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Razvan Preotu - GRANDMASTER

Congratulations to Razvan Preotu, now the youngest Grandmaster in Canada!
He was awarded the Grandmaster title at the FIDE Congress in Baku after scoring his final norm this summer.

GOTW: So - Le Siège, 42nd Olympiad, 2016

Alexandre Le Siège, regretting not playing ...Bxc3

Today's Canadian Game of the Week comes from the last round of the 42nd Olympiad.
GM Alexandre Le Siège annotates his topsy-turvy game against GM Wesley So.

Baku Olympiad: Results

Results of the 42nd Chess Olympiad. Canadian men with best finish ever...!

Baku Chess Olympiad

The 42nd Chess Olympiad runs Sept. 1 - 13, 2016, in Baku, Azerbaijan. 180 National Teams and 140 Women's Teams are entered. Current standings and Canadian results and links to live games.
Rd.1 Canadian teams both won 4-0!. Rd.2: Men won 4-0; Women lost 1-3. Rd.3: Men lost to England: +1 =1 -2; Women beat Puerto Rico: +2 =2 -0. Rd.4 Men beat Indonesia 4-0, Women drew vs Philippines +1 =2 -1.
Rd.5 (Sept 6): Men beat Cuba (+3 =0 -1); Women lose to Bolivia (+1 =1 -2).
Sept 7: REST DAY.
Rd 6: Men defeat Belarus (2.5-1.5); Women defeat Portugal (2.5-1.5)
Rd.7: Men lost to Ukraine (+1 =1 -2); Women defeat Slovenia (+2 =1 -1)
Rd. 8: Men drew Vietnam (+0 =4 -0); Women lost to Serbia (+1 =0 -3)
Rd. 9: Men beat Denmark (+3 =1 -0); Women lost to Belarus (+0 =2 -2)
Rd.10: Men beat Latvia (+3 =0 -1); Women beat Japan (4-0).
Rd.11: FINAL: Men lost to USA on board 1 (+1 =1 -2); Women beat South Africa (4-0)
USA wins Gold. Canadian Men finish 11th!! Kovalyov wins silver on board 2!

2016 NAYCC Results

Results, photos, links, and a list of new FIDE titlists from the 2016 North American Youth Chess Championship in Windsor, Ontario.

July 2016 Tournament Results

July 2016 tournament results from at home and around the world:
World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad, Quebec Open, PanAmerican Youth Festival, Calgary International, and the 2016 Maritime Open.

Canadian Juniors Abroad

Not all the chess action is happening at home. This summer, Canadian Juniors are playing around the world and collecting norms, including what is shaping up to be Canada's first WGM!

2016 World Youth Olympiad

The 2016 World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad has started in Poprad – Tatry, Slovakia.
Details and links to follow the Canadian Team...

Canadian Winners at 2016 World Open

Congratulations to two big Canadian winners at the 2016 World Open:
IM Razvan Preotu comes home with his third GM Norm, and James Li comes home with $12,000 US!

Canadians in places you might not expect...

Canadians at the 44th World Open, at the World Senior Teams, and in the New in Chess Yearbook!

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