News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 30/12 - BC Active Championship Results.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 30/12 - BC Active Championship Results. Played Sat Jan. 28 and Sun. Jan 29; attracted 36 players. Top finishers and prize winners were: # Name Rtng Tot Result Prize 1 Mayo Fuentabella 2405 6.0 1st $400 2 Brian McLaren 2172 5.5 2nd $300 3 Butch Villavieja 2222 5.0 3rd-Tied $100 4 Patrick Lacey 2130 5.0 3rd-Tied $100 5 Jack [kun] Cheng 2029 5.0 BU2100 $125 6 Oliver Schulte 2433 4.5 7 Jr Vicente Lee 2298 4.5 8 Jingzhou [peter] Lai 2060 4.5 9 Joe Soliven 1860 4.5 BU1900 $125 10 Omar Jessa 1493 4.5 BU1700 $125 27 Nathaniel Knox 1219 3.0 Biggest Upset $50 Thanks to Roger Patterson for the info. Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 27/12 - BC Active Championship.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 27/12 - BC Active Championship. Starts tomorrow: Sat Jan. 28 and Sun. Jan 29; Seven rounds; Game/40 +10 sec increment. Entry fee $40 Prize fund: BEN but if 35 players is $1275. Full details at the BCCF website for coming events: http://www.chess.bc.ca/events.shtml Thanks to Roger Patterson for the info. Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 23/12 - John Schleinich Memorial Result.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 23/12 - John Schleinich Memorial Result. This tournament consisted of a number of 6-player round robin sections, with approximately equally rated players in each section. It was played Jan. 20-22 at the Calgary Chess Club and attracted 48 players.. The ratings of the top section ranged from 2203 to 2096. The winner, with 4/5 pts., was NM Alex Yam ( 2203 ), the highest rated player. Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 19/11 –John Schleinich Memorial.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 19/11 –John Schleinich Memorial. Starts tomorrow!! Jan. 20 – 22, 2012 Place: Calgary Chess Club, # 274 -3359 27 St. N.E. John Sectional Chess Tournament - Each section will be a 6 player round robin. All sections will be CFC rated; The top two sections will be FIDE rated. CFC membership is required and can be purchased on site. The registration is now filled. Rating list of January 18, 2012 will be used to determine rank. The highest of CFC/FIDE ratings will be used to determine rank. If two or more players have identical ratings, peak CFC/FIDE ratings will be used to determine rank Prize Fund: Thanks to a generous sponsor, the prize fund this year will be considerably enhanced: $3,000 plus sum of entries less $5 per player ACA dues! Guaranteed! Prize money will be distributed equally between all sections Organizer & Tournament Director: Tony Ficzere - tonyficzere@gmail.com Website: http://www.calgarychess.com/RegisteredPlayers.html Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 16/12 – Canadian Post-Secondary Team Championship.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 16/12 – Canadian Post-Secondary Team Championship. On the weekend of Jan. 13 – 15, 19 teams from 10 universities, numbering 90 players, contested the Canadian Post-Secondary Championship. There are 8 universities in the Championship top section, and 11 teams ( some second and third teams of some universities ) in the Reserves Section. The Canadian Champion ( Open Section ) after the 5 round swiss, with 5/5 match points, was University of Western Ontario. Here are the top three finishers: 1.Western 5.0 2.Toronto 3.5 3.McGill 3.0 The Reserves Champion, on tie-break, was University of Waterloo. Here are the top three finishers. 1.Waterloo 4.0 more game points 2.Western 4.0 3.McGill B 3.5 In terms of individual performances, the top finishers on each board were: Open 1. Panjwani Western 2. Thavandiran Western 3. Hambleton Western 4. Lacau-Rodean Waterloo Reserves: 1. Dasgupta Waterloo 2. Zaghi Guelph 3. Wehrfritz Guelph 4. Zhou McGill B Thanks to Hal Bond for the info. Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: Canadian Winners - N.A.C.C.

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 CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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

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 CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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

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 CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 4/12 – Canadian Junior Championship.

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 4/12 – Canadian Junior Championship. Starts tomorrow!! Date: Jan. 5 – 8 Place: Calgary Chess Club, # 274 -3359 27 St. N.E. Type: 7 round swiss 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 CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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News Item: The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 3/11 – Start of Year Top Canadian/Woman ( CFC )

The CFC Regular Chess Post – Jan. 3/11 – Start of Year Top Canadian/Woman ( CFC ). Looking at the top Canadians ( National/Women ) as of the last CFC rating update (Wed., Dec. 29 ) on the CFC website, we find the top as of Jan. 1, 2012 are: National – GM Bator Sambuev ( 2702 ), Montreal, Quebec – 2011 Canadian Champion Women – WIM Yuanling Yuan ( 2328 ), Toronto, Ont. ( 17 years old ) Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator CFC Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id...id=10564098798 CFC Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ChessCanada

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