move 1 team. Each team consists of 4 players with the option of including one alternate. The event is CFC quick-rated and, CFC membership is required. Games will be played on Monday, November 27th, 7-11 PM.

Format: 5-round Swiss (team vs. team) in two sections – Championship and U1800 teams play in separate sections.

Round Times: Round 1 starts at 7:00 pm sharp; subsequent rounds to begin every 45 minutes; event expected to be over by 11:00 pm. Players are expected to arrive by 6:30 pm to check-in.

Time Control: 15 minutes plus a 5 second increment after every move.

Location: Annex Chess Club, 918 Bathurst St, Toronto

Entry Fee: 100% discounted entry for Hart House Chess Club members. Up to 12 players will be subsidized, plus a waitlist for dropouts. Depending on fundraising, and space allowing, HHCC will aim to cover as many interested players as possible.

Eligibility: All Hart House Chess Club members are eligible to represent our club at the 2023 GTCL Cup (a student membership is free). Our alumni are also welcome to play.

Registration: If you want to represent Hart House Chess Club in the tournament, please fill out this form. We are happy to accommodate people who want to play alongside their friends (e.g. as a team of four/five)!

Deadline for Registration: Saturday, November 25th or until space runs out. The Club will also maintain a waitlist for participants.

Contact: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca

Other Info: Registrants must be current CFC members or bring payment prior to playing – https://chess.ca/membership-fees.

Team Members:

Mahip Singh, Ethan Moon, Ray Wu, Cindy Qiao, Boomba Nishikawa, Victor HENF, Bowen Zhang, Ahmed Khalf, Koosha Jaferian, Advait Patel, Nicholas Vettese, Eilia Zomorrodian

We are thrilled to announce to the Hart House community that the annual Hart House Holidays Open Chess Tournament is back for another year! We invite you to join us from Friday, December 8th to Sunday, December 10th at Hart House for another edition of our annual flagship event. Featuring seven sections designed to accommodate all skill levels, this presents the ideal opportunity to participate in a competitive chess tournament. Official flyer

Information

• WHERE: Great Hall and East Common Room, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
• WHEN: Friday-Sunday, December 8th, 9th, 10th.
• SCHEDULE:
  • Crown, U2200, U1900, U1600, U1300: Friday 8th at 6:30pm, Saturday 9th at 10:00am & 4:00pm, Sunday 10th at 10:00am & 4:00pm
  • Juniors U800 and U1100 sections: Sat. 11 am, 2 pm, 5pm, Sun. 11 am, 2pm, 5pm.
• STYLE:
  • 5 Round Swiss split in 5 rating sections – Crown (2200+), Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 using a 90 minute + 30 second increment from move 1.
  • 6 round Swiss split in 2 rating sections – U1100 Juniors and U800 Juniors with a 30 minute + 30 second increment from move 1
• PRIZE FUND: $8000 based on 200 entries
• RATING: All sections will be CFC-rated. Crown, U2200, U1900, and U1600 sections will also be FIDE rated. The Crown Section will be paired using FIDE ratings.
• FORFEIT TIME: Players who do not arrive within 30 minutes of the round start time will be forfeited.
• BYES: Maximum 2 half-point byes in rounds 1-4 if requested in advance before the start of Round 1
• ORGANIZER: Hart House Chess Club with FA Alex Ferreira as arbiter.
• EMAIL: hhtournaments@gmail.com
• CAPACITY: 220 players in the Great Hall and 80 players in the East Common Room.

ReGISTRATION

• Online registration is available until Wednesday, December 6th at 11:59 PM. In-person and telephone registration is available through the Hart House Information Desk during Hart House Hours.
• Cheque registration (arrival by December 7th, 2023) can be made payable to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, state Hart House Chess Club in the description, at 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto ON, M5S 3H3. No post-dated cheques.

Entry Fees

$70 by November 22nd at 11:59 pm, $80 by December 6th at 11:59 pm and $100 cash only on-site before 6 pm Friday.

