Canadian World Chess Champion!

[Andrei Botez]

Jason won his game on board 2. Board 1 draw. We believe Jason wins 1st place based on his tiebreake. More info will be posted on teams blog!

Andrei
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[John Coleman]

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Canadian final standings

name, score, place, section
Cao Jason 9,0 1 Open U10
Peng Jackie 7,0 12 Girls U12
Botez Andrea 6,5 25 Girls U08
Doknjas Joshua 6,5 32 Open U08
Bellissimo Joseph F 6,0 51 Open U10
Kalaydina Regina Veronicka 6,0 31 Girls U14
Peng Janet 6,0 45 Girls U10
Sapozhnikov Roman 6,0 48 Open U16
Song Guannan Terry 6,0 60 Open U12
Wang Kelly 6,0 35 Girls U10
Xiong Jerry 6,0 55 Open U16
Bai Minya 5,5 56 Girls U10
Birarov Nicole 5,5 38 Girls U08
Botez Alexandra 5,0 63 Girls U16
Doknjas John 5,0 94 Open U12
Itkin David 5,0 72 Open U14
Plotkin Mark 5,0 96 Open U12
Song Edward 5,0 91 Open U12
Zhang Yuanchen 5,0 92 Open U10
Giblon Melissa 4,5 90 Girls U12
Giblon Rebecca 4,5 75 Girls U14
Sohal Tanraj 4,5 85 Open U14
Yang Marguerite 3,5 68 Girls U18

[Hal Bond]

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Hooray!

Fabulous result Jason! Congratulations! Not to take anything away from the accomplishments of Jeff and Julia Sarwer, but the WYCC has come a long way since their victories in Puerto Rico. Jason faced tough oposition in every single round.

It was also notable that team USA had several contenders in this age group. Jason faced at least 4 of them!

[Felix Dumont]

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Congratulations!!

He played against very strong opponents and deserved this title! Does anyone know if he gets a CM/FM title for winning this event?

[Hal Bond]

Re: Canadian World Chess Champion!

Jason's victory scores the FM Title, and if I read the tables correctly, the tiebreak runner up does also.

[Gordon Ritchie]

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Congratulations! Superb performance. The best news is that young Jason has years of chess success ahead of him in Canada.

[Hazel Smith]

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WOW! Congrats FM Jason Cao! You have made Canada so proud :)

[Brian Raymer]

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Congratulations Jason! and the rest of Team Canada

[Christopher Mallon]

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Congrats Jason!

[Paul Leblanc]

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Fantastic Jason. Have a safe trip back to Victoria, champ!

[Ben Daswani]

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congratulations, young man! yours was a very clutch performance

[Eric Hansen]

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Wonderful performance! Nice to see Canada producing medals and/or contenders every year. And considering our juniors do it all on their own without the support that most of their rivals recieve, it makes it even more oustanding. Imagine the results we could get if we had a system in place for talented juniors. IMO this is one of the bright spots in current Canadian chess and we should start pushing it a little more.

Oh, and before I forget, good job repping Western Canada and showing that we can produce equal and even better results than the East :)

[Bob Gillanders]

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Superb!

Congratulations Jason. :D:D:D

[Aris Marghetis]

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I didn't get the chance to see Jason that much while we were both here, but when I did, I could not help but come away with the feeling that he was a real nice and happy kid, the kind that puts a smile on your face after just a few seconds. There were a few moments when some people would have felt pressured, but all indications were that he is always a nice and happy kid! Just wonderful to see, and reflects great on his family!

I also wanted to take this opportunity to commend the adults who ran the team, from Andrei to Andrew to Vladimir to the other parents too (sorry that I cannot list them all here, but we didn't get the chance to spend much time together). I just wanted to say from first-hand experience that these parents were so invested emotionally in all of the children on the Canadian team. Andrei and Andrew in particular seemed to just never stop, and they have recorded incredible amounts of footage for everyones' memories!

Canadian chess should also be proud of these parents, as they have probably made a special difference in the Canadian kids' development, not just as chess players, but also as children appreciating the great diverse world that they can be a part of. During the closing presentation, there were some traditional Greek dancers performing, and it was really cool to see Andrei get up in the front row, and lead many hundreds of people in clapping! And I was delighted that he was wearing his Team Canada shirt! Andrei, at this my first WYCC, it was a pleasure meeting you, and seeing what you did for everyone! :)

[Mark S. Dutton]

CONGRATULATIONS TO JASON CAO -- U10 WORLD CHESS CHAMP: Canadian World Chess Champion!

Jason won his game on board 2. Board 1 draw. We believe Jason wins 1st place based on his tiebreake. More info will be posted on teams blog!

Andrei

Great News! Jason Cao from Victoria BC Canada is World Champion! Jason Cao won his final game and finished with 9 out of 11 with a spectacular performance at the 2010 World Youth Chess Champion in Greece. Jason had 8 wins and 2 draws in the 11 round tournament and is the U10 World Champion! Jason is expected back in Victoria later this week.:D