Monday, September 24, 2012

Jim Cairns Round 2 Results

Here are the results for Round 2:

Sept 24, 2012 – Round 2 Results

White
Results
Black
Dave Gordon (1718)
½ - ½
Peter Sibbald (2055)
Azroy Kandan (1897)
1 – 0
Harry Jordan (1606)
John Lukezich (1531)
0 – 1
Jay Serdula (1830)
David Chan (1362)
1 – 0
Roman Polywkan (1367)
Stephen Laughren (1055)
½ - ½
Chris Hargreaves (1361)
Alex Chan (1274)
1 – 0
Kevin MacDonald (P1200)
Steve Hughes (P1200)
1 – 0
David Greenland (P1223)
Sean George (P1200)
0 – 1
Arman Azroy (1193)
1-pt BYE: Zoe Spronk
0.5-pt BYE: Lorenz Paulsen

Round 3 pairings will be posted towards the middle of the week. Thanks!

Monday, September 17, 2012

Jim Cairns Round 1 Results

Hello all,

The 2012 Jim Cairns Memorial Swiss is under way, with 16 players playing their first round today. Here are the results:

White
Rd. 1 Results
Black
Peter Sibbald (2055)
1 - 0
Alex Chan (1274)
David Greenland (P1223)
0 - 1
Azroy Kandan (1897)
Jay Serdula (1830)
1 - 0
Sean George (P1200)
Kevin MacDonald (P1200)
0 - 1
Dave Gordon (1718)
Harry Jordan (1606)
1 - 0
Steve Hughes (P1200)
Arman Azroy (1193)
0 - 1
John Lukezich (1531)
Roman Polywkan (1367)
½ - ½
Stephen Laughren (1055)
Zoe Spronk (P1000)
0 - 1
David Chan (1362)

Chris Hargreaves (1361) - 1/2 point BYE

Please let me know if there are any misspellings in your name. Also, if you didn't attend this week, but would like to join the tournament, please let me know by Wednesday (Sept 19, 2012), and we can pair you into the next round. We'll give you a zero-point BYE for the first round.

If you can't make it next week, please let me know before we start pairing, so that we can give you a 1/2 point BYE. If we pair you, and you miss the game, you get zero points for the round. If all goes well, we'll post the Round 2 pairings by Friday.

See you next Monday!

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Welcome to the 2012/2013 Season

For those who came out last Monday, thanks for coming. And a warm welcome to the new faces we saw there. Just a few quick updates:

Schedule of Events:
I have updated the schedule with the upcoming tournaments/events. Dates are tentative, especially the ones after the winter break. You can view the schedule here:

Membership Fees:
A reminder to those who have not paid their membership fees: Senior membership is $70 per year (or $35 per session), plus $8 for CXR Chess Membership (which is what we use to track ratings). Checks can be made payable to "KINGSTON CHESS CLUB".

Tournament Registration:
The first round of the Jim Cairns Memorial Swiss starts this coming Monday on 17 September. If you're interested in joining, please send me an email at gokun2@gmail.com.

Comments and Suggestions:
We welcome thoughts and comments from all our members. Please share them with us. We have a few open nights where we can perhaps organize other types of events, like maybe a rapid tournament, or a team-based tournament. And we're also thinking about a tournament with a cash prize!

See you guys on Monday!


Friday, September 7, 2012

Kingston Junior Chess Club 2012/2013


Welcome to the Kingston Junior Chess Club.
We play chess each Monday night from 6 – 7pm at the Princess St. United Church.
This Church is located at the corner of Princess at Albert St. Please use the Back Ramp.
The membership fee will be $60.00 for the season.
The season runs from Sept 10, 2012 to April 29, 2013
Good Game to you all and have a good season.


Tournament Dates (Juniors)

Sept 10 - Welcome back all players… Open night…
Sept 17 - This night will start the first tournament game.

This is our Fall Classic 5 Round Swiss Style Tournament. Round 1
The winner receives a trophy, 2nd and 3rd receive medals.
The person that wins will also get their name on the large trophy.

Sept 24 - Round 2
Oct 1 - Tournament continues. Round 3
Oct 8No chess Thanksgiving Monday
Oct 15 - Round 4
Oct 22 - Round 5
Oct 29 - Tonight starts our Crazy Mixed-Up 5 Round Swiss Style Tournament.

We will also be handing out trophies and medals from the last tournament
Round 1 - The winner receives a trophy, 2nd and 3rd receive medals.
The person that wins will also get their name on the large trophy.

Nov 5 - Round 2
Nov 12 - Ted Hsu (our member of parliament) may be coming out to host the juniors to a game???
Nov 19 - Round 3
Nov 26 - Round 4
Dec 3 - Round 5
Dec 10Holiday Season Party… Once again this year we will be having a POT LUCK meal.

Please let Harry know what you’ll be able to bring as far as food and drinks go.
Trophy for the Crazy Mixed Up winner.

Open night for junior players.

Dec 17 - Open night
Dec 24 – 31 closed NO CHESS for either of these Monday nights. Happy Holidays
Jan 7, 2013 - Welcome Back. Open Chess tonight.
Jan 14Spring Classic 5 Round Swiss Style Tournament.

Round 1
This is played within your ratings group. Last year we played one group under 1000 rating points and one group rated over 1000 points. Players who wish to play in the over 1000 point that have a rating that is below 1000 points are welcome to do so. The player who wins their group will receive a trophy… 2nd and 3rd place will receive a medal. The person that wins the over 1000 will also get their name on the large trophy.

Jan 21 - Round 2
Jan 28 - Round 3
Feb 4 - Round 4
Feb 11 - Round 5
Feb 18 - No chess Family Day
Feb 25 - Tonight starts the Team Chess Tournament. Round 1

This will be a 5 Round Swiss Style Tournament, but played with your team mates.
The winning Team will each receive a trophy and get their names on the large trophy.

Mar 4 - Round 2
Mar 11 - No Chess… March Break
Mar 18 - Round 3
Mar 25 - Round 4
Apr 1 - Easter Monday No Chess
Apr 8 - Round 5

In view of the fact that the 2013 Ontario Chess Challenge is scheduled for April 21st. in Toronto. The Eastern Ontario Chess Challenge will be held on Sunday April 14th.

Apr 15 - Open Night… We will also be handing out trophies from the last tournament.
Apr 22 - Open Night
Apr 29 - End of Year Pizza Party…


Parents are asked to sit on the perimeter of the room during tournament play.
If the players have an issue I would ask them to put up their hand so we can deal with the issue right away. If you wait until the end of the game it will be too late to deal with and the game may not count for either player.
If I have to ask your child to behave they maybe asked not to come back for the rest of that tournament…
Important notice:
The junior players will need to be picked up no later then 7:10 pm.
If you can’t pick your child up by this time please let myself, Harry, know that you may be late.
The senior club will start at 7:15pm.
If your child would like to play in the senior club they may join.


For more info, click here: Basic Tournament Info.