Submitted by Felix Dumont on Sun, 02/15/2015 - 19:12
This week's GOTW features an extremely tactical Sicilian defense. White gave no doubt about his intention to attack Black's king, but unfortunately Black never found the tactical resources that could have allowed him to not only defend, but seize the initiative.
Submitted by Michael Kleinman on Tue, 02/10/2015 - 22:15
This week, I present to you one of Victor Plotkin's games from the recently concluded Gibraltar Chess Festival. This game was important en route to scoring an IM norm.
Submitted by Felix Dumont on Sun, 02/01/2015 - 12:15
The Canadian sensation of the tournament is, without any doubt, FM Victor Plotkin. He currently has 3.5/6, including one win and three draws against grandmasters!
Submitted by Keith MacKinnon on Mon, 01/26/2015 - 22:14
You'll have to forgive my bias in choosing the following game, but Raven Sturt, McGill's first board at this year's Canadian University Championships won an excellent second-round game with the black pieces handing Joey Qin his only loss of the tournament. You don't want to miss this one.
Submitted by Felix Dumont on Mon, 01/19/2015 - 15:30
I often talked about how difficult it can be, even for older and stronger players, to formulate a plan in a complicated position. It seems like it is common for most players to simply play the most logical moves one after the other, without really having a long-term plan. This game is a good example of that.
Submitted by Michael Kleinman on Mon, 01/12/2015 - 18:34
The Canadian University Chess Championships (CUCC) concluded yesterday, and McGill A emerged victorious. You can read Felix Dumont's account of the tournament at http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/497.
Submitted by Felix Dumont on Sun, 01/04/2015 - 11:03
This week's GOTW features a nice win by Canada's newest FM, Michael Song, in a rare opening (1.b3). White (Michael Song) played with great accuracy throughout the game and left his opponent very little opportunity.
Submitted by Felix Dumont on Sun, 12/28/2014 - 15:40
This week's GOTW was played two days ago at the Père-Noël (Santa Claus) tournament in Montreal, organized by the Montreal chess club (associated with CMA).
Submitted by Keith MacKinnon on Mon, 12/22/2014 - 18:28
The World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad has just concluded in Hungary with the top Canadian team placing 5th. In the 8th round, the seventh seeded Canada faced the Hungarian team (ranked 5th).
Submitted by Michael Kleinman on Wed, 12/17/2014 - 17:59
This week, I present to you a game played by Mark Plotkin, a member of Canada's second team at the World u16 Olympiad. In this game, he opted for a solid setup against an IM from Ukraine, and gradually took the initiative. Enjoy.
