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CMA begins it's 40th year of service to the Canadian chess community!
CMA begins it's 40th year of service to the Canadian chess community!
The Chess'n Math Association (CMA), A not-for-profit organization that I started so long ago in Montreal, has developed over the years beyond what I had ever imagined. Today we are Canada's National Scholastic Chess Organization with collaborators in every province in Canada. Our pride and joy is the annual Canadian Chess Challenge, which is the only Canadian chess tournament bringing together an equal number of players from all 10 provinces...1 in each school grade from grade 1 - 12!
I believe it is also the only Canadian chess event that has been hosted by every province in the country!
If you would like to know more about us you can go to our website: www.chess-math.org
I will be posting regularly over the next year about events and shop specials (www.strategygames.ca) but for tonight I will just make the following announcement:
Thanks to the CFC accepting our bid, we will be hosting the 2025 North American Youth Chess Championship in Kingston from August 17-23, 2025!
Let the celebrations begin!
Larry Bevand
Executive Director
Chess'n Math Association (CMA)
Canada's National Scholastic Chess Organization
Great work Larry, I don't know anyone else in Canadian chess who has done so much. Amazing! Was always good working with you way back when. Keep on keeping on!
At the CYCC/CO in Laval this year, Larry was there to yet again present a financial support award on behalf of CMA. What Larry/CMA have done for Canadian chess is wonderfully awesome!
In 2019 I was the President of the RA Chess Club in Ottawa when three of our junior players won their sections at the CYCC. (no other club had more than one winner, AFAIK).
When asked about the secret to the Club's success, I said it was basically numbers: Ottawa had a lot of juniors and a lot of tournaments, and a wide net and a good filter should make for a good catch.
A very big reason Ottawa had so many young players is because the CMA has been there for decades: running Chess in the Schools, chess camps during summer and school breaks, and regular junior chess tournaments. So many kids get exposed to chess, and get a quick start with CMA lessons, that anyone with an interest and aptitude has an early opportunity to progress.
And that progress doesn't have to stop after they get their Queen, King, and Advanced CMA Certificates. Those three 2019 CYCC winners are all now FIDE titleists: WIM Svitlana Demchenko, IM Johnathan Han, and FM Daniel Xu. Any one of them might have had as much success without the CMA or the RACC... but who would bet on that?
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