The CFC Regular Chess Post – November 18/12 – WYCC – Team Canada Update.

This world championship is taking place from Nov. 8 ( Rd. 1) – 18 (Rd. 11) in Maribor, Slovenia. 1587 players from 89 countries were registered. Andrew Giblon is the head of the Canadian delegation. The two coaches are Andrew Peredun and Edward Porper. The team consisted of 28 members in 12 different categories, and was the 13th biggest of the tournament. Going into the last 11th round today, Canada has these notable results:

7.5/10 pts.

Harmony Zhu – U 8 Girls – in a 5-way tie for third
Rd. 11 – Bd. 1 - 91 Zhu, Harmony – Canada ( 7.5 ) ( 9.5 ) Asadi, Motahare – Iran – 23 ( has clinched the Gold Medal with a round still to go )

IM Richard Wang – U 14 Open – in 8-way tie for third
Rd. 11 – Bd. 2 - 20 Gajek, Radoslaw – Poland ( 2250 ) ( 7.5 ) ( 7.5 ) IM Wang, Richard – Canada ( 2356 ) 4

6.5/10 pts.

Qiyu Zhou – U 12 Girls – in a 14-way tie for 12th
Rd. 11 - Bd. 8 – 24 WFM Sliwicka, Alicja – Poland ( 1774 ) ( 6.5 ) ( 6.5 ) Zhou, Qiyu – Canada ( 1857 ) 15


6/10 pts.

WCM Nguyen, Duy Thien An – U 10 Girls ; Preotu, Razvan – U 14 Open

Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator
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