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8th Kitchener Chess Festival - Report

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Thu, 08/08/2013 - 15:47

The Canadian Amateur and Senior Chess Championships took place in Kitchener from August 2 to August 5. It was a 7-round swiss tournament, divided in five sections : seniors open, amateur open, U2000, U1600 and U1200. They were fighting for a ~$3000 prize pool ($300-$200-$100 prizes for each amateur section).

Canadian Amateur and Seniors Chess Championships 2013 : Standings

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Submitted by Felix Dumont on Sat, 08/03/2013 - 23:59

Follow the games from the Canadian Amateur Chess Championship 2013 and the Canadian Seniors Chess Championship 2013 in Kitchener.

Quebec Open : Final Report

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Tue, 07/30/2013 - 14:46

The favorite, GM Lazaro Bruzon (7/9, $4000), from Cuba, won the Invitational Section, the strongest ever in a Quebec Open (+2350 average FIDE rating).

Fundraiser at CFS Leitrim

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Submitted by Felix Dumont on Mon, 07/29/2013 - 17:41

Congratulations to Master-Corporal Philippe Leveillée who won the NATO Chess Fundraiser held at the Canadian Forces Station Leitrim 24 July 2013. This fundraiser was to help support his trip to the 24th NATO Chess Championship in Poland.

Simul with a CYCC champion and giant chess sets in Montreal

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Submitted by Felix Dumont on Wed, 07/17/2013 - 22:39

The Quebec Chess Federation and the Just For Laughs festival have very often cooperated in the past. This year, thanks to this cooperation, Maïli-Jade Ouellet was invited to give a simul at the Complexe Desjardins (a huge shopping mall in Montreal).

Aurora Summer Open Results

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Wed, 07/10/2013 - 15:51

IM Nikolay Noritsyn dominated the Open section, beating 5 masters on his way to a perfect 5/5 score, one full point point ahead of WIM Yuanling Yuan, clear second at 4/5

CCN July 2013 sample: Edmonton Chess Festival

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 07/10/2013 - 03:51

To tide you over until the full July CCN is released, here is the illustrated and annotated report on the 2013 Edmonton Chess Festival.

GM Bruzon wins the 8th Edmonton International

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Wed, 07/03/2013 - 09:59

Lazaro Bruzon convincingly won the 8th Edmonton International with 7 wins and 2 draws.

Michael Song is 2013 Toronto Champion !

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Fri, 06/28/2013 - 16:07

After seven weeks of play, the Toronto Closed recently came to an end, crowning young star Michael Song who scored 5.5/7, only losing to runner-up FM Roman Sapozhnikov, and drawing against the other runner-up, FM Victor Plotkin. Both finished at 5/7.

Montreal Chess Club Championship - Results

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Submitted by Roman Sarrazin-... on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 09:24

The Montreal Chess Club (CEM) is the biggest chess club in Quebec. Its members meet two times a week at the Strategy Games building on St-Denis St. (Wednesday and Friday) to play one standard game in a monthly rotation tournament. Contact reti@videotron.ca for further information.

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