Style:
6 ROUND Swiss
System in
FOUR SECTIONS; F.I.D.E.
& C.F.C. Rated,
OPEN
with Under 2200
Under 2000
Under 1800
Under 1600 with Unrated
BRYON
NICKOLOFF, I.M. WINS
"ONTARIO OPEN"
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - Toronto, May
20-22, 2000
THE
ONTARIO OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
2000
AT THE BEST WESTERN
"PRIMROSE" HOTEL 
111 Carlton
Street, (at Jarvis Street),
Downtown Toronto
20, 21 & 22 MAY 2000
(Saturday, Sunday & Monday)
International Master Bryon
Nickoloff topped the
121-player "Ontario
Open" Chess
Championship on the Victoria Day
long weekend in Toronto.
His convincing score of 5-1
included a pivotal win in round 5
over fellow I.M. Ron
Livshits, who finished
in a 4-way tie for second
place. Mr. Nickoloff won
the $800 first prize while Mr.
Livshits shared 2nd-5th $1,000
with 3 others including Michael
Schleifer, I.M. from
Quebec, Miladin
Djerkovic of Ottawa and
local F.M. Jura Ochkoos.
The Under 2000 Class Prize of
$400 each went to Christopher
Chu of Toronto and Andrei
Moskvitch of Montreal
who both scored 4-2 final scores
in the tough Open Section.
Eight players finished in a
log-jam with 3.5-2.5 results to
share $100. The
Under 2000 Section was
shared by David Gebhardt and
Edward Morariu who
both scored 5-1 finals to win
$400. each. Andrew
McMillan and 10 year old
junior Irakli
Vadachkoriya split third
place money with 4.5 scores.
The Under 1800 Section
was carved up 4 ways when 4.5-1.5
final scores were achieved by John
R. Brown of Brampton, Steve
Laughlin, Reynaldo Enero and
Mervyn Sit Yee all
of Toronto, with all of them
winning $225 each. The
Under 1600 Section was
topped by Vasile Mustafa with
5-1 to win $200 while second was
shared by Cameron Phung and
Raymond Cope who
won $50 each. The Top Under 1400
Class was shared by Raja
Panjwani of Kingston and
Perfecto Alea of
Toronto and they won $150 apiece
for 4.5 final scores. The
Top Unrated was won by Tamara
Makharadze who won $100
for her 4.5 finish. New
ratings can be found on the CFC
website on June 6th at the
following link: http://www.chess.ca/ratings.htm

ONTARIO
OPEN CHAMPION BRYON NICKOLOFF,
I.M. VS IGOR DIVILJAN - ROUND 2
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2000
ONTARIO OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Final
Standings
Name
rtng post ID No. rd
1 rd 2 rd 3 rd
4 rd 5 rd
6 TOT
1
Nickoloff, Bryon2514 2525
103659 + 20 +
11 = 5 +
7 + 2 =
3 5.0
2 Livshits,
Ron 2494 2490
102042 + 24 +
22 = 10 +
8 - 1 +
12 4.5
3 Schleifer, Micha2433
2437 103553 +
25 + 13 =
7 = 9 +
10 = 1
4.5
4 Djerkovic, Milad2355
2359 104574
H--- = 31 + 26
+ 18 = 12 +
13 4.5
5 Ochkoos,
Jura 2355 2367
102669 + 45 +
30 = 1 =
10 = 9 +
14 4.5
6 Voloaca, Mihnea.2237
2240 120516 +
40 - 18 + 27 =
