Tournaments & Results

Oriole Chess Club
- Junior Tournaments
- Every Sunday
- Oriole Community Centre, Toronto
- 12:45 - 1:00 pm registration, 1:15 pm start
- $12 per tournament, $80 for membership + ten tournaments
- Snacks and drinks provided
- http://www.angelfire.com/alt/ochess/
- Room Notice: http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1307758231.html

Chess for Children (Swansea Chess Club)
- Every Saturday
- Swansea Town Hall Community Centre
- 12:45 - 1:00 pm registration, 1:00 - 4:00 pm tournament
- $15 per tournament, family discount available
- http://www.chessforchildren.ca/

Knights of Chess Sunday Rated Tournaments
- Every Sunday
- 5635 Yonge Street, Suites 201 - 202, Toronto
- 3:30 - 3:55 pm registration (pre-registration by phone or email recommended), 4:00 - 6:00 or 7:00 pm tournament
- $18 per tournament, family discounts available
- http://sites.google.com/site/theknightsofchess/

* The three regular tournaments listed above can also be found on the CMA calendar http://www.chess-math.org/calendar

Chess in the Library (20 locations and counting!)
- free games and lessons!
- 2nd Annual Festival on June 25, 2011 (North York Central Library)
- http://www.chessinthelibrary.com/
- http://yuanlingyuan.blogspot.com/

2011 KWCC Teams Active Challenge
- June 18
- Kitchener City Hall
- 10 am registration, 10:30 am start
- $40 per team of four
- Equipment provided
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5136

St-Jean-Baptist Chess Tournament
- June 24 - 26
- Laval University, Quebec City
- $4000 guaranteed prizes
- See link for further details
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5090

London June Open
- June 25
- Hillside Church, London
- 9:30 - 9:55 am registration, 10:00 am start
- $20
- Bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Chess Camp at Sea with GM Emil Anka
- June 28 - July 5
- Victoria, BC
- http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1304556527.html
- http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/chess-cruise-grandmaster-camp-at-sea-/1204/

Montreal Summer Chess Camps
- http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1301064015.html
- Check out other summer chess camps in Toronto and Ottawa http://www.chess-math.org/calendar/?date=2011-07, http://www.chess-math.org/camps.htm, http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1305874799.html

North American Youth Championship
- June 25 - 29
- http://www.chesseducators.com/2011/01/09/2011-north-american-youth-championship/
- http://www.chesseducators.com/northamericanyouth/

Eastern Ontario Open
- June 30 - July 3
- RA Centre, Ottawa
- See link for times and fees (discounts available)
- Accommodations available
- CFC and FIDE rated
- Bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml
- http://www.eoca.org/PDF/2011%20Eastern%20Ontario%20Open.pdf

CYCC (Richmond Hill, Ontario)
- July 6 - 9
- http://www.2011cycc.ca/
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4919
- Update: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5099

Canadian Open (Toronto, Ontario) + chess camp
- July 9 - 17
- http://www.canadianchess.info/2011canadianopen
- FIDE Arbiter Course: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4932
- Registrations: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5125
- Accommodation Needed: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5153
- General Questions: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5146
- GM Dejan Bojkov free lecture: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5175

UPEI Open
- July 22 - 24
- UPEI, Charlottetown
- More Info: http://www.chess.ca/pei.shtml

Quebec Open 2011 + chess camp
- July 23 - 30
- Norm opportunity
- http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/coq/coq2011-revue196.pdf
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4686
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4687
- Camp: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4746
- Registrations: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5125

6th Edmonton International
- July 27 - August 1
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5101

2011 BC Open
- July 30 - August 1
- Executive Airport Plaza Hotel, Richmond, BC
- See link for schedule
- $60 by June 24, $65 by July 26, $70 on site, additional $20 to play up a section
- Accommodation deal available until June 1
- $1000 guaranteed prize fund
- All equipment provided
- http://victoriachessclub.pbworks.com/w/page/35682117/BC-Open
- http://www.chess.ca/british_columbia.shtml
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5145

Toronto Summer Camp with CMA and Wanda's Creative Clay (build a chess set & learn to play)
- August 15 - 19
- $495 per child (includes tax and materials)
- 10% discount before July 15
- 24 kids max.
- More details: http://www.chess-math.org/calendar/?details=540&date=2011-08

