2019 Jack Taylor Memorial – a Tournament to Remember
(still to come soon: pgn file)
It seemed so predictable, another record turnout of close to 80 players, another easy sweep for IM Ray Kaufman and another smoothly run Victoria chess event.
In fact, high winds and the resultant BC Ferry sailing cancellations limited the turnout to 62 entries compared to 71 last year. Ray Kaufman was trapped in Vancouver along with a large number of other players and forced to take a half-point bye in round one. That, combined with a sensational performance by local player Reza Sardari limited Ray to a tie for first place, despite a 4-0 sweep of games played.
The organizing team stood up well to the challenge of accommodating late arrivals, withdrawals and no-shows. Phone calls, text messages and e-mails were coming in a constant stream during the hours and minutes before round one with updates to players’ travel plans and BC Ferry schedules. Yet every player present, including late-comers was given a game in round one with those present starting on time.
Reza Sardari, a local pharmacy manager, still only in his second year of competitive chess in Canada, accomplished a major break-through in his chess performance including an impressive win over NM Roger Patterson and a brilliantly conceived opposite coloured bishop draw against heavily favoured NM Patrick Huang. Avoiding Kaufman in the pairings and being on the receiving end of a help mate against Rowan James in the last round didn't hurt either.
Kaufman and Sardari shared first place and received $375 each in prize money.
Third place in the Premier Section was shared by Patrick Huang, Brian Yang and Hernan Ledezma Panades, a player from Chile who is spending a year in Victoria for professional development.
In the U1600 Section, Victoria player Raemur Bedward and Surrey player Jeffrey Street tied for first with 4.5 out of 5. Both are players who took up competitive chess recently as adults and who seem to be making good progress. They received $200 each in prizes.
The family of former BC Champion Jack Taylor supported the tournament with a generous contribution to the prize fund.
The event was held in the Topaz Room of the Victoria Comfort Inn and Suites, a pleasant and convenient location. TD was Nigel Hanrahan, chief organizer was Roger Patterson.
We, the organizers, would like to recognize the perseverance of the players from the mainland who waited out the ferry delays to get to this very enjoyable tournament.
Round 5 Premier Section. Ray Kaufman (right) presses home a kingside attack against Patrick Huang and takes revenge for his loss last year against Patrick.
In the background, Rowan James working on his position against Reza Sadari. That game had an unexpected conclusion when James, up a piece, inadvertently manoeuvred himself into a mate. Photo by Paul Leblanc
