The Canadian Open Chess Championship is the country's premier event for chessplayers to meet and compete. 280 players including 22 Grandmasters are now squaring off in Ottawa, Canada's capital, July 7 to 15, 2007.
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Official Results of 2007 Canadian Youth Chess Championship
The official results of the Canadian Youth Chess Championship held at July 3-6 at the Chateau Laurier.
Girls Under 8
Boys Under 8
Girls Under 10
Boys Under 10
Girls Under 12
Boys Under 14
Girls Under 16
Girls Under 8
- Kelly Wang
- Aleksandra Milicevic
- Cendrina Bilodeau-Savaria
Boys Under 8
- Janak Awatramani
- Yinshi Li
- John Doknjas
Girls Under 10
- Rebecca Giblon
- Joanne Foote
- Lin Fei Kang
Boys Under 10
- Christopher Knox
- Zhaoyang Luo
- Richard Wang
Girls Under 12
- Myriam Roy
- Alexandra Botez
- Erika Ruiter
- Nikita Kraiouchkine
- Joey Qin
- Nikita Gusev
- Liza (Yelizaveta) Orlova
- Dalia Kagramanov
- Catherine Frenette
Boys Under 14
- Arthur Calugar
- Lloyd Mai
- Louie Jiang
Girls Under 16
- Sonja Xiong
- Jasmine Du
- Chelsea Ruiter
- Haonan Zhou
- Eric Hansen
- Aman Hambleton
Girls Under 18
- Gabrielle Nadeau
- Amelia Mandamin
- Ling-Feng Ye
- Bindi Cheng
- Derek Jia
Saturday, July 7, 2007
2007 Canadian Open Round 1 will be commencing at 2:00pm EDT.
Posting and Results will be post at http://canchess.blogspot.com
Posting and Results will be post at http://canchess.blogspot.com
CYCC Playoff and Final Round Results
At 5:53 pm: all playoff rounds concluded.
u8B Janak 1st, Yinshi 2nd
u8G Cendrina 3rd
u10G Rebecca 1st, Joanne 2nd, Lin Fei 3rd
u10B Richard 3rd
u12B Nikita Gusev 3rd.
u12G Myriam 1st, Alexandra 2nd
u14G Dalia 2nd, Catherine Frenette 3rd
u14B Lloyd 2nd, Louie 3rd u16B Eric 2nd, Aman 3rd
u16G Sonja wins, Jasmine places second, Chelsea third.
u18B no playoffs
u18G no playoffs
Full results can be found at:
http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
At 5:53 pm: all playoff rounds concluded.
u8B Janak 1st, Yinshi 2nd
u8G Cendrina 3rd
u10G Rebecca 1st, Joanne 2nd, Lin Fei 3rd
u10B Richard 3rd
u12B Nikita Gusev 3rd.
u12G Myriam 1st, Alexandra 2nd
u14G Dalia 2nd, Catherine Frenette 3rd
u14B Lloyd 2nd, Louie 3rd u16B Eric 2nd, Aman 3rd
u16G Sonja wins, Jasmine places second, Chelsea third.
