The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of November 9 - 15/12 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 00:13

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Nov. 15/12 - Ottawa Winter Open.

Starts Tomorrow!! An EOCA Grand Prix Event

Date: November 16-17-18, 2012
Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa - Courtside rooms A & B.
Rounds: 5, Friday 7:30 PM Saturday & Sunday @ 10 AM & 3 PM.

Type: Regular Swiss

Sections and prizes are based on projected entries and may change.

Open - (rated FIDE & CFC); 1st $400, 2nd $200 3d $100: U2200 $100;

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of November 16 - 22/12 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Sat, 11/17/2012 - 00:08

The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 20/12 – Ottawa Winter Open Result.

Date: November 16-17-18, 2012
Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa - Courtside rooms A & B.
Rounds: 5, Friday 7:30 PM Saturday & Sunday @ 10 AM & 3 PM.
Type: Regular Swiss in 3 sections

Open Section Results

Ottawa Winter Open: Open and U 2200
# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of November 23 - 29/12 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 00:37

The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 27/12 – Mexico UNAM Open II.

Canadian Results:

IM-elect Aman Hambleton – 7/9 pts. – in a 4-way tie for third – 3rd place on tie-break
GM-elect Eric Hansen – 7/9 pts. – in a 4-way tie for third – 6th place on tie break
WCM Alexandra Botez – 4/9 pts. – 82nd place
WCM Liza Orlova – 3.5/9 pts. – 116th place

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of November 30 - December 6/12 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Sun, 12/02/2012 - 22:40

The CFC Regular Chess Post – December 2/12 – Panama Chess Open II.

This 9 round swiss, with 7 GM’s and 72 participants, was played Nov. 27 – Dec. 2. Canadians GM-elect Eric Hansen was ranked 6th and IM-elect Aman Hambleton was17th. They finished:

Eric – 8.5/9 pts. – first ( alone ) – undefeated!! Only gave up 1 draw! Performance rating of 2899 – Congratulations Eric!

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of December 14 - 20/12 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:20

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Dec. 14/12 - Agincourt Regional Qualifier for OYCC

Tomorrow! Sat Dec 15, 2012

Stephen Leacock Community Centre
2520 Birchmount Rd (north of the school - same driveway)

6 sections* offered: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 (age on 2013 Jan 1)

* any section with fewer than 16 registered by Dec 7 may be combined.

Entry fee: $30

Advance registration is required:

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Weeks of December 21/12 - Jan. 3/13 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Sun, 12/23/2012 - 00:24

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Dec. 23/12 – 2013 CFC Governors’ Winter Meeting

 

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of December 30/12 - Jan. 3/13 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 21:33

The CFC Regular Chess Post – January 3/13 – Père Noel Tournament

94 players played a swiss in three sections in Montreal between Christmas and New Years. The top finishers were:

# Nom..................................Cote Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot Prix
1 GM Sambuev Bator .............2579 +30 +6 =3 +14 +5 4.5 600.00
2 MF.Leveille François........... 2329 +16 +11 +4 =5 =3 4.0 300.00
3 FM Voskanyan Vahagn........ 2214 +26 +21 =1 +9 =2 4.0 300.00
4 M Masse Hugues................ 2201 +17 +15 -2 +24 +11 4.0 300.00

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of Jan. 4 -10/13 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 00:44

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 10/13 – BC Senior Championship

BC Senior Chess Championship! - First Ever!!

Starts Tomorrow, Jan. 11/13!

Dates: Jan. 11-13/13

Tournament Site: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (Forum Chambers, opposite the Bennett Library)

Eligibility: Age 60 or better by any date in 2013

Prizes: Guaranteed:

1st Place: Trophy + entry fee to Canadian Senior Championship + $100 travel assistance + free home-stay in Kitchener, ON (to be confirmed).
2nd Place: Trophy

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International News - Jan 5, 2013

published by fred on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 11:14

This week I have taken advantage of the new blog feature on the CFC Forum and have created a blog http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/blog.php?185-Fred-McKim - I will continue to post there and provide weekly updates here. This first week has seen some new snippets from Netherlands (Eric & Leon), USA (Bindi), England (Raja), France (Aman), and Switzerland (Eric again).

 

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The CFC Regular Chess Post ( Week of Jan.11 - 17/13 )

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published by Bob Armstrong on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 23:07

The CFC Regular Chess Post – January 15/13 –2013 Canadian Youth Chess Championships – CFC Website Page

CFC has started a new page on its website to promote both the CYCC and the provincial YCC’s that feed players into the CYCC: http://chess.ca/2013-cycc . The page tells you how you can qualify for the CYCC through YCC’s:

“How do I qualify to take part?

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