Regrettably the Hostage Chess Championship, scheduled for December 1-3, has been cancelled.
Efforts to promote this wonderful chess Canadian variant will continue. I still believe that it...
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Regrettably the Hostage Chess Championship, scheduled for December 1-3, has been cancelled.
Efforts to promote this wonderful chess Canadian variant will continue. I still believe that it...
Greetings Chess Friends!
Come join us on Sunday free food and fun times. Push some wood, renew some old acquaintances, and make some new ones!
From 11am-5pm, the folks from the Kitchener Chess...
Second Annual Hostage Chess World Championship
December 1-3, 2023
Excelsior Chess Club, 91 Skyway Avenue, Unit 205
5 Round Swiss System Tournament
Guaranteed Prize Fund $2,000
IM Shawn...
Hi everyone, the OCA needs more trained Arbiters! To this end we have launched a pilot online seminar for National Arbiters:
Online National Arbiters’ Seminar
Saturday, August 26, 2023
Chief...
Two results in the U1900 have been corrected. Tim Knechtel and Ralf Meyer both won their final round games.
Final Standings
Standings. Collingwood Somborac Chess Fest: Crown Section
1 FM Eugene Hua 2343 W12 W9 W3 D4 W6 4.5
2 FM Victor Plotkin 2369 H--- W8 L5 W11 W13 3.5
3 IM Alexander Reprintsev 2363...
Crown Section
1 FM Eugene Hua (3.5) Nicolae Oancea (3.0)
2 IM Alexander Reprintsev (3.0) IM Brian Hartman (3.0)
3 IM Yuanchen Zhang (2.5) Andrew Colvin (2.0)
4 FM...
Collingwood Round 4 Pairings
Crown Section
1 IM Brian Hartman (2.5) FM Eugene Hua (3.0)
2 IM Alexander Reprintsev (2.0) IM Yuanchen Zhang (2.5)
3 Andrew Colvin (2.0) ...
Collingwood Round Three
Crown Section
1 FM Eugene Hua (2.0) IM Alexander Reprintsev (2.0)
2 IM Yuanchen Zhang (1.5) FM Victor Plotkin (1.5)
3 IM Brian Hartman (1.5) Alexander Strugach (1.0)...
We have 74 players now.
Round Two Pairings for Collingwood
Crown Section
1 IM Yuanchen Zhang (1.0) IM Brian Hartman (1.0)
2 IM Alexander Reprintsev (1.0) Andrew Colvin (1.0)
3 Isai...
Hello Chess Friends - I am packing up, heading for Collingwood.* These ROUND ONE pairings are based on the best info I have right now.* There may be some last minute adjustments.* Please check, I...
Below is our list of 66 players. Registration closes tonight at midnight. If anyone has requested bye for tomorrow night please let me know, bondhal@hotmail.com The organizers have managed to...
We have 65 players currently registered for Collingwood. FM Victor Plotkin is the latest titled player to join the fray. 24 unrated players are competing in the U1500 section, which is by far the...
56 players have now registered for Collingwood this weekend, IM Yuanchen Zhang now leads the pack. Online registration closes midnight Thursday and pairings will be posted Friday around noon. Onsite...
Now serving 50! Incredible interest in the U1500/unrated section. 32 players.
Crown Section
1 FM Eugene Hua 2343
2 IM Brian Hartman 2327
3 Sasha Starr 2161
4 WIM Nava Starr 2126
5 Nicolae...
Crown Section
1 FM Eugene Hua 2343
2 IM Brian Hartman 2327
3 Sasha Starr 2161
4 WIM Nava Starr 2126
5 Nicolae Oancea 2094
6 Kyrylo Demchenko 2038
7 Arcie Pargale 1905
8 Andrew...
Round 1 pairings are now posted on chess-results.com.
U12 Girls has been combined with U14 Girls; U16 Open has been combined with U18 Open. There is no U18 Girls section.
White's clock will...
We have over 170 players registered, and the pairings will be posted tonite on Chess-Results.com. All players are listed there now.
As the early bird deadline of April 1 approaches, preregistration for Collingwood is off to a decent start:
Crown Section
1 IM Brian Hartman 2327
2 Sasha Starr 2161
3 WIM Nava Starr 2126
4...
As the Canadian Closed approaches, it bears repeating that the winner has the right to be our official representative at the Continental Championship! The Continental will be in the Dominican...
Well done Max - I remember applying for your FM title some years ago. This is a great achievement. I hope you aspire to the GM title.
Congratulations Eugene! Excellent result. Good luck with your quest - I think you have the chops, just a matter of finding the right opportunities as you manage your academic load.
This is very sad news but not entirely unexpected. He looked pretty frail in Mexico last February. We worked together throughout my time as Delegate and as an Arbiter abroad, where he was...
Frankly I'm not sure if this idea is just new or new to me. After a most unpleasant situation last year when I had to impose an adjournment due to the closing time of the venue, a new time control...
After an impressive debut in 2022, Organizer Milan Somborac is back with the Collingwood sequel on May 5-7.
The guaranteed prize fund has been increased to $3500, and a Friday night game has been...