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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Fri, 12/19/2014 - 12:35

It's been a while since we've had an actual Best of the Web post ! Here are some links to interesting chess-related stuff that appeared online recently.. or not.

Anton Kovalyov wins UTDallas Open

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Mon, 12/01/2014 - 00:12

Three strong Canadian players (GM Kovalyov, IMs Hambleton and Calugar) were playing in the University of Texas at Dallas Fall Open. They were competing against 11 GMs and 12 IMs (out of 44 players). Kovalyov placed first at 7/9 (undefeated), half a point ahead of Russian GM Andrey Stukopin.

World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2014

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Mon, 09/29/2014 - 17:33
Canada will be sending two teams to the 2014 U-16 Olympiads, held at Gyor, Hungary, on December 12-22.
The young Canadians who have expressed their interest in going are :
Razvan Preoutu
Richard Wang
Jason Cao
Michael Song
Qiyu Zhou

Follow the WYCC and Durban Open

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Mon, 09/22/2014 - 23:10

Sixteen young Canadians are currently competing in the World Youth Chess Championship in Durban, South Africa, until Sept 29. In the meanwhile, three of the team coaches (IM Hambleton, IM Noritsyn, Peredun) are playing in the Durban Open, a strong GM tournament. Noritsyn is currently leading the tournament with 4/4.

Best of ChessBase!

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Submitted by Frederic Reynaud on Thu, 08/28/2014 - 13:53

Hello everyone!

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Can you recognize this player ?

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Wed, 08/20/2014 - 17:22

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Team Canada pix and vid at Tromso

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 08/13/2014 - 18:10

Some of the best photos, videos, and links to Canadians at the 2014 Tromso Olympiad.

Best of the Web returns!

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Submitted by Frederic Reynaud on Wed, 06/18/2014 - 11:28

Hello everyone,

I apologize for the long delay since my last post, I've been extremely busy recently. Fortunately, I have a few nice articles coming your way today!

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Best of the Web: week 23

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Submitted by Frederic Reynaud on Sun, 05/04/2014 - 17:11

Do you have a passion for chess? Probably. But the important question is: do you enjoy Arnold Schwarzenegger's charisma? If so, then I think I'm about to make your day. 25 years ago, Arnold and a man named Jim Lorimer started a multi-sport event name the "Arnold Classic".

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Best of the Web: Week 22

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Submitted by Frederic Reynaud on Sun, 03/30/2014 - 20:09

Hi everyone!

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