Martin Veltmann wins Toronto Estonian Chess Club Fall Chess Tournament Estonian Life
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Picture: The champions: Martin Veltmann – 1st place, Jaak Järve- 2nd place, Jaak Triefeldt- 3rd place.
The Toronto Estonian Chess Club held their 5 round Fall Active Swiss system tournament (30 minutes per player)on November 24th, at the Estonian Baptist Church . Nine players entered the tournament with the hope of winning at the “Game of Kings”. The players ranged in age from eight to eighty-three. Martin Veltmann and Jaak Järve tied for first, with 4 points, but Martin won on tie-break. Second place went to Jaak Järve. There was a three way tie for third place between Brendan Munro, Jaak Triefeldt and Farhad Bokaee with three points. Jaak Triefeldt won third place by tie-break.