CCN - webteaser - CCC 2013.pdf - The Chess Federation of Canada
CCN - webteaser - CCC 2013.pdf - The Chess Federation of Canada
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25th Canadian <strong>Chess</strong> ChallengeOttawa May 18-20photo report by John Upper<strong>The</strong> <strong>Chess</strong> ‘N Math Association held its25th annual Canadian <strong>Chess</strong> Challengeon May 18-20, at Carleton Universityin Ottawa.<strong>The</strong> event pits teams <strong>of</strong> grades 1to 12 students from each province againsteach other in a nine-match round robin.Ontario won with a perfect 9/9, followed byQuebec and B.C.Remarkably for a tournament with a constantlychanging set <strong>of</strong> participants, the organizersmanaged to have four things returnfrom the first <strong>CCC</strong> in 1989:• it was held in Ottawa;• it was organized by Larry Bevand;• the TD was IA Jonathan Berry; and• the 2013 coach <strong>of</strong> Team Quebec, FM LefongHua, was the first ever winner <strong>of</strong> thegrade 1 section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>CCC</strong>.Crosstables, and a PDF version <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> thetournament booklet can be found at theCnM <strong>CCC</strong> website.Games were played at rapid timecontrol (G25 + 5s Bronstein), so scorekeepingwas not required. And since most <strong>of</strong> theplayers are quite young, and there wasn’tmuch time between rounds to consult withcoaches, games from the event are hard tocome by.Instead, these photos will give you someidea <strong>of</strong> what the event looked like, if not feltlike.<strong>The</strong> man behind the goldOrganizer and driving force behind theCanadian <strong>Chess</strong> Challenge, Larry Bevand.
25th <strong>CCC</strong>Round 7<strong>Chess</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>Alberta - Ontario Quebec - New Brunswick British Columbia - Newfoundland Manitoba - P.E.I. Nova Scotia - SaskatchewanRound 7: Monday, May 20 (9:00-10:00 a.m.)Note the curling-style scoreboards, with a separate box for each game <strong>of</strong> each match. If you zoom in you’llsee that two <strong>of</strong> the games are already over and the results posted.<strong>The</strong> playing area is roped <strong>of</strong>f, and only players, team captains, and organizers are allowed near the games.below: the view from the spectators’ area. Everything is a spectator sport when your children are playing.
25th <strong>CCC</strong>IndividualWinners<strong>Chess</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>Individual Grade Winners(sorted by size!)Gr. | Winner | Prov. | score1. Lucian Wu (BC) 9/92. Qiuyu Huang (QC) 9/93. Nicholas Vettese (ON) 7/94. Kaixin Wang (AB) 8.5/95. Maïli-Jade Ouellet (QC) 9/96. Kevin Wan (ON) 9/97. Qiyu Zhou (ON) 8.5/98. Razvan Preotu (ON) 9/99. Adam Dorrance (NS) 8/911. Tanraj Sohal (BC) 8/912. Nikita Kraiouchkine (QC) 8.5/910. James Fu (ON) 9/9Eight-Time ChampionDr. Parmjits Sohal and his son, eight-time<strong>CCC</strong> winner, Tanraj Sohal from B.C.After the chess, more chess!Too many pieces for one board in Monday’s bughouse event.
25th <strong>CCC</strong>Top 3Teams1st - Ontario (9/9)Secured its win with a final round8-4 victory over Team Quebec.Ontario’s trophy winners:front row: Kevin Wan, Joey Qin,Wenyang Ming ,Nicholas Vettese,Yue Tong Zhao, Nameer Issaniback row: James Fu,Micheal Ivanov, Razvan Preotu,Qiyu Zhou.<strong>Chess</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>2nd - QuebecTeam Captain Lefong Hua is holding the plaque heearned for his contributions to Youth chess.3rd - British ColumbiaHow do they get eight smiles from seven faces?Apologies to team members notincluded in photos on this page:with all the bustle after the lastround, not everyone was availablefor all team photos. - editor
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