Junior only sections: $40 by November 22nd, $50 by December 6th at 11:59pm, and $70 cash only on-site before 10 am Saturday. 

U1100 and U800 Junior Section

Anyone U1100 or U800 will be added to the 2-day event with 30-minute + 30-second increment time control. Any over 18 players will be eligible to play in the U1300 section—no cash prizes for the Junior tournament, only trophies. 

Playing up

Extra $20 to play up a section. Playing up is allowed only for players within 100 rating points of the section’s minimum rating. For example, a player in the Under 1600 section wanting to play up in the Under 1900 section must have a rating no lower than 1500. 

No playing up to the Crown section. Players must be 2200+ CFC or 2000+ FIDE. In all other sections, requests to play up must be emailed to the tournament email by December 6th at 11:59 pm and then paid by cash before 6:00 pm.

Discounts

$35 discount for University of Toronto students (automatic) and unrated players (max one discount per player). Unrated players are not eligible for prizes. Free entry for IMs/WIMs/GMs/WGMs if registered by November 22nd. Please email us for all discount information.

Other Info

• DGT Boards: HHCC will provide 12 DGT boards for the Crown section. Games will be published online with a delay.
• CFC ID: Registrants for all non-junior only sections must be current CFC members https://chess.ca/membership-fees. Payment should be done online. Unrated players should get a CFC membership prior to registering.
• Withdrawals: see our Policies.
• Unrated Players: Unrated players should review our New To Tournament Guide
• Parking: Parking is available at a daily rate of $10-20; however is limited. 
• Photography: By signing up, you permit HHCC the ability to take and use photos from the tournament on its social media. If you would not like your photo used, please email us.
• Wifi: Free Wi-Fi will be made available.
• TEAM PRIZE: $400 ($100 per player), teams of 4 players, representing at least 3 different sections. All individual scores will be added up to find the winning team. Sign-up onsite.
• Foreign Ratings: all participants must disclose all foreign ratings at time of registration or via email.
  Accessibility and Visitor Information: Hart House is an accessible building and conveniently located. For further details, visit Visitor Information and Accessibility.
• Tournament Website: (additional information is posted at: https://harthousechess.sa.utoronto.ca/)

NOTE: Prizes have been delayed due to Holiday break for U of T. We expect to have them sent out and arrived by mid-January.

Contact:
Any question regarding the tournament, including registrations, must be sent to hhtournaments@gmail.com, not the Hart House Hub.

PAIRINGS and STANDINGS

Crown: https://chess-results.com/tnr846068.aspx
U2200: https://chess-results.com/tnr846073.aspx
U1900: https://chess-results.com/tnr846523.aspx
U1600: https://chess-results.com/tnr846524.aspx
U1300: https://chess-results.com/tnr846537.aspx
U1100 Juniors: https://chess-results.com/tnr846535.aspx
U800 Juniors: https://chess-results.com/tnr846534.aspx

LIVE GAMES (15 minute delay)

https://lichess.org/broadcast/hart-house-holidays-open-2023/round-2/ih9dZAzl

PHOTOS

Thank you to all the student photographers who took these great photos, which can be found on our Facebook here.

Pre-Registered – as of Dec 8

Players will be placed in sections according to eligibility, based on the Dec 6 rating update, not necessarily according to how people registered themselves.

