Toronto Chess News Issue #_15_3, February 15, 2015

Toronto Chess News

The most recent issue is ready for download.

Editor Bob Armstrong

Issue # 15-3 of February 15, 2015, is 63 pages, and contains the following:

Articles, etc.

• Teaching Classic Games of Chess – Piece Coordination (Not Just the Queen)
• Ken’s Chess Trivia
• TCN Free Chess Materials Promotion
• TCN Readers’ Lead Article Invitation
• TCN Readers’ Chess “Sightings”
• TCN Readers Have Questions
• TCN Readers’ Feedback
• TCN’s “Readers’ Opinion” Column

Tournament Reports

• Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015
• GRENKE Chess Classic 2015, Baden-Baden, Germany
• GTCL Team League
• Guelph Winter Pro-Am

Organizations with News Reports

• Scarborough Chess Club (SCC)
• Annex Chess Club (ACC)
• Willowdale Chess Club (WCC)
• Ajax Chess Club
• Hamilton City Chess Club (HCCC)
• Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club (K-WCC)

Tournament Notices

• Hart House Reading Week Open
• 2015 Ontario Open Active Fundraiser
• Aurora Spring Open
• Campbellville Active
• 2015 Ontario Open
• Canadian Youth Chess Championships (CYCC)
• Canadian Closed/FIDE Zonal
• AIDEF Championship/Quebec Open
• North American Junior (U 20)
• FIDE/Canadian Norm Tournament #1 (FIDE Kitchener Masters?)
• FIDE/Canadian Norm Tournament #2 (FIDE CMA Futurity?)
• Edmonton International + Reserves
• Calgary International Chess Classic + Reserves

Community Bulletin Board

• Education
• Requests for Assistance

Thanks

• Readers’ Suggestions
• Volunteers

Gibraltar Masters A 2015 Rd10: GM Hansen(CAN) GM Spraggett(CAN)

Final Ranking-Rd10

GM Hansen was top Canadian with 6.5/10 with GM Spraggett finishing with 6/10.

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1
1	2	GM	Nakamura Hikaru	USA	2776	8.5	2919
2	15	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2670	8.0	2818
3	13	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2673	7.5	2772
4	4	GM	Vitiugov Nikita	RUS	2735	7.5	2770
5	1	GM	Topalov Veselin	BUL	2800	7.5	2767
6	65	IM	Wagner Dennis	GER	2501	7.5	2759
7	12	GM	Wei Yi	CHN	2675	7.5	2754
8	21	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2630	7.5	2750
9	7	GM	Harikrishna P.	IND	2723	7.5	2748
10	22	GM	Bachmann Axel	PAR	2629	7.5	2722
11	9	GM	Matlakov Maxim	RUS	2695	7.5	266

Canada

38	GM	Hansen Eric	2574	CAN	1	0	1	½	½	1	1	0	1	½	6.5	48	Masters
50	GM	Spraggett Kevin	2538	CAN	1	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	½	6.0	55	Masters
124	FM	Plotkin Victor	2306	CAN	1	½	1	½	½	0	0	1	½	½	5.5	80	Masters
191		Yu Jonathan	2081	CAN	0	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	0	½	5.5	91	Masters
216		Agbabishvili Lali	1978	CAN	0	0	1	0	0	1	½	½	0	1	4.0	198	Masters
238		Mahoney Ian	1838	CAN	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	3.5	217	Masters

Toronto Chess News Issue # 15-2 of February 1, 2015

Toronto Chess News

The most recent issue is ready for download.

Editor Bob Armstrong

Issue # 15-2 of February 1, 2015, is 74 pages, and contains the following:

Articles

• FIDE February 1, 2015 Standard Rating List (Open/Women)
• FIDE February 1, 2015 Standard Rating List – Canadian Rankings (Open/Women)
• Malmsten on Chess – Ranking of Top FIDE Players in Recent Years
• Teaching Classic Games of Chess – Queen Traps
• Ken’s Chess Trivia
• TCN Free Chess Materials Promotion
• TCN Readers’ Lead Article Invitation
• TCN Readers’ Chess “Sightings”
• TCN Readers Have Questions
• TCN Readers’ Feedback
• TCN’s “Readers’ Opinion” Column
• Corrigenda

Tournament Reports

• Tata Steel, Netherlands
• Hastings 2014/5, England
• GTCL 2015 League

Organizations with News Reports

• Scarborough Chess Club (SCC)
• Annex Chess Club (ACC)
• Willowdale Chess Club (WCC)
• Aurora Chess Club (AuCC)
• Ajax Chess Club
• Hamilton City Chess Club (HCCC)
• Kitchener-Waterloo Chess Club (K-WCC)

Tournament Notices

• Kingston Open
• Guelph Winter Pro-Am
• Hart House Reading Week Open

Community Bulletin Board

• Education
• Requests for Assistance

Thanks

• Readers’ Suggestions
• Volunteers