Upcoming Tournaments!

Tournaments:

Canadian Chess Academy Tournaments (CFC Rated)
- Every Sunday
- 25 Fairway Heights Drive (Steeles & Leslie), Toronto
- 1 pm - 4 pm
- $20, family discounts available, third child free, discounts for 8 week session
- FREE for all group and private students of Predrag Putic
- All equipment provided
- http://www.chessteacherno1.com/

Oriole Chess Club
- Consecutive Sundays
- Oriole Community Centre, Toronto
- 1 pm start
- $12 for members, $20 for non-members (per tournament)
- http://www.angelfire.com/alt/ochess/

Swansea Chess Club Saturday Rated Tournaments
- Every Saturday
- Swanseas Town Hall Community Centre
- 12:30 pm, tournament 1 - 4 pm
- $15 per tournament, family discount available
- http://www.chessforchildren.ca/

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://www.chess-math.org/pdf/childrens_sunday_instructional_chess_info.pdf

Chess in the Library (still growing) - free games and lessons!
- http://www.chessinthelibrary.com/

Serbian Bosna Open 2010
- May 5 - 14, 2010
- huge cash prizes, norms
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2655
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2824

43rd Annual Ontario High School Chess Championship
- May 7 - 9, 2010
- New College, U of T
- See link for schedule
- $50 by May 3, school/family discounts available
- Equipment provided
- Championship, intermediate, and beginner sections
- Individual and team awards
- Bed and breakfast for $40 per night available
- http://www.chess.ca/misc2010/OHSCC.pdf

Guelph Olympic Fundraiser
- May 8, 2010
- Guelph University Centre
- 10 am start
- $20, all funds will be donated to national teams
- CFC rated
- 30 player limit
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3072

London May Open #1
- May 8, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- registration 9:30 am - 9:55 am, 10 am start
- $20
- bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Ontario Youth Chess Championships
- May 15 - 16, 2010
- Kitchener City Hall
- $65 - $70 entry fee, no on-site entry
- limited equipment
- side events being organized
- http://www.psmcd.net/oycc2010/
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Ontario Girls' Chess Championship (CMA)
- May 22, 2010
- Marshall McLuhan Catholic S. S., Toronto
- 10 am - 10:30 am check-in, 11 am start
- $30
- registration and payment by May 10 to receive a t-shirt
- grades K to 12
- many side events, lunch included
- http://www.freewebs.com/ogcc/

2010 Calgary International
- May 20 - 24, 2010
- Calgary Chess Club
- $125 - $275 entry fee until May 17, no entries on-site
- free for IM and GM
- limited registration
- must be minimum 2200 CFC and 2100 FIDE
- CFC and FIDE rated, IM norms
- approx. $5,000 in prizes
- http://www.albertachess.org/2010CICC/index.html

35th Annual Paul Keres Memorial
- May 22 - 24, 2010
- Delta Hotel, Vancouver
- See site for schedule and entry fees
- FIDE and CFC rated
- accommodation rates available
- all equipment provided
- http://keresmemorial.pbworks.com/

2010 Ontario Open
- May 22 - 24, 2010
- 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto
- $90, $60 for students/seniors/titled players (free for GM/WGM), must register by May 17
- $9000 prize fund based on 200 entries
- open section will be FIDE rated, students also receive CMA rating
- 200 player limit
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2568
- http://www.chess.ca/ontoronto.shtml

Sherbrooke Open
- May 28 - 30, 2010
- 420 rue Marquette, Sherbrooke
- $35 - $50 entry fee, add $10 for on-site
- $3500 in prizes based on 80 entries, guaranteed $1000 first prize
- http://echecs-sherbrooke.com/open2010.php

London May Open #2
- May 29, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- registration 9:30 am - 9:55 am, 10 am start
- $20
- bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Copper State International
- June 4 - 9, 2010
- Phoenix, Arizona
- $150 - $450 entry based on FIDE rating
- free for 2500+
- limited registration (2200+ FIDE)
- only 4 spots remain in the B group
- norms possible
- accommodation rates available
- charitable tournament
- http://americanchess.net/events/complete-schedule/copper-state-international/