Starting Rank	Player Name	CFC ID	CFC Regular Rating	CFC Active Rating	CFC Membership	FIDE ID	CFC Membership	Byes
1	Nikolay Noritsyn	132534	2573	2506	Valid	2604922	Crown
2	Artiom Samsonkin				Valid	13503111	Crown
2	Advait Patel	171703	2459	2491	Valid	2075105	Crown
3	Yunshan Li	175249	2407	2352	Valid	8607664	Crown
4	Victor Plotkin	142063	2366	2231	Valid	2606674	Crown
5	Youhe Huang	159428	2269	2168	Valid	2629445	Crown
6	Jonath Joseph	171981	2235	1851	Valid	329105368	Crown
7	Michael Dougherty	100294	2230	2185	Valid	2601559	Crown	Rd 2, Rd 4
8	Noah Nathaniel Yuen	158470	2229	1752	Valid	2627353	Crown
9	Eilia Zomorrodian	169238	2219	2342	Expired	12551805	Crown
10	Isaak Huh	179882	2214	2198	Valid	13209590	Crown	Round 4
11	Aayush Ajith	167780	2212	1993	Valid	30943515	Crown
12	Matthew Shih	175673	2204	2135	Valid	2054060	Crown
13	Daniel Abrahams	134333	2203	2216	Expired	2606879	Crown	Round 3
14	Tony Bao	149351	2195	2176	Valid	2613042	U2200
15	Ray Wu	150768	2161	2162	Valid	2615592	Crown
16	Larry Yang	164823	2156	1635	Valid	2637618	U2200
17	Saarthak Malakar	173204	2154	2020	Valid	30974291	U2200
18	Jaipreet Singh Dhaliwal	172163	2136	1875	Valid	2647699	U2200
19	David Filipovich	103521	2124	2076	Valid	2600706	U2200
20	Ilia Bluvshtein	125934	2094	2168	Valid	2605317	U2200
21	Ian Loadman	101686	2060	2105	Valid	2613743	U2200
22	Noah Kim	172794	2059	1964	Valid	2642298	U2200
23	Aaron Both	135887	2023	2044	Expired	2611856	U2200
24	Tony Lu	166742	2018	1944	Valid	2640643	U2200	Round 1
25	Anthony Maulucci	145845	1996	1874	Valid	2621835	U2200
26	Adam Li	160391	1992	1746	Valid	2632144	U2200
27	Fred Gandolfi	108999	1991	2065	Valid	2648059	U2200
28	Andy Wang	168247	1991	1936	Valid	2637804	U2200
29	Andrei Moffat	108272	1986	2186	Expired	2602954	U2200
30	ASHLEY QIAN	168050	1980	1495	Valid	2636280	U2200
31	Wah Sing Joseph Leung	167606	1962	1440	Valid	2636654	U2200	Round 1
32	Nikola Brajkovic	112136	1961	2053	Valid	2616564	U2200	Round 1 and 2
33	SRIRAM KUMAR	172280	1961	1900	Valid	30904730	U2200	Round 1
34	Nolan Wu	160709	1958	1682	Valid	2644681	U2200
35	ERIC QIAN	167975	1918	1726	Valid	2637774	U2200
36	Lucy Gao	161206	1911	1728	Valid	2629640	U2200	Round 1
37	Heye Gao	166066	1905	1855	Valid	2638223	U2200
38	Anthony Pham	176506	1899	0	Valid	2645599	U2200
39	Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang	166648	1880	1689	Valid	2640384	U2200
40	Nathan Zian Wang	161735	1873	1670	Expired	2638681	U2200
41	Irene Xie	175644	1871	1321	Valid	2643537	U2200
42	Daniel Sirkovich	145096	1869	1658	Expired	2618125	U2200
43	Brian Hanratty	153647	1867	1762	Expired	2626667	U2200
44	Denys Melnychuk	178133	1866	1795	Valid	14182807	U2200
45	Charis Zhu	168132	1855	1790	Valid	2638320	U2200
46	Venkat Karthikeya Reddy Kola	176220	1850	1600	Valid	2643278	U1900
47	MARC FLORES	158621	1824	1794	Expired	2622815	U1900
48	Aarush Ajith	167781	1814	1609	Valid	30943329	U2200
49	Wesley Russell	171693	1814	1721	Valid	2640937	U2200
