2024 – Hart House Chess Club

2024 Summer Lessons

Published on June 4, 2024October 5, 2024 by harthousechess

The Hart House Chess Club will be conducting lessons this summer! We are happy to announce a lecture series for beginner to intermediate players from June through August. We hope to see you at Hart House on Fridays.

The Beginner to Intermediate Lessons run from 5:00 to 7:00 PM every Friday from June 7th to August 30th. No lesson on June 28 and July 19.

Targets beginners and intermediate players
Focus on:
- Pawn structure
- Imbalances
- Middlegame strategy
- Understanding endgames
- Studying games of Masters
Taught by Uttam Dhungel
Free for all U of T students and Hart House Chess Club members. By donation for all others.
No formal registration required, just drop by at Hart House on Fridays!

About the Coach

Uttam Dhungel is from the country of Nepal. He has dedicated 13 years to the game of chess and earned the title of National Instructor in 2018. Teaching chess at various levels has been his passion since then. To Uttam, chess isn’t just a game — it’s a transformative pursuit that fosters positive change across various domains of life.

With the lessons at Hart House, Uttam plans to showcase the dimensions of chess. Players will be able to develop their understanding of the game in various ways and gain insight into the play of current Canadian champions.

2025 Hart House Reading Week Open

Published on June 4, 2024January 31, 2025 by harthousechess

The Hart House Chess Club is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of our annual Reading Week Open held over the Family Day weekend from Saturday, February 15th to Monday, February 17th. With six different sections to accommodate varying skill levels, the tournament is suitable for everyone – from experienced players to those playing their first ever tournament.

We are also running the Juniors section with a shorter time control, similar to the Junior section at the 2024 Holidays Open. The Junior-U1500 one day event (Feb 16) is a separate event geared towards children rated under 1500.

Tournament Details

WHEN: February 15th to February 17th
WHERE: Hart House Great Hall (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON)
ROUNDTIMES: 6-Round Swiss
- Open Sections: Saturday 10:00 am & 4:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am & 4:00 pm, and Monday 10:00 am & 4:00 pm
- Juniors-U1500: One day, Sunday 10:30 am, 12:30, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm
TIME CONTROL: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move for the Open
- 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move for Juniors
SECTIONS: Crown, U2200, U1900, U1600, U1300
- Juniors – U1500
RATING: Sections will be determined using the highest of CFC or FIDE rating. All sections will be CFC rated. U1600 and above will also be FIDE rated. Crown section paired using FIDE ratings.
EQUIPMENT: HHCC will supply all chess equipment.
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 Tanner McNamara Chief Arbiter,
EMAIL: hhtournaments@gmail.com
CAPACITY:
- 210 for Open
- 40 for Juniors

Registration

Online registration is available until February 13th, 11:59 PM. In-person and telephone registration is available through the Hart House Information Desk during Hart House hours.

Entry Fees

Open: $70 by January 31st at 11:59 pm, $80 by February 13th at 11:59 pm

Juniors: $40 by February 13th at 11:59 pm

$35 discount for student members 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 January 31st. Please email us for all discount information.

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. Play-up fees must be paid on-site at the tournament.

No playing up to the Crown section. Players must be 2200+ CFC or 2000+ FIDE.

Other Info

DGT boards: HHCC will utilize DGT boards for portions of the Crown section. Live games will be available here.
CFC memberships: Registrants must be current CFC members or bring payment prior to playing — please visit https://chess.ca/membership-fees for more info
Withdrawals: see our Policies.
New Players: review our New To Tournament Guide.
Parking: Parking is available at a daily rate; however, it is limited. Be prepared and come early to find parking.
Prize Payments: Any prize less than or equal to $100 will be paid via Gift Cards. Direct deposit is required for prizes above $100. All prizes will be payable via direct deposit on request. Please expect 1 week – 3 weeks for payments to be processed
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.
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.
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. Register your teams in-person before Round 2.
Questions? Any question regarding the tournament, including registrations, must be sent to hhtournaments@gmail.com, not the Hart House Hub.
Withdrawals: Last minute withdrawals, bye requests, inquiries, please email hhtournaments@gmail.com, and do not call Hart House.

Pre-Registered

Registration lists are updated weekly. Chess Results will be used for pairings and standings.

Crown: https://chess-results.com/tnr1102404.aspx
U2200: https://chess-results.com/tnr1102415.aspx
U1900: https://chess-results.com/tnr1102429.aspx
U1600: https://chess-results.com/tnr1102433.aspx
U1300: https://chess-results.com/tnr1102440.aspx
Juniors-U1500: https://chess-results.com/tnr1102442

Chess in the Great Hall of Hart House, 2024

2024 Hart House Holidays Open

Published on June 4, 2024December 20, 2024 by harthousechess

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 20th to Sunday, December 22nd at Hart House for another edition of our annual flagship event. Featuring six sections designed to accommodate all skill levels, this presents the ideal opportunity to participate in a competitive chess tournament.

Tournament Details

WHERE: Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto.
- Juniors (U1200): East Common Room, Hart House
WHEN: December 20th, 21st, 22nd.
SCHEDULE:
- Crown, U2200, U1900, U1600, U1300, Wisdom: Friday 20th at 6:30pm, Saturday 21st at 10:00am & 4:00pm, Sunday 22nd at 10:00am & 4:00pm
- Junior Section (U1200): Sunday 22nd at 10:30am, 12:30pm, 3pm, & 5pm
TIME CONTROL: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 for all sections. 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 for Juniors (U1200).
STYLE: 5 Round Swiss split in 5 rating sections – Crown (2200+), Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300. 4 Round Swiss for Juniors (U1200).
WISDOM SECTION: Open to players 50+, one section, not separated by rating. Section must have 12 players or players will be placed into their section by rating.
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

Registration

Online registration is available until Wednesday, December 18th at 11:59 PM. In-person and telephone registration is available through the Hart House Information Desk during Hart House Hours.