22 = 15 +
16 4.0
7 Gurevich, Artem.2231
2263 125839 +
46 + 23 =
3 - 1 +
22 = 9
4.0
8 Chu, Christopher2192
2201 110210 =
41 + 37 + 16
- 2 = 28 +
27 4.0
9 Moskvitch, Andre2185
2211 110488 =
37 + 41 + 42
= 3 = 5
= 7 4.0
10 Bluvshtein, Mark2282
2294 125709 +
43 + 17 =
2 = 5 -
3 = 19 3.5
11 Diviljan, Igor..2229
2226 109214 +
27 - 1 +
43 = 15 - 16 +
28 3.5
12 Hurley, Paul....2205
2208 112242 =
31 = 21 + 35 +
38 = 4 -
2 3.5
13 Kret, Ted.......2203
2209 105549 +
35 - 3 =
31 + 42 + 18
- 4 3.5
14 Belc, Daniela...2194
2200 121686 +
32 H--- = 18
H--- + 31 -
5 3.5
15 Long, Robert S. 2175
2162 105027 =
42 = 33 + 45 =
11 = 6 =
21 3.5
16 Bluvshtein, Ilia2126
2146 125934 +
28 = 34 -
8 + 33 + 11
- 6 3.5
17 MacDonald, Jonat2124
2115 109325 +
44 - 10 - 38 +
39 = 32 +
31 3.5
18 Taherkhani, Maji2123
2145 121237 +
29 + 6 =
14 - 4 -
13 + 32 3.5
19 Wight, Keith....2123
2121 102934
H--- - 42 = 39
+ 35 + 36 =
10 3.5
20 Brestoiu, Doina.2107
2121 FIDE
- 1 - 35 +
46 H--- + 39 +
30 3.5
21 Brice, Ron......2035
2074 102666 =
33 = 12 - 22 +
25 + 38 =
15 3.5
22 Gregorz, Ralph..2187
2186 101012 +
36 - 2 +
21 = 6 -
7 = 23 3.0
23 Thomson, Philip.2117
2103 105085 +
39 - 7
H--- - 28 + 33
= 22 3.0
24 Rashev, Nick....2107
2099 111745 -
2 - 32 - 36 +
41 + 42 +
37 3.0
25 Ng, Kit-Sun.....2104
2096 101676 -
3 - 38 + 44 -
21 + 43 +
36 3.0
26 Miller, Evgeny..2098
2097 127534 -
34 + 36 -
4 - 29 + 35 +
38 3.0
27 Mitrovic, Bojana2079
2075 103626 -
11 + 29 -
6 + 45 + 37
- 8 3.0
28 Benggawan, Amand1945
1995 120636 -
16 + 40 H--- +
23 = 8 -
11 3.0
29 Trottier, Julie.1918
1970 110232 -
18 - 27 + 40 +
26 - 30 +
41 3.0
30 Hodson, Richard.2129
2099 100239 +
38 - 5 =
33 - 31 + 29 -
20 2.5
31 Buscar, Michael.2061
2084 110977 =
12 = 4 =
13 + 30 - 14 -
17 2.5
32 Powell, Bryson..2029
2033 101151 -
14 + 24 H---
H--- = 17 -
18 2.5
33 Hare, Scott.....1967
1988 123559 =
21 = 15 = 30 -
16 - 23 +
42 2.5
34 Crisan,
Ioan 2332 2330
109456 + 26 =
16 H--- U---
U--- U--- 2.0
35 Picana, Andrew..2037
2022 125815 -
13 + 20 - 12 -
19 - 26 +
44 2.0
36 Lucki, Arnie....2016
2010 110214 -
22 - 26 + 24 +
43 - 19 -
25 2.0
37 Haziprodromu, Sa2000
1992 106156 =
9 - 8 +
41 H--- - 27 -
24 2.0
38 Dutton, Warren R1964
1972 106571 -
30 + 25 + 17 -
12 - 21 -
26 2.0
39 Luiting, Larry..1853
1886 109393 -
23 + 46 = 19 -
17 - 20 =
40 2.0
40 Miaco, Trifelino2082
1979 121781 -
6 - 28 - 29 -
44 B--- =
39 1.5
41 Shishkina, Olya.2026
1978 120564 =
8 - 9 -
37 - 24 + 44 -
29 1.5
42 Kagramanov, Dina1991
1975 106715 =
15 + 19 -
9 - 13 - 24 -
33 1.5
43 Solodar, Yevgeni2090
2038 123265 -
10 + 44 - 11 -
36 - 25
U--- 1.0
44 Nozari, Nosrat..1938
1905 122103 -
17 - 43 - 25 +
40 - 41 -
35 1.0
45 Nagy, Julius....1775
1765 106050 -
5 B--- - 15 -
27 U---
U--- 1.0
46 Wesingi, Uno....2082
2022 107417 -
7 - 39 - 20
U--- U---
