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The email registration deadline is coming up fast - TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER !

The flyer is posted at http://www.ohscc.on.ca

The World Championship Match is currently being played in Sochi, Russia. After a rest day yesterday, the second half of the 12-games match is starting today.

This week's GOTW features an explosive game played in Quebec City. Black had a terrible opening and seemed to be doomed to a painful loss, but continued fighting and soon managed to turn the tables...

FIDE (World Chess Federation), published the list of its new Commissions' Members. Among them are three well-known Canadians :

The Varennes Chess Championship ended on Sunday, November 9, with an expected 5/5 victory of Bator Sambuev, with runner-ups NMs Steve Bolduc and Hugues Massé.

This week's game was played at the Calgary International, one of the few norm tournaments in Canada. This game shows how perseverance in a seemingly draw position can often pay off, even if it relies on some help from the opponent. A perfect example of "Cat and Mouse".

Will there be any Canadian players scoring a norm in this tournament? To find out, watch the live games and follow the results on the tournament website :

Standings 

While the Outaouais is not a highly populated region in Quebec, it is the second region in terms of active chess players (behind Montréal, but in front of Quebec City). This is mainly thanks to an extremely active league, which this year celebrates its 35th anniversary.

Harmony showed once again not only how talented she is at chess, but also in piano. She talked about her plans to write a book and even left with a nice souvenir.

The full video is available here.