Entry Fees

$70 by November 30th at 11:59 pm, $80 by December 18th at 11:59 pm and $100 cash-only on-site if space permits.

$35 discount for student members 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 Fri. November 30th. Please email us for all discount information. Juniors section $30 discount, no cash prizes.

Playing up

No playing up to the Crown section. Players must be 2200+ CFC or 2000+ FIDE.

Other Info

HHCC will utilize DGT boards for portions of the Crown section.
Registrants must be current CFC members or bring payment prior to playing — please visit https://chess.ca/membership-fees for more info
Withdrawals: see our Policies.
Unrated players should review our New To Tournament Guide.
Parking is available at a daily rate; however, it is limited. Be prepared and come early to find parking.
Prize Payments: Any prize less than or equal to $100 will be paid via Gift Cards. Direct deposit is required for prizes above $100. All prizes will be payable via direct deposit on request. Please expect 1 week – 3 weeks for payments to be processed
Live games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2024-hart-house-holidays-open/round-1/MYd5iaVu

Pre-Registered, Standings, Pairings

Players will be placed in sections according to eligibility, based on the Dec 19 rating update, not necessarily according to how people registered themselves.

Chess Results:

Crown: https://chess-results.com/tnr1065067.aspx
Wisdom: https://chess-results.com/tnr1065098.aspx
U2200: https://chess-results.com/tnr1065082.aspx
U1900: https://chess-results.com/tnr1065086.aspx
U1600: https://chess-results.com/tnr1065088.aspx
U1300: https://chess-results.com/tnr1065092.aspx
Juniors-U1200: https://chess-results.com/tnr1079876.aspx

2024 Hart House October Open

Published on June 4, 2024October 26, 2024 by harthousechess

The Hart House Chess Club (HHCC) is pleased to host the Hart House October Open Tournament from Sat. October 26th – Sun. October 27th, 2024. The event is perfect for students and community members wanting to play a classical-rated tournament over only two days. The tournament will be a 5-round Swiss, with 60 mins plus a 30-second increment added per move. We hope to see new and old faces again!

Tournament Details

When: Sat. October 26th to Sun. October 27th. Rd #1 starts at 10:00 A.M.
Format: 5-round CFC-Rated, Swiss Tournament
Location: Hart House Debates Room, Committees Room, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
Time Control: 60 mins + 30 secs/move increment
Capacity: 110
Rounds: Saturday: 10 am, 2 pm, 6:00 pm, Sunday: 11 am, 3 pm
Sections: Crown, U1800, U1200 (all CFC rated)
Equipment: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
Prizes: Projected $3600 based on 100 fully paid players
Organizers: Hart House Chess Club

Entry Fees and Registration

Entry Fees: $50 by September 25th, $60 by October 25th (see discounts below)

Registration: SOLD OUT
Online registration by noon Friday, October 25th. No onsite registration. Registration is also available in person or via telephone at the Hart House Hub.

Additional Information

Byes: Up to one 1/2 point bye can be requested by emailing us by noon on October 25.

CFC Memberships: Registrants must be current CFC members – https://chess.ca/membership-fees.

Section Eligibility: No playing up allowed. CFC regular ratings are used for pairings.

Discounts: $30 discount for unrated players in their first tournament and student members of the Club. Max one discount per player. Unrated players are ineligible for prizes. Free entry for IM/WIM by October 1st (email us for details).

Prize Payments: Any prize less than or equal to $100 will be paid via Gift Cards. Direct deposit is required for prizes above $100. All prizes will be payable via direct deposit on request. Please expect 1 week – 3 weeks for payments to be processed.

Contact

Email: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca

Pre-registered

Starting rank, standings, and pairings: https://chess-results.com/tnr1045528.aspx?lan=1

