Capelle-la-Grande Results
Picture : Qiyu Zhou and Razvan Preotu, along with coach GM Szabo. Patrick Van Hoolandt, president of the AIDEF (International Chess Association of French Speaking countries) is also behind them.
Two Canadian players were in France this week for the famous Capelle-la-Grande Open tournament. Both performed pretty much as expected (according to their FIDE rating), but there is no doubt they were aiming for more. IM Razvan Preotu ended up with 5.5/9 (performance of 2436), and Qiyu Zhou with 4.5/9 (performance of 2153).
We will follow them at the Reykjavik Open next week, and hopefully will be able to announce new norms for Canadian juniors!