GOTW: Martial Larochelle vs Oliver-Kenta Chiku-Ratte

This game was played at the recently concluded Mauricie Open in round 2. It is an interesting game that is typical of hedgehog structures - White launched an attack, but Black was able to defend it and was able to get counterplay and winning chances. Enjoy!

 

 

BOTW 2016.04.23

Twelve of the world's top sixteen players are active this week -- 9 in Norway and 3 in the US -- , and Garry Kasparov returns to play (blitz) against the top players in the US in this week's Best of the Web.

Guelph Summer Pro-Am

Guelph Summer Pro-Am 

Tactics: Passed Pawns Must Be Not Hurried?

This week's Canadian Tactic comes from the 2015 Quebec Open.
White to play according to the cliché of your choice: "Passed pawns must be pushed" or "Do not hurry".

The end of the newsfeed as we know it?

Speaking of terminations, the McGill Chess Club, proud provider of the CFC Newsfeed for the past three years, has decided to part ways with the project that they helped set up.

Termination of chess club in the Park Royal Shopping Centre in Vancouver sparks outrage.

The reaction was so vigorous that The West Vancouver Presbyterian Church is planning a protest of the decision on May 1. 

BOTW 2016.04.14

US Chess Championship; anodyne post-Candidates interviews -- i.e. "I wasn't surprised Karjakin won" -- and two fun videos are this week's Best of the Web

Quebec Open 2016

Get hyped for this year's Quebec Open! It will be held from July 23rd - 30th. The 10th tournament of the Tour du Quebec Oasis is divided in 5 sections: Open, U2000, U1700, U1400 and U1200.

Location: Ahuntsic College. 9155 St-Hubert St. Montreal QC H2M 1Y8. Near metro Cremazie.

WCM Ouellet newest member of CAN Women's Olympiad Team

Maïli-Jade Ouellet, 13, from St. Lambert, Qc, will be selected to join the Women's Olympiad Team 2016 as the fourth member.

GOTW : GM Alexandr Fier vs Robert Sasata

This week's game comes from the Grand Pacific Open 2016, which finished last week. In the third round, Robert Sasata sacrificed two pawns on the Black side of a Schliemann against GM Alexandr Fier. He had great compensation though, and White eventually had to give back the material and simplify in a balanced endgame. A very well-played game from both sides.

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