last updated: October 25

Starting Rank	Player’s Name	CFC ID	CFC Regular	CFC Membership	Section	Byes
1	Razvan Preotu	146124	2531	Valid	Crown
2	Fengxi Mao	166033	2369	Valid	Crown	Round 1, 2 bye
3	Ethan Moon	150154	2214	Expired	Crown
4	Ian Loadman	101686	2088	Valid	Crown
5	Heye Gao	166066	2059	Valid	Crown
6	David Filipovich	103521	2043	Valid	Crown
7	Andy Zixin Wang	168247	2037	Valid	Crown
8	Karthi Kola	176220	2035	Valid	Crown
9	Adam Siegel	162159	2002	Valid	Crown
10	Nolan Wu	160709	2001	Valid	Crown
11	Andrew Leung	190714	2000	Required	Crown
12	Fred Gandolfi	108999	1957	Expired	Crown
13	Gordon Gooding	108832	1930	Valid	Crown
14	Uttam Dhungel	184829	1928	Valid	Crown	Round 4 bye
15	Noah Velasquez	168145	1925	Expired	Crown
16	Bradley Tseng	164369	1907	Expired	Crown
17	Nathan Zian Wang	161735	1905	Valid	Crown
18	Henry Pollitt	170969	1899	Valid	Crown
19	Siddarth Narasimhan	161746	1898	Expired	Crown
20	Haneul Park	183754	1870	Valid	Crown
21	Adrien Cheng	158231	1870	Valid	Crown
22	Brian Hanratty	153647	1821	Valid	Crown
23	Nihad Mammadov	189770	1816	Valid	Crown
24	Slava Lukinykh	174578	1802	Valid	Crown
25	Zeming Yin	179583	1788	Expired	Crown
26	Isaac Duanmu	163584	1736	Valid	U1800
27	Omid Nemati	130676	1729	Expired	U1800
28	Eric Huang	174612	1717	Valid	U1800
29	Larry Zhou Chen	172054	1715	Valid	U1800
30	Luc Chamberland	107346	1668	Valid	U1800
31	Ray Chen	187033	1658	Valid	U1800
32	Nicholas Ossine	173090	1627	Valid	U1800
33	Noah Chung	177781	1614	Valid	U1800
34	Nathaniel Yong	155451	1608	Expired	U1800
35	Tanishq Kumar Dhingra	175434	1601	Valid	U1800
36	Quentin Ma	177463	1583	Valid	U1800
37	Korbin Schantz	173606	1582	Valid	U1800
38	Matthew Lee	189894	1580	Valid	U1800
39	Harold Hunter	154396	1579	Expired	U1800
40	Jayden Tan	179333	1559	Valid	U1800
41	Alexa Roque	172868	1558	Valid	U1800
42	Henry Vu	159501	1557	Valid	U1800
43	Justin Yuan	176166	1543	Valid	U1800
44	Shafkat Ali	149142	1534	Valid	U1800	Round 1 Bye
45	Lyam Katz	179302	1533	Valid	U1800
46	Julian Pan	171946	1521	Valid	U1800
47	Saket Kola	176221	1521	Valid	U1800
48	Alex Brandimarte	172950	1520	Valid	U1800	Round 3 Bye
49	Jinglai He	166992	1519	Valid	U1800
50	Richard Kang	175618	1488	Valid	U1800
51	Allen Li	175534	1486	Valid	U1800
52	Noah Witmer	175301	1467	Valid	U1800
53	Samuel Ling	187570	1463	Valid	U1800
54	Joel Robertson	156452	1431	Expired	U1800
55	Albert Lozano	125617	1419	Valid	U1800
56	Jim Chen	187032	1372	Valid	U1800
57	Amuthab Ajanthan	186577	1371	Valid	U1800
58	Suhao Hu	166576	1306	Valid	U1800
59	Alex Liao	183095	1305	Valid	U1800
60	Yiguo Gao	169414	1292	Valid	U1800
61	Scott McManus	186686	1255	Valid	U1800
62	Bernard Chiu	184777	1254	Valid	U1800
63	Agnay Murali Elangattu	174984	1163	Valid	U1200
64	Anhad Sangha	189976	1153	Valid	U1200
65	Clara Dolderman	182502	1152	Valid	U1200
66	Dhruv Gupta	188542	1151	Valid	U1200
67	Andy Rui Wang	167302	1145	Valid	U1200
68	Gabriel Saimovici	175468	1106	Valid	U1200
69	Max Huang	166461	1082	Valid	U1200
70	Jason Garillo Mogallos	185133	1079	Expired	U1200
71	Jasper Jia	176373	1044	Valid	U1200	Bye Round 2
72	Mulin Chen	179290	1042	Valid	U1200
73	Lucy Saunders	185900	1032	Valid	U1200
74	Balazs Csaszar	189965	1026	Valid	U1200
75	Nikolaos Xirogiannis	189772	1021	Valid	U1200
76	Shi Duanmu	171680	1012	Valid	U1200
77	Marissa Yeung	182534	1008	Valid	U1200	Round 4 Bye
78	Brent Goff	182640	1006	Valid	U1200
79	Benjamin Leyan Wang	182385	1004	Valid	U1200
80	Jishnu Nair	190429	987	Valid	U1200
81	Justin D Wang	180708	980	Valid	U1200
82	Christopher Chung	185315	975	Valid	U1200
83	Atilay Jafarli	173910	965	Valid	U1200
84	Aarit Mishra	184181	965	Valid	U1200
85	Ian Gao	177611	956	Valid	U1200
86	Ivan (Yirong ) Wu	189171	945	Valid	U1200
87	Edward Chan	184701	932	Valid	U1200
88	Ethan Xie	172051	892	Valid	U1200
89	Eli Teram	107314	890	Valid	U1200
90	Chetas Mule	188235	880	Valid	U1200
91	Pranav Arun prasad	178742	877	Valid	U1200
92	Vrisag Paliwal	186776	874	Valid	U1200
93	John Nguyen	180674	862	Valid	U1200
94	Jian Lin	189631	852	Valid	U1200	Round 1 bye
95	Edmund Smyk	146332	845	Valid	U1200
96	Evan Gao	177612	843	Valid	U1200
97	Veeksha Reddy Poola	174758	783	Valid	U1200
98	Caleb Mann	178781	743	Valid	U1200
99	Abby Marsden	190452	452	Valid	U1200	Round 2 bye
100	Jared Bouffard	190591	0	Valid	U1200
101	Alix Bouffard	190143	0	Valid	U1200
102	Wolfgang van Gulik	N/A	0	Required	U1200
103	Anya Seenuvasan	190750	0	Required	U1200
104	Norm Cappell	190155	0	Required	U1200
105	Aykan Orscelik	185788	0	Valid	U1800
106	Fenn Hafey	190449	0	Valid	U1200	Round 3 Bye
107	Kevin Lin	190982	0	Valid	U1200
108	Ismail Iraz	185081	0	Valid	U1200
109	Aaria Chakrabarti	191113	0	Valid	U1200
110	Hari Chandana Gollapinni	181433	0	Required	U1200
111	Xin Yu Maddox He	191163	0	Required	U1200

2024 Hart House Summer Open

Published on June 4, 2024August 3, 2024 by harthousechess

The Hart House Chess Club (HHCC) hosts the Hart House Summer Open Tournament from Sat. August 3rd – Sun. August 4th, 2024. The event is perfect for students and community members wanting to play a classical-rated tournament over only two days. The tournament will be a 5-round Swiss, with 60 mins plus a 30-second increment added per move. We hope to see new and old faces again!

