POSSIBLE QUEBEC COMPETITORS (thank-you Victoria)
1ère: Richard Zheng
2e: Julia Kuleshova
3e: Qiuyu Huang (3x)
4e: Wenxuan Zhong
5e: Allison Tsypin
6e: Run Kun Fan (4x)
7e: Eddie Yang
8e: Yi Lin Li
9e: Zong Yang Yu (2x)
10e: Nicholas Johnson (3x)
11e: Zhao Luo (4x)
12e: Forest Guo (5x)
POSSIBLE ONTARIO COMPETITORS
K Anthony Atanasov
1 Derek Chen
2 Nameer Issani
3 David (Zhao Xiang) Gan
4 Nicholas Vettese
5 Benito Surya
6 Yue Tang Zhao
7 Jeffrey Zu
8 Qiyu Zhou
9 Razvan Preotu
10 Mark Plotkin
11 Christopher Knox
12 Joey (Ziyi) Qin
POSSIBLE ALBERTA COMPETITORS
K Ron Offengenden
1 Vishruth Sharma
2 Paul Wang
3 Julian Lau
4 Ian Zhao
5 Kaixin Wang
6 Patrick Angelo Tolentino
7 Andre Angelo Tolentino
8 Matthew Zita
9 Diwen Shi
10 David McCullough
11 Yue Kai Wang
12 ?
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
EXCELLENT ADVICE FOR GRADE 1, 2 AND 3 PLAYERS
Hi Everyone,
Sorry to email everyone on this -- I don't know which email addresses belong to the Grade 1 and Grade 2 Team BC Player's families.
One of the most surprising things that the Grade 1, 2, and 3 players will experience at the CCC is that they will not start with a clock on them. If their game goes long, a clock with 10 mins + 5 sec delay (need to check on this, but I'm pretty sure from previous years), will be put on them. My advice to our Grade 1, 2, and 3 players is DON'T PANIC. 10 mins + 5 sec delay is actually a long time.
Parents: You can practice this at home. Start playing a game with your child and after about 30-40 mins without a clock, put on a clock with 10 mins + 5 sec delay, so that your child can practice and adjust his game accordingly.
Hope this was helpful.
Victoria (Neil, Joshua, and John's Mom)
Hi Everyone,
Sorry to email everyone on this -- I don't know which email addresses belong to the Grade 1 and Grade 2 Team BC Player's families.
One of the most surprising things that the Grade 1, 2, and 3 players will experience at the CCC is that they will not start with a clock on them. If their game goes long, a clock with 10 mins + 5 sec delay (need to check on this, but I'm pretty sure from previous years), will be put on them. My advice to our Grade 1, 2, and 3 players is DON'T PANIC. 10 mins + 5 sec delay is actually a long time.
Parents: You can practice this at home. Start playing a game with your child and after about 30-40 mins without a clock, put on a clock with 10 mins + 5 sec delay, so that your child can practice and adjust his game accordingly.
Hope this was helpful.
Victoria (Neil, Joshua, and John's Mom)
Sunday, 27 April 2014
BC TEAM TRAINING SESSION NO. 2
BC TEAM TRAINING SESSION NO. 2
Congratulations to all those who attended the 2nd BC TEAM training session. We started out with a Blitz tournament and then moved on to an excellent lesson on tournament preparation. In the afternoon our competitors faced off with a 60+30 game followed by game analysis. Finally those with too much energy left played bug-house until we kicked them out.
Congratulations to all those who attended the 2nd BC TEAM training session. We started out with a Blitz tournament and then moved on to an excellent lesson on tournament preparation. In the afternoon our competitors faced off with a 60+30 game followed by game analysis. Finally those with too much energy left played bug-house until we kicked them out.
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| Blitz tournament |
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| A good turn-out |
A few pointers from the lecture:
- prepare 2 opennings
- its easier to win if you trade off one of the opponents rooks
- keep the distance between your king and the opponents rook to less than or equal to 3 squares.
- analyse your game without a computer before using the computer to check your thoughts.
- when you finish your game, put your first impression of your game on the back of your playing sheet.
- When playing focus on the board, do not look at the opponent or react to his/her moves
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| A birthday celebration |
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| Excellent post game analysis |
Thursday, 24 April 2014
BC vs WASH: Match Update:
Dear Team BC,
I am pleased to update you with the following information.
Both teams have finalized their list of participants. https://chess4life.com/chess-event/2014-wa-bc-international-scholastic-invitational/3311 - updated list of Washington Team players.
Please take your time and prepare to your opponents.
Team BC would begin with white in Round 1.
Board 1 White (BC) vs Board 2 Black WA
Board 2 White (BC) vs Board 1 Black WA
Time Control: 90m/30 secs.
CFC rules in effect.
As hosts it is of paramount importance that we welcome our guests from the United States, and display sportsmanship during the course of the event.
We hope to finish off the evening with a celebratory dinner irrespective of the final result.
Lastly, perhaps most importantly Team Washington will bring the coveted trophy to BC, and hopefully here it will stay.
Go Team BC!!
Regards,
Maxim Doroshenko
BCCF Junior Coordinator
Director, Coach
Vancouver Chess School
Cell: 778-628-6798
Address: 252-4255 Arbutus St. (Arbutus Shopping Centre)
Dear Team BC,
I am pleased to update you with the following information.
Both teams have finalized their list of participants. https://chess4life.com/chess-event/2014-wa-bc-international-scholastic-invitational/3311 - updated list of Washington Team players.
Please take your time and prepare to your opponents.
Team BC would begin with white in Round 1.
Board 1 White (BC) vs Board 2 Black WA
Board 2 White (BC) vs Board 1 Black WA
Time Control: 90m/30 secs.
