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IM Nikolay Noritsyn wins Ontario Open 2022

The Ontario Open Chess Tournament took place from May 21 through May 23, at the beautiful West Toronto Masonic Temple.

The event featured 4 tournaments: U2200, U1800, U1400 and the main tournament Ontario Crown Open 2022. The events gathered more than 170 players who fought for the total prize fund of 8.500$. All information about the events can be found here

After six played rounds IM Nikolay Noritsyn triumphed in the Crown section scoring 5/6 points. Noritsyn emerged as the sole Winner of the event having half-point more than the runner-ups: IM Mark Plotkin, IM Ameet Ghasi and CM Koosha Jaferian who tied for second place with score of 4.5 points. (final rankings of all sections can be seen below)

IM Noritsyn Nikolay, the Winner of Ontario Crown Open 2022

Beautiful West Toronto Masonic Temple venue

Final rankings – Ontario Chess Open 2022 – Crown section:


Rk. SNo   Name FED Rtg Pts
1 3 IM Noritsyn Nikolay  CAN 2566 5
2 4 IM Plotkin Mark  CAN 2528 4.5
  5 IM Ghasi Ameet K  ENG 2515 4.5
  12 CM Jaferian Koosha  IRI 2333 4.5
5 7 IM Thavandiran Shiyam  CAN 2474 4
  8 IM Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta  CAN 2468 4
  9 FM Talukdar Rohan  CAN 2454 4
  15 WGM Ouellet Maili-Jade  CAN 2300 4
9 1 GM Preotu Razvan  CAN 2629 3.5
  10 FM Plotkin Victor  CAN 2392 3.5
  11 FM Teodoro IV Eduardo D.  CAN 2334 3.5
  14 NM Derraugh Geordie  CAN 2330 3.5
  19 WIM Li Yunshan  CHN 2262 3.5
14 2 GM Sambuev Bator  CAN 2568 3
  6 IM Rodrigue-Lemieux Shawn  CAN 2512 3
  16 CM Li William  CAN 2275 3
  17 WGM Burtasova Anna  CAN 2274 3
  20 WIM Demchenko Svitlana  CAN 2244 3
  21 IM Barron Michael  CAN 2234 3
  25   Huang Youhe  CAN 2184 3
  31   Gao Raymond  CAN 2058 3
22 24   Malakhovets Sergey  CAN 2198 2.5
  29   Pramanik Projjwal  IND 2071 2.5
  30   Gavrilin Roman  RUS 2066 2.5
  32   Siegel Adam  CAN 1858 2.5
26 22 NM Han Johnathan  CAN 2234 2
  26   Lin Leo  CAN 2160 2
  27 NM Filipovich David  CAN 2150 2
29 13 FM Humphreys Michael  CAN 2331 1.5
  23 NM Abrahams Daniel  CAN 2226 1.5
31 28 WIM Kasturi M  IND 2106 1
32 18 NM Malek Omid  CAN 2266 0.5

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Matthew Shih and Victor Zheng tied for the top of U2200 category with 5/6 points, each.
Final rankings – Ontario Chess Open – U2200 section:


Rk. SNo   Name FED Rtg Pts
1 12   Shih Matthew  USA 1985 5
  20   Zheng Victor  CAN 1918 5
3 15   Mendes Aaron Reeve  CAN 1959 4.5
  16   Ganea Mihai  CAN 1954 4.5
5 1   Adriaanse Adam  CAN 2194 4
  2   Dai Wenzhi  CHN 2177 4
  4   Bui Alan  CAN 2117 4
  6   Xu Eddie  CAN 2091 4
  26   Kim Noah  CAN 1884 4
10 3   Ishow Younan  SYR 2146 3.5
  13 WFM He Emma  CAN 1981 3.5
  14   Malmsten Erik  CAN 1975 3.5
  17   Yuen Noah Nathaniel  CAN 1948 3.5
  27   Oancea Nicolae  ROU 1830 3.5
  31   Mahtani Nitin  BAR 1773 3.5
  32   Lu Tony  CAN 1765 3.5
17 7 NM Southam David  CAN 2087 3
  18   Faraji Jafar  CAN 1941 3
  22   Chen Richard  CAN 1910 3
  33   Lefort Victor  CAN 1755 3
  36   Lu Eddie  CAN 1646 3
22 5   Loadman Ian  CAN 2091 2.5
  8   Nazareno Merlin  CAN 2083 2.5
  19   Lim Levi  CAN 1934 2.5
  28   Wu Benjamin  CAN 1828 2.5
  34   Orlovskii Konstantin  RUS 1734 2.5
27 9   Douglas Richard  CAN 2054 2
  10   Pimentel Sheldon  CAN 2026 2
  21   Cater Brendan  CAN 1916 2
  23   Laughlin Braden  CAN 1908 2
  24   Flores Marc  CAN 1894 2
  35   Li Ande  CHN 1675 2
33 11   Mohan Abhinandan  CAN 1985 1.5
34 25   Courson Wade  CAN 1886 1
  30   Rajsic Branislav  CAN 1784 1
  37   Sneeggen Espen  NOR 1646 1
37 29   Jeyakumar Bhavatharshan  CAN 1827 0.5

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Steven Guo, Leonardo Correa Braga Camara de Almeida, and Devid Nicholson shared the top of the U1800 section, each scoring 5/6 points.
Final rankings – Ontario Chess Open – U1800 section:


