Tournament Update (Mainly Ontario)

Juniors

Canadian Chess Academy
- January 10 (free tournament)
- January 17 - March 7 (8 week program with lessons and tournaments)
- Bayview Golf and Country Club, 25 Fairway Heights Drive, Thornhill
- Jan. 10 --> 12 pm - 2:30 pm and 2:30 pm - 5 pm
- 8 week program --> 12 pm - 5 pm
- 8 week program $220, family discount and individual session pricing available
- http://www.chess.ca/chess_clubs.htm#ontoronto
- http://www.chess.ca/misc2009/ChessAcademy2010.pdf

Knights of Chess Sunday Rated Tournaments
- Every Sunday, starting January 10, 2010
- 5635 Yonge Street, Toronto
- 2:30 pm, tournament starts at 3 pm
- $15 per tournament, family discount available
- http://chess-math.org/pdf/childrens_sunday_instructional_chess_info.pdf

Oriole Chess Club Junior Tournaments
- January 10, February 7, February 21, March 7, March 21
- Oriole Community Centre, Toronto
- 12:45 pm, tournament starts at 1:15 pm
- $8 for members, $12 for non-members (per tournament)
- http://chess-math.org/pdf/oriole_winter_2010.pdf

Swansea Chess Club Saturday Rated Tournaments
- Every Saturday
- Swansea Town Hall Community Centre
- 12:30 pm, tournament 1 - 4 pm
- $15 per tournament, family discount available
- http://chess-math.org/chess/ontario.php?fonction=begin-ON-Toronto-SwanSea
- http://www.chessforchildren.ca/

OYCC/CYCC 2010: http://www.chessreg.ca/

CFC

Canadian Post-Secondary Chess Championship
- January 15 - 17, 2010
- Hart House, University of Toronto
- 6:30 pm Friday, 10 am & 3 pm Saturday & Sunday
- $120 per team
- http://hhchess.sa.utoronto.ca/cpscc
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2103

Ontario Recreational Chess Championship (Active Tournament)
- January 16, 2010
- Brampton Soccer Centre, Brampton
- 12:30 pm, tournament starts at 1 pm
- $20, must pre-register by January 11, 2010
- http://www.horizoncricketclub.com/horizon2/CHESS%20flyer%20ont%202010.htm

2010 RA Winter Open (CFC and FIDE rated)
- January 22 - 24, 2010
- RA Centre, Ottawa
- 7 pm Friday, 1 pm & 6 pm Saturday, 9 am & 2 pm Sunday
- free for IM and GM, amateur $50, eligible for cash prizes $75 (pay in December $60), RA members save $5
- January and on-site entries must be paid in cash
- looking for "floater players" who play and are rated for free in rounds where another player cannot otherwise be paired
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.htm
- http://www.eoca.org/htm/tournaments_2009-2010.html

London January Open
- January 30, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- 9:30 am, tournament starts with 10 am
- $20
- now a SWOCL Grand Prix event
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.htm (check website for further monthly tournaments in London)

Guelph Winter Pro-Am
- February 6 - 7, 2010
- Guelph University Centre, Guelph
- 10 am, 1:30 pm, & 6 pm Saturday, 10 am & 2 pm Sunday
- $55 Pro section, $35 other sections (add $10 for all on-site entries)
- All equipment and snacks/refreshments provided
- Pro section plays for cash, other sections play for trophies
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2500

+ support the 2010 olympiad teams...
Victoria Active Fundraiser
- February 20, 2010
- Victoria Chess Club, Victoria, BC
- 9 am, tournament starts at 10 am
- $10 pre-register and pay before Feb. 15, $11 pre-register by Feb. 15, $13 at the door
- $10 donation option online (even if you don't attend the event)
- paypal online registration and payment available
- http://victoriachessclub.pbworks.com/Active-Fundraiser-For-the-2010-Olympiad

+ another post-secondary event....
2010 University Battle of Alberta Open
- January 16 - 17, 2010
- details online: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2459

+ 2010 Carnaval Chess Tournement in Quebec City (FQE)
- January 29 - 31, 2010
- details online: http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/index.php?typ=actu&type=1&id=2686

Results in December across Canada - congrats to all participants

National Capital Open (December 4 - 6, 2009)
Top section winner: IM Artiom Samsonkin
U2000 winner: Laurent Allard
U1600 winner: Kevin Wan
More results and crosstables: http://www.eoca.org/htm/tournaments_2009-2010.html
Games available for download: http://www.mediafire.com/?w0iijyn2zwm

2009 Winter Super Challenge (December 5, 2009)
Open winner: IM Nikolay Noritsyn and NM Arthur Calugar
U1600 winner: Yutong Luo
U1200 winner: Keith Tang
U1000 winner: Richard Guo
U800 winner: Kevin Ku
U600 winner: Kevin Lu
Youngest boy: Edward Li
Youngest girl: Miriam Tam
More results and crosstables: http://chesstournamentintoronto.webs.com/

William F. Darch Memorial VI (December 5, 2009)
Winner: Jaime Solis
More results: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2435

Victoria City Junior Championships (December 6, 2009)
Grade 8 to 12 winner: Josh Wild
Grade 4 to 7 winner: Jason Cao
Grade K to 3 winner: Matthew Geng
More results: http://victoriajuniorchess.pbworks.com/

Edmonton International & Chess Festival (December 17 - 21, 2009)
Winner: GM Josh Friedel
More results and crosstable: http://www.albertachess.org/EICF2009/EICF_Standings.html

Hart House Holiday Open (December 18 - 20, 2009)
Open winner: IM Nikolay Noritsyn
U2100 winner: Geordie Derraugh
U1800 winner: Jim Zhao
U1500 winner: Adrian Botescu
Team competition winners: YoYos and ARBYS
More results and crosstables: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2505
Photos: http://www.kris-egis.com/egisphoto/thumbnails.php?album=20

Further tournament notes:

Scarborough Chess Club is moving as of January 7, 2010 to:
Birkdale Community Centre, 1299 Ellesmere Road, Scarborough
More information: http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca/

Space available for 24 players at Strategy Games Toronto
701 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto
Contact: bevand@chess-math.org

Don't see your tournament listed? Send me an email: chezzstar@gmail.com

Top Ten

Top 10 new year resolutions (for chess players)
1. Play in 'x' number of tournaments in 'x' number of locations
2. Raise rating by 'x' number of points (or improve one class)
3. Obtain a certain norm or title
4. Win a particular tournament
5. Finish 'xth' place (or better) in a particular tournament (or win 'x' number of games)
6. Qualify for a particular tournament
7. Learn a new opening
8. Meet a chess idol
9. Start a chess blog :)
10. Avoid traffic ;)

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