Young chess whiz ready to take on Olympic teamPosted By VINCENT BALL, EXPOSITOR STAFFPosted 1 hour ago Reuben McCleary has taken a giant step forward in his quest to become a top-rated chess player. Competing in an open tournament...
Young and old to match wits
Chess tournament a chance for young and old to match witsPublished Saturday August 30th, 2008By CHRIS FOX A 60-year-old professor at St. Thomas University who plans to compete in a chess tournament in Fredericton this weekend says the game...
3 Americans North of the Border
The Tournoi International de Montreal just started today. It will go until September 2, 2008. It is a category 13 event. The main sponsor is the EMPRESA. Hikaru Nakamura GM 2697 (États-Unis)Yuri Shulman GM 2623 (États-Unis)Varuzhan Akobian GM 2610...
Canadian Youth at Dresden Olympiad
Youth factor dominates Canadian teams headed for Dresden OlympicsMon, August 18, 2008 Official Dresden Olympiad Website: http://www.dresden2008.org/ By LAWRENCE DAY Youth will be well represented on the Canadian teams at the Dresden Chess Olympics in November. Of the 10...
The young Canadian Champ Janak Awatramani
Special thanks to Janak’s Mom Patricia for sending me this article Checkmated on Vancouver’s streetsSamar Halarnkar – Monday, May 19, 2008 10:53 AM There’s a chess champion in this photo. The portly man on the right is David Strauss,...
Photo of the day
BUTCHART GARDENS, VICTORIA, B. C., CANADA Photo was submitted by John Dunajcik Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karpov opened new academy in Canada
Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov opened last week a “Karpov Academy” in Canada (Toronto) with an open lesson and presentation for Canadian team going to WYCC. His visit ended up with a simul. Here is a picture with Janak...
2007 ChessCa Open
2007 CHESSCA OPEN • GUELPHvisit us at: www.chessca.com/chesscaopen.htmlguaranteed prize fund: $2,500 september 29-30 • old quebec st. mall, guelph • 9 am • 5 rounds swiss • 90’+ 30″CONTACT • meichenlee@chessca.com • (519) 265-1652entry fee: $50 • less 10%...
Harikrishna leads Montreal International Tournament Empresa 2007
Round 1 results:Eljanov – Charbonneau 1-0Bluvshtein – Kamsky ½-½Miton – Short 1-0Harikrishna – Sutovsky 1-0Tiviakov – Ivanchuk ½-½ Round 2 games and results: [Section – Board 1] Elyanov, Pavel vs Bluvshtein, Mark 1/2-1/2 [Section – Board 2] Kamsky, Gata...
Montreal Empresa Super Tournament
8th Montreal International Chess Tournament Empresa (July 19-29) André Langlois, organizor of the TIM, is pleased to announce that ACP (Association of chess professionnals) included the TIM 2007 into his fourth annual event (July 2007-June 2008). This Tour is...