2019 CUCC
The 2019 Canadian University Chess Championship took place January 12-13 at McMaster in Hamilton, ON.
The top section was a 6-team RR which ended in a tie for first between Western and the University of Toronto 'A', who won based on their superior result against the third-place team, the University of Ottawa.
| Team | Rd.1 | Rd.2 | Rd.3 | Rd.4 | Rd.5 | Total |
| U of T 'A' | W5 | W3 | D2 | D4 | W6 | 4 |
| Western | W4 | W5 | D1 | W6 | D3 | 4 |
| Ottawa | W6 | L1 | W4 | W5 | D2 | 3.5 |
| Waterloo | L2 | W6 | L3 | D1 | W5 | 2.5 |
| McGill | L1 | L2 | D6 | L3 | L4 | 0.5 |
| U of T 'B' | L3 | L4 | D5 | L2 | L1 | 0.5 |
The Reserve section was won by Queen's (5/5), followed by Ryerson (4), and Western 'B' (3.5/5).
As at previous CUCC events, no teams west of Ontario or east of Quebec managed the logistics and expense of attending the two-day competition.
Links
- ChessBase report by WGM Qiyu Zhou, includes photos annotated games.
- long report on U of T Hart House website
- photos on Chess Tournaments in Canada facebook page
- Discussion on ChessTalk