This is the 7th ICCF team event for players rated under 2300. It’s being played in memory of IM, IA (FIDE; ICCF) Rudolf Kolesnikov (1938-2023) from Ukraine.
The semi-finals officially got underway on July 1st, 2024. In order to view all the sections on-line go to https://www.iccf.com/tables, click on Memorial Team Semi-finals, and then click on the appropriate links.
Canada finished in 5th place in section 1, with a team score of 33.5/72. Final cross-table standings. Our players’ results:
Board 1: CCM Peter Green – score: 6/12 (12 draws)
Board 2: CCM Michael Dufour – score: 6/12 (12 draws)
Board 3: CCM Dan Friedman – score: 6.5/12 (1 win; 11 draws), CCE + CCM norms
Board 4: Michael Hyrniw – score: 6/12 (12 draws), CCE norm
Board 5: CCM Gordon McPherson: 7/12 (2 win; 10 draws), CCE + CCM norms
Board 6: Ed Allenby – score: 2/12 (2 wins, 10 losses)
Team captain: IM Valer-Eugen Demian