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July 1 update. Changes since the April 1 update:

Games (by year): 1808 games added. http://canbase.fqechecs.qc.ca/canbaseii.htm
Games (by player): 2225 games added. ...

The games (section A):

http://canbase.fqechecs.qc.ca/cbv/20202029/2022_Laval.pgn

The top three boards can be viewed live at:
https://www.chess.com/events/2022-laval-open-chess-championship/games

Pairings, crosstables, etc. at:
https://chess-results.com/tnr638999.aspx?lan=1
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Quebec-A easily won the Championnat d’échecs en ligne par équipes de la Francophonie 2022 with 41.5 out of 44. Individual results included Maili-Jade Ouellet and Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratte - both of...

He posts the same type of thing on Facebook now every day or two - mostly nudes and conspiracy theory type subjects (e.g. Ukraine, vaccines).
Nothing remotely chess related in months.

Here is an updated list of places to play chess in Montreal (there may be others).
Note that Cafe Pi is no longer in business after almost 20 years.

1) Outdoor chess (under shelter) from May 21...

Final round - Bator drew and finished in a four-way tie for first it looks like he won on tiebreak, and his opponent got a GM norm. 7/9.

Round 8 - Bator won on board 1, against the only player with 6. He now shares the lead with 6.5 with two others. Halldor lost, and gets a full point bye in round 9 (the last round).

Round 7 - Bator drew, but is now in a 7-way tie for second, with 5.5/7. Halldor lost - remaining with 1/6 (plus a 1/2 point bye).

In round 6 (Sunday was a rest day), Bator drew. He remains in a 5-way tie for first with 5/6. Halldor lost.

Both Canadians won in round 5, leaving Bator in a 5-way tie for first with 4.5.

Bator Sambuev and Halldor Palsson are playing in the Open section of the Capablanca Memorial in Cuba. Sambuev is ranked 4th by rating.

After 4 rounds, Sambuev has 3.5 (a first-round bye since he...

Here are the 414 games from all sections; all sexes of the Championships from Kingston.

http://canbase.fqechecs.qc.ca/cbv/20202029/2022_can_ch_all.pgn

You may have to copy the link to a new tab...

Here are all 54 games from the Women's section of the Closed. Games from other sections will follow. You may have to copy the link to a separate tab to get it to open.

Thanks to Aris and Omar for...

Here are all 119 games from the Championship section of the Closed. More will follow. You may have to copy the link to a separate tab to get it to open.

Thanks to Aris and Omar for getting me the...

"Choc des generations" - the annual seniors vs juniors match took place in Montreal this past weekend. It was a Scheveningen event in which 5 juniors played 5 adults.

This year, the juniors won...

CanBase - database of Canadian games - has been updated! Thanks to donations of games (online and physical scoresheets) from such players as David Cohen, Marc-Andre Beaudry, and Martin Veltmann -...

There is an article on the relatively unknown Canadian-born (1915) Rea Hayes. He was born in Weston, Ontario, and raised in Toronto. He was president of the Hart House CC from 1935 to 1937

After...

Hi Halldor -

Do you have any games from round 5? Thanks!

Unfortunately - for Montreal players - the Pere Noel tournament was to be held in Contrecoeur - a fair drive from Montreal (considering you have to get across a bridge or a tunnel during rush hour),...

The top section of the Quebec Open usually has over 40 2000+ players (in 2018 and 2019, there were exactly 40).
Make a one-section Canadian Open (or any major event in a large city)(rather than...

Halldor & Co.:

Is there a list of the upcoming weekend Swisses to be held at the RA over the next few months? Do changing Covid rules permit you to book desired dates months in advance?

Not many games were added in the past three months - 418 to the "By year" database, and 463 to the "Players" database.

http://canbase.fqechecs.qc.ca/canbaseii.htm...

Thanks for posting games and results!

Thanks, Fred, for starting this thread. Danny Goldenberg posted a message on chesstalk, so I copied it here. I'm not sure if he has access here. (his thread was titled "Nominations for CFC...