The CFC Regular Chess Post – February 25/13 –Hart House Reading Week Open Results.

Dates: February 22nd, 23rd, 24th (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Location: Debates & Music Rooms, 2nd Floor, Hart House, University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle
Style: 5 round Swiss in 4 sections: Open & U2200 (FIDE Rated), U1900 & U1600
No. of Players: 125
Open Section: 26 players – Top Finishers:

1. 4.5 pts. – GM Bator Sambuev
2/3 4 pts. – IM Bindi Cheng; junior Razvan Preotu
4. 3.5 pts. – IM Nikolay Noritsyn

The CFC Regular Chess Post – March 14/13 – Mauricie Open, Quebec.

Starts Tomorrow!!

The Mauricie Open in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, is on March 15-17.
It has been one of the largest Canadian weekend swisses. It has had as many as 323 entries in the past.
Six sections: one every 200 points - with $1000, $500, and $250 prizes (plus a $150 class prize) in most sections.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – March 28/13 B – Grand Pacific Open, B.C.

Starts Tomorrow!

Dates: March 29-April 1( Easter Weekend )
Location: Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria BC.
Type: 6 round FIDE and CFC rated Swiss
Prizes: $5000 in prizes guaranteed.
Side Events: free if you play in the main event and include an active tournament, Midnight Blitz with $100 in prizes, and a Bughouse tournament to finish off the weekend.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – April 11/13 - Canadian GM Eric Hansen to Go Professional.

On April 10 on CMA Chesstalk, Eric stated:

“Hopefully I'll be able to announce some exciting news regarding my chess plans soon. I can confirm that I won't be returning to school this fall and will continue to focus on being a professional player.”