published by Bob Armstrong on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 01:09
The CFC Regular Chess Post – April 3/13 – Alberta Closed Championship Result.
This 6-player round-robin was played March 29 – 31 at the Calgary Chess Club. Participants >> http://calgarychess.com/WORDPRESS/?page_id=3101 Winner >> GM Eric Hansen with 4/5 pts. (gave up 2 draws). Congratulations Eric!
published by Bob Armstrong on Fri, 04/05/2013 - 00:58
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.”
published by Bob Armstrong on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 00:27
The CFC Regular Chess Post – April 23/13 – GTCL AGM Report.
The Annual General Meeting of the Greater Toronto Chess League was held Sat., April 20. Here are some of the highlights:
Elections of GTCL Executive for 2013/2014 year
President – Michael Barron (by acclamation) Vice-President – Ilia Bluvshtein (by acclamation) Secretary – Marcus Wilker (by acclamation) Treasurer – Nicholas Varmazis (by acclamation)
published by Bob Armstrong on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 00:19
The CFC Regular Chess Post – April 30/13 – Ontario HS Chess Championship.
Registration Deadline – Tomorrow !! Wednesday, May 1
Dates: May 24-26 2013
Tournament primarily for students in Grades 7 (Junior High) through 12 Younger students ready to compete are also welcome. In Toronto again this year. Website: www.ohscc.on.ca for details