Tournament Details

WHEN: Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4
WHERE: Hart House Music and Debates Rooms, (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON)
FORMAT: 5-Round Swiss Tournament
ROUND TIMES:
- Saturday: 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM
TIME CONTROL: 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move
SECTIONS: Crown, U1800, U1200
RATING: CFC Regular Rated.
EQUIPMENT: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
PRIZES: $3000 based on 100 players
REGISTRATION: Online registration is open until August 1st at 11:59 PM. In-person and telephone registration is available through the Hart House Information Desk during Hart House Hours until August 1st. – REGISTRATION FULL

Registration Details

Entry Fees: $50 by July 1st, $60 by August 1st. $30 discount for unrated players in their first tournament and UofT students. Max one discount per player. Unrated players are ineligible for prizes. Free entry for IMs/WIMs by July 15th — email us for details.
Section Eligibility: No playing up allowed. Highest of CFC Regular, CFC Quick, FIDE Standard, and will be used for section eligibility at arbiters’ discretion. CFC regular ratings are used for pairings.
Byes: Up to one 1/2 point bye can be requested via email by 11:59 PM on August 1st
Prize Payments: All prizes less than or equal to $150 will be paid via gift cards. Prizes greater than $150 will be paid via direct deposit OR via gift cards upon request.
Email: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca

Chess Federation of Canada Memberships are required to register: $12 for a one-time adult, or $48 for one year. https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