Montreal City Championship
- September 9 - 11
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4809
- http://www.chess.ca/misc2010/2011MontrealCh.pdf

Braeside Men's Chess Clinic
- September 24
- Braeside Camp, between Cambridge and Paris, Ontario
- 10:00 - 10:30 am registration, 10:45 am start
- $35
- Light lunch and BBQ dinner included
- Hans Jung teaching clinic, simul at noon
- For all levels of experience
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Alliston Chess Open
- October 14 - 16
- Gibson Centre, Alliston
- 6 pm Friday, 11 am & 4 pm Saturday/Sunday
- $60, add $10 on-site or to play up a section, discounts available
- Bring your own equipment
- Pizza lunch provided on Saturday
- Unrated youth tournament on the side ($30)
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4987
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Richmond Friday Chess
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3599

Tournaments in Victoria, BC
- http://victoriajuniorchess.pbworks.com/Tournament-Schedule

Various CMA Events for Juniors (many locations across Canada!!!)
- http://www.chess-math.org/calendar

CMA Fee Increase
- http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1303222422.html

CFC Fee Increase
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5122

CMA Chess Lessons
- http://www.chess-math.org/chess/lesson.htm
- Private Instructors: http://chess-math.org/private_lessons.htm
- Adult Chess Program: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4950

More Tournaments Outside Ontario
- http://www.chess.ca/tournaments.shtml

FQE (Quebec) Calendar
- http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/index.php?typ=actu&categorie=1&id=2995
- Facebook/Twitter: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5116
- Guides to New Website: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5141

Maritime Chess Schedule
- http://reallyhightech.com/chess/maritime.html
- Summer Tourneys: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5152
- 2011 NB Open in Fredericton (June 24 - 26): http://www.chess.ca/new_brunswick.shtml

FIDE (International) Calendar
- http://www.fide.com/component/fidecalendar/?view=fidecalendar
- more international: http://www.torneosajedrez.com/ajedrez47/Paginas/ver_torneos.php

Tournaments in the U.S.
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4460
- Manhattan Open: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5143, http://www.marshallchessclub.org/tournaments/international2011
- USCF Site: http://uschess.org/

Monroi chess events
- http://www.monroi.com/chess-events.html

Scarborough Chess Club
- http://www.scarboroughchessclub.ca/ (site may not be working at the moment)

Simcoe County Chess Club
- http://www.simcoecountychessclub.com/index

Eastern Ontario Chess Association
- http://www.eoca.org/htm/tournaments_2010-11.html

Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club
- http://www.kwchess.com/

Annex Chess Club
- http://annexchessclub.com/

Ajax Chess Club
- http://www.ajaxchessclub.com/

Saguenay Chess Club
- http://www.clubechecssaguenay.com/

Mississauga Chess Club for Kids
- http://www.mississaugachessclub.ca/

Edmonton Chess Club (Mondays, Thursdays) and Calgary Chess Club (Tuesdays)
- http://www.chess.ca/alberta.shtml

More Clubs
- http://annexchessclub.com/2010/12/chess-in-toronto/

*If you wish to have your tournament/club listed, feel free to send me an email!*

Some Results:
April 23 - June 12

Continental Championship, April 19 - 24
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4662

Philadelphia Open, April 20 - 24
Sasa Kulic 5.0/9.0 (tied 27th of 105)
Myriam Roy 4.5/9.0 (tied 44th)
Michael Song 3.0/9.0 (tied 79th)
Rejean Tremblay 3.0/9.0 (tied 79th)
http://www.philadelphiaopen.net/
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4928

2011 Alberta Closed, April 22 - 24
1st: IM Eric Hansen 5.0/5.0
2nd: IM Edward Porper 4.0/5.0
3rd: Nicolas Haynes 2.5/5.0
http://www.albertachess.org/2011AC.html
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4946

KW Spring Active, April 23
1st: Andrew Peredun
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4898

Canadian Junior, April 21 - 25
1st: Roman Sapozhnikov 7.5/9.0
2nd: Arthur Calugar 7.0/9.0
3rd & 4th: Joey Qin, Michael Kleinman 6.0/9.0
Top Girl: Jackie Peng 4.5/9.0
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4433