Round 5 U1600 Section. Raemur Bedward (right) v Steven Arai. Bedward took no chances by securing a draw to ensure at least a tie for 1st U1600. Jeffrey Street (left on the adjacent board), managed to catch up to Bedward with a win against Tyler Cruz. Photo by Paul Leblanc
Sponsors:
The family of Jack Taylor Many Thanks!
Report: Paul Leblanc
Organizer: Victoria Chess (Roger Patterson)
TD: Nigel Hanrahan NA
Final Standings: Prize Fund $2000 guaranteed.
Standings. 2019 Jack Taylor Memorial: Premier
# |
Name |
ID |
Rtng |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Tot |
Place
|
Prize
|
1 |
Reza Sardari |
|
1799 |
W25 |
W9 |
W12 |
D3 |
W6 |
4.5 |
1st-2nd
|
$375
|
2 |
IM Raymond Kaufman |
|
2370 |
H--- |
W18 |
W22 |
W7 |
W3 |
4.5 |
1st-2nd
|
$375
|
3 |
Patrick Huang |
|
2256 |
W17 |
W4 |
W6 |
D1 |
L2 |
3.5 |
3rd/U2000
|
$135
|
4 |
Hernan Ledezma Panades |
FIDE |
1876 |
W29 |
L3 |
W24 |
D10 |
W13 |
3.5 |
3rd/U2000 |
$135
|
5 |
Brian Yang |
|
1949 |
H--- |
D13 |
D17 |
W22 |
W16 |
3.5 |
3rd/U2000 |
$135
|
6 |
Rowan James |
|
1957 |
W21 |
W11 |
L3 |
W16 |
L1 |
3.0 |
|
|
7 |
Callum Lehingrat |
|
2002 |
H--- |
D23 |
W8 |
L2 |
W19 |
3.0 |
|
|
8 |
Ashton Taylor |
|
1806 |
L9 |
W21 |
L7 |
W18 |
W17 |
3.0 |
|
|
9 |
NM Roger Patterson |
|
2150 |
W8 |
L1 |
D11 |
W23 |
U--- |
2.5 |
|
|
10 |
Nathan Ping-Ying Wu |
|
1831 |
H--- |
W27 |
D15 |
D4 |
U--- |
2.5 |
|
|
11 |
Ross Richardson |
|
1739 |
W14 |
L6 |
D9 |
D17 |
D12 |
2.5 |
U1800 1st-2nd
|
$100
|
12 |
Ethan Su |
|
1895 |
H--- |
W20 |
L1 |
D19 |
D11 |
2.5 |
|
|
13 |
Tristan Taylor |
|
1903 |
H--- |
D5 |
D23 |
W20 |
L4 |
2.5 |
|
|
14 |
Quinton Burrows |
|
1574 |
L11 |
W29 |
L16 |
H--- |
W22 |
2.5 |
U1800 1st-2nd
|
$100
|
15 |
Adrien Allorant |
|
2026 |
W26 |
D22 |
D10 |
U--- |
U--- |
2.0 |
|
|
16 |
Ronald Sauve |
|
1819 |
D18 |
D24 |
W14 |
L6 |
L5 |
2.0 |
|
|
17 |
Paul Leblanc |
|
1679 |
L3 |
W25 |
D5 |
D11 |
L8 |
2.0 |
|
|
18 |
Ken Forman |
|
1629 |
D16 |
L2 |
W27 |
L8 |
D20 |
2.0 |
|
|
19 |
Cliff Jones |
|
1517 |
L22 |
D26 |
W29 |
D12 |
L7 |
2.0 |
|
|
20 |
Brian Sullivan |
|
1544 |
H--- |
L12 |
W26 |
L13 |
D18 |
2.0 |
|
|
21 |
Kent Cronin |
|
1640 |
L6 |
L8 |
L25 |
W29 |
W24 |
2.0 |
|
|
22 |
Bill Tate |
|
1696 |
W19 |
D15 |
L2 |
L5 |
L14 |
1.5 |
|
|
23 |
Tran Nguyen Khoi Luu |
|
1612 |
H--- |
D7 |
D13 |
L9 |
U--- |
1.5 |
|
|
24 |
Frederic Giroux |
|
unr. |
H--- |
D16 |
L4 |
D25 |
L21 |
1.5 |
|
|
25 |
Philip Boyle |
|
1598 |
L1 |
L17 |
W21 |
D24 |
U--- |
1.5 |
|
|
26 |
Amir Afshar |
|
1647 |
L15 |
D19 |
L20 |
H--- |
U--- |
1.0 |
|
|
27 |
Andrew Xu |
|
1525 |
H--- |
L10 |
L18 |
L28 |
D29 |
1.0 |
|
|
28 |
Ian Cordon |
|
1999 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
W27 |
U--- |
1.0 |
|
|
29 |
Randy Reiffer |
|
1678 |
L4 |
L14 |
L19 |
L21 |
D27 |
0.5 |
|
|
Standings. 2019 Jack Taylor Memorial: U1600
# |
Name |
ID |
Rtng |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Tot |
Place
|
Prize
|
1 |
Raemur Bedward |
|
1225 |
W32 |
W29 |
W13 |