ARBITERS: Victor Zheng, Alex Ferreira, Tanner McNamara, Ahmed Khalf

Pre-Registration

Chess-Results Crown
Chess-Results U1800
Chess-Results U1200

Starting Rank	Player Name	CFC ID	CFC Regular Rating	CFC Quick	CFC Membership	FIDE ID	Byes	Section
1	Nicholas Vettese	154199	2498	2430	Valid	2620090		Crown
2	Advait Patel	171703	2482	2512	Expired	2075105		Crown
3	Max Chen	155238	2367	2273	Valid	2622440		Crown
4	Fengxi Mao	166033	2311	2363	Valid	2632586		Crown
5	Jeffrey Xu	148513	2267	2168	Valid	2617110		Crown
6	Eddie Lu	175274	2219	1818	Valid	2642638		Crown
7	Syed Ibrahim Ahmed	164989	2204	1883	Valid	2633442		Crown
8	Adam Adriaanse	152504	2202	2190	Valid	2617838		Crown
9	Saarthak Malakar	173204	2196	1834	Valid	30974291		Crown
10	Larry Yang	164823	2144	1714	Valid	2637618		Crown
11	Richard	131191	2123	2066	Valid	2642700		Crown
12	Karthi Kola	176220	2120	1620	Valid	2643278		Crown
13	Richard Chen	162781	2103	1860	Valid	2633159		Crown
14	Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang	166648	2093	1814	Valid	2640384		Crown
15	Modith Aaroh Mutyalapati	171210	2090	1735	Valid	25147870		Crown
16	Hongyi Li	139599	2081	1937	Valid	2617447		Crown
17	Ian Loadman	101686	2075	2090	Valid	2613743		Crown
18	Valentyn Trofimov-Malyshkin	175627	2032	1890	Valid	34150927		Crown
19	Heye Gao	166066	2011	1816	Valid	2638223		Crown
20	Anthony Maulucci	145845	2005	1874	Valid	2621835		Crown
21	Riyaan Lakhani	177989	1990	1866	Valid	2648270		Crown
22	Ryan Zhuoyuan XU	174722	1984	1674	Valid	3.29E+08		Crown
23	Ashley Qian	168050	1981	1666	Valid	2636280		Crown
24	Ekrem Tamkan	178982	1974	1998	Expired	6307779		Crown
25	Irene Xie	175644	1968	1716	Valid	2643537		Crown
26	Eric Qian	167975	1934	1833	Valid	2637774		Crown
27	Nathan Zian Wang	161735	1880	1905	Valid	2638681	Round 5	Crown
28	Michael Blair	139351	1872	1688	Valid	2652056		Crown
29	Arhant Washimkar	153286	1870	1933	Expired	2617609		Open
30	Sahir Abbas	153534	1865	1624	Expired	7400128	Round 3	Open
31	Wesley Russell	171693	1839	1857	Valid	2640937		Crown
32	Edison Qu	156082	1826	1634	Valid	3.29E+08		Crown
33	Andrew Bucci	186695	1823	1864	Valid	2661942		Crown
34	ANDE LI	172084	1822	1921	Valid	8620997		Crown
35	Jayden Zihan Zhan	172099	1815	1446	Valid	2640732		Crown
36	Jonathan Wang	172536	1806	1706	Expired	223657		Crown
37	Rudra Sheth	174407	1750	1258	Valid	2642662		U1800
38	Triston Bai Li	166944	1735	1532	Valid	2638282		U1800
39	Matthew Lam	176826	1694	1448	Valid	2660466		U1800
40	Slava Lukinykh	174578	1689	1721	Valid	2648130		U1800
41	Mohid Zaka	174433	1684	1939	Valid	2642328		Crown
42	Kirk Dickson	112775	1662	1680	Expired	2635976		U1800
43	Luc Chamberland	107346	1656	1833	Valid	2646757		U1800
44	Aiden Li	167620	1655	1873	Valid	2642557		Crown
45	Henry Vu	159501	1633	1335	Valid	2623684		U1800
46	Shabd Dembla	175704	1627	1662	Valid	33403899		U1800
47	Aaryan Valavan	172252	1627	1691	Valid	2650843	Round 3	U1800
48	Alison Koop	179288	1604	1476	Valid	2650436		U1800
49	Max Cholakis	183910	1596	0	Valid	2656515		U1800
50	Julian Pan	171946	1594	1233	Valid	2654555		U1800
51	Allen Li	175534	1589	1281	Valid	2648962		U1800
52	Shafkat Ali	149142	1588	1612	Valid	2613441		U1800
53	Odyssey Fu	171211	1571	1285	Expired	0		U2000
54	Lyam Katz	179302	1568	1489	Valid	2663180		U1800
55	Diganth Anish	174427	1562	1723	Valid	2648105		U1800
56	Mario Moran-Venegas	143315	1558	1625	Valid	2605279		U1900
57	Ricky Chen	166353	1553	1319	Valid	2638380		U1800
58	Oscar Cheung	171229	1551	1368	Valid	2653079		U1800
59	Trifee Miaco	121781	1546	1704	Valid	2044765		U1800
60	Alexey Tyulenev	152383	1536	1690	Valid	2657490		U1800
61	Vincent Chen	163183	1534	1590	Valid	2637553		U1800
62	Umid Allahverdi	175557	1527	1684	Valid	13432834		U1800
63	David Kapelnikov	160661	1514	1509	Valid	2638932		U1800
64	Rex Tan	176645	1502	1008	Valid	2644649		U1800
65	Adithya Sekaran	174509	1501	1314	Valid	48728420		U1800
66	Siddharth Surendran	174502	1486	1398	Valid	2649071		U1800
67	Richard Kang	175618	1477	0	Valid	2649640		U1800
68	Dylan Tian	183414	1468	1244	Valid	2657961		U1800
69	Anna Gavrileva	156634	1468	1250	Expired	2641305	Round 3	U1800
70	Anton Karpov	181778	1464	1049	Valid	0		U1800
71	Zachary Shepherd	170831	1458	1844	Valid	2643529		U1800
72	Memgxuan Wang	171404	1449	1312	Valid	2640775		U1800
73	Ray Chen	187033	1448	1399	Valid	2662965		U1800
74	Isabelle Guan	166081	1421	1094	Valid	2637642		U1800
75	Angela Wang	175459	1415	1220	Valid	2654717		U1800
76	Quentin Ma	177463	1412	1844	Valid	2655756		U1800
77	Brian Kong	177605	1411	1359	Valid	2664330		U1800
78	Sam Ling	187570	1409	1007	Valid	2668033		U1200
79	Ethan Feng	174388	1406	1450	Valid	2654806		U1800
80	Saket Kola	176221	1401	1179	Valid	2643260		U1800
81	Tim Wong	188122	1388	1113	Valid	2663643		U1200
82	Vukan Niketic	184092	1387	1219	Valid	2662388		U1800
83	Alessandro Carabine	176357	1358	1668	Valid	2656558		U1800
84	Ashley Fu	172834	1351	1067	Valid	2643723		U1800
85	Raymond Dickson	104296	1347	1822	Valid	2632950		U1800
86	Robert Hu	181046	1338	1138	Valid	2665590		U1800
87	Bhargav Ram Gummadi	174253	1334	1350	Valid	2644541		U1800
88	Josh Greyerbiehl	177729	1310	1110	Valid	0		U1800
89	Jacob Fischer	174508	1307	1300	Valid	2660717		U1800
90	Eric Jiachen Wang	168042	1305	1252	Valid	2656582		U1800
91	Devin Hurley	179557	1303	0	Valid	2661438		U1800
92	Shannon Zhao	179928	1297	1272	Valid	2659654		U1800
93	Farzaan Nathoo-Khedri	189331	1296	0	Valid	2668548		U1800
94	Jai Hanuj	189649	1280	1192	Valid	5.31E+08		U1200
95	Pingyao Li	170238	1266	1395	Valid	2666499		U1800
96	Stephanie Xiao	167303	1251	958	Expired	2637669		U1800
97	Suhao Hu	166576	1244	1191	Expired	0		U1800
98	Yared	183788	1206	1227	Expired	2655985		U1800
99	Yuntian Shen	172778	1204	1261	Valid	0		U1800
100	Andy Rui Wang	167302	1198	1511	Valid	2655802		U1200
101	Srijeet Ghosh	188111	1195	1112	Valid	39941000		U1200
102	Yiguo Gao	169414	1190	1241	Valid	2653125		U1800
103	Vikram Rawal	169690	1185	1346	Valid	0		U1800
104	Alyssa Li	179191	1174	1081	Valid	2659603		U1200
105	Gabriel Saimovici	175468	1166	1318	Valid	2649055		U1200
106	Ari McDonald-Johnston	179548	1147	1037	Valid	0		U1200
107	Tina Hui	176179	1137	1226	Valid	2652420		U1200
108	Shivam Saheb	174755	1124	0	N/A	0		U1200
109	Benjamin Yulo	174024	1123	1151	Valid	2662159	Round 3	U1200
110	Khai Le	180765	1121	1309	Valid	2664950		U1200
111	Harrison Ni	173824	1115	1254	Valid	0		U1200
112	Bo Ruei – Su (Marcus)	184338	1096	1242	Valid	6005535		U1200
113	Soham Nakar	179576	1071	916	Valid	2658240	Round 1, 2	U1200
114	Iaroslav Kit	186021	1056	0	Valid	0		U1200
115	Max Huang	166461	1048	799	Valid	0		U1200
116	Kavira Manikandan Reddia Gowder	179936	1038	1055	Valid	2658933		U1200
117	Chetas Bhaavan Reddy Mule	188235	1038	688	Valid	2666642		U12
118	Devin Rolfe	184149	1029	0	Valid	0		U1200
119	Lynette Guo	175283	1004	963	Valid	0		U1200
120	Anagh Sahni	185343	1002	752	N/A	2662990		U1600
121	Chloe Zeng	166393	992	837	Valid	2641038		U1200
122	BenJohn Libardo	155013	986	988	Valid	0		U1200
123	Oscar Lai	180721	974	1002	Valid	2665654		U1200
124	Edward Chan	184701	971	1126	Valid	0		U1200
125	Gandharv Karthik	172452	949	843	Valid	0		U1200
126	Justin D Wang	180708	946	1195	Valid	2664399		U1200
127	Maisen Li	183963	945	974	Valid	2662426		U1200
128	Nathan Wang	180140	940	1189	Valid	2663635		U1200
129	Mark Stepanov	182450	917	850	Valid	2663007		U1200
130	Alan Wang	179198	916	1012	Valid	2665913		U1200
131	Eli Teram	107314	894	1215	Valid	0		U1200
132	Chloe Huang	173785	882	894	Valid	2640791		U1200
133	Daniel Zhu	186151	848	798	Valid	2665190		U1200
134	Marissa Yeung	182534	844	788	Valid	2662892		U1200
135	Jordan Cobb-Donahue	176384	838	975	Expired	2646870		U1200
136	Kristopher Jiang	168235	832	856	Valid	2662000		U1200
137	William io	172828	823	905	Valid	2664003		U1200
138	Lucy Saunders	185900	816	1010	Valid	2660415		U1200
139	He Liu	178194	809	0	Valid	0		U1200
140	Bosen Li	183962	770	942	Valid	2662418		U1200
141	Pranav Vinodh Kumar	187162	741	851	Valid	2662272		U1200
142	JIAN LIN	189631	708	765	N/A	0		U1200
143	Kayal Manikandan	179937	630	791	Valid	2659450		U1200
144	Manikandan Reddia Gowder	179935	595	0	Valid	2659476		U1200
145	Leah Tian	183415	501	584	Valid	2664763		U1200
146	Zi Sheng Wang	183836	0	1453	Valid	2668050		U1800
147	Alan Fontoura	189762	0					U1800
148	Nikolaos Xirogiannis	189772	0	1002	Valid	0		U1200
149	David D’Elia	183729	0	887	Valid	0		U1200
150	Ryan Mingxin Shi	181829	0	764	N/A	0		U1200
151	Balazs Csaszar	189965	0					U1200
152	Charles Osterman	188836 (FQE 112970)	0					U1200
153	Anhad Sangha	189976	0					U1200
154	Roger	185252	0	565	Valid	0		U1200
155	Nihad Mammadov	189770	0	1760	Valid	13456210		U1800
156	Jetson Eng	189973	0	997	Valid	0		U1400
157	Praveen Kumar Narayanan	N/A	0					U1200
158	Julie Yu	190148	0					U1200
159	Max Anderson	183456	0	1186	Valid	0		U1200
160	Zijie Chen	190095	0					U1200
161	Hejin Francis	189970	0	1458	Valid	5089638		U1800
162	Matthew Lee	189894	0	1441	Valid	6000622		U1800
163	Rasil Tuladhar	189738	0	1157	Valid	0	Round 3	U1200
164	Yaya Li	189193	0	944	N/A	0		U1200

