Submitted by Hou Ji Yao on Sun, 02/21/2016 - 18:38
GM Bator Sambuev is 4/4 in terms of Tour du Quebec wins this season. After sweeping the 2015 leg of the season, Sambuev wins the 50th Winter Carnival tournament, held in the timeless capital of Quebec.
Submitted by Hou Ji Yao on Fri, 02/19/2016 - 17:42
"Le Club élite" (the elite club) is a new chess club based in Montreal which focuses on the development of competitive chess players with an FQE rating of over 1600. Membership is $20 per year. (free for masters) Free trial period until March 2016.
Submitted by Hou Ji Yao on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 12:33
Tomorrow (the 28th), the top player of McGill University Michael Kleinman will do a free 45-min special lecture on intermediate chess. 6-6:45 in the Trottier Cafeteria.
Submitted by Hou Ji Yao on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 07:29
The 14th edition of the Chess Festival in Gibraltar has begun today and will conclude on Feb. 4th. It has 5 sections: Masters (Open; 10 round FIDE Swiss), Challengers A & B (U2250; 5 round FIDE Swiss each), and Amateurs A & B (U1900; 5 round FIDE Swiss Each).
Submitted by Hou Ji Yao on Sun, 01/24/2016 - 16:06
Six round, CFC/FIDE rated tournament. Three Sections $2000 guaranteed prize fund. Feb. 6-8, 2016. Titled players pre-registered include FM Cao, NM Oussedik, WFM Gansvind, NM John Doknjas, NM Moore and NM Patterson.
Submitted by Hou Ji Yao on Mon, 01/18/2016 - 07:55
This past weekend, at the age of nineteen, I participated in my first Quebec Youth Chess Championship. Of course, not as a player, but as a volunteer on thedirector side.
