TORO 2013
Author: Regis Bellemare
The TORO (Tounoi Ouvert Regional de l’Outaouais), the Outaouais Regional Open Tournament, was organized in Gatineau from June 7 to June 9. With 97 players in 3 sections, this tournament was a great success. The tournament rule of «no agreed draw before move 30» favored combative chess at every round.
There were 29 players in section A. With 9 masters, including GM Bator Sambuev (2589) and IM Jean Hébert (2409), we had to expect a good fight for the first place. Finally, Sambuev and Hébert drew their last game, giving a final score of 4.5 points to Sambuev, who took the first place ahead of Hébert with 4 points. Hébert's other draw was with NM Martial Larochelle in round 2. Larochelle shared the third place (3.5/5) with FM Robert Hamilton, NM Maroun Tomb and NM Kris Laptos.
Section B (-1900) had 28 players. Luc Villeneuve and Ananda Saha tied for the first place with 4.5 points. In Section C (-1500), Ben Kellar (1167) made his way to the top with 5 wins.
You will find the prize distribution bellow and the complete results are posted at http://pages.globetrotter.net/jrboutin/Standings.html.
Bringing back the TORO after a long pause, Marcel Laurin, organizer and president of the Outaouais Chess League did an outstanding work. He was seconded by National Arbiter Jean-Roger Boutin of Quebec, tournament director of the FIDE rated section A and Regis Bellemare, arbiter of sections B and C. The excellent work of the organizing team, the great tournament hall in Gatineau Town Hall and the $5000 guaranteed prize fund should make this tournament become a major chess event over the next years.
SECTION | RANK | NAME | POINTS | PRIZES |
A Open | 1 | GM Bartor SAMBUEV | 4.5 | 1000$ |
| 2 | IM Jean HÉBERT | 4 | 500$ |
| 3 | NM Martial LAROCHELLE | 3.5 | 125$ |
| 4 | FM Robert HAMILTON | 3.5 | 125$ |
| 5 | NM Kris LAPTOS | 3.5 | 125$ |
| 6 | NM Maroun TOMB | 3.5 | 125$ |
| -2100 | Ramon J COVA | 3 | 62,50$ |
| -2100 | Agastya KALRA | 3 | 62,50$ |
B -1900 | 1 | Ananda SAHA | 4.5 | 575$ |
| 2 | Luc VILLENEUVE | 4.5 | 575$ |
| 3 | Nicolas DOUYERE | 4 | 250$ |
| 4 | Carol P. DIAZ | 3.5 | 50$ |
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| Gabriel JUREIDINI | 3.5 | 50$ |
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| Jean-Rock DUPLESSIS | 3.5 | 50$ |
| -1700 | Stephane LEGAULT | 3 | 100$ |
C -1500 | 1 | Ben KELLAR | 5 | 550$ |
| 2 | Carl MONTREUIL | 4.5 | 300$ |
| 3 | Rodoslav GUENTCHEV | 4 | 75$ |
| 4 | Jean-Guy BERGERON | 4 | 75$ |
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| Jules BRETON | 4 | 75$ |
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| Edward AMISHADOV | 4 | 75$ |
| -1300 | Marcel CARABINEANU | 3 | 18,75$ |
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| Terrence JU | 3 | 18,75$ |
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| Steven CARRIERE | 3 | 18,75$ |
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| Ksenia VLASENKO | 3 | 18,75$ |