Game of the Week - Le Dorze vs. Kernetsky
Hi, all. I hope you enjoyed your long weekend (for those of you outside of Quebec). After my annotations of games from the big Canadian tournaments this summer, we have a game from the monthly TNT...
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Canadian Forces chess team at the 24th NATO chess championship
CANADIAN FORCES CHESS TEAM 24th NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP12-16 August 2013, Warsaw-, PolandIn August 2013, NATO military Chess players will meet in Warsaw, Poland, for the 24th NATO Chess Championship....
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8th Kitchener Chess Festival - Report
The Canadian Amateur and Senior Chess Championships took place in Kitchener from August 2 to August 5. It was a 7-round swiss tournament, divided in five sections : seniors open, amateur open, U2000,...
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Follow the World Cup
The World Cup will be taking place in Tromsø, Norway, from Aug 10 to Sept 3. The two games of the first round will start on Sunday, Aug 11, 9PM (EST) and Monday, Aug 12, 9PM (EST).It is one of the most...
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Dynamic Compensation
B. Sambuev (2700) – M. Voloaca (2327), RA Winter Open 2012White has sacrificed a piece for two pawns and a strong attack. With Black’s last move: 1… Rd8, he failed to parry the threats White will be...
View ArticleGame of the Week - Sambuev vs. Morozevich
Although this week's game isn't exactly a "Canadian" game in that it wasn't played in Canada, it deserves to be shown as it is the biggest upset of GM Bator Sambuev's career. A very exciting...
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2013 Montreal Open Championship
When ? : Sept 6-8, 2013Where ? : Collège Brébeuf, 3200 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec. Close to metro stations Université de Montreal and Côte-des-Neiges.Five rounds swiss tournament organized by...
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Follow the 2013 NAYCC
The 2013 North American Youth Chess Championship is taking place in Toronto, August 14-18. It is a high-stake 9 round swiss tournament because of the 26 FIDE titles awarded to the winners. Players are...
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Smothered by Pawns
R. Fillanders (1886) – S. Chuchin (1668), Riedstra Memorial 2012Black’s king is cornered from every side, how should White tighten the noose?Click below for the answer:Spoiler: Highlight to view1. f6!...
View ArticleGame of the Week - Knox vs. Qin
The North American Youth Championship in Montreal appears to be a big success, and this week's game comes from the sixth round between Canadian juniors Christopher Knox and Joey Qin. A King's Indian...
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2013 NAYCC : Results
Chess'n Math organized the 2013 North American Youth Chess Championship and offered an incredible opportunity to Canadian players. It is with great pleasure that I spent the week in Toronto, in order...
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The World Cup Round of 16 - Fight for the last Candidates Spots
After the incoming Carlsen-Anand World Championship match, a new Candidates cycle will start in 2014. Only 8 players will be invited for the matches : 1 spot for the loser of Anand vs Carlsen2 spots...
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Team Canada at the 24th NATO Chess Championship
By Major Regis Bellemare 13 NATO members’ countries met in Warsaw-Rynia in Poland to compete in the 24th NATO Chess Championship from 12 August to 16 August 2013. It was Canada’s 10th participation to...
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Best of the Web: the mutilated chessboard
Hi everyone,John and I have admitted to spending way too much time following the Chess World Cup on the event's official website. It features live streaming with commentary by GMs, including Susan...
View ArticleA new Canadian GM!
Grand Master Kovalyov, who has been living in Quebec for the last 7 years, can now play under the Canadian flag!He's officially the highest rated player in the...
View ArticleMississauga Open 2013 : Results
- As posted by Bob Gillanders on Chesstalk -The winners are:Top Guns1st – Razvan Preotu 4/52nd /5th – Artiom Samsonkin, Bindi Cheng, Roman Sapozhnivok, Adam Cormier 3.5/5U20001st – Jeffrey Xu 4.5/52nd...
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Open Lines
M. Pang (1829) – A. Green (2010), Abe Yanofsky Memorial 2011White’s previous move, 1. exd5, was a mistake—with the simple 1. Be2, he could have kept a large advantage against Black’s forlorn king. What...
View ArticleGame of the Week - Sapozhnikov vs. Humphreys
Looking back at games from this spring, I was really intrigued by a game in the French Tarrasch from the Toronto Closed where White's daring pawn play was not rewarded. His early pawn sacrifice in a...
View ArticleSants International : GM Hansen, GM Spraggett and IM Hambleton
Three Canadian players are in Spain for this major tournament : GM Spraggett (4.5/7 ; perf 2324) GM Eric Hansen (5.5/7 ; perf 2569) IM Hambleton (5.5/7 ; perf 2370) Full results on Chess-results :...
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Coordination Discoordination
A. Todd (1723) – K. Chung (2286), Canadian University Chess Championship 2013In this position, Black has won two pieces for a rook and has a strong passed pawn on the second rank. However, his pieces...
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