Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

[Hugh Brodie]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Will games be available - either live or after the fact?

[Mikhail Egorov]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Hi Hugh,

Unfortunately, this year there will be no live games. :(

If budget allows in the future, live games will definitely be a possibility. :)

Games will definitely will be available! We planning to scan the games. The only thing is we don't have a website to place scanned games.

We also be using carbon scoresheets for TOP section, so games will be available for CANBASE. :o

Mikhail

[Gary Hua]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Updates of the tournament :

1. For the comfort of the players, we have 4 medium-big portable air conditioners. We care and hope the tournament will be as comfortable as possible. We listen to feedbacks from players and parents.

2. For the Open section, there are 4 players who have paid up. For those who has hasn't paid yet, please arrive earlier ( Aug 9 ) to make the payment for us to start the tournament on time so that the games will not last till mid night for round 1. It should not take too long either as there are only 35 players not paid yet. Reserve section ( U-1600 )starts on Aug 10 so there won't be too big a crowd trying to pay the entry fee at the same time. Many more ( more than 10 ) paid in the reserve sections. Thanks to those who have pre paid before the tournament begins.

3. I strongly believe that this Open section is one of the strongest in Canadian Junior history even though it is not on an invitational to top 10 players of Canada. This format allows other top players getting a chance to win and represent Canada as official representatives at the World Junior Chess Championship.The top 10 players in the list of pre-registered are especially strong and there will be a big fight over the 9 rounds. The other players are also in with a fight and they also have a chance to play against these stronger players ( top 10 ) and who knows we may see many upset wins as the tournament progress. This is unlike CYCC ( by age group ) and all players irrespective of age ( must be under 20 ) are allowed to play ( Open ) and ( Reserve ) sections. If we win the bid for next year, we will make it even more better and interesting. This is something we ( Mikhail and myself ) want to give back to the chess community.

Chess is growing in Canada (especially juniors ) and we believe the juniors deserve all the support for them to excel and play in World tournaments ( with financial support ).

We really hope the winners this year can make an impact at the WJCC in Italy later this year. It has been awhile since the last time a Canadian played at WJCC.

Gary Hua

2 more days to go

[Erik Malmsten]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

I was wondering how the top in Ontario was represented, some youth can play chess all summer. Out of the top 58 in Ontario 22 [in BOLD] are playing, which is the same as in the recent CYCC 22 played. I like the larger group of junior masters as opposed to the very small sections by age groups. It's how it was done in the old days. But the team spirit going to the WYCC is also a wonderful experience.

1 Preotu, Razvan Burlington 2628 Calgary International
2 Song, Michael Thornhill 2558
3 Zhang, Yuanchen Markham 2369 Calgary International
4 HUA, EUGENE Waterdown 2346 CYCC
5 Knox, Christopher Toronto 2345
6 CHEN, RICHARD Hamilton 2332 CYCC
7 Zhou, Qiyu Ottawa 2301 f
8 Bellissimo, Joseph Toronto 2280

