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MonRoi will webcast Open Section
We are pleased to announce that MonRoi will webcast the games of the Open Section live.
http://www.monroi.com/
We are pleased to announce the participation of FIDE Master & Canadian Under-18 Champion Aman Hambleton.
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Chess books and equipment available from Strategy Games
Chess books and equipment will be available for purchase throughout the event from our vendor, Strategy Games.
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Artist Jane Hoople - interactive display
Artist Jane Hoople will display her chess art during the opening weekend. She invites you to try out her chess boards and pieces.
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IM/WGM Krush and GM Kacheishvili
We are pleased to announce the participation of International Master / Woman Grandmaster Irina Krush of the United States; and Grandmaster Giorgi Kacheishvili of Georgia.
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GM Joel Benjamin will play
We are pleased to announce the participation of Grandmaster Joel Benjamin of the United States, who will also lecture on his book American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures.
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A few more stars ...
We are pleased to announce the participation of 2010 Canadian Junior Champion FM Shiyam Thavandiran; 2010 Canadian Olympiad Team member IM Artiom Samsonkin; Canadian Girls Under-14 Champion Regina-Veronicka Kalaydina; and IM Michael Mulyar of the USA.
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Registration totals
We have 150 players registered.
Reminder: deadline is June 30!
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Bluvshtein simul will start at 8pm
Mark Bluvshtein's simul on Friday, July 8 has been delayed to 8pm, in case any of the CYCC players would like to play him.
We have 10 GMs, 11 IMs, 10 FMs. For the women, we have 1 WGM, 2 WIM, 3 WCM.
150 players (Female/Under 14/Under 18/Senior):
Open 93 (9/9/9/20)
Under 2000 32 (3/7/2/11)
Under 1600 25 (2/5/0/8)
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GM Bojkov will play
We are pleased to announce the participation of Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria, who will also give a free lecture.
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Blindfold simul re-scheduled to Sunday July 10 at 10am ... and more!
Canadian Chess Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, July 9 at 11:00 will start with a presentation by Lithuania's Ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Ms. Ginte Damusis, to the family of Povilas Vaitonis. Followed by a review of his life, and a lecture by Grandmaster Eduardas Rozentalis of Lithuania. Free and open to the public.
GM Ben Finegold's Blindfold Simultaneous Exhibition is re-scheduled to Sunday, July 10 at 10:00am.
GM Dejan Bojkov's lecture will be Monday, July 11 at 10:00 about former Women's World Champion GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria.
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