It's been a while since my last GOTW, but exams are now over so I'm back to show you interesting Canadian games! This week, I featured an amateur game played at the Annex Chess Club where a fast-improving player, rated 1000, missed a forced mate against a long-time Toronto chess figure.

This week's Canadian Tactic comes from Kazmaier - WGM Vojinovic (Reykjavik Open, 2014).
Black to play.

Toronto Rapid Team Chess Championship, May 26 at Annex CC.

The 49th edition of the Capablanca Memorial will take place in Cuba, on May 7-18, in La Habana.

This big chess festival will have three categories : 

Hamilton Summer Open 2014

Hamilton City Chess Club Presents a 5 Round Swiss August 23-24

Emmanuel United Church

871 upper Ottawa Street

Hamilton Ontario

Event Report:  8th Annual Grand Pacific Open

This week's Canadian Tactic comes from Esserman - Piasetski, San Francisco, 2014.

White has just played 28.Re7 and has pieces swarming the Black King. Black would feel more comfortable if he could trade a Rook. Should he try:
28...Rf8 or 28...Rd8 (planning ...Rd7)

The Grand Pacific Open is taking place this weekend at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Victoria, setting a new attendance record with a total of 123 players.

I replace FM Louie Jiang this week by analyzing a nice game between Oleksandr Nikulich and Wenyang Ming at the Père-Noël (Santa Claus) tournament in Montreal.