Rk. SNo   Name FED Rtg Pts
1 6   Guo Steven  CAN 1626 5
  14   Correa Braga Camara de Almeida N Leonardo  CAN 1494 5
  19   Nicholson Devin  CAN 1376 5
4 15   Gaisinsky Jacob  CAN 1458 4.5
  23   Katrib Jordan  CAN 1196 4.5
6 5   Yao Henry  CAN 1662 4
  13   Mccutcheon Julian  CAN 1502 4
  20   Tseng Elliot  CAN 1376 4
9 3   Moon Ethan  CAN 1739 3.5
  8   Saltat Michael  CAN 1620 3.5
  17   Gutierrez Matias  CAN 1406 3.5
  22   Rozin Mark  CAN 1224 3.5
  29   Caughey Matt  CAN 0 3.5
14 9   Belcadi Salim  CAN 1592 3
  11   Xie Irene  CAN 1555 3
  24   Basi Karandeep  CAN 1177 3
  25   Shetty Akash  CAN 1164 3
  32   Granger Alec  CAN 0 3
19 2   Bolik-Coulon Nicolas  CAN 1755 2.5
  7   Helwig Frank  CAN 1626 2.5
  10   Chepelev Ivan  CAN 1561 2.5
  12   Perkins Simon  CAN 1552 2.5
  16   Greenblat Leeor  CAN 1416 2.5
  28   Bui Minh  CAN 0 2.5
  33   Little Brian  CAN 0 2.5
26 4 AIM Adulfo Vincent Angel  CAN 1717 2
  30   Dennahower Michael  CAN 0 2
28 18   Morin Sato  CAN 1402 1.5
29 21   Mourgelas James  CAN 1293 1
  26   Tkachenko Kristine  CAN 565 1
  34   Patel Aadi  CAN 0 1
  35   Supol George  CAN 1525 1
33 1   Milinkovic Mate  CAN 1794 0.5
34 27   Avakian Anoush  CAN 0 0
  31   Gara Emil  CAN 0 0

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Nathan Hilker clinched the event for players rated U1400, with the perfect score of 6/6 points.
Final rankings – Ontario Chess Open – U1400 section:


Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg TB1
1 13 Hilker Nathan  CAN 1143 6
2 7 Charles Christopher  CAN 1260 5
  14 Tsenter Ester  CAN 1143 5
4 3 Allahverdi Umid  AZE 1340 4.5
  5 Su Jayden Chenxuan  CAN 1289 4.5
  16 Cawse James  CAN 1088 4.5
  20 Mickelson Jonah  CAN 1022 4.5
  31 Kuzin Stephen  CAN 837 4.5
  56 Liu Sean  CAN 0 4.5
  65 Varol Cansin  CAN 0 4.5
11 18 Pan Nicholas  CAN 1072 4
  19 Gerber Jerry  CAN 1070 4
  22 Wang Mengxuan  CAN 966 4
  26 Lukinykh Slava  CAN 915 4
  40 Al Qadi Sad  CAN 0 4
  45 Chen Aaron  CAN 0 4
  66 Voleti Sreekar  CAN 0 4
18 4 Bulatovic Marko  CAN 1332 3.5
  9 Huang Eric  CAN 1199 3.5
  10 Yang Lucy  CAN 1176 3.5
  11 Shepherd Zachary  CAN 1161 3.5
  12 Lesperance Charles  CAN 1145 3.5
  15 Lim Justin  CAN 1141 3.5
  37 Semianiuk Catherine  CAN 726 3.5
  41 Al Rashdi Loay  CAN 0 3.5
  55 Liu Oscar  CAN 0 3.5
  63 Shah Mustafa  CAN 0 3.5
28 1 Kang Richard  CAN 1364 3
  6 Wen Justin  CAN 1278 3
  24 Zhan Jayden Zihan  CAN 923 3
  28 Li Yuming (Jerry)  CAN 914 3
  30 Trudeau Charlie  CAN 882 3
  34 Shen Yining  CAN 770 3
  46 Chen Timmy  CAN 0 3
  47 Fakoorziba Payam  CAN 0 3
  51 Gomes Gaspar Yago  CAN 0 3
  61 Ragalie Michael  CAN 0 3
38 17 Hambardzumyan Narek  CAN 1074 2.5
  21 Gay Heidi  CAN 1018 2.5
  25 Takeuchi Nobuko  CAN 920 2.5
  36 Fiorucci Mario  CAN 756 2.5
  38 Fiorucci Marcus  CAN 694 2.5
  50 Goel Dev  CAN 0 2.5
  52 Green Mike  CAN 0 2.5
  57 Mcgowan Joseph  CAN 0 2.5
  60 Prickett-Morgan Henry  CAN 0 2.5
  67 Gara Emil  CAN 0 2.5
48 8 Bala Mehar  CAN 1213 2
  23 Guo Laura  CAN 947 2
  27 Wang William Kaiyuan  CAN 915 2
  29 Hu Ethan  CAN 913 2
  32 Sekaran Adithya  CAN 805 2
  33 Banerjee Evan  CAN 790 2
  35 Li Sophia Jiawei  CAN 764 2
  39 Lesperance Milan  CAN 609 2
  48 Fihrer Gidon  CAN 0 2
57 54 Le Nguyen Jennifer  CAN 0 1.5
58 42 Al Thubian Andre  CAN 0 1
  43 Azbel Adam  CAN 0 1
  49 Fortner Emily  CAN 0 1
  53 Ishow Youssef  CAN 0 1
  58 Mclean Robert  CAN 0 1
  64 Tian Raymond  CAN 0 1
64 2 Parakin Don  CAN 1344 0
  44 Bruce Ian  CAN 0 0
  59 Penthor Stacey  CAN 0 0
  62 Rasul Samaira  CAN 0 0