Varennes Chess Championship

The Varennes Chess Championship is back, organized by the Varennes Chess Club. It is the highest prize fund weekend tournament in the Montreal region. 

The 29th Annual Jack Taylor Memorial (Victoria, BC)

The 29th Annual Jack Taylor Memorial Chess Tournament

2014 Guelph Fall Pro-Am

2014 Guelph Fall Pro-Am

Quebec Amateur Championship Results- Just how good is Zong Yang Yu ?

The Quebec Amateur Championship concluded Monday, Oct 12, with a stunning 2500+ performance by U16 master Zong Yang Yu, who only obtained his national master title two months ago. He finishes first with Bator Sambuev at 5.5/7 (Both undefeated), half a point ahead of NM Steve Bolduc and FM Valerian Hirschberg.

Bator Sambuev vs Razvan Preotu

This week I present you a game by Bator Sambuev and Razvan Preotu at the recently concluded Aurora Fall Open. Not only was ths game was important in deciding the eventual tournament winner, but it was interesting as well. Enjoy.

2015 CYCC Regional Qualifier (Scarborough, Ontario) - Sat Nov 29, 2014

Details from the flyer are below.

2014 National Capital Open

An EOCA Grand Prix Event

 

Date: October 31-November 1-2, 2014

Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa – Bytown A & B

Canadians at the Millionaire Chess

A few Canadians participate in the Millionaire Chess tournament, with $1 000 000 in guaranteed prizes. The highest rated player of the first section is GM Wesley So, but GMs Xiangzhi Bu and Quang Liem Le, as well as a few others, will also be fighting for the $100 000 first prize.

 

2014 Pere Noel Tournament

The Pere Noel (Santa Claus) Tournament is back, this time organized by the Montreal Chess Club.

Game of the Week : Maïli-Jade Ouellet vs Akshita Gorti (WYCC)

There was a lot of coverage of Qiyu's performance at the WYCC, but other Canadians fared well. Maïli-Jade also lead her section for some time, before losing three games in a row.

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