Vote for 2011 Canadian Chess Player of the Year!

[David Cohen]

Vote for 2011 Canadian Chess Player of the Year!

This is our 9th year, and our 5th year with a fan ballot. The winner of the Fan Ballot joins the ballots cast by the Canadian Chess Journalists to determine the overall winner of the award.

Some players and their accomplishments in 2011 for you to consider for your vote are here:

http://www.canadianchess.info/canadi...Year.html#2011
(Please point out any missing accomplishments!)

Directions on how to vote are at the link.

Thanks,

David

David Cohen

[David Cohen]

This is a reminder that today is the last day to vote for the 2011 Canadian Chess Player of the Year!

Some players and their accomplishments in 2011 for you to consider for your vote are here:

http://www.canadianchess.info/canadi...Year.html#2011

(Please point out any missing accomplishments!)

Directions on how to vote are at the link.

Thanks,

David

David Cohen

[David Cohen]

2011 Canadian Chess Player of the Year is Grandmaster Mark Bluvshtein of Toronto, Ontario, the fourth time he has won this honour. The highlight of Bluvshtein's year of international competitions was his tie for first place in the Pan-American Chess Championship in April. Second place in the voting was taken by Grandmaster Bator Sambuev of Montreal, Quebec, who won the Canadian Chess Championship in May, thereby setting a record for the highest ever Chess Federation of Canada rating by a Canadian. Third place was earned by Michael Song of Toronto, Ontario for his Bronze Medal at the World Under-12 Chess Championship in November.

The 9th annual vote was conducted by a poll of Canadian Chess Journalists. One ballot is reserved for voting by chess fans. In the Fan Ballot, the winner is Melissa Giblon of Thornhill, Ontario. Giblon won the Canadian Girls Under 12 Chess Championship with a perfect score in July. Second place went to Nikolay Noritsyn of Richmond Hill, Ontario, winner of the Quebec Open Chess Championship in July. He was followed by Bluvshtein in third place.

Past winners:
http://www.canadianchess.info/canadi...r.html#WINNERS

Canadian Chess Player accomplishments in 2011:
http://www.canadianchess.info/canadi...Year.html#2011

Thanks to all who voted!

David Cohen