u18B no playoffs
u18G no playoffs
Full results can be found at:
http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
Thursday, July 5, 2007
CYCC Top Standings after Round 6
Canadian Youth Chess Championship Top Standings after Round 6:
Yinshi Li
Girls Under 8
Boys Under 10
Boys Under 12
Boys Under 14
Girls Under 16 (tied)
Girls Under 18
Gabrielle Nadeau declared section winner
Round 7 begins at 9:30am EDT tomorrow. Playoffs are at 2:30pm
Full standings can be found at: http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
Live coverage of selected games are available at http://www.monroi.com/
Boys Under 8 (tied)
Girls Under 8
- Maxin, Janelle
Boys Under 10
- Christopher Knox
Girls Under 10 (tied)
- Rebecca Giblon
- Joanne Foote
Boys Under 12
- Nikita Kraiouchkine
Girls Under 12 (tied)
- Roy, Myriam
- Botez, Alexandra
Boys Under 14
- Lloyd Mai
Girls Under 14
- Liza (Yelizaveta) Orlova
Boys Under 16
- Haonan Zhou
Girls Under 16 (tied)
- Jasmine Du
- Sonja Xiong
Boys Under 18
- Ling-Feng Ye
Girls Under 18
Gabrielle Nadeau declared section winner
Round 7 begins at 9:30am EDT tomorrow. Playoffs are at 2:30pm
Full standings can be found at: http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
Live coverage of selected games are available at http://www.monroi.com/
CYCC Top Standings after Round 4
Canadian Youth Chess Championship Top Standings after Round 4:
Boys Under 8 (tied)
Girls Under 12 (tied)
Full standings can be found at: http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
Live coverage of selected games are available at http://www.monroi.com/
Boys Under 8 (tied)
- Janak Awatramani
- Yinshi Li
- Maxin, Janelle
- Christopher Knox
- Zhaoyang Luo
- Rebecca Giblon
- Nikita Kraiouchkine
Girls Under 12 (tied)
- Roy, Myriam
- Botez, Alexandra
- Lloyd Mai
- Liza (Yelizaveta) Orlova
- Haonan Zhou
- Jasmine Du
- Bindi Cheng
- Gabrielle Nadeau declared section winner
Full standings can be found at: http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
Live coverage of selected games are available at http://www.monroi.com/
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Susan Polgar thrills the kids at the CYCC Opening Ceremonies
Susan Polgar was the centre of excitement at today’s opening ceremonies of the 2007 Canadian Youth Chess Championship. More than 180 kids and their parents crowded into the Fairmont Chateau Ballroom to witness this unprecedented event in Canadian chess history.
Shortly thereafter, Round 1 of the tournament began. There was a discernible buzz in the tournament hall as several players were equipped with Monroi devices to record their moves and broadcast their games in real time in on the Internet. Parents equipped with laptops were stationed in the hotel hallways, following the action.
GM Polgar, with her two sons, Tom and Leeam, and her business manager, Paul Truong, marveled at the tournament venue.
“An incredible playing hall” remarked GM Polgar, “and a great learning experience, giving young players wonderful opportunities to visit new places and make new friends.”
“An incredible playing hall” remarked GM Polgar, “and a great learning experience, giving young players wonderful opportunities to visit new places and make new friends.”
Mainstream media in Ottawa proved to be extremely interested in GM Polgar and the CYCC. TV camera crews were on hand at the opening ceremonies. In between signing autographs for the kids, Polgar managed to squeeze in interviews with both major TV news networks. Later in the day, GM Polgar was also interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen and CBC Radio.
Gordon Ritchie, Chair of the Organizing Committee, kicked off the opening ceremonies. Speeches were given by Mr. Ritchie, Bill Allen of TELUS, the major sponsor of the CYCC, and Bill Doubleday, President of the Chess Federation of Canada.
Gordon Ritchie, Chair of the Organizing Committee, kicked off the opening ceremonies. Speeches were given by Mr. Ritchie, Bill Allen of TELUS, the major sponsor of the CYCC, and Bill Doubleday, President of the Chess Federation of Canada.
GM Polgar gave a speech and to formally conclude the opening ceremonies, performed the ceremonial first move.
Shortly thereafter, Round 1 of the tournament began. There was a discernible buzz in the tournament hall as several players were equipped with Monroi devices to record their moves and broadcast their games in real time in on the Internet. Parents equipped with laptops were stationed in the hotel hallways, following the action.
The first day of the 2007 CYCC was a great day for chess. GM Polgar made a great impression on the kids. But equally so, Ottawa, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, and the CYCC made a great impression on GM Polgar.
You can read Susan’s impressions of Ottawa on her blog at: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/ . If you wish to follow the CYCC games online, please visit: http://monroi.com/wdc . Tournament results are posted as they are available at: http://cocycc.pbwiki.com/results
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