Canadian Open 2013: Thank You to GM Eduardas Rozentalis From Ashley Tapp

From Ashley Tapp
Thank you GM Eduardas Rozentalis for helping me with my chess by going over game from Round 4.

Ashley Tapp on Chessbase 2013-07

Ashley Tapp on Chessbase
Ashley Tapp, now thirteen, first began playing chess when she was eight, at a drop in library in her city of Vancouver BC, Canada, where she was born. It was clear from the start that she had the ability to understand the game and desire to take it further. 

Without many opportunities to play chess in her city she enjoyed games with her mom and dad, until getting a chess coach when she was eleven.

Known as the Chess Girl, Ashley has always asked the media to portray a positive image of chess, showing how the game supports academic achievements, how it is a great social activity that girls can play well and have fun, with many valuable life lessons. 

“I have seen many girls wanting to join me to play chess at my fundraisers’, Ashley said. 

“This years’ experience has taught me to keep on looking for ways to win, and keep on even when it is tough, and if you lose you try again to win”. 

She has also made it clear that she wants to find more ways for girls to play chess, and wants to find corporate sponsors that can make this happen. With this winning attitude Ashley has something else to share with us all.(more)

Ashley Tapp-BC Girls Chess Foundation

BC GIRLS CHESS FOUNDATION
Photos from Facbook Gallery

Ashley Tapp and Jill Ding announced the formation of the BC GIRLS CHESS FOUNDATION at a Chess and Martial Arts promotion at the Dojang Martial Arts School in Vancouver, June 22.

Jill Ding(left) and Ashley Tapp(right)

This year, Ashley Tapp’s efforts have remained the same to raise funds for her tournaments, playing at festivals and promoting chess and for girls – only this time with a difference – ‘she is no longer alone’.

Chess and martial arts action

Chess friend Jill Ding (17) from Victoria has teamed up with Ashley with the same goals and ambitions to inspire more girls to play. 

Tapp from Gordon School in Vancouver, and Ding of St Michael’s University School of Victoria are ‘the perfect team’.

Both are from different school systems they represent all girls, and equally hold the same passions for their sport – ‘chess,’ and have set high goals for their future. 

Interestingly, both girls are honor students in math and science.

  

We would like to answer to that call to have more girls play chess.  Playing chess is more than an elite game; it is supposed to be accessible to all kids who want to play.  

For Tapp and Ding, playing chess is a social event, a place to make friendships, to help each other with logic of thinking; learning to take responsibility for our moves/ actions and to support each other with consequences. It also allows us to prepare for competition; very important given today’s expectations.

Chess complements academic study like math and the sciences, and it is our motivation to initiate more girls to excel in these areas, and eventually this could move towards changing the corporate scenario with more girls taking the lead.  

Thank You
The chess and martial arts event was presented by Dojang Martial Arts Studio on 10th Ave and Sasamat, Vancouver, also a thanks to Goodline Business Services.

Chess Girl-Smart Moves

Newly created CHESS GIRL- SMART MOVES  is a unique business that supports charities. Chess Girl makes ear huggers for charity events to sell at no cost to them and it is really taking off.

BCCF Bulletin 264 Ready

BCCF Bulletin
Issue 264 just arrived in my mailbox. To follow BC chess-subscribe. 

Here are examples of BC chess Ashley Tapp’s Youtube Chanel. 

BC Open 2013
This tournament was run by Victoria Chess – Roger Patterson and Paul Le Blanc. 



Grand Pacific Open 2012

Italian Day Vancouver 2013-With Ashley Tapp

Italian Day
Here is Ashley having some fun at the Italian Day Festival. See her Facebook Album for more pics

Wanna Play?

Smile!

Background-TheDrive

‘Italian Day on The Drive embraces everything that is Italian: food, music, fashion, dance, art, sport, history and community.

And for Italian Day 2013 – the Italian Day Festival Society is excited to offer ‘a first’ in the form of a street festival to the city of Vancouver: the world famous ‘Carnevale di Venezia’ when the event’s ‘dolce vita’ signature extends itself to Venice. In the heart of Vancouver’s ‘Little Italy’, The Drive will come alive ‘Venetian style’ with masks, costumes, street entertainers, music, food, fashion, contests and more!

From a business perspective, the street festival also engages merchants, vendors and partners, providing an opportunity to present, demonstrate and sell products/services to the attendees. It offers an exclusive vehicle of exposure with an immensely captivated audience.’

For those that haven’t been to Italian Day – and for those that are anticipating Italian Day 2013 (this year in Venetian Carnival theme!) – here is a flavour from 2012 of what to expect. This year (2013) will be bigger and even better, filled with costumes, masks, street performers and tons of street vendors and events.

Ashely Tapp-Coffee Shop Chess 2013

Park Royal Coffee Shop
‘My friends and I from Park Royal Shopping Mall playing at a coffeeshop after the mall closes. As you can see it is just for fun. This player is super strong, buy hey in silly blitz like this anything can happen. Ashley. www.ashleychessgirl.com.



If you visit my facebook page, that would be very cool if you LIKE it. I am creating a Girls Canadian Chess Foundation and appreciate your support. News on my facebook for now.-Thanks Ashley.’