CFC rules in effect.
As hosts it is of paramount importance that we welcome our guests from the United States, and display sportsmanship during the course of the event.
We hope to finish off the evening with a celebratory dinner irrespective of the final result.
Lastly, perhaps most importantly Team Washington will bring the coveted trophy to BC, and hopefully here it will stay.
Go Team BC!!
Regards,
Maxim Doroshenko
BCCF Junior Coordinator
Director, Coach
Vancouver Chess School
Cell: 778-628-6798
Address: 252-4255 Arbutus St. (Arbutus Shopping Centre)
Monday, 21 April 2014
Team BC Players Have Great Results at the GPO
Congratulations to team BC players competing in the GPO with virtually all players increasing their ratings!
Tanraj Sohal open section place 6th
John Doknjas open section place 9th
Joshua Doknjas open section place 22nd
Alex Lin open section place 25th
Luke Pulfer open section place 34th
Mathew Geng winner of the U1800 section
Neil Doknjas u1800 place 5th
Leo Qu u1800 place 7th
Aiden Zhou u1800 place 16th
If I missed you or got the info wrong, please let me know.
Congratulations to team BC players competing in the GPO with virtually all players increasing their ratings!
Tanraj Sohal open section place 6th
John Doknjas open section place 9th
Joshua Doknjas open section place 22nd
Alex Lin open section place 25th
Luke Pulfer open section place 34th
Mathew Geng winner of the U1800 section
Neil Doknjas u1800 place 5th
Leo Qu u1800 place 7th
Aiden Zhou u1800 place 16th
If I missed you or got the info wrong, please let me know.
Training Session Number 2:
current ideas put forward by team
-Formal introduction of team members with brief bio.
-Round robin 3min. blitz tournament
-GM lecture about " how to prepare for a match".
-Supervised game G25+5, with analysis
-Expert level BC players to help our students with analysis of the game played in class and opening preparation
-Invite GlobalTV
-Supervised game G25+5, with analysis
-Expert level BC players to help our students with analysis of the game played in class and opening preparation
-Invite GlobalTV
About the Venue
Hi Folks,
I have received several questions so here is a bunch of info about the venue. Of course you will receive more info when you check in. You may wish to share this info, particularly with those not staying on campus.
* The pool and gym facilities will be open on Friday/Saturday, but closed Sunday/Monday. Cost for these is about $10 per person per day.
* Parking & Accommodations (there’s a link to a map below and I attached a pdf). We will provide hard copies to you upon registration. Everyone will be staying in Mary Speechly Hall. Mary Speechly Hall is located at the corner of Freedman and MacLean on the south-centre side of Fort Garry campus. We are trying to keep teams together on the same floor, but this depends on number of attendees. For those driving in, you’ll want to park in “D” lot for accommodations.
EVENING, WEEKENDS, AND HOLIDAYS
After 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays, free parking is available in most staff, student, meter and Pay & Display lots.
This does not include 24-hour reserved areas, restricted areas, “N” Lot (evening and weekends) and the University Parkade.
After 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays, free parking is available in most staff, student, meter and Pay & Display lots.
This does not include 24-hour reserved areas, restricted areas, “N” Lot (evening and weekends) and the University Parkade.
The welcome BBQ will be held in University Centre. Jeans = good.
I believe the forms neglect to ask about dietary restrictions. Please let me know, we’ll try to accommodate.
Breakfast will be in Pembina Hall, which is right next to Mary Speechly Hall.
The tournament is taking place in University College (not to be confused with University Centre).
University College is a brisk 8 minute walk from Mary Speechly Hall. You can do it in less, if you’re late.
University College is located on the North East corner of campus.
Parking near University College: Park in “B” Lot. Don’t park near the meters. They ‘run’ 24/7.
Regarding Parking: be sure you read the signs. Use common sense. If in doubt, don’t park there.
Vivien
Vancouver Chess SchoolVoicemail: (604)568-3283
Arbutus Shopping Mall #252-4255 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Vivien
Vancouver Chess SchoolVoicemail: (604)568-3283
Arbutus Shopping Mall #252-4255 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, B.C.
BC vs Washington Match:
start preparing now!
Please check this website for any updated information.
https://www.vanchess.ca/tournaments/view/id/166
start preparing now!
Team BC
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B.C. vs WA - 3May2014 (Saturday)
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British Columbia
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Board 1
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Board 2
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Grade K
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Freddy Chen
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Toro HannahLee
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Grade 1
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Jason Qian
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Andrew Xu
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Grade 2
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Aiden Zhou
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Lucian Wu
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Grade 3
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Neil Doknjas
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Kevin Low
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Grade 4
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Leo Qu
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Victor Zheng
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Grade 5
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Luke Pulfer
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Ethan Low
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Grade 6
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Joshua Doknjas
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Rinna Yu
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Grade 7
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Matthew Geng
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Max Gedajlovic
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Grade 8
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Alex Lin
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Robin Yu
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Grade 9
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Uranchimeg Nyamdorj
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Janak Awatramani
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Grade 10
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Joseph Dobrzanski
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Matthew Herdin
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Grade 11
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Alex Sabaratnam
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Ryan Lo
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Grade 12
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Tanraj Sohal
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Dava-Ochir Nyamdorj
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Please check this website for any updated information.
https://www.vanchess.ca/tournaments/view/id/166
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Team BC: First Training Session
First Team BC Training Session
Max hosted the first BC Training session at the Vancouver Chess School Saturday April 12, 2014. It was well attended as we were instructed by Grand Master Melikset Khachiyan who was the first instructor of the formal world champion GM Viswanathan Anand. The team reviewed many interesting games, and played a few matches of their own.
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