Mati Saastamoinen (2nd place), Jaak Järve- Tournament Organizer, Brandon Iannuzzi (1st place), Mike Celia (3rd place)
Even though all three players only lost one game during the tournament, in the tie-breaking process Brandon received first because his opponents’ added up scores came to 16 points, both Mati and Mike again tied with 12.5 points. Mati won second due to winning the rock-paper-scissors tie-breaking contest. Congrats to all three players who ruled the tournament.
The rest of the field results were as follows:
Jaak Järve 3 points
Mike Laanvere 3 points
Toomas Trei 3 points
Andy Kõresaar 2 points
Mai Vomm Järve 2 points
Erik Spirka 1.5 points
Mikk Mölder 1.5 points
Shawn Le Blanc ½ point
The Toronto Estonian Chess Club would also like to thank Arne Roosman for the donated handmade chess pieces carved by his father Axel Roosman in a DP camp in Germany after the second world war and the chess table built by Gösta Roosman (Axel’s son) and Axel in Sweden and brought over to Canada. Arne Roosman also awarded $100 to the first place tournament winner Brandon Iannuzzi.
Thank you to Mai Kipper from the Estonian Baptist Church who was our gracious host for our spring chess tournament and who made sure we had hot coffee fresh baked desserts throughout the tournament.
The next active tournament will be in November 2023. If you are interested in playing chess and participating in our tournaments please contact Jaak Jarve at 416-222-9445 or email jaakjarve@aol.com
Brandon Iannuzzi (1st place)
Back row: Andy Kõresaar, Mike Laanvere, Erik Spirka, Brandon Iannuzzi, Tooma Trei, Mikk Mölder, Shawn Le Blanc. Behind the table: Mati Saastamoinen, Mike Celia Front: Mai Vomm Järve