50	Patrick O’Sullivan	149300	1810	1780	Expired	2621789	U1900
51	Isaac Duanmu	163584	1797	1327	Valid	2640589	U1900
52	Luc Chamberland	107346	1791	1833	Valid	2646757	U1900
53	Borys Angel	171955	1785	1700	Expired	2651033	U1900
54	Ryan Zhuoyuan XU	174722	1773	1674	Valid	329105250	U1900
55	Sarthak Deshpande	171002	1764	1822	Valid	25963694	U1900	Round 1
56	John Fines	162842	1759	1714	Valid	2630761	U1900	Round 3
57	Omid Nemati	130676	1756	1889	Valid	2616483	U1900
58	Ashwin Chunchu	173096	1751	1885	Valid	2651637	U1900
59	Adrien Cheng	158231	1742	1891	Valid	2633167	U1900	Round 1
60	Brendan Tan	157922	1731	1600	Valid	2650401	U1900
61	Arkadii	177036	1728	1709	Valid	34160000	U1900
62	Daniel Zhang	163312	1722	1974	Valid	2637820	U1900	Round 1, Round 3
63	Omar Shah	121329	1712	1973	Valid	2605732	U1900
64	Bradley Tseng	164369	1709	1716	Valid	2638673	U1900	Rounds 1 and 4
65	Justin Huang	166068	1702	1507	Valid	2638240	U1900
66	Boris Iriarte	149563	1700	1770	Valid	0	U1900
67	Jovan Momic	123043	1683	1703	Valid	2635666	U1900
68	Korbin Schantz	173606	1682	1682	Valid	2651904	U1900
69	Haneul Park	183754	1681	1677	Valid	4907485	U1900
70	Sean Liu	174972	1681	1862	Valid	2643170	U1900
71	Henry Pollitt	170969	1680	1322	Valid	2644916	U1900	Round 1
72	Ethan (Yichen) Li	164372	1680	1149	Expired	2648970	U1900
73	Dhruv Murali	166162	1675	1624	Valid	329218174	U1900
74	NOAH VELASQUEZ	168145	1674	2071	Valid	2637057	U1900
75	Shafkat Ali	149142	1655	1506	Expired	2613441	U1900
76	Austin Lin	173895	1650	1516	Valid	2640783	U1900	Round 3
77	Justin Li	154417	1616	1430	Valid	2620871	U1900
78	Gauri Sreekumar	165299	1614	1472	Valid	2631458	U1900
79	Rudra Sheth	174407	1591	1258	Valid	0	U1900
80	Ivan Biletskyi	183834	1590	1635	Valid	2656760	U1600
81	Slava Lukinykh	174578	1585	1684	Valid	2648130	U1600
82	Pavan Suresh	170601	1576	1271	Valid	2640767	U1900
83	Thuan Nguyen	107663	1570	1797	Valid	2639807	U1900
84	Henry Vu	159501	1560	1335	Valid	0	U1900
85	Jason Sunardi	163636	1558	1128	Valid	2657295	U1900	Round 3
86	Michael Ashcroft	139323	1558	1487	Valid	2649608	U1900
87	William Bi	169382	1556	1502	Valid	2640600	U1900
88	Ferdinand Supsup	142366	1555	1446	Valid	2614030	U1600
89	Mohan Dixit	169181	1551	1735	Valid	2639637	U1900	Round 1
90	Evan Andersen	175925	1520	0	Expired	2642948	U1900
91	Toy Chack Kwan	162706	1513	1452	Valid	2635097	U1600
92	Michael D. Sharpe	100280	1510	1493	Valid	2613204	U1900
93	Dania Surya	161403	1503	1398	Valid	2627280	U1900	Round 3
94	Zihan Hong	166217	1501	1442	Valid	2644843	U1900
95	Oscar Cheung	171229	1491	1204	Valid	2653079	U1600
96	Ricky Chen	166353	1480	1295	Valid	2638380	U1600
97	Lucy Yang	164595	1470	1104	Valid	2639084	U1600
98	Shabd Dembla	175704	1469	1626	Valid	33403899	U1600
99	William Kaiyuan Wang	167336	1468	1240	Valid	2638312	U1600	Round 1
100	Alison Koop	179288	1459	1318	Valid	2650436	U1600	Round 3
101	Pino Verde	108688	1449	1661	Valid	2614090	U1600
