The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 10/12 – Canadian Winners - N.A.C.C..

Congrats to Canadian juniors, Tanraj Sohal and Jason Cao, both of BC. Both were Prize winners at the North American Chess Championships.

Tanraj was clear first in the U2300 section, winning $6,355.00!

http://chesstournamentservices.com/c...-2300-section/

Jason, 2010 Canadian U 10 Open World Champion, was tied for third in the U2100 section.

http://chesstournamentservices.com/c...-2100-section/

Tanraj and Jason are expected to be among the top players at the 6th Annual Grand Pacific Open being held April 6-9, 2012 in Victoria, BC, at the Hotel Grand Pacific.

( Thanks to Bryan Raymer for the basic information ).

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 9/12 – Canadian Junior/Girls Champion

Open Winner: NM David Zhang, of Calgary, Alberta. He won the 2011 CYCC U16 Canadian Championship, the 2011 Alberta Junior, and did well at the WYCC. He has improved rapidly over the last year and his future progress looks hopeful.
Junior Girls Winner: Regina-Veronicka Kalaydina ( 1947 ) of Calgary, with an undefeated 4.5/5 pts.
Date: Jan. 5 – 8.
Place: Calgary Chess Club, # 274 -3359 27 St. N.E.
Type: Open - 7 round swiss; Girls - 6 player round-robin.
History : Since 1970, the Canadian Junior Championship has been a flagship event on the Chess Federation of Canada’s calendar. Attracting the best junior talent in the country, it not only serves to determine our undisputed junior champion, but also to qualify that champion to the World Junior Championship. A number of former participants have even gone on to later win the Canadian Closed and Zonal Championship, a tradition one can only hope is continued by this year’s crop. More importantly, remember that some of the best players ever, not the least of which being Bobby Fischer, used their national junior championship as a stepping stone in their rise to prominence.
Website: http://www.cjcc2012.ca/.

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 7/12 – 2012 Winter Meeting Conclusion.

34 out of 58 governors of the CFC from across Canada have been meeting on-line for their quarterly meeting since Jan. 1. The meeting will close tonight or tomorrow. 10 Motions on various topics have been dealt with: Canadian Junior Championship; CFC Member Rights; the CFC rating system; CFC Code of Conduct, etc. The voting closes tonight at 6:00 PM EST. The results of these votes, along with governors’ names, will be published for the members/public on this members’ CFC Chess Chat Forum.

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator