Tournament Update (Mainly Ontario)

Juniors

TOMORROW!!!
Scholastic Grand Prix Event #2
- January 31, 2010
- Marshall McLuhan Catholic S. S., Toronto
- 10 am - 11 am registration, 11:15 am start
- $25
- http://chess-math.org/pdf/tor_jan_31.pdf

--> corresponding Grand Prix event in Montreal (Feb. 7) http://chess-math.org/pdf/mtl_feb_07.pdf

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

Oriole Chess Club Junior Tournaments
- 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/

Scholastic Tournaments in Ottawa (Feb. 14 & Feb. 21) and Winnipeg (Feb. 7 & Feb. 28)
http://www.chess-math.org/calendar/?date=2010-02

York Region Tournaments for February & March!
http://www.optimistchess.com/

2010 Quebec Junior
- March 12 - 14, 2010
- $40 before March 8, $50 on-site
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2646

World Amateur Chess Championship
- March 19 -25, 2010
- Skokie, Illinois
- titles, scholarships available
- http://www.worldchesschamps.com/

Ontario Girls' Chess Championship
- May 22, 2010
- Fieldstone Day School, Toronto
- $28 per player
- http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc/

OYCC/CYCC
http://www.chessreg.ca/
http://www.cycc.ca/
The Canadian Youth Chess Championships will be held in Windsor from July 6 to 9.

North American Youth Championship
- August 16 - 22, 2010
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2593
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2650

For more information on lessons, ratings, news, and tournaments outside of the GTA, visit http://chess-math.org/

Juniors & Adults

CMA February Active (25 min. time control + increment)
- February 6, 2010
- Strategy Games, 701 Mt Pleasant Road, Toronto
- Six rounds starting at 10 am
- $20 BY TOMORROW (Jan. 31), or $30 after that date
- limit 24 players
- all equipment provided
- http://chess.ca/ontoronto.htm

CMA February Blitz (5 min. time control + increment)
- February 7, 2010
- Strategy Games, 701 Mt Pleasant Road, Toronto
- 1 pm
- $15
- limit 24 players
- all equipment provided
- http://chess.ca/ontoronto.htm

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 & snacks/refreshments provided
- Pro section plays for cash, other sections play for trophies
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2674
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.htm

2010 K-W Winter Open
- February 19 -21, 2010
- Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener
- 7 pm Friday, 10 am & 3 pm Saturday and Sunday
- $70 in advance, $80 cash on-site, $15 discount for juniors (17 and under) and seniors (65+)
- all equipment provided
- http://www.chessreg.ca/kwwo10/online_reg1.htm
- http://www.kwchess.com/

London February Open
- February 27, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- 10 am
- $20
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.htm

2010 RA Spring Open
- March 5 - 7, 2010
- RA Centre, Ottawa
- 7 pm Friday, 1 pm & 6 pm Saturday, 9 am & 2 pm Sunday
- $80, discounts listed on the website link (one discount ENDING SOON)
- CFC and FIDE rated
- http://www.eoca.org/PDF/2010%20RA%20Spring%20Open.pdf
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2668

Hamilton Winter Open
- March 13 - 14, 2010
- Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
- 9:30 am, 2 pm, & 6 pm Saturday, 11 am & 3:30 pm Sunday
- $45, juniors $15, $5 discount for registrations by March 12
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.htm
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2600

4th Annual Grand Pacific Open
- April 2 - 5, 2010
- Grand Pacific Hotel, Victoria
- See round schedule online
- $70 registered and paid before March 1 ($50 for U1400), $80 registered before April 1 ($60 for U1400), $90 on-site ($70 on-site for U1400)
- add $16 for non-CFC members
- side events have a small fee
- http://grandpacificopen.pbworks.com/FrontPage

2010 Ontario Open Championship
- May 22 -24, 2010
- 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto
- 10 am and 4 pm each day
- $80 before March 1, $90 after (must register before May 17), $60 for K - 12 or summer term university students, another $10 discount for seniors (65+) and titled (WFM/FM/WIM/IM) before March 1, free for WGM/GM before March 1
- limit 200 players
- http://chess.ca/ontoronto.htm

2010 Calgary International Chess Classic
- May 20 - 24, 2010
- CFC and FIDE rated, norms possible
- http://www.calgarychess.com/2010CICC.html

Canadian Open
http://www.chess.ca/misc2009/2010CANOP.pdf
The Canadian Open will be held in Toronto from July 10 to 18

Serbian Bosna Open 2010
- 109800 euro prize fund
- May 2010
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2655

Victoria Active Fundraiser (to support the olympiad teams)
- February 20, 2010
- Victoria Chess Club, 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
- http://victoriachessclub.pbworks.com/Active-Fundraiser-For-the-2010-Olympiad

Shirov is coming in February!
Feb. 11 in Ottawa, Feb. 18 in Scarborough
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2386
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2640

Results across Canada - congrats to all participants

Montreal Pere Noel (December 26 - 30, 2009)
1st: GM Bator Sambuev (5.0/5)
2nd - 5th: FM Louie Jiang, Kishor Ramaswamy, FM Sylvain Barbeau, Hugues Masse (4.0/5)
More results: http://fqechecs.qc.ca/index.php?typ=actu&catagorie=209&id=2750
Photos: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2549
Games: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2527

2010 Canadian Post-Secondary Championship (January 15 - 17, 2010)

Teams:
1st - Toronto A
2nd - Ottawa A
3rd - Waterloo A

Individual:
1st board - Minhea Voloaca (Ottawa A, 5.0/5)
2nd board - Kevin Chung (Waterloo A, 5.0/5)
3rd board - Haizhou Xu (Toronto A, 5.0/5)
4th board - Jeff Willms (Waterloo A, 4.0/5)

- Detailed report, including reserve section results: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2604

RA Winter Open (January 22 - 24, 2010)
Top section winner: GM Bator Sambuev (5.0/5)
U2400 winners: Minhea Voloaca, Hugues Masse, David Gordon, Nikita Kraiouchkine (3.0/5)
U2200 winners: Alain Regnier, Michel Desjardins (3.0/5)
*U2400 and U2200 were paired together*
U2000 winner: Serge Gagnon (4.5/5)
U1800 winners: Alan Tomalty, Gerhard Roth, Joe Burton (2.5/5)
*U2000 and U1800 were paired together*
U1600 winner: Jayson Huang (4.5/5)
More results: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2648

For more chess-related information, visit http://www.chess.ca/