102	Brian Osler	158857	1445	1466	Valid	2627914	U1600	Round 1
103	Timmy Chen	173902	1441	1138	Valid	2644509	U1600
104	Julian Pan	171946	1441	991	Valid	2654555	U1600
105	John R. Brown	102882	1423	1742	Valid	2613492	U1600	Round 1
106	Alexey Tyulenev	152383	1418	1689	Valid	2657490	U1600
107	Ademar Gonzalez	179276	1414	1524	Valid	329105321	U1600
108	Isabelle GUAN	166081	1393	1055	Valid	2637642	U1600
109	Undriadi Benggawan	107301	1389	1569	Valid	2627973	U1600
110	Diganth Anish	174427	1387	1396	Valid	2648105	U1600
111	Robert J. Armstrong	100034	1368	1503	Valid	2605791	U1600
112	ARNAV MANE	160927	1363	1423	Expired	2632705	U1600
113	JOSE CABIOC	146261	1359	1400	Valid	2613506	U1600
114	Richard Kang	175618	1358	0	Valid	2649640	U1600	Rounds 1, 3
115	Quentin Ma	177463	1349	1521	Valid	2655756	U1600
116	Kush Kheni	160823	1333	1011	Valid	2644878	U1600
117	Jerry Gerber	160103	1320	970	Valid	2638894	U1600
118	Joshua Bakradze	177444	1315	1575	Expired	2648415	U1600
119	Siddharth Surendran	174502	1307	1210	Valid	2649071	U1600
120	Harish Naidu	160790	1299	1199	Expired	0	U1600
121	Jasper Jia	176373	1268	1086	Valid	2643855	U1600
122	Austin Sinclair	179994	1261	1358	Valid	2658607	U1600	Round 1, 2, 3
123	Bhargav Ram Gummadi	174253	1253	1191	Valid	0	U1600
124	Balakrishnan Sreekumar Maliekal	170478	1244	1122	Valid	2642689	U1600
125	Greg DuCharme	107026	1243	0	Valid	0	U1300	Round 3
126	Bek Khamidov	161068	1229	1215	Expired	13735705	U1600
127	Magesh Sethupathy	184515	1224	0	Valid	0	U1300
128	James Mourgelas	108540	1218	1549	Valid	2613816	U1600
129	Ken Kurkowski	104537	1218	1545	Valid	2613719	U1600
130	Melissa Grenier	164918	1211	914	Valid	2658917	U1300
131	Katherine Leung	172773	1200	918	Valid	0	U1600	Round 1
132	Marie Guan	164627	1200	1253	Valid	2635909	U1600	Round 1
133	Allen Li	175534	1198	1195	Valid	2648962	U1300
134	Jacob Hood	175554	1185	1189	Valid	2649020	U1300
135	Boomba Nishikawa	178151	1171	1248	Valid	2655772	U1300
136	Eric Jiachen Wang	168042	1161	1217	Valid	2656582	U1300
137	Darren Chen	176209	1157	1119	Valid	2653800	U1300	Round 1
138	Henry Daigneault	181040	1156	1170	Valid	2651459	U1300
139	Yiguo Gao	169414	1152	1059	Valid	2653125	U1300
140	Dharsan Satish Alwar	181299	1145	1318	Valid	2657473	U1600
141	Kola Venkata Saket Reddy	176221	1144	1247	Valid	2643260	U1300
142	Yago	175705	1137	1466	Valid	2649470	U1300
143	Shannon Zhao	179928	1132	1286	Valid	0	U1300	Round 1
144	Kris Todi	153615	1126	1369	Valid	2620863	U1300
145	Richard Duboisy	174353	1122	1165	Valid	2648725	U1300	Round 1 and Round 3
146	Sreekar Voleti	175978	1111	0	Valid	0	U1300
147	Gabriel Saimovici	175468	1109	1328	Valid	2649055	U1300
148	Angela Wang	175459	1106	1285	Valid	2654717	U1300	Round 2 and Round 5
149	Gabriel Bai	178182	1104	845	Expired	0	U1300
150	Liam McNally	178152	1100	1138	Expired	2655764	U1300
151	Alex Liao	183095	1071	1446	Valid	2652323	U1300
152	Liam Fullard	179541	1068	0	Valid	0	U1300	Round 4 and Round 5
