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    Fifteen players took part in the Sunday Active...

    Fifteen players took part in the Sunday Active chess tourney on 8 March. Ben Kellar was flawless with 5 out of 5, followed by Mike Schofield with 4 and Dusan Simic with 3.5. Newcomers included Elber...
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    In a blast from the past, former club champ Stijn...

    In a blast from the past, former club champ Stijn De Kerpel joined the Sunday Active tournament and cruised to victory with 5 out of 5 points. He was followed by rising star Jonathan Han with 4....
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    Dusan Simic cruised to 4.5 out of 5 to win the...

    Dusan Simic cruised to 4.5 out of 5 to win the tournament and the book prize, giving up only one draw with second place finisher Mike Schofield. There were eleven contestants. We play again next...
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    Nine players braved the cold and found their way...

    Nine players braved the cold and found their way through the labyrinth for the Sunday Rapid tournament on February 9th. Paul Beckwith emerged as the clear winner with a clean sweep of 5 points,...
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    On the third of November. Zachary Dukic led the...

    On the third of November. Zachary Dukic led the field of eleven players with a clean 5 out of 5. He was followed by Johnathan Han with four, losing only to the champ.
    # Place Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd...
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    Nine players braved the elements on Sunday 27...

    Nine players braved the elements on Sunday 27 October including several new entrants and a sprinkling of old hands. Co-winners were Kamal Balazadeh and Johnathan Han with Johnathan winning on...
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    Sorry. I see you did already. Nice game....

    Sorry. I see you did already. Nice game. Congratulations to Bator on his fine tournament.
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    Halldor, will you be publishing the last round...

    Halldor, will you be publishing the last round brilliancy by Bator? The "moment of Zuke".
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    On a beautiful sunny Sunday 9 June, 17 chess mad...

    On a beautiful sunny Sunday 9 June, 17 chess mad enthusiasts huddled indoors at the RA centre to play in the weekly Sunday Active Tournament. The winner with 4.5 out of 5 points was young wizard...
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    Twenty-one players took part in the Rapid...

    Twenty-one players took part in the Rapid Tournament on Sunday 2 June. Notably, more than half were juniors including the top rated, Rachel Miller. In the end, Christian Collins (not a junior)...
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    Rating Sunday Rapid?

    Sundays have long been a problem at the Ottawa club. With a few brief periods of exception, Sundays were not organized and very poorly attended. Over the last few years, John Upper has turned that...
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    On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the 26 of May...

    On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the 26 of May 23 intrepid players took part in the weekly Active Tournament. The clear winner with 5 out of 5 was Christian Collins (helped by the withdrawal of his...
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    Thanks, John, for putting up with a slow learner....

    Thanks, John, for putting up with a slow learner. Meanwhile, John was so excited to be liberated from his habitual TD duties that he overpressed in a dead drawn endgame against Daniel Xu, with...
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    Proves that lightning can strike! I should note...

    Proves that lightning can strike! I should note that while John graciously (?) resigned when faced with the loss of a couple of pieces, Bill forced me to mate him with K+Q against lone K. He must...
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    Seriously. "We don't do budgets..." Please tell...

    Seriously. "We don't do budgets..." Please tell me this is a joke.
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    John has done a superb job of bringing Sundays to...

    John has done a superb job of bringing Sundays to life at the RA chess club. Many thanks. Take all the full point byes you need!
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    Rules Question

    In a serious rated game, player A's queen is under attack but by mistake he first picks up another piece and admits his error to the TD. Is there any discretion? If the opponent, player B, does not...
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    I agree completely but you should add Montreal...

    I agree completely but you should add Montreal into the rota.
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    I do not believe your memory has failed to that...

    I do not believe your memory has failed to that extent.:) You know exactly what I am talking about. The CFC AGM in 2007 struck a committee which I was to chair to put the Open on a systematic...
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    Gee, Vlad, when I first read your response I...

    Gee, Vlad, when I first read your response I thought it was a spoof.
    I wish you the best with your new service provider.
    As to the Open, there were many reasons why it was only viable in...
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    Canadian Open 2015????

    The CFC provides two core services to its members:
    1) it calculates national ratings for regular, active and blitz events; and
    2) it arranges for major national events, notably including the...
  22. Perhaps that is what is needed to encourage folks...

    Perhaps that is what is needed to encourage folks to migrate to the CFC boards.
    It is really quite a nuisance, though, communicating to ChessTalk users without having access to the board.
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    Rules for Major Tournaments in Canada

    Following a heated discussion with a friend about what terms are acceptable or unacceptable, I thought it might be interesting to provoke an open discussion on the appropriate rules for major...
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    I have no problem with a notional earmark of $5,300 (not the larger amount in Chris's motion) for promotion of chess in Saskatchewan but would opposed putting it into a special, segregated fund. The...
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    Mark Thanks for stepping up to fill the vacant...

    Mark
    Thanks for stepping up to fill the vacant chair.
    Regards,
    Gordon Ritchie
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