9 TALUKDAR, ROHAN Windsor 2267 CYCC out of tourney but in is:
10 SONG, GUANNAN TERRY Guelph 2250
11 Noritsyn, Sergey Richmond Hill 2248 Italy?
12 VETTESE, NICHOLAS Toronto 2247 CYCC
13 CAI, JASON Markham 2238
14 DUKIC, ZACHARY Fonthill 2238
15 LIANG, HAIRAN Markham 2231 CYCC
16 Demchenko, Svitlana Ottawa 2225 f CYCC
17 NASIR, ZEHN Toronto 2221
18 ZHAO, HARRY Toronto 2195
19 Peng, Jackie Toronto 2158 f
20 Zhong, Joey Toronto 2158 CYCC
21 Liu, Zhanhe (Lambert) Richmond Hill 2152 CYCC
22 YIE, KEVIN YI-XIAO North York 2146
23 Zotkin, Daniel Etobicoke 2137
24 LI, WILLIAM Scarborough 2125
25 Lu, Wenlu North York 2121
26 Lei, Sean Markham 2117
27 Xu, Jeffrey Markham 2110 CYCC
28 YANG, FAN Ottawa 2103
29 Adriaanse, Adam Ottawa 2099
30 Gaisinsky, Adam Windsor 2090 CYCC
31 MAULUCCI, ANTHONY Richmond Hill 2088
32 Petersen Caleb Clifford 2088 CYCC
33 Liu, Daniel Toronto 2079
34 Ye, Stephen Toronto 2079
35 ISSANI, NAMEER Toronto 2072
36 Michelashvili, Alexandre North York 2071
37 YANG, FAN Ottawa 2061
38 Wang, Constance Toronto 2060 f
39 Kuttner, Simon Ottawa 2041
40 ZHANG, HENRY Windsor 2034 CYCC
41 Bao, Tony Bohan London 2032
42 England, Max Toronto 2030
43 Li, Eric M LaSalle 2026 CYCC
44 Zhao, Yuetong (Davy) Stouffville 2010
45 NOORALI, AAHIL Toronto 2008 CYCC
46 SURYA, BENITO Mississauga 2007 CYCC
47 Lin, Benjamin Toronto 1993
48 CHEN, MAX Toronto 1987 CYCC
49 Hay, Jonathan Pickering 1971 CYCC
50 Lin, Benjamin Toronto 1967
51 Ming, Wenyang Markham 1967
52 KANG, DORIAN Aurora 1951 CYCC
53 Li, Michael Toronto 1950
54 Feng, Richard Toronto 1941 CYCC
55 Colvin, Andrew Cookstown 1930 CYCC
56 NING, ERIC Markham 1926
57 XU, DANIEL Kanata 1899 CYCC
58 Washimkar, Arhant North York 1899 CYCC

I've revised this list and it looks like the Canadian Junior has attracted as many top Ontario juniors, 22, as the Canadian Youth Chess Championships. What a great event! It's too bad there isn't a system of sponsorship for juniors from outside the province.

[Francis Rodriguez]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Hi Hugh,

Unfortunately, this year there will be no live games. :(

If budget allows in the future, live games will definitely be a possibility. :)

Games will definitely will be available! We planning to scan the games. The only thing is we don't have a website to place scanned games.

We also be using carbon scoresheets for TOP section, so games will be available for CANBASE. :o

Mikhail

Hi Mikhail,

If someone can manually enter the games, you do not need a separate
website to display the games - you can upload the PGNs directly onto
'Chess-Results', by entering the games into Swiss Manager via a database
compilation program like ChessBase 13, which I think you/Gary already have:

http://www.chess-results.com/FAQ.aspx?lan=1&id=5261

Basic instructions there are from the author of Swiss Manager himself:)

If you like, I can further detail the process for you step by step, so the games
are entered round by round, for chess enthusiasts everywhere to view. This is
fascinating as they can replay each battle in full colour virtually in real time!

Once you've uploaded the games, the tab item will appear as a link on
your 'Chess-Results' page, above the 'Excel and Print' tab line as:
“There are XX games available for download”

The games will actually be visible and be able to be played through online!

All success to you, Gary, Danny, and your team at this Canadian Junior 2017!

Francis

Francis Rodrigues, IA - Regional Director
Strategy Games & The Chess'n Math Association
tel: 416-488-5506; 416-486-3395; 647-232-6014 (cell)
701 Mt. Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON, M4S 2N4
fax: 416-486-4637; website: www.chess-math.org

[Mikhail Egorov]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Hi Francis,

Thank you for your feedback and suggestions. It is much appreciated.:D

Yesterday IA Danny Goldenberg and myself discussed same option to input games into Swiss Manager and we decided to go ahead with this option.

If we have any difficulties with process, we will most definitely ask for your help. :)

We are going to start inputing games today whenever we get free time, so consider your it done. ;)

Thank you!

Cheers.

