Results for the Feb. 2011 Fundraiser to support the 5th Annual Grand Pacific Open
Held Feb. 20, 2011.
A 5 round Active Swiss
Twenty three players participated in an active chess fundraising event at the Victoria Chess Club on Sunday February 20th.A total of $231 was raised to help offset expenses for the upcoming 5th annual Grand Pacific Open 22-24 April 2011.
WFM Valeria Gansvind finished clear first, giving up only a hard fought draw in the last round to Derek Chu who took second place on tiebreak. Sharing 2nd to 4th with Chu were CFC Vice-President Mark Dutton and World Under 10 Champion Jason Cao.
The U1700 trophy was won by Deron Stewart on tiebreak with Phynn Maison who made his debut in Canadian chess having previously played in Britain.
Garth Edgar captured the U1400 prize on tiebreak with Braven Rayne.
Of interest, Tom Sprandel, President of the Illinois Chess Association happened to be on holidays on Vancouver Island and graced the event with his presence. He commented that his club has also had great success in increasing activity with similar style tournaments - one day active events with nominal entry fees and no or nominal prizes.
Thanks to those below for additional donations:
Howard Wu
Chris Eve
Ed Seedhouse
Derek Chu
Lynn Stringer
Tom Spandrel
Organizers: Roger Patterson, Paul Leblanc
TD: Paul Leblanc
Victoria Chess Club Rating Database Crosstable:
| No. | Name | Old... | Perf.. | New... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gansvind,.Valeria | 2288 | 2189 | 2285 | +6 | +4 | +5 | +3 | =2 | 4.5 |
| 2. | Chu,.Derek | 1832 | 2276 | 1875 | +14 | +8 | +7 | =11 | =1 | 4.0 |
| 3. | Dutton,.Mark S. | 1911 | 2153 | 1934 | +20 | +9 | +11 | -1 | +5 | 4.0 |
| 4. | Cao,.Jason | 1901 | 2105 | 1920 | +10 | -1 | +15 | +16 | +8 | 4.0 |
| 5. | Leblanc,.Paul | 1885 | 1979 | 1894 | +22 | +7 | -1 | +6 | -3 | 3.0 |
| 6. | Stewart,.Deron | 1581 | 1846 | 1605 | -1 | +16 | +19 | -5 | +18 | 3.0 |
| 7. | Patterson,.Roger | 2154 | 1806 | 2125 | +15 | -5 | -2 | +14 | +11 | 3.0 |
| 8. | Aquino,.Manfrei | 1968 | 1793 | 1950 | +17 | -2 | +13 | +9 | -4 | 3.0 |
| 9. | Cruden,.Neil | 1722 | 1732 | 1724 | +21 | -3 | +10 | -8 | +15 | 3.0 |
| 10. | Maison,.Phynn | 1480 | 1716 | 1503 | -4 | +23 | -9 | +17 | +16 | 3.0 |
| 11. | Seedhouse,.Ed | 1910 | 1811 | 1899 | +13 | +19 | -3 | =2 | -7 | 2.5 |
| 12. | Holzknech,.Alois | 1683 | 1653 | 1682 | T | =13 | +14 | 2.5 | ||
| 13. | Sprandel,.Tom | 1554 | 1611 | 1559 | -11 | +18 | -8 | =12 | +21 | 2.5 |
| 14. | Edgar,.Garth | 1352 | 1611 | 1374 | -2 | +17 | +22 | -7 | -12 | 2.0 |
| 15. | Bateman,.Mike | 1581 | 1587 | 1580 | -7 | +22 | -4 | +20 | -9 | 2.0 |
| 16. | Martinson,.Rick | 1692 | 1354 | 1662 | +23 | -6 | +20 | -4 | -10 | 2.0 |
| 17. | Cole,.Marty | 1558 | 1341 | 1535 | -8 | -14 | +21 | -10 | +20 | 2.0 |
| 18. | Rayne,.Braven | 1292 | 1332 | 1297 | -19 | -13 | +23 | +22 | -6 | 2.0 |
| 19. | Geng,.Li | 1603 | 1445 | 1592 | +18 | -11 | -6 | 1.0 | ||
| 20. | Roberts,.Richard | 1351 | 1303 | 1344 | -3 | +21 | -16 | -15 | -17 | 1.0 |
| 21. | Weissman,.Fred | 1173 | 1156 | 1167 | -9 | -20 | -17 | +23 | -13 | 1.0 |
| 22. | Geng,.Mathew | 1381 | 1077 | 1353 | -5 | -15 | -14 | -18 | +23 | 1.0 |
| 23. | McFetridge,.Robert | 942 | 872 | 933 | -16 | -10 | -18 | -21 | -22 | 0.0 |
Legend: T: TD Bye; B (except when showing color): half point bye; f: forfeit win; F: forfeit loss.
Previous Victoria Fundraisers
Feb. 2011 ($231 towards the 5th Annual Grand Pacific Open)
Aug. 2010 ($283 towards the 2011 Canadian Chess Challenge)
Feb. 2010 ($300 towards the Canadian Olympiad Team)
Sept. 2009 ($352 towards BC chess championships)
Feb. 2009 ($260 towards the 2009 Canadian Youth Chess Championships)
Aug. 2008 ($245 towards the 2008 Canadian Olympiad Team)