Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

[Caesar Posylek]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

Have they shown up already and played in some chess tournaments organized in Montreal or somewhere nearby? We will be watching their chess activity on this soil. Good luck to them both in their Canadian settlement.
:)

[Zeljko Kitich]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

There is no chess 'variant' called Canadian chess. There is a 'variant' or actualy a different game called Chinese chess though. Xiangqi is played alot in Chinese Canadian communities. You can for example find pick up games on Spadina in Toronto, buy a set in the shops there if you are so inclined and there is a Toronto Xiangqi association that holds tournaments and championships.

Of course Xiangqi is mainly played in China and elsewhere in Asia.

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

According do Zeljko's comment as above they both would somehow useless in this country? Is that right? Who else plays Chinese chess except them?

I think Zeljko emphasized a possible misinterpretation of "Chinese chess master". The same way is

Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954, Montreal) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Spraggett

Does Canadian chess exist? ;)

The both newcomers are FIDE chess grandmasters from China.

[Caesar Posylek]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

The wiki is a little confusing, in that Chinese chess master could mean a master of Xiangqi which in the west is commonly called Chinese chess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_chess

According do Zeljko's comment as above they both would somehow useless in this country? Is that right? Who else plays Chinese chess except them?

[Zeljko Kitich]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

The wiki is a little confusing, in that Chinese chess master could mean a master of Xiangqi which in the west is commonly called Chinese chess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_chess

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

Grandmaster Xiaomin Peng (FIDE - 2588) and WGM Kanying Qin (FIDE 2466) from China moved to Montreal on May 14, 2009.

Welcome!

Welcome.

Wiki on them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_Xiaomin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Kanying

She is married to GM Peng Xiaomin, who is also her trainer.

It's a family :)

[Neil Sullivan]

Re: Two Grandmasters to live in Montreal!

Grandmaster Xiaomin Peng (FIDE - 2588) and WGM Kanying Qin (FIDE 2466) from China moved to Montreal on May 14, 2009.

Welcome!

That's excellent news Larry. Welcome to Montreal!

Would you happen to know what languages they speak?

I don't know how much interest there is, but I would be interested in attending the occasional lecture such as the presentation made by Pascal Charbonneau at the MCC when he got his GM title.

[Larry Bevand]

Grandmaster Xiaomin Peng (FIDE - 2588) and WGM Kanying Qin (FIDE 2466) from China moved to Montreal on May 14, 2009.

Welcome!