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, 06/02/2018 - 19:04
Our Canadian Game of the Week is between Eric Ning and IM Tomas Krnan, from round 2 of the Golden Horseshoe Championship in Mississauga (still in progress!).
From the diagram, White played an early g4 against a KID and has a protected passed pawn and a nice outpost on c4. Black's pieces are all poised, but is there any way to break through that light-square stonewall to feast on the juicy juicy dark squares?...
Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 05/23/2018 - 15:32
If you haven't done so yet, it's not too late to book your summer chess trips to the major Canadian tournaments of the year: Quebec City, Montréal, Calgary, and Toronto await...
Submitted by John Upper on Fri, 05/18/2018 - 02:00
Not the Best of the Web features two competitions which ought to create some buzz, but bad internet presence makes them both evidence for the prosecution...
Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 15:16
Only 33 chess tournaments across Canada in May and June?
Does this near 20% decline from last month's tournament listing mean is it too early or too late to panic?
