2011 Canadian Open Championship

[David Cohen]

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.

[David Cohen]

Chess books and equipment will be available for purchase throughout the event from our vendor, Strategy Games.

[David Cohen]

Artist Jane Hoople will display her chess art during the opening weekend. She invites you to try out her chess boards and pieces.

[David Cohen]

We are pleased to announce the participation of International Master / Woman Grandmaster Irina Krush of the United States; and Grandmaster Giorgi Kacheishvili of Georgia.

[David Cohen]

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.

[David Cohen]

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.

[David Cohen]

We have 150 players registered.

Reminder: deadline is June 30!

[David Cohen]

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)

[David Cohen]

We are pleased to announce the participation of Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria, who will also give a free lecture.

[David Cohen]

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.