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2018 Calgary International: GOTW

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Submitted by John Upper on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 23:55

The 11th Calgary International Chess Classic was held August 14-19, 2018 at the Calgary Chess Club. It was won by GMs Victor Mikhalevski and Steven Zierk... but not without some very anxious moments for Victor in the last round against a player he out-rated by 579 points.
Links, and game analysis... [Black to play]...

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BOTW: 2018.08.09

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Submitted by John Upper on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 17:46

Our Best of the Web includes the 2018 Canadian Junior, the preliminary rounds of the world's top computer chess engine tournament, and a rapid and blitz tournament featuring 9 of the world's top 14 players....

Tactics: Dragon' White Down

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Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 14:37

Our Canadian Tactic comes from a first-round game between Canada and TSG Markkleeberg at the World Senior Team Chess Championship (+50). It is FM Ian Findlay as Black to move in the diagram. 

Lethbridge Judge Sentences Young Offenders to... chess!

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Submitted by John Upper on Sun, 06/10/2018 - 21:50

Based on advice from professors of nursing and education at the University of Lethbridge, a Lethbridge Judge has sentenced five young offenders to study chess with instructors once a week. 

The "Chess For Life" program ran from February to May of 2018, and may be renewed. 

BOTW: 2018.05.27

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Submitted by John Upper on Mon, 05/28/2018 - 12:12

You know it's going to be a monstrously strong tournament when five-time World Champion Vishy Anand is the bottom seed!  Altibox Norway and Karpov Poikovsky are this week's Best of the Web...

 

BOTW (not!): 2018.05.18

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Submitted by John Upper on Fri, 05/18/2018 - 02:00

Not the Best of the Web features two competitions which ought to create some buzz, but bad internet presence makes them both evidence for the prosecution...

2018 Canadian Olympiad Teams

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Submitted by John Upper on Fri, 05/11/2018 - 18:34

The players for both the Canadian men's and women's Olympiad teams have been announced. Here they are...

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Three FIDE Titles for Canada

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Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 13:23

Aman Hambleton, Bernard Ouimet and Vadim Tsypin were awarded FIDE titles at the Presidential Board of the FIDE, which ended April 9, 2018. Details and links...

BOTW: No Match for World Champion

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 17:54

With the 2018 Candidates ending with seven of the eight players not qualifying for a World Championship match, our Best of the Web this week focuses on two great players who, despite their best efforts, never got to play a match against the world's best player....

GOTW: Vogt - Piasetski, HD Bank Cup, 2018.

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Submitted by John Upper on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 12:44

IM Leon Piasetski annotates his topsy-turvy round 5 game against German GM Lothar Vogt from the 2018 HD Bank Cup Open in Vietnam...  

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