Great Taste Coffee Shoppe Active #4 Chess Tournament

Report on Sunday May 17th 1998

Report by "Kim Tufts" nstn1286@fox.nstn.ca to chess-ns@chebucto.ns.ca on Great Taste Active #4 of 1998, that took place Sunday May 17, 1998 at the Great Taste Coffee Shoppe on Spring Garden Road in Halifax:

Photo right the fourth Great Taste Active Coffee Shoppe Co-winnerFred McKim plays Atlantic Native Champion Gary Phillips at a blitz game. Photograph by Steve Saunders.

Another successful event in downtown Halifax at The Great Taste Coffee Shoppe on Spring Garden Rd. The players from PEI swept the Open Section as Anthony Howarth and Fred McKim tied for first place. Their encounter was a lively one as both players flagged, Howarth up a couple of pawns but missed calling McKim's flag which fell about five seconds before his own! NS's lone hope Ed Urquhart did not have a good event, dropping pieces against Gary Phillips in round one and then losing against Harold Uuetoa by overpressing in a likely drawn position.

The U1500 Section was won by Gilbert Bernard who used his nearly 500 point rating difference from Active to Standard to good advantage! :) Ken Cashin tried to win against David Poirier in the final round but drew with a wild position at the end.

Many thanks again to Jerry MacKinlay for the site.

Here is the crosstable for the event held yesterday:

Open Section
Player			CFC#	Rating	Prov	rd1	rd2	rd3	rd4	Total
1.Anthony Howarth	112692	2175	NB	+6	=3	+2	+9	3.5	1-2
2.Justin Gulati		110208	2085	PEI	+7	+5	-1	-3	2
3.Fred McKim		100145	2002	PEI	+8	=1	+11	+2	3.5	1-2
4.Ed Urquhart		104815	1802	NS	-9	+8	-7	+10	2
5.Andrew McMillan	120120	1717	PEI	+10	-2	-9	+8	2
6.Kim Tufts		101735	1602	NS	-1	-0	-0	-0	0
7.Harold Uuetoa		101504	1595	NS	-2	+10	+4	-11	2
8.Reg McLeod		122726	1577	NS	-3	-4	+10	-5	1
9.Gary Phillips		104589	1554	NS	+4	-11	+5	-1	2
10.George Beals	105503	1552	NS	-5	-7	-8	-4	0
11.John Klapstein	108446	1460	NS	=0	+9	-3	+7	2.5

U1500 Section
Player			CFC#	Rating	Prov	rd1	rd2	rd3	rd4	Total
1.Jerry MacKinlay	122492	1495*	NS	=6	+2	-4	-7	1.5
2.Ross Young		104416	1490	NS	-7	-1	+10	+9	2
3.Ken Cashin		103179	1465	NS	+8	+7	=5	=4	3
4.David Poirier		106289	1367	NS	+9	-5	+1	=3	2.5
5.Gilbert Bernard	108248	1302	NS	+10	+4	=3	+6	3.5	1st
6.Joseph Shea		109017	1286	NS	=1	=8	+9	-5	2
7.Phil Boyle		110332	1265	NS	+2	-3	+8	+1	3
8.Brian McGrath		120927	1058	NS	-3	=6	-7	+10	1.5
9.Agnie.Mieszkowski	new	unr	NS	-4	+10	-6	-2	1
10.Danny Newton		122494	798	NS	-5	-9	-2	-8	0

 

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