153	Gayathri Sreekumar	172806	1062	1016	Valid	2640929	U1300
154	Matt Grenier	163058	1057	936	Valid	0	U1300
155	Yuntian(Denis) Shen	172778	1043	1388	Valid	0	U1300
156	Tina Hui	176179	1041	1214	Valid	2652420	U1300	Round 5
157	Shi Duanmu	171680	1006	863	Valid	0	U1300
158	Kingsley Zheng	176020	1000	1067	Valid	0	U1300	Round 1
159	Peter Grucza	173478	997	937	Valid	0	U1300
160	Bradley Northcote	178833	966	0	Valid	0	U1300	Round 4
161	Su Bo Ruei (Marcus)	184338	964	1143	Valid	6005535	U1300	Round 4
162	Tiffany Chen	178654	943	970	Valid	2655861	U1300	Round 1
163	Rucha Deshpande	172012	941	1092	Valid	2640686	U1300	Round 1
164	Joshua Knott	176630	933	0	Valid	2652730	U1300
165	Mathusha Jeyakumar	160525	920	988	Valid	0	U1100 Junior
166	Benjamin Thomas	183903	910	976	Valid	2657562	U1100 Junior	Round 2
167	Valerie Kit Lin Ho	181548	906	730	Valid	2654024	U1100 Junior
168	Lyam Katz	179302	903	1141	Valid	0	U1300
169	Melody Chance	184711	889	1378	Valid	0	U1300
170	RADHA SANKARANARAYANAN	184432	886	1131	Valid	0	U1300	Round 1
171	Michael Ivkin	175540	886	1142	Valid	2654873	U1100 Junior
172	Etienne Ma	179465	868	972	Valid	2655730	U1100 Junior
173	Jeffrey Liu	185355	859	0	Valid	0	U1100 Junior
174	Michael Woods	184513	854	0	N/A	0	U1300
175	Ivan Sokol	181941	839	1149	N/A	2651920	U1300
176	Edmund Smyk	146332	806	1068	Valid	2646986	U1300
177	Manikandan Reddia Gowder	179936	732	777	N/A	2658933	U800 Junior
178	Luke Ma	179464	719	1119	Valid	2655748	U800 Junior
179	Max Huang	166461	690	799	Valid	0	U800 Junior
180	Brent Goff	182640	652	1026	Valid	2655977	U1300
181	Maria Polyanska	178767	650	750	Valid	0	U800 Junior
182	Jingchen Wu	175342	624	940	Valid	2654253	U800 Juniors
183	Dylan Chiu	176753	587	889	Expired	0	U1100 Junior
184	Lev Chapran	185346	575	469	Valid	0	U800 Junior
185	William Io	172828	527	905	Valid	0	U800 Junior
186	Nathan Wang	180140	524	692	Valid	0	U800 Junior
187	Vishwajith Venugopal	184265	427	1184	Valid	2658763	U800 Junior
188	Benjamin Wang	182385	309	509	Valid	2654245	U800 Junior
189	Edward Chan	184701	0	872	Valid	0	U800 Junior
190	Nader Abdelaziz	185306	0	1190	N/A	0	U1300
191	James Cusack	185544	0				U800 Junior
192	Hassan Sattar	185178	0	1129	Valid	0	U1100 Junior
193	Lior Korok	179786	0				U1300
194	Jose Luis Simon Castillo	N/A	0				U1300	Round 1
195	Jackson Powell	174081	0	476	N/A	0	U1100 Junior	Round 3
196	Evandros Papachristos	185667	0				U800 Junior
197	Mohammad Sabib	N/A	0				U1300
198	Nathan DeBono	185700	0				U1600
199	Kayal Manikandan	179937	0	410	N/A	0	U800 Junior
200	Kavira Manikandan Reddia Gowder	179936	0				U800 Junior
201	Ethan Li	185684	0				U1300
202	Zhihua Zhang	N/A	0				U1900
203	Aarya Patil	172543	0	1588	Valid	2651785	U1900
204	Caleb Rachlin	N/A	0				U1100 Junior
205	Taorong Wang	185493	0				U2200
206	Wing, Richard						U1600
207	Austin Hunter						U1600
208	Merlin Nazareno						U2200
209	Noah Chung						U1600

