2019 PEI Open: Results
The PEI Open ran July 26-28, 2019 at UPEI. Ryan Sowa won and was presented with the new Tada Pharma Cup by TD Fred McKim. Report and link...
View Article2019 Pan Am Youth: Results
2019 PanAm Youth Chess ChampionshipThe 2019 Panamerican Youth Chess Championship ran July 21-27, 2019 in Quayaquil, Ecuador.
View Article2019 Canadian Seniors: Results
The Canadian Senior Chess Championships were played August 2-5 in Kitchener, and attracted its strongest-ever turnout. Results and links...
View Article2019 Canadian Junior: Results
William Graif defeated FM Eugene Hua on their way to a 1-2 finish at the 2019 Canadian Junior Chess Championship. Results and links...
View ArticleCanada's Next IM: Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté!
Canada's next International Master will be Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratté after he earned his final IM Norm at the 2019 US Masters, which included a win over GM Victor Mikhalevski, annotated below....Tags:...
View Article2019 World Cup: Bareev eliminated
Canadian Champion GM Evgeny Bareev was eliminated in round 1 of the 2019 World Cup by GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, 1.5 - 0.5. Games with full analysis...Tags: 2019 World CupBareev
View Article2019 WYCC: Canadian Results
The 2019 World Youth Chess Championship was held October 1-12 in Mumbai, India. Full Canadian results and links...Tags: WYCC
View ArticleGOTW: Sambuev - Le Siege, Canadian International, 2019
Our Canadian Game of the Week is the final round board 2 pairing between GMs Bator Sambuev and Alexander Le Siege at the Canadian International Championship (October 11-13, 2019, Longueuil). In the...
View Article2019 U16 Olympiad
The 2019 World Youth Chess Olympiad runs October 28 - November 6 in Corum, Turkey. It is FIDE's annual U16 Team Championship. Standings and links after 5 of 9 rounds...
View ArticleGOTW: Li - M.Plotkin, 2019
Our Canadian Game of the Week is Li-M.Plotkin, the winner of the Best Game Award at the 2019 Ivy League Challenge held at Hart House at the University of Toronto. It is White to move in the diagram...
View Article2019 Continental Women's Champion: Maili-Jade Ouellet
Canadian WIM Maili-Jade Ouellet won the 2019 FIDE Women's North American Continental Championship in Mexico! The win earns her the WGM title and qualifies her for the 2020 FIDE Women's World Cup...
View ArticleGOTW: Noritsyn - Vettese, Chess-to-Remember 2019
Our Canadian Game of the Week is IM Nikolay Noritsyn vs FM Nicholas Vettese from the 2019 Chess-to-Remember Rapid in Toronto. In the diagram White has just played c2-c4; what should Black do?
View ArticleGOTW: Ajith - Papneja, Ont.Jr, 2020
Arul Papneja scored 4.5/5 to claim the title of 2020 Ontario Junior Champion. His second-round win over second-place finisher Aayush Ajith is our Canadian Game of the Week. From the diagram: should...
View ArticleCanadians at Gibraltar 2020
Which is more impressive: and IM Norm, or a perfect score and TPR of 2900+? Luckily, Canadian chess fans don't have to choose...
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