Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 09/19/2018 - 15:44
Everyman Chess has announced an upcoming publication written by Canadians: "Opening Repertoire: The Najdorf", by brothers Joshua Doknjas and FM John Doknjas.
Info, thoughts, and a Doknjas-annotated Najdorf game...
Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 09/11/2018 - 16:17
Our Canadian Game of the Week comes from the 2018 Toronto Open, and features cowinner Nicholas Vettese beating IM Artiom Samsonkin in an endgame stemming from a rare line in the French...
Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 09/05/2018 - 23:53
More evidence that over-the-board chess isn't dying as fast as nay-sayers would have it: 3132 chess tournaments across Canada in September and October 2018. Play in a couple, so you'll have something to tell your grandchildren about...
Submitted by John Upper on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 23:55
The 11th Calgary International Chess Classic was held August 14-19, 2018 at the Calgary Chess Club. It was won by GMs Victor Mikhalevski and Steven Zierk... but not without some very anxious moments for Victor in the last round against a player he out-rated by 579 points.
Links, and game analysis... [Black to play]...