Want to showcase your speed chess skills? Join the Club on Fri. December 1st at Hart House for a speed chess tournament featuring 7 double-rounds of 1 min + 1 second bullet starting at 7 pm! We hope to see you there!

Grand Prix Event: This event is part of the 2023 Grand Prix Series of chess events with an overall prize fund of $400. See here for all details and standings.

FORMAT AND EVENT DETAILS

• WHEN: Friday, December 1st, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Reading Room.
• WHAT: 7 double-round Bullet Event (Swiss), with a 1 minute + 1 second time control.
• RATED: Unrated
• ENTRY FEE: Free for members, $10 for non-members, free for titled players. Register onsite before 7:30 pm.
• PRIZE FUND: Guaranteed $150. Distribution announced onsite.
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 30 players.
• NOTE: chess sets and boards provided

Pairings and Standings

https://chess-results.com/tnr858200.aspx?lan=1

The Hart House Chess Club is hosting its Fall Blitz tournament part of its Grand Prix series on Friday, November 17, 2023. Join the Hart House Chess Club for the first blitz tournament of the fall at Hart House! We’re playing 9 rounds of 3 minutes + 2 seconds blitz starting at 7 pm! We hope to see you there!

Grand Prix Event: This event is part of the 2023 Grand Prix Series of chess events with an overall prize fund of $400. See here for all details and standings.

FORMAT AND EVENT DETAILS

• WHEN: Friday, November 17th, 7 pm – 9:00 pm.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Debates Room.
• WHAT: 9-round Blitz Event (Swiss), with a 3 minute + 2 seconds time control. One section.
• RATED: Unrated
• ENTRY FEE: Free for members, $10 for non-members, free for titled players. Register onsite before 7 pm.
• PRIZE FUND: Guaranteed $250. Distribution announced onsite. Prizes for top-woman, top-unrated. Cheques are issued for arrival 1-3 weeks after the event.
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 60 players.
• NOTE: chess sets and boards provided

Pairings and Final Standings:

https://chess-results.com/tnr850730.aspx?lan=1

Attention all chess enthusiasts and strategists! Get ready to experience the exhilarating world of Bughouse Chess, the most captivating and thrilling chess variant ever created! Join us this summer on Friday October 13, 2023 from 7 pm – 8:30 pm for a great night of bughouse!

What is Bughouse Chess? Bughouse Chess is the fusion of lightning-fast gameplay and strategic teamwork, where two teams of two players apiece battle it out simultaneously on two chessboards. It’s like chess on steroids! Teamwork makes the dream work!

Grand Prix Event: This event is part of the 2023 Grand Prix Series of chess variants with an overall prize fund of $400. See here for all details.