U--- 0.0
2000
ONTARIO OPEN
- UNDER 2000 SECTION - Final
Standings
Name
rtng post ID No. rd
1 rd 2 rd 3 rd
4 rd 5 rd
6 TOT
1 Gebhardt, David.1920 1980
105416 + 15
+ 5 + 12 +
16 = 6 =
4 5.0
2 Morariu, Eduard.1726
1862 125678 +
18 + 20 - 16
+ 8 + 17
+ 6 5.0
3 McMillan, Andrew1903
1969 120120 +
26 = 17 =
4 + 7 =
9 + 12 4.5
4 Vadachkoriya, Ir1796
1886 126202 +
9 H--- =
3 + 5 +
12 = 1
4.5
5 Zagar, Milan....1936
1951 101317 +
10 - 1 +
25 - 4 +
14 + 9
4.0
6 Nickoloff, Steve1856
1907 108201 =
21 + 13 +
8 + 17 =
1 - 2 4.0
7 Richardson, Ross1999
1984 111115 -
12 + 14 + 18
- 3 = 10 +
17 3.5
8 DeJesus, Enrique1942
1929 109777 +
25 H--- -
6 - 2 +
15 + 18 3.5
9 Vucko, Ignac....1934
1931 106693 -
4 + 15 + 11 +
10 = 3 -
5 3.5
10 Beatty, K. Micha1810
1870 107819 -
5 + 24 + 20
- 9 = 7 +
22 3.5
11 Verma, Tony.....1984
1955 122790 +
14 - 12 -
9 + 19 = 18 =
13 3.0
12 Beaudry, Lukas..1908
1913 126054 +
7 + 11 -
1 + 21 -
4 - 3 3.0
13 Joseph, Steve...1897
1898 107581
H--- - 6
H--- + 22 H---
= 11 3.0
14 Manalo, Pepin...1886
1890 112277 -
11 - 7 +
27 + 25 -
5 + 23 3.0
15 Armstrong, Rober1744
1776 100034 -
1 - 9
B--- + 26 -
8 + 20 3.0
16 Kopinch, Miro...1956
1957 106932
H--- + 23 +
2 - 1
U--- U--- 2.5
17 Wing, Richard...1930
1885 103265 +
27 = 3 +
19 - 6 -
2 - 7 2.5
18 Dai, Jason......1916
1887 120629 -
2 + 27 -
7 + 23 = 11
- 8 2.5
19 Le, Ken.........1823
1807 111318 +
24 H--- - 17 -
11 - 22
B--- 2.5
20 Bergeron, Floria1960
1872 103293 =
22 - 2 -
10 + 27 = 23 -
15 2.0
21 Pe, Joe Mari....1942
1931 126610 =
6 + 22 H--- -
12 U---
U--- 2.0
22 Bellomo, Joe....1865
1833 109793 =
20 - 21 = 23 -
13 + 19 -
10 2.0
23 Smith, Maurice..1868
1824 101793
H--- - 16 = 22
- 18 = 20 -
14 1.5
24 Bond, Hal.......1937
1886 111830 -
19 - 10 H---
H--- H---
U--- 1.0
25 Marks, Richard..1839
1822 109180 -
8 + 26 -
5 - 14 U---
U--- 1.0
26 Eckert, Frank...1997
1914 102279 -
3 - 25 H--- -
15 U---
U--- 0.5
27 Barber, Dave....1774
1728 108147 -
17 - 18 - 14 -
20 U---
U--- 0.0
2000
ONTARIO OPEN
- UNDER 1800 SECTION
- Final
Standings
Name
rtng post ID No. rd
1 rd 2 rd 3 rd
4 rd 5 rd
6 TOT
1 Enero, Reynaldo.1792 1837
126313 + 11
+ 5 + 4
- 7 = 3
+ 6 4.5
2 Brown, John R...1781
1829 102882 +
12 + 16 H---
H--- + 7
= 4 4.5
3 Sit Yee, Mervyn.1775
1808 103744 =
14 + 20 H--- +
17 = 1 +
7 4.5
4 Laughlin, Steve.1755
1804 108998 +
10 + 17 -
1 + 16 +
5 = 2 4.5
5 Allum, J.A.E. ..1750
1780 108984 +
15 - 1 +
14 + 11 -
4 + 12 4.0
6 Rodin, Yuriy....1778
1771 124806 =
18 + 9 -
7 + 8 +
14 - 1
3.5
7 Roncal, Justin..1760
1776 121661 +
13 H--- +
6 + 1 -
2 - 3 3.5
8 Venning, Ron....1667
1681 102372
H--- + 21 H---
- 6 H--- +
11 3.5
9 Leung, Victor...1647
1650 120122
H--- - 6 -
21 + 19 + 18 +
14 3.5
10 Benggawan, Alexa1565
1604 120637 -
4 - 11 H--- +
22 + 15 +
18 3.5
11 Atayde, Merlin..1696
