Team Canada at the 24th NATO Chess Championship
Major Regis Bellemare's report of the 24th NATO Chess Championship
View ArticleMontreal Open : results
The Montreal Open Chess Championship was held last weekend. The turnout was much lower than expected (153 players), but was still reasonable. GM Sambuev completely dominated the tournament, finishing...
View ArticleCCN Sept 2013 Teaser: Sambuev - Preotu, CoQ, 2013
The Sept CCN is finished and should be arriving in your email soon. This month's teaser: Sambuev - Preotu (COQ, 2013), with Razvan's notes.
View ArticleQuebec Par Classe Championship : two games left and a special guest
The Elite and Par Classe Championships, the only 7-rounds tournaments of the year, are currently going on in Montreal.
View ArticleGM Norm for Raja Panjwani at SPICE Cup !
Canadian IM Raja Panjwani obtained his first GM norm at the SPICE Cup, Susan Polgar's tournament. It took place on October 15-19.
View ArticleCCN October Teaser: NATO Championship
With Remembrance Day coming up, I've chosen a military theme for this month's CCN preview: “Carrying the Flag”, Herb Langer's report on the Canadian Forces team at the 24th NATO Chess Championship.
View ArticleVarennes Open : Results
95 players competed for the impressive $5000 guaranteed prize fund (thanks to no less than 11 sponsors!) of the 2013 Varennes Open (near Montréal). Once again, GM Sambuev dominated the field, ahead of...
View ArticleCampbellville Open : Results
Pictures are available on Chesstalk.Here are the winners :Elite section1st - Razvan Preotu 4.5 $4002nd - Yuri Aronov 4.0 $2303rd - Michael Dougherty & Gordon Gooding 3.5 $80 each
View ArticleCampbellville Open : Results
Pictures are available on Chesstalk.Here are the winners :Elite section1st - Razvan Preotu 4.5 $4002nd - Yuri Aronov 4.0 $2303rd - Michael Dougherty & Gordon Gooding 3.5 $80 each
View ArticleFundraiser at CFS Leitrim
Congratulations to Master-Corporal Philippe Leveillée who won the NATO Chess Fundraiser held at the Canadian Forces Station Leitrim 24 July 2013. This fundraiser was to help support his trip to the...
View ArticleWorld Senior Championship Results
The 23rd World Senior Chess Championship ended on Saturday, November 23, with a tie-break win of the favorite, French GM Anatoly Vaisser, 64 years old, with a score of 8.5/11.
View ArticleCFC Junior Grand Prix : Results and Pictures
Results are posted online on the tournament website. Congratulations to the 40 players who qualified for the 2014 CYCC.
View Article2014 Canadian University Championship Report
12 students from McGill, forming three teams, participated in the 2014 CUCC. Here are some impressions from the tournament. Full results should be online soon.
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