2024 Summer Rapid and Blitz

Published on June 4, 2024July 19, 2024 by harthousechess

The Hart House Chess Club is hosting a Summer Rapid and Blitz Festival this July 19th – July 20th! The event is a 7-round double-round blitz tournament on Friday, July 19th followed by a 6-round Rapid event on Saturday, July 20th. Come join us this summer for some fun! We’re also participating in the FIDE 100th Year International Chess Day festivities to break the Guinness World Record for most games played in a day!

Tournament Details

Blitz

WHEN: Friday, July 19
WHERE: Hart House Debates Room, (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON)
FORMAT: 7 double-round Swiss Tournament
ROUND TIMES: Rd #1 at 6 PM, and then ASAP (ending around 10 pm)
TIME CONTROL: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move
SECTIONS: Crown, U1600
RATING: CFC Quick Rated, FIDE Blitz Rated (Crown Section)
EQUIPMENT: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
CAPACITY: 100
PRIZES: $1000 based on 100 players
REGISTRATION: Online registration is open until July 18th at 11:59 PM. In-person and telephone registration is available through the Hart House Information Desk during Hart House Hours until July 18th. Onsite registration available until 5:30 pm.
ARBITERS: NA Victor Zheng, NA Ahmed Khalf

RAPID

WHEN: Saturday, July 20
WHERE: Hart House Debates Room, (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON)
FORMAT: 6 round Swiss Tournament
ROUND TIMES: 12:00 noon, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PM
TIME CONTROL: 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move
SECTIONS: Crown, U1800, U1200
RATING: CFC Quick Rated, FIDE Rapid Rated (Crown and U1800 Sections)
EQUIPMENT: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
CAPACITY: 100
PRIZES: $2000 based on 100 players
REGISTRATION: Online registration is open until July 18th at 11:59 PM. In-person and telephone registration is available through the Hart House Information Desk during Hart House Hours until July 18th.
ARBITERS: FA Alex Ferreira, NA Tanner McNamara, NA Victor Zheng, NA Ahmed Khalf

Registration Details

Entry Fees:
- Blitz only: $15 by July 1st midnight, $20 by July 18th midnight. $10 discount for UofT students. Onsite: $20 before 5:30 pm.
- Rapid only: $35 by July 1st midnight, $40 by July 18th midnight. $20 discount for UofT students
- Rapid and Blitz: $40 by July 1st midnight, $50 by July 18th midnight. $20 discount for UofT students
- Free entry for IMs/WIMs by July 1st — email us for details.
Section Eligibility: No playing up allowed. Highest of CFC Regular, CFC Quick, and FIDE Rapid/Blitz will be used for section eligibility at arbiters’ discretion. CFC Quick Ratings will be used for pairings.
Prize Payments: All prizes less than or equal to $150 will be paid via gift cards. Prizes greater than $150 will be paid via direct deposit OR via gift cards upon request.
Email: hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca

Chess Federation of Canada Memberships are required: $12 for a one-time adult, or $48 for one year. https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