1686 102698 -
1 + 10 + 19
- 5 + 16
- 8 3.0
12 Stein, Jacob....1691
1682 108627 -
2 + 22 - 16 +
13 + 17 -
5 3.0
13 Termeer, Ted....1600
1614 106474 -
7 + 15 - 17 -
12 + 19 +
20 3.0
14 Salomaa, Markku.1616
1635 108545 =
3 + 18 -
5 + 15 -
6 - 9 2.5
15 Turner, Keith...1792
1683 120957 -
5 - 13 + 22 -
14 - 10
B--- 2.0
16 Douglas, Mike...1749
1711 106524 +
19 - 2 +
12 - 4 -
11 U--- 2.0
17 Emnace, Segundin1713
1675 123171 +
22 - 4 +
13 - 3 -
12 U--- 2.0
18 Rutnam, Johann..1689
1633 122938 =
6 - 14 H--- +
20 - 9 -
10 2.0
19 Sviridovitch, Al1411
1393 126093 -
16 B--- - 11
- 9 - 13 +
22 2.0
20 Ferencz, Joseph.1493
1464 110743
H--- - 3
H--- - 18 H---
- 13 1.5
21 Tam, Timothy....1384
1409 121114
H--- - 8
+ 9 U---
U--- U--- 1.5
22 McGilly, Craig..1246
1223 125585 -
17 - 12 - 15 -
10 B--- -
19 1.0
2000
ONTARIO OPEN
- UNDER 1600 & UNRATED
- Final
Standings
Name
rtng post ID No. rd
1 rd 2 rd 3 rd
4 rd 5 rd
6 TOT
1 Mustafa, Vasile.1537
1581 125537 +
17 + 2 +
19 = 5 +
6 = 3 5.0
2 Panjwani, Raja..1382
1491 121202 +
20 - 1 +
25 + 19 =
4 + 7 4.5
3 Alea, Perfecto..1378
1487 127130 +
9 = 10 +
7 = 6 +
5 = 1 4.5
4 Makharadze, Tamaunr.
1722
NEW
- 6 + 13 +
21 + 11 =
2 + 8 4.5
5 Cope, Raymond R.1568
1579 107987 +
26 + 15 =
6 = 1 -
3 + 11 4.0
6 Phung, Cameron..1510
1541 124207 +
4 + 22 =
5 = 3 -
1 + 15 4.0
7 Buzdon, Paul....1592
1568 105619 +
13 H--- -
3 + 17 + 10
- 2 3.5
8 Bourque, Lionel.1582
1583 111452 =
14 - 11 + 22
+ 9 + 16
- 4 3.5
9 Cook, George....1548
1524 103885 -
3 + 26 = 15
- 8 + 18 +
17 3.5
10 Panjwani, Dilip.1529
1535 122954 +
24 = 3 -
11 + 25 -
7 + 19 3.5
11 Miller, Igor....unr.
1630
NEW
= 16 + 8 +
10 - 4 +
20 - 5
3.5
12 Wagner, Robert..1523
1478 123624 +
18 - 19 - 17 +
24 - 15 +
23 3.0
13 Prajza, Justin..1435
1447 125043 -
7 - 4 -
24 + 26 + 22 +
20 3.0
14 Wan, Michael....1433
1446 126316 =
8 - 25 - 20 +
22 = 21 +
24 3.0
15 Courtney, Brian.1425
1457 123439 +
25 - 5 =
9 H--- + 12
- 6 3.0
16 Smith, Hazel....1501
1501 125546 =
11 H--- + 18
H--- - 8
U--- 2.5
17 Cheng, Alfonso..1360
1391 121110 -
1 + 20 + 12
- 7 = 19
- 9 2.5
18 Wang, Tony......1282
1323 126892 -
12 + 23 - 16 =
21 - 9 +
26 2.5
19 Prajza, John....unr.
1395
NEW
+ 23 + 12 -
1 - 2 =
17 - 10 2.5
20 Vera, Jesus.....1554
1483 107979 -
2 - 17 + 14 +
23 - 11 -
13 2.0
21 Badal, Mark.....1521
1475 120266 -
22 + 24 -
4 = 18 = 14
U--- 2.0
22 Aliev, Inara....1272
1268 120631 +
21 - 6 -
8 - 14 - 13
B--- 2.0
23 Contosoros, Cons1444
1378 120635 -
19 - 18 + 26 -
20 = 24 -
12 1.5
24 Draak, Jan......1350
1333 113062 -
10 - 21 + 13 -
12 = 23 -
14 1.5
25 Mendrinos, Ari..1571
1506 100297 -
15 + 14 -
2 - 10 U---
U--- 1.0
26 Napper, Alan....1392
1312 101488 -
5 - 9 -
23 - 13 B--- -
18 1.0
Mark S.
Dutton - Tournament
Director 
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