Guelph Spring Pro-Am
- June 5 - 6, 2010
- Guelph University Centre
- $55 pro section, $35 other sections, add $10 for on-site
- Pro section is FIDE rated
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2820
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Brampton Olympiad Fundraiser (active)
- June 5, 2010
- Brampton Soccer Centre
- Entry is a donation to the national teams
- registration 1 pm, 1:15 pm start
- bring your own equipment
- limited space
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml
- http://www.horizoncricketclub.com/

Eastern Ontario Open
- June 11 - 13, 2010
- RA Centre, Ottawa
- $90, various discounts available
- free for GM and IM confirmed before June
- CFC and FIDE rated
- bring your own equipment
- http://www.eoca.org/PDF/2010%20Eastern%20Ontario%20Open.pdf
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2902
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3087
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

2010 KWCC Teams Active Challenge
- June 19, 2010
- Kitchener City Hall
- registration 10 am, 10:30 am start
- $40 cash per team on-site
- teams consist of 4 players from the same club/company/region
- equipment provided, free parking
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml
- http://www.kwchess.com/

London June Open
- June 26, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- registration 9:30 am - 9:55 am, 10 am start
- $20
- bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Canadian Youth Chess Championships
- July 6 - 9, 2010
- Hilton Hotel, Windsor
- free t-shirt for players, free chess bag/set for Hilton guests
- http://www.chessreg.ca/ (also see OYCC)
- http://www.cycc.ca/
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

Canadian Open
- July 10 - 18, 2010
- The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
- $195 until July 6, no entries on-site
- guaranteed $30,000+ in prizes
- special accommodation rates available
- http://www.chess.ca/misc2009/2010CANOP.pdf

Quebec Open
- July 24 - 31, 2010
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1948
- Chess Camp: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2908

London August Open #1
- August 7, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- registration 9:30 am - 9:55 am, 10 am start
- $20
- bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

2010 North American Youth Championship
- August 16 - 19, 2010
- UQAM Sports Center, Montreal
- $75 before July 12, $100 July 12 - Aug 13, $125 after Aug 13
- special accommodation rates available
- http://chess-math.org/fide-nayc.htm

London August Open #2
- August 28, 2010
- Hillside Church, London
- registration 9:30 am - 9:55 am, 10 am start
- $20
- bring your own equipment
- http://www.chess.ca/ontario.shtml

2010 NATO Chess Championship
- October 18 - 22, 2010
- Koege, Denmark
- for military personnel
- http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2944

CMA Summer Chess Day Camps (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto)
- http://www.chess-math.org/camps

Various CMA Events For Juniors
- http://www.chess-math.org/calendar

CMA Chess Lessons
- http://www.chess-math.org/chess/lesson.htm

Results:

Shirov simul game (draw): http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2781

Videos and Results from the Scarborough Shirov Simul:
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2780
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2775
- Draws: Alex Rapoport, William Rutherdale, Rune Pederson, Erwin Casareno, Pepin Manalo, Arkadiy Ugodnikov
- Wins: Zaidun Alganabi, John Hall

Shirov lecture database: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2865

Victoria 2010 Olympiad Fundraiser
- $299 + $1 raised

OPEN
1st: Gavin Steininger (5/5)
2nd - 3rd: Howard Wu, Roger Patterson (4/5)

U1700
1st: Philip Boyle (3/5)
2nd: Nick Milonas (2.5/5)

U1400
1st - 2nd: Mathew Geng, Li Geng (2/5)

More results from the fundraiser:
http://victoriachessclub.pbworks.com/Active-Fundraiser-For-the-2010-Olympiad

KW Winter Open
1st place: IM Artiom Samsonkin (5/5)
games: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2929

Cannes
IM Jean Hebert 8/8
Paul Saint-Amand 2.5/8
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2828

