WYCC 9 rounds: U8 girls and U8 Open

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  • WYCC 9 rounds: U8 girls and U8 Open

    Two Canadian youths at 7 points after 9 rounds.
    WCM Harmony Zhu and Nameer Isaac are carrying the torch for Canada. Two bright hopes for a medal.
    Harmony is just 1/2 point from the leaders in her group and with still 2 rounds to go, anything can happen. Her round 8 victory is a testament to her strong determination to win, buckling down a queen for a rook exchange and avoiding a draw to finally win.
    Nameer Issani is a bit of a surprise to me, but nevertheless a pleasant surprise. His round 8 miraculous recovery from the opening where he blundered a full bishop, is an indication that Nameer does not give up easily - a very important characteristic of players who are destined to go to the top.
    Harmony and Nameer will be exciting opponents to play against at the Scarborough Chess Club when they return for the SCC Winter swiss - known as the Jack Frost tournament beginning Jan 2, 2014.
    They are the "New Kids on the Block".
    I reinforce the belief of Jack McQuire that these 2 7 pointers are bright hopes for a medal.
    Exciting Thursday nights anticipated at the SCC in January 2014.
    Last edited by Erwin Casareno; Thursday, 26th December, 2013, 05:25 PM.

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    Re: WYCC 9 rounds: U8 girls and U8 Open

    Originally posted by Erwin Casareno View Post
    Two Canadian youths at 7 points after 9 rounds.
    WCM Harmony Zhu and Nameer Isaani are carrying the torch for Canada. Two bright hopes for a medal.
    WCM Harmony Zhu is the 2013 Canadian U8 Girls National Champion and most Canadians following junior chess remember the inspiring medal run that she made last year at the 2012 WYCC held in Slovenia. Harmony, who was in her "junior year" of the U8 Girls section last year, kept playing and scoring points despite being very ill during the 2012 WYCC. Now, in her senior year of the U8 Girls section, she has a 2013 North American Youth Chess Championship to accompany her 2013 CYCC Championship, and a WCM title.

    Nameer Issani is the 2013 Canadian U8 Open National Champion. What's interesting to note is that Nameer is in his "junior year" and will still be in the U8 Open section next year. He currently is the highest CFC rated U8 player in Canada.

    Good luck and good skill to WCM Harmony Zhu and Nameer Issani, and the rest of Team Canada at WYCC 2013 in the last two rounds of the World's.

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