Pawn Promenade Classical
St. John's, NL. MUN Engineering (SJ Carew Building) Cafeteria
240 Prince Philip Drive
Organizer: Steve Martin
Pawn Promenade weekend classical concluded a few hours ago, and the winner was Ryan Pickard!
Ryan finished in clear first and undefeated with 4.5/5. Great job!
Ryan has been playing super well and showed persistence in some long struggles.
2nd place was Steve with 4/5
Top Junior was Raj Sancheti who was also clear third place with 3.5/5
Top U-1600 prize went to Rensel Matthew Bacuyag with 2.5/5.
Despite not winning a prize, Maya Kemaoglu had a great performance also with 3/5, tying for 4th and drawing two players above 1800.
I will send etransfers to the prize winners. Congratulations!
Welcome to both Johannes Ruhland and Kiril Pliuiko who both played their first CFC tournaments.
It seems like there were more draws than usual in this tournament, except for the first round which funnily had no draws at all.
Thanks to everyone for playing and for making it a fun weekend of chess.
| # | Player | Score | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | r5 | Old | Perf | New |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickard, Ryan | 4.5 | +16 | +9 | +15 | =2 | +7 | 1896 | 2172 | 2022 |
| 2 | Martin, Steve | 4 | +12 | +8 | =3 | =1 | +5 | 1920 | 2113 | 1979 |
| 3 | Sancheti, Raj | 3.5 | +21 | +7 | =2 | =5 | =6 | 1844 | 1909 | 1888 |
| 4 | White, Chris | 3 | +18 | =0 | +11 | =0 | -0 | 1780 | 2030 | 1800 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Bao (Moon) | 3 | +13 | =11 | +8 | =3 | -2 | 1934 | 1929 | 1934 |
| 6 | Kemaoglu, Guzel Maya | 3 | -7 | +21 | =9 | +11 | =3 | 1601 | 1834 | 1691 |
| 7 | Leonard, Anthony | 3 | +6 | -3 | +14 | +15 | -1 | 2101 | 1834 | 2058 |
| 8 | Simha, Vimal | 3 | +10 | -2 | -5 | +16 | +17 | 2117 | 1831 | 2074 |
| 9 | Stuart, Luke | 3 | +14 | -1 | =6 | =10 | +13 | 1996 | 1748 | 1872 |
| 10 | Kemaoglu, Toprak Deniz | 2.5 | -8 | +16 | =0 | =9 | =12 | 1675 | 1778 | 1687 |
| 11 | Ruhland, Johannes | 2.5 | +17 | =5 | -4 | -6 | +15 | 0 | 1763 | 1763 |
| 12 | Bacuyag, Rensel Matthew | 2.5 | -2 | =17 | +18 | =0 | =10 | 1574 | 1693 | 1592 |
| 13 | Sharma, Tanav | 2 | -5 | =18 | =17 | +14 | -9 | 1580 | 1671 | 1603 |
| 14 | O'Rielly, Keith | 2 | -9 | +20 | -7 | -13 | +18 | 1587 | 1628 | 1608 |
| 15 | Kemaoglu, Muharrem | 2 | +20 | +19 | -1 | -7 | -11 | 1820 | 1609 | 1786 |
| 16 | Hawkin, John | 2 | -1 | -10 | +19 | -8 | +20 | 1549 | 1594 | 1549 |
| 17 | Pittman, Luke | 2 | -11 | =12 | =13 | +20 | -8 | 1701 | 1593 | 1679 |
| 18 | Williams, Owen | 1.5 | -4 | =13 | -12 | +19 | -14 | 1537 | 1415 | 1496 |
| 19 | Kilfoy, Derrick | 1.5 | =0 | -15 | -16 | -18 | +0 | 1356 | 1222 | 1336 |
| 20 | Wong, Danny | 1 | -15 | -14 | +21 | -17 | -16 | 1327 | 1329 | 1320 |
| 21 | Pliuiko, Kiril | 0 | -3 | -6 | -20 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 1191 | 1191 |
Date: November 28-30, 2025 (Friday to Sunday)
Time Control: 75 minutes + 30 second increments per player per game
Entry Fee: $20. e-transfer to stevemartinish@gmail.com in advance or onsite, or pay cash onsite.
Venue: Engineering Cafeteria (main floor - Floor 2), SJ Carew Building, MUN.
CFC Membership is required in addition to Entry fee. Join or renew via link below: https://www.chess.ca/en/players/membership-join/
In lieu of membership, you can pay a single tournament fee of $20 for adults or $10 for juniors.
Schedule:
Check-in: Friday, November 28 @ 6:00 PM
Round 1: Friday, November 28 @ 6:30 PM
Round 2: Saturday, November 29 @ 10:00 AM
Round 3: Saturday, November 29 @ 2:00 PM
Round 4: Sunday, November 30 @ 10:00 AM
Round 5: Sunday, November 30 @ 2:00 PM
Prizes:
1st: 35%
2nd: 15%
Top junior: 15%
Top under-1600 (unrated players are ineligible): 15%
NLCA and rating fees: 20%
Byes
Players may request half-point byes for rounds 1–4. Round 5 byes are zero points.
Please email stevew83@gmail.com with your bye request and I will email back to confirm.
Bye requests for an upcoming round must be requested within an hour after the conclusion of the previous round.
Pairings
Pairings for each round will be announced one hour after the completion of the previous round, to allow for bye requests.
Attendance
Please arrive on time for your games.
If you are sick or unable to attend, email stevew83@gmail.com as soon as possible.
You may be late for a round, but if you do not show up within 30 minutes of the round start time, your game will be forfeited.
Players who miss a round without notice may be withdrawn from the tournament.
Phone Policy: Phones are to be placed face down next to your clock and powered off.
Any phone that rings, vibrates, or is found on a player’s person during a game will result in one warning being issued, and the next time will result in forfeiture of that game.
Spectators should not use phones in the playing hall. If they need to, they should step outside.
General rules and etiquette: No talking, or making loud noises, or otherwise distracting your opponent or other players. Standard CFC rules apply according to the CFC Handbook. Currently the CFC site has some errors in links they are using. It should link to FIDE Laws of Chess.
At the tournament site, I will make some announcements for players who may be new to over the board chess, such as touch move rules, using the same hand to move pieces and press clock and so on.
If you have any questions, please email stevew8@gmail.com
I hope you enjoy the tournament!