RA Spring Open

OPEN
1st - 3rd: IM Tom O'Donnell, GM Bator Sambuev, Roman Sapozhnikov (4/5)

U2400
1st: Nikita Kraiouchkine (3.5/5)

U2200
1st - 2nd: Christian Collins, Jason Riordon (2.5/5)

U2000
1st - 2nd: Mateusz Dydak, Gilles Groleau (4/5)

U1800
1st - 2nd: Alan Tomalty, Dan Liu (3.5/5)

U1600
1st: Dave MacNevin (5/5)
2nd: Anthony Pace (3.5/5)

More information, crosstables, and games:
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2861
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2862
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2910

Canadian Chess Hall of Fame inductee: Zvonko Vranesic
http://web.ncf.ca/bw998/CanadianChess/History/CanadianChessHallOfFame.html

GTCL Volunteer of the Year (award = 2 year CFC membership): Alex Ferreira
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3079

Hamilton Winter Open 2010

OPEN
1st - 2nd: Hans Jung, Michael Dougherty (4/5)
3rd: Doug Bailey, Vlad Drkulec, Keith Wight, Aaron Both (3.5/5)

U1900
1st: Adam Cormier (4.5/5)
2nd - 3rd: Yuanchen Zhang, Mario Piccinin (4/5)

More information: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2890

Quebec Junior
1st: GM Anton Kovalyov (5/5)
2nd: Louie Jiang, Nikita Kraiouchkine, Sankalp Modwal (4/5)

Crosstable: http://fqechecs.qc.ca/index.php?typ=actu&catagorie=1&id=2829

Eric Hansen at SPICE International: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2907

Mauricie Open
1st - 2nd: GM Anton Kovalyov, GM Bator Sambuev (4.5/5)
3rd: Arnaud Rainfray (4/5)

Crosstable: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2931

Hart House Toronto Open

OPEN
1st: IM David Cummings (5/6)
2nd - 3rd: GM Bator Sambuev, Roman Sapozhnikov (4.5/6)

U2300
1st - 2nd: David Filipovich, Liam Henry (3.5/6)

U2200
1st: Michael Kleinman (4.5/6)
2nd: Jesse Wang (4/6)
3rd: Stephan Tonakanian, Bernd Hahn, Dalia Kagramanov (3.5/6)

U2000
1st: Haizhou Xu (5.5/6)
2nd - 3rd: Omar Shah, Michael Song (4.5/6)

U1800
1st: Ferdinand Cale (5.5/6)
2nd: Richard Wing (4.5/6)
3rd: Bruce Dowling, Magas Yusuf, Kevin Wan, Jackie Peng (4/6)

U1600
1st: Jack Ding (5.5/6)
2nd - 3rd: Qiang Li, Michael Rogers, Hanyuan Ye (4.5/6)

U1400
1st - 2nd: Claudio Sottile, Jiaxin Liu (4/6)

Unrated
1st - 2nd: Derick Twesigye, Griffen Emmaque (5/6)

Team
"The Arts": IM Artiom Samsonkin, Haizhou Xu, Roman Sapozhnikov, Michael Kleinman

More information: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3000
Photos: http://www.kris-egis.com/egisphoto/thumbnails.php?album=23
More photos: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3030
Some games: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2974

World Amateur Championship

Richard Huang (7/9) - tied for 2nd place!
Regina Veronicka Kalaydina (5.5/9) - 22nd/124

More information: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2941

4th Annual Grand Pacific Open Chess Championship

OPEN
1st: IM Lawrence Day (5.5/6)
2nd - 4th: FM Jack Yoos, FM Holger Grund, NM Radu-Laurentiu Roua (5/6)

2010 BC championship qualifier: Harry Moore

U2000
1st - 2nd: Manfrei Aquino, Dezheng Kong (4/6)

U1700
1st - 2nd: Trevor Yonkman, Ryan Lo (3.5/6)

U1400
1st: Ray Wu (6/6)
2nd - 3rd: Jerrold Richards, Joshua Doknjas (4/6)

