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2017 PanAmerican Youth: Canadian Results

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Submitted by John Upper on Mon, 07/10/2017 - 21:30

The 2017 PanAmerican Youth Chess Championship took place in Costa Rica, June 30- July 7, 2017.
19 Canadians played, coming away with 5 individual medals and a bronze for the 3rd best Team result...

BOTW: 2017.06.17

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Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 06/17/2017 - 14:15

The regular appearance of well-sponsored events may have spoiled chess fans for anything less than the best: live games, video and GM commentary. That kind of production take money, but even events with smaller budgets can still do a lot with social media (photos and video) and chess software (game posts). Or not...

Tactics: Only a King and Pawn Ending

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Submitted by John Upper on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 15:48

This week's Canadian Tactic comes from Torres - Kovalyov from the 2017 Continental Championship, currently underway in Colombia. White to play.

BOTW: 2017.06.05

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Submitted by John Upper on Mon, 06/05/2017 - 12:25

With 10 of the world's top 12 players, the strongest 10-player RR of the year starts Monday, June 5 in Norway

GOTW: Hambleton - L'Ami, Reykjavik 2017

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Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 14:59

Our Canadian Game of the Week is IM Aman Hambleton's round 5 win over GM Erwin L'Ami at the 2017 Reykjavik Open, with notes by IM Aman Hambleton. 

2 Norms in Reykjavik!

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Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 12:33

Canadians are doing exceptionally well at the 2017 Reykjavik Open, topped by Aman Hambleton's GM Norm and Michael Kleinman's IM Norm...

GTOW2: GM Firat - FM Kleinman, Reykjavik, 2017

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Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 16:50

Two days, two Games of the Week! The photo shows Canadian FM Michael Kleinman explaining his round 5 game to commentator WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni.
Tactics: from the analysis board in the photo, what happens after 18.Nxf8 Qxg2?

GOTW: Shirov - Hambleton, Reykjavik 2017

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Submitted by John Upper on Fri, 04/21/2017 - 23:47

Our GOTW is IM Aman Hambleton's excellent win over GM Alexi Shirov in round 4.

BOTW: 2017.04.13

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Submitted by John Upper on Thu, 04/13/2017 - 15:27

Four World Class events start in the next seven days, including the Korchnoi Zurich Challenge. A pre-event exhibition game between sponsor Oleg Skvortsov and Vishy Anand provides our position. Black to play.

BOTW: 2017.04.08

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Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 04/08/2017 - 17:06

The final two rounds of the US Championship, Wesley So's latest brilliancy, and a newly-available interview with Bobby Fischer are this week's Best of the Web.

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