July is Chess Month in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario hosts three big tournaments back-to-back-to-back this July:
- July 5 - 8: Canadian Youth Chess Championship
- July 10 - 17: Canadian Open
- Aug 7 - 11: North American Youth Chess Championship
Canadian Open
July 10 - 17, 2016
126 players competed in a 9-round swiss. Top section was headed by four GMs:
- GM Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo
- GM Gergely Antal
- GM Alexander Cherniaev
- GM James E. Tarjan
FINAL RESULTS
Open Section
GM Gergely Antal was the clear winner. He started with a bye in round 1, but then won three games, drew with the second and third place finishers, then ran off another three straight wins to finish with 7.5/9
FM Andrew Peredun was clear second with 7/9 -- good for an IM Norm by more than a full point!
Andrew played all four GMs in the Open. He drew GMs Antal, Szabo, and Cherniaev, and defeated GM Tarjan, and also defeated IM Kaiqi Yang; an impressive +2 =3 -0 vs FIDE-titled players.
GM Gergely Szabo was clear third. He won his first four games, then drew the next five to finish with 6.5/9.
Other Sections
Jafar Faraji won the U2000 by a full point over Daniel Koltai.
John Young and Dora Koltai tied for 1st in the U1600 with 7/9.
Kevin Cui won the U1200 with 7.5, a half-point ahead of Namitha Elsa John.
Top Finishers
http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/862
Homepage
http://windsorchess.org/canadian-open.php
CYCC
July 5 - 8, 2016
265 players have entered the 2016 CYCC, competing in age groups from 8 to 18 to determine the Canadian Champions.
The CYCC determines the Canadian Champions in twelve categories: two divisions (Girls and Open), with six age groups in each (Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18). Winners of each section earn the right to be Canada’s official representatives to the World Youth Chess Championship, and have their travel funds covered by money collected from the entry fees at the CYCC. Second and third place finishers qualify to be Canada’s official representatives at the Pan American Youth Chess Championship and the North American Youth Chess Championship.
FINAL STANDINGS
http://www.burlingtonchessclub.com/all-sections-final-standings.htm
(thanks to Rene Preotu)
Short List of WInners
http://chess.ca/newsfeed/node/858
Standings after 5 rounds
http://www.windsorchess.com/CYCC2016/all-sections-standings.html
homepage
http://windsorchess.org/cycc.php
PHOTOS
by Victoria Jung-Doknjas on the CFC facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Chess-Federation-of-Canada-163031117086480/
by Toto Surya on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Canadianwycc2014/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1021263674575559
by Toto and others on Flicker
https://www.flickr.com/photos/144856880@N03/albums