Pre-Registration, Pairings, standings

2024 Hart House Summer Blitz – Crown
2024 Hart House Summer Blitz – U1600

2024 Hart House Summer Rapid – Crown
2024 Hart House Summer Rapid – U1800
2024 Hart House Summer Rapid – U1200

Starting Rank	Player Name	CFC ID	CFC Regular Rating	CFC Quick	CFC Membership	FIDE ID	Sections
1	Vadym Razin	187107	2517	2512	Valid	14119463	Rapid and Blitz
2	Nicholas Vettese	154199	2498	2464	Valid	2620090	Rapid and Blitz
3	Mark Plotkin	141086	2488	2520	Valid	2611651	Blitz Only
4	Advait Patel	171703	2482	2518	Expired	2075105	Rapid and Blitz
5	Max Chen	155238	2367	2250	Valid	2622440	Rapid and Blitz
6	Fengxi Mao	166033	2311	2269	Valid	2632586	Rapid and Blitz
7	Bill Peckford	112387	2290	2058	Valid	2601141	Rapid Only
8	Noah Kim	172794	2229	2060	Valid	2642298	Rapid Only
9	Florante Alcaide	106553	2201	1968	Expired	2656744	Blitz Only
10	Saarthak Malakar	173204	2196	1929	Expired	30974291	Rapid and Blitz
11	Max England	155135	2194	2243	Valid	2622602	Rapid and Blitz
12	Brian Fiedler	101805	2047	2042	Valid	2607310	Rapid Only
13	Hanxi (Hancy) Jiang	166648	2003	1715	Valid	2640384	Rapid Only
14	Riyaan Lakhani	177989	1990	1880	Valid	2648270	Rapid Only
15	iassen pelev	153414	1985	1663	Valid	2643057	Rapid and Blitz
16	Henry Pollitt	170969	1916	1830	Valid	2644916	Rapid and Blitz
17	Irene Xie	175644	1903	1581	Valid	2643537	Rapid Only
18	Mervyn Sit Yee	103744	1887	1664	Valid	2658577	Rapid Only
19	Nathan Zian Wang	161735	1880	1670	Valid	2638681	Rapid and Blitz
20	David Lawless	112068	1832	1819	Valid	2604655	Blitz Only
21	Eric Jian li	166944	1781	1587	Valid	2638282	Blitz Only
22	Esat Deniz Unsalan	187724	1722	1780	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
23	Vinushan Vijendra	165228	1665	1651	Expired	2633590	Rapid Only
24	Larry Zhou Chen	172054	1664	1534	Valid	2648814	Rapid and Blitz
25	Tom Gribilas	185978	1653	1603	Valid	2659760	Blitz Only
26	David Hemphrey	172970	1635	1734	Valid	2660431	Rapid and Blitz
27	Nicholas Ossine	173090	1627	1738	Valid	2653877	Rapid and Blitz
28	Ming Fang	107498	1616	1709	Expired	2662752	Rapid Only
29	Shafkat Ali	149142	1588	1603	Valid	2613441	Rapid and Blitz
30	Lyam Katz	179302	1572	1298	Valid	2663180	Rapid and Blitz
31	Trifee Miaco	121781	1563	1650	Valid	2044765	Rapid Only
32	Nicole Woo	184008	1556	1637	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
33	Umid Allahverdi	175557	1517	1775	Valid	13432834	Rapid and Blitz
34	Timothy Vo	183733	1516	1204	Valid	2662868	Rapid Only
35	Vincent Chen	163183	1511	1582	Valid	2637553	Rapid Only
36	Jayden Lau	163423	1506	1752	Valid	2644568	Rapid and Blitz
37	Aaryan Valavan	172252	1504	1680	Valid	2650843	Rapid Only
38	Usman Minhas	167900	1491	1493	Valid	2634180	Rapid Only
39	Thomas Kehrig	186283	1479	1563	Valid	2663287	Rapid and Blitz
40	Quentin Ma	177463	1475	1520	Valid	2655756	Rapid and Blitz
41	Yukuan Zou	178153	1470	1599	Expired	2658615	Blitz Only
42	Nicholas Carverhill	131349	1456	1456	Valid	2607867	Blitz Only
43	Joshua Bakradze	177444	1453	1595	Valid	2648415	Blitz Only
44	Victor Tarnovski	186487	1405	0	Valid	2661454	Rapid Only
45	Shabnam Abbarin	151181	1372	1410	Valid	2617854	Rapid and Blitz
46	Joshua Kim	176237	1318	0	Valid	0	Rapid Only
47	Sasha Ioffine	177593	1308	0	Valid	2653141	Rapid and Blitz
48	Tom Leschinski	182035	1283	1138	Valid	2653150	Rapid and Blitz
49	Christopher Charles	125496	1270	1305	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
50	Bernard Chiu	184777	1254	1438	Valid	0	Rapid Only
51	Sarvesh Saravanan	185027	1215	1255	Valid	88105040	Rapid and Blitz
52	Andy Rui Wang	167302	1198	1485	Valid	2655802	Rapid Only
53	Matthew Vo	183734	1192	909	Valid	0	Rapid Only
54	Gabriel Saimovici	175468	1166	1373	Valid	2649055	Rapid Only
55	Ranmal Bandara	161197	1149	1650	Valid	2662817	Rapid and Blitz
56	Antoni Frolov	176409	1146	1336	Valid	2646900	Blitz Only
57	Pingyao LI	170238	1122	1353	Valid	170238	Rapid Only
58	Jai Hanuj	189649	1105	1044	Valid	531011624	Rapid Only
59	Bo Ruei – Su (Marcus)	184338	1096	1186	Valid	6005535	Rapid Only
60	Jasper Jia	176373	1075	1154	Valid	2643855	Rapid Only
61	Karni Battouk	171676	1061	903	Valid	0	Rapid Only
62	Gandharv Karthik	172452	1027	853	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
63	Neill Chen	180141	1019	1243	Valid	2652714	Rapid Only
64	BenJohn Libardo	155013	986	1012	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
65	Edward Chan	184701	971	1044	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
66	Atilay Jafarli	173910	965	1307	Valid	2640414	Rapid Only
67	Chip Almost	182748	945	666	N/A	0	Rapid Only
68	Artham Bhoutika	178192	941	1265	Valid	0	Rapid and Blitz
69	Benjamin Thomas	183903	928	1012	Valid	2657562	Rapid and Blitz
70	Oscar Lai	180721	822	998	Valid	0	Rapid Only
71	Caleb Mann	178781	743	0	Valid	0	Rapid Only
72	Aaron Chiu	180112	588	624	Valid	0	Rapid Only
73	Marshall Cheng	183421	0	1312	Valid	2655969	Rapid and Blitz
74	Zi Sheng Wang	183836	0	1408	Expired	0	Rapid Only
75	ADVIK SINGH	176521	0	837	N/A	0	Rapid Only
76	Rasil Tuladhar	189738	0		Valid		Rapid Only
77	Kyle Morrison	189810	0		Valid		Blitz Only
78	Sam Ling	187570	0		Valid		Rapid and Blitz
79	Trung Ngo	189824	0		Valid		Rapid and Blitz
80	Nihad Mammadov	189770	0		Valid	13456210	Rapid and Blitz
81	Matthew Lee	189894	0		Valid	6000622	Rapid Only
82	Hlib Khalapsus	184886	0	1984	Expired	54124360	Rapid and Blitz
83	Yelizaveta Avalos Varavina	189946	0				Rapid Only
84	joshua lagatta	184236	0	957	Valid	2663848	Rapid Only
85	Lev Gawrielman	189963	0				Rapid Only
86	Jetson Eng	189973	0				Rapid Only
87	Viktor Zivojinovic	186939	0	1598	Valid	2661390	Rapid and Blitz
88	Hejin Francis	189970	0				Rapid Only
89	Kanyanut Chaipa	N/A	0			6203701	Blitz Only
90	Ryan Yang	189708	0	986	Valid	0	Blitz Only

