The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 20/12 – Ottawa Winter Open Result.

Date: November 16-17-18, 2012
Place: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa - Courtside rooms A & B.
Rounds: 5, Friday 7:30 PM Saturday & Sunday @ 10 AM & 3 PM.
Type: Regular Swiss in 3 sections

Open Section Results

Ottawa Winter Open: Open and U 2200
# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot

1 Aman Hambleton 129797 2546 W14 W6 W2 W7 W3 5.0 $400 1st
2 Bator Sambuev 146462 2700 W8 W3 L1 W4 W7 4.0 $200 2nd
3 Mihnea Voloaca 120516 2327 W9 L2 W12 W6 L1 3.0 $50 3rd
4 John Upper 101925 2280 D13 H--- W8 L2 W10 3.0 Amateur
5 Robert Gelblum 104272 2223 L12 D10 W11 W13 D6 3.0 $50 3rd

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator

The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 19/12 – WYCC – Team Canada Final Results.

This world championship took place from Nov. 8 ( Rd. 1) – 18 (Rd. 11) in Maribor, Slovenia. 1587 players from 89 countries were registered. Andrew Giblon was the head of the Canadian delegation. The two coaches were Andrew Peredun and Edward Porper. The team consisted of 28 members in 12 different categories, and was the 13th biggest of the tournament. Here are some notable final results:

8.5/11 pts.

IM Richard Wang – U 14 Open

Rd. 11 – Bd. 2

- 20 Gajek, Radoslaw – Poland ( 2250 ) ( 7.5 ) 0-1 ( 7.5 ) IM Wang, Richard – Canada ( 2356 ) 4

- ended in a 3-way tie for third. Took BRONZE Medal ( 3rd ) on tie-break! Congratulations Richard.

7.5/11 pts.

Harmony Zhu – U 8 Girls

Rd. 11 – Bd. 1 - 91 Zhu, Harmony – Canada ( 7.5 ) 0-1 ( 9.5 ) Asadi, Motahare – Iran – 23 ( had clinched the Gold Medal with a round still to go )

- ended in a 6-way tie for 8th, and took 8th on tie-break. A very fine run at it for Canada’s youngest competitor

7/11 pts.

Qiyu Zhou – U 12 Girls

Rd. 11 - Bd. 8 – 24 WFM Sliwicka, Alicja – Poland ( 1774 ) ½ - ½ ( 6.5 ) ( 6.5 ) Zhou, Qiyu – Canada ( 1857 ) 15

- ended in a 17-way tie for 12th; on tie-break, finishes in 17th place.

Razvan Preotu – U 14 Open

- won round 11
- ended in a 13-way tie for 20th; came 23rd on tie-break

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator

The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 18/12 – WYCC – Team Canada Update.

This world championship is taking place from Nov. 8 ( Rd. 1) – 18 (Rd. 11) in Maribor, Slovenia. 1587 players from 89 countries were registered. Andrew Giblon is the head of the Canadian delegation. The two coaches are Andrew Peredun and Edward Porper. The team consisted of 28 members in 12 different categories, and was the 13th biggest of the tournament. Going into the last 11th round today, Canada has these notable results:

7.5/10 pts.

Harmony Zhu – U 8 Girls – in a 5-way tie for third
Rd. 11 – Bd. 1 - 91 Zhu, Harmony – Canada ( 7.5 ) ( 9.5 ) Asadi, Motahare – Iran – 23 ( has clinched the Gold Medal with a round still to go )

IM Richard Wang – U 14 Open – in 8-way tie for third
Rd. 11 – Bd. 2 - 20 Gajek, Radoslaw – Poland ( 2250 ) ( 7.5 ) ( 7.5 ) IM Wang, Richard – Canada ( 2356 ) 4

6.5/10 pts.

Qiyu Zhou – U 12 Girls – in a 14-way tie for 12th
Rd. 11 - Bd. 8 – 24 WFM Sliwicka, Alicja – Poland ( 1774 ) ( 6.5 ) ( 6.5 ) Zhou, Qiyu – Canada ( 1857 ) 15


6/10 pts.

WCM Nguyen, Duy Thien An – U 10 Girls ; Preotu, Razvan – U 14 Open

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator

The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 17/12 – Canadian GM’s.

The Canadian Grandmasters ( past and present ) are ( year of being awarded title in brackets ):

1st GM Abe Yanofsky ( 1964 )
2nd GM Duncan Suttles ( 1973 )
3rd GM Peter Biyiasas ( 1978 )
4th GM Kevin Spraggett ( 1985 )
5th GM Alexandre Lesiège ( 1997 )
6th GM Dmitri Tyomkin ( 2001 )
7th GM Mark Bluvshtein ( 2004 )
8th GM Igor Ivanov ( 2005 )
9th GM Pascal Charbonneau ( 2006 )
10th GM Bator Sambuev ( 2006 )
11th GM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon ( 2010 )
12th GM-elect Eric Hansen ( to be awarded in 2012 )

3 other Canadian GM's with other federations are:

GM Joel Lautier – France ( 1990 )
GM Anton Kovalyov – Argentina ( 2008 )
GM Wesley So – Philippines ( 2008 )

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator