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GOTW: Dr.O defangs a Cobra

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 01:19

Elias Oussedik is one of the highest-rated players ever from Eastern Canada. He is currently doing post-graduate work in North Carolina, but is sill serious about chess.
For our Canadian Game of the Week: Elias Oussedik annotates his third win from week 4 of the PRO Chess League. Black to play.

GOTW: Kleinman - Qin, CUCC, 2017.

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Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 16:33

Canada has a new 2500+ CFC-rated player: Joey Qin, who was in crushing form at the 2017 Canadian University Chess Championship.
Our Canadian Game of the Week is Kleinman - Qin, annotated by the winner.

GOTW: Beaulieu - Le Siège, Pere Noel 2016

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Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 01/03/2017 - 17:01

GM Alexandre Le Siège continued his successful comeback by topping the 2016 Pere Noel tournament in Montreal.
Our Canadian Game of the Week features Alex's notes to his round 2 win over Eric Beaulieu. White to move.

Chess Canada - 2016 Olympiad

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Submitted by John Upper on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 12:49

The latest issue of Chess Canada is here!
It's free for everyone, and it's BIG...

Happy Birthday Magnus Carlsen ...and still WC!

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 21:08

Magnus Carlsen celebrated his 26th birthday by winning the four-game tie-breaks over Sergei Karjakin in New York, and so retains his World Championship title.

The position is from game 4 of the Rapid tie-breaks. Karjakin had been forced to overpress as Black to win and tie the match. Here it is White to move. Can you find the way to end the match in style the way Magnus Carlsen did here as White?

GOTW: Marin - Sambuev, National Capital Open, 2016

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 11/16/2016 - 17:27

The Canadian Game of the Week is Marin - Sambuev, from the 2016 National Capital Open in Ottawa.
Elias Oussedik explains how the former Canadian Champion gave up his Queen, avoided a repetition, and still won with R+N vs Q against a 2100+ opponent.

GOTW: Morozov - Cao, 2016 BC Championship

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 11/02/2016 - 10:04

FM Jason Cao won his third consecutive BC Championship in October, 2016.
Jason annotates his fascinating 6th round win over the third seed, Grigoriy Morozov, for the CFC Newsfeed.

2016 World Cadet Results

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Submitted by John Upper on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 05:56

The 2016 World Cadet Chess Championship ended today in Batumi, Georgia.
India, the USA and Russia each won multiple medals. Top Canadians were Anthony Atanasov (5th in U8), and Nameer Issani (9th, U10).
Details and links.

2016 WYCC - Results

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Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 09:38
2016 WYCC Canadian Team

Results and medal counts from the 2016 WYCC in Khanty-Mansiysk, which ended October 4, 2016.

2016 Women's Championship - FINAL

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Submitted by John Upper on Fri, 09/23/2016 - 07:40

The Canadian Women's Championship (Zonal 2.2) ran September 22-25, 2016 at the RA Centre in Ottawa.

FINAL STANDINGS:
WIM Qiyu Zhou wins with 5.5/6, including wins over next three finishers: WIM Agnieszka Matras-Clement (4.5), Constance Wang (3.5) and WIM Natalia Khoudgarian (3.5).

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