Wednesday/Thursday last week

Wednesday - Yes/No Quiz (new)

Answer Yes or No to the following questions:

1. Do you find black and white movies more appealing than colour ones?
2. Do you ever think triangular, hexagonal, or octagonal shapes look odd?
3. When you see a picture of a horse, does it automatically remind you of a knight?
4. Do you get double vision when you see clocks?
5. Have you become an expert at examining facial expressions of people sitting directly across from you?
6. Does an empty table (or a single table rather than rows of them) make you feel confused?
7. Do you like to divide paper into halves or quarters?
8. Did you get thrown out of a restaurant/picnic for playing with the (checkered) tablecloth?
9. When someone takes out a checkers game, do the pieces look "amateur" to you?
10. Have you become accustomed to the way your hands look and move?

If three or more of these apply to you, you've probably been staring at a chess board/game too long!

Thursday - Contest!

Again, my hair theme...

Send an email containing a professional chess player's name - one that you think gets the best haircuts! Please, no attachments, since it will likely be considered spam. Just a name, and maybe a line or two about why you chose that player. Whoever comes up with the best suggestion gets a special "Checkmate!" stuffed teddy bear, similar to the ones I gave out at the 2010 OGCC.

Contest closes at 11:59 PM (EST) on June 30, 2011. Canadian residents only. Prize must be claimed at either the 2011 CYCC, 2011 Canadian Open, or a chess event in the Greater Toronto Area. No age restriction.

To ensure your email is considered, type "June Contest" in the subject line! Good luck!

Marvelous Monday - Joke!

Why don't chess kings like bad weather?

Answer: You wouldn't want pawn storms coming at you either!

Image above: http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Chess_53391

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!

Busy Today

Hey Readers,

I will be away from my computer for most of today. The 'Wacky Wednesday' post will come up either tomorrow or tonight if I get back in time.

For now, here's a link to a funny chess video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF7FOF-9UvA

Hazel

Twisted Tuesday - Puzzle Link, F.M. Answers

Try some puzzles at this link: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/ChessPuzzles.htm

Answers to "Facial Matters" - how many did you guess?

Vassily Ivanchuk Michael Adams Alexandra Kosteniuk
Magnus Carlsen
Levon Aronian

Marvelous Monday - Joke!

What is one difference between how a computer (computer vs. human) chess game is played and how an over-the-board (OTB) chess game is played?

Answer: In computer chess, opponents constantly 'glare' at each other!

This is just the joke version - there are actually a lot of differences.

Some opinions about OTB vs. Online chess -
http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2004/08/otb-vs-online.htm

Image: http://www.chessville.com/News/index.htm