Toronto Closed 2013 Final Standings-Michael Song Champion

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Michael Song is the new Toronto Champion.

Michael Song(front left) with his father at the WYCC 2011

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	Name	CFC	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Song,Michael	2354	*	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	5.5/7
2	Sapozhnikov,Roman	2411	1	*	½	0	½	1	1	1	5.0/7
3	Plotkin,Victor	2214	½	½	*	1	0	1	1	1	5.0/7
4	Humphreys,Michael	2150	0	1	0	*	½	1	1	1	4.5/7
5	Barron,Michael	2179	0	½	1	½	*	½	0	1	3.5/7
6	Birarov,Vladimir	2166	0	0	0	0	½	*	1	1	2.5/7
7	Yee,Lorne	2259	0	0	0	0	1	0	*	1	2.0/7
8	Tonakanian,Stephan	1939	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	*	0.0/7

Toronto Closed 2013 Rd5 Standings

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Michael Song leads with 4/5.

Michael Song

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	Name	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1	Song,Michael		*		½		1	1	1	1	4.5/5
2	Sapozhnikov,Roman	2411		*		½	1	0	1	1	3.5/5
3	Plotkin,Victor	2214	½		*	0		1	1	1	3.5/5
4	Barron,Michael	2179		½	1	*	½	½			2.5/4
5	Birarov,Vladimir	2166	0	0		½	*		1	1	2.5/5
6	Humphreys,Michael	2150	0	1	0	½		*			1.5/4
7	Tonakanian,Stephan	1939	0	0	0		0		*		0.0/4
8	Yee,Lorne		0	0	0		0			*	0.0/4

Toronto Closed 2013 Rd1

Rd1-Results

Barron,Michael 

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Here is a nice win by Michael Barron who plucked off a pawn early in the game and converted with some interesting play.

Barron,Michael (2179) - Plotkin,Victor (2214)
Petroff 5.c4[C42]
Toronto Closed 2013 Annex Chess Club, Toronto (1), 15.04.2013

Position 1
White is up a clear pawn. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

20...Rc7

Toronto Closed 2013 Rd1-Birarov

Rd1(Complete results and photos)
The first round featured no draws. Here is a positional demolition by Birarov with the Catalan.

Birarov,Vladimir

Birarov,Vladimir (2166) - Tonakanian,Stephan (1939)

Catalan Closed[E09]

Toronto Closed 2013 Annex Chess Club, Toronto (1), 15.04.2013

Position 1
Black is a pawn down and has been positionally routed. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

22...Ba6

Toronto Closed 2013 Rd1 Standings

Rd1(Complete results and photos)

FM Michael Humphreys

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	Name	CFC	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Tot
1	Vladimir Birarov	2242	2166	×							1	1
2	FM Roman Sapozhnikov	2411	2535		×					0		0
3	FM Michael Barron	2265	2179			×			1			1
4	Lorne Yee	2259	2191				×	0				0
5	Michael Song	2354	2189				1	×				1
6	FM Victor Plotkin	2390	2214			0			×			0
7	FM Michael Humphreys	2286	2150		1					×		1
8	Stephan Tonakanian	2136	1939	0							×	0

Here is FM Michael Humphreys's rd 1 win.

Sapozhnikov,Roman (2411) - Humphreys,Michael (2150)
French Tarrasch 3..Nf6[C05]
Toronto Closed 2013 Annex Chess Club, Toronto (1), 15.04.2013