Grand Pacific Open, April 22 - 25
Open
1st: WGM Nino Maisuradze 6.0/6.0
2nd: Loren Brigham Laceste 5.5/6.0
3rd to 10th: NM Alex Yam, Harry Moore, FM Jack Yoos, Roger Patterson, GM Igor Rausis, John M. Williams, NM Tanraj Sohal, Ross Richardson 4.5/6.0
U1400
1st: Leo Stokes 6.0/6.0
2nd: Ben Seran 5.0/6.0
3rd & 4th: Luke Pulfer, Howie Hare 4.0/6.0
http://monroi.com/2011grand-pacific-open-chess-championship-results.html
Photos and more: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4943, http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4953

2011 OGCC, May 7
http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc/2011results.htm

Canadian Closed, May 7 - 11
Photos: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5011
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5060

Ontario High School Chess Championships, May 14 - 15
1st: Karoly Szalay 5.0/5.0
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5044
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5046
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5052
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5066

Calgary International, May 19 - 23
Open
1st & 2nd: IM Enrico Sevillano, GM Jesse Kraai 6.5/9.0
3rd to 5th: IM Eric Hansen, FM Dale Haessel, IM Edward Porper 6.0/9.0
Reserves
1st & 2nd: Nandor Tot, NM Alex Yam 5.0/6.0
3rd: Jim Daniluk 4.5/6.0
http://www.calgarychess.com/2011CICC/index.html
Video: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5094
Article: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/11239/632/

36th Annual Keres Memorial, May 20 - 23
Open
1st & 2nd: IM Georgi Orlov, Maxim Doroshenko 5.5/7.0
3rd to 5th: FM Bindi Cheng, Butch Villavieja, Joe Soliven 5.0/7.0
U2000
1st & 2nd: Hiva Menbari, Igor Kurganskyy 6.0/7.0
3rd: Robert North 5.0/7.0
U1600
1st: Gopal Singh Hayer 5.5/7.0
2nd: Constantin Rotariu 5.0/7.0
3rd: Marcel Holtmann 4.5/7.0
http://keresmemorial.pbworks.com/w/page/40446302/results2011

Ontario Open, May 21 - 23
Elite
1st & 2nd: GM Bator Sambuev, IM Leonid Gerzhoy 5.0/6.0
3rd: IM Nikolay Noritsyn 4.5/6.0
U2000
1st: Ian Finlay 5.5/6.0
2nd & 3rd: Daniel Wiebe, Stuart Brammall 4.5/6.0
U1600
1st: Zhanna Sametova 5.0/6.0
2nd & 3rd: Owen Qian, Henry Grayson 4.5/6.0
Unrated: Ryan Gonsalves
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4419

Canadian Chess Challenge, May 2011
http://www.chess.nl.ca/ccc/national/results/2011/English/index.xml
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5050
Cool Stats: http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1306535061.html, http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1307547047.html
Side Events: http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1306879670.html

OYCC, May 28 - 29
http://www.oycc.ca/standings/standings.htm
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5112

IM Arthur Calugar
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5027

Sherbrooke Open
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5128
Photos: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5109

Chicago Open
IM Leonid Gerzhoy 6.5/9.0 (tied 5th)
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5121

GM Mark Bluvshtein in "Chill" Magazine
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5119

2010/2011 Grand Prix Winners
Toronto
http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1304311633.html
Montreal
http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1305914647.html

OTHER STUFF:

CanBase (game database) updates - http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5129

Eye Movement Research looking for participants - http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=4772

Canadian Denton Cockburn in Jamaica - http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5154

IA Vlad Rekhson, FA Michael Von Keitz - http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5161

RIP Ed Glinert (father of Stephen Glinert) - http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5097

CFC Presidential Candidates Serge Archambault & Pierre Denommee - http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=5178

Illness + Happy Birthday Mom!

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the delay - I've been unwell the past few days & couldn't use the computer (looking at the screen was giving me headaches so I took a small 'computer holiday'). I'm still feeling a bit exhausted, but I'll catch up on all the missed posts tonight and tomorrow.

- Wacky Wednesday post
- Totally Thursday post
- Tournament update
- Camel story continuation
- An extra post for the weekend

And of course a Marvelous Monday post tomorrow!

Btw, happy birthday Mom!!! Mwah xoxo

Hazel

P.S. Come to the CITL 2nd Annual Festival on June 25!