BCCF Bulletin #263-Available Now

BCCF Bulletin #263
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Bulletin #262	05/16/2013	B.C. – Washington Scholastic Match
Bulletin #261	04/25/2013	Vancouver Rapid Chess Team Championship
Bulletin #260	04/11/2013	7th annual Grand Pacific Open
Bulletin #259	03/14/2013	2012 Canadian Chess Player Of The Year
Bulletin #258	02/14/2013	B.C. Open Championships
Bulletin #257	01/24/2013	B.C. Active and B.C. Senior Championships
Bulletin #256	01/10/2013	December Active

Ashley Tapp at the GPO 2013

‘Thank you WGM Katerina Rohoyan, and my friend Jill for going over one of my chess games during the GPO in Victoria, it was very helpful and Congratulations to you for coming in best women for the higher OPEN Section. I am also happy that I came in as first girl for my section U1800.’-Ashley

Ashley Tapp at the Keres 2013-05

Canadian Hopeful at the Keres Memorial
[All photos by Sophia Hague]

Ashley Tapp played in the under 2000 and finished with 1.5/6. She played up a  section to gain valuable experience rather than the under 1600 where she would have had a chance for a high finish.

Tapp’s rating has climbed from the 1300s from the WYCC 2012 in Maribor to a peak of 1659 before dropping back to 1503.

The playing hall

She plans to play in the CYCC July 10-13 and the Canadian Open July 14-20 later in the summer. 

Her fundraising activities keep her busy and include a big fundraiser combining chess and Martial Arts with a local school-Dojang Martial Arts. More details coming soon.

Tapp(left) Ashley is shaking hands with IM Orlov,G(USA) 
IM Raymond Kaufman is in the background.

Ashley getting ready to play

Coach Stephen Wright(left) working with Ashley(right)

Final Standings Under 2000

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#	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Total
1	Joe Soliven	1995	W22	W9	W7	W2	W6	D4	5.5
2	Hiva Menbari	1946	W30	W10	W11	L1	W17	W12	5
3	Joshua Doknjas	1809	D27	W35	W5	L18	W26	W17	4.5
4	Marionito Jose	1635	L14	W38	W8	W11	W18	D1	4.5
5	Robert North	1948	W24	H—	L3	H—	W32	W16	4
6	Neale Monkhouse	1863	D17	W27	W15	W14	L1	D9	4
7	Eugenio Alonso Campos	1860	W12	W26	L1	W23	D16	D10	4
8	Philip Harris	1770	W36	L16	L4	W25	W33	W18	4
9	Paul Leblanc	1763	W28	L1	W30	D26	W27	D6	4
10	Peter Yee	1752	W33	L2	D31	W15	W14	D7	4
11	Mau-seng Lee	1732	W38	W19	L2	L4	W34	W20	4
12	Andrew Toi	1546	L7	W40	W29	W21	W20	L2	4
13	Richard Ingram	1977	L23	W32	L17	D30	W36	W22	3.5
14	Jofrel Landingin	1894	W4	D15	W23	L6	L10	W26	3.5
15	Hector Rathburn	1751	W34	D14	L6	L10	W28	W27	3.5
16	Kent Cronin	1702	W39	W8	W18	L17	D7	L5	3.5
17	Michael Su	1616	D6	W21	W13	W16	L2	L3	3.5
18	Richard Lapenna	1876	W31	W29	L16	W3	L4	L8	3
19	Constantin Rotariu	1825	W25	L11	L22	L32	W38	W31	3
20	George Kosinski	1822	W32	L—	W24	W22	L12	L11	3
21	Karl [lizhe] Cui	1790	D35	L17	W36	L12	D31	W34	3
22	Sylvain Gaudreau	1693	L1	W28	W19	L20	W23	L13	3
23	Houshyar Ghandi	1677	W13	W—	L14	L7	L22	W33	3
24	Gilles Bruneau	1664	L5	W34	L20	D28	D30	W32	3
25	Jill Ding	1544	L19	W39	L26	L8	W29	W30	3
26	Payam Mousavi	1713	W40	L7	W25	D9	L3	L14	2.5
27	Nathaniel Knox	1535	D3	L6	W35	W31	L9	L15	2.5
28	Kevin Low	1470	L9	L22	W38	D24	L15	W36	2.5
29	Chris Johnston	1735	W37	L18	L12	L34	L25	W39	2
30	Kai Richardson	1645	L2	W33	L9	D13	D24	L25	2
31	Luke Pulfer	1622	L18	W37	D10	L27	D21	L19	2
32	Robert Hamm	1539	L20	L13	W37	W19	L5	L24	2
33	Stewart Paulson	1342	L10	L30	W—	W35	L8	L23	2
34	James Chometa	1328	L15	L24	W40	W29	L11	L21	2
35	Brian Sullivan	1513	D21	L3	L27	L33	L39	W40	1.5
36	Ashley Tapp	1503	L8	H—	L21	W37	L13	L28	1.5
37	Rinna Yu	1324	L29	L31	L32	L36	D40	W38	1.5
38	Frank Hou	1195	L11	L4	L28	W40	L19	L37	1
39	Kennedy Rojas	unr.	L16	L25	U—	U—	W35	L29	1
40	Annika Zhou	1049	L26	L12	L34	L38	D37	L35	0.5