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A new favorite for the Quebec Open : GM Wesley So!
A new favorite for the Quebec Open : GM Wesley So!
Grandmaster Wesley So, one of the best juniors in the World, joins the invitational section of the Quebec Open, among 8 other grandmasters. GM So is renowned for having defeated both Ivanchuk and Kamsky at the last World Cup.
Re: A new favorite for the Quebec Open : GM Wesley So!
Why don't you all stop being a bunch of suck ups to grandmasters and treat them like real humans...seriously?? Regardless of whatever federations they play for, they are in Canada.......
Re: A new favorite for the Quebec Open : GM Wesley So!
Hi Hikaru,
I have a tremendous amount of respect for you, so please don't take my reply the wrong way.
It's one thing for a world-class Grandmaster to call Canada home; it's quite another for him to represent Canada at world-class tournaments. I think a majority of Canadian chess players are looking for a defining leader who has a name that's known worldwide. With the exception of Jean Hebert, every other recent Canadian Champion has either abandonned chess, or abandonned Canada. We have a bad track record, so at least I'm hoping that a well-known player would be willing to change federations and bring Canada back to the days when Kevin Spraggett played in the 1988/89 World Championship cycle and made Canadian chess exciting.
Respectfully, Jordan
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Hi Felix,
I am exploring the possibility of bolstering the list of players of your invitational section with a young super GM with a FIDE rating of 2653, who is currently playing in the French Top 12 .
Can your organization still has the room to invite this player i am referring to?
Erwin is so ambiguous with his introduction of these "top players" he seems have connections with lmao :D
The highest rating will be used (FIDE, slow rating, blitz rating....).
@Felix, thanks for the info on the blitz.
About the mini tournament - COQ? It looks like the rounds are in conflict with the first 2 days of the main tournament. I initially thought,...aahhh it would be good to practice here before the main tournament - but the timings is not good.
@ Hugh, thanks for the transport link. It helped me understand my orientation in Montreal.
@ Aman, sometimes things are better left for the imagination. I wish you play in the Quebec Open so you get your IM/GM norms.
Re: A new favorite for the Quebec Open : GM Wesley So!
The "Mini-COQ" is a 4-round event (2 games Saturday, 2 games Sunday the first weekend of the Quebec Open). You can carry forward your scores from rounds 1, 3, and 4 to the regular Quebec Open (starting with round 4) by paying an additional entry fee (not sure if it's the full entry fee, or whether the $30 Mini entry fee is credited).
Technically - it's a separate (one-section) event with its own prize fund ($300, $200, $100) - with the above-described options.
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