• WHEN: Friday, October 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
• WHERE: Hart House (7 Hart House Cir, Toronto) – Reading Room.
• WHAT: 5 round Blitz Event (Swiss), with a 5 minute time control.
• RATED: Unrated
• ENTRY FEE: Free for members, $10 for non-members, free for titled players. Register onsite before 7pm.
• PRIZE FUND: Guaranteed $100. Distribution announced onsite.
• MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 50 players.
• NOTE: chess sets and boards provided

Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr838516.aspx?lan=25

CONTACT:

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

The Hart House Chess Club is excited to announce the Fall Grand Prix event calendar with 3 tournaments spanning 3 months! This new format will entice students and members to compete in and fight for exciting points throughout the Fall semester. A prize pool of $400 is up for grabs!

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There are three events in the HHCC Fall Grand Prix Cycle:

1. Fall Bughouse Tournament on Fri. October 13
2. Fall Blitz Tournament on Fri. November 16
3. Fall Bullet Tournament on Fri. December 1st

The players who score the most points out of the three tournaments overall will be awarded with the following prizes: $150, $100, $50.

Each win counts for 3 points, a draw 1 point, and a loss 0 points in the overall standings.

In addition, the top-woman will receive $50, and the top-U2000 and top-U1400 will receive $25. The top-unrated with the most points will receive a HHCC hoodie.

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All students and members can play in these tournaments for FREE. Non-members cannot compete in the Grand Prix prize pool but can compete in individual tournaments.

The Chess Club at Hart House will be conducting lessons this fall! We are pleased to announce three lecture series for all levels this semester. We hope to see folks out at Hart House on Fridays this semester!

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The following lecture series will be offered:

New To Chess Series from 4 pm – 5 pm from Sept. 29 – November 17

• targeting complete beginners
• no prior experience or exposure to chess is expected
• focus on how to play chess from setting up the chess board (course outline posted on day one)
• Taught by Executive Alan Huang

Advanced Beginner and Intermediate Lessons from 6 pm – 7:30 pm from Sept. 29 – Nov 17

• Focus on endgames, tactics, strategy (course outline posted on day one).
• Taught by Victor Zheng (CFC 2014) and Bowen Zhang (CFC 1394)

Advanced Lessons Series from 6 pm – 7:30 pm from Nov 24 – Dec 1.

• by CM Koosha Jaferian on Nov 24

• by WIM Yunshan Li on Dec 1

All lessons are in the Bickersteth Room of Hart House on the third floor. We hope to see folks there!

Attention All First-Year Students!

This year starting in Fall 2023, the First-Year Representative shall be elected. 

The First-Year Representative is responsible for “working to ensure the voices of first-year students are heard and represented. The First-Year Representative may work to organize activities that are specifically tailored to the needs of first-year students, such as introductory workshops and beginner chess tournaments. The First-Year Representative serves as a mentor and resource for first-year members who may be new to chess or new to the Club. The First-Year Representative provides guidance and support to help these members feel welcomed and included in the Club, and they also help to facilitate connections between first-year members and more experienced players. The First-Year Representative plays a role in creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for first-year members and ensuring that they have a positive and enjoyable experience with the Club,” according to the Constitution of the Hart House Chess Club.

Eligibility

All first-year students at University of Toronto is eligible to run for election for this position.  A candidate for the position of First-Year Representative is not required to be a member of the Club for one month before the election.

All club student members have the right to vote. To become a member, students can sign up here.

Important Dates

Students interested in the First-Year Representative position are asked to email the Alumni Chair, bfohahn@gmail.com expressing interest, the position(s) interested in, and a short bio/background by  September 15th at 10 pm. They are asked to include [HHCC Elections] as the subject of the email.

If there are two or more candidates for a position, a vote will be held to determine the successful candidate on September 22nd at 7 pm in-person in the Hart House Reading Room. The voting is done by secret ballot.

The electoral process will be administered by the club’s Alumni Chair, Ben Hahn. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Hahn at bfohahn@gmail.com, indicating [HHCC Elections] as the subject of your e-mail.

Hart House Chess Club is an open and inclusive environment. As a positive space we welcome and encourage members of all sexes, genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities, languages, abilities, religions and creeds to participate in the student government of the club, either as members of the executive or as volunteers!

Thank you very much for your attention!