Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 17:47
Our Canadian Game of the Week is the round 6 board 1 pairing between IM Nikolay Noritsyn and IM Artiom Samsonkin at the 2019 Canadian Zonal.
As shown in the diagram, White had the opportunity to play Bxh5. Would that be a good move? What should Black do?
Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 15:43
Our Canadian Game of the Week comes from the 2018 World Senior Championship, currently underway in Bled, Slovenia.
White has just played 18.Ng3. What happens if 18... Nd3? What should Black play?
Submitted by John Upper on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 15:52
Our Canadian Tactics come from the 2018 World Youth Chess Championship, currently underway in Greece.
It is Black to move in both diagrams. Games and notes below...
Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 14:37
Our Canadian Tactic comes from a first-round game between Canada and TSG Markkleeberg at the World Senior Team Chess Championship (+50). It is FM Ian Findlay as Black to move in the diagram.
Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 03/17/2018 - 15:41
Our Canadian Tactic comes from IM Shiyam Thavandiran's round 4 game at the 2018 Reykjavik Open. In the diagram, Shiyam is threatening Qxg7#; what happens after 18...g6 19.Rae1 ...?
Submitted by John Upper on Sun, 12/17/2017 - 02:19
Round 4 of last weekend's RA December Open saw two complex endings of Rook and B vs Rook and B on the top boards. The coloured circles in the lower left corner of the diagrams indicate the player to move. Take some time to at least come up with some ideas before looking at the games and analysis...
Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 12/06/2017 - 22:21
The diagrams show positions from games between Fedor Bohatirchuk and four Canadian Chess Champions. The coloured circle in the bottom left of each board shows the player to move. Solutions and analysis...