2024 Hart House Club Championship

Published on June 4, 2024July 5, 2024 by harthousechess

Attention all Hart House Chess Club members! The Hart House Chess Club’s annual Club Championship is back this year. All students and alumni of the Hart House Chess Club are invited to compete for the honour of Club Champion. Games will be played over Summer 2024 in the Bickersteth Room of Hart House on Friday nights. Add your name to the list of historic Club Champions!

Tournament Details

WHEN: Friday, July 5th – Friday, August 30. 7 pm – 11 pm. Make-up date on July 19th and August 16th. 7 rounds in total.
WHERE: Hart House Bickersteth Room (3rd floor), (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON)
ROUND TIMES: 7:00 pm weekly
TIME CONTROL: 90 mins + 30 secs/move increment
SECTIONS: Championship Section and Reserve Section, split by rating into groups of 8 players.
RATINGS: CFC Regular and FIDE rated. All players must have a valid CFC membership to play.
EQUIPMENT: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
PRIZES: Hart House Chess Club Championship Trophy, free entry to all 2024-2025 Club events
CAPACITY: 16 players
Arbiter(s): Victor Zheng, Tanner McNamara
ENTRY FEES: Free for all students and alumni of the University of Toronto.
ELIGIBILITY: Only Current students and alumni of the University of Toronto are eligible. Only 16 spots available, ordered by rating. If there is interest, we will aim to accommodate as many players as possible.
REGISTRATION is FREE: Registrations are now CLOSED.

Contact the Club at hhchess@studentorg.utoronto.ca for any questions.

Chess Federation of Canada Memberships are Required: $20 for a one-time adult, or $48 for one year. https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

Header Image:

David Fox receives his trophy for winning the Club championship in the Fall of 1947. The Club Championship trophy sits on the table. See more at History

Hart House Summer Quads

Published on May 29, 2024June 22, 2024 by harthousechess

The Hart House Chess Club is excited to announce Weekly Quads! This June, join us for up to 3 Fridays, from 7 pm – 9 pm for weekly CFC and FIDE-rated Rapid Quad tournaments. A time control of 10 mins + 5 seconds increment allows for structured improvement and gameplay. It is also a great tournament for those new to chess. No commitment to all weeks is necessary, play whenever you can!

A Quad Tournament is where all players are sorted from highest rating to lowest rating and the top four highest-rated players are placed in one section (a Quad), then the following 4 highest rated players are placed in another Quad. This process continues until all players are given a designated Quad. If there are 1, 2 or 3 players remaining after the last full Quad has been designated, those players will be placed in the last quad section and that section will play a 3 round Swiss match.

Tournament Details

WHEN: Friday, June 7, 14, and 28 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Rd #1 starts at 7:00 pm. June 28th Quad is cancelled due to President Day Holiday at HH.
WHERE: Hart House Bickersteth Room (3rd floor), (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON)
ROUND TIMES: 7:00 pm, 7:40 pm, 8:20 pm
TIME CONTROL: 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move
SECTIONS: Players are split by ratings into pools of 4, up to 4 pools
RATING: CFC Quick and FIDE Rapid rated in all quads where all players have FIDE ratings. Otherwise, only CFC Quick Rated. CFC Quick ratings are used for all pairings. All players must have a valid CFC membership to play.
EQUIPMENT: HHCC will supply all chess equipment
PRIZES: $50 gift card for first place in each quad.
CAPACITY: 16 per night
ENTRY FEES: Free for GMs, IMs, HHCC members, and students of the University of Toronto. $20 for public.
REGISTRATION: Accepted ONLY in person from 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm in the Reading Room.

Chess Federation of Canada Memberships are Required: $12 for a one-time adult, or $48 for one year. https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/

To join the weekly reminder email list for the Quads, please fill out the form here.

Quad I Results

Quad II Results

2024 Summer By-Election

Published on May 26, 2024 by harthousechess

Attention all members,

Due to personal circumstances, our elected Treasurer Toma Yuen has stepped down from his position. As such, we require a by-election to be held for the Treasurer position. Please read the outline below if you wish to be part of the HHCC Executive Board.

The Treasurer is responsible for keeping an account of the Club’s revenues and expenditures, informing the Executive of any deviation from established budgets, and devising the annual budget with the input and approval of the Executive. The Treasurer is also responsible for keeping track of the chess materials borrowed by members as part of the Club’s lending library.

Eligibility

All student club members, have the right to vote and to be candidates for an executive position, provided that they have been Hart House Chess Club members for at least one month on June 7th, 2024 or a member in 2023-2024.

The deadline for nominations for the role of Treasurer is no later than May 31st at 11pm. If there are two or more candidates for a position, a vote will be held to determine the successful candidate on June 7th through a hybrid vote.

The club’s Alumni Chair, Ben Hahn, will administer the electoral process. Club members interested in the position are asked to email Mr. Hahn at bfohahn@gmail.com, indicating [HHCC Treasurer By-Election] as the subject of your e-mail, along with a short introduction/bio of yourself before the nomination deadline.

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 team or as volunteers!

Thank you for your attention!