Good turnout of 21 players at today's blitz tournament.    Trevor Vincent won first place in a playoff over Jason Repa.   Jonathon Zaczek won third place in a playoff over Colin Prince and Joseph Van Wyk.  Winnipeg Downtown Biz merchant prize sponsors were Don's Photo, Styler's Den, Hull's Book Store and Espresso Junction.   Results were as follows:

 

4.5    Trevor Vincent, Jason Repa

3.5    Jonathon Zaczek, Colin Prince, Joseph Van Wyk

3.0    Ryne Swift, Carl Pottinger, Jordan Kwiatek

2.5    Nathan Wood

2.0    Aaron Green, Daniel Oberton, Rolando Bince, Deng Adol

1.5    Mark Unrau, Alan Veness

1.0    Eliezer Roca, Sam Cleto, George Chartrand, Leah Green

0.0    Marc Ranville, Theo Wolchock

 

Winners in previous blitz tournaments have been:

 

July 18

    1st  Jason Repa  4.5

    2nd  Joseph Van Wyk  3.5

    3rd  Bella Imodina  3.5

 

July 25

    1st  Jason Repa  4.5

    2nd  Colin Prince  3.5

    <>3rd  Ryne Swift  3.5

 

August 1

    1st   Joseph Van Wyk  4.0

    2nd  Sam Cleto   4.0

    3rd  Daniel Oberton  3.0 

 

The Merchant Park blitz tournaments will continue every Friday at noon until the end of August.  Entry is free and all are welcome to play.   Merchant Park is located on the south side of Portage Ave. between Kennedy and Edmonton.