W3 |
D4 |
4.5 |
1st-2nd
|
$200
|
2 |
Jeffrey Street |
|
1350 |
W33 |
D25 |
W26 |
W14 |
W8 |
4.5 |
1st-2nd
|
$200
|
3 |
Luke Penner |
|
1087 |
W28 |
W17 |
W7 |
L1 |
W15 |
4.0 |
U1300
|
$85
|
4 |
Steven Arai |
|
1153 |
H--- |
W23 |
W25 |
W13 |
D1 |
4.0 |
U1300 |
$85 |
5 |
Tyler Fowler |
|
1118 |
L21 |
W24 |
W17 |
W7 |
W9 |
4.0 |
U1300 |
$85 |
6 |
Matthew Ross |
|
1000 |
D8 |
W12 |
L16 |
W27 |
W14 |
3.5 |
|
|
7 |
Bernie Stanley |
|
1321 |
W24 |
W21 |
L3 |
L5 |
W20 |
3.0 |
|
|
8 |
Tyler Cruz |
|
1427 |
D6 |
D18 |
W20 |
W16 |
L2 |
3.0 |
|
|
9 |
Primo Mergal |
|
1297 |
L29 |
W30 |
W21 |
W10 |
L5 |
3.0 |
|
|
10 |
Ivan Nicolici |
|
1315 |
L20 |
W22 |
W18 |
L9 |
W21 |
3.0 |
|
|
11 |
Arya Cyrus Boroomand |
|
1011 |
H--- |
L15 |
W29 |
W19 |
D12 |
3.0 |
|
|
12 |
Martin Cook |
|
1281 |
H--- |
L6 |
W32 |
W26 |
D11 |
3.0 |
|
|
13 |
Gregg Cherrington-Kelly |
|
1451 |
W30 |
W20 |
L1 |
L4 |
D16 |
2.5 |
|
|
14 |
Jishang Jiang |
VCC |
1597 |
W31 |
H--- |
W15 |
L2 |
L6 |
2.5 |
|
|
15 |
Don Hack |
|
1014 |
D22 |
W11 |
L14 |
W25 |
L3 |
2.5 |
|
|
16 |
Jason Bell |
|
1263 |
L25 |
W31 |
W6 |
L8 |
D13 |
2.5 |
|
|
17 |
Tim Coertze |
|
1598 |
W19 |
L3 |
L5 |
D18 |
W22 |
2.5 |
|
|
18 |
Andy Zhao |
|
831 |
H--- |
D8 |
L10 |
D17 |
W25 |
2.5 |
|
|
19 |
Al Hui |
|
1011 |
L17 |
D32 |
W31 |
L11 |
W28 |
2.5 |
|
|
20 |
William Li |
|
952 |
W10 |
L13 |
L8 |
W29 |
L7 |
2.0 |
|
|
21 |
Emilian Holmgren |
|
746 |
W5 |
L7 |
L9 |
W23 |
L10 |
2.0 |
|
|
22 |
Justin Ge |
|
533 |
D15 |
L10 |
D23 |
W30 |
L17 |
2.0 |
|
|
23 |
Xinhua Luke Shu |
|
976 |
H--- |
L4 |
D22 |
L21 |
W30 |
2.0 |
|
|
24 |
Tony Sehon |
|
1000 |
L7 |
L5 |
L30 |
W31 |
W29 |
2.0 |
|
|
25 |
Emily Dyck |
|
848 |
W16 |
D2 |
L4 |
L15 |
L18 |
1.5 |
|
|
26 |
Nicholas Pei-Chang Wu |
|
943 |
H--- |
W27 |
L2 |
L12 |
U--- |
1.5 |
|
|
27 |
Zdenek Los |
|
1146 |
H--- |
L26 |
W28 |
L6 |
U--- |
1.5 |
|
|
28 |
Aaron Holmgren |
|
715 |
L3 |
H--- |
L27 |
W32 |
L19 |
1.5 |
|
|
29 |
Coen Holmgren |
|
430 |
W9 |
L1 |
L11 |
L20 |
L24 |
1.0 |
|
|
30 |
Kevin Penner |
|
1000 |
L13 |
L9 |
W24 |
L22 |
L23 |
1.0 |
|
|
31 |
Kaamran Hafeez |
|
1000 |
L14 |
L16 |
L19 |
L24 |
W32 |
1.0 |
|
|
32 |
Declan O'Sullivan |
|
827 |
L1 |
D19 |
L12 |
L28 |
L31 |
0.5 |
|
|
33 |
Andrey Kozlov |
|
925 |
L2 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
0.0 |
|
|
34 |
Garth Edgar |
|
960 |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
0.0 |
|
|
Previous Jack Taylor Memorials:
2019 Jack Taylor Memorial
2018 Jack Taylor Memorial
2017 Jack Taylor Memorial
2016 Jack Taylor Memorial
2015 Jack Taylor Memorial
2014 Jack Taylor Memorial
2013 Jack Taylor Memorial
2012 Jack Taylor Memorial
2011 Jack Taylor Memorial
2010 Jack Taylor Memorial
2009 Jack Taylor Memorial
2008 Jack Taylor Memorial
2007 Jack Taylor Memorial
2006 Jack Taylor Memorial
List of Previous Winners of the Jack Taylor Memorial (Thanks to Stephen Wright)
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