Unrated
1st: Li Geng (1.5/6)

Furthest Travelled: Polly Wright
Biggest Upset: Trevor Yonkman

More information: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=2999
Crosstable: http://grandpacificopen.pbworks.com/4th-Annual-GPO-Event-Reports

Saguenay Open

OPEN
1st: GM Bator Sambuev (4.5/5)
2nd: Arnaud Rainfray (4/5)
3rd: Nicolas Chiffot (3.5/5)

U2000
1st - 2nd: Jonathan Perron, Michel Filiatreaut (4/5)

U1600
1st: Rejean Labrecque (4.5/5)

Crosstable: http://pages.globetrotter.net/jrboutin/Standings.html

Niagara Falls Open 2010

OPEN
1st: Artiom Samsonkin (4.5/5)

U2000
1st - 3rd: IM Chedomir Micic, Paul Gelis, Aaron Both

U1800
1st - 3rd: Chris Vanderlee, Adam Cormier, Jackie Peng

U1600
1st: Leslie Tang

Top Upsets
1st: Alex De Cal
2nd: William J. Mollison
3rd: Razvan Preotu
4th: Ivan Kudelka
5th: Mei Chen Lee

Top Junior: Richard Douglas

More information: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3039

2010 Toronto Secondary School Team Championship

Senior
1st: Victoria Park C.I.
2nd: North Toronto C.I.
3rd: Don Mills C.I.

Junior
1st: Weston C.I.
2nd: Victoria Park C.I.
3rd: Stephen Leacock C.I.

More information: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3056

Ontario Chess Challenge

Kindergarten: Tomas Salathiel
Grade 1: Frank Wang
Grade 2: Yue Tong Zhao
Grade 3: Kevin Wan
Grade 4: Joseph Bellissimo
Grade 5: Razvan Preotu
Grade 6: Jackie Peng
Grade 7: James Fu
Grade 8: Joey Qin
Grade 9: Simon Gladstone
Grade 10: Arthur Calugar
Grade 11: Lloyd Mai
Grade 12: Shiyam Thavandiran

Results: http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1271685035.html
Some games: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3082

Kitchener Saturday Active
Some games: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3093

2010 Scarborough Chess Club Championships
1st: WIM Yuanling Yuan (7.5/9)
2nd - 3rd: John Hall, Runne Pederssen
http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3112

Follow the pairings/games of the Canadian Junior: http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3110

Ontario Scholastic Team Championships

K-3
1st: SH 3A (4.5/5 match points, 16 individual points)
2nd: UCC 3A (4.5/5 match points, 13.5 individual points)
3rd: PALMERSTON (2.5/5 match points, 10.5 individual points)

K-6
1st: DENLOW JUNIOR (4.5/5 match points, 14 individual points)
2nd: CROSBY HEIGHTS (4/5 match points, 14.5 individual points)
3rd: SH 6A (3.5/5 match points, 15.5 individual points)

K-9
1st: HENDERSON HAWKS (4.5/5 match points, 14 individual points)
2nd: KING EDWARD (3/5 match points, 12 individual points)
3rd: CRESCENT A (3/5 match points, 10 individual points)

K-12
1st: NORSEMEN (4.5/5 match points, 17 individual points)
2nd: UCC BLUE (4/5 match points, 15 individual points)
3rd: NORTHERN (3.5/5 match points, 14.5 individual points)

More information:
http://members4.boardhost.com/chess-math/msg/1268625978.html
http://chess-math.org/pdf/osctc2010-team-standings.pdf

Olympiad Selection

National
Jean Hebert (Canadian champion)
Kevin Spraggett
Mark Bluvshtein
Leonid Gerzhoy
Pascal Charbonneau (selected)

Women
Dina Kagramanov (Canadian champion)
Yuanling Yuan
Nava Starr
Yulia Lacau-Rodean
Yelizaveta Orlova (selected)

More information: http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?t=929

More games posted (various tournaments): http://www.chesstalk.info/forum/showthread.php?t=3026