Mikhail

[Mikhail Egorov]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Few games can be downloaded as PGN or viewed now on chess-results.com :D

For now we will be entering games from top 5 boars, since we have limited time.

We will later enter remaining games into chess-results.

Here is a link to first 5 games from round 1: http://www.chess-results.com/partieS...nr=296304&rd=1

Enjoy! ;)

Mikhail

[Gary Hua]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Due to the request not to input the games into chess results, we have stop inputting the games. Round 1 and 2 available.

We will send all the games to Hugh Brodie for Canbase.

Thanks

Gary

[Rene Preotu]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Due to the request not to input the games into chess results, we have stop inputting the games. Round 1 and 2 available.

If you don't mind asking, who's "request"?

[Gordon Gooding]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

I bet its a player currently in the tourney not wanting to advertise their games to the competition.

[Gary Hua]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Round 8 continues for Open section this morning (10AM ).

6 way tie for 1st place right now. Stay tuned for more updates on the tournament. Cheers

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr2963...1&art=4&wi=821

[Erik Malmsten]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

Round 8 continues for Open section this morning (10AM ).

6 way tie for 1st place right now. Stay tuned for more updates on the tournament. Cheers

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr2963...1&art=4&wi=821

Richard Chen 6 had to be paired down to William Li 5 as he has played everybody else! He has had the toughest pairings but against players 2 thru 8 he has scored an impressive +4=2-1. William Li has drawn with 3 higher rates opponents so won't be an easy pairing. Zachery Dukic (only 1952 fide) has faced more lower-rated opponents but now plays the top-rated (and the only player over 2200 fide). It has been very competitive, everyone has lost a game. FM Terry Song has 4 draws but Daniel Xu wins the Grandmaster award with 6! Hairan Liang had defeated 2 masters.

[Rene Preotu]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

And the winner is ...

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr2963...5&art=4&wi=821

[Gary Hua]

Re: Canadian Junior 2017 - Aug 9 - 13, 2017

And finally, at about 8:30pm, the winner of the Canadian Junior was determined when Richard Chen beat Aahill Noorali. He will be the official representative for the boys section at the WJCC. Minutes later, the winner for the girl was decided when Cynthia Cui beat Mysha Gillani in an end game (very close). Cynthia (from New Brunswick) will be the official representative for the girl section in Italy. Once they have confirmed on going to Italy, we will issue cheques of $ 1,500 to each winner to cover each player's air ticket.

Later on, there was a playoff to determine the 2nd place in the the boys section. Nicholas and Zehn drew their first game with a 15 minutes+10 seconds increment time control. Nicholas won the next game with a 3 minutes+2 seconds time control. Then Nicholas proceeded to have a 2 game playoff match with Eugene, both games with a 15+10 time control. The 1st game was drawn, and the 2nd game was won by Eugene.

After 5 days starting from Wednesday, the tournament finally ended and it's back to routine again.

I would like to thank IA Danny Goldenberg for an especially well directed tournament and Chief organizer Mikhail Egorov for assisting him. Thanks to volunteers, Mississauga Chess club directors, Undriadi B, Paul R and Bob G for helping out and John Upper and Toto Surya for helping on the photography. I am sure John has lots of well taken photos for his upcoming write up.

Many thanks to all the players who joined the tournament and the parents to bring them. Thanks to a group of players from China (6 players) who played in the reserve section. Without you all, this tournament will not be a success.

We intend to host this tournament and bring this tournament to another level (more intense, exciting and interesting).

Survey forms were distributed before the end of the tournament and responses were positive but again we learnt a lot from this tournament and have identified areas to improve on it.

Before the end of the tournament (4PM or 5PM), GM Razvan Preotu and his dad Rene Preotu came to our tournament to congratulate our success in this tournament. He gave some pointers to us.

We hope to make our next tournament even better than this one from all the feedback that you guys input.

Feedback welcome to ghua71ATyahooDOT.ca

Thanks again to ALL

Cheers to Chess in Canada!